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Discussion Point: Falling in Love: Allowed in Islam?

What does Islam say about falling in love?

Is that allowed in Islam? If it is yes, how could we show that to the person we love without causing fitnah?

Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) said,There is nothing like Marriage,for two who love one another
Marriage is really not something you plan for. What’s written for you will never pass you by. It will arrive at it’s appropriate time. Concentrate on your daily prayers. Fix them and perfect them. Most importantly always, 'always' put your full trust in Allah! Whoever relies on Allah, Allah is sufficient for them. Remember that ... Always!

Never marry just because you have to fulfill someone else's wish or command.
Marry when you feel you have found your mate and marry to please Allah.

Marry each other for the sake of Allah

May Allah (SWT) help us in making everything easy for us in our path to marriage Ameen...

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A reminder that we are in the end times

A reminder that we are in the end times...

Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar said, "The Prophet came to us and said, 'O Muhajirun, (emigrants from Makkah to Madinah), you may be afflicted by five things; God forbid that you should live to see them.
If fornication should become widespread, you should realise that this has never happened without new diseases befalling the people, which their forebears never suffered.
If people should begin to cheat in weighing out goods, you should realise that this has never happened without drought and famine befalling the people, and their rulers oppressing them.
If people should withhold zakat, you should realise that this has never happened without the rain being stopped from falling; and were it not for the animals' sake, it would never rain again. If people should break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger, you should realise that this has never happened without Allah sending an enemy against them to take some of their possessions by force.
If the leaders do not govern according to the Book of Allah, you should realise that this has never happened without Allah making them into groups and making them fight one another."

[Ibn Majah]

Thawdan (RAT) narrated "Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘Imminently, there will come a time when the nations gather against you, just as people gather around a feast.’ A man said, ‘Will it be because we are few at that time, O Allah’s Messenger?’ He responded, ‘No, you will be numerous in those times, but you will be as useless as the scum of the sea, and Allah will remove the fear that your enemies used to posses from you from their chests, and He will place al-Wahn in your hearts’, it was said, ‘What is al-Wahn?’, he responded, ‘Love of life, and hatred of death.’” [Ahmad, Abu Dawud]

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How can a muslim husband be good to his wife

EVERY HUSBAND SHOULD READ THIS:
How can a Muslim husband be good to his wife????
Allaah instructs men to be nice to their wives and to treat them well to the best of their ability: "…And live with them in kindness…" (Qur'an 4:19)
The prophet said: The best of you are those who are the best to their women.

A husband should be willing to open up, and be willing to listen to his wife.

He should smile, not hurt her emotionally, remove anything that will harm her, treat her gently, and be patient with her.

Love her when she "pushes" you to pray. She wants to be with you in Jannah (Paradise).

Love her when she asks you to play with the kids. She did not "make" them on her own.

Love her when she is jealous. Out of all the men she can have, she chose you.

Love her when she has annoying little habits that drives you nuts. You have them too.

Love her when her cooking is bad. She tries.

Love her when she looks untidy in the morning. She always grooms herself up again.

Love her when she asks to help with the kids homework.

She only wants you to be part of the home.

Love her when she asks if she looks fat. Your opinion counts, so tell her she's beautiful.
Love her when she looks beautiful. She's yours so appreciate her.

Love her when she buys you gifts you don't like. Smile and tell her it's what you've always wanted.

Love her when she has developed a bad habit. You have many more and with wisdom and politeness you have all the time to help her change.

Love her.. when whatever you do is not pleasing. It happens and will pass.

All these form part of a Woman's Character. Women are part of your life and should be treated as the Queen.

Treat your wives well for they're created to be your solace.....

May Allaah bless our homes, and reunite us in Jannatul Firdaus..Aameen

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Recognition of Our Creator

RECOGNITION OF OUR CREATOR

The question which arises here is : How can all people be expected
to believe in the one true God, given their varying backgrounds,
societies and cultures? For people to be held responsible for
worshipping the one true God, they all need to have access to knowledge
of Him. The final revelation teaches that all humans being have the
recognition of the one true God imprinted on their souls as a part of their
very nature with which they are created.

In the seventh chapter of the Qur’an (Al-A’raaF, verses 172-173),
God explained that when He created Adam He caused all of Adam’s
descendants to come into  existence and He took a pledge from them
saying:

‘Am I not your Lord , ‘ To which they all replied, ‘Yes, we
testify to it.”’

Allah then explained why He had all of mankind bear witness that
He is their creator and the only true God worthy of worship. He said:

That was in case you (mankind) should say on the day of
Resurrection, ‘Verily we were unaware of all this.
(Qur’an 7:172)
That is to say, we cannot claim on that day that we had no idea that
Allah, was our God and that no one told us that we were only supposed to worship Allah alone. Allah went on to further explain that:

“It was also in case you should say, ‘Certainly it was our
ancestors who made partners (with Allah) and we are only their
descendants; will you then destroy us for what those liars did?’”
(Qur’an 7:173)

Thus, every child is born with a natural belief in God and an in-born
inclination to worship Him alone. This in-born belief and inclination is
called in Arabic the “Fitrah”.

The Prophet Muhammad reported that Allah said, i created my
servants in the right religion, but devils made them go astray. “ The
Prophet also said, “Each child is born in a state of Fitrah.
Then his parents
make him a Jew, Christian or a Zoroastrian. “If the child were left alone,
he would worship God in his own way, but all children are affected by the
environment.
So, just as the child submits to the physical laws, which
Allah has imposed on nature, in the same way his soul also submits
naturally to the fact that Allah is his Lord and Creator.
But, if his parents
try to make him follow a different path, the child is not strong enough in
the early stages of his life to resist or oppose the will of his parents. In
such cases, the religion, which the child follows, is one of custom and
upbringing, and God does not hold him to account or punish him for his
religion up to a certain stage of his life

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A forgetful Sunnah About Naming

NAMING NEW BORN BABY ON THE SEVENTH DAY: A FORGETFUL SUNNAH AMONG THE ADHERENTS OF SUNNAH.

