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Ibraheem Ibn Adham was approached by a group of people. They asked him about the Saying of Allaah the Most High:

“Call upon your Lord and He will answer you.” [Ghaafir:60]

They said: “We supplicate to Allaah but He does not respond to (our invocations) .”[1]

Ibraheem Ibn Adham replied:

You know Allaah but yet you do not obey Him.

You recite the Quraan but you do not act upon it.

You know about the shaytaan (devil) but you agree with him.

You claim that you love the Messenger of Allaah but you abandon his sunnah.

You claim that you love (to enter) paradise but you do not act for it.

You claim that you fear the hell fire but you fail to abstain from disobedience.

You say that death is truly (approaching) but you do not prepare for it.

You are preoccupied with other people’s faults but you do not analyse your own.

You eat the sustenance that Allaah provides (you with) but you show no thanks.

You bury your dead but you do not contemplate over that.[2]


Footnotes:

[1] Abu Huraira narrated that: The Messenger of Allaah (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The invocation of anyone of you is granted (by Allah) if he does not show impatience, saying, ‘I invoked Allah but my request has not been granted.’" Bukhari and Muslim.

[2] Al-Khushoo’ fee As-Salaat, with Commentary and checking by Shaykh ‘Ali Ibn Hasan, by Al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali (d790) page 39.

[Nazias]

May Allah(swt) guide us all on the straight path in order to attain taqwa and piety in this life and Firdous in the next. Ameen!

[ibn suleman]

ameen

and :jkk: for the post...

and not related but from Ibraheem ibn Adham.... :D


The advice of Ibraaheem ibn Adham

A man came to Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, "Abu Ishaq, I am unable to control my lower self. Please give me something to help me with it."
"If you accept five conditions," said Ibrahim, "and are able to put them into practice, your disobedience will not cause you any problem."

"Just tell me what they are, Abu Ishaq!" the man said.

"The first is that when you want to disobey Allah you do not eat anything He provides."

"Then how will I get anything to eat? Everything on the earth is from Him!"

"So is it right to eat His provision and disobey Him at the same time?" replied Ibrahim.

"No, it is not. What is the second condition?"

"When you want to disobey him, move off His land."

"That is even more difficult! Exclaimed the man. "In that case where will I live?"

"Is it right to eat his provision and live on His land and then to disobey Him?" asked Ibrahim.

"No, it is not. What is the third condition?"

"When you want to disobey Him in spite of eating His provision and living on His land, find a place where He will not see you and disobey Him there."

"What do you mean, Ibrahim? He knows everything that happens even in the most hidden places!"

"So is it right to disobey Him when you eat His provision and live on His land and when you know that He can see everything you do?"

"It certainly is not!" the man replied. "Tell me the fourth condition."

"That when the Angel of Death arrives to take your soul, you say to him, 'Give me a reprieve so that I can repent and act righteously for Allah.'"

"But he won't listen to me!" the man said

"Then if you cannot ward off death long enough to give yourself time to repent, and you know that when it comes there will be no reprieve, how can you hope to be saved?"

"What is the fifth?"

"That when the angels of the Fire come to you to take you to the Fire, you do not go with them."

"They will take me whether I like it or not!" exclaimed the man.

"So how can you hope to be saved?"

"Enough, enough, Ibrahim! I ask Allah's forgiveness and I turn to Him!"

The man's repentance was sincere and from that time on he was assiduous in his worship and avoided acts of disobedience until the day he died.

[السَّابِقُونَ]

ameen ya rab!!! jazaakallahu khairan wa ahsanul jazaa'!!!

[Nazias]

ameen

and :jkk: for the post...

and not related but from Ibraheem ibn Adham.... :D


The advice of Ibraaheem ibn Adham

Jazakallah khair! :up:

[peace2u]

Masha Allah, excellent post and reminder. Everything we need to know and do to gain Allah's mercy and pleasures made simple and easy :love:


Peace

[Nazias]

Masha Allah, excellent post and reminder. Everything we need to know and do to gain Allah's mercy and pleasures made simple and easy :love:

Peace

Insha'allah, we can all empliment it with ease! :)

[*hayat*]

really nice thread, thanks

[Nazias]

really nice thread, thanks

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[ibn suleman]

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[Reptile]

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[insomniac]

JazakAllaah khair munchkin :up:

excellent thread

[Nazias]

JazakAllaah khair munchkin :up:

excellent thread

Alhumdulillah!