💠* The Sunnah of spitting out the date seed*

➡️ *After eating a date, the Sunnah of casting aside the date seed from the mouth is to place it at the back of the hand, between the forefinger (index finger) and the middle finger, and not with the underside of the hand, i.e. the palm. So that the fingers do not touch the wet date seed and then the same hand is used to pick another date. *

*As has been reported in the Hadeeth:*

*Abdullaah Ibn Busr reported: "Allaah's Messenger ﷺ came to my father and we brought to him a meal and he ate out of that. He was then given dates which he ate, casting out the date seeds between his fingers and holding his forefinger and middle finger together"... *
📚* [Saheeh Muslim (2042) and Sunan al-Tirmidhee]*

*Abdullaah Ibn Busr from Banu Sulaim said: The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ came as guest to my father's house. He offered food to him ﷺ and brought hais. He then brought a drink which he ﷺ drank and then he ﷺ passed it to the one on his right. He ﷺ then ate dried dates and began to put the seeds on the back of his forefinger and middle finger. When he ﷺ got up, my father also got up, and held the rein of his ﷺ mount. He said : Pray to Allah for me. He ﷺ said : "O Allaah, bless them in what you have provided them, and have mercy on them." *
📚* [Sunan Abu Dawood (3729) and graded as "Saheeh" by Shaikh al-Albaanee] *

🌴🌴🌴

➡️ *It is disliked to put the date seed back in the same dish/plate which contains dates or to hold the dates and date seeds in the same hand after discarding it from the mouth.*

*Ibn Muflih reported in al-Aadaab al-Shariyyah:*

*"And on the authority of Anas رضي الله عنه that the Prophet ﷺ disliked to put back the seed in the same plate which contained dates as mentioned by al-Baihaqee." *

*And Ibn al-Jawzee said in "Aadaab al-Akal" (Etiquettes of eating): "Do not mix the date seeds and the dates in the same plate or in the same hand after spitting it from the mouth. Rather, one should place it on the back of the hand..."*

📚* [al-Aadaab al-Shariyyah (3/225)]*

💠 Recite the Qur’aan with the intention of seeking knowledge and acting upon it.

🎓 Muhammad Ibn al-Hussain said:
❝Know, may Allaah have mercy on us and you, O Ahl al-Qur’aan [1], and O people of knowledge, and O people of Sunnah and narrations, and O group of people whom Allaah تعالى has given the understanding of the Deen by giving the knowledge of al-Halaal and al-Haraam, if all of you were to ponder over al-Qur’aan, as Allaah تعالى has commanded you to do, you would know that Allaah تعالى has made it obligatory upon the Believers – after having accepted faith in Allaah and His Messengers – to do good deeds.

And Allaah تعالى did not praise the Believers – that He is pleased with them, and that they are pleased with Him, and He rewarded them for that by making them enter the Jannah and protection from the Hellfire – except for their Imaan (Faith) and righteous deeds. He تعالى paired Faith with righteous deeds.

A person will not enter Paradise by Faith alone, except when he combines with it good deeds - towards which they were instructed. So, Faith is not completed for anyone (i.e., no one will have complete Faith) till he is truthful with his heart, and articulates it with his tongue, and acts upon it with his limbs. This is not hidden from anyone who ponders over the Qur’aan, except that he will find what I mentioned.

Know, may Allaah تعالى have mercy on us and you, I browsed through the Qur’aan and found what I mentioned in fifty-six places in the Book of Allaah عز وجل, that Allaah تعالى did not make the Believers enter the Paradise based on their Faith alone. Rather, He تعالى admitted them to Paradise by His divine Mercy, and because of their Faith in Allaah - that which He guided them towards, and their righteous deeds.

And this is the refutation of those who say that Imaan (Faith) is: “(Merely) knowing about Allaah”. And this is the refutation of these who say that is: “Knowledge and Statement”, even if a person does not act upon it. We seek Allaah’s refuge from everyone who says this.

