“Verily Allah has commanded me to love four (persons)…

إن الله عز وجل أمرني بحب أربعة وأخبرني أنه يحبهم : علي والمقداد وأبو ذر وسلمان

Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said,”Verily Allah has commanded me to love four (persons) and has told me that He loves them: ‘Ali, Al-Miqdad, Abu Dhar and Salman  رضي الله عنهم ”

[Jami’us saghir]

Night Prayer

وحدثني عن مالك عن زيد بن أسلم عن أبيه أن عمر بن الخطاب كان يصلي من الليل ما شاء الله حتى إذا كان من آخر الليل أيقظ أهله للصلاة يقول لهم الصلاة الصلاة ثم يتلو هذه الآية وأمر أهلك بالصلاة واصطبر عليها لا نسألك رزقا نحن نرزقك والعاقبة للتقوى

Zayd Ibn Aslam narrated from his father that ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattab رضي الله عنه used to pray the night prayer for as long as Allah had decreed for him. When the last part of the night arrived he would wake his family saying: ‘The Prayer! The Prayer! And he would recite the verse:

“And enjoin Salah on your family, and be patient in offering them. We ask not of you a provision: We provide for you. And the good end is for those who have Taqwa” [Taha: 132]

Muwatta Malik

Fathima on her father’s passing away

Fathima رضي الله عنها on her father’sصلى الله عليه وسلم  passing away,

 يا أبتاه ، أجاب ربا دعاه ، يا أبتاه ، من جنة الفردوس مأواه ، يا أبتاه ، إلى جبريل ننعاه

O My Beloved Father صلى الله عليه وسلم ! Who has responded to the call of the Lord Who has invited him! O My Beloved Father صلى الله عليه وسلم , whose dwelling place is the Garden of Paradise (i.e. Al-Firdaus)! O My BelovedFather صلى الله عليه وسلم ! We convey this news (of your death) to Gabriel.“

Sahih Bukhari

…sins like the mountains of Tihamah

روي عن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه:”إن الرجل ليخرج من منزله وعليه من الذنوب مثل جبال تهامة فإذا سمع العلم خاف و رجع وتاب فانصرف إلى منزله وليس عليه ذنب ،فلا تفارقوا مجالس العلماء

مفتاح دارالسعادة

It has been reported that ‘Umar رضي الله عنه said: “If a man comes out of his house carrying a burden of sins like the mountains of Tihamah, then when he hears some knowledge he fears Allah and repents, he will go back home with no sins on him. So do not separate yourselves from the gatherings of the scholars.”

Mafatih Daaris s’aada

Tihamah Mountains

I saw the angels bathing…

 رأيت الملائكة تغسل حمزة بن عبد المطلب ، وحنظلة بن الراهب

‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said,”I saw the angels bathing Hamza ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib (رضي الله عنه) and Hanzalah Ibnul Rahib (رضي الله عنه) (on the day of Uhud) .

Sahihul Jami’