Thursday, June 30, 2011
A Wave Covers
Luqman [31:32]
When a wave covers them like the canopy (of clouds), they call upon Allah, offering Him sincere devotion. But when He has delivered them safely to land, there are among them those that halt between (right and wrong). But none reject Our Signs except only a perfidious ungrateful (wretch)!
The Moon Rising In Splendour
Al-Anaam [6:77]
When he saw the moon rising in splendour, He said: "This is my Lord." but when the moon set he said: "Unless my Lord guide me I shall surely be among those who go astray."
Of An Evil Tree
Ibrahim [14:26]
And the parable of an evil Word is that of an evil tree. It is torn up by the root from the surface of the earth: it has no stability.
Beauty
Yunus [10:5]
It is He Who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon to be a light (of beauty), and measured out stages for it: that ye might know the number of years and the count (of time). No wise did Allah create this but in truth and righteousness. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs in detail, for those who understand.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Personal 130
I'm realizing at times my nafs (inner self) needs to just stay strong & think positively through every situation I happen to go through in'sha'Allah - right now it's extremely hard but I have no control over anything since it's souly for the sake of Allah but I'm just trying to stay patient. Sometimes it seems like it's a war between my brain & heart but the soldiers are all exhausted. May Allah bestow patience on all of us through our personal struggles! Ameen <3
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
All We Ever Needed To Know
Abu Dharr said:
The Messenger of Allaah (‘alayhi ssalaatu wasallam) did not even leave a bird flapping its wings in the sky, except that he mentioned to us some knowledge regarding it.”
Reported by Ahmad (5/153), at-Tayaalasee (no. 479) and at-Tabaranee in Al-Kabeer (no. 1647). Its chain of narration is authentic.
Dua for every Muslimah :)
O Allah! Please grant me the one
Who will be the garment for my soul
Who will satisfy half of my deen
And in doing so make me whole
Make him righteous and on your path
In all he'll do and say
And sprinkle water on me at Fajr
Reminding me to pray
May he earn from halal sources
And spend within his means
May he seek Allah's guidance always
To fulfill all his dreams
May he always refer to Qur'an
and the Sunnah as his moral guide
May he thank and appreciate Allah
For the woman at his side
May he be conscious of his anger
And often fast and pray
Be charitable and sensitive
In every possible way
May he honor and protect me
And guide me in this life
And please Allah! Make me worthy
to be his loving wife
And finally, O Allah!
Make him abundant in love and laughter
In taqwa and sincerity
In striving for the hereafter!
Ameen
Who will be the garment for my soul
Who will satisfy half of my deen
And in doing so make me whole
Make him righteous and on your path
In all he'll do and say
And sprinkle water on me at Fajr
Reminding me to pray
May he earn from halal sources
And spend within his means
May he seek Allah's guidance always
To fulfill all his dreams
May he always refer to Qur'an
and the Sunnah as his moral guide
May he thank and appreciate Allah
For the woman at his side
May he be conscious of his anger
And often fast and pray
Be charitable and sensitive
In every possible way
May he honor and protect me
And guide me in this life
And please Allah! Make me worthy
to be his loving wife
And finally, O Allah!
Make him abundant in love and laughter
In taqwa and sincerity
In striving for the hereafter!
Ameen
Monday, June 27, 2011
What the Noble Woman Prefers
Ibn ul-Qayyim (rahimahullaah):
“The noble woman prefers hunger rather than immorality. Resort to no one but your Lord, for resorting to others is a disgrace.”
Al-Fawaa’id, p77
Personal 129
Busy busy morning subhan'Allah but I honestly accomplished alot. I am so proud of myself & so thankful to Allah because I got what I wanted this morning =D & on the other hand I'm kind of sad because I don't think I'll be able to attend my friends bridal shower since I have other commitments sighh...wallahu alam! I'm not 100% but maybe I can do everything I needa do before then =S & It's weird I didn't have a very good night but I really believe things happen for a reason so right now I just want to pick up my life & not waste time anymore in'sha'Allah. Starting to realize false hopes & dreams don't happen while you sit & think about them lool! Alhamdulilah ala kulli haaal <3 I am blessed and very grateful to Allah for everything & every experience.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Atikah bint Nafil
The Sahabiyat
by Jameelah Jones
Atikah bint Nafil
During the early years of Islam, women encouraged their husbands to go forward for the cause of Islam. These women, like their men, were courageous, strong and thoroughly ready to give all for the sake of truth. The Sahabiyat (female companions of the Prophet - sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) had personalities which cannot be scoffed at. Here is a story of one such early women of Islam.
