قال رسول الله ﷺ:”إنما الأعمال بالنية، ولكل امرئ ما نوى“ وقال عبد الرحمن ابن مهدي:”ينبغي لكل من صنف كتابا أن يبتدئ فيه بهذا الحديث تنبيها للطالب على تصحيح النية“
The sister behind this account died due to the flooding in Libya 2023.
In this tweet she reminded us what the Prophet ﷺ said:
“Two words are beloved to the Most Merciful. They are light on the tongue but heavy on the scale: Subhan Allahi wa biHamdihi & Subhan Allahil'Adhim.”
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم: ( كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ ) رواه البخاري (6682) ومسلم (2694).
Warning to Shi'ah!
A man insulted A’ishah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, and claimed that she is not his mother.
Upon hearing this news, A'ishah said:
“He spoke the truth. I am the mother of the believers. As for the kuffar, I am not a mother to them.”
[Kitab al-Shari'ah]
These 4 bring provision (rizq):
1) Tahajjud
2) Abundant Istighfar before Fajr
3) Consistent charity
4) Dhikr in the morning & evening
These 4 prevent provision (rizq):
1) Sleeping in the morning
2) Few optional prayers
3) Laziness
4) Treachery
[Zad al-Ma'ad of Ibn al-Qayyim]
When Prophet Yahya ﷺ (John the Baptist) was martyred, his head was sent as a gift to a Jewish prostitute.
From: al-Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah
Reported by Asma' bint Abi Bakr
The little daughter of the Iraqi hadith scholar Shaykh Abu 'Ali al-Hasani mentions an authentic hadith about the importance of Jihad.
May Allah bless her and her father.
When Khalid bin al-Walid received a warning that the Persians could poison him, Khalid said:
“Bring the poison to me.”
Khalid bin al-Walid drank the poison and said Bismillah, and it did not harm him.
[Fada'il al-Sahabah]
Child murderers! May Allah curse them!
According to Ishaq bin 'Abd Allah:
The Jews wanted to kill Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when he was a little child after hearing his description.
From: al-Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd
Imam Ahmad was asked about a certain man.
Imam Ahmad said: “A filthy man!”
He was asked why he called him filthy.
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal replied:
“Whoever follows the rulers and judges is filthy.”
[al-'Adab al-Shari'ah of Ibn Muflih]
Imam Yahya bin Ma'in asked Ibn al-Junayd:
“Do you have a child?”
He replied, “No, nor a wife.”
Imam Yahya said:
“Then what is the point of you staying here? Join the frontier [for Jihad] or throw yourself onto those coasts [for Jihad], for the world means nothing.”
[Su'alat]
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal mentioned his wife who had passed away, and said:
“We lived together for 20 years and we never disagreed over a single word.”
[Manaqib al-Imam Ahmad of Ibn al-Jawzi]
SubhanAllah...
Imam al-Bukhari said:
“I did not put a hadith in the book Sahih [al-Bukhari] except that I performed Ghusl before that and prayed 2 raka'at.”
[Tabaqat al-Hanabilah]
Every Muslim should know this:
Ibn Taymiyyah said:
“Know that it is obligatory to show loyalty to the [Muslim] believer, even if he oppressed you and transgressed against you.
And it is obligatory to show enmity to the Kafir, even if he gave to you and treated you well.”
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked:
“Is seeking knowledge more beloved to you or Jihad?”
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal replied:
“Nothing is equivalent to Jihad.”
[Masa'il Ibn Hani']
A warning to all social media users 👇
It is reported that 'Ali bin Abi Talib said:
“The person who says something vulgar/evil/immoral (fahishah) and the person who makes it known are equal in sin.”
[al-Adab al-Mufrad of al-Bukhari]
The story of an African man who converted to Islam during the battle of Khaybar after meeting the Prophet ﷺ and then became a martyr on the same day.
