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Who is the most generous of people? He said: The most generous of them is the most pious of them. They said: O Prophet of God, not about this we ask you. He said: The most generous of people is Joseph, Prophet of God, son of the Prophet of God, son of the Prophet of God, son of Khalil Allah. They said: Not about this, we ask you. He said: Are you asking me about the minerals of the Arabs? They said: Yes. He said: Your best in pre-Islamic times are your best in Islam if they understand it.
من أكرم الناس قال أكرمهم أتقاهم قالوا يا نبي الله ليس عن هذا نسألك قال فأكرم الناس يوسف نبي الله ابن نبي الله ابن نبي الله ابن خليل الله قالوا ليس عن هذا نسألك قال أفعن معادن العرب تسألونني قالوا نعم قال فخياركم في الجاهلية خياركم في الإسلام إذا فقهوا
Among the people are those who say, “Our Lord, give us” in this world, but he has no share in the Hereafter
فمن الناس من يقول ربنا آتنا في الدنيا وما له في الآخرة من خلاق
Son of Adam You are only days If one day is gone, some of you are gone
يبن آدم
إنما أنت أيام
إذا ذهب يوم ذهب بعضك
Son of Adam Your day is your guest So he was kind to him If you do good to him, he will leave with your praise And if you offend him, he will be forgiven for your sin And so is your night
يبن آدم
نهارك ضيفك
فأحسن إليه
فإنك إن أحسنت إليه ارتحل بحمدك
وإن أسأت إليه ارتحل بذنبك
وكذلك ليلتك
The minimum is three days As for yesterday, it was gone As for Ghadan, you may not realize it As for today, work on it
الدنيا ثلاثة أيام
أما الأمس فقد ذهب بما فيه
وأما غدن فلعلك لا تدركه
وأما اليوم فلك فعمل فيه
I never regret anything as much as I regret the day the sun set A shortage of it for my life And my work did not increase
ما ندمت على شيء ندمي على يوم غربت شمسه
نقص فيه أجلي
ولم يزدد فيه عملي
Wasting time is worse than death Because wasting time It cuts you off from God and the Hereafter Death cuts you off from the world and its people
إضاعة الوقت أشد من الموت
لأن إضاعة الوقت
تقطعك عن الله والدار الآخرة
والموت يقطعك عن الدنيا وأهلها
And We have created for Hell many jinn and humans They have hearts with which they do not understand They have eyes with which they cannot see They have ears with which they cannot hear Those are like cattle, nay, they are more astray Those are the heedless ones
ولقد ذرأنا لجهنم كثيرا من الجن والإنس
لهم قلوب لا يفقهون بها
ولهم أعين لا يبصرون بها
ولهم آذان لا يسمعون بها
أولئك كالأنعام بل هم أضل
أولئك هم الغافلون
Don't procrastinate You are today, not tomorrow
إياك والتسويف
فإنك بيومك ولست بغدك
Take advantage of five before five Your youth before your old age Your health comes before your illness Your wealth comes before your poverty And your free time before your work And your life before your death
اغتنم خمسا قبل خمس
شبابك قبل هرمك
وصحتك قبل سقمك
وغناك قبل فقرك
وفراغك قبل شغلك
وحياتك قبل موتك
The covenant between us and them is prayer, so whoever abandons it has disbelieved
إن العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة فمن تركها فقد كفر
Prayer is light
الصلاة نور
The believer has nothing in his prayer except what he understands of it
ليس للمؤمن من صلاته إلا ما عقل منها
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, used to talk to us and we would talk to him, and when prayer came, it was as if he did not know us and we did not know him
كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يحدثنا ونحدثه فإذا حضرت الصلاة فكأنه لم يعرفنا ولم نعرف
A servant who spends some of his prayers and does not write to him of it except half of it, except a third of it, except a quarter of it, except a fifth of it, except a sixth of it, except a seventh of it, except an eighth of it, except a ninth of it, except a tenth of it, so the one who prays does not get from his prayer except what he has wised of it.
