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If you knew mankind, you’d never complain to them.

Posted Oct 06, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 4 Comments

The ignorant one complains about Allaah to the people! And this is the worst type of ignorance, because if he truly knew his Lord he would have never complained, and if he knew (the nature) of people he wouldn’t complain to them.

Some of the salaf once saw a man complaining to another about his difficulties and poverty whereupon they said, “O so and so! Verily you did not gain from this complain of yours anything but the fact that you complained about one that shows mercy to you (i.e. Allaah) to one that doesn’t show you any mercy at all (i.e. man)”

So the wise person complains TO Allaah (not ABOUT Allaah), and the best of them complains about their own shortcomings to Allaah not complaining about other peoples shortcomings.

So the three different levels are:

1. The worst – He who complains about Allaah to mankind.

2. The middle – He who complains about the people to Allaah.

3. The best – He who complains about his own shortcomings to Allaah.

[Taken from the book Fawaa-id al-Fawaa-id by Ibn al-Qayyim]

4 Comments

  1. IfrahAkram says:
    October 9, 2010 at 8:11 am

    Subhan Allah!

    May we be among the people at third level. Allahumma Ameen!

    Jazak Allahu Khair!

    Reply
  2. muslimah says:
    October 20, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Interesting read. Truly Allah is the most merciful.

    Reply
  3. muna says:
    October 20, 2010 at 1:06 pm

    jazakum allahu khairan very interseting topic ..i wud really like to buy that book in arabic ! can u tell me how much is it ?!

    Reply

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