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Du'a for the Muslim People! (Part 1)

[SUP]In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Lord of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Lord of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him. - [we ask You] to grant victory to Islam and the Muslims everywhere. O Allah! Grant victory to Islam and the Muslims everywhere. O Allah! Grant victory to Islam and the Muslims everywhere. To You we complain of our weakness, our failure, our shame before the people. O Most Merciful! You are the Lord of the weak and oppressed.And You are our Lord, to whom will you entrust us? To a distant person who will treat us with enmity, or to an enemy You have made over us. If You are not angry at us, we would not care, for Your pardon is greater for us. [/SUP]
[SUP]We seek refuge in the Light of Your Face for which darknesses shine, and with which the affairs of this life and the Hereafter become good, from Your anger or displeasure fall upon us. You have the right to admonish until You are pleased, and there is no power and no might except in You.[/SUP]
[SUP]So to You we complain of our weakness, to You we complain of our weakness.[/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Roosiya came with her army and iron, with her oppression and arrogance, she came to challenge You and deny Your Messenger, and to slaughter the weak and oppressed believers in Sheeshan.[/SUP]

[SUP]O Allah! Bring about what You promised them. O Allah! Bring about what You promised them. O Allah! Bring about what You promised them in Your Book. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! We seek Your protection and Your promise. O Allah! Bring down Your help and support, You are their helper and supporter, and for You they will fight.[/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! They are helpless, so help them.[/SUP]
[SUP]Our Lord! Pour upon them patience, make them steadfast, and grant them victory over the Disbelivers.[/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Plot for them, and suffice them with what You please, if You support them then nobody can overpower them, and if You forsake them, then who will be able to support them after You?[/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Plot for them, and suffice them with what You please, if You support them then nobody can overpower them, and if You forsake them, then who will be able to support them after You?[/SUP]

[SUP]There is no God but Allah, the Mighty the Forebearing, there is no God but Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne, There is no God but Allah, Rabb of the Heavens and Rabb of the Earth and Lord of the Noble Throne. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Help the weak and oppressed believers in Sheeshan. O Allah! Help the weak and oppressed believers in Sheeshan. O Allah! Help the weak and oppressed believers in Sheeshan. O Allah! increase Your force against Roosiya. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! annihilate them with Your authority and power, O Allah! Let all they have done be done to them. O Allah! show us their black day. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Disperse their gatherings and shatter their unity, demolish their houses, destroy their weapons. O Allah! Send upon them destructive hurricanes, and fatal diseases.[/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Count them and kill them selectively, and do not leave a single one of them, and make them an example for their likes among the yahuudi, nasaara, and mushriks, humiliated and abased. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! We want Your help against them and seek Your protection against their atrocities. [/SUP]
[SUP]Oh Allah! Revealer of The Book, Controller and Dominator of the clouds, Defeater of the armies of Your enemies…defeat them and make the ground shake beneath their feet, and show us in them the wonders of Your Might, for they are weak before You. O Mighty, O Powerful!. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! You are our Helper, and You are our Victor, and You are Sufficient for us, and the Best Guardian. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Break free the shackles of our prisoners and the prisoners of the Muslims. O Allah! Break free the shackles of our prisoners and the prisoners of the Muslims. O Allah! Break free the shackles of our prisoners and the prisoners of the Muslims, and return them safely to their families. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! They are in urgent need of Your Mercies. O Allah! They are in urgent need of Your Mercies. O Allah! they are in urgent need of Your Mercies, so send upon them Your Mercies. O Most Merciful, O Most Kind, so send upon them Your Mercies O Most Mericufl, O Most Kind. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Whoever has harmed them, then harm him, and whoever has shown enmity to them, then show enmity to them. [/SUP][FONT=&quot]O ALLAH These kaffara are Your open Enemies![/FONT]O ALLAH These kaffara are Your open Enemies! O ALLAH these kaffara are your open Enemies! Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us! Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us! Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us! Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us!

 

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Du'a for the Muslim People! (Part 2)

[SUP]In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him. - [we ask You] to grant victory to Islam and the Muslims everywhere. O Allah! Grant victory to Islam and the Muslims everywhere. O Allah! Grant victory to Islam and the Muslims everywhere. To You we complain of our weakness, our failure, our shame before the people. O Most Merciful! You are the Rabb of the weak and oppressed.And You are our Lord, to whom will you entrust us? To a distant person who will treat us with enmity, or to an enemy You have made over us. If You are not angry at us, we would not care, for Your pardon is greater for us......O Allah! Your allies are strong, Your praise is glorified, Your names are sanctified. O Allah! Your command cannot be repelled, and Your armies cannot be defeated. [/SUP][SUP]O Allah! Return al-Masjid al-Aqsa to the Muslims. O Allah! Return al-Masjid al-Aqsa to the Muslims. O Allah! Return al-Masjid al-Aqsa to the Muslims, and bestow on us a prayer in it before we die. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! purify it from the brothers of monkeys and khanzeer. O Allah! Tear them to pieces, and sow dissension between them and their followers. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Rectify the affairs of the Muslims in Palestine. O Allah! Rectify the affairs of the Muslims in Palestine and in every place, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Do not grant a disbeliever any way to harm us. O Allah! We seek refuge in You from a bad decree, being overtaken by misery, the gloats of the enemies, and the pains of afflictions, and we seek refuge in You from the disliked manners, deeds, desires and diseases. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Grant this Ummah a guiding command, by which those who obey You are strengthened, and those who disobey You are degraded, and in which the good is commanded and the evil is forbidden with clear knowledge, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Let us see the good as good, and bless us with following it. And show us the falsehood as falsehood, and bless us with staying away from it, with Your mercy, O Most Merciful! [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Enable our Imam to act by what You love and what pleases you, and lead him by his forelock to righteousness and piety. O Allah! Grant him Your guidance, and be pleased with his deeds, and grant him a guiding, righteous inner sense that guides him and helps him to what is good, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty. [/SUP]
[SUP]And enable all the guardians of the Muslims to act by Your Book, and follow the sunnah of Your Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wa salam).[/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Grant us security in our lands, and continue to bless us with peace and settlement there. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Whoever wants to harm us and our lands and the Muslims, then keep them busy with their own troubles, and return their plots to their own necks, and make their plans the cause of their own destruction. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Destroy those who brought to our land and the land of Muslims, drugs and intoxicants. O Allah! Destroy who brought them. O Allah! Destroy those who spread them and who make them and who trade in them. O Allah! Destroy those who smuggle them and sell them and help to distribute them. [/SUP]O ALLAH These kaffara are Your open Enemies! O ALLAH These kaffara are Your open Enemies! O ALLAH these kaffara are your open Enemies! Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us!Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us! Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us! Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us!
[SUP]O Allah! If You do not want to guide them, then grant them a great curse and damnation, if You do not want to guide them, then grant them a great curse and damnation, if You do not want to guide them, then grant them a great curse and damnation in this world and the next.[/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Remove from us transgression, plagues, fornication, earthquakes and tests, and bad trials, both apparent and hidden…from this land of ours especially and from all lands of the Muslims, with Your Mercy, O Most Merciful! [/SUP]
[SUP]O Ever-Living! O Self-Subsisting! and Supporter of all! By Your Mercy we seek assistance, rectify for us all of our affairs and do not leave us to ourselves ever for the blink of an eye or less than that. [/SUP][SUP]And all praises are to Allah Lord of the Worlds, and send Your prayers, peace and blessings on our Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wa salam) and on his family, companions and followers. [/SUP]
[SUP]Allahumma Ameen. Allahumma Ameen. Allahumma Ameen. [/SUP]
[SUP]O Allah! Please accept. O Allah! Please accept. O Allah! Please accept.[/SUP]

 

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A Dua to relieve Anxiety & Depression

Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.'' "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". Iam Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher,Iam Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam) I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the dajjal. There is no power nor strength with (anyone) save Allah. ALLAH is Good and Only accept that which is Good. ALLAH is the Truth and only accept that which True. ALLAH is Pure and only accept that which is Pure. Ya ALLAH! ALL the praises are for You,You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are are the Substaner of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for you;You have the Possession of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for You; You are Light(Nur) of the Heavens and Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the Truth, And Your word is the Truth and the Meeting with You is true, And Parardise is True And Hell is true and All the Prophets(peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) is true,And the Day of Resurrection is True. Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your promise is the truth,Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your words is the truth, Ya ALLAH! You have promise and You are the Truth!...........
-A Dua to relieve Anxiety & Depression.

As recorded in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (r.a.), it was reported from ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (r.a.) that Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, “No person suffers any anxiety or grief, and says:
Allahumma innii ‘abduka wa ibnu ‘abdika wa ibnu amatika, naaswiyatii biyadika, maadhin fiyya hukmuka ‘adlun fiyya qadhaa’uka. As’aluka bikulli ismi huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anlamtahu ahadan min khalqika aw anzaltahu fii kitaabika aw asta’tsarta bihi fiyya ‘ilmi al-ghaybi ‘indaka an taj’ala al-Qur’an rabbii’a qalbii wa nuura swadrii wa jilaa’a huznii wa duhaaba hammii
O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your female slave, my forelock is in Your hand, Your Command over me is forever executed and Your Decree over me is Just. I ask You by every Name Belonging to You which You Named Yourself with, or Revealed in Your Book, or You Taught to any of Your Creation, or You have Preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You Make the Qur’an the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety.
– but Allah (s.w.t.) will Take away his sorrow and grief, and Give him in their stead joy.”
Imam ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (r.a.) said about this du’a in his book ‘The Provisions of the Hereafter’ that the verse, “Rabb, I am Thy servant, whose father and mother are thy servants…” embodies the core of Knowledge and Recognition of Allah (s.w.t.), and the secrets of worship, and no single book can ever detail their full meaning other than The Holy Quran. Yet, this prayer is full of recognition of Who Allah is, and in it, the worshipper calling upon His Rabb, acknowledges his Creator, and presents himself as Allah’s (s.w.t.) servant, and the son of His servants. The caller also places things where they belong by recognising that his fate is in Allah’s (s.w.t.) Hands; that his destiny is moving according to the Divine Plan; that Allah (s.w.t.) does whatever He Pleases with it; that the servant can neither bring benefits nor harm to himself; that he cannot bring about his own birth, death, or resurrection; that his destiny is in Allah’s (s.w.t.) Hands; that he has no power to alter it except as Allah (s.w.t.) Wills; that he is totally dependent on his Creator, Cherisher, Sustainer, The Rabb of Arsh and Kursi;And that the humanbeing's own existence is subject to whatever Allah (s.w.t.) Decrees; and that Allah (s.w.t.) is Just, and what He (s.w.t.) Wills shall Be.
Imam ibn Qayyim (r.a.) then explained the next part of the du’a: “My fate is in Thy Hands, and my destiny is moving according to Thy Plan. Thou art indeed Just in Thy Judgment…” This section of the prayer embodies two cardinal aspects which are the core of the doctrine of tawhid.
The first is the recognition and confirmation of fate, and that Allah’s (s.w.t.) Decree regarding His servant shall unfailingly come into force, and that the servant cannot escape it or repel it; and
The second aspect proclaims that Allah (s.w.t.) is Just, that He does not oppress His servants, and that what His Decree is due by virtue of Divine Justice and Knowledge of such needs. This is because injustice represents the need, ignorance, incompetence, weakness, and inferiority of an unjust person, and therefore, such attributes are not Divine, and they cannot come from one who is Omniscient, All-Knowing, All-Wise, and has no needs.
Hence, Allah’s (s.w.t.) Wisdom is Operative wherever His Will is Ordained. Allah (s.w.t.) is Rich beyond any need, and everything is poor and seeks its nourishment from Him. He is All-Wise, and there is not a single atom throughout the entire universes where His Will is not Operative. The absolute dependence of each and every cell in the entire Creation, and their soliciting of their support and sustenance from the sole and only Provider requires their gratitude. Hence gratitude, shukr, is Rewarded with Blessings and ingratitude, kufr, is Rewarded with disapprobation and consequent punishment for the non repenting ones.
When the unrepentant and ungrateful disbelievers and mushriks threatened Allah’s (s.w.t.) prophet, Hud (a.s.), to invoke the curse of their deities upon him, he replied:
“We say nothing but that (perhaps) some of our gods may have seized thee with imbecility.” He said: “I call Allah to witness, and do ye bear witness, that I am free from the sin of ascribing, to Him, “Other gods as partners! so scheme (your worst) against me, all of you, and give me no respite. “I put my trust in Allah, My Rabb and your Rabb! There is not a moving creature, but He hath grasp of its fore-lock. Verily, it is my Rabb that is on a straight Path. [Qur’an 11.54-56]
This meaning that Allah’s (s.w.t.) Power which is Unlimited and Unrestrained, is Operative over all creatures and over all creation, at all times and no one and nothing can withstand His Decree. He alone has the power to Move them as He Pleases, and He does so Rightly, Justly, Wisely and Mercifully.
In this prayer, the servant’s proclamation: “My destiny is moving according to Thy Plan,” means the same as ‘There is not a moving creature whose forelock is not (Held Firmly) in His Hand,’ and his saying: “Thou art indeed Just in Thy Judgment” is also parallel to ‘My Rabb is surely on a Straight Path.’ Furthermore, Allah’s Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) calls in this prayer upon Allah’s (s.w.t.) Most Holy Names and the Divine Attributes He Proclaimed in His Kingdom, Revealed in a Book, Taught to a privileged servant or kept as His sole Secret, so that no angel of the nearest and most exalted status and no prophet or messenger has ever known to ask by it. Such invocation surpasses all supplications, and of all prayers is the Dearest to Him, and most worthy of immediate reply, because it proves the servant’s knowledge and recognition of his Rabb.
Allah’s Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) then prayed to Allah (s.w.t.) to Make the Glorious Qur’an the Prime of his heart, meaning the spiritual food of his body, mind, and soul, and through it, to Wash Away, Dispel, and Cure his stresses, worries, and concerns, making it the one conclusive medicine that will extract illnesses, and restore the human being to his true dignity, status and balance. Hence, he asked his Rabb to make the Qur’an the Light of his soul that polishes his heart and removes any corrosion that tarnishes his clarity and wisdom. Such medicine works only if the patient is truthful in his asking for it, sincere in his trust in its effectiveness and uses it as prescribed by his physician. Hence, Allah (s.w.t.) Willing the correct use of the medicine will certainly be followed by complete recovery, excellent health and vitality and Allah (s.w.t.) is the Supreme Helper.


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Du'a

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him....Ya ALLAH! you are the noor of the heavens and the earth.Ya ALLAH! You are the Adornment of the Heavens and the Earth.Ya ALLAH! You are the ALmighty of the heavens and the earth. Ya ALLAH! You are the Pillar(Supporter)of the heavens and the earth.Ya ALLAH! You are the Creator of the heavens and the earth.Ya ALLAH! You are the Owner of Majesty and Honor.Ya ALLAH! You are the One who reaches the cries of the criers for help. Ya ALLAH! You are the Goal of Your worshipper and the remover of difficulties of those in hardship: You are the One who turns the grief of the grief stricken to comfort:Ya ALLAH! You are the One who accepts the supplications of the beseechers:Ya ALLAH! You are the one that Resolver of hardships: Ya Rabb of the worlds: Ya The most Merciful of all those who show mercy, I have left all my needs up to You.......

 

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the Dua of the Oppress!

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Lord of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Lord of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him.....Ya ALLAH You are the witness to all things! Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your promise is the truth,Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your words is the truth, Ya ALLAH! You have promise and You are the Truth!.Ya ALLAH you are the absolute truth! That You would answers the Prayers of the Oppress! O ALLAH curse these oppressive kafir governments throughout the world! that are oppressing the Muslims, O ALLAH ! these fakes, these phonies ,these hypocrites, these kafirs,these satanic jews and these satanic christian,and their Bosses in this city of houston,tx. they are oppressing me! Ya ALLAH they are your open enemies and who make mockery of Your Din, and of our Faith and they make mockery of the Sunnah of Your Nabi(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) in this city of houston,tx..they have taken my possession and useing them as tools to oppress me through black magic ,sorcery,witchcraft,voodoo and the shaytaan, O ALLAH curse their wealth, their power and their Authority! O ALLAH strip these black hearted wicked hypocrites and kafirs of their power and authority for their unjustifiable cruel and malicious abuse and misuse of power and Authority by oppressing me and other,O ALLAH curse these enemies of Your! with a powerfull curse that will last to the Day of Judgement. Ya ALLAH bring your justice in its entirety upon this Kafir government and its forces,its secret agencies and its secret organisations who encouraged its people to practice homosexuality and to be disobedience to You, these kafirs are Your open enemies are oppressing me and many others and has been oppressing us for years,O ALLAH curse these oppressive kafir and their secret agencies and secret agents,who sole purpose is to bring disgrace upon Islam and hardship to the believers people,O ALLAH curse these kafir every day of the Islamic calendar year, O ALLAH curse them with such curses that their entire Secret Organisations and open Organisations and Secret Agencies disintegrate before their very eyes under the weight of Your curses!And that they destroy themselves with their own hands. O kafirs if you think that this cannot be a reality then keep living! and less see if you are not Under the curse of ALLAH! O Enemies of ALLAH! O followers of the dajjal,O Oppressers! Fear ALLAH! as he should be Fear! Do you fear the Pin(Pen) more then you Fear ALLAH! Do you fear that this Pen will write about your Disgraceful behaviour! then know that your already in disgrace! and you do not know it! And ALLAH! can disgrace you for eternity, or Do you fear that the Pen will expose your sinister Ploting with the secret societys and secret agencies against Islam and against the Believers Muslims, Its already expose! and ALLAH can bring to public notice every detail of your Evil plot. So O foolish ones give up your madness and come to ISLAM! come back to ISLAM Wholehearedly the time is getting short and the Hour is near. O ememies of ALLAH! You can run around and tell as many lies to all of those who will accept it, spreading dissension among the Muslims, telling lies causeing the muslims to mistrust each other, and stir up sedition and creating hostility between the Muslims and the non-muslim, tring to destroy the Character and Integrity of the Believing Muslims,you can fool some of the people, but you cannot fool all of the people with Lies, the people can ask you one question what did this person or these people do wrong? where are the facts? where is the prove? All this is the characteristics of Enemies of ALLAH. Allaah says: “They wish that you reject faith as they have rejected (faith), and thus that you all become equal (like one another).” (An-Nisaa’: 89).....O ALLAH These kaffara are Your open Enemies!O ALLAH These kaffara are Your open Enemies! O ALLAH these kaffara are your open Enemies! Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us!Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us! Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us! Destroy these kaffara are oppressing us!

 

[k.ibrahim]

Du’a: In the Last Third of the Night.

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him........................ (Du’a: In the Last Third of the Night.)

It is from Allah’s infinite mercy that he favoured certain times over others. He has distinguished these times so that the earnest worshipper can seek them out and pray earnestly and sincerely during them. It is important that if we desire our du’a to answered, we seek out these blessed times and make sincere and frequent du’a during them. The coming posts will detail all the times in which du’a is recommended inshaAllah.
The first of these is du’a in the last third of the night. During this time when most of the creation is in deep sleep, the true worshipper wakes up and prays earnestly to their Creator. Allah describes them thus:
“…and, in the hours of dawn, they seek forgiveness from their Rabb.” (Surah al-Dhariyat:18)
All praises be to Allah who tells us that He Himself comes down to His servant, and opens for Him the doors of Mercy and Forgiveness. Abu Hurayrah narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), said:
“Our Rabb descends every night, during the last third of it, to the skies of this world and asks, ‘Who is making du’a to Me, so that I can respond to him? Who is asking Me, so that I can give to him? Who is asking for My forgiveness, so that I can forgive him?” (Recorded in al-Bukhari and Muslim)
‘Amr ibn ‘Abash reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), said:
“The closest any worshipper is to His Rabb is during the last part of the night, so if you can be amongst those who remember Allah at that time then do so.” (Recorded in al-Tirmidhi)
Abu Sa’id and Abu Hurayrah both reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), said,
“Allah waits until the first third of the night has passed, then He descends down to the skies of this world and says: ‘Is there any that seeks forgiveness? Is there any who wishes to repent? Is there any who is asking? Is there any who is making a du’a? And this continues, until the break of dawn.” (Ahmad and Muslim)
In another wording:
“Our Rabb all Glory and Praise be to Him – Comes down in the last third of the night to the skies of this world, and He says: ‘Who is there that is making a du’a, so that I can respond to him? Who is there that is asking Me, so that I can give him? Who is there that is seeking My forgiveness, so that I can forgive him?” (Bukhari).......................

Question

With regard to the hadith, “Who will call upon Me so that I may answer him?”, is what is meant by calling upon Allah here the supplication (du‘aa’) that a person may offer as he wishes for the good of this world and the hereafter? With regard to the words “Who will ask of Me so that I may give him?”, does asking here mean the same as calling or supplication? Why is asking mentioned in particular in the second instance? What is the difference between them? What is the reason behind this variation, as the first phrase says “call upon Me” and the second phrase says “ask of Me”? Should the calling and asking mentioned in the hadith occur in the night prayer, or may they be offered at any time during the last third of the night? With regard to asking for forgiveness, can a person mention a specific shortcoming and include seeking for forgiveness for it among these other supplications?
Answer
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “Our Rabb, may He be blessed and exalted, comes down to the lowest heaven every night when the last third of the night is left, and He says: ‘Who will call upon Me, that I may answer him? Who will ask of Me, that I may give him? Who will ask Me for forgiveness, that I may forgive him?’”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1145) and Muslim (758).
What is well established is that asking and seeking forgiveness are included in the general meaning of supplication (du‘aa’). Asking (su’aal) is a term that usually refers to seeking benefit, whether it is a spiritual or worldly benefit, and asking forgiveness (istighfaar) is a term that usually refers to seeking to ward off the harm and negative impacts of sin. Rather it is singled out for mention by way of asking for something specific after asking for good in general terms.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
First of all he mentioned supplication (du‘aa’), then he mentioned asking and seeking forgiveness. The one who seeks forgiveness is asking, just as the one who is asking is supplicating or calling upon Allah, but he mentioned the one who asks to ward off evil after mentioning the one who asks to seek good, and he mentioned both of them after mentioning the one who calls upon Allah in supplication, which includes both of the above, as well as other things. So this comes under the heading of asking for something specific after asking for good in general terms.
End quote from Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa (10/239).
Al-Badr al-‘Ayni (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
What is mentioned here is supplication, asking, and seeking forgiveness.
The difference between these three is:
What is sought is either to ward off something harmful, or to bring something good, and the latter may be either spiritual or worldly.
Seeking forgiveness refers to the first of these.
Asking refers to the second.
Supplication refers to the third.
End quote from ‘Umdat al-Qaari (7/201). See also: Fath al-Baari by Ibn Hajar (3/31).
Al-Karmaani said: If you say: What is the difference between supplication and asking?
I say: What is sought is either to ward off something undesirable or to bring something that is desirable, which may be either worldly or spiritual.
Seeking forgiveness is seeking concealment of sin, so it refers to the first.
Asking refers to the second.
Supplication refers to the third.
Or [it may be said that] supplication is that in which there is no request, such as when we say, “Yaa Allah, yaa Rahmaan (O Allah, O Most Gracious).”
And asking is requesting or seeking.
Or it may be said that what is meant [by these terms] is one thing, and the different phrases are by way of emphasis.
End quote from al-Kawaakib ad-Daraari by al-Karmaani (6/200).
Two other additions [to this hadith] were narrated:
Imam Ahmad narrated in al-Musnad (15/362): “… Is there anyone who will repent, so that I might accept his repentance?”
He also narrated in al-Musnad (12/478): “… Who is there that will ask Me for provision, so that I might grant him provision? Who is there that will ask Me to relieve harm, so that I might relieve him of it?”
The purpose of this elaboration, in which a specific meaning is mentioned after a general meaning, is to emphasize that which is singled out for mention, as well as to further encourage the listener to offer supplication. This is something that everyone who hears this hadith will experience, because when hearing the hadith in full, he will sense the importance and virtue of offering supplication (du‘aa’) at this particular time more than he would if he only hears part of the hadith.
Secondly:
The hadith mentions supplication at this time in general terms and does not restrict it to the prayer only. Therefore the basic principle is that supplication is encouraged and is good at this time in general terms, whether it is offered whilst praying or otherwise.
It was narrated from ‘Ubaadah ibn as-Saamit that Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “Whoever turns over at night and says Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahu’l-mulk wa lahu’l-hamd wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadeer. Al-hamdu-lillaah wa subhaan-Allaah wa laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wa Allaahu akbar, wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa Billaah (There is no god but Allaah Alone, with no partner or associate. To Him belongs praise and His is the sovereignty, and He is Able to do all things. Praise be to Allaah, glory be to Allaah, there is no god but Allaah and Allaah is Most Great. There is no power and no strength except with Allaah), then he says, Allaahumma aghfir li (O Allaah, forgive me), or he offers supplication, his supplication will be answered. If he does wudoo’ and prays, his prayer (salaah) will be accepted.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1154).
In this hadith, there is a differentiation between the status of the one who wakes up at night and remembers Allah, seeks His forgiveness and calls upon Him, and the status of the one who does more than that by getting up, and doing wudoo’ [and praying].
Allah, may He be glorified, has promised His bounty and grace to both of them.
It was narrated that Abu Umaamah al-Baahili (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) say: “Whoever goes to his bed in a state of purity, and keeps remembering Allah until sleep overtakes him, then he will not turn over at any time in the night, asking Allah for something of goodness in this world and the hereafter, but He will grant it to him.”
Narrated by at-Tirmidhi (3562) and others. At-Tirmidhi said: This is a hasan ghareeb hadith.
For more information, please see: Nataa’ij al-Afkaar by al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (3/82-84).
Conclusion:
In this hadith, there are two virtuous scenarios:
The scenario of supplication and asking of Allah, and beseeching Him, even if that is outside of prayer, whether it is done before praying or after finishing one’s regular acts of worship at night, or even without praying at all; a person may wake up, call upon Allah (du‘aa’), remember Him (dhikr) and ask Him for forgiveness, then go back to sleep.
The more virtuous scenario is to combine all of that by praying as much as Allah wills of tahajjud prayer at night, when people are sleeping, asking his Lord for forgiveness in his tahajjud, and calling upon Him, asking Him for whatever he wants of the goodness of this world and the hereafter.
Hence the salaf (early generations) used to prefer to pray at this time, as az-Zuhri said.
It was narrated from Ibn Shihaab az-Zuhri, from al-Agharr and Abu Salamah ibn ‘Abd ar-Rahmaan,
That Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Our Lord, may His name be blessed, descends every night, when the last third of the night remains, to the lowest heaven and says: ‘Who will call upon Me so that I may answer him? Who will ask of Me so that I may give him? Who will seek My forgiveness so that I may forgive him?’ until dawn breaks. Hence they used to prefer to pray at the end of the night rather than at the beginning thereof.”
Narrated by Imam Ahmad in al-Musnad (13/35); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Irwaa’ al-Ghaleel (2/196).
Imam Muhammad ibn Nasr al-Mirwazi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Chapter on seeking forgiveness before dawn, and praying at that time.
Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness”
[adh-Dhaariyaat 51:18]
“and those who seek forgiveness before dawn”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:17].
It was narrated from Naafi‘ that Ibn ‘Umar used to pray at night, then he would say: O Naafi‘, has dawn broken yet? And I would say no, so he would pray again, then when I said yes [dawn had broken], he would sit and ask Allah for forgiveness and offer supplication until the time for Fajr prayer.
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar and Mujaahid concerning the verse (interpretation of the meaning): “And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness” [adh-Dhaariyaat 51:18], that they said: They would pray. It was narrated from ad-Dahhaak: And they would get up and pray.
It was narrated from Qataadah: They were people of prayer.
It was narrated from al-Hasan concerning the verse (interpretation of the meaning): “They used to sleep but little of the night” [adh-Dhaariyaat 51:17]: They would sleep little during the night, and “And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness” [adh-Dhaariyaat 51:18]. He said: They would continue praying until the time before dawn, then they would offer supplication and beseech Allah. According to one report: They would pray during the night, and would seek forgiveness in the time before dawn, at the end of the night.
It was narrated that Zayd ibn Aslam said: Those who attended Fajr prayer.
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that a caller calls from heaven every night during the time before dawn (saying): Who will ask so that he may be given? Who will call so that he may be answered? Who will seek forgiveness so that he may be forgiven? And everyone between heaven and earth hears it except jinn and humans. Do you not see how the rooster and other creatures like him call out at that time?
‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ood used to slip out from his house and say: “O Allah, You called me and I am responding to You; You commanded me and I am obeying You. This is the time before dawn, so forgive me.” It was said to him: Why do you say, “This is the time before dawn, so forgive me”? He said: When Ya‘qoob (Alayhi Salam) he would pray for forgiveness for his sons, he deferred that until the time before dawn. It was narrated from Ibraaheem at-Taymi that he said, with regard to the words of Ya‘qoob, “I will ask forgiveness for you from my Rabb” [Yoosuf 12:98]: He deferred it until the time before dawn…
End quote from Mukhtasar Qiyaam al-Layl (96).
Thirdly:
The term seeking forgiveness is used in a general sense in this hadith, and is not limited to a particular wording. Therefore anything that may be described as seeking forgiveness in Islamic terms is encouraged at all times, whether it is seeking forgiveness in general terms, or seeking forgiveness for a specific sin or shortcoming that the Muslim thinks of.

