OUR STRENGTH AND DESTRUCTION.

This is how Muslims lose power, people and property even with an arsenal of weapons at their disposal. Their strength does not lie in external resources regardless of their magnitude but in the internal conviction that Allah, Islam and Muhammad ﷺ are given the importance it truly deserves sans any form of corruption.

لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْأَخِرَ وَذَكَرَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا

There is indeed an excellent example in the Messenger of Allah for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allaah. (Al Qurʾān 33:21)

“Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Ma‘roof (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden). And it is they who are the successful”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:104]

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Whoever among you sees an evil action, then let him change it with his hand [by taking action]; if he cannot, then with his tongue [by speaking out]; and if he cannot, then with his heart – and that is the weakest of faith.”
Narrated by Muslim (70) from Abu Sa’eed.

A TRUE MAN

▪️Ibn al-Jawzī رحمه الله said:

‎"Do you know what a man is? A true man is he who finds himself alone with sins, and has the power to commit them and his lusts urges him to quench its thirst, but he thinks about Allāh looking at him, so he feels embarrassed from angering Him

and thus his desire goes away.

But it seems that you only abandon things that you do not have desire for, or things that are not desirable in the first place, or even things that you are unable to have! This is your habit!.”

[Captured Thoughts | Pg. 352]📙

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?

Present to yourself the most beloved thing to you in this life whereby if it were taken away from you, you would not feel any pleasure in this life.
Then imagine it was taken away from you and a barrier was placed between both of you in your most needy moment, how would you feel?
Imagine this feeling even though this beloved thing can be replaced, so reflect over the thing that can never be replaced.

Anything, if you lose it, can be replaced -- but there isn't a replacement for Allāh if you lose [a connection with] Him.

Book: The Disease and The Cure
By Imām Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawzīyah
Translated by Osman Hamid
Hikmah Publications
P. 434

al-Hasan al-Basree [رحمه الله] said:

"O Human! You are only days. Every time a day goes, a piece of you goes."

[az-Zuhd, (Page: 225)]

The Number of Rows of the People of Paradise

Ibn Buraidah narrated from his father that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)said:

"The people of Paradise are a hundred and twenty rows, eighty of them are from this nation, and forty are from the rest of the nations." [At Tirmidhi 2546 Hasan]

Imam An Nawawi said:

This means that they will represent two-thirds of the people of Heaven. The Prophet first gave the hadith that tells them that they will be half of the people of Heaven. Subsequently, God’s generosity granted them more, and the Prophet was told that the people of Heaven will stand in rows; he then passed this information to his companions. There are many other similar cases in the Prophet’s hadiths, such as the one that mentions that prayer in a congregation earns twenty-seven or twenty-five times the reward of a person praying by himself. [Sharh Al Muslim vol 2]

The borrower's delay in repaying the debt

The first and third questions of Fatwa no. 4789

Q 1: Around seven years ago, someone came to me and asked me to lend him 1,000 Riyals and in return, after one full year, he would give me 90 Sa‘s (1 Sa‘ = 2.172 kg) of coffee. So I gave him the 1,000 Riyals in cash.

This sum of money that I gave him belonged to an orphan, with whose finances I am entrusted. The person who borrowed the money is a rich man. More than six years have passed now, without him settling the debt. The price of a Sa‘ of the good coffee (Yemeni coffee) that we agreed upon at the time of the loan was between 30 to 35 Riyals, and the price of a Sa‘ of this type of coffee is now 70 Riyals. Please give me a Fatwa (legal opinion issued by a qualified Muslim scholar) on this matter to clear my conscience about this, as I only intended to do good for the owner of this money and the debtor. May Allah accept what you do for the good of Islam and Muslims.

A: If the reality is as you have mentioned, you have to ask the debtor for the coffee that you paid in advance for to be delivered to you later on. It is not permissible to take a substitute, not money or anything else, except if, when the orphan reaches the age of discernment, they agree to take the capital. It will be permissible for them to take either the capital only or ask for the coffee.

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Member: 'Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan
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[The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta': Group 1: Vol.: 14: pp. 92 - 95]

PLEASE ALLĀH INSTEAD OF PLEASING PEOPLE

A person must intend to obey Allāh even if that resulted in angering people, because he will end up getting humiliated and the same people he tried to please will turn against him.

So he will loose from both ends.

Book: Captured Thoughts
By al-Hāfiz Abū'l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzī
Translated and Published by
Dār as-Sunnah Publishers
P. 575

The virtue of helping any muslim

RasoolAllah ﷺ said It is more beloved to me that I walk with my brother Muslim in his time of need than I stay secluded (perform aitkaf) in this masjid (Masjid e Nabwi) for a month.
Al-Slisila-As-Sahiha #209 -Part 2

RasoolAllah ﷺ said Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened (hide mistakes) a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection .
Sahih Bukhari, Book 43, No. 622

It is extremely difficult to have faith while waiting. Delays are painful. But they certainly are blessings through and through, only if you change your perspective and you choose to view them as such.

