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anonymous
12-01-2010, 01:09 PM
I used to be a really good muslim, but certain things happened within my life that have led me to stop praying. Maybe it was because I loved and lost. Maybe it was the fact that I got married and more responsibility added on to me.

To be honest, I have simply stopped praying. I want to start praying, but I am scared that Allah will not accept these prayers, because I have deliberately missed prayers in the past year for nearly over 6 months now.

What do I do?

I have a got into a habit of various sins as well, and I’m scared that because of those sins Allah will not accept my prayer.

Please help.

Regards

A Failed Soul
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Alpha Dude
12-01-2010, 03:11 PM

To be honest, I have simply stopped praying. I want to start praying, but I am scared that Allah will not accept these prayers, because I have deliberately missed prayers in the past year for nearly over 6 months now.
This (with absolutely no disrespect meant) is a foolish reason to not pray. Allah will accept your prayers InshaAllah. Be hopeful.

Everyone sins. Allah wants us to repent and he is All Merciful and very forgiving. Simply be sincere in asking for forgiveness and make it a goal to improve yourself.
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S.Belle
12-01-2010, 04:27 PM
At least you are now willing to return to praying to Allah and have admitted that you are sinning. This means you are willing to change and inshallah Allah will listen and you will be forgiven.

Anas reported: The Prophet :sallaAllahuAlaihiwasallam: said, "Allah says: ' When a slave of Mine draws near to Me a span, I draw near to him a cubit; and if he draws near to Me a cubit, I draw near to him a fathom. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.'''.
[Al-Bukhari].

On the authority of Anas, who said:
I heard the messenger of Allah say:
Allah the Almighty has said: “O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as its.”

this article may help
http://southernmuslimah.wordpress.co...ness-in-islam/
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Ummu Sufyaan
12-02-2010, 12:26 AM
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just start praying again. problem solved.
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جوري
12-02-2010, 08:46 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by Ummu Sufyaan
just start praying again. problem solved.

couldn't have put it better myself.. I hardly prayed until my twenties.. not something I am particularly proud of, but seriously.. it is that easy to start.. get up make wudoo and ask for forgiveness and pray..

:w:
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Woodrow
12-02-2010, 09:13 PM
Take every person (excluding the Prophets[PBUT]) who has not sinned and place them in one spot you could cover all of them with a bees wing.

Yet out of this world of wanton sinners some very Pious people have come forth. Forget all past sins except to repent for them and start a new life this very second and strive to be one of the pious. If you have as much as one breath left in this Dunya, you have time to do so. But do not parley and procrastinate as you just may have only one breath left.
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أبو سليمان عمر
12-03-2010, 08:30 AM
]I used to be a really good muslim, but certain things happened within my life that have led me to stop praying. Maybe it was because I loved and lost. Maybe it was the fact that I got married and more responsibility added on to me.
May Allah increase us in iman and make us firm in islam Ameen

To be honest, I have simply stopped praying. I want to start praying, but I am scared that Allah will not accept these prayers, because I have deliberately missed prayers in the past year for nearly over 6 months now.

What do I do?
first we need to remember
Repentance

Shaykh Muhammad Saalih ibn al-Uthaymeen hafidhahullaah

Repentance: means turning back from disobeying Allaah to obeying Him.

Repentance: is beloved to Allaah, as He says: "Verily, Allaah loves those who repent and those who purify themselves." [Surah Al-Baqarah: 222]

Repentance: is an obligation on every believer. Allaah says: "O you who believe! Turn to Allaah in sincere repentance!" [Surah At-Tahreem: 8]

Repentance: is from the means of attaining success. Allaah says: "And O believers, all of you, repent to Allaah in order that you may be successful." [Surah An-Noor: 31] Success is when someone gets what he is looking for and is saved from what he is running from.

Through Sincere Repentance: Allaah forgives sins no matter how big they are and no matter how many they are. Allaah says: "Say: O My slaves who have transgressed against themselves (because of sins), do not despair from the mercy of Allaah. Verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Verily, He is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful." [Surah Az-Zumar: 53]

O my brother who has fallen into sins, do not despair from the mercy of your Lord, for indeed the door to repentance is open until the sun rises from the west. The Prophet SAWS said: "Verily, Allaah extends His hand out at night in order to accept the repentance of the sinner by day. And He extends His hand out during the day in order to accept the repentance of the sinner by night, until (the day) when the sun will rise from its west." [Reported by Muslim]

And how many people have repented to Allaah from numerous and enormous sins and Allaah has accepted their repentance? Allaah says: "And those who do not supplicate to another god along with Allaah, nor do they kill a person that Allaah has made forbidden (to kill) except with just cause, nor do they commit fornication. And whoever does this shall receive the punishment. The torment will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection and he will abide therein in disgrace. Except those who repent and believe and do righteous deeds, for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds. And Allaah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful." [Surah Al-Furqaan: 68-70]

so from this we know Allah is forgiving no matter how big the sin so long as it isnt shirk now we need to know

Sincere Repentance: must meet five conditions (in order to be accepted), which are:

1. Sincerity to Allaah, the Most High: This is by the person doing it only for the sake of Allaah and seeking His reward and salvation from His punishment.

