Make Good Excuses

You should not think (ẓann) bad about your friend but should always make good excuses for his actions as much as possible. Indeed, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Beware of assumptions, for out of all speech assumptions are the falsest."

[Bukhārī, vol.10, p.403; Muslim #2559; Mālik, vol.2, p.907; Abu Dāwūd #4910; and Tirmidhi #1936 on the authority of Abū Hurayrah (raḍiyAllāh 'anhu) | Book: The Refinement Of Character, p. 69 | By Imām Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdīsī [d. 689H] | Translated from the original Arabic | Dār as-Sunnah Publishers]

✒ Rushing In Recitation Of Qurʾān Is Blameworthy

Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿAlaihi Wa Sallam said:

سيخرج أقوام من أمتي يشربون القرآن كشربهم اللبن

“There will emerge groups of people from my Ummah who will drink Qurʾān like they drink milk (i.e they would recite Qurʾān without pondering upon its meaning and rulings).”

● [مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير برقم ٣٦٥٣ ، حسنه الألباني]

💎(𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚̄𝐡?)💎

Shaykh Rabee‘ bin Hādi al-Madkhali, [may Allāh preserve him], said:

“The call should be directed to Allāh alone - not to individuals, not for financial gain, not for social status, nor for any worldly reason. It should be an invitation to Allāh, to His religion, His guidance, and His path, delivered with clear understanding and insight.”

Al-Lubāb min Majmū‘ Nasā’ih wa Tawjeehāt ash-Shaykh Rabee‘ lish-Shabāb | Page 227

He will prepare you for it🌸

🩵 My father once said,

"If they hurt you, forgive them, but, don't ever forget what they have done to you".

And it has always been a reminder to me everytime I meet someone and know them. But sometimes, it gets tiring. It's frustrating when you show them kindness but only get pain in return. It's sad when you admire them for who they are, but they're busy backstabbing you.

So one time, I asked my father,

"Father, do they deserve my forgiveness?"

He smiled and closed the newspaper he was reading. It has been part of his morning routine-- checking the mail box for something to read.

"Child, everyone deserves to be forgiven. If they did it once, they deserve it. If they did it twice, give them another chance. But, if they did it thrice, then that forgiveness and chance shall be given to yourself".

I had a huge invisible question mark on my face and my eyes screamed confusion. My father noticed it and laughed at me. He then gave me a candy and clasped both of my hands.

"Forgive yourself for believing in them, only to get disappointed. Forgive yourself for trusting too much. Forgive yourself for risking another chance for you thought it's for the better. And honey, give yourself a chance to be free. Free from hatred and revenge, and, freedom from your past".

The next morning, I saw him in front of my mother, crying. He was betrayed by his friend of ten years. And when I asked him if he now hates his buddy, he only smiled and shook his head.

"My heart doesn't have a space for hatred. I don't deserve to suffer from it. I have forgiven him, but it doesn't mean I have forgotten what he did. So the next time he will see me smiling despite of what had happened, he will know by then who suffered more between us two".

Wiping his tears with his favorite handkerchief, which I gave to him as a birthday present, he added,

"You know what's the best thing to give to someone who hurt you? It's for them to see you living a better life after what they did to you. Honey, we only live once, so you don't need to waste time for people who once left a scar in your heart. Let them see what they have lost. Let them know how they helped you in a good way"

And there I realized, if it wasn't for his words, I guess until now,
I'd still be haunted by things that weren't my fault at all."

✍️🏻Author unknown

Surah ad-Duha gives us a message of hope. Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says:

🌺 ❛By ad-Duha.❜
What is ad-dhuha? It is the bright time of the morning. Allah takes an oath by this special time, the brightest time of the day.

🌺 ❛By the night when it darkens.❜
And Allah takes an oath when the night takes over, covering everything in darkness.

And this, too, is how our lives will be. We will never have straight sunny days, where everything will constantly go perfectly well. Neither will it always go bad, or worsen all the time eternally. These times will alternate with one other. After ad-duha, the night will come, the darkness will cover us; but ad-duha will soon return, and such is life.

