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Month: October 2025

How many flaws do we have?!

Written by abumuaawiyah on . Posted in Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Qussu Ibn As-Sa’idi and Ak’tham ibn Ṣayfī once met. One of them said to the other: “How many flaws have you found in the son of Adam?” The other said: “They are too many to be enumerated, however, the ones I have counted are eight thousand flaws. And I found one trait which if put into practice, it will hide all of them.” He said: “What is it?” He said: “Restraining the tongue”. [1]

Qussu Ibn As-Sa’idi used to visit Caesar and engage in conversation with him. One day, Caesar said to him, “What is the greatest form of wisdom?” He replied, “It is the understanding of oneself.” Caesar then asked, “What is the highest form of knowledge?” He said, “It is the ability to recognise the limits of one’s own knowledge.” Caesar continued, “What is the finest aspect of one’s sense of honour?” He said, “It is the preservation of one’s dignity.” Caesar further asked, “What is the most valuable form of wealth?” He said, “It is that which is used to fulfill obligations”. [2]

[1] Al-Ad’kar page 335 By Imam An-Nawawi.

[2] Kitab Al-Amaliy 93 By Abu Ali Isma’il Bin Qasim Bin Harun Al-Baghdadi Al-Qaliy

The one who remains silent is saved!

Written by abumuaawiyah on . Posted in Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “The one who remains silent is saved”. [Sunan Tirmidhi 2501]

Imam Ibn Abd al-Barr, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “Uttering good, such as remembrance of Allah, Qur’an recitation, and acts of righteousness, are  more virtuous than silence, and similarly uttering truth and reconciling between people, and what is similar to it. As for praiseworthy silence, it is to refrain from falsehood (i.e. false speech). [at-Tamhid 22/20]

[1] Insights from some statements of Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Mad’khali

Written by abumuaawiyah on . Posted in Deviated Groups, Sects and Parties, Methodology - 'Manhaj', Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Question: “What is the meaning of the statement of the pious predecessors: ‘Whoever conceals his bidah from us, his affinity with others will not be hidden from us?!'”

Answer: Some of the people of bidah hide their bidah and claim to be adherents of the Sunnah. We do not say all of them, but many of them openly declare their bidah, while there are those who hide it, particularly the (deviated) groups that claim to be upon Salafiyyah, whereas they are far removed from (true) Salafiyyah as well as oppose the Salafi methodology. These people hide bidah, however, their connections with others among the people of bidah and their behaviours reveal their deviation and that they from the people of vain desires and bidah.

al-lubāb. page 281

Beautiful Shyness

Written by abumuaawiyah on . Posted in Belief - 'Aqeedah', Monotheism - Tawheed, Morals and Manners - 'Akhlaaq', Purification of The Soul, Scholars of Islam, Worship - 'Ibaadah'.

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said, “Be shy of Allah (in a manner) that shyness should be”. They (i.e. the companions ) said, “We do feel shy of Allah, and all praise and thanks be to Allah”. The prophet said, “It is not like that; rather the one who is truly shy of Allah, let him safeguard his head and what it carries, safeguards the stomach and what it carries, remembers death and affliction. And he who wants the Hereafter should do away with the adornments of this life, then indeed he is truly shy of Allah, The Mighty and Majestic”.

Al-Mubarakfuri, may Allah have mercy upon him, commented on the statement of the Messenger, “Be shy of Allah (in a manner) that shyness should be”– Meaning, “A firm, abiding and truthful shyness”.

And regarding the statement of the companions of the Prophet, “We do feel shy of Allah”, Al-Mubarakfuri said, “They said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! We do feel shy of Allah and all praise and thanks be to Allah’, but they did not say, ‘We are truly shy of Allah’ due to their acknowledgment of the fact that they are unable to do so’.

And regarding their statement, ‘And all praise and thanks be to Allah’ – Meaning, all praise and thanks be to Allah for granting us Tawfeeq [i.e. for guiding and enabling us to perform righteous deeds].

And regarding the statement of the Messenger, “It (i.e. shyness) is not like that”. Al-Mubarakfuri said, “Meaning, true shyness is not what you think; rather it is to safeguard all the limbs from what is not pleasing to Allah”.

And regarding the statement of the Messenger, “Rather the one who is truly shy of Allah, let him safeguard his head and what it carries; safeguards the stomach and what it carries; remembers death and affliction. And he who wants the Hereafter should do away with the adornments of this life, then indeed he is truly shy of Allaah [The Mighty and Majestic]”. Al-Mubarakfuri said, “Meaning, safeguard the head by refraining from utilising it in disobedience to Allah. Do not prostrate to other than Allah and refrain from showoff whilst praying. Neither lower your head (in humility) for other than the sake of Allah nor raise it out of pride. And with regards to what the head carries, such as the tongue, the eyes, and the ears, do not utilise them for haram. Safeguard the stomach by refraining from eating haram as well as safeguarding what is connected to it, such as the private parts, the legs, the two hands, and the heart”.

And regarding the statement of the Prophet, “Remembers death and affliction”– Meaning, “Remember death and your abode in the grave”.

And regarding the statement, “And he who wants the Hereafter should do away with the adornments of this life”– Meaning, “Because the two cannot be combined in a perfect manner, even those who are strong (in Iman) cannot do so (i.e. perfect desire for the afterlife has to be combined with abandoning those enjoyable things of the worldly life which one can do without). So, whoever does this (i.e. the things mentioned this hadeeth), then indeed he is truly shy of Allah.

Excerpt from “Tuhfah Al-Ahwadhy 7/131