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Endurance
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Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi, Narrated AbuUmamah [Ibn Majah transmitted it.]
The Prophet stated that Allah, who is Blessed and Exalted, said"Son of
Adam, if you show endurance and seek your reward from me in the first
affliction, Ishall be pleased with no lesser reward than Paradise for
you. "
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Muslim, and Nasa'i, Narrated 'A'ishah
The Prophet of Allah, upon him be peace, said, "Do not say, 'I feel
rotten*.' Instead, say, 'I do not feel well."
*or any expression that involves corruption of any type.
Epilepsy
Hadith - Bukhari 7:555, Narrated 'Ata bin Abi Rabah
Ibn 'Abbas said to me,"Shall I show you a woman of the people of
Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He said, "This black lady came to the
Prophet and said, 'I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes
uncovered; please invoke Allah for me.' The Prophet said (to her), '
If you wish, be patient and you will have (enter)Paradise; and if you
wish,I will invoke Allah to cureyou. ' She said, 'I will remain
patient,' and added, 'but I become uncovered, so please invoke Allah
for me that Imay not become uncovered.' So he invoked Allah for her."
Kindness to the sick
Hadith - Mishkat, Narrated Abu Sa'id
Allah's Messenger said, " When you go in to visit an invalid, express
a hope that he will live long. That will not avert anything, but it
will comfort him. "
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73, Number 40, Narrated
An-Nu'man bin Bashir
Allah's Apostle said, " You see the believers as regards their being
merciful among themselves and showing love among themselves and being
kind, resembling one body, so that, if any part of the body is not
well then the whole body shares the sleeplessness (insomnia) and fever
with it. "
Visit the sick
Hadith - Qudsi 18
O son of Adam, I fell ill and you visited Me not. He will say: O Lord,
and how should I visit You when You are the Lord ofthe worlds? He will
say: Did you not know that My servant So-and-so hadfallen ill and you
visited him not? Did you not know that had you visited him you would
have found Me with him?O son of Adam, I asked you for food and you fed
Me not. He will say: O Lord, and how should I feed You when You are
the Lord of the worlds? He will say: Did you not know that My servant
So-and-so asked you for food and you fed him not? Did you not know
that had you fed him youwould surely have found that (the reward for
doing so) with Me? O son of Adam, I asked you to give Me to drink and
you gave Me not to drink. He will say: O Lord, how should I give You
to drinkwhin You are the Lord of the worlds? He will say: My servant
So-and-so asked you to give him to drink and you gave him not to
drink. Had you given him to drink you would have surely found that
with Me.
Sickness According to Quran and Sunnah
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Ever wonder why a Muslim is allowed
by Allah, subhana watallah, to get sick?
Hadith - Bukhari 7:564
I visited Allah's Apostle while he was suffering from a high fever. I
touched him withmy hand and said, "O Allah's Apostle! You have a high
fever." Allah's Apostle said, " Yes, I have as much fever as two men
of you have. " I said, "Is it because youwill get a double reward?"
Allah's Apostle said, " Yes, noMuslim is afflicted with harm because
of sicknessor some other inconvenience, but that Allah will remove his
sins for him as a tree sheds itsleaves. "
Hadith - Muslim & Bukhari
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri r.a. reported that the Prophet said: Whenever a
Muslim is afflicted with a hardship,sickness, sadness, worry, harm, or
depression --even a thorn's prick, Allah expiates his sins because of
it.
Recorded by Bukhari in al-Adab ul-Mufrad (no. 493), verified authentic
by al-Albani
"Expect good, because Allah (s.w.t.) makes a believer's sickness an
expiation (for his sins) and a period of repose. As for a disbeliever
falling sick, he is like a camel whose owner ties it and then lets it
loose --it does not understand why it was tied, nor why it was freed."
The cure...
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari, Book 25, Number 5466, Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah
Allah's Messenger said: There is a remedy for every malady, and when
the remedy is applied to the disease it is cured with the permission
of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.
Hadith - Muwatta 50:12
Yahya related to me fromMalik from Zayd ibn Aslam that a man received
a wound in the time of the Messenger of Allah . The blood clotted in
the wound and the man called two men from the Banu Ammar tribe. They
looked at it and claimed that the Messenger of Allah said to them, "
Which of you is the better doctor? " They said, "Is there any good in
medicine, Messenger of Allah?" Zayd claimed that the Messenger of
Allah said, " The one who sent down the disease sent down the remedy.
"
Narration - Ahmad
"Worshippers of Allah, use medical treatments."
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi#2170, Narrated AbdulMalik ibn Umayr
Allah's Messenger said, " Fatihatal-Kitab contains healing for every disease. "
[Darimi and Bayhaqi, in Shu'ab al-Iman, transmitted it.]
Severe Trials for those Firm in their Religion
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi 1562,Narrated Sa'd
When the Prophet was asked which people suffered the greatest
affliction, hereplied, " The prophets, then those who come next to
them, then those who come next to them. A man is afflicted in keeping
his religion. If he is firm in his religion his trial is severe, but
if there is weakness in his religion it is made light for him, and it
continues like that till he walks on the earth having no sin. "
[Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it, and Tirmidhi said this
is ahasan sahih tradition.]
Rewards for those Afflicted
Hadith - Al-Tirmidhi#1570, Narrated Jabir ibnAbdullah
Allah's Messenger said, " On the Day of Resurrection, when people who
have suffered affliction are given their reward, thosewho are healthy
will wish their skins had beencut to pieces with scissorswhen they
were in the world. "
[Tirmidhi transmitted it, saying that this is a gharib tradition.]
Recorded by Ahmad , verified authentic by al-Hakim, ath-Thahabi, and al-Albani
The ailment is intensifiedfor the righteous. Whenever a believer is
afflicted with a hardship,be it a thorn or more, a sin is taken off
him because of it, and he is elevated on level (in Jannah [Paradise]).
Hadith - Al-Bukhari
A traveller's or sick person's deeds are recorded in accordance with
what he used to do when he was resident or well.
The First Group to Enter Paradise
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Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:468, Narrated Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle said, " The first group (of people) who will enter
Paradise will be (glittering) like the moon when it is full. They will
not spit or blowtheir noses or relieve nature. Their utensils willbe
of gold and their combs of gold and silver; in their centers the aloe
wood will be used, and their sweat will smell likemusk. Everyone of
them will have two wives; the marrow of the bones of the wives' legs
will be seen through the flesh out of excessive beauty. They (i.e. the
people of Paradise) will neither have differences nor hatred amongst
themselves; their hearts will be as if one heart and they will be
glorifying Allah in the morning and in the evening. "
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:464, Narrated 'Imran bin Husain
The Prophet said, " Verily! 70,000 or 700,000 of my followers will
enter Paradise altogether; so that the first and the last amongstthem
will enter at the same time, and their faces will be glittering like
the bright full moon. "
Many Paradises
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 5:318, Narrated Anas
Haritha was martyred on the day (of the battle) of Badr, and he was a
young boy then. His mother came to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! You know how dear Haritha is to me. If he is in Paradise, I
shall remainpatient, and hope for reward from Allah, but if it is not
so, then you shallsee what I do?" He said, " May Allah be merciful to
you! Have you lost your senses? Do you think there is only one
Paradise? There are many Paradises and your son is in the (most
superior) Paradise of Al-Firdaus. "
A Ticket to Paradise
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 2:463, Narrated Anas bin Malik , see also Bukhari 2:340
Allah's apostle said, " Any Muslim in whose three children died before
the age of puberty will be granted Paradise by Allahbecause of His
mercy to them."
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 1:35, Narrated Abu Huraira
The Prophet said, " The person who participates in (Holy battles) in
Allah's cause and nothing compels himto do so except belief in Allah
and His Apostles , will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward,
or booty (if he survives) or will be admitted to Paradise (if he is
killed in the battle as a martyr). Had I not found it difficult for my
followers, then I would not remain behind any sariya going for Jihad
and I would have loved to be martyred in Allah's cause and then made
alive, and then martyred and then made alive, andthen again martyred
in His cause. "
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 3:894, Narrated Abu Huraira
Allah's Apostle said, " Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred
minus one, and whoever knowsthem will go to Paradise. " (Please see
Hadith No. 419 Vol. 8)
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 8:419, Narrated Abu Huraira
Allah has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever
believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise;
and Allah is Witr (one) and loves 'the Witr' (i.e., odd numbers).
Hadith - Transmitted by Tirmidhi, Narrated Umm Salamah
The Prophet said: If a woman dies while her husband was pleased with
her, she willenter Paradise.
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 8.481, Narrated Sahl bin Sad
Allah's Apostle said, " Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what
is between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (i.e.his
tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Paradise for him. "
Paradise According to Quran and Sunnah
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Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:51, Narrated Abu Huraira
The Prophet said, " A place in Paradiseas small as the bow or lash of
one of you is better than all the world and whatever is in it "
The Noble Qur'an - Al-Mu'minun 23:8-11
Those who are faithfully true to their trusts and totheir covenants;
And those who strictly guard their (five compulsory congregational)
prayers (at their fixed stated hours). These are indeedthe
inheritors. Who shall inherit the Firdaus (Paradise). They shall
dwell therein forever.
