A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   On the authority of Sayyidina Abu ‘Abd ar-Rahman ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud ( r.a. ), Rasulullah ( s.a.w. ) said, “Allah ( s.w.t. ) has Created three hundred people, whose hearts are like that of Adam, and He Created forty people whose hearts are like Moses.   He also Created seven people whose hearts are like that of Abraham, and he Created five people with a heart like that of Gabriel, and three people with a heart like that of Mika’il and only one person with a heart like that of Rafa’il.   When such a person dies, Allah ( s.w.t. ) will Replace him with one of the three.   When one of such three dies, Allah ( s.w.t. ) will Replace him with one of the five.   When one of the seven dies, Allah ( s.w.t. ) will Replace him with one of the forty, and when one of the forty dies, He will Replace him with one of the three hundred and when one of the three hundred elite dies, Allah ( s.w.t. ) will Replace him with someone He Chooses...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The swahabah took the wasilah of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) even after his passing.   Imam Abu al-Qasim Sulayman ibn Ayyub ath-Thabarani ( r.a. ) narrated an incident where a person repeatedly visited Sayyidina Abu ‘Amr ‘Utsman ibn ‘Affan ( r.a. ), when he was the caliph, concerning something he needed but Sayyidina ‘Utsman ( r.a. ), had paid no attention to him.   The man went to Sayyidina ‘Utsman ibn Hunayf ( r.a. ) and complained to him about the matter.   Sayyidina ‘Utsman ibn Hunayf ( r.a. ) said, “Go to the place of wudhu’ , then come to the masjid .   Perform two raka’at and then say, ‘O Allah!   I ask you and turn to you through our prophet, Muhammad, the Prophet of Mercy.   O Muhammad!   I turn through you to my Lord, that He Fullfill my need,’ and mention your need.   Then come so that I can go with you,” meaning bring him to see the caliph, Sayyidina ‘Utsman ( r.a. ).   So, the man did as he...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Abu al-Qasim Sulayman ibn Ayyub ath-Thabarani ( r.a. ) said, “There is none more corrupt, than he who measures the religion with his mind.”

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Abu al-Qasim Sulayman ibn Ayyub ath-Thabarani ( r.a. ) related from Sayyidina ‘Utbah ibn Ghazwan al-Mazini ( r.a. ) that the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) said, “If one of you loses his way with respect to anything whatsoever or wishes help when he is in a land in which he has no friend, let him say, ‘O servants of Allah, help me!  For Allah has servants whom he does not see.”  The transliterated Arabic phrase is, “ Ya ‘Ibadullah a’inuni. ”  This hadits is hasan , and is found in Imam ath-Thabarani’s ( r.a. ) Mu’jam al-Kabir .  It was also recorded by Qadhi Abu Ya’la Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn al-Farra ( r.a. ); and Imam Shibab ad-Din Abu al-‘Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hajr al-Haytsami ( r.a. ), who recorded it in his Majma’ az-Zawa’id wa Manba al-Fawa’id .   Imam Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Bayhaqi ( r.a. ) related something close to it, on the authority of Sayyidina ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas ( r.a. ), in Kitab al-Adab : “Allah...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ As recorded by Imam Abu al-Qasim Sulayman ibn Ayyub ath-Thabarani ( r.a. ), the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) reported the following hadits qudsi where Allah ( s.w.t. ) Says, “Verily, from amongst My slaves is he whose faith cannot be rectified except by being inflicted with poverty, and were I to Enrich him, it would surely corrupt him.  Verily, from amongst My slaves is he whose faith cannot be rectified except by wealth and affluence, and were I to Deprive him, it would surely corrupt him.  Verily, from amongst My slaves is he whose faith cannot be rectified except by good health, and were I to Make him sick, it would surely corrupt him.  Verily, from amongst My slaves is he whose faith cannot be rectified except by disease and illness, and were I to Make him healthy, it would surely corrupt him.  Verily, from amongst My slaves is he who seeks worship by a certain act, but I Prevent that from him so that self-amazement does not enter h...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Abu al-Qasim Sulayman ibn Ayyub ath-Thabarani ( r.a. ) recorded that when Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn Sakhr ad-Dawsi az-Zahrani al-Azdi ( r.a. ) was on his deathbed, the cursed Marwan entered upon him and said, “Since I have been acquainted with you, there is nothing that upsets me about you except your love for Hasan and Husayn.”   Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah ( r.a. ) replied, “I recall that I was in a journey with the Messenger of Allah ( s.a.w. ) once, and he heard the cries of Hasan and Husayn, so he rushed towards them and asked, ‘What is the matter with my sons?’   He was told, ‘Thirst.’   So, he looked for water, but none was found.   So, he then took one of the boys in his arms and made him suck his blessed tongue until he stopped crying.   Then he did the same with the other boy.   So, do you not want me to love those two after what I saw from Rasulullah (s.a.w.)?”   And yet, it shou...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Abu al-Qasim Sulayman ibn Ayyub ath-Thabarani ( r.a. ) recorded, in al-Mu’jam al-Kabir , that Sayyidina Abu ‘Abd ar-Rahman ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud ( r.a. ) narrated that the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) said, “When you lose your means of transport in a jungle, you should call, ‘O creatures of Allah!  Help me, recover my transport!  O creatures of Allah!  Help me, recover my transport!’  There are many of Allah’s creatures on this earth.  They will help you recover it.”   This is also recorded by Imam Abu Ya’la Ahmad ibn ‘Ali al-Mawswili ( r.a. ), in his Musnad ; Imam Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Dinwari ibn as-Sunni ( r.a. ), in ‘Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah ; Imam Nur ad-Din Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali ibn Abu Bakr al-Haytsami ( r.a. ), in Majma‘ az-Zawa’id wa Manba’ al-Fawa’id ; and Imam Shihab ad-Din Abu al-Fadhl Ahmad ibn ‘Ali ibn Hajr al-‘Asqalani ( r.a. ), in al-Mathalib al-‘Aliyah in al-‘Alam al-Alihi .