The living and the dead

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

The Contrast between a person who glorifies Allah and one who does not remember Him is like that between the living and the dead.

[Bukhari, Muslim]

The Mufarridin

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Once Rasululah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said,

"The mufarridin have gone far ahead."

'Who are the mufarridin' enquired the Sahaba.

Rasululah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) replied, "Those who are intensively devoted to the zikr of Allah"

To teach or not to teach?

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Whoever teaches the reading of the Quran to his son (without memorizing it), all his sins, whether previous or subsequent, will be forgiven. And whoever makes his child memorize the Quran, will be raised on the Day of Judgement in the appearance of a full moon; and his son will be asked to start reciting, and for every ayat read by the child, the status of the parent will be raised to the next higher grade of Jannat, till the recitation of the Quran is completed.

[Tabarani]

Conversely if you deprive your child of knowledge (of religion) for the sake of a few dollars, not only will you be deprived of eternal reward, but you will be held accountable before Allah. Are you depriving your child of reading the Quran for fear that after memorizing the Quran they will be dependent on others for their living?

Please remember that not only do you expose your children to eternal misery, but you carry a very heavy accountability. A hadith says

"Each one of you is a guardian, and will be questioned about those under his control."

Everyone will be questioned about his subordinates and dependents as to what extent he taught them. As a proverb says, " Should one discard clothes for fear of lice?"

If you share religious education to your child, you will be free from your responsibility.

As long as the child lives whatever good deeds he does, whatever salat he performs, and forgiveness that he seeks from Allah for you will elevate your position in Jannah. If for the sake of this life and for a few dollars you keep him ignorant of deen, not only will you have to suffer for this misdeed but whatever evil and misdeeds he does, your account will not be free from this burden. For God's sake have pity on yourselves. This life in only a passing phase and death will put and end to all its hardships, however great, but the sufferings for which there is no end will be everlasting.

At the end of the day Allah will provide for you if you have faith in him. Your child can be a hafiz and have a worldly education as well.

Sayyidina Abdullah Ibn Masood R.A. relates that I heard

Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say " The one who reads Suratul Waaqiah every night, poverty will not befall him. (Abu-Yala, Baihaqi)

Don't sell your self out for a couple of bucks. The money wont last but the suffering or joy in the hereafter will.

Make your choice.

* Note* Some of this is an excerpt from Faza'il e A'maal

If you seek knowledge

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Ibn Mas'ood said,

" If you seek knowledge, you should meditate on the meanings of the Qur'an, because it embodies the history of the former as well as of latter times."

Something different a dua..

