Why ‘Fear the Dunya’?
TITLE: Fear the Dunya (Br. Hassan As-Somali)
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Why “Fear” the Life of this World?
Dunya: (the life of) this world; a test from Allah; deceiving enjoyment; temporary abode
Know that the life of this world (dunya) is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children… the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment. (Al-Hadid 57:20)
Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true, let not then this (worldly) present life deceive you, nor let the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allâh. (Luqman 31:33)
Advice for People of Understanding:
- Don’t let this Dunya fool you!
- Don’t ldon’ let the devil fool you of your Lord. As the shaytaan strives day and night to make you forget the reality of the world you areliving.
- The Prophet s.a.w. said the Hell fire is surrounded by your desires, surrounded by women, surrounded by your wealth, and surrounded by pride. And paradise is surrounded by undesirable things.(Wa Hujiba jannah bi makaari)
- Know Oh Mumin! Don’t let this world fool you—The Prophet s.a.w. said Adunya—this world is cursed. Except for the remembrance of Allah, and that which resemblance it; the scholars or the one who is learned.
- (Zuyani li nisa hubba shawaha….) Allah Subhana wa tala is “Beautified for men are that which they desire from women, and that which they desire from children, from gold, from beautiful animals, and from wealth. This is the enjoyment of this world which will end and what Allah Subhana Wa Tala has the best abode. And Say, O Muhammed s.a.w, Shall I not inform you of that which is better, that which is better then all of worldly things; For those who fear their Lord: Gardens which rivers flow, and Purified mates, and the pleasure of the Allah Subhana Wa Tala.
- (Dead lamb) The Prophet s.a.w. was walking with his companions when they saw a dead carcass, and he s.a.w. said would any of you love this? Even if it was alive it would something praiseworthy. They replied. He s.a.w. said wallahi this world is more worthless than this dead carcass.
- This world is deceiving; it plays games with the minds of mankind.This dunya will deceive in making you think it will last forever
- (Wa mal haytun dunya –this world is deceiving )
- The Prophet s.a.w. said “This world is a prison for the believer and a Jannah for the disbeliever”. The disbeliever is not held back from anything and the believer fears His Lord and fears the consequence. The believer is restricted by the Qu’ran and Sunnah. The disbeliever acts like an animal and does as he wishes.
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THREE THINGS REMAIN AFTER DEATH
1. Family
2. Wealth
3. Actions
Prophet s.a.w. gave an isharah (direction) for the wise—(Al -Halim) the one who understands. 2 things will return. Your wives and your wealth. Your actions will only remain.
1.) Umar r.a. said “bring yourself to account before your brought to account. Weigh your deeds before your deeds are weighed.”
2.) Bring yourself account—because its dangerous.
3.) The Prophet s.a.w. said “Verily this world is green and sweet and Allah placed you in this earth generation after generation, why? So that Allah will seeshow you act, how you behave”
Are you worthy of the Paradise described in His book? Or are you fuel for theFfire of Hell?
- Think of your deeds from today and last night—for our time is near.
- The Prophet s.a.w. fear this dunya! This dunya that is deceitful
- And we will ask when we die ask of Allah to “bring us back to this dunya—so that we may give sadaqah and be from the righteous”, but the answer will be no.
- Oh believer know that this issue serious, the duty is not paid and we are not understanding as we are suppose to –we are being fooled and we have let the devil deceit us and we chase after women, wealth ,pride, and our reputation etc. because this dunya is winning.
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ALL FITNAH COMES FROM TWO THINGS
1.) Following your desires (Ma3siyah—zina—because you love this world!)
2.) And following doubt which is innovations. i.e ( The belief of the last day not established in your heart…Are you doubtful of that day, Are you doubtful you will meet your Lord, Are you doubtful that you’ll sit in your grave?) If you say you don’t doubt then….where are your actions?
3.) Where are your actions? Because this life we live in is the life of actions. When we die and we are resurrected it is too late. If you did good you will be rewarded and if you did evil you will be rewarded with it.
4.) Some of the Salaaf they say; When some people become established or in a profitable state they become attached to this world and they begun to sin and their Iman will decrease their faith, because Iman with Ahlul Sunnah is what? Iman with Ahlul increases with obedience of Ar-Rahman and decreases with the obedience of Shaytaan (sinning)
5.) Ibn Al-Qayyim (rahimuallah) said some of the Salaaf said “Sinning leads to disbelief of Allah. ==Could lead to road of Kufr . Likewise : The kiss leads to intercourse, music leads to fornication, the look leads to love, and sickness leads to death! Pay Attention Ya Ayuhal Ikhwah! Pay attention the matter of this Dunya!
