Sometimes in life, we reach a point where we have two paths: one leading to Allāh and the other to our desires. In those moments, choosing Allāh’s command and following His path seems like hardest thing to do. But we often forget that when we leave something for Allāh, He blesses us with something better.
One thing about our desires is , once they are fulfilled, there is no real fulfillment in it.
They often leave us hollow. We desire things one after another, and the cycle is never ending.
_Whereas when Allāh blesses us with something, there is peace in that fulfillment and a kind of contentment._
So, let this be a gentle reminder to myself and to all of you:when life brings you to a road where you have to choose between Allāh and your desires, choose Allāh.
For when one choose Allāh's path he opens other beautiful paths for us that we have never imagined.
One thing about our desires is , once they are fulfilled, there is no real fulfillment in it.
They often leave us hollow. We desire things one after another, and the cycle is never ending.
_Whereas when Allāh blesses us with something, there is peace in that fulfillment and a kind of contentment._
So, let this be a gentle reminder to myself and to all of you:when life brings you to a road where you have to choose between Allāh and your desires, choose Allāh.
For when one choose Allāh's path he opens other beautiful paths for us that we have never imagined.
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*❇🎗 Friday Reminders🎗❇*
*👉🏻“O believers, when the call is proclaimed for the prayer on Friday, come to the remembrance of Allah and leave off business, that is better for you if you but did know*.”
*[Al-Jumuah, 62:9]*
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*✳Etiquette of the day of Jumuah*
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*✅ Purifying and cleaning oneself and Dressing well for Salat-al-Jumuah*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Verily, Allah has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.”
● [رواه ابن ماجه ١٠٩٨ وصحيح الترغيب ١\٢٩٨]
─━━━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━━━─
*✅Reciting Surah al-Kahf.*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next.”
● (صحيح جامع الصغير ٢/٦٤٧٠)
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*✅Reciting Durood upon Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Send prayer upon me abundantly on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday) & on the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) for he who sends prayer upon me one time, Allāh sends prayer upon him 10 times.”
● [صحيح الجامع ١٢٠٩]
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*✅Make lots of Duas*
Prophet ﷺ said: “There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted.”
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
…and remember… *“The deeds most loved by Allah are those done regularly, even if they are small.”*
*👉🏻“O believers, when the call is proclaimed for the prayer on Friday, come to the remembrance of Allah and leave off business, that is better for you if you but did know*.”
*[Al-Jumuah, 62:9]*
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*✳Etiquette of the day of Jumuah*
─━━━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━━━─
*✅ Purifying and cleaning oneself and Dressing well for Salat-al-Jumuah*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Verily, Allah has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.”
● [رواه ابن ماجه ١٠٩٨ وصحيح الترغيب ١\٢٩٨]
─━━━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━━━─
*✅Reciting Surah al-Kahf.*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next.”
● (صحيح جامع الصغير ٢/٦٤٧٠)
─━━━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━━━─
*✅Reciting Durood upon Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)*
👉🏻Prophet ﷺ said: “Send prayer upon me abundantly on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday) & on the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) for he who sends prayer upon me one time, Allāh sends prayer upon him 10 times.”
● [صحيح الجامع ١٢٠٩]
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*✅Make lots of Duas*
Prophet ﷺ said: “There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted.”
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
…and remember… *“The deeds most loved by Allah are those done regularly, even if they are small.”*
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Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما: “If we did not see a person at Fajr and 'Ishā prayers, we would think badly of him.”
● [المعجم الكبير للطبراني ١٢\٢٧١]
● [المعجم الكبير للطبراني ١٢\٢٧١]
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Shaykh Abdurrazāq Al-Badr حفظه الله said:
“..It is as if, by beginning his day with the mention of these three matters rather than others, he (the muslim) is setting his goals & purposes for the day..”
The Shaykh went on to say:
“& in starting with beneficial knowledge there is an obvious wisdom that is clear to the one who reflects; through beneficial knowledge, a person is able to distinguish between righteous & unrighteous deeds, & is able to differentiate between lawful & unlawful sustenance…”
“..(this dua’) is (the muslim) seeking help from his Lord سبحانه in the morning & at the start of his day, asking that He make the difficult easy, remove obstacles, & assist him in achieving his blessed goals & noble objectives..”
