Imamt Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī رحمه الله, said in
his book Al-Arba'īn fi Usūl al-Dīn,
“Whoever experiences boredom during acts of worship and knows that if he were to sleep it would revive him [so that he could
do even more acts of worship upon awakening], then sleep is better
for him. And
if he knows that recreation with some [light] amusement and humorous stories
for a while may also revive his energy for worship, then that is better for him than
praying whilst bored.
The Prophet ﷺ said, “Allāh does not become bored until you
become bored”.
Abū al-Dardā said, "I' take comfort in some leisure that would assist me in seeking the Truth.”
'Alī bin Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه- said,
Amuse your selves because when they are forced they will become exhausted.”
Imām*
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Intentions for Earning a Living/Trading
(The Book of Intentions)
1- ‘Afāf (Integrity) 2- To be self-sufficient 3- To prevent the nafs from asking others.* 4- To fulfil your duties in providing for your family and
children
*The Prophet ﷺ said, “For one of you to take up his cord, go to a mountain, carry a pile of wood on his back, sell
it and thereby make himself secure from the chastisement of Allāh, would be better
for him than begging from people, whether they give or not.
(Bukhārī)
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- To maintain ties of maternal kinship (by assisting them) 6- To give charity to the poor and needy 7- To assist those who are weak and impoverished 8- To be patient and tolerant with people 9- To honour the guest 10- To forgive those who ask for forgiveness
He who practices Sufism without gaining knowledge in jurisprudence will become a heretic; he who gains knowledge in jurisprudence without practicing Sufism will become corrupt; and he who gathers between the two has actualized.
Ḥāshiya of al-'Adawī upon Imām al-Zurqānī's commentary on the 'Izziyya in Mālikī jurisprudence: 3/195, and the commentary on 'Ayn al-'Ilm wa Zayn al-Ḥilm by Imām Mullā 'Alī al-Qārī: 1/33.
Imām Shāfi'ī رضي الله عنه said
“I kept the company of the Sufis and I benefited nothing but two statements from them [and in one narration: 'three statements']:
“Time is a sword; if you do not cut it, it will cut you', their words: 'If you do not busy yourself with the truth,
Imām Badr al-Dīn al-Ḥasanī on the light of the Prophet ﷺ
Small introduction.
The following are quoted from {Al Durar Al Lu'lu'iyyah} by Shaikh Mahmood al Rankoosi (pp. 9, 13, 28) who was his special student for the last twelve years of his life:
- He knew Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim and Bukhārī by heart, including individual chains of narrators
and their biographies. It is not improbable that he also knew by heart their commentaries from "Fatḥ Al Bāri", al `Ayni and al Nawawī.
He was described as the Qutb of our time. رضي الله عنه
Said al-Rabi':
I spent many nights in the house of al-Shāfi'ī رضي الله عنه and he never slept more than a very short part of the night.'
Abūl Juwayriya said: 'I kept company with Abū Ḥanīfa رضي الله عنه, for six months and there was not one night in all that
time when he laid his side on the ground. Abū Hanīfa used to stay awake half the night, but as he was passing some people he heard them say:
'This man stays awake the whole night,'
so he retorted: I am ashamed to be credited with something I do not do.'
From then on he took to staying awake all night long.
It is related too that he had no bedding for the night.