Mentioned in the oldest and most authentic biography of the Prophet ﷺ:
Maghazi of Musa bin 'Uqbah (141. AH)
Why are the Muslims so weak and humiliated today?
Abu Bakr, 'alayh al-salam, said:
“When people abandon Jihad in the cause of Allah, Allah humiliates them...”
[al-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah]
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal said:
“There is nothing better for a woman than a man, nor is there anything better for a man than a woman.”
“Celibacy has nothing to do with Islam. The Prophet ﷺ married 14 women, and he ﷺ died being married to 9 of them.”
[al-Wara' of al-Marrudhi]
Ibn Mas'ud said:
“Allah gives the Dunya to those He loves and to those He does not love, but He grants Iman only to those He loves. So when Allah loves a servant, He grants him Iman.”
[al-Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah]
Allahu Akbar!
Anas bin Malik said:
“There is not a night that passes except that I see my beloved [Muhammad ﷺ] in it (dream).”
[al-Tabaqat of Ibn Sa'd]
When Ibn 'Abbas was buried, people saw a bird entering the place of his burial, and it never came out.
Later, people heard an unknown voice from the side of his grave reciting verses 27-30 from Surah al-Fajr.
No one could see or know who recited it.
From: Ma'rifah al-Sahabah
Islam is superior to your culture!
When someone said "Good morning" to the Prophet ﷺ, the Prophet ﷺ said:
“Allah has honored us above your greeting, and made our greeting the greeting of the people of Paradise, and that is al-Salam ['alaykum].”
[Maghazi of Musa bin 'Uqbah]
Khalid ibn al-Walid engaged in so much Jihad that he felt it prevented him from reading much of the Quran.
Khalid bin al-Walid said:
“Jihad in the cause of Allah prevented me from a great deal of recitation.”
[al-Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shayah]
The justice of Abu Bakr!
There was a dispute between 'Umar bin al-Khattab and his ex-wife regarding the custody of their child during the caliphate of Abu Bakr.
Abu Bakr ruled in favor of the woman.
Imam Ahmad was asked about a man who cannot provide for his wife.
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal said:
“They are to be separated. Should she sit dishonored without anything!?”
[Masa'il Harb]
Is your mother alive?
Ibn 'Abbas said:
“I do not know of any deed better to bring one closer to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, than kind treatment and respect towards one's mother.”
[al-Adab al-Mufrad of al-Bukhari]
Are you shocked that Shia curse and insult the wives of the Prophet ﷺ?
Musa bin 'Uqbah (141. AH) mentions in Maghazi, the oldest Sirah book we have, that the Jews of Banu Quraydhah insulted the Prophet's ﷺ wives.
Shia are just upholding their Jewish ancestors' traditions.
'Umar bin al-Khattab cried so much when he read this verse that people in the last rows of the mosque could hear his sobbing.
Source: Sunan of Sa'id bin Mansur
@attariqalyamin
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal weakened the hadith regarding the prohibition of selling cats, and the majority of the scholars say that it is permissible to buy and sell cats.
Raise your hands and ask Allah!
Salman al-Farisi said:
“Allah would be shy, when a servant raises his hands to Him and asks Him for goodness with them, to turn them away unanswered.”
[al-Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah]
Oh Muslim, are you fat? Check this:👇
al-Husayn bin 'Abd al-Rahman said:
Some scholars said:
“If you are overweight, you should regard yourself chronically ill until you lose weight.”
[al-Ju' of ibn Abi al-Dunya]
The Byzantines told Abu Sufyan not to kill the Prophet ﷺ, and that killing prophets is what the Jews do.
📚Maghazi of Musa bin 'Uqbah
📚al-Sirah of Sulayman bin Tarkhan
Musa bin 'Uqbah (141. AH) reports that the Prophet ﷺ addressed the Jews of Banu Qurayza in his loudest voice:
“Answer us, O assembly of Jews! O brothers of monkeys, the disgrace of Allah has descended upon you.”