إن العبد لين صرف من صلاته ولم يكتب له منها إلا نصفها إلا ثلثها إلا ربعها إلا خمسها إلا سدسها إلا سبعها إلا ثمنها إلا تسعها إلا عشرها فليس للمصل من صلاته إلا ما عقل منها
Whoever preserves it will have light, proof, and salvation on the Day of Resurrection, and whoever does not preserve it will have no light, proof, or salvation, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be with Qarun, Pharaoh, Haman, and Ubayy ibn Khalaf.
من حافظ عليها كانت له نورا وبرهانا ونجاة يوم القيامة ومن لم يحافظ عليها لم يكن له نور ولا برهان ولا نجاة وكان يوم القيامة مع قارون وفرعون وهامان وأبي بن خلف
Rest in peace, Bilal
أرحنا بها يا بلال
Among the believers are men who are true to what they covenanted with God, and among them are those who have died, and among them are those who wait, and they have not changed anything.
من المؤمنين رجال صدقوا ما عاهدوا الله عليه فمنهم من قضى نحبه ومنهم من ينتظر وما بدلوا تبديلا
One day he said to his companions, “They wish,” and one of them said, “I wish that this house was filled with gold that he spent in the cause of God Almighty.” He said, “They wish.” Another man said, “I wish that it were full of pearls, aquamarines, and gems that he spent in the path of God Almighty.” Then he said, “Wish,” and they said, “We do not know what to say, O Commander of the Faithful.” Omar said, “But I wish that this house was filled with men like Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah.”
قال لأصحابه يوما تمنوا فقال رجل منهم أتمنى لو أن هذه الدار مملوأة ذهبة أنفقه في سبيل الله عز وجل فقال تمنوا فقال رجل آخر أتمنى لو أنها مملوأة لؤلؤا وزبرجدا وجوهرا أنفقه في سبيل الله عز وجل ثم قال تمنوا فقالوا ما ندري ما نقول يا أمير المؤمنين فقال عمر لكن أتمنى لو أن هذه الدار مملوأة رجالا مثل أبي عبيدة بن الجراح
Seeking Paradise without committing a sin is a sin
طلب الجنة من غير عمل ذنب من الذنوب
O Imam, I saw in my sleep that I was swimming in something other than that and flying without wings. Ibn Sirin said, “You are a man of great security and dreams. You wish for what does not happen and dream of what does not come true.”
يا إمام رأيت في النوم أنني أسبح في غير ما وأطير بغير جناح فقال ابن سيرين أنت رجل كثير الأمان والأحلام تتمنى ما لا يقع وتحلم بما لم يتحقق
The edge of Paradise with hardships and the edge of Hell with desires
حفة الجنة بالمكاره وحفة النار بالشهوات
If you meet Awais, ask him to ask forgiveness for you and pray for you, for he has a mother and whiteness in him.
إذا لقيتما أوويس فاسأله أن يستغفر لكما ويدعو لكما فإن له أما وبه بياضا
We have learned that everyone under heaven is servants of God, but your name is the one with which your mother gave you
لقد علمنا أن كل من تحت السماء عبيد لله ولكن مسمك الذي سمتك به أمك
Commander of the Faithful and son-in-law of the Messenger of God, may God reward you for the sake of Islam with the best reward. You have both had the honor of companionship, but I have not seen the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace.
أمير المؤمنين وصهر رسول الله جزاكم الله عن الإسلام خير الجزاء لقد نلتما شرف الصحبة أما أنا فلم أرى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
I imagine it as a sparkling light filling the horizon
أتصوره نورا يتلألأو يملأ الأفق
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, asked that you ask forgiveness for us and pray for us
إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم طلب أن تستغفر لنا وتدعو لنا
I do not single out anyone for prayer, but I generalize
إني لا أخص أحدا بالدعاء ولكن أعمم
Seek God's mercy when you obey Him, and avoid disobeying Him when He takes vengeance, and never cease your hope in Him
أطلب رحمة الله عند طاعته وتجنب معصيته عند نقمته ولا ينقطع رجاؤك منه
I don't want to be one of the people's demagogues
لا أريد أن أكون من دهماء الناس خامل الذكر
A young man came to the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and said, “O Messenger of God, permit me to commit adultery.” The people approached him and rebuked him. They said, “Mah,” so the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said to him, “Come closer to him.” He said, “So he sat down.” The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said, “Do you love it for your mother?” He said, “No, by God, may I be ransomed for you.” He said, “And people do not like it for their mothers.” He said, “Would you like it for your daughter?” He said, “No, by God, O Messenger of God, may God make me your ransom.” He said, “And the people do not like it.” For their daughters. He said, “Would you like it for your sister?” He said, “No, by God, may I be ransomed for you.” He said, “And some people love it for their sisters.” He said, “Would you like it for your paternal aunt?” He said, “No, by God, may I be ransomed for you.” He said, “And some people love it for their paternal aunts.” He said, “Would you like it for your paternal aunt?” he said. No, by God, may I be sacrificed for you. He said, “The people love him for their aunts.” He said, so he placed his hand on him and said, “O God, forgive his sin, purify his heart, and guard his chastity.” After that, he was not a wise man to pay attention to anything.
