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Religion vs science. Lol!
Such a thing does not exist. Why? Because science is a part of Religion. Consider Religion as a big circle and science would be a small dot inside that circle.
What is Religion? It is following what Allah has commanded us.
What is science? It is studying Allah's creations,from something as small as a subatomic particle to something as large as a galaxy.

There is no 'vs' or fight between the two. But we see a lot of scientists rejecting religion or ridiculing faith in Allah. Well i cannot help laughing at them. Its sheer arrogance on their part, lol. Just because they found some theories regarding the creation of Allah they think they are superior beings. They will indeed realize the truth on the day of resurrection, the day when Allah will give life to the dead.

Allahuakbar.

Wa alaikumussalaam,

Jazakumullahu Khairan bro. Yes indeed, there still is goodness in the Ummah. After all we belong to the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad (saw), there will be always barkha on us. Insha Allah we all shall reconcile in Jannat.

Decrease is one's speech brings wisdom , 
decrease in one' food brings health , 
decrease in one's sleep brings worship  ,  &
decrease in one's meeting with common folk brings safety .

[Umar IBn Khataab (radiAllahanhu)]

Wa alaikumussalaam,
Lots of ppl posting good articles in this forum, i got inspired by them. May Allah increase our knowledge. Ameen.
Allah knows best.

Ofcourse i didnt mean you will be insulting anyone, I was just speaking in general. New thread will be a good idea, Insha Allah all will benefit from it.

Wa alaikumussalaam warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu

muhsin:
[center]Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most of them are perverted transgressors. (Q3:110)[/center]

And, inshaAllah I won’t let the argument delve into that historical happening. We are going to stay at the surface, though courageously and wisely, inshaAllah.

You are right about that. But there should be cooperation and no one should insult each other. There are ethics to be followed while discussing. By the history of this thread that has not been going well.

I would like to advice against any sort of discussion in this matter. Rather than discussing the history about which we are not sure, we should focus more on definite matters and ask questions like:
Do i perform salat on time? Do i do Dikr everyday? Have i insulted or hurt anyone with my tongue? Have i been nice to my parents? etc etc the list is endless.
When i ask these questions to myself i feel afraid. But the problem of us humans is we have a short memory for our sins and we get distracted very easily.

Allah guide all of us in the right path and make us refrain from committing sins.
Ameen.

Ameen.


Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: , The Prophet{S.A.W}said:
Who ever says سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ وَ بِحَمْدِهِ "SUBHANALLAHI WA BIHAMDIHI"(Glory be to Allah and Praise Him) one hundred times a day
all his sins will be forgiven even if they were as much as the foam of the sea.
[Bukhari]

Ameen,
Wa alaikumusalaam warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.

May Allah also reward the persons who wrote the original article. Ameen.

Ameen,
Wa alaikumusalaam warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.

Subhanallah, indeed Allah has blessed those scholars with great minds.

On the authority of Shaddad ibn Aws, may Allah be pleased with him, the Prophet, Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam, said,

[center]“The chief of prayers for forgiveness is:
(Sayyidul Istighfar)[/center]

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Allahumma anta rabbee la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtanee wa-ana ‘abduka, wa-ana ‘alaa ‘ahdika wawa’dika mas-tata’tu, a’oothu bika min sharri ma sana’tu, aboo-o laka bini’matika ‘alaya, wa-aboo-o bizambee, faghfir lee zunoobi fa-innahu la yaghfiruz-zunooba illa ant.

‘O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshiped except You, You created me and I am Your servant and I abide to Your covenant and promise [to honor it] as best I can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I committed. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sins except You.’

The Prophet, Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam, added,
“If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it and dies before the morning he will be from the people of Paradise.”
[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 318]

Video for this Dua:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rW1Jaqtk3U

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On the authority of Shaddad ibn Aws, may Allah be pleased with him, the Prophet, Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam, said,

[center]“The chief of prayers for forgiveness is:
(Sayyidul Istighfar)[/center]

[img]http://4.bp..com/_n86lKRNNU3o/TIykGUvM4FI/AAAAAAAAAC4/HAtiea8-uZg/s1600/Sayyidul+Istighfar+1.bmp[/img]
Allahumma anta rabbee la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtanee wa-ana ‘abduka, wa-ana ‘alaa ‘ahdika wawa’dika mas-tata’tu, a’oothu bika min sharri ma sana’tu, aboo-o laka bini’matika ‘alaya, wa-aboo-o bizambee, faghfir lee zunoobi fa-innahu la yaghfiruz-zunooba illa ant.

‘O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshiped except You, You created me and I am Your servant and I abide to Your covenant and promise [to honor it] as best I can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I committed. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sins except You.’

The Prophet, Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Aalihi Wa Sallam, added,
“If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it and dies before the morning he will be from the people of Paradise.”
[Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 318]

Video for this Dua:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rW1Jaqtk3U

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rW1Jaqtk3U?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0[/flash]

A very good article i came across about being religious and having good manners at the same time.