[Maghazi of Musa bin 'Uqbah]
That is how the brothers of monkeys and pigs treated Allah’s messengers and prophets. If they did not spare these noble people, why would they refrain from murdering children and weak people?
Ibn Taymiyyah said:
“Whoever abandons Jihad, if he remains alive, lives in the condition of the Jews, enduring humiliation and disgrace, and if he dies, then [he is subjected] to the punishment of the Hellfire.”
[Majmu'ah Rasa'il wa Masa'il]
Came across an interesting quote by Ibn Taymiyyah regarding Jihad that I personally have not seen in his other books or seen it shared on social media, as far as I know.
Ibn Rawahah told the Jews of Khaybar:
“O Jews! You are the most hated of creation to me.
You killed the prophets of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and you lied against Allah.
Yet, my hatred for you will not lead me to treat you unjustly.”
[al-Jami' al-Musnad al-Sahih]
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal used to pray 300 raka'at every day.
After the injuries he received due to the Mihnah (Imam Ahmad was imprisoned by the rulers and tortured), he used to pray 150 raka'at, and at that time, he was close to 80 years old.
Source: Hilyah al-Awliya'
Don't be a loser!
It is reported that Anas bin Malik said:
“It was said that during the [first] 10 days [of Dhul Hijjah], each day is like 1,000 [days], and the Day of 'Arafah is like 10,000 days, in terms of virtue.”
[Shu'ab al-Iman of al-Bayhaqi]
Imam Ahmad said regarding the rulers:
“Being near them is a Fitnah, and sitting with them is a Fitnah. We are already distant from them yet we do not feel safe, so how would it be if we got closer to them?”
[Akhbar al-Shuyukh of al-Marrudhi]
The danger of leaving Jihad...
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal said:
“No one abandons Jihad except an evil man, and were it not for Jihad, the enemy would come to the Muslims.”
[Zad al-Musafir]
𝐉𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩!
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Goodness will remain in the forelocks of horses until the Day of Judgment.”
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal commented:
“Jihad [will continue] until the Day of Judgment.”
[Zad al-Musafir]
𝐉𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩!
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Goodness will remain in the forelocks of horses until the Day of Judgment.”
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal commented:
“Jihad [will continue] until the Day of Judgment.”
[Zad al-Musafir]
@D1mashqi
Of course, someone like you will lie. Nowhere in the clip does it say what you're saying.
Shaykh Mustafa al-'Adawi explicitly says in the clip that it's not haram, but discusses what is better to use instead.
You will be held accountable for your lies.
قبحك الله
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐝
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (241. AH) said:
“No one abandons Jihad except an evil man, and were it not for Jihad, the enemy would come to the Muslims.”
Imam Ahmad also said:
“There is nothing equivalent to Jihad.”
[Zad al-Musafir]
During Jihad, Allah sends the Hur al-'Ayn to the lowest heaven, and they make du'a for the Mujahidin.
If he becomes a martyr, the Hur al-'Ayn descend to him on earth.
From: al-Jihad of 'Abd Allah bin al-Mubarak
Ibn ’Abbas was traveling when he received the news that his brother Qutham had died.
He stepped aside from the road, prayed 2 long raka't. When he returned to his mount, he recited:
{“And seek help through patience and prayer...”} [Qur'an 2:45]
From: al-Shawahid of Abu 'Ubayd
Khalid ibn al-Walid engaged in so much Jihad that he felt it prevented him from reading much of the Quran.
Khalid bin al-Walid said:
“Jihad in the cause of Allah prevented me from a great deal of recitation.”
[al-Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shayah]
Did you commit the crime for the first time when you were caught?
A thief was to be punished during 'Umar's time but the thief said he had never stolen before.
'Umar said:
“You have lied, by the lord of 'Umar! Allah does not surrender a servant on the first sin.”
