Zuhd and How the Salaf Understood It

In a much-needed naṣīḥah, the speaker speaks concerning the connection between belief in the ghayb (unseen) and the foundation for a successful marriage.

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Connection Between Īmān and Marriage

Speaker: Shaykh Abu Al-Hassan Malik
Date: Sunday May 19th, 2024
Masjid Al-Fajr

In this lecture Shaykh Abu Al-Hassan Malik (may Allah preserve him) speaks about the importance of occupying ourselves with beneficial knowledge, the perpetual reward that one can receive for spreading it, and the importance of "acting" upon it.

When knowledge is acted upon, that is when it considered "beneficial" for a person.

Additionally, this lecture was given during a day of fundraising in which proceeds goes towards festivities for the upcoming Eid Al-Adha.

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Importance of Busying Ourselves with Beneficial Knowledge

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Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

- Preparing for the inevitable journey. 
- Every soul shall taste death. 
- Those affairs that divert one’s attention from death. 
- Increasing in righteous actions whilst you have the opportunity. 
- Being in this world a stranger or a traveller. 
- The affairs that are decreed for all of us. 
- Passing by the graves of the believers. 
- The deceptions of this dunya. 
- The remembrance of death. 
- The final abode. 
- The first stage of the hereafter. 
- The Hadith of Barā b. ‘ Āzib رضي الله عنه 
- The questioning of the grave. 
- The death of the disbeliever. 
- Those actions that aid the believer in the hereafter.

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Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

- Heartfelt advice for moments when we feel despondent due to amounting trials.
- A reminder that the promise of Allāh is true, and He never breaks His promise.
- The reward of Jannah for those who had taqwā and believed in the āyāt of Allāh.
- The delights of Jannah [mentioned in Sūrah al-Insān] that await those who were patient and strove to the end.
- Making du’ā for our brothers and sisters going through difficulty and reminding them of the Words of our Lord.
- The nearness of That Day.
- Glad tidings to those who may be worried about their appearance and growing old.
- The ultimate reward in Jannah.

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Lectures from the seminar entitled, Be in This World as a Stranger, which took place in May 2016. Ustādh Abū Idrīṣ speaks about the meaning of Zuhd (abstinence) drawing from the statements of the Salaf.

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A Basic Definition of Zuhd - Abū Idrīs

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Lectures from the seminar entitled, Be in This World as a Stranger, which took place in May 2016. Ustādh Abū Idrīṣ speaks about the meaning of Zuhd (abstinence) drawing from the statements of the Salaf.

Statements of the Salaf Concerning Zuhd Pt. 1 - Abū Idrīs

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Lectures from the seminar entitled, Be in This World as a Stranger, which took place in May 2016. Ustādh Abū Idrīṣ speaks about the meaning of Zuhd (abstinence) drawing from the statements of the Salaf.

Statements of the Salaf Concerning Zuhd Pt. 2 - Abū Idrīs

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Lectures from the seminar entitled, Be in This World as a Stranger, which took place in May 2016. Ustādh Abū Idrīṣ speaks about the meaning of Zuhd (abstinence) drawing from the statements of the Salaf.

How the Salaf Enacted Thabāt (Steadfastness)- Abū Idrīs

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Lectures from the seminar entitled, Be in This World as a Stranger, which took place in May 2016. Ustādh Abū Idrīṣ speaks about the meaning of Zuhd (abstinence) drawing from the statements of the Salaf.

Guidelines of the Salaf Concerning Benefit and Harm - Abū Idrīs

[12/04/2020] Live lesson via RadioSalafi: Rushing to Good Deeds is From The Character of the Prophets and Messengers by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq حفظه الله.

- Benefits from the statement of Allāh, إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ “Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us.” [Sūrah al-Anbiyā 21:90]
- Imām as-Sa’dī (رحمه الله) on how Allāh described the Prophets and Messengers in this āyah. 
- Reflecting upon the meaning of the terms al-Musāra’ah, al-Musābaqah, al-Munāfasah and al-Mubādarah, and examples of their usage in the Qur’ān and Sunnah.
- The virtue of al-Musāra’ah and al-Mubādarah over al-Musābaqah and al-Munāfasah.
- Following the example of the greatest of the Messengers in having ‘Ulūw al-Himmah (lofty, noble goals/objectives) and firm determination. 
- Indications of ‘Uluw al-Himmah in the Sunnah. 
- ‘Umar b. al-Khaṭṭāb (رضى الله عنه) on not belittling one’s himmah (things a person is concerned about/aspire for). 
- The Messenger’s ﷺ command to hasten towards the performance of good deeds before the appearance of trials and tribulations.
- Understanding that trials and tribulations can come at any time and the opportunity to do good deeds can be removed very quickly.
- How a person can become a disbeliever and lose his īmān in a single day. 
- The point at which a person will not benefit from his īmān or acquire any further goodness. 
- An example of how the Prophet ﷺ hastened to good deeds. 
- The generosity of the Prophet ﷺ in Ramaḍān. 
- The example of Ibrāhīm and Ismā’īl (عليهما السلام) in hastening to the command of Allāh and submission to Him. 
- Mūsā’s (عليه السلام) hastening away from his people in order to be in isolation with his Lord. 
- Statements from Ibn ‘Abbās, ‘Alī b. Abī Ṭālib, ‘Uthmān b. ‘Affān (رضى الله عنهم), Abūl-‘Āliyah, ad-Dahhāk and others (رحمهم الله) regarding the meaning of وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ “Race towards forgiveness from your Lord…” [Sūrah Āl ‘Imrān 3:133]
- The shining example of the lofty aspiration and firm determination of ‘Umayr b. al-Ḥammām al-Anṣārī (رضى الله عنه). 
- The fruits of having a lofty aspiration.

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Rushing to Good Deeds is From The Character of the Prophets and Messengers by Abu Iyaad

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