Sha/me on him.

‘Abdullaah bin ‘Umar (radhiyallaahu ‘anhumaa)

Naafi’ said: “Ibn ‘Umar (radhiyallaahu ‘anhu) would distribute thirty thousand in a sitting, and then there would come upon him a month in which he would not find a small piece of meat to eat.”

Naafi’ said: “There once came to Ibn ‘Umar twenty odd thousand; and so he did not get up until he had distributed it.”

‘Umar bin Muhammad bin Zaid said from his father that Ibn ‘Umar had a youth he owned under contract of (the price of) forty thousand, and he had left for Koofah where he was working on some donkeys of his until he had managed to contribute fifteen thousand.

So a man came to him and said: “Are you mad? You are here punishing yourself whilst Ibn ‘Umar purchases slaves right and left and then sets them free. Go back to him and say: ‘I am incapable’” (i.e. of paying the rest).

So he (the slave) came to him with a paper and said: “O Abaa ‘Abdir-Rahmaan! I am incapable, and this is my paper (contract), so rub it (the remaining payment) out.’

So he replied: “No, but you rub it out if you want,’ So he rubbed it out, whereupon the eyes of ‘Abdullaah (ibn ‘Umar) became filled with tears, and then he said: “Go, for you are free.”

So he said: “May Allaah rectify you, show excellence to my two sons,” So he replied: “They are both free.”

He said: “May Allaah rectify you, show excellence to the two female slaves who are mothers to my two boys,”

So he said: “They are both free.”[39]

Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa vol 3 p.216 - 218

Abu Hurairah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allaah peace and blessings be upon him) said, “He who is presented with a flower of sweet basil should not reject it, because it is light in weight and pleasant in odour.” [ Muslim ]

Anas bin Malik (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allaah peace and blessings be upon him) never refused a gift of perfume. [ Al-Bukhari ]

Commentary

The author, may Allah shower blessings on him, said: The chapter on undesirability of rejecting the gift of perfume without a reason.

Ar-Raihaan refers to a type of perfume which is as described by the Prophet (may Allaah peace and blessings be upon him) - light in weight and good in smell.

The Prophet (may Allaah peace and blessings be upon him) directed that it should not be rejected.

The author (may Allah shower blessings on him) explained in the hadeeth recorded by Al-Bukhaari (may Allah shower blessings on him) from Anas bin Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (may Allaah peace and blessings be upon him) would never reject a gift of perfume.

There is no doubt that perfume opens the soul, brings joy to the heart and pleases the members of the gathering.

Thus, perfume was pleasing to the Prophet (may Allaah peace and blessings be upon him) so much so that he (may Allaah peace and blessings be upon him) said:

“In this world, perfume and women have been made beloved to me and the comfort of my eyes is in Salat.”

Therefore, one should always use perfume because it is a sign of purity of the servant, for pure things are for the pure people and the pure people are for the pure things.

And Allah, the Exalted, is Pure and does not accept except that which is pure.

So, you should not reject a gift of perfume because the Prophet (may Allaah peace and blessings be upon him) would not reject such gift.

Indeed, he (may Allaah peace and blessings be upon him) described it as light in weight and pleasant in fragrance. It will not harm you in anyway.

However, if you are afraid that the one that gave you the perfume will talk about it in gathering or remind you of his favour in the future by saying: ‘I gave you such-and-such and it is my reward.

I want you to serve me based on what I gave you’, you should not accept the gift.

This is because such a person has nullified his reward by recalling his generosity and causing harm.

It is better not to refuse it if there is no harm in collecting it.

Allah alone grants success.

Source : Sharh Riyaad us Soliheen by Shaykh Muhammad Saalih Uthaymeen (Explanation of Hadeeth 1786 & 1787)

His real source of wealth is becoming evident now.... 🤔

‘Atā’ b. Yasār reported from Abdullah b. ‘Abbas that:

“A man came to Ibn ‘Abbās and said, ‘I asked a woman to marry me and she refused to marry me.

Another man asked her and she agreed to marry him. I became jealous and killed her.

Is there a way for me to repent?’

He asked, ‘Is your mother alive?’

The man replied, ‘No.’

Ibn ‘Abbās said, ‘Repent to Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, and try to draw near to Him as much as you can.’

