Eemaan is bare, and its clothing is piety, its adornment is modesty, and its wealth is understanding (fiqh of the religion).
Category: Words of Wisdom
Calamities of our time
From the calamities of our time is [that] a man lowers his garment [in arrogance], and a woman raises her garment [in immodesty].
Beneath their feet
Whoever places their desires beneath their feet, Shaytaan flees in fear from their very shadow.
Neglecting the Qur.aan
Neglecting the:
• remembrance of Allaah, and of
• reading the Qur.aan ...are among the causes of:
• Shaytaan's dominion over a person, and
• the increase of whispers (evil thoughts) and worries.
Because of a righteous man
Indeed, Allaah protects - because of a righteous man - his child, and the child of his child, and even the small dwellings around him; so they remain under Allaah's protection and care.
Continue to learn
We continue to learn as long as we find someone to teach us.
Gentle speech
Gentle speech washes away the hidden grudges harboured within the soul.
Envying one another
[When] I saw people envying one another, I reflected on the words of Allaah تعالى
As if I have lost a part of my own body
When I am informed of the death of a man from Ahlus-Sunnah, it is as if I have lost a part of my own body.
Patiently endured poverty
I never saw Ahmad ibn Hanbal ever mention worldly matters, and he patiently endured poverty for seventy years.