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:569, Narrated Abu Huraira
Then Allah [swt] will say (to him): 'I have forbidden Paradise for the
disbelievers.'
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 6:373, Narrated Abu Huraira
The Prophet said, " Paradise and the Fire (Hell) argued, and the Fire
(Hell) said, 'I havebeen given the privilege of receiving the
arrogantand the tyrants.' Paradisesaid, 'What is the matter with me?
Why do only the weak and the humble among the people enter me?' On
that, Allah said to Paradise, 'You are My Mercy which I bestow on
whoever I wish of my servants.' Then Allah said to the (Hell) Fire,
'You aremy (means of) punishment by which I punish whoever I wish ofmy
slaves. And each of you will have its fill.' As for the Fire (Hell),
it will not be filled till Allah putsHis Foot over it whereupon it
will say, 'Qati! Qati!' At that time it will be filled, and its
different parts will come closer to each other; and Allah will not
wrong any of His created beings. As regards Paradise, Allah will
create a new creation to fill it with. "
Descriptions of Paradise
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:474, Narrated Anas bin Malik , see also
Bukhari 6:403, Quran 56:30
The Prophet said, " There is a tree in Paradise (which is so big and
huge that) if a rider travels in its shade for one hundred years, he
would not be able to cross it. "
Hadith - Mishkat, Narrator AbuHurayrah , transmitted by Tirmidhi and Darimi
Allah's Messenger said, " The inhabitants of Paradise are hairless,
beardless and have black eyes, their youth does not passaway and their
garmentsdo not wear out. "
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:479, Narrated Sahl bin Sad
The Prophet said, " Paradise has eight gates, and one of them iscalled
Ar-Raiyan through which none will enter but those who observe fasting.
" The Prophet also said, " If a person spends two different kinds of
something (for Allah's cause), he will be called from the gates of
Paradise. "
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:546, Narrated Anas , also in Bukhari 6:7
...the first meal of the people of Paradise will be Extra-lobe
(caudate lobe) of fish-liver.
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:543, Narrated Abu Huraira , see also Bukhari 4:544
... Any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in
appearance and figure). People have been decreasing in stature since
Adam's creation.
Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 4:464, Narrated 'Imran bin Husain , see also
Bukhari 7:124 , 7:125
The Prophet said, " I looked at Paradise and found poor people forming
the majority of its inhabitants; and I looked at Hell and saw that the
majority of its inhabitants were women. "
The Noble Qur'an - Al-Ghaashiyah 88:10-16
10. In a lofty Paradise.
11. Where they shall neither hear harmful speech nor falsehood,
12. Therein will be a running spring,
13. Therein will be thrones raised high,
14. And cups set at hand.
15. And cushions set in rows,
16. And rich carpets (all) spread out.
Dua before Sleeping -. اَللّهُمَّ بِسْمِكَ أَمُوْتُ وَ أَحْيَ O Allah , with Your name I die and live (Bukhari)
.
اَللّهُمَّ بِسْمِكَ أَمُوْتُ وَ أَحْيَ
O Allah , with Your name I die and live
(Bukhari)
اَللّهُمَّ بِسْمِكَ أَمُوْتُ وَ أَحْيَ
O Allah , with Your name I die and live
(Bukhari)
Dua Upon Hearing Thunder- Abdullah ibn Umar (RA) said that when the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) heard the sound of thunder he said: اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَقْتُلْنَا بِغَضَبِكَ وَلَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِعَذَابِكَ وَعَافِنَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ O Allah , do not kill us
Abdullah ibn Umar (RA) said that when the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)
heard the sound of thunder he said:
اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَقْتُلْنَا بِغَضَبِكَ وَلَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِعَذَابِكَ
وَعَافِنَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ
O Allah , do not kill us with Your anger and do not destroy us with
Your punishment, but preserve us before that happens.
(Imam Tirmizi )
heard the sound of thunder he said:
اللَّهُمَّ لَا تَقْتُلْنَا بِغَضَبِكَ وَلَا تُهْلِكْنَا بِعَذَابِكَ
وَعَافِنَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ
O Allah , do not kill us with Your anger and do not destroy us with
Your punishment, but preserve us before that happens.
(Imam Tirmizi )
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
1a. An Important Question
My child, you should repent at once and in future do not give ear to
the talk of Muslims. They are irreligious and castigate the true
religion of others. Do you know, my child, what is their religion?
Bloodshed is creditable in their religion. Just see, they invaded our
country Spain and killed hundreds of innocent people and are forcibly
imposing their religion. Now, I know that these objections you have
heard from Muslims. If they were from your own mind I would have
cleared them, but what reply can we giveto them?
Isabella was sorry to have mentioned Muslims; otherwise her problems
must have been solved. Now I will ask this question, she thought, from
my teacher whom I ask questions which I do not understand in the
course of my studies.
Next day Isabella put the same question to her teacher who also failed
to satisfy her by some convincible answer. Up to this time Isabella
had thought that her difficulty was due to her lack of understanding
and the religious leader will solve iteasily, but now she realised
that it was not an easy but an important matter and her doubts were
strengthened and continued to grow.
Isabella – A girl of Islamic Spain
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
The Distorted Image of Muslim Women
been amagnifying glass placed over the status of Muslim women.
Unfortunately, the magnifying glass thathas been used is an unusual
one. Unusual in the sense that it is very selective about which items
it will magnify; other items it will distort to such a degree that
they will no longer look familiar. I remember once reading in an "in
depth" article about the lives of Muslim women. This article
"explained" that at any time a man can divorce his wife by simply
stating "I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you". This article
can lead anyone ignorantof the Islamic ruling regarding divorce to
believe that in less than five seconds the woman is left with no
husband and is left to care for herself (and possibly children) by any
means necessary. The question that immediately poppedup in my mind
was, "Did the author innocently write that out of sincere ignorance or
was it another of the many attempts to degrade the religion of Islam
and its followers (muslims)?" It may be my own paranoia, but I tend to
believe it was the latter of the two.
The truth of the matter is that Islam has the most humane and most
just system of divorce that exists. Firstly, many options are taken
and tried before coming to the decision of the divorce. If the man and
woman decide that they can no longer live together successfully as a
husband and wife, the husband (in most cases, not always) pronounces
the divorce by saying "I divorce you". At this point the waiting
period begins. The waiting period lasts for three menstrual cycles to
assure the woman is not pregnant. This period allows the couple time
to think about what they are doing and if this is what they really
want to do. There are no lawyers involved to antagonise an already
delicate situation.
In the case that it is realised, that the woman is pregnant, the
waiting period lasts the entire time she is pregnant. During the
waiting period (whether the woman is pregnant or not) the man is
obligatedto provide food, clothing and shelter to the woman as he did
before the divorce pronouncement. If the couple carries the divorce
through to the birth of the child and the woman suckles the baby, the
man is obligated to feed and clothe both his ex-wife for the time the
woman suckles (the maximum being two years). After this weaning, the
child will be provided for by the father until he/she is no longer in
need of support.
It is quite ironic that in such an "advanced society" as America,
thereare divorce cases in which women are being forced to pay alimony
to their ex-husbands. Can this and many other things we know about the
American system of divorce compare to the Islamic system of divorce?
I have also read stories wherein it is stated that women are forced to
marry men without their consent. This in no way resembles the marriage
system in Islam. In Islaam the woman marries the man of her choice.
She may even marry someonethat her mother and/or father objects to.
The point is that it is the woman who makes the final decision as to
whomshe will marry. Once the man and the woman decide that they are
interested in one anotherfor marriage, a dowry is decided upon. A
dowry isnot a brides price but, it is a gift from the groom to the
bride. They agree upon a gift that is affordable by the groom. In the
time of the Prophet (sas), often things such as livestock and money
were given. This is a wise decision in the event that a woman becomes
divorced or widowed, she has some financial security to fall back on
even if it is for a limited amount of time. Once the man and woman are
married, the man is required to clothe,feed, shelter and educateher
(or allow her to be educated) in the same manner as he does himself.
The last distorted image that I will cover is that of the Muslim
women's dress. The western influenced media portrays our dress to be
outdated and oppressive.Needless to say however, I differ with these
adjectives. Our dress codedoes not hinder us from doing anything
productive in our lives. Muslim women maintain a variety of jobs, non
of which are devalued nor hampered due to their dress code. And as for
thetiming of muslims women's dress during these contemporary times, it
seems most appropriate due to decreasing morals in the world today.
