Oh Abaa Sa’eed, indeed I heard you supplicating this night for the ones who oppressed you, until I wished to be amongst them. What led you to do this?
Tag: forgiveness
Two dark lines
There were two dark lines on the face of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه – due to weeping.
When the servant of Allaah commits a sin
Abu ad-Dardaa wrote to Maslamah ibn Makhlad [as follows]: ‘Peace be upon you; [and] to proceed
Sins will lead to disbelief
[If left untreated], sins will lead to disbelief (kufr), in the same way fever will lead to death.
How pitiful is the state of the son of Aadam
[How] pitiful is [the state of] the son of Aadam; carrying rocks (physical hardship) is easier for him than [the spiritual struggle] to abandon sins.
O Allaah, if you forgive me
O Allaah, if you forgive me, then you are worthy of that, and if you punish me, then I am worthy of that.
Dirty clothing is more in need of soap than it is of a pleasant scent
Which of the two is best: [that] I glorify Allaah ( سبحان الله ), or [that] I seek forgiveness from Allaah ( أستغفر الله )?
Don’t curse him
az-Zibruqaani رحمه الله said: I was with Abu Waa.il Shaqeeq ibn Salamah رحمه الله, and I began cursing al-Hajjaaj and mentioning his misdeeds. He (Abu Waa.il) then said [to me]: ‘Don’t curse him.
When a man oppresses me
When a man oppresses me, I have mercy [and forgive] him.
Do not rejoice at people’s praise for you
Do not rejoice at people’s praise for you, rather ask Allaah if indeed this is true that He increases you from His Bounty, and makes you better than what the people suspect of you, and to forgive you…