The Journey to Allah – Spiritual Hadith & Self-Purification Book by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

The Journey to Allah – Spiritual Hadith & Self-Purification Book by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

The Journey to Allah by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali is a deeply spiritual Islamic work based on a powerful hadith of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The book explains the principle that deeds alone do not guarantee salvation, but rather Allah’s mercy is essential for success in the Hereafter. It highlights the importance of balance, consistency, and moderation in worship, encouraging believers to remain steadfast in their daily journey toward Allah.

Through authentic narrations, the author emphasizes practical steps for spiritual growth, including regular worship, self-discipline, and seeking Allah’s help throughout the day and night. This book serves as a reminder that true success lies in combining sincere effort with reliance on Allah’s mercy, making it essential reading for anyone seeking to strengthen their faith and connection with their Creator.

From Author:

Bukhari records on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet said, "Your actions alone will not save any of you." They asked, Messenger of Allah, not even you?, He replied, 'Not even me, unless, Allah were to envelop me in His mercy. Be firm; steadfast and balanced; and journey [to Allah] in the beginning of the day, the end of the day, and a portion of the latter part of the night. Moderation, moderation! Through this you will attain your goal!". He also recorded this Hadith in another place with the wording, 'This religion is easy, none makes it hard upon himself except that it overwhelms him; therefore be firm, steadfast, and balanced; upon which have glad tidings! Seek help in this by journeying [to Allah] at the beginning of the day, at the end of the day, and a portion of the latter part of night.' He also records on the authority of Aishah that the Prophet said, Be firm, steadfast, and balanced upon which have glad tidings for indeed actions alone will not cause one to enter Paradise. They asked Messenger of Allah, not even you? He replied, Not even me, unless Allah were to envelop me in His forgiveness and mercy. He also records on her authority that the Prophet said, Be Firm, steadfast and balanced: know that your actions alone will not be a cause for your entry into Paradise and that the most beloved actions to Allah are those that are done continuously and persistently, even if they be few. These noble ahadith details a great and important principle from which stem many issues related to the journey to Allah while wayfaring along His Path. Some of the Salaf said, 'The Hereafter consists either of Allah's forgiveness or the Fire; and this world is either a source of Allah's protection or a source of destruction.' On his deathbed, Muhammad ibn Waasi bid farewell to his companions saying, 'Peace be upon you, either to the Fire or to the forgiveness of Allah.'

Content:

Key Hadith Messages

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ teaches:

• Be firm, balanced, and steady in worship
• Do not make religion difficult upon yourself
• Rely on Allah’s mercy, not only your deeds
  
• Best actions are those done consistently

The Journey to Allah

The book presents life as a continuous journey to Allah, where success depends on:

• Faith (Islam, Iman, Ihsan)
• Consistent righteous actions
  
• Seeking Allah’s mercy above all

It emphasizes that deeds alone are not enough without Allah’s mercy.

Daily Spiritual Practice

The book highlights:

• Morning and evening remembrance
• Worship during parts of the night
  
• Continuous connection with Allah throughout the day

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DAR AS-SUNNAH CLASSIC COLLECTION THE JOURNEY TO ALLAH IBN RAJAB AL-HANBALI دار السنة
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Acknowledging the Grace of Allah CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER TWO Islām, Iman, Iḥsān The Most Beloved Deeds to Allah The Periods of Morning and Evening Those who Hold to the World and those who Hold on to the Hereafter CHAPTER THREE The Meaning of "Saddidi wa Qaribu A Noble Principle The Ease of this Religion CHAPTER FOUR The Meaning of "the beginning of the day", "the end of the day," and "a portion of the latter part of the night" CHAPTER SEVEN The Unexpected Confrontation The Types of Actions that will be as Scattered Dust The First: The Second: The Third: The Fourth: The Fifth:The Sixth: 86 The Seventh: Sadness in the World and Misery in the Hereafter Beware, beware! CHAPTER FIVE The Meaning of Moderation PICTURE PLATES OF THE MANUSCRIPTS Travelling the Path of Allah, Mighty and Magnificent INDEX OF ARABIC WORDS Deeds are by their conclusion The excellence of drawing close to Alah The types of reaching Allah 3858 66 TRANSLATORS BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES
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INTRODUCTION With the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful Bukhari records on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu 'anhu) that the Prophet () said, "Your actions alone will not save any of you." They asked, 'Messenger of Allah, not even you?' He replied, "Not even me, unless Allah were to envelop me in His mercy. Be firm; steadfast and balanced; and journey [to Allah] in the beginning of the day, the end of the day, and a portion of the latter part of the night. Moderation, moderation! Through this will you attain your goal!"5 He also recorded this ḥadīth in another place with the wording, "This religion is easy, none makes it hard upon himself except that it overwhelms him; therefore be firm, steadfast, and bal- anced; upon which have glad tidings! Seek help in this by jour- neying [to Allah] at the beginning of the day, at the end of the day, and a portion of the latter part of the night."
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CHAPTER FIVE The Meaning of Moderation His saying, "Moderation, moderation! Through this will you attain your goal!" contains encouragement towards modera tion in worship such that one avoids excess and deficiency. It is for this reason that he (repeated it twice. al-Bazzar records the hadith on the authority of Hudhayfah (radi Allahu 'anbo) that the Prophet () said, "Excellent indeed is moderation in pov erty. Excellent indeed is moderation in affluence. Excellent in deed is moderation in worship." Mutarraf ibn 'Abdullah ibn Shikhkhir had a son who would strive greatly in worship so he said to him, "The best of affairs is the middle one, the good deed lies between two evil deeds and the worst of journeys is the one where one strives so much that he kills his mount and is left stranded."Abū 'Ubaydah said: He means that excessiveness in worship is evil, deficiency is evil, and moderation is praiseworthy. The Meaning of Moderation This meaning is supported by the hadith reported on the au- thority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (radry Allahu 'anbu) that the Mes- senger of Allah (said, "This religion is powerful so walk in it with gentleness and let not the worship of Allah become bur- densome for you for the one who falters and is unable to con- tinue has neither shortened the journey nor preserved his mount. Work the deeds of a man who believes that he will die as an old man and beware of the fear of a man who believes that he will die tomorrow." Recorded by ibn Zanjawayh and others. 115 In his repeatedly mentioning the command to moderation lies an indication that one should persist in this moderation. This is because a strenuous journey in which one strives greatly is prone to end suddenly without completion; a moderate journey, however, is more likely to reach its goal. This is why the Messen- ger of Allah() stated that the end result of moderation was the achievement of the objective, "and whoever travels by night will reach his destination." In this world, the believer is travelling to his Lord until he reaches Him, This sentence was also recorded by Ahmad on the authority of Anas ibn Milik It was declared sahih
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THE JOURNEY TO ALLAH IBN RAJAB AL-HANBALI Bukhari records on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ray Allahu 'anhu) that the Prophet said, "Your actions alone will not save any of you." They asked, 'Messenger of Allah, not even you?" He replied, "Not even me, unless Allah were to envelop me in His mercy. Be firm; steadfast and balanced; and journey [to Allah] in the beginning of the day, the end of the day, and a portion of the latter part of the night. Moderation, moderation! Through this you will attain your goal!" He also recorded this hadith in another place with the wording, "This religion is easy, none makes it hard upon himself except that it overwhelms him; therefore be firm, steadfast, and balanced; upon which have glad tidings! Seek help in this by journeying [to Allah] at the beginning of the day, at the end of the day, and a portion of the latter part of the night." He also records on the authority of 'A'ishah (raiyAllahu 'anhu) that the Prophet (3) said, "Be firm, steadfast, and balanced upon which have glad tidings for indeed actions alone will not cause one to enter Paradise." They asked, 'Messenger of Allah, not even you?" He replied, "Not even me, unless Allah were to envelop me in His forgiveness and mercy." He also records on her authority that the Prophet() said, "Be firm, steadfast, and balanced: know that your actions alone will not be a cause for your entry into Paradise and that the most beloved actions to Allah are those that are done continuously and persistently, even if they be few." These noble aḥadīth detail a great and important principle from which stem many issues related to the journey to Allah while wayfaring along His Path. Some of the Salaf said, 'The Hereafter consists either of Allah's forgiveness or the Fire; and this world is either a source of Allah's protection or a source of destruction.' On his deathbed, Muhammad ibn Wäsi bid farewell to his companions saying, 'Peace be upon you, either to the Fire or to the forgiveness of Allah.'

