💕ISLAMIC THINKING💕

"O people of the scripture, do not commit excess in your religion"

Ibn Taymiyyah did not give the excuse of ignorance ! قال ابن تيمية رحمه الله ومنهم من يطلب من الميت ما يطلب من الله، فيقول: اغفر لي، وارزقني، وانصرني، ونحو ذلك /٢٥أ/ كما يقول المصلي في صلاته لله تعالى، إلى أمثال هذه الأمور التي لا يشك من عرف دين الإسلام أنها مخالفة لدين المرسلين أجمعين، فإنها من الشرك الذي حرمه الله ورسوله، بل من الشرك الذي قاتل عليه الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم المشركين، وأن أصحابها إن كانوا يعذرون (١) بالجهل، وأن الحجة لم تقم عليهم، كما يعذر من لم يبعث إليه رسول، كما قال تعالى: {وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّى نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًا} [الإسراء: ١٥] وإلا كانوا مستحقين من عقوبة الدنيا والآخرة ما يستحقه أمثالهم من المشركين، قال تعالى: {فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَنْدَادًا وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ} [البقرة: ٢٢] وفي الحديث: «إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ فِي هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَخْفَى مِنْ دَبِيبِ النَّمْلِ» .والذين يؤمنون بالرسول، إذا تبين لأحدهم حقيقة ما جاء به الرسول، وتبين أنه مشرك، فإنه يتوب إلى الله، ويجدد إسلامه كتاب قاعدة عظيمة في الفرق بين عبادات أهل الإسلام والإيمان وعبادات أهل الشرك والنفاق ص٧٠ What does Ibn Taymīyyah mean by the excuse of ignorance ? Shaykh Al-Islām ibn Taymīyyah  رحمه الله said: and amongst them are those who ask the dead what they ask from Allah, They say: "Forgive me, provide for me, and assist me and others like this, just like the one who Prays in the Salah to Allah the Almighty, the likes of these matters, There is no doubt to those who know the meaning of islam , that these are contrary to the Religion of all the Messengers, for they are from the Shirk which Allah and his Messenger forbade, rather it is from the Shirk which the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم fought the Mushrikeen, and if the perpetrators are excused by ignorance, and the Hujjah is not established upon them, Just as the ones who never received a Messenger were excused [Ahlul Fitrah], Allah the exalted said: "And we would never punish a people until we have sent a Messenger" [Surah Al Isra verse 15] otherwise they would be deserving of punishment in this world and the hereafter just like the Mushrikeen deserves, Allah the exalted said: "So do not knowingly set up equals to Allah in worship." [Surah Al Baqarah verse 22] and in the hadith, "Shirk in this Ummah is more hidden than the crawling of an ant." And those who believe in the Messenger, if it is explained to one of them the reality of what the Messengers came with, and it is explained that he is a Mushrik, then he repents to Allah and renews his Islam. كتاب قاعدة عظيمة في الفرق بين عبادات أهل الإسلام والإيمان وعبادات أهل الشرك والنفاقpage 70 Notes:So he excuses them the same way ahl fitrah were excused. [Excused of punishment in the Akhirah] Its explained to the Jaahil hes a mushrik And he repents from his shirk and renews his Islam, unlike the Murji'a who say hes a Muslim if he's jaahil and isn't called a mushrik and doesn't need to renew his faith. قال الشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله: وَقَدْ فَرَّقَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ مَا قَبْلَ الرِّسَالَةِ وَمَا بَعْدَهَا فِي أَسْمَاءَ وَأَحْكَامٍ  فَجَعَلَهُمْ مُفْتَرِينَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحْكُمَ بِحُكْمِ يُخَالِفُونَهُ؛ لِكَوْنِهِمْ جَعَلُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ إلَهًا آخَرَ فَاسْمُ الْمُشْرِكِ ثَبَتَ قَبْلَ الرِّسَالَةِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ يُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّهِ وَيَعْدِلُ بِهِ وَيَجْعَلُ مَعَهُ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى وَيَجْعَلُ لَهُ أَنْدادا قبل الرسول ويثبت أن هذه الأسماء مقدم عليها وكذلك اسم الجهل والجاهلية يقال: جاهلية وجاهلا قبل مجيء الرسول وأما التعذيب فلا.  كتاب مجموع الفتاوى ج٢٠ ص٣٧-٣٨ Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymīyyah (رحمه الله) said: ❝Verily, Allāh separated between what is before the Message and what comes after it in regards to Asmāʾ (labels) and ʾAḥkām (rulings), and also gathered them together. ‎Thus, the label 'Mushrik' is established before the Message (Ḥujjah) due to him performing Shirk with his Lord and setting up with Him another Ilāh and rival before the Messenger. So these Asmāʾ (labels) are established [before the Message]. Likewise, the label of Jahl (ignorance) and Jāhilīyyah, and it is said 'Jāhilīyyah' and 'Jāhil' before the coming of the Messenger. As for punishment, then, no.❞

