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Ibn Al-Qayyim: Ten Ways to Bring About Love of Allāh ⭐ One: Recitation of the Qurʾān with reflection and understanding of its meanings and what is intended by it, such as reflecting over a book which a person has memorised and he expounds it so that he may understand what its author intends from him. Two: Getting closer to Allāh with the supererogatory (nawaafil) acts of worship, after the obligatory ones, for they will take him to another level of love that comes after love. Three: Constant remembrance in every circumstance by the tongue, the heart, actions and (one’s) condition, so a person's share of love is in accordance with his share of this remembrance. Four: Preferring His love over your own when the desires overcome you and climbing to reach His love, even if the ascent is difficult. Fifth: The heart’s comprehension of His Names and Attributes, witnessing them and having knowledge of them, to immerse himself in the garden of this knowledge and its fundamental pillars. Whoever knows Allāh by His Names, Attributes and Actions, will, no doubt, love Him. For this reason the Muʿaṭṭilah (deniers of His Attributes), Firʿawniyyah and Jahmiyyah are like highway robbers to the hearts, (they come in between it and) between reaching the beloved (i.e. Allāh). Six: Witnessing His generosity, His benevolence, His favours and blessings, both hidden and open, for these things call to His love. Seven: And this is the most amazing of them all, the hearts total defeat and humility in front of Allāh, the Most High, and there are no other words and considerations which can give expression to this meaning. Eight: Being alone at the Time of the Descent of Allāh for having private conversations with Him, reciting His Words, investigating the heart, displaying the manners of servitude whilst in front of Him and then to seal all of that with seeking forgiveness and repentance. Nine: Sitting with the truthful lovers (of Allāh) and gathering the good fruits (arising) from their speech, just like one picks out the best of fruits, and that you do not speak except when the benefit of the speech prevails and when you know that there is a betterment for you and benefit for others in it. Ten: Keeping distant from everything that comes between the heart and between Allāh the Mighty and Majestic. So from these ten ways, the lovers will reach the (various) levels of love and will enter upon the Beloved [their Lord, Allāh]. And the chief and fundamental principle behind all of this is comprised of two matters: Preparing the soul for this matter and opening the eye of keen insight/sure knowledge. https://abuiyaad.com/a/ibn-al-qayyim-ten-ways-love-of-allah

Beware of being someone who loves that his speech is acted upon

We Were the Most Insignificant of People, and Allāh Honoured us with Islām — The Humility of ‘Umar raḍiyAllāhu ‘anhu Hakim (1/61-62) narrated from the narration of Ibn Shihab who said: “Umar bin al-Khattab left for Shaam and Abu Ubaida ibn al-Jarrah was with us, and they came upon a wet ditch, and Umar was upon a she-camel, he got down from her and took off his leather socks and carried them on his shoulder, and took the reins of the she-camel and walked her through the wet ditch.”   Abu Ubaida said: “O Ameer –ul-Mumineen, you do this?! Take your leather socks off and carry them on your shoulder, and take the reins of your she-camel and walk her through the wet ditch?! It does not please me that the people of this country see you like this?”   Umar said: “Oh! If only someone other than you Abu Ubaida had said this, I would have made an example of him for the Ummah of Muhammad –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam! Indeed, we were the most insignificant of people and Allaah honoured us with Islaam.  No matter how much we seek honour with other than what Allaah has honoured us with, then Allaah will make us the most insignificant of people.”   And Hakim said about this hadeeth: “It is Saheeh according to the conditions of Bukhari and Muslim.” And ad-Dhaahbi agreed with him, and the hadeeth is like they have said. Translated by Shaykh Abbas Abu Yahya https://followingthesunnah.com/ahadeeth-regarding-tawheed/

Those who went Astray on the Issue of al-Qadr — Qadariyyah vs Jabariyyah Notes https://islamtees.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/aqeedah-at-tahaawiyyah-lesson-39.mp3

The Hardness of the Heart 🔥 The 'Abd is never afflicted with punishment more severe than hardness of the heart and being away from Allaah Subhanahu wa ta'aala. An-Naar (Hellfire) was created to melt the hard hearts. The more distant of hearts are the hard ones. When the heart hardens the eye becomes dry. The hardness of the heart stems from exaggeration in four things: eating, sleeping, talking, and socializing. As when the body becomes sick, eating and drinking cannot cure it; if the heart becomes sick with desires, preaching cannot help it. Whoever seeks to purify his heart let him favour Allaah over his desires. The hearts are the vessels of Allaah Subhanahu wa ta'aala on His earth. The most beloved to Him are those that are most soft, most strong and most pure. They occupy their hearts with ad-Dunyaa (the world). If they occupied them with Allaah and al-Aakhirah their hearts would wonder in the meanings of His words and His clear signs. Then their hearts would return to them with marvelous wisdoms an astonishing benefits. Taken from AL-HIJRA Magazine vol. 3, issue 6 http://www.salafipublications.com/sps/sp.cfm?