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

If there are any mistakes they are mine feel free to point them out...........O Allah Creator of the whole universeO Giver of foodO FashionerO BestowerO BeneficentO LordO MercifulI ask of youFaith (Iman)Knowledge (Ilm)Action (Aml)Sincerity (Ikhlas)Manners (Adab)Humility (Kushu)Fear (Khauf)Restraining from Haram (Taqwa)Hope (Rija)Acting on your commands (Shariat)Your Remembrance (Zikr)Your thanks (Shukr)Success in both the worlds (Falah)Certainty (Yaqeen)Patience (Sabr)Working hard in Your cause (Saee)Desiring you (Raghbat)Loving you (Muhabbat)Desiring to meet you (Mulaqat)Feeling comfortable with you (uns)Becoming my guardian and friend (Wali)Safety in both worlds (Aafiat)Blessings (Barkat)Mercy (Rahmat)Save me fromHell (Jahannum)Make meEnter Paradise (Jannat)Propagate your Deen (Tableegh)Deliver your message to others (Tableegh)Bear hardships in your cause (Adha)One who gets up at night (Tahajjud prayer)I want to worship you (Ibadat)Do proper prayers on time (Salat)Fulfill promises (Waada)Keep my hands open for Charity (Sadaqa)Let me not waste money by over spending (Mubazzireen)Save me fromStinginess (Bukhal)Idolatry (Shirk)Hypocrisy (Nifaaq)Disbelief (Kufr)Unthankfulness (Kufr)Greediness (Lalach, Tama)Anger (Ghadab)Sudden death (Mout)Jealousy (Hasad)Backbiting (Gheebat)Do not keep my heart attached to anything (Tama)Mischief of the devil (Shaitaan)Whispering of the devil (Waswasa)Trials that mislead us (Fitna)Vain talk (Laghu)Wasting timeLustful thingsSeeing evil (Basar)Hearing evil (Sama)Keep my heart clean (Khalb)Keep my body clean (Badan)Save me from arguments (Ikhtelaaf)Make MeRespect my elders (Ikraam)Love my youngers (Mohabbat)Forgive others (Ghafar)Overlook the faults of others ( Afu)Make my foot firm on the bridge (Sirat)Brighten my face on the Day of Resurrection ( Yaum ul Qiyama)Give the book of deeds in my right hand (Kitaab Fe Yameen)Give me your light (Noor)Make me read the QuranGive me understanding of it,Make me remember itand read it in the hours of the night and the day.Give me love of the QuranMake me believe in itAct according to itMake it for me a guide, light, a path to Iman and MercyYa RabAccept my prayersAccept my taraweehGive me pious childrenWho are hafizu quraanO Allah! Allow me to die as a Muslim with La ilaha ilallah on my tongue.
Give me good health so that I can spend more years worshipping you but give me death, when death is better for me.
Grant me patience and wisdom in all my affairs.
Forgive us for all our shortcomings and insufficiencies in our good deeds
Accept our prayers and disregard our mistakes and wrongdoings
Grant all of us without a spouse a righteous, loving spouse who will be good for our life, dunya, religion, hereafter.O Allah! Answer the duas of those oppressed and grant them the best in JannahMake us from amongst the pious people (Muttaqeen)Make us amongst the doers of good (Saleheen)Save us from doing mischief (Fasad)Make us fast for your pleasure (Saum)Make us sent forth good deed and leave some behind that our future generations can continue on our account (Sawab-e-Jariah)Surely your promise is trueYour meeting in trueHeaven is trueHell is trueThe bridge of Sirat is trueThe scale is true (Meezan)Angels are true (Malaika)Your books are true (Kitab)O Allah Daree (bitter grass), Ghassaq (puss from the sinners wounds), Uqba (mountain in hell), Saud (mountain in hell) and Jahannum are true.Jaheem (gloomy place in hell), Hutma (shattering place) Hawia (bottomless pit) are true.Ya Allah save us from theseSave us from Aghlaal (yokes around the neck) and Salaseel (chains)O Allah paradise is eternal and trueYou are Merciful have mercy on usO Allah grant us Janaat Ul FirdausJannatul Ma'wa (Garden of Eternity), Janaatul Adn (Garden of Eden)Jannatul Naeem (Garden of Blessings)O Allah Make us amongst those people who are foremost in faith (Muqarraboon)O Allah!Ya Rahman,Ya Raheem,Do not make us amongst those of the left hand.O Allah Give us our book of deeds in the right hand.Take easy recokoning from us.O Allah make us smell the sweet smell of paradise.O Allah Make us drink from Tasneem(fountain of drink that comes out of Janat Ul Firdous)O Allah please do not send a single one of us into the hell fireO Allah we cannot bear a spark of fire of this world nor a cup of boiling water on us, how will it be that we bear the fire of hell made by lava and which has no bottom with boiling water and puss and food of zaqoom.O Allah! Please save all of us and leave not a single one of us for hell.O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness for all my sins. I ask You to forgive me for all my wrongdoings [mazalim] against people that You have recorded, for there are many rights [huquq] and dues [mazalim] owed to Your servants that I am burdened with and for which I am hostage [murtahin]. O Allah, even if these (wrongdoings) are many they are insignificant in comparison with the magnitude of Your forgiveness. O Allah, any male or female servant of Yours who has rights upon me, in either that I have unjustly taken from him [ghasabtu] in regards to his land, possession, honor, body; whether he was absent or present; or he or his representatives demanded it from me and neither was I able to return it to him nor did I seek release of it from him. So I ask You through Your benevolence, generosity, and abundance of what You possess that You satisfy them on my behalf, and not give them a position over me that will decrease my good deeds; for You possess what You can satisfy them with on my behalf and I do not possess what to satisfy them with; and do not allow for their bad deeds to find a path over my good deeds on the Day of Judgment.AAMEEEN

Pure Iman

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Some of the Sahaba (peace be upon them) cam to Nabi (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) and asked him: We find that, in our hearts, arise such thoughts that we would be ashamed to talk of them.

He (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) said: Well, do you indeed feel like that?

We said: Yes.

He (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) replied: That is pure Iman

[Muslim]

I hope I can be one of them

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

From amongst those people of my Ummah who intensively love me will be some who will come after me. Each one of them would desire, that he could see me, even in exchange for (sacrifying) his family and wealth!