 

[k.ibrahim]

(Prophetic Prayers for Relief and Protection)

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him........................
Preface


Asking Allah for help is one of the best ways we can come closer to Him and express our vulnerability and need for Him. The Prophet ﷺ said, “Duʿāʾ is the essence of worship,”[SUP]1[/SUP] meaning that it is the ultimate expression of one’s humility and submissiveness. During times of hardship and suffering, it is even more important that we humbly beg Allah for His comfort and protection. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says:
فَلَوْلَا إِذْ جَاءَهُم بَأْسُنَا تَضَرَّعُوا وَلَٰكِن قَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
Translation: If only, when Our calamity came upon them, they humbled themselves. But their hearts hardened, and Shaytan made their deeds appear good to them.[SUP]2[/SUP]
The famous scholar of tafsīr, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Qurṭubī (d. 671 AH), said, “This is (divine) reproach for abandoning supplication. It also draws awareness to the fact that they did not humble themselves when punishment came.”[SUP]3[/SUP] May Allah protect us from hard hearts and the delusion of Shayṭān!
The importance of supplication to Allah cannot be overstated. Ibn al-Qayyim said, “Duʿāʾ is one of the most beneficial remedies. It is the enemy of calamity; it repels it, cures it, prevents its occurrence, and alleviates it or reduces it if it befalls [one]. It is the weapon of the believer.”[SUP]4[/SUP]
There are two kinds of supplications related to hardships, illnesses, and epidemics. We will begin with the first type, which are general supplications for protection from evil. Our goal is to build a habit of saying these prayers even after Allah ends the current pandemic by His Grace and Mercy. The Prophet ﷺ said, “The most beloved deeds to Allah are those that are the most consistent, even if they are few.”[SUP]5[/SUP] We will then follow with supplications that are specific for relief and protection from illnesses.
In total there are sixteen (16) supplications in this small booklet. You might find many of them in other books of duʿāʾ and mobile apps. However, our goal is not simply that you learn how or when to say a duʿāʾ. We want you to understand the duʿāʾ. Duʿā is described as “the weapon of the believer,” but a weapon’s effectiveness coincides with the skill of the person using it. Duʿāʾ will benefit the believers most when they understand what they are praying for. Otherwise, we may be guilty of making empty prayers without our hearts being present. The Prophet ﷺ said, “Allah does not answer the prayer coming from a preoccupied heart.”[SUP]6[/SUP] Therefore, we will add a brief explanation after each duʿāʾ to help you better understand its context and meaning.

I. Prayers in the morning and the evening

Some of the most frequent supplications that the Prophet ﷺ would make are those commonly referred to as adkhār al-ṣabāḥ wa-al-masāʾ, supplications of the morning and evening. The “morning” here refers to the time between dawn (fajr) and sunrise, while the “evening” refers to the beginning of ʿaṣr time until sunset.[SUP]7[/SUP] Allah has specified these times for glorifying and remembering Him. Allah says,
وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا
Translation: Glorify your Lord with praise before the rising of the sun and before its setting.[SUP]8[/SUP]
He also says,
وَاذْكُر رَّبَّكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ الْجَهْرِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ وَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ الْغَافِلِينَ
Translation: And remember your Lord within yourself, humbly and fearfully—without raising your voice—in the morning and the evening, and do not be of the neglectful. [SUP]9[/SUP]
Duʿāʾ made during this time has special merit and puts one on the path of being from those praised by Allah as “men and women who remember Allah often.”[SUP]10[/SUP] Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ (d. 643 AH) said, “Whoever consistently says the prophetic adhkār[SUP]11[/SUP]of the morning and evening, along with the supplications that are specific to time and situation ... is among those who remember Allah often.”[SUP]12[/SUP]
The following eight supplications were made by the Prophet ﷺ regularly.[SUP]13[/SUP] We need them to bring life to our hearts. Ibn Taymīyah said, “Dhikr is to the heart like water is to fish. In what condition would the fish be without water?!”[SUP]14[/SUP] Moreover, the Prophet ﷺ himself said, “The example of the one who remembers his Lord compared to one who does not remember his Lord is like that of the living and the dead.”[SUP]15 [/SUP]


(1.1) Prayer for general protection from evil


‏أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى المُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ،‏ لَهُ المُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا. رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ.
Amsaynā wa-amsá al-mulku lillāhi wa-al-ḥamdu lillāhi lā ilāha illā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu al-mulku wa-lahu al-ḥamdu wa-huwa ʿalá kulli shayʾin qadīr.Rabbi asʾaluka khayra mā fī hādhihi al-laylati wa-khayra mā baʿdahā wa-aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā fī ḥādhihi al-laylati wa-sharri mā baʿdahā.Rabbi aʿūdhu bika min al-kasali wa-sūʾ al-kibari rabbi aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābin fi al-nāri wa-ʿadhābin fī al-qabr.
Translation: We have reached the evening, and all sovereignty remains with Allah this evening, and all praise is for Allah. There is no true God except Allah, alone, without a partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He has power over all things. My Lord, I ask You for the good in this night, and the good of what follows it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil in this night and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and from the harms of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from torment in the Fire and punishment in the grave. [Muslim]
‏أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ المُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ‏ لَهُ المُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هذا اليَوْمِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هذا اليَوْم وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ. رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِوَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ.
Aṣbaḥnā wa-aṣbaḥa al-mulku lillāhi wa-al-ḥamdu lillāhi lā ilāha illā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahu al-mulku wa-lahu al-ḥamdu wa-huwa ʿalá kulli shayʾin qadīr. Rabbi asʾaluka khayra mā fī hādhā al-yawmi wa-khayra mā baʿdahu wa-aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā fī ḥādhā al-yawmi wa-sharri mā baʿdah.Rabbi aʿūdhu bika min al-kasali wa-sūʾ al-kibari rabbi aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābin fi al-nāri wa-ʿadhābin fī al-qabr.
Translation: We have reached the morning, and all sovereignty remains with Allah this morning, and all praise is for Allah. There is no true God except Allah, alone, without a partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He has power over all things. My Lord, I ask You for the good in this day and the good of what follows it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil in this day and the evil of what follows it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and from the harms of old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from torment in the Fire and punishment in the grave. [Muslim]
Context: ʿAbd Allah ibn Masʿūd (ra) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ “used to say” this beautiful duʿāʾ in the morning and in the evening. “Used to say” indicates that it was a part of the Prophet’s ﷺ routine.
Notable: The Prophet ﷺ begins this duʿāʾ by praising and glorifying Allah. This is one of the most important etiquettes of duʿāʾ.[SUP]16[/SUP] Allah established this model for us in the greatest duʿāʾ: “Sūrat al-Fātiḥah.”[SUP]17[/SUP] By recognizing that everything we need and want is in Allah’s hands (“to Him belongs all sovereignty”), and that He has the power to grant our petitions (“and He has power over all things”), we are expressing confidence that our prayers will be answered.
Protective Benefits: After praising Allah, the Prophet ﷺ makes the following request:
When asking for “the good in this night,” you are praying that Allah will grant you that which benefits you both materially and spiritually. This includes help in guarding your prayers, reciting the Qur’an, and calling upon Him.
“And the good following it” refers to all of the good that comes after the time in which you are making this supplication.
“And I seek refuge in You from the evil in this night” means that you seek Allah’s protection and safety from anything and everything that may be harmful during that night.
“And what follows it” refers to the evil of the next day. It may also refer to any future evil.[SUP]18[/SUP] This is significant because it begs us to look beyond this life. Night is the time that Allah has created for sleep, and “what follows it” may well be death.[SUP]19[/SUP] What circumstance could be more evil than being deprived of Allah’s mercy and compassion in the Hereafter?
(1.2) Prayer to avoid bringing harm to oneself or other Muslims
اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءًا أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ.
Allāhumma fāṭira al-samāwāti wa-al-arḍi ʿālima al-ghaybi wa-al-shahādati lā ilāha illā anta rabba kulli shayʾin wa-malīkahu aʿūdhu bika min sharri nafsī wa-min sharri al-shayṭāni wa-shirkihi[SUP]20[/SUP]wa-an aqtarifa ʿalá nafsī sūʾan aw ajurrahu ilá muslim.
Translation: O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the Unseen and Visible, there is no true god but You, Lord of all things and their Sovereign. I seek refuge in You from the evil of myself and the evil of Shayṭān and his (encouragement to commit) idolatry, and from bringing evil to myself or to another Muslim. [al-Tirmidhī]
Context: This is a duʿāʾ the Prophet ﷺ taught the best of his Companions, Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (may Allah be pleased with him). al-Tirmidhī narrates that Abū Bakr said: “O Messenger of Allah, teach me what to say in the morning and in the evening.” He ﷺ said: “Say: ‘O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth…”[SUP]21[/SUP]
Notable: This supplication begins with the mention of several of Allah’s noble attributes. It highlights His Greatness, Majesty, and Perfection. As we make this duʿāʾ, we remember that Allah is the “Knower of the Unseen and Visible.” He sees that which is hidden to others and He knows our secrets. He is the “Lord and Master of all things” so nothing is outside of His control. He has the power to answer our prayers and give us whatever good we ask for. Beginning the prayer in this fashion reminds us that we are in dire need of Allah’s aid at all times. It serves as a way to introduce the request that we are making of Allah.
Protective Benefits: When we truly understand this duʿāʾ, we will realize that we are seeking Allah’s protection from both the sources of evil and the consequences of evil. Commenting on this supplication, Ibn al-Qayyim said, “The Prophet ﷺ mentioned the two sources of evil: the self (nafs) and the Shaytan. He also mentioned the two victims of evil; i.e., it will return to oneself or his Muslim brother. Hence this hadīth has combined the sources of evil, its causes, and where it leads in the briefest yet clearest and most comprehensive expression.”[SUP]22[/SUP]
This duʿāʾ is especially relevant during times of widespread illness. A Muslim needs Allah’s protection to avoid doing things that may unintentially bring harm to himself, to his family, or to other people.


(1.3) Prayer to avoid sudden afflictions


بِسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ (ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ)
Bismillāhi al-ladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa ismihi shayʾun fī al-arḍi wa-lā fī al-samāʾi wa-huwa al-samīʿu al-ʿalīm.
Translation: In the Name of Allah, with Whose Name nothing is harmed on earth nor in heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (Repeat three times) [Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī]
Context: The great khalīfah, ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān (may Allah be pleased with him), mentioned that he heard Allah’s Messenger ﷺ say, “Whoever repeats, ‘In the Name of Allah, with Whose Name nothing is harmed on earth nor in heaven, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing’ three times [in the evening] will not be stricken with a sudden affliction until he reaches the morning. And whoever repeats this three times in the morning will not be stricken with a sudden affliction until he reaches the evening.”[SUP]23[/SUP]
Notable: ʿUthmān’s son, Abān, narrated this hadith from his father. Later he suffered partial paralysis. One of the narrators who had heard this hadīth from Abān began to look at him strangely. He wondered how Abān was harmed if he had been saying these words. So Abān said to him, “Why are you looking at me? I swear by Allah, I did not tell a lie about ʿUthmān, nor did ʿUthmān tell a lie about the Prophet ﷺ, but that day when I was afflicted by it, I became angry and forgot to recite this supplication.”[SUP]24[/SUP]
Protective Benefits: When we say “bismillāh” at the beginning of an action, we are seeking help through the name of Allah and seeking blessing from Him in that action. In Arabic there is always a verb implied with “bismillāh.” For example, when we say bismillāh before eating, it means “In the name of Allah I begin eating.” Similarly, when we say bismillāh before reading, it means “In the name of Allah I begin reading.” Each time a person says bismillāh there is a verb implied based on the context. In this duʿāʾ, saying bismillāh means “In the name of Allah I seek refuge (from any harm coming to me).” [SUP]25[/SUP]
“With Whose Name nothing is harmed on earth nor in heaven” means that whoever seeks refuge in the name of Allah will not suffer any calamity coming from the earth, nor from the heavens, except as Allah wills. The great scholar of Yemen, Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Shawkānī (d. 1250 AH) said, “This hadīth is evidence that these words repel every harm, no matter what it is, from the one who says them. He will not be afflicted by anything in the night or day if he says them during the night and day.”[SUP]26[/SUP]
(1.4) Prayer for well-being and divine protection
((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَاىَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَىَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي وَمِنْ فَوْقِي وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي)).
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka al-ʿāfiyah fī al-dunyá wa-al-ākhirah allāhumma innī asʾaluka al-ʿafwah wa-al-ʿāfiyah fī dīnī wa-dunyāya wa-ahlī wa-mālī allāhumma ustur ʿawrātī wa-āmin rawʿātī allāhumma iḥfaẓnī min bayni yadayya wa-min khalfī wa-ʿan yamīnī wa-ʿan shimālī wa-min fawqī wa-aʿūdhu bi-ʿaẓamatika an ughtāla min taḥtī.
Translation: O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family and my property. O Allah, conceal my faults and keep me safe from what I fear. O Allah, guard me from in front of me and behind me, on my right and on my left, and from above me. And I seek refuge in Your Magnificence from being swallowed up from beneath me. [Abū Dāwud and Ibn Mājah]
Context: The Prophet ﷺ consistently made this supplication every morning and every evening. Ibn ʿUmar (ra) said, “Allah’s Messenger never failed to say these prayers when he reached the evening and [then again] when he reached the morning.”[SUP]27[/SUP]
Notable: In this duʿāʾ, the Prophet ﷺ asked for well-being (ʿāfiyah), which means to be free of illnesses and afflictions. ʿĀfiyah is much more than physical health. It includes spiritual, emotional, and social dimensions of well-being. ʿĀfiyah is so important that the Prophet ﷺ asked for it twice in this duʿāʾ.
The Prophet’s uncle, al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, said, “O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I should ask Allah for. He ﷺ said: ‘Ask Allah for ʿāfiyah.’ So I remained for a few days, then I came back and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I should ask Allah for.’ So he ﷺ said to me: ‘O Abbas, O uncle of the Messenger of Allah! Ask Allah for ʿāfiyah in this world and in the Hereafter.’”[SUP]28[/SUP]
It is as if al-ʿAbbās (ra) wanted the Prophet ﷺ to teach him another duʿāʾ. Instead the Prophet ﷺ emphasized the importance of asking for ʿāfiyah. This is because ʿāfiyah includes Allah’s safeguarding of His servant from every misfortune and tribulation, by turning evil away from him, protecting him from afflictions and sickness, and guarding him from evil and committing sin.
In this particular duʿāʾ, the Prophet ﷺ asks for ʿāfiyah in this world and the hereafter. He also asks for ʿāfiyah in his religion, worldly affairs, family, and property. ʿĀfiyah in the religion means that one is protected from doubts, misunderstandings, and evil thoughts. It includes anything that would hurt our faith or cause our worship to be deficient. Notice that this is the first thing that the Prophet ﷺ mentions in this duʿāʾ. When a person’s religious affairs are in order, his or her bond with Allah is strong. This will cause every other aspect of life to improve.
ʿĀfiyah in worldly affairs includes protection from any physical or mental harm or other forms of hardship. ʿĀfiyah in family means that they are protected from trials, misfortune, and severe suffering. ʿĀfiyah in wealth is that it is preserved from anything that would destroy it, including floods, fires, and theft. ʿĀfiyah in the hereafter is that one is protected from any distress or punishment in the next life.[SUP]29[/SUP]
Protective Benefits: The Prophet ﷺ requested that Allah protect him and grant him security from every direction. The greatest evil that we need protection from is the evil of Shayṭān. We know that he is lurking, waiting for every chance to turn us away from the path that pleases Allah. This is what Allah has told us that Shayṭān said: Since You misguided me, I will lie in ambush for mankind on Your straight path. I will come upon them from the front, from the rear, from the right, and from the left, and You will not find most of them to be grateful.[SUP]30[/SUP]
This duʿāʾ is one of the best ways that a believer can beseech Allah’s protection from Shayṭān and from any other evil.
(1.5) Prayer for the well-being of our faculties
((اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ)) ثَلاَثًا حِينَ تُصْبِحُ وَثَلاَثًا حِينَ تُمْسِي
Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī badanī allāhumma ʿāfinī fī samʿī allāhumma ʿāfinī fī baṣarī lā ilāha illā ant.
Translation: “O Allah! Grant me well-being in my body. O Allah! Grant me well-being in my hearing. O Allah! Grant me well-being in my sight. There is no true god but You.” (Repeat three times in the morning and three times in the evening.) [Abū Dāwūd]
Context: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Bakrah reported that he used to hear his father repeat this duʿāʾ three times in the morning and three times in the evening, so he asked his father about that. His father replied, “I heard Allah’s Messenger ﷺ praying with these words and I like to follow his practice.”[SUP]31[/SUP]
Notable: The companions of the Prophet ﷺ were eager to put what they learned into practice. They followed his example and taught those who came after them. When we learn new supplications, we should try to learn them and teach them to our families and loved ones.
Protective Benefits: In this prayer, we are asking Allah to protect our bodies, our hearing, and our sight. This means that we are asking to be granted good health and that we use that blessing to fulfill our purpose in life. Allah says, “I did not create jinn and humans except to worship Me.”[SUP]32[/SUP] When we ask Allah for ʿāfiyah in our bodies, we are asking that He grant us the strength to serve Him.
Many scholars have noted that the Prophet ﷺ specified hearing and sight. They point out that these senses allow us to know Allah’s blessings. We see His signs in the creation and hear His speech in the words of the Qur’an.[SUP]33[/SUP] Hearing and sight are also the main pathways to the heart. If the eyes and ears have ʿāfiyah, the heart is safe from doubt and desire. When we ask Allah for ʿāfiyah in hearing and sight we are asking for more than protection from loss. We are begging for protection from seeing and hearing things that feed our egos and cause us to be heedless of Allah’s commands.
(1.6) Supplication that protects from every harm
قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ‏ وَالمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ حِينَ تُمْسِي وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍتَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ
Translation: (Reciting) Surat al-Ikhlāṣ and the Muʿawwidhatayn (Surat al-Falaq and Surat al-Nās) three times in the morning and three times in the evening will suffice you in all respects. [Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī]
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّـهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾ اللَّـهُ الصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ﴿٤﴾
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ﴿١﴾ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾ إِلَـٰهِ النَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾
Qul huwa Allāhu aḥadun. Allāhu al-ṣamadu. Lam yalid wa-lam yūlad. Wa-lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahadun.
Qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbi al-falaqi. Min sharri mā khalaqa. Wa-min sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqaba. Wa-min sharri al-naffāthāti fī al-ʿuqadi. Wa-min sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasada.
Qul aʿūdhu bi-rabbi al-nāsi. Maliki al-nāsi. Ilāhi al-nāsi. Min sharri al-waswāsi al-khannāsi. al-Ladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūri al-nāsi. Min al-jinnati wa-al-nāsi.
Context: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Khubayb (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “We went out one very dark, rainy night looking for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to lead us in prayer. When we found him, he asked: ‘Have you prayed?’ but I did not say anything. So he said: ‘Say’ but I did not respond. He again said: ‘Say’ but I did not respond. He then said: ‘Say.’ So I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what should I say?’ He said: ‘Recite Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ and the Muʿawwidhatayn (Sūrat al-Falaq and Sūrat al-Nās) three times in the morning and three times in the evening. This will suffice you in all respects.’”[SUP]34[/SUP] Al-Shawkānī (d. 1250 AH) said, “This hadīth is evidence that reciting these sūrahs in the evening and in the morning protect the reciter from anything and everything that is feared.”[SUP]35[/SUP]
Notable: The Prophet ﷺ said about the Muʿawwidhatayn that “people have never sought refuge by means of anything like them.”[SUP]36[/SUP] They are so important that the Prophet ﷺ left off many other ways of seeking refuge in Allah after they were revealed.[SUP]37[/SUP] He also recited them along with Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ before going to sleep;[SUP]38[/SUP] and He taught us to recite those three surahs after each of the five daily prayers.[SUP]39[/SUP]
Ibn al-Qayyim said, “A person’s need of seeking refuge by (reciting) these two surahs is greater than his need for air, food, drink, and clothing.”[SUP]40[/SUP]
Reading these surahs in order again follows the model set in Sūrat al-Fātiḥah. Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ is dedicated entirely to praising Allah and declaring His Oneness. In Sūrat al-Falaq and Sūrat al-Nās we are asking for Allah’s protection.
Protective Benefits: These surahs, when recited with conviction, protect from both internal and external evils. In Sūrat al-Falaq, we seek refuge in Allah, the “Lord of the daybreak,” from the “evil of what He created.” This refers to external dangers that threaten to harm a person. Allah specifies three of these evils in the surah. They are: the darkness as it falls, sorcery, and envy.
In Sūrat al-Nās, however, we seek refuge in Allah from internal threats. Allah mentions the whispers of Shayṭān that cause us to leave the path that is pleasing to Allah. Abū Ḥayyān al-Andalusī (d. 745) notes that the internal threat is actually more severe than external threats. He says in his commentary on these two surahs, “The disease of evil insinuations (waswasah)damages one’s religion and is more dangerous than the harm to one’s worldly affairs, even if that harm is severe. For that reason refuge is sought through three divine attributes—“Rabb, Mālik, and Ilāh”—even though there is only one request [i.e., protection from waswasah]. In Sūrat al-Falaq refuge is sought from three things: the darkness as it falls, sorcery, and envy—through only one divine attribute and that is “al-Rabb.”[SUP]41[/SUP]
Highlighting the importance of seeking refuge from Shayṭān’s whispers, Burhān al-Dīn al-Biqāʿī (d. 885 AH) said, “Sūrat al-Nās comprises seeking refuge from a specific evil, namely diabolical whispers. These whispers are the foundation of all internal deficiencies of the human soul and are the cause of all sins and disobedience.”[SUP]42[/SUP] Only Allah can grant protection from the evil of Shayṭān who makes immorality attractive to men and causes us to wrong ourselves. He “flows inside man like blood”[SUP]43[/SUP] and seeks to destroy us from within. Once we understand the protective value of these surahs, we should follow the guidance of our Prophet ﷺ by reciting them several times daily and reflecting on their meanings.
(1.7) A supplication that removes anxiety
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ (سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ)
Ḥasbiya Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa ʿalayhi tawakkaltu wa-huwa rabbu al-ʿarshi al-ʿaẓīm.
Translation: Allah is enough for me. There is no true god but Him, in Him I put my trust, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne. (Repeat seven times.) [Abū Dāwūd]
Context: This prayer was actually taught by one of the Prophet’s ﷺ Companions. Abū al-Dardāʾ (ra) said, “Anyone who repeats, ‘Allah is sufficient for me…’ seven times in the morning and seven times in the evening, Allah will suffice him from that which worries him.”[SUP]44[/SUP]
Notable: This supplication also appears in the Qur’an. Allah, the Almighty, says, If they turn away, say, “Allah is enough for me. There is no true god but Him, in Him I put my trust, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne.”[SUP]45[/SUP]
Protective Benefits: Anxiety is a state of uneasiness and apprehension. Usually it comes from worrying about the future. By saying “Allah is enough for me” we affirm that Allah is sufficient for all of our needs. This should help us temper our worries and keep our composure.
Everything that happens is part of Allah’s decree. Nonetheless, we are instructed by our Prophet ﷺ to “strive to do what benefits you, and seek Allah’s aid.”[SUP]46[/SUP] We should work diligently today to reap the fruits that we want tomorrow. Ultimately, however, “what reached us was never going to miss us, and what missed us was never going to reach us.”[SUP]47[/SUP] No matter how much we plan for our future, there are so many things that are beyond our control. Something as simple as avoiding a traffic jam, even with modern-day technology, is often not possible. So we say, “in Allah I put my trust.” We resign our affairs to Allah and rely upon Him.
This duʿāʾ is a reminder that everything in creation is under Allah’s control. Our belief in Him and His divine decree should soothe our hearts. Once we have put forth the effort for our desired results, we no longer have to worry. The outcome is in the Hands of the Lord of “the Great Throne” and the Throne is the greatest of all creations.
It is interesting to note that mental health professionals often suggest repeating certain phrases to relieve anxiety.[SUP]48[/SUP] Perhaps that is one reason why the Prophet ﷺ instructed that this duʿāʾ be repeated seven times.
(1.8) A prayer for protection in the evening
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti Allāhi al-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq.
Translation: I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created. [Muslim]
Context: Abū Hurayrah reported that a person came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and said, “Allah's Messenger, I was stung by a scorpion last night.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Had you recited these words in the evening: ‘I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created,’ it would not have harmed you.”[SUP]49[/SUP]
Notable: This supplication can also be said when stopping at a place to rest while traveling. Khawlah bint Ḥakīm al-Sulamīyah said, “I heard Allah's Messenger ﷺ say, ‘Whoever stops at a place and then says: ‘I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created,’ nothing will harm him until he leaves that place.”[SUP]50[/SUP] Some scholars say that this hadith is not specific to travel and can be said whenever we stop at any place, such as a family outing to the park.[SUP]51[/SUP]
Protective Benefits: “Seeking refuge” means to run away from something we fear to someone who can protect and defend us. By seeking refuge in Allah, we acknowledge that He is the best protector. We turn to Him for shelter and safety from all harm. The “Perfect Words of Allah” in this ḥadīth may refer to the Glorious Qur’an, or to Allah’s divine decree that governs the universe.[SUP]52[/SUP]
The hadith indicates that whoever recites this supplication at the onset of the evening will be protected and safeguarded, by the permission of Allah, from “the evil of what He has created.” This refers to evil from a created being, be it animal, man or jinn, or even the wind and lightning.[SUP]53[/SUP]

