Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah 751 AH (may Allah have mercy on him) said: أصل كل فتنة انما هو من تقديم الرأي على الشرع و الهوى على العقل “A root for every fitna (trial/tribulation/etc) only (comes from one) who prefers his opinion over legislation and his desires over intellect.” Taken from: Ighaatha al-Lahfaan 2/165
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
Wakee’ bin al-Jarraah 196 AH (may Allah have mercy on him) said, زكاة الفطر لشهر رمضان كسجدتي السهو للصلاة تجبر نقصان الصوم كما يجبر السهو نقصان الصلاة “Zakatul Fitr for the month of Ramadan is like the Sajdatul Sahwu (prostration of forgetfulness) for the prayer. It compensates for the deficiencies of fasting just as the…
Sufyaan ath-Thawree 161 AH (May Allah have mercy on him) was asked about the verse “…and man was created weak” (Surah Nisaa: 28) what is man’s weakness? He replied, “It is when a woman passes by a man and he does not restrain himself from looking at her nor does he gain any benefit from looking at her,…
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah 751 AH (may Allah have mercy on him) said: مِـنْ أعظم الظلم والجهل أن تطلب التعظيم والتوقير من الناس وقلبك خالٍ من تعظيم الله وتوقيره “The greatest (form of) oppression and ignorance is to seek glorification and reverence from people while your heart is freed from glorifying and revering Allah!” Fawaaid p…
Al-Awzaa’ee narrates that Ibn Shihaab az-Zuhree 124 AH said, إنما يُذهب العلم نسيان ،بترك المذاكرة . ”Knowledge is lost through forgetfulness and no revision” Taken from: Jaami’ul Bayaan al-‘ilm wa fadhlihi volume 1 page 213
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 famous Mufassir/interpreter of the Qur’an Abu Abdillah al-Qurtubee 671 AH said, “If it is asked, ‘How is it that we see many evils and acts of disobedience [occurring] in Ramadan? How are these things happening if the shayaateen are chained up?’ Then the answer is that [evils and disobedience] are only lessened for those who observe the…
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.”…
Shaykhul Islaam Ahmad ibn Taymeeyah 728AH (May Allah have mercy on him) said, وإذا كان في المسلمين ضعفوكان عدوهم مستظهرًا عليهم كان ذلك بسبب ذنوبهم وخطاياهم إما لتفريطهم في أداء الواجبات باطنًا وظاهرًا “If the Muslims are weak and their enemies have gained an upper hand against them, then this is a result of their sins whether it is…
Trying to Follow the Salaf 