There is no disagreement between the scholars that a child naming ceremony is the seventh of his birth but differ whether the first day of his birth would be counted or not?
It was reported from the Prophet that a child is named, shaved and sacrifice an animal on the seventh day-no doubt about this.
And it was also reported that the Prophet named his son the day he was born. More so, Abdullah bn Az-Zubaayr was also named the day he was born.
Allah named Yahya before his birth.
Therefore, the above narrations and the verse indicate that we can name our child on the seventh day as well as before birth and the day he was born! That means, any of these could be practised! From experience, if a sunni Muslim gives birth to a child, his brethren will begin to ask him that what is his name? If respond by saying that we are yet to give him name. It sound strange in their hearing.
Or they even ask why as if it has propondrant over naming on the seventh day! Dear brethren! Even if we go by principles of jurisprudence, naming on the seventh day is stronger in evidence-bcos it's a statement- than naming on the day of birth-because  it's a deed.
However, what we are just calling our attention to is put both in practice so that the next generation would not count it as innovation!

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Leaking Bucket Deeds

💦💧Leaking Bucket💧💦

💧You stand up for tahajjud, fast, and obey your Lord but you cut your family ties (a Leaking Bucket)

💧You fast and have sabr for the pangs of hunger and thirst but you gossip, back bite, insult, curse, fight, lie (a Leaking Bucket)

💧You wear abaya and hijab but your perfume is strong (a Leaking Bucket)

💧You honour and are good to your guests but when they leave you gossip about them and talk about all their flaws (a Leaking Bucket)

💧Do not gather all your good deeds in a Leaking Bucket.

💧You struggle to fill it whilst it easily runs out through the leaking holes!

Let us immediately without delay begin to seal the holes in our leaking buckets.

May Allah accept our good deeds and forgive all our sins........Amin

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7 Common Mistakes In Prayers

7 Common Mistakes, We Usually Make In Prayers!!

1: Reciting Surah al-Fatiha fast without pausing after each verse. The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ used to pause after each verse of this surah. [Abu Dawood]

2: Sticking the arms to the sides of the body, in rukoo' or sujood, and sticking the belly to the thighs in sujood.
The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said: 'Let not one of you support himself on his forearms (in sujood) like the dog. Let him rest on his palms and keep his elbows away from his body.'[Sahih Muslim]
The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ used to keep his arms away from his body during rukoo' and sujood that the whiteness of his armpits could be seen. [Sahih Muslim]

3: Gazing upward during prayer. This may cause loss of concentration. We are commanded
to lower our gaze, and look at the point at which the head rests during sujood.
The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ warned: 'Let those who raise their gaze up during prayer stop doing so, or else their sights would not return to them. i.e. lose their eyesight.' [Muslim]

4 : Resting only the tip of the head on the floor during sujood.
The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said:
'I am commanded to prostrate on seven bones : the forehead and the nose, the two hands [palms], the two knees, and the two feet.' [Sahih Muslim] Applying the above command necessitates resting the forehead and the nose on the ground during sujood.

5 : Hasty performance of prayer which does not allow repose and calmness in rukoo' or sujood.
The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ saw a man who did not complete his rukoo' [bowing], and made a very short sujood [prostration] ; he صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said: 'If this man dies while praying in this manner, he would die upholding a religion other than the religion of Muhammad.' Abu Hurairah رضي الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽٰعنه said: 'My beloved friend, Muhammad صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ forbade me to perform postures of prayer copying the picking of a rooster; (signifying fast performance of prayer), moving eyes around like a fox and the sitting like monkeys ( i.e. to sit on thighs).' [Imam Ahmad & at-Tayalisi]
The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said: 'The worst thief is the one who steals from his own prayer.' People asked, 'Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ! How could one steal from his own prayer?' He صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said: 'By not completing its rukoo' and sujood.' [At Tabarani & al-Hakim]
To complete rukoo' is to stay in that posture long enough to recite 'Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem' three
times, SLOWLY, and 'Subhana Rabbiyal A'ala' three times, SLOWLY, in sujood. He صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ also announced: 'He who does not complete his rukoo' and sujood, his prayer is void.' [Abu Dawood ]

6 : Counting tasbeeh with the left hand. The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ used to count tasbeeh on the fingers of his right hand after salah. Ibn Qudamah رضي الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽٰعنه said: 'The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ used his right hand for tasbeeh.' [Abu Dawood] The above hadeeth indicates clearly that the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ used only one hand for counting tasbeeh. No Muslim with sound mind would imagine that the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ used his left hand for counting tasbeeh. Aa'isha رَضِي اللَّهُ عَنْها said that the Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ used his left hand only for Istinjaa', or cleaning himself after responding to the call of nature.
He never used it for tasbeeh.
Yasirah رضي الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽٰعنه reported: The Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ commanded women to count tasbeeh on their fingers. The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ said: 'They (the fingers) will be made to speak, and will be questioned (on the Day of Resurrection)'. [At- Tirmidhi]

7 : Crossing in front of a praying person. The Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ warned: were the one who crosses in front of a praying person to know the consequences of doing so, he would have waited for *forty better than to cross in front of him.' [Sahih Bukhari and Muslim] *The forty in the tradition may be; days, months or even years. ALLAH (سبحانه وتعالى) knows the best.

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Pork is prohibited in Islam

The fact that consumption of pork is prohibited in Islam is well-known. The following points explain various aspects of this prohibition:

1. Pork prohibited in the Qur’an

The Qur’an prohibits the consumption of pork in no less than four different places. It is prohibited in 2:173, 5:3, 6:145 and 16:115.

“Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah.”

[Al Qur’an 5:3]

The above verses of the Glorious Qur’an are sufficient to satisfy a Muslim as to why pork is forbidden.

2. Pork prohibited in the Bible

The Christian is likely to be convinced by his religious scriptures. The Bible prohibits the consumption of pork, in the Book of Leviticus:

“And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven footed, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.”

“Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch, they are unclean to you.”

[Book of Leviticus 11:7-8]

Pork is also prohibited in the Bible in the Book of Deuteronomy:

“And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you. Ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.”

[Book of Deuteronomy 14:8]

A similar prohibition is repeated in the Bible in the 
Book of Isaiah Chapter 65 Verses 2-5.

3. Consumption of pork causes several diseases

The other non-Muslims and atheists will agree only if convinced through reason, logic and science.