[Muslim]

He will forgive you

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Revere Allah (hold Allah in the highest regard, the Exalted, Majestic and Glorious), he will forgive you.

[Musnad Ahmad]

His heart, verifying his tongue

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

He who bears witness to La ilaha illallah there is none worthy of worship except Allah, with his heart verifying his tongue, shall enter Paradise from any of its doors he wishes.

[Abu Ya'la]

He, Who Died...

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

He, who died knowing(and believing) that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, will enter Paradise.

[Muslim]

The magnitude of the reward is proportionate

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Verily, the magnitude of the reward is proportionate to the magnitude of the affliction. And indeed when Allah loves people He afflicts them, and those who accept it gladly receive Allah's pleasure, but those who are displeased receive Allah's displeasure.

[Tirmidhi, Ibn'majah]

Treat women kindly

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

" Listen carefully! Treat women kindly. Indeed they are like captives in your hands

( you do not have any rights over them other then being good to them except that when they are guilty of open indecency). If they do so, abandon their beds( give up sleeping with them, but live in the house), and give them a mild punishment. If they act obedient to you, do not try to find excuse against them. Listen carefully! Verily you have rights over your wives, as they have rights over you. Your right is that they should not permit anyone you dislike to come to your beds or enter your house. Listen carefully! Womens rights over your are that you should treat them well in the matter of food and clothing.

[Tirmidhi]

Quran, Torah, & the Gospel

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Yusuf

Indeed in their stories, there is a lesson for men of understanding. It (the Quran) is not a forged statement but a confirmation of Allâhs existing Books which were before it [the Taurât (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel) and other Scriptures of Allâh] and a detailed explanation of everything and a guide and a Mercy for the people who believe. (111)

Let them pardon and forgive

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"And let not those among you who are blessed with graces and wealth swear not to give (any sort of help) to their kinsmen, Al-Masâkîn (the poor), and those who left their homes for Allâh'sCause. Let them pardon and forgive. Do you not love that Allâhshould forgive you? And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (22)Verily, those who accuse chaste women, who never even think of anything touching their chastity and are good believers,— are cursed in this life and in the Hereafter, and for them will be a great torment,— (23)

[Al-Noor]

Which Ayah in Allah's Book is the greatest

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) said:
Abu Mundhir! Do you know which Ayah in Allah's Book is the greatest?"
I replied: " It is 'Allah la ilaha illa Huwal-Haiyul-Qayum (Allah! none has the right to be worshipped but He, the Every Living..)'." (2:256)
Thereupon he (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) patted me in the chest and said,
"Rejoice by this knowledge, O Abu Mundhir!"
[Muslim]

Houses into graveyards

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"Do not turn your houses into graveyards. Satan runs away from the house in which Surat Al-Baqarah is recited."
[Muslim]

The two Ayat

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
I heard the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) saying, " He who recites the two Ayat at the end of Surat Al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him."
[Al Bukhari and Muslim]

Love Surat-Al-Ikhlas

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
A man said: O Messenger of Allah! I love Surat-Al-Ikhlas [Say He is Allah, (the) One]." He (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) said, "Your love for it will admit you to Jannah."
[At-Tirmidhi]

One-third of the Quran

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"Surat Ikhlas is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an."
[Muslim]

One who loses his children

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"Any Muslim who loses three children before they reach the age of maturity, will be granted Jannah by Allah, the Exalted, out of His mercy for them.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Al-Asr

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
سُوۡرَةُ العَصر
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ (١) إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَفِى خُسۡرٍ (٢) إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ (٣)
Al-Asr
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By Al-'Asr (the time). (1) Verily, man is in loss, (2) Except those who believe (in Islâmic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth (i.e. order one another to perform all kinds of good deeds (Al-Ma'ruf) which Allâh has ordained, and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds (Al-Munkar) which Allâh has forbidden), and recommend one another to patience (for the sufferings, harms, and injuries which one may encounter in Allâh's Cause during preaching His religion of Islâmic Monotheism or Jihâd). (3)
[103]

What can you do to help someone today?

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is Severe in punishment.

[2:5]

We recite it everyday but do we even know what it means?

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

سُوۡرَةُ الفَاتِحَة
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (١)
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ
(٢) ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ (٣) مَـٰلِكِ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ (٤) إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ
(٥) ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٲطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ (٦) صِرَٲطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ (٧)

Al-Fatiha

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful (1)

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, (2) The Beneficent, the Merciful. (3) Owner of the Day of Judgment, (4) Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help. (5) Show us the straight path, (6) The path of those whom Thou hast favoured. Not (the path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray. (7)

Everything happens for a reason right?