Atikah bint Amr ibn Nafil was one of the most beautiful women of Quraysh. She married AbdurRahman ibn Abu Bakr, who was extremely fearful of Allah, handsome and considerate of his parents. AbdurRahman was very much in love with Atikah. One day his father passed by and visited him in his home. When he saw how taken his son was with Atikah, he advised him to divorce her, as she had run away with his reason and overcome his senses. AbdurRahman told his father that he was not able to do this. His father said, "I endure you to do so!" Since AbdurRahman was not humanly able to oppose his father, he divorced his wife. However, after the divorce, he became extremely unhappy and even stopped eating and drinking. Abu Bakr went to him one day, but his son didn't even notice him. He realized that his son was totally devastated by the divorce. AbdurRahman was lying in the sun reciting the following: "I swear by Allah that I will never forget you as long as the sun rises, and as long as the ring-necked dove coos. I cannot imagine one such as me divorcing one like her, nor one like her being divorced without any reason. She is chaste, religious, and noble. She has a balanced personality and a logical mind." After hearing this, Abu Bakr advised his son to take her back. AbdurRahman obeyed his father, and they were reunited. Atikah remained with him until he was killed by an arrow while out with the Prophet -sallallahu alahi wasallam- on the day of Ta'if.
Atikah later married Umar during his Khilafah. Their union ended with his death at the hands of an assassin. Some time passed, then Az-Zubayr ibn Al-Awwam proposed to her and subsequently married her.
It was Atikah's custom to leave the house so that she could pray in the mosque. Az-Zubayr was possessive. It upset him to see her leaving the house to pray in the mosque. He appealed to her to stop, but she saw no reason to give up praying in the mosque in which she had prayed behind behind the Prophet -sallallahu alaihi wasallam, Abu Bakr, and Umar. Az-Zubayr knew that he should not forbid her from praying in the Prophet's mosque, because he knew the hadith in which the Prophet -sallallahu alaihi wasallam had said, "Do not forbid Allah's female slaves (from attending) His mosque".
Then Az-Zubayr was martyred, and she subsequently married Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, who was killed in Egypt. At this point, she decided that she would never marry anyone else after him, for fear that he too would be martyred. She once said, "If I were to marry all the inhabitants of the earth, they would all be killed." She was given the affectionate name "Zawjah Ash-Shuhada" - the wife of the martyrs.
by Jameelah Jones
Atikah bint Nafil
During the early years of Islam, women encouraged their husbands to go forward for the cause of Islam. These women, like their men, were courageous, strong and thoroughly ready to give all for the sake of truth. The Sahabiyat (female companions of the Prophet - sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) had personalities which cannot be scoffed at. Here is a story of one such early women of Islam.
Atikah bint Amr ibn Nafil was one of the most beautiful women of Quraysh. She married AbdurRahman ibn Abu Bakr, who was extremely fearful of Allah, handsome and considerate of his parents. AbdurRahman was very much in love with Atikah. One day his father passed by and visited him in his home. When he saw how taken his son was with Atikah, he advised him to divorce her, as she had run away with his reason and overcome his senses. AbdurRahman told his father that he was not able to do this. His father said, "I endure you to do so!" Since AbdurRahman was not humanly able to oppose his father, he divorced his wife. However, after the divorce, he became extremely unhappy and even stopped eating and drinking. Abu Bakr went to him one day, but his son didn't even notice him. He realized that his son was totally devastated by the divorce. AbdurRahman was lying in the sun reciting the following: "I swear by Allah that I will never forget you as long as the sun rises, and as long as the ring-necked dove coos. I cannot imagine one such as me divorcing one like her, nor one like her being divorced without any reason. She is chaste, religious, and noble. She has a balanced personality and a logical mind." After hearing this, Abu Bakr advised his son to take her back. AbdurRahman obeyed his father, and they were reunited. Atikah remained with him until he was killed by an arrow while out with the Prophet -sallallahu alahi wasallam- on the day of Ta'if.
Atikah later married Umar during his Khilafah. Their union ended with his death at the hands of an assassin. Some time passed, then Az-Zubayr ibn Al-Awwam proposed to her and subsequently married her.
