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Salah is an ibadah, between Allah and the servant, for the servant to show to his Creator how much he is in need of Allah, and hence, this is only possible via a sincere, obedient prayer to be prayed on time with wiseness and piousness.
Praying Salah in the very beginning of its time slot, will enable one to gain the blessings of Allah, this is because a Muslim rushes to pray on time without any delay. This shows the servant’s piousness and his seriousness towards his obedience to Allah, and shows the understanding that the very important part of his life is to pray.
A Muslim in search for the forgiveness, mercy and blessings of Allah must do his daily prayers, fast in Ramadan and must give zakat on time. What we do now in this world, is what we will rely on tomorrow, so we as Muslims must be wise and pious in whatever we do and we must do it for the sake of Allah only.
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Worry about your next life. Not this.
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…By chance….was it?
Reflecting on the immense creation of Allah Almighty, the passing of this world, the terrors of the Next World, and other matters. On the negligence of the self, disciplining it and forcing it to go straight
Allah Almighty says, “I exhort you to do one thing alone: to stand before Allah in pairs, and on your own and then reflect” (34:46)
and the Almighty says, “In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are signs for people of intelligence: those who remember Allah, standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth: ‘Our Lord, You have not created this for nothing. Glory to You!” (3:190-191)
The Almighty says, “Have they not looked at the camel - how it was created? and at the sky, - how it was raised up? and at the mountains, - how they are embedded? and at the earth - how it was smoothed out? So remind them! You are only a reminder.” (88:17-21)
The Almighty says, “Have they not travelled in the earth and seen?” (40:21)
Riyad as-Salihin (The Meadows of the Righteous) | Imam Nawawi
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But those who believe are overflowing in their love for Allah.
Surah Baqarah | Verse 165
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#WhoIsMuhammad

The man who stood up for women’s rights when the Pagan Arabs were burying their daughters alive.#WhoIsMuhammad

When his wife passed away, he would often buy gifts and send food to the friends of his wife. #WhoIsMuhammad

He taught me to respect my parents, feed the poor, defend the oppressed, and to honor women. #WhoIsMuhammad

A woman used to throw trash at him when he passed by her house. He went to visit her when she got ill. This is #WhoIsMuhammad

The man who taught me to love & honor Jesus & his mother, Mary, who perfected her faith (Peace be unto them). #WhoIsMuhammad ﷺ

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And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkey
- Surah Luqman | Verse 19
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Are we becoming one of them?
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Everybody’s record is being maintained during his life period. It is a very accurate record.
The day of judgement is the day of justice. No body will be wronged. His limbs will be his witness. He will see his record and his video film will be shown to him.
Everyone will be rewarded or punished according to his deeds. The Quran in Surah Isra says:
Everyman’s fate we have fastened on his own neck. On the Day of Judgment we shall bring out for him a scroll, which he will see spread open. Read your record sufficient is your soul this day to make out an account against you” (17:13-14)

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Salah is an amazing exchange where you hand over your Worries to Allah (SWT) and Allah (SWT) hands over His Blessings to you.
Salah is the ultimate source of peace. When you offer Salah, it’s actually a confession you are making that you alone can’t resolve your problems, because you are weak, fragile and easily broken. You are resting your faith on a Higher Power that’s Constant, Timeless and Divine – The Source.
Prolong your sajda (prostration). When you bow down and submit to your Ilah (one God), you are actually surrendering before the Source, Who has been waiting for you to return. This feeling of submission tears down the sickness in heart. And all that’s left in the heart is Allah’s--love for which the heart was manufactured.
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Why don’t we Smile?
Why do we save our smiles when our Role model Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) used to smile the most? We see that people who are religious tend to have serious faces , they hardly smile. I’ve heard people relating the incidents of lives of saints who didn’t smile their whole life. Let us change this concept. Ideal for us is the Life of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). Islam does not stop us from smiling in fact it encourages. It gives us reasons to
smile. So beautify your faces with a smile. The smallest distance between two people is smile.
What does it take to Smile?
We hardly have to move a muscle to smile but the effect a smile has is tremendous. It can win the hearts. It can take care of very tense situations. Smile begets smile. Smile, and the world will smile back at you. Smile at the nature and the nature will smile back at you. Smile is a good way to express your pleasure. Actions speak louder than words. How often you find it so hard to express your Love for some, your pleasure on some happening. A smile would do just the thing.
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‘And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life.. ’ - Surah Taha | Verse 124

Can Muslims Be Depressed?
To become Muslim, you submit your will to God alone and no one else, and you trust that He will take good care of you no matter what happens as long as you keep your side of the relationship with Him.
You admit your limitations as a human, so you go through life looking ahead positively, worrying only about what is in your knowledge and ability as a human, and you leave the rest to God’s wisdom.
Existential concerns can cause serious distress as one tries to understand: why am I here, where am I going, what is the point of living if I am going to die anyway?
As a Muslim, you get affected by life’s troubles and disturbing thoughts like everyone else, but you can deal with them much better because you have a clear roadmap of where you came from, where you are going and why, so you have a head start having this fundamental knowledge from its source.
In other words, you are resistant to existential emptiness, so your focus is on taking control over your life to make the most of it according to the purpose it was given to you for, and you make decisions that will not cause you to feel worse in bad times.
Someone who feels completely lost and alone in the face of a crisis would probably feel helpless and depressed. But someone who feels supported by a compassionate God who genuinely cares, who listens to desperate pleas, and who grants generous help, has a better chance of getting back on track much faster because there is a strong helping hand to reach for while dealing with life’s troubles.

