عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم:
« إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَعْمَالِكُمْ »
رواه أحمد (2/284 و 539) و ومسلم (2564) ، وابن ماجه (4143).
قال الشيخ الألباني في "صحيح الجامع الصغير" 1862: صحيح
قال الشيخ الألباني في "صحيح الترغيب والترهيب" 15: صحيح
قال الشيخ الألباني في "غاية المرام في تخريج أحاديث الحلال والحرام للقرضاوي" 415: صحيح
It is reported that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:" Indeed, Allah does not look at your appearance or your property, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds. "
This hadith was narrated by Ahmad 2/284, 539, Muslim 2564 and Ibn Majah 4143. The hadith is authentic. See Sahih at-targib wa-t-tarhib 15, Sahih al-Jami 'as-sagyir 1862.
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Many people diligently take care of their appearance wanting to look his best, prettier and tidier. However, they do not cleanse their hearts of diseases that Allah Almighty warned us against, such as hypocrisy, lies, envy, arrogance, bragging, self-righteousness, injustice in all its manifestations, ignorance, anger towards believers, forbidden vile passions and desires, etc. ... But after all, Allah Almighty showed us that the best attire is fear of God, and that adornment of oneself with piety is better than simply adorning oneself with worldly clothes.
Almighty and Great Allah said:
﴾ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَى ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ ﴿
“O sons of Adam! We have sent you a robe that covers your nakedness and jewelry.However, a robe for fear of God is better. "(al-A'raf, 7:26).
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah does not look at your appearance and property, but looks at your hearts and deeds."
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “This hadith clarified that the heart is the place where the gaze of the Lord is directed. And how amazing is he who cares about his face, where the eyes of the creatures turn, washes his face, cleanses it and decorates it with everyone possible ways so that people do not notice any blemish on him. But he does not care about his heart - the place where the Creator's gaze is turned, does not cleanse it (from vices) and does not decorate it (with excellent features) so that the Lord does not see dirt and other defects in it. " See Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhab. Al-Kabair, p. 28. Vizaratu al-Shuun al-Islyamiyya KSA.
We should not evaluate faith by its outward manifestations, we should not be deceived by the righteous deeds of people, just as the evil deeds of a Muslim should not make us despise him.
An outstanding interpreter of the Quran, Muhammad al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “This is a great hadith, which indicates that one should not give someone an unambiguous assessment on the basis of only external signs righteousness or wickedness. Since it may be that a person treats external affairs with care, but Allah knows in his heart a bad quality, due to which these affairs are not accepted. And vice versa, maybe we see how a person is careless about his duties or disobeys Allah, but Allah knows a wonderful quality in his heart, for which reason he will forgive him. Acts are signs based on speculation, not solid and irrefutable evidence. It follows from this that one should not allow exaggeration in praising a person behind whom we see righteous deeds. And also that we should not be contemptuous of a Muslim, for whom we have noticed bad deeds. It is necessary to despise and condemn the act itself and the bad state itself, but not the person who commits this act. Think about it, for (in this matter) it is a subtle look! " See Muhammad al-Qurtubi. Al-Jami 'li ahkam al-Quran, 16/326. Dar al-Qutub al-Misriya. 1384 AH Second edition.
عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم:
« إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَعْمَالِكُمْ »
رواه أحمد (2/284 و 539) و ومسلم (2564) ، وابن ماجه (4143).
قال الشيخ الألباني في "صحيح الجامع الصغير" 1862: صحيح
قال الشيخ الألباني في "صحيح الترغيب والترهيب" 15: صحيح
قال الشيخ الألباني في "غاية المرام في تخريج أحاديث الحلال والحرام للقرضاوي" 415: صحيح
It is reported that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:" Indeed, Allah does not look at your appearance or your property, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds. "
This hadith was narrated by Ahmad 2/284, 539, Muslim 2564 and Ibn Majah 4143. The hadith is authentic. See Sahih at-targib wa-t-tarhib 15, Sahih al-Jami 'as-sagyir 1862.
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Many people diligently take care of their appearance, wanting to look their best, prettier and tidier. However, they do not cleanse their hearts of diseases that Allah Almighty warned us against, such as hypocrisy, lies, envy, arrogance, bragging, self-righteousness, injustice in all its manifestations, ignorance, anger towards believers, forbidden vile passions and desires, etc. ... But after all, Allah Almighty showed us that the best attire is fear of God, and that adornment of oneself with piety is better than simply adorning oneself with worldly clothes.
