The Messenger of Allah said:
"Whoever enters the marketplace* and says:

'There is none worthy of worship except Allah who has no partners, for Him is the Dominion, and for Him is all Praise, He brings life and He causes death, and He is Alive and does not die, in His Hand is all good, and He is able to do all things'

[La ilaha ill Allah, Wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-Mulk, wa lahul-Hamd, yuhyiy wa yumit, wa Huwa Hayyun la yamut, bi Yadih al-khayr, wa Huwa 'ala kull shay'in Qadir]**

... then Allah will write one million good deeds for him, will wipe away one million of his bad deeds, will raise him one million levels, and will build a home for him in Paradise."

['Sahih al-Jami''; # 6231]
[*] So, in our times, this would apply to shoping centres the supermarket, clothing stores, etc., and Allah Knows best.

[**] Here is the dhikr in the original Arabic:

لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك و له الحمد يحيي و يميت و هو حي لا يموت بيده الخير و هو على كل شيء قدير

from Al madani's posts, may Allah bless him for he directed me to this hadith. ameen

wasalaamu aleykum wr br

wow! talk about a hard first one to implement!

ok bro, lets do it !

one at a time right?

Mu'ad bin Anas said the Prophet said, "Whoever reads surah 'Qul Huwalahu Ahad' [surah ikhlas 112] ten times Allah will build for him a house in Paradise"

Shaykh Al-Albani said "Hadeeth Saheeh"



This might take at the most 5 minutes. 5 Minutes for a house in Paradise? Who amongst us doesnt know Surah Ikhlaas? In another Narration it says Allah will give him a Mansion in Paradise, and yet another it says if you read 20 times you will get two houses.


From Umm Ramlah bint Abi Sufyaan may Allah be pleased with both of them, said I heared the Messenger of Allah saying; "There is no muslim slave (of Allah) who every day prays 12 units of Salah beyond the obligatory prayers except that Allah builds for him a house in Paradise"

Shaykh Al-Albani said "Hadeeth Saheeh"



http://www.islamicboard.com/basics-i...se-jannah.html

i still havent managed to fully put the first one into practise

im so slow! MAKE DUA!!

Bismallahir'rahmaneer raheem



14:40. "O my Lord! Make me one who performs Salah, and (also) from my offspring, our Lord! And accept my invocation.''




(O our Lord! Certainly, You know what we conceal and what we reveal.) meaning, `You know the intention behind my supplication for the people of this town, seeking Your pleasure in sincerity to You. You know all things, apparent and hidden, and nothing escapes Your knowledge on the earth or in heaven.'''



(All praise is due to Allah, Who has given me in old age Isma'il (Ishmael) and Ishaq (Isaac). Verily, my Lord is indeed the All-Hearer of invocations.) `He accepts the supplication of those who invoke Him, and has accepted my invocation when I asked Him to grant me offspring. ' Ibrahim said next,


(O my Lord! Make me one who performs Salah,), preserving its obligations and limits,


(and (also) from my offspring,), make them among those who establish the prayer, as well,

(our Lord! And accept my invocation.), all of my invocation which I invoked You with herein.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Allah (swt) knows best.

Volume 1, Book 2, Number 41:
Narrated 'Aisha:


Once the Prophet came while a woman was sitting with me. He said, "Who is she?" I replied, "She is so and so," and told him about her (excessive) praying. He said disapprovingly, "Do (good) deeds which is within your capacity (without being overtaxed) as Allah does not get tired (of giving rewards) but (surely) you will get tired and the best deed (act of Worship) in the sight of Allah is that which is done regularly."

Hadith Pertaining to the significance of du'a

Rasulullah s.a.w has informed us that when a Muslim prays for anything from Allah on the condition that he does not pray for breaking off from his near of kin or anything sinful, he definitely receives one out of the following three things :

• He gets the exact thing which he asked.
  
• If that is not received, then Allah either removes from his path some great calamity in exchange for what he desired
  
• The reward for that thing for which he prayed is stored for him in the hereafter.