For those who say that Islamic dress is outdated, they speak from
great ignorance. The decreasing morality and trials of this time makes
Hijaab even more in need. More than ever before sex crimes are
rampant. Although this society tells women they can wear what they
wantto wear, anytime a rape occurs the woman is the one put on trial
an one ofthe first questions is,"What were you wearing?" This concept
seems as though it is a set up directed against the so called
contemporary woman. Also there is a direct correlation between the
respect a man has for a woman and the amount of her body her body she
displays flauntingly.
In conclusion, I hope this article helped to clear up some
distorted/misunderstood aspects of Islam and women. Women in Islam are
respected and held inhigh regard. We will never find success
and/orsolutions to our problemsuntil we realise that Allaah knows best
and that this disbelieving society will ruin itself.
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Hajj
journey of a lifetime. It is therefore absolutely essential that a
Muslim be prepared for this obligation in all ways. Below we provide
resources, audio and articles to help you understand all about this
pillar of Islam , its history and significance and Insha'Allah prepare
you for your journey to the Holy lands. Please remember us in your
du'as during your journey also.
Accepting an Invitation
Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
"The person who is invited amongst you by his brother should acceptthe
invitation whether it is a wedding invitation or anything similar to
it." [Muslim]
Hadhrat Jabir ibn Abdullah (radiallahu anhu) narrates that the Holy
Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
"If anyone of you is invited to partake of meals, he should at least
accept the invitation. Thereafter he may partake of it if he desires
or he may totally abstain from it." [Muslim]
Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (radiallahu anhu) narrates that the Holy Prophet
(صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
"If anyone of you is invited for meals, he should accept the
invitation. If he is fasting,he should make Duaa (of goodness and
blessing) for the inviter (some maintain that he should set out and
perform salaah at the host's house), and if he is not fastin he should
partake of the meal." [Muslim]
No excuse will be entertained in declining an invitation. However,
ifwine and other intoxicants are provided at the invitation or food
will be eaten out of gold and silver utensils or there is a fear of
any other evil, one should on no account accept the invitation.
If uninvited people accompany one who is invited, he should firstly
seek the host's consent sothat he is not annoyed and disheartened (by
thearrival of an uninvited guest).
Hadhrat Abu Masood Badri (radiallahu anhu) narrates: A certain
personinvited the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم over for meals.
Including the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, food was prepared for 5
people. On the way to the invitation, a sixth person joined them. When
the group arrived at the doorof the host, the Holy Prophet صلى الله
عليهوسلم said:
"This person has also joined us. if you wish to, you may permit him or
else he will return."
He (the host) said:
"O Prophet of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, I don't mind him partaking of
the meal." [Muslim]
Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Masood (radiallahu anhu)says that the Holy
Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
"Accept the invitation of he who invites you. Avoiddeclining a gift
and refrain from annoying the Muslims." [Muslim]
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The reason for the existence of the honourable scribes even though Allaah knows all things
though Allaah knows all things?.
Praise be to Allaah.
We say concerning such matters: we may or may not understand the
wisdom behind it, because we do not know the wisdom behind many
things, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And they ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) concerning the Rooh
(the spirit). Say: 'The Rooh (the spirit) is one of the things, the
knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you
(mankind) have been given only a little'"
[al-Isra' 17:85].
With regard to these creatures, if someone were to ask us: what is the
reason behind Allaahmaking the camel in this manner, and making
thehorse in this manner, and making the donkey in this manner, and
making the human in this manner? and so on, if he were to ask us about
the reason or wisdom behind these things, we would not know. If we
were to be asked: what is the reason why Allaah has made Zuhr prayer
four rak'ahs, and 'Asr prayer four, and Maghrib three,and 'Isha' four,
and so on? We would not be able to know the wisdom behind that.
Thus we know that with regard many matters, both in the universe andin
terms of sharee'ah, the wisdom behind them is hidden from us. As that
is the case, we say: if we manage to understand the wisdom behind some
things in creation or in sharee'ah, if Allaah blesses us by enabling
us to understand it, that is additional virtue, goodness and
knowledge. If we do notunderstand that, that is not going to harm us
in any way.
Now let us go back to the question, which is what is the reason why
Allaah has appointed honourable scribes to record what we do?
The wisdom behind that is to show that Allaah has organised and
measured all things in the most perfect manner, to such an extent that
He has appointed honourable scribes to record the actions and words of
thesons of Adam; they are enjoined to watch over them and write down
allthat they do, even though He knows what they are going to do before
they do it. But this is a manifestation ofthe perfection of
Allaah'scare for man and His complete protection, and it shows that
this universe is organised in the best possible manner, and Allaah is
All Knowing, Most Wise. AndAllaah knows best.
Is Iblees a jinn or an angel?
particular issue recently sparked my curiosity when it was presented
to me by a person I know. If he is an angel, then how is it he
disobeyed Allah, when Angels have no will of their own and follow only
Allah's command. If he is really a jinn, then itwould better explain
his disobedience as then he actually had the choice to obey or disobey
Allah.I would appreciate a response, even if it is a brief one.
Praise be to Allaah.
Ibless - may Allaah curse him - is one of the jinn. He was not an
angel for a single day, not even for an instant. The angels were
created noble; they never disobey Allaah when He commands them to do
something and they do what they are commanded. This is clearly stated
in the Qur'aanic texts which indicate that Iblees is one of the jinn
and not one of the angels. These texts include the following:
1. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And (remember) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves unto
Adam." So they prostrated themselves except Iblees (Satan). He was one
of the jinn; he disobeyed the Command of his Lord. Will you then take
him (Iblees) and his offspring as protectors and helpers rather than
Me while they are enemies to you? What an evil is the exchange for the
Zaalimoon (polytheists, and wrongdoers, etc)." [al-Kahf 18:50]
2. Allaah stated that He created the jinn from
fire, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And the jinn, We created aforetime from the smokeless flame of fire"
[al-Hijr 15:27]
"And the jinn He created from a smokeless flame of fire" [al-Rahmaan 55:15]
And it was narrated in a saheeh hadeeth that 'Aa'ishah said: the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"The angels were created from light, the jinn were created from
smokeless fire and Adamwas created from that which has been described
to you." (Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh, no. 2996; also narrated by
Ahmad, no. 24668; by al-Bayhaqi in al-Sunan al-Kubra, no.18207 and by
Ibn Hibbaan, no. 6155).
One of the attributes of the angels is that they were created from
light, and the jinn were created from fire. It was mentioned in the
Qur'aan that Iblees - may Allaah curse him - was created from fire.
This is what Iblees himself said when Allaah, may He be glorified and
exalted, asked him the reason forhis refusal to prostrate to Adam when
Allaah commanded him to do so. He - may Allaah cursehim - said:
" 'I am better than him (Adam), You created me from fire, and him You
created from clay'" [al-A'raaf 7:12; Saad 38:76 - interpretation of
the meaning]. This indicates that he was one of the jinn.
3. Allaah has described the angels in His Book,
where He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a
Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which are (appointed)
angels stern (and) severe, who disobey not,(from executing) the
Commands they receive from Allâh, but do that which they are
commanded" [al-Tahreem 66:6]
"And they say: 'The Most Gracious (Allaah) has begotten a son (or
children).' Glory to Him! They [whom they call children of Allaah i.e.
theangels, 'Eesaa (Jesus) sonof Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra)], are but
honoured slaves. They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on
His Command" [al-Anbiyaa' 21:26-27]
"And to Allaah prostrate all that is in the heavens and all that is in
the earth, of the moving (living) creatures and the angels, and they
are not proud [i.e. they worship their Lord (Allâh) with humility].
They fear their Lord above them, and they dowhat they are commanded"
[al-Nahl 16:49-50]
So it is not possbile forthe angels to disobey their Lord, because
they are protected from sin and they are naturally inclined to obey
Allaah.
4. The fact that Iblees is not one of the angels
means that heis not compelled to obey Allaah. He has freedom of will
just as we humans do. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning);
"Verily, We showed him the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful"
[al-Insaan 76:3]
There are also Muslims and kaafirs among the jinn. It says in Soorat
al-Jinn (interpretation ofthe meaning):
"Say (O Muhammad): 'It has been revealed to me that a group (from
threeto ten in number) of jinnlistened (to this Qur'aan). They said:
'Verily, we have heard a wonderful Recitation (this Qur'aan)! It
guides to the Right Path, and we have believed therein, and we shall
never join (in worship) anything with our Lord (Allaah).'" [al-Jinn
72;1-2]
In the same soorah, it states that the jinn said:
"'And indeed when we heard the Guidance (this Qur'aan), we believed
therein (IslamicMonotheism), and whosoever believes in his Lord shall
have no fear, either of a decreasein the reward of his good deeds or
an increase in the punishment for his sins. And of us some are
Muslims (who have submitted to Allaah, after listening to this
Qur'aan), and of us someare Al-Qaasitoon (disbelievers those who have
deviated from the Right Path)'..." [al-Jinn 72:13-14]
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his Tafseer:
Al-Hasan al-Basri said: Iblees was not one of the angels, not even
for a single moment. He is the father of the jinn, just as Adam (peace
be upon him) is the father of mankind. This was narrated by al-Tabari
with a saheeh isnaad (part 3/89).
