Having faithful friends is just as important as satisfying the vital necessities of life. Being among a secure and peaceful circle of friends means finding safety against many hazards and dangers.
"If you're in prayer, take care of your heart; if you're eating, take care of your throat; if you're in another man's house, take care of your eyes; if you are among people, take care of your tongue. Remember two matters and forget two matters: Remember Allah and death; forget any good that you have done to another and any evil that was done to you by another."
Hazrat Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (rahimahullah) said: True intelligence is that person should remain ever suspicious about his own self rather than of others. One should never be contented with one's spiritual state at any moment in time. One should always be in doubt about oneself. This is why the Arifeen say: Always have good opinion of others and always be suspicious of yourself.
God made the illusion look real
and the real an illusion.
He concealed the sea
and made the foam visible,
the wind invisible,
and the dust manifest.
you see the dust whirling,
but how can the dust rise by itself?
you see the foam,
but not the ocean.
invoke Him with deeds, not words;
for deeds are real
and will save you in the infinite-life.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
Decrease in one's speech brings wisdom, decrease in one's food brings health, decrease in one's sleep brings worship, and decrease in one's meeting with common folk brings safety. [Umar radi Allah anhu]
mā lā yakūnu fa lā yakūnu bi ĥīlatin abadan wa mā huwa kāyinun sayakūnu sa yakūnu mā huwa kāyinun fī waqtihī wa akhul jihālati mut�bun maĥzūnu fa la�lla mā takhshāhu laysa bi kāyinin wa la�lla mā tarjūhu laysa yakūnu yasa�l qawiyyu fa lā yanālu bi sa�yihi ĥa��an wa yaĥ�ā �ājizun wa mahīnu That which is not ordained, will never come to pass. The predestined shall be; and needs it not a cause. The fated will happen indeed, but at the time assigned Ignorants tire and worry; to grief they are consigned It's likely what you fear, may never come to be - Your hope to attain which, mayhap you'll never see The strong and sterling cannot, achieve by sweat or skill Such fortunes weak and worthless; attain by luck's spell.
These verses are attributed to Sayyidunā �lī rađiyallāhu �nhū.
la naqlu's şakhri min qulali'l jibāli aĥabbu ilayya min minani'r rijāli yaqūlu'n nāsu lī fi'l kasabi �ārun fa qultu'l �āru fī dhulli's su'āli
Moving stones from a hill to another - I find it dear, than beseech a favor. Some say, 'it is, a shame to toil' But shame, i say, is begging another.
Imparted to me, hath Time etiquette, Shown me, it has, the flaws of intellect. As my knowledge increases by the day, Awareness of my ignorance doth amplify.
na�ību zamānanā wal �ybu fīnā fa mā li zamāninā �ybun siwānā wa nahjū dhaz'zamāni bighayri dhanbin wa law naţaqaz'zamānu lanā hajānā wa laysa'dh dhi'bu ya'kulu laĥma dhi'bin wa ya'kulu ba'đunā ba'đan ��ānā labisnā li'l khadā�i maśuĥa đa'anin fa waylun li'l mughīri idhā atānā dayānatuna't taśannu� wat tarāyī fa naĥnu bihi nukhādi� man yarānā
We find fault with the world, while the faults lie in our own selves. The world is not at fault; except that we are full of flaws. We make fun of the world for no reason, But if others spoke about us, we were no better than be mocked at. A wolf does not eat the flesh of another of its kind, But we eat the flesh of each other knowingly We have worn the sheep's clothing to deceive the people; But woe unto the wild animal if it strays by us! We have reduced religion to mere show and formalities. And thus, we deceive those who look at us
Dīwān ash-Shāfi�ī p.376; Manāqib ash-Shāfi�ī of al-Bayhaqī 2/84 andhe said that the first four lines are additions by the copywriters; butthe author of Mu�jam al-Udabā attributed to Shāfi�ī; also, see Shi�ral-Fuqahā p.371
Let time pass by, and do as it wishes; Be strong when the decreed is delivered to you. Wail not for your afflictions in the night For, worldly miseries are not everlasting
When calamity strikes, face up like a man And let your traits be that of forgiveness and fidelity If your flaws are plenty and are manifest And your wish is that they be concealed
Know, that forgiveness hides every fault And how many flaws are veiled by generosity! Neither does agony abide, nor happiness And neither bad-times nor times of joy and comfort
Never should you seek to humiliate your enemies Because the desire to disgrace them is in itself a malady Do not expect forgiveness from a miser, The parched do not quench their thirst from fire
Your sustenance will not diminish by neglect, And it will not increase by exertion or by more toil When you have a heart that is satisfied, content - You will be like the one who owns the whole world
And those who have entered the sphere of death The earth cannot hide them nor heavens Surely, the land of Allāh is vast, but - When misfortune strikes, the air becomes stifling
Let the world betray and deceive every moment - No matter what; there is no escape from death.
yukhāţibunī as-safīhu bi kulli qubĥin fa akrahu an akūnu lahu mujībā yazīdu safāhatan wa azīdu ĥilman ka �ūdin zādahu'l iĥrāqu ţībā
The idiot talks to me in the ugliest manner, And i do not like to give him an answer. His increase in stupidity increases my forbearance Just like oud - when burnt more, gives more fragrance. [oud = aloe]
Dīwān ash-Shāfi�ī p.144; Aĥsanu'l Qasas 4/105; these have also been attributed to Imām �lī karramaAllāhu wajhuh.
----- idhā naţaqa as-safīhu fa lā tujib'hu fa khayrun min ijābatihī as-sukūtu
fa in kallamtahū farrajta �nhu wa in khallaytahū kamdan yamūtu
sakattu �ni's safīhi fa �anna annī �yītu �ni'l jawābi wa mā a�ītu
If an idiot drags you to a debate, answer him not To be silent is better than answering him.
If you attempt to answer him, you'll encourage him And if you neglect him, he will die in frustration.
I choose to keep quiet rather than answer an idiot, and he imagines - That I am unable to answer; while I do not lack an answer.
----- It is also reported that Imām Shāfi�ī said: 'I have not debatedanyone in matters of Kalam except once; and I followed it by doingistighfār.' [Siyar A�lām an-Nubalā]
a�riđ �ni'l jāhili's safīhi fa kullu mā qāla fa huwa fīhi fa mā đarra baĥru'l furāti yawman in khāđa ba�đu'l kilābu fīhi
Keep away from the ignoramus, the imbecile. All that he accuses you, is present in his own self The river Euphrates will not get polluted - If on a day, any of the stray dogs dirties it.
Dīwān ash-Shāfi�ī p.417
----- It is said that Imām Shāfi�ī was asked a question and he was silent fora long time. He was asked again whether he would answer it or not. Hereplied, 'I am yet to decide what is better: to answer or to keepquiet'.
qul bimā shiyta fī masabbati �rđī fa sukūtī �ni'l la�īmi jawāb mā ana �dimu'l jawābi walākin mā mina'l usdi an tujība'l kilāb
Say what you will in abuse, My silence is an answer to the scoundrel - I am not devoid of an answer, but: It is not necessary for a lion to answer the dogs.
Fiqh is from the field, whose soil was turned [zar'�] by �bdullāh ibn Mas�ūd and �lqamah - irrigated which; Ibrahim an-Nakha�ī pounded it; Abū Ĥanifah N�mān grounded it to fine flour; Abū Yūsuf kneaded it, Muĥammad baked the bread and people eat this bread.
Durr al-Mukhtār
Wise Men
inna li'llāhi �bādan fuţanā ţallaqu'd dunya wa khāfu'l fitanā na�aru fīhā falammā �limū annahā laysat li ĥayyin waţanā ja�lūhā lujjatan wa't-takhadhū şāliha'l a�māli fīhā sufunā
Truly there are bondsmen of Allah who are very wise They have renounced the world, fearing fitna [temptation, turmoil] They have looked long at it, and they have realized That this is no place for the living to dwell They have abandoned the world [and its pleasures] at the shore, And have sailed away in ships carved of good deeds.
In the preface of An-Nawawi's Riyāđu's Şāliĥīn and usually attributed to Imām Shāfi�ī.
Do not try to run away from trials and tribulations, but endure themwith patience. They cannot be avoided, and there is nothing for it butto endure them with patience. How can you expect the whole of thisworld, and all that has been created therein, to undergo change andtransformation just to suit your convenience? The Prophets are the bestof all creatures, yet they have always had to suffer afflictions and soit is for their followers, those who thread in their footsteps as theywalk along their highway, emulating their example.
Shaikh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani
All the hopes, desires, loves, and affections that people have fordifferent things - fathers, mothers, friends, heavens, the earth,gardens, palaces, sciences, works, food, drink - the saint knows thatthese are desires for God and all those things are veils. When menleave this world and see the King without these veils, then they willknow that all were veils and coverings, that the object of their desirewas in reality that One Thing... They will see all things face to face.
Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Dhul Nun said, "Patience is to keep away from acts ofdisobedience to God, to be calm while swallowing pangs of distress, andto show independence even when poverty afflicts you in your daily life."
Ibn `Ata said, "Patience is to dwell in tribulation with the best of conduct."
Yahya ibn Mu`adh said, "The patience of lovers is harder than that of ascetics. I am amazed at how they keep patient!"
Ruwaym said, "Patience is to cease complaning."
Abu `Ali al Daqqaq said, "The definition of patience is that one not resist what destiny has ordained."
Someone once questioned Hadhrat Maulana [Rashid Ahmad] Gangohi R.A
"if Allah said to you, 'ask for whatever you want', then what would you ask for?"
Hadhrat replied,
"Nothing, except that I would request of Allah, 'grant me a portion of the love that the Honoured Sahabah (companions), may Allah be pleased with them all, had for your Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. This is all that I would seek"
Akaabir-e-Deoband Aur 'Ishq-e-Rasool صلي الله عليه وسلم , Maktabah Arsalaan, Page 61
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