Allaah تعالى said in Surah al-Baqarah (2): 25:

وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۖ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوا مِنْهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزْقًا ۙ قَالُوا هَٰذَا الَّذِي رُزِقْنَا مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَأُتُوا بِهِ مُتَشَابِهًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ ۖ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ

{And give glad tidings to those who believe and do righteous good deeds, that for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). Every time they will be provided with a fruit therefrom, they will say: "This is what we were provided with before," and they will be given things in resemblance (i.e., in the same form but better in taste) and they shall have therein Azwaajun Mutahharah (purified mates or wives), and they will abide therein forever.}❞

📚 [Reported by al-Aajurree in al-Sharee`ah (2-616-621]

📑 Notes:
[1] Ahl-Qur’aan: Those who have memorized the Book of Allaah, recite it during the hours of the day and night, and act upon it.

Anas Ibn Maalik رضي الله عنه said: The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said: ❝Allaah has His own people among mankind.❞ They said: “O Messenger of Allaah, who are they?” He ﷺ said: ❝The people of the Qur’aan - the people of Allaah and the closest to Him.❞
📚[Sunan Ibn Maajah (215) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

And not to be confused with the deviant group who call themselves, “ahl al-Qur’aan”, but have nothing to do with it. By hijacking the name “ahl-al-Qur’aan” will not benefit them with Allaah anything, because they neither follow the Qur’aan, nor understand its meaning, and they refuse to follow the Sunnah.

#Allāh_supports_those_who_fear_Him

قال عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه، " إن أكبر آية في القرآن فرجاً " ﴿ وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجاً ﴾

[تفسير ابن كثير 400/4]

‘Abdullāh ibn Mas’ūd (may Allāh be pleased with him) said,

“Indeed the greatest āyah in the Qur’ān which contiains relief.. ‘And whoever fears Allāh, He will make for him a way out.’ (Surah Talaq 65:2)”

[Tafsīr ibn Kathīr 4/400]

Sheikh Muhammad Bazmool gives several pieces of advice for making the most of our reading of the Qur'an during Ramadan, including:

❝Third: That you recite the Qur’an without making the end of the surah be your main concern. And when you come across the call of “O you who believe”, then pause and look into what it is saying with your heart and with your mind, for it is either some form of good which you have been commanded to do or some form of evil which you have been prohibited from.❞

Read more here:

🔗https://tulayhah.wordpress.com/2016/06/16/how-to-benefit-from-reading-the-quran-during-ramadan-sheikh-muhammad-bazmool/

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

“He who has tested the servant is the Most Wise, the Most Merciful and He did not test him with the affliction to destroy, punish or overwhelm him. Rather, the affliction is merely a test of his patience, his contentment with Allāh and his faith.”

In addition Allāh wants to hear the servant’s pleas, supplications and humility before him, his seeking refuge with Him, his hearts humility before Him and his explaining His sadness to Him (alone).”

[Timeless Seeds of Advice, Pg. 15]

🔊 Shaikh Muhammad Al-Malki حفظه الله (paraphrased and summarized):

1️⃣ "Taraaweeh", "Tahajjud", and "Qiyaam al-Layl" are the names of the same optional prayers that are offered in the night, after Ishaa and before Fajr prayer.

2️⃣ The word Taraaweeh is plural of the word (ترويحة) which means resting. The Salaf used to offer long prayers and used to take a break and rest after every few Tasleem.

3️⃣ The word Tahajjud is derived from the word (هجود) which means deep sleeping. So, Tajjud refers to the time (night) in which this prayer is offered after waking up from sleep.

4️⃣ Whenever the Prophet ﷺ used to offer the night prayers alone, he used to elongate it so much that his feet would get swollen, as reported the Hadeeth of Aaishah رضي الله عنها.

5️⃣ Nowadays, people are impatient when it comes to the recitation of the Qur’aan. They get irritated and complain if the Imaam elongates the recitation and shortens the Duaa.

The Prophet ﷺ used to love to hear the recitation of the Qur’aan. Once he ﷺ asked Ibn Masood to recite for him the Qur’aan, and when Ibn Masood reached the Aayah:

فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَىٰ هَٰؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا ‎

{So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and we bring you, [O Muhammad] against these [people] as a witness?}
📚 [Surah al-Nisaa (4):41]

He saw that tears were falling from the Prophet’s eyes.

6️⃣ Some people prefer Masaajid where the Imaam makes longer Duaa, inviting others, saying: "Come to such-and-such Masjid, the Imaam there makes nice Duaa."

