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@TheGhazalian
The Ghazalian
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For those interested in spiritual lessons and exploring the immense Islamic spiritual tradition, I have a YouTube channel dedicated to that, where I speak extensively regarding the topic. My Twitter is just tidbits from those videos. Do subscribe.
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The prophet ﷺ was asked, “Who suffers the most” He ﷺ replied: “The Prophets, then the next best and the next best. A person is tested according to his religious commitment. If he is steadfast in his religious commitment, he will be tested more severely, and if- 1/2
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Imam Al Ghazali’s exposition on how to discipline young children and on their upbringing. Know that the young child is an uncut jewel without any form or carving. He is extremely susceptible to change and he takes the initial form of what you teach and instill in him. 1/9
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He is frail in his religious commitment, his test will be according to his commitment. Trials will continue to afflict a person until they leave him walking on the earth with no sin on him.” [Majah 4023] 2/2
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Imam Al Ghazali mentions three levels to the secrets of fasting. - The lowest It is for a person to limit abandonment to food items, without his limbs abandoning foul deeds. That is the fast of general people and it brings them contentment in name only. 1/6
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The Ghazalian
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Abdul Qadir Al Jillani was walking through the street, when a homeless alcoholic asked him a question which ended with “can He or can’t he?” He replied, “yes He can”. The alcoholic asked another question which ended with “can He or can’t He?”. He replied, “Yes he can” 1/5
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The warning Imam Al Ghazali gives to the seekers of knowledge. - Bidayatul Hidayah
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Imam Al Ghazali, a discourse on sexual desire. Know that mankind has been made subject to sexual desires for two main reasons. - Pleasure: It allows one to experience pleasure, by which one can make an analogy to the ever lasting pleasures of paradise. 1/7
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The Ghazalian
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Imam Al Ghazali says that one can have multiple good intentions in one act. For example going to the mosque is one act, but can have 8 intentions. - Visiting The prophet ﷺ said "Whoever sits in a mosque has visited Allah, it is only right that the Host honors His guest” 1/9
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The stomach is the root of desire, so starve it. The eye is a blessing, so confine it. Gratitude is complete submission to divine decree, so uphold it. Patience is the light of virtue, so reflect it. Repentance is the soap of the heart, so use it. 1/2
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The biggest tragedy of the modern Muslim is lack of connection and love for the prophet ﷺ. Many do say that they love him ﷺ, yet in their gatherings the mention of him ﷺ is absent and their hearts do not even take pleasure even when he ﷺ is mentioned. Many even, 1/17
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Imam Al Ghazali stresses that proper prayer requires humbleness and the presence of the heart. He starts by quoting the Quran: “So worship Me, and establish prayer for My remembrance.” [Quran 20:14] A heart that is not present has done the opposite of remembering. 1/8
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The Ghazalian
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My father once told me: "My son, the true worth of a man is determined by his refusal to engage in activities he would be ashamed to disclose to others." As I grow older, I realize how profound this advice truly is.
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Imam Shafi recited some poetry to his student Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, “I love the righteous, although I'm not of them, Perhaps I shall receive intercession through them. And I hate he who trades in sins, Although we are both dealing in the same trade”. Imam Ahmad replied, 1/2
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Imam Al-Ghazali discusses the etiquettes of acquaintanceship. Know that most people you will encounter will neither be family nor friends; rather, they will be acquaintances. Be cautious of them and exercise patience with them. All of the animosity you will encounter, 1/6
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Shaykh Ramadan Al Bouti was asked, “How is it possible to fear Allah at the same time while loving Him?” He replied, “Is there any greater fear than the fear of losing the love of one whom you love?”
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Imam Al Ghazali’s exposition of the method by which discipline is used to break the greed of the stomach. There are four duties the aspirant must do in this regard: - Eating only halal Allah says: “So eat from the good, lawful things which Allah has provided for you, 1/18
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The reason the Shaykh cried was because he knew the answer and knew that Allah could change him to that homeless drunk in an instant if He so wished. So never belittle your blessings or the favors that Allah has bestowed upon you. He can surely take them away. 5/5
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I felt it when Ibn al-Qayyim said this: “O you who are patient, bear a little more, just a little more remains” [Al-Fawaid p.119]
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A thief once stole Imam Nawawi's turban and made off with it. The imam pursued him calling out, "By Allah, I have made you its owner. Say, 'I accept it', so that you be saved from the fire.” [Rawdur Rayahin, pg. 380]
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Imam Al Ghazali advices you to do two things before taking a friend. - The First Duty The prophet ﷺ said, "A person's religious life is only as good as that of his friend, so let each one of you consider well whom he befriends" [Tirmidhi 2378] So be sure to, 1/13
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The Ghazalian
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Imam Al Ghazali on how remembering death removes the love of the world. - Arba’in fi Usul ud-Din
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Imam Ash Shafi’i said: “Whoever admonishes his brother in private has been sincere to him and protected his reputation. Whoever admonishes him in public has humiliated him and betrayed him.” - hilyat al-Awliya, 13854.
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Imam Al Ghazali talks about the ailments of the tongue that come from loquaciousness. - Arguing Being right is irrelevant as the prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever abandons disputing while he is right, a home is built for him in the highest part of Paradise. [Abu Dawud 4800] 1/10
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Imam Al Ghazali talks about how a man of bad character will always find an excuse to not discipline and bring change within himself. As the prophet ﷺ said: “The worst of you are the pompous, the braggarts, and the pretentious.” [Shu’ab al-Iman lil-Bayhaqi 7621] 1/9
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Imam Al Ghazali regards gluttony among the greatest sources of harm to religion. The stomach is the wellspring of desires. The Prophet ﷺ said, “The son of Adam does not fill a vessel worse than his belly. A few bites to strengthen his back are enough” 1/10
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Imam Al Ghazali regards persistence in sins as a worse disease than any physical illness. The reasons he gives are three. - One may have persistence in sins and might not even realize it. For example using foul language to amuse others and not accepting it as a sin. 1/4
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Imam Al Ghazali’s exposition on the benefits of hunger and on the evils of satiety. Know that the prophet ﷺ said: “A human being fills no worse vessel than his stomach.” [Ibn Majah 3349] One may ask, what exactly are the benefits that one can gain from being hungry ? 1/15
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The Prophet ﷺ said: "Certainly a time will come when people will not bother to know from where they earned the money, by lawful means or unlawful means." [Sahih al-Bukhari 2083]
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Imam Al Ghazali advises regarding 8 things, when it comes to Dawah. Perform four and avoid four of them. - Those that you should forsake. 1: Argument Know that there is much harm and evil in argument, it leads to envy, enmity, arrogance and so on. It is only allowed if, 1/14
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Imam Al Ghazali begins his chapter on self admiration by quoting the prophet ﷺ as having said, "If you did not commit sins, I would fear for you what is greater than that- self-admiration, self-admiration." [Al-Bayhaqi, Ash-Shu'ab 6868] The reality of self admiration is, 1/6
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A reason for persistence in sins per Imam Ghazali is procrastination. He gives the analogy of a man who goes to uproot a tree, but he is weak and the roots of the tree are strong. He says he’ll do it next year, but the tree will not grow weaker and he won’t grow stronger. 1/3
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“Do not inform your spouse or children, let alone anyone else, of the amount of your wealth; for if they consider it to be little, you will be of little importance to them, and if it is a lot, you will never satisfy them.” - Imam Al Ghazali, Bidayatul Hidayah
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“Do not value your wealth more than your honor” - Imam Al Ghazali, Bidayatul Hidayah
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Imam Ghazali a thousand years ago, “There is no inherent link between the fire and the burning, it is merely a correlation” People: “meh” David Hume 3 centuries ago, “There is no inherent link between the fire and the burning, it is merely a correlation” People: “brilliant”
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Imam Al Ghazali starts his chapter on the love of the world by quoting the Quran, “The life of this world is only a game, an entertainment, an adornment, boasting amongst yourselves, and competing to gain wealth and have children.” (57:20) Love of the world contains, 1/7
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Imam Al-Ghazali said, "The Prophet ﷺ, was the most generous of people. He would not pass the night if he had a gold or silver coin with him. If he had any surplus and he could find no one to give it to and nighttime suddenly arrived, 1/2
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@guywithlibrary They are indeed the best of us.
