Allah's help is near be patient....

*The Reward for Sabr*

✍🏼Sheikh Uthaimeen رحمه الله تعالى said:

Verily, the one who is afflicted with an affliction and is patient, Allaah سبحانه و تعالى will guide his heart, cause it to be opened to acceptance and make the affliction easy for him because of the hope he has in Allaah's reward.

Then when he is resurrected on the Last Day, he will be very much in need of those rewards which he had gained from his patience and persevering during the times of tribulations. He would have found them preserved for him with Allaah سبحانه و تعالى.

{Verily, the Patient will be given their reward}.

*إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّابِرُونَ اجرهم بغير حساب*

*Only those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full, without reckoning*."
(Az-Zumar, 39:10)

▪الضياء للامم من الخطب الحوامع 《٧٩》

✒ Translated by:
Umm Hyatt al-Amerikiyyah حفظها الله

A Simple Act by Which Your Sins Are Forgiven!

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

"Whoever performs ablution like my ablution, then prays two units of prayer without indulging in distractions, his previous sins will be forgiven."
(Reported by Al-Bukhari).

Ibn Hajar said in *Fath Al-Bari*:
"(Without indulging in distractions) refers to what the mind tends to linger on and can be interrupted, because the term 'to indulge' implies a deliberate engagement. However, any fleeting thoughts or whispers that come to mind and are difficult to avoid are excused."

قال الشيخ سليمان الرحيلي حفظه الله:
Shaykh Sulayman Ar-Ruhayli, may Allah preserve him, said:

وظيفة ليلة العيد:
• The duties of the night of Eid:

١- التكبير (الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر لا إله إلا الله والله أكبر الله أكبر ولله الحمد)
• 1. Takbeer: “Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Lā ilāha illa Allāh, wa-Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar wa lillāhil-ḥamd.”

٢- الشكر (الحمد لله على ما هدانا)
• 2. Gratitude: “All praise is due to Allah for having guided us.”

٣- الاستغفار (أستغفر الله)
• 3. Seeking forgiveness: “Astaghfirullāh (I seek Allah’s forgiveness).”

٤- إخراج زكاة الفطر
• 4. Giving out Zakat al-Fitr.

٥- قيام الليل وآكده الوتر (لا تكن مثل فلان كان يقوم الليل ثم ترك قيام الليل)
• 5. Standing in prayer at night, the most emphasised of which is Witr: “Do not be like so-and-so who used to pray at night then abandoned it.”

Sunnah practice on Eid ul fitr.

Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه reported:

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not proceed (to the Eid Salaah) on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten some dates.

Sahih al-Bukhari 910

You have fasted and worshipped Allah for an entire month, may Allah accept all your worship.

You have charged your Imaan batteries hopefully to last until next Ramadan, may Allah let us witness the next Ramadan in a state of honour for the entire ummah.

Do not go and the first thing you do is wash away all your months worth of worship with disobedience to Allah!

Don't be like a chained shaytaan who got released and rushes to evil.

Don't be like those who look like circus clowns on eid, with all their bright colors and make-up, they belong with a traveling circus caravan.

They come to the eid prayer looking like Christmas trees.

Beware of free-mixing! No your cousins on the opposite gender or your uncles wife's/aunts husband's are NOT your maharem!

MEN! Grow a pair and hold your wives! Do not let them rush out where there's freemixing, unrelated non mahram men. Don't let them out with make-up and perfume like the clowns I described above..

DON'T be a dayuth and parade your wife and daughters infront of non mahram relatives! Put your foot down and wear the pants!

What you do after Ramadan is a sign of if your worship in Ramadan was accepted.

🌷 *Don't LOSE your hard work on “CHAAND RAAT”, the night before Eid*🌷
by Asma bint Shameem

You’ve been working SO hard this Ramadhaan. 
You’ve been fasting. 
You’ve been praying.
You’ve been staying up nights. 
You’ve been reading the Qur'aan. 
You’ve made taubah....

Those are a LOT of good deeds for sure. Alhamdulillaah! 
And your hard work was amazing. 
May Allaah accept ALL of them and MORE.

Now don't *SPOIL* all those hard earned good deeds by doing things that may be displeasing to Allaah, on the night before Eid, when Ramadhaan ends.

Things such as listening to music, dancing, girls going out without hijaab, all dolled up in makeup, and jewelry, or in inappropriate clothes, free mixing of non mahrams, missing salaah, smoking hookah, or a'oodhu billaah something even worse. 

And all this in the name of celebrating "Chaand Raat", the night before Eid?
Subhaan Allaah!

🛑 *Did you know that bad deeds may ERASE some good ones?*

Find it hard to believe?

Here are some examples:

🔹The Prophet ﷺ said: 

“Whoever does not pray ‘Asr, his (good) deeds are canceled out.” (al-Bukhaari 553)

🔹 Once a man said about another: "By Allaah, Allaah will not forgive So and so. 
Allaah said: ‘Who is the one who swore by Me that I will not forgive So and so? I have forgiven So and so and I have cancelled out your good deeds." (Muslim 2621)

🔹 Hudhayfah radhi Allaahu anhu said:

"Slandering a chaste innocent woman cancels out the good deeds of a hundred years."

🔹 And Ata said:

"A man may say a word in anger that destroys the good deeds of sixty or seventy years."

🔹 Al-Fadl ibn Ziyaad said:

"No one of you can be sure that he will not steal a glance that will cancel out his good deeds."

My brothers and sisters!

