10/27/10

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)

10/26/10

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]

10/24/10

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)

10/23/10

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]

10/19/10

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]

10/18/10

Guard your Salat

السلام عليكم
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"He who guards the obligatory Salat will not be written amongst the neglectful.
[Ibne Khuzaimah]

9/24/10

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.

9/19/10

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]

9/15/10

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]