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“Half of life is lost in charming others. The other half is lost in going through anxieties caused by others. Leave this play. You have played enough” - Rumi
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Imam Al Ghazali starts his chapter on rememberance (and the state of Fana) with the verse of the Quran, “Remember Allah much, so that you may be successful.” [Holy Quran 62:10] Know that rememberance is from the best of deeds. The Prophet ﷺ explains this when says, 1/24
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“Everyone has the capacity to carry out acts of obedience, but only the truly sincere can abandon their appetites and desires.” - Imam Al Ghazali, Bidayatul Hidayah
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The Prophet ﷺ said, "The world and whatever is in it is cursed, except for the remembrance of Allah” [At-Tirmidhi 2322]
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Imam Ash Shafi’i said: "I never debated anyone and loved for him to be wrong. There is no knowledge in my heart but that I wish everyone could have it and attribute none of it to me." - Adāb al-Shafii wa Manāgibuh 78
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The prophet ﷺ said, "If the son of Adam had two valleys full of wealth, he would desire a third. Nothing will fill his belly but the dust of the grave, yet Allah relents to those who repent." [Bukhari 6436]
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Imam Al Ghazali talks about the spiritual realities of purification. He starts by quoting the Quran: “In it are men who love to be purified. And Allah loves those who purify themselves. [Quran 9:108] Those who realize the spiritual significance of purification, know, 1/9
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Shaykh Abd al Qadir al Jilani said, “I knocked all the doors to Allah, I found them all overcrowded” (An example, door of charity was overcrowded by people who give charity) “I knocked at the door of humility, I found it empty, I entered and I came before all”
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Imam Al Ghazali in his chapter on reciting the Quran, mentions 5 inner manners in doing so. - Realizing the magnitude of the speech by realizing the magnitude of the speaker. Ikrimah (RA) would say, “This is the Speech of my Lord, This is the Speech of my Lord” 1/15
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Imam Al Ghazali compares a man who is always debating others rather than his own ego to a man who, instead of dealing with the scorpion under his garment, busies himself swatting away the flies. (Arba’in Fi Usul Ud Din)
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Imam Al Ghazali outlines the etiquettes the child must have with his parents, “Listen to what they say; to stand up when they stand [out of respect]; to submit to doing what they say; not to walk ahead of them; not to raise your voice over theirs; 1/3
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Never look down upon the sinner, for it is possible that Allah, in His infinite mercy, guides him onto the path of righteousness while you, in your arrogance, lose your way. Always remember that divine guidance is a gift that can be bestowed upon anyone, 1/3
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Imam Ghazali mentions how hunger is the most common path to Allah. One might not understand the wisdom behind this saying, however we know that the Prophet SAW himself encouraged hunger as a tool to fight against desire, especially lust. So what does fasting do ? 1/4
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Sometimes people ask, "Why is it that the help of Allah comes at the darkest hour?" It is so that you know that it was He who helped you because you had exhausted all other possibilities. If it had come earlier you would've credited yourself or someone else.
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“Woe to the ignorant one, because he did not seek knowledge, and woe a thousand times to the knowledgeable one who did not act upon his knowledge.” - Imam Al Ghazali, Bidayatul Hidayah
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Ramadan recommendations: - Quran as much as you can. - Read it with tafsir (for beginners I recommend Ma’arif al Quran) - Introduction to the sciences of the Quran, by Furhan Zubairi - The Miraculous Language of the Quran, by Bassam Saeh - Muhammad: The best of creation by, 1/2
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I don’t usually do this, but let’s educate this person. Why don’t we start from what the prophet ﷺ himself said. He ﷺ said, "If only you knew the rewards you had with Allah, you would like to be increased in poverty and need." [Sahih Ibn Hibbān 724] 1/14
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Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman, Abdul Rahman Ibn Awf all had two things in common: 1- All were guaranteed Paradise by the Prophet ﷺ 2- All were -what we call today- “millionaires” We understand that being rich in Islam is not a problem; the problem can be you.
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Imam Al Ghazali elucidates on how one can guard himself from the disobedience of the tongue. The prophet ﷺ said, “Most of the sins of the children of Adam are of their tongues.” [al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 10446] Know that your tongue was created so that, 1/17
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Imam Al Ghazali on how to rectify the sins of the heart, You should know that the heart is the morsel of the body which, if sound, the rest of the body by it is sound, and, if corrupt, the rest of the body by it is corrupt. Only rectifying the limbs is not enough, 1/11
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“Know that your companion, the one who never parts from you, whether you are at home or you are travelling, whether you are asleep or awake, and indeed, in your life and at your death, is none other than your Lord” - Imam Al Ghazali, Bidayatul Hidayah
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The biggest spiritual shortcoming l've seen in contemporary Muslim life, is the neglect of sending salawat upon RasulAllah ﷺ. It's a tragedy, how can a Muslim neglect sending salawat upon their prophet ﷺ ? The light of the heart is sending salawat, don’t neglect it.