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

سُوۡرَةُ بنیٓ اسرآئیل / الإسرَاء
ٱقۡرَأۡ كِتَـٰبَكَ كَفَىٰ بِنَفۡسِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ عَلَيۡكَ حَسِيبً۬ا (١٤) مَّنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَہۡتَدِى لِنَفۡسِهِۦ‌ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيۡہَا‌ۚ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ۬ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ‌ۗ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبۡعَثَ رَسُولاً۬ (١٥) وَإِذَآ أَرَدۡنَآ أَن نُّہۡلِكَ قَرۡيَةً أَمَرۡنَا مُتۡرَفِيہَا فَفَسَقُواْ فِيہَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡہَا ٱلۡقَوۡلُ فَدَمَّرۡنَـٰهَا تَدۡمِيرً۬ا (١٦) وَكَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ نُوحٍ۬‌ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرَۢا بَصِيرً۬ا (١٧) مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلۡعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلۡنَا لَهُ ۥ فِيهَا مَا نَشَآءُ لِمَن نُّرِيدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَا لَهُ ۥ جَهَنَّمَ يَصۡلَٮٰهَا مَذۡمُومً۬ا مَّدۡحُورً۬ا (١٨) وَمَنۡ أَرَادَ ٱلۡأَخِرَةَ وَسَعَىٰ لَهَا سَعۡيَهَا وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنٌ۬ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ ڪَانَ سَعۡيُهُم مَّشۡكُورً۬ا (١٩)

Al-Isra
(It will be said to him): "Read your book. You yourself are sufficient as a reckoner against you this Day." (14) Whoever goes right, then he goes right only for the benefit of his ownself. And whoever goes astray, then he goes astray to his own loss. No one laden with burdens can bear another's burden. And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning). (15) And when We decide to destroy a town (population), We (first) send a definite order (to obey Allâh and be righteous) to those among them [or We (first) increase in number those of its population] who lead a life of luxury. Then, they transgress therein, and thus the word (of torment) is justified against it (them). Then We destroy it with complete destruction (16) And how many generations have We destroyed after Nûh (Noah)! And Sufficient is your Lord as an All-Knower and All-Beholder of the sins of His slaves. (17) Whoever desires the quick-passing (transitory enjoyment of this world), We readily grant him what We will for whom We like. Then, afterwards, We have appointed for him Hell, he will burn therein disgraced and rejected, - (far away from Allâhs Mercy). (18) And whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it, with the necessary effort due for it (i.e. do righteous deeds of Allâh's Obedience) while he is a believer (in the Oneness of Allâh— Islâmic Monotheism), then such are the ones whose striving shall be appreciated, (thanked and rewarded by Allâh). (19)

Three is a crowd?

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

When three of you are together, two of you must not converse privately ignoring the third till the number increases, les the third should be grieved.

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Just In Case You Forgot

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

سُوۡرَةُ الاٴنعَام
هُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن طِينٍ۬ ثُمَّ قَضَىٰٓ أَجَلاً۬‌ۖ وَأَجَلٌ۬ مُّسَمًّى عِندَهُ ۥ‌ۖ ثُمَّ أَنتُمۡ تَمۡتَرُونَ (٢) وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۖ يَعۡلَمُ سِرَّكُمۡ وَجَهۡرَكُمۡ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تَكۡسِبُونَ (٣)

Al-Anaam
He it is Who has created you from clay, and then has decreed a (stated) term (for you to die). And there is with Him another determined term (for you to be resurrected), yet you doubt (in the Resurrection). (2) And He is Allâh (to be worshipped Alone) in the heavens and on the earth, He knows what you conceal and what you reveal, and He knows what you earn (good or bad). (see v.43:84) (3)

Woe onto

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

سُوۡرَةُ الهُمَزة
وَيۡلٌ۬ لِّڪُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ۬ لُّمَزَةٍ (١) ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالاً۬ وَعَدَّدَهُ ۥ (٢) يَحۡسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ ۥۤ أَخۡلَدَهُ ۥ (٣) كَلَّا‌ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلۡحُطَمَةِ (٤)
Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.[] (1) Who has gathered wealth and counted it, (2) He thinks that his wealth will make him last forever! (3) Nay! Verily, he will be thrown into the crushing Fire (4)
[Al-Humaza]

What time is Du'a accepted?

