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Salaf Stories 1 CONTENTS Sincerity ............................................................................ 10 A letter was handed to al-Buhlul... .............................................................................. 10 “Allah knows I killed him..” ......................................................................................... 12 So I spoke to him one day saying: ‘You cry too much.’ ................................................. 13 The Fear of Fame: a Lost Characteristic ........................................................................ 13 'O Abdullah, do not mention..." .................................................................................. 17 Memorizing the Entire Qur'an in 2 months! ................................................................. 18 ..The fear of Allah we DON'T have! .............................................................................. 20 THE FEAR OF THE ANGELS, ALAYHIM ASSALAAM ........................... 20 THE FEAR OF THE PROPHETS, ALAYHIM ASSALAAM ....................... 20 THE FEAR OF THE PROPHET, SALALLAHU ALAYHI WA SALLAM ........ 21 THE FEAR OF HIS COMPANIONS, RAADI ALLAHU ANHOM ............... 21 THE FEAR OF THE TAABI'EEN AND THOSE AFTER THEM ................. 22 The Boy & the Cookie .................................................................................................. 24 Love to be Unknown - statements of Ikhlaas (sincerety) and Zuhd (non-attachment to the world) of the Salaf ................................... 27 Related ...................................................................................................................... 28 The Fear of Fame: A Lost Characteristic ............................. 29 Ikhlaas (Sincerety): So when a tear would come to him, he would wipe his nose saying; "‘What a severe cold!"................................. 32 Examples of the Salaf with Ikhlâs .......................................................................... 32 "..a man in the gathering sighed deeply..." .................................................................. 35 Do not sell your soul for a lowly price. ............................... 37 "the Niqabi sister stood in the line to pay.." ...................... 38 A 93-year old man walked up to me asking if he had to fast... ................................................................................. 39 2 He said, “Allahu Akbar!” and he continued saying it until he left. ................................................................................... 39 "And was this showing off, O Sufyan?" ........................................................................ 40 Washed Away 50 000 Ahadith! .................................................................................... 41 "Woe to you, son of Adam! Can you fight Allah?" ........................... 41 Small Good Actions - Great Rewards ................................. 42 His Best Camel, given in charity... ................................................................................ 42 Sincerity when giving a Coat to the poor -during the winter- could be such a good deed! ................................................................................................................................... 44 I asked a woman from Kosovo: ‘How do you know Shaikh Ibn Baaz?’ ............................................................................................... 44 “I never made du’a to Allah for anything except that He gave it to me … except for one thing.” ............................................................. 45 "Don't be sad, Salem. Do you know who's going to take you to the masjid today?" ..... 47 How a dog gets famous for thousands of years, just for having good friends... (Tafsir ibn kathir - surah al Kahf) ..... 50 The Fasting Thief ......................................................................................................... 51 “I Wish To be Killed Following The Sunnah” ................................................................. 52 The thirst of ibn al Mubarak... ..................................................................................... 53 The Silence of the Salaf ............................................................................................... 54 Ibn al-Mubarak: "I borrowed a pen in Syria and I forgot to return it to its owner.." ...... 55 “May Allāh not prevent you from Ḥajj every year.” ........................ 56 Ja'far as-Saadiq taking Forgiveness to the Next Level ................................................... 57 ‘Listen. Salli ‘ala al-Naby (send blessings on the Prophet), and your Lord will relieve it.” ................................................................................................................................... 58 “I have lost a pouch that contains a thousand dinars (gold coins)..” ............................. 59 "O people of the ship! Surely Abu Dawud purchased paradise from Allah for one dirham!" ..................................................................................................................... 62 ‘By Allah, I will not leave him for anyone!’ ................................................................... 63 ‘O Allaah, I take refuge in You from...' ......................................................................... 64 3 {"And when you recite the Qur'an, We put an invisible veil between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter."} ................................................................................ 65 Patience & Trust in Allah ................................................... 68 "By Allah, if He were to cause the heavens to rain fire down upon me.. I would not increase except in praising and thanks to Him." ........................................................... 68 “Did they not believe Him, so they made him take an oath?!" ..................................... 69 "A man saw her and was attracted to her..." ............................................................... 70 '... Until I came to this verse.' ...................................................................................... 73 Ahmad Naasir the Shaheed, who said "the Qur'an is not created". .............................. 75 The Yemeni Who Stood Up to Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf ........................................................ 81 Prisoners ........................................................................... 82 Were they Jinn?? But they were Muslim Prisoners.. .................................................... 82 “And I would remember my dear brother Abu Mujahid, and how he was imprisoned..." ................................................................................................................................... 83 16-year old girl targeted by FBI for being 'too Muslim' - Cageprisoners.com exclusive ...................................................... 84 "you are from the people of the second badr ..." ......................................................... 92 For the Pleasure of My Lord, The Prisons come Perfumed ............................................ 93 10 Karamaat [Miracles] Given to Prisoner Zainab al Ghazali ......................................... 95 Who Is Zainab? ......................................................................... 95 Miracle #1; ............................................................................... 97 Miracle #2 - Dogs! ..................................................................... 97 Miracle #3; The 1st Vision ........................................................ 100 Miracle #4 – 2nd Vision – ......................................................... 102 Miracle #5 - Rape Attempt 2; ................................................... 102 Miracle #6: the Rats! ............................................................... 103 Miracle #7: Another Vision/Dream of Glad tidings of Allah's Messenger (sal Allah alayhe wasalam); & the Righteous. .............................. 107 Miracle #8: A Dream of Syed Qutb: ........................................... 110 Miracle #9: the Dream Vision of her Husband's Death & Reassurance from Allah’s Messenger: ........................................................... 110 Miracle #10: Sudden Death of Jamal Abdul Nasir. ....................... 111 4 BONUS MIRACLE : the Old Sheikh & the Dog .............................. 112 Tarek's AMAZINGLY POWERFUL Sentencing speech - freeTarek.com.......................... 115 Letter from Abu Zubaidah - "Even though they tortured me..." .............................................................................. 121 Abu Zubaydah: September 3, 2010 ......................................................... 121 The Righteous Sheikh Ali al-Qattan was jailed for 15 years in Egypt for saying "Fear Allah" to the tyrant Mubarak! ...... 123 Do you not see if you and your son were in prison and your son was released before you, would you not then be pleased? .......................................................................... 126 Wali Khan Amin Shah Flashbacks – Awesome/Movie Epic/Funny: December 24, 2011 (Flashback!) .................. 127 Wali Khan Amin Shah: January 3, 2012 (Flashback) .................................................... 130 Wali Khan Amin Shah: January 4, 2012 ...................................................................... 132 Wali Khan Amin Shah: January 17, 2012 (Walima!) .................................................... 132 Wali Khan Amin Shah: January 22, 2012 (Flashback) .................................................. 133
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