Note: Five Signs Indicating It Is A Blessing You Are Not Close Friends With Some People Anymore

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 

📑 Five signs indicating it's a blessing you are no longer close to certain people (former "friends") and there is no reason to look back at your old chat conversations: 

1] You feel that your faith / Imaan has increased and you've found more tranquility ever since they stopped communicating with you. 

2] If you ever stumble upon their social media accounts, you notice they still haven't changed for the better - they're still narcissistic, frequently uploading vainglorious selfies with loads of makeup on and occasionally posting passive-aggressive posts as though they haven't given up their toxic addiction to backbiting and fault-finding. It's for your own good that Allah the Most Wise decreed to keep you far away from their negative influence.

3] Although you may hear their names being mentioned or see their usernames online once in a while, there's not a single bit of remorse in detaching from them. This shows that Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala didn't destine your souls to connect. Why cry over somebody who was never meant to network with you?

4] Staying connected to them doesn't add any value to your life as a Muslim. Instead of showing interest in learning more about Islam, generously sharing authentic Islamic knowledge, and discussing topics to strengthen your belief/'Aqeedah, they're more fascinated with materialistic matters, watching movies, listening to the latest songs, purchasing items on sale or joking about other people's flaws. 

5] With or without them you know you can Inn-sha-Allah manage, aware that the empty spaces they left behind can eventually be replaced by other souls who are more deserving of your love for Allah's sake and Du'as if not in this world then in Jannah Paradise.

~•~ 

📖 Abu Umamah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of Allah, and withholds for the sake of Allah has perfected the faith."

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4681

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

Al-Azimabadi said, “That he hates for the sake of Allah does not mean he harms the one he hates. Rather, the hatred is for his unbelief and disobedience.”

Source: ‘Awn Al-Ma’būd 4681

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "A man is upon the religion of his close friend, so let one of you look at whom he befriends."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2378

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Nawawi 

📖 Abu Darda RadhiAllahu 'anhu said: "A righteous companion is better than loneliness, and loneliness is better than an evil companion. A good writer is better than one silent, and one silent is better than an evil writer."

Source: Rawdat Al-‘Uqalā 56 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2020/11/poem-go-for-allahs-love-and-mercy-not.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/09/poem-how-to-tell-if-somebodys-vibes-are.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2020/12/poem-open-letter-to-ex-friends-and.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2020/07/poem-its-okay-to-detach-from-false.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/03/poem-tips-on-how-not-to-regret-letting.html 

Note: On Identifying Oneself As A Salafi Muslim

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 

💌 I remember when I was around 19 years old back in Saudi Arabia we had some British Bangladeshi neighbors whose kids would hang out with me from time to time. I still recall their names being Zainab, Zakiyyah, Adam and Ibrahim. They were around the ages of 10, 8, 6 and 2 or 3. During one of their visits, when two of them asked me "are you Salafi?" I honestly didn't know how to respond but said something like "I'm a Muslim. I'm Sunni." and they'd ask again "yes, but are you SALAFI?" since I couldn't adequately answer their questions, I tried to distract them with some children's games until they became disinterested in making sure if I'm "Salafi" or not.

Alhamdulillah after some years, Allah the Almighty guided me to understanding the importance of having the correct 'Aqeedah/belief. When a Muslim who wholeheartedly believes in Allah's Oneness (Tawheed) labels himself or herself "Salafi", they intend to clearly distinguish themselves from the other sects of people who claim to be Muslims. A lot of those groups are guilty of committing erroneous acts which are connected to shirk/polytheism and bid'ah/innovated religious matters, such as celebrating the so-called "mawlid an-nabi", praying towards cemeteries, supplicating to the dead, wearing amulets to protect oneself from jinns, practicing witchcraft or sorcery, getting into mut'ah/temporary marriage or legalizing zina/fornication, and outrageously considering somebody to be 'kaafir' just because of a certain sin etc. 

🌼 Is it mandatory to call yourself "Salafi" to be among those who enter Jannah Paradise? No. According to one of the sayings of the noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam in a Hadith, some people from hell/jahannam will ultimately be taken out by Allah the Most Forgiving if in their hearts is even a tiny bit of faith/Imaan in Him Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala while they also did what they could to follow the Sunnah of the beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam. To avoid being admitted to jahannam, even for some minutes, we should strive for Allah's sake to do what Allah and His noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam love, one of them being to ensure that one's belief/'Aqeedah is not tarnished or spoiled by any polytheistic action and bid'ah/innovation.

🎒🧳🛍️👜 Imagine if you were shown a number of travel backpacks prior to embarking on a long trip to a friend's large mansion but before it can be reached you'd have to pass by several forests and mountainous areas. Which would you carry, a bag containing: 

A ] Plastic toys and disposable plates? 

B ] A number of can openers without even canned foods? 

C ] Notebooks, pens which ran out of ink, and flashlights which aren't functional anymore? 

D ] A gigantic box with different kinds of snakes? 

Or E ] The backpack which has your basic essentials for traveling and hiking including solar flashlights that don't require batteries, lighters and matches, camping tent etc? 

This is why as Muslims we can identify ourselves as "Salafi" to make it clear that we are not with the misguided sects who take Allah's Laws lightly or do certain good deeds incorrectly. 

While no human is perfect, it is imperative to try our utmost to serve Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala in the way that He wants us to worship Him. How can that be achieved? By striving to patiently adhere to the teachings and tradition of the noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam while following how his companions/Sahabas RadhiAllahu 'anhum and the righteous predecessors (salaf) lived their lives to do what they could to stick to the Sunnah of the beloved Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam, without undue extremism and intentional negligence of our duties as Muslims.

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📖 Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "I have left you with two matters which will never lead you astray, as long as you hold on to them: The Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet (Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam)."

Source: Al-Muwaṭṭa’ 1661

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Ibn Abdul Barr

📖 Al-‘Irbad Ibn Sariyah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam prayed with us one day. Then he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam faced us and delivered an eloquent sermon that brought tears to our eyes and by it shook our hearts. It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, it is as if this is a farewell sermon. What do you instruct for us?" The Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "I advise you to fear Allah, listen, and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave is put in charge of you. Whoever lives after me will see many conflicts. You must adhere to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the righteous, guided successors. Hold firmly to it (to his Sunnah/tradition) as though biting with your molar teeth. Beware of newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is an innovation (Bid'ah) and every innovation is misguidance."

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4607

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

📖 Abdullah Ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "What comes over my nation will surely be what came over the children of Israel, step by step until if one of them fornicated with his mother, one from my nation would do the same. Verily, the children of Israel split into seventy-two sects and my nation will split into seventy-three sects. All of them will be in Hellfire except for one sect." They said, “Who are they, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Those who follow my way and my companions."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2641

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani  

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/01/poem-what-it-means-to-be-muslim-and.html  

https://www.abukhadeejah.com/the-label-salafi-and-who-they-are-by-ibn-taymiyyah-ibn-abdul-wahhaab-ibn-baaz-al-albaanee-and-ibn-uthaimeen/

https://youtu.be/ivHZp-USRyo 

https://youtu.be/a5tkuP6l3LY 

https://youtu.be/INRPX9bM4Gs 

https://www.salafidvo.com/external-resources.html 

https://t.me/salafidvo