2. Remorse: for the sin that was committed, such that he is sad he did it and wishes he had never done it.

3. Ceasing: to commit the sin immediately. If the sin was against Allaah, then he should (1) stop doing it if it was an unlawful act, or (2) hasten to do it if it was an obligation that he abandoned doing. And if the sin was against a created being (such as humans), then he should hasten to free himself from it, whether by returning it back to him or seeking his forgiveness and pardon.

4. Determination: to not go back to doing that sin again in the future.

5. The repentance should not occur before the time when its acceptance is terminated, either by death or by the sun rising from the west. Allaah says: "Repentance is of no effect for those who commit sins constantly until when death faces one of them, he says: Verily I repent now." The Prophet SAWS said: "Whoever repents before the sun rises from its west, Allaah will accept his repentance." [Reported by Muslim]

O Allaah, grant us the sincere repentance and accept it from us, verily You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

Written by Muhammad As-Saalih Al-'Uthaimeen
4/17/1406

alhumdulillah for islam now that we know what the salah is
The Prayer: is the second pillar from the pillars of Islaam and the most important pillar of Islaam after the Shahaadah (testimony) of Faith.
The Prayer: is a link between the servant and his Lord
The Prayer: is a garden of ‘ibaadaat (acts of worship)
The Prayer: is a means of support and assistance in times of distress and grief.
The Prayer: is the light of the believers in their hearts and in their place of gathering (on the Day of Judgement).
The Prayer: is the joy and delight of the believers’ souls.
The Prayer: wipes away sins and expiates evil deeds pls read this Virtues of the Prayer
and also read the attachment
insha Allah after reading all this you will know what to do and that is prayer


I have a got into a habit of various sins as well, and I’m scared that because of those sins Allah will not accept my prayer.
sins are a reason salah isnt accpt who doesnt sin we try our best to not sin and be better and when we do sin we repent this is life have fear of Allah avoid sins as much as you can and make tawbah when you do sin May Allah guide us to that which He loves and is pleased with Ameen
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anonymous
02-08-2011, 12:51 PM
1 month on and still I have no motivation in praying...please help!!!
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anonymous
02-08-2011, 12:52 PM
sorry i meant year**
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tigerkhan
02-08-2011, 02:09 PM
bro i really fell for u. ALLAH SWT give strength in ur eman and islam.
personally i dont see there is any reason some leave salat bcz of being married now. yes maybe if u had dig yourself in worldly desires and u are impressed of this worldly beauty so much that u forgot the Creature. so u need to remember all these things are just temporary and u will be alone in ur grave, no wife and no anything of this world.
i remember, one day we were sitting in masjid and one our friend told that one day i say my wife one day we will have to die and we will apart from each other. He was saying that remembrance of death is bitter, but it useful to lower our love for desires and worldly lust. He said her wife feel bit uncomfortable with these words and always said; i know this, dont u have something good to share. so bro sometimes we just forgot the reality while enjoy our dreams life and that make us forgot ALLAH SWT and weakness in eman. u need to strength eman. May ALLAH SWT help U and obviously ALLAH SWT helps those who help themselves.
also never think that ur purpose of life is just to fulfill the wishes of ur family and wife. that not our sole responsibility. as today many muslims behavior shows that this is our only responsibility. we need to see and follow Prophet PBUH way in every matter of life.
jazakAllah
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Woodrow
02-08-2011, 06:26 PM
format_quote Originally Posted by anonymous
1 month on and still I have no motivation in praying...please help!!!
:sl:

You are sure you have no motivation???

You have very high motivation to increase your desire to pray, otherwise you would have not even started this thread. That is more motivation than many people have.

I suspect you are really seeking a way to look forward to the prayers and do them out of pleasure and not see them as an obligation. That is where Eman comes in. When our level of Eman grows we look forward to our prayers and do them with joy, like speaking to a loved one.

Think in terms as to why you love Allaah(swt), think of what he has done for you, think of what an honor it is to speak to him from your heart.

Prayer is only a chore when we forget to look beyond an obligation. Remember that to serve Allaah(swt) is a gift for us and not to satisfy any need of Allaah(swt) as He is without needs. Allaah(swt) is the best friend you have and ever will have, look forward to speaking to him in Prayer.
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Tyrion
02-09-2011, 03:12 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by Woodrow

I suspect you are really seeking a way to look forward to the prayers and do them out of pleasure and not see them as an obligation.
Perhaps learning a little Arabic (at least enough to fully understand the prayer) would be a good first step?
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Hamza Asadullah
02-09-2011, 04:24 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by anonymous
I used to be a really good muslim, but certain things happened within my life that have led me to stop praying. Maybe it was because I loved and lost. Maybe it was the fact that I got married and more responsibility added on to me.

To be honest, I have simply stopped praying. I want to start praying, but I am scared that Allah will not accept these prayers, because I have deliberately missed prayers in the past year for nearly over 6 months now.

What do I do?

I have a got into a habit of various sins as well, and I’m scared that because of those sins Allah will not accept my prayer.

Please help.

Regards

A Failed Soul
Asalaamu Alaikum, We need to realise that Shaythan is always wanting to divert our attention and focus away from our real purpose in life. He is always trying to make us forget our real purpose in this life and that is why we have to continuously remind ourselves as to why we are here and what is our REAL purpose is on this earth. Have we been created to study, work, get married, have kids and then die? Well you could say that this is part of what we have to do in our lives on this earth but Almighty Allah tells us the sole purpose of our creation:



"I have created the jinn and humankind only for My worship" The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 51, Verse 56



What is the greatest form of worship to Allah? The answer is: Salaah!



Salaah is the second pillar of Islam and is the most important act of worship after the Shahada (decleration of faith).



It is the first question we will be asked as Muslims in the hereafter as to whether or not we fulfilled our Salaah or not. Therefore it is the most important act of worship that has been ordained to mankind.



So until our very last breath we should know what our priorities are and focus on fulfilling all of our Salaah as it is the very purpose of our creation.



Shaythan is very well aware that Salaah is our biggest obligation and so therefore is forever trying to divert mans attention away from fulfilling this obligation to Allah.



He whispers every excuse possible into our eyes and unfrotunatley a lot of the times we fall victim to his whispers.



Unfortunatley a lot of us are "Eid Muslims" as in we pray every Eid but what we don't realise is that Eid is only Waajib (compulsory) and not even Fard(obligatory) even though waajib is close to Fard but do yuo see the point? We are Muslims twice a year and the rest of the year just Muslims by name.



The there are the "Ramadan Muslims" who are just Muslims in Ramadan. They will make the effort to pray in Ramadan and even make the effort to pray Tarawee but the day Eid comes then Eid Salaah is the last Salaah they will read until next Ramadan.



There are also MANY of us who are "Jummah Muslims" who are only Muslims for Friday prayers and the rest of the week are only Muslims by name. We chase this world as if we will be here forever but what we don't realise is that NOTHING that we chase in this world will be of any good to us in the hereafter. So are we chasing after the wrong thing? Should we not be chasing after the hereafter?



I'm not saying don't do anything for this world because obviously we have been created to earn our sustanaince with our own hands but where should we put most of our efforts into? Where do investors make their investments? In long term or short term gains? Obviously long term gains. So using this analogy let us think where we should most of our investment into. If we compare where we will spend more time then is it in this world or hereafter? Obviously the hereafter because the hereafter is forever whereas this world can end for us ANY moment.



Therefore we MUST put most of our efforts into investing good deeds into the hereafter for that is what will truly benefit us FOREVER and the gains of this world will only benefit us for a very short while because we will not be able to take our wealth with us. We will leave EVERYTHING we have invested into this world here. So we can work SO hard all of our lives but then we can die the next day and all that would have gone to waste.



Many of us have also become "Convenience Muslims" as in we only pray when it suits us best or "when we have time". We must leave this concept of only being Muslims for Eid, or in Ramadan, Jummah or convenience whenever it suits us best.



There is NO such thing as being a part time Muslim. We CANNOT be Muslims when we want to be now and again. We CANNOT be Muslims only by name and not action. Therefore let us be proper Muslims and be proud of the fact that we are Muslims and that we have been given imaan but if we neglect our imaan then we may risk losing it and destroying ourselves.



Allah tells us In the Qur'an to enter fully into our deen and not partly:



O believers enter into Islam completely and do not follow the footsteps of Shaitan, surely he is your clear-cut enemy. If you falter after receiving the clear-cut message, then keep in mind that Allah is Mighty, Wise. Are they waiting for Allah to come down to them in the shadow of clouds, along with the angels, and make His decision known? Ultimately all matters will be presented to Allah for decision. (Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 208-210)



Allah does not expect us to be perfect angels but he will judge us on what efforts we made throughout our lives. When you hear a person say "I try to read Salaah or i try to do what i can". Do you think they are really trying? Or are they just saying they are and decieving themselves? If we really tried we can do anything.



