In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Say: He is Allah the One and Only; (1) Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; (2) He begetteth, not nor is He begotten; (3) And there is none like unto Him. (4)
"If you find faults with Muslims, you will corrupt them."
[Abu Dawud]
"It is enough evil for a Muslim to look down upon his (Muslim) brother"
[Muslim]
If a Muslim looks for the defects of another and hunts for his weaknesses, other Muslims will also adopt the same attitude towards him, and this situation will create dissension and conflict in society. This also will make them fall prey to sins and make them persistent in committing them. For this reason, spying and finding faults with Muslims has been prohibited by Shari'ah.
السلام عليكم بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ Tho this 3 part video is aimed at women it can be beneficial to both men and women inshallah. I know its in Arabic but it does have subs and there is a lot of naseeha in it.
Iman (faith) has more than seventy branches; the superior most one is saying of Lailaha illallah (There is none worth of worship except Allah); and the inferior most is the removal of an obstacle from the way; and Haya is a branch of Iman.
[Muslim]
The essence of Haya is that it restrains man from evil and prevents man from neglecting the obligations that he owes to others.
A beautiful emotional poem about the meeting with Allah the people of Jannah will have.
May Allah make us all amongst the people of Paradise who will be rewarded in such a beautiful way. May Allah make us of those who get the reward of seeing Him, Glorified and Exalted is He, in Jannah. Ameen, thumma, Ameen Ya Rabbul Alameen!!
"The person who guards the five times Salat, its Wudu, its prescribed time, its proper Ruku and Sujud, while perceiving it to be the Right of Allah on him, he is forbidden upon fire."
"Do not speak too much except in glorifying Allah, for talking too much without remembering Allah causes hardness of the heart. And amongst the people farthest away from Allah are those, whose hearts are hard."
"Make things easy (for people) do not make things hard and difficult for them. Give them good tidings and do not create hatred"
[Bukhari]
We should try to encourage people by mentioning glad tiding and virtues for doing good deeds and notfrighten them because of their sins so much that they despair the mercy of Allah and are thus dragged away from Deen.
A Muslim's supplication in the absence of his brother is accepted. An angel is stationed at his head; whenever he makes supplication for the good of his brother, this angel says: Amin and may you receive the same.
It starts with Quran and then he starts to talk around 1:50. (Beautiful recitation! Mashallah) It's really a great speech mashallah I know it a bit long but do watch it.
Inshallah you will benefit from it
No doubt we have sinned. Ya Allah Forgive us and grant us your mercy!
The respect of the women folk of the people who go out in the Path of Allah, on those who stay behind, is similar to the respect of their own mothers. If anyone is entrusted to look after such a family but betrays (his trust), it will be said on the Day of Resurrection that this is the man, who betrayed your family; so take as many good deeds of his as you wish.
Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم)then said: " What do you think? (will this man leave any good deeds behind?
A man said to the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم):
"I have relatives with whom i try to keep ties of relationship but they sever relations with me; and with whom I treat kindly but they treat me badly, I am gentle with them but they are rough to me." He (صلى الله عليه وسلم) replied. " If you are as you say, it is as if you are feeding them hot ashes, and you will be with a supporter against them from Allah as long as you continue to do so.
By Him, in Whose Hand is my life, undoubtedly you must enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil or else Allah will certainly send upon you a Punishment;then you will supplicate to him and He will not accept it.
"Whatever is in front of you, then maybe it may have the signs of sin in it, but realise that it may have good in it. Perhaps there is 90% bad, but there is 10% good. So expand this 10% and treat it as 50%. Dont say [to such a person] that You are a sinner/transgressor. because this will decrease that 10% of good. Consider the good to be more. Perhaps Allah shall rectify this person at your hands."
Subhanallah!
You never really know what a person is like. They may seem like a sinner to you but they may actually be a ten times better Muslim.
Note: The speaker is male (lower your gaze) if need be.
Also if you guys have any advice regarding the girl I mention in previous post(s) please share. Recall she is young and does not really seem to understand hijab at all and seems to see it in a negative light.
Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) once asked his Sahabah (peace be upon them)
Do you know who is poor?
Sahabah replied: The poor amongst us is he who has no money or property.