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Many of us, though we may have sincere and righteous intentions, have recently misplaced our ahklaq (i.e. we have lost our manners).  Many of us (myself included) have forgotten the proper way to advise our fellow Muslims.  When we advise our brothers and sisters if they are doing something incorrectly, we must remember to[b] do it for the sake of Allah (SWT)[/b] with the best of intentions.  The believer looks for excuses, not blame for his brother.  We want the best for our brothers and sisters and hence we advise them because we love them, not because we think we are better than them.  For[b] if we think we are better than them, then this is arrogance and pride[/b], and arrogance and pride was the sin that got the rejected and accursed devil kicked out of paradise and damned. We should not think we are better than others.  We need to humble ourselves and be thankful that we are in a position to advise others.  We shouldn’t advise people harshly, rather we need to be gentle, yet firm.  The Messenger of Allah (saw) was the best of examples sent to mankind and he would be gentle with others.  We have heard the hadith of the man who urinated in the masjid and the Prophet (SAW) handled the situation in the most eloquent of ways.  Nowadays, if a brother is praying without a turban or a "kufi" (head-covering) or his pants below his ankles in the masjid, we may berate him, but is this really the best way, will he continue coming to this masjid?  There may be a time for harshness, but many of us are not in the situation to handle it as we are the laymen.



With that being said, we need give advice in private.  None of us likes being called out in public and hence we should treat others the way we would want to be treated.  Additionally, when we receive advice, regardless of who it is from, we need to be thankful and considerate of it.  In general, it takes courage to give advice and[b] when one receives it, we should pray for that brother or sister that advised us because they love us, regardless of whether they are correct or not.[/b]



We need to be on our best behaviour at all times for our akhlaq may be what draws people to our beautiful and truthful religion and way of life.  Nowadays, the brothers with the big beards or the sisters with niqaab are the ones that seem to be the most intimidating, but this is incorrect.  We should set good examples. Who said to be religious means to be stern and harsh?  Often times, harshness by our brothers and sisters may scare off those people that are young and new to the religion.  Wasn’t there one point in our lives not long ago where we may not have turned out the way we have if it wasn’t for someone who was gentle and kind to us in their teachings?



The salaf (our pious predecessors) used to study ahklaq (good manners) twice as long as they studied knowledge.  How much time have we personally devoted to purifying our souls and being steadfast in our manners and characteristics.  The Prophet (SAW) said, “I guarantee a house in the highest part of Jannah for one who has good manners” (Abu Dawud) so why not aim for the highest part of paradise.  We need to be gentle, honest, and sincere in our character and manners.



This is just a short reminder to myself first and foremost and then to all of you for we know the reminder benefits the believer.  And of course, if you have any advice for this group, please let us know so that we may all benefit, insha Allah.  May Allah (SWT) allow us all to have the best of manners, to attain the highest part of Jannah, and to love one another for the sake of Allah (SWT).  Ameen


Ameen

ifyalways:
Thanks.
I and my family are Doing well,Insha Allah.I've been a lil'bit busy,hope you are alright too.
May Allah(swt) Bless and keep you too.Salaam

Wa alaikumusalaam warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.
Nice to hear you are doing fine.
Yea i am doing ok. Me got a few post graduation qualifying exams coming up, not well prepared. But I hope Inshallah I will qualify.

"Maintain truthfulness, for truthfulness leads to[b] righteousness[/b], and righteousness leads to Heaven. A man continues to maintain truthfulness until he is recorded in Allah's book as truthful.
Refrain from lying, because lying leads to blatant evil, and evil leads to the fire. A man continues to lie until he is recorded in Allah's book as a liar".
(Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood and Al-Tirmidhi).

@ify
How are the kids? Dont see u online much, must be busy i guess.

Jazakumullahu Khairan.
Continue till u reach all 100 names bro.

Almighty Allah says:
"Surely Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Salim). O you who believe! Send Blessings (Durood) and Salutations (Salaams) on the Prophet with worthy Salutation".
(Surah al-Ahzab: 56)

Hazrat Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radi Allahu anhu) also narrates that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (Sall Allahu ‘alaihi wa Salim) said:
"On the Day of Qiyamah(Resurrection), the closest to me from among the people will be those who have read the most amount of Durood Shareef".
(Tirmidhi)


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Allahumma Salle Ala Sayyidina Muhammadin Wa Ab-lig-hul Wa Seelata AdDa-RaJa-Tar RaFee'a-Tal Jannat.

"O Allah! Shower peace upon our Chief Muhammad Sallal Laahu Ta'ala Alayhi Wa Sallam and endow him with the means and high status in Heaven".

If [b]recited after every prayer [/b]and in every prayer, it brings a great deal of reward. Also recite it as often as you can in other times.

Ameen.

Congrats Jarus.

muhsin:
Salam,

Brother azharuddin, thanks for what you have been doing here and else where aboard NL. May Allah reward you handsomely, amin.

BTW, can I get the above hadith's number? Thanks once again.

Wa alaikumussalaam warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.

Sure bro, the following are the hadith numbers:
   Book 40, Number :6778  reported by Anas ibn Malik
Also in
  Book 40, Number 6779:
  Same hadith narrated by Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters.