💠Imam Ibn Qayyim, Rahimahu'Allah, said:

💥“Friday is a day of worship and it in comparison to the rest of the days of the week is like Ramadan is to the rest of the months.

🔰And the hour of the acceptance of the du’a therein is like the night of Qadr is in the month of Ramadan.”

[ Zaad al-maad | 1/398 ]

💠Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) talked about Friday and said,

💥"There is an hour (opportune time) on Friday and if a Muslim gets it while praying and asks something from Allah, then Allah will definitely meet his demand."

🔰And he (the Prophetﷺ) pointed out the shortness of that time with his hands.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَكَرَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ فِيهِ سَاعَةٌ لاَ يُوَافِقُهَا عَبْدٌ مُسْلِمٌ، وَهْوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي، يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى شَيْئًا إِلاَّ أَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ ‏"‌‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ يُقَلِّلُهَا‏.‏

[Sahih al-Bukhari 935]

💠Al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Fihri (Rahimahu'Allah) reported:

🔰Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, said,

💢"Whoever does not view his speech as part of his deeds and his character as part of his religion, he will be ruined without realizing it."

[al-Ṣamt wa Ādāb al-Lisān 560]

💠 Imam Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him:

‼️"O feet of patience, keep going, for what remains is only a little.

💢 Remember the sweetness of worship, then the bitterness of striving will become easier for you."

[al-Fawaa'id]

💠Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn Taimiyah (Rahimahu'Allah) said:

🔰"The heart will not find complete happiness except by loving Allah and by striving towards what is dear to Him.

☝️It is not possible to achieve this love except by rejecting all things that compete with it. This is what the words, 'There is no god but Allah' mean;

💥this is the spirit of the deen of Ibrahim and of that of every other prophet."

[Majmu' al-Fatawa, vol 28, p.32]

💠"In accordance with your fear of Allah the creation will fear you,

🔰and in accordance with your love of Him the creation will love you,

💥and in accordance with your preoccupation with Allah the creation will be occupied in carrying out that which you are preoccupied from."

[al-Haafith Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
The Evil of Craving for Wealth and Status]

💠 Jabir (Rady'Allahu anhu) narrated that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said:

🔰"On the Day of Judgement, when the people who were tried (in this world) are given their rewards,

‼️the people who were pardoned (in life), will wish that their skins had been cut off with scissors while they were in the world."

[Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2402]

💠`Umar ibn `Abdul-`Azeez (Rahimahu'Allah)...once wrote in a letter...:

💢"And do not praise anyone for this except Allah,

‼️since if He abandoned me to my own devices I would be just like the others."

[al-Haafith Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
The Evil of Craving for Wealth and Status]

💠Ibn Abil-'Izz (d.792H) - rahimahallaah -- said:

🔰"Knowledge of Usoolud-Deen (the fundamentals of the Religion) is the most noble branch of knowledge, since the excellence of a certain type of knowledge depends upon what it is concerned with, and this is the greater Fiqh (understanding), which is why Imam Abu Haneefah (d.150H) - rahmatullaahi 'alayhi - called that which he compiled concerning Usoolud-Deen: "al-Fiqhul-Akbar." (the Greatest Fiqh).

💢The need of the servants for this knowledge is greater than every other need; and it is the most necessary of all things for them, since there is no life for the hearts, nor any delight, nor any tranquility, except through knowing their Lord, the One to be worshipped, their Creator - with His Names, His Attributes and His Actions, and that He - along with all that - is more beloved to the person than anything else.

‼️So man's striving is with regards to everything that will draw him nearer to Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) , to the exclusion of the creation.

🟩 However, it is impossible for the minds to come to know and understand all that in detail, so the Most Merciful , the Most Majestic - from His mercy, sent Messengers to teach that and call to it; and to give good news to those who accept their Call and to warn those who reject it.

💥The key to their Call and the essence of their message was the servant's drawing closer to Allah - the Most Perfect - through His Names, Attributes and Actions, since all that the Messengers were ordered with is built upon this.

💢This then is followed by two great principles:

1️⃣ Firstly: Knowing the path that leads to Him - and that is the Sharee'ah which is comprised of His orders and prohibitions.

2️⃣ Secondly: That those following the path know what lies in store for them, which is endless bliss. So the people who know Allah best are the ones who best follow the way to Him; and know best what lies at the end of the way."

[Sharhul-'Aqeedatit-Tahaawiyyah | p. 69]

‼️💚Who do we really love? 💚‼️

♨️ We need to ask ourselves sincerely who do we really love?

❐ Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) says:

❐ "Say: 'If your fathers or your sons or your brothersor your wives or your tribe,or any wealth you have acquired,or any business you fear may slump,or any dwelling-places which please you,are dearer to you than Allah and His Messengerand fighting hard in jihad in His Way,then wait until Allah brings about His command.'"[at-Tawba 9:25]

❐ When the Makkans drove Zayd ibn ad-Dathima out of the Haram to kill him, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb said to him, "I ask you by Allah, Zayd, don't you wish that Muhammad were with us now to take your place so that we could cut off his head, and you were with your family?" Zayd said,

❐ "By Allah, I would not wish Muhammad to be now in a place where even a thorn could hurt him if that was the condition for my being with my family!" Abu Sufyan remarked, "I have not seen any people who love anyone the way the Companions of Muhammad love Muhammad."

❐ Anas radhiallahu `anhu reported that the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said, "There are three things which cause anyone who takes refuge in them to experience the sweetness of iman - that Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anything else; that he loves a man only for Allah; and that he dislikes the thought of reverting to disbelief as much as he would dislike being cast into the Fire."
[al-Bukhari & Muslim]

❐ `Umar ibn al-Khattab radhiallahu `anhu told the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, "I love you more than anything except my soul which is between my two sides." The Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam replied, "None of you will believe until I am dearer to him than his own soul." 'Umar said, "By the One who sent down the Book on you, I love you more than my soul which is between my two sides." The Prophet said, "'Umar, now you have it!" [al-Bukhari]

❐ Anas (Rady'Allahu Anhu) said that a man came to the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam and asked, "When will the Last Hour come, Messenger of Allah?" , "What have you prepared for it?" he asked? He replied, "I have not prepared a lot of prayer or fasting or charity for it, but I love Allah and His Messenger."

❐ The Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said, "You will be with the one you love." [al-Bukhari]

❐ 'Ali (Rady'Allahu Anhu) said that the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam took Hasan and Husayn radhiallahu `anhuma by the hand and said, "Whoever loves me and loves these two and their father and mother will have the same degree as me on the Day of Rising." [at-Tirmidhi]

❐ It is related that a man came to the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam and said, "Messenger of Allah, I love you more than my family and my possessions.

❐ I remember you and I cannot wait until I can come and look at you. I remember that I will die and you will die and I know that when you enter the Garden, you will be raised up with the Prophets. When I enter it, I will not see you."

❐ Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) then revealed:

❐ "Whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger, will be with those whom Allah has blessed: the Prophets, the men of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And such people are the best of company!"
[an-Nisaa 4:68]

❐ The Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam called the man and recited the verses to him. [at-Tabarani]

❐ Abu Hurayra radhiallahu `anhu said that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam said,

💠 "Those in my community with the strongest love for me are the people who will come after me. Some of them would give their family and wealth to have seen me." [Muslim and al-Bukhari] ❐

💠al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab Rahimahu'Allah (d.795H)

🔰Firmness upon the Religion of Allah, excellence in this world and salvation in the Hereafter is built upon two great matters:

1️⃣"Firstly: Knowledge of Allah and the beautiful Names and lofty Attributes that befit Him and His Actions - and this necessitates appreciation of His Majesty, honouring Him, fearing Him, being in awe of Him, loving Him, placing one's hopes in Him, placing reliance upon Him, being pleased with His decree and having patience with what He sends down as regards hardships.

2️⃣ Secondly: Knowledge of what He loves and is pleased with, and what He hates and angers Him - whether beliefs saying, or outward or inward actions. So the one who has knowledge of this has to rush to fulfill that which Allah loves and is pleased with, and to avoid that which He hates and which angers Him."

[Fadl 'Ilmus-Salaf | p. 47]