 

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Prophetic Prayers for Relief and Protection) (Part2)

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him....................................................(II. Prayers made on specific occasions)
(2.1) Prayer for guidance and protection before leaving the home
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّه
Bismillāhi tawakkaltu ʿalá Allāhi lā ḥawla wa-la quwwata illā billāh.
Translation: In the Name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah. There is no might nor power except with Allah. [Abū Dāwūd, al-Tirmidhī, and al-Nasaʾī]
Context: The Prophet ﷺ mentioned that whoever says these words upon leaving the home will be protected from evil and harm, and will be guided by Allah.
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet ﷺ said, “If a man leaves his home and says: ‘In the Name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah. There is no might nor power except with Allah.’ It will be said: You have been guided, defended and protected. The devils will flee from him saying to each other, ‘How can you reach a man who has been guided, defended and protected?’”[SUP]54[/SUP]
Notable: “There is no might nor power except with Allah” is one of the treasures of Paradise.[SUP]55[/SUP] We are encouraged to say it on various occasions throughout the day, including after the five daily prayers and after the statements “come to prayer, come to success” when hearing the adhān.
A word-for-word translation of lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illá billāh is “There is no might nor power except with Allah.” However, this may not adequately convey the meaning of this magnificent phrase. The word ḥawla, translated here as “might,” comes from the trilateral root hāʾ-waw-lām which means movement.[SUP]56[/SUP] It includes every transition from one condition to another. The word quwwah refers to the ability to make the transition.[SUP]57[/SUP] When put together, this statement means that there is no strength to repel evil or resist sin and no power to acquire good and do acts of obedience except with Allah’s aid.[SUP]58[/SUP]
The message here is that we are frail beings in constant need of Allah. Our egos may try to convince us that we are independent and in control. But Allah reminds us of our fragility when He says, “O people, it is you who stand in need of Allah; Allah is inherently rich (free of all needs) and worthy of all praise.”[SUP]59[/SUP] Allah will strengthen us when we acknowledge that we are weak. Allah will grant us power when we absolve ourselves of independent ability. When we remove our egos from the equation, Allah will fill that void with His guidance and protection.
Protective Benefits: Home is a safe haven, comfort zone, and place of stability. When leaving this familiar space, we are reminded to seek Allah’s protection and help. As mentioned previously, there is always a verb associated with “bismillāh.” So here we mean “bismillāh I leave my home,” for it is with Allah’s name that nothing is harmed. By saying bismillāh upon exiting, we are seeking Allah’s protection from all danger. By putting our “trust in Him” we are showing that we recognize His ability to care for and defend us. Surely Allah does not disappoint those who rely upon Him.
This full reliance culminates in “lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illá billāh.” This phrase embodies the essence of surrendering to Allah: we recognize that there is nothing we can do or change without His help. Ibn al-Qayyim said, “lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illá billāh” has the effect of warding off anxiety and depression because it comprises complete surrender, total admission of no strength or power except with Allah, resignation of one’s affairs totally to Him, and not challenging Him in any way … It has an amazing effect in repelling the devil.”[SUP]60[/SUP]
When we leave the home and utter these three phrases, we are leaving it to Allah, the Most Merciful, to guide, protect, and defend us. This is what it means to truly be a Muslim (literally, one who submits). Surrendering means that we also accept whatever happens during the day, good or bad. We meet the good with appreciation and the bad with patience. The Prophet ﷺ said, “How wonderful is the case of a believer! There is good for him in every situation and this applies only to a believer. If something good happens to him, he thanks [Allah] and this is good for him. When he faces adversity, he endures it patiently and this too is good for him.”[SUP]61[/SUP]
(2.2) Reciting these two āyahs at night is a protection from all harm
مَنْ قَرَأَ بِالآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ كَفَتَاهُ‏
Translation: Whoever recites the last two verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah at night will be sufficed by them. [Bukhārī and Muslim]
آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّـهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ ۚ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ ﴿٢٨٥﴾
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّـهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ ﴿٢٨٦﴾
Āmana al-rasūlu bi-mā unzila ilayhi min rabbihi wa-al-muʾminūna. Kullun āmana billāhi wa-malāʾikatihi wa-kutubihi wa-rasulihi lā nufarriqu bayna aḥadin min rusulihi wa-qālū samiʿnā wa-aṭaʿnā ghufrānaka rabbanā wa-ilayka al-maṣīru.
Lā yukallifu Allāhu nafsān illā wusʿahā lahā mā kasabat wa-ʿalayhā ma iktasabat. Rabbanā lā tūʾākhidhnā in nasīnā aw akhṭaʾnā. Rabbanā wa-lā taḥmil ʿalaynā iṣrān kamā ḥamaltahu ʿalá al-ladhīna min qablinā. Rabbanā wa-lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqaṭa lanā bihi waʿfu ʿannā waghfir lanā warḥamnā anta mawlānā fanṣurnā ʿalā al-qawmi al-kāfirīna.
Context: ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Yazīd al-Nakhaʿī (d. 83 AH) narrated that he saw the noble Companion, Abū Masʿūd al-Badrī (ra), near the Kaʿbah and said to him, “A ḥadīth has been conveyed to me on your authority about the two āyahs in Sūrat al-Baqarah.” He responded, “Yes. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ‘Whoever recites the last two verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah at night will be sufficed by them.’”[SUP]62[/SUP]
Notable: These two verses are a concise summary of the major themes in Sūrat al-Baqarah. They begin, as the sūrah does, by mentioning the articles of faith. Allah then describes the attitude of the believers towards His injunctions. Believers accept what Allah says and adhere to His commands. They say, “We hear and we obey,” indicating their total submission. Nonetheless, it is human nature to fall short in fulfilling one’s obligations. Therefore, the believers ask Allah for forgiveness “Your forgiveness (O Allah),” fully aware that they will have to stand in front of Allah “and to You is the final return.”
In principle, it is not difficult to adhere to Allah’s commands and prohibitions. They are nourishment for the soul, a remedy for the body, and protection from harm. Despite that, our accountability is limited by the extent of our ability. Allah excuses us if we are unable to perform a required act. Furthermore, we are only accountable for what we ourselves do. No soul shall bear the burden of another.[SUP]63[/SUP] After informing us of these laws of retribution, Allah mentions that the believers pray, “Our Lord! Do not punish us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord! Do not place a burden on us like the one you placed on those before us. Our Lord! Do not task us with more than we have strength to bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Guardian. So grant us victory over the disbelieving people.”
Ibn Taymīyah asserts that the depth of meaning found in these two verses is “beyond the ability of human intellect to fully grasp.”[SUP]64[/SUP] This is why it is so important to read them every night and reflect deeply on them.
Protective Benefits: The Prophet ﷺ said, “Shayṭān runs away from the home in which Sūrat al-Baqarah is recited.”[SUP]65[/SUP] This refers to the entire sūrah. However, the last two verses are especially beneficial for protection from devils. The Prophet ﷺ said, “Allah sent down two āyahs to conclude Sūrat al-Baqarah. Devils will not come near a house in which they are recited for three nights.”[SUP]66[/SUP]
Furthermore, the Prophet ﷺ informed us that whoever recites these verses at night would be “sufficed” by them. Ibn al-Qayyim said, “The correct meaning is that they protect him from any evil that would harm him.”[SUP]67[/SUP] Due to the virtue and importance of reciting these verses, ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (ra) said, “I do not think that anyone who understands Islam would ever go to sleep without reciting the last verses of Sūrat al-Baqarah, for they are a treasure given to your Prophet from under the Throne.”[SUP]68[/SUP]
Every Muslim should strive to read these priceless verses every night. It takes less than two minutes to gain this divine protection. Who does not need Allah’s protection? Who does not waste that much time every day? May Allah help us to use our time in a way that benefits us in this life and the next.
(2.3) Duʿāʾ for well-being and protection in witr prayer
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِي فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَ عَافِنِي فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ و تَوَلَّنِي فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ وَ بَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَ قِنِي شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ إنَّكَ تَقْضِي وَلا يُقْضَى عَليْكَ إنَّهُ لا يَذِّلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ تَبَارَكْتَ وَتَعَالَيْتَ
Allāhumma ihdinī fī-man hadayta wa-ʿāfinī fī-man ʿāfayta wa-tawallanī fī-man tawwalayta wa-bārik lī fī-mā aʿṭayta wa-qinī sharra mā qaḍayta innaka taqḍī wa-lā yuqḍā ʿalayka innahu lā yadhillu man wālayta tabārakta wa-taʿālayt
Translation: O Allah, guide me among those whom You have guided, grant me well-being among those whom You have granted well-being, turn to me in friendship among those to whom You have turned in friendship, bless me in what You have bestowed, and save me from the evil of what You have decreed. Truly, You decree and none can decree against You; one whom You have befriended is not humiliated. Blessed are You (O Allah) and Exalted. [Abū Dāwūd, al-Tirmidhī, and al-Nasaʾī].
Context: The Prophet ﷺ taught his grandson, al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, to say this supplication during qunūt in the witr prayer.[SUP]69[/SUP]
Notable: This supplication begins with a request for guidance, which is one of the most comprehensive things a person can ask for. Whoever is guided by Allah will achieve all that is good in this life and the next. Due to the necessity of divine guidance in every aspect of our lives, Allah requires us to say “Guide us to the straight path”[SUP]70[/SUP] in every rakʿah of prayer. That’s a minimum of seventeen times a day! This is especially important during trying times. We need the light of Allah’s guidance to get through adversity and help us navigate the path forward. Allah reminds of this in the Qur’an:
No affliction happens except by the will of Allah. And whoever has faith in Allah, He will guide his heart.[SUP]71[/SUP]
This means that whoever suffers an affliction must know that it occurred by Allah’s decree. Therefore, he patiently endures the hardship and anticipates Allah’s reward. If he does so, Allah will guide his heart, grant him certainty in faith, and replace whatever he lost with something equal or better.[SUP]72[/SUP]
Protective Benefits: In addition to the supplication for guidance, this duʿāʾ includes four other requests for different kinds of protection..
The first of the four requests is for well-being (ʿāfiyah), which includes protection from physical, mental, and spiritual diseases. Physical and mental illnesses are well known, so most people will be mindful of them as they pray for well-being. When making this duʿāʾ, however, one should not neglect to think about being cured of spiritual diseases. These are two main types: vain desires (shahawāt) and doubts (shubuhāt).
The second request is for Allah to be your walī, a close, watchful companion and ally. Allah says, “Allah is the Walī of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness into light.”[SUP]73[/SUP] This special type of companionship and guardianship includes Allah’s guidance, aid, and protection. Allah also says, “The friends of Allah will certainly have nothing to fear, nor shall they grieve. (They are) those who are faithful and God-fearing.”[SUP]74[/SUP] This clarifies that the friends of Allah are people of faith and taqwá. When we say “Turn to me in friendship among those to whom You have turned in friendship,” we are asking Allah to grant us faith (īmān) and God-consciousness (taqwá).
The third request is for Allah to bless everything that He has bestowed upon us. Allah has given us everything we have, tangible or intangible. He has granted us knowledge, hearing, sight, wealth, children, and faith. When Allah blesses (puts barakah in) something, He makes it stable. He nourishes what he has given us so that it will grow and develop. Allah’s barakah protects what He has blessed us with from destruction. If these things are not “blessed” we will truly be in loss!
The final request is for protection from the evil of what Allah has decreed. It is important to distinguish between things that are evil and things we dislike. Allah says,
Perhaps you dislike something which is good for you and like something which is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know.[SUP]75[/SUP]
Most people can think of something that they initially thought was bad, only to later see Allah’s wisdom in it. These are the things that we often dislike, although they are good for us. Evil is a different matter. Being dissatisfied with Allah’s decree, not trusting Him, and losing faith in Him are all examples of “evil.” We are begging Allah for protection from evils such as these. Additionally, Allah has given people the ability to obey or disobey Him.[SUP]76[/SUP] Disobedience, though occurring by Allah’s will, is not pleasing to Allah. It is the evil of what Allah decreed. So in this prayer we are seeking Allah’s protection from disbelief, idolatry, murder, adultery, and all other evils that exist.
(2.4) Prayer made when afflicted with illness or pain (1)
بِسْمِ اللهِ (ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ)
أَعُوذُ باللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِن شَرِّ ما أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ (سَبعَ مَرَّاتٍ)
Bismillāhi. Aʿūdhu billāhi wa-qudratihi min sharri mā ajidu wa-uḥādhir
(Place your hand where you feel pain and say) ‘Bismillah’ (three times). (Then repeat seven times), “I seek refuge in Allah and in His power from the evil of what I am experiencing and what I fear.” [Muslim]
Context: ʿUthmān ibn Abī al-ʿĀṣ said that he went to Allah’s Messenger ﷺ to complain of [severe] pain that had been bothering him from the time he had become Muslim. The Prophet ﷺ instructed him to place his

hand on the area of pain and say “Bismillāh” three times … [ʿUthmān (ra) said, “So I said that and Allah healed me.”]​

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Notable: One of the prominent scholars of al-Andalus, al-Qāḍī ʿIyāḍ (d. 544 AH), notes that it is common in the sharīʿah to repeat phrases three or seven times. This is especially true for matters related to healing and well-being. It is also common for remedies used to protect from sorcery, the devil, and poisons.[SUP]78[/SUP] For example, when the Prophet’s ﷺ illness intensified, he said to those caring for him, “Pour on me the water of seven water skins.”[SUP]79[/SUP] The Prophet ﷺ also said, “Whoever eats seven ʿajwah dates in the morning will not be harmed by toxins or sorcery on that day.”[SUP]80[/SUP]
Ibn al-Qayyim also mentions that repeating phrases makes them more effective, like the repetition of any medical treatment, and asserts that there is a unique effectiveness in repeating things seven times.[SUP]81[/SUP]
This ḥadīthalso indicates that it is permissible for a person to inform his loved ones that he is suffering, as long as he does not show any displeasure with Allah’s decree. They may be able to help him, pray for him, and offer him sound advice that he would otherwise be deprived of if they were unaware of his situation.
Protective Benefits: This prayer is for relief of pain that one is currently experiencing. It is also a request for protection from future complications associated with the original disease. A person may worry that the pain will increase or that his illness will become more severe. This may cause a lot of anxiety. This supplication is for seeking refuge in Allah from current pain, future complications, and the mental anguish associated with it.[SUP]82[/SUP]
Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn (d. 1421 AH) said, “If a person says this prayer with conviction, believing that he will benefit from it, the pain will subside by the will of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. This prayer is more effective than tangible medication (e.g., pills, syrup, and injections) because you are seeking refuge in the One in whose hand is the kingdom of the heavens and earth Who sent down the disease and Who will protect you from it.”[SUP]83[/SUP]
This is not an encouragement to not take conventional medicine.[SUP]84[/SUP] However, true healing is from Allah, the Healer (al-Shāfī). So we should pray to Allah to make any medication we use beneficial.
(2.5) Prayer made when afflicted with illness or pain (2)
أَذْهِبِ اَلبَأسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
Adhhibi al-baʾsa rabba al-nās washfi anta al-shāfī lā shifā’a illá shifā’uk shifāʾan lā yughādiru saqaman
Remove the difficulty O Lord of mankind, and heal. You are the Healer, no healing avails but Yours, a healing that leaves behind no ailment. [Bukhārī and Muslim]
Context: The Prophet ﷺ used to make this duʿāʾ for others when they were sick. Aisha (ra), the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, said, “Whenever Allah’s Messenger ﷺ would visit a patient, he would say, ‘Remove the difficulty, O Lord of mankind…’”[SUP]85[/SUP] In a slightly different wording of the prayer, Aisha (ra) reported:
The Prophet ﷺ used to invoke Allah’s protection for some of his wives by passing his right hand over the place of ailment and saying, ‘O Allah, Lord of mankind! Remove the difficulty and heal the patient. You are the Healer, no healing is of any avail but Yours, a healing that leaves behind no ailment.’”[SUP]86[/SUP]
Notable: Some of the Prophet’s ﷺ Companions learned this prayer from him and would say it as a treatment for people experiencing pain. Thābit al-Bunānī (d. 127 AH) went to Anas ibn Mālik, an esteemed Companion of the Prophet ﷺ, and mentioned to him that he was ill. So Anas said, “Shall I treat you with the ruqyah of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ?” Thabit said, “Certainly!” So Anas prayed, “O Allah, Lord of mankind, Remover of difficulty! Heal; You are the Healer, there is no Healer but You, a healing that leaves behind no ailment.”[SUP]87[/SUP]
Protective Benefits: Protection of the heart from being attached to other than Allah is a great blessing. We should not place our hope in others; rather it should be reserved for Allah alone. Saying “You are the Healer, no healing avails but Yours” emphasizes that only Allah can cure.
Prophet Ibrāhīm said when describing Allah, “And when I get sick, He heals me.”[SUP]88[/SUP] Any treatment, whether it be medicine or duʿāʾ, will not work unless Allah decrees for that person to get well.[SUP]89[/SUP] The great scholar of al-Andalus, Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr (d. 463 AH) highlighted this point. He mentioned that more than once, he had heard a physician claim that two men had the same illness at the same time. The two men were of the same age and locale. In some cases, they were twins who had the same diet. The physician used the same treatment for both of them, and while one of them recovered the other died![SUP]90[/SUP]
A comforting aspect of this duʿāʾ is that it asks for complete removal of the disease and its future effects. Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī said,
The benefit of qualifying ‘healing’ with the statement ‘that leaves behind no ailment’ is that one could be cured from that disease but then another disease resulting from the initial one arises. So the Prophet ﷺ prayed for complete and total healing.[SUP]91[/SUP]
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Prophetic Prayers for Relief and Protection) (Part 3)

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him..................................(III. Prayers not specific to time or occasion)

(3.1) Prayer for protection from illnesses
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ وَالْجُنُونِ وَالْجُذَامِ وَمِنْ وَسَيِّيءِ الأَسْقَامِ
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min al-baraṣi wa-al-junūni wa-al-judhāmi wa-min sayyiʾi al-asqām
Oh Allah! I seek refuge in you from vitiligo, madness, leprosy, and evil diseases. [Abū Dāwūd and al-Nasaʾī]
Context: Anas ibn Mālik (ra), who served the Prophet ﷺ in Madīnah for ten years, said that Allah’s Messenger would frequently say this prayer.92
Notable: The Prophet ﷺ only asked for protection from evil diseases and not all illnesses. Certainly, good health is best.93 But some scholars explain that diseases with only mild, temporary symptoms can benefit the believer. If one bears them patiently, they will be an expiation for one’s sins.94 The Prophet ﷺ said, “A person shall continue to be tried until he is left walking upon the earth without any sins.”95
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭībī (d. 743 AH) emphasized this point when he said:
The reason why the Prophet ﷺ did not seek refuge with Allah from all diseases is that some temporary ailments (e.g., fevers, headaches, and eye inflammation) are easy to bear. However, they bring a great deal of reward if one endures them patiently. In this hadith, refuge is sought from chronic diseases. That is because they could lead to a situation where one’s close friends abandon him and only a few are around to care for and comfort him. They may even carry a great deal of stigma.96
Protective Benefits: Preserving one’s mental health is so important that it is one of the five higher objectives of the sharīʿah. This duʿāʾ mentions protection from “madness” or severe mental illness. Needless to say, our prayers should be combined with action. Therefore, a person who makes this prayer should also avoid anything that would alter their own mental state, such as drugs and alcohol.
The last phrase in this duʿāʾ is “evil diseases.” This refers to diseases that most find extremely hard to bear. They are usually chronic or have long-term devastating effects. When we make this duʿāʾ, it will protect us, in shāʾ Allah, from all of these diseases. We should do our best to say this prayer frequently, as our Prophet ﷺ did.
(3.2) Prayer for protection from grief and anxiety
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min al-hammi wa-al-ḥazani wa-al-ʿajzi wa-al-kasali wa-al-bukhli wa-al-jubni wa-ḍalaʿi al-dayni wa-ghalabati al-rijāl
Translation: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief; from inability and laziness; from stinginess and cowardice; and from the burden of debt and oppression of men. [Bukhārī]
Context: Anas ibn Mālik (ra) said, “I would tend to the needs of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ whenever he dismounted [to stay somewhere on the way to Khaybar from Madīnah] and I heard him ﷺ frequently saying, ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief…’ I continued to serve him ﷺ until we left [the battle of] Khaybar.”97
Notable: The Prophet ﷺ begins this supplication by seeking refuge in Allah from anxiety (al-hamm) and grief (al-hazan). These are both forms of mental suffering, but they are different. Anxiety comes from fear about some future uncertainty. Grief is the anguish associated with loss (i.e., something that has happened in the past). Experiencing some degree of grief and anxiety is normal for most people. It may even serve to cleanse a believer from sins. The Prophet ﷺ said, “No hardship, illness, anxiety, grief, harm, or distress—not even the pricking of a thorn—afflicts a Muslim but that Allah will expiate some of his sins by it.”98
Being consumed by grief and anxiety, on the other hand, can have a devastating impact on a person. Sometimes it can arise due to underlying biological or genetic factors. Therefore, it is important for a person suffering from symptoms of depression or anxiety to seek the attention of a trained mental health professional. It is also recognized that a positive spiritual outlook can help protect against such symptoms or lessen their intensity. The noted Māliki scholar of hadith, Ibn Baṭṭāl (d. 449 AH) said,
A believer should not be anxious or overly concerned about worldly matters, for Allah has decreed everything with precision and measured all provisions. Anxiety does not engender any good to a person in this world, nor does it bring to him something that was not decreed for him. Excessive worry implies a lack of contentment with Allah’s decree and displeasure with Him.
ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz used to pray, ‘O Allah make me content with Your judgment, and make Your decree beloved to me so that I do not want what You have delayed to be hastened, nor what You have hastened to be delayed.’
Whoever believes in the divine decree should not lament anything of the dunyá that passes him by, nor should he accuse his Lord [of being unfair], for what Allah has chosen for him is best. A person should instead be concerned about the Hereafter, when he will be brought before his Lord. He should think about what he can do to be saved from the questioning in which he will be asked about everything, even [something as trifling as] the qiṭmīr (film over a date-stone). This is why the Prophet ﷺ said, ‘If you knew what I knew, you would laugh little and cry much.’99 It is only about this that it makes sense to be anxious and to cry.100
Protective Benefits: Another prophetic tradition tells us of the efficacy of this duʿāʾ in relieving anxiety. Abū Saʿīd al-Khuḍrī reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque one day and saw a man from the Anṣār named Abū Umāmah. The Prophet ﷺ said, “O Abū Umāmah, why are you sitting in the mosque while it is not time for prayer?” He said, “O Messenger of Allah, I am consumed by anxiety and debts.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Shall I not teach you words to say by which Allah, the Almighty, will remove your anxiety and settle your debt?” He said, “Certainly, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Say in the morning and evening: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from anxiety and grief. I seek refuge in You from inability and laziness. I seek refuge in You from stinginess and cowardice. I seek refuge in You from the burden of debt and oppression of men.” Abū Umāmah said “When I did that, Allah removed my anxiety and settled my debt.”101
This supplication is especially important during turbulent times of widespread economic instability, public health crises, and general apprehension about what the future holds. While people who lack faith panic and lose hope, a believer finds solace in this prophetic prayer. He or she knows that whoever seeks refuge in Allah is safeguarded by the Most Merciful Protector and Wise Overseer.
(3.3) A comprehensive prayer for certainty and protection of faith
اللَّهُمَّ اقْسِمْ لَنَا مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ مَا يَحُولُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ مَعَاصِيكَ وَمِنْ طَاعَتِكَ مَا تُبَلِّغُنَا بِهِ جَنَّتَكَ وَمِنَ الْيَقِينِ مَا تُهَوِّنُ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا مُصِيبَاتِ الدُّنْيَا وَمَتِّعْنَا بِأَسْمَاعِنَا وَأَبْصَارِنَا وَقُوَّتِنَا مَا أَحْيَيْتَنَا وَاجْعَلْهُ الْوَارِثَ مِنَّا وَاجْعَلْ ثَأْرَنَا عَلَى مَنْ ظَلَمَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى مَنْ عَادَانَا وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ مُصِيبَتَنَا فِي دِينِنَا وَلاَ تَجْعَلِ الدُّنْيَا أَكْبَرَ هَمِّنَا وَلاَ مَبْلَغَ عِلْمِنَا وَلاَ تُسَلِّطْ عَلَيْنَا مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُنَا
Allāhumma iqsim lanā min khashyatika mā yaḥūl baynanā wa-bayna maʿāṣīka wa-min ṭāʿatika mā tuballighunā bihi jannataka wa-min al-yaqīn mā tuhawwinu bihi ʿalaynā muṣibāti al-dunyá wa-mattiʿnā bi-asmāʿinā wa-abṣārinā wa-quwwātinā mā aḥyaytanā wajʿalhu al-wāritha minnā wajʿal thaʾranā ʿalá man ẓalamanā wanṣurnā ʿalá man ʿādānā wa-lā tajʿal muṣibatanā fī dīninā wa-lā tajʿal al-dunyá akbara hamminā wa-lā mablagha ʿilminā wa-lā tusalliṭ ʿalaynā man lā yarḥamunā
Translation: O Allah, apportion us reverential fear of You that will stop us from disobeying You, and (apportion us) obedience to You that will allow us to reach Paradise, and (apportion us) conviction that will make calamities in the world easier for us (to endure). Let us enjoy our hearing, our sight, and our power, as long as you let us live, and leave them to inherit us. Let retaliation be upon those who oppress us, and support us against those who are hostile to us. Let no calamity afflict our religion. And let not the world be our greatest worry, nor the extent of our knowledge. And let not rule over us those who are unmerciful to us. [al-Tirmidhī]
Context: Ibn ʿUmar said: “Rarely would the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stand up from a gathering until he supplicated for his Companions with these words: ‘O Allah, apportion us reverential fear of You…’”102
Notable: The Prophet ﷺ used to sit with his Companions and make himself available to them. He ﷺ was, as Allah described him, “deeply concerned for your well-being, compassionate and merciful to the believers.”103 This duʿāʾ, which comprises the good of this life and the hereafter, is one way that the Prophet ﷺ would show his compassion for the Companions. We should also follow this prophetic tradition and pray for one another when we gather. This will ensure that our gatherings are a source of benefit for us in this life and the next, and not a source of regret. The Prophet ﷺ said,
There are no people who rise from a gathering in which Allah was not mentioned except that it is like they are rising from the carcass of a donkey, and it will be a cause of regret for them.104
It is also important to note that in this prayer the Prophet ﷺ did not seek refuge from calamities. In fact, he ﷺ mentions twice that there will be affliction. This should remind us that this world is one of trials and tribulations.
So what does the Prophet ﷺ ask Allah for? Two things:
The first is for yaqīn (conviction or certainty) which is the highest level of faith. Through yaqīn we know that Allah, with his eternal attributes of Wisdom, Mercy, and Justice, is in control and that nothing happens outside of His divine will. When our yaqīn is strong, it is easier to endure the trials of life with patience and even contentment.
The second request is that our hardships do not hurt our faith. Every human being will face some degree of misfortune in this life, whether it be in their health, wealth, family, or otherwise. But the greatest calamity is to be afflicted with doubt or disbelief, or hating what Allah loves, or loving sin and transgression. These are as destructive to one’s soul as death is to the body.
Protective Benefits: This is one of the most comprehensive prayers found in the prophetic tradition. It includes protection for the mind, body, and soul.
In addition to yaqīn, which has a marked calming effect on the mind, the Prophet ﷺ says, “Let not the world be our greatest worry, nor the extent of our knowledge.” When a person’s primary concern is this temporary life, they will have little time to prepare for their permanent abode. Their mind will be preoccupied with thoughts and plans that will ultimately bring them little benefit, and they may suffer from severe anxiety. Allah sums up the focus of these type of people with the following words:
Know that this worldly life is no more than play, distraction, adornment, mutual boasting, and competition in wealth and children.105
The Prophet ﷺ also informed us that there is an underlying detriment to being preoccupied with this life. He ﷺ said,
Whoever makes this world his primary concern, Allah will scatter his affairs and put poverty right before his eyes, and he will get nothing of the world but what is decreed for him. But whoever makes the Hereafter his goal, Allah will bring his affairs together, place richness in his heart, and the world will come to him despite his lack of enthusiasm for it.106
Thus, the prayer “let not the world be our greatest worry” is a great protection for our mental well-being.
We pray for our physical health when we say, “Let us enjoy our hearing, our sight, and our power, as long as you let us live, and leave them to inherit us.” We ask Allah to protect our senses and strength until the day we die. It is if they are our heirs who, by definition, are there even after death.107
“O Allah apportion us reverential fear of You that will keep us from disobeying You” is a prayer for spiritual health. There are two kinds of disobedience: one can fail to fulfill his duty to Allah, or he may violate Allah’s prohibitions. Either of these may distance him from spiritual serenity in this life, which is achieved through a genuine bond with the Divine. Worse, they may jeopardize a person’s salvation and eternal bliss in the next life.

