In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The life of the predecessors between words and deeds
The benefits of obedience and good deeds
And the guidance of the predecessors in that
God's love for the obedient
And people love him
And facilitate his affairs
Abu Darda, may God be pleased with him, said
If the servant works in obedience to God
God loved him
And his love for his creation
And if he acts in disobedience to God
God hated him
And his hatred for his creation
Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with them, said in the Almighty’s saying:
Their father was good
He said he preserved them through the righteousness of their father
Neither of them mentioned Salah
A man said to Al-Hasan, may God have mercy on him or Sunny
He said the dearest command of God
May God bless you
Yahya Ibn Muadh, may God have mercy on him, said
As much as you fear God
Creation fears you
And as much as you love God
Creation loves you
And as much as you work for God
Creation works at your command
Haram bin Hayyan and Muhammad bin Wasi’, may God have mercy on them, said
No servant turns his heart to God
Unless God accepts the hearts of the believers to Him
So that he may be blessed with love
On the authority of Ka’b Al-Ahbar, may God have mercy on him, he said:
What Abd Thana has settled on earth
Until it settles in the sky
He said, may God have mercy on him
If you would like to know what a servant has with his Lord
So look at what good praise follows
Bishr bin Al-Harith, may God have mercy on him, was asked
What was the beginning of your matter?
He said
You are a man of calibre
That is, a thief who is skilled at stealing
So I passed one day
Then I saw Qartas on the way
So I lifted it and found it
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
So I wiped it and put it in my pocket
I had two dirhams and I did not own anything else
So I went to the apothecaries
So I bought them expensively
It is kind of good
Compound of musk and amber
Promises and anointing
And I wiped it on the paper
So I slept that night
I saw in a dream someone saying to me
O Bishr bin Al-Harith
You raised our name and kindness from the road
If your breath is good in this world and the hereafter
Then it was what it was
Ibrahim Al-Khawas, may God have mercy on him, said
The extent of the believer’s pride in God’s command
God clothes him with his glory
And he establishes glory in the hearts of believers
That is what God Almighty says
Glory belongs to God, to His Messenger, and to the believers
Pleasure, sociability, and joy
Malik bin Dinar, may God have mercy on him, said
The people of the world left the world
They did not taste the best thing in it
They said what is it?
He said
Knowing God Almighty
On the authority of Al-Hasan Al-Basri, may God have mercy on him, he said:
Check the sweetness in prayer, in the Qur’an, and in remembrance
If you find it, go ahead and give good news
Even if you don't find it
They knew that the door was closed
Some of the predecessors, may God have mercy on him, said
God grants the servant the sweetness of his remembrance
If he is happy with him and thanks him
Miss him near him
Even if he fails to express gratitude
The reward of remembrance is on his tongue
And it robbed him of his sweetness
Ibrahim bin Adham, may God have mercy on him, said
If only kings and the sons of kings knew
What bliss and pleasure we are in
To flog us with swords
Days of life as we are
It is delicious to live and less tired
Muslim Ibn Yasar, may God have mercy on him, said
What pleasure do those who enjoy enjoy?
Like being alone with God Almighty
Some of the predecessors, may God have mercy on him, said in the Almighty’s saying:
Let us give him a good life
He said
Let us grant him obedience that he will find pleasure in his heart
And when Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may God have mercy on him, rode
At the prison door
A man told him
Sir, this is the place of patience
And he said
Rather, this is a place of praise and gratitude
By God, it has come down to my heart
Something of joy and pleasure
If it was divided among the people of the Levant and Egypt
Thanks to them
Even if I had gold in this place
And I spent it
I have not paid a tenth of this blessing that I am receiving
Humiliation when obeying
And glory in the face of sin
Aoun Ibn Abdullah, may God have mercy on him, said
They were saying
They were humbled in obedience
And glory in the face of sin
Damage of sin
The evil of sin and its consequences
Ibn Masoud, may God be pleased with him, said
I think a man forgets the knowledge he learned
For sin he does it
He said, may God be pleased with him
If adultery and usury appear in a village
He authorized her destruction
On the authority of Jubayr Ibn Nufayr, he said:
When Cyprus was conquered
A difference between its people
They cried to each other
I saw Ibn Darda, may God be pleased with him
Sitting alone crying
So I said
O son of Darda
What makes you cry on a day when God honors Islam and its people?
He said
Woe to you, O mighty one
How insignificant are creations to God Almighty
If they leave him alone
We are a conquering nation whose king is apparent
They left God's command
I saw them as you see
On the authority of Aisha, may God be pleased with her, she said
He who angers people with God's approval
Enough people
Who pleases people by displeasing God
God entrusted it to the people
On the authority of Hudhayfah, may God be pleased with him, he said:
No people conceal the rights of God Almighty
Except God Almighty sent them
Who underestimates their rights?
On the authority of Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with them both, he said
O sinner!
