“Verily, the
(human) self is inclined to evil, except when my Lord bestows His Mercy (upon
whom He wills). Verily, my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful” [Yoosuf 12:53]
Imaam Ibn Jareer
at-Tabaree [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said:
The whims of the servant
always call for him to follow his desires, even if what he desires is that
which doesn’t Please Allaah.
‘….except when my Lord bestows His
Mercy’ meaning, whoever his Lord wishes from His Creation,
so He frees them from following their desires and Helps them in Obedience to
Him in what He has Ordered and thus being free from all evils.
[Tafseer at-Tabaree
16/142-143]
“And be moderate in the way you walking, and lower your
voice. Verily, the most unpleasing of voices of all voices is the voice
(braying) of donkeys.” [Luqman 31:19]
Al-Allaamah Taahir Ibn
‘Aashoor [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said:
After Luqmaan advices
his son on the manners that he should have, he advises his son to beware of
having manners that are blameworthy, blameworthy manners in speech and action.
So when we walk, we are commanded here to walk with manners, thus when walking
we don’t walk with a swagger or with pride, nor do we walk as if we are lost,
creeping instead of walking. Therefore, we are commanded here to walk with
humility and a purpose.
As for the meaning of
voice of donkeys, then this refers to the speech of a person, if he is loud and
unmannered in the way he talks, then this is the resemblance given to this
characteristic, that of a donkey.
[Adapted from Tahreer wa
Tanweer 22/168-169]
It is narrated on the
authority of Umm Dardaa [May Allaah be Pleased with him] that the Prophet
[Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, “There is nothing heavier on
the scales than having good manners. So the person who has good manners may
reach or exceed to the status of those who pray and fast regularly. ” [Narrated
by at-Tirmidhi (2003) and it was classified Saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaanee in
Saheeh at-Tirmidhi]
Ibn al-Qayyim [May
Allaah have Mercy on him] said:
The manners of a person
depends on the environment he places himself in. So you can find someone who is
intelligent and has the best of manners, but this all changes if he places
himself in a different environment, even if that means he befriends animals, he
will take on their characteristics and manners. So you can witness that the
worst of people in manners and actions are those who are effected by those
around them, therefore the environment has an imprints on the way you behave
and think.
The opposite is also
true, you may find someone who is ignorant and has the worst of manners but if
he befriends friends who are upright, and he mixes with them, his manners and
deeds are affected in a positive way.
All this shows that the
environment you place yourself in has an imprint, those who seek to better
themselves are affected by their environment. So pay attention to this point….
[Madaarij as-Saalikeen
2/488]
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