Friends On That Day Will Be Foes

Shaykh Sālih al-Usaimi, may Allah preserve him, shared the following:

“Love among the creation is brought together by various relationships which will vanish on the Day of Resurrection and turn to enmity, except for the bond of Taqwa (piety; reverential fear of Allah), for the love among its people will endure. This is as Allah, the Most-High, says:

ٱلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

Friends on that Day will be foes one to another except Al-Muttaqûn (the people of Taqwa)[Surah az-Zukhruf, Ayah 67]

So, examine closely your relationships so that you don’t meet those whom you love (today) as enemies on the Day of Resurrection.”

The Intention Reaches Further Than the Action?

Shaykh Abdul Azīz bin Bāz رحمه الله was asked:

“Is the statement ‘the believers’ intention is further reaching than their actions’ correct?”

The Shaykh رحمه الله replied:

“This is from the speech of some of the Salaf, extracted from the hadith that actions are only based on their intentions and that the servant will have that for which they intended. And if someone intends to do a good deed and they are prevented with a legitimate excuse, they still get the reward like the one who did it, as the authentic hadīth mentions:

إذا مرض العبد أو سافر كتب له مثل ما كان يعمل مقيماً صحيحاً

‘If the servant falls ill or is on a journey, the reward for their actions is recorded as if they are resident and healthy.’[Bukhari]

And the hadīth:

إن في المدينة أقوامًا ما سلكتم طريقًا ولا قطعتم شِعْبًا إلا وهو معكم حَبَسَهُمُ العُذْرُ

‘Verily, there are those in Madinah who, whenever you cross a road or a mountain path, they are with you (in terms of reward because of their righteous intention). They’ve been prevented by a valid excuse.'”[Muslim]

Source: https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas

ما صحة قول أن نية المؤمن أبْلَغُ من عمله؟

الجواب:
من كلام بعض السلف، مأخوذة من بعض الأحاديث، مستنبطة من حديث الأعمال بالنيات وأن العبد له ما نوى، وأنه إذا نوى العمل الطيب ثم حبسه عذر صار له أجر العاملين، كما في الحديث الصحيح: إذا مرض العبد أو سافر كتب الله له ما كان يعمل وهو صحيح مقيم، وفي الحديث: إن في المدينة أقوامًا ما سلكتم طريقًا ولا قطعتم شِعْبًا إلا وهو معكم حَبَسَهُمُ العُذْرُ يعني مع النية الصالحة

Ma'ruf al-Khiraqi, may Allah have mercy on him, stated:

"If Allah intends evil for His servant He locks the door of action upon him and opens for him the door of argumentation."

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قال معروف الكرخي - رحمه الله : إذا أراد الله بعبدٍ شراً، أغلق عنه باب العمل، وفتح عليه باب الجدل . - سير أعلام النبلاء ( ٣٤٠/٩)

[Brief Bio] Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه

From the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who were head narrators in the famous 40 ahādith of Imām an-Nawawi رحمه الله :

Abu Hamzah Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه :

He is the Servant of the Messenger ﷺ (Khādim Rasūl), Abu Hamazah Anas, the son of Mālik ibn an-Nadhr. He was from the residents of Madīnah that welcomed the Messanger of Allah ﷺ (the Ansār), from the Najjar sub-tribe of the Khazraj. His mother is Umm Sulayim bint Milhān al-Ansāriyyah رضي الله عنها .

Anas was between the ages of 8-10 years at the arrival of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to al-Madīnah, and he served him for the duration of ten years before his death ﷺ. He narrated from him more than 2,000 ahādith, and the Prophet ﷺ supplicated for him to have abundant wealth, children, a long life, and al-Jannah.

He died in the year 93 Hijri in al-Basrah (Irāq) and was buried there, after passing 100 years of age رضي الله عنه.

He is the head narrator of hadīth #13 and #42 in the 40 Hadith of Imām an-Nawawi رحمه الله

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[Brief Bio] Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه

From the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who were head narrators in the famous 40 ahādith of Imām an-Nawawi رحمه الله :Abu Hamzah Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه : He is the Servant of the Messe…

al-Hasan al-Basri رحمه الله stated:

"That I fulfill the need of a Muslim is more beloved to me than if I were to pray 1,000 raka'ah."

Source: Qadhā al-Hawā'ij of ibn Abī ad-Dunyā

قال الحسن البصري رحمه الله:
لأن أقضي لمسلم حاجة أحبّ إلىّ من أن أصلى ألف ركعة

قضاء الحوائج لإبن أبي الدنيا

Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz رحمه الله entered the masjid on a dark night, and as he passed by a man sleeping, he stumbled over him. The man raised his head and said, "Are you crazy ?!", not realizing that it was the leader of the believers who had stumbled into him.

So, Umar replied, "No."

