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Assalamu alaikum,

For more about the Sahaba of our beloved Rasoolullah (saw) visit the following thread: http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?70553-Are-you-a-true-beliver-The-qualities-of-the-true-Believers-SAHABAH

May Allah reconcile with our Beloved Rasoolullah (saw) and his Companions in Jannah. Ameen.

The Imam talked about Hijrah today at the mosque. This is the Month of Muharram, the month of Hijrah.


Before Hijrah Rasoolullah (saw) and the Sahabah underwent unimaginable oppression from the mushrik. The first time Rasoolullah (saw) called his tribe to Islam he was insulted and they pelted stones at him and his blessed leg was injured and it bled. Once when Rasoolullah (saw) was praying while he went to sujood one of the Mushrik put the intenstines of Camel on top of his Blessed head. Such were the despicable acts of the Mushrik. Bilal (ra) who was a slave was tortured by his master just because he accepted Islam. He was made to lie on hot Sand and heavy rock was put on top of him. But He endured all of it for the sake of Allah and used to say 'Ahad, Ahad' defying the torture.

Admist of all this Rasoolullah (saw) met with people of Yathrib(old name for Madina) when they came to Makkah. After that when Rasoollullah got permission, he send the Sahabah to Yarhrib(Madina) first. By this time the enemies of Islam came to know that Rasoolullah was preparing for Hijrah. They met in their headquarters called Dar-al-Nadvi(not sure about the spelling) and decieded to kill Him. But Allah revealed this Plot to the Prophet (saw):

"And (remember) when the disbelievers were plotting against you to hold you (in detention) or to kill you or to expel you.
And they were plotting and Allah was plotting, and Allah is the best of those who plot."
[Surah Anfal:30]

By the time Rasoolullah (saw) was preparing for Hijrah [/b]the enemies had surrounded his House. At that time there were some things in possession with Him that people have given to him to keep safely, so he said to Ali ibn Abi Talib(ra) to return it to the respective owners safely. Also he told him to lie on his bed. Then without any fear our beloved Rasoolullah (saw) came out of the house, took some sand and recited the Quran and then threw it towards the enemies. This caused them not to see Rasoolullah (saw) and he escaped right in front of them.

Rasoolullah (saw) then [b]started his journey with Abu Bakr As Sideeq (ra). The musrik declared the price of 100 camels for finding Rasoolullah (saw). A man named Suraqa bin Malik saw them and started chasing them in his horse. But a miracle happened as his animal kept on getting stuck in the sand and he realized the that this is no ordinary incident. Rasoolullah (saw) and Abu Bakr stopped at the a cave called thawr. The Musriks when they reached the cave they didn't notice it as there was a pigeons nest and spider web. If they had just looked down at their feet they would have seen both of them, Allah made them not to look. Abu Bakr (ra) was tensed, but Rasoolullah (saw) was calm. It was in connection to this the following verse was revealed:

"If ye help him not, still Allah helped him when those who disbelieve drove him forth, the second of two;
when they two were in the cave, when he said unto his comrade: Grieve not. Lo! Allah is with us.
Then Allah caused His peace of reassurance to descend upon him and supported him with hosts ye cannot see,
and made the word of those who disbelieved the nethermost, while Allah's Word it was that became the uppermost. Allah is Mighty, Wise."
(At Tawba:40)

Hijrah is a very remarkable incident. It is the proof of Imaan, that for Allah Ta'ala the believers left their relatives, their homes, their property, their bussiness, everything for the Sake of Allah Ta'ala. Rasoolullah (saw) is an exceptional leader. He send most of his companions to safety first. Unlike many leaders who live in comfort but risk only the followers life. But Rasoolullah (saw) was unlike that he was best of leaders.