‘Atā’ said: “I went and asked Ibn ‘Abbās, ‘Why did you ask him whether his mother was alive?’

He replied, ‘I do not know of any action better for bringing a person near to Allah than dutifulness to his mother.’ ” (Authentic)

COMMENTARY: The people of knowledge should guide the rest of the people towards the things that benefit them such as how to repent from sins, no matter their gravity.

Also, being obedient and kind to the mother is mentioned in this hadeeth as an atonement for the sin of taking a soul unlawfully.

Jealousy could lead to backbiting, slander, hatred and worse sins such as killing.

Source : Hadith 4, Imam Al-Bukhari's Adab Al Mufrad translated by Abu Naasir Shaykh Ibrahim Abdur-Rauf

The most effective financial advice I ever got was from Terry Pratchett, in Men At Arms:

“The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances.

A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars.

But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars.

Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years.

A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness.”

Spending the extra money for quality (not fashion or status, but real quality) is an investment, that keeps you from extra recurrence costs as well as the hidden costs of inadequate substitutes.

Most of my clothing is more than 5 years old, my current shoes are only a year old but the ones they replaced were 6 years old.

My cars are purchased with the intent of driving them a decade, I pay extra on oil changes to have them filled with full synthetic (which will only need to be replaced 1/3 as often and will do a better job of protecting against wear), and so on.

The 'Good Boots' approach to avoiding false economies is the best financial advice I ever received.

~ Dave Rickey on Quora

1. He's 68 years old.

2. Retired from active service.

3. Worked all his life to raise his kids.

4. Deprived himself of life's pleasures to pay expensive school fees and living expenses for his kids abroad.

5. They are now well-off in Europe and America.

6. His wife, 60, has relocated to live with her kids.

7. He's alone back in Nigeria.

8. His kids barely call him.

9. He now has to start life all over as a bachelor.

10. He struggles with high blood pressure and other old age ailments.

11. How long more would he survive alone?

12. This is the reality for most working class men. Their old age is usually lonely and in many cases, sad.

13. Try as you may, women love their kids more than their husbands, no matter how good the man is. The older he gets, the less use they have for him.

14. Tell me then, what do men benefit from marriage?

15. They sacrifice so much but get little recognition for the hard work. The woman reaps all the benefits as the kids are often closer and more affectionate towards her when she becomes old.

SOLUTION

16. Mary early...give birth early and also give birth late ( at age 50 you have those children around you in your old age.

Quora: shared by Rutty.

Meeting someone and marrying them is a lot like pursuing your dream job.

There is an opening. You get excited. You write up a flashy resume, and you apply. You follow up, pass a series of interviews, and you get the job!

Congratulations.

But, that’s not the end of it; it’s just the beginning. Because now you actually have a job to do. Daily. Repeatedly. Indefinitely.

At this new workplace, you will spend years, deciphering, manoeuvring, managing, riding a rollercoaster, compromising, learning, laughing, growing, dedicating, working overtime, placating, understanding, failing and succeeding.

The outcomes of this job will vary. You might get sacked or be made redundant. You might quit. You might last decades and retire with a fantastic pension. There are no guarantees.

The one thing everyone will tell you is that you’ll get out of it what you put into it. Mostly anyway.

That’s marriage, in a nutshell.

~Feef

Freedom is an underrated blessing!

Never Underestimate the Power of Dua!

Of course as Muslims we believe dua is one of the noblest forms of worship that is never wasted nor goes amiss.

Dua serves a lot of purposes and response to dua comes in 3 forms, either you get what you pray for or your dua is used to offset an incoming bad events or you get rewarded in the hereafter.

It's always a plus for whoever immerse himself or herself in constant and persistent dua (supplications or invocations)

That said, let me share with us what one of our young brothers told me few years ago.

He said Mallam, sincerely Allaah answers dua and grant His Slaves their wishes.

I would have asked for billions!
I would have asked him to make me a billionaire.

He said during last Ramadan while we're at i'tikaf during the last ten days, I made a particular dua and Allaah had granted my request.

He said I asked Allaah to make me a millionaire immediately after Ramadan, he said I didn't know what else to ask Allaah, I just kept asking Him to make it easy for me to make millions in profits from my business pursuits.

He said a week after Ramadan I was in my mother's shop, and a lady came to ask for a particular (trending) product, we didn't have.