         Eating of pork can cause no less than seventy different types of diseases. A person can have various helminths like roundworm, pinworm, hookworm, etc. One of the most dangerous is Taenia Solium, which is in lay man’s terminology called tapeworm. It harbours in the intestine and is very long.
          Its ova i.e. eggs, enter the blood stream and can reach almost all the organs of the body. 
If it enters the brain it can cause memory loss. If it enters the heart it can cause heart attack, if it enters the eye it can cause blindness, if it enters the liver it can cause liver damage. It can damage almost all the organs of the body.

Another dangerous helminthes is Trichuris trichiura.
A common misconception about pork is that if it is cooked well, these ova die. In a research project undertaken in America, it was found that out of twenty-four people suffering from Trichuris trichiura, twenty-two had cooked the pork very well. This indicates that the over present in the pork do not die under normal cooking temperature.

4. Pork has fat building material

Pork has very little muscle building material and contains excess of fat. This fat gets deposited in the vessels and can cause hypertension and heart attack. It is not surprising that over 50 million Americans suffer from hypertension.

5. Pig is one of the filthiest animals on earth

The pig is one of the filthiest animals on earth. It lives and thrives on muck, faeces and dirt. It is the best scavenger that I know that God has produced. In the villages they don’t have modern toilets and the villagers excrete in the open air. Very often excreta is cleared by pigs.

Some may argue that in advanced countries like Australia, pigs are bred in very clean and hygienic conditions. Even in these hygienic conditions the pigs are kept together in sties. No matter how hard you try to keep them clean they are filthy by nature. They eat and enjoy their own as well as their neighbour’s excreta.

6. Pig is the most shameless animal

The pig is the most shameless animal on the face of the earth. It is the only animal that invites its friends to have sex with its mate. In America, most people consume pork. Many times after dance parties, they have swapping of wives; i.e. many say “you sleep with my wife and I will sleep with your wife”. If you eat pigs then you behave like pigs.

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When i complain, I remember

When I complain about the taste of my food
I remember Him
Muhammad ﷺ who used to fasten some stones on his stomach to hold on his hunger.

When I complain about how less clothes I have
I remember Him
Muhammad ﷺ who had only two pieces of clothes for the rest of His life.

When I complain of how uncomfortable my bed is
I remember Him Muhammad ﷺ who slept on the palm frond and coarse cloth in his entire life.

When I become so miser to give and share with others,
I remember Him
Muhammad ﷺ who used to give his everything that he almost left nothing for himself.

When I think of how poor I am, I remember Him
Muhammad ﷺ who loved the poor so much and said to be with them in jannah, it cheers me up.

When I'm upset of those who hurt me, I remember Him Muhammad ﷺ who had mercy on those who did evil to Him.

When I think of those who hate me, I remember Him
Muhammad ﷺ who always prayed for those who had insulted Him.

When people don't thank me for what I do, I remember Him Muhammad ﷺ who reminded me that the best reward is from Allah's side.

When none loves me, I remember that I have Him
Muhammad ﷺ who loves me for over a thousand years.

When I think of how miserable my life is..
I remember Him
Muhammad ﷺ who had more struggle life than mine, and it strengthens me

May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, my beloved Prophet.

May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, my role model.

May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, my Muhammad Rasool Allah ﷺ.

May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the best example for mankind.

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Al Quran

Devote your time to learning the Qur'an by heart,
you'll find it more interesting than music. Even the
sweetest song will be boring one day, but not the Qur'an.
It's the word of Allaah.
Qur'an is amazing. It makes me happy when I’m sad,
relaxes me when I’m stressed, supports me when I'm
weak.
may Allaah grant us the understanding of the Qur'an, the
reward of reciting it and the intercession of the Qur'an on
the day of judgement. Aameen

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Love your loved ones

WHEN A LIZARD CAN, WHY CAN'T WE?

This is a true story....must read

In order to renovate the house, a man breaks a wooden wall.

When tearing down the wall, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside hammered into one of it's feet.

He sees this, feels pity, and at the same time curious, as when he checked the nail,
it was nailed 3 years ago when the house was first built !!!

What happened?

The lizard has survived in such position for 3 years!!!!!!!!!!

In a dark wall partition for 3 years without moving, it is impossible and mind-boggling.

Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 3 years! without moving a single step--since it's foot was nailed!

So he stopped his work and observed the lizard, what it has been doing, and what and how it has been eating.

Later, not knowing from where it came, appears another lizard, with food in it's mouth.

Ah! He was stunned and touched deeply.

For the lizard that was stuck by nail, another lizard has been feeding it for the past 3 years...

Imagine? it has been doing that untiringly for 3 long years, without giving up hope on it's partner.

Imagine what a small creature can do that a creature blessed with a brilliant mind can't.

Please never abandon your loved ones

Never Say you're Busy When They Really Need You ...

You May Have The Entire World At Your Feet.....

But You Might Be The Only World To Them....

A Moment of negligence might break the very heart which loved you against all odds.......

Before you say something just remember..it takes a moment to Break but an entire lifetime to make......

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Trap of Innocent, Sisters pls beware

Trap of Innocent*  Marriage A Plea From a Muslim Sister
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A PLEA FROM *A MUSLIM SISTER
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A Plea from a Muslim Sister

I was fourteen years old and my relationship with my parents was on the edge just like any other teenager.

I started to become interested in boys.

I felt as if no one understood me, not even my friends.

I especially didn’t feel pretty with my braces.

It all changed when I met him.

It was fascinating to know that a college student would care so much about me.

He was the most wonderful person.

He treated me like a queen, and soon we became the best of friends.

I felt I could tell him anything.

As our friendship progressed, we talked about different topics including religion.

He had different beliefs than me; he was Shia while I was Sunni.

We always argued upon the differences.

He had a way with making things sound bettter than what they were.

Soon I became very confused.

One day he mentioned the idea of Mutah.

He told me that it was a type of temporary marriage, which was Halal even in Sunni books.

At first I didn’t believe him, but he used sources such as Bukhari and Muslim.

I took his word for it, and before I realized, I was into a lot of trouble.

I was in Mutah for four years. As time went by, I learnt that I had lost my honor and dignity to someone who had done this to several other girls.

I hope to inform and educate the people about the disease of Mutah, which is spreading rapidly in the Sunni community.

It is the goal of certain Shia individuals to do Mutah with innocent girls, who lack knowledge of religion and experience of life.

They convince them with their beliefs, and create confusion in their minds.

