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O Muslims! For you there are only two ways you decide: 'We hear and we obey.' [Quran 2:285] 'We hear and we disobey.' [Quran 2:93]
Money, wealth, power, beauty or youth, one day everything will perish, everything comes and goes, one day all will mix in the soil. Keep remembering Allah, the only one, the irresistible.
One of the predecessors was asked: When is the slave sincere? He said: If his character becomes like that of a child, he does not care who praises him or disparages [criticises] him. [Alert the deceived, p. 78]
All men are created equal, and the only factor that makes a believer superior to another is the level of Taqwa. It is this piety or fear of Allah that can elevate you above others.
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Abu Bakr and ‘Umar hold a status in the religion of Islām like that of hearing and sight to the head.” Silsilat us-Saheehah, 815 | Saheeh | Shaykh al-Albāni, [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him]
Muḥammad ibn Kāb al-Qurazī – رحمه الله – said: "There is nothing that brings a believer greater joy than seeing his wife and children obedient to Allāh Almighty." [تفسير البغوي (٦/٩٩)]
Muslims of the Middle East are facing two existential threats. It’s either Greater Iran or Greater Israel. Both entities are guilty of genocidal crimes against Muslims. They both appear to be bouncing off each other. Both options = death camps. Propose solutions please.
Al-Hasan Al Basri رحمه الله said: ”O son of Adam! Sell this life for the next and you win both of them. Sell the next life for this and you lose both of them.” [Hilyatul Awliya, vol. 2 pg. 143]
If you know how quickly people forget the dead, you will stop living to impress people.
We have the masjid. They have the club. We have the Qur'an. They have music. We have salah. They have partying. We have nikah. They have zina. We are not the same. Alhamdulillah for Islam.