“..It is as if, by beginning his day with the mention of these three matters rather than others, he (the muslim) is setting his goals & purposes for the day..”
The Shaykh went on to say:
“& in starting with beneficial knowledge there is an obvious wisdom that is clear to the one who reflects; through beneficial knowledge, a person is able to distinguish between righteous & unrighteous deeds, & is able to differentiate between lawful & unlawful sustenance…”
“..(this dua’) is (the muslim) seeking help from his Lord سبحانه in the morning & at the start of his day, asking that He make the difficult easy, remove obstacles, & assist him in achieving his blessed goals & noble objectives..”
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History Repeats Itself - The Alawite Uprising at Jablah in 717 AH / 1317 AD
In his historical encyclopedia, Ibn Kathīr (d. 774 AH) recorded that a Nusayri (Alawite) man led an uprising near the coastal Syrian city of Jablah, claiming to be the Mahdī. On some occasions, he claimed to be Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī (the Twelfth Imām), and on other occasions, he claimed to be ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, creator of the heavens and the earth [...]. He openly deemed the Muslims disbelievers, and he stated that the Nusayris were upon the truth.
Many of the Alawite chiefs coalesced around him, and they then raided the city of Jablah. They eventually entered the city and murdered many of its inhabitants. They exited it, chanting, "There is no God but Ali, no veil but Muḥammad, and no door but Salmān!" and cursing Abū Bakr and ʿUmar.
The town's inhabitants implored for help, but there was no one to aid them on that day. The Nusayri fugitives began to burn mosques and convert them into wine cellars. When presented with a Muslim captive, they would tell him, "Say that they there is no god but Ali and prostrate now to your deity, the Mahdī, who gives life and death, so that he may spare your life..."
They continued to cause corruption in the lands until official forces were dispatched to them, eventually defeating them and slaying many from their ranks, including the self-proclaimed Mahdī who had misguided them.
Al-Bidāya Wa-l-Nihāya of Ibn Kathīr 8/168-169
In his historical encyclopedia, Ibn Kathīr (d. 774 AH) recorded that a Nusayri (Alawite) man led an uprising near the coastal Syrian city of Jablah, claiming to be the Mahdī. On some occasions, he claimed to be Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī (the Twelfth Imām), and on other occasions, he claimed to be ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, creator of the heavens and the earth [...]. He openly deemed the Muslims disbelievers, and he stated that the Nusayris were upon the truth.
Many of the Alawite chiefs coalesced around him, and they then raided the city of Jablah. They eventually entered the city and murdered many of its inhabitants. They exited it, chanting, "There is no God but Ali, no veil but Muḥammad, and no door but Salmān!" and cursing Abū Bakr and ʿUmar.
The town's inhabitants implored for help, but there was no one to aid them on that day. The Nusayri fugitives began to burn mosques and convert them into wine cellars. When presented with a Muslim captive, they would tell him, "Say that they there is no god but Ali and prostrate now to your deity, the Mahdī, who gives life and death, so that he may spare your life..."
They continued to cause corruption in the lands until official forces were dispatched to them, eventually defeating them and slaying many from their ranks, including the self-proclaimed Mahdī who had misguided them.
Al-Bidāya Wa-l-Nihāya of Ibn Kathīr 8/168-169
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"𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 '𝗔𝘀𝗿."
Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet ﷺ said:
“Friday is comprised of twelve hours. There is one in which a Muslim who asks Allah for something will have it granted to him. Seek it in the last hour after `Asr.”
● (سنن أبي داود ١٠٤٨، سنن النسائ ١٠٣٢)
● [المستدرك على الصحيحين ١٠٣٢]
Prophet ﷺ said:
"There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted."
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“The Hour of Response in it (i.e. Friday) is like the Night of Decree in Ramadaan.”
● [زاد المعاد ٣٩٨/١]
One of the righteous said,
“I did not ask Allāh for anything between ‘Asr and Maghrib on Friday except that my Lord responded to me up until I felt shy (to ask for more).”
‘When Tā’ūs b. Kaysān would finish performing the ‘Asr ṣalāh on Jumu’ah, he would face the qiblah and not speak to anyone until sunset.’
