The believer's regular habit of remembering Allaah - by uttering سبحان الله (Glorified be Allaah) and الحمد لله (all Praise is due to Allaah [alone]) - is among the means of relieving distress and...
Category: Words of Wisdom
The best of brothers
The best of brothers is the one who is most earnest in offering sincere advice.
Deeds of the Hereafter
Occupy yourself with the deeds of the Hereafter, and you will find the affairs of this world taken care of [and] bringing you no harm.
Abandoning the Sunan
Beware of abandoning the Sunan (pl. Sunnah), for indeed they are the testimonies of certainty [in eemaan].
The best of prayers
The [prayer which is considered to be the] best of prayers to Allaah is [the] morning (Fajr) prayer in congregation on the day of Jumu'ah.
The intelligent and wise person
The intelligent and wise person is the perceptive one who chooses to overlook [minor faults and flaws].
Which one to choose
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamaan رضي الله عنه was asked: 'Which of the trials (fitan) is the most severe?' He replied: 'That good and evil are [both] presented to you, and you do not know which one to choose.'
The good servant
When Allaah تعالى wants good for a servant, He grants him three qualities: • understanding of the religion (fiqh), • detachment from worldly life (zuhd), • insight into his own flaws.
Three types of words
Words are of three [types]: • a beautiful word; • a foolish word, and • a hollow word. As for the beautiful word, it is adorned by truth.
The virtue of patience
Whoever is accustomed to patience, will be feared by his enemy. And whoever finds patience difficult, will be coveted by his enemy - and [who] will likely achieve his aim against him.