In the Name of Allaah, the Most Merciful…
The great scholar, Ibn Qayyim al-Jowziyyah (may Allaah have Mercy on him) mentioned a great number of benefits that one can enjoy in this life before being honored with the unending reward of Allaah in the Hereafter. He mentioned:
- Maintaining personal integrity (muroo’ah)
- Keeping your name and reputation clean
- Protecting your social status
- Preserving wealth that Allaah has provided and made as a means to take care of worldly and religious benefits
- A wholesome life
- A properly rested body
- A strong heart
- A clean soul
- Happiness of the heart
- A relaxed chest
- Security from the worries that affect the wicked and disobedient (specifically)
- Less worry, sadness, and grief (in general)
- Inner strength of personal honor, not yielding to disgrace
- Safeguarding the light in one’s heart from being extinguished by the darkness of disobedience
- A way around (or out of) what confines the wicked and disobedient
- Being granted provisions easily from avenues unthought of
- General ease being granted in affairs that are difficult upon the people of disobedience
- Having acts of obedience made easy for you to perform
- Having knowledge made easy for you to attain
- The general speech of the people in your favor
- Lots of supplications are made in your favor
- The delight that can be seen on your face
- The respect that is placed in the people’s hearts for you
- Their support and defense of you when harmed or oppressed
- Their defense of you in the presence of those who backbite you
- Quick responses to your supplications
- The dispelling of unfamiliarity between you and Allaah
- The closeness of the angels
- Distance from the devils, both the jinn and human of them
- The people outdoing each other to serve you and take care of your needs
- Their seeking your love and companionship
- Not being afraid of death, instead you are happy to meet your Lord and to reach your final abode
- The insignificance of this world in your heart
- True reverence of the Hereafter in your heart
- Vigilance regarding the great dominion (of Paradise) and the great success that lies within it
- Tasting the sweetness of obedience
- Attaining the sweetness of faith
- The supplications of the Angels who bear the Throne, and the other Angels as well
- The joy of the angels who write your deeds, and their constant supplications in your favor
- An increase in intellect, understanding, faith, and knowledge
- Attaining the Love of Allaah, His Attention, and His Happiness with your repentance
And Allaah knows best.
Summarized and listed by: Moosaa Richardson
ST Archives: 05-12-2011
Assalamalaikum brother,
In the above mentioned 40 worldly benifits by Ibn Qayyim al-Jowziyyah. I’ve doubt on for the following points 23,24,25. (23)The respect that is placed in the people’s hearts for you, this may leads us to feel delighted about ourselves. My question is , i read the article in your website(https://www.bakkah.net/en/living-in-fear-of-allah.htm) where Imam Ahmad’s fear of feeling delighted about ourselves. I feel some how confused with (23) point here and Imam Ahmad’s article on Living in Fear of Allaah.
Please Explain.
Jazakkallah
Wa ‘alaykas-salaam. One is about the respect people will have for you (which Allaah orders to be fixed in their hearts), the other is about how you react to it and deal with it. And Allaah knows best.
Jazakallah khair.
You’ve cleared my doubt.May Allah give me and you best understanding of Knowledge.
Dear Moosa,
Assalamalaikum.
whenever i started practicing and feel closeness to Allah(S.T) Self amazement feeling overcomes me and i stop practicing.Is there any special Duaa from sunnat to overcome self amazement also can you give me precautions to overcome self amazement from quran and sunna and can you provide me a website links that how serious a believer should be in between hope and fear of Allah(S.T).
Jazakallahu khairun
wa ‘alaykas-salaam wa rahmatullaah. When you see that Allaah has blessed you to get close to Him, thank Him and He will increase you in closeness. [See Quran: 14:7] Thank Him truly with your heart, tongue, and body parts. If you are impressed with your good deeds, then say “maa shaa’ Allaah laa quwwata illaa billaah” [See Quran: 18:39] and ask Allaah for blessings (barakah), as this will repel the ‘ayn. Yes, some scholars mention the issue of a man putting the ‘ayn on his own wealth, health, worship, etc I hope this helps and Allaah knows best.
assalaam alaikum, I was wondering what scholars have said about looking directly to a non-mahram woman in a conversation? I am aware of the ahadeeth about looking away after glancing and after reading those ahadeeth I would think that looking at any non-mahram woman in any situation would be haraam but I’m afraid to jump to conclusions. So when I talk to any woman (like in a shop or the wives of my uncles etc.), I should talk to her with my head down or else I’m sinning? I don’t want to look at them any way and try to avoid it, but I was wondering more specifically what if I do look for a second; is it haraam?
Assalamu alaykum
In hadeeth 2360 from the silsilah as saheeha of Shaykh Al-Albani rahmatullahi alayh , the phrase comes من اعتذر الى الله قبل الله عذره. The اعتذار here was translated by one of the known Salafi English translators (Abbas Abu Yahya from Miraath Al-Anbiya ) as apologize.
My question is : what does it mean to apologize to Allah ? Is this simply repenting/seeking forgiveness for a sin or is there some other phrase/supplication to say? Does one simply say اللهم أعتذر اليك, oh Allah I apologize to you?
جزاكم الله خيرا
Wa ‘alaykum as-Salaamu wa rahmatullaah. I do not believe the narration is authentic. Aboo Haatim ar-Raazee, an early specialist in Hadeeth defects, said that this hadeeth is munkar (unauthentic by chain of transmission, objectionable and/or contradictory in wording). See: ‘Elal Ibn Abee Haatim (5/199-200). While the argument made by Shaykh al-Albaanee (may Allah have Mercy on him) to strengthen it is not convincing, I would say: If it were authentic (as the shaykh said), the meaning could be: Whoever repents to Allah, offering an honest and genuine excuse (‘uthr)* for his action(s), then Allah will accept that excuse from him. This is based on the verb, i’tathara, being based on al-‘uthr, meaning: to present an excuse. To apologize is also a good translation, yet it seems less relative to the verbal base of ‘uthr, and Allah knows best.