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shible · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 02-09-2007

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arinum · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 02-10-2007

im sorry if this is the wrong thread to post this, but the saying "Trust in Allah, but tie your camel", is this a hadith? thank you..jazakallah

- Qatada - · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 02-10-2007

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Originally Posted by arinum

im sorry if this is the wrong thread to post this, but the saying "Trust in Allah, but tie your camel", is this a hadith? thank you..jazakallah

One day Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, noticed a Bedouin leaving his camel without tying it. He asked the Bedouin, "Why don't you tie down your camel?" The Bedouin answered, "I put my trust in Allah." The Prophet then said, "Tie your camel first, then put your trust in Allah"

(Tirmidhi).

Erundur · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 02-13-2007

Tafsir Ayat Al-Kursi
From Tafsir of Imam Ibn Kathir
Abridged under the supervision of Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri

"Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He know what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. and they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great."

Surah Al-Baqarah Ayat Al-Kursi (v.255)

Ayat Al Kursi has Ten Complete Arabic Sentences

Allah's statement,

Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He

mentions that Allah is the One and Only Lord of all creation.

Allah's statement,

Al-Hayyul-Qayyum

testifies that Allah is the Ever Living, Who never dies, Who sustains everyone and everything,. All creation stands in need of Allah and totally relies on Him, while He is the Most Rich, Who stands in need of nothing created. Similarly, Allah said,

And among his signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His command

Surah Ar-Rum Ayah 25

Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him

means, no shortcoming, unawareness or ignorance ever touches Allah. Rather, He is aware of, and controls what every soul earns, has perfect watch over everything, nothing escapes His knowlegde, and no secret matter is secret to Him. Among His perfect attributes, is the fact that He is never effected by slumber or sleep. therefore Allah's statement,

Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him

indicates that no unawareness due to slumber or sleep ever overtakes Allah. Allah said afterwards,

nor sleep

which is stronger than slumber. It is recorded in the Sahih that Abu Musa said,

The Messenger of Allah (saw) delivered a speech regarding four words:

"Allah does not sleep, and it does not befit His majesty that He sleeps. He lowers the scales and raises them. The deeds of the day are resurrected in front of Him before the deeds before the deeds of the night, and the deeds of the night before the deeds of day. His Veil is light, or fire, and if He removes it, the rays from His Face would burn whatever His sight reaches of His creation."

Sahih Muslim 1:161

Allah's statement,

To him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth

indicated that everyone is a servant for Allah, a part of his kingdom and under His power and authority. Similarly, Allah said

There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the Most Gracious (Allah) as a servant.

Verily, He knows each one of them, and has counted them a full counting.And everyone of them will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection (without any Helper, or protector or defender).

Surah Maryam Ayah's 93-95

Allahs statement

Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission?

is similar to His statements,

And there are many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He wills and is pleased with.

Surah An-Najm Ayah 26

and,

They cannot intercede except for him with whome He is pleased

Surah Al-Anbiya Ayah 28

these Ayat assert Allah's greatness, pride, and grace, and that no one dares to intercede with Him on behalf of anyone else, except by His permission. Indeed, the Hadith about the intercession, states that the Prophet (saw) said,

"I will stand under the Throne and fall in prostration, and Allah will allow me to remain in that position as much as He wills. I will thereafter be told, "Raise your head, speak and you will be heard, intercede and your intercession will be accepted". The Prophet (saw) then said, "He will allow me a proportion whom I will enter into Paradise."

Sahih Muslim 1:180

Allah's statement,

He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter

this refers to His perfect knowledge of all creation; its past, present and future. Similarly, Allah said that the angels proclaimed;

And we (angels) descend not except by the command of your Lord (O Muhammad (saw)). to Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two; and your Lord is never forgetful

Surah Maryam Ayah 64

Allah's statement,

And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills

asserts the fact that no one attains any part of Allah's knowledge except what Allah conveys and allows. this part of the Ayah indicates that no one ever acquires knowledge of Allah and in His Attributes, except what He conveys to them. For instance Allah said,

But they will never compass anything of His knowledge

Surah Ta-Ha Ayah 110

Allah said,

His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth.

