Sincerity

Ibn Al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said: “It has been said: ‘Sincerity is to forget the creation seeing you because of continually looking towards the Creator. Whoever adorns himself before the people with what he does not possess, has fallen from Allah’s grace.’” (Madaarij As-Salikeen, 2/70)

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“…And no sign of him crying would be visible…”

Muhammad bin Al-Qaasim said: I accompanied Muhammad bin Aslam for more then 20 years, and I never saw him pray two supererogatory rak’ahs, except on the day of jumu’ah. On one occasion, I heard him take an oath: ”By Allaah if I was able to pray a supererogatory where my two angels could not see me, I [...]

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