إن فتا شابا أتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال يا رسول الله إئذن لي بالزنا فأقبل القوم عليه فزجروه قالوا مه مه فقال له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أدنه فدنا منه قريبا قال فجلس فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أتحبه لأمك قال لا والله جعلني الله فداءك قال ولا الناس يحبونه لأمهاتهم قال أفتحبه لبنتك قال لا والله يا رسول الله جعلني الله فداءك قال ولا الناس يحبونه لبناتهم قال أفتحبه لأختك قال لا والله جعلَني الله فِداءَك قال ولنَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِأخواتِهِم قال أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِعَمَّتِكِ قال لا والله جعلَني الله فِداءَك قال ولنَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِعَمَّاتِهِم قال أَفَتُحِبُّهُ لِخالتِكِ قال لا والله جعلَني الله فِداءَك قال وَلَى النَّاسُ يُحِبُّونَهُ لِخَالَاتِهِمْ قال فوضع يده عليه وقال اللهم اغفر ذنبه وطهِّر قلبه وحصٍّ فرجه فلم يكن الفتا بعد ذلك يلتفت إلى شيء
God is amazed by a young man who has no patience
إن الله ليعجب من شابٍ ليست له صبوة
A young man was invited by a woman of position and beauty, and he said, “I fear God.”
وشابٌ دعته امرأةٌ ذات منصبٍ وجمال فقال إني أخاف الله
Go to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and fulfill your needs from him, for we have fulfilled our needs from him.
انطلق إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقضي حاجتك منه فإنا قد قضينا حوائجنا منه
O Messenger of God, I am one of the Banu Abdha, and you have fulfilled the needs of the people, so you have fulfilled my needs
يا رسول الله إني مرء من بني أبذا وإنك قد قضيت حاجات الناس فقضي حاجتي
What do you need?
وما حاجتك
My need is not the same as the need of my companions, and by God, O Messenger of God, I have not come from my country except for you to ask God Almighty to forgive me and have mercy on me and to place riches in my heart.
إن حاجتي ليست كحاجة أصحابي وإني والله يا رسول الله ما أقدمني من بلادي إلا أن تسأل الله عز وجل أن يغفر لي ويرحمني وأن يجعل غنايا في قلبي
Oh God, forgive him and have mercy on him and put wealth in his heart
اللهم اغفر له وارحمه واجعل غناه في قلبه
What did the boy who came to me with you do?
ما فعل الغلام الذي أتاني معكم
We have never seen anything like him, nor have we heard anyone more convincing than him in what God Almighty has provided him with. If people shared the world, he would not look at them or turn to them.
ما رأينا مثله قط ولا سمعنا بأقنع منه فيما رزقه الله عز وجل لو أن الناس اقتسموا الدنيا ما نظر نحوهم وما التفت إليهم
I hope they all die
إني لأرجو أن يموت جميعا
O Messenger of God, does not every man die? He, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: His desires and concerns spread throughout the valleys of the world, so perhaps his time will be fulfilled in some of those valleys, so God Almighty does not care in which valley he perishes.
يا رسول الله أوليس يموت الرجل جميعا. قال عليه الصلاة والسلام تتشعب أهواؤه وهمومه في أودية الدنيا فلعل أجله يدركه في بعض تلك الأودية فلا يبال الله عز وجل في أي أوديتها هلك
So that the rights will be given to their rightful owners on the Day of Resurrection, until the stout sheep will be exchanged for the horned sheep
لتؤدن الحقوق إلى أهلها يوم القيامة حتى يقادل الشاة الجلحاء من الشاة القرناء
Whoever has wronged his brother, let him free himself from it today before there is no dirham or dinar, if he has done good deeds, and if he has no good deeds, some of his companion’s bad deeds will be taken and they will be cast upon him.
