Is it permissible to say, “By Allah, I shall certainly disciplineyou, O nafs”?

I have come up with a campaigncalled "By Allah, I shall certainly
discipline you, O nafs". This is a campaign that promotes
self-development and jihad an-nafs. I am going to set up programs for
purifying the soul,softening the heart and reminding one of death, and
I want to post lectures by trustworthy shaykhs.
Is there anything wrong with saying I shall certainly discipline the
nafs that was created by Allah?
Does the fact that this title contains an oath mean that other members
are compelled tojoin the campaign? Please note that I said that
whoever posts a comment on this topic will be regarded as having
joined us in this campaign.
Praise be to Allah.
There is nothing wrong with a person saying to himself, "I
shallcertainly discipline you, O nafs" if he is disciplining himself
in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Even though Allah created
the nafs, the main purpose for which Allah has prescribed religion is
to discipline the nafs, purify it, and instruct it to do acts of
worship and obedience. To Allah belong the creation and the
commandment.
Imam al-Aajurri (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
If someone were to say: what evidence is there for discipliningthe
nafs? The answer is: The Qur'aan, the Sunnah and the words of the
Muslim scholars. End quote from Adab an-Nufoos, p. 9
He also said (p. 17):
How bad is the situation of the one who neglects to discipline his
nafs and train it on the basis of knowledge; and how good is the
situation of the one who pays attention to disciplining hisnafs and
knows what Allah has enjoined upon him and what He has forbidden to
him, and is patient in going against the whims and desires of his
nafs, and seeks the help of Allah the Almighty in doing so. End quote.
And he narrated in his book (p. 13) that ar-Rabee' ibn Anas said,
concerning the verse "Ward off from yourselves and your families a
Fire (Hell)" [at-Tahreem 66:6]: Discipline and train yourselves and
your families to adhere to the commands of Allah, may He be glorified
and exalted.
And he narrated (p. 14) that Sa'eed ibn Jubayr said: that is: proper
etiquette and manners.
Then he (may Allah have mercy on him) said (p. 15): Do you not see,
may Allah have mercy on you, that your Lord Most Generous is urging
you to discipline yourself and your families. Pay heed to Allah and
make yourselves adhere to that. End quote.
Based on that: there is nothing wrong with the phrase mentioned and
there is nothing wrong with giving the group the title mentioned, even
if this phrase was not narrated in this way from some of the Salaf, so
long as it is Islamically acceptable in and of itself and does not
include anything that is not appropriate according to Islam.
If you choose a title that is similar in meaning, such as
"Self-discipline" or "Training the nafs" and so on, that is also good.
Such words were used as book titles by some of the Salaf.
The oath mentioned is not regarded as compelling anyone to join the
group; rather he is a member if he accepts the conditions stipulated
in the group.
And Allah knows best.
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Can he give zakaat al-fitr to the poor in the form of cash if they will not accept food?

Is it permissible to give the poorzakaat al-fitr in the form of cash
instead of food, if they will not accept food?
Praise be to Allah.
Zakaat al-fitr must be given in the form of food, and it is not
permissible to give it in the formof cash.
But, if the poor will not accept food and ask for cash, it is
permissible to give it in the formof cash in that case, and in that
case one will be excused for notgiving it in the form of food.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
With regard to one who knows that it must be in the form of food, but
he gives it in the form of cash because it is easier for him, that is
not acceptable. But in the example mentioned by the questioner, if we
cannot find anyone who will accept food, i.e., there is no one who
will accept the rice or dates or wheat, and they will not accept
anything but cash, in that case we may give it in the form of cash. So
we should work out thecash value of a saa' of average quality food and
give it to them.
End quote from Fataawa Noor 'ala al-Darb
And Allah knows best.
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The True Religion ofGod

Islam alone has been, and will be the true religion of God.
In conclusion we ask Allah, the exalted, to keepus on the right path
to which He has guided us, and to bestow on us His blessings and
mercy, for He is indeed the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the
Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be on prophet Muhammad and
on all theprophets of God and their righteous followers.

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Fasting

…Let us return to the commentary on the hadithof Harith, where he
Prophet speaks of what will rescue a servant from the Foe:
"And [God] enjoins upon you the fast. Verily, the similitude of that
is a man carrying a sack-full of musk in a crowd of people,all of them
marvelling at its fragrance—for the breath of someone fasting is more
fragrant to God, Most High, than the scent of musk." [Tirmidhi,Amthal,
2790; Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 16542.]
The Prophet uses the image of someone carrying a sack-full of musk
concealed from view, hidden under his garments, after the habit of
those who carry musk. Fasting is, likewise, hidden from the eyes of
men and unperceived by their senses.
The fasting person's limbs fast from sins; his tongue fasts from lies,
base language and false witness; his stomach fasts from food and
drink; and his pudenda fast from union. If he speaks, he saysnothing
to violate his fast; and if he acts, he does nothing to spoil his
fast. Allhis speech is salutary and wholesome, as are his deeds—like
the fragrance one smells while sitting next to the bearer of musk.
Anyone who sits with a fasting person benefits from his presence and
is safe from false witness, lies, base language and wrongdoing.This is
the fast prescribed by the Sacred Law, not simply abstinence from
eating and drinking.
Hence, a sound hadih states:
"When someone does not refrain from speaking falsely and the action
that springs from it and from ignorance, God does not need him to
refrain from food and drink." [Bukhari, Adab, 5597; Ibn Maja, Siyam,
1679; also in Bukhari, Sawm, 1770, without the word 'ignorance']
And in [another] hadith:
"Some who fast obtain nothing from it but hungerand thirst." [Ibn
Hanbal, Musnad, 8501, with the ending 'And some may stand for prayer
at night and receive nothing from it but sleeplessness.' Also in
Bahyaqi, Shu`ab al-Iman, 3542, with 'standing at night' mentioned
first.]
True fasting is when the limbs fast from sin and thestomach fasts from
food and drink. As food and drink can break the fast or spoil it, so
sins can cut off its reward and spoil its fruits, as if one had not
fasted at all.

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