The Knowledge of Islam: 03/17/10

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

From The Best of Mankind

Mar 17, '10 7:07 PM
for everyone

Category:	Books
Genre:	Religion & Spirituality
Author:	Imaam Adh-Dhahabee, Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajar

From the Best of Mankind
Author: Taken from many of the works of the Salaf.
Publisher: Salafi Publications (01-Sep-06)
Pages: 60pp

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Description
The Lives of two great Companions of the Prophet, Mu'aadh bin Jabal and Abdullaah bin 'Umar

Biographies taken from the works of: Imaam adh-Dhahabee, Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajar, Ibn Al-Jawzee, Ibn Katheer, Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal, Ibn Al-Atheer. May Allaah's Mercy be upon all of them.

The Prophet, may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him, said: "The best of people are my generation; then those that come after them, then those that come after them."

He (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also stated:

"You shall not cease to be upon good for as long as there are amongst you those that sa w me and accompanied me. By Allaah; you shall not cease to be upon good for as long as there are amongst you those that sa w those that sa w me and accompany those that accompanied me. By Allaah; you shall not cease to be upon good for as long as there are amongst you those that sa w those that sa w those that sa w me and accompany those that accompanied those that accompanied me."

'Abdullaah bin Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said:

"Indeed Allaah, The Most High, looked to the hearts of the servants; and so He found the heart of Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to be the best of the hearts of the servants. So He chose him for Himself and sent him with His message. Then He looked to the hearts of the servants after the heart of Muhammad; and so He found the hearts of his (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) Companions to be the best of the hearts. So He made them as viziers of His Prophet; that they should fight for His religion."

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I think i bought it like over 2 years ago, almost all of my English Books i bought over 2 years ago, in last 2 years i bought only few English books. I read parts of it long ago, i wanted to read it again and finished it i believe last night or the night before. I was reviewing again last night.

There are so much to learn in this little book, two great examples to follow up in their actions and statements. Lives of salaf, as i read my tears really flowed down my eyes more than once.

I will share few quotes from the book with you all:

Mu'adh ibn Jabal:
Prophet sallallahu alayhe wa sallam advised Mu'adth radi allahu anhu to say this dua at the end of every prayer: O Allah aid me upon remembrance of you, and in giving thanks to you and worshipping you in a fine manner"

Mu'adth narrated to one who said he loves him for the sake of Allah, saying Prophet sallallahu alayhe wasallam said Allah said: my love becomes obligatory for those who loves each others for My sake, and those who sit together for My sake, and those who visit each other for My sake, and those who who exert themselves for My sake."

and he advised a man saying this who was seeking advice from people passing by him: "know that there is no enrichment for you by way of your prosperity with regards the duniyah, whilst you are in property of the hereafter even more impoverished, so begin with your prosperity of the hereafter, for it will bypass you in your prosperity of the duniyah and keep it in steady order. then it will reside with you wherever you may reside."

Ibn Umar said to a man who asked him a question but he didn't respond instead kept quiet: "indeed but it is as though you people see that Allah, the Most High shall not ask us about that concerning which you ask us about, leave us, may Allah have mercy upon you - until we come to resolve concerning your question, and if then there is an answer for it, then so, or otherwise we shall teach you that we have no knowledge concerning it."

"a man will not be at a station with regards to knowledge until; he does not envy one who is above him, nor does he despise one who is below him and nor does he seek with the knowledge a price."

and with this i will suffice. may Allah grant our noble salaf-us-saleh, all of them from the first to last of them, jannat alfirdaus and give us tawpiq to follow them in their words and actions in righteousness. ameen.

Then look at yourself a second time

Oh Allah save us…this verse is extremely dangerous and the scale is in His saying, ‘but Allah was averse to their being sent forth’ meaning in battle.

{…and it was said (to them), "Sit you among those who sit (at home)}

So beware and examine yourself, and if you see yourself being lazy upon doing good deeds then be afraid that Allah is averse to you putting forth good deeds.

Then look at yourself a second time, and make yourself patient and compel yourself upon obedience. So today you do acts of obedience and you are averse to it but tomorrow you do it willingly and effortlessly.

The important point is that this is a severe warning for the one who finds himself hindered from doing good deeds, so perhaps Allah the Exalted is averse to this man being from His obedient slaves therefore He hindered him from obedience.

We ask Allah to assist us upon His remembrance and upon thanking Him, and upon good worship.

Take to Fasting, there is nothing like it

One of the wisdom of fasting is that the heart becomes empty of heedlessness, and becomes occupied with contemplation and remembrance because eating, drinking and following desire distracts a person and weakens the ties with Allah and renders the heart harsh and blinds from truth.

One of the Salaf said that when the self becomes hungry, the heart comes clear, when filled, the heart becomes blind.
Therefore, through this (fasting) he leaves off what he loves and gives precedence to what is loved by Allah for the benefit of the Akhira [Hereafter].