عن كتاب A Message To Every Youth:
Verily,1 all praise is due to Allāh. We praise Him, seek refuge with Him, and seek
His Forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allāh from the evils of our souls, and the
mistakes in our actions. Whoever Allāh Guides, there is none who can misguide
him, and whoever Allāh misguides, there is none who can guide him. And I
testify that there is none worthy of being worshipped except Allāh, and I testify
that Muhammad (سلم و عليه االله صلى (is his servant and Messenger.

{“O you who believe! Have taqwā of Allāh as He deserves, and do not die except

as Muslims.”}2

{“O people! Have taqwā of your Lord, Who Created you from a single soul, and
Created from it its mate, and sprouted from it many men and women. And have
taqwā of Allāh, from Whom you demand your mutual rights, and do not cut off
the relations of the womb. Verily, Allāh is Ever‐Watching over you.”}3

{“O you who believe! Have taqwā of Allāh, and say that which is truthful. He
will rectify your actions for you and Forgive you your sins, and whoever obeys
Allāh and His Messenger has indeed achieved a great success.”}4

Verily, the most truthful of speech is the Speech of Allāh, and the best guidance
is the guidance of Muhammad (سلم و عليه االله صلى .(The worst of affairs are those
that are newly introduced, and every newly introduced affair is an innovation,
and every innovation is a misguidance, and every misguidance leads to the Fire.
As for what follows:5
The book ‘al‐Fawā’id’ is from the best of Ibn al‐Qayyim’s books. It was written as
if he is a man who is eighty years of age, sitting and talking about his experiences
in life. And they are, as he titled them, ‘al‐Fawā’id’ (points of benefit). Everything
that Ibn al‐Qayyim has written is from the best of what was written for Islām. In
truth, Ibn al‐Qayyim is a ripened fruit that sprouted from Ibn Taymiyyah. Ibn
Taymiyyah is distinguished for his vast understanding and knowledge, and he
spent a great part of his life as a Mujāhid between one battle and another. One
time, he led a battle himself, when the rulers of Shām sat back from confronting
the Tatars, and said: “We are unable to confront them.” So, Ibn Taymiyyah said:
“We will confront them,” and Allāh gave them victory.
I say: Ibn Taymiyyah sprouted an inhuman, ripened fruit, and that fruit was Ibn
al‐Qayyim. Ibn al‐Qayyim is distinguished with his depth of soul, and constant
worship. One time, he passed though Makkah, and the people of Makkah were
amazed at the amount of worship he would engage in, and his constant
preoccupation with the remembrance of Allāh.6
From the books that he wrote are ‘al‐Fawā’id,’ and he also wrote books dealing
with tarbiyah, such as ‘Madārij as‐Sālikīn Sharh Manāzil as‐Sā’irīn ilā Rabb al‐
‘Ālamīn,’ and the book ‘I’lām al‐Muwaqqi’īn ‘an Rabb al‐‘Ālamīn’ ‐ and it is a book
combining the subjects of Fiqh and Usūl – as well as the book ‘Zād al‐Ma’ād fī Sīrat
Khayr al‐‘Ibād,’ regarding his (سلم و عليه االله صلى (prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, battles,

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