Do not look in vain at your hard work [in doing righteous deeds]…
Category: Sincerity
Leave that which preoccupies you away from Allaah
Reference: Madaarij as-Saalikeen – v2, p9 Abu Sulaymaan ad-Daaraanee said about asceticism: It is to leave that which preoccupies you [away] from Allaah.
Allaah will replace it with something better
«Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allaah عز و جل, except that Allaah will replace it with something better.»
‘Umar’s Advice for Winter
When Winter would arrive, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه would be mindful to write to them (the Companions), advising them all…
Preoccupied with regret
Being preoccupied with regret over time which has [since] passed is a waste of the present time.
A cause of benefit to others
[And] there are some in our day and age [today] who are quite the opposite.
From the characteristics of those who are truthful
The truthful person [is one who] restricts his speech, food, sleep, and mixing with others [to only that which is necessary]…
An elevated level of manners
They are adversaries, yet he [refers to him as] “my brother”!
With gentleness and a love for good
So, there is nothing more beneficial for the heart than dealing with people with gentleness and a love for good for them.
The people of truth do not lie
By Allaah, we would never lie, and nor did we know what lying was.