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Rasululiah (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) was asked: O Rasululiah! At what time is Du'a the most readily listened to and accepted?

He (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) replied: The one made during the course of latter part of the night, and after the obligatory Salat.

[Tirmidhi]

Guard your Salat

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"He who guards the obligatory Salat will not be written amongst the neglectful.

[Ibne Khuzaimah]

Sadaqah

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Every day the sun rises charity (Sadaqah) is due on every joint of a person: you administer justice between two men is a charity; and assisting a man to mount his beast, or helping him load his luggage on it is a charity; and a good word is a charity; and every step that you take (towards the mosque) for Salat (prayer) is a charity and removing harmful things from the road is a charity".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

In Muslim, it is reported on the authority of `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) that Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Everyone of the children of Adam has been created with three hundred and sixty joints; so he who declares the Glory of Allah (i.e., saying Allahu Akbar), praises Allah (i.e., Al-hamdu lillah), declares Allah to be One (i.e., La ilaha illallah), glorifies Allah, and seeks forgiveness from Allah (i.e., Astaghfirullah), and removes stone, or thorn, or bone from people's path, and enjoins good and forbids evil, to the number of those three hundred and sixty, will walk that day having rescued himself from Hell".

Commentary: This Hadith also tells that even a person who does not have the capacity to pay Sadaqah (charity, alms, propitiatory offerings, etc.) can also pay it in the manner prescribed above and earn its reward. Moreover, he can also pay alms for the joints in his body.

Whose house is the Masjid?

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The masjid is the house of every pious person who fears Allah. For the one who spends most of his time in the masjid, Allah has taken upon Himself to comfort him, to bestow Mercy upon him, to make the crossing over bridge of Sirat easy for him, and to grant him his Pleasure and Paradise.
[Tabarani,Bazzar, Majma-uz-Zawaid]

Are you amongst them?

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
An announcer will call out on the day of Judgment, 'Where are the wise ones?' People will inquire, 'Who are meant by the wise ones?' The reply will be, 'They are those who always remembered Allah whether sitting, standing, or reclining, and pondered over the creation of the heaven and the earth and would say,
" O Allah! You have not created all this in vain. We glorify you; save us from the fire of hell."
Thereafter a flag will appear for them, and they will follow this flag and will be told to enter paradise and stay forever.
[Targeeb]

Ramadan 19

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Ibn Mas'ood reported: On every night of Ramadan a caller from the heavens calls out, " O you seeker of good come, come near, O you seeker of evil, turn away (from evil) and open your eyes." Thereafter that angel calls out " Is there any seeker of forgiveness that he may be forgiven? Is there anyone repenting so that his repentance shall be accepted? Is there anyone making dua so that his dua may be granted? Is there anyone begging anything so that his plea may be fulfilled?"
Virtues of Ramadan #R15

Ramadan 18

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
There are three people whose duas are not rejected, the fasting person until he breaks the fast, the just ruler, and the oppressed whose du'a Allah lifts above the clouds and opens the doors of the heavens, and Allah says, 'I swear by My honor, verily I shall assist you even though it may be after some time."
[Ahmad, Tirmidhi]

There is still time

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Ramadan, the blessed month has come to you, wherein Allah turns towards you and sends down to you His special mercy, forgives faults, accept prayers, looks at your competitions for the greatest good and boasts to His angels about you. So show your righteousness to Allah. Verily the most pitiable and unfortunate is the one who is deprived of Allah's mercy this month.
[Tabarani]

Reading Quran

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
994. `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The one who is proficient in the recitation of the Qur'an will be with the honourable and obedient scribes (angels) and he who recites the Qur'an and finds it difficult to recite, doing his best to recite it in the best way possible, will have a double reward.''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary: Proficient here means one who reads the Qur'an in accordance with the rules of "Ilm At-Tajwid'' (the science of the recitation of the Qur'an) as is evidenced from the words of Imam Bukhari's narration and the title given to the chapter. This Hadith also highlights the merit of the reader of the Qur'an who does not know `Ilm At-Tajwid, and for that reason cannot read it fluently. But in spite of this, he reads it with great effort. He will be given double reward, one for the difficulty encountered in reciting it, and another for reading it. Safratun translated in the Hadith as scribes (angels) mean the angels that convey the Wahy (Revelation) to the Messenger of Allah. Imam Bukhari has taken it to mean "one who makes reconciliation''. The angels who bring Wahy and chastisement from Allah.