It was Atikah's custom to leave the house so that she could pray in the mosque. Az-Zubayr was possessive. It upset him to see her leaving the house to pray in the mosque. He appealed to her to stop, but she saw no reason to give up praying in the mosque in which she had prayed behind behind the Prophet -sallallahu alaihi wasallam, Abu Bakr, and Umar. Az-Zubayr knew that he should not forbid her from praying in the Prophet's mosque, because he knew the hadith in which the Prophet -sallallahu alaihi wasallam had said, "Do not forbid Allah's female slaves (from attending) His mosque".
Then Az-Zubayr was martyred, and she subsequently married Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, who was killed in Egypt. At this point, she decided that she would never marry anyone else after him, for fear that he too would be martyred. She once said, "If I were to marry all the inhabitants of the earth, they would all be killed." She was given the affectionate name "Zawjah Ash-Shuhada" - the wife of the martyrs.
If you love someone, do not quarrel with him
Jubayr ibn Nufayr reported that Mu'adh ibn Jabal said, "If you love someone, do not quarrel with him and do not annoy him. Do not ask others about him, for the one you ask might be his enemy and thus tell you things about him that are not true and thus break you apart."
(The Book of Manners #545 - Sahih Al-Bukhari)
(The Book of Manners #545 - Sahih Al-Bukhari)
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Her fiancé made her tell him about her past
I am a betrothed to a young Muslim man who loves me much, and insha Allah we will get married soon. My fiance once insisted too much to tell him all my past relations with men...etc. I told him about two relations with two young men when I was just 18 years old, but I just revealed some forbidden things happened not all details because I did repent to Allah from all such forbidden things and decided to start a new life. But my fiance phoned that young man via SMS (I don't know how he got his number) and that old friend told him all story. Now my fiancé is willing to fulfill our marriage only because things are already arranged (remain only five days) and all family have been told so he wants to go on just to save his image before his family, afterwards he will divorce me after a while. Should I now tell him all details of my past?.
Praise be to Allaah.
With regard to the past from which you have repented to Allah, may He be exalted, the fiancé or husband has no right to ask about it. And is not prescribed for anyone who has fallen into sin to tell anyone else about it when Allah has concealed him, and he should not expose himself, Allah forbid.
If the fiancé or husband insists on asking, you do not have to tell him about what you did before you knew him. Hence you made a serious mistake when you told your fiancé some of what you had done. Rather he should only look at you as you are now, and if that suits him he should go ahead and marry you, otherwise he should leave you for someone else.
Now what has happened has happened, and you do not have the right to tell him any more than you have already told him or what he has found out himself. You can deny anything that others might tell him and that could damage your image and reputation.
But if he says he is going to divorce you after that, then this matter is in the hand of Allah and intentions may change. “You (the one who divorces his wife) know not, it may be that Allah will afterward bring some new thing to pass” [al-Talaaq 65:1]. So ask Allah to accept your repentance and to conceal your errors.
And Allah knows best.
Islam Q&A
If You Plant...
"If you plant honesty, you will reap trust.
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends.
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness.
If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory.
If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony.
If you plant hard work, you will reap success.
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation.
If you plant openness, you will reap intimacy.
If you plant patience, you will reap improvements.
If you plant faith, you will reap miracles."
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends.
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness.
If you plant perseverance, you will reap victory.
If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony.
If you plant hard work, you will reap success.
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation.
If you plant openness, you will reap intimacy.
If you plant patience, you will reap improvements.
If you plant faith, you will reap miracles."
Personal 128
Today was a really busy day subhan'Allah; it was my sisters grade 8 graduation & ma'sha'Allah we all had sucha great time. It was so cute to see all of them dressed up & so happy...not to mention their at a boat cruise right now untill 11pm ? -I know welcome to high school right...Anyways the best thing about this all was that there were so many girls dressed so respectfully & wore their hijab : usually alot would make the option of taking it off but that was not the case. There were even 2 niqabies in the bunch like ma'sha'Allah their only 13 or 14 years old & it was just so amazing to witness. Also the thing about my sisters school that I loved the most throughout the school year was that it was gender split for the grade 7's & grade 8's : yupp all girls class =D & it was a pilot project but I really think the focus level dramatically changed since there were no boys around or vice versa alhamdulilah. My family was happy trust me. All in all it was so beautiful b/c majority of the kids were from my area ofcourse & that they were muslim !!! All you hear is so and so Mohamed, so and so Ahmed - sighh it was just beautiful alhamdulilah. May Allah bless these young people into becoming wise righteous productive muslims of this Ummah, Ameen <333
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Blinded Are The Hearts
So have they not traveled through the earth and have hearts by which to reason and ears by which to hear? For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts.