Conclusion

One of the Companions came to the Prophet ﷺ concerned with his inability to keep up with the number of good deeds Islam has prescribed. Looking for something that was comprehensive and would give him a lot of reward, he said to the Prophet ﷺ, “Tell me something that I can stick to.” The Prophet ﷺ replied, “Keep your tongue moist with the remembrance of Allah.”108 Calling upon Allah is one of the greatest ways that you can strengthen your bond with Him. Many of the sixteen supplications found here should be said daily, or multiple times a day. They are not, however, ritual incantations that you can simply repeat without understanding their meanings. This will not bring about the desired benefit. So come back to this book periodically to remind yourself of the meanings of these du’ās. Memorize them and teach them to your friends and family. Always know that when you ask Allah for anything, He is Near. “If My slaves ask you about Me, I am Near. I answer the call of the caller when he calls on Me.”109
1 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 1479; Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 2969, who graded it authentic.
2 Qur’an 6:43.
3 Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Qurṭubī, al-Jāmiʿ li-aḥkām al-Qurʾān (Beirut: al-Risālah Publishers, 2006), 8:378.
4 Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Dā’ wa-al-dawā’ (Mecca: Dār ʿĀlam al-Fawāʾid, 1429 AH), 11.
5 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 6464; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 783.
6 Musnad Aḥmad, no. 6655, graded authentic by Shaykh Aḥmad Shākir.
7 See Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Wābil al-ṣayyib (Mecca: ʿĀlam al-Fawāʾid, 1425 AH), 239. If someone misses saying these duʿāʾ at the specified time, they should say them as soon as they remember.
8 Qur’an 20:130.
9 Qur’an 7:205.
10 Qur’an 33:35.
11 Plural of dhikr, which here refers to the remembrance of Allah.
12 Fatāwá Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ (Beirut: ʿĀlam al-Kutub, 1407 AH), 150.
13 This list is not meant to be exhaustive. There are over twenty supplications that the Prophet ﷺ would regularly say in the morning and evening. Some of them mention a specific reward for saying them and others do not. Memorizing all of them is highly encouraged, though not an obligation.
14 Ibn al-Qayyim mentions that he heard Ibn Taymīyah say this. Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Wābil al-ṣayyib, 96.
15 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 6407.
16 Fudālah ibn ʿUbayd (ra) narrated that Allah’s Messenger ﷺ heard a person supplicating during prayer without mentioning Allah’s greatness and without invoking blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ. Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said: “He was hasty.” He then said to the man (or perhaps to another person): “If any of you prays, he should praise and glorify his Lord in the beginning, and then invoke blessings on the Prophet ﷺ. Thereafter he should ask Allah for anything he wishes.” Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 1481, graded authentic by al-Albānī.
17 Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya gives a beautifully detailed explanation of how Sūrat al-Fātiḥah is an actual lesson on how to properly ask Allah for one's needs and of how Sūrat al-Fātiḥah is the model followed by the Prophet ﷺ in his own supplications. See Ibn al-Qayyim, Madarij as-salikeen (Beirut: Dār al-Fikr, 1988), 1:23–24.
18 See Muḥammad Mubarakfūrī, Tuḥfat al-aḥwadhī bi sharḥ al-Tirmidhī (Damascus: Dār al-Manhal, 2011), 9:323.
19 See Qur’an 39:42.
20 Wa-shirkihi has also been narrated as wa-sharakihi. al-Nawawī mentioned that the most obvious and popular of the two narrations is shirkihi, which refers to Shaytan’s attempt to get man to associate partners with Allah. The second pronunciation, sharakihi, means the traps of Shayṭān. al-Nawawī, al-Adhkār (Beirut: Dār al-Fikr, 1994), 78.
21 Jami’ al-Tirmidhī, no. 3529. There is a similar narration with slightly different wording (no. 3392), classified as authentic by al-Albānī in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tirmidhī, no. 2701.
22 Ibn al-Qayyim, Badāʾiʿ al-fawā’id (Mecca: Dar ‘Alam al-Fawa’id, 1425 AH), 2:718.
23 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 5088; Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 3388; Sunan Ibn Mājah, no. 3869, graded authentic by Ibn al-Qayyim in Zād al-maʿād (Beirut: Muʾassasat al-Risālah,1994), 2:338.
24 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 5088; Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 3388; Sunan Ibn Mājah, no. 3869, graded authentic by Ibn al-Qayyim in Zād al-ma’ād, 2:338.
25 ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Badr, Fiqh al-adʿiyah wa-al-adhkār (Medina, self-pub., 1426 AH), 2:13.
26 Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Shawkānī, Tuḥfat al-dhākirīn (Beirut: Dār al-Qalam, 1984), 91.
27 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 5074; Sunan Ibn Mājah, no. 3871; and graded authentic by al-Nawawī and al-Albānī.
28 Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 3514.
29 Al-Badr, Fiqh al-adʿiyah wa-al-adhkār, 2:31.
30 Qur’an 7:16–17.
31 Collected by Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 5090 and graded ḥasan (fair) by Ibn Ḥajar in Natāʾij al-afkār (Damascus: Dār Ibn Kathīr, 2008), 2:390 and al-Albānī in Ṣaḥīḥ Abū Dāwūd.
32 Qur’an 51:56.
33 See, for example, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Mubārakfūrī, Mir’āt al-mafātīḥ (India: Idārat al-Buḥūth al-ʿIlmīyah, al-Jāmiʿah al-Salafīyah, 1984), 8:156.
34 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 5082; Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 3575, who graded it authentic, as did al-Nawawī in al-Adhkār, 107.
35 Tuḥfat al-dhākirīn (Beirut: Dār al-Qalam, 1984), 91.
36 Sunan al-Nasāʾī, no. 5431.
37 Abū Saʿīd al-Khuḍrī said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to seek refuge from the evil eye of the jinn and of mankind. When the Muʿawwidhatayn (Sūrat al-Falaq and Sūrat an-Nās) were revealed, he took hold of them and ceased other forms of seeking refuge.” Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 2058; Sunan al-Nasa’i, no. 5494; Sunan Ibn Mājah, no. 3511, and graded authentic by al-Albānī in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tirmidhī.
38 ʿĀʾishah reported that, upon going to bed each night, the Prophet ﷺ would join his hands, then blow in them as he recited in them Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ and Sūrat al-Falaq and Sūrat al-Nās. He would then wipe as much of his body as he could, beginning with his head and face, and then the front of his body. He would do this three times. Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim.
39 ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me to recite the Muʿawwidhat [i.e., the last three chapters of the Qur’an] following every prayer.” Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 1523 and Sunan al-Nasaʾī, no. 1336, graded authentic by al-Dhahabī in Mīzān al-iʿtidāl (Beirut: Dār al-Maʿrifah, 1963), 4:433 and others.
40 Ibn al-Qayyim, Tafsīr al-muʿawwidhatayn (Taif: Maktabah al-Ṣiddīq, 1988), 15.
41 Abū Ḥayyān al-Andalusī, al-Baḥr al-Muḥīṭ (Beirut: Dār al-Fikr, 1420 AH) 10:579.
42 Burhān al-Dīn al-Biqāʿī, Nadhm al-durar (Cairo: Dār al-Kitāb al-Islāmī, n.d.), 22:424.
43 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 7171; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2174.
44 Abū Dāwūd (no. 5081) collects this narration with the addition, “whether or not he believes what he is saying.” This addition has been declared a fabrication. However, the supplication of Abū al-Dardāʾ has been classified as authentic and is given the ruling of a hadith of the Prophet ﷺ, for such a statement could not be made based upon opinion and independent judgment. See: Silsilat al-aḥādīth al-daʿīfah,no. 5286.
45 Qur’an 9:129.
46 Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2664.
47 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 4700.
48 Some experts in the field mention that repeating a positive phrase, especially one that has spiritual connections, creates new pathways between neurons in the brain, which help people feel calmer and healthier. Dr. Jill Bormann, a Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, has written a lot on this topic. See: “A ‘Burnout Prevention’ Tool for Improving Healthcare Providers’ Health and Wellbeing: Mantram Repetition,” https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/coe/cesamh/docs/Mantram_Repetition_for_Employees.pdf.
49 Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2709.
50 Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2708.
51 ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Qarī, Mirqāt al-mafātīḥ (Beirut: Dār al-Fikr, 2002), 4:1682; Abū al-Ḥasan al-Mubārakfūrī, Mirʿāt al-mafātih, 8:171.
52 al-Badr, Fiqh al-adʿiyah wa-al-adkār, 2:277.
53 Sulaymān ibn ʿAbd Allah ʿAbd al-Wahhāb, Taysīr al-ʿAziz al-Ḥamīd (Riyadh: Dār al-Sumayʿī, 2007), 1:404.
54 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 5095; Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 2436, who graded it authentic.
55 Abū Mūsá al-Ashʿarī (ra) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “O ʿAbd Allāh ibn Qays, would you like to be guided to one of the treasures of Paradise: lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh.” Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 6384; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2704.
56 Ibn Fāris (d. 395 AH), Maqāyīs al-lughah (Beirut: Dār al-Jīl, 1999), 2:121.
57 Ibn Taymīyah, Majmūʿ al-Fatawá (Medina: King Fahd Complex, 1995), 5:574.
58 al-Nawawī’s explanation of Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim (Beirut: Dār Iḥyāʾ al-Turāth, 1392 AH), 4:87.
59 Qur’an 35:15.
60 Ibn al-Qayyim, Zād al-maʿād, 4:193.
61 Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no.2999.
62 The Prophet’s statement is collected by both al-Bukhārī (no. 5009) and Muslim (no. 807), while the story of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Yazīd meeting Abū Masʿūd is in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim alone.
63 See: Translation of Tafsīr al-Saʿdī (Riyadh: IIPH, 2018), 1:367–71; Ibn Taymīyah, Majmūʿ al-fatawá, 14:129–41.
64 Ibn Taymīyah, 14:129–41.
65 Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 780.
66 Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 2882, graded authentic by al-Albānī.
67 Ibn al-Qayyim, al-Wābil al-ṣayyib (Cairo: Dar al-Hadith, 1999), 97. For other opinions about what “suffice” means in this context, refer to Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, Fatḥ al-Bārī (n.p.: al-Maktabah as-Salafiyyah, n.d.), 9:56.
68 See Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr (Riyadh: Dar Taybah, 1999), 1:735. A similar wording was mentioned by al-Nawawī who graded it authentic in al-Adhkār, 94.
69 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 1425; Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 464; Sunan an-Nasa’i, no. 1745; Sunan Ibn Mājah, no. 1178. Some scholars maintain that this duʿāʾ can be made at any time, and that the correct wording of the hadith does not include a reference to qunūt or the witr prayer. See: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Khuzaymah (Beirut: al-Maktab al-Islāmī, n.d.), 2:252.
70 Qur’an 1:6.
71 Qur’an 64:11.
72 Translation of Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr (Lebanon: Dar us Salam, 2003), 10:25.
73 Qur’an 2:257.
74 Qur’an 10:62–63.
75 Qur’an 2:216.
76 For further discussion on the relationship of man’s free will and the divine decree, see: Justin Parrott, “Reconciling the Divine Decree and Free Will in Islam,” Yaqeen, July 31, 2017, https://yaqeeninstitute.org/justin-parrott/reconciling-the-divine-decree-and-free-will-in-islam/.
77 Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2202; the additions in brackets come from Sunan Ibn Mājah, no. 3522.
78 See al-Qaḍī ʿIyāḍ, Ikmāl al-muʿlim (Cairo: Dār al-Wafāʾ, 1998) 7:110.
79 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no.4442.
80 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 5779 and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2047, on the authority of Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ.
81 Zād al-maʿād, 4:172.
82 Fiqh al-adʿiyah wa-al-adkār 2:216-217.
83 Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn, Sharḥ riyāḍ al-ṣāliḥīn (Riyadh: Madār al-Waṭan, 1426 AH), 4:483.
84 Some Bedouins asked the Prophet ﷺ, “Should we treat our ill?” He replied, “Yes, O servants of Allah, use medicine. Surely Allah has not made a disease except that He made a cure (or remedy) for it.” Collected by al-Tirmidhī (no. 2038), who graded it authentic.
85 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 5675; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no.2191.
86 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 5743.
87 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 5742.
88 Qur’an 26:80.
89 See:Aḥmad ibn ʿUmar al-Qurṭubī, al-Mufhim (Damascus: Dar Ibn Katheer, 1996), 2:819; Ibn Ḥajar, Fatḥ al-Bārī, 10:207.
90 Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, al-Tamhīd (Morocco: Ministry of Endowments, 1967), 5:264.
91 Ibn Ḥajar, Fatḥ al-Bārī, 10:131.
92 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 1554; Sunan an-Nasa'i, no. 5493. It was graded authentic by al-Nawawī in Riyād al-ṣālihīn (Dammam: Dār Ibn al-Jawzī, 1421 AH), p. 492, ḥadīth no. 1492.
93 Ibn Baṭṭāl, Sharḥ ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (Riyadh: Maktabat al-Rushd, 2003), 9:390.
94 See al-Khaṭṭābī, Maʿālim al-sunan (Ḥalab: al-Maṭbaʿah al-ʿIlmīyah, 1932), 1:297; Dalīl al-Fāliḥīn (Beirut: Dār al-Maʿrifah, 2004), 7:290.
95 Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 2398, who graded it authentic, as did al-Albānī.
96 See ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Qarī, Mirqāt al-mafātīḥ (Beirut: Dār al-Fikr, 2002), 4:1711.
97 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 5425.
98 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 5641; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2573.
99 Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, no. 6486; Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, no. 2359 on the authority of Anas ibn Mālik.
100 Ibn Baṭṭāl, Sharḥ ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, 10:120.
101 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 1555. This hadith has some weakness. One of the narrators, Ghassan ibn Auf, is described as layyin al-hadith (lit. “soft” in hadith), which means that he did not have a strong memory. Ibn Ḥajar al-Asqalani, Taqreeb at-tahdheeb (Halab: Dar ar-Rasheed, 1991), 42.
102 Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, no. 3502, graded hasan (fair) by al-Shawkānī in Tuḥfat al-dhākirīn (no. 451) and al-Albānī in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Tirmidhī.
103 Qur’an, 9:128.
104 Sunan Abī Dāwūd, no. 4855, graded authentic by al-Nawawī in Riyāḍ al-ṣālihīn.
105 Qur’an 57:20.
106 Sunan Ibn Mājah, no. 4105, graded authentic by al-Albānī.
107 See ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Qari, Mirqāt al-mafātīḥ (Beirut: Dār al-Fikr, 2002), 5:1727; al-ʿUthaymīn, Sharḥ riyāḍ al-ṣāliḥīn (Riyadh: Madar al-Watan, 1426 AH), 4:362–63.
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3 best dua before sleeping at night

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him..........(3 BEST DUA BEFORE SLEEPING AT NIGHT) Muhammad Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), had a night ritual before going to sleep every night. This was recorded and varies depending on the hadith, we will go over these in this article so that you can model your life to be in the likeliness of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).

The First Dua Before Sleeping you can recite is the following:

Reference: Al Bukhari 11:126Transliteration:Bismika rabbee wadaAAtu janbee wabika arfaAAuh, fa-in amsakta nafsee farhamha, wa-in arsaltaha fahfathha bima tahfathu bihi AAibadakas-saliheen
Translation: In Your name my Rabb, I lie down and in Your name I rise, so if You should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul then protect it in the manner You do so with Your righteous servants.
Second Effective Dua For Sleeping:

Reference: Al-Muslim 4:2083Transliteration:Allahumma innaka khalaqta nafsee wa-anta tawaffaha, laka mamatuha wamahyaha in ahyaytaha fahfathha, wa-in amattaha faghfir laha. Allahumma innee as-alukal-AAafiyah.
Translation: O Allah, verily You have created my soul and You shall take its life, to You belongs its life and death. If You should keep my soul alive then protect it, and if You should take its life then forgive it. O Allah, I ask You to grant me good health.’
Power of Ayatul Kursi Before Sleeping:

Reference:Surah Al Baqarah 2:255We covered thepower and benefits of Ayatul Kursibefore. It is often regarded as one of the loftiest ayat of the entire Quran by many scholars.
Transliteration:Allaahu laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyoom, laa ta’khuthuhu sinatun wa laa nawm, lahu maa fis-samaawaati wa maafil-‘ardh, man thal-lathee yashfa’u ‘indahu ‘illaa bi’ithnih, ya’lamu maa bayna ‘aydeehim wa maa khalfahum, wa laa yuheetoona bishay’im-min ‘ilmihi ‘illaa bimaa shaa’a, wasi’a kursiyyuhus-samaawaati wal’ardh, wa laa ya’ooduhu hifdhuhumaa, wa Huwal-‘Aliyyul- ‘Adheem
Translation:Allah! There is none worthy of worship but He, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him.
To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills.
His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

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PRACTICAL ADVICE BEFORE SLEEPING

1 There are different things the Prophet (pbuh) has been recorded of doing before sleeping. Although these are not mandatory (sunnah) we will mention them and you can choose whether you would like to incorporate it into your life.
From Al-Bukhari #6320, Muslim #64, Abu Dawud #5050:
If one of you rises from his bed and then returns to it, he should dust it with the edge of his garment three times for he does not know what has occurred in his absence and when he lies down he should supplicate:
bismika rabbee wada‛tu janbee wa bika arfa‛uhu, fa in amsakta nafsee farhamhaa, wa in arsaltahaa fahfazhaa bi maa tahfazu bihi ‛ibaadakas-saaliheen
Translates to “In Your name my Lord I lie down, and in Your name I rise, so if You should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul then protect it in the manner You do so with Your righteous slaves.”
2 Recite the last two ayats of Surah Al-Baqarah. Verses 285-286.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has said:
“Whoever recites the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah at night, those two verses shall be sufficient for him (i.e. to protect him from all that can cause him harm).”
3 The Last we will discuss is Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Recited Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Nas three times each before going to bed.




Surah Al-Ikhlas112) qul huwa-llaahu aḥad (2) allaahuṣ-ṣamad (3) lam yalid wa lam yoolad (4) wa lam yakul-lahuۥ kufuwan aḥad
Surah Falaq113) qul a‛oodhu birabbil-falaq (2) min sharri maa khalaq (3) wa min sharri ghaasiqin idhaa waqab (4) wa min sharrin-naffaathaati fil-‛uqad (5) wa min sharri ḥaasidin idhaa ḥasad
Surah An-Nas114) qul a‛oodh-u birabbin-naas (2) malikin-naas (3) ilaahin-naas (4) min sharril-waswaasil-khannaas (5) alladhee yuwaswisu fee ṣudoorin-naas (5) minal-jinnati wan-naas
Sources: Bukhari No# 5017; Abu Dawud No# 5056; At-Tirmidhi No# 3402

 

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Things To Do and Duas Before Sleeping to Earn Great Rewards

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him.......


Things To Do and Duas Before Sleeping to Earn Great Rewards


Had a tough and busy day today? Managed to perform only compulsory prayer? Did not get time to touch the Quran, recite few supplications or perform optional prayers? Conquered the world? Now what? Very tired and going to sleep asap without remembering Allah? Please don’t do that!
This post contains few good things you can do daily at night just before sleeping to remember Allah SWT and to earn great rewards from Him insha Allah. Doing these good, short yet powerful deeds won’t take much time and once it becomes an habit you will love doing it insha Allah. Remember, these are the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet (ﷺ)!
PREPARATIONS BEFORE GOING TO BED

1. Recite بِسْمِ اللَّهِ Bismillah before closing the doors of the house, before covering utensils with food in them, switch off or turn off fires, light etc. [Bukhari] If one cannot find anything with which to cover the utensil then one should place a stick across the top of the utensil. [Muslim]
2. Before getting into the bed, dust the bed Thrice with the corner of your clothes. [Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah]
3. Do Miswaak before retiring to bed even if one has already made it for Isha prayer. [Kitabut Tahaarah and Sunnats]
4. To sleep in a state of Wudhu [Tabarani, Hakim, Abu Dawood]
5. To sleep on the Right, facing the Qibla with the right hand underneath the head like a pillow and with the knees slightly bent. [Bukhari]
   

READING QURAN BEFORE SLEEPING

1. Recite the last two Ayats of Surat Al-Baqarah (Chapter 2 – The Cow)
   Abu Mas’ud Al-Badri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “He who recites the two Ayat at the end of Surat Al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him.” [Al- Bukhari and Muslim]
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   Narrated An-Nu’man bin Bashir: that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Indeed Allah wrote in a book two thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, and He sent down two Ayat from it to end Surat Al-Baqarah with. If they are recited for three nights in a home, no Shaitan shall come near it.” [Tirmidhi]
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2. Recite Surat Al-Mulk (Chapter 67 – The Sovereignty) – for protection from the punishment of the grave.
   The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Surah al Mulk is the protector from the torment of the grave” [Sahihul Jamiea 1/680, Hakim 2/498 & Nasai]
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   The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “There is a surah in the Quran which is only thirty verses. It defended whoevere recited it , until it puts him into paradise” i.e., Surah al Mulk [Fath al Qadir 5/257, Sahihul Jamiea 1/680, Tabrani inAl-Awsat & Ibn Mardawaith]
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   Jabir (radiAllahu anhu) said it was the custom of the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) not to go to sleep until he had read Tabarakalladhi Biyadihil Mulk and Alif Laam Meem Tanzeel. [Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Darami]
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   Anas (radiAllahu anhu) reported Rasulullah (ﷺ) as saying, “There is a Surah which will plead for its reciter till it causes him to enter paradise” (Tabarakalladhi Biyadihil Mulk). [Tabrani]
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3. Recite Surat Al-Kāfirūn (Chapter 109 – The Disbelievers)
   It was narrated that Nawfal al-Ashja’i (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said to me: “Recite Qul yaa ayyuha’l-kaafiroon then go to sleep at the end of it, for it is a disavowal of shirk.” [Abu Dawood and al-Tirmidhi]
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4. Recite the last three Soorahs (Quls) of the Quran (Chapter 112-114)
   It was narrated from Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (ﷺ) went to bed every night, he would hold his hands together and blow into them, and recite into them Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad, Qul a’oodhu bi rabb il-falaq and Qul a’oodhu bi rabb il-naas. Then he would wipe them over whatever he could of his body, starting with his head and face and the front of his body, and he would do that three times. [Bukhari]
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   EXTRA RECITATIONS RECOMMENDED:
5. Recite Surat Al-‘Isrā’ (Chapter 17 – The Night Journey)
6. Recite Surat Az-Zumar (Chapter 39 – The Troops)
   It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) would not go to sleep until he had recited Bani Israa’eel (Soorat al-Isra’) and al-Zumar.” [al-Tirmidhi]
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DUAS BEFORE SLEEPING

1. If one of you rises from his bed and then returns to it he should dust it with the edge of his garment three times for he does not know what has occurred in his absence and when he lies down he should supplicate:
   بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ، فَإِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِي فَارْحَمْهَا، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا، بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
   Bismika Rabbee wadha’tu janbee, wa bika ‘arfa’uhu, fa’in ‘amsakta nafsee farhamhaa, wa ‘in ‘arsaltahaa fahfadhhaa, bimaa tahfadhu bihi ‘ibaadakas-saaliheen.
   In Your name my Lord, I lie down and in Your name I rise, so if You should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul then protect it in the manner You do so with Your righteous servants. [Bukhari and Muslim]
2. The Prophet (ﷺ) would place his right hand under his cheek when about to sleep and supplicate this 3 times:
   اللَّهُمَّ قِنِي عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ
   Allaahumma qinee ‘athaabaka yawma tab’athu ‘ibaadaka.
   O Allah, protect me from Your punishment on the day Your servants are resurrected. [Abu Dawud]Also read this Dua:
   بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
   Bismikallahumma amootu wa-ahya
   In Your name O Allah, I live and die [Muslim]
3. At the time of difficulty when sleeping, Zaid bin Thaabit (RA) complained to Rasulallah (ﷺ) of not being able to go to sleep at times and he advised him to recite the following dua:
   اللَّهُمَّ غَارَتِ النُّجُومُ وَهَدَأَتِ الْعُيُونُ وَأَنْتَ حَيٌّ قَيُّومٌ * لَا تَأْخُذُكَ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ أَهْدِئْ لَيْلِي وَأَنِمْ عَيْنِي
   Allahummah ghaarithinnujumu wa hadaathil uyoonu wa antha hayyun qayyumulla tha’ khudhu ka sinathuwalaa nawmun yaa hayyun yaa qayyoomu a’hde’ laylee wa anim ‘aynee.
   Oh Allah the stars have sunk in and the eyes have become tranquil and quite and You are alive and ever lasting neither does sleep overcome You. Oh the living and ever lasting one make my night my tranquil and give my eyes sleep. [Ibn Sunni, Hisnul Hasin]
4. If afraid to go to sleep or feeling lonely or depressed then recite:
   أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَعِقَابِهِ، وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ
   A’oothu bikalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min ghadhabihi wa ‘iqaabihi, wa sharri ‘ibaadihi, wa min hamazaatish-shayaateeni wa ‘an yahdhuroon.
   I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from His anger and His punishment, from the evil of His slaves and from the taunts of devils and from their presence. [Abu Dawud and Tirmithi]
5. This is to be recited if you turn over in bed during the night:
   لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ الْوَاحِدُ اْقَهَّارُ، رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ
   Laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahul-Waahidul-Qahhaaru, Rabbus-samaawaati wal’ardhi wa maa baynahumal-‘Azeezul-Ghaffaaru.
   There is none worthy of worship but Allah, the One, the Victorious, Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving. [An-Nasa’i, ‘Amalul-Yawm wal-Laylah, and Ibn As-Sunni]
6. If after sleeping one experience a pleasant dream then when ones eyes open then say Alhamdulillah (All Praise be to Allah). Then the pleasant dream should only be revealed to trustworthy learned ones so that the dream can be interpreted correctly.
7. If one experiences an unpleasant dream then one should spittle (a form of spitting comprising mainly of air with little spit) three times on the left side and then recite three times:
   Audhobillaahi Minashaythaanirajeem
   (I seek refuge with Allah from the evil of shaythan)
   Also change one’s position to the other side and sleep [Muslim]. The dream should not be revealed to anyone then it will bring no harm to the person [Bukhari, Muslim]
8. Seek forgiveness of Allah (Isthaghfaar). Recite three times:
   Asthaghfirullah halladhee laa ilaaha ilallahuwal hayyul qayyumu wa athubu ilay.
   I seek forgiveness from Allah besides whom there is none worthy of worship, the living, the sustainer of life and to Him I repent. [Tirmidhi]
9. Before you go to bed perform Wudhu as you would for prayer, then lie down on your right side and recite:
   اللَّهُمَّ أَسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي إِلَيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَيْكَ، وَوَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي إِلَيْكَ، وَأَلْجَأْتُ ظَهْرِي إِلَيْكَ، رَغْبَةً وَرَهْبَةً إِلَيْكَ، لَا مَلْجَأَ وَلّا مَنْجَا مِنْكَ إِلَّا إِلَيْكَ، آمَنْتُ بِكِتَابِكَ وَبِنَبِيِّكَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتَ
   Allahumma aslamtu nafsee ilayk, wafawwadtu amree ilayk, wawajjahtu wajhee ilayk, wa-alja’tu thahree ilayk, raghbatan warahbatan ilayk, la maljaa wala manja minka illa ilayk, amantu bikitabikal-lathee anzalt, wabinabiyyikal-lathee arsalt.
   O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust my affair unto You, and I turn my face towards You, and I totally rely on You, in hope and fear of You. Verily there is neither refuge nor safe haven from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent.
   The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever says this and dies in his sleep has died in a state of the natural monotheism (Fitrah).” [Bukhari and Muslim]
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HAVING INTENTION TO PRAY TAHAJJUD

Abu Hurraira (RA) reports that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked, “What prayer is most virtuous, after the obligatory prayers?” He said, “Prayer in the depths of the night.” [Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nisaa’i, Ibn Majah]
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Always sleep with the intention of getting up for Tahajjud and Fajr. We should try and pray Tahajjud every night as it is one of the best and most rewarding Nafil prayers one can possible pray and makes it possible for a person to gain the top ranks of the Jannah. If we can’t pray everyday, then we should at least pray as much as we can.

