7/29/10

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!

7/27/10

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]

7/24/10

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]

7/21/10

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]

7/20/10

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]

7/19/10

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

7/16/10

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]