Woe to the learned one and woe to the ignorant one if…

Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, ﻭﻳﻞ ﻟﻠﻌﺎﻟﻢ ﺇﺫﺍ ﺳﻜﺖ ﻋﻦ ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻫﻞ ﻭﻭﻳﻞ ﻟﻠﺠﺎﻫﻞ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻘﺒﻞ . “ًWoe to the learned person if he is silent in teaching the ignorant one, and woe to the ignorant one if he does not accept.” Source: al-Mustadrik 2/281

The virtue of supplicating for someone while not in their presence

Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, دعاء الغائب للغائب أعظم إجابة من دعاء الحاضر لأنه أكمل إخلاصاً وأبعد عن الشرك “The supplication for one who is absent has a more tremendous response than the supplication while both are present (Or: than the supplication in ones presence) because this…

Arabic is the symbol of Islaam

Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, اللسان العربي شعار الاسلام و أهله, و اللغات من أعظم شعائر الأمم التي بها يتميزون “The Arabic tongue is the symbol of Islaam and its people, and languages are of the most significant signs by which nations are distinguished.” Source: Iqtidaa as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem 1/462

Want to become a walee of Allah? Adopt two attributes: Imaan and Taqwa

Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, من كان مؤمنا تقيا كان لله وليا “Whoever is a Allah-fearing believer is a walee of Allah” This is taken from the statement of Allah, أَلَآ إِنَّ أَوۡلِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ (٦٢) ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَڪَانُواْ يَتَّقُونَ (٦٣) “No doubt!…

A message for those who reject Salafiyyah from Shaykhul Islaam

Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, فكل من أعرض عن الطريقة السلفية النبوية الشرعية الالهية فانه لا بد أن يضل و يتناقض و يبقى في الجهل المركب “So everyone who turns away from the divine legislative prophetic path (of the salaf), then it is a must for him…

Shaytaan is a retreating whisperer

Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, والشيطان وسواسٌ خناسٌ ، إذا ذكر العبدُ ربَّه خنس ، فإذا غفل عن ذكره وسوس “Shaytaan is a retreating whisperer (waswaas khannaas). If the slave remembers his Lord (Shaytaan) will retreat, and if the slave is forgetful (Shaytaan) will whisper.” Taken from:…

The early Muslims forbade revolting!

Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, “وكان أفاضل المسلمين ينهون عن الخروج والقتال في الفتنة” “And the most superior of the Muslims (from the early Muslims) used to forbid revolting and fighting in times of tribulation.” Taken from: Minhaaj as-Sunnah an-Nubuwa 4/527

Beware of sinning in sacred times and places!

Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, المعاصي في الأيام والأمكنة المعظمة يغلظ عقابها بقدر فضيلة الزمان والمكان. “Disobedience during sacred days and places worsen the punishment to the extent of the virtue of the time and place.” Source: al-Fataawa al-Kubraa 3/412

The difference between a scholar and the one who is ignorant

Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, العالم يعرف الجاهل لأنّه كان جاهلا، والجاهل لا يعرف العالم لأنّه ما كان عالما “The scholar recognizes the one who is ignorant because he was once ignorant. However, the ignorant does not recognize a scholar because he was never one of them.”…