@KashmiriHanbali@kaify_aleem_ I just want to have a good grasp without going into too much detail. I meant 1 منظمة and then a few متون to study on top. بارك الله فيك
@_toobasafdar @hanbaliyyahh First learn how to read from mushaf —> basic ahkam —> find teacher —> just do it, requires sabr and discipline —> stay on top of revision —> dua
Hasan al Basri رحمه الله said:
O young people, I warn you of procrastination, (saying): ‘Soon, I am going to do this”, and “soon I am going to do that’
[Qasr al-Amal 212 1/141]
My Ustadh told me something one evening that completely shifted the way I viewed hardship.
We were talking about setbacks - missed opportunities, closed doors, things that just didn't go our way. Someone had just shared how they didn't get into a job they're really passionate about. You could see the weight in their voice. Disappointment laced every word.
That's when Ustadh said:
"You know the story of Musa and Khidr?"
We all nodded.
He said:
"Everyone loves the part where Khidr explains why he broke the boat, killed the boy, and rebuilt the wall. Because suddenly, the pain makes sense. The confusion becomes clarity. But do you realise something?"
He paused.
"Musa only got the explanation because it was a lesson. The people who owned the boat, the parents of that child, the town that rejected them-they never got told. They just had to live with what happened."
The room was quiet.
Then he said:
"Sometimes in life, you don't get the Khidr moment. You don't get to find out why something happened. You just get the qadr. The closed door. The loss. The silence. And your test is whether you can still trust Allah without needing the explanation."
He leaned forward and said:
"It's easy to have sabr when the story wraps up neatly. But the real test is:
Can you have tawakkul when you're still in the middle of the story?"
I remember sitting with those words long after the class ended.
Because we all wait for our Khidr moment, the point where everything makes sense. But sometimes, that moment doesn't come in this life. And still, we are asked to trust.
What makes a man lose his honour?
Imam Shafi’i (رحمه الله) said:
“Talking too much, exposing people’s secrets and placing his hopes & trust in every single person.“
[Imam Ibn Abd al Barr: al-Intiqa 159]