A Lesson in Etiquette: Why the Prophet (ﷺ) Picked Gourd Over Meat.

Narrated Anas:

I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) being served with soup and containing gourd and cured meat, and I saw him picking and eating the pieces of gourd.

Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5437

Shaykh Umar Bhutvi commented

حافظ گوندلوی رحمہ اللہ کے حوالے سے والد صاحب نے فتح السلام میں نقل کیا ہے کہ اگر غور کریں تو سمجھ آتی ہے کہ آپ نے ظاہر یہ کیا گویا آپ کدو تلاش کررہے ہیں تاکہ انس رضی اللہ عنہ کو کھانے کے لیے گوشت مل جائے یعنی آپ غیر محسوس طریقے سے ایثار کررہے تھے کیونکہ اگر آپ اسے کھانے کے لیے گوشت دیتے تو وہ شرم محسوس کرتے جبکہ یہ کسی سے بھی مخفی نہیں کہ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو گوشت کس قدر پسند تھا ۔۔۔۔۔۔۔یہ بھی مزے کا نکتہ ہے

With reference to Hafiz Gondalvi (may Allah have mercy on him), my father mentioned in Fatah-ul-Salam that upon reflection, it becomes clear the Prophet (peace be upon him) was purposely searching for the gourd. He acted as if he wanted Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) to eat the meat. He was making an unnoticeable sacrifice because if he had given the meat directly to Anas, he would have felt shy. Furthermore, it is no secret how much the Prophet (peace be upon him) liked meat. This is also a profound point. (End quote)

At least 600 people were killed as a powerful earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan (Al Jazeera). Extremely sad news, but we should help anyone who is in need

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever meets the needs of his brother, Allah will meet his needs.” (Agreed upon; al-Bukhaari, 3/98; Muslim, 4/1996)

And he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever relieves a believer of some of the distress of this world, Allah will relieve him of some of the distress of the Day of Resurrection. Whoever makes things easier for one who is suffering hardship, Allah will make things easier for him in this world and in the Hereafter. Whoever conceals a Muslim’s faults, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah will help a person so long as he helps his brother.” (Narrated by Muslim, 4/2074)

#Shaykh Ibn Bāz رحمه الله:

“Loving Prophet ﷺ is not to organise his birthday (Mawlid), rather loving him requires following him, holding onto his Shariah, defending it, calling to it and being firm upon it, this is real love for Prophet ﷺ.”

[فتاوى نور على الدرب الجزء الأول]

There is no point in arguing with someone who wants to celebrate the innovated Mawlid celebration; obedience and love cannot be taught, it is only gifted.

Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“For each (person), there are angels in succession, before and behind him. They guard him by the Command of Allah”

[ar-Ra‘d 13:11]

‘Ikrimah narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that he said: “They guard him by the Command of Allah” – this refers to angels who protect him from in front and from behind, but when the decree of Allah comes, they step back."

Mujaahid said: "There is no person who does not have an angel appointed over him, to protect him whilst he sleeps and when he is awake from the jinn, humans and vermin, so none of them come towards him, intending him ill, but the angel says: Get back – except for something that Allah decrees is to reach him, then it befalls him."

[Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 4/438]

When Prophet Isa (Jesus) returns, his mission will be multifaceted
- *Defeating the False Messiah*: He will lead the fight against the Dajjal (Antichrist), a figure of extreme deception and evil, and ultimately defeat him, bringing an end to chaos and restoring order.
- *Establishing Justice and Peace*: Prophet Isa will establish justice and equity on Earth, eradicating oppression and ensuring the principles of monotheism and righteousness prevail. He will rule with fairness, and wealth will abound.
- *Confirming Islamic Belief*: He will affirm the truth of Islam, guiding those who have strayed from the path back to the right way of worshiping Allah. His return will mark the final re-establishment of pure monotheistic belief in Allah.
- *Uniting Humanity*: Prophet Isa's return will unite people of different faiths in the worship of Allah, symbolizing ultimate harmony among all humanity.
- *Breaking the Cross and Abolishing Jizya*: He will break the cross, symbolizing the rejection of distorted Christian beliefs, and abolish the jizya tax, as all people will embrace Islam during his reign.
- *Restoring Monotheism*: Prophet Isa will reaffirm the oneness of Allah, clarifying that he never claimed divinity, and guiding humanity towards the true faith.

His return is seen as a pivotal event in Islamic eschatology, marking the beginning of a golden age of peace, justice, and righteousness before the final judgment

Ahmad ibn Harb (d. 234 AH رحمه الله) said:

"I worshiped Allah for fifty years and did not find the sweetness of worship until I left three things:

I left seeking the approval of people until I was able to speak the truth.

I left the company of the wicked until I found the company of the righteous.

And I left the sweetness of this world until I found the sweetness of the Hereafter..."

[Siyar A'lam al-Nubala: 11/34]

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Repay Them Or Make Du’ā!

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“If anyone does something good for you, then repay him. If you do not have the means to repay him, then supplicate for him, until you feel that you have repaid him.”

[Abu Dawud 1672, trans: Umar Quinn]

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝘼 𝘽𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜

Your circle will either bring you closer to Jannah or push you towards Jahannam. Choose them wisely.
Not everyone who laughs with you wants good for you. In Islam, companionship is an amanah, it shapes your heart, your habits, your destiny. Be with people who remind you of Allah without even speaking His name. The ones who care about your Akhirah more than your approval. The ones who pull you back when you’re about to fall, even if it means you get upset at them.

Not everyone is worth calling a friend. And not every friend deserves a front-row seat in your life. Protect your peace. Protect your deen.

Muneeb K.

Narrated by Abu dhar رضى الله عنه
"The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked me at sunset: "Do you know where the sun goes (at the time of sunset)?"
I replied: "Allah and His Messenger know better."

He said: "It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself underneath the Throne and takes the permission to rise again, and it is permitted (...)"

[Bukhari, 3199]

WITH THE 'NAME OF ALLĀH' ONE IS PROTECTED FROM EVERY HARM IN THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH

Aban ibn Uthman said: I heard Uthman ibn Affan (his father, may ALLĀH be pleased with him) say: I heard the Messenger of ALLĀH (ﷺ) say: "If anyone says three times:

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ ٱسۡمِهِ شَيءٌ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
Bismillāhil-lathī lā yadhurru ma'as-mihi shay'un fil-ardhi wa lā fis-samā'i wa Huwas-Samī'ul- 'Alīm.

In the name of ALLĀH with whose name nothing is harmed on earth nor in the heavens and HE is The All-Hearing, The All-Knowing.'

he will not suffer sudden affliction till the morning, and if anyone says this in the morning, he will not suffer sudden affliction till the evening."

Aban (the narrator of the hadith) was afflicted by some paralysis and when a man who heard the hadith began to look at him, he said to him: 'Why are you looking at me? I swear by ALLĀH, I did not tell a lie about Uthman, nor did Uthman tell a lie about the Prophet (ﷺ), but that day when I was afflicted by it, I became angry and forgot to say them.

📚 Sunan Abi Dāwūd #5088

BENEFITS FROM THE LATTER PART OF THE HADITH:

1⃣. That anger is an affliction which comes between a person and his intellect.

2⃣. If ALLĀH wills the execution of HIS decree, HE diverts the servant from whatever would prevent it.

3⃣. The strong eagerness of the hadith transmitters in bearing and conveying (narrations).

4⃣. The firm certainty of the early predecessors in ALLĀH, the Exalted.

📚 Mentioned in Bahjatu an-Nādhirīn: Sharḥ Riyādhus-Saliḥīn by Sheikh Sulaym al-Hilālī (Hadīth #1457)

Al-Qurtubī (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said concerning this Hadīth: "This is an authentic report and a truthful statement whose proof we came to know by way of both Dalīl (i.e. the evidence in the Hadīth) as well as Tajribah (from actual experience). Since I first heard this Hadīth I acted upon it, and nothing harmed me until ˹one day˺ I did not recite it. As a result, I was stung by a scorpion during the night in Madīnah. When I thought over it, I realized that I had forgotten to seek refuge ˹in ALLĀH˺ through these words.

📚 Ibn Alān's 'al-Futūḥāh ar-Rabbāniyah (3/100)

The more you expose yourself on social media, the more people will discover about you. And once they know too much, they will always have something to say. That’s when the downfall begins, the loss of your privacy and the decline of your mental health.

Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Saaleh al-Uthaymeen lُ[رَحِمَهُ اْلَّله]l said:

❝Dσ yσu see any destructiσn mσre severe than the destructiσn σf the Ummah nσwadays? They are Billiσn in numbers, they are nearly σne-fσurth σf the wσrld pσpulatiσn, but they have nσ value in the glσbal cσmmunity in spite σf having mσral fσrce, material pσwer and manpσwer. But when they neglected the Deen σf Allaah, Allaah عز وجل fσrsσσk them, sσ that a persσn trusts (and relies σn) the σppressσrs amσng the Kuffaar mσre than he trusts his σwn brσthers amσng the Muslims – and this is an σrdeal and a calamity.❞

📚 [التعليق على السياسة الشرعية ص. 197]

Earthquakes: Your Lord Is Warning You

Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim [d. 751H] said:

“Allāh sometimes gives the earth permission to breathe, which is when major earthquakes happen; this makes people feel scared, so they repent, give up sins, pray to Allāh and feel regret [for their sins].

When there had been an earthquake, some of the Salaf said: Your Lord is warning you.

When Medina was struck by an earthquake, ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattāb addressed the people and said:

“If there is another earthquake, I will not stay here with you.”

See Miftah Dār Al-Sa’āda [1/221].

Shaykh-ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, mentions in his Majmoo':

"The (truly) fortunate one (is he who) seeks forgiveness for the mistakes, and is patient upon the calamities, just as Allah says:
{So be patient. Verily, the Promise of Allah is true, and ask forgiveness for your fault} [Surah Ghafir 40:55]."

[Majmoo' Al-Fataawaa 8/454]

*You Cannot Swear by the Creation*

Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymīyyah رحمه الله said:

“Even if some created things are greater than others, all of them share in the fact that none of them are made equals to Allāh, Most High. Thus, they are not worshipped, tawakkul is not done upon them, khashyah (fear) is not done of them, taqwā is not done of them, ṣiyām is not done for them, they are not prostrated to, they are not earnestly pleaded with, nor are they sworn by.

“This is as has been confirmed in al-Ṣaḥīḥ from the Nabī ﷺ that he said:

مَنْ كَانَ حَالِفاً فَلْيَحْلِفْ بِاللهِ أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ
“ ‘Whoever is to make a vow, then he must swear by Allāh or be silent,’ and he said:

لَا تَحْلِفُوا إِلَّا بِاللهِ
“ ‘Do not swear except by Allāh.’

“It has also been narrated from him in al-Sunan that he said:

مَنْ حَلَفَ بِغَيْرِ اللهِ فَقَدْ أَشْرَكَ
“ ‘Whoever swears by other than Allāh has indeed committed shirk.’

“As such, it has been confirmed by way of clear and ṣaḥīḥ texts from the Nabī ﷺ that it is not permissible to swear by any created thing, and there is no difference in that between the Malāʾikah, the Anbiyāʾ, the righteous, and others, and there is no difference between one Nabī and another.”

Qāʿidah Jalīlah fī al-Tawassul wa al-Wasīlah (pgs. 319-320)

I stumbled upon a quote in celebration of Mawlid (the birth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) that made me think about its credibility.

Ibn al-Jazri said about celebrating the Mawlid of the Prophet (peace be upon him):

ومما جرب من خواصه أنه أمان في ذلك العام، وبشرى عاجلة بنيل البغية والمرام، فرحم الله امرأ اتخذ ليالي شهر مولده المبارك أعيادًا

And among its tested special qualities is that it is a source of safety for that entire year and brings glad tidings of the immediate fulfillment of one's needs and desires. So may Allah have mercy on whoever takes the nights of the blessed month of his birth as festivals.

(Sharh Zurqani 1/262)

However, when we observe reality, we see that during the month of Rabi‘ al-Awwal, many calamities and hardships have struck different parts of the world, let alone whole of year. This clearly shows how weak such arguments are in light of the truth.

May Allah protect the Ummah and the world from calamities and guide us all to what is most pleasing to Him.

P.S. May Allah have mercy upon Ibn al-Jazri. He is the same scholar whom Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari refuted when Ibn al-Jazri said:

“The people of the cross celebrate the night of the Mawlid of their prophet and consider it a great Eid. That is why the people of Islam have more right to celebrate the night of the Mawlid of their Prophet (peace be upon him).”

Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari refuted this by saying:

قُلْتُ: لَكِن يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّا مَأْمُورُونَ بِمُخَالَفَةِ أَهْلِ الكِتَابِ، وَلَمْ يَظْهَرْ مِنَ الشَّيْخِ لِهَذَا السُّؤَالِ جَوَابٌ
“I say: But it is countered by the fact that we are commanded to oppose the practices of the People of the Book. And no answer from the Shaykh (Ibn al-Jazri) to this question has been apparent.”
[Al-Mawrid al-Rawi fi al-Mawlid al-Nabawi, by Mulla ‘Ali al-Qari, pp. 28-29]

Indeed, true success lies in following the Prophet ﷺ, the Sahabah, the Tābiʿīn, and the Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn

#Biddat #Warning

DO NOT TAKE INNOVATION/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 al-Ruhayli (حفظه الله)

Beware of betraying a believer;

Whoever betrayed a believer has betrayed Allāh and His Messenger (salAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

And when you love a brother for the sake of Allah,

then be kind and generous with him.

And beware of conflicts, controversies and arguments (with brothers),

Lest you become a habitually sinful deceiver.

And be patient with everyone,

because patience leads to righteousness,

and righteousness leads to Jannah.

[Sufyān al-Thawrî (rahimahullâh), Abū Nu’aym (rahimahullâh) in his Hilayat al-Awliyaa’]