قناة الأخ الحنبلي

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Most of us know the virtues and blessings associated with gatherings of dhikr (remembrance) and knowledge: Allah’s forgiveness and protection, tranquility and mercy descending, the angels surrounding them, and Allah mentioning these people in a greater gathering. But how many of us truly act upon this and rush to gatherings of knowledge and remembrance when the opportunity presents itself? Or are we from those who look for any excuse not to go? “It’s too far.” “I don’t even understand what the Shaykh is saying.” “The class is too early.” “It’s too long.” I remember years ago, there was a Shaykh who was traveling from another state to teach a book in a two-day dawrah (intensive course). It was about five hours each day after Fajr. Now, the class was advertised to be in English and some Arabic, so many brothers who only spoke English attended, looking forward to benefiting. To their surprise and disappointment, they found that the entire class was in Arabic. So they were just sitting there, not understanding anything. Like most of us probably would, they eventually left because they felt they could use their time better elsewhere. Except for one brother. He stayed for the entire class, and even came back the next day, knowing that he was not going to understand anything. After the class finished, we asked the brother why he stayed and even came back when he did not understand anything. He told us that he wanted the virtue and blessings of the gatherings of dhikr and knowledge. Think about that. He did not understand the lesson. He did not understand the Shaykh’s words. He could not benefit from the book in the way the other students could. But he understood something that many of us forget. He understood that simply being present among the people of knowledge and remembrance is itself a blessing. He understood the words of the Prophet ﷺ: هم القوم لا يشقى بهم جليسهم “They are a people in whose company no one will be miserable.” Sometimes we become so concerned with how much we will learn that we forget the blessing of simply showing up. You may leave with less knowledge than you hoped for—but you may leave with something far greater: Allah’s forgiveness, His mercy, His tranquility, and the company of the angels. So when Allah opens a door for you to attend a gathering of knowledge or dhikr, do not look for an excuse to not attend, rather rush to these gatherings for they are Jannah on earth!

Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir said in the introduction to his Tafsir (1/73): “Some of the mufassirun included this meaning—i.e., forgetting the Qur’an—in the statement of Allah تعالى: ‘And whoever turns away from My Reminder will certainly have a miserable life, and We will raise him on the Day of Resurrection blind. He will say, “My Lord! Why have You raised me blind, although I was able to see?” He will say, “So it is. Our revelations came to you, but you neglected them, and so today you will be neglected.”’ [Qur’an 20:124–126] Turning away from reciting the Qur’an, allowing it to be forgotten, and failing to give it proper attention involves great negligence and severe neglect—may Allah protect us from that. For this reason, the Prophet ﷺ said: “Keep renewing your commitment to the Qur’an.” And in another wording: “Review the Qur’an regularly, for it escapes from the hearts of men more quickly than camels escape from their tethering.” And Allah knows best. Written by Shaykh Fahad Qadi

✵ قال الحافظ ابن كثير: في مقدمة تفسيره ( ١ / ٧٣): «وقد أدخل بعض المفسرين هذا المعنى -أي: نسيان القرآن- في قوله تعالى: ﴿وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنْكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَى * قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِي أَعْمَى وَقَدْ كُنْتُ بَصِيرًا، قَالَ كَذَلِكَ أَتَتْكَ آيَاتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنْسَى﴾». ⤴ فإن الإعراض عن تلاوة القرآن وتعريضه للنسيان وعدم الاعتناء به فيه = تهاون كثير وتفريط شديد -نعوذ بالله منه-؛ ولهذا قال ﷺ: «تعاهدوا القرآن»، وفي لفظ: «استذكروا القرآن، فإنه أشد تفصِّيًا من صدور الرجال من النَّعم». والله أعلم كتبه/ فهد قاضي

One of my favorite clips of Qari Ayyub Asif

Today, the father of one of the teachers closest and most beloved to me passed away. Although my shaykh is still young, he has had a tremendous effect on the person I have become. When I first began studying overseas, he was my first teacher. But, in reality he was much more than a teacher to me. He was an older brother, a mentor, someone who truly cared. He would always come to our home and bring us food, give us rides to the haram and back home, pick us up from the airport and drop us off, and so much more. He was truly a mentor and an older brother to me. So when I heard the sudden news of his father’s passing, it was as if my own father had passed away. The shaykh’s father always reminded me of my own father. Despite the shaykh being a grown adult, whenever we would be out late night together, I remember multiple instances where his father would call him and ask him where he was and when he would be coming home. My father does the same with me. But unlike my own lack of manners, the way my shaykh would respond to his father is something I will never forget. He would answer the phone and speak to his father in a low, humble voice, always showing the utmost respect when speaking to him. We learned adab from him before we learned knowledge from him. Most of the shaykh’s siblings live abroad, and he is the only one who lives with his parents. He would always take care of them, be there for them, and keep them company. When I offered the shaykh my condolences, he said a statement I won’t forget: المرء من غير والديه لا شيء A person without his parents is nothing. I write this as a reminder to myself first, and then to everyone else. Life is short. Make the most of it by putting Allah first and striving to be on good terms with everyone, especially your parents. Honor them, respect them, and treat them with the best of manners while you still have the opportunity. One day, you may wish you could go back and speak to them one more time, sit with them one more time, or show them the love and respect that you sometimes took for granted. May Allah mercy on the shaykh’s father and grant him the highest level of Jannah, and preserve all of our parents who are still alive, have mercy upon those who have passed away, and grant us beautiful adab when dealing with them. المرء من غير والديه لا شيء

A powerful reminder for every teacher: Never belittle or give up on a student. Sometimes a teacher may naturally focus more on certain students and invest more time and energy into them, while neglecting others because they feel they may not go very far. But the story of al-Rabīʿ with Imam al-Shāfiʿī teaches us otherwise. The student you least expect to go far may be the very student whom Allah places barakah in and who eventually becomes your best student. So never become frustrated with repeating the explanation of a mas’alah, and never give up on a student simply because they are struggling to understand. You never know what Allah has written for that student.

جاء في طبقات الشافعيّة ( ٢/ ١٣٤) للسبكي: أنَّ الرّبيع بن سليمان كان بطيء الفهم، كرّر عليه الإمام الشافعي مسألةً واحدة ٤٠ مرة، فلم يفهم الرّبيع وقام من المجلس حياءًاً. فدعاه الشافعي في خلوةٍ وكرّر عليه حتى فَهِم، وقال: "ياربيع، لو قدرت أن أطعمك العلم لأطعمتك…

جاء في طبقات الشافعيّة ( ٢/ ١٣٤) للسبكي: أنَّ الرّبيع بن سليمان كان بطيء الفهم، كرّر عليه الإمام الشافعي مسألةً واحدة ٤٠ مرة، فلم يفهم الرّبيع وقام من المجلس حياءًاً. فدعاه الشافعي في خلوةٍ وكرّر عليه حتى فَهِم، وقال: "ياربيع، لو قدرت أن أطعمك العلم لأطعمتك إياه"!! ● أولئك هم المربون حقاً..

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لاَ تَسْأَلَنَّ بُنَيَّ آدَمَ حَاجَةً ‏وَسَلِ الَّذِي أَبوَابُه لاَ تُحْجَبُ ‏اللهُ يَغْضَبُ إِن تَرَكْتَ سُؤَالَهُ ‏وَبُنَيَّ آدَمَ حِينَ يُسْأَلُ يَغْضَبُ. Never ask the children of Adam for a need; rather, ask the One whose doors are never barred. Allah becomes angry when you cease asking Him, while the children of Adam become angry when they are asked.

Shaykh ʼAbd as-Salaam Ash-Shuwaʼir حفظه الله said: “It is disliked without disagreement (yukrah bilaa khilaaf) that 40 nights pass for a Muslim and he hasn't completed the Noble Qur'an.” [ Source: صفات أهل القرآن ]

Do not abandon dhikr because you are unable to be fully present with Allah during it, for your neglect of dhikr altogether is worse than your lack of presence while making dhikr. Perhaps He will raise you from remembering Him with heedlessness to remembering Him with wakefulness, and from remembering Him with wakefulness to remembering Him with true presence

لا تترك الذكر لعدم حضورك مع الله فيه لأن غفلتك عن وجود ذكره أشد من غفلتك في وجود ذكره. فعسى أن يرفعك من ذكر مع وجود غفلة إلى ذكر مع وجود يقظة ومن ذكر مع وجود يقظة إلى ذكر مع وجود حضور ‏ابن عطاء الله السكندري

سألتُ رسولَ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم عن هذه الآيةِ {وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوْا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ}. قالت عائِشةُ: أهم الذين يَشرَبونَ الخَمرَ ويَسرِقونَ؟ قال: لا يا بِنتَ الصِّديقِ، ولكِنَّهم الذين يصومون ويُصَلُّونَ ويتصَدَّقون وهم يخافون ألَّا…

سألتُ رسولَ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم عن هذه الآيةِ {وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوْا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ}. قالت عائِشةُ: أهم الذين يَشرَبونَ الخَمرَ ويَسرِقونَ؟ قال: لا يا بِنتَ الصِّديقِ، ولكِنَّهم الذين يصومون ويُصَلُّونَ ويتصَدَّقون وهم يخافون ألَّا تُقبَلَ منهم، أولئك الذين يسارِعونَ في الخيراتِ وهم لها سابِقونَ