Reminders from our Predecessors

Importance of Dhikr of Allah ﷻ _______ Shaykh Hasan Ali

Be the right man and Allah will send the right woman right to you, perhaps with little to no effort on your part - and we are not speaking from books. And upon the back of Malik who heard that it was said: "No one will die until his provision is completed for him, so behave correctly in your seeking it." [Muwatta]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله: "Indeed the soul does not purify and fix itself until it is tested with affliction, similar to gold that cannot rid of its inferior (composition) from its superior, until it is drawn through the forging process." [Al-Fawāʾid | 1/210]

Beware of the sins of the tongue… ‎⁣⁣Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله: ‎"Indeed a servant will come on the Day of Judgement with good deeds to the extent of mountains, however he then finds that his tongue destroyed all of them." ‎[ad-Da’ wa Dawaa’ | Pg. 357]

The one who lets his gaze roam free… Ibn al-Qayyim ‏رحمه الله wrote: “There is nothing more harmful to the believer then letting his gaze free (looking at whatever he/she wants without restriction), for indeed it divides the heart and scatters his affairs, and causes dread between the slave and His Lord.” [ad-Da' wa Dawaa’]

📌 Attaining the Love of Allāh Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله: ‎“Constantly remember Allāh in every situation, with the tongue, the heart, and the actions. The person will attain Allāh’s love in accordance with his remembrance of Allāh.” ‎[Book: One Hundred Pieces of Advice by Ibn al-Qayyim | Pg. 9]

There must be a ransom, there must be a calamity, there must be a test because a cheap victory cannot last, because an easy victory cannot be lived, because every feeble person embraces the call of the weak; As for the chaste and difficult call, only the strong can adopt it. Only the tough can do it... - Sayyid Qutb (May Allah have mercy with him)

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله: ‎"Know that the greatest of losses is for you to be preoccupied with one who will bring you nothing but a loss in your time with Allāh." ‎[al-Waabil al-Sayyib | 45]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله: ‎“Whoever would love that Allāh reciprocates his evil with goodness, let him reciprocate the evil people do towards him with goodness.” ‎[Miftaah Daaris-Sa’aadah | Vol. 1, P. 292]