🌺 ❛Your Rabb has neither forsaken you, nor hates you.❜
Not only will ad-duha come again, but even in dark times, our Rabb has not left us.

This is a message not only to Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, but to you and me as well. When things get really difficult, and we’re unable to see it through because of the darkness of the fitan (trials), remember that Allah has not abandoned us.

Just because things are difficult, it doesn’t mean Allah hates you.
Just because you’ve had a bad past, it doesn’t mean Allah will never forgive you.
Just because you’re unable to overcome a trial, it doesn’t mean that nothing good will come afterwards or out of it.
Just because the dunya looks bleak right now, it doesn’t mean your akhirah is doomed to be bleak as well.

🌺 Allah says: ❛Who listens to the distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its suffering, and makes you inheritors of the earth?❜ 【Surah an-Naml 27:62】

So do not give up on Allah’s Rahmah. Make du’a for His Protection and Forgiveness, while having good thoughts of Him. Remember this dunya is temporary, while the akhirah — your true, happy ever after — is for all eternity.

Your sister in Deen,
Aida Msr ©

In the day of social media, almost everyone posts about their whereabouts, family and themselves. People enjoy sharing photo's of themselves and their families; without thinking much about it.

However, please be careful. The evil eye is real. Without even knowing someone could have given you and your family the evil eye.

Therefore, please keep your life as private as possible.

Also, recite the last three chapters of the Quran to protect yourself. 💚🖤❤🤍

Beware of his or her SILENCE!

Their SILENCE could mean they are tired of FIGHTING.

Their SILENCE could mean they are tired of explaining their FEELINGS to you.

Their SILENCE could mean they have adapted to the changes in their LIFE.

And they are trying to forget everything they ever expected from you.

Therefore, don't take the silent ones for granted.

Hold every person close to your HEART because Subhaanallaah, 😢 a day will surely come, you will wake up and realised that you have lost a diamond 💎 while you were too busy picking stones.

May Allah rectify us.

Aamiyn

AbuAmeenah.

Abū Dardā said:

“Shall I not inform you about a sign of an intelligent person?

He humbles himself to those above him and does not disdain those below him!”

[Adhkiyā: 14]

#copypaste

A hater will always hate. Ignore.📌

Focus on what is beneficial. There is work to be done. 💎

وعين الرضا عن كل عيب كليلةٌ
ولكن عين السخط تبدي المساويا

The poet said:
The eye that is pleased overlooks all flaws
Yet the eye that is resentful displays all faults

https://x.com/hikmahpubs/status/1498763923306201089?s=20

As more people embrace Islam, it's natural to encounter behavior from new Muslims that may seem distasteful or repulsive. Some might unknowingly utter statements of disbelief (kufr), while others may mix truth with falsehood in their words and actions. It's essential to be patient with these individuals and avoid rushing to judgment or doubting their intentions, as only Allah knows their hearts.The Seerah (biography of the Prophet Muhammad) offers numerous examples of patience and guidance. As a revert myself, I remember not praying for the first six years because I was unaware of this obligation. Allah has shown immense kindness and patience towards me, surrounding me with people who were patient and supportive.I urge you to extend the same patience to new Muslims, recognizing that they are at different levels of understanding of Islam. At the very least, pray for their continued guidance.

The Prophet ﷺ said: "The Hour will not come until Allahﷻ takes away the best people on earth; only the worst people will be left; they will not know any good or forbid any evil." [Musnad Ahmad]

Deeds Equal To The Reward Of Hajj.

Abu Umamah narrated that the Messenger of Allaah [ﷺ] said:

«مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ مُتَطَهِّرًا إِلَى صَلَاةٍ مَكْتُوبَةٍ فَأَجْرُهُ كَأَجْرِ الْحَاجِّ الْمُحْرِمِ، وَمَنْ خَرَجَ إِلَى تَسْبِيحِ الضُّحَى لَا يَنْصِبُهُ إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ فَأَجْرُهُ كَأَجْرِ الْمُعْتَمِرِ، وَصَلَاةٌ عَلَى أَثَرِ صَلَاةٍ لَا لَغْوَ بَيْنَهُمَا كِتَابٌ فِي عِلِّيِّينَ.‏»

❝Whoever leaves his home having Wudu going to pray the obligatory prayer then his reward is equal to the person performing Hajj whilst in the state of Ihram.