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Then, there has succeeded them a generation who have given up Salah (the prayers) and have followed lusts. So they will be thrown in Hell.
Surah Maryam | Verse 59
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Patience is an aspiration because it is not just something that we do, but rather something that we need to build in ourselves and adapt to different situations. Its importance is highlighted in the fact that it has been mentioned in the Qur’an over ninety times. We all know that nothing in the Qur’an is without purpose, so reflect on the fact that Allah is reminding us of this characteristic numerous times. Ali (ra) said, “Patience’s position to faith is similar to the position of the head to the body. If the head is cut off, the body dies.” Then he raised his voice saying, “There is no faith, for a person who doesn’t have patience.”

Seek the help of Allah in patience and prayer…

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If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, [you do it] to yourselves…
Surah Isra | Verse 07
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Punishments and Blessings both are from Allah alone.
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Who knows if you will live tomorrow or even the next hour. Don’t procrastinate. Turn to Allah (SWT)

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And Allah presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said, “My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds and save me from the wrongdoing people.”
Surah-At-Taĥrīm | Verse 11

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Politeness and Good Manners
The Prophet (pbuh) showed good manners and was courteous to all, even to children. Once when the Prophet was in a gathering, a drink was brought to the Prophet (pbuh) and he drank from it. On his right side there was a young boy and on his left side were elderly men. Feeling obliged by the respect of elders, and not wanting to hurt the feelings of the child, he asked the young boy:
“Do you mind if I give the drink to them?’-The young boy said:-‘O Prophet of God! By God! I would not prefer anyone to drink from the place you drank. This is my fair share.’-The Messenger of God (pbuh) handed the boy the drink.“-(Bukhari #2319)
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We are drowned in sins. Those who disobey Allah, cannot be His Friends whilst committing sins and living a sinful life. We should make a firm resolution, now, here from today we want to become the Friends of Allah and we want to remain the Friends of Allah until our departure from this world. Allah is the best friend, because His Friendship will be beneficial, not only in this world but also in the Hereafter.
How can one become the Friend of Allah Ta’aalaa? Who is the Friend of Allah?
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Verily man is in loss, except such as have faith, and do righteous deeds, and join together in the mutual enjoining of truth, and of patience and constancy.
Surah Asr | Verses 2-3
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Such is your Lord- Rabbul A'lameen

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Your possessions reveal you
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Dear Sisters, Stop and think for once. Leave all that attraction behind. Are you looking for a husband who: Will bring you closer to Allah Will be your best friend and companion Brings you true love, mercy and tranquility Will support you on the path to jannah Cares about you and the people you love and the things you love to do Will love you and be patient, caring, and understanding with you in easy and difficult times Will be the best father to your children Will work with you for the betterment of this nation and for the world You will enjoy the simple but beautiful things in life with Will help you be a better person You will grow old and happy with May Allah ﷻ bless us all with spouses that will complete us in this Dunya and unite us in the Akhira! www.lionofAllah.com

