Among the Few 🫛

أن العبادة في أوقات الغفلة فاضلة على غيرها... فصار للعابد فيها مزيد فضل على العابد في غيرها كمن قام في جوف الليل وأكثر الناس نيام...

"Engaging (in voluntary) worship during times of heedlessness is superior to other times... The worshiper during such periods, has an advantage over worshipers during other times; similar to one who gets up in the middle of the night (for prayer), while most of the people are asleep."

• فتح الباري لابن حجر العسقلاني

فليس في الكائنات ما يسكن العبد إليه ويطمئن به، ويتنعم بالتوجه إليه، إلا الله سبحانه

"There is nothing in the whole of creation wherein a person may find peace of mind, reassure himself with, and take pleasure in turning to - except Allāh, the Glorified."

• مجموع الفتاوى ابن تيمية

Reliance & Husn Dhann 🌺

‏لا يوجد شيء يقلب المحن والكرب إلى منح وفرج مثل اليقين بالله والرضا باختياره، والله يحرم عبده حسن العاقبة بمقدار سوء ظنه به

"Nothing turns adversity and anguish into favour and relief like having true dependency on Allāh [yaqīn], and being pleased with His volition. Allāh deprives a person of a good outcome to the extent of his negative opinion of Him."

#طريفيات

Disillusioned ?️

يَشَآءُ ۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

It is said that a person makes himself unfit for Allāh's guidance when he subjects himself to having a change of heart/mind for the worse. Ibn Ka'b Al-Quradhī (d.118H) was asked:

ما علامة الخذلان؟ قال: أن يستقبح الرجل ما كان عنده حسنا، ويستحسن ما كان عنده قبيحا

"What is a sign of (self)betrayal?" He replied, "That a person finds repulsive what he used to find good and decent, and approves of what he used to find repulsive."

• البيان والتبيين للجاحظ

من ﻭُﻓِّﻖ ﻟﻠﻌﻤﻞ بكل أذكار الصباح والمساء ﻓﻬﻲ ﻧﻌﻤﺔ ﻭﻓﻀﻞ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﻟﻰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﻃﻮﺑﻰ ﻟﻪ

"Whoever is given tawfīq to be able to offer all the morning and evening adhkār [invocations], this is an immense grace and favour from Allāh almighty; and glad tidyings will be his."

• الأذكار للنووي

Pursuing Perfection ❄️

Burhān al-Dīn al-Biqā'ī (d.885H) said:

يجب على الإنسان بعد تكميل نفسه السعي في تكميل غيره ليحصل التعاون على ما خلق العباد له

"After working to refine one's own self, one must endeavour to assist others in refining themselves. This, so as to achieve cooperation upon what His servants were actually created for [e.g. His worship and obedience]."

• نظم الدرر (١٨/ ٢٣٤)

Someone asked Abū Hamzah al-Shaybanī about fraternity for the sake of Allāh - what it entails. He replied:

هم العاملون بطاعة الله المتعاونون على أمر الله وإن تفرقت دورهم وأبدانهم

"They are those who act in obedience to Allāh and love/cooperate in what Allāh has commanded, even if their physical residence and bodies are separated [by time/era and distance]."

• الإخوان لابن أبي الدنيا (ص٩٩)

#الاخوة_في_الله

Live the Kalimah ? مَن صَدَق في قَولِ لا إلهَ إلَّا اللهُ لم يُحِبَّ سِواه، ولم يَرْجُ سِواه، ولم يَخْشَ أحدًا إلَّا اللهَ، ولم يتوكَّلْ إلَّا على اللهِ، ولم يَبْقَ له بقيَّةٌ مِن آثارِ نَفْسِه وهَواه "Whoever is truly sincere in his testimony of "Lā illahā…

Slow down in your recitation of the Qur'ān. Breath. Learn to take pauses so you may feel the presence of the ayāt and ponder over them. Ibn Abbās رضي الله عنه said: إن كنت لا بد فاعلا فاقرأ قراءة تسمعها أذنيك ويوعها قلبك "If you must, then recite in a way…

Friday: The Hour of 'Ijābah
(A Period Before Maghrib)

Al-Hāfidh ibn Hajar (d.852H) related:

وروى سعيد بن منصور بإسناد صحيح إلى أبي سلمة بن عبد الرحمن، أن ناسا من الصحابة اجتمعوا فتذاكروا ساعة الجمعة، ثم افترقوا فلم يختلفوا أنها آخر ساعة من يوم الجمعة

"Sa'īd ibn Mansūr narrated with an authentic chain to Abī Salamah ibn 'Abd Al-Rahmān that a group of Companions [of the Prophet ﷺ] gathered, discussing the hour (of al-'ijābah) of Friday. When they parted, they did not disagree that it was the last hour of Friday."

• فتح الباري (2/489)

#ساعة_الإجابة