Priceless Gems: Advice forWomen from the Prophet

• The Messenger of Allaah said: "If a woman performs the five
(obligatory) prayers, fasts themonth (of Ramadhaan), maintains her
chastity and obeys her husband, (on the Day of Judgment) it will be
said to her, 'Enter Paradise from whichever gate you like'." [Ibn
Hibbaan] [Al-Albaani: Saheeh]
• The Messenger of Allaah said: "O company of women! Give charity even
from your ornaments, for you constitute the majority of the people of
Hell on the Day of Judgment." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
• The Messenger of Allaah further said: "I advise you (O women) to
adhere to Tasbeeh (tosay 'Exalted be Allaah'), Tahleel (to say 'there
is none worthy of worship except Allaah'), and Taqdees (to say
'Exalted be (Allaah) The Sovereign, The Pure, Exalted and Pure be the
Lord of angels and Holy spirit'), and count with the help of your
fingers, for they will be questioned and made to speak (to give
witness to you), and be not heedless (of Thikr -- remembrance) lest
you would forget (to seek) mercy." [Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi]
• It was narrated that the Messenger of Allaah asked a woman of the
Ansaar (Helpers) called Umm Sinaan: "What prevented you from
performing Hajj with us?" She replied, "There were only two camels
used for carrying water owned by so-and-so (meaning her husband). He
and his son offered Hajj on one, and the other was left to be usedfor
irrigation." He said (to her): "Then, 'Umrah (to be offered) in
Ramadhaan is equal (in reward) to Hajj or Hajj with me." [Muslim]
• The Messenger of Allaah said: "May Allaah have mercy upon a man who
stands at night and offers (supererogatory) prayers and then awakens
his wife to offer prayer, and if she refuses (to wake up), he
sprinkleswater on her face; and may Allaah have mercy upon a womanwho
stands at night and offers(supererogatory) prayers and awakens her
husband to offer prayer, and if he refuses, she sprinkles water on his
face." [Ahmad] [Al-Albaani: Saheeh]
• It was narrated on the authority of Umm Humayd, the wife of Abu
Humayd As-Saa'idi that she came to the Prophet and said, "'O Messenger
of Allaah! I like to offer prayers with you." He said: "I know that
you like to offer prayers with me; however, (you should know that)
your prayer in your sleeping place(inside your chamber) is better for
you than your prayer in your chamber; and your prayer in your chamber
is better for you than your prayer in your house; and your prayer in
your house is better for you than your prayer inthe mosque of your
people; and your prayer in the mosque of your people is better for you
thanyour prayer in my mosque." [Ahmad] [Al-Albaani: Saheeh]
• It was narrated on the authority of 'Aa'ishah that she said, "I
said, 'O Messenger of Allaah! We see that Jihaad (struggle) is the
best of deeds; should we not engage in Jihaad?' He said, "For you
(women), the best act of Jihaad is to perform Hajj that is accepted
(by Allaah)." [Al-Bukhaari]
• It was said to the Prophet "'O Messenger of Allaah! Such-and-such a
woman prays at night, fasts by day, does such-and-such good deeds and
gives charity. However, she harmsher neighbors with her tongue.' On
that the Messenger of Allaah said: "There is no good in her.She is
from the people of Hell." They further said, "And such-and-such a
woman performs only the (obligatory five) written prayers, and gives
only yogurt as charity. However, she harms no one." On that the
Messenger of Allaah said: "She is from the inhabitants of Paradise."
[Al-Bukhaari: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad] [Al-Albaani: Saheeh]
• The Messenger of Allaah said: "By the One in whose hand the soul of
Muhammad is! A woman will not fulfill the right ofher Lord (perfectly)
unless she fulfills the right of her husband fully; and if her husband
asks her to have sexual intercourse while sitting on the back of a
camel, she should not prevent him (fromdoing so)." [Ibn Maajah]
[Al-Albaani: Hasan]
• The Prophet said: "If a woman spends (gives charity) from the
foodstuff of her house but not wastefully, she will have a reward for
what she spent, her husband will have a reward for what he earned, and
the storekeeper the like of that, without reducing anything from the
reward of each other." [Al-Bukhaari]
• It was narrated on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Mihsanthat one of
his paternal aunts came to the Messenger of Allaah for a particular
need, and when she finished her need the Prophet said to her: "Do you
have a husband?" She answered in the affirmative. He asked: "Howare
you with him?" She said, "I am never negligent in fulfilling his right
except when I am incapable." On that, he said: "Then, regard your
position with him for he either leads you to Paradise or to Hell."
[Ahmad and Al-Haakim] [Al-Haakim and Ath-Thahabi: Saheeh]
• The Messenger of Allaah said: "No trouble, fatigue, anxiety,
sadness, harm or distress befalls a Muslim, even a prick that he
receives from a thorn, but that for which Allaah forgives some of his
sins." [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
O Muslim sister, remember this Hadeeth (narration), and hope forthe
reward from Allaah The Almighty for whatever difficultiesand troubles
you meet in your life, like pregnancy, post-partum bleeding, suckling,
raising children, menstruation, and so on, perchance your scale of
good deeds will be heavy, your sins willbe forgiven, and your rank
will beelevated high in Paradise.