من كانت عنده مظلمة لآخيه فليتحلله منها اليوم قبل أن لا يكون درهم ولا دينار إن كان له عمل صالح وإن لم تكن له حسنات أخذ من سيئات صاحبه فطريحت عليه
I am the King, I am the Judge. It is not appropriate for any of the people of Paradise to enter Paradise while there is injustice to anyone, even a blow, because on the Day of Resurrection you will dispute with your Lord.
أنا الملك أنا الديان لا ينبغي لأحد من أهل الجنة أن يدخل الجنة ولأحد عنده مظلمة حتى اللطمة لأنكم يوم القيامة عند ربكم تختصمون
This is the first night of the Hereafter, and I do not know, perhaps he has neglected something from me to you, with my hand or with my tongue. And by the One in whose hand is the soul of worship, retaliation on the Day of Resurrection is more difficult for any of you than for any of that.
يأتي علي من الدنيا وليلة هذه أول ليلة من الآخرة وإني لا أدري لعله فرط مني إليكم شيء بيدي أو بلساني والذي نفس عبادة بيده القصاص يوم القيامة أحرج على أحد منكم في نفسه علي شيء من ذلك
You are generous to me with tears, and tears are not worth it. You have forgiven me
تجودون لي بالدمع وما يغني الدمع أغفرتم لي
Oh God, I bear witness. Oh God, I bear witness. Oh God, I bear witness
اللهم اشهد اللهم اشهد اللهم اشهد
I bear witness that there is no god but God
أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله
And peace be upon the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and peace be upon you. Say to him, “By God, I smell the scent of Paradise.” And say to my people, the Ansar, “You have no excuse with God for devoting yourselves to the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, while you have an eye of exaggeration.”
وعلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم السلام وعليك السلام قل له إني والله لأجد رائحة الجنة وقل لقومي الأنصار لا عذر لكم عند الله أن يخلص إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وفيكم عين تطرف
O son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and hope in Me, I will forgive you for what you have done, and I do not care. O son of Adam, if your sins reach the clouds of the sky and then you ask forgiveness from Me, I will forgive you, and I do not care. O son of Adam, if you come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and then meet Me, not associating anything with Me, I will bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it.
يا ابن آدم إنك ما دعوتني ورجوتني غفرت لك على ما كان منك ولا أبالي يا ابن آدم لو بلغت ذنوبك عنان السماء ثم استغفرتني غفرت لك ولا أبالي يا ابن آدم إنك لو أتيتني بقراب الأرض خطايا ثم لقيتني لا تشرك بي شيئا لأتيتك بقرابها مغفرة
The righteous women are obedient and protect the unseen with what God has preserved
فالصالحات قانتات حافظات للغيب بما حفظ الله
If it is empty, pour it
فإذا فرغت فانصب
It's time to sleep, Khadija
مضى زمن النوم يا خديجة
What is the matter with the people of the night that there is light on their faces? He said, because they were alone with their Lord and He clothed them with His light
ما بال أهل الليل على وجوههم نور قال لأنهم خلوا بربهم فألبسهم من نوره
Do not be sad, God is with us
لا تحزن إن الله معنا
He said, “No, my Lord is with me. He will guide me.”
قال كلا إن معي ربي سيهدين
It is the longing to meet God Almighty
إنه الشوق إلى لقاء الله سبحانه وتعالى
I am worthy of the fragrance of Paradise. By God, I feel its fragrance without anyone else
واهل لريح الجنة والله إني لأجد ريحها دون أحد
Whoever relieves the distress of a believer, God will relieve him of a distress on the Day of Resurrection, God will make it easy for him in this world and the hereafter, and God will help the servant as long as the servant helps his brother.
من نفس عن مؤمن كربة نفس الله عنه كربة من كرب يوم القيامة يسر الله عليه في الدنيا والآخرة والله في عون العبد ما دام العبد في عون أخيه