Extracted Valuable Quotes from the Great Book of Imam Ibn Qayyum :

4.“He it is, Who has made the earth subservient to you (i.e. easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on it, etc.),”(Al-Mulk, 67:15) Allah, Exalted be He, told us that He made the earth subservient for mankind to tread, dig, cultivate and build on. Among its blessings is that every kind of animal and their sustenance come from the earth Also when a seed is put into the earth, it brings it forth multiplied for the benefit of mankind. The earth also carries dirt on itself and brings forth from within itself the best of things and everything that benefits man. It hides all foul things and brings forth all that is sweet. Among its blessings, is that it covers the waste of people and brings forth food and drink for them. Therefore, it is the most perfect thing for bearing harm, and the most perfect thing for bringing about benefit. Nothing that comes out of the earth is better than the earth itself. What is meant here is that Allah, the Almighty made the earth for us like a docile camel that allows itself to be ridden by anyone

*Attributes of the People of Paradise: Allah told us that Paradise will be brought near the pious people and that its people have four characteristics:

One: They are oft-returning to Allah in sincere repentance. These believers always return to Allah after committing sins and start to obey and remember Allah. ‘Ubaid bin ‘Umair said, “The repentant is the one who remembers his sins and asks forgiveness for them.” Mujahid said, “He is the one who asks forgiveness when he remembers his sins while he is alone. And Sa’id bin Al-Musaiyab said, “He is the one who commits sin, repents, commits again, and repents again.”

Two: They preserve their covenant with Allah. Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Whatever Allah orders him to do, he does it. Qatadah said, “It is he who preserves the rights and blessings granted to him by Allah.” The Soul has two special abilities: the power to ask and the power to preserve. The repentant person uses his power of asking to ask forgiveness from Allah, to return to Him, seek His pleasure and obey Him. The power of preserving is found in keeping himself away from sins and all that is forbidden. The repentant person comes nearer to Allah by obeying Him.

Three: Allah, Exalted says, “Who feared the Most Beneficent (Allah) in the Ghaib (unseen): (i.e. in this worldly life before seeing and meeting Him).” (Qaf, 50:33) This verse declares the Existence, Divinity, and Power of Allah and His knowledge of every detail of His servants’ conditions, His Books, Messengers, orders and prohibitions, His promise, threat, and standing before Him on the Day of Resurrection.

Four: Allah, the Almighty says, “And brought a heart turned in repentance (to Him – and absolutely free from each and every kind of polytheism).” (Qaf, 50:33) Ibn ‘Abbas said, “He is far from sins and rushes to obey Allah. The reality of repentance is to devote the heart to obedience, love, and striving to be near to Allah.” Allah then mentioned the reward of the one, who has these attributes. Allah says, “Enter you therein in peace and security; this is a Day of eternal life! There they will have all that they desire, and We have more (for them, i.e. a glance at the Almighty, All-Majestic).” (Qaf, 50:34-35)

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The Companion and his Dispute: Then Allah informed us that every human being has a companion who is constantly with him and that companion is an angel. This angel writes down his words and deeds, whether they are good or bad. When the angel brings him to Allah, he will say, “This is the one that You had appointed me to accompany in life. I brought him to You.” This is the saying of Mujahid. Ibn Qutaibah said, “The meaning is that this is what I have written and counted from his words and deeds. They are all recorded here. The verse includes both meanings. That is to say, this person is the one whom I have been accompanying and these are his deeds, which I have counted

Al-Hasan, said: if you wish, you will see a servant who has insight without having patience, and if you wish you will also see one, who has patience without insight but when you see who has both insight and patience, he is the successful one.

*Making a request is a seed of faith. If faith and requesting are combined they will have a good result. Trusting in Allah is the seed of relying on Him and if He, the Almighty is approached with sincerity, supplications will be answered Patience is the seed of belief, and it will make the servant a strong believer. Allah, the Almighty says, “And We made from among them (Children of Israel), leaders, giving guidance under Our Command, when they were patient and used to believe with certainty in Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.).” (As-Sajdah, 32:24) Remembering and thinking are the seeds of each other, when they are combined, they will encourage one to forsake this life and seek the Hereafter. Piety is the seed of trust, if they are combined the heart will become straight.

*The servant exists between hands of Allah at two times: while standing during performing prayer and standing on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever fulfills the rights of the first standing, will in fact be facilitating the second one, and whoever considers this easy and does not pay due attention to it, he will be making the other one difficult for himself. Allah, the Almighty says, “And during night, prostrate yourself to Him (i.e. the offering of Maghrib and ‘Isha’ prayers), and glorify Him a long night through (i.e. Tahajjud prayer). Verily! These (disbelievers) love the present life of this world, and put behind them a heavy Day (that will be hard).” (Al-lnsan, 76:26-27)

*If you want to benefit from the Qur’an, you must concentrate and devote your heart solely when reciting and listening to it. You must pay attention, and try to comprehend the fact that what you are reading is the word of Allah. As you read, you must know that Allah is addressing you in and through this Qur’an. Indeed, it is the words of Allah to you through the tongue of His Messenger. Allah says, “Verily, therein is indeed a reminder for him who has a heart or gives ear while he is heedful.” (Qaf, 50:37) His saying, “While he is heedful…” means to be aware; that his heart is conscious and not distracted by any worldly matter.

*Allah says, “This is only a Reminder and a plain Qur’an. That he or it (Muhammad or the Qur’an) may give warning to him who is living (a healthy minded believer).” (Yasin, 36:69-70) “Who is living.” means the one who has a living heart. And when Allah says which means, “Or gives ear” means the person listens to what is being said to him. And this is the condition in order to be truly affected by the words. Ibn Qutaibah said, “He is listening to the Book of Allah while his heart is present and understands; not being inattentive or unaware. If the heart is inattentive; lacking understanding concerning what is being said, as well as failing to see or meditate on it, then there is an obstruction. If, however, the Quran produced an effect on the receiver, which is the living heart, and the condition of listening was fulfilled, and the heart is not engaged with something other than the meaning of the speech, the desired effect will occur, which is obtaining benefit from the Qur’an and remembrance.”

Allah then mentioned six characteristics of the person who would be thrown into Hellfire:
One: He is a disbeliever in Allah, His rights, His religion, Monotheism, His Names, His attributes, His Messengers, and His Angels. He disbelieved in His Books and the Resurrection.
Two: He rejects the truth due to his stubbornness and denial.
Three: He hinders good and that includes both the good that would be done to him if he performed good deeds and the good done to other people. There is no good in him neither for himself nor for his people and this is the state of most creatures.
Four: Besides hindering good to people, he transgresses against man with his hand and his tongue. He is unjust and an oppressor.
Five: He is doubtful, in fact he is suspicious.
Six: Although being a polytheist, who sets up another god with Allah, he worships, loves and hates for His sake, swears by Him, gives oaths to Him, and takes friends and enemies for His sake. The disbeliever might even quarrel with his companions from the devils and Satan would accuse him of wronging himself and that he is the one who pushed himself to transgress. His companion would say that it never had the power to mislead him but he was himself in error and far astray so he chose his condition for himself. Allah says that Satan would say to the people of Hellfire, “I had no authority over you except that I called you, so you responded to me.” (Ibrahim, 14:22)