‘How Can The Answer Not Be Delayed?’

 
Wahb bin Munabbih رحمه الله also said, “He who supplicates without good deeds is like one who shoots an arrow without a bow.”

 

Some of the Pious Predecessors said, “How can the answer not be delayed when you have blocked its path with sins??” 

A poet reiterated the same meaning saying: 

God in every distress,

And forget Him when our distress is lifted.

How can we hope that our prayer will be answered,

when we have blocked its path with sins?”

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Imaam Ibn Rajab | Jaami’ al ‘Uloom wal Hikam

True people of Taqwa

“It [taqwa] mostly comes to someone who does his duty to Allaah with loving obedience. Most people if they try to do this neglect their duties to others or only fulfill them partially. These people do not leave time or energy for their duties to their families & the community. To be able to give what is due to Allaah & what is due to people is something can only be achieved by few special people -- they are the true people of taqwa.”

Ibn Rajab al-Ḥanbalī [d. 795H/1393CE]

A sign (of a person) having love for Allaah

Rabee’ Ibn Anas (Rahimahullaah) said,

“A sign (of a person) having love for Allaah is his increase in his remembrance of Him (Allaah), for verily you do not love something except that you increase remembrance of that (thing).”

Jaami’ al-Uloom Wal-Hikm of Ibn Rajab (Rahimahullaah) p. 444

Deeda that are in your eyes more insignificant than a hair

One of the Companions said:

 

“You are doing deeds that are, in your eyes, more insignificant than a hair, whereas at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (‘alayhis-salaam) we would consider them to be destructive sins!” ^[1]

Ibn Rajab, the Journey to Allaah

[1] al-Bukhaaree no. 6492 on the authority of Anas