The traps of Satan for women on the Webhttp://aydnajimudeen.wordpress.com/

The Internet remains the first ever outlet for advocates of true
causes and meritorious values, soas to disseminate their knowledge,
manners and benefits, at a time when the global media is mostly
dominated by evil.
Naturally, though, the Web houses religious, intellectual and didactic
trends from all over the world. No distinction is made in terms of
available opportunities, except in accordance with [Internet users']
personal efforts, drive and financial capability.
Therefore, righteous scholars, students and male and female callers to
Islam have set out to utilize the Internet. As such, they seek and
propagate knowledge, and invite others to Islam through it, hoping for
reward from Allaah The Almighty. On their part, righteous women
havemade great contributions, which are collectively appreciated.
However, humans will be humansand they have innate dispositionsand
tendencies that cannot be altered, except with strenuous efforts and a
constant struggle. [In light of this, we will mention] one of the
major obstacles and greatest risks to the process of Da'wah (call to
Islam), which threatens to destroy all the hard work done for Islam
and [its] knowledge, perhaps even giving rise to a moral degeneration.
Thisis [the danger of] men and women, as two sexes with inherent
mutual attraction, having the chance to form relationships with one
another. Boys will be boys, and girls will be girls, regardless of
their honest tendencies and sound intentions.
Therefore, when the Quran commanded the wives of the Prophet against
softening their speech, so that corrupt-hearted men would not covet
them, it was not [a manifestationof] an intellectual siege imposed on
women. These were the most righteous ladies in the world being given a
warning not to arouse the desires of men who were forerunners [in
faith] and who lived at the time of the Prophet . What, then, should
the situation be with women of these times, even if they are virtuous
callers to Islam and righteous seekers of knowledge?
Any woman who claims that she is saved from temptation is,
regrettably, deluded and conceited. Sadly, the real world records
poignant incidents arising from relations that started off innocently
and in the service of Da'wah, ending only in a calamity that would
make one shudder to even write about.
This takes place even as one [onlywants to] establish chaste and
brotherly relationships and simply under the umbrella of cooperation
in righteousness andpiety. The following are examplesof Satanic ways
to [mislead] women working online in the field of Da'wah and for
Islam.
The first way:
Women become members on forums or accept work as a moderator, with men
they do notknow or have even heard of before. Some website owners
offer girls the task of supervising or administering their message
boards, and exchange phone numbers and e-mail addresses with them, for
the purpose of getting the job done.
Now, people usually have good intentions, but, with time, each party
develops the courage to converse with the other about things outside
the framework of the mission of Da'wah. They speak about personal
matters and may end up in the inevitable – a relationship.
The second way:
Some religious women browse websites and forums, where members are of
both sexes. A subject may pique their interest and they may want to
add a comment. Since that action is notallowed unless one provides an
email address, she does so and then makes her point. Thereafter,Satan
may make the one in charge of the forum think it is a good idea to
encourage that serious commenter. Thus, he maysend a gracious note to
the woman, passing on nice words, cordial sentiments and a special
offer for her to be an active member or a moderator of a sub-forum.
Over time, the connection between them develops, until they end up in
that notorious position [of a relationship].
The compliment may be sent by the male member directly to the woman's
e-mail address or [on the forum, in reply] to her comment on the
subject. Over time, unfavorable events tend to take place.
The third way:
A woman who is relatively committed to her faith may register [on a