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“Your Lord has not forsaken you nor is He displeased”
In the early part of the seerah (biography of the Prophet ﷺ), after the Messenger ﷺ received the first revelation, there was a period in which revelation completely ceased for a period of time. This time was difficult for the Messenger ﷺ as he was afraid that since nothing further had come down, Allah (swt) might be displeased with him ﷺ. This led him to worry for a period of time.
To console His Messenger ﷺ, Allah (swt) sent down Surah Duha and through it, He consoled the heart of the Messenger ﷺ. Out of the entire surah, the ayah that strikes the heart is the subtlety of the third one when Allah (swt) says, “Your Lord has not forsaken you nor is He displeased.” [Qur’an 93:3]. Allah (swt) here is informing His Messenger ﷺ to not worry because Allah (swt) has not forsaken him and that He has not left him alone. If we reflect on the second part of the ayah, Allah (swt) says, “nor is He displeased.” The obvious question would be, displeased with whom or displeased with what? The ‘who’ or ‘what’ has been left out and the scholars of tafseer give us the reason for it. The surah itself in its entirety is addressed to the Messenger ﷺ – yet in this particular part of the Surah, where Allah mentions His Displeasure, He (swt) leaves out addressing the Messenger ﷺ directly. This is out of respect and honor towards the Messenger ﷺ because Allah (swt) does not even want to mention the Messenger ﷺ close to mentioning His displeasure. So He simply says, “nor is He displeased” and leaves it at that because out of His immense love for the Messenger ﷺ, it is inconceivable that Allah (swt) will be anything but pleased with him ﷺ.
There are many, many other instances in the Qur’an where this love and respect to the Messenger ﷺ is shown and each is a lesson on its own. Allah (swt) has a truly special way of addressing His beloved Messenger in the Qur’an. What we should try to take away from this is implementing the adab and respect in our own lives towards the Messenger ﷺ whenever we speak about him ﷺ, mention his seerah, or quote ahadeeth. This is what we have from him ﷺ today and it is equivalent in the level of adab and respect it requires. Sometimes we might get carried away and start quoting hadeeth to each other back and forth to prove a certain point or refute someone – but when was the last time that we thought about the mannerism we are employing when quoting the statements of the Messenger ﷺ? If Allah (swt) Himself addresses His Messenger ﷺ with such respect, it is only imperative after all that we too show the same level of respect and honor when we mention him ﷺ.
Don’t forget your salawat today. Keep repeating it.
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Difficulty or Ease or Something Else?
If you are going through difficulty then your goal is not big enough and the biggest goal is Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (exalted is He).
Surat al-Ikhlas is the surah of sincerity (Qur’an, 112). Allah, as described in Surat al-Ikhlas, is the ‘ahad,’ meaning the ONE.
All of creation is in pairs. If it is not Allah, then it is creation and it has a pair.
To achieve the outcome of a goal, you need to set the goal and fulfill the means to attaining the goal. You’ll notice that the means are always different from the goal. For example, if ‘getting to the door’ is your outcome, then ‘walking to’ the door is different than ‘being at’ the door.
With Allah, it is different; the means to getting to Allah is Allah. By remembering Him (the means), you attain Him. When you attain Him, you are remembering Him. Allah is the goal and the means.
Remember that if the goal is big enough, you won’t feel the paper-cut. Also realize that the easiest goal to attain is Allah, because the means equals the goal.
Finally, the terms ‘difficulty’ and ‘ease’ are used by the Prophet ﷺ (peace be upon him) as being tools. The Prophet ﷺ used to choose ease over difficulty when he had a choice. In other words, he chose to do things easily when that was an option.
The terms are also used as description of circumstance, such as when ease and difficulty befall a believer.
Allah reminds us that any pain felt in His way is insignificant:
“…If you are in pain then surely they too are in pain, but you have a hope from Allah that they do not have…”(Qur’an, 4:104)
It’s important to mention that this verse is in the context of war. It’s important to mention that because ease is the usual status quo. Pain and difficulty only come by rarely.
It’s good that pain and difficulty isn’t the path to Allah, because we wouldn’t have been traveling much.
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A hardship and suffering is a blessing in disguise.It is a moment of test, a test that once you pass with patience, it will grant you rewards more than you can imagine. Once overcome that period of test will then just remain a memory of the past.
One should be joyous! That Allah is testing you! That Allah has given you an opportunity because Allah loves you and wants the best for you.
It is your patience that will get you through, because you have complete faith in Allah that HE will make it alright. There is nothing worth worrying about when your life is controlled and is in the Hands of Allah The Almighty, The Compassionate, The Most Loving. Run to Him for help.
Run to Allah to find solace that this time will be over, Run to HIM for that is what HE is testing you for.
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In Paradise are things that no eyes have ever seen, nor ears have ever heard, and in it are things beyond our imagination and comprehension.

“ And no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes as reward for what they used to do. ” - Surah Sajdah | Verse 17

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Summary of Life in one Ayah?

How do you define your life?
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Allah Almighty says in the Qur'an:
“When my servants ask you concerning me, (tell them) I am indeed close (to them). I listen to the prayer of every supplicant when he calls on me.” [2:186]
The place of du'a is so high to Allah, that the Prophet had said:
“Nothing is more honourable to Allah the Most High than du`a.” [Sahih al-Jami` no.5268].
He also said:
“The most excellent worship is du`a.” [Sahih Al-Jami` no. 1133];
and in order to warn those who are arrogant, or careless in making du'a, the Prophet said:
“The most incapable person is the one who does not make du`a, and the most miserly person is the one who does not give salaam.” [Sahih Al-Jami` no. 1055], and further, said: “If one does not ask Allah, He will get angry with him.” [Sahih al-Jami` no.2414]
Allah is the Glorious and the Mighty, the answerer of every person in need and every person with a request. Indeed Allah is free of all wants, and He is answerable to non. We have no other god, but Him, whilst He has many servants other than us. Indeed Allah has revealed:
“O mankind! It is you who stand in need of Allah, but Allah is Rich (Free of all wants and needs), Worthy of All Praise.” [Qur'an 35:15]
So to fulfill our needs and wants, we must call on Him. Making Du'a to Allah, is a recognition of our weakness and His greatness. The Prophet had said:
“Ask Allah for everything, even the lace of your shoes. If Allah does not provide, it will never be available.” [Ibn al-Sunni, no. 349 - hasan. Supported by at-Tirmidhi 4/298 and others.]
And let not there be anyone who says: “… my Lord won’t answer my prayer, because of this and that.. or because of so and so..”. No! Indeed Allah is the Most Generous King. Is there anyone who met a king, and praised and glorified him, and then asked, yet the request was not granted? So what about Allah, the King of the Heavens and the Earth - who has total control over your life, your wealth and your future. Why would He not grant you your request?
Indeed, our beloved Prophet had said:
“Verily your Lord is the One modest and Generous, and when His servant raises his hands to Him in supplication, He is diffident (in some wordings, shy or hesitant) from returning them empty.” [Ahmad, Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi - Hasan]
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Allah loves you more than you can ever love Him.
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A time for joy,
A time for togetherness,
A time to remember the Blessings of Allah..
May Allah Bless you & make you of those who receive Glad Tidings in this life and the next and may He fill your lives with happiness from this day onwards Ameen!
Taqabbal Allah Minna Wa Minkum
May Allah accept it from us and you. Ameen!
Eid Mubarak!
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How can one insult such a Man? Disgusting!

