30 Ways To Attain Happiness

94 Pages·0.367 MB·English

by  Muhammad bin Abdillah Ash-Shaayi

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The All-Compassionate The All-Merciful
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Contents
Publisher’s Note ..................................................................................................9
Introduction ........................................................................................................11
1st Way : Ponder And Give Thanks .................................................................13
2nd Way : The Past Is Gone! ..............................................................................16
3rd Way : Today Is Yours ....................................................................................18
4th Way : Leave The Future Until It Comes ...................................................21
5th Way : Coping With Wicked Criticism ......................................................24
6th Way : Don’t Await Thanks From Anybody..............................................27
7th Way : Being Nice To Others Is The Heart’s Comfort .............................30
8th Way : Occupying Spare Time With Work ...............................................32
9th Way : Don’t Be A Sycophant .......................................................................34
10th Way : Qada' And Qadar ............................................................................36
11th Way : Certainly, With Hardship, There Is Relief ..................................39
12th Way : Make A Pleasant Drink From The Lemon .................................41
13th Way : Is Not He Who Responds To The Distressed
One, When He Calls Him? ..............................................................................43
14th Way : Stay In Your House! ........................................................................46
15th Way : Recompense Is From Allah! ..........................................................48
16th Way : Eemaan Is Life ..................................................................................51
17th Way : Squeeze The Honey But Break Not The Hive ............................54
18th Way : Verily In The Remembrance Of Allah
Do Minds Find Rest ..........................................................................................57
19th Way : Or Do They Envy Men For What Allah
Has Bestowed Them Of His Bounty? .............................................................60
20th Way : Face Life As It Is ...............................................................................62
21st Way : Take Consolation From The Stricken ..........................................64
22nd Way : The Prayer…The Prayer ................................................................67
23rd Way : Allah Is Sufficient For Us And Is The Best
Disposer Of Affairs ............................................................................................69
24th Way : Say: ‘Travel In The Land’ ................................................................72
25th Way : Patience Is Beautiful ........................................................................74
26th Way : Do Not Place The Globe On Your Head .....................................77
27th Way : Don’t Be Ignited By Petty Things .................................................80
28th Way : Be Contented With What Allah Has Given You;
You Will Be The Richest Of The People ........................................................83
29th Way : Remind Yourself Of The Paradise, The Width Of Which Is As
That Of The Heaven And Earth ......................................................................86
30th Way : “So, We Made You A Just Nation” ................................................89
Conclusion ..........................................................................................................92

Publisher's Note
All praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds. May His peace and blessings

be upon prophet Muhammad ( ) , his family, companions and all
those who follow in their footsteps until the Last Day.
It is a pleasure to provide you the English translation of the book, 30
Ways to Attain Happiness by Muhammad bin Abdullah Ash-Shaayi’, and
translated by Abu Naasir Ibrahim Abdur-Rauf.
This great book is guidance for all, especially the Muslims in our daily
life as it presents ways of dealing with the daily life occurrences, accepting
the past, bracing up for tomorrow based on the teachings of the Qur’aan
and Sunnah.
In facing the challenges of life, Allah – the Mighty and Sublime – said:
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﴾٣﴿ كَ رَ هظَ ضَ قَ نَأ يلِ َّا ﴾٢﴿ كَ رَ زوِ كَ نعَ اَنعضَ وَ وَ ﴾١﴿ كَ رَ دصَ كَ َل حشَ َن مَلَأ
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اَذإَِف ﴾٦﴿ اسً ُي سِ عُ لا عَ مَ نَّ إِ ﴾٥﴿ اسً ُي سِ عُ لا عَ مَ نَّ إَِف ﴾٤﴿ كَ رَ كذِ كَ َل اَنعَفرَ وَ
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﴾٨﴿ بغَ راَف كَ بِّ رَ لٰ َ إِ وَ ﴾٧﴿ بصَ ناَف تَ غرَ َف
“Have We not opened your breast for you (O Muhammad )? And
removed from you your burden which weighed down your back and
raised high your fame? So verily, with the hardship, there is relief.
Verily, with the hardship, there is relief (i.e. there is one hardship
with two reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs). So
when you have finished (from your occupation), then stand up for
Allah’s worship (i.e. stand up for prayer). And to your Lord (Alone)
turn (all your intentions and hopes and) your invocations.”
(Surah Ash-Sharh 94:1-8)
So, it is an honor to us in presenting this book to our English speaking
community for the benefits that may be attained therefrom. We would like
to thank all the brothers and sisters who helped and supported us in this
project –
Jazakumullaahu khayran. All praise and thanks belong to Allah who
enabled us to accomplish this work.
Farid Ullah Ahmed Hussein
Managing Director
July 4th, 2015, Kuala Lumpur
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