قال الإمام ابن القيم رحمه الله: "إذا طلعت شمس السنة في قلب العبد؛ قطعت من قلبه ضباب كل بدعة."

Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim May Allāh have mercy upon him said: “When the sun-light of the Sunnah rises in the heart of a slave of Allāh then the smog of all Bid'ah is dispersed from his heart.”

:Madārij As-Sālikīn ● 1/374

•• و إرزقني الأنس بك يا الله. And grant me the joy of being close to You, O'Allah.🫀🤍

Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said: (Giving in to) anxiety (distress, despair, worry) brings no benefit, it causes the loss of reward and makes the calamity feel even greater (doubles it). [Tareeq al-Hijratayn, pg. 218]

𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲

﴿ وأقيموا الصلاة وبشر المؤمنين ﴾ "...establish the prayer, and give glad tidings to the believers." {10:87}

كل بشارة، وكل نجاح، وكل فلاح، وكل توفيق، وكل رزق، يأتي بعد الصلاة، أقم صلاتك في حياتك تستقم أمورك، وتصلح شؤونك كلها Every good news, every success, every triumph, every ability and every sustenance comes after salāh. Establish the salāt properly in your life and see how your matters get straightened, and all your affairs rectified. • منقول

The daily prayers provide an escape from the mundanity of life, it's pressures, annoyances and troubles etc. Al-Shātibī (d.850H) said: أن من مقاصد الصلاة الإستراحة من أنكاد الدنيا It is an objective of salāt to (provide a) break from the intrigues of the world. • الموافقات (3/143)

Do not underestimate the value of even a simple good deed. [Seeds of Admonishment and Reform, Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah), pg. 211]

Shaykh Al-Islām Ibn-Taymīyyah رحمه الله said: “A person cannot be labelled ‘intelligent’ until he’s aware of goodness and then seeks it and he’s aware of evil and then abandons it.” 📚:ﻓﻮﺍﺋﺪ ﻣﻨﺘﻘﺎﺓ ﻣﻦ ﻛﻼﻡ ﺷﻴﺦ ﺍﻻﺳﻼﻡ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻪ ﺍﻻﻳﻤﺎﻥ ٢٢

Imām Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله: “One of the signs of someone who truly knows Allāh is that they don’t grieve over what they lose, nor do they become overly happy with what they gain. This is because they see everything as temporary and fading away, recognizing that in reality, they are just like shadows and illusions.” 📚: Madārij as-Sālikīn ● 3/318

✅ Basics of learning about Tawheed :

Tawhid is the fundamental concept of monotheism in Islam, encompassing the belief in the oneness of Allah, as stated in the Quran: "Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent.'" (Quran, Surah Al-Ikhlas, 112:1-4)

