al-Ruh: Feed The Soul

بسم الله والحمد الله والصلاة واسلام على رسول الله - By Ruh The path to purifying the heart cannot be rushed, as it requires sincerity and conscious action and that path is without a doubt in the remembrance of Allah ﷻ in the heart and the manifestation of said remembrance upon the limbs. The Prophet  ﷺ  said: "The difference between the one who remembers his Lord and the one who does not is like the difference between the living and the dead" - [Sahih al-Bukhari] Shaykh Ibn Taimiyya ( rh ) said: "Remembrance of Allah is to the heart what water is to fish. What happens to a fish when it is taken out of water?" - [Purification of the Soul] What greater remembrance is there than the recitation of the Quran. Immersing oneself the recitation, understanding, contemplation and acting upon the Quran is key to purifying the heart. Allah ﷻ Says: "O humanity! Indeed, there has come to you a warning from your Lord, a cure for what is in the hearts, a guide, and a mercy fo...

بسم الله والحمد الله وصلاة وسلام على رسول الله - By Ruh Some advice on how to increase within our hearts a connection with Allah ﷻ: 1. Increasing in fear of Allah ﷻ Allah ﷻ Says: “And they fall down on their faces weeping” - [Al-Isra 17:109] We should be careful becoming comfortable with sin, we should ponder on what end we would meet were we to die in the state of sin, in a state of darkness; a death without repentance: "One of the righteous people used to weep night and day, and something was said to him about that. He said: “I am afraid that Allah will see me committing sin and will say: ‘Go away from Me for I am angry with you.’” Hence Sufyan used to weep and say: “I am afraid that my faith will be taken away at the moment of death.” Faddalah ibn Sayfi used to weep a great deal. A man entered upon him when he was weeping and said to his wife: “What is the matter with him?” She said: “He says that he wants to undertake a long journey and he does not have proper provision for it...

بسم الله والحمد الله وصلاة وسلام على رسول الله - By Ruh (Based on a khutbah by Shaykh Yahya Rhodus) 1. Rarely engaging in argument 2. Treating people fairly 3. Not seeking out people’s faults and mistakes 4. Thinking best of what appears from people’s mistakes 5. Seeking peoples forgiveness 6. Bearing harm from others 7. Reproaching one self for shortcomings 8. Focusing on one's own faults 9. Have a cheerful presence 10. Speak well The Prophet ﷺ said: “Fear Allah wherever you are, follow a bad deed with a good deed and it will erase it, and behave with good character towards people.” - [Sunan al-Tirmidhi - Sahih] The greatest reminder one can give another is to be people of taqwa , which means to be aware of their Lord in every moment of their lives. This includes when we are among people or alone, in public or in private. We should always strive to be where Allah ﷻ wants us to be and never to have Him ﷻ See us where He ﷻ has forbidden us from being. CHARACTER - This is a matter th...