Narrated Al-Mughira: The Prophet used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable prayer) and he said, “should I not be a thankful slave.” [Bukhari]
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Rasulallah (ﷺ), to whom the Jannat-ul-Firdouse is guaranteed, prayed Tajajjud with long rak’ahs which caused swelling of his blessed feet. Whilst reciting Quran in Salah, Rasulallah (ﷺ) used to cry excessively and this caused a wheezing sound coming from his blessed chest as if a pot was being boiled. This is due to the fear Rasulallah (ﷺ) had of Almighty Allah. And what’s your reason for missing Tahajjud?
It is recommended to start the night prayer with two short rak’ahs, because of the hadith:

Abu Hurraira (RA) reported that the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, “If you get up for night prayer, start with two short rak’ahs.” [Muslim, Ahmad, Abu Dawud]
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Note: Tahajjud is minimum 2 rak’ahs. You can pray up to 12 rak’ahs. This is Sunnah. However there is no limit for voluntary prayers (Nafil). One may also do a lot of Dhikr as well as recitation of the Quran.

The duas at the time of Tahajjud are very readily accepted by Almighty Allah and one should cry and repent to Allah during this time. If one cannot cry due to the hardness of ones heart due major sins then one should at least make a face as if one is crying. Just as a mother tends to her baby quickly and promptly when it cries then in the same way Allah tends to his servant quicker when his servant is crying and sincere.
More Hadiths about the Night Prayer:

Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked: “Which Salat is the best?” He replied, ” The best Salat is that in which Qiyam (the duration of standing) is longer.” [Muslim]
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Narrated Hudhaifa:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) got up at night (for the night prayer), he used to clean his mouth. [Bukhari]
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Narrated Masruq: I asked `Aisha “What deed was the most beloved to the Prophet?” She said, “The regular constant one.” I said, “At what time did he use to get up at night (for the Tahajjud night prayer)?’ She said, “He used to get up on hearing (the crowing of) the cock (the last third of the night). [Bukhari]
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The Prophet (ﷺ) performed the night prayer in pairs (i.e., Rak’ah) and made it odd number by observing one Rak’ah (as Witr). [Bukhari and Muslim]
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Narrated Nafi`: Ibn `Umar said, “While the Prophet (ﷺ) was on the pulpit, a man asked him how to offer the night prayers. He replied, ‘Pray two rak`at at a time and then two and then two and so on, and if you are afraid of the dawn (the approach of the time of the Fajr prayer) pray one rak`a and that will be the witr for all the rak`at which you have offered.” Ibn `Umar said, “The last rak`at of the night prayer should be odd, for the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered it to be so. [Bukhari]
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‘Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: If the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) missed his night (Tahajjud) Salat because of indisposition or the like, he would perform twelve Rak’ah during the day. [Muslim]
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Abu Salamah bin ‘Abdur-Rahman narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah say concerning Ramadan: ‘Whoeve spends its nights in prayer (Qiyam) out of faith and in the hope of reward, he will be forgiven his previous sins.” [Darussalam, Sahih]
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EXTRA: SHORT DHIKR TO EARN HUGE REWARDS:

These are final few short supplications (almost everyone of us knows these) you can recite when you are on your bed finally. All these are to be recited at least 100 times at any time during a day. You should try to recite during the day whenever you get ‘free time’ and finish the remaining at night.

1. Recite Ayat- ul-Kursi (Quran 2:255)
   
   اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
   
   Allahu la ilaha illa Huwa, Al-Haiyul-Qaiyum La ta’khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm, lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-‘ard Man dhal-ladhi yashfa’u ‘indahu illa bi-idhnihi Ya’lamu ma baina aidihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bi shai’im-min ‘ilmihi illa bima sha’a Wasi’a kursiyuhus-samawati wal ard, wa la ya’uduhu hifdhuhuma Wa Huwal ‘Aliyul-Adheem
   Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
   Prophet (ﷺ) said, “By reciting it (Ayat- ul-Kursi), there will be a guardian appointed over you from Allah who will protect you during the night, and Satan will not be able to come near you until morning” [Al-Bukhari]
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2. Recite 100 times:
   أستغفر الله
   Astagfirullah
   I seek forgiveness of Allah
   Your Lord knows best what is in your inner-selves. If you are righteous, then, verily, He is Ever Most Forgiving to those who turn unto Him again and again in obedience, and in repentance. [Al-Isra 17:25]
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   If anyone constantly seeks pardon (from Allah), Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide sustenance for him from where he expects not. [Abu Dawud]
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   Al-Agharr Al-Muzani (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
   The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Sometimes I perceive a veil over my heart, and I supplicate Allah for forgiveness a hundred times in a day.” [Muslim]
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3. Recite 100 times:
   سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ الْعَظِيمِ
   SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi, Subhan-Allahil adheem
   Glory be to Allah, and Praise, Glory be to Allah, the Supreme
   Whoever says (the above) a hundred times during the day, his sins are wiped away, even if they are like the foam of the sea. [Bukhari and Muslim]
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   Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Shall I tell you the words that Allah loves the most?” I said: “Yes, tell me, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: “The words dearest to Allah are: subhanAllah wa bihamdihi. [Muslim and Tirmidhi]
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   A palm tree is planted for the reciter [of the above] in Paradise. [Tirmidhi and al-Hakim]
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   Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: “Two words are light on the tongue, weigh heavily in the balance, they are loved by the Most Merciful One.” [Bukhari and Muslim]
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4. Recite 100 times:
   سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ ، والْحَمْدُللّهِ ، وَ لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ ، وَ اللّهُ اَكْبَرُ ، وَ لا حَوْلَ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّهِ
   SubhanAllah, walHamdulilah, wa La illaha ilAllahu, waAllahu Akbar, wa la Hawla wa la quwwata illa billah
   Glory be to Allah, All Praise is for Allah, There is No God but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, There is no might or any power Except with Allah
   La Hawla wa la Quwatta illa Billah a treasure from the treasures of Paradise. [Bukhari, al-Fath al-Bari, Muslim]
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   Abu Sa`id reported that the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, “Perform the enduring goods deeds (al-baaqiyaat al-SaliHaat) more frequently.” They asked, “What are these enduring good deeds?” The Prophet replied: Takbir (Allahu Akbar), Tahlil (la ilaha illallah), Tasbih (Subhan’Allah), Alhamdulillah, and la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah. [an-Nasa’i and Hakim]
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   Abd Allah ibn Mas’ud reported that the Prophet said: “During the Night Journey I met Ibrahim (alayhis salam) who said to me: ‘O Muhammad, convey my greetings to your Community, and tell them that the Paradise is of pure land, its water is sweet, and its expanse is vast, spacious and even. And its seedlings are SubhanAllah, walhamdulilah, wa la ilaha ilAllah, waAllahu Akbar.'” [Tirmidhi and Tabarani]
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5. Recite 100 times:
   لا اِلهَ اِلَّا اللّهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَ هُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
   La illaha ilAllahu, waHdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul Mulku, wa lahul Hamd, wa Huwa ala kulli shaiy’in Qadeer
   There is No God But Allah Alone, who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the raise, and He is Able to do all things
   Whoever says the above one Hundred times, has the reward of freeing ten slaves, a hundred good deeds are recorded for him and a hundred bad deeds are wiped away and he has gained refuge from the devil that day until evening and none shall come with anything better except someone who has done more. [Bukhari and Muslim]
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6. Recite at least 10 times:
   اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلىَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلىَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَماَ صَلَّيْتَ عَلىَ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلىَ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ إِنـَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ اَللَّهُمَّ باَرِكْ عَلىَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلىَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَماَ باَرَكْتَ عَلىَ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلىَ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ إِنـَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ
   Allahumma salli ala muhammadiw wa ala aali muhammadin kamaa sallaita ala ibrahima wa ala aali ibrahima innaka hamidum majid. Allahumma baarik ala muhammadiw wa ala aali muhammadin kamaa baarakta ala ibrahima wa ala aali ibrahima innaka hamidum majid.
   O Allah, give Your mercy to Prophet Muhammad and his family as You gave Your mercy to Prophet Ibrahim and his family. You are the Most Exalted, the Most Noble. O Allah give Your blessings to Prophet Muhammad and his family as You gave Your blessings to Prophet Ibrahim and his family. You are the Most Exalted, the Most Noble.
   Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [ Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [ Allah to grant him] peace. [Quran 33:56]
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   Abdullah bin Masood (رضي الله عنه) reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The one who will be nearest me on the Day of Resurrection will be the one who invoked most blessings on me. [Tirmidhi]
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   Whosoever recite a durood for me 10 times, Allah will give him 10 blessings, 10 sins of his account deleted, and his rank elevated 10 degrees. [Ahmad, Nasai, and Hakeem]
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   Don’t make my graveyard a celebration (worship) place, and recite a durood for me, because your recitation will arrive to me wherever you are. [Abu Dawood]
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   Once Umar bin Khattab (رضي الله عنه) said to his nation: The supplication is stopped between the heaven and the earth and nothing of it ascends, till you invoke blessing on your Prophet. [Tirmidhi]
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FINAL REMINDER!

We should make the habit of utilizing maximum the little time before sleeping in the remembrance of Allah as sleep is a form of death. When a person sleeps, his soul is taken.

Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. [Quran 39:42]
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And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do. [Quran 6:60]
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On the authority of Ibn ‘Umar, radiyallahu ‘anhuma, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took me by the shoulder and said: “Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveler/wayfarer.” Ibn ‘Umar used to say: “When evening comes, do not expect (to live till) morning, and when morning comes, do not expect (to live till) evening. Take from your health (a preparation) for your illness, and from your life for your death.” [Bukhari]
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May Allah help us to do these good deeds consistently and give us the ability to wake up regularly for Tahajjud and act upon the Sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). Ameen!

 

[k.ibrahim]

Signs that will Precede Imam Mahdi (Part1)

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him...(In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.) 1. The Sure Reality! 2. What is the Sure Reality? 3. And what will make thee realise what the Sure Reality is?
4. The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
5. But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
6. And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
7. He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down!
8. Then seest thou any of them left surviving? }
On the authority of Abu 'Amr, though others call him Abu 'Amrah Sufyan bin 'Abdullah,
radiyallahu anhu
, who said:
I said: "Ya Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam), tell me something about Islam which I
could not ask anyone about save you." He answered: "Say: 'I believe in
Allah', and then stand firm and steadfast."(Istiqamah)
The literal meaning of "Istiqamah": to go straight into the right direction, acting rightly, allowing
no deviation. It is derived from the stem "Qiyyam", which implies the continuity of doing
something, following up with it and making sure that it is done in the right way and there is
neither deviation nor swerving.
The term has been used by the Qur'an in many verses. Allah the Almighty says:
"Therefore, stand firm (on the straight path) as you are commanded and those who turn in
repentance with you. And do not transgress, for He (Allah) sees well all that you do."
[Surah Hud (11): ayat 112]
Ibnu Abbas said that this verse was the hardest and most difficult verse of the Qur'an on the
Prophet,
sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam.
Indeed it is a difficult task to achieve Istiqamah, hence, the Prophet,
sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam,
said; "Be straight on the path or be close to it."
In another verse, Allah the Almighty says:
"So unto this (religion) invite (the people). Stand steadfast as you are commanded and do not
follow their desires…"
[Surah al-Shura' (42): ayat 15]
Based on these two verses, it can be inferred that Istiqamah is to stand firm and steadfast to
what we have been commanded by Allah, i.e. to fulfill obligations and to avoid prohibitions.
Also, we should not allow ourselves to follow or be mislead by desires (whether it is our desires
or the desires of others) as it will cause deviation and lead us astray.
According to Ibn al-Qayyim, there are five conditions to achieve Istiqamah in performing
required deeds:
1. The act should be done for the sake of Allah alone
(ikhlas).
2. It should be done on the basis of knowledge
('ilm).
3. Performing
ibadah should be in the same manner that they have been commanded.
4. To do it in the best way possible.
5. Restricting oneself to what is lawful while performing those deeds.
According to other scholars of
suluk, i.e. behavior, there are certain steps to be followed in order
to achieve Istiqamah:
1. Always being aware of the final destination, i.e. the Day of Judgment (Akhirah). And to
use this awareness in a positive way as a motive to do good deeds. One way to do it is
through remembering that a person's journey towards Akhirah starts the minute he / she
passes away and leaves this world. One of the Salafs said: "If you live until the morning
do not wait for the evening and if you live until the evening do not wait for the
morning."
2. Commitment (Musharatah). One has to make a commitment that he/she will be
steadfast and will do things in the right way and in the best way possible, and to adhere
to conjunctions of Islam. Unfortunately many Muslims are being lenient in making such
a commitment.
3. To make continuous efforts (Mujahadah) to bring that commitment to reality. Some
Muslims dare to make the commitment, but dare not to make the effort to make the
commitment a reality.
4. Continuous checking and reviewing of one's deeds (Muraqabah). Being honest with
oneself so as not to give false excuses for failing to fulfill a commitment
5. Self accountability (Muhasabah). This should be done twice: Firstly, before we start
doing something, ensuring that it pleases Allah, that we do it for His sake only, realizing
the right way it should be done. Secondly, after the action has been done, to check
whether we have achieved what we aimed for, and to check for defects and
shortcomings, and that we still could have done it better by not being satisfied with our
action.
6. Blaming oneself for not doing it perfectly after it has been done. Self blaming here is a
positive one by using it as a motive, and by aiming for improvement and having the
intention of doing things better next time. This leads to making another commitment
and continual commitments to improve our performance.
7. Striving for improvement (Tahsin). We have to make improvements in all that we do
(daily activities, work, actions, good deeds,
ibadah, etc.) as one of our objectives.
8. To be humble towards Allah, realizing that no one is perfect except Him, seeking His
forgiveness, guidance and support.
It should be emphasized that these steps/conditions apply to worldly matters as well as
ibadah
and good religious deeds.
Factors that
lead to the weakening of Istiqamah include:
1. Committing sins
(ma'siah), insisting on repeating them again and again, without istighfar
(seeking Allah's forgiveness) and without practicing repentance.
2. Shirk (associating anything with Allah) whether in intentions, by showing off our good
deeds to others, seeking others' appraisal, avoiding being blamed by others, being afraid
of someone, or to seek rewards from others than Allah. This part of shirk is also called
riyya'
or showing off. All these lead to deviation in Istiqamah, and when these stimuli are
not there, the person's work is not perfect any more and it is not done in the best way
possible.
3. Nifaq (hypocrisy). There are two forms of
nifaq: in belief and in action. The Muslim who
surrenders totally to the will of Allah and accept Islam based on his/her choice is free
from the first form of hypocrisy. However any Muslim is subject to and should avoid the
second form of
nifaq which the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, warned us about: Not
keeping promises and breaking them continuously without good reasons or excuses, not
fulfilling commitments we make with others, being aggressive and unjust to others in
quarrels, and disputes, failing to shoulder responsibilities/burdens we are entrusted with,
etc. All these bad qualities should be avoided since they lead to the weakening of our
Istiqamah.
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4.
Bida'ah (innovations in
ibadah), whether genuine bida'ah (performing ibadah which has not
been ascribed by Shariah, i.e. revelation), or relative
bida'ah (failing to observe the
requirements of doing
ibadah - the five criteria discussed in Hadith 5), will lead to
decreasing the quality of good action or
ibadah.
There are other factors that also contribute to the weakening of Istiqamah, such as: recklessness,
reluctance, heedlessness, being overwhelmed by a deceiving enjoyment, and being mislead by
self interests and desires.
Applying the above mentioned steps and requirements pinpointed by scholars will help in
overcoming all these obstacles and barriers.
Istiqamah is an important Islamic concept. Its significance can be seen where every Muslim is
required to recite Surah al-Fatihah at least seventeen times each day seeking continual guidance
to the straight path from Allah.

 

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Signs that will Precede Imam Mahdi (Part 2)

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him.................{All these things could not occur or exists except by the Will and the permission of ALLAH}What every ALLAH Will's, will happen and what every ALLAH Will's Not, will not happen.Having the ability to turn away from sin, and Having the ability for devotion is from ALLAH alone! the Exalter,the Great.I Believe that ALLAH(subhana wa ta ala) is able to do althings and ALLAH's(subhana wa ta ala) knowledge encompass althings. 'La Haula wala Quwwata il-la bil-lah.'{There is neither strength nor power except with Allah}
Four Components of Qadr
Al-'Ilm (Knowledge) - The belief that Allah (SWT) knows all things, in general and in detail, from eternity to eternity, whether that has to do with His actions or the actions of His slaves. Allah (SWT) says "Truly, nothing is hidden from ALLAH, in the earth or in the heavens" [3:5].
Kitab (Writing) - The belief that Allah (SWT) has written everything, which will happen until the day of judgement due to His knowledge, in al-Lawh al-Mahfooz (Book of Decrees, preserved in heaven). Allah (SWT) says "Know you not that Allaah knows all that is in the heaven and on the earth? Verily, it is (all) in the Book (al-Lawh al-Mahfooz). Verily, that is easy for Allaah" [22:70].
Mash'eeah (Will) - The beliefe that nothing happens or does not happen without the will of Allah (SWT). Allah (SWT) says "He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He wills" [3:5] and "and Allaah does what He wills" [14:27] and "And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses" [28:68]
Al-Khalq (Creation) - The beliefe that Allah (SWT) created everything. Allah (SWT) says "He has created everything, and has measured it exactly according to its due measurements" [25:2] and "Allaah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Wakeel (Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian) over all things" [39:62].
Signs that will Precede Imam Mahdi. Centuries have passes from the time of Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam)and there is a good possibility that this is the Time for the Mahdi to appear.
Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam)said: "Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left (before the day of judgment), Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person from my Ahlul-Bayt who will be called by my name. He will fill out the earth with peace and justice as it will have been full of injustice and tyranny (by then)."
signs of appearance , Imam Mahdi (a.s)in this time every kinds of Evils will be widespread injustice and oppression and total absence of peace and security in such a way that fear, terror, calamities, wickedness,filth, corruption, mischief and ignorance will dominate human society,as it is now, The people shall do anything for the sake of the world and they shall compete with each other to see who can commit the biggest sin and the great evil and in their view sin would is considered good on one hand,and on the other hand any thing good is considered bad. Islam will be like it was in the beginning, would be not unknown( but strange) to the people in the Present day.And the Kingdoms of the great oppressors of the world is subjugate Muslims and their reputation and economic sources is being taken. Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam)has prophesied about several events that will occur just before the advent of the day of judgment. Among these, Rasulullah(sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) has foretold the advent of one of his descendants, Al Mahdi (the guided one), which will appear when the believers are severely oppressed in every corner of the world in that time when the most brutal tyranny is at it strongest,it is at this time that the Prayer for the Help of ALLAH, to send the Mahdi will be on the Lips of every muslim, every Believeing muslim! everyone!. He will fight the oppressors, unite the Muslims, bring peace and justice to the world, rule over the Arabs, and lead a prayer in Mekkah at which Isa(alayhi salaam) (Jesus) will be present. Following are some traditions in this regard: Abu Saeed Khudri has narrated that Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam)said, “After me mischiefs will arise and Ihlas (Addiction) is one of them. And in it is war and flight and after that also mischiefs will arrive in such a way that for every age it would be said that another mischief has ended in the same way it will move forward and these mischiefs will enter each and every center of the family of all Arabs and Muslims till a man from my progeny will appear"This tradition proves that tribulations, bloodshed, calamities and horrible events would surround the Islamic and non-Islamic countries and the life of all Arabs and Muslims. Abu Saeed Khudri narrated that Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) said, “In the Last Age, severe tribulations would afflict my community from their rulers and kings such that they have not heard of more severe atrocities and the earth shall become constricted for them and become filled with injustice and oppression and the faithful believer would have no place of refuge from those oppressions. At that time, Almighty Allah would send a man from my progeny who would fill the earth with justice and equity and all inhabitants of the earth and heavens would be satisfied and happy and the earth would spew out its treasures and the sky would shower its blessings
When will the Help of ALLAH come? the Help of ALLAH will only come when we change our Hearts towards obedience to ALLAH! and when we change our Hearts.
In this lies a great secret from the secrets of Tawheed. This is that the heart cannot become firm, it cannot find satisfaction and it cannot find tranquillity except by reaching out to ALLAH and Him alone. Everything that is loved and desired besides ALLAH then it must be desired for other than ALLAH sake. The One Who is desired, the One Who is beloved in and of Himself, with Whom all matters find their final goal is only one ALLAH. It is impossible that the final goal be to two destinations just as it is impossible that the beginning of the creation be from two sources. Tawhid ar-Rububiyah), which means to believe that all creation, sovereignty and planning belong to Allah (SWT). When Allah (SWT) created everything He (SWT) determined when each thing would come into existence and when it would perish. He (SWT) also determined everything's qualities and their nature. Therefore, nothing happens or exists without His permission. (surah 40:1-5) (1)Ha Mim (2)The revelation of this Book is from Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge,- (3)Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is strict in punishment, and hath a long reach (in all things). there is no god but He: to Him is the final goal. (4)None can dispute about the Signs of Allah but the Unbelievers. Let not, then, their strutting about through the land deceive thee! (5)But (there were people) before them, who denied (the Signs),- the People of Noah, and the Confederates (of Evil) after them; and every People plotted against their prophet, to seize him, and disputed by means of vanities, therewith to condemn the Truth; but it was I that seized them! and how (terrible) was My Requital!
"And whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine." [al-Talaaq 65:2-3]obedience is abiding by the orders of Allah and avoiding His prohibitions. Allah is The Creator, The Commander. So, all people should do what He orders. Allah says: { ………His is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed be Allâh, the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinns and all that exists)!}the obedience of Rasulallah (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) it means as Al-Qadi Eyadh said: 'The obedience of Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam)means the adherence to his Sunnah and the full execution of what he established.' This obedience is compulsory on every pubescent Muslim just like the obedience of Allah. Allah says: {He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad SAW), has indeed obeyed Allâh, ……..} [4:80] [7:54] The Mahdi will come at a time when Muslims will have become disunited and where tyranny and corruption will have prevailed.The situation will be so bad that a person would wish he was not born or that if someone died he would wish that it was him. The Social Factors. The dajjal will not appear(will not come out in the open) until the people have forgotten him, As long as there is some one reminding the people that the dajjal is secretly present among the Muslims, that he the dajjal is present in america,that he the dajjal is in Houston,tx. and we are pointing at the masjid where he is, and the socall muslim people they are acting like they do not want to acknowledge the existence,the reality,the truth of the dajjal's secret presents ,they act as if they do not see him they are his followers and spporters.praying in the same masjid where the dajjal is, you are changed can not see it. O believeing muslims among the pretenders we must rejected the dajjal and his followers, he the dajjal is the enemy of ALLAH and the enemy of mankind.
the DAJJAL has appear secretly among the Muslim. Most of the signs prevalent before he the DAJJAL came. can now be observed. One thing though is for certain, we are unfortunate to be witnessing the appear of the Anti-Christ, Before the Anti-Christ appears(in the open) we have been told there shall be a SYSTEM, a DAJJAL- system, that is up and running, at this very present time, that is awaiting for his open arrival. This DAJJAL-system, will be the most evil and most corrupt satanic, kaafir force in history. This system shall promote mass immorality (Homosexuality, Adultery, Fornication), Atheism, Devil-worship, use of USURY, Intoxication, (Alcohol & Drug abuse), Crime, Injustice, Oppression, Fitnah of the Pen (Pornography magazines etc.), cause wars, Famine, Massacres, Rape and suffering on an immeasurable scale.we are living in such a system, in such a society, a technical Atheists homosexuals society or system. The DAJJAL-system is of course as we know is FREEMASONRY Every single position in the United Nations, The EEC and every position in the British Parliament is held by people who are Freemasons. Freemasonry has something in the region of 700,000 members in England and Wales, yet the British public hardly know anything about them. Freemasons secretly worship a Satan, known as JAHBULON, If you do not believe me (see pages 230-240 of the International best selling book on Freemasonry “The Brotherhood”, “Satanic Voices”, These same people, these Freemasonry are Over many of the masjids in america,they sit in the masjids with their arms folded tight! as if they are the Masters of the Muslims, these Masons they are the Enemy and anyone who join them are the Enemy! We the Muslims, we the Believing muslims,we have only one Master and He is ALLAH alone!,who created the Heavens and the Earth! we do not associat any thing with Him. and we do not have any other masters! So you kufaaras going to have to find some other place to go! These Houses,these Masjids are for the worship of ALLAH!Alone! ,(Qur'an 9:107-108)(107)And there are those who put up a mosque by way of mischief and infidelity - to disunite the Believers - and in preparation for one who warred against Allah and His Messenger aforetime. They will indeed swear that their intention is nothing but good; But Allah doth declare that they are certainly liars.(108)Never stand thou forth therein. There is a mosque whose foundation was laid from the first day on piety; it is more worthy of the standing forth (for prayer) therein. In it are men who love to be purified; and Allah loveth those who make themselves pure. Some of these masjids are government installation they were not established for the worship of ALLAH but as Spy center where there is a thousand cameras watching everything that the Muslims people say and do! and the people that are over these masjids are trained agents pretending to be muslims, and around these Spy center right down the street, (is the head quarters) If these kuffara spys want to build a new spy center they should go and ask their Israely bosses in occupied Palestine for the money and stop asking the muslims. Asking the Muslims people to pay for a spy center,where they,themselves are going to be spyed on! These spys they were put in strategic positions years ago,so that when the Muslims world would started to change and the dajjal would secretly appear then they would be in charge of everything, there is no doubt that this is the case!these Spys,these kuffaras as a collective body They have travel from every corner of the World and from every corner of the Muslim World,the call was made years ago, just like when Pharaoh called all the magicians in egypt to come to him, So they called every Fake,every phoney, Every hypocrites,and every ignorance kaffara pretending to be a muslim; and every magician and Sorcer to come and serve and worship the Enemy of ALLAH, the real(The Anti-Christ) dajjal ,These are the same people that the Governments from around the World use as their secret agents against Islam, they the agents of the dajjal ,they speak arabic,but they are not arab,they speak every Language that the Muslims speak but they are not muslim, they are the Enemies of ALLAH, pretending to be Muslims. these are the Kinds of Evils that the Mahdi will have to face.we the believing muslims fear that by the time that the Mahdi and Isa( return that the whole of humanity wil be Lost. It just took a Little time and so many Evils have become dominic influence in the World, and people have given themselves to it willy.The darkness has spreaded all over the world, and the Evil forces and their influence are starting to become the dominic influence in the lives of the humanity. THE PEOPLE WILL have FEAR OF BEING SLAIN BEFORE THE COMING OF THE Mahdi, they will suffer losses of goods, lives and assets. Allah writes this clearly in His book. He then added this verse: “We will test you with a certain amount of fear and hunger and loss of wealth and life and fruits. But give good news to the steadfast. . He has given them place in the holy abode... After terrible troubles and scourges, fear and FAMINE, ALLAH will ELIMINATE ALL SORROW from the hearts of those who love Him And also who Love for His Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam)and the Ahl al-Bayt (People of the House) and the Sahabah. How happy those who live in that time will be! The convergence of bazaar and market is a sign of the End Times. “What does the convergence of bazaars mean?” It means: Everyone will complain of low earnings....”In a hadith narrated by Naim ibn Hammad from ibn Masud, the period preceding the appearance of the Mahdi is described as “the time when TRADE and roads are CUT and strife increases.” The hadith goes on to report that this will come to an end in the time of the Mahdi:
We the Believeing muslims are not waiting for a superman to fly across the sky and save us, It is only ALLAH! who can save us,and our believe in ALLAH alone, that can save us, It is only the words of ALLAH that can save us, it is our sincerity in following the Sunnah of Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi was salam) that can save us, We are waiting for that one called the Mahdi who Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi was salam) spoken about and described his characteristics in the Hadith,that would come just before the Descension of Isa(alayhi salam),that would be a inspiration to the Hearts of the Believers,that would inspired us to be stronger believeing muslims.
The words about the al-Mahdi, as recounted in the sunnah, that which was foretold of hope where the struggle between Haqq and Baatil results in the believers gaining victory over the disbelievers, where the earth is filled with peace and justice due to the Mercy of ALLAH,that He sent a just ruler the al-Mahdi. It is narrated by Abu Said al-Khudri (ra) that Rasulallah ??? ???? ???? ???? said:
"At the end of the time of my ummah,the Mahdi will appear. Allah will grant him rain, the earth will bring forth its fruits, he will give wealth in abundance, cattle will increase and the ummah will become great." (Reported by al-Haakim in his Mustadrak, 4/557-558).
that which was foretold of mahdi is one that encourages the believers to work for the unity of Muslims and the justice of Islam via the establishment of the Khilafah and the application of the Shariah as the believer knows that one day the whole world will be enlightened by the light of Islam and falsehood shall vanish. But until that day comes we must take encouragement from the bashaarat (glad tidings) of Rasulallah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)and strive and work for Islam following the Sunnah of Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) .
The entire secular world (Jews/Freemasons, Atheist, Christians, Hindus, the Munafiqeen, the whole of Kuffaar shall fall under the banner of the Anti-Christ, against Islam this is taking place at this very moment. It may also surprise you to know that all Christian Organizations are Masonic Institutions. About 60% of the Archbishops are Freemasons and secretly practice Devil-worship (see above mentioned books). If you want to know if a church is being used as a Masonic-Temple, then look on the stained glass windows for a Masonic symbol such as ‘a snake and a dagger, or a star of David ‘. If the church is in the shape of a Greek Temple, then it is definitely used for Masonic purposes. In Liverpool, the Roman Catholic cathedral has many Pyramids, Masonic symbols. There may be much fear about DAJJAL,Islam is only force strong enough to stand between him(the dajjal) and the total world domination. but the final victory has been promised to the Muslims. whereby every Evil force will have to faces the justice of is Islam.The whole Earth shall be cleansed of Kuffaar once and for all. what did Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) say about DAJJAL (The greatest Fitnah (Evil, test)) that will befall mankind.

