WE LIVE IN VERY INTERESTING AND FUNNY TIMES

1.We live in times where we see many humans, but not humanity.

2.We live in times where the rich has more rooms than children and the poor has more children than rooms.

3.We live in times where smart phones bring you closer to those who are far, but distance you from those who are closer.

4.We live in times where we open Facebook, more than The Holy Book;

5.We live in times where a single mother can look after 10 children, but 10 children can't look after a single mother;

6.We live in times where the rich walk miles to digest food, while the poor walk miles to search for food;

7.We live in times where women are paid to be naked, while others have no clothes to cover their nakedness.

8. We live in times where our contact lists are huge, but our relationships are poor.

9. We live in times where our possessions are more, but our appreciation is less;

10. We live in times where we know how to earn a good living, but somehow forget how to live a good life;

11.We live in times where many know the price of everything, but not the value of anything.
Indeed, we live in a strange world. May God help and Guide Us

Be easy going on the insolvents:

In this materialistic world it is difficult to find someone who after losing financially is still not hurt by the loss. Therefore, we find that the people who give out money (as a loan) are less; and lesser than them are those who give respite to the insolvent; and even lesser than them are those who write-off the debt. No wonder Allaah تعالى has assigned great rewards for these actions.

Hudhaifah رضي الله عنه reported Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم as saying: “The angels took away the soul of a person who had lived among people who were before you. They (the angels) said: Did you do anything good? He said: No. they said: Try to recall. He said: I used to lend to people and order my servants to give respite to one in straitened circumstances and give allowance to the solvent. Then Allaah تعالى said (to the angels): {You should ignore (his failing).}” [Saheeh Muslim (4076)]

Abu Masood and Hudhaifah رضي الله عنهما were together in a gathering. Hudhaifah رضي الله عنه said: A person met his Lord (after death) and He تعالى said: {What (good) did you do?} He said: I did no good except that I was a rich man, and I demanded from the people (the repayment of debt that I advanced to them). I, however, accepted that which the solvent gave and remitted (the debt) of the insolvent, whereupon He تعالى said (to the angels): {You should ignore (the faults) of My servant}. Abu Masood رضي الله عنه said: This is what I heard Allaah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم as saying. [Saheeh Muslim (4077)]

`Abdullaah bin Abu Qataadah reported that Abu Qataadah رضي الله عنه demanded (the payment of his debt) from his debtor but he (the debtor) disappeared; later on he (Abu Qataadah) found him and he (the debtor) said: I am hard up financially, whereupon he (Abu Qataadah) said: (Do you state it) by Allaah? He said: By Allaah! Upon this he (Abu Qataadah) said: I heard Allaah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم as saying: “He who loves that Allaah saves him from the torments of the Day of Resurrection should give respite to the insolvent or remit (his debt).” [Saheeh Muslim (4083)]

The man from Madyan said to Prophet Musa:
لَا تَخَفۡ‌ۖ
“Don’t be afraid” (Qur'an)

Prophet Yusuf AS said to his brother:
فَلَا تَبۡتَٮِٕسۡ
“Don’t grieve” (Qur'an)

Prophet Mohammad SAW said to his companion:
لَا تَحۡزَنۡ
“Don’t be sad” (Qur'an)

Calming the hearts of people during testing times and providing reassurance during times of panic was the method of prophets.

Now is the time to revive it.

“Don’t preach if you don’t practice” “Practice what you preach”

Hasan al-Basri said to Mutarraf Ibn Abdullah:

"Advise your companions!"

He replied: "I am scared to say something to them that I do not practise myself."

Hasan said: "May Allah have mercy upon you! Who is there amongst us who does everything he says?

This is how Shaytan attains his objective, so that no one enjoins goodness and forbids evil."

(Tafsir al-Qurtubi, 1/367)

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The Prophet ﷺ said, ❝It is enough of a sin for a person to neglect those whose provision is his responsibility.❞

Muslim, #996
CAPTURED THOUGHTS by Imām Ibn al-Jawzi | Dār as-Sunnah Publishers | Pg. 175

Sh. Muqbil Raḥimahullāh said:

“O Muslims!! If you were to prefer Dunyā over Ākhirah; you would neither be able to grab Dunyā nor would you be able to achieve (success of) Ākhirah.”

● [كتاب غارة الأشرطة ١/٤٥٥]

Once upon a time, a lion fell in love with a deer, and to impress the deer, the lion removed his teeth and said:
‎ عاشق تو هستم و تو را از ته دل خود دوست دارم . اگر باور نمیکنی، ببین من از بزای تو دندان های خود را کشیدم، که دیگر این دندان‌ها سبب اذیت تو نشود.
“𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗿, 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁! 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲, 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂.”
Soon, the toothless lion became hungry and couldn’t hunt, the lion was attacked and it couldn’t defend itself!
It wasn’t long before this harmless stupid lion lost his prestige and leadership in the jungle!
He didn’t realise he ruled, because of the full package.
Similar is the case of people who try to remove certain harsh aspects of this religion, to make other people happy.
They want to turn Islam into this sweet, powerless, submissive, weak, and compliant religion, that can be easily pushed aside.
They will fail miserably.

