Wearing good clothes is not always a sign of showoff

Abu al-Ahwas quoted his father saying:

I came to the Prophet ( صلى الله عليه وسلم) wearing a poor garment and he said (to me): ‚Have you any property?‛
He replied: ‚Yes.‛ He asked: ‚What kind is it?‛ He said: ‚Allah has given me camels, sheep, horses and slaves.‛ He then said: ‚When Allah gives you property, let the mark of Allah's favour and honour to you be seen.‛ [An Nasai 5224, Sahih]

Definition of: al-Hamm (الهم), al-Hazn (الحزن), al-Ghamm (الغم)

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

❝There are three passive feelings which affect the heart:

1) If it is related to the past, then it causes al-Hazn (sorrow/distress).

2) If it is related to the future, then it causes al-Hamm (anxiety/worry).

3) If it is related to the present, then it causes al-Ghamm (grief).❞

📚 [al-Fawaaid (1/26)]

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📑 Note:

1) al-Hazn is related to the loss in the past, either the passing away of someone, or losing something, or recalling the time spent with the loved ones. Like how Yaqoob عليه السلام felt at the loss of his most beloved son, Yusuf عليه السلام, when he said:

إِنَّمَا أَشْكُو بَثِّي وَحُزْنِي إِلَى اللَّـهِ

{I only complain of my grief and sorrow to Allaah}
📚 [Surah Yusuf (12): 86]

2) al-Hamm is related to the loss one anticipates which causes him to worry about his future. Example: students worrying about their results, parents worrying about the future of their children, etc.

The Prophet ﷺ used to supplicate, saying:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ

“O Allaah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief…”
📚 [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (2893, 5425, 6363, 6369)]

3) al-Ghamm is related to the grief felt at the time of losing something or someone, i.e. what is related to the present. Example: when Yunus عليه السلام was in the belly of the whale (or big fish), Allaah تعالى relieved him of his suffering, saying:

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ

{So We answered his call, and delivered him from the grief}
📚 [Surah al-Anbiyaa (21): 88]

✏ Fahad Barmem

NOBODY SHALL ENTER PARADISE BEFORE PURIFICATION.

Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“It is not possible for the servant to enter Paradise without purification. The servant is purified by way of four things in the worldly life:

1. Repentance.
2. Seeking forgiveness.
3. Good deeds which wipe away evil deeds.
4. Calamities which expiate sins.

If these four things are not enough to purify and cleanse the servant, he is purified by way of three things in Barzakh:

1. People of Imān praying over him and interceding by seeking forgiveness for him.
2. Trials and tribulations of the grave.
3. Charitible actions pledged on his behalf from his Muslim brothers.

If these three things are not enough to purify him, he is purified at the place of standing by way of three things:

1. Fright of resurrection and severity of the place of standing.
2. The intercession of the intercessors.
3. Forgiveness of Allāh, The Mighty and Majestic.

If these three things are not enough to purify him, then the Hellfire will cleanse him and purify him from his evil. He will abide therein according to the severity of his evil and how much he possess. When he becomes pure and good and the evil has departed, he will exit the Hellfire and enter Paradise.”

[Madārij As-Sālikīn, 1/463. Translated By Munīb Al-Sumālī]

‘Ali’s (رضي الله عنه) dua on the Day of ‘Arafah

اللهم أعتق رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّار، وأَوسِعْ لِيْ مِنَ الرّزقِ الحلال، وَاصْرِفْ عني فَسَقة الجِن والإنس

Allahumma a’tiq raqabati minan nar wa awsi’li minar rizqil halal, wasrif ‘anni fasaqatil jinni wal ins

O Allah! Free me from the fire, increase my lawful sustenance, and keep away the transgressive Jinn and humans from me.

[Ibn Abi Dunya, see Lataiful Ma’arif, p. 494]

💡You Can't Make it Up, So Take Advantage of it. 💡

Imām an-Nawawī (رحمه الله) advices you to invest in the day of #Arafah and says that it is not possible to make it up.

The Imām (رحمه الله) said:

"This is the best day in the year for supplicating, thus it befits a person to fully devote his efforts in making Dhikr, Du'ā' and reciting the Qur'ān; and he should supplicate with the different kinds of Du'ās and read the different kinds of Dhikr. He should supplicate for himself, his parents, relatives, Mashāyikh, companions, friends, loved ones and any one else who was good to him as well as all the Muslims. And let him be fully cautious from falling short in any of these as this day cannot be made up."

● {كتاب الأذكار للنووي طبعة دار المنهاج ص ٣٣٣}

Duaa is a powerful tool that Allah ﷻ has gifted us.

