Some people really just need to get busy FEARING ALLAH and stop labeling people left and right as misguided/deviant with a corrupted aqeedah so blindly without even knowing first about the person, or having any proof to what they claiming or any sort of verification, add to this no one is ennoscript to do such job except the 'Ulama!!! So who the heck are you??

This act is just too common on social media these days and it needs to STOP!!!

Allah (subhaanahu wa ta ala) said:

وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ ۚ إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَٰئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًا

And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.) that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. one's saying: "I have seen," while in fact he has not seen, or "I have heard," while he has not heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allah).

[Surat Al-Isra 17:36]

Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan – hafidahullaah – said:

“Allah – the Majestic, the Most High – orders us to verify any news that reaches us concerning a group or party from amongst the Muslims, when an evil news reaches us which necessitates fighting or opposing this group. Allah – the Mighty, the Most High – orders us not be hasty and rush into this affair, until we have verified the matter. Allah – the Most Perfect – said:

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَإٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا أَن تُصِيبُوا قَوْمًا بِجَهَالَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَادِمِينَ

“O you who believe! If a rebellious evil person comes to you with a news, verify it, lest you harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful to what you have done.”

[Surat al-Hujuraat 49:6]

Meaning: If some news reaches you about a group or party from amongst the people, concerning an action that they have done and which deserves to be fought against, then do not be hasty about the matter, nor announce war against them, nor attack them – until you have verified the authenticity of the report.”1

Imaam Muslim relates in his Saheeh (no.5):
Abu Hurayrah radiallaahu ‘anhu relates that the Prophet sallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said: “It is enough to render a man a liar that he relates everything he hears.”

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1. Wujoobut-Tathbbat fil-Akhbaari wa Ihtiraamil-‘Ulemaa (pp.22-23).

Sh. Rabee al-Madkhalee [حفظه الله] stated:

❝And from the sign of happiness is that you are diligent upon the truth, you search for it and you are happy when you are informed of your mistake.❞

[Marhaban Yaa Taalibal-Ilm, (Page: 262) | Translated By Abu Anas Atif Hasan]

Do you know who is poor of my Ummah?
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Abu Huraira (Radi Allah Anhu) reported Allah's Messenger (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam) as saying:
"Do you know who is poor?"
They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet) said: A poor man amongst us is one who has neither dirham with him nor wealth. He (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam) said:
"The poor of my Ummah would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrecton with prayers and fasts and Zakat but (he would find himself bankrupt on that day as he would have exhausted his funds of virtues) since he hurled abuses upon others, brought calumny against others and unlawfully consumed the wealth of others and shed the blood of others and beat others, and his virtues would be credited to the account of one (who suffered at his hand). And if his good deeds fall short to clear the account, then his sins would be entered in (his account) and he would be thrown in the Hell-Fire."

[Sahih Muslim : Book 32 Kitab Al-Birr was-Salat-I-wa'l-Adab, Number 6251]

My Lord! grant me that I should be grateful for Thy favor which Thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I should do good such as Thou art pleased with, and make me enter, by Thy mercy, into Thy servants, the good ones.

Aameen!!

Prophet ﷺ said:

"Connect with the ones you've cut off , be good to those who have wronged you and speak the truth even if it's against yourself."

● [صحيح الجامع ٣٧٦٩، السلسلة الصحيحة ١٩١١]

"Undoubtedly one should never please people by displeasing Allaah, should never praise anyone for that which Allaah has bestowed on you, and never blame anyone for that which Allaah did not grant you. The blessings of Allaah will not be gained according to someone's desires nor will they be removed because of someone's hatred. Allaah in His justice and patience makes the soul happy by being content, and makes sadness and grief when one doubts and is discontent.

Ibnul-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah Rahimahullah in his book
al-Fawaa’id
[English Translation page 247&248]

“The divine decree related to the believer is always a bounty, even if it is in the form of withholding (something that is desired), and it is a blessing, even if it appears to be a trial, and an affliction that has befallen him is in reality a cure, even though it appears to be a disease!

Unfortunately, due to the ignorance of the worshipper, and his transgressions, he does not consider anything to be a gift or a blessing or a cure unless he can enjoy it immediately, and it is in accordance with his nature. If he were only given a little bit of understanding, then he would have counted being withheld from as a blessing, and the sickness as a mercy,

and he would relish the trouble that befalls him more than he relishes his ease, and he would enjoy poverty more than he enjoys richness, and he would be more thankful when he is blessed with little than when he is blessed with a lot.”

Imam Ibnul-Qayyim Rahimahullah
Madarij al-Salikin 2/215-216

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

“Do not cause harm or return harm. Whoever harms others, then Allah will harm him. Whoever is harsh with others, then Allah will be harsh with him.”