Another person came requesting for that same product, then the third person came.

The brother is into e-commerce business, his mum sells baby care products, he said immediately I told myself I needed to do more research about this product.

He said I took the picture of the product from the third person and did my research.

I got to know it's available in China. He said I ordered for 10 to test run the marketability of that product and to use as a sample.

He said the product won market admiration and people rushed it. I sold directly to final consumers and supply in bulk to retailers as well.

He said from this single product he made millions as profit and he was able to grow his business, acquired some properties and able to assist his parents financially.

He said I lent my mum millions of Naira as she too lent me money to make big orders when the product was booming.

I have once shared his story with us, it's just a reminder to exert yourself in worship generally and dua specifically during these last ten days.

Allaah answers dua, He grants responses to those who sincerely calls on Him.

I know of some people who depends heavily on Ramadan so highly that they plan what to achieve in each year's Ramadan (via persistent supplication and invocations)

I pray Allaah grant us our wishes, alleviate our fears and accept our worship!

Abuse of opportunities.

With the start of the last ten days of
Ramadan, Messenger of Allaah (may Allaah peace and blessings be upon him) would pray all the night, and would keep his family awake for the prayers. He tied his lower garment (i.e., avoided sleeping with his wives) and devoted himself entirely to prayer and supplication. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

COMMENTARY

The author - may Allah shower blessings on him- said regarding what he reported on the authority of the Mother of the Believers, Aa’isha, the daughter of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the condition of Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) during the last ten days of Ramadan.

When it reaches the last ten days he peace and blessings be upon him - would tie his loincloth; keep awake during the night and be entirely dedicated to worship.

It has been mentioned in the hadeeth earlier that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand up in prayer during the night until his feet get cuts.

And that he stood for even more than a half of the night or half or one-third of the night.

However, during the last ten nights in Ramadan, he (0) would spend the entire night standing in Prayer, engaged in worship.

At sunset, he would break the fast, have his dinner and the ‘Ishaa Prayer and do other things of seeking closeness to Allah, the Mighty and Sublime.

This does not mean that he engaged in Prayer all night long based on the evidence that Safiyyah bint Huyayy bin Akhtab would come to him and he would discuss with her after the ‘Ishaa Prayer.

Nevertheless, all of what he - peace and blessings be upon him - would engage in during those nights were acts of drawing nearner to Allah whether the Prayer, preparation for the Prayer or the like.

This (hadeeth) is a proof that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to stay awake during the last ten nights in Ramadan but would not stay entirely awake at other nights.

That is, he does not stay completely awake during any other night except during the last ten days of Ramadan in other to meet the Laytul Qadr (the Night of Decree) which comes in one of the nights within the last ten days of Ramadan especially during the last seven nights of it.

This is the night in which Allah and free is Allah from all imperfections - ordains all that will occur in that year. It is as Allah - the Exalted - said:

“It is better than a thousand months...” (al-Qadr: 3)

So, he would stay awake throughout its night, “And whoever stands (for Prayers) during Laytul-Qadr with faith and hope for reward (from Allah) will have all his past sins forgiven.”

Thereafter, the author - may Allah shower blessings on him mentioned the meaning of his saying: “ . .and would tie his loincloth.”

There are those who interpreted it to be a metonymy for staying away from women since he would be performing the I’tikaf and women are not allowed the person in I’tikaf as Allah - the Exalted - said, “....and do not have sexual relations with them (i.e. your wives) while you are in I’tikaf...” (Al-Baqarah: 187)

Others among them hold that: It is metonymy for sedulity and really exerting oneself.

The two meanings are correct because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have intercourse with his wives during the last ten days of Ramadan because he is fully devoted observing the I ’tikaaf at the period.

Therefore, he would tie the loincloth, strive (in worship) and exerts himself. This is a kind of striving.

Hence, it is necessary for one to exert himself during the meritorious periods by spending the time in devotion to Allah.

Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen's Explanation on Riyadh us Soliheen.

May we not be unfortunate.

May we not marry our enemy.

dre11:


https://dailytrust.com/wife-allegedly-bathes-hubby-with-hot-water-for-stopping-her-from-calling-men/

Wa alaykumus salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh

hslbroker2:
Salam Alaikum Jo mo

Aamiin

superintendents:
Masha Allah.. Jazakallahu hairan..