forum] with an anonymous or male-sounding username. Then, she may get
acquainted with a member posing as a female; due to the latter's
shrewdness and guile, the former may actually strongly believe the
other to be a woman and seek advice, guidance and religious rulings.
Afterwards, the one [posing as a female] may ask to meet with the
woman, hosting her at home. She may accept the invitation, after
revealing her true female identity, when trust has been built between
her and her alleged female friend; but, it turns out to be a guy and a
horrible crisis takes place!
The fourth way:
Some devout women may seek religious edicts or counseling from people
who pretend to be scholars or have experience in parenting, for
example, to attracttheir victims. These ladies would vent to them,
about their concerns, personal problems and family conditions. The
alleged scholar or parenting expert may gradually persuade the woman
to tell him about her most private matters, in order for him to
prescribe a successful solution,grant her an appropriate ruling and
hold a proper consultation. When people like him achieve what they
aimed for and are privyto the secrets they desired to know about the
women, they blackmail them with that information. Thus, sins are
committed and virtue is violated.
The fifth way:
Similar to the aforementioned situation, a Muslim woman may fall
victim to some who claim to interpret dreams; such people are
noticeably increasing by the day. Therefore, what is to say some of
them would not tamper with the interpretation of certainvisions, as
long as it attracts clients, earns them fame and inducts them in to
the ranks of noble and meritorious figures? But, this causes many
women to become easy marks for dream interpreters, who deceptively
use[their request for] dream analysisto trap those among them who are
weak, in terms of personality,intellect and faith.
Please do not understand from these examples that we are generalizing
in our judgments, exaggerating in our sayings or speculating regarding
unseen matters. Reality witnesses the veracity of what we state and
draws attention to its danger.
Hence, we should not trust all people without distinction, no matter
how they appear.
Hadeeth experts from among therighteous predecessors would investigate
and scrutinize the characters and lives of narrators, so as to
distinguish whose reports can be accepted as authentic transmissions
from theProphet . This is despite the fact that many narrators of
Hadeeth were actually religious and observed acts of worship. Yet,
this was done to ensure the soundness of the traditions of the Prophet
and based on knowledge of much fabricated input interposed by many
fibbers and liars.
Hence, if people in ancient times lied about the Prophet and made up
Hadeeths that he never said, could not some deceitful people [today]
give false dream interpretations?
The sixth way:
Chat rooms are among the most dangerous and wicked innovations of
those who seek corruption and violation of honor; they are venues for
the breakdown of virtue and annihilation of modesty.
How many times has morality been breached in those rooms! Moreover,
how often have they paved the way for unlawful intimacy!
Tempted by Satan, some righteous girls enter chat rooms, at times, out
of curiosity and sometimes, to explore the unknown and do Da'wah! They
choose a made-up name and log onto these rooms of indecency and
immorality. There, they comeacross very obscene words, and for the
sake of reform and giving advice, these poor women tolerate that
atmosphere of idiocy and impudence.
They chastely send out [words of]admonition and reminders, but quickly
fall, themselves, into the face of immodest expressions that violate
virtue. Time after time, the woman thus surrendersto her desire and
slips into shameful sin.
Finally, I say again that I neither generalize in my judgments nor
exaggerate in what I say. I am just protective of Muslim women and
sisters, in terms of their faithand creed.
O Allaah The Almighty, preserve our religion for us.

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Islamic Stories - The Shaikh who brought back a pigeonto life