 

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Signs that will Precede Imam Mahdi (Part 3)

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him....Imraan Bin Hussain (RA) relates that I heard Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) saying : “That since the creation of Adam (AS) till the advent of Qiyamah (Judgement day), there is no Fitnah (Evil, test) much greater than that of DAJJAL” (MUSLIM).DAJJAL will emerge out in the open from a place between Syria and Iraq, and his open emergence will become known when he is in Isfahaan at a place called Judea (Yahudea). He will be of Jewish origin. He will have caused his Jewish parents much distress and pain. The Jews will accept him as ‘ The Messiah’ and become his main followers. He will also have a great number of women followers as well.
The topic of the signs of the emergence is a complicated one and calls for a thorough investigation of all the related narrations. However, in brief, the signs fall under two categories. One group consists of those signs which will certainly occur, foreshadowing the emergence: the rebellion of Sufyani, the rebellion of Yamani, the burst of a heavenly cry, the murder of an innocent soul, the sinking of the army of Sufyani into the desert ground, the rebellion of Dajjal. But from another perspective, the signs can be categorized into four groups:
1. The social signs: that is, to put it in a nutshell, those social phenomena whose upshot would be the downfall of the then perverted human civilization.
2. The religious and Ideological signs: which constitute the collapse and distortion of the Divine religion. O Muslim People! O believeing muslims! it is time to consider making Hijrah(Migration)from the west to the East,the Dream has turned in to a Nightmare,but for some it has alway been a nightmare!Some People are talking about Poverty and some people are talking about economic, but the truth of the Matter is that this declined, this deteriorate stared a long time ago, when they Passed a Law and removed prayer from the schools, So now we are living in a technical Atheists homosexuals society and this is the kind of society that the dajjal wanted to see develop,this is his ideal of a free and perfect society,where the most wicked of men can do as they please,with no restriction,where the more wicked a person is in public the higher his rank ,where the more cruel a person is the Higher his rank in the society, when a people turn toward wickedness and turned away from ALLAH, from the Guidance of ALLAH, from the the Light(Nur) of ALLAH,they become insignificant in the Eyes of ALLAH.
Imam Ahmad said: al-Waleed ibn Muslim related to us; that Safwaan ibn ’Amr related to us; that ‘Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Jubayr ibn Nufayr related; from his father, who said:
“When Cyprus was conquered and its people were dispersed and they started weeping to each other, I saw Abud-Dardaa sitting alone and weeping. So I said to him: O Abud-Dardaa! What makes you weep on this day that Allaah has granted strength and honor to Islaam and its people? So he said: Woe be to you O Jubayr! How insignificant the creation becomes to Allaah when they turn away from His command. In front of us is a nation who were evidently powerful and who had dominion, yet they abandoned Allaah’s command, so look what has become of them.”
[2] ‘Alee ibn al-Ja’d said: Shu’bah ibn ‘Amr ibn Murrah informed us; I heard Abul-Bukhtaree say:I was informed by someone, who heard Rasulallah (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) saying:
“The people will not perish, until they have no excuse left for themselves.” To summarize, the appearance of these factors represent the downfall of the then misguided human society. .The Natural Signs: changes such as alterations in the constellations,such as the sun riseing from the west. Also among the signs heralding the emergence of the Imam (Alayhi salam) are the natural disasters mentioned in the narrations; such as the [prodigious] lightning of the End of Time; lunar and solar eclipses which will occur outside their natural timeframe; changes in the constellations and the atmospheric conditions (in water, air, sunrise, sunset, etc.). And of course these narrations are capable of being understood in relation to certain events that are taking place in this age,.
. Some of these factors are as follows:
1. The prevalence of injustice all over the world, or in other words, the universality and globalization of injustice. these kind of things can only Exist in this time.(the time of the dajjal)
2. The perversion of rulers. It is imperative to note that what is meant by universal injustice and perversion of rulers is that the political regimes that is governing the world are founded on social, political, cultural, and economic injustice, and hence the rulers is exercise their power based on a spirit of domination, imperialism, and despotism. And This way of ruleing has Brought on it slow destruction, Now The Tyrannical Ruleship itself is being Lifting up,being taked away from the Earth, It should not be inferred that just individuals or regimes would be nonexistent, but that the prevalent system of governance would be that of injustice.
3. Inflation and economic instability which are the concomitants of an unjust system.
4. The appearance of charlatans and Dajjal-like characters who will claim to be social reformers. The advent of Dajjal is one of the indisputable signs of the emergence to which all previous religions have also alluded. Dajjal literally means one who covers truth with falsehood and deceit. It is likely however, based on the signs mentioned in the narrations, that Dajjal is not a proper name of a single person rather it is a general title for all devious and deceitful individuals and regimes who deceive the masses and bar the path of truth. Some scholars have interpreted Dajjal as being a reference to contemporary Western society,TheWestern society was design to accommodate the dajjal. 5. Charlatan and debased individuals will become speakers of their societies. Incompetent individuals will have authority in their societies.
6. Righteous and honest people will be put aside and replaced by dishonest and boastful characters.
7. The rebellion of Sufyani in Syria, has already starded,The situation has grown increasingly dire since Assad's(Sufyani) regime began a violent crackdown in March 2011, with The situation in Syria is getting worse with thousands of deaths being inflicted on the population.
However, regarding the question of whether Sufyani refers to a specific individual and regimes, there is a definite answer. But what is clear is that the name signifies an individual and regimes that is Cruel, brutal,oppressive, capitalist, predatory,backward, and which (or who) propagate superstitions. Their distinctive trait is their willingness to murdered and spread mischief and to demoralize communities. The narrations prophesy that Sufyani and his army will vanish into the ground in the desert of Bayda’—an area between Mecca and Medina—and only one person will survive, the one who will spread the news.[238]
8. War, hypocrisy, and bloodshed will take over.
9. Revolutions will erupt in an effort to fight global oppression and corruption, some of which will succeed in organizing new governments. The rebellion and movement of Yamani, which is a symbol of the struggle of truth against deviation at the End of Time, will be one such uprising. , firstly, invite the people to Islam and the path of the Ahlul Bayt (Alayhi salam) and will, secondly, clear its territory—which will extend to Kufah—from injustice and corruption and will join forces with and obey the Imam (Alayhi salam) when he emerges.
b. Religious and ideological factors
That is, the collapse and perversion of religion. It has been narrated from the Commander of the Believers, Imam ‘Ali b. Abi Talib (Alayhi salam) that at the End of Time prayer will be abandoned; trusts will be dishonoured; lying will be considered permissible; usury will become prevalent; bribery will be all-encompassing; religion will be relinquished in favour of the material life; women’s counsel will be sought; family bonds will be severed; people will become licentious; murder will acquire normalcy; patience will be counted as a weakness; injustice will be prided on; the people of knowledge will be treacherous; the reciters of the Qur`an will be perverse; the mosques will be embellished and the minarets built high [but without the spirituality that is their substance]; promises will be broken; and desires will be ever diverse [and conflicting].
To put it more generally, the precepts of Islam will be neglected. However, this neglect will be relative; that is, it would be the prevalent mood of human society at the time. This is to such an extent that it has been related that when the Imam (?)Emerges! he will emerges as a stranger. In the time of Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi was salam) It was asked, "Who are those strangers, Ya Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi was salam)?" He replied, "Those that correct the people when they become corrupt." [Reported by Abu Amr al-Dani, from the hadith of ibn Masoud. It is authentic according to al-Albani. Another narration says, "Those that correct my sunnah which has been corrupted by the people after me."] The Imam will not bring a new way, but is Islam would have become strang, Allah says in the Qur’an, "If only there had been, in the generations preceding you, people having wisdom, prohibiting others from evil in the earth; except a few of those whom we have saved from among them." (Hud 116).
This verse speaks of the few people on earth, the "strangers", who prohibit mankind from evil. These are the same people Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi was salam)spoke about when he said, "Islam began as something strange, and it shall return to being something strange,the Imam will not bring a new book, The Nur (Light)of the Quran, that is Burning in his Heart and the Hearts of the Believers will be the Inspiration that will Revitalize the spirit of islam, A light(The Nur) so bright and a Spirit so strong that it will seen almost new!The Imam will not bring a new religion.{ ISLAM is enough!} Enlightened that will revitalize the spirit of Islam; meaning that Islam will be so contaminated with superstitions, the Qur`an so assailed with conceptual distortions [i.e. false interpretations] that their reality and inner truth will have been forgotten.
c. Natural factors
Also among the signs heralding the emergence of the Imam (?) are the natural disasters mentioned in the narrations; such as the [prodigious] lightning of the End of Time; lunar and solar eclipses which will occur outside their natural timeframe; changes in the constellations and the atmospheric conditions (in water, air, sunrise, sunset, etc.). And of course these narrations are capable of being understood in relation to certain events that are taking place in this age, just as the “rising of the sun from the west” [which is counted among the signs] could be interpreted as the rise of Islam.but the truth is that the Sun will one day rise from the west.
d. The individual and miraculous signs
1. The Burst of a Heavenly Cry - According to the narrations, before or during the event of emergence, an angel will cry out from the heaven proclaiming the emergence of the Imam (Alayhi salam). That angel will be the Faithful Jibra`il whose cry will be heard in all four corners of the globe. Everyone will hear it in his own language without detecting the direction from which the cry originates. But at the same time the Devil will also call out, “‘Uthman was murdered while he was innocent” with the intention to confuse the people.[239]
2. The Murder of an Innocent Soul - The Innocent Soul will be the nickname of a certain Hashimite youth with a high degree of spiritual perfection. He will fight the Sufyani army and on being defeated will take refuge in Medina. When the Sufyani army reaches Medina, he will flee to Mecca. There he will invite people to the way of the Household of Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wa salam) but will be slain between the Rukn and the Maqam while innocent of any crime.[240] His death will awaken the conscience of the people all over the world, which will in turn prepare them to pledge allegiance to the Imam (alayhi). Fifteen days after his death, the emergence will take place.[241] He is the Imam’s (alayhi salam) representative and envoy among the people.
There are also other signs mentioned in the narrations which we have not included here.

 

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The Rights of ALLAH! And The Rights of the people!(part3)

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. O Allah! For You is all Praise - You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – You are the Guardian of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them; and for You is all Praise – you are the Rabb of the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in them. O Allah! You are the Truth, Your Promise is True, Your Speech is True, Your Meeting is True, Paradise is True, the Hellfire is True, the Hour is True, the Prophets are True and Muhammad is True. O Allah! To You have we submitted our souls, in You have we believed, upon You have we relied, for You have we argued, to You have we taken our judgement, so forgive us all that we have done and what we have not done, what we have hidden and what we have disclosed. You are the Promoter, and You are the Delayer, there is no God but You. O Allah! Send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are Praiseworthy, Glorious. And O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the followers Muhammad, just as you sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, you are are Praiseworthy, Glorious. O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims. O Allah! Raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen. Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Rabb of the Worlds. O Allah! We ask of You, by virtue of all praise being to You, there is no God worthy of worship but You alone, there is no partner for You, the Beneficient, Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, O Rabb of Majesty and Bounty, O Alive Self-Subsisting One. We ask You - by virtue of bearing witness that You are Allah, there is no God worthy of worship but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none who is comparable to Him.......On the authority of Mu’aadh bin Jabal, a companion of the Prophet Muhammed who said :
"I was riding with the Prophet , sitting behind him, when he said to me, “O Mu’aadh! Do you know what is Allah’s right over His slaves , and what is the slave’s right over Allah?”.
I said, “Allah and His Messenger know Best”.
He said, “The Right of Allah over the slaves, is that they should worship Him alone [1] and not associate anything with Him [2], while the right of the slaves over Allah is that He will not punish (on the Day of Judgment) whoever does not associate with Him.” ----
Mu`âdh b. Jabal relates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him: “O Mu`âdh! Do you know what is Allah’s right over His servants and what their right is over Him?”

I said: “Allah and His Messenger know best.”

He said: “Allah’s right over His servants is that they worship Him without associating any partner with Him in worship, and their right over Him is that He does not punish anyone who worships Him without associating any partner with Him in worship.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim]
Islam came as a new religion to the world, reviving, invigorating, and kindling the great dignity,values and qualities of the humanbeing. Its message was unambiguous and it came with clear injunctions enumerating the rights of the human being – the rights of the governed and those who govern; the rights of the young and old; the rights of the student and the teacher; the rights of the man, woman, and child; the rights of the employee and the employer…

When Islam came forth onto the world and announced its truth, it came upon nations that had long been neglectful of what is right and had transgressed against the rights of the people. People saw Islam as coming to their rescue. This is the secret behind why Islam spread so rapidly to the farthest reaches of the Earth and the than known world. People accepted it with their hearts, their minds and their Souls. They freely embraced the faith, because of the unprecedented way that Islam guaranteed and protected their human rights.

This hadîth above speaks about Allah’s rights over the people and their rights over Allah. Islamic legal scholars have spoken at length about this topic, and they have concluded that the rights of Allah are based upon leniency and pardon, whereas the rights of human beings are incontestable.

Human rights in Islam has a strong spiritual dimension. The human being is directly accountable to his Rabb. It is not just a matter of accountability before the law. Honoring the rights of other human beings is a means by which a person can become elevated in the sight of his Rabb – or debased if he does not honor those rights. In other words, the issue of upholding human rights becomes a means by which a person’s fate in the Hereafter can be sealed.

Indeed, the Prophet (peace be upon him) describes how a person can arrive “bankrupt” on the Day of Judgment without any good deeds to his credit, simply because he failed to uphold the rights of others.

Abû Hurayrah relates in Sahîh Muslim:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked us: “Do you know who is bankrupt?”

We replied: “The one among us who is bankrupt is someone who has neither gold nor silver nor any provision.”

The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said: “Among my people, the one who is bankrupt is the one who – after praying, fasting, and paying charity – arrives on the Day of Judgment having cursed one person and slandered another, assaulted another, and misappropriated the wealth of someone else. Then those people will be given of his good deeds, and if his good deeds run out before redress is made, then some of their sins will be taken from them and put upon him. Then he will be cast into Hell.”
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The nest of you is the one who exhibits the best ethical conduct.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim]

This ethical conduct is none other than to uphold the rights of others and safeguard their honor.

Islam teaches us to determine the rights of others by considering our own rights. A person may well know what his own rights are, but fail to honor the rights of others. This is why the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “None of you believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim]

He also said: “Treat others how you wish to be treated.” [Sahîh Muslim]

In this way, Islam raises the devoted Muslim above selfishness. A Muslim should not act as if the world revolves around him, thinking only to safeguard his own rights and considering nothing of the rights that others have over him.

Islam has come with a concept that no body of legislation has addressed. This is the notion of “oppression of the self”. Islam seeks to preserves the person from transgressing the rights that he has over his own person. Allah says: “And whoever does evil or oppresses his soul, then asks forgiveness of Allah, he shall find Allah forgiving, merciful.” [Sûrah al-Nisâ’: 110]

Allah says: “We did them no injustice, but they were unjust to themselves.” [Sûrah al-Nahl: 118]

Islam has made the individual responsible to police his own conduct in how he fulfills the rights of others. At the same time, Islam has placed in its sacred law legal injunctions to safeguard those rights, in the context of a painstakingly detailed understanding of inter-personal ethics. In this context, it presents a formidable corpus of law to ensure human rights, the rights of women, spousal rights, the rights of citizens, and the rights of children, the rights of labor, and the rights of property owners. These rights, in turn, exist within the context of civil rights, political rights, and economic rights.

Unfortunately, the prevailing culture in today is one that promotes the violation and crass disregard for the rights of others. It is seen as a matter of course to try and infringe upon the rights of someone else and impose one’s authority whenever one gets the chance.

This is why the eminent jurist, Ibn Daqîq al-`Id said that the rights of others are “a pit from the pits of Hell, at the precipice of which stand two types of people: those who have knowledge and those who hold political power.”

He meant that the transgression of the rights of others is often carried out by people who wield political power and by those who have cultural or religious authority. Through such people, political, religious, and social oppression is carried out.

To prevent injustice, Islam has come with clear and precise ethical injunctions. These are put in place to ensure that the human being can live in dignity, with freedom of speech, or vocation, and of religion.

Allah says: “Let there be no compulsion in religion.” [Sûrah al-Baqarah: 256]

Allah details many of the civic rights that people have over each other in Sûrah al-Hujurât, verses 11-12:
O you who believe! Let not a folk deride a folk who may be better than they (are), nor let women (deride) women who may be better than they are; neither defame one another, nor insult one another by (offensive) nicknames. Bad is the name of lewdness after faith. And whoever does not turn in repentance, such are evil-doers.

O you who believe! Shun much suspicion; for lo! some suspicion is a crime. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would abhor it. And keep your duty (to Allah). Lo! Allah is relenting, merciful.------------
-----------------------------------------------------(Too sacred to be broken or denied)----- Hadith 35: Blood, Wealth and Honour are Inviolable. “On the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Do not be envious of one another; do not artificially raise prices against one another; do not hate one another; do not turn one’s back on each other; and do not undercut one another in business transactions. And be, [O] servants of Allah, bretheren. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim. He does not wrong him. He does not fail him [when he needs him]. He does not lie to him. And he does not show contempt for him. Piety is here” – and he pointed to his chest three times. “It is enough of evil for a person to hold his brother Muslim in contempt. All of a Muslim is inviolable to another Muslim: his blood, his wealth and his honor.” (Recorded in Muslim)

“All of a Muslim is inviolable to another Muslim: his blood, his wealth and his honor.”

This is one of the most important messages of Islam with respect to society. Because of this, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, made this same point on several significant occasions in his life, including during his Farewell Pilgrimage. We see this example in the following hadith: “On the authority of ibn Abbaass: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) delivered a speech to the people on the Day of Sacrifice. He said, “O people, what day is this?” They answered, “The sacred (inviolable) day.” The he said, “What land is this?” They answered, “The sacred land”. Then he said, “What month is this?” They said, “The sacred month.” He said, “Verily, your blood, wealth and honour are inviolable for you as the sacredness of this day of yours in this land of yours in this month of yours.” He repeated this a number of times and then he raised his head and said, “O Allah, have I conveyed the message? O Allah, have I conveyed the message?” (Recorded in al-Bukhari and Muslim)

SubhanAllah, what a powerful message. If these instructions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were adhered to, Muslims would live secure and protected lives. The Prophet, peace be upon him, particularly mentioned blood, wealth and honour, because if these were protected, everything else would be secure. There are numerous ahadith in this collection of Imam Al-Nawawi, that give the same message – none of our actions should harm our fellow Muslims. Before we do an action we should ask ourselves firstly whether it is permissible according to the shareeah, and secondly, will it cause any harm to our fellow Muslims? We cannot just concern ourselves with our own happiness and needs, we must also think of others.
Except in cases permitted by law, a Muslim must avoid the shedding of any other Muslim’s blood, or indeed harming them in any way. No Muslim should harm another’s wealth, and we should show respect for our fellow Muslim’s property. If we borrow something, we should take care of it. If we harm another’s property we should compensate them for it. The importance that Islam places on the protection wealth is evident in the shareeah punishment for theft – the removal of the thief’s hand, if certain conditions are met. It is harsh but it emphasises the importance of safeguarding each other’s wealth. Finally, a person’s honour is to be respected in the same way as their blood and wealth. This means that we must be extremely careful about what we say about other Muslims. Backbiting – speaking truthfully behind another’s back in ways that are displeasing to them – is a violation of honour. Allah, all praises and glory be to Him, describes this deed as follows:

“Do not backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it [so do not backbite]. And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is the One who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful.” (Surah al-Hujuraat:12)

When we reflect on the lack of implementation of these principles of safeguarding each other’s blood, wealth and honour, in our communities today, is it any surprise that we lack the sense of brotherhood that occurred amongst the earliest Muslims, who took these teachings very seriously? Not adhering to these principles erodes our sense of trust and community and the concepts of brotherhood and sisterhood in Islam.

Let’s reflect on whether we are adhering to these noble principles, and if not, let’s strive to rectify our conduct and seek forgiveness for those we have wronged. Let’s call ourselves to account before we are called to account.---------------------------------------The Rights of Non-Muslims in Islam --------------Islam is a religion of mercy to all people, both Muslims and non-Muslims. The Prophet was described as being a mercy in the Quran due to the message he brought for humanity:
"And We have not sent you but as a mercy to all the worlds." (Quran 21:107)
When a person analyzes the legislations of Islam with an open mind, the Mercy mentioned in this verse will definitely become apparent. One of the aspects constituting an epitome of this Mercy is the way the legislations of Islam deal with people of other faiths. The tolerant attitude of Islam towards non-Muslims, whether they be those residing in their own countries or within the Muslim lands, can be clearly seen through a study of history. This fact is not only purported by Muslims, but many non-Muslim historians also accept it. Patriarch Ghaytho wrote:
‘The Arabs, to whom the Lord has given control over the world, treat us as you know; they are not the enemies of Christians. Indeed, they praise our community, and treat our priests and saints with dignity, and offer aid to churches and monasteries.’[1]
Will Durant wrote:
‘At the time of the Umayyad caliphate, the people of the covenant, Christians, Zoroastrians, Jews, and Sabians, all enjoyed degree of tolerance that we do not find even today in Christian countries. They were free to practice the rituals of their religion and their churches and temples were preserved. They enjoyed autonomy in that they were subject to the religious laws of the scholars and judges.’[2]
These just relations between Muslims and people of other faiths were not due to mere politics played by Muslim rulers, but rather they were a direct result of the teachings of the religion of Islam, one which preaches that people of other religions be free to practice their own faith, only accepting the guidance offered by Islam by their own choice. God says in the Quran:
"There is no compulsion in religion…" (Quran 2:256)
Not only does Islam demand their freedom to practice religion, but also that they be treated justly as any other fellow human. Warning against any abuse of non-Muslims in an Islamic society, the Prophet stated:
"Beware! Whoever is cruel and hard on a non-Muslim minority, curtails their rights, burdens them with more than they can bear, or takes anything from them against their free will; I (Prophet Muhammad) will complain against the person on the Day of Judgment." (Abu Dawud)
How far is this mannerism than the majority of nations, to this day, which not only suppress the rights of foreign religions, but also foreign peoples and races! In a time when Muslims were being tortured to death in then pagan Mecca, Jews were being persecuted in Christian Europe, and various peoples were being subjugated due to their particular race or caste, Islam called to the just treatment of all peoples and religions, due to its merciful tenets which gave humanity the right to their humanness.

