This introduction is intended to briefly describe envy as a disease of the heart, preceding the text below it by Ibn Taymiyyah. Envy is one of the major sins which is bound to destroy good deeds as fast as the fire burns the wood and dry grass to ashes. “Jealousy eats away at good deeds, [...]
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The Disease of Envy
Posted in Envy, Heart, Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah on December 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Beware of the bandit
Posted in Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah, Shaytaan on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shaykhul -Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah) said: “Every time a person wants to turn his heart to Allah, whispers of other matters come to him. The Shaytan is like a bandit, every time a person wants to travel towards Allah, he wants to intercept him. Hence it was said to one of the salaf, ’ the [...]
The state of a place reflects the state of a person.
Posted in Hijrah, Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shaykh ul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) said, “The state of a place reflects the state of a person. It is possible to be sometimes a Muslim and at other times a disbeliever; sometimes sincere and at other times hypocritical; sometimes good and pious and at other times rotten and corrupt. Thus, a person becomes like [...]
The believer for the believer is the likeness of two hands…
Posted in Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Imam ibn al-Jawzee, Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah on September 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Al-Imaam Ibn al-Jawzee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:1 “Due to al-Imaam Abu Abdillah Ahmad bin Hanbal’s strong adherence to the Sunnah and (due to) him warning against acts of innovations he use to speak against a group of the virtuous (scholars) when it would occur from them that which is in opposition to [...]
The Plot Of The Shaytaan Is Weak
Posted in Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah, Shaytaan on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allaah have mercy upon him) mentioned: “It is befitting for the servant to be firm, patient and have a constant connection to that which has within the remembrance (of Allaah) and the prayer. He should not become weary, for indeed with consistently holding fast to that, the plot of the Shaytaan will [...]
Women mixing with men
Posted in Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah, Women on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When men mix with women, it is like mixing fire and wood. – Ibn Taymiyyah [Al-Istiqaamah, 1/361]“
Why Do Some People Become Ugly?
Posted in Character, Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah on August 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) Have you ever wondered why so many people who were bright and beautiful as children, however, as they grew older their innocence and beauty eluded them? Well, wonder no more – Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) explains to us: “The person who is righteous and honest, his honesty is manifest from [...]
Forgiveness: The Mark Of A Muslim
Posted in Istighfaar, Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Ibn Taymiyyah In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Indeed Allaah – to whom belongs all praise – has bestowed upon me immense grace, great favours and generous blessings which necessitates immense gratitude, being firm upon obedience to Him, and becoming accustomed to having beautiful patience in that which [...]
Compatibility Between Souls
Posted in Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Imam ibn al-Qayyim, Knowledge, Love, Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymeeyah on June 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) in which he explains the motives and causes of love, and how these very among people. He (may Allaah have mercy on him) says: “Compatibility between souls is one of the strongest causes of love. Every person is attracted towards that which is compatible with him, [...]
