Reward of shaking hands with a Believer

Hudhayfah ibn Al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ” Indeed whenever  a believer meets another believer takes his hand and shakes it,  sins fall from both of them the same way  leaves fall off a tree.”

Collected by At-Tabarani in his Awsot (245) graded Saheeh by Shaykh Al-Albani in his Silsilahtus Saheeh. 6/431

Benefits about this topic:

Sheikh Al-Albani 1421H (may Allah rest him in Jannah) wrote in Silsilahtus Saheeh; 

The Crime of Fornication and relieving Oneself from its Evil Effects

 
Sheikh ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy upon him), was asked: “What is binding upon one who falls into the crime of fornication to clear himself from the effects of that?”

He, may Allaah have mercy upon him, answered: “Fornication is from the most disgusting of prohibitions and greatest sins. Allaah has threatened the polytheists, those who murder people without due right and the fornicators with a double torment on the Day of Resurrection and remaining therein humiliated and debased due to the wickedness and severity of their crimes.

As Allaah says:

“And those who invoke not any other deity along with Allah, nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive the punishment. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace, except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds…”

[25:68-69]

From the Benefits of Taqwah: ‘Preservation of One’s Offspring after his Death’

On the authority of Abu Dharr and Mu’aadh bin Jabal, may Allaah be pleased with them both, narrated that the Prophet, may peace and blessings be upon him, stated: “Observe taqwah of Allaah wherever you may be…” [At-Tirmidhi]

[It comes in the book "Al-Jaami' fee Sharhil Arba'een An-Nawawiyyah" a mention of the benefits of Taqwah and here is one of them.]

’Preservation of One’s Offspring after his Death’

Allaah, the Most High, says:

“And let those (executors and guardians) have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own children, if they had left weak offspring behind. So let them fear Allah and speak right words.”

[4:9]

Would you like to be a Key to Good?

 

In the Name of Allaah, the Beneficent, Most Merciful. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and companions. As for what follows:

The Messenger of Allaah, may peace and blessings be upon him, said:

‎”Verily amongst the people are those who are keys to good ‎and locks to evil. And amongst the people are those who ‎are keys to evil and locks to good. So Toobaa‎ [1] for the ‎one whom Allaah has placed the keys of good upon his hands and woe be to the one ‎whom Allaah has placed the keys of evil at his disposal.” ‎[Sunan Ibn Maajah #237, Ibn Abi 'Aasim in "As-Sunnah" #297, Musnad At-Tayaalisi #2082, Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Eemaan #698, and Al-Albani delcared it good in As-Saheehah #1332]

Sheikh ‘Abdur Razaaq bin ‘Abdul Muhsin Al-’Abbaad, may Allaah preserve them both, said:

“From the ways to be a key to good is by supplication.”

The Fruits of Patience

Discontentment is a trait of an impatient individual whose very own intolerant disposition prevents them from receiving rewards from Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى. Moreover, their sinful behavior leads them to being overwhelmed by their difficulties. Consequently, they are besieged by two afflictions: problems in their religion caused by their unhappiness and the weight of the hardship that befell them in the first place.

To the contrary, the truly patient believer controls him or herself at the onset of their difficulty. Yes, they do not like that this calamity has happened to them, but they patiently control themselves. He or she refrains from uttering anything or doing anything that would anger Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى. Nor does this believer harbor ill-feelings in their heart towards the Most Wise. In spite of their trials and mishaps, this person is patient. The contented one is at ease and totally calm during their adversity as though nothing has occurred.

Is The Du’a of The Traveler Accepted?

Ash-Sheikh al-Uthaimeen, (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said :

“Traveling is from the reasons why the du’a is answered and the viewpoint of this is that several ahadeeth have been narrated regarding that the du’a of the traveler will not be rejected, hence the Messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم brought mentioning of the word ’traveling’ which indicates that traveling has a great affect upon the supplication being answered and especially if it is a long journey and distant from the home, for indeed the person’s heart will become stronger in faith and reliance upon Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى.”

Ref: Sharh Forty Hadeeth, page 162, print: ad-Dhiyaa.

The mother is the first school !

Sheikh Ahmed an-Najmi (Hafidhahullaah): 

"The mother is the first school. If she is righteous, the progeny becomes righteous." 

(Bi'ithnillaahi)

[Fath-ur-Rabb al-Wadud (2/256)]

The Best Act of Worship: Humility

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: " يَغْفُلُونَ عَنْ أَفْضَلِ الْعِبَادَةِ: التَّوَاضُعِ "

Aisha رضي الله عنها said:

"People are paying no attention to the best act of worship: Humility."

(Collected by Ibn Abee Shaybah (13/360) Ibn Hajr graded this Athar as being Saheeh.)

Benefits for this subject:

At-Tabari (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

"Allaah tests His believing servants with humility to see how they obey Him and follow His commands." 

[Saheeh Bukhari Ibn Battal]

Shaykh Abdur Rahman As-Sa'dee (May Allaah rest him in Jannah) said,

 "Humility and Humbleness are among the foundations of the religion and its core whereas, pride contradicts Islaam.”

The origin of humility is found in the verse: (سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا) (We hear and obey) [Al-Baqarah:285]. This means we hear what you have said our Lord in the Qur’aan and what Your Messenger has said.

Love and hate for the sake of Allaah

Ash-Shaykhul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said in his essay on Al-Uboodiyyah:

The true ‘abd however, is the one who is pleased with what pleases Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى and His Messenger; who has hatred for what Allaah and His Messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم hate; offers walaa’ to the awaliyaa’ of Allaah and holds enmity towards the enemies of Allaah. This is the person who has fulfilled emaan as in the hadeeth:

“Whoever loves for Allaah, hates for Allaah, gives for Allaah and denies for Allaah has fulfilled emaan.”¹

He (صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم) also said:

“The firmest bond of emaan is love for Allaah and hate for Allaah.”²