‘When Mufaḍḍal b. Fuḍālah would perform the ‘Asr ṣalāh on Jumu’ah, he would seclude himself in the corner of the Masjid and continuously supplicate until the sunset.'
Likewise Sa'ēd ibn Jubair would offer the ‘Asr prayer and avoid speaking to others until sunset (i.e. He would busy himself with supplicating)
[Zād Al-Ma‘ād (1/382)]
Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet ﷺ said:
“Friday is comprised of twelve hours. There is one in which a Muslim who asks Allah for something will have it granted to him. Seek it in the last hour after `Asr.”
● (سنن أبي داود ١٠٤٨، سنن النسائ ١٠٣٢)
● [المستدرك على الصحيحين ١٠٣٢]
Prophet ﷺ said:
"There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted."
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“The Hour of Response in it (i.e. Friday) is like the Night of Decree in Ramadaan.”
● [زاد المعاد ٣٩٨/١]
One of the righteous said,
“I did not ask Allāh for anything between ‘Asr and Maghrib on Friday except that my Lord responded to me up until I felt shy (to ask for more).”
‘When Tā’ūs b. Kaysān would finish performing the ‘Asr ṣalāh on Jumu’ah, he would face the qiblah and not speak to anyone until sunset.’
‘When Mufaḍḍal b. Fuḍālah would perform the ‘Asr ṣalāh on Jumu’ah, he would seclude himself in the corner of the Masjid and continuously supplicate until the sunset.'
Likewise Sa'ēd ibn Jubair would offer the ‘Asr prayer and avoid speaking to others until sunset (i.e. He would busy himself with supplicating)
[Zād Al-Ma‘ād (1/382)]
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IT IS A SIGN OF EMAN TO FIGHT AGAINST BIDAH AND IT'S PEOPLE.
(بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، {وبعد})
It is a sign of Emān (Faith) that a person fights against Biddah and that which corrupts the Deen.
Do not be baffled by the large number of people doing innovations in the Deen.
It is narrated on the authority Abdullah Ibn Masūd that the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
۞ 1 → ❝There was never a Prophet sent before me by Allāh to his people but he had, among his people, (his) disciples and companions, who followed his ways and obeyed his command.
۞ 2 → Then there came after them their successors who said whatever they did not practice, and practiced whatever they were not commanded to do.
۞ 3 →
a) He who strove against them with his hand is a believer:
b) He who strove against them with his tongue is a believer, and
c) He who strove against them with his heart is a believer and beyond that there is no faith even to the extent of a mustard seed.❞ [Sahīh Muslim (81, 82)].
Sh Salih Al-Uthaymeen (رحنه الله) commented:
Some of the benefits from this Hadīth are as follows:
1 → Every Prophet which was sent to his people, before the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم), had from his people who were his disciples and companions, who would follow the Sunnah of that Prophet and implement his command.
2 → And every time the era of Prophethood (the Prophet and his disciples) passed away, Biddah (religious innovations) emerged, and sins increased, as the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: ❝Then there came after them their successors who said whatever they did not practice, and practiced whatever they were not commanded to do.❞
3 → It is a sign of faith that a person strives against these Biddah and corruption with his hands or his tongue or his heart.
4 → And from this Hadīth we also learn that Emān increases and decreases, till it reaches the size of a mustard seed. A mustard seed is really small and it is used as an example to describe the smallness of a thing.
[Sharh Sahīh Muslim (1/164-165)].
(بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، {وبعد})
It is a sign of Emān (Faith) that a person fights against Biddah and that which corrupts the Deen.
Do not be baffled by the large number of people doing innovations in the Deen.
It is narrated on the authority Abdullah Ibn Masūd that the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
۞ 1 → ❝There was never a Prophet sent before me by Allāh to his people but he had, among his people, (his) disciples and companions, who followed his ways and obeyed his command.
۞ 2 → Then there came after them their successors who said whatever they did not practice, and practiced whatever they were not commanded to do.
۞ 3 →
a) He who strove against them with his hand is a believer:
b) He who strove against them with his tongue is a believer, and
c) He who strove against them with his heart is a believer and beyond that there is no faith even to the extent of a mustard seed.❞ [Sahīh Muslim (81, 82)].
