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*charisma* · 04:37 AM

Bismillahi ArRahman ArRaheem

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatallahi wa Barakatu

From the Quran:

Those who behave arrogantly on the earth in defiance of right - them will I turn away from My signs: Even if they see all the signs, they will not believe in them; and if they see the way of right conduct, they will not adopt it as the way; but if they see the way of error, that is the way they will adopt. For they have rejected our signs, and failed to take warning from them. [7:146]

From the Sunnah (Hadith):

The Prophet said: 'Whoever loves my way of life (Sunnah) loves me, and whoever loves me will be with me in Paradise.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhî)

Week 2

1. Conversing so that all may understand and participate without feeling left out. [Pertains to helping the Ummah]

This reminds me of a time when I was a kid and if we were angry at another friend we'd make up code words so that they wouldn't understand. Now that I'm older, alhemdulilah, I don't ever do that, but I do see adults doing something similar to this, be it intentionally or unintentionally. I think conversing where the other person may not understand is most common when we visit our home countries. If you have a relative that speaks english, and english is your mother tongue, we tend to speak in english rather than the language of the land because we are more used to it. We may not do it purposely, and it could be because we are too shy to pronounce some of the words in the other language, still, though, our purpose is to maintain brotherhood. This would make the other person in our company very sad indeed and often we don't notice this because they've stopped talking! So if the only time you take advantage of speaking their language is when you step foot into the market fearing the merchants will increase the prices knowing you're from the west, read this:

Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said: the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "In the presence of three people, two should not hold secret counsel, to the exclusion of the third .'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

In Abu Dawud, Abu Salih related: I asked Ibn `Umar: "What if there are four people.'' He said, "There is no harm in that.''

Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When three of you are together, two of you must not converse privately ignoring the third till the number increases, lest the third should be grieved .''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

I don't know if its ever been done to you, but it really sucks! So make sure everyone around you understands what you are saying so that they can comment, converse, and not feel left out inshallah

2. Fulfilling your appetite before offering salaah [Pertains to improving one's salaah]

The best example I can give is praying during ramadhan. So you sit there and mother, auntie, gramma, or whoever sets the table and serves the food. You make the du'a whilst waiting for the last minute to dig in. "Bismillah!" and you pick up a date ready to tear that mother apart with your bare teeth when all the sudden uncle says , "Time for maghrib salaah!"

At this time you form a few tears in your eyes as you return the date to the table and you give uncle a mean look

...guess what?? You're supposed to eat before you pray if you're hungry:

`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "No Salat (prayer) should be performed when the food has been served, nor should it be performed when a person is in need of relieving himself.'' [Muslim]

Note that this keeps you from any distractions while offering salaah. Whilst it is important to offer salaah on time, this is an exception to keep the salaah pure. Allah does not make the religion difficult upon us alhemdulilah wa subhanallah!, so if ramadhan comes around and this is common in your family, you may want to educate a few of your members inshallah.

3. Restraining from overstuffing your stomach [Small practice]

This is probably most common during ramadhan as well, but it could be common any other time just the same, heck western people are becoming obese, and you can't always blame McDonalds! So often when we are hungry, like really really hungry, and food is presented to us, we act like we haven't seen food in our lives! The first dish is presented, then the second, and we load up on drinks and in the end you never want to look at food the same way again

. Ever had the feeling where those pants were just a few sizes smaller after you ate then when you wore them this morning? Yea...that's not really good:

The Prophet said: 'There is no vessel worse for the son of Adam to fill than his stomach. A few morsels are sufficient for him. If he is to consume more then a third is for his food, a third for his drink, and a third for air.' (Sunan At-Tirmidhî, Sunan Ibn Mâjah)

In this hadith, we are supposed to eat 1/3 food, 1/3 drink, and leave the rest empty so that we can breathe. Filling ourselves up causes laziness [not to mention acne and all sorts of hormonal abnormalities] and indeed this is not the way of a true mu'min. So refrain from that inshallah. Even a few bites is enough to help us carry ourselves through out the day. No need to overload.

4. The restraint of yawning and the gratitude of sneezing [du'a]

You are probably getting tired from staying up all night studying or working since school's coming to an end, so late night studying is common, unfortunately, so is yawning. Seasonal allergies are also coming up, if they haven't done so already. Sneezing season, wuhu

!! Unlike the traditional "Bless you" that most say when one sneezes, there are three parts to the traditional sunnah reply:

After sneezing say: Alhemdulilah or Alhemdulilah 'ala kulli haal (Praise be to Allah)

After one has sneezed and said Alhemdulilah, you say: Yarhamuk Allah (May Allah have mercy upon you)

After one has said Yarhamuk Allah, you reply with: Yahdikum-ullah wa yuslihu balakum (may Allah guide you and render sound your state of affairs)

*Note: The last one can also be said after a NonMuslim sneezes.

The only du'a you probably would have to memorize, is that last one. The other ones are pretty easy alhemdulilah. This is what it says in ahadith pertaining to both sneezing and yawning:

Yawning:

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Yawning is from the Shaytaan. If any of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as possible, for if any of you says ‘Ha’ (makes a noise when yawning), the Shaytaan laughs." (al-Bukhari no. 3289)

Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-KhudriAllah's Apostle said: When one of you yawns, he should try to restrain it with the help of his hand since it is the Satan that enters therein. [Muslim]

Sneezing:

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allah loves sneezing and dislikes yawning. If any one of you sneezes and says ‘Al-hamdu Lillaah,’ it is a duty on everyone who hears him to say ‘Yarhamak Allaah.’ As for yawning, if any one of you feels the urge to yawn, let him resist it as much as he can, and do not say ‘Hah, hah’ (do not make a noise when yawning), for this is from Shaytaan and he laughs at it." Abu ‘Eesaa said: This is a saheeh hadeeth. (Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 2747)

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "When one of you sneezes he should say: `Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah),' and his brother or his companion should say to him: `Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah have mercy on you).' When he says this he should reply: `Yahdikum-ullah wa yuslihu balakum (may Allah guide you and render sound your state of affairs).''' [Al-Bukhari]

**Reminder: One says “Yarhamuk Allah” only after the one who has sneezed has praised Allah:

Narrated Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him): Two men sneezed before the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam). The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said to one of them, "Yarhamuk-Allah (May Allah bestow His Mercy on you)," but he did not say that to the other. On being asked (why), the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "That one praised Allah (at the time of sneezing), while the other did not praise Allah."
[Al-Bukhari]

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If I've written anything wrong, it is from myself and shaytan and may allah forgive me for it. If you see anything wrong, please do correct me, as I am human and do make mistakes. Jazakum Allahu Khair

That's it for this week!! Inshallah next week, approx. 7 days, I'll post up the next one.

Continue to Week 3 (Reviving a Forgotten Sunnah)

fi aman Allah
w'salaam

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