Waki' narrated in his Tafsir that Ibn Abbas said,

"Kursi is the footstool, and no one is able to give due consideration to [Allah's] Throne"

At-Tabarani 12:39

Al-Hakim recorded this Hadith in his Mustadrak (Al-Hakim 2:282) from Ibn Abbas who did not relate it to the . Al-Hakim said, "It is Sahih according to the criteria of the Two Sahihs, and they (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it."

In addition, Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn Abbas said,

"If the seven heavens and the seven earths were flattened and laid side by side, they would add up to the size of a ring in a desert, compared to the Kursi"

Ibn Abi Hatim 3:981

Allah said,

And He feels no fatigue in guarding and preservng them

meaning, it does not burden or cause Him fatigue to protect the heavens and earth and all that is in between them. Rather, this is an easy matter fo Him. Further, Allah sustains everything, has perfect watch over everything, nothing ever escapes His knowledge and no matter is ever a secret to Him. All matters are insignificant, modest and humble before Him. He is the Most Rich, worthy of all praise. He does, what He will, and no one can ask Him about what He does, while they perfect alertness concerning everything. He is the Most High, the Greatest, there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, and no Lord other than Him.

Allah's statement,

And he is the Most High, the Most Great

is similar to His statement,

the Most Great, the Most High

Surah Ar-Rad Ayah 9

These and similar Ayat and authentic Hadiths about Allah's Attributes must be treated the way the Salaf (righteous ancestors) treated them by accepting their apparent meanings without equating them [with the attributes of the creation] or altering their apparent meaning.

Allah (swt) knows best.

Erundur · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 02-16-2007

Actions are Judged by Intentions

It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin al-Khattab, radiyallahu 'anhu, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, say:

"Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated."

[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

This hadith was said by the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, at the time when a man emigrated from Makkah to Madinah during the Hijrah for the sake of marrying someone and not for the sake of Islam.

It is considered to be one of the greatest hadiths in Islam.
Al-Imam al-Shafie said: This Hadith is one third of the knowledge of Islam; related to about 70 topics of Fiqh.

Al-Imam Ahmad (with reference to al-Imam al-Shafie's statement) said: Islam is based on three fundamentals (all are among the 40 hadiths ):

Hadith 1: which is stated above.
Hadith 5: "Whosoever introduces into this affair of ours (i.e. Islam) something that does not belong to it, it is to be rejected."
Hadith 6: "Truly, what is lawful is evident, and what is unlawful is evident, and in between the two are matters which are doubtful which many people do not know……"

These three hadiths are agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

These hadiths can be seen as three criteria to help Muslims evaluate and judge what they do and say "as an ibadah" in their daily life:

Hadith 1 - To evaluate and judge our internal actions (actions of the heart).
Hadith 5 - To evaluate and judge our external actions (actions of the limbs).
Hadith 6 - To evaluate and judge our dealings "mu'amalat" (interaction between people).

Niyyah (intention) has two meanings:

The intention before an ibadah (e.g. prayer)
The willingness

The second meaning (ii.) is what is meant in this hadith.

This hadith emphasises ikhlas (sincerity - to be truthful and honest to Allah alone, performing an act solely for Allah's sake whereby no other witness except Allah is sought). Ikhlas is one of the conditions of accepting good deeds. The other condition is that the actions must be done in accordance with the Shariah as it will be explained in the fifth hadith.

This can be seen in the shahadah :

"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah" is the ikhlas - ensuring that we do things for the sake of Allah and Allah alone.
"I bear witness that Mohammed is the Messenger of Allah" - the Sunnah is the manifestation of the Quran - the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, is our example, our best model to follow. Following his Sunnah in our ibadah, Akhlaq (ethics), and Muamalat (dealings) ensures that we are acting in accordance with the Shariah.

Thus, the shahadah shows us the conditions for accepting a deed or performing an action: (a) it should be for the sake of Allah because He is the only One we worship, and (b) it should be in accordance with the Shariah.

To achieve ikhlas, we have to avoid shirk (associating others with Allah, which causes insincerity). Al-Imam al-Harawi said the root cause for insincerity (or shirk) is self-desire (al-hawa). Therefore no action should be done because of self-desire.
Imam al-Harawi states that there are 7 types of self-desires:-

To make oneself appear good in the hearts of others
To seek the praises of others
To avoid being blamed by others
To seek the glorification of others
To seek the wealth/money of others
To seek the services or love of others
To seek the help of others for oneself

Ways to obtain ikhlas:

Do righteous deeds - the more good deeds we do and hence get closer to Allah, the more sincere we will be.
Before we do any deed we should firstly seek knowledge (ilm) - our actions/deeds should be guided by knowledge so that we do them in accordance to the Shariah.
Do not give false impressions - do not make others believe that an action we did was good when it was not.
Al-Imam Ahmad said: Before you do anything, check your intention (niyyah) - ask yourself before performing an action: "Is it for the sake of Allah?"