Gems with Shaykh Musa I was sitting with Shaykh Musa حفظه الله تعالى, and I asked him: “Once we’ve found the true path — Insha’Allah — what can we do to stay firm on this path?” He (حفظه الله تعالى) said with a kind smile, that Allah Says: وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ “And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed: If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]… [14:7] You thank Allah for His Guidance, and He سبحانه وتعالى will increase you in His Guidance, Insha’Allah. Then he mentioned the Ayah: وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ ‏But few of My servants are truly grateful. [34:13] He then said: “Shall we not strive to be amongst them?” He continued and mentioned the Hadith: وَمَا تَقَرَّبَ إِلَيَّ عَبْدِي بِشَيْءٍ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا افْتَرَضْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ، وَمَا يَزَالُ عَبْدِي يَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَيَّ بِالنَّوَافِلِ حَتَّى أُحِبَّهُ، فَإِذَا أَحْبَبْتُهُ كُنْتُ سَمْعَهُ الَّذِي يَسْمَعُ بِهِ، وَبَصَرَهُ الَّذِي يُبْصِرُ بِهِ، وَيَدَهُ الَّتِي يَبْطِشُ بِهَا، وَرِجْلَهُ الَّتِي يَمْشِي بِهَا، وَلَئِنْ سَأَلَنِي لَأُعْطِيَنَّهُ، وَلَئِنِ اسْتَعَاذَنِي لَأُعِيذَنَّهُ “My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more beloved to Me than the duties I have imposed upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory deeds (nawāfil) until I love him. And when I love him, I become his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. If he asks Me, I will surely grant it to him; and if he seeks refuge in Me, I will surely protect him.” [Bukhari, 6502] He said to be persistent and striving, in completing as many Nawafil (voluntary acts) as we can, for what is absolute guidance, except when Allah Loves you? Does Allah not guide whom He Loves? A deep question, which many spend their lifetimes searching the answer for, the Shaykh answered with two Ayāt, a Hadith, and a smile. May Allah preserve our beloved Shaykhayn and their family, and give them both a long life full of deeds, and an absolute protection from the evil of this life and the next, and grant them a lofty status and company in the hereafter, with the Siddiqeen, Shuhada’, and Righteous.

⭕️Beware of injustice⭕️

يُقال قديماً: كان الفرق بين الجارية والحرة في الأماكن العامة أن الحرة تتحجب والجاريّة تتزين لأنها تُباع وتُشترى. "ما أكثر الجواري اليوم"! والله المُستعان... ​It used to be said in the past: The difference in public places between a slave woman and a free woman was that the free woman would veil herself, while the slave woman would adorn herself because she was bought and sold. "How numerous are the slave women today!" And Allah is the One whose help is sought...

•• ​بعد شفائك من هوس وسائل التواصل: ستكتشف أن كثيرا ممن حولك قطعوا آلاف الأميال في الحياة الواقعية، كثيرون حفظوا القرآن، وكثيرون نهلوا من العلم وتقدموا فيه، وكثيرون أصلحوا من حالهم مع الله، وصاروا من المقربين، وكثير منهم أصبحوا فعلا صالحين.. وأنت لازلت تتقلب يمنة ويسرة أمام الشاشة! ​ ​After you recover from your social media obsession: You will discover that many of those around you have covered thousands of miles in real life. Many have memorized the Quran, Many have drawn deeply from knowledge and advanced in it, Many have mended their relationship with Allah, And became among those drawn close to Him, And many have truly become righteous... While you are still tossing and turning side to side in front of the screen!

​Among the very first things we will be questioned about on the Day of Resurrection: "And about his lifespan—how he spent it, and about his youth—how he utilized it."

​Imagine the answer being: "I followed all the daily vlogs of such-and-such influencer," "I finished every video and Snapchat story of that famous person," "I watched twenty-five movies!" ​Don't worry, you won't be answering all the questions yourself—your limbs will do the talking for you.

​They say that excessive pampering breeds weakness and makes your children dependent... #​Ibn_Al_Jawzi رحمه الله says: "You should conceal some of your love for your child, for otherwise he may dominate you, waste your wealth, act over-pampered, and refuse to learn and acquire manners."

#Shaykh_ul_Islām_Ibn_Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: ​"A person may recognize that the truth lies with someone else, yet deny it out of envy toward him, or a desire for superiority over him, or personal whim. This desire drives him to transgress against the other person and refute whatever he says by any means possible—even while knowing deep in his heart that the truth is with him." ​(Al-Fatawa 7/191)