Teachings 2 (Pleasing Actions Most Beloved to Allah)

On the authority of Ibn Umar رضي الله عنه who said:

❝A man came to the Prophet [ﷺ] said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Which of the people are the most beloved to Allaah and which of the actions are most beloved to Allaah?’

The Messenger of Allaah [ﷺ] said: ‘The most beloved of the people to Allaah are the most beneficial for the people. The most beloved of actions to Allaah [عز و جل] are to cause happiness to reach a Muslim, to relieve him from a hardship, to settle a debt for a Muslim or to repel hunger from him. For me to walk with a brother in order to assist him is more beloved to me than to make ‘Itikaf in this Masjid [Masjid al-Madeenah] for a month.

Whoever holds back his anger then Allaah hides his mistakes. Whoever suppresses his anger – even though he is not scared to show it, but withholds due to the truth – Allaah fills his heart with hope on the day of Judgement.

Whoever walks with his brother to assist him with a need until he has helped him completely, then Allaah plants his feet firmly on the day people will not stand firmly. Indeed bad behaviour spoils good actions, just as vinegar spoils honey.’❞

[Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani, (No. 906) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]

Teachings 1 (Men Who wants to Marry)

Characteristics of the women one should marry

The Noble Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah) said:

“Marriage is for enjoyment and to build a righteous family and a sound society. Based on this, the woman that one should marry is the one by whom the fulfilment of these two goals may be achieved. She is the one who is adorned with physical (outer) beauty and abstract (inner) beauty.

The physical beauty:

it is the perfection of the physical appearance, because whenever the woman has a beautiful appearance and a soft voice, the eye will become tranquil when looking at her. When the ear listens to her speech the heart becomes receptive to her, and it delights the chest, then ones soul feels at ease with her. In her, the saying of the Most High is realized (And among His Signs is that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy.) (Al-Room 30:21).

The inner beauty:

it is the completeness of the Deen (Religion) and manners. Whenever the woman is more religious and has perfect manners, she will be more beloved to the soul and a more suitable choice. For the woman who possesses Deen fulfils the commands of Allaah, protects the rights of her husband, his bed, his children, and his money, and supports him in the obedience of Allaah the Most High. If he forgets, she reminds him. If he slackens she invigorates him, and if he gets angry she pleases him. The mannered woman endears herself to her husband and respects him; she does not delay anything that he likes hastened, and she does not hasten anything he likes delayed.”

Concise Manual of Marriage,
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen
(d. 1421)