Ramadan 17

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The angel Jibrael (peace be upon him) said " Woe to him who found the blessed month of Ramadan and let it pass by without gaining forgiveness, upon which
Muhammed (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said. Ameen.
[Hakim]

Clean your heart

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
" When a person commits a sin, a black spot forms on his heart.When he sincerely repents, it is removed, otherwise it stays. When he again commits a sin another spot forms until his heart becomes completely black. Thereafter no good can reach his heart."

Ramadan 16

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1242. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "If any one of you forgetfully eats or drinks (while observing fasting) he should complete his Saum (fasting), for Allah has fed him and given him to drink.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary: This Hadith tells us of a kindness and convenience of Islam that during the Saum if a person inadvertently does any such thing which destroys his Saum, i.e., eating, drinking, etc., his Saum will remain intact due to forgetfulness, provided one abandons the act as soon as he remembers that he is observing Saum . He needs not make any expiation for such a Saum.

Ramadan 15

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
1265. Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "He who provides a fasting person something with which to break his fast, will earn the same reward as the one who was observing the fast, without diminishing in any way the reward of the latter.''
[At-Tirmidhi].

Ramadan 14

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1241. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "If one does not eschew lies and false conduct, Allah has no need that he should abstain from his food and his drink.''
[Al-Bukhari].

Commentary: This Hadith exhorts those observing Saum to fulfill all the requirements of fasting. One should not conduct himself in such a manner that on the one side he observes Saum and on the other he is fearless of Allah. To save himself from Allah's Wrath and to get the reward of the fasts, one must abstain from all sorts of vices, such as cheating, lying, backbiting, and using obscene language. The threat held against such people in this Hadith should make them fear that their Saum will go waste and they would be deprived of its reward. It does not mean that such people should start eating and drinking during Saum but what is intended is that they should save themselves from all kinds of sins so that they may earn the reward of Saum.

Ramadan 13

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1235. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Allah the Most High says: `From amongst my slaves, the quicker the one is in breaking the Saum (fasting), the dearer is he to me.''
[At-Tirmidhi].

Commentary: The person who breaks the Saum in its early time is best loved by Allah because he is a true follower of the Prophet (PBUH).

Ramadan 12

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1232. `Amr bin Al-`As (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "The difference between our observance of Saum (fasting) and that of the people of the Scriptures is Suhur (predawn meal in Ramadan).''
[Muslim].

Ramadan 11

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1230. Zaid bin Thabit (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: We took Suhur (predawn meal) with the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and then we stood up for (Fajr) Salat (prayer). It was asked: "How long was the gap between the two?'' He replied: "The time required for the recitation of fifty Ayat.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Ramadan 10

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1238. Salman bin `Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet (PBUH) saying, "When one of you breaks his Saum (fasting), let him break it on dates; if he does not have any, break his fast with water for it is pure.''
[Abu Dawud].

Ramadan 9

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1229. Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Eat Suhur (predawn meal). Surely, there is a blessing in Suhur.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Surah Khaf

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Protect yourself

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Adi bin Hatim (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Guard yourselves against the Fire (of Hell) even if it be only with half a date-fruit (given in charity); and if you cannot afford even that, you should at least say a good word.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Inviolable Rights

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
" O Allah, I declare inviolable the rights of two weak ones: the orphans and women."
[An-Nas'i]

Commentary:
The poor are generally treated callously in human society. Women and orphans are regular victims of this cruelty. They are deprived of their share in property to which they are entitled under the Islamic law. In some cases their properties are usurped and they are maltreated at the hands of usurpers. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) has threatened them with serious consequences to prevent the Muslims from committing such injustice.

The attitude of Muslims and the teachings of Islam in this matter are two different things. How can Islam be blamed for the attitude of Muslims? It is time Muslims should understand that Islam is getting a bad name because of their bad conduct. As a result of this they are committing a double crime. On the one hand, they are guilty of usurping others of their legitimate rights and perpetrating cruelties, and on the other, disgracing their religion. In other words, rather than preaching Islam they are creating obstacles in the way of people joining the fold of Islam. May Allah grant us guidance to follow the right path. Ameen!

Advice

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"Fear Allah wherever you are, do good deeds after doing bad ones, the former will wipe out the latter, and behave decently towards people."

[At-Tirmidhi]

A Dua to Read After Every Salat

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) held my hand and said,
"O Mu'adh, By Allah, I love you and advise you not to miss supplicating after every Salat (prayer) saying:
'Allahumma a'inni 'ala dhikrika wa shukrika, wa husni 'ibadatika,'
(O Allah, help me remember You, expressing gratitude to You and worship You in the best manner.)"
[Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i]

Read Quran Regularly

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"The parable of one who knows the Qur'an by heart is as the parable of an owner of hobbled camel. If he remains vigilant, he will retain it; and if he neglects it, it will go away"
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
The person who has memorized the Qur'an or a portion of it should recite it regularly so that he can retain it otherwise it will start slipping from his memory.

Contentment

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"Successful is the one who has entered the fold of Islam and is provided with sustenance which is sufficient for his needs, and Allah makes him content with what He has bestowed upon him."
[Muslim]

Be envied by the prophets & the martyrs

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Allah سبحانه وتعالى has said, 'For those who love one another for the sake of My Glory, there will be seats of light (on the day of Resurrection), and they will be envied by the prophets & the martyrs'
[Al-Tirmidhi]

Some of the major sins

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"(Of the) major sins are: to ascribe partners to Allah, disobey parents, murder someone, and to take a false oath (intentionally)."
[Al-Bukhari]

Note: These are just some of the major sins many more have been discussed and enlisted in volumes such as Az-Zawajir 'an iqtraf-al-Kaba'ir & Kitab-al-Kaba'ir.
May Allah protect us all.
Ameen

Safeguarding and Perpetuating Good Habits

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"Verily, Allah will not change the (good) condition of a people as long as they do not change their state (of goodness) themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allah).''
(13:11)

What to look for in a wife

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"A woman is married for four things: for her wealth, for her lineage, for her beauty or for her piety. Select the pious, may you be blessed!"
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Mutual Love

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
We as Muslims should love one another as this love will get us far.
"On the Day of Resurrection, Allah the Exalted, will say:
'Where are those who have mutual love for the sake of My Glory?
Today I shall shelter them in My Shade when there will be no shade except Mine." '
[Muslim]

Due reliance

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

" If you all depend on Allah with due reliance, He would certainly give you provision as He gives it to birds who go forth hungry in the morning and return with full belly at dusk."
[At-Tirmidhi]

Dua for fear/anxiety

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
" How can I feel at ease when the angel of the Trumpet, (Israfil) had put his lips to the Trumpet and is waiting for the order to blow it."
He صلى الله عليه و سلم perceived as if this had shocked his companions, so he صلى الله عليه و سلم told them to seek comfort through reciting:
حَسۡبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡوَڪِيلُ
' Hasbunallah wa ni'mal-Wakil'
[Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us).]
[At-Tirmidhi]

Be Careful Of whom You Love

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"A person will be summoned with the one whom he loves."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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On the Day of Resurrection

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"Man's feet will not move on the Day of Resurrection before he is asked about his life, how did he consume it, his knowledge, what did he do with it, his wealth, how did he earn it, and how did he dispose of it, and about his body, how did he wear it out."
[At-Tirmidhi]

Piety Dua

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Allahumma inni as'alukal-huda wat-tuqa wal- 'afafa wal-ghina

(O Allah I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity and self -sufficiency)

[Muslim]

A wise man & a foolish one

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

A wise man is the one who calls himself to account (and refrains from doing evil deeds) and does noble deeds to benefit him after death; and the foolish person is the one who subdues himself to his temptations and desires and seeks from Allah the fulfillment of his vain desires.

[At-Tirmidhi]

How close is Jannah?

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"Jannah is nearer to anyone of you than your shoe-lace, and so is the (hell) fire."

[Al-Bukhari]

Are you the Lamp?

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

" The example of the person who teaches people good and neglects himself ( does not practice himself), is like a lamp which is a source of illumination for people and burns itself."

[Tabarani, Targhib]

Supplications

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"Glorify your lord in Ruku (bowing posture) and exert yourself in supplication in prostration. Thus your supplications are liable to be accepted."

[Muslim]

Remembrance

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Wudu is half of Salat, and the expression: Subhan-Allah (Allah is free from imperfection) fills the balance, and the expression Al-ham-du lillah (praise be to Allah) fills the space between the heavens and the earth."

[Muslim]

We Are One

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"The believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and sympathy are just like one body. When one of the limbs suffers, the whole body responds to it with wakefulness and fever."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

The type of people in Jannah/Jahanum

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

" Shall I not inform you about the people of Jannah? It is every person who is, modest and humble (before Allah, a person who is accounted weak and is looked down upon but if he adjures Allah, Allah will certainly give him what he desires. Now shall I inform you about the inmates of Hell? It is every violent, impertinent and proud man."