The Prophet Muhammad taught love, kindness and compassion to his people, and was seen to be the most loving, kind, and compassionate of all of them. The Qur’an mentions his kind and gentle behavior in these words: “O Messenger of Allah! It is a great Mercy of Allah that you are gentle and kind towards them; for, had you been harsh and hard¬hearted, they would all have broken away from you” (Qur’an 3:159). There are many instances that show his kindness and gentleness, especially to the weak and the poor. Anas, his famous servant, said: “I served Allah’s Messenger for ten years and he never said to me, ‘Shame’ or ‘Why did you do such-and-such a thing?’ or ‘Why did you not do such-and-such a thing?’” (Bukhari, 2038).

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An-Nisa (4:87)
Allahu la ilaha illa huwa layajmaAAannakum ila yawmi alqiyamati la rayba feehi waman asdaqu mina Allahi hadeethan
Allah - there is no deity except Him. He will surely assemble you for [account on] the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. And who is more truthful than Allah in statement.
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And the servants of Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, “Peace!”
Surah Furqan | Verse 63
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Ya Allah guide our hearts like You have guided us.
Ya Allah bring back the likes of Umar Bin Al Khattab ® to this world. We need them more than ever.
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While you are reading this phrase in the different parts of the world, with different reasons millions of people have died already.
And if you were to ask these people minutes before their death, none of them might have known that they would die in the next few minutes.
Whereas you who’s reading this article or me who’s writing this article, we might be living our last few minutes in this world; that maybe these are our last minutes on the earth to repent and to be closer to Allah.
If not today, one day we all will certainly die. Me, you, people we know and people we love will also die. After 100 years from now, no one we know today will be on earth.
People wake up every morning making plans upon plans upon plans for their lives not including death.
Even though most of these plans might never occur, death will certainly occur.
Death is a door that all of us will have to enter, no age limits no racial discrimination, all same and equal, everyone created from one same and single matter.
So return to your Lord, with a heart full of repentance for that is better for you.
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Realize that today someone is being buried and someone is fighting for his or her own life, so know that when you’re reading this, you’re so blessed for Allah Azza wa jall has gifted you another day to redeem your soul. So indeed, say Alhamdulillah.
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A test that brings you closer to your Rabb in better than a blessing that takes you away from Him.

Ponder.
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Many of us, though we may have sincere and righteous intentions, have recently misplaced our ahklaq (i.e. we have lost our manners). Many of us (myself included) have forgotten the proper way to advise our fellow Muslims. When we advise our brothers and sisters if they are doing something incorrectly, we must remember to do it for the sake of Allah (SWT) with the best of intentions.
The believer looks for excuses, not blame for his brother. We want the best for our brothers and sisters and hence we advise them because we love them, not because we think we are better than them. For if we think we are better than them, then this is arrogance and pride, and arrogance and pride was the sin that got the rejected and accursed devil kicked out of paradise and damned. We should not think we are better than others. We need to humble ourselves and be thankful that we are in a position to advise others. We shouldn’t advise people harshly, rather we need to be gentle, yet firm.
The Messenger of Allah (saw) was the best of examples sent to mankind and he would be gentle with others. We have heard the hadith of the man who urinated in the masjid and the Prophet (SAW) handled the situation in the most eloquent of ways. Some of us nowadays, if a brother is praying without a turban or a “kufi” (head-covering) or his pants below his ankles in the masjid, we may berate him, but is this really the best way, will he continue coming to this masjid? There may be a time for harshness, but many of us are not in the situation to handle it as we are the laymen.
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Jazak Allahu Khairan to one and all.
Really, it feels just like yesterday when we released our first reminder on LionOfAllah
Thank you for your support, suggestions, comments and advises throughout the years. Keep them coming.
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May Allah make us successful in the akhira and this Dunya. Ameen!

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Surah al-Kahf REMINDER!
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Akhis & Ukhtis,

“Whoever reads Surah-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.”

[Narrated by al-Haakim, 2/399; al-Bayhaqi, 3/249.]


The Prophet (Peace be Upon Him) said:
“There is such an hour on Friday that if any Muslim makes Du’a in it, his Du’a will definitely be accepted. ”

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Insha’Allah ta’ala dear Brothers & Sisters please, lets make heartfelt & abundant Du’as for his Ummah
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May Allah open our eyes and remove the locks from our hearts and make us realise that this Dunya is nothing but an illusion. The real life awaits..
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And it is those who show patience that will be successful..
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By virtue of being created as human beings, we will be tested. We will be thrown into countless trials, into situations that may arise unpleasant and awkward, and into times of difficulty when it seems as though there is little reason to hope.
Tests will come at us from every direction; events will test the very core of our character and the strength of our beliefs. And these are the tests we cannot afford to fail. And Allah, Glory be to Him, has not left us empty-handed.
Building our knowledge and our characters as Muslims is the only way.
A “beautiful word” in this verse refers to the Islamic statement of belief: la illaha ill Allah (there is no being worthy of worship except Allah). And the verse goes on to refer to a beautiful tree, which illustrates the character of a believer.
According to this verse, a believer is one whose Iman, or faith, is unwavering and firmly established. He or she cannot be swayed from the straight path by the winds of trials, no matter how fierce the storm. Knowing and believing that there is no being worthy of worship except Allah, Glory be to Him, and following His commandments provides a believer with the stability and confidence he or she needs to succeed.
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How do we feel when we cleanse our face with fresh, cold water after it was sullied by dust and filth? The joy we would feel thereby, that feeling is what thouba (repentance) gives to a believer.
When a believer cleanses his mind and life, which is blemished by the stain of sins, with the pure water of thouba, he would feel a delight beyond description. Constantly, Allah invites us to experience that delight.
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The importance of prayer is conveyed constantly in the Quran and was also stressed by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh): “Know that among your duties, prayer is foremost”.
The performance of prayer five times a day is considered vital to attain success in this life and the hereafter. Following the testimony of faith, performance of the prayers at their correct times and complete in bowings, prostrations and humility, will guarantee forgiveness from God and everlasting paradise. Muslims believe that the first matter that they will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of their deeds will be sound. And if it is bad, then the rest of his deeds will be bad.
Prayer provides a constant reminder of the essence of our creation and provides a direct connection to Allah, who linked success and felicity to humility in prayer. It emphasises the proximity between religion and daily life. Life, from an Islamic standpoint, is to be directed to Allah. Life is an opportunity for worship and the remembrance of Allah. Praying repeatedly throughout the day and interrupting the daily activities brings about the realization of this concept. The believer, through prayer, acquires a spiritual awareness that he takes with him throughout all of life’s endeavours.
Come to Prayer. Come to Success.
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Truth is from Allah Alone!

