Whoa buddy…peace be unto you

Bismillah walHamdulillah

I once called a phone repair office, and the conversation began as usual: as-salam3laykum, and the man answered with “wa’salaam.”

But then the conversation took an interesting turn. I tried to explain to him the issue with my phone and I just wanted to ask if I could fix it myself. But he started screaming about how he couldn’t help me because they get hundreds of phones every day, and how I need to bring my phone in. He started screaming in a very loud voice and became very rude. Alhamdulillah, I don’t think any profanity was used. I remained calm, and tried to achieve my purpose of calling. I gave him the name of the person who was supposedly the one who fixed my phone, and the first man screamed to the second man “Talk to her!” and then he handed him the phone, and I could still hear him screaming in the distance.

SubhanAllah… and the conversation began with “Peace be unto you.”

Just something to think about: when you say Salaam to another Muslim, you are saying more than a generic phrase. This phrase holds such beauty that the Rasool sallallahu 3layhi wasallam said:

“You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you about something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread salaam amongst yourselves”(Sahih Muslim)

You are telling the Muslim, “I am your brother/sister in Islam, I am a Muslim like you, I love you for the sake of Allah, and I will not harm you with my speech or actions.” These are all of the things that come along with your Salam…so try to remember that the next time you say salaam and then proceed to hurt someone’s feelings, or proceed to engage in some sort of sin with them (because in that case you are harming them and yourselves).

So what does it say about the person who says salam to someone and then puts hasad on them, or backbites them, or curses them, or hits them?

Food for thought…

wasalamualaykum

Sincerity, Showing off, and Love of Fame

Narrations of the Salaf about Sincerity, Showing off and the Love of Fame
– Compiled and Translated by Abu Abdillaah Hassan as-Somali

Taken from the book: ‘Min Akhbaar-is-Salaf’

Ayoob As-Sakhtayaani used to pray the night prayer, and he would conceal this. If
morning arrived, he would raise his voice as if he only awoke at that hour. (Sifatus
Safwah: 3/492)

Abdus Samad ibn Abdil Waarith said:
Hawshab would cry and say: My name has reached the Masjid Al-Jaami’.

It is reported upon Abul Aaliyah that if more than three people were to gather and
sit around him, he would get up. (At-Tawaadu’:47)

It is reported upon Bishr ibn Al-Haarith that he said:
O Allaah. If you have made me famous to expose me on the day of judgement,
then strip it away from me. (Az-Zuhd by Al-Bayhaqi: 147)

Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad said: No one loves leadership except that they are envious,
transgress, search for the faults of the people and hate that anyone be mentioned
with good. (Jaami’ Bayaan Al-‘ilm: 1/652)

Abdullaah ibn Al-Mubaarak said:
Sufyaan Ath-Thawri said to me: Beware of fame. Everyone I met warned me about
fame. (As-Siyar: 7/260)

Abul ‘Aaliyyah said: The Companions of Muhammad said to me:
“Do not perform an action for other than Allaah, as He will leave you to the one
whom you have acted for.” (Al-Musannaf: 7/207)

Hamdoon Al-Qassaar was asked:
“Why is the speech of the Salaf more beneficial than ours?
He replied: This is because they spoke to give ascendancy to Islam and to please
The Most Merciful; whereas we speak to give ascendancy to ourselves, to seek
after the worldly life and please the creation.
(Safwatus Safwah: 2/122)

Muhammad  ibn Al-Qaasim said:
I accompanied Muhammad ibn Aslam for more than 20 years, and I never saw him
pray two supererogatory rak’ahs, except on the day of Jum’ah. On one occasion, I
heard him take an oath: “By Allaah If I was able to pray a supererogatory prayer
where my two angels could not see me; I would do so out of fear of showing off.
He used to enter his house and close his door. I was never aware of what he would
get up to until I heard his young son conversing how he used to cry. However, when he used to go outside, he would wash his face and apply kuhl, and no sign of him crying would be visible. He used to provide for a people and clothe them, but when he would send his Messenger, he used to say: Make sure they don’t know who sent you. (As-Siyar: 12/201)

Hurmulah said:
I heard Ash-Shaafi’ee say:
I hoped to be rewarded for all the knowledge that I possessed and that the people
had learnt from me, but (I desired) that they would not praise me. (As-Siyar:
10/55)

Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaad said:
“Whosoever is saddened by loneliness and feels tranquil around the people, is not
safe from Riyaa.
(As-Siyar: 8/436)

Abu Haazim said:
“Hide your good deeds more than you hide your bad deeds.” (Al-Musannaf: 7/195)

Al-Khuraybee said:
They used to prefer that a man hide his righteous deeds, (to the extent), that his
wife or anyone else wouldn’t be aware of it. (As-Siyar: 9/349)

Wakee’ said:
Whoever inquires about something and he already understands it, then this is a
part of showing off.
(Al-Jaami’ Li Akhlaaq Ar-Raawi: 1/ 197)

‘Aqeel ibn Ma’qil said:
I heard my paternal uncle, Wahb ibn Munabbih, say:
Three signs of a hypocrite: when his alone he is lazy, he is energetic when in the
company others and he chases after praise in all of his affairs.
Three signs of an envious person: he backbites the one whom he is jealous of, if he
were to meet him, he flatters him, and he is delighted at his misfortunes. (Al-
Hilyah: 4/47)

When ‘Abdur Rahman ibn Mahdi rose from a gathering, he was followed by the
people. (Upon this) he said: O people! Do not follow me. (Siyar: 9/207)

Abu ‘Awn said:
When the righteous people met one another they would advise each other and if
they were absent they would write to one another, (with the following):
Whoever does an act seeking the hereafter then Allaah will suffice him in his
worldly affairs, whoever corrects what is between him and Allaah, then Allaah will
correct that which is between him and the people, and whoever corrects his
behaviour in private, then Allaah will correct his situation publicly.  (Al-Musannaf:
7/162)

Bishr ibn Al-Haarith said:
The (person) that loves fame has not feared Allaah.
He also said:
Don’t act in order to be mentioned, and hide your good deeds like you hide your
bad ones. (As-Siyar: 10/476)

Sa’eed ibn Al-Haddaad said:
Nothing hinders from the path of Allaah like seeking praise and status. (As-Siyar:
14/ 214)

Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyaadh said:
Whoever loves to be mentioned, will not be mentioned; and whoever dislikes to be
mentioned, then he will be mentioned. (As-Siyar: 8/432)

Sufyaan Ath-Thawri:
Safety is that you don’t desire to be known. (As-Siyar: 7/257)

Why can’t we see Allah in this life?

My Young Daughter Constantly asks me, ‘Why can’t we see Allah in this life?’

An Exclusive Translation for Sisters Upon Al-Istiqaamah

Shaykh Al-Fawzan was asked on behalf of a young girl the following question:

My young daughter constantly asks me, ‘Why can’t we see Allah in this life?’ What is the best answer to give her as she is young?

The Shaykh (May Allah preserve him) said,

Say to her, ‘This is because you are not able to see him [in this life]. You would burn to pieces.’ It is not possible for a created being to see Allah in this life. Whereas in the Hereafter Allah gives the believer the strength and ability so he is able to see Allah. Yes. (1)

In another place Shaykh Al-Fawzan mentions:

“The Jahmiyyah and the Mu’tazilah, all of them, reject Ar-Ru’yah (the seeing of Allah) in the Hereafter…

Another group exists who say, ‘Verily Allah is seen in this life and in the Hereafter.’ This is a position that is held by some of the Sufis.

The third position, and this is the true and correct stance, is that Allah, the Mighty and Majestic will be seen in the Hereafter by the people of paradise as is found in the ahadeeth that have been narrated upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and which have reached the level of Mutawaatir (such a great number of ahadeeth it is not possible that they have all been invented). However, in this life, then verily Allah cannot be seen because the people cannot endure and survive seeing Him, the Exalted in this life. When Moosa (peace and blessings be upon him) asked to see Allah, the Exalted in this life, Allaah said,

“And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, “My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You.” [Allāh] said, “You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me.” But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, “Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers.”

[Al-A’raaf: 143]

The solid mountain became dust due to the Greatness of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. So how can a human being withstand seeing Allah [in this life]?” (2)

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Source:  (1)  http://www.sahab.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=119604

(2)   Taken from Shaykh Al-Fawzan’s explanation of Al-Haa’iyyah, p. 78-79

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