I beg every sister, brother, father, mother, and friend to take a closer look at their dear ones, and make sure they do not become victims to the concept of Mutah.

Mutah is a form of temporary marriage whereby a man can “marry” a woman for an agreed amount of time and money (mahr).

In Mutah, the husband is not financially responsible for the wife.

There are no set limits in this kind of marriage by the Shia.

According to Shia beliefs, no witnesses nor a permission of the guardian is needed (the Sunni father does not believe in Mutah), and there is no limit on the number of times one can do Mutah.

Also, the time period can be as little as one hour to as long as sixty years.

In addition, a man who is permanently married can do as many Mutah as he feels like, even with married women.

This is very similar to prostitution indeed.

Every day, more and more girls in our community are falling victim to this idea of Mutah presented by the Shia individuals.

These girls are helpless in asking anyone for help, especially their parents.

Please, teach and inform one another about the idea of Mutah, and our beliefs regarding it.

Please do it for the honor and dignity of our Islam and for the love of Allah!

If everyone practised Mutah, which is what Shi’ism encourages, then we’d all probably die of STDs.

There are Shia hadith which say that a man should perform Mutah with a thousand women.

The medical implications of the implementation of these Shia beliefs would mean an epidemic of diseases.

It is well-known that Shia guys are engaging in Mutah, oftentimes preying on innocent Sunni and Shia girls.

This has become a major problem on university campuses world-wide.

Yours Truly,
A Concerned Muslim Sister

Courtesy Br Dr Ahmed Wits Jhb posted 22 01 2016

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Assalamu Alaykum ...Examples

Assalamu Alaykum

♚▲ Learn Patience Through Examples of Prophet Lifes ♚▲

✪✿★ Whenever you feel alone.. Remember Yunus (as) inside the whale

✪✿★ Whenever your siblings don’t agree with you.. Remember Yousuf’s (as) brothers threw him into a well and abandoned him

✪✿★ Whenever your parents are against you.. Remember Ibrahim’s (as) father was his own enemy

✪✿★ Whenever you feel rejected.. Remember Muhammad (saws) was beaten and exiled from his home

✪✿★ Whenever you feel depressed.. Remember Ayoub (as) lost his children, his wife, his health and his wealth

✪✿★ Whenever you feel intimidated.. Remember Musa (as) standing before Pharaoh

✪✿★✎✪✿★ No matter how you feel, or how you’re afflicted.. You are not alone. You’re not the first to go through it. Rely on Allah.. His help is always near. Good evening to you all.

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O! You Muslims

O! You Muslims who are…
Desirous to drive large, shiny cars,
REMEMBER: You will be driven one day as a horizontal passenger.
Wild and crazy over expensive clothes,
REMEMBER: You will end up in just a ‘KAFN.’
Recklessly sacrificing everything to construct beautiful homes and
palatial mansions,
REMEMBER: the graveyard ‘PIT’ – one’s real home.
Greedily devouring tasty dishes and all types of extravagant
delicacies,
REMEMBER: one day YOU will be the meal for ants, worms and
other insects.
Aspiring for fame, fortune, and bright lights.
REMEMBER: the awaiting darkness and loneliness in the grave.
May Allah spare Us from the darkness of the Grave.

Ya Allah! Spread ur mercy over us and prevent any evil from befalling us. Grant us good health and let us end with the most beautiful acts. May Allah's mercy remain permanently with u and ur family both here and the hereafter amin.

Jumah Mufeedah

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You know you are getting attached to this world when ....

1. You dont plan your time around prayer
times

2. A whole day or two passes and you dont
open your Qur’an because you are too
‘busy’

3. You care so much about what people say about you

4. All you care about is how to accumulate
more and more wealth

5. You argue unnecessarily when you are
told something you are used to doing is
bad.

6. You keep on delaying good deeds -i’ll do
it tomorrow,or the next, etc’

7. A new gadget comes out and you’re
already thinking what you’re going to sell to
obtain it

8. The lives of celebrities interests you

9. The lifestyle of the rich impresses you

10. You want to be the centre of attention

11. You compete with each other for worldly
things

12. Your thirst for power and glory cannot
be quenched

13. You fall into depression each time you
dont get what you want

14. Minor sins dont really mean anything to
you

15. You arent able to stop the haram
immediately and u keep on procrastinating
and delaying repentance

16. You arent ready to displease people to
please Allah

17. You care alot about whats in vogue(You
want to belong)

18. You plan far far ahead into the future

19. Seeking for Islamic knowledge comes
secondary(thats if it ever comes) after
pursuing your future career

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Dua when afflicted with pain

`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When a person complained to the Prophet (PBUH) about an ailment or suffered from a sore or a wound, the Prophet (PBUH) would touch the ground with his forefinger and then raise it (Sufyan bin `Uyainah, the narrator, demonstrated this with his forefinger) and would recite: `Bismil-lahi, turbatu ardina, biriqati ba`dina, yushfa bihi saqimuni, bi 'idhni Rabbina' (With the Name of Allah, the dust of our ground mixed with the saliva of some of us would cure our patient with the permission of our Rubb.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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Two Things

Two things that have no benefit
1. Love that doesn"t end up in marriage.
2. Marriage without love

Two things that entrench love
1. Good habits
2. Honesty

Two things that destroy friendship
1.Lies
2. Backbiting or distrust

Two things that enhance charisma
1. Trustworthiness
2. Steadfastness in Islam

Two things that bring about misery
1. Disrespect for elders
2. False accusation

Two things that bring about happiness
1.Doing good deeds
2. Patience

Two things that brings one close to Allah
1.Reading the Holy Qur"an
2. Abiding by Allahs instructions

Two things that makes shaytan to keep away from one
1.Al azkar
2. Avoiding selfishness

Two that make Ibadat to be accepted
1. Tauheed
2. Ikhlass

Two things that Allah (swa) loves.
1.Ihsan
2. Ma'aruf

Two reasons why I sent this message to you
1. Because You are a Muslim
2.Because I love Islam

Kindly lets Use, work and adhere to the teachings of Islam

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The Truth about music

D The truth must be told even if it is bitter, Pls read and judge yourself after this...
DON’T LISTEN TO MUSIC

Why did you say that?
Because music is HARAM!!!
Did you say Haram? Is it not a Makrooh?
No! Music falls under the category of haram.
Ok, fine.. What’s your proof?