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Your possessions reveal you
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Have tawakkul.
You must have had those moments when you felt so strong, thinking: whatever needs to happen will happen.
That sweet feeling of trusting in Allah subhanahu wa ta’alaa is priceless, granting an amazing peace of mind.
Then there are the times you get tense.
You worry. You feel a knot in your stomach. What if things just don’t get better? What if I get ill?
Musa ‘alayhi sallam was standing with his people. He invited them to enter Palestine, but they refused. Why?
They were scared. Scared of the future. Scared to be hurt. Scared to fail. Then two courageous believers stood up and announced:
Enter upon them through the gate, for when you enter it, you will be the dominant. And rely upon Allah (have Tawakkul), if you are believers.
[Quran, 5:23]
Rely upon Allah, if you are believers.
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And when your Lord made it known: If you are grateful, I would certainly give to you more, and if you are ungrateful, My chastisement is truly severe.
Surah Ibrahim | Verse 07
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[Reminderz]

“Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, a show and boasting among yourselves, a quest for greater riches and more children. Its similitude is that of vegetation that flourish after rain: the growth of which delights the tillers, then it withers and you see it turn yellow, soon it becomes dry and crumbles away. In the hereafter there will be either severe punishment or forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure. The life of this world is nothing but an illusion.” Al-Quran [al-Hadiid - 57:20]
Man wastes his lifetime running after something which has no effect on anything except that he ruins his hereafter. A believer is he who believes that nothing can happen without the Will of Allahu ta'ala. Therefore, his objective becomes to gain Allah’s pleasure and not to run after this Dunya (World). No material possession can benefit or harm anyone if it is not desired by Allah.
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[Reminderz]

I believe that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Prophet Muhammad (S) is his slave and messenger.
“Successful indeed are the believers.”(Quran - 23:1)

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wʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ jᴀɴɴᴀʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴛᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ꜱᴘᴏᴋᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ jᴀɴɴᴀʜ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. Tʜᴇʏ'ʟʟ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ, ᴀᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ ʟɪғᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ғɪɴᴀʟ ᴀʙᴏᴅᴇ. Tʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴀʀᴀᴅɪꜱᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇ. Oɴᴇ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ɪɴᴛᴏ jᴀɴɴᴀʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ɴᴏ ᴘᴀɪɴ. Tʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜱᴜғғᴇʀᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄʀɪᴇᴅ.
A ᴅɪᴘ ɪɴ jᴀɴɴᴀʜ.
Oʜ ʜᴏᴡ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴡᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ. Tʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴛᴇ, ᴡᴇ ʜᴜɢ ᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇꜱ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. Wᴇ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ aʟʟᴀ̄ʜ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇꜱᴛꜱ hᴏᴡ ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ɪᴛ ꜱᴇᴇᴍ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴛᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴇɪɢʜ ᴀ ᴛᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴇꜱᴛ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴇʟᴇᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴜꜱ. Eʟᴇᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴜꜱ ꜱᴏ ʜɪɢʜ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ aʟʟᴀ̄ʜ. Wᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ hɪᴍ ғᴏʀ ᴛᴇꜱᴛɪɴɢ ᴜꜱ, ғᴏʀ ʟᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴜꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴜꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇ. A ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴇᴛᴇʀɴɪᴛʏ, ᴠᴀꜱᴛ, ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ, ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇғᴜʟ. Eᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇ
Bᴇ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛ, ᴏʜ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ꜱʟᴀᴠᴇꜱ ᴏғ aʟʟᴀ̄ʜ, ғᴏʀ ᴏᴜʀ lᴏʀᴅ ɪꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ mᴇʀᴄɪғᴜʟ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. - iᴍᴀ̄ᴍ ɪʙɴ ᴀʟ-qᴀʏʏɪᴍ (ᴀɪʟ ᴅᴀꜱᴊ) ɪɴ "aʟ-fᴀᴡᴀ'ɪᴅ" (ᴘɢ. 119).

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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A time of patience will come to people in which adhering to one’s religion is like grasping a hot coal.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2260
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

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“The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although there is good in each. Desire that which will bring you benefit, and seek help from Allah and do not give way to incapacity. If something happens to you, do not say, ‘If only I had done such-and-such.’ Rather say, ‘The decree of Allah. He does what He will.’ Otherwise you will open yourself up to the action of Shaitan” (Muslim).

