Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said: "My Ummah will have no punishment in the next world, but it's punishment in this world will be trials, earthquakes and being killed."

‎● (سنن أبي داود ٤٢٧٨)

Celebrating the Prophet’s Birth is forbidden for three major reasons:

Firstly: Mawlid celebrations are a newly introduced matter that did not occur during the time of the Sahaabah (رضي الله عنهم) nor during the times of those who followed them or those who followed them. So the virtuous generations passed without celebrating the Prophet’s ﷺ birth. And when it is known that this is a newly introduced matter, then it is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance, as confirmed by the authentic reports from the Prophet ﷺ.

Second proof: the people of knowledge have differed over the exact date of the Prophet’s birth ﷺ upon a number of sayings:
- Some of them claim it was on the 8th of Rabī' al Awwal.
- and from them are those who say rather he was born on the 10th.
- and from them are those who say rather he was born on the 12th.
- and from them are those who say rather he was born on the 18th.
- and from them are those who mention that the Prophet ﷺ was not born in Rabī’ al Awwal at all, but rather he was born in Rajab.

And their differing over the exact date of the Prophet's ﷺ birth invalidates the celebrating on the 12th of Rabī' al Awwal specifically, because there is no consensus among scholars that this is the exact day of his ﷺ birth. The companion of Irbil attempted to address this issue by celebrating on the 8th one year and on the 12th another year. Except the statements of the people of knowledge on the Prophet's ﷺ birth date exceed this, so (using this thinking) he should have varied the celebration according to the different opinions. And this act is false without a doubt because it is certain that the Prophet ﷺ was not born on multiple dates but rather on one specific day, which could be the 8th, 10th, or 12th according to the opinions of the people of knowledge رحمهم الله on determining the exact birth date of the Prophet ﷺ.

Third proof: It is agreed upon among the people of knowledge that the Prophet ﷺ passed away on the 12th of Rabī' al Awwal. So if there were to be a day for the Prophet ﷺ, it would be more appropriate to have a day of sadness for him rather than a day of happiness. This is because there are multiple opinions regarding the exact day of his birth, whereas his death on the 12th of Rabī' al Awwal is certain! Even if we were to accept that the birth of the Prophet ﷺ was on the 12th of Rabī' al Awwal, then it would be appropriate for those celebrating to divide their observance into both happiness and sadness: so celebrating the birth in the early part of the day and mourning over his death in the later part on the 12th. Except all of this is a newly invented innovation. And it is not surprising for a person to see this arise from combining happiness and sadness, for indeed innovation brings forth more innovation, and what seems like a minor innovation can grow into a major one, as mentioned by al Barbahārī in "Sharh us Sunnah."

➡️ Benefitted from Shaykh Saalih al ‘Usaymee’s حفظه الله explanation of ash Shawkaanee’s “Risaalah Fī Hukm al Mawlid” 📚

Today : Sheikh Yasser Al Dossary breaks down in tears while delivering a lecture at Masjid Shafi in South Africa 🇿🇦

🎤Ibn al-Qayyim says: Everything in the Qur'an (its meaning) came in Surah Al- Fatihah and everything in Surah Al- Fatihah came in the Ayah:
(You alone do we worship, and You alone do we ask for help)
The heavens and the earth were created only to realise the statement:

لا إله إلا الله

"There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah."
The heavens and the earth were placed in His hand. "There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah" was placed in His hand.
to return with: "There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah."

#Biddat #Warning

DO NOT TAKE BIDDAH LIGHTLY ❗️

The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:

"Some of my companions will come to me at Al-Ḥauḍ (Al-Kauthar) and after I recognize them, they will then be taken away from me, where upon I will say: 'My companions!'

Then it will be said: 'You do not know what they innovated (new things) in the religion after you.'"

📚: Sahih Bukhari 6582

Please Be Careful and keep this hadith in mind In sha Allah. Do not participate or engage yourself in any Biddah.

🎙️: Shaykh Sulayman ar-Ruhayli (حفظه الله)

Abū al-Dardāʾ said,

"My greatest fear is to stand in front of Allah on the day of Judgment and have it be said to me, ‘Abā ʾl-Dardāʾ, what did you do with what you learned?’"

