Bismillah irrahman irrahim

Assalamu alaykum

I was thinking whether to start a new thread or post it here, as you can see i went with the later . I want my fellow brothers and sisters to share their favourite sayings (not a hadith).

I will start inshaAllah, i read them some time ago so will be paraphrasing almost all of them.

It is attributed to Umar ibn alkhattab radhiAllah anh that he said, 'take account of your deeds before the account is taken from you'.

Another saying of Umar radhiAllah anh that i like is, he said that best reply/retaliation to an injustice done to you and a disobedience to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's command regarding you is, you sticking with the laws of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and obeying Him to best of your capacity.

Abdul Qadir jilani rahimullah alyh said that salah of a person is not just his five times on prayer mat but real salah starts when he leaves that prayer mat.

Lastly i heard saeed anwar once saying this and i absolutely loved it, he said that to know how much you or anybody has la ilaha illallah in his/her heart, you need to see how much Muhammad-ur-rasoolullah you have outside in your actions.

wassalam

Bismillah irrahman irrahim

Assalamu alaykum

As you suggested i made a new thread with it for more general and wider input .

wassalam

Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah 

I am reminded of a story about Ali-Ibn-Abitalib. I paraphrase the story since I do not have the source with me. During a time of strife and open civil war a man asked him �How do I know what haq is when so many worthies disagree about it and are at war with each other?�. Ali responded �Do not judge haq by the worthies that follow it. First know what haq is, and then judge the men that follow it as worthy�.

 As'salamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,

The below saying is  stolen from Bro . Murabit's posted article - "The wealth of Fuqara". I just wanted to highlight it here. Hope Bro.M urabit doesn't feel offended.

This is the famous saying of Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya, radi Allahu 'anha, "Do not seek the garden, seek the Gardener." He is the One who gives these glorious things.

It was narrated upon Shaqeeq al-Balkhi (rahimahullaah) that he said to Hatim: "You have accompanied me for a while so what have you learnt
from me?"

He said: "I have learnt from you eight things:

Firstly: I looked at the creation and found that every person has something which is beloved to him and when he reaches his grave this beloved thing is cut off from him. So I have made my beloved, my good deeds so that it will remain with me in the grave.

Secondly: I looked at the saying of Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala):

"And as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts".

So I strove against my soul defending it from desires until it settled upon obedience to Allaah.

Thirdly: I saw that everyone who has something precious safeguards it (with much care), so then I looked at the saying of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala):

"And that which you have will perish and that which is with Allaah will remain".

So whenever I came across something which I found to be precious I directed it to Him so that it will remain with Him for me.

Fourthly: I saw that the people were depending upon their wealth, nobility and dignity, which are all nothing (in reality) so I looked at the saying of Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala):

"Indeed the most honorable of you in the sight of Allah are those who are most pious amongst you".

So I proceeded upon taqwa in order to gain an honorable standing with Him (subhaanahu wa ta'aala).

Fifthly: I saw the people being jealous of each other so I looked at the saying of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala):

"We have divided between them their livelihood".

So I abandoned jealousy because it is in opposition to the destiny of Allaah.

Sixthly: I saw them having enmity between themselves so I looked at the saying of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala):

"Indeed the Satan is an enemy for you so take him as your enemy".

So I abandoned this enmity and took the shaytaan as my sole enemy.

Seventhly: I saw them resorting to shameful measures in search for provision so I looked at the saying of Allah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala):

"And there is not a creature on the Earth except that Allaah provides for it".

So I engaged myself (in establishing) His rights that He (subhaanahu wa ta'aala) has over me and entrusted what is mine, with Him, in assurance of His promise.

Eighthly: I saw them relying (solely) upon their trade and products and strong healthy bodies but I put my trust in Allaah the lord of the worlds.

Fourthly: I saw that the people were depending upon their wealth, nobility and dignity, which are all nothing (in reality) so I looked at the saying of Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta'aala):

"Indeed the most honorable of you in the sight of Allah are those who are most pious amongst you".

So I proceeded upon taqwa in order to gain an honorable standing with Him (subhaanahu wa ta'aala).

JazakAllahu Khayr Najamsahar for sharing it with us. All the eight are worth to be highlighted .

Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said : "Indeed i hate to see a man idle, neither working for this world nor for the Hereafter"

Hassan Basri said : " O son of Adam, indeed you are only but a number of days. Whenever a day passes , a part of you leaves with it."

 He also said : " I have met {PIOUS} people who are more miserly with their time than they are with their wealth".

Once Hassan also said in a sermon, "Do not let the temporary and little charms of this world distract you and entice you ------and do not say tomorrow and tomorrow, for indeed you do not know when you will be heading to Allah"

Source : Muhahid , Abdul-Malik, Gems and jewwels, Darussalam : Saudi Arabia, p 32}

HASAN BASRI advised some of his students admonishing them about the state of being proud. He said :

1. Do not deceive yourself into becoming too proud because you are in a good or righteous environment , for there is no place that is better than Paradise, and our father, Adam experienced there what is known to all.

2. Do not become proud merely because you worship often, for consider what happened to iblis { satan} after he spent a great deal of time worshipping.

