A COLLECTION OF ADVICES ON TRANQUILITY & HONESTY OF THE HEARTS — >»»... ................. SHAYKH MUHAMMAD BIN 'ABDIJI. WAHHAB AL WASAABI © Maktabatulirshad Publications, USA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any language, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without express permission of the copyright owner. ISBN: 978-1-6344-3991-6 First Edition: Shawwal 1435 A.H./August 2014 C.E. Cover Design: Maktabatulirshad staff Translation by: Khaleel ‘Abdur Razzaaq Revision of Translation by: Aboo Yusuf ‘Abdullaah Ibrahim Omran Al-Misri Website: www.fluent-trans.com Editing by: www.deliberateink.com Typesetting & Formatting by: Aboo Sulaymaan Muhammad ‘Abdul-Azim bin Joshua Baker Printing: Ohio Printing Subject: Advices/Minhaj/Aqeedah Website: www.maktabatulirshad.com E-mail: [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.................................................... 4 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SINCERITY:.....................10 THE INDIVIDUAL'S BATTLE AGAINST HIS DESIRES: 12 BENEFICIAL KNOWLEDGE:..................................15 FEAR OF ALLAH:.................................................18 THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RIGHTEOUS BELIEVER:......................................................... 20 THE SERIOUSNESS OF ONE'S UTTERANCES:.....30 AN EXCEPTION:..................................................34 THE MUSLIM’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS HIS FELLOW BROTHERS:........................................................ 39 ADVISE ONE ANOTHER:.....................................48 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Indeed, all praise belongs to Allah. We praise Him, and we seek His assistance along with His Forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evils of ourselves and the evil of our actions. Whomever Allah guides there is no one to misguide, and whomever He leaves astray there is no guide for him. O you who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared. And die not except in a state of Islaam [as Muslims (with complete submission to Allah)] 1 1 Soorah Aali 10173011 (3:102) A COLLECTION OF ADVICES ON: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANQUILITY AND HONESTY OF THE HEARTS O mankind! Fear your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him He created his wife [Hawa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women; and fear Allah through whom you demand (your mutual rights), and (do not cut the relations) of the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over you. 2 O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and always speak the truth. He will direct you to do righteous 2 Soorah an-Nisaa (4:1) INTRODUCTION good deeds and will forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam) has indeed achieved a great achievement (i.e. he will be saved from the Hell-Fire and will be admitted into Paradise. 3 As for what follows: Indeed, the best speech is the Book of Allah, the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad Sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam, and the most evil of affairs are the newly invented matters. Every newly invented matter is an innovation, every innovation is misguidance, and all misguidance is in the Hell-Fire. To proceed: Insha’Allah, this is to be a friendly admonition and useful benefit regarding an important matter: ikhlaas (sincerity for Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala). Allah does not accept an action unless it is done sincerely for His Noble Face. Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) says: 3 Soorah al-Ahzab (33:70-71) A COLLECTION OF ADVICES ON: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANQUILITY AND HONESTY OF THE HEARTS Surely, the religion is only for Allah. 4 He also said: So whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the ’ibaadah (worship) of his Lord. 5 “And associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord”: no one else, whether from jinn or mankind. One must seek Allah's face with his actions. Likewise, Allah (Tabarakah wa Ta'ala) said: 4 Soorah az-Zumar (39:3) s Soorah al-Kahf (18:110) INTRODUCTION And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allah, and worship none but Him alone, and perform the Salah and give Zakah, and that is the right religion. 6 That is the upright religion,7 based on the following components: 1. Ikhlaas (sincerity) and tawheed (singling Allah out with worship) 2. Salah 3. Zakah “And worship none but Him alone”; this is ikhlaas, singling Allah out with worship. “Hunafa” refers to those who single Him out with worship and abandon shirk. The entire statement of Allah mentioned refers to nothing other than Islam, the upright religion built on ikhlaas and tawheed, salah, and zakah. Therefore, the establishment of the salah is regarded as the greatest right of Allah 6 Soorah al-Baiyyinah (98:5) 7 Translator’s note: Imam As-Sa’dee (Rahimahullah) said in his tafseer of Allah’s statement: “And that is the right religion.” “Meaning: Tawheed and sincerity in the religion.” A COLLECTION OF ADVICES ON: THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANQUILITY AND HONESTY OF THE HEARTS (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) upon His servants after tawheed. Zakah is the right of the poverty- stricken, the poor and the needy. Thus, one should fulfill the right of Allah and the right of His creation while maintaining sincerity in every act of worship devoted solely to Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala).