17. DÎNÎ VE DÜNYEVİ BAKIMDAN ZARARLI VE FAYDALI ŞEYLER (Musahabe 4) - Mahmud Sami Ramazanoğlu (K.s.)

Ibn-i Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Five things increase forgetfulness: 1- Eating sour apples, 2- Urinating in stagnant water, 3- Getting blood drawn from the back of the neck, 4- Burying ants in soil, 5- Reading grave tablets a lot, Five things increase the light of the eyes: 1- Looking at the Quran (reading), 2- Looking at the faces of scholars, 3- Looking at the faces of friends, 4- Looking at greenery and running water, 5- Looking at the faces of one's mother and father, Five things increase the strength of the body: 1- Eating little and sleeping little, 2- Wearing nice perfumes, 3- Doing the Qillat-i Cima, 4- Wearing clean clothes, 5- Reading the Quran, Five things strengthen the memory: 1- Eating sweets, 2- Eating meat, 3- Eating lentils, 4- Eating cold bread, 5- Reading the Ayet-el Kursi a lot reading, Ten things prolong life: 1- Giving alms, 2- Praying a lot, 3- Obeying one's mother and father, 4- Continuing to pray at night, 5- Asking for forgiveness at dawn, 6- Continuing to pray for the morning prayer, 7- Reading the Quran, 3- Remembering Allah a lot, 9- Washing one's head with rose water, 10- Sending blessings upon Hazrat-i Muhammed -sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, Ten things cause rapid old age: 1- Drinking water while standing, 2- Drinking water at midnight, 3- Washing one's face without rolling up one's sleeves, 4- Frequent intercourse, 5- Speaking during intercourse, 6- Looking at one's private parts, 7- Sleeping a lot during the day, 8- Looking at the dead, 9- Being addicted to alcohol, 10- Looking at a hanged man, Imam Fakhra al-Din al-Razi In a hadith he narrated in his Tafsir-i Kabir, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Allah gives a pain without a cure to the one who wears his sirwal while standing and his turban while sitting." (Sirwal Serawil: It means something worn on the feet and is used for trousers and shalwar.) When the Commander of the Faithful, Ali, was afflicted with a severe illness, he said: "By Allah, I did not separate the sheep from the flock, I did not wear my sirwal while standing, I did not sit on the chippings of a pen, O my Lord, how did this pain come to me?" It was narrated from Ibn-i Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Continue to use the miswak, for it has ten characteristics; 1- It cleanses the mouth, 2- It gains the Lord's approval, 3- It refreshes the angels, 4- It strengthens the eyes, 5- It whitens the teeth, 6- It hardens the gums, 7- It removes the rust between the teeth and gums, 8- It facilitates the digestion of food, 9- It cuts phlegm, 10- The angels do not leave the person who uses the miswak and the reward of his prayer is multiplied. Ali, the Most Gracious, said: He who wants to live long should eat his morning meal early, and eat his evening meal when he is very hungry, and should not wear heavy clothes. He will be healthy and his debts will be less. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ''Haqq Almighty has hidden the wisdom of four things in four things.'' 1- The blessing of knowledge in honoring the master, 2- The permanence of faith in honoring divine commands, 3- The life and pleasure of life in kindness and obedience to the mother, 1- The salvation of pomegranate in abandoning torment to the people,'' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: The consistency of the world is in four things: 1- The knowledge of scholars, 2- The justice of sultans, 3- The generosity of the wise, 4- The prayer of the poor. The following are among the signs of servitude: 1- Holding on to meaning and abandoning the cause, 2- Love for God, 3- Limits protection, 4- Loyalty to covenants, 5- Not complaining about hardship, 6- Not falling into disobedience when blessed, 7- Abandoning heedlessness in worships. (Ruhu'l-Bayan: 3/276) It is stated in the Hadith-i Qudsi as follows. ''O Jesus! Do you want to have the qualities of the near angels? Be like the sun in compassion and mercy, Like the night in covering faults, Like the earth in modesty and humility, Like the dead in forbearance, Like rivers in generosity.'' ((Ruhu'l-Bayan: 3/276) Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There are five types of darkness. In contrast to these, there are five siraj (kandil): 1- Worldly love is a darkness, worshipping Allah is a siraj of salvation from that darkness. (kandil) 2- Sin is a darkness, repentance is a siraj. (kandil) 3- The grave is a darkness, the word of unity is a siraj. (kandil) 4- The hereafter is darkness, good deeds are a siraj. (kandil) 5- Siraj is darkness, certainty is a siraj. (kandil) Omar al-Faruk (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The person who has five qualities is Saeed. 1- The one who remembers Allah at all times,