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Thursday, 24 November 2011

If sins had an odour then nobody would be able to sit with me

lbn Taymiyyah (d.728H) - rahimahullaah - said:

"There is no criticism for the one who proclaims the way (madhdhab) of the Salaf, who attaches himself to it and refers to it. Rather, it is obligatory to accept that from him by unanimous agreement (Ittifaaq) because the way (madhdhab) of the Salaf is nothing but the Truth (Haqq)." 

[Majmoo al-Fataawaa 4:149] 


al-Haafith Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali 
The Evil of Craving for Wealth and Status 

Al-Hasan al-Basree said,
"If you see a man competing with you with regard to this world then compete with him concerning the Hereafter." Wuhayb ibn al-Ward said, "If you are able to make sure that no one precedes you in hastening towards Allaah then do so." 

Muhammad ibn Yoosuf al-Asbahaanee, the worshipper, said, 
"If a person hears of another person or knows of another person who is more obedient to Allaah than him, then that should grieve him." 

Someone else said, "If a man hears or knows of another man who is more obedient to Allaah than himself and this causes his heart to break - then this is not a case of vanity." 

Likewise someone said,
"In accordance with your fear of Allaah the creation will fear you, and in accordance with your love of Him the creation will love you, and in accordance with your preoccupation with Allaah the creation will be occupied in carrying out that which you are preoccupied from." 

Muhammad ibn Waasi` used to say, "If sins had an odour then nobody would be able to sit with me." 

`Umar ibn `Abdul-`Azeez ...once wrote in a letter
..."And do not praise anyone for this except Allaah, since if He abandoned me to my own devices I would be just like the others."

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