Quick Gems
If you really got that inspirational quick gem you want to share, then this is your place to do so!
Notes From Students of Knowledge
Notes From Students of Knowledge
If you really got that inspirational quick gem you want to share, then this is your place to do so!
AbdulRahman Chao
Muhammad Alshareef
Muhammad Kariye
Navaid Aziz
Nouman Ali Khan
Riad Ouarzazi
Safi Khan
Siraj Wahhaj
Wisam Sharieff
Yasir Qadhi
“Iman is like an airplane ride. The higher up you go, the smaller the things on Earth look.” – Imam Safi Khan
“The heart shakes at the disobedience to Allah”—Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef in Perished Nations.
“Did you login for Fajr today?” – Shaykh Muhammad Alshareef
“You are what you click” – Shaykh Muhammad AlShareef
“Yearning for Allah and His meeting is like the gentle breeze blowing upon the heart, extinguishing the blaze of the dunya. Whosoever causes his heart to settle with his Lord shall be in a state, calm and tranquil, and whosoever sends it amongst the people shall be excessively perturbed.” – Ibn al-Qayyim
Abu Dharr reported God’s messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as saying he knew a verse which would suffice men if they would but apply it, “For him who fears God He will appoint a way out and He will give him provision from an unimagined source. (Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Darimi)
“All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep except those who do good deeds; and those who do good deeds are deceived; except those who are sincere, and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.”
(Imam Shafi’i)
Power of Dua:
Prophet Ibrahim [Abraham] and Isma’il [Ishmail] prayed to Allah that through their offspring comes a Messenger;
{ “Our Lord! Send amongst them a Messenger of their own, who shall recite unto them Your Verses and instruct them in the Book (this Quran) and Al-Hikmah (full knowledge of the Islamic laws and jurisprudence or wisdom or Prophethood, etc.), and sanctify them. Verily! You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.”} [al Baqara 2:129]
Allah directly answered their du’a and sent Prophet Muhammad (sal Allah alaihi wasalam)
Come work for the Rabb. The work is hard, the hours are long and the pay is low. But the retirement benefits are out of this world. – Anonymous
Sabr can be bitter, but its fruits are sweet.
“This world is like seawater, the more you drink the more you get thirsty.” – Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq
If something comes your way, and you’re not planning to take action on it, you can:
1. Delete it – Get used to saying no and just delete it (provided you’ll never need it).
2. Deter – Stop it from coming in the future if you know you’re not interested in it all.
3. Drawer – if you know you’re going to use it very soon, put it in a folder marked, “Will do soon”. This will serve as your reference point.
If something comes your way and you plan to take action on it:
1. Do – If it takes less than 2-3 minutes, just do it now. Don’t procrastinate.
2. Delegate – If it’s going to take longer, pass on the work to someone else (ex. pay your younger sibling $10 to do it, or refer the questioner to someone more experienced).
3. Date – If it’s going to take some time and you have to do it, make sure to attach a date to it and do it then.
Source: Muhammad AlShareef in “Meat in Teeth” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-hJeDzS2xA&feature=player_embedded
“Stop looking down upon others -Allah might forgive them their ignorance, but might not forgive you your arrogance.” (shaykh Yasir Qadhi)
Bismillah,
“The most dangerous leader is the one who is not optimistic, because pessimism is shown through actions. If you think that you’ll lose, you will.”
Sh. Muhammad Alshareef
“Any excuse is a big lie, your just kidding yourself… Depriving yourself of good deeds.”
Shaykh Muhammed Alshareef.
The only way to go up is to bow down. – Shaykh Abdulbary Yahya
‘Aisha (radhiallaahu `anha):
A man came to her and asked ‘When will I know that I am pious?’ She said, ‘When you realise that you are a sinner.’ He said, ‘And when will I know I am a sinner?’ She replied, ‘When you think you are pious.’
- Tanbeeh al-Ghafileen
“He who seeks after the world is like the one who drinks seawater; the more he drinks, the more his thirst increases until it kills him.” – attributed to Isa ibn Maryam alayhis’ salaam (Jesus)
“If you want to talk to Allah pray salah; and if you want Allah to talk to you recite the Quran.” -Yaser Birjas
1) From the time you were born until now, this year, try to enumerate or count the number of people you have hurt or insulted or fought with, even if you can’t name them all, try to mention at least some.
(for example: when I was in nursery/kindergarten, I remembering doing this…
when I was in grade 1, I remember doing this…
when I was in grade 2, I remember doing this…
when I was in grade 3, I remember doing this…
when I was in grade 4, I remember doing this…
when I was in grade 5, I remember doing this…
when I was in grade 6, I remember doing this…
when I was in high school, I remember doing this…
when I was in college, I remember doing this…
when I graduated or when I got married, I remember doing this…
etc.)
2) For every one of those people you have hurt or fought with, ask yourself how many times have you insulted them.
3) How many of those whom you have hurt have you apologized/said sorry to, or mentioned them in your supplications/prayers/du’as to compensate for your wrongdoing or misbehavior.
4) Count the times or moments you wasted on watching movies and satellite/cable channels, listening to music, playing games, chatting about things that don’t concern you, and ‘doing nothing’. Estimate how many times have you prayed to Allah, supplicated to Allah, cried to Allah, asked from Allah, helped a Muslim, taught something you know about your religion Islam, shared Islamic knowledge, read the Qur’an, taught someone how to read the Qur’an and other good deeds. Which is more: the times you spent on wrongdoing, or the times you spent doing good deeds that please Allah.
5) If you were to die right now, at this very moment, as you are reading this text, if Allah took your soul right now while you are using the computer, do you think you would meet God (Allah) while He is pleased with you (because you have many good deeds and Muslims who can witness that you were a good Muslim) or while He is displeased with you?
Think:
Which is better: if a Muslim dies while he is mentioning Allah’s name and/or reciting from the Qur’an? or if Allah takes the soul of a non-Muslim spy while he is spying?
Which is better: if a Muslim dies while he is praying to Allah? or if a person dies while he is playing football/soccer
Which is better: if a Muslim dies while he is giving an Islamic speech for Allah’s sake? or if a non-Muslim dies while performing on stage?
Which is better: if a Muslim dies coming home from the mosque/masjid? or if a Muslim dies coming home from a nightclub?
Which is better: if a Muslim dies after doing ablution? or if a Muslim dies after watching dirty movies?
Which is better: if a Muslim leader/governor dies and people remember all his good and notable deeds? or if a non-Muslim tyrant/dictator dies and the majority of people remember his tyranny and evil actions against innocent civilians?