Some of the scholars said that Iblees was one of the angels, that he
was the peacock of the angels, that he was the one among the angels
who strove the hardest in worship... and other reports, most of which
come from the Israa'eeliyyaat (stories and reports from Jewish
sources), and some of which contradict the clear texts of the Qur'aan.
Ibn Katheer said, explaining this:
A lot of these reports were transmitted from the Salaf, and most of
them come from the Israa'eeliyyaat, which may be been transmittedin
order to be examined [i.e., as opposed to being accepted as is].
Allaah knows best about the veracity or otherwise of many of them.
Some of them are definitely to be rejected,because they go against the
truth which we hold in our hands. In the Qur'aan we have sufficient so
that we have no need of previous reports, because hardly any of them
are free of distortions, with things added or taken away. Many things
have been fabricated in them, for they did not have peoplewho had
memorized things precisely by heart (huffaaz) who could eliminate the
distortionscreated by extremists and fabricators, unlike this ummah
which has its imaams, scholars, masters, pious and righteous people,
brilliant critics and men of excellent memory who recorded the
hadeeths and classified them, stating whether they were saheeh
(sound), hasan (good), da'eef (weak), mawdoo' (fabricated), matrook
(tobe ignored). They identified the fabricators and liars, andthose
about whom nothing was known, andother kinds of men (i.e., narrators).
All of this afforded protection to the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him), the Seal of the Messengers and the Leader of
Mankind, so that nothing would be attributed to him falsely and
nothing would be transmitted from him that he did not say or do. May
Allaah be pleased with them and make them pleased [by rewarding them],
and make the Paradise of al-Firdaws their eternal abode. (Tafseer
al-Qur'aan il-'Azeem, 3/90).
And Allaah knows best.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Signs of Allah in Plants
how water reaches the farthest leaf on the top branch of a lofty tree?
We can have abetter understanding of the extraordinary natureof this
by way of a comparison. It is impossible for the water in a tank in
the basement of your building to climb to higher floors without a
hydrophoric tank or some other powerful engine. You cannot pump water
even to the first floor. Therefore, there should also be in trees a
pumping system similar to the hydrophoric engine. Otherwise, since
water would not be able to reach the trunk of the tree and the
branches, trees would soon die.Allah has created each tree with all
the necessary equipment. Moreover, the hydraulic system in many trees
is too superior to be compared to the building in which one lives.
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Location and Nature of Arab Tribes
upon him)manifestedly represents an exhaustive embodiment of the
sublime Divine Message that he communicated in order to deliver the
human race from the swamp of darkness and polytheism to the paradise
of light and monotheism. An image, authentic as well as comprehensive,
of this Message is therefore only attainable through careful study and
profound analysis of both backgrounds and issues of such a biography.
In view of this, a whole chapter is here introduced about the nature
anddevelopment of Arab tribes priorto Islam as well as the
circumstantial environment thatenwrapped the Prophet's mission.
LOCATION OF THE ARABS:
Linguistically, the word "Arab" means deserts and waste barrenland
well-nigh waterless and treeless. Ever since the dawn of history, the
Arabian Peninsula and its people have been called as such.
The Arabian Peninsula is enclosed in the west by the Red Sea and
Sinai, in the east by the Arabian Gulf, in the south by the Arabian
Sea, which is an extension of the Indian Ocean, and in the north by
old Syria andpart of Iraq. The area is estimated between a million and
a million and a quarter square miles.
Thanks to its geographical position, the peninsula has always
maintained great importance.. Considering its internal setting, it is
mostly deserts and sandy places, which has rendered it inaccessible to
foreigners and invaders, and allowed its people complete liberty and
independence through the ages, despite the presence of two
neighbouring great empires.
Its external setting, on the otherhand, caused it to be the centre of
the old world and provided it with sea and land links with most
nations at the time. Thanks to this strategic position the Arabian
Peninsula had become the centre for trade, culture, religion and art.
ARAB TRIBES:
Arab kinfolks have been divided according to lineage into three groups:
Perishing Arabs: The ancient Arabs, of whose history little is known,
and of whom were 'Ad, Thamûd, Tasam, Jadis, Emlaq, and others.
Pure Arabs: Who originated fromthe progeny of Ya'rub bin Yashjub bin
Qahtan. They were also called Qahtanian Arabs.
Arabized Arabs: Who originated from the progeny of Ishmael. They were
also called 'Adnanian Arabs.
The pure Arabs – the people of Qahtan – originally lived in Yemen and
comprised many tribes, two of which were very famous:
1. Himyar: The most famous of whose septs were Zaid Al-Jamhur, Quda'a
and Sakasic.
2. Kahlan: The most famous of whose septs were Hamdan, Anmar, Tai',
Mudhhij, Kinda, Lakhm, Judham, Azd, Aws, Khazraj and the descendants
of Jafna — the kings of old Syria.
Kahlan septs emigrated from Yemen to dwell in the different parts of
the Arabian Peninsula prior to the Great Flood (Sail Al-'Arim of
Ma'rib Dam), due to the failure of trade under the Roman pressure and
domain on both sea and land trade routes following Roman occupation of
Egypt and Syria.
Naturally enough, the competition between Kahlan and Himyar led to the
evacuationof the first and the settlement ofthe second in Yemen.
THE EMIGRATING SEPTS OF KAHLAN CAN BE INTO FOURGROUPS:
1. Azd: Who, under the leadership of 'Imran bin 'Amr Muzaiqbâ',
wandered in Yemen, sent pioneers and finally headed northwards.
Details of their emigration can be summed up as follows:
2. Tha'labah bin 'Amr left his tribe Al-Azd for Hijaz and dweltbetween
Tha'labiyah and Dhi Qar. When he gained strength, he headed for
Madinah where he stayed. Of his seed are Aws and Khazraj, sons of
Haritha bin Tha'labah.
Haritha bin 'Amr, known as Khuza'a, wandered with his folks in Hijaz
until they came toMar Az-Zahran. Later, they conquered the Haram, and
settled in Makkah after having driven away its people, the tribe of
Jurhum.
'Imran bin 'Amr and his folks went to 'Oman where they established the
tribe of Azd whose children inhabited Tihama and were known as
Azd-of-Shanu'a.
Jafna bin 'Amr and his family, headed for Syria where he settled and
initiated the kingdom of Ghassan who was so named after a spring of
water, in Hijaz, where they stopped on their way to Syria.
3. Lakhm and Judham: Of whom was Nasr bin Rabi'a, father of Manadhira,
Kings of Heerah.
4. Banu Tai': Who also emigrated northwards to settle by the so-called
Aja and Salma Mountainswhich were consequently named as Tai'
Mountains.
5. Kinda: Who dwelt in Bahrain but were expelled to Hadramout and Najd
where they instituted a powerful government but not for long , for the
whole tribe soon faded away.
*. Another tribe of Himyar, known as Quda'a, also left Yemen and dwelt
in Samawa semi-desert on the borders of Iraq.
The Arabized Arabs go back in ancestry to their great grandfather
Abraham (Peace be upon him) from a town called "Ar" near Kufa on the
west bank of the Euphrates in Iraq. Excavations brought to light great
details of the town, Abraham's family, and the prevalent religions and
social circumstances.
It is known that Abrahaml (Peace be upon him) eft Ar for Harran and
then for Palestine, which he made headquarters forhis Message. He
wandered all over the area. When he went to Egypt, the Pharaoh tried
to do evil to his wife Sarah, but Allâh saved her and the Pharaoh's
wicked scheme recoiled on him. He thus came to realize her strong
attachment to Allâh, and,in acknowledgment of her grace, the Pharaoh
rendered his daughter Hagar at Sarah's service, but Sarah gave Hagar
to Abraham as a wife.
Abraham returned to Palestine where Hagar gave birth to Ishmael. Sarah
became so jealous of Hagar that she forced Abraham to send Hagar and
her baby away to a plantless valley on a small hill in Hijaz, by the
Sacred House, exposed to the wearing of floods coming right and left.
He chose for them a place under a lofty tree above Zamzam near the
upper side of the Mosque in Makkah where neither people nor water was
available, and went back to Palestine leaving with his wife and baby a
leather case with some dates and a pot of water. Not before long, they
ran out of both food and water, but thanksto Allâh's favour water
gushed forth to sustain them for sometime. The whole story of Zamzam
spring is already knownto everybody.
Another Yemeni tribe – Jurhum the Second – came and lived in Makkah
upon Hagar's permission, after being said to have lived in the valleys
around Makkah. It is mentioned in the Sahih Al-Bukhari that this tribe
came to Makkah before Ishmael was a young man while they hadpassed
through that valley long before this event.
Abraham used to go to Makkah every now and then to see his wife and
son. The number of these journeys is still unknown, but authentic
historical resources spoke of four ones.