Almighty and Great Allah said:
﴾ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَى ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ ﴿
“O sons of Adam! We have sent you a robe that covers your nakedness and jewelry.However, a robe for fear of God is better. "(al-A'raf, 7:26).
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah does not look at your appearance and property, but looks at your hearts and deeds."
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “This hadith clarified that the heart is the place where the gaze of the Lord is directed. And how amazing is the one who cares about his face, where the gaze of creations turn, washes his face, cleanses it and decorates it in all possible ways, so that people do not notice any defect on it. But he does not care about his heart - the place where the Creator's gaze is turned, does not cleanse it (from vices) and does not decorate it (with excellent features) so that the Lord does not see dirt and other defects in it. " See Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhab. Al-Kabair, p. 28. Vizaratu al-Shuun al-Islyamiyya KSA.
We should not evaluate faith by its outward manifestations, we should not be deceived by the righteous deeds of people, just as the evil deeds of a Muslim should not make us despise him.
An outstanding interpreter of the Quran, Muhammad al-Qurtubi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “This is a great hadith, which indicates that one should not give someone an unambiguous assessment based only on outward signs of righteousness or wickedness. Since it may be that a person treats external affairs with care, but Allah knows in his heart a bad quality, due to which these affairs are not accepted. And vice versa, maybe we see how a person is careless about his duties or disobeys Allah, but Allah knows a wonderful quality in his heart, for which reason he will forgive him. Acts are signs based on speculation, not solid and irrefutable evidence. It follows from this that one should not allow exaggeration in praising a person behind whom we see righteous deeds. And also that we should not be contemptuous of a Muslim, for whom we have noticed bad deeds. It is necessary to despise and condemn the act itself and the bad state itself, but not the person who commits this act. Think about it, for (in this matter) it is a subtle look! " See Muhammad al-Qurtubi. Al-Jami 'li ahkam al-Quran, 16/326. Dar al-Qutub al-Misriya. 1384 AH Second edition.
Repentance is the basis of all good conditions and high degrees. This is the first step in approaching Allah. Tawbu is like the land set aside for the construction of a building. Without it, a person does not rise in degree, does not acquire good condition, just as building is impossible without a land plot.
Repentance (tawbu) is a return from condemned moral qualities to good, praised qualities. The one who left the disobedience of the Almighty, fearing His punishment, the one who left the sinful, ashamed to disobey Allah, who always looks at the slave, and the one who left the sinful, magnifying the power of Allah - they are all repentant.
Each servant of Allah is obliged to immediately perform tawba, observing its conditions and rules, so as not to fall under the wrath and hatred of the Almighty, as well as get rid of the tormenting fire of Hell and achieve salvation from eternal destruction, get infinite happiness and approach the gates of the Almighty and His mercy, receive the pleasure of Allah, His Paradise and help in obeying Him and in accepting their deeds. Many types of worship are desirable (sunnah), and tawbu is obligatory (farz). As you know, without performing the obligatory, the desirable is not accepted. The proof that tawbu is farz are the verses of the Qur'an and the hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
The sincere tawbu (tawbatu-n-dry), which the Qur'an calls for, is a kind of repentance that is done sincerely (secretly and openly) and with the intention not to return to sins. The repentant only explicitly (i.e. in words) is like a dung heap covered with beautiful brocade, which people look at and admire its beauty. But when the coverlet is removed, everyone turns away from her. Likewise, all people look with admiration at a person who performs good deeds for show, and when the veils are removed on the Day of Judgment, all the angels will turn away from him. On this occasion, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “ Indeed, Allah does not look at your appearance and at your wealth, but looks at your soul (heart)».
The dignity of tawbu is also indicated by the verse of the Qur'an, which says that Allah loves pure and repentant people. And when He loves them, who have approached Allah thanks to their good deeds, He will not want anyone to see their shortcomings, and will hide them from people.
Allah's generosity towards His slaves is that when they commit a sin, then repent, then commit sin again and repent again, Allah accepts their tawba. Of course, repentance must be sincere. When Iblis was given a reprieve until the Day of Judgment, he vowed that he would not leave a person's soul, misleading him while he was alive, and Allah also swore that He would accept the repentance of His slaves until their soul leaves the body. Iblis said: "I will approach them from the front, from the back, from the left, from the right." Hearing this, the angels sympathized with the people. And then Allah, through revelation (wahya), conveyed to them (the angels) that people were left with two sides, and they can turn their prayers up (when reading dua prayer) and down (when making an earthly bow): “When they humbly raise their hands making dua, or just as humbly touch the ground with their foreheads, I will forgive them without looking back. "
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah Almighty stretches out His“ hand ”(facilitates and accepts repentance) at night, so that those who have committed sins during the day will repent, and extends His“ hand ”during the day to repent of those who have committed sins at night, until the sun will not rise from the west. " After that, the faith of the unbeliever and the Tawbu believer will not be accepted. This is also stated in the Qur'an.