Another Hadith states that on the day of Qiyamah, Allah will call his servant and say to him: 'O my servant, I used to command you to ask of me and promised to answer. Did you beg me?

The servant will answer: "Yes I did."

Then Allah shall reply: "You did not put forth any prayer which has not been accepted. You prayed that a certain caalmity should be removed, which I did for you in the worldly life. You prayed that a certain sorrow should be cast off you but result of that prayer was not known to you. For that, i fixed for you such and such a reward in the Hereafter.

Rasulullah s.a.w says that the man shall again be reminded of each and every prayer and he shall be shown how it had been fulfilled in the world or else what reward had been stored for him in the Hereafter. On seeing that reward, he shall wish that not a single of his du'a had been answered on Earth, so that he could receive the full rewards only in the Hereafter.

Volume 3, Book 41, Number 594:

Narrated Abu Huraira:


Two persons, a Muslim and a Jew, quarrelled. The Muslim said, "By Him Who gave Muhammad superiority over all the people!" The Jew said, "By Him Who gave Moses superiority over all the people!" At that the Muslim raised his hand and slapped the Jew on the face. The Jew went to the Prophet and informed him of what had happened between him and the Muslim. The Prophet sent for the Muslim and asked him about it. The Muslim informed him of the event. The Prophet said, "Do not give me superiority over Moses, for on the Day of Resurrection all the people will fall unconscious and I will be one of them, but I will. be the first to gain consciousness, and will see Moses standing and holding the side of the Throne (of Allah). I will not know whether (Moses) has also fallen unconscious and got up before me, or Allah has exempted him from that stroke."

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


Allah says,

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُون وَالْجَآنَّ خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ السَّمُوم وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلاَئِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِّن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُواْ لَهُ سَاجِدِينَ فَسَجَدَ الْمَلآئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَى أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ السَّاجِدِينَ قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا لَكَ أَلاَّ تَكُونَ مَعَ السَّاجِدِينَ قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ قَالَ فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ اللَّعْنَةَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِي إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنظَرِينَ إِلَى يَومِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُومِ قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ إِلاَّ عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينٍَِ

Verily We created man of potter's clay of black mud altered. And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire.
And (remember) when thy Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am creating a mortal out of potter's clay of black mud altered. So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My spirit, do ye fall down, prostrating yourselves unto him.

So the angels fell prostrate, all of them together. Save Iblis. He refused to be among the prostrate. He said: O Iblis! What aileth thee that thou art not among the prostrate? He said: Why should I prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered? He said: Then go thou forth from hence, for verily thou art outcast. And lo! the curse shall be upon thee till the Day of Judgment. He said: My Lord! Reprieve me till the day when they are raised. He said: Then lo! Thou art of those reprieved; Till an appointed time. He said: My Lord, Because Thou has sent me astray, I verily shall adorn the path of error for them in the earth, and shall mislead them every one. Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves. [El Hijr-verses 26-40] Marmeduke Pickthal translation of the Quran

Allah says that verily He created Adam from clay made of black mud and that before the creation of Adam, He created the jinn from fire of a scorching wind. Allah told the angels that He was going to create man from clay made of black mud. He told the angels that after He fashioned Adam and breathed into him from His spirit that they had to bow down to Adam. All of the angels bowed down to Adam. However, Iblis refused to bow. Allah asked Iblis why he refused to bow. Iblis said that he would not bow down to a man that He (Allah) created from clay made of black mud. Allah then expelled Iblis from Paradise and cursed him. Iblis asked Allah to grant him respite until the Day of Resurrection and Allah granted him respite. Iblis then said that he would lead Adam’s descendants astray; all of them except Allah’s sincere servants.

It is a known fact that the Arabic word for black mud is hama. Also, the scholars say the following about the word hama in their tafsirs (explanation) of the Quran:

• Explaining hama in the verses above, El Quortobi says in his tafsir of the Quran:

“Hama is black mud.” والحمأ: الطين الأسود


• Explaining hama in the verses above, Jalal Eddine Mohamed Ahmed El-Mahalli and Jalal Eddine Abdel Rahman El-Sayouti say in their tafsir of the Quran called Tafsir El-Jalaalain:

“Hama is black mud.” (من حمأ) طين أسود


• Explaining hama in the verses above, El Tabari says in his tafsir of the Quran:

“As for His words ‘from hama masnoun’, hama is the plural of ham_a which is mud that has been altered to the color black.”
وأما قوله "من حمإ مسنون" فإن الحمأ : جمع حمأة ، وهو الطين المتغير إلى السواد


• Explaining hama in the verses above, Mohamed ibn Ali El-Shawkaani says in his tafsir of the Quran called Fath El Qadir:

“Hama is black mud; either black mud that has been altered or black mud that hasn’t been altered.
والحمأ: الطين الأسود المتغير. أو الطين الأسود من غير تقييد بالمتغير


• Explaining hama in the verses above, El-Baidawi says in his tafsir:

“From hama” means from mud which was altered and is black.
" من حمإ" طين تغير واسود من طول محاورة الماء


• Explaining hama in the verse above, El-Baghawi says in his tafsir:

“From hama” and hama is black mud.
من حمإ"، والحمأ: الطين الأسود"

El-Baghawi also said:

“There are some hadith that say that Allah fermented the mud that
Adam was created from and let it sit until it became altered and
black and then He created Adam peace be upon him from it (the black, altered mud).”
وفي بعض الآثار: إن الله عز وجل خمر طينة آدم وتركه حتى صار متغيرا أسود، ثم خلق منه آدم عليه السلام

• Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“When the perfection, complete power, all-encompassing knowledge, ever-executed will and utmost wisdom of the Lord decreed that His creation should be of materials of different kinds, and that they should vary in their forms and attributes and natures, His wisdom decreed that He should take a handful of dust from the earth, then mix it with water. So it became like black stinking mud. Then the wind was sent upon it and it dried out, until it became clay like pottery. Then it was given shape and limbs and faculties, and each part of it was given a shape suited to its purpose.” (Tabaayun fi Aqsaam al-Quran, p. 204)

• Expaining hama, which is also found in verse 86 of surat El-Kahf, Ibn Kathir says in his tafsir:

Hamia is a lot of ham_a and ham_a means black mud.
" حمئة " أي كثيرة الحمأة وهي الطينة السوداء


How many people truly understand these verses of the Holy Quran? How many people, both Islamic scholars and laypeople, reflect on these verses and try to understand and explain what Allah is saying in them? How many people give these verses the importance that they deserve? I always ask myself why these verses aren’t given the importance that they deserve when it is these very verses that show the origin of the battle between evil and good. Allah revealed the Quran to be studied and understood. Allah says,
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا Will they then not meditate on the Quran, or are there locks on the hearts? (Mohamed-verse 24)
Allah also says,
كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُوْلُوا الْأَلْبَابِ (This is) a Scripture that We have revealed unto thee, full of blessing, that they may ponder its revelations, and that men of understanding may reflect. (Sad-verse 29)

Why are people ignoring what Allah is saying in these verses about the creation of our father Adam? When Allah says that He created our father Adam from black mud, He says this for mankind to know. There are no words in the Quran that are unimportant or not worth explaining. The Quran is the speech of Allah and the best speech is the speech of Allah.

Those who claim that there are more important things that should be discussed before talking about the color of Adam and the description of the prophets must show where Allah says that some of His words are more important than others. They must also show where Allah says that what He said about the color of the mud that He created our father Adam from is not important. Those who make such a claim must also show where the prophet Mohamed (pbuh) said that the description that he gave of Musa’s (Moses’) and Isa’s (Jesus’) color is not important. If we say that it’s alright to disregard this part of the Quran and the Sunna, what’s to stop people from ignoring and calling insignificant other parts of the Quran and the Sunna? People cannot simply dismiss as unimportant any part of the Quran or the Sunna that they, for whatever reason, do not feel comfortable with. People cannot take it upon themselves to decide what in the religion is important and what isn’t important. Instead we must accept the religion in its entirety and say that it is all from our Lord. How can anyone consider information that might prevent people from imitating Satan and committing blasphemy unimportant? Certainly if a person understands that Allah created our father Adam black-skinned and he/she still looks down on that color and thinks that another color is better, he/she is imitating Satan and is committing blasphemy and all sorts of sins. It is important that people understand this fact.

If people gave more emphasis to these verses and understood what Allah is saying, there would probably be no racial prejudice and discrimination in the world today. There would probably be fewer conflicts in the world today, too. Allah says that He created Adam, the father of all mankind, from black mud. Is it possible for anyone who believes in Allah and understands the sublimity of Allah to dare look down on a physical attribute that Allah put in the father of mankind, whom He created with His own two hands and honored above all of His creation? He (Allah) honored our father Adam so much that He commanded the angels to bow down to Adam. Can a person who truly believes in Allah find fault in the appearance of he whom Allah created with His own two hands? Doing so is blasphemy and a great insult to Allah.

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّه حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَالْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَالسَّماوَاتُ مَطْوِيَّاتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُون - No just estimate have they made of God, such as is due to Him: on the Day of Judgment the whole of earth will be but His handful, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him. High is He above the partners they attribute to Him. [Zumar-verse 67]

Can a person who truly believes in Allah, loves Him, and exalts Him as He is supposed to be exalted sit back and allow this to happen?
مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّه وَقَارًا ِ
What aileth you that ye hope not toward Allah for dignity? [Nuh-verse 13]


Anyone who looks down on the color that Allah chose for he whom He created with His own two hands is imitating Iblis and is being led astray by him. When Allah ordered Iblis to bow down to Adam, Iblis said
قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
He said: Why should I prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered? [Hijr-verse 33].

To understand the true root of today’s racial prejudice, it’s important that we take a close look at what took place when our father Adam was created. When Allah wanted to create our father Adam, He ordered the angel to take from Earth different colors of soil; black soil and soil of other colors. Allah then mixed this soil with water and let it sit until it became black mud. He (Allah) then gave shape to our father Adam from this black mud. Allah let the body of our father Adam, which was fashioned from black mud, sit for years. During this time, Iblis would continuously pass by our father Adam’s body, which was created and shaped from black mud, and out of jealousy he (Iblis) would strike our father Adam’s body. Allah then breathed into our father Adam from His spirit and named him Adam, which means black-skinned. Some scholars say that Allah named Adam Adam because of the black complexion that He gave him. Others say that He named him Adam because he was created from adeem (the surface of) the earth. Allah then commanded the angels to bow down to our father Adam. All of the angels bowed down to Adam. However, Iblis, who was a jinn, refused to bow. When Allah asked Iblis why he refused to bow, he said
لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ
Why should I prostrate myself unto a mortal whom Thou hast created out of potter's clay of black mud altered? [Hijr-verse 33].
This was the beginning of racial prejudice. It all started when Iblis refused to bow down to our father Adam because he was created from black mud. When trying to belittle our father Adam, Iblis mentioned Adam’s dark color just like today Iblis leads some of Adam’s descendants to that same path by teaching them to look down on the dark complexion of Adam’s descendants.

One would think that man would be very careful to avoid committing this exact same original sin that Iblis committed, but unfortunately Iblis has convinced many of the children of Adam to commit the same sin that he committed. This is Iblis’ mission; to lead as many of the children of Adam to Hell as he can. When Allah cursed him and granted him respite until the Day of Resurrection, Iblis said
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ إِلاَّ عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينٍَِ
“Because Thou has sent me astray, I verily shall adorn the path of error for them in the earth, and shall mislead them every one. Save such of them as are Thy perfectly devoted slaves.”

How many people are aware of the fact that our father Adam was created black-skinned? Why are people silent concerning this subject? Is there some secret plan to keep this information hidden? Is there a conspiracy of silence concerning these verses of the Quran? Allah says,

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَا أَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْهُدَى مِن بَعْدِ مَا بَيَّنَّاهُ لِلنَّاسِ فِي الْكِتَابِ أ