Allâh, the Sublime, stated in the Noble Qur'ân that He had Abraham
see, in his dream, that he slaughtered his son Ishmael, and therefore
Abraham stood upto fulfill His Order:
*. "Then, when they had both submitted themselves (to the Will of
Allâh), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (or on the side
of his forehead for slaughtering); and We called out to him: "O
Abraham! You have fulfilled the dream (vision)!" Verily! Thus do we
reward the Muhsinûn (good-doers, who perform good deeds totally for
Allâh's sake only, without any show off or to gain praise or fame,
etc. anddo them in accordance to Allâh's Orders). Verily, that indeed
was a manifest trial — and We ransomed him with a great sacrifice
(i.e. a ram)" [37:103-107]
It is mentioned in the Genesis that Ishmael was thirteen years older
than his brother Ishaq. Thesequence of the story of the sacrifice of
Ishmael shows that it really happened before Ishaq'sbirth, and that
Allâh's Promise to give Abraham another son, Ishaq, came after
narration of the whole story.
This story spoke of one journey –at least – before Ishmael became a
young man. Al-Bukhari, on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, reported the
other three journeys; a summary of which goes as follows:
When Ishmael became a young man, he learned Arabic at the hand of the
tribe of Jurhum, who loved him with great admiration and gave him one
of their women as a wife, soon after his mother died. Having wanted to
see his wife and son again, Abraham came to Makkah, Ishmael's
marriage, buthe didn't find him at home. He asked Ishmael's wife about
her husband and how they were doing. She complained of poverty, so he
asked her to tell Ishmael to change his doorstep. Ishmael understood
the message, divorced his wife and got married to the daughter of
Mudad bin 'Amr, chief of the tribe of Jurhum.
Once more, Abraham came to see his son, but again didn't findhim at
home. He asked his new wife the same previous question, to which she
thanked Allâh. Abraham asked her to tell Ishmael to keep his doorstep
(i.e. to keep her as wife) and went back to Palestine.
A third time, Abraham came to Makkah to find Ishmael sharpening an
arrow under a lofty tree near Zamzam. The meeting, after a very long
journey of separation, was very touching for a father so affectionate
and a so dutiful andrighteous son. This time, father and son built
Al-Ka'bah and raised its pillars, and Abraham, in compliance with
Allâh's Commandment, called unto people to make pilgrimage to it.
By the grace of Allâh, Ishmael had twelve sons from the daughter of
Mudad, whose names were Nabet, Qidar, Edbael, Mebsham, Mishma', Duma,
Micha, Hudud, Yetma, Yetour, Nafis and Qidman, and who ultimately
formed twelve tribes inhabiting Makkah and trading between Yemen,
geographical Syria and Egypt. Later on, these tribes spread all over,
and even outside, the peninsula. All their tidings went into oblivion
except for the descendants of Nabet and Qidar.
The Nabeteans – sons of Nabet –established a flourishing civilization
in the north of Hijaz, they instituted a powerful government which
spread out its domain over all neighbouringtribes, and made Petra
their capital. Nobody dared challenge their authority until the Romans
came and managed to eliminate their kingdom. After extensive research
and painstaking investigation, Mr. Sulaiman An-Nadwi came to the
conclusion that the Ghassanide kings, along with the Aws and Khazraj
were not likely to be Qahtanians but rather Nabeteans.
Descendants of Qidar, the son of Ishmael, lived long in Makkah
increasing in number, of them issued 'Adnan and son Ma'ad, to whom
'Adnanian Arabs traced back their ancestry. 'Adnan is the twenty-first
grandfather in the series of the Prophetic ancestry. It was said that
whenever Prophet Muhammad Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã spoke of his ancestry he
would stop at 'Adnan and say: "Genealogists tell lies" and did not go
farther than him. A group of scholars, however, favoured the
probability of going beyond 'Adnan attaching no significanceto the
aforementioned PropheticHadith. They went on to say thatthere were
exactly forty fathers between 'Adnan and Abraham (Peace be upon them).
Nizar, Ma'ad's only son , had foursons who branched out into four
great tribes; Eyad, Anmar, Rabi'a and Mudar. These last
twosub-branched into several septs. Rabi'a fathered Asad, 'Anazah,
'Abdul Qais, and Wa'il's two sons(Bakr and Taghlib), Hanifa and many
others.
Mudar tribes branched out into two great divisions: Qais 'Ailan bin
Mudar and septs of Elias bin Mudar. Of Qais 'Ailan were the Banu
Saleem, Banu Hawazin, andBanu Ghatafan of whom descended 'Abs, Zubyan,
Ashja' and Ghani bin A'sur. Of Elias bin Mudar were Tamim bin Murra,
Hudhail bin Mudrika, Banu Asad bin Khuzaimah and septs of Kinana bin
Khuzaimah, of whomcame Quraish, the descendants of Fahr bin Malik bin
An-Nadr binKinana.
Quraish branched out into various tribes, the most famous of whom were
Jumah, Sahm, 'Adi, Makhzum, Tayim, Zahra andthe three septs of Qusai
bin Kilab: 'Abdud-Dar bin Qusai, Asadbin 'Abdul 'Uzza bin Qusai and
'Abd Manaf bin Qusai.
'Abd Manaf branched out into four tribes: 'Abd Shams, Nawfal, Muttalib
and Hashim. It is, however, from the family of Hashim that Allâh
selected Prophet Muhammad bin 'Abdullah bin 'Abdul-Muttalib binHashim
(Peace be upon him).
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said:
*.
*. "Allâh selected Ishmael from the sons of Abraham, Kinana from the
sons of Ishmael, Quraish from the sons of Kinana, Hashim from the sons
of Quraish and He selected me from the sons of Hashim."
Al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib quoted the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be
upon him) as saying:
*.
*. "Allâh created mankind and chose me from the best whereof, He chose
the tribes and selected me from the best whereof; and He chose
familiesand selected me from the best whereof. I am the very best in
person and family."
Having increased in number, children of 'Adnan, in pursuit of pastures
and water, spread out over various parts of Arabia.
The tribe of 'Abdul Qais, together with some septs of Bakr bin Wa'il
and Tamim, emigrated to Bahrain where they dwelt.
Banu Hanifa bin Sa'b bin Ali bin Bakr went to settle in Hijr, the
capital of Yamama. All the tribes of Bakr bin Wa'il lived in an area
of land which included Yamama,Bahrain, Saif Kazima, the sea shore, the
outer borders of Iraq, Ablah and Hait.
Most of the tribe of Taghlib lived in the Euphrates area while some of
them lived with Bakr.
Banu Tamim lived in Basra semi-desert.
Banu Saleem lived in the vicinity of Madinah on the land stretching
from Wadi Al-Qura to Khaibar onwards to the eastern mountains to
Harrah.
Thaqif dwelt in Ta'if and Hawazin east of Makkah near Autas on the
road from Makkah to Basra.
Banu Asad lived on the land east of Taimâ' and west of Kufa, while
family of Tai' lived between Banu Asad and Taimâ'. They were
five-day-walk far fromKufa.
Zubyan inhabited the plot of andbetween Taimâ' and Hawran.
Some septs of Kinana lived in Tihama, while septs of Quraish dwelt in
Makkah and its suburbs.Quraish remained completely disunited until
Qusai bin Kilab managed to rally their ranks on honourable terms
attaching major prominence to their status and importance.
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Sunny 'n Ahmed
in-and-out . ever since i was in grade 7,now am a university student .
i've been in n out of relationships with countless galz . n whenever i
thought it was true love n that i've found my perfect mate,i start
talking with another girl n breakup with the one i was currently in
relationship with n start dating with the other girl . it kept
happening until i found out it was all an infatuation that i've
beenliving my life in . one day,tired of all these faken 'unrealistic'
relationships,i tried for a social networking portal on my mobile
phone . i had no such intentions that i would actually come across the
love of my life there .
i made a quick profile n sent some voice messages to a couple of
female profiles from around my city . nobody happened to reply to my
messages until one day i received a voice messagefrom a girl . i was
pretty excited . n Her voice tone n the way She spoke,meltmy heart at
the first sight. i replied to Her voice message n asked Her name,age n
location . Shereplied me back n told me Her name (which is a very
sweet one),n Her age (She jus turned 17 that time),n told me She is
from Karachi (the city where i live in Pakistan) but She's moved to
another city after Her father passed away . i asked Her whether She
use internet,n Her reply was no i dun use internetat all because to me
the internet world is totally fake . then i asked for Hernum,if She'd
give me We would talk on mobile n get to knw each other more better,at
which Sheagreed at once n in the next voice message She recorded Her
num for meto note down . We started talking . i asked Her if i can cal
Her at which She said no,She would cal me herself . well,She called me
that night n We started talking .
i asked about Her n Her family . She asked about mine . She asked me
whether i would tell my mother about Her n i said,yea,why not ? n She
was quite happie on hearing this . We kept on talking n We made a
really nice conversation . (am African n She's Pakistani) .
