Never back down upon speaking the truth, no matter who's eyes it hurts.

Never stop acting upon the truth, no matter who stands against you.

If you do something for Allahs sake alone, it means you will never back down from it, otherwise was it really for Allah?

If you know that Allah knows you better, does it matter what the envious and ignorant assume?

Why would you expect gratitude from people and why do you get upset when the ignorant open their mouths?

You do for Allah and you leave it and that is all that's to it.

If the ummah can betray the purest from them, then who are you to expect other than betrayal wrong assumptions and ignorant accusations?

If the Prophets were hurt the most from their own people, why do you expect to be treated different?

The age we live in:

Truth is silenced so that "my personal truth" is Not Offended.

Objectivity is silenced so that subjectivity is Not Offended.

Logic is silenced so that feelings are Not Offended.

Reality is silenced so that delusions are Not Offended.

Virtue is silenced so that fahisha is Not Offended.

Decency is silenced so that degeneracy is Not Offended.

Principle is silenced so that whims are Not Offended.

Orthodox Islam is silenced so that liberal "Islam" is Not Offended.

Islam is silenced so that false ideologies and -isms are Not Offended.

This is how we end up with watered-down "Compassionate" cotton-candy "Islam" so that deceits like liberalism, feminism, HGTV, perennialism, atheism are Not Offended.

صدق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم.

The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) has spoken the Truth.

It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allāh be Pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said:

“There will come to the people years of Treachery, when the Liar will be regarded as Honest, and the Honest man will be regarded as a Liar; the Traitor will be regarded as Faithful, and the Faithful man will be regarded as a Traitor; and the Ruwaibidah will decide matters.’

It was said: ‘Who are the Ruwaibidah?’

He said: ‘Vile and Base men who control the affairs of the people.’” [Sunan Ibn Majah 4036]

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: سيأتِي على الناسِ سنواتٌ خدّاعاتٌ؛ يُصدَّقُ فيها الكاذِبُ، ويُكذَّبُ فيها الصادِقُ، ويُؤتَمَنُ فيها الخائِنُ، ويخَوَّنُ فيها الأمينُ، وينطِقُ فيها الرُّويْبِضَةُ . قِيلَ : وما الرُّويْبِضةُ ؟ قال : الرجُلُ التّافِهُ يتَكلَّمُ في أمرِ العامةِ.

Umm Khalid

If The Hearts Are Together...

Abu Sulaymān al-Khaṭābi رحمه الله gathered the following narration in 'al-Uzlah' from Ishāq ibn Ibrahīm, who said:

"Between Abdur-Rahmān ibn Mahdī and Yahya ibn Sa'īd al-Qaṭān* there was mutual love and brotherhood, and a year would pass them by without meeting. So one of them was questioned about this, and he responded:

إذا تقاربت القلوب لم يضرّ تباعد الأجسام......
إو كلمة نحوها

'If the hearts have been brought near, the physical distance does not hurt', or words similar to this."

Source: al-Uzlah, p.133 Dār ibn Kathīr

*They are two of the great, reliable Imams from Basrah, both died in the year 198 Hijri رحمهما الله

Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzāq al-Badr (حفظه الله) said:

‎“Manhood is when a man stands with the men five times (a day) in the Houses of Allāh.”

A teacher gave a balloon to every student, who had to inflate it, write their name on it and throw it in the hallway. The teacher then mixed all the balloons. The students were then given 5 minutes to find their own balloon. Despite a hectic search, no one found their balloon.
At that point, the teacher told the students to take the first balloon that they found and hand it to the person whose name was written on it. Within 5 minutes, everyone had their own balloon.
The teacher said to the students: "These balloons are like happiness. We will never find it if everyone is looking for their own. But if we care about other people's happiness, we'll find ours too."
May your day be filled with happiness. 🫀

Ibn al-Jawzi said:

“Something was causing me a great deal of grief and distress, and I started to think long and hard about how to get out of this situation by any means, but I could not find any way out. Then I came across this verse:

“… *And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out [of every difficulty]*.” (Surah Talaq, 65:2)

I realized that Taqwa ( piety, fearing Allah ) is the way out of every kind of grief and distress. As soon as I followed the path of Taqwa, I found the way out."

Al Ma’moon said:

❝People are of three types:

1 – One that is like food, and are a necessity,

2 – One that is like Medicine, one needs them during times of illness,

3 – One that is like an illness, despicable in every circumstance.❞

[Collected By Imaamudh Dhahabi In Siyar A’laamin Nubalaa, (10/283)]

Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله

You will find some people, Allāh has given them much knowledge however it is as if he is illiterate. You do NOT see upon him the effects of knowledge in his worship, nor in his character, nor in his behaviour nor in his interactions.

شرح دعاء قنوت الوتر ص١١
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~ Markaz Muaadh

Learning to the stories of the prophets.
will makes us realize the pattern..they went through so much eventhough they were prophets of Allah but at the end they saw results. And this is a lesson for all of us to have patience and keep believing in Allah, inshaAllah we will get rewards in this life as well in the hereafter. One important thing is that we need to read the Quran in our native language that will help us understand and realizing what the prophets went through, also studying the Seerah. May Allah guide us to the right path especially we are living in testing time . Remember this isn’t jannah yet . Allah created us and each one of us will have tests.
Ya Allah please ease all our suffering and pain of this life help us to become better believers Ameen.

ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه stated:

‎"Avoid the enemies of Allāh during their festivals, for indeed the anger of Allāh descends down upon them during that time."

‎[Shuʿab al-Īmān of Al-Bayḥaqī 894]

I wanted to share one of my daily affirmations for those trying to heal this year end. A shift in mentality that will bring solace to your heart inshaAllah.

Learn to start your day with Fajr, 5 mins of dhikr, write down 5 things you are grateful for and start everday with the affirmation of:

"This is my Rizq, This is my Qadr"

When you do this lot of worries, concerns and heartaches will die instantly.

When going through a hardship remember, "I am EXACTLY where Allah wants me to be". This mentally will set you free in so many ways and help you accept and live in the present.

📚 The Messenger of Allāh صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said:
“If Allāh intends good for someone, He afflicts him with trials.”
Saheeh al-Bukhāri, 7/115 | Saheeh

It will help you accept what is and how good and blessed it is. Instead of what could have, should have and would have been.

It will help you deal with life one day at a time.

📚 Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah said:
“Calamities, trials and tests are signs of love from Allah for the believers.”
[Ighaathatul Lahfan pg.286]

📚 Ibn Taymiyyah:
“Trials are beneficial to the Believers, because Allah corrects and improves them because of it!”
[مجموع الفتاوى ٢٨/٥٠]

Yes, you can look back to what happened. Yes, you can reach ahead and dream for the future.

But where you are - is here. Right now.
And what if you celebrated that?

The Earth of Allah is vast. Find your place in this duniya and learn to be okay with that place, even when it’s frustrating or exhausting or beautiful or confusing or somewhere in-between.

Take courage to move past what cannot be changed, giving of all your energy to the present day because the night isn't promised.

🤲 Ya Allah help us to be in acceptance of your decree every single second of our lives, to be in submission and servitude till our very last breath.
Allahumma ameen!

Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah) said:

The Quran is complete healing from all diseases, both psychological and physical, and offers protection in this world and the hereafter, but not everyone is qualified or will be successful in seeking healing from it. But if the sick person seeks treatment through the Quran and is able to use Quranic remedies with sincerity, faith, complete acceptance and certainty, fulfilling all the necessary conditions, no diseases will ever stand up to it.

[Zaad al-Ma‘aad, 4/322, Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah)]

Sαℓαf Athαr:
On the authority of Ibn Umar in a narration ascribed to the Prophet [ﷺ]:

❝The believer who mixes with the people and is patient with their harm is better than the one who does not mix with people and is not patient with their harm.❞

[Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani, (No. 939) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]

𝕊𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕤, 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕥 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕨𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕟'𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕥.

But remember, whatever you're facing, it's better than what some others go through. And you don't have to face it alone. You will be sad because you are a human and it’s natural that we have feelings. It’s what makes us humans. Calamities and disasters are a test, and they are a sign of Allah’s love for a person, because they are like medicine: even though it is bitter, despite its bitterness you give it to the one whom you love – and for Allah is the highest denoscription.

“The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. When Allah loves a people He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins His pleasure but whoever is discontent with that earns His wrath.”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2396) and Ibn Maajah (4031); classed as hasan by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.

Al-Fadl ibn Sahl said: “There is a blessing in calamity that the wise man should not ignore, for it erases sins, gives one the opportunity to attain the reward for patience, dispels negligence, reminds one of blessings at the time of health, calls one to repent and encourages one to give charity.
Through calamity the believer seeks reward, and there is no way to attain it but through patience, and there is no way to be patient except with resolute faith and strong will.”

Remember the words of our Messenger ﷺ:
“How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for his affairs are all good, and this applies to no one but the believer. If something good happens to him, he is thankful for it and that is good for him. If something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience and that is good for him.”

[Narrated by Muslim, 2999]

at-Tawakkul is to entrust your affairs and to place reliance in Allaah the Perfect and Most High, and to entrust affairs to Him, He the Perfect and Most High – this is at-Tawakkul (trust and reliance). And it is from the greatest of the types of worship, and therefore He said:
‎وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
And place your reliance and trust in Allaah if you are true believers [5:23]
The preposition and the word with it are put before the governing word, to indicate restriction.
‎.. وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوا
And upon Allaah place your reliance and trust …
Meaning upon Him and not upon anyone else besides Him, then He said:
‎إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ..
… if you are people of eemaan [5:23]
So He made it a condition of eemaan to have trust and reliance upon Allaah the Perfect and Most High. And this shows that whoever does not place his trust and reliance upon Allaah, then he is not a believer. So therefore at-Tawakkul (trust and reliance) is a tremendous act of worship. So therefore the believer always places his trust and reliance upon Allaah and depends upon Allaah the Mighty and Majestic.
And Allaah, from His Names is Al-Wakeel (the Trustworthy Disposer of Affairs) meaning: the One to Whom the affairs of His servants are entrusted, He the Perfect and Most High. So at-Tawakkul (placing trust and reliance) cannot be except upon Allaah, and it is not permissible to say, “I place my reliance in so-and-so”, because at-Tawakkul (trust and reliance) is worship, and worship cannot be except for Allaah.
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Sharh-ul-Usool-ith-Thalaathah. Explanation of the Three Fundamental Principles of Imaam Muhammad ibn ‘Abdil-Wahhaab by Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan al-Fowzaan hafizahullaah. Translated by Daawood Burbank, rahimahullaah

💎[Powerful Advice from a Nurturing Scholar: Avoid Anything that Causes Worry, Sadness, & Distress]

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Strive to distance yourself from anything that brings worry, sorrow, or distress so that you may always remain at ease, with a content and open heart, focused on Allah, His worship, and your worldly and spiritual affairs. If you practice this, you will find relief.

However, if you burden yourself with regret over the past or excessive concern for the future in a way not sanctioned by Islamic teachings, know that you will exhaust yourself and miss out on much goodness.”

(Fath Dhi al-Jalali wal-Ikram 3/533)
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