The Imam then mentioned the most important part of the Khutubah, his voice was booming over the mic and filled the Masjid when he said this:
Our Rasoolullah (saw) did NOT enter Madina as a Refugee, But he was welcomed to Madina as a PROPHET, as a MESSENGER, as a LEADER. The proof for this was that the people of Madina all gathered at the outskirts of Madina to welcome their beloved Rasoolullah (saw), at this moment they recited a poem in honour of the beloved Prophet (saw).
The Imam then recited it and translated the first few verses:
طلع البدر علينا
Oh the white moon rose over us

من ثنيات الوداع
From the valley of Wada

وجب الشكر علينا
And we owe it to show gratefulness

ما دعى لله داع
Where the call is to Allah

أيها المبعوث فينا
Oh you who were raised among us


جئت بالأمر المطاع
Coming with a word to be obeyed

جئت شرفت المدينة
You have brought to this city nobleness

مرحبا يا خير داع
Welcome best caller to God's way



SubhanAllah.! Just imagine the scene the Ansar and the Muhajireen waiting for our beloved Rasoolullah(saw) who is accompanied by Abu Bakr As Sideeq (ra), when they see them they reciting the above couplets. I found out the full poem here, its called Tala Al Badru Alayna (this is the original version):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sOUJJwBgP0

Weekly reminder:
Do not forget to recite Suratul Dhukhan today, remember we will get the prayer of 70,000 angels.
The following recitation is only 7mins. 7min is a small time considering the fact we will get the prayer of 70,000 angels.
May Allah give us the blessing to do more Ibadah. Ameen.


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Weekly reminder:
Do not forget to recite Suratul Dhukhan today, remember we will get the prayer of 70,000 angels.
The following recitation is only 7mins. 7min is a small time considering the fact we will get the prayer of 70,000 angels.
May Allah give us the blessing to do more Ibadah. Ameen.


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Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.

Are we too busy to pray Salah?

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باب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنْ سَبِّ الْمَوْتَى
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏ إِذَا مَاتَ صَاحِبُكُمْ فَدَعُوهُ لاَ تَقَعُوا فِيهِ

On the authority of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, who narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,
“If your companion dies, then leave him alone without speaking badly about him.”

[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book of Manners, #4899, authentic]

Weekly reminder:
Do not forget to recite Suratul Dhukhan today, remember we will get the prayer of 70,000 angels.
The following recitation is only 7mins. 7min is a small time considering the fact we will get the prayer of 70,000 angels.
May Allah give us the blessing to do more Ibadah. Ameen.


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'Umar(ra) said,
"I heard the Messenger of Allah(saw) say,
"If you were to rely on Allah as He should be relied on, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds.
They go out in the morning hungry and return in the evening full."

[at-Tirmidhi]

chakula:
Masha Allah Bros, I had been there (Sunni Forum) and ultimately my time spending there is worthy and educative much thread there should be based on religion and other aspect of Islamic teachings, nor should such argument was available with non-Muslims I really feel at peace whenever I log on.

InshaAllah visit there more often. : )

http://www.sunnipath.com/Library/Articles/AR00000145.aspx

[size=14pt]The Woman: A Parable[/size]

© Nuh Ha Mim Keller 2001

A man was walking through the marketplace one afternoon when, just as the muezzin began the call to prayer, his eye fell on a woman's back. She was strangely attractive, though dressed in fulsome black, a veil over head and face, and she now turned to him as if somehow conscious of his over-lingering regard, and gave him a slight but meaningful nod before she rounded the corner into the lane of silk sellers. As if struck by a bolt from heaven, the man was at once drawn, his heart a prisoner of that look, forever. In vain he struggled with his heart, offering it one sound reason after another to go his way-wasn't it time to pray?-but it was finished: there was nothing but to follow.

He hastened after her, turning into the market of silks, breathing from the exertion of catching up with the woman, who had unexpectedly outpaced him and even now lingered for an instant at the far end of the market, many shops ahead. She turned toward him, and he thought he could see a flash of a mischievous smile from beneath the black muslin of her veil, as she-was it his imagination?-beckoned to him again.

The poor man was beside himself. Who was she? The daughter of a wealthy family? What did she want? He requickened his steps and turned into the lane where she had disappeared. And so she led him, always beyond reach, always tantalizingly ahead, now through the weapons market, now the oil merchants', now the leather sellers'; farther and farther from where they began. The feeling within him grew rather than decreased. Was she mad? On and on she led, to the very edge of town.

The sun declined and set, and there she was, before him as ever. Now they were come, of all places, to the City of Tombs. Had he been in his normal senses, he would have been afraid, but indeed, he now reflected, stranger places than this had seen a lovers' tryst.