i told Her my father passed away 12 years ago,n She told me that Her
father passed away too 5 years ago :( We kinda shared the same
story,interests n likes from the very beginning,which now We knw We
both have almost everything in common :) i liked Her habit,how thru
the whole convo She didnt lied about anything n was quite
straightforward n optimistic about the future n stuff . after that We
kept on talking on texts n in the middle of the night,suddenly She
said "i love yu" ..
i was quite shocked at first . i said,did Yu jus saidYu love me ? n
She got scared . She said no,i mean i love yu as a frien .after that
She started crying . i asked Her n She said She was crying . i tried
to cal Her,She dropped the line n called back on my num . to my
surprise,She was really crying :( i asked Her to stop crying n talk to
me . i asked Her if She really loves me n while sobbingShe said yes,i
do really love yu . at which i said,okay,I Love Yu Too !:) it felt lyk
this was exactly what She wanted to hear n at once She stopped crying
n smiled nsaid,do yu really love me ahmed ? :) n i said yea,i do
really love Yu S*** :) She said,promise me yu'll never ever even think
of leaving me n that yu'll always be mine n marry me only n will never
ever even try to talk to any girl besides me . i promised Her all that
She asked of me n She was really very happie :) She was giggling n
laughing n She told me,i came across millions of guys in my
life,talked to a thousand jus to c what type of people really existin
this world . but never ever before in my entire life i felt this type
of affection n attraction for anyone .
i never thought i would ever love someone in my life n even that this
suddenly n even will get ready to marry him :) i cant believe i jus
found yu ! yu're the first n last love of my life ahmed :) yu're the
only one i've ever loved,n will ever love n i feel lyk am on topof the
world with yu by my side :) i was really very happie to have Her in my
life,it was my only dream which came true . She's jus two years
younger than me n She's a wonder,,seriously ! :) She told me,i dun
think i've done such a good deed in my entire life that in return i am
being rewarded with such an amazing guy lyk yu,,i blushed :p :) from
that day on,We started Our journey as two lovers walking on a same
path n then i told my family about Her . my mother talked to Her n She
succeeded in winning myfamily's heart too ! :) thenShe told Her family
aboutme n Our relationship n well ..
We're happily engaged now n planning to get married ryt after
graduating from university . which is roughly 4-5 years :) my whole
family loves,respects n cares for Her n vice versa :) still today We
talk about howWe met n miraculously fell in love with each other n We
both jus laugh about it n say seriously,We didnt even knew how it even
happened that We fell in love with each other all of a sudden but
whatever happened,nowWe knw it was meant to be n We're made for
eachother so no need to thinkback n lets jus chill n enjoy Our life n
jus wait for Our wedding to come then We got a whole lot of new life
coming up ahead of Us n i say yeah,definitely .. :) so,thiswas the
whole big story in short . i now believe that whatever i did in mypast
life was jus an infatuation i was living in. n i've never felt this
amazing n loved ever in my life before .
this is what true love is,tome . n now i knw it was Our destiny that
Our paths would cross n We would meet n fall in love with each other
lyk this nget engaged n soon get married as well :) i've been with
countless galz before but i swear on my life i never came across such
an 'Angelic Girl' everin my life before .. :) this is what true love
is . i still cant believe it but one thing i believe in n knw for sure
is that Good Lordhas made Us for each other n We were meant to be
together . i couldnt be any happier in my life than i am ryt now .
looking forward to spending the rest of my life with such a wonderful
wifey of mine. surely,to love n be lovedis everything ... :)
Where are you, my love?
been torturing me for months and I decided to finally share it with
you.
I know a lot of you wouldblame me and say that I am guilty, that if I
want I can end it all, but I am so deeply in love and I would do
everything I can to keep the man nextto me, even if I am
self-destroying myself.
I have a boyfriend for already half a year, it all started
unexpectedly, simply one introduction, one date, one conversation and
I totallygot lost in his spider-web.
Love caught me unexpectedly; I know youthink this can't be real, that
for half a year you can't be certain of the love. But I am so aware of
my feelings, this is a love you don't notice at first, it touches
gently thecoldness of your everyday life. It changes it fully if you
allow it.
There is another love thatcomes as a tornado and leaves only
unfulfilled dreams and remains of your living behind.
There is love that you wait for days, weeks, months and years…and it
doesn't come, and is doomed to fail to exist.
There is love that is uncertain to pass by the threshold of present,
sometimes does it, and sometimes stays in futureforever. But there is
also this love, in which I truly believe and feel, which even if it
doesn't happen changes minds, demolishes walls, does miracles after
miracles. It can be very painful at times; it makes you gasp for
breath, sometimes leads you ahead, but sometimes is blind. Sometimes
kills you in order to revive or get rid of you forever.
This last love you can't look for, ignore, nor challenge. When it
happens you know it is the LOVE... your life starts in another
direction, everything changes, evenyou are different. Well, that is
the true love.
I never loved anybody tillnow, there was love, I can't deny. I had
everything I wanted, but that great feeling of love was missing.
As I already told you, six months ago I met the man I fell in love
with. The problem is that our feelings are not mutual, I haven't
received as muchfrom him, something thatwould make me love him,no,
love just came over me.
I can say I have plenty of problems with him; he had a girlfriend
before me, whom he was 4 yearswith, his first love. But hewas cheated
on and buried and found it difficult to deal with it all, that's why
he doesn't trust anybody now.
Sometimes he treats me real bad, he had humiliated me to an extend
where all I wanted was the earth to open up below and swallow me, in
order not to feel anything and if I may sleep my eternal sleep. I
would never forget my last St. Valentine's day with him. I was
watching all my friends happy with their loved ones and I was hoping
for an attention from him, but he hurt meagain as usual.
I would never forget howwe were home and a friend of mine came and
said – Happy St. Valentine's day – I smiled and thanked her and he
turned and said – Happy to all but not to us.
I knew it, I've always known it, he didn't keep it a secret from me,
he told me he can't return my feelings, but I felt so hurt and sad by
his attitude. He can say everything when we are alone, but it hurt to
hear it being said before a friend. He humiliated me once more.
On this Valentine's day I didn't receive anything, no present, not
even a nice word. He always talks about his ex-girlfriend – his first
love – what it was with her. This makes me so sadand tells me again
that he cannot love anymore; he is incapable of loving anyone like
her. Not to mention that he always leaves me on third place, after his
parents and friends.
Frequently he would be mad at someone else, no matter who, and would
come and take it out on me and we would fight and I would have to
suffer for someone else's mistake. If he had problems with someone
Iwas to blame.
And I always endure everything in the name of my love. He hurt me and
he still is hurting me,but I learnt how to accept things as they are.I
forgive him every time, but I get nothing in return. There were times
when we would argue and it is his entire fault, but in order to get
thingsback to normal I would admit it was my mistake, I would
apologize, when in reality there is nothingto apologize for.
I have always treated everyone well. I don't mean to say I am special,
but I would think before doing something that would hurt someone,
thisis so egoistical.
I don't know where I did wrong, but now when I met the man I fell in
love with, the man I breathe for and love… And he treats me so bad and
humiliates me so meanly. Whose mistakes am I redeeming, I don't
know,what I know is that I am destroying myself, and still I continue
doing it. I know today he is with me and tomorrow- he might be gone. I
don't want much of him, simplyto respect me, to be kind to me. This
much I need to be happy.
I have one more problem; I am not well with my nerves, I have a weak
nervous system. It all started with how much I was hurt in the past
and I continue to be.I am quite dependant on sedatives, I can't
functionwithout them. I cry, I suffer, it hurts, I am humiliated, I
drink my pills – that is what my lifeis. I wait every single day that
my love would remember I am there, he would be with me, I wait to see
his false smile or even a mean lie, but told by him, I wait to be
humiliated once more, but to be with him, I am so afraid to lose him.
It hurts me, but I am telling myself, it is once in a lifetime that a
person experiences this love, and it's worth it. Every sacrifice,
every possible or impossible price, every breath and every moment of
our fragile existence. Even if this love devastates our hearts
forever....
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He is asking about the virtues of the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah
What are the righteous deeds that it is recommended to do a lot of
during these ten days?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Among the great seasonsof worship are the first ten days of
Dhu'l-Hijjah, which Allaah has favoured over other days. It was
narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are
no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah than these
ten days." They said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?" He
said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out
himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back
with anything." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2/457
It was also narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There
is no deed that is better before Allaah or more greatly rewarded than
a good deed done in the (first) ten days of al-Adha." It was said:
"Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?" He said: "Not even jihad for
the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out himself forjihad taking his
wealth with him and does not come back with anything." Narrated by
al-Daarimi, 1/357; its isnaad is hasan as stated in al-Irwa', 3/398.
These texts and others indicate that these ten days are better than
all other days of the year, with no exception, even the last ten days
of Ramadaan. But the last ten nights of Ramadaan are better than the
first ten nights of Dhu'l-Hijjah, because they include Laylat al-Qadr,
which is better than a thousand months. See Tafseer Ibn Katheer,
5/412.