Bad luck does not guarantee its outcome
And what follows is that the sin is greater than the sin if you committed it
Your lack of modesty towards those on the right and left, while you are guilty of sin
Greater than the sin I committed
And your laughter when you do not know what God is doing to you
Greater than sin
Your joy when you commit a sin is greater than the sin
And your sadness over the sin if you miss it
It is greater than the sin if you commit it
And your fear of the wind if it moves the curtain of your door while you are in sin
And let your heart not be happy when God looks at you
It is greater than the sin if you commit it
Urwa bin Al-Zubair, may God have mercy on him, said
If you see a man doing good deeds, know that he has sisters
And if you see him doing bad deeds, know that she has sisters with him
The good deed indicates its sister
The bad deed indicates its sister
Abu Hazem, may God have mercy on him, said
No servant does good in what is between him and God
Unless God improves what is between Him and His servants
He is not merciful in what is between him and God Almighty
Except that he is one-eyed in what is between him and the servants
It is easier to manufacture one face than to manufacture all faces
If you make this face, all faces will turn towards you
If you spoil what is between you and him, all faces will disgrace you
He also said, may God have mercy on him
If you see God Almighty continuing His blessings upon you while you disobey Him, then beware
It was said that Wahib bin Al-Ward, may God have mercy on him
Whoever disobeys God finds the taste of worship
He said, “No, not even anyone who commits sin.”
A young man said to Al-Hasan Al-Basri, may God have mercy on him
My notables are the night prayers
He said, “Your sins have bound you.”
Suleiman Al-Taymi, may God have mercy on him, said
Good deeds are light in the heart and strength in action
The bad is darkness in the heart and weakness in action
Abu Suleiman Al-Darani, may God have mercy on him, said
God Almighty disobeyed those who disobeyed Him because of their disdain for Him
If they had been generous to him, he would have kept them away from his sins
Omar bin Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him, said
Do not be deceived by delaying God Almighty’s punishment on your behalf
Rather, he who is afraid of missing out hastens
Al-Hasan, may God have mercy on him, said
By God, temptation is nothing but a punishment from God Almighty that befalls people
On the authority of Malik bin Dinar, may God have mercy on him, he said:
No servant was struck with a greater punishment than cruelty of heart
He also said, may God have mercy on him
God Almighty has punishments
So make a covenant with them from yourselves in your hearts and bodies
Weakness in living and weakness in worship
And dissatisfaction with livelihood
What was said about sins and caution against them
It is better to avoid it
Salman Al-Farsi, may God be pleased with him, said
If you do bad things in his bed
He did well in his bed
If you do bad things in public
He did good deeds in public
For this to be like this
On the authority of Aisha, may God be pleased with her, she said
It is his secret to be ahead of the diligent and diligent person
Let him refrain himself from sins
For you will never meet God with anything better for you than a lack of sins
Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with them both, was asked
About a man who works hard
He is afflicted with sins
A man who does not work hard and does not sin
He said safety is more beloved to me
On the authority of Mujahid, may God have mercy on him, he said:
I passed with Abdullah bin Omar, may God be pleased with them both, in Khirbat
He said, “O Mujahid.”
Call him, Khirba
Where are your family?
He said, so I called
Ibn Omar said
They went and their work remained
Abu Muslim Al-Khawlani, may God have mercy on him, was in ruins when he came
He stopped at it and then said
O ruin, where are your family?
They went and their work remained
If lust is cut off and sin remains
Son of Adam
Leaving sin is easier than asking for repentance
Some predecessors said
To leave Danaq is something that God hates
I love more than 500 arguments
Al-Hasan, may God have mercy on him, said
The worshipers worshiped nothing better than abandoning what God had forbidden them to do
Sahl Ibn Abdullah, may God have mercy on him, said
No one who acts in obedience to God becomes God’s beloved
But whoever avoids what God has forbidden becomes God’s lover
Only a close friend avoids sins
As for works of righteousness
The righteous and the wicked do it
Omar Ibn Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him, said
God does not punish the public for the sins of the private
But if the evil is committed openly
They all deserve to be punished
Bilal bin Saad, may God have mercy on him, said
Do not look at the smallness of the sin
But look who you disobeyed
Ali bin Khashra said
I have never seen a book in my hand by Waki’ Ibn al-Jarrah, may God have mercy on him
It is a preservation
So I asked him about preservation medications
He said: If I teach you the medicine, you will use it
I said yes, I swear
He said: abandoning sins
I have never tried anything like it for memorization
Al-Shafi’i, may God have mercy on him, said
I complained to Wakia about my bad memory
So guide me to abandon sins
He told me that knowledge is light
And the light of God does not guide the sinner
The predecessor’s view of sin and the sinner
He was a good man
So he committed a sin
His companions rejected him and abandoned him
Ibrahim Al-Nakha’i, may God have mercy on him, reached the news
He said: Treat him and bite him
And do not invite him
Some of the predecessors, may God have mercy on him, said
Whoever looks at creation with his own eyes
His feud with them lasted for a long time
And whoever looks at them with the eyes of God
Excuse them for what they are in
He was less busy with them
Al-Wazir bin Hubayra, may God have mercy on him, said
Were it not for the unjust injustice
The martyr did not receive a certificate
And if it were not for the people of sin
He was not so patient in enjoining good
If the criminals were weak, they would be defeated
That meaning did not happen
Covering up the sinner and not revealing his transgression
Bill bin Al-Samat's explanation was on the army
And he said
You have settled in a land where there are women and drink
Who among you has afflicted anyone?
Let him come to us so that we may be cleansed
This reached Omar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him
So he wrote to him, “You have no mother.”
You command a people, may God protect them
To violate God's cover over them
On the authority of Tariq bin Shihab, may God have mercy on him
That a man proposed to his daughter
It had happened to him
So he came to Omar, may God be pleased with him
So mention that to him
Omar said
What I saw from her
He said
I saw nothing but good
He said
So marry her and do not tell
Some of the predecessors, may God have mercy on him, said
It was said
Whoever hears of an obscenity, then discloses it
It was like the one who started it
The life of the ancestor
Between words and action