🤲Spiritual Refinement, Manners & Remembrance

Entertaining people in misfortune

تسلية أهل المصائب

Author: محمد بن محمد بن محمد، شمس الدين المنبجي (المتوفى: 785هـ) (d. 785)

About this work

كتاب «تسلية أهل المصائب» للمنبجي يندرج ضمن فئة الرقاق والآداب والأذكار، ويتناول مفهوم المصيبة من منظور إسلامي مبيناً حقيقتها وما أعده الله للمسترجع، مستنداً إلى القرآن والسنة في توجيه القارئ إلى الاستعانة بالله وتبديل الشكوى بالذكر. يسلط الضوء على تحريم البكاء والندب والنياحة، ويُظهر أن المصائب تُعدّ دواءً للكبر ومفتاحاً للرضا والاحتساب، مع توجيه نصائح عملية للثبات على الإيمان والاتكال على الله.

Translation

The book “Entertaining the People of Misfortune” by Al-Manbaji falls within the category of Al-Riqaq, Manners, and Remembrances, and deals with the concept of calamity from an Islamic perspective, explaining its reality and what God has prepared for the one who recovers, relying on the Qur’an and Sunnah in directing the reader to seek God’s help and replace the complaint with remembrance. It sheds light on the prohibition of crying, lamenting, and wailing, and shows that misfortunes are a cure for arrogance and a key to contentment and seeking reward, while providing practical advice for steadfastness in faith and reliance on God.

Topics covered

Chapter - In the word “To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return.”
Chapter - On comforting people in misfortune with divine and prophetic treatment
Chapter: On considering the Book of God Almighty and the Sunnah of His Messenger
Chapter: The bitterness of this world is the sweetness of the afterlife
Chapter - On seeking help from God, relying on Him, and seeking solace through His consolation
Chapter: One of the greatest calamities is the calamity in religion
Chapter - On the good news for those who remember the calamity and recover
Chapter - On the difference between the temporary enjoyment of this world and the permanent afterlife
Chapter - On the misfortunes related to the human being
Chapter: That calamities and tribulations are a cure for arrogance and arrogance
Chapter - On the afflicted person’s objection to predestination and its significance in worshiping him
Chapter: It is better to replace complaining and groaning with remembrance of God Almighty
Chapter: Fear does not avert calamity, but rather multiplies it
Chapter: Whoever seeks calamities and rejoices in them, hoping for their reward
Chapter - On crying and feeling sorry for those who neglect God Almighty
Chapter Three - On the prohibition of mourning, wailing, and tearing clothes
Chapter: What was mentioned regarding the prohibition of this, and what was mentioned regarding the warning against it
Chapter - regarding the torment of the dead due to wailing
Chapter: Crying does not benefit the dead, but good deeds benefit him
Chapter - in explaining that God Almighty is the One who does what He wants
Chapter - What a person does when he senses that his death is approaching
Chapter - That the hadiths he cited do not violate the rules of Sharia
Chapter - On Satan’s whispering of the sick person and his relatives and family
Chapter - What was mentioned in the obituary and calling for the dead
Chapter - Who injured four of the children?

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