[22:46]
Like A Bird On It's Prey
Al-Hajj [22:31]
Being true in faith to Allah and never assigning partners to Him: if anyone assigns partners to Allah he is as if he had fallen from heaven and been snatched up by birds or the wind had swooped (like a bird on its prey) and thrown him into a far-distant place.
From The Dark
Al-Anaam [6:96]
He it is that cleaveth the daybreak (from the dark): He makes the night for rest and tranquillity, and the sun and moon for the reckoning (of time): such is the judgment and ordering of (Him), the Exalted in Power, the Omniscient.
"A British man came to a Sheikh and asked: Why is not permissible in Islam for women to shake hands with a man? The Sheikh said: Can you shake hands with Queen Elizabeth? British man said: Of course not, there are only certain people who can shake hands with Queen Elizabeth. Sheikh replied: Our women are queens and queens do not shake hands with strange men"
He Can Still The Wind
Ash-Shura [42:33]
If it be His Will, He can still the wind: then would they become motionless on the back of the (ocean). Verily in this are Signs for everyone who patiently perseveres and is grateful.
Of Land and Sea
Al-Anaam [6:97]
It is He Who maketh the stars (as beacons) for you, that ye may guide yourselves, with their help, through the dark spaces of land and sea: We detail Our Signs for people who know.
"Avoid falling under suspicion. For suspicion does the worst damage. Do not inquire into the lives of others. Do not pry. Do not exaggerate what others say. Bear each other no malice, and do not hurt each others’ interests. And, by being brothers to each other, become the servants of God."
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The Prophet Muhammad (saw)
[Sahih Muslim, related by Abu Hurairah]
Personal 127
Maybe it's just me but the older I get the hard life gets as well. Alhamdulilah I'm always happy to experience new things & meet new people but the responsibility load increases too and I have a feeling it's not going to ever end sighh... lol alhamdulilah :) I have nothing to really complain about but I just feel like obstacle make the individual I guess. Right now I am hurdling through my own obstacle & May Allah make it easy for me,ameen<3 Please keep me in your duas ! jazakullahu kairun.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Is it permissible to plan to do something in the future even though when death comes it cannot be put off?
I wanted to ask whether it is wrong to plan something I mean that we have to do this tommorrow or next month or next year? Though I strongly believe that death may come any moment.
Praise be to Allaah.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak
Praise be to Allaah.
There is nothing to prevent a person from making plans and estimating what he will need in the future, and thinking of what he hopes to achieve, or saying, ‘I will do such-and-such tomorrow,’ or next week, or next year.’ But when he does that he has to say ‘in sha Allaah (if Allaah wills).’ Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And never say of anything, ‘I shall do such and such thing tomorrow,’ except (with the saying): ‘If Allaah will.’…”
[al-Kahf 18:23]
Everything that a person intends to do in the future, or resolves to do, or hopes to achieve, is based on hope, and hope is what motivates people to do things. But the believer strives in this world for the sake of that which will benefit him in both his religion and his worldly affairs. So he takes the means and puts his trust in Allaah, and seeks His help, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Strive to do that which will benefit you, and seek the help of Allaah.”