Sh Salih Al-Uthaymeen (رحنه الله) commented:
Some of the benefits from this Hadīth are as follows:
1 → Every Prophet which was sent to his people, before the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم), had from his people who were his disciples and companions, who would follow the Sunnah of that Prophet and implement his command.
2 → And every time the era of Prophethood (the Prophet and his disciples) passed away, Biddah (religious innovations) emerged, and sins increased, as the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: ❝Then there came after them their successors who said whatever they did not practice, and practiced whatever they were not commanded to do.❞
3 → It is a sign of faith that a person strives against these Biddah and corruption with his hands or his tongue or his heart.
4 → And from this Hadīth we also learn that Emān increases and decreases, till it reaches the size of a mustard seed. A mustard seed is really small and it is used as an example to describe the smallness of a thing.
[Sharh Sahīh Muslim (1/164-165)].
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Count this in the Earnings of One’s Hands
Shaykh Abdur Rahman as-Sa’di (rahimahullah) said:
Whoever harms a Muslim (by word or deed, directly or indirectly behind their back),
Allah will harm him,
And whoever Allah harms
will be deprived of good and will face evil,
because of what his hands have earned.
[Bahjat al-Quloob, pg. 66, Shaykh Abdur Rahman as-Sa’di (rahimahullah)]
Shaykh Abdur Rahman as-Sa’di (rahimahullah) said:
Whoever harms a Muslim (by word or deed, directly or indirectly behind their back),
Allah will harm him,
And whoever Allah harms
will be deprived of good and will face evil,
because of what his hands have earned.
[Bahjat al-Quloob, pg. 66, Shaykh Abdur Rahman as-Sa’di (rahimahullah)]
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One of the Salaf Awn ibn Abdillah (rahimahullah) said, “The greatest blessing is that when things become difficult for you, you appreciate what you have been given of the blessings of Islam.” So next time you are in severe financial circumstances, instead of looking at the material and temporary pleasures that you are not able to acquire, ponder instead over the “treasure of Iman (Faith)” that Allah has blessed you with, and appreciate the great fortune of being a Muslim! Likewise, when you are overjoyed or distressed due to some monetary gain or loss, remember the statement of Muhammad ibn Suqah, who said, “There are 2 characteristics which, even though Allah does not punish us for them, are reason enough for our punishment: 1, we are overjoyed at a small gain that we receive from this world, and yet Allah has never seen us so happy for a good deed that we do, and 2, we are so worried about a small matter that has missed us concerning this world, and yet Allah has never seen us so worried about a sin that we commit.” Subhaanallah.
Allah reminded the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the believers to not long for the wealth of this world, wealth that has been given to those that have rejected submission to Allah – but rather to strive for the richness of the Hereafter:
“And do not look towards that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more lasting.” (Quran 20:131).
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah, I am not afraid that you will become poor, but I am afraid that worldly wealth will be given to you in abundance as it was given to those (nations) before you, and you will start competing with each other for it as the previous nations competed for it, and then it will divert you (from good) as it diverted them.”’ [Bukhari : Book 8 : Volume 76 : Hadith 433 ]
The most important thing for a believer to remember is that we were created for the sole purpose of worshipping the Lord of Creation alone, and this life is just a means of testing our obedience and faith in Him. Whether we are granted abundant riches or severe poverty we must always strive to obey the commands of Allah (azza wa jal) and to fulfill our duties towards Him. A believer’s honour lies in Islam. The words of Allah (the Qur’an) and the Sunnah should be our guides, not the desires of the society surrounding us, which places great value on wealth and materialism. We are merely travelers in this world and we will soon move on. What we will take with us from this world will be our good deeds. They will be our wealth on the Day of Judgment and they are what we will be judged on. He whose deeds are heavy on the scale, will have succeeded and gained something that all the wealth of this world cannot buy, the pleasure of his Lord and eternal paradise.
Allah reminded the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the believers to not long for the wealth of this world, wealth that has been given to those that have rejected submission to Allah – but rather to strive for the richness of the Hereafter:
“And do not look towards that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more lasting.” (Quran 20:131).
