Shaykh ‘Abdul-Razzaq ibn ‘Abdul-Muhsin al-Badr The WISE COUNSEL of A l u q m n being a translation of his Fawa’id mutanbita min qisati Luqman al-Hakim allAh said, “And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom” [LUQMAN (31): 12] The Wise Counsel of Luqman by Shaykh ‘Abdul-Razzaq ibn ‘Abdul-Muhsin al-Badr Dar as-Sunnah Publishers B I R M I N G H A M First Published in Great Britain, October 2016 / Dhul Hijjah 1437H by Dar as-Sunnah Publishers DAR AS-SUNNAH PUBLISHERS P.O. Box 9818, Birmingham, B11 4WA, United Kingdom W: www.darassunnah.com E: [email protected] E: [email protected] © Copyright 2016 by Dar as-Sunnah Publishers All rights reserved Worldwide. 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CONTENT Biography of Luqman the Wise 11 Introduction 14 The First Benefit - [Divine Prerogative] 18 The Second Benefit - [Wisdom] 19 The Third Benefit - [Showing Gratitude] 21 The Fourth Benefit - [The Heart, Tongue and Actions] 22 The Fifth Benefit - [Allah is Rich Beyond need] 22 The Sixth Benefit - [Gratitude of the Servant] 24 The Seventh Benefit - [Complete Faith] 25 The Eighth Benefit - [Steadfastness] 27 The Ninth Benefit - [The True Meaning and Essence of Wisdom] 28 The Tenth Benefit - [The Importance of Admonishment] 28 The Eleventh Benefit - [The Importance of Love and Concern] 29 The Twelfth Benefit - [Prioritising Advice in Order of Importance] 31 The Thirteenth Benefit - [Warning against a Terrible Wrong] 32 The Fourteenth Benefit - [Importance of Tawhld and Sincerity] 32 The Fifteenth Benefit - [The worst Injustice and Crime] 33 The Sixteenth Benefit - [Consequences of one's Actions] 34 The Seventeenth Benefit - [Advice in Relation to Parents] 34 The Eighteenth Benefit - [Hardship faced by Parents] 35 The Nineteenth Benefit - [Knowing that one will Return to Allah] 36 The Twentith Benefit - [The Rank of a Mother] 36 The Twenty First Benefit - [Acknowledging one is unable to repay His Mother] 38 The Twenty Second Benefit - [The Noble Status of the Parents] 38 The Twenty Third Benefit - [Gratitude to Parents] 38 The Twenty Fourth Benefit- [The Major Sins] 38 The Twenty Fifth Benefit - [Kindness to disbelieving Parents] 39 The Twenty Sixth Benefit - [Beautiful Conduct] 40 The Twenty Seventh Benefit - [Obedience to Allah] 40 The Twenty Eighth Benefit - [Protection from going Astray] 41 The Twenty Ninth Benefit - [Difference between Disobedience and Undutiful] 41 The Thirtieth Benefit - [Follow the footsteps of the Companions] 41 The Thirty First Benefit - [Choosing Good Friends] 42 The Thirty Second Benefit - [The Exemplar] 43 The Thirty Third Benefit - [Every Deed will be held Accountable] 44 The Thirty Fourth Benefit - [Shirk] 44 The Thirty Fifth Benefit- [Our Return to Allah] 45 The Thirty Sixth Benefit- [Allah is All-Knowing] 45 The Thirty Seventh Benefit - [Knowing the Perfect Names and Attributes of Allah] 46 The Thirty Eighth Benefit - [Advice to Parents] 46 The Thirty Ninth Benefit - [Deeds will be Weighed on the Day Judgment] 47 The Fortieth Benefit - [Injustice and Oppression] 47 The Forty First Benefit- [al-Latif and al-Khabir\ 48 The Forty Second Benefit - [Importance of Prayers] 48 The Forty Third Benefit - [Inviting to Goodness] 49 The Forty Fourth Benefit - [Be Patient over whatever may befall You] 50 The Forty Fifth Benefit - [Strong Will and Determination] 50 The Forty Sixth Benefit - [Avoid Pride and Haughtiness] 50 The Forty Seventh Benefit - [Be Moderate] 51 The Forty Eighth Benefit - [Allah's Attribute of Love] 51 The Forty Ninth Benefit - [Good Conduct and Noble Character] 52 The Fiftieth Benefit - [Raising of the Voice] 52 Conclusion 53 APPENDIX ONE - Fear Allah and He Shall Teach You 54 APPENDIX TWO - Benefiting from Time and Opportunities 59-64 Biography of Luqman the Wise Luqman Ibn ‘Anqa’ Ibn Sadun was his name. Or, as stated by al-Suhayli from Ibn Jarir and al-Qutaybi that he is Luqman Ibn Tharan who was from among the people of Aylah. Luqman was a righteous and pious man who devoted himself in worship, he was blessed with wisdom. It has been said that he was a judge during the lifetime of Prophet Dawud ('alayhis-salam). And, Allah, the Most High, knows best. The Salaf [Pious Predecessors] differed over the identity of Luqman; there are two known opinions regarding him: was he a Prophet or just a righteous servant of Allah, without been given Prophethood.1 The majority favored the latter view, that he was a devoted and a pious servant of Allah and not a Prophet. Sufyan al-Thawri said, narrating from al-Ash'ath, from Ikrimah, 1 His name was ‘Abd Salih, and there is no evidence in the Qur’an or the Sun- nah of the Prophet that he was a Prophet. Imam al-Baghaw! said in his commentary of the Qur’an: ‘The consensus of the scholars is that he was a wise man and not a Prophet. The only exception is Ikrimah who said that he was a Prophet.’ [Ma'alim al-Tan^t. 3/490] 11