There are four things that contradict ikhlas:

Ma'siat - committing sins - this will weaken our ikhlas
Shirk - associating others with Allah
Riya' - performing an ibadah with the intention of showing off to others
Nifaq - hypocrisy

Even though we must always make sure that our actions do not deviate from ikhlas, there are actions, which are automatically considered that of good intentions. For example, seeking knowledge in Islam, helping the community, doing da'wah, etc.

Conclusion
Our actions are undermined by our intentions - whether they are good intentions or bad intentions. Therefore we should always check our intentions before we do or say anything. We must make sure that the action is for the sake of Allah so that it is accepted by Allah and that we will be rewarded for it, insha Allah.

Allah (swt) knows best

Excerpts taken from the "40 Hadiths of Imam Nawawi"-Imam Hathami

- Qatada - · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 02-19-2007

“In Paradise, there are rooms whose outside can be seen from the inside and the inside can be seen from the outside. Allâh has prepared them for those who feed the poor, who are gentle in speech, who fast regularly and who pray at night when people are asleep.” [‘Sahîh Ibn Khuzaymah’ #2137]

“One should not say: “I fasted all of Ramadân,” or “I prayed at night for all of Ramadân.”” ['Sunan Abî Dâwûd']

http://www.islamicboard.com/ramadan-...t-ramadan.html

Erundur · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 02-23-2007

Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,

"Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.''

[At-Tirmidhi].

Commentary: This Hadith urges us to recite the Qur'an and also mentions the great reward for reciting it.

Allah (swt) knows best.

HIJABI*** · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 03-01-2007

A man came to the Prophet(pbuh) and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim).

JolieFleur · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 03-01-2007

here's my fave....

Nu’man bin Bashir reported: I heard Allah’s Messenger saw who said (And Nu’man pointed towards his ears with his fingers): what is lawful is evident and what is unlawful is evident, and in between them are things which are doubtful which many people do not know. So he who guards against doubtful things keeps his religion and honour blameless, and he who indulges in doubtful things indulges unlawful things, just as a shepherd who pastures his animals round a preserve will soon pasture them in it. Beware, every king has a preserve, and the things God has declared unlawful are His preserves. Beware, in the body there is a piece of flesh; if it is sound, the whole body is sound, and if it is corrupt the whole body is corrupt, and hearkens it to the heart. (Muslim)

Explanation- This hadeeth beautifully sums up the nature of the Islamic Shari’ah and the attitude of a Muslim towards it. No human language can adequately express such deep and practical wisdom about human life as it has been expressed in this hadeeth.

Allah has clearly defined the things which are lawful and those which are unlawful. Every person has a clear knowledge of them, but in between these unlawful and lawful things, there are certain things which are doubtful. The man who shuns the use of such, guards himself against pitfalls, since the use of doubtful things paves the way for falling into the net of evil.

At the outset no one dares commit glaring evil; he starts from those acts which apparently have no evil around them, but the intention behind them is no good. He then proceeds slowly and steadily on this dangerous path without realising the enormity of danger lying ahead, and ultimately falls victim to evil.

The people who do not avoid doubtful things are imperceptibly but irresistibly driven to evil deeds, the Holy Prophet saw has explained this process of moral deterioration with the help of a simile of the preserve of the king.

The shepherd who does not keep his sheep away from the preserve hazards misfortune, for if they are allowed to graze near it, there is a great likelihood of their slipping into it. Like the preserve of the kings, evil has a fascination and charm of its own, and the person who hovers on the borderline of evil can at any moment fall into its trap.

The concluding portion of the hadeeth has a lesson for us that we try to cleanse our heart of evil thoughts and make it pure and clean as it can become the dwelling of the Lord only when it is fit for that. Evil thoughts lead to evil deeds; man should try his utmost best to get rid of them, and this is possible only when we entertain good and leave no chance for evil to find its place in our hearts.

