Gardens of Purification By Daar Us-Sunnah

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DAR AS-SUNNAH CLASSIC COLLECTION GARDENS OF PURIFICATION Paths to Asceticism, Purifying the Self Conditioning the Heart, Symptoms and Remedies Beauty of Patience, Pardoning and Avoidance SHAYKHUL-ISLAM IBN TAYMIYYAH رحمه الله سنة
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CONTENTS FOREWORD THE LIFE OF IBN TAYMIYYAH His Teachers 12 14 18 His Students The Praise of the Scholars for him 20 His Sayings His Death His Works CHAPTER ONE 24HL28 19 26 29 30 The Straight Path of Asceticism, Worship and Piety [1.1: The Importance of Adhering to the Sunnah] [1.2: The Meaning of Misguidance(dalal), Deviation (ghayy) and Right Guidance (rushd)] 34 tot [1.3: Following Desires] [1.4: The Ruling on Masturbation] 33 394 34 35 40 45 [1.5: The Obligation of Refraining from Prohibited Acts] 46 801 [1.6: Patience upon Afflictions] 48 [1.7: Patience in Acts of Obedience] 48 [1.8: The Trials] 50 381 [1.9: Repentance] [1.10: Guidance (al-Hidayab)] [1.11: What is intended by Traditions?] [1.12: The Explanation of 'Guidance'] [1.13: The Legal and Universal Will] [1.14: Following Desires and Whims] [1.15: The Explanation of 'Miserliness' (bukhl), Stinginess' (shubb) and 'Envy' (basad)] 51 51 52 55555 57 61 68
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Gardens of Purification [1.2 The Meaning of Misguidance (dalal), Deviation (gbayy) and Right Guidance (rushd)] Allah, the Most High, said: O مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَى "Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed (dalla), nor has he deviated (ghawa)." [al-Najm (53): 2] Indeed, the Messenger did not go astray (dalla) or deviate (gbawa). The attribute of misguidance (dalal) is coupled with deviation (gbay) because every deviated (ghaw) is going astray (dal). Further to the point, right guidance (shd) is used to mean the opposite of deviation (ghay) while guidance (buda) is the opposite of misguidance (dalal). The meaning of 'Huda' is to avoid the path of the immoral (fujar) and people of innovation (abl al-bid'ab), which the righteous predecessors (salaf) used to prohibit-that is to say, immorality and innovation. Allah, the Exalted, said: خلف من بعدهم خَلْقُ أَجَاعُوا الصَّلَوَةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا "So they were followed by successors who neglected the prayer and followed desires. Thus they will be thrown into gbayyan." [Maryam (19): 59] The a word 'gbayyan' is a verbal noun that means the opposite of right guidance (rushd), just as explained by in the ayah wherein the two words were used as opposed to each other: 35
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GARDENS OF PURIFICATION SHAYKHUL-ISLAM IBN TAYMIYYAH Allah the Most High Said: "And hasten to the forgiveness of your Lord and a Paradise as wide as the Heavens and the Earth prepared for those who fear Allah" [Aali "Imran: 133] Citing his teacher Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Al-Qayyim said that, 'zuhd is to leave something that has no benefit for one's Hereafter. And wara' is to leave something for fear of harming one's Hereafter." Zuhd reflects a lack of want and desire for something, and wara' is to abstain from something and guard against potential hazards. Yet both these qualities are nuanced and the correct course to take in assuming asceticism and piety is to abstain from unlawful acts and desires, while being moderate in all forms of worship. It is primarily knowing that adherence to the Sunnah preserves its followers from the blameworthy desirous self and the evil it harvests. Indeed those who follow paths of religious innovation cannot escape falling into the traps of sins and being shackled by its chains because it is a consequence of following desires. It is for this reason, innovators are called people of desires; and while the path of the Sunnah is paved with knowledge, justice and guidance-the path of innovation is paved with ignorance, oppression, and pursuit of speculation and whatever the desirous self is apt to want. This English translation of 'Al-Zuhd wal Wara' wal Ibadah' is from the shorter works penned by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. Within it, he signposts profound points on self-purification in thorough detail, presenting a refreshing outline the reader can easily appreciate and administer in his his/her daily life. The author, Taqi Al-Din Abul-Abbas Ahmad ibn 'Abdu'l-Salam ibn Taymiyyah al-Harrani (d. 728h) was a leading Hanball scholar and a Mujtahid in his own right. His breadth of learning and depth of understanding was accepted by all of his peers and many of his blographers stated that he clearly surpassed the vast majority, if not all of the scholars of his time. He was a prolific writer and skilled orator. He was deeply religious and unwavering in his adherence to Islam and the Sunnah and repudiating all that opposed it. Visit us www.darassunnah.com ISBN 13: 978-1-904336-49-5 ISBN 10: 1-904336-49-3 Dår as-Sunnah Publishers PO. Box 9818, Birmingham, 811 4WA, United Kingdom. E-mail: info@darassunnah.com www.darassunnah.com O Copyright by Dár as-Sunnah Publishers 9 781904 336495 >