Tag Archives: Kitabuz Zuhd

April, 2022

6 April
A Scholar has to continue seeking knowledge in order to see to the needs of people

Question What is the reference for this Hadith? من طلب العلم لنفسه فالقليل منه يكفي، ومن طلب العلم لحوائج الناس فحوائج الناس كثيرة

25 March
The stingy person and the coward should make dhikr

Question What is the reference of this Hadith? من ضن منكم بالمال أن ينفقه، وخاف العدو أن يجاهده، وخاف الليل أن يكابده فليكثر من قول: لا إله إلا الله، وسبحان الله، والحمد لله، والله أكبر

22 February
‘Umar asks Ubayy ibn Ka’b (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) regarding Taqwa

Question What is the reference for the following narration? سأل أمير المؤمنين عمر أبيّ ابن كعب فقال له: ما التقوى؟ فقال أبيّ: يا أمير المؤمنين أما سلكت طريقًا فيه شوك؟! فقال: نعم، قال: فماذا فعلت؟ قال عمر: أُشمّر عن ساقي وأنظر الى مواضع قدماي وأقدم قدمًا وأؤخر أخرى مخافة أن تصيبني شوكه، فقال أبيّ ابن كعب: تلك هي التقوى It …
9 February
A variation of the narration on the importance of enjoining good and forbidding evil

Question كيف بكم إذ فَسَقَ فِتْيانُكم وطغى نِساؤُكم؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله، وإنَّ ذلك لكائن؟ قال: نعم، وأشدُّ، كيف بكم إذا لمْ تأمروا بالمعروفِ ولم تَنْهَوْا عن المنكر؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله، وإنَّ ذلك لكائن؟ قال: نعم، وأشدُ، كيف بكم إذا أمرتُم بالمنكر، ونهيُتم عن المعروف؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله وإنَّ ذلك لكائن؟ قال: نعم، وأَشدُّ، كيف بكم إذا رأيتُمُ …

3 December
Ensuring that one recites a portion of Quran daily

Question What is the reference for this Hadith? We used to consider it to be on of the greatest sins that a man learns the Quran and goes to sleep without reciting something from it. عن أبي العالية قال كنا نعد من أعظم الذنب أن يتعلم الرجل القرآن ثم ينام لاَ يقرأ منه شيئا

19 November
Salman’s Al Farisi (radiyallahu ‘anhu) expresses extreme dislike to see the private area of a Muslim

Question Could you kindly provide a reference for this narration? لأن أموت ثم أنشر ثم أموت ثم أنشر ثم أموت ثم أنشر أحب إلي من أن أرى عورة مسلم أو يراها مني
4 November
Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) loves death, poverty and illness

Question What is the reference, Arabic text for this narration and who is it attributed to? “I love death because I long for my Lord. I love being poor because it humbles me in front of my Lord. And I love illness because it removes away my sins” [at-Tadhkirah]

10 September
Do not be Allah’s friend in public and his enemy in private

Question Can you please mention the reference and Arabic text for this narration? “Do not be Allah’s friend in public and His enemy in private.”- Al Zuhd
3 September
Luqman Al Hakim advises his son to practise on knowledge

Question Can you mention the reference for this narration and the Arabic text as well? “My son, do not learn what you do not know until you do not practise on what you know.” Luqman al-Hakim

13 August
People will honour you as long as you do not ask them for their possessions

Question Is this a Hadith? People still honour you as long as you do not take what is in their hands, and if you do that they will ridicule you

30 July
The Scholar is he who knows what is good and follows it

Question Kindly provide the Arabic text and full translation of the hadith: The scholar is not he who knows good from evil, but the scholar is he who knows good and follows it and knows evil and avoids it
2 July
Sayyiduna Abud Darda’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement regarding dhikr

Question Please mention the reference and Arabic text of this narration. The Companion, Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Those whose tongues are moist with the remembrance of Allah will enter Paradise laughing.”

11 June
Another narration regarding Shaytan weeping when man prostrates

Question What is the source of this Hadith? ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Indeed, when Shaytan sees the son of Adam prostrating, he shouts: ‘Woe to him, the son of Adam was commanded to prostrate and he obeyed, and for him will be Jannah.’

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