- Ibn Mas‘ūd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not inform of whom Hellfire is forbidden for? Or he is forbidden for Hellfire? It is forbidden for someone who is accessible, lenient, tender, and easy to get along with." [Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by At-Termedhy - Narrated by Ahmad] الشرح Shall I not inform you of whom Hellfire is forbidden to burn? It is forbidden for he who is accessible to people, who sits with them in the places of worship, and treat them kindly to the best of his ability; and he who is forbearing, lenient, and tolerant in dealing with them. Source: received through WhatsApp message.
- - You learn only when you are humbled. Alhamdulillah, I have never been told that I cannot do something. My parents have always been super supportive, my closest and dearest have always been extremely encouraging and affirmative. And I have always been privileged to have the luxury of choice. So, to be told I could not do something truly was a kick to my pride. But this Ayah in the Quran was a much-needed slap to my ego, a wake up call my soul sorely needed, and it was an Ayah that truly humbled me. Allah SWT says in Surah Ibrahim, Ayah 34: "If you tried to count Allah’s blessings, you would never be able to number them." When Allah SWT says you would never, then it means you would never. Full stop. Meaning... no one, from the beginning to the end of time, can ever list ALL of Allah's Blessings even if they tried! His Ni'mah is truly innumerable! So here I am thinking... if I cannot even begin to number all of the things that He has already blessed me with, the