Taken from Gems and Jewels - compiled by Abdul Malik MujahidDo not attach your heart to other than AllahImaam ibn Taymiyyah RA said: “Anyone whose heart is attached to the creation, hoping for someone from the creation to help him or provide for him or guide him, then his heart submits to them and to the degree that his heart submits to them, he becomes their slave. This holds true, even if he is outwardly a ruler or guardian over those whom he treats as masters. The wise one looks at realities and not at appearances. So if a man’s heart is attached to his wife, even though it is permissible, his heart remains a prisoner to her and she may rule over him as she pleases – though outwardly he is her master and her husband. In reality, he is her prisoner and her slave, especially if she knows how much he is need of her and how much he is in love with her and how much he feels she cannot be replaced by anyone else. At that point, she rules over him as the tyrant master rules over his subjugated slave, who cannot escape of go free. Indeed for the heart to be taken as a prisoner is a much greater matter than for the body to be taken prisoner or slave. Even a body that is a slave can have in it a serene and peaceful and happy heart. As far the heart that is a slave to other than Allah then that is true humiliation, imprisonment and slavery.” ~~~~ Words of wisdomWhen Ibn `Aun was bidding farewell to another man, he said: “Upon you is to fear Allah, for the one who has taqwaa never feels loneliness”.Zaid bin Aslam said: “Whoever fears Allah people will love him, even if they had previously hated him”.Imaam Thauri said to Ibn Abi Dha`ib “If you fear Allah, He will be enough for you so that you do not need people. And if you fear people, they will not satisfy you in the least terms of your total dependence on Allah”Sulaiman bin Dawood said “We have been given what others have been given and more, and we know what others know and more, and we have found that nothing is better than the fear of Allah in secret and in open, justice during times of happiness and sadness, and moderation in times of poverty and richness”. ~~~~ True HonourAllah SWT says in the Noble Quraan that honour comes only through piety:‘Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah is that believer who has taqwaa (piety, righteousness, the fear of Allah etc)’ 49:13It is related that Umar bin Khattab RA passed by a man who proudly said ‘I am from the valleys of Makkah’. He stood over him and said, ‘If you have religion, then you have honour, if you have sound mind, then you have dignity, if you have knowledge then you have respect otherwise you are on an equal footing with donkeys.’And it has been said “honour during the days of Ignorance was achieved by eloquent speech, by bravery and forbearance and in Islam by religion and piety”. ~~~~ Five mattersThe Prophet said, “I was given five matters that no other Prophet before me was given. The first is that I was given victory with terror (i.e, people felt fear and terror) equivalent to the distance it would take one to travel in one month (that is how widespread the terror and awe had become). Secondly, the entire earth has been made a mosque for me and its soil is pure. Thirdly, the spoils of war have been made lawful to me. Next, I have been given intercession, and finally each Prophet before me was sent to a specific people, while I was sent to all of mankind” (Saheeh Bukhari). 23rd February is World Chechnya Day. A day few are aware of and yet none should forget. Read more here End Israeli Occupation Free Palestine Do you know a place like the back of your hand? Share local knowledge with BackOfMyHand.com _________________________________________________________________ Celeb spotting – Play CelebMashup and win cool prizes https://www.celebmashup.com