7️⃣ In some Masaajid, the Imaams make longer Duaa and shorten the recitation, which is opposite of the way of the salaf.

8️⃣ Elongation of the Duaa is not proven from the act of the pious predecessors (Salaf), rather, it is something which some of the Imaams of the Masaajid are imitating one another as mentioned by Shaikh Bakr Abu Zaid in his book Bida'ul-Qurra.

9️⃣ Nowadays, people are affected and brought to tears by Imaam's Du`aa more than his recitation of the Qur’aan. This is the opposite of what Allaah تعالى described the Believers in the Qur’aan:

إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُهُ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

{The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely}
📚[Surah al-Anfaal (8):2]

💠 [5th Ramadhaan 1445]

"What could be the reason why someone finds it so hard to pray?"

This is due to their sins. The heavier their sins are, the harder their heart gets, then the harder it is to pray.

It's not just due to lack of knowledge. A lot of Muslims are aware of the rewards of salah, the consequences of its abandonment, and that it could lead them to Jahannam.

But it is their sins that keeps them away not just from salah, but from ANY kinds of worship.

Solution:

1) Give up your sins.

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said,

“Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allah Almighty but that Allah will replace it with something better for you.”

[Musnad Aḥmad 23074]

2) Just go make wudhu'. Try your best to perform that prayer. Don't let shaytan or yourself delude you into thinking that you "don't have time." Make time for the one who Created time. Force yourself, as it will keep you away from sins.

Allaah said,

"Surely, Prayer keeps (one) away from indecency and evil, and certainly the Remembrance of Allah is the Greatest, and Allah Knows what you do." {Qur'an 29:45}

In a hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said,

“Verily, the Muslim prays while his sins hang over his head. Every time he prostrates, some of them drop. When he finishes his prayer, his sins will have fallen away.”

[al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 6125]

3) Do not lose hope in His Mercy. As long as you're still breathing, there's still hope. And the fact that you're reading this and still reading until this third solution, it only means that He is guiding you towards something good.

Whenever we sin, it doesn't harm Allaah. It only harms us. So fearing Allaah will lead you to a true love for yourself.

Allaah called you with love and Mercy;

"O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful." {Qur'an 39:53}

And He is telling you to haste to repentance 👇

"And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped.

And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord [i.e., the Qur’ān] before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,"

So do not mock around 👇

"Lest a soul should say, "Oh, [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allāh and that I was among the mockers."

So it won't be too late 👇

"Or [lest] it say, "If only Allāh had guided me, I would have been among the righteous.

But yes, there had come to you My verses, but you denied them and were arrogant, and you were among the disbelievers." {Qur'an 39:53-59}

May Allaah guide us all and make praying and performing it on time easy for us. 🤲

Muhammad (ﷺ) Said:

Whoever does a good deed in order to show off, Allah will expose his intentions on the Day of Resurrection (before the people), and whoever puts the people into difficulties, Allah will put him into difficulties on the Day of Resurrection.

[Reference: Sahih Al Bukhari]

Do not limit the Qur'an to mere recitation!!

Al-Imām ibn Hazm [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him]

“When a man is asleep, he departs from the worldly-life and forgets all types of happiness and all types of sadness [sadness, that results from thoughts and reflection upon past affairs]. If he regulated himself in the same state upon waking, he would be in a state of extreme happiness.”

Al-Akhlāq was-Siyar | Number 21 | Page 85 | Al-Imām ibn Hazm [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him]

Translation: Authentic Quotes

The Messenger [sallal laahu aalayhi wasallam] said, “Treat your sick by giving Sadaqah”. [ 1]

AbuBakr Al-Khubaaziy [rahimahullaah] said: I had a very dangerous illness, so a neighbour of mine saw me and said: Act upon the statement of Allaah’s Messenger [sallal laahu alayhi wasallam], "Treat your sick by giving Sadaqah". It was summertime, so I bought many watermelons and gathered a group of poor people and children. They ate and then supplicated for me to be cured. By Allah! I did not reached the next morning except that Allaah granted me wellbeing. [2]

[1] Saheeh Al-Jaami As-Sagheer Wa Ziyaadah 3358

[2] Siyar A’laam An-Nubulaa 18/44

Al-Imam Ibn al-Qayyim [رحمه الله] said:

❝The sound of the Qur’aan: soothes souls, gives them tranquillity and causes them to be calm…

The sound of music causes the souls to become instigated, excited and causes it unease and causes it to become disturbed and agitated.❞ [Bada’ia At-Tafseer, (2/143) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]

Tremendous Reminder

Ash-Shaykh Al-Mufassir Al-‘Allāmah 'Abdur-Raḥmān As-Si'dī رحمه الله said:

And beware of feeling regret over past affairs which were not decreed for you, or loss of health, wealth, a job and the likes. Let your focus and concern be rectifying the actions of the day you are in; for indeed a person is the offspring of their day - they do not greive over the past, nor do they look distantly in to the future where it is of no benefit to them.

And be truthful, fulfill your oaths and promises and be just in all of your dealings. Give people their rights in full and in abundance. Do so, with a soul at peace and an īmān (faith) that is truthful and sincere.

And busy yourself with your own shortcomings and your own affairs above the shortcomings and affairs of others.

And deal with every individual person according to what is appropriate for their mental state; whether young or old, male or female, the ruling class or the ruled.

Be gentle and merciful with every individual - even the wild or domesticated animals. Verily Allāh is Merciful only to His Slaves who show mercy.

Strive constantly in all your endeavors and affairs. Keep your mind open to any and every benefit - whether religious or worldly.

Reference: Majmū’ Mu'allafātihi [21/258]

Once a donkey found a Lion's skin, and wore it.

All the animals of the jungle started to fear the donkey, thinking its a lion. The donkey saw them all respect him, so he got confident and out of so much excitement and happiness, he started braying.!

When the animals of the jungle heard the braying, they realized its not a lion but an imposter, because lions roar.

The animals said: 'If you had kept your mouth shut, we would have continued treating you with respect, but now you opened your mouth, you exposed yourself.'

وايي یو وخت خره د زمري څرمن موندلي وه، چې په تن یې کړه نو په نورو حېواناتو یې حملې شروع کړې، نور حېوانات یې له وېرې په تېښته شول. خره چې دا حالت ولید، له ډېرې خوښۍ او مستۍ یې په لوړ غږ نارې پیل کړې.
‏ګیدړه چې د نورو حیواناتو غوندې وېریدلي وه، څو شېبې تم شوه، کله یې چې ښه غوږ ونیوه، پوه شوه چې له زمري یې غږ توپیر لري.
‏نو خره ته ورنږدې شوه او په خندا یې ورته وویل:
‏«که دي خوله تړلې وای، شاید زه دې هم له وېري تښتیدلي وای، خو دا چې خوله دې خلاصه کړه، اصلیت دې راوښود احمقه

Anyone who gives up something for Allah’s sake will be given something better in its place

Imam As-Sadi [may Allaah have mercy upon him] stated:

This affair is found in many places in the Qur’an. Allah mentioned it in relation to the first immigrants who left their homes, wealth, and loved ones behind for the sake of Allah, therefore Allah substituted that for them with increased provision, honour, and authority in the worldly life.

When Ibraaheem [peace be upon him] disassociated himself from his people, his father, and that which they worshipped other than Allah [i.e. departed after his father threatened to stone him], Allah bestowed on him Ishaaq, Yaqub, and righteous offspring.

When Sulaymaan [peace be upon him] was diverted from remembering Allah by his horses, he got rid of them, therefore Allah substituted them.

فَسَخَّرۡنَا لَهُ ٱلرِّيحَ تَجۡرِى بِأَمۡرِهِۦ رُخَآءً حَيۡثُ أَصَابَ
وَٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٍ۬ وَغَوَّاصٍ۬

So, We subjected to him the wind; it blew gently by his order whithersoever he willed. And also the Shayaateen (devils) from the jinn (including) every kind of builder and diver.

[Surah Saad. Ayaat 36-37]

When the people of the cave [i.e. the young men mentioned in Surah Al-kahf] separated themselves from their people and what they worshipped other than Allah, Allah bestowed His Mercy on them, facilitated means of success and tranquillity for them, and made them a guide for the misguided.

