Leading By Examples

 بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

In the Qur’aan we come across many Aayaat that are arranged in such a way that we, a lot of times, fail to understand the wisdom behind their arrangement. At first glance, we would not be able to make any connections between these different Aayaat, but upon pondering over them again and again, one can appreciate the Wisdom of Allaah سبحانه وتعالى.

A few examples of such pairing of `Aayaat are as follows:

1. Aayaat on Patience paired with Aayah of al-Safa & al-Marwah

2. Aayaah of Du`aa paired with Aayaat on Fasting

3. Aayah on Tawakkal paired with Surah Yusuf

It is like when Allaah تعالى instructed His Prophet ﷺ and the Believers to be patient, He تعالى gave an example in Patience. And when He تعالى instructed His Prophet ﷺ and the Believers to trust Him in all our affairs, He تعالى gave an example in Trust.


1. Pairing of Aayaat on Patience with Aayah of al-Safa & al-Marwah:

Right after the Aayaat on al-Sabr, Allaah تعالى mentioned about al-Safa and al-Marwah. Allaah تعالى said:

Explanation Of Hisn Al-Muslim: Dhikr, Its Meaning & Types

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Ithaaf al-Muslim bi Sharh Hisn al-Muslim

(Gifting A Muslim With Explanation Of Fortress Of The Muslim)

By: Shaikh Sa`eed Ibn `Alee Ibn Wahf al-Qahtaanee رحمه الله.

Dhikr:

Definition, Types,

And Mentioning Some Of The Mistakes That A Lot Of People Do

DEFINITION:

Dhikr is an Arabic word that means: “remembrance, reminder, recall, or mention.” Dhikr is the opposite of forgetfulness (failure to remember), negligence, and heedlessness.

Explanation Of Hisn Al-Muslim:

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Ithaaf al-Muslim bi Sharh Hisn al-Muslim

(Gifting A Muslim With Explanation Of Fortress Of The Muslim)

By: Shaikh Sa`eed Ibn `Alee Ibn Wahf al-Qahtaanee رحمه الله.

Introduction To Hisnul-Muslim
(By The Author)

Indeed, all praise is for Allaah (alone). We praise Him and seek His Help. We seek His forgiveness and we seek refuge in Him from the evil of our own souls and the evil consequences of our wicked deed. Whomever He guides shall never go astray, and whomever He allows to stray shall never find guidance. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped but Allaah, alone, Who has no partner, And I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. May Allaah praise him, and may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him and upon his family and his Companions and upon all those who follow them in righteousness until the Day of Judgment.

This book [1] is an abridgment of my earlier work entitled:

الذكر والدعاء والعلاج بالرقى من الكتاب والسنة

Al-Dhikr wad-Du`aa wal-`Ilaaj bir-Ruqaa minal-Kitaab was-Sunnah [2]

In order to make it small and easily portable, I have chosen only the section on words of remembrance for this abridgment. To achieve this, I only mentioned the text of the words of remembrance instead of the entire Hadeeth. I also limited myself to mentioning only one or two reference from the original book for each Hadeeth. Whoever would like to know about the Companion who related a particular Hadeeth, or more information about where it is recorded, should refer to the original work [mentioned above].

I ask Allaah, the Glorious, the Mighty, by His beautiful Names and by His sublime Attributes to accept this as having been done sincerely for His sake alone. I ask Him to bring me its benefits during my lifetime and after my death. May those who read it, those who print it, or have had any role in its distribution, benefit from it also. Surely, He, the Glorified, is Capable if all things. May the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon our Prophet, Muhammad, and upon his family and Companions, and whoever follows them in righteousness till the Day of Judgment.

By:
Sa`eed Ibn `Alee Ibn Wahf al-Qahtaanee
Safar, 1409H

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[1] Hisnul-Muslim min Adhkaar al-Kitaab was-Sunnah, seventeenth edition printed in the month of Dhul-Qa`dah, 1416H.

[2] This book (Al-Dhikr wad-Du`aa wal-`Ilaaj) has been printed many times, and all praise is for Allaah alone. And the author has extracted the Ahaadeeth and cited the references in the third edition, in four volumes.