The True Reality of this World - Shaykh Abu Idrees Muhammad by Markaz us-Sunnah published on 2022-10-04T14:13:47Z Some points discussed during this lesson: - The Speech of the Creator of the dunyā regarding its reality. - The reason Allāh describes the dunyā as being deceiving. - Adopting the mindset of the Salaf in how they were affected by the verses of the Qur’ān. - Aḥadīth regarding the dunyā. - The meaning of the dunyā being “sweet and green”. - The worthlessness and insignificance of the dunyā. - Statements from the Salaf regarding the dunyā. - Ibn al-Mubārak and Yaḥyā b. Mu’ādh on the intoxication of love of the dunyā and the point at which the person will become sober. - Sufyān ath-Thawrī’s advice on how to save oneself from being amongst those who have drowned in this dunyā. - Ibn al-Qayyim on the obstacles we are faced with and the only way to be safeguarded against being destroyed by them. - Ibn Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) on making the choice between the harms of this life and the ākhirah. - Words from Ibn Sammāk that put into perspective the very short period we have left in the dunyā. - The way of the Salaf in travelling [not literally, but with their minds/thoughts] to the ākhirah when things become difficult. - Sufyān ath-Thawrī on the fruits of abstaining from the dunyā. - Bishr b. Ḥārith’s question to Sufyān ath-Thawrī regarding if it is possible for a person to be a zāhid and possess wealth. - Ibn al-Qayyim on cutting the attachment of the dunyā from one’s heart. - Ibn Taymiyyah on the meaning of zuhd and wara’. - Sa’īd b. Jubyar on how to judge if the dunyā has become a deceiving enjoyment for a person. - Yūsuf b. Asbāṭ on the difficulty of abstaining from seeking leadership. - The Prophet ﷺ on not giving leadership to the one who seeks it or the one who yearns for it. - The only protection for our families and solution to all of our problems. Genre Religion & Spirituality Comment by Aminah Nubee Jazakallah Khair, so impactful! 2022-11-18T21:59:06Z