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Allah, I am not afraid that you will become poor, but I am afraid that worldly wealth will be given to you in abundance as it was given to those (nations) before you, and you will start competing with each other for it as the previous nations competed for it, and then it will divert you (from good) as it diverted them.”’ [Bukhari : Book 8 : Volume 76 : Hadith 433 ]
The most important thing for a believer to remember is that we were created for the sole purpose of worshipping the Lord of Creation alone, and this life is just a means of testing our obedience and faith in Him. Whether we are granted abundant riches or severe poverty we must always strive to obey the commands of Allah (azza wa jal) and to fulfill our duties towards Him. A believer’s honour lies in Islam. The words of Allah (the Qur’an) and the Sunnah should be our guides, not the desires of the society surrounding us, which places great value on wealth and materialism. We are merely travelers in this world and we will soon move on. What we will take with us from this world will be our good deeds. They will be our wealth on the Day of Judgment and they are what we will be judged on. He whose deeds are heavy on the scale, will have succeeded and gained something that all the wealth of this world cannot buy, the pleasure of his Lord and eternal paradise.
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Sleeping after Fajr? Finding it difficult to stay up?
Spirit is willing ...but flesh is weak...soul wants to encase on the barakah.. but the body does not oblige...
Read on dear sisters n brothers ...to find out what we are missing out on... Subhanallah!
The time after Fajr is a time of immense barakah (blessings).
Why would it not be filled with blessings.... when Rasoolullah (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) made the following dua for his Ummah?
"O Allah, bless my Ummah (in their work) in the early part of the morning" (Tirmidhi).
It is however, obvious that to receive this barakah one will have to be awake. A person sleeping at this time is deprived of these blessings.
DETESTABLE
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Sleeping after Fajr is a detestable practice, unless it is due to weakness, illness or any other valid reason.
If one needs to sleep, he should do so after sunrise, although it is better to take a short nap in the afternoon
"SHOOK HIM AWAKE"
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Abdullah bin Umar (R.A.) once passed by a person sleeping after Fajr Salaah. Abdullah (R.A.) shook him awake and remarked:
"Don't you know that Allah pays particular attention to His creation at this part of the morning and out of His sheer mercy He admits a great number of people into Jannah" (Majma'uz Zawaid Lil-Haythami—Vol.2, Pg,.70).
According to another hadith - Rasoolullah (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) is reported to have declared:
"Sleeping in the morning hinders sustenance"
(Majma'uz Zawaid—Vol.4, Pg.111).
RIZQ
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Aisha (R.A.) narrates that Rasoolullah (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Search for your rizq (sustenance) in the morning because the morning is a time of blessing and success" (Ibid).
The word "rizq" is a comprehensive word which includes:
spiritual progress, physical well-being, one's livelihood, academic work, household duties, etc.
Any work done at this time is guaranteed to have barakah.
There will also be much ease and greater hope of success.
The habit of sleeping after Fajr should therefore be changed.
This time should be used especially for recitation/memorization of the Qur'an, dhikr or any other work. Many great Ulema even disliked talking at this time unless it was something urgent.
Genuine necessity is nevertheless excluded.
It Is not Haram or forbidden to sleep after fajr
or Asr for that matter... but as mentioned above there is barakah in that time..
May Allah increase our knowledge, strengthen our Deen...
Aameen
Spirit is willing ...but flesh is weak...soul wants to encase on the barakah.. but the body does not oblige...
Read on dear sisters n brothers ...to find out what we are missing out on... Subhanallah!
The time after Fajr is a time of immense barakah (blessings).
Why would it not be filled with blessings.... when Rasoolullah (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) made the following dua for his Ummah?
"O Allah, bless my Ummah (in their work) in the early part of the morning" (Tirmidhi).
It is however, obvious that to receive this barakah one will have to be awake. A person sleeping at this time is deprived of these blessings.
DETESTABLE
Sleeping after Fajr is a detestable practice, unless it is due to weakness, illness or any other valid reason.
If one needs to sleep, he should do so after sunrise, although it is better to take a short nap in the afternoon
"SHOOK HIM AWAKE"
Abdullah bin Umar (R.A.) once passed by a person sleeping after Fajr Salaah. Abdullah (R.A.) shook him awake and remarked:
"Don't you know that Allah pays particular attention to His creation at this part of the morning and out of His sheer mercy He admits a great number of people into Jannah" (Majma'uz Zawaid Lil-Haythami—Vol.2, Pg,.70).