[Al Bukhari and Muslim]

May Allah make us amongst the people in Jannah and save us from Jahanum.

Ameen

Cover Up Faults

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"Allah will cover up on the Day of Resurrection the defects (faults) of the one who covers up the faults of the others in this world"

[Muslim]

A True Believer

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

" No one of you shall become a true believer until he desires for his brother what he desires for himself."

[Al Bukhari and Muslim]

Abusing Time

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Allah سبحانه وتعالى has said:

The son of Adam hurts Me by abusing Time (era), whereas I am Time(era). Authority of all affairs is in My Hand and I alternate the night and the day.

[Bukhari -Hadith Qudsi]

He Who Guides

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

He who guides towards good, gets the same reward as the one doing a good deed; and Allah likes helping a man in distress.

[Bazzar. Targhib]

Visit one another

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Whosoever visits a patient or visits his Muslim brother, an angel says : You are blessed and your steps are blessed and you have made and abode in Paradise

[Tirdmidhi]

Curse

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
We curse ourselves:
سُوۡرَةُ المَاعون
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ (١) فَذَٲلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ (٢) وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ (٣) فَوَيۡلٌ۬ لِّلۡمُصَلِّينَ (٤) ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَن صَلَاتِہِمۡ سَاهُونَ (٥) ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ يُرَآءُونَ (٦) وَيَمۡنَعُونَ ٱلۡمَاعُونَ
Al-Maun
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Have you seen him who denies the Recompense? (1) That is he who repulses the orphan (harshly),[] (2) And urges not on the feeding of AlMiskîn (the poor),[] (3) So woe unto those performers of Salât (prayers) (hypocrites), (4) Those who delay their Salât (prayer from their stated fixed times), (5) Those who do good deeds only to be seen (of men), (6) And prevent Al-Mâ'ûn (small kindnesses like salt, sugar, water). (7)

When visiting an ill person

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

لَا بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ

Labasa tahurun inshallah

"There is no problem, If Allah wills, He will purge your sins by this illness."

[Bukhari]

Written on vellum then sealed

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"Whoever performs wudhu then says this dua, it would be written on vellum then sealed; thereafter, it would not be broken till the Day of Resurrection

Subhanaka allahumma wabe humdika ashadu allailaha illa anta astugferuka waatubu ilaika."

(How perfect You are O Allah, and I praise You, I bear witness that none has the right to worship except You, I seek Your forgivness and turn in repentance to You).

[Albani]

A dua for protection

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Allahumma ajirni minan naar

O Allah! Save me from the fire.

He Who Refused!

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

" All of my Ummah will enter into paradise, except he who refused.

The Sahabah said:

O Rasulullah! And who would refuse?

He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) replied:

He who obeyed me entered paradise, and who disobeyed me refused."

[Bukhari]

Dua between Adhaan and Iqamah

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

" The supplication made between Adhaan and the Iqamah is never rejected."

[Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi]

Al-Salam 98

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Really think hard about the questions asked at the end of the video.

O Allah make us always happy with Your Decree.

Ameen.

Golden Advices For Qur'an Memorization

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Hasad/Jealousy

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

May Allah keep us away from envy.

Ameen.

Try to read the Four Quls and Ayatul Kursi for protection inshallah.

(Surah Al-Kafiroun,Surah Al-Falaq, Surah Al-Ikhlas & Surah An-Nas)

سُوۡرَةُ الفَلَق

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ (١) مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ (٢) وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ (٣) وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلۡعُقَدِ (٤) وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ (٥)

Al-Falaq

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Say: "I seek refuge with (Allâh) the Lord of the daybreak, (1) "From the evil of what He has created; (2) "And from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or the moon as it sets or goes away) (3) "And from the evil of those who practise witchcrafts when they blow in the knots, (4) "And from the evil of the envier when he envies." (5)

سُوۡرَةُ النَّاس

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ (١) مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ (٢)إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ (٣) مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ (٤) ٱلَّذِى يُوَسۡوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ (٥) مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ (٦)

An-Nas

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Say: "I seek refuge with (Allâh) the Lord of mankind, (1) "The King of mankind — [] (2) "The Ilâh (God) of mankind, (3) "From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in one's heart after one remembers Allâh)[] , (4) "Who whispers in the breasts of mankind, (5) "Of jinn and men." (6)