We call people smart for building wealth, status, a comfortable life. Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) had a different test for intelligence, and most of what we admire fails it.
He posed a question:
كيف يكون عاقلًا من باع الجنة بما فيها بشهوة ساعة؟
"How can he be intelligent, the one who sells Paradise and all that is in it, for the desire of a single hour?"
Intelligence here is not sharpness of mind. It is accuracy of judgment. Knowing that no pleasure now is worth what it charges you forever.
And look at what we trade it for. A haram relationship. A haram income. Then we call that living.
The truly intelligent one refuses the bargain. He will not sell forever for an hour. That is why the Companions were the best of people; not by accident, but by a conscious decision they made, again and again.
Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Fawāʾid
THIS IS ABSOLUTE CINEMA 🍿
Tucker Carlson called 🇬🇧 UK PM Keir Starmer as Israel’s slave on BBC 😭
🇬🇧 Journalist — Do you think Starmer made right calls regarding Iran war?
🇺🇸 Tucker — I don’t think Starmer makes any calls. He is a big slave of Israel just like 🇺🇸 Trump is 🤣
🇬🇧 Journalist — That’s not true
🇺🇸 Tucker — You can’t criticise Israel in UK, you can get arrested
🇬🇧 Journalist — Yes, because Palestine Action is a banned group
🇺🇸 Tucker — Exactly my point. Why is it banned in first place? 🤣
Look at the journalist, she was left shocked and fuming after this hammering. Absolute masterclass by Tucker 😂🔥
Carlson: "it is a crime for which you can be arrested.. criticising Israel. You say you're for Palestine Action, you can be arrested.."
Derbyshire: "That is not true.."
"What is not true about that?"
"Palestine Action is a proscribed group. It is banned"
"Why is it banned?"
This should be evidence in a war crimes trial
A British spy plane circles Khan Younis—the major area of fighting in Gaza at time—for 2 hours on 28 July 2025
We learnt later that intel gathered was being sent to the Israeli military in real-time
Starmer needs to be indicted
🇪🇸 BREAKING: Spanish PM Pedro calls for the IMMEDIATE ARREST of Netanyahu
He said: "Netanyahu launched the worst possible unjustified attack against Lebanon. His contempt for life and international law is intolerable. He is a criminal that must be arrested immediately.”
He also adds that the EU will suspend its Association Agreement with Israel very soon.
This is what true leadership looks like.