Hadrat Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al Aas (ra)

Session 23

The Pilgrim can never become Destitute 'Im'aar' (Tabrani).

Shaitan threatens you with poverty, Surah 2 v268.

Surah 5 v20 He raised Prophets among you and made you Kings....

If you are grateful, I will add more unto you, Surah Ibraheem (as) 14:7.

Hadrat Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al Aas (ra)

Session 22

A Glimpse into his Phenomenal Generosity

What a blessing pure wealth is for a pure man (Ahmad).

Abdullah inherits Egyptian gold from his father (ra).

Spending during Haij is the same as spending in the Path of Allah (SWT) and will be multiplied by 700 times.

(Ahmad).

The following 3 things must be paramount during one's Hajj or Umrah;

() The giving of Sadaqah - feeding others in particular

(ii) Pleasant speech &

(i) Giving Salaam to one and all.

Hadrat Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al Aas (ra)

Session 21

Worship your Lord till there comes to you the inevitable, Surah Hijir 15:99.

Remain steadfast... (Tabarani).

Follow a moderate guidance (Ahmad).

Beware of immoderation (Nasaa'ee).

Hadrat Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al Aas (ra)

Session 20

Moderation

"This Religion is powerful, so enter it carefully, and do not make the worship of Allah (SIT) hateful to yourself for the one who spurs his mount too hard will then neither cover any land nor preserve its back

(Baihaqi).

"Every deed has it 's time of enthusiasm and every time of enthusiasm has it's time of lethargy (ie cooling down). Whoever has a period of enthusiasm within my Sunnah, he will (then) be successful, and whoever has a period of lethargy (cooling off) other than that, he will then be destroyed

(Ahmad).

"Remain steadfast and how great it will be if you remain steadfast!

(Tabarani).

Hadrat Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al Aas (ra)

Session 19

The Quran & Fasting

Hadrat Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al Aas (ra)

Session 19

The Quran & Fasting

The immense worship of Abdullah ibn Amr (ra), he was advised to decrease the volume of worship.

Later in life....

If only I had accepted the concession of The Messenger ﷺ, it would have now been more beloved to me than such and such (Ahmad).

"You will indeed be considered amongst those who recite the Quran as long as it refrains vou from the forbidden...

"If it does not restrain vou, then you are not really from those who recite the Quran

(Tabarani), he was advised to decrease the volume of worship.

Later in life....

If only I had accepted the concession of The Messenger ﷺ, it would have now been more beloved to me than such and such (Ahmad).

"You will indeed be considered amongst those who recite the Quran as long as it refrains vou from the forbidden...

"If it does not restrain vou, then you are not really from those who recite the Quran

(Tabarani)

Simplicity in the deen.

What is meant by Tassawuf and ilm Ar Zahir?

When a noble becomes strong (in knowledge) he humbles and when a low person becomes strong he's proud.

Humility is loved but isn't envied. Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى loves the saddened and humble heart.

Virtue in washing the dead.

Passing rewards of good deeds to the dead and the living .

How to explain the realm of the barzakh through hadiths. An insight to the believer's grave and why we shouldn't disturb the resident.

When the body is sick, no food nor drink benefits. Likewise when the heart is fond of the world, no talk nor revelation/wisdom benefits.

In ancient times The Angel of Death arrived in human form.

Our grave calls us 7 times a day and says, I'm a place of loneliness, a place of darkness and punishment, so have mercy upon yourself.

Navigating through the alluring world. Session 2

The excellent deal offered by the Lord of the Alamin, O Son of Adam (AS), if you're dutiful in your worship, I will fill your heart with spiritual wealth and remove poverty, if you don't I will fill your hands with work and occupation and fill you with poverty.

Isa (AS) states that the one seeking the world is like the one who drinks salt water until it kills him.

The key to contentment is to worship Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى.

The capitalists lie by saying it's achieved through accumulation of wealth. However revelation says otherwise, so 'Whoever awakes in the morning safe with his family, healthy and food for the day, It's as if the whole world has been given to him.'

'I am in no need for comfort, I'm like a traveller that took a nap under the shade of a tree on a hot day and left therafter.'

Ibn Qayium comments, 1) the greenery of the world is like the tree, 2) the diminishing world is like the shade which also diminishes, 3) the travel is the journey to your Lord.

The one who is mainly concerned about the world is then afflicted by 3 things, his affairs will be scattered, poverty is between his eyes and he will only get what is written for him.