Muhammad
s.a.w.’s sword: ‘Forgive him who wrongs you; join him who cuts you off; do
well to him who does evil to you, and speak the truth although it is against
yourself.’
Anyone who
walks with a wrong doer in order to strengthen him knows all the while that he
is a wrong doer, has departed from Islam.
The best of
your leaders are those whom you love and who love you, for whom you pray, and
who pray for you; and the worst of your leaders are those whom you hate, and
who hate you, whom you curse, and who curse you.
The
messenger of God said to me (Anas), Son, if you are able, keep your heart from
morning till night and from night till morning frees from malice towards
anyone; then he said, Oh! My son, this is one of my laws, and he who loves my
laws loves me.
All Muslims
are like one foundation, some parts strengthening others; in such a way they
must support each other.
Abuse
nobody.’ And I never did abuse anybody after than, neither freeman nor slave,
nor camel nor goat. And he added, ‘And if a man abuse you, and reveal a vice
which he knew in you then do not disclose one which you know in him.’
Deal gently
with the people, and be not harsh; cheer them and condemn them not. Kindness is
a mark of faith, and whoever has not kindness has not faith.
Do not turn
away a poor man…even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor
and bring them near you…God will bring you near Him on the Day of Resurrection
It is
better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in
punishing.
Be kind,
for whenever kindness becomes part of something, it beautifies it. Whenever it
is taken from something, it leaves it tarnished.
Whoever is
offered an apology from a fellow Muslim should accept it unless he knows that
the person apologizing is being dishonest.
Shall I
inform you about the people of Paradise ? They
comprise every obscure unimportant humble person, and if he takes Allah’s Oath
that he will do that thing, Allah will fulfil his oath (by doing that). Shall I
inform you about the people of the Fire? They comprise every cruel, violent,
proud and conceited person.
If anyone
travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one
of the roads of Paradise .
Do not wish
to be like anyone, except in two cases:
1. A
man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously.
2. A
man whom Allah has given wisdom (knowledge of the Qur’an and the Hadith) and he
acts according to it and teaches it to others.
A true
action leads to the path of virtue and good deeds, and virtue paves the way of
a person to Paradise , and the said person
continues to speak the truth till in the sight of Allah he is named Siddiq or
Truthful. Lying leads to vice, and vice leads to indecent acts and if a person
goes on lying till in the sight of Allah he is named a liar.
That which
is lawful is clear, and that which is unlawful is also quite clear. Between
these two is that which is ambiguous, which most people do not know. One who
avoids the doubtful safeguards his faith and his honour.
Make your
character good for the people.
Hadith
Qudsi
The Hadith
Qudsi, or sacred hadith, have a particularly important status because their
meaning is entirely from Allah (swt) while the wording is that of the Prophet
Muhammad (s) himself.
While the
common factor between hadith qudsi and the Qur'an is that both contain words
from Allah which have been revealed to Muhammad, the main points of difference
between Qur'an and hadith qudsi are as follows:
In the
Qur'an the precise wording is from Allah, while in the hadith qudsi the wording
is given by the Prophet Muhammad.
The Qur'an
has been brought to Muhammad only by the Angel Gabriel, while hadith qudsi may
also have been inspired otherwise, such as e.g. in a dream.
The Qur'an
is inimitable and unique, but not so the hadith qudsi.
The Qur'an
has been transmitted by numerous persons, (tawatur) but the hadith and hadith
qudsi often only by a few or even one individual. There are hadith qudsi which
are sahth, but also others hasan, or even da'if, while there is no doubt at all
about any aya from the Qur'an.
Another
point is that a hadith qudsi cannot be recited in prayer.
If my
servant likes to meet Me, I like to meet him; and if he dislikes meeting Me, I
dislike meeting him. Prophetic explanation of this Sacred Hadith: He who likes
to meet Allah, Allah likes to meet him; and he who dislikes meeting Allah,
Allah dislikes meeting him. Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: O
Prophet of Allah, is it because of the dislike of death, for all of us dislike
death? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: It is not so, but rather it is
that when the believer is given news of Allah's mercy, His approval and His
Paradise, he likes to meet Allah and Allah likes to meet him; but when the
unbeliever is given news of Allah's punishment and His displeasure, he dislikes
to meet Allah and Allah dislikes to meet him. ~ al-Bukhari,Malik and Muslim.
2. "The
gates of Paradise will be opened on Mondays
and on Thursdays, and every servant [of Allah] who associates nothing with
Allah will be forgiven, except for the man who has a grudge against his
brother. [About them] it will be said: 'Delay these two until they are
reconciled; delay these two until they are reconciled.” ~Abu Hurayrah
3. "Let
not any one of you belittle himself." They said: "O Messenger of
Allah, how can any one of us belittle himself?" He said: "He finds a
matter concerning Allah about which he should say something, and he does not
say [it], so Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says to him on the Day of
Resurrection: 'What prevented you from saying something about such-and-such and
such-and-such?' He will say: 'It was] out of fear of people.' Then He says:
'Rather it is I whom you should more properly fear.'" ~Ibn Majah
Moderate:
Observe the
fast sometimes and also leave (it) at other times. Stand up for prayer at night
and also sleep at night. Your body has a right over you, your eyes have a right
over you and your wife has a right over you.
Do good
deeds properly, sincerely and moderately; Always adopt a middle, moderate,
regular course, whereby you will reach your target (of paradise).
Wallahu’alam.
