Musa (Peace be upon him) and Firaoun both ended up in the river, but the outcome for each differed.

Musa being a baby was so weak, yet the river couldn't harm him.

Firaoun being a ruler was so strong and arrogant, yet the river destroyed him and his army.

Lesson learnt: live for and by Allah, for your weakness shall not harm you, nor shall your strength benefit you.

Shaykh ibn ʿUthaymīn (رحمه الله) said:

“When you greet a person with ‘السلام عليكم’ (as-salāmu ʿalaikum; peace be upon you), this means you are asking Allāh to protect them from all harm, sickness, mental illness, the evil of people, sins, the sickness of the heart, and from the hellfire.”

[riyāḍ al-ṣāliḥīn, 5/380]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

"Do not make the dog (arrogant jahil) important by responding to it every time it barks at you. Leave it in delight with its barking."

● [al-Sawā'iq al-Mursalah (3/1158)]

The condition of the one who relies on Allah is like the condition of the one who is given a dirham by a King, then it gets stolen from him; so the King says to him: "I have many times as much as that, so don't worry. When you come to me, I will give you from my treasures much more than that."

Thus if (this person) knows the truthfulness of the king's statement, and trusts him, and knows that his treasures are full of that, then what he missed will not make him sad.

📚: Madaarij as-Saalikeen, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him)

Why do males inherit twice as much as females? - الميراث

About inheritance, the Qur'an states:
لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ
"A son should receive the equivalent share of two daughters." [4:11].

These shares are divided based on 'responsibility', not based on gender…

For example:

1- DOWRY (مهر)

Imam Ibn al-Mundhir said:
وأجمعوا: أنَّ للمرأة أن تَمْنَع من دخول الزَّوج عليها حتى يُعطِيَها مهرها
"All scholars are in agreement that a wife can prevent her husband from cohabitating with her until he pays her dowry."
["Al-Ijmaa", 74].

Imagine this scenario:

A man has 1 son and 1 daughter.
The man dies, the inheritance is split, and $15,000 is left to be split between his children.
The son gets: $10,000 & The daughter gets: $5,000.
Soon, the son marries, and gives: $5,000 dowry...
Then the daughter marries, and gets: $5,000 dowry...
The son is now left with: $5,000.
The daughter now has: $10,000.

Who is better off?

2- SUSTENANCE (النفقة)

Imam Ibn Rushd said:
واتفقوا على أن من حقوق الزوجة على الزوج: النفقة
"All scholars are in agreement that the wife has the right of sustenance on her husband."
["Bidayat al-Mujtahid", 2/44].

Imagine this scenario:

A man has 1 son and 1 daughter.
The man dies, the inheritance is split, and $15,000 is left to be split between his children.
The son gets: $10,000 & The daughter gets: $5,000.
Soon, the son marries, and spends: $10,000 on the wedding, house, clothing, food, medical expenses, gifts, feeding guests etc... If he has other female relatives who nobody can take care of, he also has to financially support them too.
If he needs to start a business to earn money, he has to invest part of this money into that.
If his wife is incapable of working or cooking, he has to pay these expenses from his own pocket.
When the daughter marries, she still has her $5,000 inheritance, and now gets: $5,000 dowry + all her expenses covered by her husband.
The son is now left with: $0.
The daughter has: $10,000 + all expenses covered.

Who is better off?

CONCLUSION:

There are many instances where females receive more than men, but in principle: the reason why men inherit more is because they have to spend more.

Females are financially fully secure - at all times:

When a female is a child, it is her fathers responsibility to take care of all her expenses. When she has no father, it is her brothers responsibility. When she marries, it is her husbands responsibility. Even if a woman is rich and earns money - it is still the responsibility of her husband to financial take care of all her needs.

Even if a woman is a multi-millionaire, nobody can touch her money. It's all hers. She technically doesn't have to spend a penny of it on her family... it's all on the men. Females keep 100% of their wealth & inheritance, while males have to spend it.

It is better to get $10 while keeping 100% of it, than getting £1,000 while spending 100% of it.

For females, it’s like booking an all-inclusive vacation - everything is free , all covered by the man. The man is put at her service. It’s his duty to pay all the bills. At least, this is how it SHOULD be, I’m not saying that this is how it always WILL be. If men don’t fulfil their obligations, they will be liable in the sight of God and Islamic courts will force them to fulfil their obligations towards their families.

Islam does NOT call for equality, but for justice... at times, equality can be injustice.

If the financial responsibilities [التكليفات المالية] were all on males, and they received the same amount as the females - it would have been unfair to the males.

وَلَا يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًۭا
“And your Lord wrongs no-one." [Qur'an 18:49].

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):

Whoever shows off, Allaah will expose him. (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6134; Muslim; 2986).

Ibn Hajar said: al-Khattaabi said, this means: whoever does something that is not sincerely for the sake of Allaah, merely wanting people to see him and hear him, will be punished for that Allaah will expose him and make known what he is concealing.

It was said that whoever does something with the intention of gaining status and prestige among people, and does not seek the Face of Allaah by doing it, Allaah will make him the subject of bad speech among the people in whose eyes he wanted to gain status, and he will have no reward for it in the Hereafter. (Fath al-Baari, 11/336)

Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله said:

"Indeed the Believer who has reliance upon Allah, if the creation plot against him, Allah plots for him on his behalf and brings about victory for him, without any effort or strength from himself."

• إعلام الموقعين ٣-.٢٢

Al-Imām ibn al-Qayyim [may Allāh have mercy on him] said:

“Some of the Pious Predecessors and Successors said:

‘Mankind seeks honour through the doors of the kings, but [fail to understand they] will never find it except in the obedience of Allāh.’”

Ighāthat ul-Lahfān 1/48 | Al-Imām ibn al-Qayyim [may Allāh have mercy on him]

The Increase Of Jinn

Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Al-Uthaymeen [رحمه
الله] said:

«ولمَّا غفل النَّاس عن الأوراد الشَّرعية كثرت فيهم الجنُّ
الآن، وتلاعبت بهم.»

❝When the people began neglecting the regular
Dua and Dhikr from the Sharia, then the Jinn
increased a lot among them, and the Jinn
mocked and played around with them.❞

[Liqa Al-Baab Al-Maftooh, (No. 197) | Translated
By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

Everything Belongs to Allaah...

Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen -rahimahullaah- said:

‘If everything belongs to Allaah & then He takes something from you, it is His to begin with & if He gives you something then know it still belongs to Him. . . . so how can you get annoyed [about the Duniya]?’

[Sharh Riyadh as-Saliheen 1/207]

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned the Prophet's Hadith:

“A prostitute was forgiven by Allah, because when passing by a panting dog near a well and seeing that the dog was about to die of thirst, she took of her shoe and draw out some water for it. So, Allah forgave her because of that.”

Ibn Taymiyyah commented:
“This woman gave water to the dog on account of the sincere faith in Allah that resided in her heart, on that account Allah forgave her. Not every prostitute will be forgiven if she gives water to a dog. This indicates that actions vary according according to the degree of faith and sincerity that resides in the hearts. Certainly, whoever performs acts of worship without sincerity to Allah, will not gain rewards for them because they are worthless. Rather, whoever does this, will subject himself to tremendous consequences, even if the acts of worship were major, such as spending on righteous causes and fighting against the disbelivers.”

📚 Seeds of Righteousness, pg. 40-41

Abu Darda رضي الله عنه said:

"The one thing I fear the most about being questioned on the day of judgement is that it will be said:

“You had knowledge, but what did you do with it?”

Jāmi' Bayān al-'Ilm wa Fadlih v. 2, pg. 5

Beware Of Falling Into Oppression

*BEWARE OF THE THIEVES OF Ramadan*

*اللص الاول*:
*The First Thief:*

التلفزيون: لص خطير يفسد صيام الناس وينقص الأجر بسبب المسلسلات والبرامج التافهة والسهرات الماجنة.
The Television - a dangerous thief which corrupts the fast of a person and reduces the reward due to worthless series and programs and shameless shows.

*اللص الثاني*:
*The Second Thief:*

الاسواق: لص متخصص في هدر المال والوقت بلا حساب للتغلب عليه حدد هدفك قبل الذهاب.
The Market - a thief which specializes in spending money and time uselessly without reckoning. In order to overcome it, define your goal (for shopping) [i.e., make a list] before going.

*اللص الثالث*:
*The Third Thief:*

السهر : سارق أغلى الاوقات يحرمك من التهجد والإستغفار في الثلث الاخير.
Staying up late - for entertainment: it steals the most valuable time and prevents you from Tahajjud and seeking forgiveness in the last third of the night.

*اللص الرابع* :
*The Fourth Thief:*

المطبخ : وخاصة النساء تقضي وقتا طويلا لتحضير أطباق كثيرة لا تكاد تختلف عن بعضها إلا لحظة مرورها بالفم وقد يلقى الكثير منها في القمامة.
The Kitchen - Specially for the women who spend long hours preparing many dishes that are almost indistinct from one another except the moment that they are eaten and much of it is thrown into the garbage.

*اللص الخامس*:
*The Fifth Thief:*

الهاتف: طول المكالمات وما يترتب عليها من ذنوب :غيبة-نميمة -قيل وقال وإفشاء الأسرار.
The Telephone - long conversations and what results from them of sins: backbiting and slander, he say/she say and spreading secrets.

*اللص السادس* :
*The Sixth Thief:*

البخل يحرمك أجر وثواب الصدقة التي تقي من النار وخاصة صدقة شهر رمضان.
Miserliness - which will prevent you from the rewards and remuneration of charity that protects from the Fire, especially the charity in the month of Ramadān.

*اللص السابع*:
*The Seventh Thief:*

المجالس الخالية من ذكر اللّه والتي تكون حسرة على أصحابها يوم القيامة.
Gatherings - which are void of the remembrance of ALLAH TA‘ALA and which will be a cause for sorrow for their companions on the Day of Judgement.

*وأخيرا كبير اللصوص*
The Final One, the Ring Leader of Thieves:

*وسائل التواصل* *الاجتماعي إن لم تستغل فيما يرضي اللّه*.
*Social Media - which is randomly utilized in what pleases Allah Ta’ala.*

So hurry, quick and have lofty ambitions about ibaadah in this holy month. It is nothing but a limited number of days and we will welcome that guest that we have been eagerly waiting for, that which many were compassionate about and were hopeful to be made joyful by it but destiny carried them away, may Allah Ta’ala the Most High have mercy on them.

May Allah Ta‘ala grant us success to reap the fruits of this noble month and spend it in doing what our Lord loves and is pleased with.
May Allah Ta‘ala grant me and you success with everything He loves and is pleased with. آمــــــــــين ثـمّ آمــــــــــين

Allah Ta’ala give us and guide us on the true understanding of his most beautiful Deen and make us and the entire Ummah from those that show utmost respect to his Deen by following Quraan and Sunnah in every facet of our lives and unite us with Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم and our loved ones in Jannatul Firdous. آمــــــــــين ثـمّ آمــــــــــين


*HADITH*

_Ummu Hani رضي الله عنها says: "I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said:_

_'O Messenger of Allah, tell me of a (easy good) deed, for I have become old and weak and overweight.'_

*He ﷺ said: Say:*

*Allahu Akbar one hundred times,*
*Al-Hamdu Lillah one hundred times,* *Subhan-Allah one hundred times.*

*(That is) better than one hundred horses bridled and saddled for the sake of Allah, better than one hundred sacrificial camels, and better than (freeing) one hundred slaves.'"*

*_(Ibn Majah 3810)_*

*✍THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY!*

☆ Calamities should strengthen your heart and reshape your outlook in a positive sense.*

☆ *Indeed, with each difficulty there is relief.*

☆ *Do not let trifles be the cause of your destruction.*

☆ *Indeed, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving.*

EXERT YOURSELF THROUGHOUT THE LAST TEN - NOT JUST THE ODD NIGHTS❗️

Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah -raḥimahullāh- was asked:

When should we look out for Laylatul Qadr?

He responded (paraphrasing):

“Laylatul Qadr occurs during the last ten nights of Ramaḍhān, as is authentically established from the Prophet ﷺ, who said:

((تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ)).

“Look out for Laylatul Qadr during the last ten nights of Ramaḍhān.”
[Reported by Bukhāri & Muslim on the authority of ‘Ā'ishah -raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhā]

And In the version of Bukhāri, he ﷺ specifically said:

((تَحَرَّوْا لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي الْوِتْرِ مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ)).

"Look out for Laylatul Qadr during the odd nights of the last ten nights of Ramaḍhān."

However, it's important to note that there are two methods of calculating the odd nights:

1⃣ - THE FIRST is to count the days that have already passed; such that Laytul Qadr falls on the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, or 29th night of Ramaḍhān.

or

2⃣ - THE SECOND is to count the days that remain, as the Prophet ﷺ said:

((الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ فِي تَاسِعَةٍ تَبْقَى، فِي سَابِعَةٍ تَبْقَى، فِي خَامِسَةٍ تَبْقَى)).

“Look out for the Laylatul Qadr during the REMAINING TEN NIGHTS of Ramaḍhān; on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain.”
[Reported by Bukhāri on the authority of Ibn Abbās -raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhumā]

So according to this method, if Ramaḍhān consisted of 30 days -and only Allāh knows if this will be the case- LAYLATUL QADR MIGHT FALL ON ONE OF THE EVEN NIGHTS, because the 22nd will be the night when nine remains, the 24th will be the night when seven remains, and the 26th will be the night when five remains.

This was the understanding of Abū Sa‘īd Al-Khudri -raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhu-:

Muslim reports that Abun Naḍhr enquired:

يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ! إِنَّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِالْعَدَدِ مِنَّا‏.‏ قَالَ: أَجَلْ! نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ مِنْكُمْ.‏ قَالَ: قُلْتُ: مَا التَّاسِعَةُ وَالسَّابِعَةُ وَالْخَامِسَةُ؟ قَالَ: إِذَا مَضَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ فَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا ثِنْتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ وَهْىَ التَّاسِعَةُ، فَإِذَا مَضَتْ ثَلاَثٌ وَعِشْرُونَ فَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا السَّابِعَةُ، فَإِذَا مَضَى خَمْسٌ وَعِشْرُونَ فَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا الْخَامِسَةُ.

“O Abū Sa‘īd, you know more than us about (these) numbers. He said: Yes, indeed we have better right than you. I said: What is this ninth, seventh, and fifth? He said: When 21 (nights are over) and the 22nd begins, it is the ninth. When 23 (nights) are over, that which follows (i.e. the 24th) is the seventh. When 25 nights are over, what follows (i.e. the 26th) is the fifth.”

If, however, Ramaḍhān consists of 29 days, then these two forms of calculations will be exactly the same.

This being the case, it is only befitting that the believer works hard throughout the last ten nights of Ramaḍhān - NOT JUST THE ODD NIGHTS.

This was the practice of the Prophet ﷺ as ‘Ā’ishah -raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhā- said:

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْعَشْرُ - أي العشر الأواخر من رمضان - شَدَّ مِئْزَرَهُ، وَأَحْيَا لَيْلَهُ، وَأَيْقَظَ أَهْلَهُ‏.‏

“With the start of the last ten days of Ramaḍhān, the Prophet ﷺ would tighten his waist sheet (i.e. work hard and refrain from sexual relations), pray throughout the night, and he would also wake his wives.”
[Reported by Bukhāri & Muslim]

📚 [Majmū‘ Al-Fatāwā (25/284)]

May Allah guide us all and make our children walk on the straight path Ameen.

Signs of Laylatul Qadr

The oppressors will not last long

Ibn Taymiyyah,may Allah have mercy on him, said,
“It is said that Allah allows the just state to remain even if it is led by unbelievers,but Allah will not allow the oppressive state to remain even if it is led by Muslims. And it is said that the world will endure with justice and unbelief,but it will not endure with oppression and Islam.”

Source: al-Amr bil Ma’rūf 1/29

قال ابن تيمية رحمه الله قيل إنَّ اللَّهَ يُقِيمُ الدَّوْلَةَ الْعَادِلَةَ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ كَافِرَةً وَلَا يُقِيمُ الظَّالِمَةَ وَإِنْ كَانَتْ مُسْلِمَةً ويقال الدُّنْيَا تَدُومُ مَعَ الْعَدْلِ وَالْكُفْرِ وَلَا تَدُومُ مَعَ الظُّلْمِ وَالْإِسْلَامِ

1/29 الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر لابن تيمية

If you have oppressed or wronged anyone or even indebted to anyone,

And you have been stubbornly refusing to make amends for whatever reason,

Hasten to reconcile with the person and return their rights to them,

Else they may report you to Allah azza'wajal, and their supplications may co-incidentally happen on the night of Majesty.

You know what that means !!!

"The dua made at Tahajjud is like an arrow which does not miss its target."-Imam Ash-Shafi’i (rahimahullah)
Praying Tahajjud will bring peace to your heart. It will also guide you through all the difficulties you are going through right now.
This is just one of the duas our beloved Prophet (saw) would read at Tahajjud time.
Make the intention to dedicate some of your night to praying Tahajjud and watch how your life changes💜

IN DEPTH MEANING OF THE DUĀ ✨

𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚 `𝐚𝐟𝐮𝐰𝐰𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐮𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐟𝐰𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐟𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐞.
O Allah, You are forgiving and You love forgiveness, so forgive me

𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚 [“O Allah”]
—When you say Allahumma, it has a great sense of urgency & it’s very powerful.

𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚
—Most definitely, You are, without a shred of doubt

‘𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐮𝐰𝐰𝐮𝐧
—One who gives you chance after chance, One who gives you opportunity after opportunity. One who forgives everything.

𝐓𝐮𝐡𝐢𝐛 𝐚𝐥-‘𝐚𝐟𝐰𝐚
—You love letting our sins go. You love overlooking our sins. You love giving us another opportunity, another chance. You love giving us chance after chance.

𝐅𝐚’𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐮 ‘𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐞
—Based off of the fact that You are the One who wipes away sins, & You love overlooking our mistakes & wiping away sins, I beg you, I plead with you, I ask you, ya Allah, please give me another chance, and wipe me away my sins. Give me another opportunity.

– The Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ advised us to make this dua over and over again.

Aisha raḍyAllāhu ‘anha (may Allāh be pleased with her) reported:

I asked: “O Messenger of Allah Prophet Muhammad ﷺ!
If I realize Lailat-ul-Qadr (Night of Decree), what should I supplicate in it?”

He the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) replied,

“You should supplicate:
Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun, tuhibbul-‘afwa, fa’fu ‘anni
(O Allah, You are Most Forgiving, and You love forgiveness; so forgive me).”

Reference [At-Tirmidhi].