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In the Name of Allaah, Full of Mercy,Ever-Merciful to His (Believing) Servants
(1) This is a book which the Shaikh, the Imaam, the ‘Allaamah, theShaikh of Islaam and the Muftee of the Muslims, Aboo ‘AbdullaahMuhammad the son of Aboo Bakr -better known as Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah-may Allaah the Exalted have mercy upon him, sent to one of hisbrothers. He said:
BLESSING LIES IN GIVING ADVICE AND TEACHING
(2) “Allaah is the One I ask and for Whose reply I hope:that He is benevolent to the brother in this life and the hereafter,that He brings about benefit by him and makes him blessed wherever hemay be. Verily the blessing of a man lies in his teaching of goodnesswherever he may be and his giving of advice to everyone he meets.Allaah, the Exalted said, informing about al-Maseeh (i.e., Jesus)(PBUH):
And He made me blessed wherever I may be. [Soorah Maryam(19):31].
Meaning, ‘A teacher of goodness, a caller to Allaah, one who reminds(others) of Him and who exhorts them to His obedience.’ So this is fromthe blessing of a man.
(3) Whoever is devoid of these (characteristics) is devoidof blessing and so the blessing of meeting such a person and spendingtime with him is removed. In fact, the blessing of the one who meetshim and spends time with him will also be removed if he should wastetime in merely talking about occurrences and events, thus corruptingthe heart.