There were scarcely twenty cubits between them when he saw her look back, and, giving a little start, she skipped down the steps and through the great bronze door of what seemed to be a very old sepulcher. A soberer moment might have seen the man pause, but in his present state, there was no turning back, and he went down the steps and slid in after her.

Inside, as his eyes saw after a moment, there were two flights of steps that led down to a second door, from whence a light shone, and which he equally passed through. He found himself in a large room, somehow unsuspected by the outside world, lit with candles upon its walls. There sat the woman, opposite the door on a pallet of rich stuff in her full black dress, still veiled, reclining on a pillow against the far wall. To the right of the pallet, the man noticed a well set in the floor.

"Lock the door behind you," she said in a low, husky voice that was almost a whisper, "and bring the key."

He did as he was told.

She gestured carelessly at the well. "Throw it in."

A ray of sense seemed to penetrate for a moment the clouds over his understanding, and a bystander, had there been one, might have detected the slightest of pauses.

"Go on," she said laughingly, "You didn't hesitate to miss the prayer as you followed me here, did you?"

He said nothing.

"The time for sunset prayer has almost finished as well," she said with gentle mockery. "Why worry? Go on, throw it in. You want to please me, don't you?"

He extended his hand over the mouth of the well, and watched as he let the key drop. An uncanny feeling rose from the pit of his stomach as moments passed but no sound came. He felt wonder, then horror, then comprehension.

"It is time to see me," she said, and she lifted her veil to reveal not the face of a fresh young girl, but of a hideous old crone, all darkness and vice, not a particle of light anywhere in its eldritch lines.

"See me well," she said. "My name is Dunya, This World. I am your beloved. You spent your time running after me, and now you have caught up with me. In your grave. Welcome, welcome."

At this she laughed and laughed, until she shook herself into a small mound of fine dust, whose fitful shadows, as the candles went out, returned to the darkness one by one.

chakula:
Bros your presence here wasn’t regular like before hope things are went well.

Assalamu alaikum bro.

Yes i realize i m not regular. Perhaps too much anti Islamic statements here. InshaAllah i shall try to post regularly again.

I visit http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/forum.php often. Its stricter and well moderated. MashaAllah.

Hope you are doing ok bro. Remember me in your Duas.

[center]Allah ta’aala says: What landed you in As-Saqar (Hell)?
They said: We were Not of those who made Salaah
(almusalleen)
[Al-Qur’an 76:42-43][/center]

muhsin:
Salam, azharuddin and all, I'm proud of you, brothers and sisters. May Allah reward you for the good job, amin. How's fasting? Thanks

Fasting is going ok Alhamdulillah. Remember me in your Duas bro. Especially since tonight is 27th night(laylatul Qadr). InshaAllah will make Dua for everyone in Nairaland.

Also we should not forget to make dua for our brothers and sisters in Somalia, Palestine, Libya, Syria etc, who are going through starvation and oppression.

‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd [رضي الله تعالى عنه]:

“Speech by itself is worthless, unless it is followed by action.
Speech and action by themselves are[b] worthless[/b], unless they have the right intention.
And speech, action, and the right intention are worthless [/b]unless they agree with the [b]Sunnah.”

Prophet Muhammad (saw) is free from sins. He did istighfar(repentance) so as to set example to the Muslims, so that we can learn how to do istighfar.

,

“All humans are dead [/b]except those who have [b]knowledge;
and all those who have knowledge [/b]are [b]asleep, except those who do good deeds;
and those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere;
and those who are sincere [/b]are always in [b]a state of worry.”

-Imam Shafi'i (rahimullah)

[size=14pt]Dua for Memory and Study:[/size]


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Yūsuf Ibn Asbāt said:

“I heard Sufyān ath-Thawrī saying:
“Three qualities [/b]are from [b]patience:
Not to speak [/b]about your[b] misfortune
or your[b] pain[/b], and
not to praise oneself.”

["al-Hilyah al-Awliyah", 6/389].

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
"Whoever has the following[b] four (characteristics)[/b] will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up.

1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays.

2. [/b]Whenever he speaks, he tells a [b]lie.

3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous.

4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner."

[Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 33]

Assalaamu alaikum everyone,

I won't be able to make it, I am from India

But please remember me in your Duas. Dua made during breaking the fast is readily answered.