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وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ
And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive. [Quran, 2:45]

الحمد لله على كل حال

['Abdullah]

You can’t establish justice in the world if you haven’t established order in URself. ~ Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad

[muslimah__]

On the authority of son of Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), among the sayings he related from his Lord (glorified and exalted be He) is that He said:

Allah has written down the good deeds and the bad ones. Then He explained it [by saying that] he who has intended a good deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as from ten good deeds to seven hundred times, or many times over. But if he has intended a bad deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed.

Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.

['Abdullah]

‘Abdullāh Ibn Muhammad Ibn Manaazil said:
The Believer seeks excuses for his brothers, and the hypocrite seeks the mistakes for his brothers.
[Ash-Shu’ab, 7/11197]

['Abdullah]

Ibn Taimiyah said:

Some people have the disease of criticizing all the time. They forget the good about others and only mention their faults. They are like flies that avoid the good and pure places and land on the bad and wounds. This is because of the evil within the self and the spoiled nature.

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“Let every person consider what they have sent ahead for tomorrow.” Qur’an 59:18

O Allah, give us a good end. Grant us the tawfeeq to strive to make our scale of good deeds heavier and let us depart from this world when You are pleased with us.

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"Had Allah lifted the veil for his slave
and shown him how He handles his
affairs for him, and how Allah is more
keen for the benefit of the slave than
his own self, his heart would have
melted out of the love for Allah and
would have been torn to pieces out of
thankfulness to Allah. Therefore if the
pains of this world tire you, do not
grieve. For it may be that Allah wishes
to hear your voice by way of Dua'a. So
pour out your desires in prostration
and forget about it and know; that
verily Allah does not forget it."

- IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA

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IBN AL- QAYYIM (r.a.)

"WHOEVER IS CREATED FOR JANNAH
WILL FOREVER BE AFFLICTED WITH
CALAMITIES, THE BEIEVER REMAINS
FIRM AND NEVER COMPLAINS AND
THE CONCEALMENT OF PAIN AND
AFFLICTION IS ONE OF THE
ATTRIBUTES OF GREAT SO KNOW
FULL WELL THAT YOU WEREN'T
DENIED EXCEPT TO BE GIVEN, AND
YOU WERE NOT AFFICTED EXCEPT TO BE CURED, NOR WERE YOU TESTED EXCEPT TO BE PURIFIED."

['Abdullah]

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya said:
There are six stages to knowledge:

1. Asking questions in a good manner.
2. Remaining quiet and listening attentively.
3. Understanding well.
4. Memorizing.
5. Teaching.
6. Acting upon the knowledge and keeping to its limits.

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“The reality of manners is that it results from beautiful character.Thus, manners is the manifestations of the integrity and strength in one’s inward personality into action.” Ibn Rajab

['Abdullah]

Ibn Taymiyyah said:

A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you then a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah

['Abdullah]

It is strange that a person may find it easy to protect himself from: eating Haraam, oppression and injustice, adultery, theft, drinking khamr (alcoholic drinks), and from unlawful looking, but it is hard for him to restrain the movement of his tongue. How often do we see people who are very cautious about falling into shameful deeds or injustice, but their tongue lashes against the living and the dead and they don't mind it?

~ Ibn Taymiyyah

['Abdullah]

Sins have many side-effects. One of them is that they steal knowledge from you.

~Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

['Abdullah]

Half of disbelief in Allah in the world is caused by people who make religion look ugly due to their bad conduct and ignorance.
~ Imam Ghazali

['Abdullah]

The farther the heart is from God, the quicker it receives affliction, and the closer the heart is to God, the farther affliction will be from it. Distance from God comes in grades, some of which are more severe than others. The heart is like a bird; the more it ascends, the more distant it will be from affliction, and the more it descends, the more it is attacked by affliction.

~Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

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إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَعْمَالِكُمْ

Verily, Allah does not look at your appearance or wealth, but rather he looks at your hearts and actions.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2564, Grade: Sahih

['Abdullah]

The wisdom in God’s afflicting His servant with hardship is that He did not afflict him to destroy him, but to test his patience and obedience.
~ Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

['Abdullah]

Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. ~ Rumi

['Abdullah]

Ibn Al Qayyim was asked “What do esteemed scholars (may Allah be pleased with them all) say concerning a man who is afflicted by a tribulation which he knows will destroy him in this world and the next (hereafter) if allowed to persist? He tries to free himself by all means, though the trial becomes more severe, so what is the solution? May Allah have mercy upon he who aids the tested, and he will assist a servant who assists his brother.”

Ibn Al Qayyim said “The spritual diseases of the heart is the result of a person’s sins.”
The diseases of the heart is seperated into two categories:

1. Disease of lusts and desires: The disease of lusts arises from sins and acts of disobedience.
2. Disease of doubts: Disease of doubts arises from the doubts of the religion. The disease of doubts which afflicts a person’s belief system & is the most dangerous of diseases.

Ibn Al Qayyim said:
The cure for these spiritual diseases is to turn to Allah with repentance and righteous deeds. The cure is in the Quran and the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). The benefits of sitting in the circles of knowledge.
The more sins the person commits the sicker the heart will be. The more doubts they have, the sicker the heart will be until the heart dies.

