Umar Quinn

🗡 [Quiet Courage] Muwwariq al-ʿIjlī – رحمه الله – said: «الْمُتَمَسِّكُ بِطَاعَةِ اللَّهِ إِذَا ‌جَبُنَ ‌النَّاسُ ‌عَنْهَا كَالْكَرِّ بَعْدَ الْفَرِّ.» “The one who holds firmly to the obedience of Allah when people become too cowardly for it is like one who charges forward after others have fled.” 📚 Ibn Abī Shaybah, Al-Muṣannaf, vol. 19, p. 522. Riyadh: Dār Kunūz Ishbīliyyā, 1st ed., 1436 AH / 2015 CE.

Ibn ‘Abd al Qawī (d. 699 AH) said: «وَفِي خَلْوَةِ الإِنْسَانِ بِالْعِلْمِ: أُنْسُهُ وَيَسْلَمُ دِينُ الْمَرْءِ عِنْدَ التَّوَحُّدِ “In a person’s solitude with knowledge lies his true solace, and his religion remains safeguarded when he embraces seclusion. وَيَسْلَمُ مِنْ قَالٍ وَقِيلٍ، وَمِنْ أَذَى جَلِيْسٍ، وَمِنْ وَاشٍ بَغِيْضٍ وَحُسَّدِ He is protected from gossip and idle talk, as well as from the harm of troublesome companions, a spiteful tale-bearer, or an envious person فَكُنْ حِلْسَ بَيْتٍ فَهُوَ سِتْرٌ لِعَوْرَةٍ وَحِرْزُ الْفَتَى عَنْ كُلِّ غَاوٍ وَمُفْسِدِ So remain a fixture in your home, as it conceals your faults and protects a young man from all deviant and corrupting influences. وَخَيْرُ جَلِيْسِ الْمَرْءِ كُتْبٌ تُفِيْدُهُ عُلُومًا وَآدَابًا، كَعَقْلٍ مُؤَيَّدِ The best companions one can have are books that provide him with knowledge and noble manners, much like an intellect strengthened. وَخَالِطْ إِذَا خَالَطْتَ: كُلَّ مُوَفَّقٍ مِنَ الْعُلَمَا، أَهْلِ التُّقَى وَالتَّعَبُّدِ And if you must interact with people, then choose to associate with each blessed one, whether they are scholars, pious individuals, or devoted worshipers. يُفِيْدُكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ، وَيَنْهَاكَ عَنْ هَوًى فَصَاحِبْهُ تُهْدَى مِنْ هُدَاهُ وَتُرْشَدِ Such a companion will provide you with knowledge and restrain your whims; therefore, befriend him, and you will be guided by his advice and led in the right direction. وَإِيَّاكَ: وَالْهَمَّازَ إِنْ قُمْتَ عَنْهُ وَالْبَذِيَّ، فَإِنَّ الْمَرْءَ بِالْمَرْءِ يَقْتَدِي Beware of the fault-finder when you leave his gathering, and avoid the foul-mouthed one, as a man tends to imitate his companions. وَلاَ تَصْحَبِ الْحَمْقَى، فَذُو الْجَهْلِ إِنْ يَرُمْ صَلاَحًا لأَمْرٍ يَا أَخَا الْحَزْمِ: يُفْسِدِ Never associate with fools, for indeed an ignorant person, if he tries to fix a matter, O brother of prudence, will ruin it. وَخَيْرُ مَقَامٍ قُمْتَ فِيْهِ وَخَصْلَةٍ تَحَلَّيْتَهَا: ذِكْرُ الإِلَهِ بِمَسْجِدِ» The highest position you can hold and the noblest trait you can possess is remembering Allah in a masjid.”

🌙 Reflect Over This Gem from the Salaf One of the greatest Imams of the early generations, Ibrāhīm al-Nakhaʿī – رحمه الله – said: ❝كَانُوا يَتَزَاوَرُونَ وَهُمْ مُخْتَلِفُونَ.❞ “They used to visit each other even while they held differing views.” 🤝 Differing over matters less than Uṣūl should never create alienation (وحشة) between people of Sunnah and Salafiyyah. 📚 Source: Abū Yūsuf Yaʿqūb ibn Sufyān al-Fasawī, Al-Maʿrifah wa al-Tārīkh, vol. 3, p. 134. #Salaf #Ikhtilaf #Adab #Brotherhood #Salafiyyah

Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's talk in person and online is postponed. It will likely be rescheduled for midweek; more details to follow, Allah willing.

