It is vital that the person of Sunnah learns, patience, for alongside gratefulness (shukr), it is one half of the entire religion. This treatise will go a long way in aiding the servant upon this endeavor in a very practical way.
In this short book, ‘ الخوف حقيقته وبيان درجته/ Al-Khawf Haqiqatihi wa Bayan Darajatihi’ , Imam Ibn Qudamah brings disquieting realities of fearing Allah in a unique perspective; elucidating some profound insight into the topic, its reality and merits, types and levels and cures that bring about fear.
This book also discusses causes that lead to a bad ending for people on this earth, while taking rooted examples from the lives of the fearful ones from among the Angels, Prophets and our righteous predecessors.
This book is a heartfelt plea to all those who have been misled by this world and Shayṭān to return to guidance and is a kind invitation back to Islam. Do not despair of Allah’s Mercy.
The first thing that the servant will be brought to account for on the Day of Resurrection from his actions will be the Prayer. Our Lord will say to His angels, and He knows best, ‘Look at My Servant’s Prayer, did he complete it or was it deficient? If it is complete, then it will be recorded as complete. However, if there is any deficiency in it He will say, look and see whether my slave performed any supergatory Prayers: If he does have supergatory Prayers, He will say, ‘Complete the obligatory Prayers of My servant from his supergatory Prayers: Then the rest of his deeds will be judged in a similar fashion:’ Sahih Sunan Abu Dawud (no. 864)
He additionally discuses concepts of dreams and miracles, the excellence of ablution and performing it well, performing prayer in congregation, the night prayer, walking to the Masjid, feeding the poor and one’s neighbours, right etiquette in speaking, having humility and contentment, enjoining the love of Allah and increasing it for purpose of drawing closer to Him.
This work motivates people to go beyond fulfilling their roles as Muslims by not taking seemingly smaller actions for granted. The spiritual dimension to these actions will add to the aspirations in our increased servitude to Allah. Every Muslim is therefore, in need of this precious advice that aims to leave a lasting positive impact on all those who come to embrace its contents.
This book serves all of these purposes at once and has been written specifically with all of this in mind. The utterance of the two testifications (shahādatān) regarding monotheism (tawḥīḍ) and messengership (risālah) enters a person into Islām.
This is the command of Allaah, the Blessed and High, and His Legislation for His Prophets and the Messengers of Strong Will; establishment of the religion and not dividing in it. This verse contains the most beneficial solution and the safest remedy to quell the differing and to set in order the disarray.
Establishment of the religion is by way of clinging to their religion which Allaah, the Blessed and High, has commanded them with, and preserving it. There is no solution other than this and there is no remedy except it. In establishing the religion, there lies cutting off of the splitting which the people fall into. This is by way of completely returning to the religion.
By way of these various means, the Qur’ān calls the people to believe in the Sunnah and act upon it, and that it, along with the Qur’ān, is [one of] the true foundations of this religion. Since belief in the Messenger ﷺ is a foundation from the foundations of īmān, then belief in his Sunnah is a necessary component of īmān in him, because he is Ṣāḥib as-Sunnah (the Possessor of the Sunnah), and because īmān, as Imām Ibn al-Qayyim has defined it, is:
“My father gave me a gift, so Amra bint Rawahah said: ‘I will not be happy until you make the Messenger of Allâh (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) a witness to this.’ Then the Messenger of Allâh (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) came, so he said: ‘I gave my son from Amra bint Rawahah a gift, but she ordered me to tell you, oh Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Did you give the rest of your children the same as this?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Fear Allâh and be fair to all your children.’ So he went and took back the gift.”
Extremist groups actively recruit in the west. They target young Muslims and converts to Islam through the internet, on university campuses and in prisons, What are the factors that lead to Jihadist extremism? Who are the ideologies and terrorist activities? This book attempts to answer these questions and many more.
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