Rasulullah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) explained:
The poor amongst my Ummah is one, who will come on the Day of Resurrection with Salat, Saum and Zakat, but who had abused somebody, slandered someone, usurped the goods of another person, had shed blood or beaten another person. So this one and that one will be given a part of the aggressor's good deeds; should his good deeds fall short, before he clears what he owes then the aggrieved person's sins and faults will be transfered from them to him; and he will be thrown into Hell-Fire.
"Knowledge is of two types: 1. Knowledge that penetrates into the heart; this knowledge is beneficial. 2. Knowledge, that is merely on the tongue; this will be Allah's evidence against the son of Adam.
[Tarhgib]
Note: Knowledge of the tongue is referring to knowledge without practice and sincerity.
May Allah make us amongst those who seek knowledge that penetrates the heart.
السلام عليكم بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ Here is one of the hadith I mentioned in this post. "The first of his deeds, for which a man will be taken into account on the Day of Resurrection, will be his Salat. If it is sound, he will be saved and successful; but if it is corrupt, he will be unfortunate and miserable. If any deficiency is found in his (obligatory) Salat, Allah سبحانه وتعالى will say: 'Look at My slave, whether he has any Nafl Salat so that what is lacking in the (obligatory) Salat may be made up by it.' Then the rest of his actions Saum, Zakat, etc will be also dealt with in a similar manner." [Tirmidhi]
"He who is regular in offering twelve Rak’at (of Salat), Allah will build for him a house in Paradise; four Rak’at before Zuhr, two Rak’at after Zuhr, two Rak’at after Magrib, two Rak’at after Isha and two Rak’at before fajr."
“My Ummah will be called on the Day of Resurrection with their limbs and faces shining from traces of Wudu. So whoever amongst you can increase the area of his radiance should do so (i.e. by performing Wudu regularly)”
Sorry no hadith today inshallah tomorrow. I just want to remind you guys that you never know which little action of yours can inspire a person to seek out Allah swt and learn about his deen. So beware of what you do, how you speak, and portray yourself, you are not only representing your self and your family but this beautiful deen. If you read my personal blog, you know about the little girl that visited me. (Read here) She visited me again today and subhanallah she saw me praying and now wants to learn. (Will write about it more detail on the personal blog soon inshallah but I just wanted to remind you.)
May Allah guide her and all others like her and shows them what Islam is all about.
"A house will be built in Jannah for every Muslim who offers twelve Rak'ah of optional Salat other than the obligatory Salat in a day and a night (to seek the Pleasure of Allah)."
[Muslim]
I've been meaning to ask all of you who decided to participate in the optional prayer thing.
How is it going for you?
Inshallah all is well.
If there is anything I can do for you please don't hesitate to ask.
"O people! perform your (voluntary) Salat(prayers) in your homes because the best Salat of a man is the one he performs at home, except the obligatory Salat"
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
Note: Men should read their obligatory Salat in congregation.
Najaasate Haqeeqi is that Najaasat that can be seen (External blood) e.g. stool
Najaasate Hukmi is that Najaasat (impurity and filth) which cannot be seen, e.g.
(a) Hadath
(b) Janabah.
HADATH means to be without wudhu.
JANABAH is the state of a person on whom Ghusl meaning a bath has become Compulsory. It is necessary that one's body should be free from both types of Najaasat before performing Namaaz.
Take the time to watch this video its well worth it.
Is this your heart?
Miskeen/a
Note: I am aware that this video has men in it so if you do not understand you can scroll down that way you can avoid looking yet still read the subtitles.
Ya Allah! Guide our hearts towards the right path.
Note: I am aware that this video has men in it so if you do not understand you can scroll down that way you can avoid looking yet still read the subtitles.
The companions were indeed something very special, Subhanallah how amazing they were. Right now we are at a lost. Look at us. Our ummah. Whats happened? This ummah is made up of people like you and I. Lets make an effort. We are the next generation Lets learn and inshallah become amongst those whose children will value and honor Islam not defame it. Let's try to bring the love, the zeal the companions peace be upon them had for knowledge & Islam into our lives.
EIGHT CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE OBSERVED BEFORE ONE PERFORMS SALAH (NAMAAZ).
1. To make Wudhu if necessary. 2. To make Ghusl if necessary. 3. Taharah (cleanliness) of body and dress. 4. Taharah (cleanliness) of place. 5. Facing towards the Qiblah. 6. Covering of the Satr (private parts). 7. Niyyah (intention) for Namaaz. 8. Performing Salaat at the prescribed times.