We can decieve ourselves but we cannot decieve Allah. Allah knows us better than we know ourselves and he knows what we are capable of and praying 5 times a day is not impossible for any of us.



If we calculate how long it would take to pray 5 times a day then you could sum it upto around 40 minutes a day. Now there are 1440 minutes in a day and 40 minutes out of 1440 of our day is ONLY 3% of a day and we still can't manage that? Many of us spend that much time eating, excreting or in front of a mirror and we can't even spend it praying and fulfilling the very purpose of our creation? We spend hours on end in front of the television or listening to Music or playing our playing the latest play station games or seeing who's poked us on facebook but we can't spend a few minutes praying to the one who has given us EVERYTHING we can possible imagine and far more? We are truly at loss!



Many of us work full time jobs having to work almost everyday of the year having to get up at early hours in order to do so. If we can do this then can't we pray Salaah 5 times a day for a few short minutes that it takes to pray them? If we really did try then we would not fail in praying our 5 prayers but we decieve ourselves and we end up wasting our lives decieving ourselves and then regret it later on when it is too late! Let us not be of those who will regret it forever!



I'm not saying that we should become saints overnight but what i am saying is that we should at least fulfill our obligations to Allah and that is to establish our 5 times prayers and to keep away from that which Allah has forbidden. If we can't pray the Sunnah and Nafil then we MUST at least pray the Fard as a minimum.



Rather than moulding our life around our Salaah we mould our Salaah around our life so whenever we are sitting around at home then we decide to pray.



We must remember that it is an act of kufr(disbelief) to neglect the Salaah beyond its correct time and this is for missing one Salaah but how many Salaah do we continuously miss day in and day out? Some scholars even say missing Salaah intentionally takes one out of the fold of Islam. This is how serious missing Salaah really is!



Rasulallah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: "What lies between a man and disbelief is the abandonment of prayer." (Muslim)



It is a major sin to miss even one prayer and leaving even one Salaah without a valid excuse is said to cause one to spend tens of thousands of years in Jahannam and on top of that every Salaah missed is VAST rewards missed out which we will never be able to gain back.



Therefore it is incumbant on us that we fulfil ALL of our Salaah and not make excuses as to why we cannot fulfill it because Islam has been made easy for us but it is us who makes it hard upon ourselves and because of the amount of sins that we committ we find it hard to do even simple acts of worship.



Allah has made it so easy for us so let us not make it hard for ourselves and let us not listen to the lame excuses that shaythan and our desires gives us.



We also need to realise how limited our life really is and so how can we really be sure that we will live until tomorrow? I have known many people around me who have died at such young and tender ages. Go to the grave yard and you will see Muslims of all ages in their death beds. The fact is me or you could be next!




We have a 50% chance of dying at any moment and 50% is a huge chance of dying yet we live everyday like we will live forever in this world but we are asleep and so heedless. We do so much for this world and gain wealth, propertys and various other investments but if we die the next day then will this wealth and assets accompany us? The ONLY thing that will come with us is our good deeds. Our good deeds will be our companions in the grave and in the hereafter because they will be there for us when we REALLY need them the most, whereas what we gained in this world will leave us at the point of death.



So is it wise to spend our whole lives working for this world in expense of the next? Are we going to be here for that long that we should do so much for this world and neglect our final destination?



The succession of the night and day teach us an important lesson about this life; what goes will never come back again. This lesson is only understood by the wise people and leads them to invest all of their time in useful things as they realise that these times will never come back again. Once each second, minute, hour and day is gone it will NEVER come back. Yet our seconds go by and we do not even bother to ensure we make the best of how we spend them.



Rasulallah (Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam) urged us to use our time in a useful way when he said: “Grab five things before five others: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your wealth before your poverty, your leisure before your work, and your life before your death.” (Al-Hakim)



He also indicated that we are to be asked about these times and how we invested them in the judgment day. Rasulallah (Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “A servants two feet will not move on the Day of Judgement until he is questioned about four (things): His youth, how he spent it, his knowledge, how he acted upon it, his wealth, how he earned it and how he spent it and his body, how he used/wasted it.” ( Al-Tirmidhi)



Worship in ones youth is the best worship that one will do in all of ones lifetime and this is because of the fact that this is the time that one will have the most desires and this is the time when one has passion, drive, determination and energy. The youth must use all of these things in wanting to spend their time pleasing Allah and doing those actions which will benefit them forever and NOT wasting their time in useless talk or meetings and especially on social networks on the internet and video games all of which are of no benefit to one in this world or the next.