According to another hadith - Rasoolullah (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) is reported to have declared:
"Sleeping in the morning hinders sustenance"
(Majma'uz Zawaid—Vol.4, Pg.111).
RIZQ
Aisha (R.A.) narrates that Rasoolullah (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "Search for your rizq (sustenance) in the morning because the morning is a time of blessing and success" (Ibid).
The word "rizq" is a comprehensive word which includes:
spiritual progress, physical well-being, one's livelihood, academic work, household duties, etc.
Any work done at this time is guaranteed to have barakah.
There will also be much ease and greater hope of success.
The habit of sleeping after Fajr should therefore be changed.
This time should be used especially for recitation/memorization of the Qur'an, dhikr or any other work. Many great Ulema even disliked talking at this time unless it was something urgent.
Genuine necessity is nevertheless excluded.
It Is not Haram or forbidden to sleep after fajr
or Asr for that matter... but as mentioned above there is barakah in that time..
May Allah increase our knowledge, strengthen our Deen...
Aameen
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On the Day of Judgment, one of the questions Allah will ask is: "How did you earn your wealth, and how did you spend it?"
Now, ask yourself: Is your earning halal or haram? Did you work honestly for your income, or did you wrong someone to get it?
Did you spend your earnings properly? Did you pay Zakaah? Did you give Sadaqah? Did you fulfill everyone’s rights, including your family’s? Were they hungry? Where they provided home, food and clothes?
Or did you spend your money on unnecessary things for fun? Or did you keep saving it without ever using it, only to leave it behind when you die?
Always reflect on yourself and your actions.
يسأل العبد يوم القيامة عن أمور منها :
ما جاء في حديث ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " لا تزول قدم ابن آدم يوم القيامة من عند ربه حتى يسأل عن خمس : عن عمره فيم أفناه ، وعن شبابه فيم أبلاه ، وماله من أين اكتسبه وفيم أنفقه ، وماذا عمل فيما علم " .
رواه الترمذي ( 2422 ) . وحسنه الألباني في صحيح الترمذي ( 1969 )
It was narrated from Ibn Mas`ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The son of Adam will not be dismissed from before his Lord on the Day of Resurrection until he has been questioned about five things: his life and how he spent it, his youth and how he used it, his wealth and how he earned it and how he disposed of it, and how he acted upon what he acquired of knowledge.” (Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 2422; classed as sound by Al-Albani in Sahih At-Tirmidhi, 1969)
Now, ask yourself: Is your earning halal or haram? Did you work honestly for your income, or did you wrong someone to get it?
Did you spend your earnings properly? Did you pay Zakaah? Did you give Sadaqah? Did you fulfill everyone’s rights, including your family’s? Were they hungry? Where they provided home, food and clothes?
Or did you spend your money on unnecessary things for fun? Or did you keep saving it without ever using it, only to leave it behind when you die?
Always reflect on yourself and your actions.
يسأل العبد يوم القيامة عن أمور منها :
ما جاء في حديث ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " لا تزول قدم ابن آدم يوم القيامة من عند ربه حتى يسأل عن خمس : عن عمره فيم أفناه ، وعن شبابه فيم أبلاه ، وماله من أين اكتسبه وفيم أنفقه ، وماذا عمل فيما علم " .
رواه الترمذي ( 2422 ) . وحسنه الألباني في صحيح الترمذي ( 1969 )
It was narrated from Ibn Mas`ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The son of Adam will not be dismissed from before his Lord on the Day of Resurrection until he has been questioned about five things: his life and how he spent it, his youth and how he used it, his wealth and how he earned it and how he disposed of it, and how he acted upon what he acquired of knowledge.” (Narrated by At-Tirmidhi, 2422; classed as sound by Al-Albani in Sahih At-Tirmidhi, 1969)
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Know that it is agreed upon that the Earth is spherical in shape and is mostly surrounded by water.