— Ibn al-Qayyim, Al-Dāʾ waʾl-dawāʾ, p. 83

The First Person Who Objected To It Was Prophet Mohammad ﷺ Who Said: “Whoever Innovates Something In This Matter Of Ours That Is Not A Part Of It Will Have It Rejected”

Our beloved Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“Whoever among you sees evil, let him change it with his hand. If he cannot do so, then with his tongue. If he cannot do so, then with his heart, which is the weakest level of faith.”

[Sahih Muslim 49a]

Simply protecting yourselves from harm is not enough. True adherence to the deen involves actively opposing wrongdoings, even if it’s just in your heart.

While everyone has the right to their beliefs, it is our duties as Muslims to share the truth and advise others with kindness, to enjoin good and forbid evil.

Sheikh Hudaify stated that the true way to honor and love the Prophet is by obeying his commands, avoiding what he prohibited, and worshiping Allah according to the teachings of the Prophet.

https://theislamicinformation.com/news/imam-of-masjid-nabawi-celebrating-prophet-birthday-disrespectful/

✔️ From the virtues of good deeds

👈🏻 Praying Fajr on time

🔘 If you want to spend your entire day under Allah's protection and care, then pray Fajr on time. Jundub bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever prays Fajr is under Allah's protection." (Narrated by Muslim)

📚 The Hadith Encyclopedia - Dorar Al-Sunniyah

Help Your Brother

Narrated Anas (radiyAllahu ‘anhu) narrated:

Allah's Messenger (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said,

"Help your brother,

whether he is an oppressor

or he is an oppressed one.

People asked, "O Allah's Messenger!

It is all right to help him if he is oppressed,

but how should we help him if he is an oppressor?!”

The Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said,

"By preventing him from oppressing others."

[Sahih al-Bukhari, 2444]

Concerned about What People Think?

Don’t make it your concern [that others] assume the best of you or people mention good of you.
Rather, aim eagerly to be deserving of [others] assuming the best [of you] and worthy of [their] mentioning good of you—without seeking or wanting that [from them].

Your end goal is that your Mawlá [the One who manages your affairs and supports you] be pleased with you; and that you deserve His mercy, His forgiveness, His kindness and generosity.

Translator: Mikail ibn Mahboob Ariff

Source: https://tasfiyah.com/concerned-about-what-people-think/

Ibn Hazm said: "The wise man is the one who can see faults in himself and tries to overcome them."

‎● {الاخلاق و السير صحفة ٧١}

Relying on the dead for help in times of war is futile; true victory comes from fighting against them.

Ibn Taymiyah said:
، وقال بعض الشعراء:

يا خائفين من التتر ... لوذوا بقبر أبي عمر

أو قال:

عوذوا بقبر أبي عمر ... ينجيكم من الضرر

فقلت لهم: هؤلاء الذين تستغيثون بهم لو كانوا معكم في القتال لانهزموا.

Some poets said: Oh, those who fear the Tatars... seek refuge in the grave of Abu Umar, or he said: seek protection in the grave of Abu Umar... it will save you from harm.

So I said to them: These people you're seeking help from, if they were with you in battle, they would flee. (Meaning going to graves and asking help will not be a reason of victory, victory is due to doing Jihad).

Kitab al Istigatha fe Radd al Bakri 1/412, 413.

Surah Al-Fatihah is a cure for showing off and arrogance, two deadly diseases of the heart

Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah would often say:

“You alone we worship” repels showing off (Riyā).

“You alone we ask for help” repels arrogance.

(Madarij al-Salikīn)

https://x.com/hikmahpubs/status/1796869002163056786?t=kKghu_X9q-tcOVyIHkelUQ&s=19

TIMELESS SEEDS OF ADVICE

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Ibn 'Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) narrated: "I was behind the Prophet (ﷺ) one day when he said: 'O boy! I will teach you a statement: Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you. Be mindful of Allah and you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask Allah, and when you seek aid, seek Allah's aid. Know that if the entire creation were to gather together to do something to benefit you- you would never get any benefit except that Allah had written for you. And if they were to gather to do something to harm you- you would never be harmed except that Allah had written for you. The pens are lifted and the pages are dried.'"

