بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
One of the most beautiful words ever uttered were at the end of a lecture of the Prophet's life where the speaker said referring to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace):
"He had the world at his feet, yet not a dinar to his name."
Indeed that's what true zuhd (asceticism) and taqwa (piety) is, having the dunya (world) bestowed upon you from every angle imaginable and sacrificing it for the Noble Countenance of your Creator and Sustainer. This is a noble attribute that most have lost, except those who have been encompassed by the Mercy of Allah.
'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"Verily the dunya (world) is coming to an end, and the akhirah (Hereafter)is coming to a beginning and they both have children. So be children of the akhirah and don't be children of the dunya. For verily today there is action with no account and tomorrow there's account with no action."
Let us not allow ourselves and our families to be distracted by this dunya and its temporary beauty for the joys which will last for eternity. Let us be the children of the akhirah and not of the dunya.
Let us wear the garments of iman (faith) and taqwa (piety) as they are the only true garments that cover the 'awrah, and are the only protection from the tribulations of the dunya. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says in Surah Al-Kahf,
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتُ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا ﴿١٠٧﴾ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا ﴿١٠٨
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - they will have the Gardens of al-Firdaus (the loftiest form of paradise) as a lodging, (107) Wherein they abide eternally. They will not desire from it any transfer. (108) [Quran, Al-Kahf 18:107]
... إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا ﴿٣٠﴾ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds. (30) Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow... [Quran, Al-Kahf 18:30-31]
ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا ﴿٤٦
Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope. (46) [Quran, Al-Kahf 18:46]
And Allah Most High also says,
وَتَزَوَّدُوا۟ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ ٱلزَّادِ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۚ وَٱتَّقُونِ يَـٰٓأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿١٩٧ ...
... And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allah. And fear Me, O you of understanding. (197) [Quran, Al-Baqarah 2:197]
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا ﴿٣١
Indeed, for the Muttaqin (people of taqwa) is success. [Quran, An-Naba 78:31]
The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, "Every man starts his day being a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or bringing about its ruin."
He who enslaves his soul to Allah has indeed liberated it and he who enslaves his soul to his whims and desires then let him prepare for a marriage to captivity till death do you part.
"Indeed, the life of man is in the life of his heart and his soul. And there is no life in the heart except by knowing its Creator, having love for Him, worshiping Him solely, turning to Him in times of need, and seeking tranquillity with His remembrance. And he who loses this life has lost all good. Even if he attempts to substitute (this loss) with all that is in the world. For verily not even all of the world together would be able to replace this life. And verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him." [Related by Ibn al-Qayyim]
So take these two sayings, read them, understand them, and implement them to the best of your ability, and know, without a doubt, that Allah is the one who grants success.
"Man's fear of Allah is equal to his knowledge of Him and his renunciation of worldly pleasures is equal to his desire in the Hereafter." ... Fudayl bin 'Iyya
"Work for the sake of this life within the extent of your stay in it, and for the Hereafter within the extent of your stay therein."... Sufyan ath-Thawri
May Allah make us of those people who benefit from admonition. May Allah make us of the Muttaqin and save us from the trials and tribulations of this life and the next. Ameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
One of the most beautiful words ever uttered were at the end of a lecture of the Prophet's life where the speaker said referring to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace):
"He had the world at his feet, yet not a dinar to his name."
Indeed that's what true zuhd (asceticism) and taqwa (piety) is, having the dunya (world) bestowed upon you from every angle imaginable and sacrificing it for the Noble Countenance of your Creator and Sustainer. This is a noble attribute that most have lost, except those who have been encompassed by the Mercy of Allah.
'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"Verily the dunya (world) is coming to an end, and the akhirah (Hereafter)is coming to a beginning and they both have children. So be children of the akhirah and don't be children of the dunya. For verily today there is action with no account and tomorrow there's account with no action."
Let us not allow ourselves and our families to be distracted by this dunya and its temporary beauty for the joys which will last for eternity. Let us be the children of the akhirah and not of the dunya.
Let us wear the garments of iman (faith) and taqwa (piety) as they are the only true garments that cover the 'awrah, and are the only protection from the tribulations of the dunya. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says in Surah Al-Kahf,
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتُ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا ﴿١٠٧﴾ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا ﴿١٠٨
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - they will have the Gardens of al-Firdaus (the loftiest form of paradise) as a lodging, (107) Wherein they abide eternally. They will not desire from it any transfer. (108) [Quran, Al-Kahf 18:107]
... إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا ﴿٣٠﴾ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهِمُ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds. (30) Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow... [Quran, Al-Kahf 18:30-31]
ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا ﴿٤٦
Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope. (46) [Quran, Al-Kahf 18:46]
And Allah Most High also says,
وَتَزَوَّدُوا۟ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ ٱلزَّادِ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ ۚ وَٱتَّقُونِ يَـٰٓأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ﴿١٩٧ ...
... And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allah. And fear Me, O you of understanding. (197) [Quran, Al-Baqarah 2:197]
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا ﴿٣١
Indeed, for the Muttaqin (people of taqwa) is success. [Quran, An-Naba 78:31]
The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said, "Every man starts his day being a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or bringing about its ruin."
He who enslaves his soul to Allah has indeed liberated it and he who enslaves his soul to his whims and desires then let him prepare for a marriage to captivity till death do you part.
"Indeed, the life of man is in the life of his heart and his soul. And there is no life in the heart except by knowing its Creator, having love for Him, worshiping Him solely, turning to Him in times of need, and seeking tranquillity with His remembrance. And he who loses this life has lost all good. Even if he attempts to substitute (this loss) with all that is in the world. For verily not even all of the world together would be able to replace this life. And verily for everything that a slave loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him." [Related by Ibn al-Qayyim]
So take these two sayings, read them, understand them, and implement them to the best of your ability, and know, without a doubt, that Allah is the one who grants success.
"Man's fear of Allah is equal to his knowledge of Him and his renunciation of worldly pleasures is equal to his desire in the Hereafter." ... Fudayl bin 'Iyya
"Work for the sake of this life within the extent of your stay in it, and for the Hereafter within the extent of your stay therein."... Sufyan ath-Thawri
May Allah make us of those people who benefit from admonition. May Allah make us of the Muttaqin and save us from the trials and tribulations of this life and the next. Ameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
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