O believers!
The month of seeking forgiveness and asking Allah for Jannah, seeking refuge in Him from the fire, and renewing the pledge with the two testimonies of faith.
Our Prophet said, “Perform 4 actions abundantly in Ramadan, 2 actions are pleasing unto your Lord and 2 you cannot do without. As for those that are pleasing unto your Lord; to testify that there is no God other than Allah and seek His forgiveness (istighfaar). As for the 2 actions that you cannot do without, ask Him for Jannah and seek refuge from the fire. Therefore it is most becoming of a believer to repeat in this month “Ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illallah nastaghfirullah nas-alukal jannah wa naudhu bika minan-nar.”
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Ethics and 'Adab in Seeking Knowledge
by Ibn Jama'ah
1. You can never acquire knowledge if you keep your body in its comfort zone.
2. Do not fill your stomache.
3. Learn to be patient before, while and after seeking knowledge.
4. Walking and exercising are very important for a seeker of knowledge.
5. Sit with people who will help you in ur Deen.
6. Take your own notes.
7. You will need to love for your brother / sister what you love for yourself.
8. Always cover your aurah.
by Ibn Jama'ah
1. You can never acquire knowledge if you keep your body in its comfort zone.
2. Do not fill your stomache.
3. Learn to be patient before, while and after seeking knowledge.
4. Walking and exercising are very important for a seeker of knowledge.
5. Sit with people who will help you in ur Deen.
6. Take your own notes.
7. You will need to love for your brother / sister what you love for yourself.
8. Always cover your aurah.
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further.
So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon.
The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shrivelled wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.
Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shrivelled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were Allah's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If Allah allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.
We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly!
The world is a masterpiece; he who studies it loves its invisible author in a manner which cannot be described, but is felt by the favoured few.
When we find a person writing or doing any other work, the fact that he is living will be most apparent to us; that is to say his life, knowledge, power and will, will be more apparent to us than his other internal qualities, e.g. colour, size, etc., which being perceived by the eye may be doubted.
Similarly, stones, plants, animals, the earth, the sky, the stars, the elements, and in fact, everything in the universe, reveals to us the knowledge, power and the will of its Originator.
When we find a person writing or doing any other work, the fact that he is living will be most apparent to us; that is to say his life, knowledge, power and will, will be more apparent to us than his other internal qualities, e.g. colour, size, etc., which being perceived by the eye may be doubted.
Similarly, stones, plants, animals, the earth, the sky, the stars, the elements, and in fact, everything in the universe, reveals to us the knowledge, power and the will of its Originator.
"If you are seeking closeness to the Beloved,
love everyone.
Whether in their presence or absence,
see only their good.
If you want to be as clear and refreshing as
the breath of the morning breeze,
like the sun have nothing but warmth
and light for everyone."
- Nobody, Son of Nobody, Shaikh Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir
love everyone.
Whether in their presence or absence,
see only their good.
If you want to be as clear and refreshing as
the breath of the morning breeze,
like the sun have nothing but warmth
and light for everyone."
- Nobody, Son of Nobody, Shaikh Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir
And who is the best example of this.?
=))
May we be able to emulate all the good that he has portrayed, insyaAllah.
♥ Allahumma Solli Wasallim Wabaarik 'Alaihi Wa 'Ala Alih ♥
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