May God almighty accept our ibadah..

Amiinn...

Etiquette Of Night Prayers In The Last Ten Days of Ramadan

https://www.nairaland.com/8045407/etiquette-night-prayers-last-ten

From the 19th, you start 'tahajjud' which, by the way, is a highly rewarding act of worship.
As we all know, acts of worship have conditions. I advise us to consider these:

1) Tahajjud is a naafilah (supererogatory act of worship). Don't observe it such that it affects your fajr salaat which is mandatory, thus by far more rewarding than Tahajjud.

2) You can perform Tahajjud with one surah alone and that would conform with the sunnah. Khatmah isn't at all a necessity. Perform it with tranquility, calmness, proper recitation with tajweed.

3) Sometimes, perform five raka'aat with one sitting, sometimes seven raka'aat with one sitting, sometimes nine. Don't exceed eleven raka'aat.

4) Try to prolong the rukoo' and sujood to be almost as long as the qiraa'ah.

5) If the Imaam is a haafidh, there is no need for the ma'moomeen to hold the mus'haf, unless you are charged with correcting the Imaam and you aren't a haafidh.

6)If you can lead your family at home, it would suffice. If you take your family along, however, make sure your wives and daughters are property dressed and behaved while there.

Considering the fitnah in our present days, it is better for father's to either lead their families at home or find a haafidh to come home and lead them.

7) Do not raise your voice as loud as to disturb your neighbours' sleep/concentration.

Do not block any public road/passage, as that will make you a nuisance!

9) Seek reward with Tahajjud, nothing else.

WALLAAHU A'LAM. May Allaah accept our ibaadah.
سبحانك اللهم و بحمدك أشهد أن لا إله إلا أنت، أستغفرك وأتوب إليك.

Written by Shaykh Umar Dada Paiko (may Allaah preserve him upon goodness)

“Stick to making much of prostrations. For every prostration that you perform before Allah will raise your position one degree and will remit one of your sins.” [Muslim]

COMMENTARY

The author (Imam Nawawi in his book, Riyadh us Soliheen) - may Allah shower blessings on him - said on the authority of Thawbaan, the freed slave of Allah’s Messenger (Allaah's peace and blessings be upon him), that he said:

“I heard Allah’s Messenger saying, “Stick to making much of prostrations.”

That is, “Stick to” meaning, “Keep making much prostration.”

“...for you’ll never make a prostration for Allah except that Allah raises you in rank and expiate a sin for you therewith.”

This is similar to the previous hadeeth of Rabee’ah bin Maalik Al-Aslamee who told the Prophet -alayhi as-salaam was-salaam - that, “I ask to be your companion in the Paradise.”

Thereupon, he (Allaah's peace and blessings be upon him), said, “Then help me in your request with much prostrations.”

Therefore, it contains evidence that it is necessary for the individual to make lots of prostrations.

We had previously mentioned that much prostration necessitates lots of bowing, standing and sitting because every unit of the Prayer has two prostrations and a bowing.

So it is not possible to make three or four prostrations in a single unit; hence more prostrations necessitate more bowing, standing and sitting.

Then the Prophet (Allaah's peace and blessings be upon him), explained the rewards the individual will gain when he prostrates; he will attain two lofty benefits:

The first benefit: Allah will raise him by a rank; that is to say, a level in His sight and in the hearts of the people.

Likewise your righteous deeds; Allah will raise you in rank through it.

The second benefit: He will expiate a sin for you with it; and the individual attains perfection with the removal of his trouble and achievement of his goals.

High rank is dear to the individual while sins are things he abhors; so when his rank is raised and his sin cancelled, he would have achieved his goals and been saved from his worries.

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen's Explanation on Riyadh us Soliheen, Hadith 107.

The wise should choose a woman of good conduct and from a good household.

She should be somewhat poor to enable him to bring her as much as to satisfy her needs.

Her age should be in close proximity to his.

As for the older man, he will harm her if she is young of age.

She may commit adultery or conspire against his life.

He may be forced to divorce her, which will hurt him if his love is strong for her.

One should complement his own shortcomings with good manners and decent spending.

The woman should not be close to her husband too much, or he will get bored and should not be far apart long enough for him to forget her.

When near to him, she should be fully groomed and adorned.