6.) Allah subhana Wa Tala has revealed many Ayah concerning this dunya and of what happened to the people who have fallen in the trap of the dunya.
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EXAMPLES:
- People of ‘Aad: Disobedience of Allah and love of this world
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People of Thamud: Disobedience of Allah and love of this world
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People of Lut: Disobedience of Allah and love of this world.
Love of the Dunya -> Disobedience of Allah!
Examples of people who fell for the Dunya!
When the Prophet s.a.w. saw was shown the hell-fire—in a Hadeeth (Mutafathun) He s.a.w. said I saw amazing things this night
1st man: He saw s.a.w. said he saw a man having his head being crushed by a stone. He s.a.w. explained Verily, this man memorized the Qur’an, studied the Qur’an , but didn’t act upon. And he sleeps through the prayer. His head is being crushed again an again.
2nd man: He s.a.w. said concerning the second man: His eyes, his mouth, his teeth are torn apart from the front to the back. This man: He leaves his house, he lies, until his lies spread all over the world!
Do you want this punishment, O Mu’min?
3rd : Naked men and women in a pit, crying with tears of blood and screaming, stove being burned: They are the adulterers, the fornicators!
4th As the other man, swimming and being forced to swallow stones==Riba consumed Ribba in the dunya!
Using interest? Prepare yourself for the punishment>
~We love this dunya! We expose our sins! We love what we do! We openly expose our sins! ~ The Prophet s.a.w. said all of my Ummah will be forgiven except to those who openly expose their sins! Why? Love of this world removes shame from the heart.
Abdullahi Ibn Mus’ood said in Sahih Bukhari: If the believer commits a sin, when he sins he believes its as he is sitting under a mountain and the mountain is about to fall and crush the believer. That’s the believer. As the evil person, if he sins, he sees it as a fly passing his nose. Because he loves this world.
Everytime you sin, a black dot is formed on your heart. Allah says in his Qur’an : “Verily a covering has formed on their hearts concerning what they have done.”
The Prophet s.a.w. “if the slave sins a black dot is formed on his heart, but if he repents, leaves the sinning, and seek forgiveness from Allah then Allah will forgive him. But if he continues to sin and the black dot will grow till it covers all of his heart. Till the blackness covers all of us heart==This the covering Allah speaks in the Qur’an.
Has the covering started?
Allah subhana says “A Day all of you will meet, a Day the best of you will not escape, a Day neither wealth nor children will avail, except the one who comes with a cleansed heart”
What’s a cleansed heart?
Ibnul Qayyim (rahimiuallah) mentioned that a heart will not be clean unless its free from these five things:
- Shirk
- Bidha
- Following ones whims
- Following ones desires which contradictory of sincerity
- Following ones passions
Our hearts are dying before our eyes, slowly but surely our hearts are asking for help!
One of the Salaaf use to say “Sinning will cause your heart to die, by you being addicted to sinning, you will be humiliated and abandoning sinning will give life to the heart and its better for your nafs==by abandoning and forsaking anything to do with disobeying Allah!
Loving the Dunya will affect every aspect of your life. Loving this dunya will cause your destruction; will appear in you and affect your dealings with your husband to your wife, to the animals which you keep.
One of the Salaaf use to say “Verily, I use to disobey Allah, and I use to know this and see this in my wife. It use to appear in her and in my writing”.
The real discord and problems in the marriage occurs with the individuals sinning. The blackness is there, you expect happiness while sinning? How can one expect tranquility while sinning?
Allah says “Whoever turns away from my remembrance turns away from my commandments, he will live a life of misery”
If you want happiness, Jannah, and mercy of Allah, then forsake the love of this dunya and in sinning!
Seek forgiveness from Allah.
Following the example of the Prophet s.a.w.
The Prophet s.a.w. said “And by Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah 70 times a day”
Asalamu alaikum wrahmatulahi wabarakatu dear brother in Islam. I hope that you are in good health and imaan. I end up to you page my accident whilst googling the hadith of the Prophet S.A.W( adunya is prison for the believer and paradise for the kufr) alhamdulilah i’ve found more than I was looking for may Allah swt reward for the amazing da’wah..I used some of your hadith and I want to also forward your page to other brothers and sister for da’wah purpose..if you dont mind that is inshallah..