In Surah Luqman Verse 6, Allah says:

" Among men are those who purchase idle talks to mislead men from the path of Allah ".
The word lahwal hadith according to Ibn Mas`ood, the four Khalifas, the eminent Sahabaah, the Tabi`een, the four Imaams and other reliable Islamic scholars and authorities have agreed that it is referred to as al-ghina or music.

In Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol 7, the book of drinks
no 5590 reported by Abu Malik Al-Ashari that…
`There will be people of my Ummah who will seek to make lawful; fornication, wine-drinking and the use
of ma`aazif (musical instruments ).`
Seeking to make lawful means they are all unlawful.
So from the verse and the hadith, the four imams
unanimously agreed that music is haram.

But what is Haram about Music?

1) Singing and listening to music is haram
The Prophet said:
Istimahul malahi maa asiyatun – to listen is a major crime
Waljulusu alayha fisqun – to sit in a gathering of
music is an open violation to Allah
Wataladhuzu biya kufrun – to derive pleasure out of music is kafur
The Prophet blocked his ears while he was walking and heard music playing.

2) Purchasing of male and female singers is haram
Ayesha RA narrates that the Prophet (S) said that
Almighty Allah has made unlawful the trade in
singing slave maids, their training and listening to their songs.

3) Purchase of instruments for fun and amusement.
Akramah RA said the Prophet (S) said that;
“Almighty Allah has raised me to destroy flute and the drum.”

But Music has benefits?

Yes it does, just as some says that there is benefit
in the drinking of alcohol so also is music. Some
says music is food for the soul without which
existence is impossible.
Music makes them feel loved, forget about their
problems, relaxes their mind, feel high etc.
But have you ever thought about the negative impact of music?

THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF MUSIC

1. Music takes you away from the remembrance of
Allah because Music and Qur’an can’t sit in the
heart at the same time.

2. A waste of precious time: Research proved that an average youth spend at least five hours a day listening to music:

3. It is an audio pornography that makes you lose you moral senses – use of vulgar, shameless and violent words.

4. Music leads to zina: as it arouses the sexual
desires. The Holy Prophet (S) said," Singing is a ladder to Adultery."

5. Music is a degradation to the status of women
Islam: Just look at the video clips.

6. Leads to hypocrisy and deprives you from the Rahmah of Allah - Ibn Qayyin Al Jawziyya says that music in one’s heart makes one move away from Allah’s Rahmah. Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (a.s.) said:
"Music is the nest of hypocrisy."

7. Takes away the imam like the fire takes away
the bush in the harmattan season.

8. Music is the primary cause for calamities in the dunia: jinn attacks, earth quakes etc. Prophet said that when my Ummah will take fifteen habits, calamities will befall them and among them is
music listening.
Sahl Bin Saad narrates that Holy Prophet (S) said,
"Submersion below the surface of the earth, raining of stones from the sky and mutilation of figures shall come about in my ummat." The companions asked, "O the Prophet of Allah when shall it happen?" The Prophet (S) there upon said:" When
musical instruments shall be in abundance and there shall be a large number of singing girls and shall be unlawful."
Ali RA said,"And music and songs give rise to
hypocrisy and is one of the ways leading towards
poverty and hunger.

9. It creates a temporal illusion of madness and
sometimes permanent madness because of the
tension in the brain. It is an intoxicant and one is
unaware of his immediate environment.

10. It create nervous breakdown and even stomach ulcers discovered in France in 1957

11. It has led to lots of violence and deaths: The
daily ‘Kayhan’ (Tehran), No 6626, published a news of the Reuter Agency: About 50,000 youths had gathered in Melbourne (Australia) for a musical concert. The concert overwhelmed them so much that they started assaulting each other with fists and knives. Many were seriously injured; some
girls were molested.

12. Leads to Deafness: Experts says that prolonged exposure to a noise level above 85 decibels will eventually result in a reduction of hearing acuity in
the frequency range most important for understanding the human speech. Dr. Charles Lebo, of the Pacific Medical Centre took measuring
instruments into two San Francis co dance halls
where the cacophony from amplified instruments
caused sound intensity from 100 to 119 decibels in the low frequency range.

13. Will be deprived of listening to the beautiful voice of Allah - Prophet (S) said," Molten lead will be put in the ears of that person who listens attentively to music and songs”.

14. Music has no barakah and it will never increase your Islamic knowledge… all the songs in the world
couldn’t be compared to Alif, Laam, Meem in
barakah would not be equivalent to them.

CONCLUSION
I conclude by reminding you about our main purpose on this Earth...Allah created us only to worship Him alone and to worship Allah is to obey Him and abstain from what He forbids..
We all know music is difficult to leave but we just have to make the sacrifice in order to please our Creator and Allah says: perhaps you may like something but in reality it is bad for you..
verily the ear, and the eye and the heart, all
of them will be asked. The ear and what it listened to, the eye and what it looked at and the heart and what it intended."

So If you claimed to be a muslim, then u need to obey Allah by stop listening to music, it might be hard at first but with time you will get over it..just pls be sinere with your repentance make a convent with Allah not to do it again. How bad would have been our position if we die with this habit.
Prophet says Allah will call those who forgo music for His sake and give them Hur’ains to entertain them.

Respected brothers let's use this medium to end the fitnah of music in our lives, let's Repent before Allah and ask His forgiveness. May He forgive us, have mercy on us and accept our repentance..Ameen

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Reflect

😃As-Salamu-Alaikum😃

TAKE NOTE:

- If you can’t pray in an outfit like that - don’t wear it.

- If you wouldn’t want to die in a place like that - don’t go to it.

- If you wouldn’t want to be resurrected on that action - don’t do it.

- If you wouldn’t want those to be your last words - don’t say it.

- If you don’t want to be standing with them on the day of judgement - stay clear.

#REFLECT#

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Time , Wealth , Health

When you see a man selling handkerchiefs and still sweating profusely in traffic, it tells you that possession is not the same as ownership!
Your life belongs to God; you are only having it but you don't own it. So, be careful what you do with your life before the owner asks for it.

The last wishes of Alexander the Great.........
On his death bed, Alexander summoned his army generals and told them his three ultimate wishes:

1. The best doctors should carry his coffin ...

2. The wealth he has accumulated (money, gold, precious stones) should be scattered along the procession to the cemetery ...