An authentic hadith narrated from al-Bayhaqi and at-Tirmidhi says: “ On the western side there is a gate, 40 or 70 years' walk wide, which Allah opened for the tawba on the day of the creation of the earth and heaven. And they won't close until the sun rises from this side».
Al-Bukhari and Muslim also narrated the hadith: “ When a slave commits a sin and sincerely says, “O my Lord, forgive me, I have sinned", Allah will say:" My slave found out that he has a Forgiving and Helping Lord. So I forgive him". Then after a while he will repeat the same thing again: “ Oh Allah, I have sinned again", and Allah forgives him again, no matter how many times he repeats it". That is, while he, sincerely repenting, asks for forgiveness, Allah will forgive him. This does not mean that if a slave verbally repents and continues to sin, then Allah forgives him these sins. This is a tawbu of liars that is not accepted.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “ Allah accepts the tawba of a slave until his soul reaches his throat, since then he will clearly understand what will happen to him, whether he will receive mercy or a terrible misfortune will overtake him. Then the tawbu will not help him, and Allah will not accept the faith of the disbelieving (kafir). Because a prerequisite for repentance is the decision of the heart to leave and not repeat the sinful, and this is accepted only when he has the opportunity to commit a sin. In his dying state, he still can no longer commit sinful ”.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you commit such a large number of sins that they reach heaven, and then you regret it, you will be forgiven." This authentic hadith transmitted by at-Tabarani and al-Bayhaqi. It is known that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The repentant is the favorite of Allah. The one who has done tavba is like the sinless one. "
Abu Naim (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "Indeed, good deeds eliminate bad deeds, just as water washes away dirt." The Tabiins said: "There is no voice more beloved for Allah than the voice of a sinful slave who repents of his sins, saying:" O my Lord. " And the Lord answers him: “I am listening to you, My slave, ask what you want. You are on a par with some angels, I am on the right, left and above, and closer to you than your own heart. You testify, angels, I have forgiven him all his sins. "
Ibnu Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “ When a slave turns to Allah with repentance, Allah accepts his repentance and makes the angel recording his deeds and the human organs to forget about his sin, so that they do not testify on the Day of Judgment before Allah about the sin he committed. Also, all witnesses on earth and in heaven forget about this, no one and nothing can testify about this committed sin on the Day of Judgment. ».
In a hadith narrated from Ibnu Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), it is said: “To the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came polytheists (mushrikins) who committed sins, murder and adultery, and told him:“ The religion of Islam, to which you call, beautiful, if you tell us how you can atone for our sins. " And then an ayah was revealed, which said that all these sins are forgiven to those who believe in Allah, sincerely committed tawba and will subsequently perform good deeds. "
Another verse says that one must not lose hope and the mercy of Allah. Therefore, we must repent and hope in Allah that He will accept our tawba and forgive us.
The famous Alim Makkhul said: “When the secret of all lands and heavens was revealed to the prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him), he saw a man committing adultery (zina). He read the dua and asked to punish him, and he was destroyed by Allah. Then the prophet (peace be upon him) saw a stealing slave and also read the dua, and Allah also destroyed him. Then he saw a slave committing another sin, and when Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was about to read the dua again, Allah turned to him: “O Ibrahim, you leave My slaves, indeed, My slave has a choice:
1. He will make tawba, and I will forgive him.
2. Good offspring will be left of him, and they will sincerely perform worship.
3. He will die as an unbeliever, and then Hell is prepared for him. "
I am writing to you as I need help. Please, tell me, what should a person do if his appearance, so to speak, is not very beautiful, and there are flaws in it? This is my problem: people judge by my appearance, they talk about my external flaws, but they do not know what is inside me. Is it possible that if a person is ugly, then he is unhappy? If a person is not handsome, is it his fault and can this be considered a punishment of Allah Almighty?
When others say about me that I am ugly, ugly, I feel hurt, I begin to hate myself and ask myself: why did Allah Almighty create me like this ... why?
From the point of view of religion:
Unfortunately, this is the case, including among Muslims. Muslims should not pay attention to appearance, one of the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) says about this: "Indeed, Allah does not look at your appearance and material condition, but He looks at your hearts and deeds." (Sahihu-Muslim 4651).
