Wisdom From the Shaykh of Shaykhs - Group 8
85.) If a
person sets down in Islam a good custom [sunna hasana - ha(h)- sa(h)- na(h)], which
is put into practice, that person will have written for oneself the wage of those who put
it into practice, while nothing will be diminished from their wages; and, if a person sets
down in Islam a bad custom which is put into practice, then this person will have written
for one, the load of those who put it into practice, while nothing will be diminished from
their loads.
86.) The
Prophet said: "Islam began as something strange, and it will revert to being strange
as it was in the beginning, so good tidings for the strangers." Someone asked:
"Who are the strangers?" He said: "The ones who break away from their
people for the sake of Islam."
87.)
Reflect upon all things but reflect not on God's Essence.
88.)
Seeking knowledge is an ordinance obligatory upon every Muslim.
89.)
Generosity is a characteristic of the people of Paradise.
90.)
Verily God doth not take away knowledge from the hands of Divine servants, but taketh it
by taking away the learned, so that when no learned people remain, the ignorant will be
placed at the head of affairs. Causes will be submitted to their decision, and they will
pass sentence without knowledge, and they will err themselves, and lead others into error.
91.) Allah
has 300 Attributes, the one who acquires just one of these Attributes for one's own
character will inherit Paradise.
92.)
Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever hath not kindness, hath not faith.
93.)
"Can anyone walk through water without getting one's feet wet?" The companions
replied: "No." The Prophet said: "Such is the condition of those of the
world. They are not safe from sins."
94.) The
movements of nafs are more difficult to detect than the movements of a black ant on a
smooth rock in the dead of night.
95.) There
are 71 sects among Jews, and only one of them is correct. There are 72 sects among
Christians, and only one of them is correct. There are 73 sects among Muslims, and only
one of them is correct.
96.) Do
not curse time, for time is one of the Attributes of God.
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