[al-Hadith]
A man insulted 'Umar bin 'Abd al-'Aziz, the rightly guided Caliph, and he was brought to the governor.
The governor considered executing the man, and he sought ‘Umar’s opinion on the matter.
'Umar bin 'Abd al-'Aziz replied to the governor with the following message👇
May Allah be pleased with Asiyah!
Salman al-Farisi said:
“The wife of Fir'awn was tortured with [the heat of] the sun. When they left [torturing] her, the Angels shaded her with their wings, and she would see her house in Paradise.”
[al-Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah]
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“A group of people from my Ummah will always remain triumphant upon the truth...”
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal commented:
“They are the ones who are fighting the Romans, and everyone who fights the polytheists is upon the truth.”
[Zad al-Musafir]
If you're reading this and sharing it with others, you should cry.
It was the practice among the Salaf to cry after narrating this report.
The conversation between Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, and Anas bin Malik after the Prophet ﷺ passed away.
Ahl al-Bayt preferred the leadership of Abu Bakr!
'Abd Allah bin Ja'far bin Abi Talib said:
“We were ruled by Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, and we have not been ruled by anyone like him among the people.”
[Fada'il al-Sahabah of al-Daraqutni]
Memorize this report and reflect on it daily.
Abu al-Darda' said:
“Whoever does not see the blessings of Allah upon him except in eating and drinking, then he has little understanding, and his punishment is ready.”
[al-Zuhd of Abu Dawud]
Imam al-Shafi'i (204. AH) said:
“Whoever claims that he sees the Jinn, we have invalidated his testimony.
Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said in his Book: {"Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them."}”
[Hilyah al-Awliya']
This was the reaction of the hadith scholar Shaykh 'Abd Allah al-Sa'd.
He cried when discussing how careful the Sahabah were in narrating hadith.
Meanwhile, we have ignorants on social media sharing fabricated and extremely weak hadith shamelessly...
Rewards for attending Eid prayer!
It is reported that Mikhnaf bin Sulaym said:
“Setting out [for prayer] on Eid al-Fitr is equivalent to a 'Umrah [in reward], and setting out [for prayer] on Eid al-Adha is equivalent to a Hajj [in reward].”
[al-Musannaf of 'Abd al-Razzaq]
The story of Khalid bin al-Walid converting to Islam.
According to one of the oldest and earliest biography books of the Prophet ﷺ: Kitab al-Sirah.
Written by the tabi'i Sulayman bin Tarkhan (143. AH).
May Allah have mercy upon al-Khattab
I remember being told as a kid by a man (Ash'ari) that one of his friends (or his friend’s friend) saw al-Khattab in his dream and it made him go to Chechnya and join the Jihad against the Kuffar there.
Imam Ahmad was asked about those who say that Allah is not on the Throne.
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal replied:
“All their speech revolves around Kufr.”
[al-Sunnah of al-Khallal]
[al-'Illal of Ahmad from al-Marrudhi]
A Jewish woman gifted the Prophet's ﷺ family poisoned food, and when the Prophet ﷺ began to eat, the food informed him of what had happened.
From: Maghazi of Musa bin 'Uqbah
The Shiite leader al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi murdered Muhammad, the son of the companion 'Ammar bin Yasir.
Why? al-Mukhtar wanted Muhammad to fabricate hadith and narrate it from his father 'Ammar, but Muhammad refused.
Source: al-Jarh wa al-Ta'dil of Ibn Abi Hatim
Someone asked Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal:
“If my father commands me to go to the ruler, am I obliged to obey him?”
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal replied:
“No.”
[Zad al-Musafir]
It is reported that Shaykh al-Islam 'Abd Allah bin al-Mubarak said:
“Among the greatest of calamities is that a man knows his own shortcomings, but he does not care about them, nor does he feel sad over them.”
[Shu'ab al-Iman of al-Bayhaqi]
Imam Malik bin Anas was asked why he does not dye his hair.
