The Call to The Islamic Faith by Imam as-Sa’di

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Points of Benefits from

The Call to The Islamic Faith

by

Imam as-Sa’di

Notes based on commentary 

of 

Shaykh Saaleh bin Sa'd as-Suhaymi

(Allah Preserve him)

1-Calling to Islam is an act of worship which is beloved to Allah, the Most High, so He commands it and describes those who do it properly as being the best of those in speech.
2-Success is in bringing about good practice and preventing and advising against bad ones.
3-Any small amount of good that comes about from it will be something they will be pleased about on the Day of Judgement.
4-It applies to all times and places; hence the very nature of this act of worship puts out falsehood.
5-Through it, the correct representation of Islam is established and the reoccurring doubts and thoughts of Shayateen are refuted.
6-The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was sent to the falsehood of the people of Shirk in Jahiliyyah and the People of the Book, yet he was not found to have bad manners with them (Da’wah through actions). He was consistent and had no contradictions - this is proof that he came with the truth.
7-Allah, the Most High, allowed for him to be tested by them and he was tested with the most secretive of tests. However, his manners and Subr with them was Da’wah in itself, as he never comprised his message or his manners or his approach.
8-The ones that listened to his call (Peace be upon him) became the leaders of the call (may Allah be Pleased with them all). They developed like no other group of people haved developed.
9-Had any of the previous points (no. 6-8) been untrue, the people who rejected him would have used it against him in his call. However, this has never been contested. Thus, in in his character - they tacitly admit the truth of the call that he came with.
10-The people he was sent to had no previous nurturing, so the fact that he (Peace be upon him) called them and created knowledgeable and wise pious scholars which suppressed the rank of kings and ministers, is proof that the Da’wah of Islam came with the truth.

And Allah Knows best

Notes from Good Manners by Imam as-Sa'di

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Notes from 

Good Manners 

by 

Imam as-Sa'di

Based on commentary by 

Shaykh Muhammad Hisham at-Tahiri 

Allah Preserve him

1-Good manners is only attained after hard work - it doesn’t fall in your lap

2-From the virtues of having good manners, it’s something that Allah loves. In it is the preservation of the Fitrah and the way of people of Jannah whilst still on earth.

3-The one who has it is following the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and all of the Prophets (Peace be upon them all) that came before. Therefore, he is siding with good over evil.

4-You will not please the creation, but you can please the Creator. If you please the Creator, the creation will benefit and as a result will pleased with you anyway.

5-The one with good manners finds it easier to do good deeds. This is because good manners brings about clarity and a calmness.

6-It gives morals and prevents anything bad coming from the person.

7-It removes a bad response towards people but it actually gives the opposite. For example, if a person insults him - he will be prevented in reciprocating the harm but his goodly response will at very least show the one without bad manners on how to actually behave.

8-They are not concerned with things that don't benefit them - they are have more maturity than that.

9-They are the people of Tawbah, the people of change and development. The one with good manners knows he himself needs to strive (Mujahadah). The person who is content will not think there is an illness, this is self-praise and defies humility and proper character.

10-They have higher aspirations - they want Jannah and are not set back by worldly difficulties. The people of the Dunya make their manners for the Dunya alone. 

11-When a person lives in bad manners, he continues in his Dunya in this state. Meaning, this Dunya becomes his objective so he leaves good manners for the Akhirah. Yet, in his own bad manners he remains punishing himself on a daily basis until he leaves it.

And Allah Knows best.