Life

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاتهبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‎"Life is full of decisions and choices: to achieve one thing, you have by necessity to give up another. So you have to ask yourself this: when it gets right down to it and you have to make a choice, would you choose to concentrate only on looking good or would you rather prefer to strive to be good?" - Nida

Fires

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‎"Ibrahim (Alayhisalam) was thrown into fire. God willing none of us will ever face such a trial in this life. But there is not a person who won’t get thrown into some sort of emotional, psychological or social fires in their life. And don’t think for a moment that God cannot make those fires cool for us."

— Yasmin Mogahed

Islam is for

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاتهبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‎"Islam is not for later, tomorrow or whenever. Islam is for now, always & forever" -unknown

Ramadan 10

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 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].

Ramadan 8

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1221. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Observe Saum (fast) on sighting the crescent and terminate it on sighting it (the new moon), but if the sky is cloudy before you, then complete the number (thirty days) of the month.''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Ramadan 7

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1220. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When Ramadan begins, the gates of Jannah are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained.''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Ramadan 6

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1219. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said,"He who observes fasting during the month of Ramadan with Faith while seeking its reward from Allah, will have his past sins forgiven.''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Ramadan 5

السلام عليكم

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1218. Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Every slave of Allah who observes Saum (fasting) for one day for the sake of Allah, Allah will draw his face farther from Hell-fire to the extent of a distance to be covered in seventy years.''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]