And (regarding) Maryam [peace be upon her] Allah said:
وَٱلَّتِىٓ أَحۡصَنَتۡ فَرۡجَهَا فَنَفَخۡنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهَا وَٱبۡنَهَآ ءَايَةً۬ لِّلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ

And she who guarded her chastity (virgin Maryam), We breathed into (the sleeves of) her (shirt or garment) (through our Ruh Jibraa-eel), and We made her and her son (Eesaa) a sign for the Aalameen (mankind and jinn)].

[Surah Al-Anbiya. Ayah 91]

Whoever gives up what their Nafs call them to – the vain desires, Allah will replace it for them with His love, their repentance to Him, and what is better from that which is gathered for them of the pleasures of this life.

[(1)] [End of quote]

Indeed, when considering the fact that the honourable and upright people in Imaam As-Sadi’s [may Allah have mercy upon him]

aforementioned statement were greatly rewarded for forgoing something in search of something more honourable for themselves, even though they did not sin, then it is more expected that any sensible person who errs will see the justification for an appeal that he or she give up—for the greater good—actions that might compound the error.

1)]: An Excerpt from ‘Qawaa-idul Hisaan Li-Tafseeril Quraan’ page 164. Slightly paraphrased

You were born alone, you will die alone, you will be buried alone, you will be resurrected alone, and you will stand before Allah alone. Therefore, prioritize pleasing Allah above all else.

📒 RIYAD AS-SHALIHIN
CHAPTER 234
OBLIGATION OF JIHAD
HADITH 1327
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‎بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم⁣⁣
Alhamdulillah

Hadith

"وعن أبي موسى، رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا خاف قومًا قال‏:‏ اللهم إنا نجعلك في نحورهم، ونعوذ بك من شرورهم‏"‌‏.‏ ‏(‌‏(‏رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح‏)‌‏)‌‏.‏"
 
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) had any fear of an enemy, he used to supplicate: "Allahumma inna naj'aluka fi nuhurihim, wa na'udhu bika min shururihim (O Allah! We put You in front of them, and we seek refuge in You from their evils)."

[Ahmad and Abu Dawud 1537]

Riyad as-Salihin, 1327
In-Book Reference: Book 11, Hadith 43

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The contents of the Hadith

⚫ If a servant feels worried about a people, then he should ask Allah  سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى for help to be kept away from their evil.

⚫ Whoever asks Allah  سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى humbly and seeks refuge in Him, Allah  سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى will not disappoint him.

Wallahu Ta'ala a'lam.

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

‎It was said:
‎“I will remain patient in order to please You (Oh Allāh),‎ even though my sorrow kills me.

‎ It suffices me that You are pleased, ‎ even though my patience kills me.”

‎[Madarīj as-Salikeen |

LIKE AN ANIMAL STRUCK BY CALAMITY..

Khalaf ibn Ismā'il said:

'It was mentioned to me by a person of sound intellect named Abū Maymūn: 'O Abū Ismā'il, know there are conditions for patience.'
I asked what they were.
He replied: 'One of the conditions of patience is that you know how to be patient, for whom are you patient, what you want with your patience. You will thus, be counted among them provided you have good intent. Perhaps your patience will be a means of purification for you, otherwise you are like an animal that was struck by calamity and was disturbed by it.."

Book: Patience and Perseverance
By Al-Hāfiz Abu Bakr ibn Abī Dunyā
Translated from the original arabic Dār as-Sunnah Publishers
P. 35

Al-Hāfidh ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

“Actions without sincerity and [actions] which do not follow the example of the Sunnah [of the Messenger of Allāh صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ] are like a traveller who fills his sack with sand, he carries its heavy weight, yet it does not benefit him [whatsoever].”

Al-Fawā'id 1/49 | Al-Hāfidh ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله

Translation: Authentic Quotes

Ibn al-Qayyim once wrote:

[من قرئ عليه القرآن فليقدر نفسه كأنما يسمعه من الله يخاطبه به.وعندئذ تزدحم معاني المسموع ولطائفه و عجائبه على قلبه]

"If the Qur'an is being recited to a person, he should make himself as if He is listening to it come from Allah addressing it to him. When one does this, his heart will be flooded with the meanings, subtle beauties, and amazing treasures of what he is hearing."

[Madarij al-Salikeen 1/499]

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