It’s so beautiful that our Merciful Lord and beloved Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ taught us so many compelling supplications/affirmations for any given time, and when experiencing different emotions.

In Surah Al-Baqarah Ayat 186 Allah ﷻ says “When My servants ask you [O Prophet] about Me: I am truly near. I respond to the one’s prayer when they call upon Me. So let them respond [with obedience] to Me and believe in Me, perhaps they will be guided [to the right way].”

Let’s learn these incredible supplications, and use them to self sooth and get through feeling anxious.

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Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) narrated that one day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the masjid. He saw a man from the Anṣār called Abū Umāmah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu). He ﷺ asked, “What is the matter? Why are you sitting in the mosque when it is not the time for prayer?” He replied, “Never-ending worries and debts, O Messenger of Allah.”

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then asked, “Shall I not teach you words by which, when you say them, Allah will remove your worries, and settle your debts?” He replied, “Yes of course, O Messenger of Allah.”

He ﷺ said, “Say in the morning and evening [the above].” Abū Umāmah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) said, “Then I did that, and Allah removed my anxieties and settled my debts.”

[Abū Dāwūd 1555]

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These duaa remind us that we can get closer to Allah ﷻ through submission to Him and acknowledging that He is in control of all things.

We can consider the concept of countering negative emotions with positive actions. Duaa during times of distress can counteract negative emotions and open up a more objective and reflective attitude.

The consistency of reciting specific duaa can act as a form of mindfulness. And when it becomes automatic during times of distress/anxiety/sadness, it can help to quell these emotions.

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‎Uthman رضي الله عنه said:

"Learn a lesson from the lives of those before you. Then work hard and always remember Allāh, for He forgets you not."

{سير الخلفاء الراشدين صحفة ٢٨٥}

Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said:

"A man will be brought on the Day of Resurrection and will be cast into Hell: his intestines will pour forth and he will go round them as a donkey goes round a millstone."

The inmates of Hell will gather round him and say: "What has happened to you, O so-and-so? Were you not enjoining us to do good and forbidding us to evil?"

He will reply: "I was enjoining you to do good, but was not doing it myself; and I was forbidding you to do evil, but was doing it my self."

● (صحيح مسلم ٢٩٨٩)

Eid Mubaarak everyone. 🌹

Question: Why is ‘Eed named with this name?

📌Answer: “‘Eed is called ‘Eed because ‘Eed means ‘to return’ which indicates that this day returns again every year. It returns with delight and happiness.”

Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān حفظه الله ورعاه | http://xn--al-fawzn-n7a.af.org.sa/at/node/13554

Translation: Authentic Quotes

#EidulFitr1441

Praying 2 rakath upon retuning from Eid prayer.

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
🌙⭐ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ،
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ،   لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ،
       اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ،
             وللَّهِ الحمد🌙⭐

🌙🌙   *Taqabbal Allahu Minna Wa Minkum* 🌙🌙🌙
*May Almighty Allah bring you Joy, Happiness, Peace and Prosperity on this Blessed occasion. Wishing you all and your family on this happy occasion of Eid!*
*Eid Ul-Adha Mubarak!*...

Prophet Ibrahim (عليه السلام) didn't see millions of pilgrims annually circumambulate the ka'bah when he raised its foundation. He didn't see people from all over the world shed tears in front of it, revive their spiritual life by its side and nourish their longing for their lord at its sight. What he saw was a lonely structure in a deserted land. But he was sincere in his good deed that's meant to benefit others and he was concerned with doing good rather than seeing results.
See how Allah made that lonely structure a spiritual home of billions. See how he amplified a sincere good deed whose influence was not seen by its doer.
In people's sight you are defined by your achievements, but in Allah's sight you are defined by your efforts. Plant the seeds and Allah will bring out the fruits if he wishes, when he wishes and in the way that he wishes. Just plant the seeds.
- Brother IsaMaa

8️⃣ Establishment related to sacrifice

🔴 Show mercy to the slaughtered animal❗️

💬 Abu Umama said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“Whoever shows mercy during a sacrifice, Allah will show His mercy on the Day of Resurrection.”

📚al-Bukhari in “al-Adabul-Mufrad” 381. Sheikh al-Albani called the hadeeth good.

💬 Ibn ‘Abbas said: “Once the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by a man who was sharpening his knife, putting his foot on the muzzle of a sheep, while she was looking at him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked this man:
Why didn't you sharpen your knife before you knocked her to the ground?! Do you really want to kill her twice?!"

📚at-Tabarani in “al-Kabir” 3/140/1 and “al-Awsat” 1/31. The authenticity of the hadith was confirmed by Sheikh al-Albani.