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Imam Al Ghazali starts his chapter on reciting the Quran by quoting the prophet ﷺ as having said, "My community's best act of worship is reciting the Quran.” [Al-Bayhaqi, Ash-Shu'ab 1865] Know that reciting the Quran has outer manners and inner secrets. 1/10
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“A person who leaves himself without a plan as animals do, not knowing what he is to do at any given moment, will spend most of his time fruitlessly. Your time is your life, and your life is your capital: by it you make your trade, and by it you will reach the eternal bounties”
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Imam Al Ghazali starts his chapter on love of status by mentioning a narration, in which the prophet ﷺ says, "Love of wealth and status is more ruinous to a Muslim's religion than two vicious wolves in a stable of sheep." [Ibn Hibbãn 3228] The Imam defines status as, 1/5
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Imam Al Ghazali states a beautiful principle, “Whoever is asked about his condition and complains is disobedient, because he has complained about the King of kings to a lowly slave who is incapable of doing anything.” Reference: Arba’in Fi Usul Ud Din.
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Imam Al Ghazali starts his chapter on remembering death by mentioning the beautiful story of the Prophet ﷺ, Once, a man from the Helpers said: "O Allah’s Messenger! Who is the smartest of people and the noblest of people?" So he ﷺ said, 1/7
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“If you have looked at the outward and inward aspects of yourself and not found any flaw or deficiency, then know that your ignorance of your own flaws is the vilest type of stupidity, and there is no greater flaw than stupidity.” - Imam Al Ghazali, Bidayatul Hidayah
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Imam Al Ghazali writes in Ayyuhal Walad, “Know that Tasawwuf has two characteristics: steadfastness and serenity from the creation. Whosoever is steadfast and makes his manners and morals most beautiful in dealing with people and treats them with forbearance, is a Sufi. 1/2
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“If you seek the world, then the tyrants and fools have beaten you to it, so to hell with a world that you were beaten to by an imbecile! Think deeply, O self! Examine yourself, for no one else will examine you.“ - Imam Al Ghazali, Arba’in Fi Usul ud Din
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“Your provision will not be decreased due to your delay And it cannot be increased due to your haste No sadness lasts forever, nor any felicity And no state of poverty remains, nor any luxury 1/2
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Imam Al Ghazali mentions that a person must be supported by two things when admonishing evil. - Gentleness. The Prophet ﷺ said, "No one commands good or forbids evil except one who is gentle concerning what he commands and gentle concerning what he forbids; 1/7
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“Everyone will be gathered as they died, and die as they lived, with the state of the heart, not the body, being judged. In the next life, forms will be shaped by the heart's qualities. Only those who bring a sound heart to Allah will succeed” - Imam Al Ghazali, Ihya ulum al-din
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Imam Al Ghazali was asked, “Does money upset the hearts of learned men?” He responded, “Men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned”.
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Imam Al Ghazali comments on those who do not work for the hereafter and merely say “Allah is Merciful and He will forgive me” [Bidayatul Hidayah]
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Imam Ghazali talks about the merit of the one who counters the fornication of the eyes. This is indeed the beginning of fornication and leads to nothing but evil. The master ﷺ said: "The adultery of the two eyes is the lustful gaze" [Tabarani, Al Mu'jam Al Kabir 18/8] 1/4
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It is that you add to that the preservation of the heart from thoughts and whisperings, limiting it to the remembrance of Allah. This is the fast of the elite of the elite, which is the perfect fast. Finally, fasting has a seal by which it is completed. 3/6
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Imam Al Ghazali has a beautiful discourse on the names of Allah, let us present his discourse on one of the names of Allah. - Al-Shakur (the appreciative) Is the one who rewards the practice of a few pious deeds manyfold, and, in response to the actions of a few days, 1/10
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Imam Al Ghazali has a beautiful discourse on the names of Allah. Let us discuss his insights on one of these names. - Al Wahhab (The bestower) He is the one who bestows numerous gifts without expecting any recompense or charging any interest on them. 1/10
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Imam Al Ghazali regards the notion of destroying the desires as nonsense. He believes they serve benefits, such as hunger saves one from starvation, anger from defenselessness etc. The aim is to gain equilibrium between extremeness and deficiency. [Ihya 'Ulum al-Din, 3/73]
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Imam Al Ghazali says that one must follow the Sunnah and the limits of the sacred law, for within them are the secrets of gratitude. He should know that if he looks at an unrelated woman, he has been ungrateful for the blessing of the eye. Sight itself the Imam says, 1/3
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Imam Al Ghazali regards stinginess from the destructive traits. He quotes the Prophet (SAW) as saying, “Beware of Stinginess, for indeed it destroyed those who were before you” [Muslim 2578] The foundation of stinginess is the love of wealth. Love of wealth distracts, 1/10
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Hasan al-Basri said: "Whoever knows Allah loves Him, and whoever knows [the reality of] material things abstains from them. The believer is not preoccupied with amusement and thereby heedless; when he reflects, he is saddened." - Ahmad, Az-Zuhd (1595).