The Coronavirus is a contagious disease that requires us to take the necessary precautions, but are we taking measures to fight diseases that plague the hearts and souls, which are even more severe and deadly? May Allah protect us all. Ameen!

['Abdullah]

لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.... [Quran 2:286]
لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
...We do not charge any soul except [with that within] its capacity...[Quran 6:152]
لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَآ
...We charge no soul except [within] its capacity...[Quran 7:42]
لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا مَآ ءَاتَىٰهَا
..Allah does not charge a soul except [according to] what He has given it...[Quran 65:7]

If a message is repeated so many times in Quran, we should pay attention to it & understand that whatever trials and tests we are facing are not beyond our capacity. Purpose of our trials and tests could to be to make us realize our full potential and use the abilities Allah has given us to get more close to Him.

['Abdullah]

Suhaib reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
Strange are the ways of a believer for there is good in every affair of his and this is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer for if he has an occasion to feel delight, he thanks (God), thus there is a good for him in it, and if he gets into trouble and shows resignation (and endures it patiently), there is a good for him in it.

حَدَّثَنَا هَدَّابُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الأَزْدِيُّ، وَشَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِشَيْبَانَ - حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ عَجَبًا لأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لأَحَدٍ إِلاَّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
Reference: Sahih Muslim 2999
In-book reference: Book 55, Hadith 82
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 42, Hadith 7138
https://sunnah.com/urn/271380

['Abdullah]

Narrated 'Aishah:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about this Ayah: 'It is He who sent down to you the Book. In it are Ayat that are entirely clear... (3:7)' until the end of the Ayah. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When you see those who seek what is not entirely clear thereof, then it is they whom Allah has described, so beware of them.'"

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ ‏:‏ ‏(‏ هُوَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُحْكَمَاتٌ ‏)‏ إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ فَأُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ سَمَّاهُمُ اللَّهُ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ هَكَذَا رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا فِيهِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَإِنَّمَا ذَكَرَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التُّسْتَرِيُّ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ‏.‏ وَابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ هُوَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ سَمِعَ مِنْ عَائِشَةَ أَيْضًا ‏.‏

Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
English reference: Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 2994
Arabic reference: Book 47, Hadith 3262
http://sunnah.com/urn/639880

['Abdullah]

Even in the darkest hour can you still believe truth will prevail over falsehood? It require tawaqqal (trust) in Allah. Imam Ibnul-Qayyem said:

Whoever thinks that falsehood overcomes righteousness, they don’t have full trust in Allah!

['Abdullah]

Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom.

~ Umar ibn Al-Khattab ( May Allah be pleased with him)

['Abdullah]

Go easy on yourself, for the outcome of all affairs is determined by God’s decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from you it cannot flee.
~Umar ibn Al-Khattab ( May Allah be pleased with him)

['Abdullah]

My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me and that what misses me was never meant for me.

~ Umar ibn Al-Khattab ( May Allah be pleased with him)

['Abdullah]

Do not grieve over what has passed unless it makes you work harder for what is about to come.

~Umar ibn Al-Khattab ( May Allah be pleased with him)

['Abdullah]

When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.
~ Abu Bakr ( May Allah be pleased with him)

['Abdullah]

Run away from greatness and greatness will follow you.
~ Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him)

['Abdullah]

If an ignorant person is attracted by the things of the world, that is bad. But if a learned person is thus attracted, it is worse.
~ Abu Bakr ( May Allah be pleased with him)

['Abdullah]

Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.
~Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him)

['Abdullah]

Al-Hasan reported:
A man said to Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, “Fear Allah, O leader of the believers! By Allah, the matter is not as you said!”
The people rushed to the man and they said, “Do not criticize the leader of the believers!”
When Umar saw them crowding around the man, he said, “Leave him alone. There is no goodness in him if he did not say it to us, and there is no goodness in us if we do not listen.”

Source: Tārīkh al-Madīnah 1235
https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadit...elf-criticism/

['Abdullah]

Quran 22:37
لَن يَنَالَ ٱللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَآؤُهَا وَلَٰكِن يَنَالُهُ ٱلتَّقْوَىٰ مِنكُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرَهَا لَكُمْ لِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah, but it is piety from you that reaches Him. Thus have We made them subject to you that you may magnify Allah for His Guidance to you. And give glad tidings (O Muhammad peace be upon him) to the Muhsinun (doers of good).

[MazharShafiq]

Narrated Zaid bin Jubair:

I went to visit 'Abdullah bin 'Umar at his house which contained many tents made of cotton cloth and these were encircled with Suradik (part of the tent). I asked him from where, should one assume Ihram for Umra. He said, "Allah's Apostle had fixed as Miqat (singular of Mawaqit) Qarn for the people of Najd, Dhul-Hulaifa for the people of Medina, and Al-Juhfa for the people of Sham."

[MazharShafiq]

The season of Hajj is approaching. Normally, millions of Muslims prepare to observe this worship at this time every year. They prepare to gather in Makkah and the sacred places to respond to Allah’s invitation to visit His House; an invitation announced by Prophet Ibrahim and then renewed by Prophet Muhammad.

However, the situation this year is pretty unusual. Over 99% of would-be pilgrims will not be able to observe Hajj this year due to COVID-19.

It is sad to see the Holy sites not overflowing with worshipers from all corners of the globe as usual. We will miss the awe-inspiring scene of millions of pilgrims praying together and observing the different rituals of Hajj.