If any one of these conditions is omitted, Salaat will not be accepted.
Notes: A Males satr is from the navel to the knees (including knees.) A Females satr is her entire body except her face and hands to the wrist.
Taharah (cleanliness) means one be free from all Najaasate (Filth and Impurities).
There are two types of Najaasate which we will cover in the next post inshallah.
Ps. This and a lot more is covered in the book Taleem-Ul-Haq
The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to perform four Rak'ah prayer after the declining of the sun before Zuhr prayer and would say " This is an hour at which the gates of heaven are opened and I like that my good deeds should rise to heaven at that time."
Note: The prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to perform the four Rak'ah Sunnah of the Zuhr prayer when the sun started declining. In fact except for Isha he would perform every salat at its early hours.
Zuhr has 12 Rak'ats
Would you not like your good deeds to rise to heaven when the gates open?
After reading maghrib salah today I was just sitting on the musallah(prayer rug) thinking about the way I pray. I thought about the story of a man who went to sell an object and when he showed it to the buyer the man said he would give so and so money. The seller asked why so little? The buyer who was an expert in his field began to point out flaws in the product. The seller began to cry. The buyer became alarmed and said okay I will give you so and so but don’t cry. The seller said that is not why I am crying. I am crying because I am thinking about my salah. The seller is wondering if Allah will accept his salah.*
Think about the way you pray.
Does your mind wander, do you make mistakes in your recitation, forget which rakaat you are on, etc?
Our salah is one of the very first things we will be asked about, if it is well then everything else will be easy as well** but if it is not then.. may Allah have mercy on you.
What can we do? How can we save our selves?
Did you know that if there is an discrepancy in your salah then Allah will tell the angels to see if you have any nafl(optional) salah and those will be used to fill the discrepancy.*** So my dear brothers and sisters I have an idea.
What if every day you prayed 2 nafl salah.
(If you already read so n so amount add two more)
Gradually you can increase it but lets start with two inshallah. Imagine, these 2 nafl can be the difference between hell and heaven for you. They can help determine your fate. You can pray them like right after you come out of the shower in the morning that way you have wudhu as it is. I'm sure 5 minutes for this will be well worth it in the akirah. Or at night before bed when you are reading surah ya-seen and other surahs that have great rewards for being read before bed.This is my mission.(mission sounds better then goal heh) To pray two (more) rakaats everyday inshallah until it becomes habit.
Why don’t you try this with me?
I will inshallah be there for you if you need encouragement, advice or anything else.
We can do this together.
Who’s with me?
*I read this story in a kitaab years ago. I wrote it from memory so its paraphrased. The original story is very beautiful inshallah I will look for it and post it up.
** & *** I also read these in a kitaab. I don’t remember which one so again I will look for them and post it.
Edit: **& ***= "The first of his deeds, for which a man will be taken into account on the Day of Resurrection, will be his Salat. If it is sound, he will be saved and successful; but if it is corrupt, he will be unfortunate and miserable. If any deficiency is found in his (obligatory) Salat, Allah will say: 'Look at My slave, whether he has any Nafl Salat so that what is lacking in the (obligatory) Salat may be made up by it.'
Then the rest of his actions Saum , Zakat, etc will be also dealt with in a similar manner."
[Tirmidhi]
I am still looking for the story as unfortunately I do not remember which book it is in. If you have read it before please let me know.
السلام عليكم بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ "How wonderful is the case of a believer; there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to Allah and that is good for him; and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for him." [Muslim]
I was going to post this on my personal blog but since its more of an Islamic reminder thought it was more appropriate here. Sometimes things happen and we don't understand why.What did I ever do?We question, dissect, and analyze.We need to realize that everything happens because
Allah سبحانه وتعالى wanted it to happen.All the good, the supposed bad, everything.Who knows whats best for us then the one who created us.Sometimes things seem really bad but look for the good in the situation because this thing may actually be good but we haven't realized it yet.I'm sure you will find at least one good aspect in it.I know with me these last couple days some things happened that I thought were bad but I learned a lesson so it wasn't completely bad.So try to look at your situation from a different angle and remember everything that you go through is part of the grand plan. Allah سبحانه وتعالى is wise. He knows whats best for us. When something happens just think 'Subhanallah! worst could have happened. Alhumdulillah! It didn't happen.'(Hamid)
Sometimes when one tells the truth it seems like one is punished for it but remember:
"Truth leads to piety and piety leads to Jannah. A man persists in speaking the truth till he is enrolled with Allah as a truthful. Falsehood leads to vice and vice leads to the Fire(Hell), and a person persists on telling lies until he is enrolled as a liar.