Imam Malik replied:
“It has reached me that 'Ali bin Abi Talib did not dye his hair.”
[al-'Illal of Ahmad bin Hanbal]
𝐉𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦!
Mu'awiyah bin Qurrah (113. AH) said:
“It used to be said that every ummah has its monasticism, and the monasticism of this ummah is Jihad.”
[al-Jihad of 'Abd Allah bin al-Mubarak]
I recommend everyone to read: Akhbar al-Shuyukh.
Written by Abu Bakr al-Marrudhi (275.AH), a prominent student of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal.
This book refutes a notorious, filthy sect that forbids public criticism of authorities and equates such criticism with rebellion (khuruj).
Imam Ahmad said regarding the rulers:
“Being near them is a Fitnah, and sitting with them is a Fitnah. We are already distant from them yet we do not feel safe, so how would it be if we got closer to them?”
[Akhbar al-Shuyukh of al-Marrudhi]
When 'Umar bin Abd al-'Aziz died, a Kafir cried and prayed for Umar.
The Kafir was asked why he prayed for Umar as he did not share religion with him.
The Kafir said:
"I don't cry for him, but I cry for the light that was on Earth and then extinguished."
[al-Zuhd of Ahmad]
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un...
Some family members of the great hadith scholar Shaykh Mustafa al-'Adawi were involved in an accident, and as a result, his grandchild passed away. His other family members were also injured.
Keep the Shaykh and his family in your du'a.
A young Jewish man named Yusuf bin Musa converted to Islam through Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal.
After becoming Muslim, he traveled to several regions to study and became one of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal's close companions.
Source: Tabaqat al-Hanabilah
When the Muslims were digging in the trench (Khandaq), both the Muhajirun and the Ansar wanted Salman al-Farisi to be with them.
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Salman [al-Farisi] is one of us, the Ahl al-Bayt.”
[Maghazi of Musa bin 'Uqbah 141. AH]
Avoid this great sin!
'Abd Allah bin Mas'ud said:
“Verily, among the greatest sins in the sight of Allah is when a man says to another man, "Fear Allah", and he replies, "Mind yourself!"”
[al-Zuhd of Imam Hannad]
“These fanatics have elevated the rulers, who judge by man-made laws, to a position of gods, and they [the rulers] cannot be questioned about what they do [according to these extremists.”
- Shaykh Mustafa al-'Adawi
Among the earliest books we find in Islamic history is "al-Zuhd" by 'AbdAllah bin al-Mubarak (181 A.H). He began the book with the authentic hadith:
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“There are two blessings which many people waste: health and free time.”
[al-Zuhd of Ibn al-Mubarak]
It is the sunnah of Ahl al-Bayt, 'alayhim al-salam, to fast on 'Ashura and to encourage others to fast on that day.
The sunnah of the Rafidah Mushrikun is to commit Kufr and Shirk on the day of 'Ashura.
Make sure to fast on 'Ashura and advise others to do likewise!
A message to the rulers in Muslim countries!
You will be held accountable for your actions!
Allah will question you!
A message from Shaykh Mustafa al-'Adawi.
Imam Makhul, great Tabi'i from al-Sham, said:
“If your mother calls you while you are in [obligatory] prayer, respond to her.
But if your father calls you, do not respond to him until you have finished your [obligatory] prayer.”
[Shu'ab al-Iman of al-Bayhaqi]
Extremely big reward every night!
The companion, 'AbdAllah bin 'Amr, said:
“Whoever prays 4 rak‘at after ‘Isha’, they will be equivalent to 4 rak'at like them on Laylat al-Qadr.”
[al-Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah]
Imam al-Sha'bi said:
“The one who repents from sin is like one without sin.”
He then recited the verse from al-Baqarah:
{“...Allah loves those who always turn to Him in repentance and those who purify themselves.”}
[al-Tawbah of Ibn Abi al-Dunya]