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَعْمَالِكُمْ
This hadith unambiguously makes it clear that the main thing that we should pay attention to is piety and piety, because it is to them that the Almighty Himself pays attention (!), But in no way on beautiful appearance! The Almighty in the Qur'an says (meaning): "The Most Honored of You - the Most God-fearing" (Surah "Al-Hujurat", 13).
إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ
Ugly appearance is a test from the Almighty; try to pass this test with dignity, and then the Almighty will fully repay you. Make friends with observant Muslims, they do not attach the same importance to appearance as others. For every humiliating, haughty look, you will be rewarded by the Almighty, not to mention the backbiting behind your back! In addition, you can do a little work on your appearance: do your hair, choose clothes that hide your flaws, etc.
From the point of view of psychology:
We are often contacted with a similar problem. Everything is not so simple here, and much needs clarification. It is important to understand that the concept of a beautiful and ugly appearance is very relative and subjective. No wonder they say that there are no comrades in taste and color. Often, girls who have a fear that they will never marry and will be alone all their lives turn to such a problem. It is important to know that a person who considers himself ugly creates problems for himself out of nothing. Namely, in communication, he experiences complexes, demonstrates his irritability and insecurity. Naturally, such manifestations of character push people away from him, and he, in turn, is mistakenly convinced that the whole thing is in his appearance. A vicious vicious circle emerges. There is a proven way out of this circle - self-development, enrichment of one's inner culture. Many dream to find good man, and only a few think about the fact that you yourself need to become an interesting and positive person, and then let others look for you themselves.
On the other hand, an ugly appearance (which is again controversial) serves as a kind of test for those around you: narrow-minded people will simply move away from you. Many beautiful people have problems that they are paid attention to and want to communicate with them only because they are beautiful in appearance, and they are offended that others do not want to see them as a person, but just a beautiful application.
The question was answered:
Muhammad-Amin Magomedrasulov
theologian
Aliaskhab Anatolyevich Murzaev
consultant psychologist at the Center for Social Assistance to Families and Children
As narrated by Abu Hurayrah Abdurrahman bin Sahr (raddyallahu anhu), the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
"Verily, Allah Almighty does not look at your bodies and appearance, but looks into your hearts" (Muslim, "Birr", 33).
Often, people base their assessments only on what is visible to the eye. In society, as a rule, the one who is good-looking and rich enjoys success, and the unprepossessing and poor are neglected. However, this method of assessment is inherent in people who are superficial and spiritually poor.
Allah Almighty, in assessing people, does not look at the beauty of their body or the abundance of property. The main thing is the beauty and wealth of the soul. Even more important is the reflection of this inner beauty in sincere worship, the manifestation of inner wealth in righteousness and good deeds. To live by giving oneself to the worship of Allah and serving people - this is true superiority over others, superiority in terms of true values.
Another version of this hadith, narrated in Muslim's Saheeh, says that Allah values hearts and ibadah:
"Allah Almighty does not look at your appearance and property, but looks at your hearts and deeds." (Muslim, "Birr", 34).
"Allah Almighty looks at your hearts and deeds"- means that a person will be rewarded for a pure heart and good deeds. In the Quran, that Allah evaluates a person not by external qualities, but by his faith and deeds, it says:
وَمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُم بِالَّتِي تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِندَنَا
زُلْفَى إِلَّا مَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاً فَأُوْلَئِكَ لَهُمْ جَزَاء الضِّعْفِ
بِمَا عَمِلُوا
« Neither your riches nor your children bring you closer to Us. [Close to Us] are those who believed and did a good deed. It is to them that they will be rewarded doubly for what they did "(Surah Saba, 34/37)
The Messenger of Allah (PBUH), pointing to his heart, said: "The fear of God is here!"(Muslim, "Birr", 32; Tirmidhi, "Birr", 18). That is, the true wealth of a person is ikhlas, sincerity.
At the end of the famous statement of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), where he narrates about the obviousness of what is permitted and forbidden and the need to avoid the doubtful, it is said: « Indeed, there is a piece of flesh in the body, which, being good, makes the whole body good, and when it falls into disrepair, it spoils the whole body, this is the heart " (Bukhari, "Iman", 39).
Lessons from the hadith
1. The main thing in ibad and good deeds is ikhlas and pure intention.
2. Before Allah Almighty, the most important thing in a person is his heart, his soul. The heart must be protected, cleansed of evil inclinations, adorned and filled with the light of faith.
3. With a pure heart, ibadah acquires value and is accepted by Allah. One must constantly work on the heart: to cleanse it of anger, envy, obvious and latent vices until it is completely cleansed and beautiful.