Gems of Fruits
O my son, fear God
Ali bin Al-Jaad said: Abdul Wahid bin Salim Al-Basri narrated to us from Ata bin Abi Rabah, who said: I asked Al-Walid bin Ubadah bin Al-Samit: What was your father's will when death approached him? He said: He kept saying: O my son, fear God, and know that you will not fear God and will not attain knowledge until you worship God alone and believe in destiny, both good and bad. I said: O my father, how can I believe in destiny, both good and bad? He said: Know that what has befallen you could not have missed you, and that what has missed you could not have befallen you. If you die believing otherwise, you will enter Hellfire. I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, say: (The first thing God created was the Pen, and He said to it: Write. It said: What should I write? So it ran at that moment with what was and what will be until eternity). Narrated by Muslim in his Sahih.
The Path of the Two Migrations and the Door to Two Happinesses
By Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
O God, bless our master Muhammad and all his family and companions.
Peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.