*Allah Said:*

No calamity befalls, but by the Leave [i.e. Decision and Qadar (Divine Preordainments)] of Allah, and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart [to the true Faith with certainty, i.e. what has befallen him was already written for him by Allah from the Qadar (Divine Preordainments)]. And Allah is the All-Knower of everything.

*Qur'an Surah 64, Verse 11.*
*Translated by, Al-Hilali and Muhsin Khan ( The Noble Qur'an ).*

Abu Ad-Dardaa’ narrated that the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Seek out the weak among you, because you will be granted sustenance and victory through the weak among you [by virtue of their supplication and sincerity].”

Reported by Abu Daawood (2594) and At-Tirmithi (1702). Grade: Sahih (Al-Albani)

Thus, the presence of the weak, poor, and disabled in Muslim society is a great mercy, for they are a great door to goodness that Allah opens for His slaves. The slaves of Allah compete in being good to and helping disabled people so that the supplication of these people will bring about mercy, victory, and honor for the Muslims.

- How He Treated Them? by Muhammad Saalih Al-Munajjid, Zad Publishing, 2014, Page 236

THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF RECITING SURAH BAQARAH

‎بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Surah Baqarah is the 2nd Surah of Holy Quran which is the largest in length consists of 286 verses, considered the longest Surah of Quran. Surah Baqarah was revealed in Medina on Prophet Muhammad (‎ﷺ‎ ), so, it is a Madni Surah. Holy Quran is composed of different chapters all of them are the miraculous and divine origin. Some of the Surahs of the Holy Quran has significance on others due to some reasons Surah Baqarah is one of those special Surahs.

In Surah Baqarah, Allah Almighty introduces us to the Quran and tells us about three different types of people; those who will benefit from the guidance of the Quran, those who won’t, and those who are only pretending to be people of the Quran. The rest of the Surah is a beautiful blend of history, life lessons, and instructions. Surah Baqarah has various benefits and great rewards in this life and in the hereafter.

Benefits of Surah Baqarah

There are many benefits of Surah Baqarah some of them are mentioned below:

* In the house where Surah Baqarah is recited Shaytan will not enter. Abu Hurayrah (RA) said that the Prophet Muhammad (‎ﷺ‎ ) said: “Do not turn your houses into graves. Verily, Shaytan does not enter the house where Surah Al-Baqarah is recited” (Tirmidhi)

* Surah al Baqarah helps to protect the person who recites it against the evil eye, witchcraft, evil whispers, and it also brings immense barakah into one’s time and overall peace in life.

* Surah Baqarah brings greater reward on The Day of Judgment and adds blessings in this worldly life. In hadith Prophet Muhammad (‎ﷺ‎ ) said: “Recite the Quran, for on the Day of Resurrection it will come as an intercessor for those who recite It. Recite the two bright ones, al-Baqarah, and Surah Al ‘Imran, for on the Day of Resurrection they will come as two clouds or two shades, or two flocks of birds in ranks, pleading for those who recite them. Recite Surah al-Baqarah, to take recourse to it is a blessing and to give it up is a cause of grief, and the magicians cannot confront it.” (Muslim)

* The last verses of Surah al-Baqarah are one of the most memorized verses of Quran among Muslims and it is for a good reason. In hadith Prophet Muhammad (‎ﷺ‎ ) said: “Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah al-Baqarah by night that will suffice him” (Bukhari)

* Holy Prophet Muhammad (‎ﷺ‎ ) said: “Indeed Allah wrote in a book two thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, and He sent down two Ayahs (verses) from it to end Surah al Baqarah with. If they are recited for three nights in a home, no Shaitan (devil) shall come near it.” (Tirmidhi)

In conclusion, we should try to recite the Quran in order to get a proper understanding so that we can act upon its wisdom by memorizing it. May Allah enable us all to bring His verses into our hearts and make them a means of illuminating our hearts, our lives, and our graves! Ameen

#recitingquran
#recitation
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🚫 A Great Danger🚫

Shaykh Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān Hafiẓahullāh Mentioned The Story Of A Man Who Read Bukhārī On His Own And He Came Across The Ḥadeeth:

الحبة السوداء شفاء من كل داء

'Blackseed Has Cure For Every Illness.'

However He Read الحبة السوداء (Blackseed) As الحية السوداء (Black Snake), Thus He Went, Bought A Black Snake, Slaughtered It, Ate It And Afterwards Died From Its Poisoning, So Had He Asked The Scholars He Would've Saved Himself,

Hence Merely Studying Without Returning To Ahlul-'Ilm (For Its Understanding) Is A Great Danger So Look To How Many Pretenders Of Knowledge Have Killed Themselves (Due To Self-Amazement).

● [طرق تعلم العلم ص ١٠]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

‎“And if Allāh, wants to have mercy on his slave then he puts in his heart compassion and kindness,

‎And if he wants to punish his slave,

‎he removes from his heart mercy and compassion, replacing it with harshness and hardness.”