"A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak one, and both are good. Adhere to that which is beneficial for you. Keep asking Allah for help and do not refrain from it. If you are afflicted in any way, do not say: 'If I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted in such and such,' but say only 'Allah so determined and did as He willed.' The word 'If' opens the gates of satanic thoughts."
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Passenger Details: Name : One of the Children of Adam Origins : From clay Address : Planet Earth
Conditions Of Travel: Departure : From life on earth Destination : Eternal life Stop-over : Hotel (2 meters under the ground, for one person) Duration of flight : From couple of seconds to several millions of years
Departure time: Time of death : Exact time is unknown ( but it can happen earlier than expected) Arrival time : On the Judgment Day (not specified in the timetable)
Information About Interrogation: On the arrival to the hotel (grave): incorruptible Auditors - two angels: Munkar & Nakir, will immediately start questioning. Three questions will be asked:
1. Who is your God? 2. Who is your prophet? 3. What is your religion? Questions will follow about your life on earth. For more information, refer to Sura 'Ibrahim' of the Holy Quran.
Luggage: 1. Despite the fact that the air transfers only one passenger at a time, there are some restrictions on the amount of baggage that you can take with you 2. You can take with you 5 meters of white cloth 3. Any items of material life of earth are strictly forbidden. 4. Realistic luggage should consist of good deeds, modest behavior and of well spent time on calling people to Islam.
Important instructions: All the passengers should remember that tickets are not exchangeable refundable. This journey is compulsory for representatives of all races, nationalities, religions and of all ages. Delays are not stipulated.
Captain: Angel of Death will not compromise on changing the date and time of departure.
For more information: Read instructions, which you can find in The Holy Quran and Sunnah , could also consult Aalims (scholars). Please do it as soon as possible.
During your journey you will not be provided with oxygen mask, as your breathing system will be terminated just before the departure time.
Additional instructions: 1. You don't need to take care of your boarding pass, passport and other travel documents. To prepare for a comfortable flight: 2. Pray 5 times a day 3. Read the Holy Quran 4. Follow the sunnah to the best of your ability and be ready for your flight, as you may have to depart any minute (even now)
Final warning: Final destination depends on you! Please do not waste your time on planet earth. Remember, you have one-way ticket: , Either to Hell or to Paradise .
Jahannam OR Jannah Hence read & practice the instructions from the manuals ( Qur'aan and Sunnah) carefully And follow to reach JANNAH. Insha Allah , With HIS Grace, We all meet there in the Gardens of Jannah.
السلام عليكم بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ Most of us read these surahs (the last 10 chapters of the Qur'an ) often in salah. This video is just a reminder to make sure we are reading them correctly with tajweed.
Never a believer is stricken with a discomfort, an illness, an anxiety, a grief or mental worry or even the pricking of a thorn but Allah will expiate his sins on account of his patience.
"It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces to the East and the West; but righteous is he who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Scripture and the prophets; and giveth wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and to orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those who ask, and to set slaves free; and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due. And those who keep their treaty when they make one, and the patient in tribulation and adversity and time of stress. Such are they who are sincere. Such are the God-fearing."
"A lot of magnetic personalities say this or that, leaders command this or that, and the governors do this or that, but few sit in their living rooms and remember Allah while their time passes amongst people. Like the lanterns in street corners, no one hardly notices them, but walk by their lights. "
I don't want to be held accountable for misleading people on the Day of Judgment and I know that when you read something on the internet there is a big chance its probably fabricated so NONE of my hadiths are from internet sources. I will inshallah get them from my own collection of books like Riyad-Us-Saliheen and Muntakab Ahadith. I try my best to double check everything I post but I'm human and I make mistakes so if you see anything that seems 'off' to you please let me know.
I (Reviving the Sunnah) do not necessarily support or endorse the views of the individual (s) in the videos posted. They are primarily for educational purposes.
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