3. His hands should be let loose, so they hang outside the coffin for all to see !!

One of his generals who was surprised by these unusual requests asked Alexander to explain .
Here is what Alexander the Great had to say :

1. "I want the best doctors to carry my coffin to demonstrate that in the face of death , even the best doctors in the world have no power to heal .."

2. "I want the road to be covered with my treasure so that everybody sees that material wealth acquired on earth , will stay on earth.."

3. I want my hands to swing in the wind, so that people understand that we come to this world empty handed and we leave this world empty handed after the most precious treasure of all is exhausted, and that is : TIME.

We do not take to our grave any material wealth. TIME is our most precious treasure because it is LIMITED. We can produce more wealth, but we cannot produce more time.

When we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life that we will never take back . Our time is our life !.

The best present that you can give to your family is your time nd to God is ur life..

May God grant US plenty of  TIME to improve in our affairs towards the deen and humanity, Amin.

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Every Year Hajj Blessing

By Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Maghāmasī

I know of a man from Egypt who performed Ḥajj 32 years ago in his youth. He, at the time, was riding in a nine-passenger vehicle. In the front seats were a husband & wife. Behind them was a woman very old in age who, due to the congestion inside, was in an uncomfortable position, & her age &  body’s condition didn’t help the situation any better. So, the man who I know tried to convince the man in the front to switch seats with the old woman so that she could sit up front. He refused, but this man kept on pushing him to do it until he finally accepted.  The husband ended up going to the back seat & the old woman was able to sit up front. When the old woman felt relaxed & was able to extend her legs she said to this man, in her local dialect, what means, “May Allāh not prevent you from Ḥajj every year.”
                                                        This man has performed Ḥajj until now—& I know him—for 32 years. 32 pilgrimages since she supplicated for him that year! Sometimes a new year comes & the time of Ḥajj approaches, but he doesn’t have the money or even the intention to perform it. Yet, without any notice, he’s led to perform Ḥajj by the blessing of that woman’s supplication.
Subhanallah!

Hazrath Alī (may Allāh be pleased with him) said,
“Allāh has concealed two within two: He has concealed His pleasure in righteous acts, so one does not know which righteous act of his pleases Allāh; & He has concealed His awliyā’ amongst His servants, so one does not know which servant of Allāh is His walī.[friend]”
The point here: perform good deeds ( however tiny they maybe)  & desire for them to be sincerely for Allāh’s Sake. Perhaps u’ll do something for someone who is unknown amongst the people—which is better—& his supplications are answered.
 
http://muslimmatters.org/2011/11/08/encounter-with-an-awliya-of-allah/

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It is wrong to combine Solats

Not a laughing matter but you will laugh and
learn!
A child woke up early in the morning and refused
to greet his mother. The mother asked him: won't
you greet me?
The child ignored her and went to school. The
mother taught he would greet her when he
returned from school but he still ignored her.
He did the same in the evening.
But when he finished having his dinner he said:
mummy, good morning, good afternoon, good
evening & good night!!!
The mother said: what's wrong with you?
He replied 'I'm Ok mum. ' I always see you
combining your prayers (zuhr, asr, magrib &
isha ) when going to bed. So I'm doing the same.
The mother replied you are not serious. Is it good
to disobey your mother?
The child asked "is it good to disobey Allah?
"Then the mother was mute.
Moral Lesson:
Don't combine Solat (Prayers),Observeeacsolat
in its appropriate time. May Almighty Allah make
it easy for us all!.....

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Our Deeds ....Our Spiritual Food

"Whatever we do is a spiritual food for us. If we are doing something which is sinful, which is dirty, which is bad – it will result in dire consequences.

The examples اللّه  Subhana Ta'ala showed us in the Qur’an were of  Sayyidina Adam & Sayyidina Yunus (Alayhis salaam). 

Sayyidina Adam (Alayhis salaam) was dressed in the clothings of honour, but the moment he oppressed himself, when he acted without mercy for himself, all the dressings of honour were stripped from him, he lost everything & he was ejected from Paradise/Jannah

Jannah is a place that cannot accept dirtiness, that cannot accept oppression, that cannot accept sins. So the moment Sayyidina Adam (Alayhis salaam) performed something bad, he was immediately removed from Paradise.

Similarly when we look at Sayyidina Yunus (Alayhis salaam), when he fell into oppression ( by running away from his village instead of inviting his people to اللّه 
Subhana Ta'ala)  he was swallowed up by the whale. So once we oppress ourselves, we will be swallowed up by sufferings & disasters, pain & problems. Aиϑ we are seeing that all around us today.

Any actions of spiritual dirtiness (sinfulness, actions that are against the teachings of اللّه  Subhana Ta'ala &  Rasulullah sallallaahu alayhi wasallam), would immediately bring us problems & difficulties, in this world & in the hereafter. Anyone whose life is not following the spiritual cleanliness that اللّه  Subhana Ta'ala  has enjoined upon human beings, their lives will be filled with sufferings &  burdens."

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Islam Tips

سْــــــــــــــــمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
  :👉If u want to be healthy: use fasting
👉if u want light(noor) on the face: use Tahajjud
👉if u want relaxation: use Quran recitation
👉if u want happiness: observe ur prayers at the right time
👉if u want Relief: always make Istighfaar
👉if u want disappearance of troubles: always make Dua'a
👉if u want disappearance of hardship: recite "La hawla Wa Laa Quwwata illaa biLlaah"
👉if u want blessings: make Salaat on the Prophet (S.A.W.)

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Lets be careful about what we buy .

Asalam Alaekum Warahmahtulah Wabarakatuhu

Pls, share these wrappers to our dear Muslims brothers and sisters it contains the name of Allah SWT and that of prophet Muhammad SAW.

They ar all daviva wrappers.

Let us be very careful when buying things of nowadays which comes in different forms and styles

Thank you!

Jazakumlahu Khairahn...

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Deen Over Dunya

🚩When musicians decide to wear their trousers above their ankles (Michael Jackson style) out of their own self desire it's seen by many as a faction and no complaints by them

📍But let a Muslim wear his trousers above his ankle, he is a fanatic or fundamentalist.

🚩When someone wears a 3 piece suit and tie under a scorching sun, nobody is worried (it's his business; he is a lawyer and it's a formal dress).

