Ufyaan Ath-thawree (may Allaah Have Mercy Upon Him) Was Crying From Night Until The Morning Time. When He Awoke He Was Asked," Was All Of This Crying Due To Fear Of Your Sins?"

Asalaamu Alaykum Warahmatulillahi Wabarakatu,

I am very simple; I just seek a sincere person. One who loves Islam loves to make tawbah to Allah seeking the face of Allah. Those who know Salafiyyah. Those who maintain the correct Islamic character not allowing other people affect their seeking the reward and pleasure of Allah.

As for renouncing the love of praise and commendation then this is made easy by your knowing that there is no one who can praise you such that it would benefit you, or censure and vilify you such that it would harm you save Allaah alone. This is what occurs in the hadeeth in which the Arab said to the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam), "my being praised is adornment and my being vilified is disgrace," to which the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "that is (for) Allaah."

Allaah said,

"Be patient! Indeed the Promise of Allaah is true and let not those who are devoid of certainty discourage you from conveying (the message)." [al-Rum (30):60]


"We have made from amongst them leaders, guiding under Our Command when they were patient and believed in Our Signs with certainty." [al-Sajdah (32):24]

Tafseer - Alu'si, Rul-ul-Ma'ani, Vol. 22, p. 89
"Ibn Jarir Tabari and Ibn Al-Mundhir described the method of wearing the jalbaab according to Ibn Abbas (ra) and Qatadah (ra). The sheet should be wrapped around from the top, covering the forehead, then bringing one side of the sheet to cover the face below the eyes so that most of the face and the upper body is covered. This will leave both eyes uncovered (which is allowed in necessity).