Tag Archives: Statements of the pious

November, 2019

• 15 November

  Every love relationship is based on reciprocation

  Question Can you mention the source? كل محبة تكون لغرض/لعوض فإذا زال الغرض/العوض زالت المحبة
• 14 November

  A Believer would only be seen in three places

  Question What is the status of this narration?  قال التابعي قتادة: كان المؤمن لا يرى إلا في ثلاثة مواطن: في مسجد يعمره، أو بيت يستره، أو حاجة لا بأس بها
• 11 November

  Ibn Sirin’s (rahimahullah) advice during lightening

  Question What is the reference and Arabic text for this narration? Once a man asked Ibn Sirin (rahimahullah): “What do I say if I see lightning?” He said: ‘Close your eyes and remember Allah.'”
• 1 November

  Ibn Shihab (rahimahullah) explains the vastness of ‘Aaishah’s (radiyallahu ‘anha) knowledge

  Question Could you provide reference for this? Ibn Shihab Az Zuhri (rahimahullah) said regarding Ummul Mu’minin Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha): “If the knowledge of ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) was collected and [compared to] the knowledge of all people as well as the knowledge of the other wives of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), the knowledge of ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) would be …

October, 2019

• 11 October

  Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad (rahimahullah) explains the meaning of humility

  Question Please mention the Arabic text and reference for this narration: Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad (rahimahullah) said: “Humility is subjecting to what is right [the haqq] and submitting to/following it. If you hear it [haqq] from a child, you accept it, or even if you hear it from the most ignorant of people, you still accept it.” (Ibn Abid Dunya)

September, 2019

• 27 September

  Yahya Al Ghassani was not oblivious of death

  Question Can you mention the Arabic text and reference for this narration? Also, what does it mean? Yahya Al Ghassani (rahimahullah) said “I never go to sleep telling myself that I’ll wake up” (Ibn Abid Dunya)
• 18 September

  ‘Urwah’s ibn Zubayr (rahimahullah) statement regarding the knowledge of ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha)

  Question Could you reference this? Al Hisham ibn ‘Urwah said: “I have not seen anyone who was more knowledgeable in halal, haram, knowledge, poetry and medicine than ‘Aaishah, the mother of the believers (radiyallahu ‘anha)”
• 9 September

  Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah) on disliking one’s companion who innovates in Islam

  Question Kindly mention the Arabic words and reference for this narration? It is reported that Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah) said: “If you loved a man for Allah and then he innovates in Islam and as a result of that innovation you don’t hate him for it then you never truly loved him for Allah.”

August, 2019

• 30 August

  The result of Muslims disobeying Allah Ta’ala

  Question Can you mention the Arabic text and reference for this statement? Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad reported: “If those who know me disobey me, I would set upon them rulers who do not know me” [i.e Rulers who will oppress them]
• 27 August

  A narration stating that du’as are accepted by the Mizab of the Ka’bah

  Question What is the status of this narration? قد روي عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: ما أحد يدعو عند الميزاب إلا استجيب له It has been reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: Whoever supplicates at the Mizab [The water spout/gutter of the Ka’bah], his du’a will be accepted.
• 26 August

  Prepare for death

  Question Is this a Hadith or is a statement of someone else? موتوا قبل أن تموتوا Mutu qabla an tamutu 
• 19 August

  Hasan’s Al Basri (rahimahullah) statement regarding people fluctuating in knowledge/piety

  Question What is status of following Hadith? لا يزال الناس بخير ما تباينوا فإذا تساووا هلكوا

July, 2019

• 26 July

  Hasan’s Al Basri (rahimahullah) advice to a father regarding his daughter’s marriage

  Question Can you mention the Arabic text and reference for this narration? Hasan Al Basri (rahimahullah) said: “Marry your daughter to the one who fears Allah. If he loves her, he will honour her. If he hates her, he will not oppress her.”