And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“… So worship Him and put your trust in Him…”
[Hood 11:123]
The kaafir and the negligent person, on the other hand, depend on the means and forget their Lord in Whose Hand is Sovereignty and nothing happens except what He wills. If a man looks at the obstacles which stand between him and what he hopes for, and he thinks too much about death and other obstacles, he will stop making efforts and neglect his own interests. Thus it is apparent that man cannot live this life without some hope which will make him strive to pursue the things that he wants to achieve. But the believer should not hope for too much or feel too content with this world, or prefer its pleasures; rather he should strive to make the Hereafter his goal, and work to do righteous deeds which will bring him closer to his Lord, and seek the help of His blessings to obey Him, so that he may attain happiness in this world and in the Hereafter.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak
The Two Essentials
Shaykh Mashur ibn Hasan
This article was taken from Al-Asaalah magazine (no.10 / Shawaal 1414H)
Source: Al-Istiqaamah Magazine , Issue No.2 - Safar 1417H / July 1996
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Allaah - the Most Perfect, the Most High responded to the supplication of His Prophet Ibraaheem 'alayhis-salaam when he said:"Our Lord! Send to them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them Your Signs, teaching them the Book and the Wisdom and purifying them. Indeed You are the Most Powerful, the Most Wise." [Soorah al-Baqarah 2:129].So Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic - said:"It is Allaah who has sent to the unlettered people a Messenger from amongst themselves, reciting to them His Signs, purifying them and teaching them the Book and the Wisdom, whereas before that, they had been in clear misguidance." [Soorah al-Jumu'ah 62:2].So here the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam has been characterised with two tasks: ta'leem (teaching) and tazkiyah (purification). In his request, Ibraaheem 'alayhis-salaam mentioned ta'leem before tazkiyah. However, Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic - answered him, but by giving tazkiyah precedence to ta'leem.And Allaah blessed the Believers by sending the Messenger who carried out these two tasks, so He - the Mighty and Majestic - said:"As We sent to you a Messenger from amongst yourselves, reciting to you Our Signs, purifying you, and teaching you the Book and the Wisdom, that which you did not know." [Soorah al-Baqarah 2:151]So in this aayah (verse) also, Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic - mentions purification before teaching. Thus, as is known, purification is one of the fruits of acting upon knowledge; and that knowledge causes harm for its possessor if it is not accompanied by action. Indeed, whosoever increases in knowledge, but does not increase in taqwaa (piety and obedience to Allaah), then let him be suspicious about his knowledge.Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim (d.751H) rahimahullaah - said: "The Scholar who does not act upon his knowledge, will be punished before the worshippers of idols."And our Salaf (Pious Predecessors) used to inherit purification from each other, as part of good and fine manners. This was due to their sitting with the Shaykh and accompanying him. So 'Abdullaah ibn Maslamah al-Qa'nabee (d.221H) said: "We used to sit with Imaam Maalik and take from his manners and conduct, just as we would take from his knowledge." 2However, in the later generations, Sharee'ah knowledge has almost become restricted to just colleges and universities and sitting in front of the doctors and teachers for short periods of time. So the students do not take any benefit from good manners and conduct - even if those teachers have a share of it. And we often see and hear about many shortcomings of both the students and the teachers! Thus, the religion has become weak, yaqeen (certainty of faith) has dwindled, sabr (patient perseverance) - with its wide Islaamic understanding - has passed away, as has zuhd (praiseworthy abstinence from this world) except for those whom my Lord has mercy upon.So knowledge alone, without good manners and conduct, will not produce any fruit in a way that the people can be benefited by its possessor - from what is seen and what is spoken. And through seeking knowledge alone, the Muslims will not be saved from hypocrisy. Rather, seeking knowledge must be accompanied by good manners and conduct, so that he remains safe, derives benefit and is saved from sin and its causes, and also from being burdened. This is attested to by what at-Tirmidhee relates:The Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "There are two qualities which do not come together in a hypocrite: Good manners and conduct, and the understanding of the religion." 3So in this hadeeth, good manners and conduct are mentioned before understanding of the religion. Indeed, the greatest and most valuable fruits of purification are sabr (patience) and zuhd (praiseworthy abstinence from this world). Whilst the greatest and most precious fruits of 'ilm (knowledge) is yaqeen (certainty). So he who gains both patience and certainty, in this way, then he is one of the leaders of the religion, and this is testified to by the saying of Allaah - the Most High:"We made from them leaders, giving guidance by Our Command, because they had sabr (patient perseverance) and had yaqeen (certainty) in Out Signs." [Soorah Sajdah 32:24].So patience is the fruit of purification, whilst certainty is the fruit of knowledge and teaching. And here also patience is mentioned before certainty. Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) used to say: "Through sabr and yaqeen leadership in the religion is attained." 4 Indeed! That is so because he who gains them both, then he has attained and actualised the two tasks of Allaah's Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and has thus become an inheritor of the Prophet - and the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam is the leader of all the leaders.Finally, we must draw attention to the Fact that the Salafus-Saaliheen (Pious Predecessors) - may Allaah be pleased with them all - actualised these two tasks and therefore they acheived rectification of themselves and rectification of others. 'Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak (d.181H) used to say: "The latter part of this Ummah will not be rectified, except by that which rectified its first part: zuhd and yaqeen." And zuhd cannot be attained except by means of sabr, which cannot be attained except through tazkiyah (purification). And yaqeen cannot be attained except through purified Sharee'ah knowledge.So would that we had realised that our misfortune lies in the absence of these two matters from our lives, and that he who calls to them, persisting in this and refusing to be pre-occupied from them by anything else, then he is upon the correct manhaj (methodology) and upon the Straight Path.
