The More Humble You Are Before Allah...

From the words of Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimullah):

"...And the worshipper - the more humble, needy, and subdued he is before Allah - the closer he will be to Him, and the dearer he will be to Him, and the greater in status he will be to Him. So, the happiest of the Creation is the one who is greatest in servitude to Allah.

As for the Creation, as it is said: be in need of whoever you wish, and you will be his prisoner; be sufficient from whoever you wish, and you will be his adversary; be kind to whoever you wish, and you will be his authority...

The Cure for Madness!

 

Abu Muslim al khawlaani would frequently perform dhikr, his tongue would always move in the remembrance of Allah and so a man asked one of his companions, ‘Is your friend mad?’ Abu Muslim replied,

‘My brother, no, rather this is the cure for madness!’

al-Hasan said, while describing them, 'When the ignoramus looks at them, he thinks them ill, yet far are they from illness! He would say they have lost their minds, indeed they have lost their minds to a great matter, far loftier than their accusations, by Allaah they are busied with it from your worldly lot!'

The legacy of the Prophet | Ibn Rajab | Pg.59 footnotes.

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD CHARACTER

Exclusive excerpt from the translator’s introduction to “Upright Moral Character” by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen

In the Name of Allaah, the All-Compassionate, the Ever-Merciful.

All praise is due to Allaah, the Lord of all that exists, and may He raise the rank of His last Prophet and Messenger, Muhammad ibn 'Abdillaah, and that of his family and Companions, and may He grant them all peace.

Upright moral character is an integral part of the correct implementation of the Religion of Islaam.  In fact, it is so essential and important that the Messenger of Allaah (may Allaah raise his rank and grant him peace) said about it: