The Lofty Virtue of Not Responding to Personal Transgressions in Some Situations

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful…

Shaykh Dr. Mohammad bin Ghalib al-Omari (may Allah bless and preserve him) stated the following in a recent tweet:

Your silence about some people’s transgressions against you is not necessarily weakness or incapability, nor is it proof of the oppressor’s truthfulness. Rather, in many occasions, it is actually proof of your beautiful patience, good understanding, and how distant you are from desiring controversy. Lots of words do not indicate strength in proofs, as some people talk a lot, but they are not actually saying anything.

Source: His Twitter account, dated: Jumaadaa ath-Thaaniyah 26, 1443 (January 28, 2022)

Shaykh Dr. Mohammad bin Ghalib al-Omari is from the trusted and recommended students of our senior scholars. Those who attend our weekly Friday night class on al-‘Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah will notice that he was the one trusted by al-‘Allaamah ‘Ubayd al-Jaabiree (may Allah preserve him) to prepare his explanation, al-Qutoof al-Janiyyah. We have previously featured some of his insightful and beneficial tweets (here and here). May Allah bless him and preserve him upon goodness.

Speaking Only About Beneficial Matters

[ Part Two of a series of inspiring articles from a recorded lecture entitled, “Min Ma’een al-Imaam Ahmad” (“Benefits from the Life and Works of Imam Ahmad”) by Shaykh Saalih Aal ash-Shaykh (may Allaah preserve him) ]

Speaking Only About Beneficial Matters

Aboo Daawood Sulaymaan ibn Ash’ath, the author of Sunan Abee Daawood, was a student of Imam Ahmad who related many issues from him, issues that are published today. He said, describing the Imam, “I have not seen anyone like Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal He never used to talk about the things that the people talk loosely about from the worldly affairs, but if some affair of knowledge was mentioned, he would talk.” Continue reading