1. This article was taken from Al-Asaalah magazine (no.10 / Shawaal 1414H).
2. The likes of this has been related by adh-Dhahabee in Siyaar A'laamun-Nubalaa (3/285).
3. Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (no.2837), from Abu Hurayrah radiallaahu 'anhu. It was authenticated by Shaykh al-Albaanee in as-Saheehah.
4. Related by Ibn al-Qayyim in Madaarijus-Saalikeen (1/132).
Personal 126
Subhan'Allah it's been so long since I last blogged & I just want to apologize to everyone who reads my blog on a daily basis! Please forgive me in'sha'Allah I've just been really busy lately, I am telling you summer weddings are so time consuming & I was also enjoying the New Jersey Salafi Conference w/ a group of my sisters over the same weekend! Alot of running around but alhamdulilah it was very worth it seeing that we all benefited from hearign that lecture :) I learned so many lessons through this weekend about how to be patient, not to waste my time & become more organized with it alhamdulilah & also learning that certain situations I have no control over and I leave it up to Allah to handle alhamdulilah. Sigh Alhamdulilah Ala Kulli Haaal <3 I need some me time sighh in'sha'Allah soon.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Narrated Sahel Ibn Sa’ad (RA): that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: ‘Two will not be rejected, Supplication when the Adhan (call of prayer) is being called, and at the
time of the rain’.
Al-Hakim 2: 114, and Abu Dawud #2540, ibn Majah
Seek the response to your du’as when the armies meet, and the prayer is called, and when rain falls’
reported by Imam al-Shafi’ in al-Umm, al-Sahihah #1469
Shyness is of two types
Source: My Advice to the Women – Umm Abdillah al-Waadi’iyyah – pgs 253-259
Shyness is of two types:
1. What consists of character and disposition and cannot be acquired. Shyness is the behavior Allah granted the servant. The Prophet sallallahu alayhe was salaam said ” Shyness brings about nothing but good.” It prohibits a person from committing despicable actions and displaying degrading behavior.
2.What is attainable through knowing Allah and knowing His greatness as well as His closeness to His servants.His overseeing them, and His knowledge of what deceives the eyes while being hidden in the chests.
Shyness from Allah may be caused by witnessing and reflecting over His blessings and the shortcomings associated with being thankful for them.
The praiseworthy shyness is the behavior that encourages the performing of commendable actions and abandoning the wretched.
Concerning the statement : ” If you do not feel shy then do as you wish .” One meaning is that it does not command to do whatever you wish, but it conveys a meaning of blame and prohibition. One way of interpreting it is that it conveys a threat/warning. The second way to interpret it is that it is a way of conveying information. The thing that prohibits a person from doing bad actions is shyness.
An-Nawawee said , The Scholars said that the reality of shyness is the character that encourages the abandonment of despicable actions and prevents against negligence concerning the rights of the people who possess rights over others.
Aboo Al Qaasim al Junayd said Shyness is recognizing Allahs favors, meaning His blessings and the recognizing of ones own negligence in light of them both.
When shyness is lost, every type of evil is committed.
There are five signs of wretchedness :
1. The harshness in the hearts
2. The unflinching eye
3. The lack of shyness
4. The seeking of worldy pleasures.
5. Longevity in life
2. The unflinching eye
3. The lack of shyness
4. The seeking of worldy pleasures.
5. Longevity in life
An example of shyness is Asmaa bint Aboo Bakr in the hadeeth where she carried the date stones and was offered to ride behind the Prophet sallallahu alayhe was salaam but was too shy.
Source: My Advice to the Women – Umm Abdillah al-Waadi’iyyah – pgs 253-259
Source: My Advice to the Women – Umm Abdillah al-Waadi’iyyah – pgs 253-259
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