One of the guards wanted to confront the man when Umar told him to leave him, saying:

"He only asked me if I'm crazy, and I said no."

Tārikh Dimashq, v 45 p. 206

Shared by Shaykh Mansur as-Saq'ūb حفظه الله via Telegram

دخل عمر بن عبد العزيز المسجدَ في ليلةٍ مُظلمة، فمرَّ برجل نائم فعَثَر به، فرفع الرجلُ رأسَه وقال: أمجنونٌ أنت؟ (وما علم أنَّه أمير المؤمنين)،
فقال عمر: لا،
فهمَّ به الحرس، فقال عمر: مَهْ، إنَّما سألني أمجنون؟ فقلت: لا.
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Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him stated:

“Whoever doesn’t consider their speech to be from their actions, their sins will be many.”

Adab ad-Dunyaa wad-Deen of al-Māwardi

قال عمر بن عبد العزيز رحمه الله:
من لم يعدّ كلامه من عمله كثرت خطياه
أدب الدنيا و الدين للماوردي رحمه الله

Originally posted 9/1/2022

He Used to Love Pumpkin ﷺ

It was reported by Anas bin Maalik رضي الله عنه:

كان صلى الله عليه و سلم يحب الدباء
“He (the Messenger of Allah ﷺ) used to love pumpkin.”
Shaykh Zayd ibn Muhammad al-Madkhali, may Allah have mercy on him, commented:

“The pumpkin tree is well-known and its well-known fruit is roasted by fire, and the Prophet ﷺ used to enjoy pumpkin whether it was mixed with something else (like in a soup) or roasted on its own. So it is from the foods which the Prophet ﷺ loved, and it is legislated for the Ummah that they love what their Prophet ﷺ loved. And whoever refrains from it or does not prefer it, then there is no harm, as people vary regarding their preferences in food and drink.”

Source: Ta’liqaat al-Maleehah ‘ala Silsilatil Ahadeeth as-Saheehah v. 1 p. 371 Darul Miraath an-Nabawi

[Brief Bio] Tamīm ibn Aws ad-Dāri رضي الله عنه

From the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who were head narrators in the famous 40 ahādith of Imām an-Nawawi رحمه الله :

Tamīm ibn Aws ad-Dāri رضي الله عنه :

He is known by his kūnya of ‘Abu Ruqayyah’ because of his daughter Ruqayyah, who was his only child. His name is Tamīm ibn Aws, ibn Khārijah, ibn Sūd, ibn Jadhīmah, ibn Wadā’a (it is also said Dharā’a), from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. There are three potential origins behind the ascription ‘ad-Dāri’, one of which is in reference to a grandfather of his. Another is a place known as ‘Dārain’, while the third is in a reference to a monastery (in Arabic, ‘dair’ دير) where he used to worship.

He left Christianity and accepted Islām in the 9th Hijri year and moved from al-Madīnah to ash-Shām after the killing of ‘Ūthmān ibn ‘Affān رضي الله عنه, eventually settling in Jerusalem.

The Prophet ﷺ narrated from him the hadīth of al-Jassāsah, alluding to his lofty and honorable virtue. In hadīth terminology, this is an example of the Akābir (those greater in age, status, or knowledge, particularly in this example the Messenger of Allah ﷺ) relaying from the Asāghir (those lesser in age, status, or knowledge; Tamīm ad-Dāri in this example), and it is said that Tamīm did not transmit ahādith from any of the other companions.

He was known for the night prayer and reciting the Qur’ān, at times completing the entire Qur’ān in a single raka’ah. He was the first of those to teach the people by way of stories after having been granted permission to do so by Umar رضي الله عنه during his Caliphate.

He died in the 40th Hijri year in Falestine رضي الله عنه

He is the head narrator of hadīth #7 in the 40 Hadith of Imām an-Nawawi رحمه الله

Link to the hadīth of al-Jassāsah: https://sunnah.com/muslim:2942a

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The Virtue of Clinging to the Sunnah

Shaykh Muhammad bin Sālih al-Uthaymīn رحمه الله stated:

“Truly, from the effects of holding on to the Sunnah is that a person rejects innovation, because the Prophet ﷺ stated:

خير الحديث كتاب الله وخير الهدي هدي محمد وشر الامور محدثاتها
‘The best speech is the Speech of Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad ﷺ. And the worst of affairs are those which have been newly introduced.’

So, as a rule, innovations oppose the Sunnah, therefore every time ones adherence to the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ intensifies, the further they are from innovation.”

Source: Al-Tammasik bi-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah wa Ātharahu, p. 16-17

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The Virtue of Clinging to the Sunnah Shaykh Muhammad bin Sālih al-Uthaymīn رحمه الله stated: “Truly, from the effects of holding on to the Sunnah is that a person rejects innovation, because …