“And who is better in speech than he who invites to Allaah, does righteous good deeds and says, I am one of the Muslims.
(Suraah Fussilaat: 33)
Al-Hassan al-Basree said explaining this verse, “This is the beloved of Allaah, this is the close friend of Allaah, this is the chosen one of Allaah, this is the most beloved of all the people of earth to Allaah. He responded to the call of Allaah and called mankind to that to which he had responded. He did righteous good deeds in response to it and said, ‘I am one of the Muslims.’ This is Allaah’s khaleefah.”
Authentically reported in Tafseer ibn Kathir
July 5, 2010 at 9:16 AM
Maasha Allah. Do not think yourself great because you have met with righteous people, for there is no man more righteous than the Prophet salAllaahu ‘alahi wasallam, yet the disbelievers and hypocrites did not benefit by simply knowing him. Hasan Al-Basree
July 8, 2010 at 7:28 PM
Hassan al-Basree (rahimahullaah) advised some of his students admonishing them about avoiding the state of being proud. He said; “Do not deceive yourself into being too proud because you are in a good or righteous environment, for there is no place that is better than Paradise, and our father, Aadam (alaihis salaam), experienced there what is known to all. Do not become proud merely because you worship often, for consider what happened to Iblees (ash Shaytaan) after he spent a great deal of time worshiping. Do not think yourself great because you have met with righteous people, for there is no man more righteous than the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam), yet the disbelievers and hypocrites did not benefit by simply knowing him.”
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