So for the youth it is even more crucial NOT to waste ones youth on useless pursuits but in the worship of Allah so that one can be raised on the day of judgement as one who spent their youth in the worship of Allah.



So, whoever used his time for the benefits and pleasures of this life will regret after he died and his remorse will be very great at two times:



When he is dying he will wish that he is given another chance or extension to his life so that he may do good as Allah says:



In Falsehood will they be Until, when death comes to one of them, he says: “O my Lord! send me back (to life),- In order that I may work righteousness in the things I neglected.” By no means! It is but a word he says. Before them is a Partition till the Day they are raised up. (23:99-100)



The key to success in this life and the next is making the hereafter the MOST important thing to us and making it our main focus. If we constantly keep the hereafter as our main focus everyday of our lives and strive as much as we can everyday to ensure that each second is spent on building up our hereafter then we will not go wrong inshallah.



Ibn Masood said: “I have never regretted anything as a day spent of my life without doing good deeds.”



How many days have we had like this where we have completely wasted them? On the day of judgement we would want to go back so that we could gain the HUGE rewards that are available just for saying Subhanallah!



Bilal ibn ass’d once said: if we are asked: ‘‘do you want to die?’’, we answer ‘‘No’’; and if we are asked ‘‘why?’’ we reply ‘‘in order to repent ad do good deeds’’. However if it’s said to us ‘‘Ok then do good deeds’’ we say: ‘‘Yes I will do’’; we keep working for this life everyday and postponing working for the hereafter.



We CANNOT afford to waste a single second in this life wasting it on that which will give us no benefit in this world or the next. Once our focus becomes the hereafter then NOTHING else will matter. Even things that we do in this world like work, study, look after and provide for family, parents, wife children etc will be like worship for us because we will do them for the pleasure of Allah. Even going to the toilet can be a worship if done in accordance with the Sunnah. Our WHOLE life from sleeping, eating, going to sleep and even breathing can become reward and worship with the right intentions so let us not waste a second more.



In the hereafter, when people are rewarded according to their deeds in this life, he wishes if he can go back to this life so he can do good deeds as he has experienced the hardness of punishment. Allah says:


They will say: “Our Lord! Twice hast Thou made us without life, and twice hast Thou given us Life! Now have we recognized our sins: Is there any way out (of this)?” (40:11)



Qatadah said regarding the last verse: By Allah, they don’t wish to go back to their families or clans, to get more of the pleasure of life, or to spend and fulfill their desires. Rather, they wished to return in order to perform and do acts of obedience to Allah - the Almighty -; God have mercy on those who do, in this life, the same good deeds and act of obedience that the unbeliever will wish to do when they meet the punishment in the Judgment Day.



Allah Also says:



But warn them of the Day of Distress, when the matter will be determined: for (behold,) they are negligent and they do not believe! (19:39)



Ibn Kathir provided the following translation for the latter verse:



(And warn them of the Day of grief and regrets) warn the creation of the Day of Distress.



(When the case has been decided) when the people of Paradise and the people of Hell will be sorted out, and everyone will reach his final abode which he was destined to remain in forever.



(While (now) they are) today, in the present life of this world.



(In a state of carelessness) with the warning of the Day of grief and regret, they are heedless.



(And they believe not) meaning they do not believe that it is true.





Imam Ahmad narrted that Abu Sa`id said that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “When the people of Paradise enter Paradise and the people of the Hellfire enter the Hellfire, death will be brought in the form of a handsome ram and it will be placed between Paradise and the Hellfire.” Then, it will be said, “O people of Paradise, do you know what this is?” Then, they will turn their gazes and look, and they will say, “Yes, this is death.”' Then, it will be said, “O people of the Hellfire, do you know what this is?”' Then, they will turn their gazes and look, and they will say, “Yes, this is death.” Then, the order will be given for it to be slaughtered and it will be said, “O people of Paradise, eternity and no more death, O people of Hellfire, eternity and no more death.” Then the Messenger of Allah recited the previous Ayah; then, the Messenger of Allah made a gesture with his hand and said: “The people of this life are in the state of heedlessness of this life.”



Let us get ourselves out of this heedless state that we are in and let us make our ONLY focus the hereafter so that EVERYTHING we do we do to please Allah. Before we do any action we should just stop and think to ourselves "Is this action going to be of any benefit to me in the hereafter"? If it is not then let us do that which WILL be of benefit to us. This brief moment of reflection will help us throughout our lives because it will prevent us from wasting our precious time and it will enable us to spend our precious seconds pleasing Allah and doing good deeds.