❝Trials are beneficial to the Believers, because Allah corrects and improves them because of it!❞
- Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله
[مجموع الفتاوى ٢٨/٥٠]

You can't learn gratitude without loss. You can't learn to appreciate abundance without lack. You can't learn how to love without disappointments. And you can't learn companionship without lonely nights.

Believe me, I know how difficult it can be to find hope when everything feels so very dark.

Pain ends.
Fear ends.
Anxiety ends.

In time, you will find your way again.

❝Endure the nights of hardship because if you look through the eye of patience, you shall see the dawn of reward. Indeed the lofty ranks can be attained only by undergoing hardship.❞
- Ibn al-Jawzi رحمه الله
[Al-Lata'if fil-Wa'iz]

As you lie in pain, waiting for your life to change, remember that Allah has a plan for you and it is good! Allah never disappoints His believing slaves.

And if you ever feel your trials are never ending....
Remember what Imam Ahmad told his son..

In this life of poverty, hardship and trials, Abdullah ibn Ahmad asked his father Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal one day, “Abi when will we ever relax?” His father, one of the greatest revivers of the Sunnah, a role model for all Muslims, looked him in the eye and said, “With the first step we take into Jannah.”

❝Had Allah lifted the veil for his slave and shown him how He handles his affairs for him, and how Allah is more keen for the benefit of the slave than his own self, his heart would have melted out of the love for Allah and would have been torn to pieces out of thankfulness to Allah. Therefore if the pains of this world tire you do not grieve. For it may be that Allah wishes to hear your voice by way of duaa. So pour out your desires in prostration and forget about it and know; that verily Allah does not forget it.❞
- Ibn al Qayyim رحمه الله

🤲 Ya Allah grant us Istiqamah and husn adh dhan billah during our blessings and our hardships - Ameen! ♡

*The Will of Shaykh al-Albāni,*

May Allāh Bestow Mercy Upon Him and Grant Him the Highest Abode in Paradise For His Service to the Religion of Islām.*

I advise my loved ones; my wife, my children and my friends to supplicate to Allāh for His forgiveness and mercy when they receive the news of my passing.

Firstly, I request that they refrain from wailing loudly or crying excessively.

Secondly, I urge them to bury me as soon as possible without informing any of my relatives or friends except those necessary for the burial arrangements. I also request that my neighbour and sincere friend, ’Izzat Khidr Abu ‘Abd-Allāh, be responsible for washing my body with the help of anyone he chooses.

Thirdly, I would like to be buried in the closest graveyard available to avoid being transported in a car. I also request that the followers of the funeral procession do not ride in cars. Furthermore, I prefer an old graveyard to ensure that the graves will not be exhumed. Moreover, I ask those who reside in the same area where I pass away not to inform my children who live in other places until after my burial. This is to prevent them from being overwhelmed with emotions and to avoid any delay in the funeral.

I beseech Allāh, that I meet Him, while having my past and future sins forgiven.

I also bequeath my entire library of printed books, copies, and manunoscripts - that of my handwriting and the handwriting of others - to the library of the Islamic University of al-Madeenah, because it holds good memories for me - in inviting to the Book and the Sunnah and following the methodology of the pious predecessors and successors, during my teaching tenure.

My hope is that Allāh makes this resource a source of benefit for the leaders of the da'wah in that region, just as its previous owner had benefited the students there in the past. I pray that through their support and supplications, Allah will continue to guide me and enable me to serve others with sincerity.

“My Lord! Inspire me to ˹always˺ be thankful for Your favours which You blessed me and my parents with, and to do good deeds that please You. And instil righteousness in my offspring. I truly repent to You, and I truly submit ˹to Your Will˺.”

Surah al-Ahqāf, al-āyah 15

Written by: The one who is in dire need of Allāh's Mercy.
Muhammad Nāsir ud-Deen al-Albāni
27 Jumāda al-Ūlā 1410

Translation: Authentic Quotes

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐫'𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡, 𝐀𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡, 𝐋𝐚𝐚 𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡, 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐮 𝐀𝐤𝐛𝐚𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡.

𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐈𝐛𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐢 𝐀𝐰𝐟𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝:
"𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭 (ﷺ) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝, '𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧; 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧.' 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝, '𝐒𝐚𝐲: 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐚𝐥-𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐚 𝐥𝐚 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐢𝐥𝐥-𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐚 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐮 𝐀𝐤𝐛𝐚𝐫, 𝐰𝐚 𝐥𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐚 𝐰𝐚 𝐥𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐰𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡'

(𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡, 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡, 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡). [𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐚'𝐢 & 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐢 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐮𝐝]

There are some people who Are very selfish and with dead hearts , they try to create problems for those who are already going through problems and hardships , we never know that Allah may fill their life with problems so that they Taste their own medicine .. beware !
#Whoever #makes #things #difficult

Sufyān ath-thawrī:

"The less people you know the less faults will be known about you"

[Kitāb at-tawādu, P. 31]

Fudayl Ibn 'Ayyād:

“If you can be unknown, be so; it doesn’t matter if you are not known and it doesn’t matter if you are not praised.”