['Abdullah]

Humble Beginnings
It is reported that Al-Ahnaf b. Qays – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
I find it amazing how anyone who passed through the urinary tract twice could ever be arrogant and haughty!
Al-Dhahabī, Siyar A’lām Al-Nubalā` 4:92.
https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/humble-beginnings/

Humble Beginnings - Sayings of the Salaf A reminder about the humble beginnings of man, and that he has no reason to be haughty....

['Abdullah]

14:24
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ

Have you not considered how Allah presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?

14:25
تُؤْتِىٓ أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍۭ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

It produces its fruit all the time, by permission of its Lord. And Allah presents examples for the people that perhaps they will be reminded.


14:26
وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ ٱجْتُثَّتْ مِن فَوْقِ ٱلْأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِن قَرَارٍ

And the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, not having any stability.

14:27
يُثَبِّتُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱلْقَوْلِ ٱلثَّابِتِ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَفِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ وَيُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ وَيَفْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ

Allah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allah sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allah does what He wills.

['Abdullah]

Sometimes the Manners Surpassed Knowledge
It is reported that Imām Al-Zuhrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
We used to sometimes come to a scholar and what we learned of his manners was more beloved to us than the knowledge we took from him.
Abū Nuʿaym, Ḥilyatu Al-ʾAwliyāʾ #4575

https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/so...sed-knowledge/

Sometimes the Manners Surpassed Knowledge - Sayings of the Salaf Sometimes the manners you learn from a scholar surpass the piece of knowledge you get from him....

[muslimah__]

Ibn Qayyim رحمه الله said:

"The whole world from its beginning until its end is not worth an hour of sadness, so what about the sadness of a whole life".

[Al fawaid]

['Abdullah]

وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّن دَعَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
وَلَا تَسْتَوِى ٱلْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُ ٱدْفَعْ بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُۥ عَدَٰوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِىٌّ حَمِيمٌ

And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allah and does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims."
And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend. [Quran 41:33-34]

['Abdullah]

Ibn Abdu Rabbih reported: Abdul Malik said to his father Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, “O father, what is the matter that you do not implement the commands? By Allah, I would not mind if it caused discord between us as long as it was the truth.” Umar said, “Do not make it so, my son. Verily, Allah blamed wine-drinking in the Quran twice and on the third time He made it unlawful. I fear that if I compelled people to follow the truth all at once, they would reject it all at once and that would cause a tribulation.”
Source: al-ʻIqd al-Farīd 5/185
عن ابن عبد ربه قال عبد الملك بن عمر بن عبد العزيز رحمه الله لأبيه يا أبت ما لك لا تنفذ الأمور فو الله ما أبالي لو أن القدور غلت بي وبك في الحق قال له عمر لا تعجل يا بنيّ فإنّ الله ذمّ الخمر في القرآن مرتين وحرّمها في الثالثة وأنا أخاف أن أحمل الحق على الناس جملة فيدفعونه جملة ويكون من ذلك فتنة
5/185 العقد الفريد

https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2015/12/12/umar-ii-gradualism-beware-force/

['Abdullah]

Ibn ‘Abd al-Hakam reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Among the degradation of knowledge is that you debate everyone who debates you, or you argue with everyone who argues with you.”

And he said, “Knowledge is ignorance to the people of ignorance, just as ignorance is ignorance to the people of knowledge.”

Source: Manāqib al-Shāfi’ī lil-Bayhaqī 2/151

عَنْ ابن عبد الحكم قال قال الشافعي رحمه الله من إِذَالَةِ العلم أن تناظر كلَّ من ناظرك وتُقاوِلَ كلَّ من قَاوَلَك

وقال العلم جهل عند أهل الجهل كما أن الجهل جهل عند أهل العلم

2/151 مناقب الشافعي للبيهقي
https://abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadit...o-much-debate/

['Abdullah]

Don’t harm your Muslim brothers & sisters with your tongue nor hands but help and guide them in the light of Quran and Sunnah.

['Abdullah]

The Argumentative Loser
It is reported that Bilāl b. Saʿd – Allāh have mercy on him – said:
If you see a man being obstinate, argumentative and impressed with his own opinion, then his loss is complete.
Abū Nuʿaym, ʿHilyatu Al-Awliyāʾ 5:228

https://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/th...ntative-loser/

The Argumentative Loser - Sayings of the Salaf The one who obstinately argues and thinks too much of his own opinion is a true loser....

['Abdullah]

قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِى بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
He said, "And what is my knowledge of what they used to do? [Quran 26:112]

بَقِيَّتُ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍ
What remains [lawful] from Allah is best for you, if you would be believers. But I am not a guardian over you." [Quran 11:86]

وَمِمَّنْ حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ مُنَٰفِقُونَ ۖ وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ۖ مَرَدُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنِّفَاقِ لَا تَعْلَمُهُمْ ۖ نَحْنُ نَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ سَنُعَذِّبُهُم مَّرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ عَظِيمٍ
And among those around you of the bedouins are hypocrites, and [also] from the people of Madinah. They have become accustomed to hypocrisy. You, [O Muhammad], do not know them, [but] We know them. We will punish them twice [in this world]; then they will be returned to a great punishment. [Quran 9:101]

Can you reflect upon the verses above and find a common theme?