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The People of Taqwa
The meaning of قناعت is being content with destiny. This quality is also vital in attaining taqwā. Whoever does not possess قناعت will find it difficult to refrain from sin, as there are many which occur simply due to greed, such as:
* Bribery
* Interest
* Attaining wealth through impermissible means
* The wealth and belongings of orphans being usurped
* Family members killing one another
Those who are not content with what is given to them by Allah will find it difficult to refrain from sin. If sins are not avoided, how can one adopt taqwā?
Examples of our Pious Predecessors
Sayyidunā Muḥammad bin Wāsiʿ رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه would eat bread with salt and vinegar. He said, “He who is satisfied with this much of the world will not be humiliated and disgraced in front of people.”[1]
Sayyidunā Sufyān Thawri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه once said, “In our time, whoever is not content with just barley bread will fall into disgrace.” A man once asked, “Can I accumulate wealth?”, to which he replied:
There are five harms of accumulating wealth:
1. Hopes and aspirations increase (despite there being no guarantee we will accomplish anything as death can arrive at any time).
BOOK TOPIC
- The people of taqwā
- Excellence of sending salāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Advice of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Acting upon Advice
- Taqwā is the basis of all goodness
- Glad tidings and reward for people of taqwā
- Advice for all nations
- The beloved of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Honour is in taqwā
- Taqwā is the best provision for a journey
- The qualities of the people of taqwā
- 1. Refraining from that which is doubtful
- The taqwā of Imam Ibn Sirīn رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- The taqwā of Bāyazīd Bisṭāmi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- An excellent quality of the pious
- Having taqwā is easy
- Four Attributes of the Pious
- 1. Fear of Allah
- ʿUmar bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and his fear of Allah
- How to acquire fear of Allah?
- 2. Acting upon the Quran
- Madrassat al-Madinah for adults
- 3. Being Content
- Examples of our Pious Predecessors
- Virtues of being content
- 4. Preparing for the Hereafter
- Fear the day you will die
- The people of taqwā and their preparation for death
- Department for Serving Masjids
- Madani pearls of wisdom about preventing the wastage of water
