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Subject: Issue 489 - Puffing Up, Fasting in Shaban, Crying Like A Baby
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R I D A Y N A S I H A - Issue
489
Shaban 6, 1429 A.H. -- August 8, 2008 C.E.
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Living
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- Ghafir (The Forgiver) Chapter 40: Verse 56 (Partial)
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Understanding
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- Fasting in Shaban
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- Crying Like A Baby
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Living
the Quran
Ghafir (The Forgiver)
Chapter 40: Verse 56 (Partial)
Puffing Up
"And they have pride in their hearts and will fail to
reach it"
When a man feels superiority over others and with this a
sort of inward elation, this is called pride. It differs from vanity in as
much as vanity means consciousness of one's elation while pride requires a
subject, an object and a feeling of elation. Suppose a man is born solitary
in the world, he may be vain but not proud, because in pride man considers
himself superior to others for certain qualities of his self. He allots one
position to his self and another to others, and then thinks that his position
is higher, and is therefore elated. This "puffed up" feeling which imparts a
sense of "touch me not" is called pride.
lbn Abbas says that the above sentence in the Quran means
that the thought of inward greatness will be denied to them. This thought is
the source of inward and outward actions, which are so to speak the fruits of
it.
A proud man will not tolerate any other to be on equal
terms with himself. In private and in public he expects that all should
assume a respectful attitude towards him and, acknowledging his superiority,
treat him as a higher being. They should greet him first, make way for him
wherever he walks; when he speaks everyone should listen to him and-never try
to oppose him. He is a genius and people are like asses. They should be
grateful to him, seeing that he is so condescending. Such proud men are found
especially among the 'Ulama'. Sages are ruined by their pride.
Virtues are the doors of Paradise, but pride and self-
esteem lock them all. So long as man feels elated he will not like for others
what he likes for himself. His self-esteem will deprive him of humility,
which is the essence of righteousness. He will neither be able to discard
enmity and envy, resentment and wrath, slander and scorn, nor will he be able
to cultivate truth and sincerity, and calmly listen to any advice. In short,
there is no evil which a proud man will not inevitably do in order to
preserve his elation and self-esteem. Vices are like a chain of rings linked
together which entangle his heart. Therefore, an atom of pride is Satan's
spark, which secretly consumes the nature of the sons of Adam.
Source:
"Ihya Ulum-ud Deen" (The Revival of the Religious Sciences) - Abu Hamid
Al-Ghazzali
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Understanding the Prophet's Life
Fasting in Shaban
Ayesha said: "I never saw the Messenger of
Allaah fast a complete month except for Ramadan, and I have never
seen him fast more in a month than he did in Shaban." [Bukhaari,
Muslim]
Usamah ibn Zaid inquired: "O Messenger of Allaah,
I never find you fasting in any month like you do during the month of
Shaban." The Prophet responded: "That is the month the people
neglect. It comes between Rajab and Ramadan. It is a month in which
the deeds are raised to the Lord of the Worlds. I love that my deeds
be raised while I am fasting." [An-Nasaa'i, authenticated by ibn
Khuzaimah. Hasan according to al-Albaani]
Narrated Abu Hurairah, Allaah's Messenger said:
"When the month of Shaban is halfway, do not fast." [Reported by the
five, Ahmad disapproved it].
As-San`aanee says in Subul us-Salaam: "One can
fast provided he has to observe a compensatory fasting (in lieu of
the Fard - obligatory ones) or the other prescribed ones which may be
categorised as Wajib (compulsory). However, the volitional fasting is
prohibited lest one should be subjected to exhaustion and weakness that
may in turn render the Ramadan obligatory fasting difficult for him."
Source:
Islaam.com
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Crying Like A Baby
When was the last time you cried like a baby?
We can't afford not to be crying in front of Allah, the
Merciful, All-Aware.
Tears flow when we remember how much Allah has blessed us
with and how much we disobey Him. We can never repay Allah for everything we
have, yet we still blatantly commit sins both big and small: whether it's
backbiting, hurting other human beings, not standing up for the truth,
treating our family badly, lying, doing good deeds to show off, cheating, etc.
Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said he
would rather shed two tears from the fear of Allah than give a thousand
dinars in charity.
And the most telling example of a man who few would think
would cry because of Allah is Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. He was
known for being strong, fearless, and uncompromising when it came to matters
of faith. Yet, Abdullah ibn Isa said that Umar had two black streaks on his
face because of constant weeping.
He feared Allah so much that he once said, "If someone
announced from the heavens that everybody will enter Paradise except one
person, I would fear that that person would be me."
Umar was one of the strongest believers. Yet he cried and
feared Allah. And Abu Bakr, he was simply known for his crying. These people
loved to serve human beings in the day and spent time begging God to save
humanity at night. May Allah be pleased with them.
Let's be more contemplative and pray for an awareness of
and forgiveness for our sins, as well as softness in our hearts. If Umar the
brave and pious did it, we have even more need and urgency to do it.
Source:
"Crying in Front of Allah - It's not impossible" - Abdul Malik Mujahid
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