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Book 37, Hadith 2706)

Arguing with a Scholar or an Ignoramus

Yūnus reports: Maymūn b. Mihrān once wrote to me saying:

Beware of dispute and argumentation about the religion, and do not argue with a scholar nor an ignoramus. As for the scholar, he will withhold his knowledge from you, and will not be concerned with what you do. As for the ignorant person, he will only cause roughness in your heart and he will not obey you [anyway].

Al-Dārimī, Al-Sunan no. 302.

Differences of Opinion Amongst the Scholars - Their Causes & Our Position Towards Them (1997) by Muhammad ibn Salih al-'Uthaymin:

http://www.islamicbooks.website/Books/Differences%20of%20Opinion%20Amongst%20the%20Scholars%20(1997)%20by%20Muhammad%20ibn%20Salih%20al-'Uthaymin.pdf

"Everyone is fighting their own battle. To be free from their past. To live in their present. And to create their future. So do not allow the demons of your past to unpack their baggage into your future."

Have heart.

WHOEVER DECEIVES US IS NOT ONE OF US.

Abu Huraira (radiAllahuanhu) reported:
The Messenger of Allah, (sallallaahu alayhiwa sallam) , said,

“Whoever raises arms against us is not one of us. Whoever deceives us is not one of us.”

[Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 101. Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim].

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْنَا السِّلَاحَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا وَمَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا

101 صحيح مسلم كتاب الإيمان باب قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم من غشنا فليس منا.

Are u Unhappy with the Qadr of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى‎?

So many of us fall into this, read & examine yourself akhawaat & change ur attitude:

That’s just great! This is why I hate Mondays!”
“What is wrong with this laptop? Another virus!! And of course this would happen NOW, when I have all this important work to finish!!”
“The car seems to break down every time I’m running late!”
“My stupid cellphone keeps shutting down…!”
“Oh great! One more red light! As if I’m not late enough!”
“I stoved my toe on that stupid table!”

These small everyday trials we face and the emotions we react with are all part of our personal test. Our reactions, beliefs, and statements are all being recorded!

With the above mentioned complaints and reactions, who are we actually displeased with? We know that the table didn’t do anything to our toe, right? We know that cars, cellphones, and laptops don’t actually choose to do things to harm us in reality, right?

So then, again – WHO or WHAT are we really displeased with when uttering these kinds of statements?

We desperately need our spouses, friends, and companions to remind us, quite simply, with the following question:

Are you unhappy with the Qadr of Allaah?

Let us replace the bad reactions mentioned with the very best guidance available, the guidance of the Prophet Muhammad ( صلى الله عليه و سلم):

وإن أصابك شيء فلا تقل لو أني فعلت كذا لكان كذا وكذا لكن قل قدر الله وما شاء فعل…
“…And if something (bad) befalls you, do not say, ‘Had I only done such-and-such, then such-and-such would have happened, rather say: Qadrullaahi, wa maa shaa’ fa’ala (This is from the Qadr of Allaah, and He does whatever He wills).” [Saheeh Muslim]

Let us affirm everything we face as the Qadr of Allaah, submit to Allaah being pleased with the trial He (and no one else) has chosen for us, and be afraid of a bad reaction that would be written against us and handed to us on the Day of Account.

And Allaah knows best.

Written by: Moosaa Richardson
Source: Bakkah.net
http://www.bakkah.net/en/upset-with-the-qadr-of-allah.htm?fbclid=IwAR1g0Swf4c15JFlOJm7Gzo2dPdYkbJ1u-fCgOysM2o61e95LI9EHPN_xRAw

❗️𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥❗️

Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim وحمه الله said:

The heart cannot be completely sound until it is safe from five affairs:

- Safe from Shirk which is the opposite of Tawheed;

- Safe from bidah which is the opposite of Sunnah;

- Safe from lusts which is the opposite of obedience;

- Safe from heedlessness which is opposite of being in a state of remembrance of Allaah;

- and safe from desires which is the opposite of adherence to the Sunnah and Sincerity.

[Bada'i At-Tafseer Al-Jami Limaa Fassarahu Al-Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim 277-2/276]