 

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When Islam becomes like a Hot Coal! (Part 3)

Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu
Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu
''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
"O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". I am Satisfied with ALLAH as My Rabb and Cherisher, I am Satisfied With Islam as My Din (religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam.(Amin)
----Anas ibn Malik reported:Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) The said,“The people will see a time of patience in which someone adhering to his religion will be as if he were grasping a hot coal.”.Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “There will come upon the people a time when holding onto the religion will be like holding onto hot coal.” It appears that we are entering again those times that Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)described......holding on to hot coals. If we ponder the current situation the Muslims are facing around the world, it feels like that we are going through that path........"O ALLAH! We have grasp whole to Your Din! This Hot Coal! O ALLAH! We beg of You Please make it cool for us as you made the Fire cool for Ibrahim! --( And the Holy Quran says--We said, "O Fire! be thou cool, and (a means of) safety for Ibrahim!"(21:69){“Hasbi Allah wa ni’am al-wakeel (Allah is sufficient for me and He is the best Disposer of affairs).”}......In that day, In this Time! The Din(Islam) would be like holding a hot coal! First of all whatever Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)has said is the absolute Truth! It Is written that there would come a time when the Din(Islam) will be like a hot coal.[SUB]Anas ibn Malik reported: Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) , said, “The people will see a time of patience in which someone adhering to his religion will be as if he were grasping a hot coal.” Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)told us “There will come a time when holding on to your din (religion) will be like holding on to hot coals.” Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) has also said for ahead of you are days which will require endurance(patience), in which showing endurance(patience) will be like grasping live coals. The one who acts rightly during that period will have the reward of fifty men who act as he does. Another version has: He said(The hearers asked Ya[/SUB]Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)![SUB]The reward of fifty of them? He replied: The reward of fifty of you.[/SUB]Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)[SUB]said: "There will come a time when holding on to your Eemaan (belief) will be like holding on to hot coals." [Tirmidhi]---[SUB]Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)said: "There will come a time when holding on to your Eemaan (belief) will be like holding on to hot coals."[At-Tirmidhi]...........[/SUB][/SUB][SUB]Imagine the condition of the one who is holding on to a hot coal. The heat is scorching, his skin is roasting, the smell of burning fat becomes apparent and every second that goes by feels like a lifetime. Yet, the one who is in this position knows that he cannot let go. Why? Because he knows that it is temporary, he knows that the promise of Allah is true, he knows that eternity in Jannah is better than any pain suffered in this lowly dunya(in this world), he knows that this pain is nothing compared to the pain of the inhabitants of the Hellfire. It appears that we are entering again those times that [/SUB]Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)[SUB] described, holding on to hot coals. If we ponder the current situation the Muslims are facing around the world, it feels like that we are going through that path. The path other Muslims had lived before us starting from Makkah at the times of [/SUB]Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)[SUB] , following the Muslims who lived through the times of Crusades, then the invasion of the Mongol to the point that millions of Muslims were killed in Baghdad alone. They were holding on to a hot coals, our Din (religion)."O ALLAH! We have grasp hold to Your din(Islam)! And it is like a hot piece of coal! "O ALLAH! We beg of You please make it cool for us as You made the fire cool for Ibrahim(Alayhi salam).[/SUB]
[SUB]We are currently living in an age where religion and morality have been pushed aside. The floodgates of secularism,ignorance and superstition have been opened and the effect of this has reached even the most remote of places. What is good appears to the people, to be evil, what is evil appears to be good, and the confusion has infected the Ummah at large. Despite this disease which has plagued us, the mercy of Allah is ever present. It is narrated on the authority of Thauban that Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:“A group of people from my Ummah will always remain triumphant on the right path and continue to be triumphant (against their opponents). He who deserts them shall not be able to do them any harm...” [Saheeh Muslim]
This group will be upon the truth and will not be affected by the taunts of outsiders, the persecution of the ignorant, or the defamation of the innovators. This is the religion of Allah and He (swt) will protect it. Those who follow it will be victorious, as was uttered on the tongue of[/SUB][SUB][SUB][SUB]Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)[/SUB][/SUB][/SUB][SUB]and he who abandons this truth is upon nothing but misguidance, as Allah says:
“Such is Allah, your Rabb in truth. So after the truth, what else can there be, save error? How then are you turned away?” [Surah Yoonus: 32] Also:
“And verily, this is my Straight Path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths for they will separate you away from His path. This He has ordained for you that you may become Al-Muttaqoon (pious)” [Surah Al-An’aam: 153][/SUB]
[SUB]We are under strict orders to travel upon the straight path and we ask Allah every day, in every salaah:“Guide us to the Straight Path” [Surah Fatihah: 6][/SUB]
We need to equip ourselves with knowledge, strengthen our imaan by going back to the Quraan and sunnah , that's the only way we can await victory from Allah ( SWT).Because there is a secret war that has been going on for years against islam. Many World governments from the West and from East have come together as a collective force against islam,They are singling out Millions of believing Muslim people from around the World, and isolating us and working on us indvidualy, they have the means to isolated each and every one of us,they are useing every kind of secret and open force in order to stop and destroy our Faith in ALLAH and the last day!
Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: O mankind! I have left behind over you that which if you hold fast to it, you will never go astray: the book of Allah and the sunnah of His prophet.
Each on of us needs to hold on to the book of Allah and the sunnah , hold tight even if you are tortured and it feels like you are holding hot coals, never let go. Even if you feel you can't bare the heat that is arising from the coal and burning your flesh, never let go. Even if it leaves unremovable marks, never let go. It is the sign that will pass on to generations after generations that you were once holding on to your religion ( Islam ) as if you were holding on to hot coals.

[SUB]It is incumbent upon us to gain knowledge and equip ourselves with the tools necessary to distinguish what is truth from what is falsehood. Today, we cannot survive if we do not acquire knowledge of the Deen of Allah. The Muslims are being attacked from every angle and We the faithfulful Muslim people find our hearts terrified of widespread evil that we are witnessing but are unable to change it. .......‘ilm (knowledge) is the armour which will protect us; Allah will aid His servants and will not oppress the one who is sincere in his acquisition of knowledge.[/SUB]
[SUB]We must know that knowledge is useless without action, so we must enforce that which we know to be true, since Eemaan is: belief in the heart, a statement of the tongue and action of the limbs. This is the reason I decided to write about the great, authentic Hadith of holding on to your eemaan being like holding hot coals. The one who practises the Sunnah today appears to be upon misguidance because the Sunnah is not known among the ignorant masses. [/SUB]Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)[SUB] said:
“Islam initiated as something strange, and it would revert to its (old position) of being strange. So glad tidings for the strangers” [Saheeh Muslim]
The one, who is trying to follow the Qur’aan and the Sunnah according to the understanding of the Sahaabah, must understand this; being a stranger amongst the people is not a bad thing, if you are in this position because you are following the Din of Allah.[/SUB]
[SUB]“And the slaves of the Most Beneficent (Allah) are those who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness.” [Surah Al-Furqaan: 63][/SUB]
[SUB]The foolish among men do not harm anyone except themselves:
“...and no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden of another. Then unto your Rabb is your return, so He will tell you that wherein you have been differing.” [Surah al-An’aam :164][/SUB]
[SUB]“And on the Day when He shall gather them together, (it will be) as if they had not stayed (in the life of this world and graves etc.) but an hour of a day” [Surah Yoonus: 45][/SUB].........
Anas ibn Malik(Radi Allahu anhu) narrated Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said : “ There will come an era when a person patiently practicing his religion will be like holding on to hot coals.”[At-Tirmithi 2260]

This Hadeeth has accurate relevant information along with precise guidance.
The living conditions in the Last days
Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) informed us about the living conditions towards the end of times. He explained that during those times everything good that leads to piety will decrease, and evil and everything that leads to it will be common. In that time period the righteous people trying to practice their religion will be few. That small number of people will face extreme difficulty with regards to their faith. The people challenged with those trials will be similar to a person trying to hold on to hot coals. There will be wide spread trials of misguidance, doubtful matters, indistinguishable issues and rampant atheism. Moreover the people living in that time period will face the constant temptations of worldly luxuries and the struggles for its glamour. Towards the end of the World there will be an extensive amount of Muslims with weak faith. Muslims will face extreme social isolation and find little, if any help from others.
Nonetheless, the Muslim adhering to his religion will be able to overcome those obstacles. Practicing Islam with knowledge and certainty in faith is the only way to withstand those trials and temptations. The believer whose faith is firm is the best of creation and is the noblest in the Sight of Allah.
How to act as a Muslim in the era of chaos.
This hadeeth offers guidance for every Muslim. They must prepare themselves for these courses of events and recognize that these events must unfold. The slave of Allah who withstands those dangers and hardships with patience and faith will earn a high status with the Most High. Allah will help him do the things He loves and earn His Pleasure. Help from Allah is earned based on a person’s faith.
This Hadith is a Proof for Prophet hood.
The description Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)gave resembles the era we live in now. Nothing remains from Islam except its name and nothing is present from the Quran except its writing! The Muslims’ alive today suffer with weak Iman. Their hearts are divided and their governments are split. Hatred and hostility have distanced the Muslim brotherhood. The hidden and apparent enemies of Islam are working publicly and privately against our religion through atheism and materialism. Radical movements are shoveling away the appearance of Islam. The waves of turmoil are clashing between the elders and the youth. There are propagandists for immorality which make living difficult. People’s Behavior and Attitude towards Religion in this Era.
The people’s concern will be the vanities of this world. They will become so engrossed in chasing this world that it would be the extent of their knowledge and their only importance. In the pursuit of this world people will be either happy or sad. The vanities of this world cause people to abandon the life of the Hereafter. They build for this life while demolishing everything in the next life. When they begin to chase behind the pomp and glitter of this lowly life they will ridicule Islam and everything connected to it; including the Sunnah. These people are boastful and arrogant. They take pride in their laws built on atheism which produced evils witnessed by Allah’s Slaves.
This hadeeth verifies what to expect in the face of the absolute evil, the clashing waves of turmoil, the devastating disaster of sin, and the ongoing trials of wickedness. These things all point to a gloomy future.
Nevertheless, the believer doesn’t despair of Allah’s Mercy and His Help. The believer doesn’t restrict his belief to the causes of harm, rather he constantly looks at his heart and understands that Allah is the Most Generous and the All- Giver. Therefore the freedom from grief and sorrow is in front of his eyes. Allah promised and He never breaks His Promise. After hardship comes ease from stress and anxiety.
The Believer faced with these living conditions says on his tongue.”
لا حول و لا قوة إلا بالله, و حسبنا الله و نعم الوكيل, على الله توكلنا, اللهم لك الحمد و إليك المشنكي , و انت المستعان و بك المستغاث و و لا حول و لا قوة إلا بالله العلي العظيم.
There is no might or strength except with Allah. Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of Affairs. We trust Allah. Oh our Rabb (Lord) all praises are due to you, we complain to You, We seek Your Assistance and we seek Your Relief. And there is no Might or Strength except with Allah the Mighty Most High.
After this the believer does whatever he has the ability to carry out with his faith, giving advice and calling others to practice Islam. He is content with whatever he has even though it might not be a lot. He removes some of the evil or at least tries to reduce it, and if he’s unable to do both Allah said:
“And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty).”[ At-Talaq 2]
“And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, then He will suffice him. Verily, Allah will accomplish his purpose. [ At-Talaq 3]

“And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him.[ At-Talaq 4]

 

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The False Heaven and False Hell of the dajjal (Part 2)

Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu
Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu
''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
"O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". Iam Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher,Iam Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and Iam satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam . (This is the Statement of ALLAH in the Quran) ” Surah 60 - Al Mumtahinah - Ayat - 001 O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (or protectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary) driven out the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes), (simply) because ye believe in God your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My Good Pleasure, (take them not as friends), holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them: for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path.
Surah 60 - Al Mumtahinah - Ayat - 002 If they were to get the better of you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you for evil: and they desire that ye should reject the Truth. I declare that ALLAH's Enemies as His Enemies, and I donot take His Enemies as Friends or protectors. (The Dajjal and his followers are the Enemies of ALLAH). And I also Declare that the Believers are the Friends of ALLAH, and I donot take them as enemies.
I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the Dajjal. The Holy Quran said: Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: women and sons; heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world's life; but in nearness to Allah is the best of the goals (to return to). (Surah Ali-'Imran: 14)
All the matters of this world – wealth, spouses, children and commerce – keep many a person busy in this life. However, if they could acknowledge the Power and Greatness of Allah, they would know that all the things granted to man are merely means of obtaining His good pleasure. This way, they would also comprehend that the main aim of man is to be His servant. Yet, those who do not have true faith and trust in Allah have blurred vision and blind hearts,with a poor understanding of their existence due to their worldly ambitions. They expect great things from this fake, False, flawed idea of paradise in this life.
It is surprising that man forgets all about the Real Hereafter, which is a perfect and infinitely superior residence for him, and but the Foolish is satisfied with this world. If someone does not have real complete faith, even the existence of a slight "probability" of the Hereafter should make him, at least, assume a more cautious attitude.
the Believers, on the other hand, are fully aware that this is, by no means, a "probability" but a reality. That is why our lives serve the purpose of eradicating the slightest possibility of being sent to hell; our efforts are entirely designed to attain the true paradise. We know clearly that the disappointment felt in the Hereafter after a life spent on vain desires will be bitter. We are well aware that accumulated wealth, such as an overflowing bank account, luxury cars or mansions, will not be accepted as a ransom from eternal punishment. Furthermore, neither family nor our dearest friends will be present to save us from eternal grief. On the contrary, every soul will try to save itself. Yet despite all this, most people assume that this life does not continue on to the hereafter, and greedily embrace this world. Allah states this in the verse below:
Mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things), until you visit the graves. (Surat at-Takathur: 1-2)
Attraction towards worldly possessions is, no doubt, the secret of the test. Allah creates all things that He bestows upon man with great sophistication, yet they are also of short duration. This is only to make people think and compare the things given to them in this world with the Hereafter. This is the "secret" of which we are talking. Life in the world is indeed magnificent; it is quite colourful and attractive revealing the glory of Allah's creation. To lead a good life and take pleasure in it is, no doubt, something desirable and man, surely, prays to Allah to lead such a life. Yet this can never be the ultimate purpose, since such a goal in life is not more important than attaining the good pleasure of Allah and true paradise. Therefore, man should never forget his main purpose, while enjoying the benefit of these favours. Allah warns man about this issue in the verse below:
The (material) things which you are given are but the conveniences of this life and the glitter thereof; but that which is with Allah is better and more enduring: will you not then be wise? (Surat al-Qasas: 60)
This great fondness for worldly things is one of the reasons why man forgets the Hereafter. There is another point to remember: man never finds true happiness in any of the worldly things he greedily embraces or in any provision that he toils to possess. That is because keen desires are hard to satisfy. No matter how much it may possess, the desires of the ego never end. Typically, it always seeks for more and for better. This is why the human being cannot find peace or satisfaction in the world.
It(the dajjal) will call on mankind to accept it as their Lord and accept its words over that of Allah and those who do so will be awarded places in its False heaven, which will be hell for them in reality. Those who reject it will be flung into its hell and that will be heaven for them in reality.This is a kind of powerful magic; and it is also something real with which Allah
will test His servants at the end of time. Many will be led astray, and
many will be guided by it. Those who doubt will disbelieve, but those who
believe will be strengthened in their faith. Those who reject the Dajjal and refuse
to believe in him will suffer drought and famine; people and livestock
will die, and wealth and supplies of food will be depleted. People will
follow the Dajjal like swarms of bees, and he will kill a young man and
bring him back to life. O Muslims people! We must Reject the dajjal because he is the Enemy of ALLAH! and those who have Paved the way for him are also the Enemies of ALLAH! we can see that Allah will test His servants with the
dajjal and by his Tricks of powerful magic which he will be permitted to perform: as we
have already mentioned,"He(the dajjal is too insignificant
in the sight of Allah to have all that" as meaning that the dajjal is too
insignificant to have anything that could lead the true believers astray,
because he is obviously evil and corrupt. Even if he brings great terror,
the word Kafir will be clearly written between his eyes; one report
explains that it will be written "Kaf, Fa, Ra," from which we can
understand that it will be written perceptibly, not abstractly. this is the
meaning of the Hadith: One of his eyes will be blind, the other protruding and repulsive as if it were a grape floating on the surface
of the water." Other reports say that it is "dull, with no light in it,"
or "like white spittle on a wall," i e, it will look ugly. Some reports say that it is his right eye which is blind; others say
that it is his left eye. they are all correct! this is the description of many some are blind in the right eye and some are blind in the Left eye and some are white-skinned and some are black-skinned,they are many colors, but all them are dajjal , But there's only one who is blind in one Eye and the other eye is protruding and repulsive as if it were a grape floating on the surface of the water. He is partly blind in both eyes, the Hadith narrated by
al-Tabarani, in which he reports that Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Prophet
(sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Dajjal is curly-haired and
white-skinned. His head is like the branch of a tree; his left eye is
blind, and the other eye looks like a floating grape. "
the Dajjal is going to cause such widespread evil and his
claim to be a"lord" will be so widely believed - even though he is
obviously a liar, and all the Prophets have warned against him.It will be a Fitnah and a test for all people.why does
the Quran not mention him by name and warn us against his lies and
stubbornness? 1. The Dajjal was referred to in the Ayah:
"(al-Anam 6:158)..The day that certain of the signs of thy Lord do come, no good will
it do to a soul to believe in them then, if it believed not before nor
earned righteousness through its Faith". The Dajjal is not mentioned by name in the Quran because he is so
insignificant: he claims to be divine, but he is merely a human being. His
affairs are too contemptible to be mentioned in the Quran. But the
Prophets, out of loyalty to Allah, warned their people about the Dajjal
and the tribulations and misguiding miracles he would bring. It is enough
for us to know the reports of the Prophets and the many reports from the
Prophet Mohammad (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam). So the
Dajjal is not mentioned in the Qur'an because he is contemptible; and the
fact that he is not mentioned means that it will be a great test. The facts about the Dajjal and his lies are obvious and do not need
further emphasis. This is often the case when something is very clear. ALLAH did not mention the Dajjal in the Quran because He ALLAH(subhanahu wa
ta'ala) knew that the Dajjal would not be able to lead His true servants
astray; he would only increase their faith, their submission to Allah and
His Messenger, their belief in the Truth, and their rejection of
falsehood. For this reason the believer in ALLAH and the Last day, whom the Dajjal overpowers will
say, when he(the dajjal) revives him, "By Allah, it has only increased my
understanding and I am totally convinced more than ever before that you are the dajjal the one-eyed liar about whom Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) spoke."
Al-Mughirah ibn Shubah said, "No-one asked Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe
wa sallam) more questions about the Dajjal than I did. He said, 'You
should not worry about him, because he will not be able to harm you. I
said, 'But they say that he will have much food and water! He said, 'He is
too insignificant in the sight of Allah to have all that." (Muslim.)(so all that he has with him is ticks and deceit)
Al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah said, "No-one asked Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe
wa sallam) more questions about the Dajjal than I did." One of the
narrators said, "What did you ask him?" Al-Mughirah said, "I said, 'They
say that the Dajjal will have a mountain of bread and meat, and a river of
water. Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) said, 'He is too
insignificant in the sight of Allah to have all that." (Muslim.)
In this time of Great Fitnah! in this time of the dajjal,
Never In the History of human existence did such Evil ever exist until now! it is us the Muslims people of the present day, for whom this small window in time is open. We are the Believeing Muslim people are who witness the Dajjal,The Great deceiver, so those amongst us who rise to the occasion, and reject and resist the Dajjal, only they will be the fortunate ones to reap this golden harvest of true Faith.
Like it was stated earlier, the honor, Dignity and reward for those who stand against and reject the Dajjal,The Great deceiver is unparalleled in the history of islam; What could be the reasons in the elaborate scheme of things that warrant rewards of such magnitude? The principal reason is that the Dajjal deceit and tricks are very powerful,for this reason those who strive to the limits of endurance and perseverance with their lives and their wealth, they are to receive rewards higher than any other among the entire mankind of today!. The Dajjal is calling to mankind, and many will accept him,but the Believing muslim will reject him,The important thing is to be able to reject and resist Dajjal with faith and Absolute Trust in Allah (swt) (Al-Tawakkul A’lal-Allah).Tawwakul is translated here as either trust or dependence. Putting our trust in Allah (SWT) is a matter of belief and contributes to our view regarding this life. To make this point clear, some of the ayahs are quoted as below:
Allah (SWT) says in Surah Al-Imran:160 "If Allah helps you, none can overcome you: If He forsakes you, who is there after that, that can help you ? In Allah, then, let Believers put their trust." In Surah At-Tauba: 51, Allah (SWT) says "Say: 'Nothing will happen to us except what Allah has decreed for us: He is our protector': And on Allah let the Believers put their trust." In Surah Ash-Shu'araa:217 Allah (SWT) says "And put thy trust on the exalted in Might, The Merciful." In Surah Al-Imran:159, Allah (SWT) says"...Then, when thou hast taken a decision, put thy trust in Allah. For Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him)."
All of the above ayahs order Muslims to wholfully and exclusively rely on Allah (SWT) in their lives. It is only Allah who controls this universe, and both good and bad are His decree. The significant element that should always be kept in mind, is the omnipotence of Allah (SWT). Therefore our actions and the material resources available to us do not guarantee the outcome of any of our undertakings. For example our material and physical strength may deceive us into believing that victory in a battle field is inevitable. The truth is that our strength or weakness has no bearing on the outcome of the battle, and it is only by the will of Allah (SWT) that we become victorious or get defeated by the enemy. It was this firm belief that led a handful of Muslims during and after the time of Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam) to fight so valiantly against a formidable enemy over and over again.
One may ask, why then do we strive to accomplish any task if we cannot influence its outcome ? The answer is rather simple. The actions that we take fall into three categories: They are either obligated upon us by Allah (SWT), recommended by Him or we are simply allowed to do them. The obligatory actions are taken because Allah (SWT) has ordered them as compulsory. The recommended actions are taken to be rewarded in addition to the rewards we get upon accomplishing the fard. In both of these cases we seek to please Allah (SWT). Actions falling under the third category are taken to achieve certain objectives we anticipate to fulfill. However the certainty of accomplishing those objectives is not under our control. Therefore the cause of initiating any action is not whether we control its outcome. It is the anticipated goal we aim to achieve.It is revealed in the Qur'an that whoever believes in Allah and does good work, whether male or female, Allah will make them live a good life in this world. This is a promise of Allah in Surah An-Nahl, Verse 97, from the creator of human beings. Based on the verse, we will briefly look at how the true believer is saved from the woes of everyday life of the mass, and earns the good life in this world, promised by Allah.
A believer is the one who has absolute faith in the existence of Allah and the Day of Judgment. In every moment of his life, his unique goal is to earn Allah's pleasure. He knows he will have to give an account of every single moment of his life. Unlike the rest, he is aware that his purpose in creation is to worship Allah by always seeking to do what is right and avoiding what is evil, and by fulfilling the commandments of the Qur'an. The believer is therefore never worried about what other people are thinking of him, since his goal is never to please people, but Allah. He always seeks to do what is right regardless of the people around him, because of fear and love of Allah, and awareness of the Hereafter. He is not unduly moved by other people's perception of him because what truly matters is Allah's approval. Most ignorant people worry about what others will think of them, but the believer has no such worries and his deeds are always sincere.
Dajjal sees everything materially, he does not accept the existence, the oneness of Allah and his sovereignty and possession of everything, He ALLAH alone has the sovereign and authority over all things. and he the dajjal trys to presents himself as divine. Dajjal will not be able to have any authority over the believing muslim who denies and reject him as divine and the Believing muslim says, “Our Rabb is Allah! and He alone deserves worship and
We trust him and we seek his protection From your evil, we seek protection with Allah from your fitnah.
Struggle against Dajjal "The Great deceiver" could change with the circumstances and conditions. The criterion in that should be the following hadith, “Try to hinder the wrong with the hand. If that is not possible, then try to hinder it with the tongue. If that is not possible, then turn your heart away from it”. The believer should do everything he/she can to struggle against him. The believer should never condone his any evils. If there is nothing he can do, he is obliged to turn away from it. The believer should not keep silent and refrain from telling the truth lest Dajjal should harm him.
As can be seen, the struggle against Dajjal is not easy. The influence of Dajjal is great and his despotism is fierce; and he will try to silence those who dare to struggle against him. The believer should not lose the sense of struggle and strive as much as (s)he can. (S)He should turn (her) his heart away if (s)he cannot do anything. (S)He should not approach him or his cause as much as possible and stay away from his mischief. The advice of the Rasulallah(sallallahu alayahi was salam) regarding the issue is as follows:
“When you hear the emergence of Dajjal "The Great deceiver", stay away from him because one goes to him with the intention of refusing him but becomes a subject because he gives apprehension to the hearts and deceives and doubts them.”