Just think.....How many ‘glances’ are ‘stolen’ on this "Chaand Raat"!

🔹 Ibn al-Qayyim said: 

"The things that cancel out or spoil good deeds are *too many to count*. 
It is not the deeds that count, rather it is the *protection of one's good deeds from that which may spoil them or cancel them out*." 
(Al-Waabil al-Sayyib)

🛑 *Side note:* 

There's nothing wrong with celebrating the end of Ramadhaan and thanking Allaah for being able to worship Him by gathering with family and friends, (no non mahrams of course), enjoying food and drink, girls can apply Henna, and even sing to the daff amongst themselves.

But *remember what you promised Allaah*.
*Don’t cross the limits set by Allaah.*
Don't get involved in His disobedience and ruin all your hard work. 
Don't even come _*close*_ to that which you KNOW is wrong. 

Otherwise you’re at the risk of losing SOME or ALL of your good deeds and your hard work. 

*So PROTECT it.*
*PRESERVE it.*
*And don’t LOSE it.* 

*It’s just NOT worth it.*

*What Is Recommended To Do On the Day of ‘Eīd Al-Fitr*

*1 - To take a bath on the morning of ‘Eid:*

- Ibn Umar would bathe on the morning of Eīd. Recorded in Muwatta of Imām Mālik (2/248) and others. Authenticated by Imām Nawawī in Majmoū’ (5/6).

*2 – Wear the best clothes for the day. As for women, they should not beautify themselves when they go out to the ‘Eīd prayer-place in front of everyone:*

- It is also known that Ibn ‘Umar would dress in his best clothes for the ‘Eīd. Recorded in Sunan Al-Bayhaqī (3/281). Authenticated by Imām Ibn Rajab in Fath Al-Bārī (6/68).

*3 – It is Sunnah to eat dates before we leave for ‘Eīd Al-Fitr Prayer:*

- Anas bin Mālik narrates Allāh's Messenger ﷺ never proceeded (for the prayer) on the Day of `Eīd-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas also narrated: The Prophet ﷺ used to eat odd number of dates. Recorded in Sahīh Bukhārī (no. 953).

*4 – It is Sunnah to say Takbīr (saying Allāhu Akbar):*

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar used to say it out loud on the day of al-Fitr until the Imām came out (to lead the prayers). The chain of transmission is authentic as mentioned by Shaykh Al-Albānī in Irwā’ Al-Ghalīl (3/122).

One can say:
الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر كبيراً
Allāhu Akbar, Allāh Akbar, Allāhu Akbar Kabīra.

- Musannaf Abdur Razzāq (118) on the authority of Salmān Al-Farsī. The Takbir begins after the night of Eīd has begun (after the last Iftār) and ends when the ‘Eīd Prayer is completed.

*5 – Offering congratulations. Such as saying to one another:*

تَقبَّلَ اللهُ مِنَّا ومِنكُم
Taqabbala Allāh minnā wa minkum - May Allāh accept (good deeds) from us and from you.

- Abū Umāmah Al-Bāhilī would say the above to his companions. Recorded in Al-Hāwī fi Fatāwa of Imām Suyutī (1/94). Authenticated by Shaykh Albāni in Tamīm Al-Minnah (no. 355)

It is allowed to say “Eid Mubārak.”

*6 - It is Sunnah to pray the ‘Eīd Prayer outdoors:*

- Abū Sa’īd Al-Khudrī narrated: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to go out to the prayer-place on the day of ('Eīd) al-Fitr and al-Adhā. Recorded in Sahīh Bukhārī (no. 956).

*7 – It is prescribed for the one who goes out to the Eid prayer to go by one route and return by another:*

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh said: On the day of Eid, the Prophet ﷺ would vary his route, i.e., he would go via one route and come back via a different route. Recorded in Sahīh Bukhārī (no. 986).

Ibn Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:
“If it becomes heavy (difficult) to follow the Sunnah, then know that there is a disease in the heart.”
{Sharh Hilyatu Taalib-ul-Ilm}

~hayaathyy

Keep your heart pure and your intentions sincere and you'll always win in the end because Allah says . If he finds any good in your heart he will give you something better than what was taken from you. Let that put your heart at ease.

ℹ️ Any 6 days from the Month of Shawwāl (other than 'Eid) can be fasted, however if one decides to fast on a Friday, then one must fast either Thursday or Saturday alongside it, as fasting a non-obligatory fast on a Friday is prohibited.

The Flavor of the Heart

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah (rahimahullah):

“If you would like to draw a conclusion of what is contained in someone’s Heart then use as a proof the movements of his Tongue! For surely, he will show you what is contained in his heart regardless of whether he wants to or not.”

Yahya ibn Mu'adh:

The hearts are like pots. They boil with that which they contain and their tongues are their ladles [i.e. scooping spoons].

So look at a man when he speaks. His tongue will scoop out for you that which is contained in his heart, whether it is Sweet or Bitter, Fresh or Salty and other than that. And the flavor of his heart will become clear to you from that which his tongue scoops out.

This means that just as you can taste the flavor of foods being cooked with your tongue and you realize the true flavor of them, Similarly you can taste what is in a man’s heart by way of his Tongue,( in the same manner that you can taste what is in the pot with your tongue).

Al-Jawaab A-Kaafee/ad-Daa wad-Dawaa, (pg. 242-249)

Transcribed from The Appendix of An Explanation of the Hadeeth: “Say, ‘I believe in Allah’, and then be upright and steadfast” by Ibn Rajab.