Ibn Hajar رحمہ اللہ said:
“Do not let the bad thoughts of yourself and abundance of your sins prevent you from calling upon your Lord for indeed He answered the Du’ā of Iblees when he said: ‘O my Lord! Give me then respite till the Day they (the dead) will be resurrected!”’
Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return. Shaykh Rabi’ al-Madkhali has returned to his Lord.
With hearts that believe in Allah’s decree and destiny, the esteemed Shaykh Rabi’ al-Madkhali - may Allah have vast mercy upon him, has passed away.
We ask Allah to envelop him in His boundless mercy and to grant him a place in the highest level of Paradise. Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return.
ʿAbdullāh Ibn al-Mubārak (رحمه الله):
“ليغفرن الله يوم القيامة مغفرة لم تخطر على قلب بشر!”
“Indeed, Allah will forgive on the Day of Judgement with a forgiveness that has never even crossed the heart of any human!”
[Az-Zuhd by Ibn al-Mubārak: 1364]
one of my favvvv ayaaahs. & I love how it follows RIGHT after the ayaahs where Allah mentions the obligations of fasting Ramadan. A blessed time to increase in our Dua’s🤲🏾
I think one of the greatest gifts and blessings is Allāh ﷻ making certain forms of worship easy and enjoyable for you: whether it’s being dutiful to your parents, giving sadaqah, performing prayer, reciting Quran, reciting dhikr, making others happy or any other deed.
11 months we have fallen short in His rights and yet He has not withheld His blessings from us. In these final nights, should we not be grateful servants and exert ourselves just a little. Perhaps we will earn everlasting mercy and a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth.
Read the Qur'an at Fajr because the recitation at that time is witnessed by the Angels of the night and the day.
"Verily, the recitation of the Qur'an in the early dawn is ever witnessed (attended by the angels in charge of mankind of the day and the night)." (17:78)