al-Ruh: Feed The Soul

بسم الله والحمد الله والصلاة واسلام على رسول الله - By Ruh As we live our daily lives, we find that we get distracted from the remembrance of Allah  ﷻ even though we deeply wish to be in constant remembrance of Him  ﷻ . This was also something the companion's of the Prophet  ﷺ struggled with this, may Allah  be pleased with them . Hanzalah Al-Usayyidi ( ra ) narrated: I met Abu Bakr ( ra ), he said: "How are you O Hanzalah?" I said, "Hanzalah has become a hypocrite". He said, "Far removed is Allah  from every imperfection, what are you saying?" I said, "When we are in the company of Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he reminds us of Hellfire and Jannah, we feel as if we are seeing them with our very eyes, and when we are away from Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), we attend to our wives, our children, our business, most of these things (pertaining to life hereafter) slip out of our minds." Abu Bakr ( ra ) said, "By Allah, I also experience the same thing...

بسم الله والحمد الله  والصلاة واسلام على رسول الله - By Ruh There are times we may meet people that we admire and feel compelled to praise them, but we do not always recognise that we may in fact be harming the one we admire as well as ourselves. 'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah (ra) reported: A man was praising another man in the presence of Ibn 'Umar (ra). Ibn 'Umar (ra) began to throw dust towards his mouth. He said, "The Messenger of Allah  (ﷺ) , said, 'When you see those who praise people, throw dust in their faces.'" - [al-Adab al-Mufrad] Hammam bin Al- Harith (ra) reported: A person began to praise 'Uthman (ta), and Al-Miqdad (May Allah be pleased with him) sat upon his knees and began to throw pebbles upon the flatterer's face. 'Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him) said: "What is the matter with you?" He said: "Verily, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'When you see those who shower undue praises upon others throw dust upon t...