“The person who treats others kindly and thinks well of them, will find that his intention will remain true, he will feel at ease, his heart will be sound and Allah will protect him from evil and calamity.”
❝If the Night of Qadr was some night during the entire year, I’d stand in night prayer the entire year to get it. So what do you suppose should be done for merely 10 nights?❞
حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ ".
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by (other) men." (See Hadith No. 374)
But what about the cure when the situation has reached al-manzilah (ie: this level)?
ولكن كيف الدواء وقد وصلت الحال إلى هذه المنزلة
The cure is that firstly, he remembers that love for Allah, The Most High, comes before everything else and he turns his heart to loving Allah.
الدواء أن يذكر أولاً أن محبة الله تعالى فوق كل شيء ويصرف قلبه لمحبة الله
And from the things which strengthen the love for Allah in the heart of the servant is continually remembering Allah,
ومما يقوي محبة الله في قلب العبد دوام ذكر الله
reciting (or reading) the Qurʾān a lot,
وكثرة قراءة القرآن
doing lots of al-aʿmāl al-ṣāliḥah (ie: good deeds),
وكثرة الأعمال الصالحة
and staying away from shahwāt al-nafs wa hawá al-nafs (ie: the cravings and desires of the soul).
والإعراض عن شهوات النفس وهوى النفس
Secondly, that he stays away somewhat from the one whom love for him in his heart reached such a level. He stays away from him somewhat and occupies himself with something else.
ثانياً أن يبتعد بعض الشيء عن هذا الذي وقع في قلبه محبته إلى هذه المنزلة يبتعد عنه بعض الشيء ويتلهى بأمرٍ آخر
If that does not help, then he stays away from him.
فإن لم ينفع فليجتنبه
Lastly, he cuts ties with him until this love calms down, this enthusiasm (of emotion) is removed and becomes tranquil,
نهائياً يقطع الصلة بينه وبينه حتى يهدأ هذا الحب وتزول هذه الحرارة وتسكن
and then his love returns to the normal love.
ثم يعود إلى محبته المحبة العادية
Because of numerous complaints about this, I wanted to bring attention to not letting love for the sake of Allah increase so that it turns into loving (someone ) along with Allah because this is a type of shirk in love.
ومن أجل كثرة الشكوى من هذا أحببت أن أنبه عليه أن لا تكون المحبة في الله ترتقي إلى أن تكون محبةً مع الله لأن هذا نوعٌ من الشرك في المحبة.
Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn, Fatāwá Nūrun ʿalá ʾl-Darb 4/2
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“How strange does it seem, that these tests which weigh a ton on our chest today will one day elevate us. Elevate us so high, that we will thank Allāh. We will thank Him for testing us, for loving us and for giving us more than anyone could imagine.”
"The Salaf used to dislike complaining to the people (about their problems); even if there is (some) relief in complaining (to the people due to venting one's complaints), it is an indication of weakness and humiliation.
As for having patience upon not complaining (to the people), it is an evidence of strength and honor."
"As much as you fix your salaah, your life will be fixed. If you are wondering why there is a delay in your sustenance (rizq'), in your marriage, in your work, in your health — look into your salaah. Are you delaying it?"