اعْلَمْ أَنَّ " الْأَرْضَ " قَدْ اتَّفَقُوا عَلَى أَنَّهَا كُرَوِيَّةُ الشَّكْلِ وَهِيَ فِي الْمَاءِ الْمُحِيطِ بِأَكْثَرِهَا؛
Ibn Taymiyyah, Majmūʿ al-Fatāwá 5/150
ابن تيمية، مجموع الفتاوى ٥/١٥٠
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اعْلَمْ أَنَّ " الْأَرْضَ " قَدْ اتَّفَقُوا عَلَى أَنَّهَا كُرَوِيَّةُ الشَّكْلِ وَهِيَ فِي الْمَاءِ الْمُحِيطِ بِأَكْثَرِهَا؛
Ibn Taymiyyah, Majmūʿ al-Fatāwá 5/150
ابن تيمية، مجموع الفتاوى ٥/١٥٠
https://shamela.ws/book/7289/2013
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Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
"When Allaah is with you, then all worries, grief and sadness disappear; no grief can remain when Allaah is with the slave."
[Ad-Daa' wa Ad-Dawaa' | 269]
"When Allaah is with you, then all worries, grief and sadness disappear; no grief can remain when Allaah is with the slave."
[Ad-Daa' wa Ad-Dawaa' | 269]
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The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Whoever makes the world his most important concern, Allah will scatter his affairs, and will place poverty before his eyes, and he will get nothing of the world except what has been decreed for him.
And whoever makes the Hereafter his concern, Allah will gather/settle his affairs, and will place contentment in his heart, and the world will reluctantly come to him."
📖Sunan Ibn Majah 4105
"Whoever makes the world his most important concern, Allah will scatter his affairs, and will place poverty before his eyes, and he will get nothing of the world except what has been decreed for him.
And whoever makes the Hereafter his concern, Allah will gather/settle his affairs, and will place contentment in his heart, and the world will reluctantly come to him."
📖Sunan Ibn Majah 4105
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Jannah is Our Dream
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The origin of Tawaf comes from the Tawaf of Hajar (Prophet Ibrahim's wife), between As-Safa and Al-Marwah seeking water for her son (Ismail).
Ibrahim had left them in Makkah (upon Allah’s command), where there was no habitation for her. When Hajar feared that her son would die, she stood up and begged Allah for His help and kept going back and forth in that blessed area between As-Safa and Al-Marwah. She was humble, fearful, frightened and meek before Allah.
Allah answered her prayers, relieved her of her loneliness, ended her dilemma and made the well of Zamzam bring forth its water for her, which is: “A tasty (or nutritional) food and a remedy for the illness.”
Therefore, whoever performs Sa'i between As-Safa and Al-Marwah should remember his meekness, humbleness and need for Allah to guide his heart, lead his affairs to success and forgive his sins. He should also want Allah to eliminate his shortcomings and errors and to guide him to the straight path. He should ask Allah to keep him firm on this path until he meets death, and to change his situation from that of sin and errors to that of perfection and being forgiven, - the same providence which was provided to Hajar.
📖 Tafsir ibn Kathir vol 1, pg 451🫀
Ibrahim had left them in Makkah (upon Allah’s command), where there was no habitation for her. When Hajar feared that her son would die, she stood up and begged Allah for His help and kept going back and forth in that blessed area between As-Safa and Al-Marwah. She was humble, fearful, frightened and meek before Allah.
Allah answered her prayers, relieved her of her loneliness, ended her dilemma and made the well of Zamzam bring forth its water for her, which is: “A tasty (or nutritional) food and a remedy for the illness.”
Therefore, whoever performs Sa'i between As-Safa and Al-Marwah should remember his meekness, humbleness and need for Allah to guide his heart, lead his affairs to success and forgive his sins. He should also want Allah to eliminate his shortcomings and errors and to guide him to the straight path. He should ask Allah to keep him firm on this path until he meets death, and to change his situation from that of sin and errors to that of perfection and being forgiven, - the same providence which was provided to Hajar.
📖 Tafsir ibn Kathir vol 1, pg 451🫀
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💠 When Deen becomes one's source of livelihood:
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It is already difficult to explain to a person of desires that listening to music is Haraam, making sculptures of animated object or taking their pictures is Haraam etc. But it becomes all the more difficult to explain to a person when these things are a source of his livelihood.
📕Narrated Sa
🔴 In the field of Da`wah, many people started small.
🔵 They had a humble beginning.
🔴 They started by giving lectures/Khutbah in the Masaajid.
🔵 Then their fame grew.
🔴 Then they formed an organization.
🔵 Soon this organization has branches all over the country.
🔴 Then there is a need for huge funds to maintain these organizations and for their around the world tours.
🔵 To survive they then feel the need to kill the competition.
🔴 To maintain permanent following and followers, they feel the need to distance the people from the real scholars.
🔵 They start rumors that the scholars of the "East" do not know about the conditions and the situations of the people living in the West.
🔴 In order to grow further and maintain fan loyalty, they give people the “Fatwa” which suites the people’s desires.
🔥 They end up Westernizing Islaam and watering it down.
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💢 The Sufees:
🔴 Like the Jews and the Christians, many Sufees also know that the religion of grave worship and saint worship, which they are propagating, is nothing but falsehood.
🔵 But it is the desire to cling on to this worldly life and to earn an easy livelihood; they try to keep the mass ignorant of the reality of Islaam.
🔴 They scare the people by saying: “Do not read the Qur’aan with translation, you’ll become a deviant or you’ll become a “Wahhaabee”, “Do not read the books of Ahaadeeth, they are too difficult for you to understand.”
🔥 The grave of their so called “saints” are a minting machine for them through which they make millions and millions worth of dollars annually.
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{O you who believe! Verily, there are many of the (Jewish) rabbis and the (Christian) monks who devour the wealth of mankind in falsehood, AND HINDER (THEM) FROM THE WAY OF ALLAAH (i.e. Allaah's RELIGION.} [Surah al-Tawbah (9): 34]
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It is already difficult to explain to a person of desires that listening to music is Haraam, making sculptures of animated object or taking their pictures is Haraam etc. But it becomes all the more difficult to explain to a person when these things are a source of his livelihood.
📕Narrated Sa
eed bin Abu Al-Hasan: While I was with Ibn Abbaas a man came and said: "O father of Abbaas! My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures." Ibn Abbaas said: "I will tell you only what I heard from Allaah's Messenger ﷺ. I heard him saying: 'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allaah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it.'" Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face turned pale. Ibn Abbaas said to him: "What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects."
📑 [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (2225)]
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💢 Commercialization of Dawah:🔴 In the field of Da`wah, many people started small.
🔵 They had a humble beginning.
🔴 They started by giving lectures/Khutbah in the Masaajid.
🔵 Then their fame grew.
🔴 Then they formed an organization.
🔵 Soon this organization has branches all over the country.
🔴 Then there is a need for huge funds to maintain these organizations and for their around the world tours.
🔵 To survive they then feel the need to kill the competition.
🔴 To maintain permanent following and followers, they feel the need to distance the people from the real scholars.
🔵 They start rumors that the scholars of the "East" do not know about the conditions and the situations of the people living in the West.
🔴 In order to grow further and maintain fan loyalty, they give people the “Fatwa” which suites the people’s desires.
🔥 They end up Westernizing Islaam and watering it down.
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💢 The Sufees:
🔴 Like the Jews and the Christians, many Sufees also know that the religion of grave worship and saint worship, which they are propagating, is nothing but falsehood.
🔵 But it is the desire to cling on to this worldly life and to earn an easy livelihood; they try to keep the mass ignorant of the reality of Islaam.
🔴 They scare the people by saying: “Do not read the Qur’aan with translation, you’ll become a deviant or you’ll become a “Wahhaabee”, “Do not read the books of Ahaadeeth, they are too difficult for you to understand.”
🔥 The grave of their so called “saints” are a minting machine for them through which they make millions and millions worth of dollars annually.
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{O you who believe! Verily, there are many of the (Jewish) rabbis and the (Christian) monks who devour the wealth of mankind in falsehood, AND HINDER (THEM) FROM THE WAY OF ALLAAH (i.e. Allaah's RELIGION.} [Surah al-Tawbah (9): 34]
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MUSLIMS NOWADAYS: Christmas, Xmas Party, Birthdays, Baby shower, New Year, Concert, Smoking, Alcohol, Riba (Interests), is HALAL to them. Only PORK is HARAM.
#MayAllahForgiveUs #SadREALITY
#MayAllahForgiveUs #SadREALITY
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