📍But when a Muslimah
wears her Hijab, some people complain; isn't she feeling this heat!

🚩When a professor decides to grow his beard less complaint by many; it's his identity, sign of maturity and wisdom.

📍Let a Muslim brother try it, he becomes a threat for everyone around him; he is unkempt and (possible) terrorist!

🚩When any of the musicians and wrestlers wear the mask, nobody is worried; it's his UNIQUE style of fame

📍But when a Muslimah wears her Niqab to safeguard her chastity among other benefits they say she is oppressed and marginalised.

🚩Some ladies brag about being concubines to married men and some don't care.

📍But if you as a Muslimah dare tell your folks that you want to be a second wife, be ready for condemnations.

🚩When a non-Muslim woman decides not to involve in time consuming jobs because of her
children, they say she's a good mother.

📍But you just try it as a Muslimah, you are lazy, unwise, imprisoned and naive.
******-------******

📍We just have to please Allah, regardless of what people think about us.

📍We are living in a strange world where everything a Muslim does is a source of mockery and abuse by others.

📍All these will not and should not deter us from obeying the rules of our Creator.

📍May Allah (SWT) continue to make us steadfast in all the rules and regulations of our beautiful and nice religion of Islam.
Ameen

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Accepted Duas Story

In the holy month of Ramadaan, a pious woman gathered her children every day before iftaar (the time for breaking the fast after sunset) & asked them to pray with her. Then she raised her hands &  said: “O Allah! Provide us with our own house by the side of a flowing canal.” The children then all raised their hands &  repeated the prayer.
 
The woman’s husband laughed at them &   said: “Your wish for a house is understandable, but what do u mean by a canal flowing beside the house? How will this canal come to our desert area?”. 
 
The wife replied: “Don’t worry about it; this is a matter between us & Allah Almighty. He (Allah) says: “Call upon Me & I will respond to your call. So we will seek from Him whatever comes to our mind again and again.”
In short, she gathered the children daily & prayed to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.
 
The holy month of Ramadaan was over &  her husband asked her sarcastically: “Now tell me where is ur house & the canal?” The lady replied with firm faith: “Allah Almighty will certainly give us a house, He will fulfill all our desires.”
 
What happened next was related by the woman herself:
 
“I had barely finished fasting the 6 days of Shawwal when one day a strange incident happened. My husband was coming out of the mosque after ‘Asr prayer. A well-known & affluent person of Riyadh stopped him. My husband did not recognise him. The person said salaam to my husband & said: “I have a house with my father living in half of it. The other half is vacant. Allah Almighty has blessed me & my children with a lot of property & we don’t need the vacant portion. Today I left my place with the intention of offering the remaining portion of the house to the first person who comes out of the mosque after ‘Asr prayer. I’ve come across u here. Now my request is that u accept half of our house as a gift.”
 
We were reluctant to accept the offer without paying anything.
       Contd....

P2
However, the man said, “If u insist on paying for the house, u may give me whatever amount u can arrange easily.” We collected money from different sources, which amounted to around 8,000 riyals. We handed over that amount to the gentleman. “Now we were the owners of half a house in a posh locality of Riyadh. It is true that whoever calls upon Allah Ta’ala with sincerity in his or her heart, Allah Almighty does answer their call”.
 
“However, one thing perturbed me. I had asked Allah for a canal to flow alongside the house, but there was no canal. I asked a religious scholar whether Allah Almighty blesses a person with what he or she seeks from Him? I sought a house on the bank of a canal from Allah Almighty but I got the house without any canal.”
The religious scholar was astonished at my firm belief. He asked me what lay in front of my new house. I replied that there was a beautiful mosque there. The religious scholar smiled and said,
 
“That is the canal!”
 
There is a Hadith that once the Prophet of Allah (immense peace & infinite blessings be upon him) said to the Companions (may Allah Ta’ala be pleased with them): “If a person lives in a house by the side of a flowing canal & he takes a bath in it five times a day, will any dirt or impurity remain on his body?”
The Companions replied: “No, O Prophet of Allah! No dirt or impurity will remain on his body”.
The Prophet (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said ( to the effect): “This is the case with praying 5 times a day by means of which Allah Almighty removes sins.”
  Pray Allah guide us aright and make us firm in our duties ,Amin
  Pray Allah accept our duas and make us a living proof of his divine intervention....

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100 direct instructions by Allah in the Holy Qurab For Mankind

100 direct instructions by Allah in the Holy Quran for mankind:

1. Do not be rude in speech (3:159)

2. Restrain Anger (3:134)

3. Be good to others (4:36)

4. Do not be arrogant (7:13)

5. Forgive others for their mistakes (7:199)

6. Speak to people mildly (20:44)

7. Lower your voice (31:19)

8. Do not ridicule others (49:11)

9. Be dutiful to parents(17:23)

10. Do not say a word of disrespect to parents (17:23)

11. Do not enter parents’ private room without asking permission (24:58)

12. Write down the debt (2:282)

13. Do not follow anyone blindly (2:170)

14. Grant more time to repay if the debtor is in hard time (2:280)

15. Don’t consume interest (2:275)

16. Do not engage in bribery (2:188)

17. Do not break the promise (2:177)

18. Keep the trust (2:283)

19. Do not mix the truth with falsehood (2:42)

20. Judge with justice between people (4:58)

21. Stand out firmly for justice (4:135)

22. Wealth of the dead should be distributed mamong his family members (4:7)

23. Women also have the right for inheritance (4:7)

24. Do not devour the property of orphans (4:10)

25. Protect orphans (2:220)

26. Do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly (4:29)

27. Try for settlement between people (49:9)

28. Avoid suspicion (49:12)

29. Do not spy and backbite (2:283)

30. Do not spy or backbite (49:12)

31. Spend wealth in charity (57:7)

32. Encourage feeding poor (107:3)

33. Help those in need
by finding them (2:273)

34. Do not spend money extravagantly (17:29)

35. Do not invalidate charity with reminders (2:264)

36. Honor guests (51:26)

37. Order righteousness to people only after practicing it yourself(2:44)

38. Do not commit abuse on the earth (2:60)

39. Do not prevent people from mosques (2:114)

40. Fight only with those who fight you (2:190)

41. Keep the etiquettes of war (2:191)

42. Do not turn back in battle (8:15)

43. No compulsion in religion (2:256)

44. Believe in all prophets (2:285)

45. Do not have sexual intercourse during menstrual period (2:222)

46. Breast feed your children for two complete years (2:233)

47. Do not even approach unlawful sexual intercourse (17:32)

48. Choose rulers by their merit (2:247)

49. Do not burden a person beyond his scope (2:286)

50. Do not become divided (3:103)

51. Think deeply about the wonders and creation of this universe (3:191)

52. Men and Women have equal rewards for their deeds (3:195)

53. Do not marry those in your blood relation (4:23)

54. Family should be led by men (4:34)

55. Do not be miserly (4:37)

56. Do not keep envy (4:54)

57. Do not kill each other (4:92)

58. Do not be an advocate for deceit (4:105)

59. Do not cooperate in sin and aggression (5:2)

60. Cooperate in righteousness (5:2)

61. ’Having majority’ is not a criterion of truth (6:116)