So the Muslim should start these days with sincere repentance to
Allaah, then he should do a lot of righteous deeds in general, then he
should pay attention to doing the following deeds:
1 – Fasting
It is Sunnah for the Muslim to fast on the first nine days of
Dhu'l-Hijjah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) encouraged us to do righteous deedsin the first ten days of
Dhu'l-Hijjah, and fasting is one of the best of deeds, which Allaah
has chosen for Himself as it says in the hadeeth qudsi: "Allaah says:
'All the deeds of the son of Adam are for him, exceptfasting, which is
for Me and I shall reward for it."Narrated by al-Bukhaari,1805.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast
on the first nine days of Dhu'l-Hijjah. It was narrated from
Hunaydahibn Khaalid from his wife, that one of the wives of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The Prophet
(peaceand blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast on the first
nine days of Dhu'l-Hijjah and the day of 'Ashoora', andthree days each
month, the first Monday of the month and two Thursdays. Narrated by
al-Nasaa'i, 4/205 and by Abu Dawood; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani
in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 2/462.
2 – Reciting tahmeed, tahleel and takbeer a great deal
It is Sunnah to recite takbeer (saying Allaahu akbar (Allaah is most
great)), tahmeed (sayingal-hamdu Lillah (praise be to Allaah)),
tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah (There is no god but Allaah))
and tasbeeh (saying Subhaan-Allaah (Glory be to Allaah)), during
thefirst ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, saying these words out loud in the
mosques, homes, streets and every place in whichit is permissible to
remember Allaah, to perform this act of worship openly and proclaim
the greatness of Allaah.
Men should recite out loud and women should recite quietly.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"That they may witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e. reward
of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also someworldly gain from trade), and
mention the Name of Allaah on appointed days, over thebeast of cattle
that He has provided for them (for sacrifice)"
[al-Hajj 22:28]
The majority are of the view that the "appointed days" are the first
ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, because it was narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas
(may Allaah be pleased with him) that the appointed days are the first
ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah.
It was narrated from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "There are no days that are greater before Allaah or in which
good deeds aremore beloved to Him, than these ten days, so recite a
great deal of tahleel, takbeer and tahmeed during them." Narrated by
Ahmad, 7/224; its isnaad was classed as saheeh by Ahmad Shaakir.
The takbeer is as follows:
Allaah akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, Allaahu akbar, wa
Lillaah il-hamd (Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is
no god but Allaah; Allaah is Most Great and to Allaah be praise).
And there are other versions.
This takbeer has becomea forsaken Sunnah nowadays, especially at the
beginning of these ten days. You can hardly hear it except from a few.
It should be recited out loud, so as to revive the Sunnah and remind
the heedless. It was proven that Ibn 'Umar and Abu Hurayrah (may
Allaah be pleased with them both) used to go out to the marketplace
during the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, reciting the takbeer our
loud, and the people would recite takbeer when they heard them, i.e.,
thepeople would rememberthe talkbeer and each one would recite it by
himself; it does not mean that they recited in unison – that is not
prescribed in sharee'ah.
Reviving Sunnahs that have been forgotten brings a great deal of
reward, as is indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him): "Whoever revives one of my Sunnahs
that has died out after I am gone, will have a reward like that of
everyone who does it,without that detracting from their reward in the
slightest." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 7/443; this hadeeth is hasan
because of corroborating reports.
3 – Doing Hajj and 'Umrah
One of the greatest deeds that can be done during these ten days is
Hajj to the sacred House of Allaah. Whoever Allaah helps to go on Hajj
to His House and do the rituals in the required manner will – in sha
Allaah – be included in the words of the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "Anaccepted Hajj brings no less
a reward than Paradise."
4 – Udhiyah (sacrifice)
One of the righteous deeds that bring a person closer to Allaah
inthese ten days is to slaughter the sacrifice and to look for a good,
fat animal and to spend money on it for the sake of Allaah.
Let us hasten to make the most of these great days, before the
negligent regrets what he did, and before he asks to go back and
receives no response.
A young man wants to follow the Sunnah but his father is Shi’i and wants to prevent him from following true guidance. What advice can you give?
Islam. The only source I have for learning the religion is Islamic
sites on the Internet, like this site of yours, because I do not have
anyone whocan take me to the mosque, which is 5 milesaway from where I
live and walking there is very dangerous. In addition to that, my
father wants to prevent me from using the Internet so that I will
focus more on my studies. He also hates meto read or learn from your
site, because he is Shi'i and he says that you will brainwash me. He
is insisting on teaching me the Shi'i madhhab, and even their way of
praying which I find is very different from the way other Muslims
pray. I do not know what I should do now. Can you advise me?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly, we praise Allah for having guided you tothe truth, and we ask
Him to make you steadfast and help you to attain all that is good.
Remember that you havebeen greatly blessed, and if you devote your
entire life and wealth for that purpose, that will be little in return
forthat blessing. Do you know how many millions of people of your
father's background worship rocks and human beings? Do you know that
all these people believe that the Qur'aan is distorted and they regard
the Sahaabah as kaafirs, apart from a fewof them? Do you know that
these people have revived the shirk of Jaahiliyyah and added more
forms of shirk thanwere known in the past?
We do not call people to anything except worshipof Allah, may He be
exalted, and we also call people to venerate and respect the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and not to impugn his
honour or slander his Companions. As we love all of the Sahaabah and
pray that Allah be pleased with them, and we seek to draw closer to
Allah by loving them, we also love and respect the people of the
Prophet's household (Ahlal-Bayt), and we seek to draw closer to Allah
by loving them.
Secondly:
With regard to your dealings with your father, what we advise you is:
1. Be kind in your dealings with him as much as possible.
2. Strive to serve him as much as you are able, and do not spare
any effort in doing so. Do not withhold any help orkind treatment from
him.
3. Focus on your studies and do not let your neglect of them be a
cause of you losing your religious commitment. What we understand from
your message is that your father wants to take steps to prevent you
from accessing our site and other beneficial Islamic sites because of
your studies. So do not give him that excuse; study and progress in
your studies; close the door to your father's shaytaan so that he will
not be able to make the issue of your studies a means of preventing
youfrom following true guidance.
4. Do not make an open show of visiting useful Islamic websites in
front of him, and do not make an open show of your following the path
of Ahl al-Sunnah in front of him. Even more important is not
arguingand debating with regard to good matters, because doing that
openly may motivate him to prevent you from following the path of true
guidance.
5. Pray for him and forall of your family to be guided to the
right path.Strive to make this du'aa' when you are prostrating and
during the last third of the night.
6. Finally, we advise you to use wisdom in dealing with your
father. If he teaches you to pray in the Shi'i manner and you cannot
reject it, then accept it from him and pretend toagree with him, but
prayin the manner established in the sound Sunnah. With regard to the
way the prayer is done, the matter is broad in scope in sha Allah, and
you come under the heading of one who is forced to do something. You
are at anage when you are not old enough to separate from him, so be
patient until the time comes when you can leave, then if Allah guides
your father before that, you can stay with them, or you can leave and
live independently, so as to protect your religious commitment.
And Allah knows best.
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What if you find a watch in the sand?
conclude? Would you think that someone dropped the watch? Or would you
suppose that the watch came by itself?
Of course no sane personwould say that the watch just happened to
emerge from the sand. All the intricate working parts could not simply
develop from the metals the lay buried in the earth. The watch must
have a manufacturer.
If a watch tells accurate time we expect the manufacturer must be
intelligent. Blind chance cannot produce a working watch.
But what else tells accurate time? Consider the sunrise and sunset.
Their timings are so strictly regulated that scientists can publish in
advance the sunrise and sunset times in your daily newspapers. But who
regulates the timings of sunrise and sunset? If a watch can not work
without an intelligent maker, how can the sun appear to rise and set
with such clockwork regularity? Could this occur by itself?
Consider also that we benefit from the sun only because it remains at
a safe distance from the earth, a distance thataverages 93 million
miles. If it got much closer the earth would burn up. And if it got
toofar away the earth would turn into an icy planet making human life
here impossible. Who decided in advancethat this was the right
distance? Could it just happen by chance?
Without the sun plants would not grow. Then animals and humans would
starve. Did the sun just decide to be there for us?
The rays of the sun would be dangerous for us had it not been for the
protective ozone layer in our atmosphere.The atmosphere around earth
keeps the harmful ultraviolet rays from reaching us. Who was it that
placed this shield around us?
We need to experience sunrise. We need the sun's energy and it's light
to see our way during the day. But we also need sunset. We need a
break from the heat, we need the cook of night and we need the lights
to out so we may sleep. Who regulated this process toprovide what we
need?
Moreover, if we had onlythe sun and the protection of the atmosphere
we would want something more-beauty. Our clothes provide warmth and
protection, yet we design them to also look beautiful. Knowing or need
for beauty, the designer of sunrise and sunset also made the view of
them to be simply breathtaking.