⭐️ The scholars have spoken and the matter is as clear as daylight. Adhere to Salafi principles. Detailed Criticism over General Praise. Islām against Extremism. No unwarranted Tabdee. No blindfollowing and exaggerating with personalities. May Allāh protect the Salafīs 🤲🏻

The Similitude of Shaykh Rabīʿ (رحمه الله) and ʿArafāt al-Muḥammadī: Between the Fortifier of the Castle and the Treacherous Insider FROM THE SIGNS of the Innovators is that they label Ahl al-Sunnah ‘Murjiʾah’ as mentioned by Harb bin Ismāʾīl (رحمه الله) in his statement of creed: “And as for the Khārijites, they call Ahl al-Sunnah ‘Murjiʾah.’” This same accusation was engineered against the Imāms of the Sunnah in the contemporary era by the modern-day Khārijites, the Quṭbiyyah Surūriyyah. When their figureheads were refuted and shown to be misguided, having the innovations of the Jahmiyyah, Muʿtazilah, Ṣūfiyyah, Khawārij and the poison of the Rāfiḍah, some of these “former” Takfīrīs entered the ranks of the Salafīs and took a new approach. They are commonly known as “Ḥaddādīs” and appeared in levels and waves, with a common underlying hatred of Ahl al-Sunnah and their scholars and a display of undue harshness. Read the full document (12 pages). https://abuiyaad.com/d/rabee-similitude

CANCER SIMPLIFIED https://abuiyaad.com/w/cancer-simplified

⭐️ NEW: Aqeedah Lesson 4 From the book, “The Principles of Īmān In Light of the Qur‘ān and the Sunnah” published 1421 H In this lesson: — The Emotional Argument of the Atheists: “If God is so Merciful, Why Has He Allowed So Much Evil and Killing?” — The Three Deviations On Rubūbiyyah — Allāh Alone is To Be Worshipped, But What Does Worship Mean? — The Six Categories of Proof for Worshipping Allāh Alone in The Qur‘ān — The Later Ashāʿirah Interpreted The Shahādah Wrongfully — Proofs From the Sunnah on Worshipping Allāh Alone — Calling to Scientific Discoveries Instead of Tawḥīd In Order to Impress the Kuffār — The Example of Zākir Naik and His Mistakes in Da’wah — Allāh’s Names are Tawqīfiyyah — The History of Trinity of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Hindus — The Reason Why the Prophets Dispute and Argue with their People

Will the believer experience the 50,000 years of standing in Yawmul Qiyāmah?

When you’re chronically online, you become trapped in the logic of the timeline. Every opinion, outrage, insult, and anonymous remark begins to weigh on you. The internet conditions you to react to everything and stand for nothing. But social media was never meant to become your world. Use it to disseminate, not to drown in endless engagement. Speak truth, share benefit, then return to real life where ordering the good and forbidding the evil actually carries weight and consequence. The timeline is endless, your time is not. https://x.com/troidorg/status/2055719267488681984?s=20

The kāfir who does righteous deeds

Dangers of Minor Shirk Minor shirk is more dangerous than the major sins, thus its danger is very severe. It is not a light matter. Ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه said: ‎لأن أحلف بالله كاذبا إلي أن أحلف بغيره صادقا That I should swear by Allāh while I am lying is more beloved to me than to swear by other than Him while I am telling the truth.¹⁰⁰ The person who swears by Allāh while lying has combined two things, one of them good and one of them bad. The good thing is the tawḥīd, while the bad thing is the lie. This is in contrast to the one who swears by other than Allāh while speaking the truth; this person also has one good deed and one bad deed. The good deed is truthfulness, while the bad deed is shirk. There is no doubt that the good deed of tawḥīd is greater than the good deed of truthfulness, and the evil of shirk is worse than the evil of lying, so the first person (who swears by Allāh while lying) has obtained the greater reward while avoiding the greater sin. ————— ¹⁰⁰ Collected by aṭ-Ṭabarānī in al-Kabīr (8902) Source: Explanation of Important Lessons for Every Muslim Page: 181 Published by: Authentic Statements