A religious mystic in filthy rags once looked at a wealthy sheikh like he'd sold his soul to money. The sheikh's answer flipped everything the mystic
believed about who's actually pious.
The sheikh, Imam Shadhili, called him over and said it plainly:
"My clothes tell people I need nothing from them or their money. Yours tell them 'I'm poor and pious, give me charity and admire my holiness.'"
The mystic had no money. And he never stopped thinking about it. He judged wealthy men. He wore poverty like a resume.
His entire identity was built on rejecting dunya - which means dunya owned him completely.
Dunya in the hand is fine. Dunya in the heart is the disease, whether you have money or you're proud you don't.
A lot of Muslims wear their poverty exactly like that mystic wore his rags. As I'm building a product meant to build Muslim wealth, I can't help but see it.
True detachment to wealth is earning it so you won't be occupied by it.
Imam Al-Shafi'i said :-
"If the foolish/slanderer speaks, do not respond to him, for the best response to him is silence,
If you speak to him, you bring him relief and joy; but if you leave him alone, he will die of grief and rage."
A few words about „Maturidiyyah“ 🧵
Many people misuse the term. Many ignorant people do not know Imam Maturidi and the „Maturidi“ Aqidah. The term "Maturidiyyah" did not exist for the first hundred years after Imam Maturidi's death. "Maturidiyyah" is much more a term, which
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Would you adopt a Madkhali?
People become Madkhali government agents because they have few other opportunities. They're often mentally challenged and come from underprivileged backgrounds (e.g., they are ex-cons, failed rappers, former hobos and crackheads).
Although many Madkhalis have a "side hustle" (e.g., selling smartphones) they are heavily dependent on benefits paid in return for spreading government propaganda through social media. But this allows them to barely scrape by.
Many charities run campaigns to assist disabled or starving children in developing countries.
Maybe we should run a similar campaign for Madkhalis.
Imagine, for just $5.99 per month, you could "adopt a Madkhali" and make a difference in a bootlicker's life.
Maybe even you could get in return for your donation, a picture of your adopted Madkhali.
The donations would go towards giving your adopted Madkhali:
1. Food stamps
2. The book: "Alif - Baa': A Beginner's Guide to Arabic"
3. Some chapstick (lips can get chapped from excessive licking)