Source: Sunan al-Kubrā 11070

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا ضَرَرَ وَلَا ضِرَارَ مَنْ ضَارَّ ضَرَّهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ شَاقَّ شَقَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ

11070 السنن الكبرى كتاب الصلح باب لا ضرر ولا ضرار

16 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن بطرقه وشواهده الكثيرة في أحكام الجنائز

Three Things that Must be Given to the Right­eous and the Sin­ful

It is re­ported that Maymūn b. Mihrān – Allāh have mercy on him – said:

There are three things that must be given to both the right­eous and the sin­ful: the ties of the womb (rel­a­tives) must be kept con­nected, whether they are right­eous or sin­ful; trust must be ful­filled, for the right­eous and the sin­ful; and promises must be kept, to the right­eous as well as the sin­ful.

Ibn Abī Shay­bah, Al-Muṣannaf 12:298.

HAJJ AND SELFIES( TAKING PICTURE OF SELF)

SELFIES OF WORSHIP – DURING HAJJ & UMRAH AND OTHER FORMS OF WORSHIP
By
Abul Hasan Malik

July 29, 2015

Bismillah, Walhamdulillah, Was Salaatu Was Salaamu 'alaa Rasulullaah.

What’s more, the fitnah of selfies has not only captured the otherwise mundane daily activities of eating, dressing, and riding in cars; nay, even going to sleep and waking; activities that should instead be preceded by supplication and dhikr. But what is even more reprehensible than that are selfies of worship.

For how many are the images that can be seen on social media of people praying [13], breaking fast at an Iftār, presenting checks in charity, sitting in the masjid during the Jumuʿah sermon, performing Ḥajj and ʿUmrah, et cetera on social media?

Concerning this, Shaykh ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-ʿAbbād (هللا حفظه) stated:

When the Prophet reached the Miqāt, he would say: “O Allāh, make this Ḥajj without Riya (showing off) and without trying to be heard of.” This supplication is said at the Miqāt. And after making this supplication, it is followed by action and striving against the soul.

But now at the Miqāt, many of the people are taking pictures as mementos. They take pictures on Ṭawāf, Arafāt, and while throwing at the Jamrat. It is as though the only purpose of this trip is to take pictures and it is not worship which they desire to see on the Day of Judgement as a great reward with Allāh. And when they return home, they say: “Come look at me. This is me on Arafāt. This is me on Muzdalifah”.

And we have seen some of the people when they are ready to take a picture, they raise their hands in the appearance of humility, fear, and tranquility. And then after the picture is snapped, they drop their hands. Were these hands raised for Allāh? No, by Allāh; these hands were raised only for the picture, and the picture was only taken to show off to the people. And when some of them return home, they make photo albums.[14]

And as if the evils of self-amazement and showing off (Riya), and loving fame are not enough, selfies also fall under the general prohibition of taking pictures of animate beings. Abū Zubayr said that he heard Jābir (radhi Allaahu anhu) state:

“The Messenger of Allāh prohibited the display of pictures in the House and prohibited people to make them; he commanded ʿUmar to go to the Kaʿbah and obliterate every picture in it, and [the Prophet] did not enter the House until every image in it was effaced.” [15]

Footnotes:

[13] It has reached us that some even use selfie timer apps to capture such moments. We ask Allāh (عز و جل) for pardon.
[14] Seehttps://twitter.com/MTWSNC/status/512270499872006144, translated and summarized by our brother Rasheed Barbee—may Allāh preserve him.
[15] The Musnad of Imām Aḥmad (3/383)

This is an excerpt from the below excellent article :
The Fitnah of Selfie-Amazement – Compiled by Abul-Hasan Maalik Ibn Aadam
http://alrahmaniyyah.com/2015/07/13/the-fitnah-of-selfie-amazement/
Read the full article by visiting the above Link.

Share this, Baarakallaah Feekum: [“One who guides to something good has a reward similar to that of its doer” - Saheeh Muslim vol.3, no.4665]

Who is a Dayooth?

In an authentic narration, the Prophet Muhammad sallaAllahu alaihi wa sallam said

“The Dayooth will not enter Jannah.”

Daiyooth is the man who doesn’t have jealousy on his Maharaim (his mother, sister, wife …).

Abdullaah ibn ‘Umar(radhi`Allaahu anhu ) reported that the Prophet (salAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Three people will not enter paradise, and Allaah will not look to them on the Day of Judgement: the one who is disobedient to his parents, the woman who imitates men and the ad-Dayooth.”
[Musnad Ahmad (2/134) No. 6180, Musnad al-Bazzar (12/270) No. 6051, al-Sunnan al-Kubra al-Nasa'i (2/63) No. 2354, al-Mu’jam al-Awsat al-Tabarani (3/51) No. 2443]

-the dayooth is a man who doesn't care if his family becomes corrupted
-he allows his wife and daughters to leave the home without hijab
Ad-Dayooth is the man who permits women for whom he is responsible (eg: mother, wife, sister etc.) to engage in illicit relations, or to display their beauty to strange men, thereby stimulating their sexual desires.

He is the man who would SHOW OFF his wife (or any of his mahram female), her beauty and her style in front of men.

He is the one who doesn’t protect her from the eager eyes of strangers (non Mahram).

He is the one who accepts that his wife go out with him wearing perfume, putting make up and wearing attractive clothes as if she is an item for sale to others.

He is the man who is pleased by the admiring glances from stranger men toward his wife.

He would let his sister/his daughter go out with tight clothes, without her Hijab.

He is the man who knows that his sister/his daughter has a boyfriend but he doesn’t care.

He never has Jealousy on her and would let her show her charm to any one

‘Umar ibn Abdil-’Aziz said:

Become a scholar if you are able. If you are not able, then be a student. If you can not, then show love for them. If you are unable to do that, then (at least) do not hate them.

[Ibn Abdil-Barr in Jaami’u Bayaanil-‘Ilmi wa Fadhlihi, #143]

https://dailybenefits.abdurrahman.org/2012/04/21/then-at-least-do-not-hate-them/

Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Hādī al-Madkhalī (حفظه الله) said:
"Therefore, the student of knowledge is of three [types]: the beginner, the intermediate and the advanced. As for the beginner, then he is the one who just begun seeking [knowledge] and [so] he does not know the fundamentals. [As for] the intermediary [student], then he is the one who knows the fundamentals but he is deficient in knowing how to [use the evidences to] infer/deduce [i.e. to come to a verdict that something is ḥalāl or ḥarām or other than that]. [As for] the advanced [student], then he is the one who knows the fundamentals and he knows [fully] how to [use the evidences to] infer/deduce [i.e. to come to a verdict that something is ḥalāl or ḥarām or other than that]."

Source: ما معنى طالب العلم المبتدئ والمتوسط والمنتهي
Translated by: Musa Shaleem Mohammed

https://www.troid.ca/brief-benefits/2320-benefit-the-various-types-of-students-of-knowledge

Shaykh Uthaymeen rahimahullaah fasting the First 9 Days of Month of Dhul-Hijjah

“The first squeeze of the grave will cause you to forget your wedding night.”

Imam Shāfīʿī رحمه الله Dīwan of al-Imām Shafi'ī, (p. 68)

We are living in a time where we even have to remind ourselves that it is not permissible to watch Olympic sports because of the scantily dressed people (out of the many other reasons)!!!

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This is because of many peoples dislike for the honorable status which Allaah تعالى gave them…

When Allaah provided the Jews with Manna and Salwa from the heavens, they opted for the things of this world like the cucumbers, lentils, onions etc. They exchanged that which was better to that which was lower.

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Another way Allaah تعالى honored the children of Aadam and made them superior to the animals is my making them cover themselves up with clothes:

يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ

{O Children of Aadam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover yourselves (screen your private parts, etc.) and as an adornment, and the raiment of righteousness, that is better.}
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But now, it has become the trend that the more scantily dressed a person is, the more modern he/she is considered in the society. By this they want to come closer to the animals than to the honorable status which Allaah تعالى gave them.

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Warning against pornography, homosexuality (LGBT), and divulging bedroom secrets:

In the Qur’aan, in Surah al-Noor, Allaah تعالى commanded both men and women to lower their gaze and cover themselves modestly…

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إنَّ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ أَن تَشِيعَ الْفَاحِشَةُ فِي الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ۚ وَاللَّـهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

{Indeed, those who like that immorality should be spread [or publicized] among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And Allaah knows and you do not know.}
󾔃 [Surah al-Noor (24): 19]

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Narrated `Abdullaah Ibn Mas`ood رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
❝A woman should not look at or touch another woman to describe her to her husband in such a way as if he was actually looking at her. ❞
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Abu Sa`eed Al-Khudree رضي الله عنه said: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝A man must not look at (another) man's private parts nor must a woman look at (another) woman's private parts; neither should two men lie naked under one cover, nor should two women lie naked under the same cover.❞
󾔃 [Saheeh Muslim]

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Abu Sa`eed Al-Khudree رضي الله عنه said: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝The most evil of the people in the sight of Allaah on the Day of Resurrection will be the man who consorts with his wife and then publicizes her secret.❞
󾔃[Saheeh Muslim]

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Abu Sa`eed Al-Khudree رضي الله عنه said: The Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: ❝The most important of the trusts in the sight of Allaah on the Day of Judgment is that a man goes to his wife and she goes to him (and the breach of this trust is) that he should divulge her secret.❞
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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“The nations were shown to me and one or two Prophets would pass by me with a group (of followers), and a Prophet who had no one with him…”

Narrated by al-Bukhari (5705) and Muslim (220).

A Reminder to the Men and the woman

Muslim women should follow the example of the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the wives of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). They should be keen on covering all their bodies in order to be far from the causes of temptation and to protect themselves against ill desires and whims. Muslim women should also avoid what was prohibited by Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger in terms of clothing that are similar to those worn by disbelievers and immoral women. They should do that out of obedience to Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger. Muslim women should seek Allah's reward and avoid His punishment through following His commands and avoiding His prohibitions. Every Muslim man should also fear Allah (Exalted be He) with regard to the women who are under his guardianship.

He should not permit them to wear clothes that were not permitted by Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger, such as the tight-fitting, transparent or attractive clothes. Every Muslim should know that he is a guardian and that he will be asked about this responsibility on the Day of Judgment. We ask Allah (Exalted be He) to set right the affairs of all Muslims and to guide them to the right path. He is All-Hearer, Responsive. All praise be to Allah alone and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger and upon his family and Companions.

and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband’s fathers, or their sons, or their husband’s sons, or their brothers or their brother’s sons, or their sister’s sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islâm) This is the text of the Qur'an and this is also what was denoted by the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Moreover, this is what was done by the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the wives of the Companions and those who followed them in righteousness until the present time. What a woman uncovers in front of the aforementioned people is what usually appears when she is at home doing her housekeeping duties. These include her hair, hands, neck and feet. There is no evidence in the Qur`an and Sunnah that permit her to uncover other parts of her body. Moreover, uncovering other parts, other than what is mentioned, leads to temptation and seduction among women. This is a well-known fact. Moreover, anyone who does so is a bad example for other women. It is also a kind of imitation of disbelieving and immoral women in their style of clothing. It was authentically reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "He who imitates any people becomes one of them." This Hadith was reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawud.

[Fatwas of the Permanent Committee Group 1 Volume 17 Page 291, 292 & 293]

🌅 *We've reached another morning, so _who expects to live till the evening?_*

🀄The Muslim is like a stranger in this worldly life:

The stranger is one residing in a country other than his country. The worldly life is not the Muslim’s permanent place of residence; rather the Muslim’s permanent place of residence is Paradise.

He is in this worldly life in order work for entry into Paradise. He takes what is needed from this world in order to aid him to work for entry into Paradise.

🚙The Muslim is like a traveller in this worldly life:

The traveller takes rest during his journey and then carries on travelling. He does not reside permanently in that place he stopped to take a rest. In the life of this world the Muslim is that traveller. In reality he is not a permanent resident in the worldly life because his time in it is _very_ little. His nights and days take him towards the afterlife.

❕What is befitting the Muslim with regards to the days, nights, and his health etc!

☝🏼If you reach the morning do not delay good deeds till in the evening because it maybe that you will not reach the evening.
☝🏼If you reach the evening do not delay good deeds till the morning because it maybe that you will not reach the morning.

*Do not delay repentance and righteous deeds till another time.*

As long as a person is in a state of good health and wellbeing, he is able to perform Sawm, Tahajjud etc; but when he becomes sick he is not able to perform Sawm, Tahajjud etc. Therefore, as long as Allaah has given you good health, then _hasten_ towards righteous actions because a time will come in which you will be unable to perform them-either due to illness, old age, or senility.

... *Prepare for death and what is to come after it.*

Allaah gave you this life in order that you busy yourself with what will benefit you in the afterlife. So _do not spend your life in play and jest._

📚Al-Minhatur Rabbaaniyyah Fee Sharh al-Arba’een of Al-Allaamah Saaleh Al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him) pages 285-287. Abridged & paraphrased]

⏩http://www.salaficentre.com/2014/01/we-have-reached-another-morning-who-expects-to-live-till-the-evening/

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The Place of the Heart and the Tongue

It is reported that Al-Hasan Al-Basrî – Allâh have mercy on him – said:

The intelligent person’s tongue is behind his heart: when he wants to speak, he first thinks. If [his words] will be in his favor, he says them, and if they will be against him, he does not speak. And the ignorant person’s heart is behind his tongue: when he merely thinks of saying something, he says it, whether it is for or against him.

Abû Bakr Al-Daynûrî, Al-Mujâlasah wa Jawâhir Al-‘Ilm article 2049.

https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/name/al-hasan-al-basri/page/3/

It is reported from Abû Qilâbah
Allâh have mercy on him – that he said;

"Do not sit with the People of Desires (Bid’ah), for I fear that they will immerse you in their misguidance or mix up and confuse what you already know."

[Ibn Battah, Al-Ibânah Al-Kubrâ Vol.1 p377.]