3. Do not think yourself great because you have met with righteous people, for there is no man more righteous than the Prophet, yet the disbelievers and hypocrites did not benefit by simply knowing him.

Source : Gems and Jewels - Darussalam : Saudi Arabia.

seekshidayath wrote:  Sis Fatima why don't we start up new thread as many readers may go thru the sayings.

Say ALLAHUAKBAR
Say i hear i obey and i deliver
Say ALLAHU AL AHAD
Say ALLAH is one and only the eternal AL SAMAD
Say ALLAHUAKBAR
Say i accept ALLAH and i reject KUFFR

from SWEETSWORDS 55 [ One Line All Limit]

Love is peace of ISLAM

Hatred is Qadiani MYHAM

from SWEETSWORDS 55 [ One Line All Limit ]

Bismilah.

"Willpower is one of the greatest secrets of success." By Ahmed Ameen At http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/index.htm - http://www.missionislam.com/knowledge/index.htm

http://www.great-quotes.com/inspirational_quotes.htm - Inspirational Quotes
Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.
Flower A. Newhouse

Asalamu Aleykum Warah Matulahi Wa Barakatuh

Thanks for pointing out that,

"will power is one of the greatest manifestation of failure unless that will is submitted to the will of ALLAH..BARZAKH"

And you are 100% correct,  It is excellent to mention the Good points that one us forgets to mention, Jazakum Lah Akhi.

Asalamu Aleykum Warah matulahi wa baraktuh.

BISMILLAH

Pen might be mightier than sword
But is it mightier than paper
Big word is how big compare to deaf ear

from SWEETSWORDS 17 [ Great and Small ]

Barzakh : Yes ISLAM is big news but ISLAMIC newscaster has became dumb
Yes ISLAMIC Khutba is for all but ISLAMIC khatib is for some
Yes ISLAM is big news but ISLAMIC newscaster has became breathless
Yes ISLAMIC speech is for all but ISLAMIC preacher is speechless

from SWEETSWORDS 86 [ Comparative religion ]

JazakAllah sister. But are these sayings of any of our Pious people, like sahabas, tabaien etc? We thought to post such.

Poga, i wish even you to mind it. We don't want from sweetwords, brother. Kindly post such sayings of companions of our Prophet , and the other great personalities of Islam

Umar Ibn Al Khattab (radialllahu anhu) said to Al-Ahnaf bin Qais:

"Oh Ahnaf, the more one laughs, the less dignity will he possess.

Whoever jokes (excessively or indecently) is a person who will be taken lightly.

Whoever does something frequently will be come known by that thing.

Whoever speaks often, errs often;
the more one errs, the less modesty will he possess;

whoever has a low level of modesty will also have a low level of piety;

and when one has a low level of piety then his heart dies

My dear seek sheeda hidyath

my path is Marrifath the Ulta Sheeda path

sister Fatima's said in the thread no HADITH

saying of SHAHABAH is almost all based on the HADITH

now we can look for words of wise from countless nations

i think my SWEETSWORDS is not st**idity

if you too have something of our own some thing that is up to the topic please share with us

or give us what you expertize

as your all posts are from an expert person and i truly believe that

Mrs Be Aql Khan Usta : ISLAM is the biggest news without need of any editor
ISLAM is the only news without need of any presenter
ISLAM is the QURANIC bulletin dispatching AL HADIS
ISLAM is the only DAWAH without need of any DAIS

from SWEETSWORDS 86 [ Comparative religion ]

Aray Bhai, kyon sabr ka imtehaa'n le rahe ho. Don't test our patience, brother

Yes, certainly sis Fatima wants us to quote the sayings of sahaba and the other islamic personalities. But these sayings are n't hadith.

Frankly speaking brother, someone around you, be it your  friends or relatives, flattered you about your poetry. You need some time to refine your poetry.  If you wish you can post your poems at Islamic art and literature section. If you want to share us our views, start up a new thread , let all the members who wish to post there sayings paste there.

poga wrote: "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent." -Mohandas Gandhi

Mrs Be Aql Khan Usta : Fighting is prescribed for us
Oh peace loving GANDHI
Yet your violent case is not justice
Because murder was your ONUS PROBANDI

from SWEETSWORDS 55 [ One line all limit ]

seekshidayath wrote: Aray Bhai, kyon sabr ka imtehaa'n le rahe ho. Don't test our patience, brother Yes, certainly sis Fatima wants us to quote the sayings of sahaba and the other islamic personalities. But these sayings are n't hadith. Frankly speaking brother, someone around you, be it your  friends or relatives, flattered you about your poetry. You need some time to refine your poetry.  If you wish you can post your poems at Islamic art and literature section. If you want to share us our views, start up a new thread , let all the members who wish to post there sayings paste there.

in this day and age if one needs to know about something he/she does not need to ask Abul Babul or Mokbul he/she only needs to ask GOOGLE

go to search and type SWEETSWORDS and see if i need any family members to promote my SWEETSWORDS

but what happened to you why are posting you BITTER SCISSERS to me and as for your SAVAR read this

Patience might be a virtue
But virtue is not vie
Patience might be a virtue
But to delay is to die
Period of neglect and last ferry
Hurry up story and patent's glory

from SWEETSWORDS 3 [ Desire ]