A friend of mine told me this story: When I was young I had a shaikh,
one of the greatest human beings I have ever known. I had met him
quite by accident. He lived in a small shack in a poor neighborhood.I
had to deliver some medicine for my father's pharmacy. Once inside
this man's quarters I realized I was in the presence of someone quite
unusual. For one thing, he possessed the relics of several great
shaikhs of different orders. The day I met him he was having a
conversation with two other young men about my own age. Their names
were Metin and Refik. After hearing theirconversation I began to lose
interest in the things that had occupiedme. I wanted only to attend
these conversations. The three of us were learning so much that we
wished that more and more people could also hear these conversations.
We begged our sheikh to allow the size of our circle to increase. One
day we were attending the prayers at a great mosque. It was the feast
of Ashura, the twelfth of Muharram. We were just leaving the mosque
when our teacher paused on the steps because he noticed that a pigeon
had just dropped dead from the sky. He picked up the poor bird, which
was totally lifeless, held it tenderly in his hands, breated a long
Huuuuuuu...and the birdcame back to life and flew off into the sky.
Well, this act did not go unnoticed and before long there were many
people intersted in our shaikh. Many of them asked to attend his
conversations and our circle grew.
It was not long before we found that we had very little time with our
beloved shaikh. He was too busy to see us, attending to the needs of
so many people. Then one day, while doing thenight prayer after our
zhikr, our shaikh let out a loud and smelly fart. People were
astounded that this holy man could do such a thing. In a short period
of time most of them had lost their faith in him and our circle
returned to nearly the size it had been originally. One night when
just the three of us were sitting together, our shaikh remarked: "You
see my sons, those who come because of a pigeon, leave because of a
fart!"

Islamic Stories - Imam Abu Hanifa and the drunk man

It is well known that AbuHanifa (radi Allahu 'anhu), did tahajjut
every night. He would spend his night reciting the Quran. He had a
neighbor who was an alcoholic, and he used todrink a lot and sing love
poems. This used to bother the imam.
But one day, the imam did not hear this man's revelry, so he went and
asked about him. They said, "Oh, so-and-so. They took him to jail."
So, the very well respected imam went to the jail. He was the most
respected imam and qaadi at the time in that place. When the ruler
found out the imam went to the jail, he asked for the reason andwas
told that the imam was concerned about hisneighbor who had been
arrested. So, the ruler said to release the man, and he was released.
The neighbor then askedAbu Hanifa why he did that, and he
replied,"Because you have a right upon me as a neighbor, and I have
notbeen neglectful of that." That was the reason thatthe neighbor made
tauba to Allah subh�na wa ta'�la [that is: embraced islam].

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‎ ‎بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏‎- During the year of Tabuk, they went out with the Messenger of Allah [PBUH=May Allah bless him and grant him Peace], and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) prayed Dhur and 'Asr together. Then he said,"Tomorrow we will meet, Insha Allah, at the spring of Tabuk. Do not go there until well into the morning. You shouldnot touch the water until i arrive." We all agreed and, the day after, we all gathered at the spring of Tabuk. But,when we got there, two men had already reached it before us and the spring was dripping with very little water. The Messenger of Allah [PBUH] approached and asked them: "Did you touche this water?" Theysaid: "Yes, we did.""Take water with your hands from the spring little by little until you have collected a small amount in something." When this was done, theMessenger of Allah [PBUH] washed his face and hands on it. Then heput it back into the spring and the spring began to flow with abundant water, and thepeople began to dra

Dua's - When sighting the new moon - Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers When sighting the new moon Dua at the time of sighting the moon: أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ هَذَا "I seek refuge in Allah from this (its) evil." Dua when sighting the new moon: اللَّهُمَّ أَهِلَّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالْيُمْنِ وَالْإِيمَانِ وَالسَّلَامَةِ وَالْإِسْلَامِ وَالتَّوْفِيقِ لِمَا تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ "O Allah, let this moon (month) pass over us with blessings, Iman, safety, and in the belief of Islam. Grant us the ability to act on the actions that You love and Pleases You. (O moon) My Lord and Your Lord is Allah". (Hisnul Hasin from Ibn Habban)

Dua's - 1. When congratulating the bridegroom - Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers Congratulating the bridegroom Recite: بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكُمَاوَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ "May Allah grant you Barakaat (blessings) and descend His blessings on both of you and keep you united". (Ahmed, Tirmidhi)******************************************************* 2. When the child begins to talk - Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers When the child begins to talk Recite: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ and the following Ayah of the Qur'an first: وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدَاً وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْلَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرَاً "Say that All praise belongs to Allah who has no children nor any partner in His ownership,nor any dependent, and in the proper manner wemention His greatness". (Hisnul Hasin)******************************************************* 3. When sighting the new moon - Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers When sighting the ne