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DAR AS-SUNNAH CLASSIC COLLECTION THE JOURNEY TO ALLAH IBN RAJAB AL-HANBALI دار السنة
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Acknowledging the Grace of Allah CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER TWO Islām, Iman, Iḥsān The Most Beloved Deeds to Allah The Periods of Morning and Evening Those who Hold to the World and those who Hold on to the Hereafter CHAPTER THREE The Meaning of "Saddidi wa Qaribu A Noble Principle The Ease of this Religion CHAPTER FOUR The Meaning of "the beginning of the day", "the end of the day," and "a portion of the latter part of the night" CHAPTER SEVEN The Unexpected Confrontation The Types of Actions that will be as Scattered Dust The First: The Second: The Third: The Fourth: The Fifth:The Sixth: 86 The Seventh: Sadness in the World and Misery in the Hereafter Beware, beware! CHAPTER FIVE The Meaning of Moderation PICTURE PLATES OF THE MANUSCRIPTS Travelling the Path of Allah, Mighty and Magnificent INDEX OF ARABIC WORDS Deeds are by their conclusion The excellence of drawing close to Alah The types of reaching Allah 3858 66 TRANSLATORS BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES
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INTRODUCTION With the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful Bukhari records on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu 'anhu) that the Prophet () said, "Your actions alone will not save any of you." They asked, 'Messenger of Allah, not even you?' He replied, "Not even me, unless Allah were to envelop me in His mercy. Be firm; steadfast and balanced; and journey [to Allah] in the beginning of the day, the end of the day, and a portion of the latter part of the night. Moderation, moderation! Through this will you attain your goal!"5 He also recorded this ḥadīth in another place with the wording, "This religion is easy, none makes it hard upon himself except that it overwhelms him; therefore be firm, steadfast, and bal- anced; upon which have glad tidings! Seek help in this by jour- neying [to Allah] at the beginning of the day, at the end of the day, and a portion of the latter part of the night."
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CHAPTER FIVE The Meaning of Moderation His saying, "Moderation, moderation! Through this will you attain your goal!" contains encouragement towards modera tion in worship such that one avoids excess and deficiency. It is for this reason that he (repeated it twice. al-Bazzar records the hadith on the authority of Hudhayfah (radi Allahu 'anbo) that the Prophet () said, "Excellent indeed is moderation in pov erty. Excellent indeed is moderation in affluence. Excellent in deed is moderation in worship." Mutarraf ibn 'Abdullah ibn Shikhkhir had a son who would strive greatly in worship so he said to him, "The best of affairs is the middle one, the good deed lies between two evil deeds and the worst of journeys is the one where one strives so much that he kills his mount and is left stranded."Abū 'Ubaydah said: He means that excessiveness in worship is evil, deficiency is evil, and moderation is praiseworthy. The Meaning of Moderation This meaning is supported by the hadith reported on the au- thority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (radry Allahu 'anbu) that the Mes- senger of Allah (said, "This religion is powerful so walk in it with gentleness and let not the worship of Allah become bur- densome for you for the one who falters and is unable to con- tinue has neither shortened the journey nor preserved his mount. Work the deeds of a man who believes that he will die as an old man and beware of the fear of a man who believes that he will die tomorrow." Recorded by ibn Zanjawayh and others. 115 In his repeatedly mentioning the command to moderation lies an indication that one should persist in this moderation. This is because a strenuous journey in which one strives greatly is prone to end suddenly without completion; a moderate journey, however, is more likely to reach its goal. This is why the Messen- ger of Allah() stated that the end result of moderation was the achievement of the objective, "and whoever travels by night will reach his destination." In this world, the believer is travelling to his Lord until he reaches Him, This sentence was also recorded by Ahmad on the authority of Anas ibn Milik It was declared sahih
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THE JOURNEY TO ALLAH IBN RAJAB AL-HANBALI Bukhari records on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ray Allahu 'anhu) that the Prophet said, "Your actions alone will not save any of you." They asked, 'Messenger of Allah, not even you?" He replied, "Not even me, unless Allah were to envelop me in His mercy. Be firm; steadfast and balanced; and journey [to Allah] in the beginning of the day, the end of the day, and a portion of the latter part of the night. Moderation, moderation! Through this you will attain your goal!" He also recorded this hadith in another place with the wording, "This religion is easy, none makes it hard upon himself except that it overwhelms him; therefore be firm, steadfast, and balanced; upon which have glad tidings! Seek help in this by journeying [to Allah] at the beginning of the day, at the end of the day, and a portion of the latter part of the night." He also records on the authority of 'A'ishah (raiyAllahu 'anhu) that the Prophet (3) said, "Be firm, steadfast, and balanced upon which have glad tidings for indeed actions alone will not cause one to enter Paradise." They asked, 'Messenger of Allah, not even you?" He replied, "Not even me, unless Allah were to envelop me in His forgiveness and mercy." He also records on her authority that the Prophet() said, "Be firm, steadfast, and balanced: know that your actions alone will not be a cause for your entry into Paradise and that the most beloved actions to Allah are those that are done continuously and persistently, even if they be few." These noble aḥadīth detail a great and important principle from which stem many issues related to the journey to Allah while wayfaring along His Path. Some of the Salaf said, 'The Hereafter consists either of Allah's forgiveness or the Fire; and this world is either a source of Allah's protection or a source of destruction.' On his deathbed, Muhammad ibn Wäsi bid farewell to his companions saying, 'Peace be upon you, either to the Fire or to the forgiveness of Allah.'