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The character of a true friend.
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- The middle It is that you add to this the abstention of the limbs; thus, you guard the tongue from backbiting, the eye from looking askance, and likewise the rest of the body parts. This is the fast of the elite. - The Highest 2/6
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Summary of Imam Ali Ghazali’s exposition of the true nature of good and bad character. Know that the prophet ﷺ said, “I have been sent to perfect good character.” [al-Muwatta 1614] The prophet ﷺ was the most perfect of character, and he ﷺ was tasked with, 1/18
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Imam Al Ghazali starts his chapter on love by quoting the prophet ﷺ as having said, “None of you believes until Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anything besides them.” [Hibbān 237] Know, things are either agreeable or disagreeable, with your desire. 1/13
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Imam Al Ghazali talks about one letting the Quran completely change his being. This means that you do not recite a verse without becoming described by its quality, such that you will have an understanding, state, and perception according to each verse. 1/12
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When their incompetence and lack of knowledge or intellectual integrity is displayed, they block you. Yet they wish to say that they are free thinkers. Hopefully Pakistani youth can see that they are nothing more than blind followers, incapable of thinking for themselves.
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Imam Al Ghazali tells of a blessing that comes with being poor. The blessing is of the inability to do certain sins because they require wealth. For example the poor man can not afford to defraud someone, or to get a prostitute or to buy cigars etc 1/2
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Allah Almighty said: “My love is assured for those who love each other for My sake, who sit together for My sake, who visit each other for My sake, and who spend on each other for My sake.” [Musnad Aḥmad 22030]
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The third time he asked me, “Can your Lord change my state (a homeless drink) into your state (a friend of God) and change your state into my state, instantly?”. So I cried, because I knew what it meant. In case the reader doesn’t realize, the answer was that he can.. 4/5
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Wisdom is reducing your wants. Rather than donning expensive attire, opt for simple clothing. Instead of indulging in many dishes, choose a single, modest dish. If you continuously expand your desires, no money will satisfy you, nor will any labor be enough to fulfill them.
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Imam Al Ghazali starts his chapter on fasting by quoting the prophet ﷺ as having said, "Everything has a gate, and the gate of worship is fasting." [Ibn al-Mubarak, Az-Zuhd 1423] The reasons fasting is singled out for immense reward, are two. - Secret abstention 1/9
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The Ghazalian
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Imam Al Ghazali’s discourse on the reality of the viper in the grave. He starts by quoting the Quran: “Do not think that those who were killed in the way of Allah are dead, To the contrary, they are alive with their Lord and provided for” [Quran 3:169-170] 1/12
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The Ghazalian
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The Prophet ﷺ referring to the Ka’ba, says, “How pure you are and how pure is your fragrance! How great you are and how great is your sanctity! By the one in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the sanctity of the believer is greater to Allah than your sanctity, 1/2
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The Ghazalian
5 months
One of the most beautiful Hadith Qudsi you will ever read.
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“You love the righteous and you are of them And from you shall they receive intercession And you hate he who trades in sin And may Allah protect us from the evil of such trade” 2/2
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Imam Al Ghazali has a beautiful discourse on the names of Allah. Let us discuss his insights on two of these names. - Al Halim (The forbearing) It is the one who observes the disobedience of the rebellious, yet anger does not incite him nor wrath seize him, 1/8
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The Ghazalian
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Try your best this Ramadan, to at least fulfill the middle level, and aim for the highest In Sha Allah. May Allah make your Ramadan blessed and filled with joy, Ameen. Reference: Arba’in Fi Usul Ud Din. 6/6
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Imam Al Ghazali mentions that the Muslim should not be predominated by fear or hope. Rather both fear and hope should balance each other out, so that the Muslim is both hopefully and fearful of Allah. If one overwhelms him, he should counter it by the other. 1/4
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The Ghazalian
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The Prophet SAW said: "The worst of my community are those who relish in food and their bodies are fattened by it. Their only concern is the colors of food and clothes, and they talk with affectation." [Al-Bayhagi, Ash-Shu ab 5281]
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The Ghazalian
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The Prophet ﷺ said: "A man used to give loans to the people and used to say to his servant, 'If the debtor is poor, forgive him, so that Allah may forgive us. So when he met Allah (after his death), Allah forgave him." [al-Bukhari 3480]
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The Ghazalian
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A child crying after seeing a man who resembles her martyred father. By Allah, that tear in her eye is worth more than every drop of water on this planet!
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