Jazakallahu kheirun
May you continue on doing that which pleases Allah swt
WA salamu alaikum warahmatulaahi wabrakatu
Wa Alaikum As Salaam Wa Rahmatullah
Feel free to forward anything that you find of benefit insha’Allah.
May Allah reward you for your dawah efforts, and may it be a cause for your entrance into Jannah, insha’Allah.
Assalaamu Alaykum Brother Mashallah this website is amazing it opened my eyes Alhamdulilah May Allah Subhana Wa Ta’Ala grant you to Jannah
asalamu alykum warahmatulah wabarakatu
may allah reward you sisters , this is a really good blogg and i benefited from it and may allah reward you for your efforts
the dunya has indeed decieved many of us, may allah spare us from its deception
Salaam, i would like to know insha’Allah if you can give me advice i recently started to practise deen and am happy Alhamdulilah but I am getting a bit confused because there is much people are telling me and then i ask my family and they tell me its wrong what that person is telling you i just don’t knw what to believe and i know all i can do is research myself and turn to Allah swt.. Inshallah if u can give me a bit of advice. Jazak’Allah Khayran
asalamu alaykum wr wb..brother nor sister..jazakum Allah Qer..i really did learn something from your page..i pray to Allah to give you knowledge that is beneficial good deeds that will accepted for your effort..May Allah shower his blessin on..u truelly help..this adunya is not more than a day..to Allah we belong to Allah is our raturn..May Allah grant sustanenca..build a house in jannah for you..protect you from the punishment of the grave..and make your body prohibited to jahannam..asalamu alaykum wr wb.
Wa Alaikum As Salaam Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatahu
Jazak’Allahu Khair for the duas. As for your comment about the brevity of the dunya, subhan’Allah, Allah mentions it numerous times in the Qur’an
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SURAT AN NAZI’AAT
The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning. (An-Nazi’at 79:46)
SURAT AL-MU’MINOON
He (Allâh) will say: “What number of years did you stay on earth?”
They will say: “We stayed a day or part of a day. Ask of those who keep account.
He (Allâh) will say: “You stayed not but a little, if you had only known! (Al-Mu’minun 23:112-114)
“Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us?” (Al-Mu’minun 23:115)
To Imaan,
Firstly, I apologize for the late response. Please forgive me insha’Allah.
Secondly, congratulations on your recent successes. May Allah continue to grant you istiqaamah on the Straight Path.
ADVICE:
I would advice first, the you attach your heart to the Qur’an and the Sunnah, with it’s wisdoms and admonitions, and submit completely to what you find there.
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It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allâh and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allâh and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error. (Al-Ahzab 33:36)
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Next, stick to the way of the Salaf (Pious Predecessors/First Three Generations & always refer back to the (legitimate) scholars of Ahlus Sunnah
The Messenger’s salalahu alayhi wa salam statement: “The jews split up into seventy-one sects, the christians split up into seventy-two sects and this ummah will split up into seventy-three sects; all of them are in the Fire except one.” Someone asked: “Which is that one O Messenger of Allah? salalahu alayhi wa salam. He replied: “Whoever is upon that wwhich I am upon today and my companions. (Related by Abu dawud, 4596-4597; al-Tirmidhi 2640-2641; Imam Ahmad, (2/332, 3/120 145 and 4/120 and Ibn Majah, 3991-3993)
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Finally, prepare yourself for the trials and oppositions that come with sticking to the path of truth. Do not let your family deter you from the deen, insha’Allah.
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And if you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away from Allâh’s Path. They follow nothing but conjectures, and they do nothing but lie. (Al-An’am 6:116)
Barak’Allah Feek Akhii…for your advise it helped alot alhamdulilah..
Uhm Brother one Question Insha’Allah.
Alhamdulilah..i follow the quran and sunnah and the way of salaf but nowdays you see muslim division and everyone asking you for methab ..
Do i call myself Salaafi??…Am jst a bit confused about that pls get back 2 me inshallah if you can May Allah reward you Akhii Ameen.
Assalamu walaikum wa Rahmatullah Wa Braktuh
This was the first lecture i ever listened.. Alhamdullillah… Words cannot express what it has helped me achieve in my Deen and Ibadh.
Jazakallahu Khair…
May Allaah keep you in the best of Iman and health Brother and all Muslims. Ameen