 

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The False Heaven and False Hell of the dajjal (Part 3)

Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu
Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu
''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
"O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". Iam Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher,Iam Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and Iam satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam . (This is the Statement of ALLAH in the Quran) ” Surah 60 - Al Mumtahinah - Ayat - 001 O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (or protectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary) driven out the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes), (simply) because ye believe in God your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My Good Pleasure, (take them not as friends), holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them: for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path.
Surah 60 - Al Mumtahinah - Ayat - 002 If they were to get the better of you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you for evil: and they desire that ye should reject the Truth. I declare that ALLAH's Enemies as His Enemies, and I donot take His Enemies as Friends or protectors. (The Dajjal and his followers are the Enemies of ALLAH). And I also Declare that the Believers are the Friends of ALLAH, and I donot take them as enemies.
I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the Dajjal. Another narration is as follows:
“When you hear the emergence of Dajjal, do not approach him as much as possible. A person goes to him thinking that Dajjal is a believer, stays with him for a while and falls into his trap with his doubts.
Approaching Dajjal in this context is not just approaching his body but also his cause which causes confusion in the minds and hearts. The system of Dajjal will be destroyed after he dies. He goes away but leaving a devastating mischief. Hadith advises us to prefer staying at home so as not to be infected with the appealing mischief of Dajjal. Rasulallah(sallallahu alayahi was salam) informs us that before the doomsday there will be mischief like pieces of night time; one will reach the morning as a believer but become an unbeliever by the night time and many people will sell their religion for a piece of worldly benefit. The Sahaba asked him, “What should we do when we reach such a time?" Rasulallah(sallallahu alayahi was salam)said, “Do not become infected by leaving your homes”.The point is not to fall into his trap, to know Dajjal well so as not to be seized by his appealing mischief and carry out the struggle that one should.
Unfortunately, people who do not know Dajjal well can have wrong opinions and fall into his trap because of negligence and ignorance. The famous Dajjal can hunt those people down easily because he adopts methods like deception, fraud, and hypocrisy. Dajjal will be given as a test many miraculous Tricks and Powerful tools of magic.and his Tricks of powerful magic of certain things can only be perform once. there are other things that he will be able to do many times. Make No mistake this is the dajjal the one that every Prophet warn their people against, From the time of Prophet Noah the second Prophet after Prophet Adam, every messenger of Almighty Allah has started to warned about him.So it is must for every one to know about him and his forerunners. Abdullah b. Umar told that Rasulallah(sallallahu alayahi was salam) stood up amongst the people and lauded Allah as He deserved, then he made a mention of the Dajjal and said: I warn you of him and there is no Prophet who has not warned his people against the Dajjal. Even Noah warned (against him) but I am going to tell you a thing which no Prophet told his people You must know that he (the Dajjal) is one-eyed and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, is not one-eyed…” Sahih Muslim (Book No:41,Hadith No: 7000).
So lets us Muslims develop this understanding that things which appear to be miracles are not a proof for determining the truth from falsehood and the wicked cannot perform Miracles.
2.How do Miracles happen? miracles only occur in an atmosphere of true faith,true belief and true Devotion.A miracle often denotes an event attributed to ALLAH's (divine) intervention, all miracles happen by the will and permission of Allah,When someone makes Dua (supplication)prayer to Allah (SWT) for anything, and if Allah accepts the Dua, then that thing happens miraculously. this is a kind of miracle too? During a sermon in Medinah the second Caliph Omar (RA) called the muslim army general to look back when they were ambushed by the enemy from behind in Persia, and the general heard his voice and was able to defend the attack because of it. This is in the history. Isn't this a miracle. In Islamic/Arabic term this is called "Karamah", but in English there will be no other word than Miracle.So today also miracles happen, but they are different in nature than were performed by the Prophets of Allah, never the less, they still happen only among the Righteous because they are done by Allah's will and permission (SWT) and Allah's rule is for all times, everywhere and forever.
1. Illusions
Some things are just Illusions of the Eye and a deception. We have in the Qur'an the Example of the magicians in the court of the Firaun at the time of Moses(pbuh).
Al Qur'an 20:65-69
65They (the magicians) said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the first to throw?"
66He said "Nay throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods so it seemed to him on account of their magic began to be in lively motion!
67So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear.
68We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand:
69"Throw that which is in thy right hand: quickly will it swallow up that which they have faked.What they have faked is but a magician's trick: and the magician thrives not (no matter) where he goes."
So again Illusions and magicians tricks are no proof of truth.
. Through Jinns
We know that Allah has created the parallel world of Jinns and given them also a free will like He has given humans. The Jinns have been given certain abilities by Allah which we cannot even perceive. An example of what can be done by Jinns is given in the Qur'an in Surah Naml 27:38-39
"38He said (to his own men): "Ye Chiefs! which of you can bring me her (Queen of Sheba's) throne before they come to me in submission?"
39Said an Ifrit of the Jinns: "I will bring it to thee before thou rise from thy Council: indeed I have full strength for the purpose and may be trusted."
Among the Jinns there are some who are believers and some who are disbelievers as it is mentioned in the Qur'an in Surah Jinn 72:1-15and in Surah Ahqaf 46:29-33.
The disbelievers from among the Jinns help humans do such fake miracles(magic) to cause many people to stray from the straight path. The Jinns with their abilities can do such things that appear incredible and miraculous to people who do not know about the world of Jinns and their abilities. They want to spread unbelief, Shirk and misguidance and they are to a great extent successful with ignorant people. We should firmly follow what has been given in point 1 above that such miracles(magic) are not a criteria of determining the right from wrong. The people who take various help from the Jinns regarding them the Qur'an says in Surah Jinn 72:6
"True there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns but they increased them in folly."
Our criteria is the Qur'an and the Sahih Hadith! What is proven from there we will accept and what is not proven we will leave. The Qur'an and the Sahih Hadith prove to us that such "miracles---magic--tricks"are not the criteria of judging right from wrong.
Dajjal is an unbeliever; he will start a war against Islam and will attack in every chance he gets. There is no need to say that people who know those things and follow him nevertheless will risk themselves. Even their deeds will not be useful for them. As the Prophet says for the people who submit to Dajjal “none of their good acts will be of any use.Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam) explained Dajjal one morning. He lowered Dajjal so much and emphasized (his mischief) so much that we thought he was in that date garden (in person).Seeking refuge in Allah from the mischief of Dajjal, Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam)he had taught them this prayer that he often repeated himself: “I seek refuge in You from the mischief of Dajjal.In addition, after finishing the final tashahhud of the prayer (salat) he advised us to seek refuge in Allah from the following four things: the Hell torment, the grave torment, the mischief of life and death and the evil of Masihu’d Dajjal.Including those Sunnah prayers in his principles of methods, also mentioned avoiding the mischief of Dajjal in the prayers he made after morning (fajr) and evening (maghrib) prayers:
O Allah! I seek Your protection from the torture of hell, and I seek Your protection from the torture of the grave, and I seek refuge with You from the mischief of life and death, and I seek Your protection from the mischief of Dajjal pretending as Messiah. Memorising certain Ayat from Surat al-Kahf. Al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi said, "Seeking refuge with Allah from the Dajjal is mentioned in many Mutawatir Ahadith (those with numerous lines of narrators). One way of doing this is to memorise ten Ayat from Surat al-Kahf." Abul-Dira reported that Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam) said, "Whoever memorises the first ten Ayat of Surat al-Kahf will be protected from the Dajjal." (Abu Dawud)
Keeping away from the Dajjal! One way to be protected from the tribulation of the Dajjal is to live in Madina or Makkah. Abu Hurayrah reported that Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam) said, "There are angels standing at the gates of Madina; neither plague nor the Dajjal can enter it." (al-Bukhari, Muslim.) Abu Bakr reported that Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam)said, "The terror caused by the Dajjal will not enter Madina. At that time it will have seven gates; there will be two angels guarding every gate." (al-Bukhari) Anas said, "Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam) said, 'The Dajjal will come to Madina, and he will find angles guarding it. Neither plague nor the Dajjal will enter it, inshallah.' " (at-Tirmidhi, al-Bukhari)It has been proven in the Saheeh Hadith that the Dajjal will not enter Makkah or Madina, because the angels will prevent him from entering these two places which are sanctuaries and are safe from him. When he camps at the salt-marsh (Sabkhah) of Madina, it will be shaken by three tremors - either physically or metaphorically - and every hypocrite will go out to join the Dajjal. On that day, Madina will be cleansed of its dross and will be refined and purified; and Allah knows best. Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam) also advises reading the first 10 verses of the Chapter al-Kahf to avoid the mischief of Dajjal.“Among his mischief is that he has a heaven and a hell by his side. However, his hell is Heaven and his heaven is Hell. Whoever is tested with his fire should ask for help from Allah and read the first 10 verses of the Chapter al-Kahf. Then, his fire will give coolness and peace as it happened to Abraham.
In addition, apart from the narration for protection from the evil of Dajjal, there are narrations that say, “One who reads the Chapter al-Kahf will be protected from the mischief of Dajjal“one who reads the last 10 verses and “one who memorizes the first ten verses will be protected.
What is the Divine Wisdom in the reading that chapter (surah)?
In that chapter, ALLAH, the Almighty, is introduced with His personality and attributes and it is explained how, with His help, Ashab-u Kahf were rescued from the evil of the ruler of the time, Dakyanus. One can be protected from the evil of Dajjal with the help of ALLAH. That chapter gives the believers that security and Protection. An important wisdom of the fact that that chapter has been read in Masjids every Friday since the time of the Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam) , And is a Protection with Allah's words til the day of Judgment, from the evil of The Dajjal. When Muhammed al-Hejazi (d. 1625) evaluates the advice of reading the Chapter al-Kahf for the protection from the mischief of Dajjal, he says that Dajjal can only be resisted with the Words of ALLAH(the Qur’an and the Sunnah of Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam) . He explains the secret as one who is strong against Dajjal is strong only with theWords of ALLAH (Qur’an and Sunnah of Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam). The tricks, doubts and apprehensions of Dajjal cannot influence, in any way, a person who has the Qur’an and Sunnah in his heart, and who Truely Love Islam(the Deen of ALLAH)who fills his heart and Soul with its sacred truths and practices .
You have too have a True Love for ALLAH!, His Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam)!,and His Deen!(ISLAM)!!!

 

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The False Heaven and False Hell of the dajjal (Part 4)

Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu
Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu
''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
"O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". Iam Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher,Iam Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and Iam satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam . (This is the Statement of ALLAH in the Quran) ” Surah 60 - Al Mumtahinah - Ayat - 001 O ye who believe! Take not my enemies and yours as friends (or protectors),- offering them (your) love, even though they have rejected the Truth that has come to you, and have (on the contrary) driven out the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes), (simply) because ye believe in God your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My Good Pleasure, (take them not as friends), holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them: for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path.
Surah 60 - Al Mumtahinah - Ayat - 002 If they were to get the better of you, they would behave to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and their tongues against you for evil: and they desire that ye should reject the Truth. I declare that ALLAH's Enemies as His Enemies, and I donot take His Enemies as Friends or protectors. (The Dajjal and his followers are the Enemies of ALLAH). And I also Declare that the Believers are the Friends of ALLAH, and I donot take them as enemies.
I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the Dajjal.----------------- The Dajjal will be in possession of two things similar to heaven and hell. What it will claim to be its heaven will actually be hell and what it will call to be its hell, will turn out to be heaven. If you are present at that time, try to enter into its hell; that will be heaven for you. We the Muslims people have become blind Hearted,So blind hearted that the Enemies of ALLAH are over most of the masjids in Houston,tx and throughout america. The First Proof that they are against Islam is that they allow Wickedness and corruption to continue to go on in the masjids, The Second Proof is that their racist attitude and behavior toward other Muslims,The Third Proof is that their makeing friends with people who are openly against islam. they were put in strategic positions years ago,so that when the Muslims world would started to change and the dajjal would appear then they would be in charge of everything, there is no doubt that this is the case! these people are followers of the dajjal, and they are his supporters, these are people who have made it easy for this Enemy of ALLAH,This Kafir to live in the america.this is his time! O muslims people we must rejected this Black hearted wicked Kafir the dajjal!,(THE ANTICHRIST)he is also the Enemy of mankind! his goal in this life is to destroy the Dignity of the Humanbeing and to bring mankind in to disgrace before the eyes of ALLAH forever,through deception and trickery.the deceit and trick are design to lead mankind to blindly worship him(the dajjal) as a deity.And his False promise of paradise which in reality is Hell! And he promises nothing but Deceit. Dajjal will have a false paradise, where he will admit his friends, and a false hell, where he will throw his opponentsDajjal will have a false paradise, where he will admit his friends, and a false hell, where he will throw his opponents. what is the dajjal heaven? it is anything that the Human Nafs's loves and desires. And what is the dajjal hell? it is anything that the nafs's dislike or Hate! Those people who will accept Dajjal's sexuality based heaven will be cast into ALLAH's Real Hell! and those people who will enter Islam wholeheartedly and become real Muslims will be cast into Dajjal's False hell. It will persuade people to implement the new age, modern man-made laws, and limits in order to be progressive and live in wealth, prosperity and civility. In short, people will be asked to enjoy the bliss of heaven as it knows and enjoys.The whole of mankind will never accept the dajjal or his false promises! But In the course of time,a great number of mankind will indeed accepted the Dajjal offer to entered its False promised of heaven, .In the False heaven of the dajjal there is no peace or tranquility! it was not ment to be! that is why crime levels of every society continue to rise at alarming rates; murder, theft, rape, arson, there is no end to the list. By far the worst of it all is the result of acceptance of the God-forsaken, soulless education system of the Dajjal. With the tring to banish the Islamic education prescribed by Allah, human beings seem to have lost all moral goodness, character and have reached the levels of the lowest animals.. By haveing sex in the Public and people standing around watching. With No regard for human life or human worth, men continue to kill and maim one another, burn down their dwellings and rape women,In the process hundreds of thousands of people, men, women, children, infants, old and infirm people are killed and maimed, homes, hospitals, schools, places of worship are destroyed by our bombs, bullets, rockets and missiles. this is the hand of the Sufyani in Syria! The Dajjal will be in possession of huge quantities of ˜wealth meaning sustenance from which it will distribute among those it wants. Those who oppose it will not be provided for from it, whereas those who submit to it will dwell in prosperity. In this manner the Dajjal will enforce misery on the Muslims.The word Wealth means food, clothing, housing, money, cars, jewelry and all otherworldly possessions. Who can deny or refute the fact that today the lion share of this world wealth lies in the hands of the Judeo-Christian civilization, namely, (the System of Dajjal.) The question now is who is the beneficiary of this wealth? Undoubtedly, it is among those who have wholeheartedly accepted its(the dajjal) dominion over them and abide by it, disregarding the ways prescribed by the Creator of althings. Those who dare to so much as even hold views different than that of the Dajjal are deprived of its bounties, (although in view of the present scenario it is next to impossible) (scenario-an outline of the plot of a dramatic sequence of event especially with several detailed plans.) And those who accept the Dajjal way of life and enter his Fake heaven will realize that it is in fact hell. Whereas those who remain in the Dajjal hell, will find themselves in heaven. the Dajjal paradise is actually hell for its inhabitants.

 

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e Call for the Mahdi (part3)

Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu
Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu
''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.''
"O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family.
Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". Iam Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher,Iam Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam) I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the dajjal. There is no power nor strength with (anyone) save Allah. ALLAH is Good and Only accept that which is Good. ALLAH is the Truth and only accept that which True. ALLAH is Pure and only accept that which is Pure. Ya ALLAH! ALL the praises are for You,You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are are the Substaner of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for you;You have the Possession of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for You; You are Light(Nur) of the Heavens and Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the Truth, And Your word is the Truth and the Meeting with You is true, And Parardise is True And Hell is true and All the Prophets(peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) is true,And the Day of Resurrection is True. Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your promise is the truth,Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your words is the truth, Ya ALLAH! You have promise and You are the Truth!. Ya ALLAH! You have created Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) to be the most truthful of men and what He(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) has said is the absolute truth! Ya ALLAH! You have promise that You would send one who would revive,restore,rejuvevate Your Din(religion).Ya ALLAH it is geting late and time is not with us,Ya ALLAH You have Promise! Ya ALLAH You have Promise! and Your Promise is the Truth!. Ya ALLAH! -----------------------------
O Muslims people what will you do when the Mahdi appear? Will you stand against that one whom ALLAH has made the guided one? And say "O He's not from us! O He's a this! and he's a that! ”Join that person who is the best of the nation of Muhammad Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam)and who is your protector that clears up the difficulties for you... He is Al Mahdi! For He is the Guide one! { Al-Mahdi (the Mahdi) is an Arabic word which means " The Guided "}{ The Mahdi is mentioned in several Hadiths. There will be signs indicating the rise of the Mahdi, some of them will occur immediately before he appears and some of them during the initial period after he appears.}
As Muslims, we should remember that the prophecy about Mahdi is one that will come to pass. This prophecy, however, does not absolve the Muslim ummah from its duty to strive in the cause of Allah(SWT), oppose injustice, and seek peace and betterment of human condition. Centuries have passes from the time of Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) and there is a good possibility that many more will expire before the advent of Al Mahdi. Muslims who are negligent in their duty hoping for a savior are committing a grave mistake and are not following the divine decrees ordained in Quran or taught by Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam). Al-Mahdi (as) is one of us, from the Ahl al-Bayt. Allah will purify him in one night [in other words, He will accept his repentance or equip him with spiritual knowledge and wisdom]. The betterment of Hazrat Mahdi (as) in a single night refers to his being given eminent status. He cannot obtain this status by work or endeavor. As stated by Almighty Allah in the Qur'an, this blessing bestowed on Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) as also been given to Hazrat Mahdi (as). In verse 52 of Surat ash-Shura, Almighty Allah has said: "Accordingly We have revealed to you a spirit (Ruh) by Our command. You had no idea of what the Book was, nor belief. Nonetheless, We have made it a Light by which We guide those of Our servants We will. Truly you are guiding to a Straight Path." Hazrat Mahdi (as) is the most virtuous and the most perfect person of his time in matters of religion. This shows his greatness, the exalted nature of his status, and the greatness of his rank. (Mulla Ali Qari, Al-Mashrab al-Wardi fi Mazhab al-Mahdi)----------- He will send a radiant person as both the GREATEST INTERPRETER OF THE LAW, and the GREATEST RENEWER, and RULER, and the MAHDI, and as GUIDE, and SPIRITUAL POLE, and that person will be from the Family of Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam)........ It is said that Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam)told in his hadiths for the End Times about some events and developments that will happen before the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as). These hadiths comprise very important portents in order to understand that we are living in the End Times. In this hadith, our Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) described a period when people will abandon all hope for the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as) and that some so-called religious scholars will make comments like, Hazrat Mahdi (as) is acollective personality, he has already come and gone, dont wait for the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as), Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not come in this century, he will come centuries later so the morality of Islam will not prevail in this century... He told about the crises that the whole world will go through and informed that political regimes in some countries will change. So indeed in this period that we live in, government systems of a great many countries ruled by the communist regime have changed and government systems ruled by tyranny have changed, the world has experienced grand economic crises consecutively. And now the world is going through a big economic crisis and social revolutions, which seriously penetrated the whole world since the year 2007 and which have had a devastating effect on those countrys. Besides, this epidemics that has taked hold of the world and cultural breakdowns are experienced one after the other. These portents being realized one after the other like the broken off beads of a necklace indicate that dajjal system has been set in place and is up and running. (And there's a rumor that the Mahdi has come and is living in Madinah. (Allah knows best.) As it is also seen in other hadiths Allah will make His(Din) religion prevail over all other religions through wisdom, knowledge and science with the hand of Hazrat Mahdi (as) and the hands of the courageous the true believing muslims. In the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as), inshaAllah,. * By Allahs leave, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will cause Islamic moral values to rule the world, wage a great and glorious intellectual struggle and achieve a hitherto unseen victory. On the intellectual plane, he will eliminate ideologies such as Darwinism and materialism that turn people away from religious moral values and lead to denial, and will lead people to live by religious moral values in great numbers. During this great intellectual struggle, the system of the dajjal (antichrist) will set innumerable snares for Hazrat Mahdi (as), will imprison him unjustly, seek to wear him down with false accusations and even attempt to take his life. But Hazrat Mahdi (as) is under Allahs protection, and by His leave, no trap will do him any harm. Even situations that may seem on the surface to represent troubles and difficulties will be instrumental in Hazrat Mahdi (as) growing even stronger and increasing his global influence. He(the Mahdi)will consolidated the believers’ spiritual power and inspire the believers’ determination for revival, The Mahdi would have nine attributes of unique wisdom and understanding as Follows: 1. His possession of great insight
2. His understanding of the Divine Book
3. His knowledge of the meaning of the Divine Word
4. His knowledge of the nature and behavior of the people he will choose
5. His refusal to abandon justice and compassion even when angered
6. His knowledge of the classes of things
7. His knowledge of the intricate essence of events
8. His understanding of people’s needs
9. His personal understanding of the knowledge of the unseen especially needed in his own day, by which he can resolve new problems. ”Join that person who is the best of the nation of Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) and who is your protector that clears up the difficulties for you... He is Al Mahdi!” He will be the best on the earth at his time. Neither cruelty nor shame does exist in Al Mahdi’s practices.” Allah, the Exalted, will send him to save the ones who have suffered mischief, and the believers. The Sunnah will be revived through him and oppression, injustice and cruelty will come to an end through him. The people will be highly prized and become victorious over their opponents at his time. A beautiful life will be lived, and the earth and the heavens will increase their blessing.. Al Mahdi is highly submissive to Allah. He resembles the Prophet in terms of manners. Allah will sow love of him in the hearts of all people. He will continue his struggle until all people’s hearts turn to Allah, and return to ALLAH. A man who is in fact ignorant, miser, and cowardly will become wise, generous and brave, through his association with the Mahdi . There is Innate” knowledge which cannot be obtained through studying but is a favor of Allah, the Mighty, and bestowed by Him to any one of His servants He desires. It is possible that this knowledge is the knowledge of knowing ALLAH. A person who has this knowledge not only discovers secrets and mysteries to the extent Allah permits but also knows various divine mysteries. We are in 43 years in to this new Islamic century,that is one Quarter of this century and 10 years has pass and there is know clear sign of a Mujaddid(a Reviver) or the Mahdi. Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) said: "Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left (before the day of judgment), Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person from my Ahlul-Bayt who will be called by my name. He will fill out the earth with peace and justice as it will have been full of injustice and tyranny, By the time the Mahdi get here it may be to late for many Good People, In this age of unrest and increaseing deveiopments of events that are changing the modern world at a rapid pace,the threat of war Loom over the Horizon in the current Mideast and in the world, in this dark period of deepening crisis.In such a time as this, thoughtful men and women, The Muslim men and women are praying that ALLAH send The Mahdi, the clear voice of inspired guidance and direction from the Nur of Quran and Sunnah of Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam). With the whole world now inching to the brink of fully modern war and masses of people with a Loud vehement expression of discontent or protest for one thing and another thing, the Time is now over. All nations and all mankind are being prepared for something that is approaching soon. These are huge events, the approach of that which is GOOD and the approach of that which is Evil! unexpected huge events." The coming of the Mahdi is one of the major signs of Judgement Day. Unlike the minor signs his appearance will signal that the Final Hour is near and that believers must ensure that they are ready to endure its trials and tribulations (fitan). The Mahdi will come at a time when Muslims will have become disunited and where tyranny and corruption will have prevailed.The situation will be so bad that a person would wish he was not born, In this time many muslims are seeing days like these, or that if someone died he would wish that it was him, there are people throughout the world that is experiencing such things. 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar said, "Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) came to us and said, 'O Muhajirun, (emigrants from Makkah to al-Madinah) you may be afflicted by five things; ALLAH forbid that you should live to see them. If fornication should become widespread, you should realise that this has never happened without new diseases befalling the people which their forebears never suffered. If people should begin to cheat in weighing out goods, you should realise that this has never happened without drought and famine befalling the people, and their rulers oppressing them. If people should withhold Zakat, you should realise that this has never happened without the rain being stopped from falling; and were it not for the animals' sake, it would never rain again. If people should break their covenant with Allah and His Rasulallah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam), you should realise that his has never happened without Allah sending an enemy against them to take some of their possessions by force. If the leaders do not govern according to the Book of Allah, you should realise that this has never happened without Allah making them into groups and making them fight one another." (Ibn Majah).
This world has destroyed the people in such a way that they are nowhere. Their hearts, which were created for love, affection, devotion and knowledge, have been changed in to stone. Their limbs have become dirty. Their hearts are emptied of humility and piety and not endowed with life or Light(Nur). They do not taste the sweetness of obedience to Allah. There is No room for repentance or for remembrance of ALLAH in their minds. Day in and day out their tongues has become weapons against themselves and other busy tearing off the cover of honor and Dignity of their fellow Muslims. Their souls are empty of meditation and Yet their souls are full of conspiracies. These are the people who have chained the hands of reason and wisdom and let loose the fingers of lust, greed, passion, desire and sin. How many wounds have these five fingers meted out to the body of Islam(Din) religion? How many calamities have they brought on the Shariah and Islamic Life!
They have discarded the dress of the Lover of ALLAH and adorned the designs of the Kafara,the foreigners. They have displaced the kind Islamic manners of eating and drinking by the deadly poison of the Christians,Jews and atheists. They have given up their religious responsibilities and taken up the etiquettes of disbelief or blasphemy. The worst thing is that the armies of disbelief have entered our territories ,the Land of the Muslims as conquerors while the army of Islam stands defeated! OMuslim People! This is the time to Beg for ALLAH help! And a CALL the Mahdi!
We neither worry about the end nor do we take any lesson from the condition of the earlier people who tasted (divine chastisement) the punishment of ALLAH. People mocked the event of Ababeel (birds that dropped pebbles on the army of elephants) and they laughed at the stories of Pharaoh and Qabeel, the earth, which had swallow up Qarun along with his huge treasure, still Falling in to Hell along with its dangerous snakes of wealth. The winds, which had fatally punished the strong people of Hud, are still under the control of Almighty ALLAH. If you have any desire to disobey ALLAH then remember that dust, water, wind, stones and pebbles are ever submissive to the Command of the Almighty. Yes, these are the people who take the Mercy of ALLAH for Granted by over Looking His forbearance and tolerance. Becoming negligent of His Grand Kingdom, they have thrown away their dress of morality and chastity. By their revolting behavior they have disobeyed the divine Commands and drowned themselves in the ocean of sins. Do we not see how His unflinching Command rules over the heavens and the earth? Have we not read that the sky and this earth will all be scattered on the Day of Judgment? This is the Time to seek the Forgiveness of ALLAH!

Ah, what should be said and how can it be said about that Frightening Day? Fearful hearts will melt because of that fear. Why should they not, when the earth will be hotter than fire and edge of the Path will be sharper than the sharpest of riser blade. Minds will be bogged down and eyes will release countless tears. Stars will fall from the skys ALL the stars will Fall, and people will be scattered like moths. The dread of that Day will be unimaginable and even The(Nabi) Prophets will be extremely restless. The rich, the leaders all will look like stumbling intoxicated people. Calamities will be both unbearable and innumerable. Sun will be just above the head and the earth will be red hot like a kiln of the ironsmith. Body will be bathed in perspiration and flesh and bones will be frying in heat. The Hell will close in from all directions closing every point with No escape. It will be the Day when oppressors will be in shameful disgraced, the just will be full of tears and people will be anxiously waiting to see to If their scroll of deeds will be given in their right hand or be given in their left hand.

What kind of a scene will it be when some will be dressed in the best of clothing and escorted towards the gardens of Paradise and some will be scornfully dragged towards Hell. One group will be enjoying the sweet and delightful drink of ‘Tahoor’ and another will be vomiting torn up pieces of kidney and liver because of the thorny food forced into his stomach.

Those who stuck with earth will be punished while those who opted for the Pleasure of ALLAH,and heavenly wealth will earn ALLAH’s mercy and kindness. What we mean to say is that high will be those who have always looked at the high point of righteousness, who have kept their eyes only on the pleasure of their Rabb and have thought only about Him. Enviable indeed are those hearts, which are full of Nur(light) divine radiance, and who disconnected themselves from this world and got attached to the radiant world of the Hereafter, whose hearts are lit up with divine light(Nur) and whose dress is dazzling with the cover of the Sacred love of ALLAH. They care the least for worldly wealth. Their reliance is a mirror of their faith(Iman) in only one ALLAH. They have established their relation with ALLAH after dissociating themselves from the material world. Their thoughts are bright, their exterior is bright, their interior is bright, their body, soul everything is bright; rather an ocean of Brilliant Radiance.