It really makes me think twice before doing anything

Maheen · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 03-02-2007

Rasulullah (SAWS) said:

When a man dies and his relatives are busy in funeral, there stands an extremely
handsome man by his head. When the dead body is shrouded, that man
gets in between the shroud and the chest of the deceased. When
after the burial, the people return home, 2 angels, Munkar and Nakeer (names of two special Angels), come in the grave and try to
separate this handsome man so that they may be able to interrogate
the dead man in privacy about his faith. But the handsome man
says, "He is my companion, he is my friend. I will not leave
him alone in any case. If you are appointed for interrogation, do
your job. I cannot leave him until I get him admitted into Paradise". Thereafter he turns to his dead companion and says, "I
am the Qura'an, which you used to read, sometimes in a loud voice
and sometimes in a low voice. Do not worry. After the
interrogation of Munkar and Nakeer, you will have no grief. When
the interrogation is over, the handsome man arranges for him from
Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the angels in Heaven) a silk bedding filled with
musk.

Rasulullah (SAWS) also said: "On the Day of
Judgement, before Allah, no other intercessor will have a greater
status than the Qura'an, neither a Prophet nor an angel."

Liúyú de Lian · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 03-04-2007

Quote:

The Ayah in the Qur'an which brings the most relief is in Surat Az-Zumar:

[قُلْ يعِبَادِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُواْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لاَ تَقْنَطُواْ مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ]

(Say: "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves! Despair not of the mercy of Allah.'')

And the clearest Ayah in the Qur'an about reliance on Allah is:

[وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجاًوَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ]

(And whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine) (65:2-3).

http://www.islamicboard.com/islamic-...tml#post659549 (Face-Off!)

Erundur · **Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. -** 03-08-2007

The Prophet (upon him be peace) said, "Actions are only according to intentions, and a person receives only what he has intended. Therefore, whoever's emigration is for Allah and His Messenger, his emigration is [truly] for Allah and His Messenger. And whoever's emigration is for any worldly gain or a woman he is to wed, then his emigration is for what he emigrated." (Bukhari, Muslim)

This hadith addresses one of the most important aspects of Islam—sincere intention in one's worship. The general meaning of the hadith is that a person should set aright his intention at the beginning of every action. The entitlement of reward for an action depends on a person's intention for performing that action. If an action is carried out with sincerity, it is rewarded by Allah, otherwise it is done in vain.

With regard to intention, an action done purely for Allah's sake is undoubtedly superior to one that is coupled with a desire to gain something worldly (e.g., a pilgrim who makes the pilgrimage for Allah's sake but also intends to trade while in Makka [a permissible action]). However, if the motive for performing an act of worship is mixed with ostentation, even to the slightest degree, then the action will not be accepted by Allah

What happens if an action is started with a pure intention, but the notion of ostentation occurs afterwards? If it is a fleeting notion and does not persist in one's heart then it will not cause any harm. However, if it is entertained and allowed to rest in one's heart, then there are two opinions about this. Imam Ahmad and Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on them) have expressed hope that the person will still be rewarded based on his initial intention in spite of the entry of ostentation while performing the action. However, Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, the renown exegete of the early fourth century ah, explains that it depends on the type of action. For example, if it is a comprehensive action, such as salat, fasting, or pilgrimage, which requires an initial intention, and if its prerequisites and integrals are met, then the action is considered complete, then ostentation creeping in the middle of this action will not harm it. If, however, the action is not of this type but rather a separate action not consisting of prerequisites and integrals, such as recitation of the Qur'an, remembrance of Allah, or teaching, then the intention will have to remain pure and free from ostentation throughout the action in order to be valid. Hence, actions of this second category require a renewal of the intention in order for them to yield reward.

As for unsought praise a person receives (on some accomplishment), it is not blameworthy, even if one feels happiness about it. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) described this praise and honor as "Advanced glad tidings [from Allah] for the believer" (Muslim).

The scholars have stated that it is recommended that authors begin their works with this hadith (on intention), as have Imam Bukhari and many others. By doing this, the author reminds himself and the reader to correct their intentions for writing, reading, and studying the book (Jami' al-'ulum wa 'l-hikam, Mirqat al-Mafatih).

Excerpts taken from Translation & Commentary of Shaykh 'Ashiq Ilahī al-Bulandshehrī’s Zad al-Talibin "Provisions of Seekers"

Allah (swt) knows best.

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Erundur ::Giggles:: Status: Offline Posts: 247 Reputation: 785 Rep Power: 13 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Beach Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. - 02-13-2007 Tafsir Ayat Al-Kursi From Tafsir of Imam Ibn Kathir Abridged under the supervision of Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri "Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission? He know what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. and they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great." Surah Al-Baqarah Ayat Al-Kursi (v.255) Ayat Al Kursi has Ten Complete Arabic Sentences Allah's statement, Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He mentions that Allah is the One and Only Lord of all creation. Allah's statement, Al-Hayyul-Qayyum testifies that Allah is the Ever Living, Who never dies, Who sustains everyone and everything,. All creation stands in need of Allah and totally relies on Him, while He is the Most Rich, Who stands in need of nothing created. Similarly, Allah said, And among his signs is that the heaven and the earth stand by His command Surah Ar-Rum Ayah 25 Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him means, no shortcoming, unawareness or ignorance ever touches Allah. Rather, He is aware of, and controls what every soul earns, has perfect watch over everything, nothing escapes His knowlegde, and no secret matter is secret to Him. Among His perfect attributes, is the fact that He is never effected by slumber or sleep. therefore Allah's statement, Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him indicates that no unawareness due to slumber or sleep ever overtakes Allah. Allah said afterwards, nor sleep which is stronger than slumber. It is recorded in the Sahih that Abu Musa said, The Messenger of Allah (saw) delivered a speech regarding four words: "Allah does not sleep, and it does not befit His majesty that He sleeps. He lowers the scales and raises them. The deeds of the day are resurrected in front of Him before the deeds before the deeds of the night, and the deeds of the night before the deeds of day. His Veil is light, or fire, and if He removes it, the rays from His Face would burn whatever His sight reaches of His creation." Sahih Muslim 1:161 Allah's statement, To him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth indicated that everyone is a servant for Allah, a part of his kingdom and under His power and authority. Similarly, Allah said There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes unto the Most Gracious (Allah) as a servant. Verily, He knows each one of them, and has counted them a full counting.And everyone of them will come to Him alone on the Day of Resurrection (without any Helper, or protector or defender). Surah Maryam Ayah's 93-95 Allahs statement Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission? is similar to His statements, And there are many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He wills and is pleased with. Surah An-Najm Ayah 26 and, They cannot intercede except for him with whome He is pleased Surah Al-Anbiya Ayah 28 these Ayat assert Allah's greatness, pride, and grace, and that no one dares to intercede with Him on behalf of anyone else, except by His permission. Indeed, the Hadith about the intercession, states that the Prophet (saw) said, "I will stand under the Throne and fall in prostration, and Allah will allow me to remain in that position as much as He wills. I will thereafter be told, "Raise your head, speak and you will be heard, intercede and your intercession will be accepted". The Prophet (saw) then said, "He will allow me a proportion whom I will enter into Paradise." Sahih Muslim 1:180 Allah's statement, He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter this refers to His perfect knowledge of all creation; its past, present and future. Similarly, Allah said that the angels proclaimed; And we (angels) descend not except by the command of your Lord (O Muhammad (saw)). to Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two; and your Lord is never forgetful Surah Maryam Ayah 64 Allah's statement, And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills asserts the fact that no one attains any part of Allah's knowledge except what Allah conveys and allows. this part of the Ayah indicates that no one ever acquires knowledge of Allah and in His Attributes, except what He conveys to them. For instance Allah said, But they will never compass anything of His knowledge Surah Ta-Ha Ayah 110 Allah said, His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth. Waki' narrated in his Tafsir that Ibn Abbas said, "Kursi is the footstool, and no one is able to give due consideration to [Allah's] Throne" At-Tabarani 12:39 Al-Hakim recorded this Hadith in his Mustadrak (Al-Hakim 2:282) from Ibn Abbas who did not relate it to the . Al-Hakim said, "It is Sahih according to the criteria of the Two Sahihs, and they (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it." In addition, Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn Abbas said, "If the seven heavens and the seven earths were flattened and laid side by side, they would add up to the size of a ring in a desert, compared to the Kursi" Ibn Abi Hatim 3:981 Allah said, And He feels no fatigue in guarding and preservng them meaning, it does not burden or cause Him fatigue to protect the heavens and earth and all that is in between them. Rather, this is an easy matter fo Him. Further, Allah sustains everything, has perfect watch over everything, nothing ever escapes His knowledge and no matter is ever a secret to Him. All matters are insignificant, modest and humble before Him. He is the Most Rich, worthy of all praise. He does, what He will, and no one can ask Him about what He does, while they perfect alertness concerning everything. He is the Most High, the Greatest, there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, and no Lord other than Him. Allah's statement, And he is the Most High, the Most Great is similar to His statement, the Most Great, the Most High Surah Ar-Rad Ayah 9 These and similar Ayat and authentic Hadiths about Allah's Attributes must be treated the way the Salaf (righteous ancestors) treated them by accepting their apparent meanings without equating them [with the attributes of the creation] or altering their apparent meaning. Allah (swt) knows best. __________________ O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may learn self-restraint. 2:183 Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Apostle said, "When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed"

