NOBLE PROPHET'S GLORIOUS MISSION:
"Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom They find mentioned In their own (scriptures),- In the Torah and the Gospel;- for He commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; He allows them As lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe In him, honour him, help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him,- it is They who will prosper." (The Holy Qur'an: 7: 157)
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The Prophet's Advice to Mu`aadh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه
Tuesday, April 06, 2010By Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-`Uthaymeen
Mu’aadh bin Jabal رضي الله عنه from the Messenger of Allaah (SAW) that he said,
"Fear Allaah wheresoever you may be, and follow up an evil deed with a good one, it will efface it (the evil deed). And deal with mankind with good manners." Reported by at-Tirmidhee and he said that it was a Hasan hadeeth.
[al-Haakim reports it in al-Mustadrak and states that it meets the conditions of Bukhaaree and Muslim. Adh-Dhahabee agreed.]
This hadeeth is one of the Forty Ahaadeeth of the author, may Allaah have mercy upon him, and in it is that the Prophet(SAW) gave three great and important pieces of advice:
THE FIRST: He said, "have taqwaa of Allaah wheresoever you may be." Taqwaa means to stay away from the forbidden matters and to enact the obligatory matters – this is taqwaa! That you enact what Allaah has commanded you, sincerely for Allaah and in compliance to the Messenger of Allaah(SAW), and that you leave what Allaah has forbidden due to His prohibiting it and to steer clear of it.
For example that you establish the greatest obligation that Allaah has imposed upon you after the testimony of faith – the prayer, and you establish it completely - fulfilling all of its conditions and pillars and obligations, fulfilling all of these perfectly. So whosoever leaves off any of these conditions, pillars or obligations then he has not feared Allaah (to the best of his ability), rather he has been deficient in this to the extent of what he left out.
In Zakaah, the Taqwaa of Allaah lies in your calculating all of your property on which the zakaah is due, and your giving the zakaah as a means of purifying yourself without any miserliness or tightfistedness, or delay. And whosoever does not do this than he has not feared Allaah.
In fasting, the Taqwaa of Allaah lies in your establishing the fast as you have been commanded, distancing yourself from idle speech, obscene words and mannerisms, boisterous behaviour, backbiting and spreading tales and other such things that would make the fast deficient and remove the spirit of fasting. The true meaning of fasting is to fast from that which Allaah, Azza wa Jall, has made forbidden. The same applies to all of the obligations that are used to establish obedience to Allaah, and compliance to His command, sincerely for Him and in following His Messenger. Likewise all the forbidden actions are to be left in compliance to His prohibition.
THE SECOND: "and follow up an evil deed with a good one, it will efface it (the evil deed)." Meaning that when you perform an evil action then follow it up with a good action for the good action effaces the evil. And from the good actions to be performed after the evil is that you repent to Allaah for this evil action, for indeed repentance is from the most noble and excellent of the good actions as Allaah has said, "indeed Allaah Loves those who repent and those who purify themselves." (2:222) And He said, "and repent to Allaah all of you, O believers so that you may be successful." (24:31)
Similarly righteous actions expiate the evil actions as the Prophet(SAW) said, "the five daily prayers and one Jumu’ah to the next Jumu’ah, and one Ramadaan to the next Ramadaan, is an expiation for what lies between them as long as one refrains from the major sins." [Muslim], and he said, "one Umrah to the next is an expiation for what is between them." [Bukhaaree].
Therefore the good actions efface the evil.
THE THIRD: "and deal with mankind with good manners." The first two pieces of advice were those related to relationship with the Creator, this third relates to relationship of the creation to the creation. This being to deal with mankind with the best manners such that you will be praised and not blamed. This by having a cheerful complexion, being truthful in speech, speaking to others nicely and other such good manners.
There are a large number of texts concerning the excellence of having good manners to the extent that the Messenger(SAW) said, "the most complete believer with respect to faith is the one with the best manners." And he informed us that the most deserving of mankind to him(SAW) and the closest to him in ranking on the Day of Judgement would be those with the best manners.
So noble manners, along with their being a way to beautify gatherings and the person who possesses them being beloved to the people, contain a huge reward which will bestowed upon the person on the Day of Judgement.
So preserve these three pieces of advice from the Prophet(SAW) and Allaah is the Grantor of Success.
Advice of the Prophet (Sal-lal-lahu-alaihi-wa-sallam)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010Companion of Prophet Muhammad (Sal-lal-lahu-alaihi-wa-sallam), Khalid ibn El Waleed narrated the following:
A Bedouin came one day to the Prophet (Sal-lal-lahu-alaihi-wa-sallam) and said to him, "O, Messenger of Allah! I've come to ask you a few questions about the affairs of this life and the Hereafter. "
The Prophet (Sal-lal-lahu-alaihi-wa-sallam) responded Ask what you wish.
- I'd like to be the most learned of men.
- Fear God, and you will be the most learned of men.
- I wish to be the richest man in the world.
- Be contented, and you will be the richest man in the world.
- I'd like to be the most just man.
- Desire for others what you desire for yourself, and you will be the most just of men.
- I want to be the best of men.
- Do good to others and you will be the best of men.
- I wish to be the most favored by God.
- Engage much in God's praise, and you will be most favored by Him.
- I'd like to complete my faith.
- If you have good manners you will complete your faith.
- I wish to be among those who do good.
- Adore God as if you see Him. If you don't see Him, Know that He sees you. In this way you will be among those who do good.
- I wish to be obedient to God.
- If you observe God's commands you will be obedient.
- I'd like to be free from all sins.
- Bathe yourself from impurity and you will be free from all sins.
- I'd like to be raised on the Day of Judgment in the light.
- Don't wrong yourself or any other creature, and you will be raised on the Day of Judgment in the light.
- I'd like God to bestow His mercy on me.
- If you have mercy on yourself and on others, God will grant you mercy on the Day of Judgment.
- I'd like my sins to be very few.
- If you seek the forgiveness of God as much as you can, your sins will be very few.
- I'd like to be the most honorable man.
- If you do not complain to any fellow creature, you will be the most honorable of men.
- I'd like to be the strongest of men.
- If you put your trust in God, you will be the strongest of men.
- I'd like to enlarge my provision.
- If you keep yourself pure, God will enlarge your provision.
- I'd like to be loved by God and His messenger.
- If you love what God and His messenger love, you will be among their beloved ones.
- I wish to be safe from God's wrath on the Day of Judgment.
- If you do not lose your temper with any of your fellow creatures, you will be safe from the wrath of God on the Day of Judgment.
- I'd like my prayers to be responded.
- If you avoid forbidden actions your prayers will be responded.
- I'd like God not to disgrace me on the Day of Judgment.
- If you guard your chastity, God will not disgrace you on the Day of Judgment.
- I'd like God to provide me with a protective covering on the Day of Judgment.
- Do not uncover your fellow peoples faults, and God will provide you with a covering protection on the Day of Judgment.
- What will save me from sins?
- Tears, humility and illness.
- What are the best deeds in the eyes of God?
- Gentle manners, modesty and patience.
- What are the worst evils in the eyes of God?
- Hot temper and miserliness.
- What alleviates the wrath of God in this life and in the Hereafter?
- Concealed charity and kindness to relatives.
- What extinguishes hell's fires on the Day of Judgment?
- Patience in adversity and misfortunes.
(Related by Imam Ibn Hambal)
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