4/28/11

Illusions

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
We often fear that which we know little about. The courage to learn conquers the illusions of the mind.

4/24/11

Don't Worry

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Things aren’t always as they seem. Umm Musa (Mother of Musa(AS)) was told to throw her son in the river, Yusuf (Alayhis Salam) was left for dead in a well, Maryam delivered a child alone, Yunus (Alayhis Salam) was swallowed by a whale, Ibrahim (Alayhis Salam) was thrown in the fire and Umm Salamah thought no one could be better than Abu Salamah. Yet look at how it turned out for them… in the end". --So don’t worry, Allah has a plan for you

4/13/11

Proficient

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"The one who is proficient in the recitation of the quran will be honorable and obedient scribes(angels) and he who recited the quran, doing his best to recite it in the best way possible, will have double reward."
[Al Bukhari and Muslim]
Note: Proficient here means one who reads the Quran in accordance with the rules of Ilm At-Tajwid. The hadith also highlights the merit of the reader of the Quran who does not know Ilm At-Tajwid and for that reason cannot read fluently. but in spite of this, he reads it with great effort. He will be given double reward, one for difficulty encountered in reciting it, 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
(صلى الله عليه و سلم )
. Imam Bukhari has taken it to mean "One who makes reconciliation". The angels who bring Wahy and chastisement from Allah.
For more info read pages 793-794 Riyad-us-Saliheen

4/12/11

Surat Al-Baqarah and Surat Al-Imran

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Quran and its people who applied it, will be brought on the Day of Resurrection preceded with Surat Al-Baqarah and Surat Al-Imran arguing on behalf of those who applied them.
[Muslim]

4/10/11

'Make the most of life'

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
It is in Arabic but it does have English subtitles.

4/9/11

Three Supplications

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"Three supplications are answered without doubt. The supplication of the oppressed, the supplication of the traveler, and the supplication of the parent for his son."
[At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud]

4/8/11

Dua For Pain

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Abu Abdullah bin Abul-As (peace be upon him) reported:
I complained to the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) about a pain I had in my body. The messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) said, " Place your hand where you feel pain and say: 'Bismillah (With the Name of Allah)' three times; and then repeat seven times: A'udhu bi'izzatillahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa 'uhadhiru ( I seek refuge with Allah and with His Power from the evil that afflicts me and that which I apprehend)
[Muslim]

4/7/11

Dua For Sick Person

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
When the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) visited any ailing member of his family, he would touch the sick person with his right hand and would supplicate:
"Allahumma Rab-ban-nasi, adhhibil-ba'sa, washfi, An-tash-Shafi, la shifa'a, illa shifa'uka, shifaan la yughadiru saqaman
[O Allah! the raab of mankind! Remove this disease and cure (him or her)! You are the Great Curer. There is no cure but through You, which leaves behind no disease]."
[Al Bukhari and Muslim]
Note: The word 'Ya'udu' (inquired about the patients health or visited) occurs in the Hadith text quoted by Imaam An-Nawawi. But according to Al-Bukhari this word is 'yuawwidu' which say Ibn Hajar is synonymous to the word 'yarqee' (blew over the patient)

4/6/11

Seventy Thousand Angels

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Ali bin Abu Talib (peace be upon him) reported:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) saying
"When a Muslim visits a sick Muslim at dawn, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till dusk. If he visits him in the evening, seventy thousand angels keep on praying for him till the morning; and he will have (his share of) reaped fruits in Jannah."
[At-Tirmidhi]

4/5/11

Dua for protection against mischeif

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
When the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) feared mischief from people, he would supplicate:
'Allahumma inna naj'aluka fi nuhurihim, wa na'udhu bika min shururihim
(O Allah! We ask You to face them and seek Your Protection against their evil.)
[Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i]

Fresh fruits of Jannah

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Prophet
(صلى الله عليه و سلم )
said,
"He who visits his brother in Faith, will remain engaged in picking the fresh fruits from the garden of Jannah till he
returns."
[Muslim]
[The Book Of Visiting The Sick, Riyad-us-Saliheen]