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Erundur ::Giggles:: Status: Offline Posts: 247 Reputation: 785 Rep Power: 13 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Beach Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. - 02-16-2007 *Actions are Judged by Intentions* It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin al-Khattab, radiyallahu 'anhu, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, say: "Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated." [Al-Bukhari & Muslim] This hadith was said by the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, at the time when a man emigrated from Makkah to Madinah during the Hijrah for the sake of marrying someone and not for the sake of Islam. It is considered to be one of the greatest hadiths in Islam. Al-Imam al-Shafie said: This Hadith is one third of the knowledge of Islam; related to about 70 topics of Fiqh. Al-Imam Ahmad (with reference to al-Imam al-Shafie's statement) said: Islam is based on three fundamentals (all are among the 40 hadiths ): Hadith 1: which is stated above. Hadith 5: "Whosoever introduces into this affair of ours (i.e. Islam) something that does not belong to it, it is to be rejected." Hadith 6: "Truly, what is lawful is evident, and what is unlawful is evident, and in between the two are matters which are doubtful which many people do not know……" These three hadiths are agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. These hadiths can be seen as three criteria to help Muslims evaluate and judge what they do and say "as an ibadah" in their daily life: Hadith 1 - To evaluate and judge our internal actions (actions of the heart). Hadith 5 - To evaluate and judge our external actions (actions of the limbs). Hadith 6 - To evaluate and judge our dealings "mu'amalat" (interaction between people). Niyyah (intention) has two meanings: The intention before an ibadah (e.g. prayer) The willingness The second meaning (ii.) is what is meant in this hadith. This hadith emphasises ikhlas (sincerity - to be truthful and honest to Allah alone, performing an act solely for Allah's sake whereby no other witness except Allah is sought). Ikhlas is one of the conditions of accepting good deeds. The other condition is that the actions must be done in accordance with the Shariah as it will be explained in the fifth hadith. This can be seen in the shahadah : "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah" is the ikhlas - ensuring that we do things for the sake of Allah and Allah alone. "I bear witness that Mohammed is the Messenger of Allah" - the Sunnah is the manifestation of the Quran - the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, is our example, our best model to follow. Following his Sunnah in our ibadah, Akhlaq (ethics), and Muamalat (dealings) ensures that we are acting in accordance with the Shariah. Thus, the shahadah shows us the conditions for accepting a deed or performing an action: (a) it should be for the sake of Allah because He is the only One we worship, and (b) it should be in accordance with the Shariah. To achieve ikhlas, we have to avoid shirk (associating others with Allah, which causes insincerity). Al-Imam al-Harawi said the root cause for insincerity (or shirk) is self-desire (al-hawa). Therefore no action should be done because of self-desire. Imam al-Harawi states that there are 7 types of self-desires:- To make oneself appear good in the hearts of others To seek the praises of others To avoid being blamed by others To seek the glorification of others To seek the wealth/money of others To seek the services or love of others To seek the help of others for oneself Ways to obtain ikhlas: Do righteous deeds - the more good deeds we do and hence get closer to Allah, the more sincere we will be. Before we do any deed we should firstly seek knowledge (ilm) - our actions/deeds should be guided by knowledge so that we do them in accordance to the Shariah. Do not give false impressions - do not make others believe that an action we did was good when it was not. Al-Imam Ahmad said: Before you do anything, check your intention (niyyah) - ask yourself before performing an action: "Is it for the sake of Allah?" There are four things that contradict ikhlas: Ma'siat - committing sins - this will weaken our ikhlas Shirk - associating others with Allah Riya' - performing an ibadah with the intention of showing off to others Nifaq - hypocrisy Even though we must always make sure that our actions do not deviate from ikhlas, there are actions, which are automatically considered that of good intentions. For example, seeking knowledge in Islam, helping the community, doing da'wah, etc. Conclusion Our actions are undermined by our intentions - whether they are good intentions or bad intentions. Therefore we should always check our intentions before we do or say anything. We must make sure that the action is for the sake of Allah so that it is accepted by Allah and that we will be rewarded for it, insha Allah. Allah (swt) knows best Excerpts taken from the "40 Hadiths of Imam Nawawi"-Imam Hathami __________________ O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may learn self-restraint. 2:183 Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Apostle said, "When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed"

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- Qatada - Ummah Under 1 Banner Status: Offline Posts: 10,298 Reputation: 41172 Rep Power: 82 Join Date: May 2005 Location: ...travelling to the hereafter.. Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. - 02-19-2007 “In Paradise, there are rooms whose outside can be seen from the inside and the inside can be seen from the outside. Allâh has prepared them for those who feed the poor, who are gentle in speech, who fast regularly and who pray at night when people are asleep.” [‘Sahîh Ibn Khuzaymah’ #2137] “One should not say: “I fasted all of Ramadân,” or “I prayed at night for all of Ramadân.”” ['Sunan Abî Dâwûd'] http://www.islamicboard.com/ramadan-...t-ramadan.html

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Erundur ::Giggles:: Status: Offline Posts: 247 Reputation: 785 Rep Power: 13 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Beach Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. - 02-23-2007 Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.'' [At-Tirmidhi]. Commentary: This Hadith urges us to recite the Qur'an and also mentions the great reward for reciting it. Allah (swt) knows best. __________________ O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may learn self-restraint. 2:183 Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Apostle said, "When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed"

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HIJABI*** SLAVE OF ALLAH Status: Offline Posts: 125 Reputation: 176 Rep Power: 10 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. - 03-01-2007 A man came to the Prophet(pbuh) and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?' The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim).

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JolieFleur -OneAgainstTheWorld- Status: Online Posts: 8,004 Reputation: 27802 Rep Power: 62 Join Date: Jul 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. - 03-01-2007 here's my fave.... Nu’man bin Bashir reported: I heard Allah’s Messenger saw who said (And Nu’man pointed towards his ears with his fingers): what is lawful is evident and what is unlawful is evident, and in between them are things which are doubtful which many people do not know. So he who guards against doubtful things keeps his religion and honour blameless, and he who indulges in doubtful things indulges unlawful things, just as a shepherd who pastures his animals round a preserve will soon pasture them in it. Beware, every king has a preserve, and the things God has declared unlawful are His preserves. Beware, in the body there is a piece of flesh; if it is sound, the whole body is sound, and if it is corrupt the whole body is corrupt, and hearkens it to the heart. (Muslim) Explanation- This hadeeth beautifully sums up the nature of the Islamic Shari’ah and the attitude of a Muslim towards it. No human language can adequately express such deep and practical wisdom about human life as it has been expressed in this hadeeth. Allah has clearly defined the things which are lawful and those which are unlawful. Every person has a clear knowledge of them, but in between these unlawful and lawful things, there are certain things which are doubtful. The man who shuns the use of such, guards himself against pitfalls, since the use of doubtful things paves the way for falling into the net of evil. At the outset no one dares commit glaring evil; he starts from those acts which apparently have no evil around them, but the intention behind them is no good. He then proceeds slowly and steadily on this dangerous path without realising the enormity of danger lying ahead, and ultimately falls victim to evil. The people who do not avoid doubtful things are imperceptibly but irresistibly driven to evil deeds, the Holy Prophet saw has explained this process of moral deterioration with the help of a simile of the preserve of the king. The shepherd who does not keep his sheep away from the preserve hazards misfortune, for if they are allowed to graze near it, there is a great likelihood of their slipping into it. Like the preserve of the kings, evil has a fascination and charm of its own, and the person who hovers on the borderline of evil can at any moment fall into its trap. The concluding portion of the hadeeth has a lesson for us that we try to cleanse our heart of evil thoughts and make it pure and clean as it can become the dwelling of the Lord only when it is fit for that. Evil thoughts lead to evil deeds; man should try his utmost best to get rid of them, and this is possible only when we entertain good and leave no chance for evil to find its place in our hearts. It really makes me think twice before doing anything __________________ ‘speak good or remain silent’