Whoever goes out to pray the Dhuha prayer in the Masjid nothing tires him out except that then his reward is that of a person performing Umrah.

Praying after another prayer where no falsehood takes place between them then that is written in the Book of good deeds.❞

[Collected By Abu Dawood | Sh. Al-Albānī Graded: 'Hasan' In Saheeh Targheeb, (No. 320) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

The Scholar of Hadeeth, Shaykh AbdulMuhsin Al-Abbad [حفظه الله] commented:

❝This means, that whoever performed Wudu and went out to the Masjid wanting to perform a prayer from the obligatory prayers, which Allaah has obligated upon him, which are the five prayers. For this, his reward is like the reward of a person in the state of Ihraam performing the Hajj who wears the clothing of Hajj.

This means, that Allaah [تعالى] rewards the similar to a person in the state of Ihraam Performing the Hajj.

One person went out to perform an obligatory prayer and the person in the state of Ihraam went out to perform a great worship, so the reward of that person is similar to the reward of this person. Allaah’s virtue is vast.❞

[Sharh Sunnan Abi Dawood Hadeeth, (No. 558) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya].

AL WAHYAIN CENTRE.
Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦.
Striving to be upon Salafiyyah.

Received this today in my daily reminders and I was immediately reminded of all the hurt that was caused to me by people I loved and thought loved me. Beware of who you surround yourself with and don't invest yourself completely with anyone. Protect your privacy.

Trusting people unconditionally and befriending anyone is one of the biggest errors because the worst of enemies are those who used to be friends at one point for they have been exposed to your secrets.

A poet said:

"Beware of your enemy once, but beware of your friend a thousand times.

Perhaps a friend might flip, so he would know how to harm you more."

[Captured Thoughts by Ibn al Jawzi رحمه الله]

The Default is to Conceal Sins

Abū Hurayrah reported: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said, “Everyone from my nation will be forgiven except those publicize their sins (al-Mujāhirūn). Among them is a man who commits an evil deed in the night that Allāh has hidden for him, then in the morning he says: O people, I have committed this sin! His Lord had hidden it during the night but in the morning he reveals what Allāh has hidden.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5721, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2990

It was narrated from ‘Abd Allāh Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said, after al-Aslamī had been stoned, “Avoid these immoral actions that Allāh has forbidden. Whoever does any of them, let him conceal that which Allāh has concealed, and let him repent to Allāh, for whoever tells us what he has done, we will carry out the ruling mentioned in the Book of Allāh on him.”

(Narrated by al-Ḥākim in Al-Mustadrak ‘ala aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥayn, 4/425; al-Bayhaqī, 8/330. This Ḥadīth was classed as Ṣaḥīḥ by al-Ḥākim, Ibn as-Sakan and Ibn al-Mulaqqin)

"It is from stupidity that you come to the grave of someone who has rotten away and become dust, and call upon and worship him, while he is in need of your supplication!"

[AI Qawl al Mufeed 1/11]

✒ The Horror Of Jahannam
Prophet Muḥammad Ṣallallāhu-ʿalaihi Wa Sallam Said:
يؤتى بجهنم يومئذ لها سبعون ألف زمام ، مع كل زمام سبعون ألف ملك يجرونها
“Hellfire (Jahannam) Will Be Brought Forth That Day (I.E Day Of Resurrection) Having Seventy Thousand Reins And With Each Rein Will Be Seventy Thousand Angels Dragging It Along.”
● [مختصر صحيح الجامع الصغير برقم ٨٠٠١ ، صححه الألباني]

A scholar was asked about a man who spends all night in prayer but mistreats people during the day.

the scholar replied,

“perhaps Allāh made him subservient to them. he gathers good deeds during the night & distributes them between the people he mistreats during the day.”

Mistreatment includes shaming others, backbiting, slandering & accusing people of sins or degrading the honor of muslims.

Protect your deeds, don't be like the leaking bucket.