62. Be just (5:8)

63. Punish for crimes in an exemplary way (5:38)

64. Strive against sinful and unlawful acts (5:63)

65. Dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine are prohibited (5:3)

66. Avoid intoxicants and alcohol (5:90)

67. Do not gamble (5:90)

68. Do not insult others’ deities (6:108)

69. Don’t reduce weight or measure to cheat people (6:152)

70. Eat and Drink, But Be Not Excessive (7:31)

71. Wear good cloths during prayer times (7:31)

72. protect and help those who seek protection (9:6)

73. Keep Purity (9:108)

74. Never give up hope of Allah’s Mercy (12:87)

75. Allah will forgive those who have done wrong out of ignorance (16:119)

76. Invitation to God should be with wisdom and good instruction (16:125)

77. No one will bear others’ sins (17:15)

78. Do not kill your children for fear of poverty (17:31)

79. Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge (17:36)

80. Keep aloof from what is vain (23:3)

81. Do not enter others’ houses without seeking permission (24:27)

82. Allah will provide security for those who believe only in Allah (24:55)

83. Walk on earth in humility (25:63)

84. Do not neglect your portion of this world (28:77)

85. Invoke not any other god along with Allah (28:88)

86. Do not engage in homosexuality (29:29)

87. Enjoin right, forbid wrong (31:17)

88. Do not walk in insolence through the earth (31:18)

89. Women should not display their finery (33:33)

90. Allah forgives all sins (39:53)

91. Do not despair of the mercy of Allah (39:53)

92. Repel evil by good (41:34)

93. Decide on affairs by consultation (42:38)

94. Most noble of you is the most righteous (49:13)

95. No Monasticism in religion (57:27)

96. Those who have knowledge will be given a higher degree by Allah (58:11)

97. Treat non-Muslims in a kind and fair manner (60:8)

98. Save yourself from covetousness (64:16)

99. Seek forgiveness of Allah. He is Forgiving and Merciful (73:20)

100. Do not repel one who asks (93:10)

May Allah guide n protect us Amin.

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Know Allah as Ar-Razzaq— The Provider. By Sumbal Tariq

We worry and run after material things believing that these things are our providers. We need to take time out to reflect on one of the greatest attributes of Allah, i.e. Ar-Razzaq. We all know about Him as The Provider, but do we really internalize it? Do our hearts deeply rely on the providence of Allah?

Allah stated in Holy Quran:

Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong. [Quran, 51:58]

Is there any creator other than Allah, Who provides you from the heaven and the earth? There is no god but He. How, then, are you turning away (from Him). [Quran, 35:3]

These Quranic verses are a reminder for us that Allah is the One who provides for us. Generally we assume that provision is only for material things, especially money. But this attribute of Allah is immense, and it reveals that Allah is The Provider of each and everything.

Everything? Yes, Everything.

It includes all material things, like money, food, water, air, shelter, and protection. And besides meeting our physiological needs, He is also providing for our psychological needs. Sometimes He gives us love through the love of others. Sometimes by means of isolation and loneliness He gifts us with tranquillity and a sense of His nearness. By giving us responsibilities He fulfils our needs for autonomy and competence.

Look at Nature

We can better understand about Ar-Razzaq when we ponder at other living objects. He provides food and protection to the flying birds who daily leave their nests with firm faith that Allah is The Provider. And because of their faith Allah fills their empty stomachs daily.

Allah is the One who provides food, water, air, and sunlight to a small seedling, and by His grace that seedling grows into a plant. Similarly, He is the One who takes cares of that microscopic insect in the depths of ocean where no light enters.

And so many a moving (living) creature carries not its own provision! Allah provides for it and for you. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. [Quran, 29:60]

If Allah provides for a small insect, a sapling, or a small bird, then is He not sufficient for us? Does He not know what we need and what we want? Is He not aware of our physical and psychological requirements? Will He not provide Risq (lightness) to a starving heart?

The fact is that He is taking care of all of us, and He is providing for us from unlimited means. Sometimes we get depressed and despair of ever receiving His infinite mercy. At that point, we need to think and reflect on this attribute of Allah. We also need to remember the supplication of Prophet Musa:

My Lord! I am in need of whatever good that You bestow on me. [Quran, 28:24]

Knowing Allah as Ar-Razzaq would help us to ask Him for our providence. It would strengthen our belief in our Lord. We will feel lighthearted when we know that Allah makes things available to us from limitless sources.

Allahu Allam

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Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al Aas RadhiAllahu ‘anhu said,
ﻗﺎﻝ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮﻭ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺹ : ﻣﻦ ﺑﻨﻰ ﺑﺄﺭﺽ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺮﻛﻴﻦ ﻭﺻﻨﻊ ﻧﻴﺮﻭﺯﻫﻢ ﻭﻣﻬﺮﺟﺎﻧﺎﺗﻬﻢ ﻭﺗﺸﺒﻪ ﺑﻬﻢ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻳﻤﻮﺕ ﺣﺸﺮ ﻣﻌﻬﻢ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﺎﻣﺔ
“Whosoever lives in the lands of the mushrikin and celebrates their Neyrouz and festivals and keeps imitating them until he dies in that condition, will be resurrected with them on the Day of Resurrection.”
● Source: Sunan Al-Bayhaqi, no. 18642, and Al Iqtidah Siraatal Mustaqeem (1/754) of Ibn Taymiyyah Rahimahullaah

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