The creator who gave uslight, energy, protection and beauty deserves
ourthanks. Yet some people insist that he does not exist. What would
they think if they found a watch in the desert? An accurate, working
watch? A beautifully designed watch? Would they not conclude that
there does exist a watchmaker? An intelligent watchmaker? One who
appreciates beauty? Such is God whomade us. SubhanAllah!
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Hadees ~ Rain water, snow, and hail:
from the sky upon you, that thereby He might purify you..." (al-Anfal
1), and"We send down purifying water from the sky" (al-Furqan 48).
This is also supported by the following hadith: Abu Hurairah reported
that the Messenger of Allah, upon whom be peace, used to be silent
between the (opening) takbir of the prayer and the verbal Qur'anic
recitation. Abu Hurairah asked him, "O Messenger of Allah, may my
father and mother be sacrificed for you, why do you remain silent
between the takbirand the recital? What do you say(silently during
that time)?" He said, "I say, 'O Allah, make a distance between me and
my sins similar to the distance you have made between the East and the
West. O Allah, cleanse me of my sins in the manner that a white
garment (is cleansed) from dirt. O Allah, wash my sins from me with
snow, water, and hail."' This hadith is related by the "group", except
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He withheld from her many details about himself and his family; should she ask for a divorce?
marry him;although he lived on his own at the time and was not keeping
in touch with his parents. The story that he told mewas incomplete; he
had told us about his abuse as a child although did not advise that
his mother also beat up his father, on a regular basis. My parents
objected to his parents not being involved in the wedding, although
agreed eventually,based on what my husband had told them about the
parents being well educated with good careers. My husband kept the
details to himself in the fear of my parents not letting him marry me.
Also, because of an abusive childhood,my husband got involved in bad
habits when he left home at the age of 19 ; to cure his depression he
had taken up the hobby of pot smoking. When I methim, I felt bad for
him and after much speculation, agreed to mary him on one condition,
that he wouldgive up pot smoking.
7 years and two childrenlater, last yr, I find out alldetails on how
his parents and other familyis,(that his mother is a sadist)& also
discovered that he still smokes up on rare occasions.
This puts me off completely and I am not attracted o him anymore. I
discussed thiswith him in details and when I asked him to promise him
not to smoke weed again, he exclaimed that he cannot promise me this.
This breaks my heart, I feel like I was taken advantage of, and was
very naive to have believed in him. I regret my decision and think I
could have done so much better than him. We dont make a good
couple...because of his lifestyle pre-marriage, he is overweight and I
find it hard to feel attracted towards him.
Mind you he does pray maghrib at the mosque every now and then.
Please advise if I am crazy for thinking this and should I just move
on ignoring this.
Praise be to Allaah.
With regard to your husband smoking hashish (weed, pot), or consuming
other intoxicants or drugs, thisrequires a great deal of struggle and
advice, andseeking help from good and righteous people, sothat he can
give up this evil habit. If you find that he responds and is sincere,
this is what you want, but if you do not get that response from him,
then in that case there is no doubt that you have the right to askfor
a divorce and to annull your marriage with him.
But in fact dealing with this matter requires looking at various
aspects of your life, including your children if you have children,
andwhat will happen to them after this divorce; will you be able to
take care of them and look after them, or not? If youdo not have
children, then the matter is easier.
You mentioned that he prays. If he prays regularly or he prays most of
the time, but he does not pray in the mosque, then even though he has
done something reprehensible, there is still hope for him so longas he
still prays.
But if he does not pray at all, there is nothing good in him for you
and such a person does not deserve to have you staywith him.
See the answer to question no. 47335 and 172999 .
We advise you to fear Allah, may He be glorified and exalted.
Fulfilling the rights of Allah and obeying Him, and fulfilling the
husband's rights, are among the most important means of solving
marital problems. Moreover you should understand that whatever trials
befall an individual in his wealth, his family or his child, may stem
from himself in the first place: "And whatever of misfortune befalls
you, it is because of what your hands haveearned" [ash-Shoora 42:30].
So we advise you to be patient with your husband whilst continuing to
offer sincere advice and praying for him, until Allah sets him
straight. Please see the answers to questions no. 9497 , 142326 and
32450 for means that will help you to deal with the problems you have
mentioned.
If he mends his ways, all well and good; otherwise you can ask for a
divorce if you cannot be patient with your husband's annoyances and
can no longer carry on living with him, or if you fear for yourself,
your religious commitment oryour children if you stay with him.
He feels distressed and sad when he remembersthe past, before he repented
until now.i have full beard,i dont smoke,no girlfriend,dontwatch
films.i am always try to spend more times for gaining knowledge.but
recently ifeel depressed,my past memories are killing me,i always feel
scared when talking to peoples,i am getting ill so often,which hurting
me,even when i pray i feel that my prayer,my duaa is not gonna
accept.i am on hardship,difficulties as well.but i dont speak about
this problems to anyone,because i believe that only Allah can help me
out from this problem.i feel like i am doing something seriously
wrong.notice that sometimes i dont pray fajar on time.is it the main
reason?
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly, we congratulate you for having repented to Allah; He has
blessed you by enabling you to give up sin and disobedience and a life
of idle pursuits. This great blessing requires you to protect it by
turning to Allah, calling upon Him, beseeching Him and always
remembering Him, may He be glorified and exalted. All of that will
strengthen the heart and make you steadfast in adhering to the path of
obedience, and it will ward off the doubts and hesitations that have
come to you recently.
Secondly, with regard towhat has befallen you recently, there are
several reasons for that:
· Part of it is because you have become very withdrawn after
you were guided, but being guided has nothing to do with this
withdrawal.You could have chosen good people to mix withand make
friends with; in fact even if you mixedwith people who were not like
that, you could have focused on showing them the way to repent and
turn back to Allah. Being religiously committed does not mean at all
thatyou should stay away from people. Even when seeking knowledge, a
person can always look for friends to sit with in the class and who
can help you to revise. This ishow the social nature of human beings
always is, but their aims and behaviour may vary. Undoubtedly keeping
away from the friends you had in the past is a beneficial kind of
withdrawal, and it may be obligatory in some cases. But it will be
helpful to you to replace the friends of the past with other friends
who are righteous and can help you to adhere to the path of guidance,
console you and strengthen your resolve. Allah, may He be exalted,says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And keep yourself (O Muhammad SAW) patiently with those who call on
their Lord (i.e. your companions who remember their Lord with
glorification, praising in prayers, etc., and other righteous deeds,
etc.) morning andafternoon, seeking His Face, and let not your eyes
overlook them, desiring the pomp and glitter of the life of the world;
and obey not himwhose heart We have made heedless of Our Remembrance,
one who follows his own lusts andwhose affair (deeds) hasbeen lost"
[al-Kahf 18:28].
· Part of it may be your thinking of some memories of the past.
This will inevitably happen, because you areat the beginning of the
path and the Shaytaan will never leave you alone; he will put in
yourmind images and scenes and thoughts that you used to be part of,
not solong ago. But be of goodcheer, for this difficulty and these
thoughts will soon disappear, in sha Allah, so long as you remain
steadfast on the path of guidance and adhere to righteous conduct.
· The doubts that arise in your own mind and the thoughts that
come to you from everywhere are the whispers of the Shaytaan that you
must ward off forcefully, seek refuge with Allah from them, and
constantly callupon Allah (in du'aa') and ask Him to make youstrong
and to save you from the Shaytaan and his whispers. Remember that
Allah, may He be exalted, has no need of us and our deeds, and that
Allah accepts our imperfect worship by Hiskindness and grace, and He
will reward for it and multiply the reward, out of His grace, kindness
and generosity. For Allahis Appreciative and Forbearing, may He be
glorified; He accepts a little and gives much. He is as His slave
thinks He is, may He be glorified and exalted, so do not think
negatively of your Lord, for Allah is Most Kind and Most Generous.
· As for your negligence with regard to Fajr prayer, it is
undoubtedly a major shortcoming on your part and is something that you
should hasten to set straight. A good start is indicative of good
progress on the path, so how about if your day begins with
disobedience towards Allah and heedlessness concerning one of His
greatest commands, and one of His greatest rightsover His slaves,
which is prayer offered on time? The Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever prays Fajr is under the protection
of Allah, but anyone who falls short with regard tothe rights of
Allah, then Allah will seize him and will throw him into the Fire of
Hell." Narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh, 657. So do not deprive
yourself and do not exclude yourself from the protection of your Lord
and His shielding ofHis slave against his enemy. Do not deprive
yourself of all of that by being careless with regard to praying Fajr
atthe beginning of its timewith the congregation in the mosque, lest
your enemy gain power over you when you are the one who is bringing
thatupon yourself if you do that (neglect Fajr).
May Allah make things easy for you, relieve your worry and distress,
and make you steadfast in adhering to the straight path.
And Allah knows best.
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