She should avoid that he sees her private parts or her whole body, because the human body is not desirable (to most).

Similarly, he should not show her his body for intercourse is in the bed.

Khosrow once saw how the animal is skinned and cooked, so his stomach turned, and he abstained from meat because of that.

He told his minister about this, and he said, “Your majesty, the food is at the table, and the woman is in bed.’

Meaning, ‘Do not search beyond that.’

‘A’ishah (radiyAllaahu 'anha) said,

‘I never saw the Messenger’s (peace and blessings be upon him) private parts, nor did he see mine. He got up naked one night, and I had never seen his body before.’

This is from the wise things to do as it disables man from finding fault with woman.

Each of them should maintain separate beds and come together in a state of perfection.

Some people take these things lightly and consequently, find their women to be dull, and he becomes dull himself.

Each of them discovers from the other what
is not desired, so the heart is repelled and marital life becomes devoid of love (mahabbah).

This virtue must be considered and applied as it is a great one.

Culled from "Captured Thoughts" (Sayd al-Khatir) - Imam Ibn al-Jawzi

The day I met a man who shared similar wordings of du'a like mine. In fact, he uses the same pattern, same approach and same opportunity.

One day, I was returning from a journey, after driving for hours, I decided to make sure I pray the last two solaah of the day before I reach home.

Hence, I parked at a Sabo to take a bow of kókó and àkàrà quickly before Maghrib time and to gain strength to pray Maghrib and Ishai.

I like taking evening kọ́kọ́ or Kunu, after Àmàlà àti ogunfe, it's one of the things I always missed whenever I am out of town

Hence, whenever I enter legend city like this, that's my welcome rite.

After solaatul maghrib, I decided to stay at the masjid till we pray Ishai.

While praying Ishai, I was amazed by the line of du'a chanting by the man praying beside me in our positions of prostrations throughout the solaah.

I can overhead the man passionately supplicating with the prophetic dua to overcome debt, worry, and anxiety, the dua to ask for ease, rizq, and goodness of this world, and protection from Hell fire.

He's fervently making these du'a that I had to stop mine and focused only on various versions of adhkar for prostration.

I was amazed at his pronunciation of those words of dua, he chanted them with perfect recitation and intonation.

After the tasleem, my eye refused to gaze away from this apparently wealthy, healthy and handsome man.

Many things were running through me then, is this calm man battling with debts, worry and anxiety or he's just making the supplication passionately?

If he's, it would be hard for anyone to believe this calm man is indebted because he radiated contentment and calmness.

I was amazed with his reliance on his Lord as well, I am really hopeful and I beseech Allaah to grant him his requests.

Before that day, I used to wonder when people talked about the dua of others, what they asked for in Haram or during Haji, etc.

How do they hear it?

It's that day I had first-time experience, and this is possible because in solaah, it's required our lips move while supplicating and as the lips move they produce utterable sounds.

I pray Allaah grant our requests, ease our affairs and grant us safety from debts and poverty.

From Abu Hurairah that a man cursed Abu Bakr while the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- was sitting there, and the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- became surprised and smiled.

Then when Abu Bakr refuted him a lot with what he had said, the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- became angry and stood up and walked away. Abu Bakr caught up with him and said: O Messenger of Allaah! He was cursing me and you remained sitting, and when I refuted him with a little of what he had said you became angry and walked away.

The Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:

‘Indeed you had an Angel who was defending you, then when you refuted some of what he said, Shaytaan came and I did not sit with the Shaytaan.’

Then the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:

‘O Abu Bakr! There are three things which are all true: there is no slave of Allaah who is oppressed by any form of oppression, except that if he overlooks it for the sake of Allah –Azza wa Jal-, then Allaah will honour him with His aid/success due to overlooking it.

No man opens the door of giving and helping, wanting by that to have good ties, except that Allaah increases him a lot in that.

And no man opens the door to begging and continuously asking from people, wanting to have a lot except that Allaah decreases him a lot due to that.’

No. 2231 Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

From Abu Hurairah that a man cursed Abu Bakr while the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- was sitting there, and the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- became surprised and smiled.

Then when Abu Bakr refuted him a lot with what he had said, the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- became angry and stood up and walked away. Abu Bakr caught up with him and said: O Messenger of Allaah! He was cursing me and you remained sitting, and when I refuted him with a little of what he had said you became angry and walked away.

The Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:

‘Indeed you had an Angel who was defending you, then when you refuted some of what he said, Shaytaan came and I did not sit with the Shaytaan.’

Then the Messenger –sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam– said:

‘O Abu Bakr! There are three things which are all true: there is no slave of Allaah who is oppressed by any form of oppression, except that if he overlooks it for the sake of Allah –Azza wa Jal-, then Allaah will honour him with His aid/success due to overlooking it.

No man opens the door of giving and helping, wanting by that to have good ties, except that Allaah increases him a lot in that.

And no man opens the door to begging and continuously asking from people, wanting to have a lot except that Allaah decreases him a lot due to that.’

No. 2231 Taken from Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

On the authority of Anas b. Mālik (رضي الله عنه), “A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: ‘O Messenger of Allāh, which supplication is the best?’ He (ﷺ) said: ‘Ask Your Lord for pardon and well-being in this world and the Hereafter’. Then he came to him the next day and said: ‘O Prophet of Allāh, which supplication is the best?’ He (ﷺ) said: ‘Ask Your Lord for pardon (afwa) and well-being (aafiyah) in this world and the Hereafter, for if you are granted well-being in this life and in the Hereafter, then you have indeed succeeded.” (i.e to say

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ

Allahumma inni as’alukal-‘afwa wal-‘aafiyah(ta) fid-dunya wal-aakhirah

O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being in this world and in the Hereafter.

[Reported by Al-Bukhāri in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad (no. 637) and At-Tirmidhī (no. 3512). It was graded Sahīh by Al-Albānī in Sahīh Al-Adab Al-Mufrad (no. 495)] [Part of Morning& Evening Adhkar]
Abul-‘Āliyah [may Allāh bestow mercy upon him] said:

“The most abundant supplication I heard ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb (رضي الله عنه) recite was:

اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنَا وَاعْفُ عَنَّا

Allāhumma ‘Aafinaa wa‘fu ‘Annaa

O’ Allāh, grant us well-being and pardon us.

[Collected by Al-Imām Ahmad in Kitāb az-Zuhd Page 617]

Abd-Abdallāh ibn ‘Umar (رضي الله عنه) said:

“Do not wish for death, for certainly you will die. Rather implore Allāh for well-being.”

[Collected by Al-Imām ibn Rajab al-Hambali in Latāif al-Ma’ārif Page 298] Translation: Authentic Quotes

Â’ishah (رضي الله عنها) said:

“If I knew which night was Laylatul-Qadr, I would not ask Allâh except for well-being in it.

[Narrated by ibn Abî Shaybah in al-Musannaf, ‘Abdul ‘Azîz al-Khudayr said the chain is authentic]

Mu’adh ibn Rifa’ah narrated from his father, who said that Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) stood upon the Minbar (pulpit), then he wept and said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood upon the Minbar the first year (of Hijrah), then he wept and said: ‘Ask Allah for pardon and Al-‘Aafiyah, for verily, none has been given anything better than Al-’Aafiyah after being granted Al-Yaqeen (certainty).”

[At-Tirmidhi no. 3558, and authenticated by Al-Albani who graded it Saheeh]

So sorry about this, give him a second chance. I hope he change for better

thawana:
Would be 10years in few months..// It was sweet , I trusted my husband until he betrayed amd defiled our marriage. By keeping a sidechick, though the affair ended when i found out n confronted him. But honestly i dont know if i will ever feel thesame in this marriage. I made a mistake by trusting him 1000%

How old is your marriage? And how is the experience so far?

A good marriage isn't something you find, it's something you make, and you have to keep on making it.

You just bring back the fun memories I had at GH those times I visited the place. Achimota, Mokola...

Kudos to you

silibaba:


Just get a good location.

Till date I still supply memory cards etc to my customers in cape coast, Accra, achimota, kasoa, university of Ghana etc, but I make more supplying to Benin republic customers.

You're right but what about language barrier!

People of Benin Republic speak only French language

silibaba:


Get your supplier (importer that will sell to you at wholesale price)at alaba first.

Go to benin republic get a kiost and start making money in CFA which is better off than naira till TINUBU will leave office.

Am not joking. You will make it faster in Benin republic than in Nigeria.