📘 Just Released: Sacred Stories vs. Soulless Screens A Call to Reclaim Identity, Purpose, and Faith From the earliest Salaf, to Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, and al-Saʿdī — the scholars of Islam have affirmed: the stories of the Qur’ān are not legends or diversions. They are āyāt—signs from Allah ﷻ—full of wisdom, truth, healing, and light. They form the believing heart and guide the soul to salvation. 🕯️ Today, that noble legacy has been eclipsed. We now live in an age of stories engineered for distraction— content that is hollow, aimless, and disconnected from our purpose for living. The question is no longer if we are being shaped by narratives but whose stories are shaping us and our children? This book explores: 🔹 The contrast between the Qur’ān’s storytelling and modern media 🔹 How the Prophets’ lives teach faith, courage, and meaning 🔹 The method and mission of sacred storytelling—and how to revive it 💬 These are the stories that save. That teach how to live, how to persevere, and how to return to Allah. That connect the soul to its Creator. 🎯 It’s time to come back—to the only stories that truly matter. 📦 Order now: 🇺🇸 Amazon US 🇬🇧 Amazon UK 🇨🇦 Amazon CA #SacredStories #QuranicNarratives #FaithNotFiction #ReclaimYourNarrative

Better quality recording: Shamelessness Leads to Destruction https://imam-al-sadi-online-learning.mixlr.com/recordings/2822969

Recording of last weeks lesson: Shamelessness is a Path to Destruction (from Before the Waters Rise: Navigating a Drowning World through the Story of Nuh)

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 “𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞” ‎Shaykh Rabīʿ ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī [حفظه الله]: ‎He ﷺ said: ‎“𝗔𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱.” ‎If your brother is oppressed, you must support him in his worldly affairs — then how much more so in matters of his religion? ‎He was oppressed for the sake of religion! ‎He was humiliated for the sake of religion! ‎He was harmed for the sake of religion! ‎Yet they loiter and watch, saying: ‎“𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚!!” ‎“𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙝!” [𝖡𝖺𝗁𝗃𝖺𝗍－𝖺𝗅－𝖰𝖺̄𝗋𝗂̄， 𝗉． 𝟩𝟩] ‎•┈┈┈┈•❁•┈┈┈┈• ‎♻️”Aɴᴅ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅ, ꜰᴏʀ ɪɴᴅᴇᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ ʙᴇɴᴇꜰɪᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇʀs” [⁵¹:⁵⁵] ‎🔗⁦ linktr.ee/masjidhudasheff⁩

💎[The Divine Wisdom of Being Broken in Order to Be Fixed & Improved] Ibn al Qayyim (d. 751 AH رحمه الله) said (Mukhtaṣar al-Ṣawā’iq p. 306): "وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى لَمَّا أَرَادَ كَرَامَتَهُ كَمَّلَ لَهُ مَرْتَبَةَ الْمِحْنَةِ وَالْبَلْوَى لِيَصْبِرَ فَيَنَالَ الدَّرَجَةَ الَّتِي لَا يَصِلُ إِلَيْهَا إِلَّا عَلَى حَسَبِ الِابْتِلَاءِ، وَلَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَّا تَكْمِيلُ فَرَحِهِ وَسُرُورِهِ بِاجْتِمَاعِ شَمْلِهِ بِحَبِيبِهِ بَعْدَ الْفِرَاقِ، "When Allah, the Exalted, intended to bestow His honor upon him (i.e., Ya’qūb عليه السلام) , He perfected for him the stage of trial and tribulation so that he would be patient and attain the level that can only be reached through trials. Even if the only outcome of that was the completion of his joy and happiness in reuniting with his beloved after separation [this alone would enough]. وَهَذَا مِنْ كَمَالِ إِحْسَانِ الرَّبِّ تَعَالَى أَنْ يُذِيقَ عَبْدَهُ مَرَارَةَ الْكَسْرِ قَبْلَ حَلَاوَةِ الْجَبْرِ، وَيُعَرِّفَهُ قَدْرَ نِعْمَتِهِ عَلَيْهِ بِأَنْ يَبْتَلِيَهُ بِضِدِّهَا، This is from the perfection of the Lord's benevolence: He, the Exalted, lets His servant taste the bitterness of brokenness before the sweetness of restoration, and makes him appreciate His blessing upon him by testing him with its opposite. كَمَا أَنَّ سبحانه وتعالى لَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُكَمِّلَ لِآدَمَ نَعِيمَ الْجَنَّةِ ‌أَذَاقَهُ ‌مَرَارَةَ خُرُوجِهِ مِنْهَا، وَمُقَاسَاةَ هَذِهِ الدَّارِ الْمَمْزُوجِ رَخَاؤُهَا بِشِدَّتِهَا، Just as when Allah, Glorified and Exalted be He, wanted to perfect Adam's bliss in Paradise, He let him taste the bitterness of being expelled from it and the hardship of enduring this world, where ease is mixed with difficulty. فَمَا كَسَرَ عَبْدَهُ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِلَّا لِيَجْبُرَهُ، وَلَا مَنَعَهُ إِلَّا لِيُعْطِيَهُ، وَلَا ابْتَلَاهُ إِلَّا لِيُعَافِيَهُ، وَلَا أَمَاتَهُ إِلَّا لِيُحْيِيَهُ، وَلَا نَغَّصَ عَلَيْهِ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لِيُرَغِّبَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ، وَلَا ابْتَلَاهُ بِجَفَاءِ النَّاسِ إِلَّا لِيَرُدَّهُ إِلَيْهِ". Thus, He did not break His believing servant except to restore him, nor did He withhold from him except to give him, nor did He test him except to heal him, nor did He cause him to die except to bring him to life, nor did He make this world bitter for him except to make him long for the Hereafter, nor did He test him with people's harshness except to draw him back to Him."

beginning soon. Allah willing

Beautiful advice on Tawakkul for Shaykh Sālim Bamihriz (may Allah preserve him):