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| bhaloo |
| 07/01/03 at 22:52:31 |
| [slm] AL-FAWAA'ID: POINTS OF BENEFIT Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah ________________________________________________ [1] SIX ETIQUETTES OF LEARNING Ibn al-Qayyim - rahimahullaah - said: "There are six stages to knowledge:- Firstly: Asking questions in a good manner. Secondly: Remaining quiet and listening attentively. Thirdly: Understanding well. Fourthly: Memorising. Fifthly: Teaching. Sixthly - and it is its fruit: Acting upon the knowledge and keeping to its limits." |
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| bhaloo |
| 07/01/03 at 22:53:51 |
| [slm] [2] FRUITS OF HUMILITY Ibn al-Qayyim - rahimahullaah - said in Al-Waabilus-Sayib minal-Kalimit-Tayyib (p.15) that one of the Salaf (Pious Predecessors) said: "Indeed a servant commits a sin by which he enters Paradise; and another does a good deed by which he enters the Fire." It was asked: How is that? So he replied: "The one who committed the sin, constantly thinks about it; which causes him to fear it, regret it, weep over it and feel ashamed in front of his Lord the Most High - due to it. He stands before Allaah, broken-hearted and with his head lowered in humility. So this sin is more beneficial to him than doing many acts of obedience, since it caused him to have humility and humbleness - which leads to the servant's happiness and success - to the extent that this sin becomes the cause for him entering Paradise. As for the doer of good, then he does not consider this good a favour from his Lord upon him. Rather, he becomes arrogant and amazed with himself, saying: I have achieved such and such, and such and such. So this further increases him in self-adulation, pride and arrogance - such that this becomes the cause for his destruction." |
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| bhaloo |
| 07/01/03 at 22:54:37 |
| [slm] [3] PURIFYING THE HEART Ibn al-Qayyim - rahimahullaah - said: "There is no doubt that the heart becomes covered with rust, just as metal dishes - silver, and their like - become rusty. So the rust of the heart is polished with dhikr (remembrance of Allaah), for dhikr polishes the heart until it becomes like a shiny mirror. However, when dhikr is abandoned, the rust returns; and when it commences then the heart again begins to be cleansed. Thus the heart becoming rusty is due to two matters: sins and ghaflah (neglecting remembrance of Allaah). Likewise, it is cleansed and polished by two things: istigfaar (seeking Allaah's forgiveness) and dhikr." [Al-Waabilus-Sayyib (p.80)] |
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| se7en |
| 07/04/03 at 00:46:05 |
| as salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah, Just a note about al Waabil as-Sayyib.. there is an *excellent* translation of it into English by Michael Fitzgerald (the father of one of our very own Madina members :)) entitled "Invocation of God", published by Islamic Texts Society. I actually saw it in the Islam section of Barnes and Noble today :) So I think it is readily available. It is an AWESOME book.. I would recommend it to everyone. wasalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah :-) |
| 07/04/03 at 00:46:31 |
| se7en |
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| deenb4dunya |
| 07/04/03 at 03:36:52 |
| I second the recommendation Deen :-) |
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| bhaloo |
| 07/04/03 at 08:58:48 |
| [slm] [quote author=deenb4dunya link=board=library;num=1057110752;start=0#4 date=07/04/03 at 03:36:52]I second the recommendation Deen :-) [/quote] Speaking of which, whatever happened to those posts you and Maliha were working on? The book report on Invocation of God. |
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| deenb4dunya |
| 07/07/03 at 16:16:06 |
| Assalamu Alaikum, [quote]Speaking of which, whatever happened to those posts you and Maliha were working on? The book report on Invocation of God[/quote] To make a long story short, we decided to spend the time that we used to type the notes to actually internalize the very deep material and attempt to begin actualizing and practicing it. Wassalamu Alaikum, Deen :-) |
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