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Maheen Limited Member Status: Offline Posts: 28 Reputation: 22 Rep Power: 0 Join Date: Nov 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. - 03-02-2007 Rasulullah (SAWS) said: When a man dies and his relatives are busy in funeral, there stands an extremely handsome man by his head. When the dead body is shrouded, that man gets in between the shroud and the chest of the deceased. When after the burial, the people return home, 2 angels, Munkar and Nakeer (names of two special Angels), come in the grave and try to separate this handsome man so that they may be able to interrogate the dead man in privacy about his faith. But the handsome man says, "He is my companion, he is my friend. I will not leave him alone in any case. If you are appointed for interrogation, do your job. I cannot leave him until I get him admitted into Paradise". Thereafter he turns to his dead companion and says, "I am the Qura'an, which you used to read, sometimes in a loud voice and sometimes in a low voice. Do not worry. After the interrogation of Munkar and Nakeer, you will have no grief. When the interrogation is over, the handsome man arranges for him from Al-Mala'ul A'laa (the angels in Heaven) a silk bedding filled with musk. Rasulullah (SAWS) also said: "On the Day of Judgement, before Allah, no other intercessor will have a greater status than the Qura'an, neither a Prophet nor an angel."

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Erundur ::Giggles:: Status: Offline Posts: 247 Reputation: 785 Rep Power: 13 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Beach Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Apply a Hadith or Aaayah in your life - 1 Per Day. - 03-08-2007 The Prophet (upon him be peace) said, "Actions are only according to intentions, and a person receives only what he has intended. Therefore, whoever's emigration is for Allah and His Messenger, his emigration is [truly] for Allah and His Messenger. And whoever's emigration is for any worldly gain or a woman he is to wed, then his emigration is for what he emigrated." (Bukhari, Muslim) This hadith addresses one of the most important aspects of Islam—sincere intention in one's worship. The general meaning of the hadith is that a person should set aright his intention at the beginning of every action. The entitlement of reward for an action depends on a person's intention for performing that action. If an action is carried out with sincerity, it is rewarded by Allah, otherwise it is done in vain. With regard to intention, an action done purely for Allah's sake is undoubtedly superior to one that is coupled with a desire to gain something worldly (e.g., a pilgrim who makes the pilgrimage for Allah's sake but also intends to trade while in Makka [a permissible action]). However, if the motive for performing an act of worship is mixed with ostentation, even to the slightest degree, then the action will not be accepted by Allah What happens if an action is started with a pure intention, but the notion of ostentation occurs afterwards? If it is a fleeting notion and does not persist in one's heart then it will not cause any harm. However, if it is entertained and allowed to rest in one's heart, then there are two opinions about this. Imam Ahmad and Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on them) have expressed hope that the person will still be rewarded based on his initial intention in spite of the entry of ostentation while performing the action. However, Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, the renown exegete of the early fourth century ah, explains that it depends on the type of action. For example, if it is a comprehensive action, such as salat, fasting, or pilgrimage, which requires an initial intention, and if its prerequisites and integrals are met, then the action is considered complete, then ostentation creeping in the middle of this action will not harm it. If, however, the action is not of this type but rather a separate action not consisting of prerequisites and integrals, such as recitation of the Qur'an, remembrance of Allah, or teaching, then the intention will have to remain pure and free from ostentation throughout the action in order to be valid. Hence, actions of this second category require a renewal of the intention in order for them to yield reward. As for unsought praise a person receives (on some accomplishment), it is not blameworthy, even if one feels happiness about it. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) described this praise and honor as "Advanced glad tidings [from Allah] for the believer" (Muslim). The scholars have stated that it is recommended that authors begin their works with this hadith (on intention), as have Imam Bukhari and many others. By doing this, the author reminds himself and the reader to correct their intentions for writing, reading, and studying the book (Jami' al-'ulum wa 'l-hikam, Mirqat al-Mafatih). Excerpts taken from Translation & Commentary of Shaykh 'Ashiq Ilahī al-Bulandshehrī’s Zad al-Talibin "Provisions of Seekers" Allah (swt) knows best. __________________ O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may learn self-restraint. 2:183 Narrated Abu Huraira Allah's Apostle said, "When the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the heaven are opened and the gates of Hell are closed"

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