I doff my hat for you, thank you very much for sharing this valuable info. Sincerely, you're right. I know some people who run this business, it's always transform their life within few months. Once again, thank you so much for sharing beneficial business tips

ecomalchemistt:
1.5 wetin… e too much sef…any business wey Dey fetch you 20 - 30k daily , take am serious like your life depends on it !!!

Its a good business, i call it blood money business..you can actually make 50 - 100% profit on each item you sell.


fast moving products (fast chargers, powerbanks, speakers, smart watches, kiddies tab, usb cords, rechargeable handheld fans, memory cards, earbuds, laptop stands, tripod stands, ringlights..etc)

the list is just too endless....

buy from importers or dealers at wholesale price and retail in bulk, cut down on your expenses, save money daily, be courteous while attending to customers, issue receipts on purchased goods, re invest the profits back into the business and watch it grow !!!
you need to be situated in a very busy location where there is foot traffic.



if you are starting out, you don't necessarily need a shop at the moment, you might just need a showglass in a busy marketplace.

This business can be combined with Phone charging and POS simultaneously...so you are making money on all ends.


to get products, stick with popular brands that are less expensive and have good testimonials such as Oraimo, itel, chupez, tecno, poolee, remax, shplus, New age)…

Have a good speaker in your shop if you plan on getting one, load a memory card with a the latest jams on it and blast it..this will attract customers !!!

The last important update , go online and push your products !!!

2. Enter NYSC camp for that Umunna bendel, rent space , if you sabi wetin you Dey do, within 3 weeks.. e go be like say na juju you do… na where I serve be that. Set up charging point, buy 30 Powerbanks you can rent out (1k) daily… (you go collect 15k as insurance fee Incase dem run with the powerbank).. u gatts reason like street man with Orientation !… still rugged am with your POS (Moniepoint) for hand..you must have cash at all times !!!

Wo, hand Dey pain me… when you done make money come pay tithe abeg 💰

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1. That Allah pardon him for that which is between Him (Allah) and the sinner,

2. That Allah screen him (the sinner) from being seen by His worshippers, such that He does not expose him among the people, and

3. That Allah keep him (the sinner) safe in what remains, such that he does not fall into similar sins (as he committed in the past).

So, these three (3) things which are included in this supplication, i.e., al-‘Afwu (pardon), and al-Maghfirah (forgiveness), and ar-Rahmah (mercy), are what the Sa’adah (good fortune) and Falah (success) of the human being revolves around.

So, al-Afaw (pardon) entails Allah, the Most High, waiting His right (to punish the sin), and pardoning them for it; while al-Maghfirah (forgiveness) entails protecting them from the evil (consequences) of their sins, and His turning towards them and being pleased with them; while ar-Rahmah (mercy) includes both of these things, in addition to al-Ihsan (beneficence towards them), al-‘Atfu (sympathy towards them), and al-Birr (kindness to them).

So, these three (3) things (together) entail an-Najah (being saved) from ash-Sharr (every evil) and al-Fawz (success) in achieving al-Khair (all good).

[Excerpt taken from ‘Supplications Of The Believers Which Are Mentioned In The Qur’an’ Taken from Fiqh al-Ad’iyah wal-Adhkar by Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaq ibn ‘Abdul-Muhsin al-Badr. Translated by Abu Mohammad Abdur-Rauf Shākir]

Ibn al-Qayyim said:

‘Every Muslim should be warned of the oppression of: ‘I – My/Mine – I Possess’

Indeed these three words are what Iblees (Shaytan), Fir’awn and Qaroon were tried with.

Iblees said: ‘I am better than him’

Fir’awn said: ‘Is not mine the Kingdom of Egypt,’

Qaroon said: ‘This has been given to me only because of knowledge I possess.’

So regarding the saying of the Slave of Allaah ‘I’ –

then the best that he can be described with is: I am a slave who sins, makes mistakes, seeks forgiveness and recognizes this.

So regarding the saying of ‘My/Mine’ – and those statements similar to that is:

My sins, my crimes, my humbleness, my depravation and submissiveness.

So regarding the saying of ‘I Possess’:

Forgive me for my mistakes and what I do intentionally, in jest, or in seriousness and I possess all these shortcomings.

[Taken from ‘Za’ad al-Ma’aad’ 2/475 – By Ibn al-Qayyim Al-Jawzee yah Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya]