#salaf

Someone once asked a pious man, "We never see you speak ill of anyone. Why is that?"

He replied, "I am not yet pleased with myself to have the time to find fault in others."

This profound response reminds us of the importance of self-accountability and humility. Instead of focusing on the flaws of others, we should reflect on our own shortcomings and strive for self-improvement

Musa waited years in exile.

Yusuf waited in prison.

Yaqub waited with blind eyes.

Ayyub waited through pain.

Nuh waited a lifetime.

Their waiting wasn’t wasted.

Waiting is one of the quietest forms of ‘ibadah - because even in silence, you’re saying: “I trust Allah.”

And when the wait ended, Allah rewarded them beyond imagination.

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And despair not from Allāh's relief:

Imam Ibn al-Jawzī

(May Allāh have mercy on him)

“Beware of thinking that the time of a trial or test is long, or becoming fed up with making duʿāʾ often. For you (mankind) are tested with trials and as a slave of Allāh the Almighty you should preserve with patience and keep calling upon your Lord, and despair not from the relief of Allāh, even if the time of the test is long.”

[Ṣayd al-Ḵẖāṭr (1/439)]

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قَالَ الإِمَامُ اِبْنَ الجوزي - رَحِمَهُ الله - :

« فَإِيَّاكَ إِيَّاكِ أَنْ تَسْتَطِيلَ زَمَانُ البَلَاءِ ، وَتُضْجِرُ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الدُّعَاءِ ، فَإِنَّكَ مُبْتَلًى ، بِالبَلَاءِ مُتعبَّدٌ بالصَّبر والدُّعاء ، وَلَا تَيْأَسُ مِنْ رَوِح اللهُ ، وَإِنْ طَالَ البَلَاءُ ».

[ صَيْدَ الخَاطِرِ : 439 - 1 ]

"If you knew the true value of yourself, you would never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.

When Iblīs refused to bow to your father 'Adam, he refused to bow to you, so why have you become his friend and left us?

If there was any love in your heart, it's effect would appear on your body."

“If a person were to guide you to the road leading to a city you intended to reach, you would consider that a favor they have done for you. So how about the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, who guided you to the path leading to Paradise? It is his right upon you that you send blessings upon him. Peace and blessings be upon him.”

But it’s not tea you’re pouring out—