A clever and intelligent person realises that they have such limited time in this world and therefore each second should be spent on doing that which will benefit them in the long term as oppose to in the short term. Short term gains are what we do for this world and long term gains are what we do for the hereafter. Now if we spend our lives living for this world then we will have gains which are so short lived and after we die what will we have for eternity? Whereas if we lived this life to a minimum and spent our entire lives working for the hereafter then we will benefit FOREVER!



This world is like a dream that will end at any moment and in the next world we will wake up from this dream and that is when reality will hit us but by then it will be too late to do anything about it. Our chance to act is NOW! Therefore we CANNOT waste a second more.



Let us spend our time learning about Islam and implementing what we learn into our lives as well as teaching others what we learn as learning is the best of all worship.



Let us enjoin good and forbid evil and give as much dawah as we can inviting people to the way of Allah. Let us attend the Masjid and keep good connection with it so that we can gain a good connection with Allah. Let us keep good and pious company and disregard those who do evil as bad company is like poison for us. Let us sit with the scholars and learned people and those who remember Allah.



Let us spend our time reciting the Qur'an as every letter is so much rewards that we cannot imagine. We will be raised among the levels of Paradise until we stopped reciting the Qur'an in this world. So let us keep reciting so that we can be raised to the highest stages of Paradise. Let us also learn the meanings of what we are reading so that we can understand what Allah is telling us and so that we can implement what Allah is telling us in the Qur'an into our daily lives.



Let us perfect our characters all of the time and whatever we need to change about ourselves for the better then let us constantly work on these things.



Abu Darda (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, "Nothing will be heavier on the Day of Resurrection in the Scale of the believer than good manners. Allah hates one who utters foul or coarse language.''



Let us strive to be the best towards others in conduct and let us serve our parents as much as we can as serving ones parents is better than jihad.



Let us give as much as we can to charity for the pleasure of Allah for we will regret the money we wasted and did not spend in the way of Allah.



Let us also busy ourselves in prayer and much prostrations in the for of nawafil prayers because the more we prostrate to Allah in the form of prayer then the higher our ranks will be in the hereafter.



We should always ask of Allah in dua and know that dua is the weapon of the believer and this weapon should be used as much as possible for all of our duas that are not answered in this world will be stored for us in the hereafter and when we see the reward of those duas we thought were not accepted then we will wish that NONE of our dua's were ever accepted just so that we can gain these HUGE rewards.



We should be of the appreciative and thankful and always thank Allah for everything he has given us because he has done so many favours for us that we can never imagine. Allah gives more to the thankful and increases them in blessings.



-Allah likes those who are thankful [39:7]


-Allah rewards those who are thankful [3:144]


-Allah gives more benefits and blessings to those who are thankful [14:7]


-Allah protects those from harm who render Him thankfulness [54:34-35]



Also let us be patient through trials, hardships and adversities because they will help rid us of sin and it may be that a person who went through much trials in the world would face Allah with little or no sin and imagine how lucky that person would be on a day when we will tremble for the sins we committed in the world. What a terrible day that will be. So we should spend our time in repentance and have hope in the mercy of Allah and at the same time have fear that our repentance and deeds won't be accepted. Hope and fear should always be balanced and one should not have too much hope and one should not have too much fear but strike a balance between the two.


Therefore let us keep our tongues moist with the remembrance and glorification of Allah, How easy is it for us to utter useless words but how much will we regret when we realise that instead of all the useless talk we did in the world we we could have glorified Allah and even one glorification of Allah like Subhanallah and La ilaha ilallah gains one rewards one cannot imagine. It is just that in this world we cannot see these rewards but when we will see the rewards for ourselves on the day of judgement then we will say "Woe to me i wasted my life in useless talk when i could have been glorifying and remembering Allah."



Hadhrat Mu'az [RA] narrated Rasulallah (sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “The Inhabitants of Paradise will not be grief stricken or sorrowful about anything they did in the life of the world except for the time they spent without being in the remembrance of Allah” (Tabaraani)



We can remember Allah where ever we are no matter what we are doing and this is the best thing we can do in our lives is to constantly remain in the remembrance of Allah. If we alwyas have Allah in our hearts then we will do EVERYTHING to please him and refrain from anything that displeases him.



The Prophet of Guidance (sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) told us that remembrance of Allah is the best and the purest deed.



Abu Dardaa narrated that the Messenger of Allaah (sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “Shall I tell you of the best and purest of your deeds before your King, the one that elevates your position the most; that is better for you than meeting your enemies whose necks you strike and they also strike your necks, and better than spending gold and silver?” The companions said, “O Yes.” The Prophet (sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) then said, “Remembrance of Allaah, the Exalted.” (Ahmad, Tirmidhi and others).


So let us take heed and make the changes in our life NOW for tomorrow may never come and then we will regret the precious short time we have wasted in our lives on useless pursuits.


Let us think before doing any action to ensure that EVERYTING we do we do to please Allah and if it will benefit us in the hereafter then we should do it but if it will only waste our time then we should not do it.



We CANNOT put this off any longer for shaythan will always say to us "You can change after you have done this or after you have done that, You can change next week or tomorrow". But tomorrow may never come so the time to change and act is NOW!



Al-Hasan Al-Basri said: “Seek sweet happiness in three things: performing prayer, Remembering Allah, and reading the Holy Quran. If you find (delight in those three things), it is alright. But if you do not, it means that the door (to Allah’s Love and Mercy) is closed; so search for the reason.”



Another of the righteous men said, “How miserable people of the present world are! They pass away from it without having tasted the most delicious thing therein.” And when he was asked: “What is the most delicious thing therein?”, he said: “Knowing Allah, the Almighty, loving Him, and remembering Him.”



So let us strive to make the best of each second of our lives to ensure that each second is spent on pleasing Allah and each second that we waste on that which will not benefit us in the hereafter will be seconds that are wasted and seconds that we will regret FOREVER!



Whatever has happened in the past learn from it now because we all learn from our failures no our successes. Therefore the past has made you who you are today. Therefore you can take lessons from the past and be a MUCH better person now and the future. There is not a second to waste anymore.



You came on here for a reason and that reason is that Allah is wanting to guide you towards him. From this point onwards is the beginning of your new life. Leave your past behind you now and concentrate on now and the future. You have every chance and opportunity of gaining forgiveness and salvation from the fire and the punishment of the grave. You have every opportunity now of becoming close to Allah and being of the God fearing.




Your chance to change and go towards Allah is NOW as tomorrow may never come. So GRAB this chance and NEVER let it go for you may not have another chance. Death is awaiting us and any one of us may be next. The graves are ready for us and the angel of death is always waiting therefore our time is short so we need to act now.



The first thing you must do is do ghusl and then pray to Allah for forgiveness crying to Allah with remorse with the firm intention never to go back to such a life again. Then you must make a firm resolve to pray all of your Salaah which is our biggest obligation and the very purpose of our life. You must not take Salaah lightly as it seperates us from disbelief (kufr).



After that take things step by step and EVERYTHING will fall into place i promise and you will have a new lease of life and a feeling you never thought possible for the feeling in your heart would be the feeling you would have longed for and it is the feeling of satisfaction that Allah gives to the hearts of the believers that fulfill their obligations to him and remember him.


There is no room for excuses now. Allah will surely ask you that you did so much for this world yet you did NOTHING to try and fulfill your purpose of life and obligations. You will have nothing to say and surely the penalty will be harsh and you will regret it FOREVER.


You will want to go back to the earth to try and live this life again just so that you can worship and please Allah but you will not be able to as you ONLY have this one chance and that is your life in this world which can end at ANY second. So the time to act is now as there may not be a tomorrow!


I have full hope and trust in you that you will change the focus of your life now and focus on spending everyday to please Allah and refraining from anything that angers or displeases him. This will be the BEST thing you have EVER done in your entire life!

Abu Dardaa (RA) said:

"If you knew what I know, you would go out to the jungle, weeping and crying and leave your property unguarded. But your hearts are heedless of the requirements of the Hereafter and you have, before you, worldly hopes and aspirations. That is why the world has become your master and all your activities are directed towards it; you have reduced yourself to a condition of stark ignorance. What is worse, some of you have become like the animals, indulging in lustful activities, not minding the evil consequences."


Act now and do not waste a second more for the seconds you are wasting will NEVER come back to you and once your ONE chance in this life is gone then you will NEVER get another chance again!


Here is an E book which you should read which covers all of the basics of Islam including how to pray Salaah, do wudu, ghusl and much more and is such an easy read:



http://www.islamicbulletin.org/free_...m_children.pdf



In regards to waking up for Fajr Salaah then you must take the following steps:



1. Try to sleep as early as possible if you do not need to do anything imortant after Isha Salaah because the earlier you sleep the easier it will be to wake up for Fajr



2. Try not to have any heavy meals in the evening as this will make it harder for you to wake up for Fajr



3. Try to encourage your family to also wake up for Fajr and tell them of the importance of Salaah as well as the fact that it is the purpose of our creation. If your family wakes up for Fajr then it will also be easier for you as they would also wake you up. If one or two of your family members do wake up for Fajr then tell them to also wake you up.



4. Make firm intention in your heart that you will wake up for Fajr no matter what and ask of Allah in your dua to make it easy for you to wake up for Fajr prayer.



5. Put on two or even three alarms and put them on 5 minutes apart and put them in places in your room where you know it will be a struggle getting to them. This way you will have to be wide awake to get to the alarms. As there will be three of them this will prevent you going back to bed again.



6. Most importantly when you awaken for Fajr then do NOT say to yourself i'll lay for a bit and then get up. This is the biggest trick of shaythan to make us fall asleep and miss Fajr prayer. As soon as the eyes are open then go straight to the bathroom.





These articles wil help you to Maximise the amount of good deeds you do everyday inshallah:





10 Steps to Increasing our Iman(Faith)



http://www.islamicboard.com/manners-...man-faith.html (10 Steps to Increasing our Iman(Faith))



30 ways the youth should spend everyday of their lives!



http://www.islamicboard.com/manners-...eir-lives.html (30 ways the youth should spend everyday of their lives!)



Easy Dhikr which is light on the tongue but heavy on the scales!



http://www.islamicboard.com/manners-...vy-scales.html (Easy Dhikr which is light on the tongue but heavy on the scales!)



My Daily Ibadah (worship) check!



http://www.islamicboard.com/manners-...hip-check.html (My Daily Ibadah (worship) check!)



10 steps to getting closer to Allah



http://www.islamicboard.com/manners-...ser-allah.html (10 steps to getting closer to Allah)



Forty Very Easy, Quick & Rewarding Good Deeds for all of us to do Everyday!



http://www.islamicboard.com/worship-...-everyday.html (Forty Very Easy, Quick & Rewarding Good Deeds for all of us to do Everyday!)



VERY Rewarding Nafl Salaahs we can Pray Everyday!



http://www.islamicboard.com/worship-...-everyday.html (VERY Rewarding Nafl Salaahs we can Pray Everyday!)



Wasting Time is worse than Death!



http://www.islamicboard.com/general/...han-death.html





The Effects of Good deeds will remain forever!!!



http://www.islamicboard.com/general/...n-forever.html



Want to see the REAL appearance of Almighty Allah everyday?



http://www.islamicboard.com/general/...-everyday.html



12 Ways We Can Maximise Our Worship Each Day


http://www.islamicboard.com/manners-...-each-day.html



Here are some very beneficial lectures to increase your imaan and fear of Allah:





AMAZING short speech -"The Goodly Life"



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fugf1DcNyc





Remembrance: ask Allah for his forgiveness



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-EK9r3rMzQ



Angel of Death!!! - Sheikh Ahmed Ali



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzRJXlB2uA



HARD HITTING Lecture on HELLFIRE & the Day of JUDGEMENT! يوم القيامة والجحيم



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O6L_fBk7VM



Sheikh Ahmad Ali - Hellfire Talk Part 1/3



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWTehIeCOUU



Sheikh Ahmad Ali - Hellfire Talk Part 2/3



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXTtk7rWx_U



Sheikh Ahmad Ali - Hellfire Talk Part 3/3



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmiD86w9fBc



Islam - Punishment of the Grave by Sheikh Riyadh ul Haq



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWb-hYIm2WE



Death and the Grave by Murtaza Khan



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r2nzJVecqo



How can we not appreciate what we have after watching this?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkEBUC0APMg





If you need any help, advice or anything at all then please do not hesitate to ask. Please also mention me in your duas. Make this the beginning of a new change to your life for the better!



And Allah knows best in all matters

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Ummu Sufyaan
02-17-2011, 08:36 AM
:sl:
just pray. thats literally all you have to do.

you have a 24 hour day, and out of those hours all your prayers only take out like 30min. not even 1 hour.
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Muhaba
02-17-2011, 12:49 PM
get up and start praying. don't listen to the shatan who will say to you first, there is plenty of time left to do righteous actions, you can enjoy now and then be righteous later, but when you decide to become a righteous person, the shaitan starts to say, you been a bad person for so long, there is no way that Allah will accpt you prayers now,etc. these are all the tricks of shaitan to decieve people. so don't listen to them.
the fact is that, as is written in one hadith, Allah is ahppier to see a disobeidient person repent and become righteous than a person in the desert who lost a camel loaded with all his food and water and then finds it.
so don't think that ALlah won't accept your prayers and repentence. just pray and repent and Allah will accept. as one scholar said, the fact that a person repents shows that Allah has accepted his repentence.

May Allah guide you and give you the power to pray.
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