𝗪𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗘 𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗬

If a prohibition reaches you, then refrain from it, and ask not whether it is impermissible or disliked. Likewise, if a command reaches you, then act accordingly and ask not whether it is obligated or recommended. When the Companions (may Allāh be pleased with them) were commanded by the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) they would not say, “O Messenger of Allāh, did you mean it to be an obligation or was it a recommendation?” Rather they would carry out the commandment instantly.

My advice to every believer is that if a commandment from the commandments of Allāh and His Messenger (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) reaches them, they say: “We hear and we obey”, and they carry out that commandment. Likewise, if they hear a prohibition, they say: “We hear and we obey” and they abstain, and take not any risks. The most compliant to the commandments of Allāh are indeed the strongest of people in faith.

إِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذَا دُعُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَن يَقُولُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۚ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ

The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allāh (His Words, the Qurʾān) and His Messenger (ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) to judge between them, is that they say: "We hear and we obey." And such are the prosperous ones (who will live forever in Paradise).

Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn

📚Source: Liqāʾ al-Bāb al-Maftūḥ 160.

*What’s your goal in life?*

Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله said:

‎"The greatest goal of the servant is to die upon Islam, and this is in the Hand of Allah."

📓Al-Fawaa‘id (page: 201).

Allah عز وجل said:

تَوَفَّنِىۡ مُسۡلِمًا وَّاَلۡحِقۡنِىۡ بِالصّٰلِحِيۡ

"...cause me to die as a Muslim (the one submitting to Your Will), and join me with the righteous." آمين
[Suurat Yuusuf: 101]

Islam = solution for mankind

Islam is a complete way of life. It teaches us how to honour our parents, how to marry with respect, how to speak with kindness, how to sleep, eat, and even conduct business. Every action has guidance. It shapes not just faith, but also character.

The Wife’s Role In Advising The Husband

Aisha (رضي الله عنها), used to teach the women, and command them to teach their husbands. It was reported on the authority of Muadhah that Aisha said, "Command your husbands to clean themselves with water after relieving themselves, for verily l am shy of them, and indeed, the messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to do it.

The esteemed scholar, Shaykh Muhammad al-Mukhtaar ash-Shinqitee said, “In it is an evidence that the woman is to command her husband and prohibit him when she knows a matter of the religion that he does not; likewise, she is to give him advice concerning what she sees to be best for him.”

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Taken From: The Muslim Woman's Role in Giving Advice P.31-32 | By Shaykh Rida Boushamah.

BISMILLAH

O MUSLIMA- LET'S REFLECT

A LETTER TO MYSELF
A REMINDER FOR MY SOUL

WHO AM I WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING?

NOT ON INSTAGRAM, NOT AT THE MADRASSA, NOT IN A GATHERING...
JUST ME, ALONE IN MY ROOM, WHEN NO ONE SEES ME BUT ALLAH.

WHAT DOES MY SALAAH LOOK LIKE WHEN THERE’S NO ONE TO IMPRESS?
IS MY SUJOOD STILL LONG? IS MY HEART REALLY PRESENT?
OR AM I JUST TICKING OFF A BOX TO SAY, “I PRAYED”?

WE TALK SO MUCH ABOUT DEEN.
WE POST REMINDERS, SHARE HADITH, TELL OTHERS WHAT’S RIGHT AND WRONG.
BUT WHEN IT’S JUST ME AND ALLAH,
DO I PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH?
DO I LOWER MY GAZE WHEN THERE’S NO ONE AROUND?
DO I TURN OFF WHAT I SHOULDN’T BE WATCHING?
DO I STOP MYSELF FROM GOSSIPING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST IN MY HEAD?

THIS IS WHAT SCARES ME:
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY PUBLIC ISLAM AND MY PRIVATE ONE.

IKHLAAS — SINCERITY.
DOING IT FOR ALLAH ALONE.
NOT FOR LIKES. NOT FOR PEOPLE’S APPROVAL. NOT EVEN FOR A “MASHA-ALLAH.”

BECAUSE ON THE DAY OF QUIYAMAT
ALL THE PRAISE, THE IMAGE, THE REPUTATION — IT WON’T MATTER.
ONLY WHAT WAS TRULY FOR ALLAH WILL REMAIN.

WHAT AM I DOING IN MY FREE TIME WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING?
AM I WASTING IT? FEEDING MY SOUL OR FEEDING MY DESIRES?

THE REAL ME IS THE ONE WHO COMES OUT WHEN THERE’S NO AUDIENCE.
THAT’S THE VERSION OF ME THAT ALLAH SEES.
THAT’S THE VERSION I NEED TO FIX.

YA ALLAH…
MAKE ME SINCERE.
LET MY PRIVATE LIFE BE CLEANER THAN MY PUBLIC ONE.
LET MY QUIET SALAAH, MY SECRET DUA, MY HIDDEN STRUGGLES — BE ENOUGH TO EARN YOUR MERCY.

LET ME FEAR YOU WHEN I’M ALONE.
LET ME LOVE YOU WHEN NO ONE ELSE SEES.
LET ME BE A TRUE MUSLIMAH — NOT JUST IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, BUT IN FRONT OF YOU.

YA ALLAH FAVOR ME WITH YOUR FORGIVENESS
AAMEEN.

@DA'WAT ILALLAH ♡YM💐

Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen [may Allāh have mercy on him] said:

“If the heart is preoccupied with falsehood, there will remain no place for the truth therein. Likewise, if the heart is preoccupied with the truth, there will remain no place for falsehood therein.”

Bulūgh al-Marām, 5/30 | Shaykh ibn ‘Uthaymeen [may Allāh have mercy on him]

Translation: Authentic Quotes

I don't know any book on the subject of prophetic medicine more famous than the book of imam ibn qayyim. Here is the quotation where he clearly mentioned that topic of medicine is secondary in the teachings of prophet (PBUH).

"Disease of the heart is more harmful.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was sent as a guide, caller to Allah and His paradise. He taught about Allah, and explained to the Ummah what pleases Him, and ordered them to follow what pleases Him. He informed them as to what angers Allah and ordered them to avoid it. He informed them about the stories of the Messengers and what happened between them and their nations.

He also informed them about the creation of the world, its beginning and the resurrection, and how the people get salvation or misery in their lives.

As for the physical medicine, it is complementary and intended to serve the other purpose. It is used when it is needed. Whenever it can be left, it is mandatory to spend all the means and efforts to cure the hearts, keep them healthy, prevent its diseases, and protect it from everything which spoils it.

Treatment of the body without the treatment of the heart does not benefit at all; while the decline of the body alongside the repair of the heart is not very harmful. Moreover, this harm is very less and not permanent because always it follows permanent and complete blessings. And the success is with the help of Allah alone."

Extract from 'Tibb e Nabawi'
Imam Ibn al Qayyim. Pg no:32

Sheikh Abdus Salam al-Madani
Founder of Aspire college of Excellence in Chennai and Bangalore

Ibn al Jawzi رحمة الله:

"The ship of your lifetime is approaching the coast of the graveyard. What is the matter with you that you are busy inside the ship trying to acquire goods?"

[Ikram Hawramani]

YA'QŪB ORDERS YŪSUF TO HIDE HIS VISION TO AVOID SHAYTAN'S PLOTS

ALLĀH tells:

قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُوْيَاكَ عَلَى إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُواْ لَكَ كَيْدًا إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لِلِنسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
He (the father) said: "O my son! Relate not your vision to your brothers, lest they should arrange a plot against you. Verily, Shaytan is to man an open enemy!"

ALLĀH narrates the reply Ya'qūb gave his son Yūsuf when he narrated to him the vision that he saw, which indicated that his brothers would be under his authority. They would be subjugated to Yūsuf's authority to such an extent that they would prostrate before him in respect, honor and appreciation. Ya'qūb feared that if Yūsuf narrated his vision to any of his brothers, they would envy him and conspire evil plots against him. This is why Ya'qūb said to Yūsuf,

لَا تَقْصُصْ رُوْيَاكَ عَلَى إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُواْ لَكَ كَيْدًا
Relate not your vision to your brothers, lest they should arrange a plot against you.

This Ayah means, "They might arrange a plot against you that causes your demise."

In the Sunnah, there is a confirmed Hadith that states,

"If any of you saw a vision that he likes, let him narrate it. If he saw a dream that he dislikes, let him turn on his other side, blow to his left thrice, seek refuge with ALLĀH from its evil and not tell it to anyone. Verily, it will not harm him in this case."

In another Hadith that Imam Ahmad and collectors of the Sunan collected, Mu'awiyah bin Haydah Al-Qushayri said that the Messenger of ALLĀH said:

"The dream is tied to a bird's leg, as long as it is not interpreted. If it is interpreted, it comes true."

Therefore, one should hide the prospects or the coming of a bounty until it comes into existence and becomes known.

The Prophet said, "Earn help for fulfilling needs by being discrete, for every owner of a blessing is envied."

{Tafsi‌r Ibn Kathīr (Abridged)}

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It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, “Do not keep company with anyone but a believer and do not let anyone eat your food but one who is pious.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2395; Abu Dawood, 4832. Abu ‘Eesa al-Tirmidhi said: this hadeeth is hasan. It was also classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 2519).

Abu ‘Eesa al-Khattaabi said: Rather he warned against keeping company with anyone who is not pious and against mixing with them or eating with them, because eating with a person instills friendship and love in the heart.

He said: do not make friends with anyone who is not pious; do not take him as a companion with whom you eat and chat.

(Ma’aalim al-Sunan, Haamish Mukhtasar Sunan Abi Dawood, 7/185, 186).

Bismillah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem

Dunya, Death & Hereafter

“Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children. (It is) like a rain (Ghayth), thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment, and (there is) forgiveness from Allah and (His) pleasure. And the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment.”

[Qur’an 57:20]

Want Allah to ease your affairs? Then ease the affairs of others.
Want your worries lifted? Lift the burden off someone else.
Want more provision? Be a source of provision for others.

Every time someone asks for help, don’t see it as a burden, see it as a gift, an opportunity sent your way.
Because when you help others, you’re actually helping yourself.

The Messenger ﷺ said:
وَاللَّهُ فِي عَوْنِ الْعَبْدِ مَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ فِي عَوْنِ أَخِيهِ
“Allah helps His servant as long as the servant is helping his brother.”

"When something bad happens, you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you... There are times that you have to pause, stop and turn off all emotions & feelings just to protect yourself and connect with your purpose."

Every time you are afraid. Every time you are nervous. Every time you have knots in your stomach. Remember, Allah is with you. He hears your prayers, knows your struggles, and is always by your side. Trust in His wisdom and mercy, and find peace in the knowledge that He is your Protector and Guide. Turn to Him in times of distress, and seek solace in His words.

“Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest” (Quran 13:28).

Hold steadfast to your faith, for Allah never burdens a soul beyond what it can bear (Quran 2:286). With patience and prayer, you will find strength and resilience. Know that every challenge is a test and every difficulty a pathway to spiritual growth. Allah’s plan is perfect, and His love for you is boundless. Embrace His guidance and let His light illuminate your path.

Benefit Number Sixteen
Ibn Qayyim said,I heard Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah say, "Remembrance (of Allah) is to the heart like water is to fish. What happens to a fish when it leaves the water?!”
(first highlighted part)
The Greatest Nourishment
Imām Ibn al- Qayyim رحمه الله mentions:
“I was present on an occasion with Shaykhul Islam ibn Taymiyyah رحمه اللّٰه during the Fajr Prayer. After the Prayer he (ibn Taymiyyah) sat remembering Allāh سبحانه وتعالى until close to the time of midday, then he turned towards me and said,"This is my breakfast, if I do not have this breakfast, I would lose my strength."
or words to this effect.'''
(second highlighted part)
🗒️:Al-Waabil as-Sayyib, pg.96

The Messenger of Allāh صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said:

“If the slave says: ‘Al-Hamdulillaahi Katheeran (All abundant praise is due to Allaah)’, Allaah the Almighty will say: ‘Record for My slave My mercy abundantly.’”

[Saheeh At-Targheeb 1578]

_The pain of what has passed:_

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“(The pain) of what has passed can not be removed by grieving over it, but only through:

• Acceptance (i.e. being pleased with Allāh’s Decree) (al-Ridhaa)

• Gratitude (al-Hamd)

• Patience (al-Sabr)

• Faith in Predestination
(al-Imaan bil-Qadr)

and the saying of the slave:

“It is the decree of Allāh and what He Wills, He Does” (قَدَّرَ اللَّهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ)."

[Zaad al-Ma`aad | 2-327]

Want Allah to ease your affairs? Then ease the affairs of others.
Want your worries lifted? Lift the burden off someone else.
Want more provision? Be a source of provision for others.

Every time someone asks for help, don’t see it as a burden, see it as a gift, an opportunity sent your way.
Because when you help others, you’re actually helping yourself.

The Messenger ﷺ said:
وَاللَّهُ فِي عَوْنِ الْعَبْدِ مَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ فِي عَوْنِ أَخِيهِ
“Allah helps His servant as long as the servant is helping his brother.”

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“And here we see the condition of Umar bin al-Khattab رضي الله عنه. On one occasion he recited the chapter of At-Tur until he reached the verse:

“Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will come to pass." (At-Tur:7)

It caused him to weep, and his weeping became so severe that he fell ill, and people began to visit him due to his illness.

He would recite his daily portion of the Qur'ān through the night sometimes and pass by a particular verse and it would affect him, so he would remain in his house for days until the people would visit him because they thought he was ill.

He had two visible black lines under his eyes from the effects of crying."

[The Disease and The Cure by Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله]

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝘆𝗮, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀

They will by the permission of Allāh (ﷻ), be a means to attain the Virtue of Allāh (ﷻ)

The first thing:
١. Istighfar (seeking forgiveness)
wether you're seeking a job, or wealth, of offspring, or for your depression to go away, (then you must do this)

The second thing is:
٢. Du'ā (supplicating Allāh ﷻ)
persist on making a du'ā!

The third thing is:
٣. Righteous Actions
for Indeed you will attain the blessings of Allāh ﷻ in this world through your righteous actions, and you will be rewarded for them in the Hereafter.

[Shaykh Sulaiman Ar-ruhayli (حفظه اللّٰه) ]