‎[al-Ruh | Pg. 250]

Choose your company wisely.

❝Sit only in the company of one who advises you to desire little from this world and who encourages you to put your hopes in the Hereafter. Take care not to sit with worldly people who speak constantly about worldly affairs; such people will ruin your religious well-being and will corrupt your heart.❞

[The Biography of Sufyān Ath-Thawrī, p.176-181]

If milk gets bad, it becomes yoghurt. Yoghurt is more valuable than milk. If it gets even worse, it turns to cheese.

Cheese is more valuable than both yoghurt and milk.

And if Apple turns sour, it transforms into Vinager, which is even more expensive than Apple juice.

You are not bad because you made mistakes. Mistakes are the experiences that make you more valuable as a person.

Christopher Columbus made a navigational error that made him discover America. Alexander Fleming’s mistake led him to invent Penicillin.

Don’t let your mistakes get you down. It is not practice that makes perfect. It is mistakes we learn from that makes perfect!

10 Life Lessons They Don’t Teach You in School.

1: You don't need anyone's permission to chase your dreams.

You only need your own permission because you are the one that can create the roadblocks in your life or open up the way for your success.

2: Time runs out quickly, but those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.

3: You are not born to work a job you hate but don't quit your job without a plan.

When you quit without another job lined up, your income will disappear, while your expenses continue to pile up.

4: The perfect time to start was yesterday. Today is already late, but if you can start now, you can still catch up.

5: Don't follow your passion, follow your purpose. Passion is not an endpoint but service of ego.

When you pursue passion, you are limited only to what your ego allows you to envision. Purpose is the reason, or the why behind what you do. Purpose is much more focused.

Passions can also come and go, whereas purpose tends to be longer term.

6: Don't waste years chasing the wrong goals. Many people chase the wrong goals, pursuing things for the sake of getting social approval.

While impressing others may feel good in the short term, it will eventually make you feel miserable and unfulfilled.

7: If you don't love the process, you won't love the result. If you put all your energy and focus just on the final results while ignoring the process, you will never walk away fulfilled because your happiness will only be based on the results and not the process.

Practicing the process is not always glamorous, exciting or thrilling, but it will get you to where to want to be if you learn to embrace it.

8: The goal is not about creating multiple streams of income, but about getting paid for your purpose in multiple ways.

9: Your potential is far greater than you can imagine. You have more potential than you can ever imagine, but every time you tell yourself that you can't and don't take action as a result you are selling yourself short.

You need to believe that you can and always do. The more consistent action you take towards your goals the more likely you are to be successful.

10: Comfort is the single greatest threat to growth. Growth and comfort cannot ride the same Horse.

Life is short

The Angel of Death came to Nūh عليه السلام and said:

O longest-lived of the Prophets, how did you find this world and its pleasures?

He said: Like a man who entered a room with two doors, and he stood in the middle of the room for a brief moment, then he went out of the other door.

[Ibn Abi’d-Dunya’s az-Zuhd (358)]

The Arrogant Person

Al-Ḥāfidh Ibn Rajab (may Allah bestow mercy on him) said while explaining ḥadīth Thirty-Five (of the Nawawi Collection) in his Jāmi'ul-'Ulūm: 'The arrogant person sees himself as being perfect and looks at others as being imperfect thus he underrates and belittles them and will not see them worthy of having their rights (as human beings) neither will he like to take the truth from any of them when they confront him with it.' End of quote.

[Book: My Sincere Advice To Women, p. 307 | By The Noble Shaykhah Umm 'Abdillah al-Waadi'iyyah | Translated by: Abdus-Samee' Abdus-Salam Ishaq Abdur-Raheem | Dar Makkah International Publishing & Distribution]

We need to stop validating our victim mentality. Accept our mistakes, self reflect and embrace our innate ability to recover and achieve.

Remember Allah said:

“Whatever good befalls you is from Allah and whatever evil befalls you is from yourself”(4:79)

More women will go to the Dajjal. A man will tie his mother, daughter, sister and aunt for the fear they will go to the Dajjal.

The Prophet ﷺ said: The Dajjal will camp in the salt marshes and most of those who go out to him will be women; a man will go to his relatives, to his mother, daughter, sister and paternal aunt, and tie them up for the fear that they will go out to him.
[Musnad Ahmad 5353]

“The believer speaks little and does alot, whereas the munafiq speaks a lot and does little. When the believer speaks, it is with wisdom, when he is silent, it is in deep thought, when he sees, he takes lessons, and when he acts, it is a cure. If this is the way you are, then you are in the constant worship [of your Lord.]"

~Al-Fudayl bin Ayyad
[Abu Nuaym, Hilyatu Al-Awliya 8/98]

Place your trust & reliance in Allah

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“If the nations gathered together to benefit you, they will not benefit you unless Allah has decreed it for you. And if they gathered together to harm you, they will not harm you unless Allah has decreed it for you...”

- Hikmah Publications
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