💬Imam Ahmad said: 👉🏻 “Animals should be led to the place of slaughtering gently and hiding the knife from them, taking it out only directly at the time of slaughtering.”
📚See “Jami'ul-'ulumi wal-hikam” 157.

Imam al-Nawawi said: “One animal should not be slaughtered in the presence of another.”
📚See “Sharh Sahih Muslim” 13/93.

💬 It is reported from Shaddad ibn Aws that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“Indeed, Allah has ordained to do everything well, and if you have to kill, then kill in a good way, and when you cut an animal, then do it in the best way. And let each of you sharpen his knife properly, and let the animal be freed from torment.
📚 Muslim 3/1955.

A good sacrifice means
rapid cutting of the throat and cervical arteries.
💬 Imam al-Nawawi said: “Scholars agreed that the animal should be placed on its left side before slaughter, as this facilitates slaughter, because he thus takes the knife in his right hand, and the head of the animal in his left.”
📚See "Sharh Sahih Muslim"

☑️ When slaughtering an animal, you must have a sincere right intention❗️

The story of Uwais Al-Qarni رحمه الله

“The story of Uwais Al-Qarni was mentioned in Sahih Muslim as well as in other books. Now even though he was from the Tabi’een and did not see the Messenger [ صلى الله عليه و سلم], the Messenger [صلى الله عليه و سلم ] had advised Umar ibn Al Khattaab رضي الله عنه that if he meets [Uwais] then he, Umar, should ask [Uwais] to ask Allah to forgive him and to make supplication for him.

Asir ibn Jaabir رضي الله عنه narrated:

Whenever people would come from Yemen, Umar رضي الله عنه would ask them, “Is Uways Al-Qaranee amongst you?” until, one year, he met Uways.

He said, “Are you Uways Al-Qaranee?” He said, “Yes.”

Umar continued, “From Muraad, then Qaran?” He said, “Yes.”

Umar then asked, “Were you once afflicted with leprosy and your skin healed except for a dirham’s area?” Uways said, “Yes.”

Umar finally asked, “Do you have a mother (that is alive)?” He said, “Yes.”

Umar then said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه و say, ‘Uways ibn Aamir will come to you with the delegations from Yemen, from Muraad, then from Qaran. He was once afflicted with leprosy and his skin healed except for a dirham’s area. He has a mother, and he treats her kindly. If he was to ever swear by Allah (for something) Allah would fulfill his oath. If you can, request that he ask forgiveness for you.”

Umar then requested from Uways, “Ask forgiveness for me.” And Uways Al-Qaranee did.

[Sahih Muslim]

The Best Grave


Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah said:

«إن قبر النبي [ﷺ] أفضل قبر على وجه الأرض وقد نهى عن اتخاذه عيداً فقبر غيره أولى بالنهي كائنا من كان.»

❝Indeed the grave of the Prophet [ﷺ] is the best grave on the face of the earth, and still it is prohibited from taking it as a place of Eid¹ [regularly visited].

Therefore, anyone else's grave is foremost to be prohibited from regularly being visited, no matter who that person is.❞

[Iqtida As-Siraat, (2/172) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

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1. The Prophet [ﷺ] said:

«لَا تَتَّخِذُوا قَبْرِي عِيدًا.»

❝Do not take my grave as a place of Eid [regularly visited].❞

[Collected By Al-Bukhari In At-Tareekh | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath Al-Anbiyya]

Posting your problems on social media is a sign that you need emotional support but don't seek it here. People don't realize how humiliating it is whining and complaining about what's going on with their lives to get attention on social media.

Keep off social media when you feel drained and overwhelmed. Open your Mushaaf, read tafsir, do your adhkar, watch Islamic lectures, listen to Qur'an, reach out to your friends or family, etc. but never seek comfort from social media. It's not wise. You'll end up draining your energy for nothing, putting yourself in disgrace and letting people know too much about your weaknesses.

ar-Rabi’ Ibn Khutaym (rahimahullah) used to say in his dua:

“Oh Allah, I complain to you of (my) helpless need and I do not like (not think it befitting or right) to grieve about it to anyone except to You!”

[Sifat as-Safwah, 2/39, Ibn al-Jawzi (rahimahullah)]

Shaykh Muqbīl رحمه الله said:

“If you were strong in Aqīdah, the Jinns & Shayateen would be afraid of you, but if you were shaky in Aqīdah, you might as well be afraid of your own shadow!”

Qam’u Al-Mu’anid Daar Al-Hadith Dammāj, (1/35)]

Try to be a better human being today. Help others out & make sure at least one person goes away feeling lighter, happier and free of troubles.
Allah blessed you with this life, this faith and this chance so make the most of it all.

"Do good, as Allah has been good to you"
Surah Al Qassas