[Al-Bayhaqī, Al-Zuhd Al-Kabīr]

🩶🪅 PATIENCE IS OF TWO TYPES

Maymūn Ibn Mihrān said:

"Patience (sabr) is of two types: being patient over misfortunes (musība) and being patient in avoiding sins (ma'siya). The first is good, but the second is better."🪅🩶

| See Ibn Qayyim in his 'Uda al-Sābirīn, P. 97

Book: Patience and Perseverance
By Al-Hāfiz Abu Bakr ibn Abī Dunyā
Translated from the original arabic
Dār as-Sunnah Publishers
P. 18

The Humour of The Sahābah: Throwing Melon Peels/Rinds At Each other

Bakr ibn ‘Abdullāh reported that the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, used to throw melon [rinds] at each other [for fun], but if matters became serious, they would be real men.

Adāb al-Mufrad [no. 266]. Classed as Sahīh by Shaykh Al-Albānī in Sahīh Adāb al-Mufrad [no. 201].

Reflections:

- What is meant here is the rind/peel of melons and not the melon itself as understood by many.

- The Sahābah were men who would joke around at times without going into the extremes, but when it was time to be serious they would be more then anyone else.

- The companions would laugh amongst themselves whilst their faith was like mountains in strength.

- This is moderate, Islamically acceptable humour, which does not go beyond the bounds of truth or manhood of a person. Rather, it serves its purpose of refreshing hearts and minds.

- We learn balance from the life of the companions who are the best of generations to follow.

- To strengthen the bonds of brotherhood, light banter is sometimes needed.

Reference:
See Sharh Sahīh Adāb Mufrad (pg. 334) - Shaykh Abdur Razzāq Al-‘Abbād

Compiled by Ibrāhīm Hussain

Never hurt anyone. Because when you hurt, you're not just hurting them. You are instilling pain, fear, insecurities, self doubts, negative thoughts, traumas and many more. You can hurt someone in a second but its effect may last a lifetime.

You don't know how much work this person will have to do to pick up the pieces and pull himself back together, to learn to trust someone again, they may deal with it in a very long time.

Indeed not everyone has the same kind and loving heart, some hearts are vulnerable and some hearts are cold but both can still feel pain and that's why you have to be kind and be merciful to everyone. Don't be a reason for someone's tears in their sujood.

Forgotten Sunnah — Method to Dispel Anxiety, Grief, Restlessness, Rusty Limbs during ‘Ibadah, Imaan Lows or Dips and General Uneasiness Caused by (Unknown) Sins❗️

Abu Bakr al-Siddîq رضي الله عنه said: I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say:

There is no one who commits a sin then purifies himself well and stands and prays two rak’ahs, then asks Allâh for forgiveness, except that Allâh will forgive him.

Then he recited this verse:

‘And those who, when they have committed Fâhishah (evil, indecencies, shameful deeds) or wronged their selves with evil, remember Allâh and ask forgiveness for their sins; — and none can forgive sins but Allâh — and do not persist in what (wrong) they have done, while they know’ [Âl-e-‘Imrân, 3:135].

📖 [Classed as ‘Ṣaḥīḥ’ by al-Albâni رحمه الله in Ṣaḥīḥ Abi Dāwūd 1521]

Be optimistic have Tawakkal on Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى‎ as continous sadness does not benefit

'AND REMIND, FOR INDEED THE REMINDER BENEFITS THE BELIEVERS!'

As Muslims our ultimate goal is to attain Allāh's love and stay clear of His wrath.

But how do we achieve that?

The simple answer is - do all that Allāh loves and stay away from all that He dislikes.

So what does Allāh love?
And what does He dislike?

______

Allāh loves:

“those who fear Him” [3 - 76]

“those who follow the Prophet” [3 - 31]

“those who do good” [3 - 134]

“those who uphold justice” [49 - 9]

“those who rely on Him” [3- 159]

“those who are firm and steadfast” [3 - 146]

“those who fight in His cause” [61 - 4]

“those who are repentant” [2 - 222]

“those who purify themselves” [2 - 222]

_____

And He dislikes:

“disbelievers” [3 - 32]

“evildoers” [4 - 107]

“oppressors” [3 - 57]

“mischief” [2 - 205]

“transgressors” [2 - 190]

“those who are arrogant and boastful” [4 - 36]

“those who are deceitful & ungrateful” [22 - 38]

“those who betray” [8 - 58]

“those who are wasteful” [7 - 31]

•═ᴊᴏɪɴ-🅻🅴🅰🆁🅽-sʜᴀʀᴇ═•

The example of the person who recites the Qur'an

Narrated Abu Musa radi Allahu Anhu The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer who recites the Qur'an and acts on it, like a citron which tastes nice and smells nice. And the example of a believer who does not recite the Qur'an but acts on it, is like a date which tastes good but has no smell. And the example of a hypocrite who recites the Qur'an is like a Raihana (sweet basil) which smells good but tastes bitter And the example of a hypocrite who does not recite the Qur'an is like a colocynth which tastes bitter and has abad smell."
Sahih Bukhari, Book 61, Hadith 579

Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir al-Juhani The Prophet (ﷺ) said: One who recites the Qur'an in a loud voice is like one who gives alms openly; and one who recites the Qur'an quietly is one who gives alms secretly.
Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 5, 1328-Sahih