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The People of Taqwa
The taqwā of Imam Ibn Sirīn رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
Ibn Sirīn رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was a great imam of his time. Allah granted him expertise in interpreting dreams. Imam Qushayri رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes:
Imam Ibn Sirīn رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه had 40 canisters of clarified butter. His servant told him of how a dead mouse was found in one of them, but he could not remember which canister in particular. Now there was doubt; 39 of the 40 canisters were pure, but they were unsure about which one was impure. Due to this, Imam Ibn Sirīn رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه did not use any of the 40 canisters at all.[1]
Why did he not use them? حَذْراً لِمَا بِہِ الْبَاْسُ - Out of fear of engaging in something impermissible. It could lead him to using the canister in which there was a dead mouse.
This is one of the qualities of the people of taqwā. These individuals fear Allah greatly, and due to this fear, do not even go anywhere near sin. They will not even do something permissible if this potentially may lead to sin in the future.
The taqwā of Bāyazīd Bisṭāmi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
The great saint Bāyazīd Bisṭāmi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه is renowned for his piety and taqwā. Allah made him a saint of high rank.
He and his murids once stopped during a journey to rest. During this time, the saint Bāyazīd Bisṭāmi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه washed his shirt. His murids said, “O shaykh! Hang your shirt on this wall so it may dry.” “No, we have not sought permission from whom this wall belongs to”, the saint replied. His murids then said, “Shall we hang it from the branch of this
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
