** Rather, he must strive hard in attaining the companionship of the good
and the seekers of the Hereafter. Therefore, Dhun-Noon (d.245H) said to the one
whom he advised: "Accompany one whom you will be safe from outwardly, and whom when you see him - it helps you in doing good and reminds you of your Lord."**
Jazakallah Hasnain for reminding us.
[This message has been edited by Dil he Pakistani (edited March 21, 2002).]
very nice! Always good to remeber:
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That he does not envy the signs of Allaah?s bounty upon them. Rather, he should
be happy with that and praise Allaah for it, just as he would praise Allaah if
it were seen upon himself. Allaah - the Most High - censures the envious one:
"Or do they envy men for what Allaah has given them from His bounty?" [Surah
an-Nisaa 4:54]
The Prophet salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "Do not envy one another." [1]
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Wa'iyyakum ...
The Manners of Companionship (part 9 of 14)
To Keep a Feeling of Modesty
That he has hayaa (shame and modesty) at all times, as he - 'alaihis-salaam -
said: "Eemaan (faith) has sixty or seventy-odd branches, the most excellent of
them is the witnessing that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah,
and their lowest branch is removing something harmful from the road, and hayaa
is from eemaan." [1]
He - 'alaihis-salaam - also said: "Hayaa (shame and modesty) is from eemaan and
eemaan is from Paradise. Speaking obscenely is from coarseness and coarseness is
in the Fire." [2]
The Manners of Companionship (part 10 of 14)
Companionship of the Dignified
To accompany one whom he has feeling of respect for, so that this prevents him
from acts contrary to the Sharee'ah. Alee - radhi'allaahu anhu - said: "Enliven
your feeling of hayaa (shame), by sitting with those whom you feel shame before."
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d.241H) - rahimahullaah - said: "I have not been led into calamity except by accompanying those before whom I do not feel shame."
"No leaf falls except that He knows of it, and no rain drop forms except that He has willed it."
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[This message has been edited by Dil he Pakistani (edited April 08, 2002).]
wa anta kathaalik ...
The Manners of Companionship (part 11 of 14)
Showing Happiness
To have: cheerfulness of the face, kindness of the tongue, largeness of the heart, outspreading the hands, with-holding anger, leaving off pride, keeping people's honour in mind, showing happiness at their companionship and brotherhood.
"No leaf falls except that He knows of it, and no rain drop forms except that He has willed it."
[This message has been edited by Hasnain (edited April 06, 2002).]
The Manners of Companionship (part 12 of 14)
Companionship of the Wise Scholar
From good companionship is: that he does not accompany except a Scholar, or a
person who is mild, intelligent and has knowledge. Dhun-Noon - rahimullaah -
said: "Allaah has not disrobed anyone of His servants of a robe better than
intellect, and has not adorned him with a necklace better than knowledge, nor
adorned him with anything better than mildness. And the completeness of that is
taqwaa (fear of Allaah)."
"No leaf falls except that He knows of it, and no rain drop forms except that He has willed it."
The Manners of Companionship (part 13 of 14)
Giving Sincere Advice
Having a clean heart with regards to the brothers and advising them, as Allaah -
the Most High - said: "Except he who comes to Allaah with a clean heart." [Surah
ash-Shu'araa 26:89]
Saree as-Saqatee (d.257H) - rahimahullaah - said: "One of the best of manners of
the righteous is having a good heart as regards the brothers and to give them
sincere advice."
"No leaf falls except that He knows of it, and no rain drop forms except that He has willed it."
The Manners of Companionship (part 14 of 14)
Not Breaking Promises
Since this is from hypocrisy, and he 'alaihi-salaatu wa sallaam said: "The sign
of the hypocrite is three: When he speaks he lies, when he makes a promise he
breaks it and when he is entrusted he acts deceptively." [1]
Sufyaan ath-Thawree (d.164H) - rahimahullaah - said: "Do not make a promise to
your brother then break it, so that love turns to hate."
May Allaah - the Most Wise - reward Shaikh Badrud-Deen al Ghazzee for his beautiful words of wisdom and allow us to benefit from them. And may He - subhaan wa ta'aala - establish these characteristics into our hearts and minds thus allow us to unite with our brothers and sisters for His sake alone with the characteristics of good companionship.
Indeed all praise is due to Allaah, Lord of the Worlds.
&peace
"No leaf falls except that He knows of it, and no rain drop forms except that He has willed it."
[This message has been edited by Hasnain (edited April 18, 2002).]
JazakAllah. This thread is a good read. Its easier to digest the post since its divided into many parts. One for the bookmark list.
Jazak Allah Khairan to br Hasnain for a really beneficial article...I look forward to more of the same.
Wa salaam
Wahb ibn Munabbih said, "... Then honour yourself by rejecting the characteristics of the fools, and instead subject yourselves to the characteristics of the scholars. And custom yourself to the actions of the gentle, patient ones and forbid yourself from the actions of the
wretched, and make it compulsory upon yourself that you follow the behaviour of the scholars, and separate yourself from the ways of the wicked people..."
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Originally posted by Hasnain:
**May Allaah - the Most Wise - reward Shaikh Badrud-Deen al Ghazzee for his beautiful words of wisdom and allow us to benefit from them. And may He - subhaan wa ta'aala - establish these characteristics into our hearts and minds thus allow us to unite with our brothers and sisters for His sake alone with the characteristics of good companionship.
Indeed all praise is due to Allaah, Lord of the Worlds.
**
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Jazakallah Hasnain.