- People of righteousness and piety avoid celebrity
- The inner struggle against the love of prominence
- How the quest for status can destroy one’s deen
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Tazkiyah
Tazkiyah – Dr Hatem (Elhagaly) Al-Haj
Reference Book: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by Ahmed ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Reference Book: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by Ahmed ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
Tazkiyah – Miserliness and Generosity
- The Prophet’s (saw) as the perfect role model for generosity
- Other examples of generosity from the sunnah
- Giving for the sake of Allah vs. just giving
- The dangers of miserliness
- Miserliness not limited to wealth alone
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
Advantages and Disadvantages of Wealth
The purpose of wealth
- Vices related to wealth
- When poverty is praiseworthy
- Remedies for greed
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
Tazkiyah – Worldly Life
- Praise and dispraise of the Worldly Life
- Comparison of this life and the hereafter
- The trivial and finite nature of life in the dunya
- Seeking Allah’s pleasure as the ultimate goal in this life
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
Envy (Hasad)
- Permissible types of envy
- Forbidden types of envy
- Main causes of envy: Self-pride/Competition, Enmity and Wickedness.
- How to remedy envy
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
Tazkiyah
Tazkiyah – Dr Hatem (Elhagaly) Al-Haj
Reference Book: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by Ahmed ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi
The Causes and Remedy of Anger
- Restraining Anger
- Forebearance
- Forgiveness and Leniency
- Practical tips to remedy anger
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
Tazkiyah: Anger, Malevolence and Envy
- Destructive characteristics and impact of anger
- Evidence from the Sunnah about the importance of avoiding anger
- Levels of anger: Excessiveness, Negligence (Deficiency of Anger), Moderation
- Dealing with anger: Doing what is prohibited, fair and equal retaliation, forbearance
- Levels of forbearance: Withholding, Forgiveness, Extending Kindness
Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah
Tazkiyah – Flaws of the Tongue: Double Faced Speech
Definition of the double faced speech