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Settling debts
https://www.nairaland.com/5500724/prayer-settling-debt

Mockery Of Islam
https://www.nairaland.com/5490773/mockery-islam-shayk-yunus-patel

Indeed, this is a good post worthy of FP. Jazakumlah khaeran Shayk

Without doubt, we all depend on one another. We all have one or two debts to service which in turns create a great grief and sadness in to the heart. Therefore, it was recommended to say the following prayer in order to settle one's debts. May Allah settle our debts and provide for our needs.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، والعَجْزِ والكَسَلِ، والبُخْلِ والجُبْنِ، وضَلْعِ الدَّيْنِ وغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

Allaahumma 'innee 'a'oothu bika minal-hammi walhazani, wal'ajzi walkasali, walbukhli waljubni, wa dhala'id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijaali.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from grief and sadness, from weakness and from laziness, from miserliness and from cowardice, from being overcome by debt and from being overpowered by men

Al-Bukhari 7/158.

Source: Doa & Zikr (Hisnul Muslim)

gravity4:
As a Christian I'm beginning to see Islam as the true Religion

Alhamdulilah. May Allah guide you and us (Ameen)

There are many people who, despite their claims to Islam, seek to find fault with or disparage its teachings or beliefs, or make a mockery of Islam.

In the early days, we use to travel to India by boat. It took us 21 days to reach Bombay. During my third year, when I was travelling back to India, I met a doctor on board the boat.

In conversation he said to me: “Shayk, you people talk about the angels; that each person has an angel on his right shoulder and on his left shoulder and these angels record the deeds of a person. If this is the situation, then our shoulders would have been so broad that we would not have found a coat to fit us!”

In turn, I questioned him: “You must have attended school?”

He replied : “Yes.”

I asked: “From class one to SS3?”

He replied : “Yes.”

I said : “You furthered your studies, doing medicine?”

Again, he said : “Yes.”

I continued: “You attended University, travelled to different countries? I am sure you remember all this?”

I said : “If I were to take you to your hometown, you will remember much. All this knowledge which you acquired during your life, through your studies and travels, where is it? It is stored in your brain. Yet, if the situation is as you say it is, your head would have been so big that you would not have found a hat to fit it.”

Alhamdulillah, Allah Ta’ala put this response in my mind, which Insha-Allah, disproved the person’s crooked mentality and thinking.

…Sarcasm or cynicism in regards to Deen is extremely dangerous. It takes one to the threshold of Kufr; sometimes even out of the fold of Islam. If a person says that he believes, it means that he hears and understands and accepts that there are many things which are beyond the human intellect. Imaan is “bil ghayb” (in the unseen).

There are many things which we do not see, but which we believe exists. The air that we breath, the different bacteria and germs in the atmosphere, which the eye does not see, but science has informed us of its existence or we see the signs of it. The signs of Allah Ta’ala are all around us; even in us.

“On the earth are signs for those of assured Faith, As also in your own selves : Will you not then see?”
[Surah Zariyat 51 : 20/21]

We may not see the angels, or the pulsiraat, or Jannah and Jahannum, but Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) was the one who saw the unseen. And our Imaan is in Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam).

Just as it is the duty of the blind person to put his hand into the hand of the one who sees – that is, if he wants direction, guidance and wants to reach his destination safely, so too, it is our duty to put our hands into the hand of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) – meaning that we hear, accept and obey.

Otherwise, criticizing and mocking any aspect of Deen is indirectly mocking or finding fault with the Creator of the Deen; with grievous consequences.

May Allah Ta’ala grant us the understanding, as well as appreciation for the beautiful and perfect Deen of Islam.

Extracted from Jamiatul ULAMA KZN

Praise be to Allaah.

It is not permissible to look at pornographic pictures that show the charms of women, either on internet web sites or in newspapers or magazines etc. That is because looking at them is a means of enjoying them and knowing the beauty of the woman in the picture.

This may also be a means that leads to something haraam, so it is also regarded as haraam, because the means come under the same rulings as the ends.

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 2424.

Many people take the matter of looking at pictures of non-mahram women lightly, on the grounds that these are just pictures and are not real. But this is a very serious matter, because it inevitably tempts a man to try to look at the woman directly. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts). That is purer for them”

[al-Noor 24:30]

Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Rasaa’il Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 1/268

You can help your friend to keep away from these things by always advising him and making him fear Allaah, and reminding him that Allaah is always watching him and that nothing is hidden from Him. And remind him of the blessings that Allaah has bestowed upon him, such as giving him eyes with which to see things that will benefit him, and He has forbidden him to use them to look at things that He has forbidden. Remind him that Allaah will question him about that, hence Allaah concludes the verse referred to above with the words (interpretation of the meaning):

“Verily, Allaah is All-Aware of what they do”

[al-Noor 24:30]

And Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Verily, the hearing, and the sight, and the heart of each of those ones will be questioned (by Allaah)”

[al-Isra’ 17:36]

If a wise man thinks about it, when he is looking at these haraam pictures, he will realize that there is nothing behind these glances but loss, pain and sorrow, because he cannot really get what he sees in these pictures.

The poet spoke the truth when he said:

“When you give free rein to your eyes, this will cause great pain to your heart.

You will see what you cannot have, and you will feel frustration because you do not have some of what you see.”

So it is clear that there is nothing to be gained from these pictures except the wrath of Allaah, and wasting time and money on things that are not pleasing to Him, and tormenting yourself.

The Muslim has to seek chastity by means of marriage, and try his best to achieve that.

He should also give up bad company who may have a bad effect on him and encourage him to go to these bad web sites.


He should also keep himself busy with things that will benefit him in both religious and worldly terms, such as memorizing the Book of Allaah, attending gatherings of dhikr, and going to useful websites that contain sound knowledge.

Source: IslamQA

https://www.google.com/amp/s/islamqa.info/amp/en/answers/42165

shogsman:
Na oversabi kill you,as a human being you ought to adapt to any situation you find yourself,your supervisor asked for money you said no because you think you’re brilliant and can earn good grades without greasing palms.now you have yourself to blame,the only solution is to go and beg that supervisor and see how it goes from there,seems your result were tampered with by someone in the department.

You are disgrace to Nigerian youth with this your comment.

laurel03:
like which road Ajimobi did that the standard not ok comparing to other road standard in Nigeria??

Visit iseyin express and lagos ibadan express road and see d road

sub-standard road

laurel03:
I stay in Ibadan and I can only defend what I see with my two korokoro eyes... And I have seen Owode road project in oyo town with my eyes also when they did first double lane in Iseyin .

laurel03:
Arrogant Ajimobi tried on road projects but I don't know why he neglected this road... make seyi makinde intervene sharply because its only media hyping this seyi too want to be using.

Mention a road he did! Well,may be in Ibadan. Also, was it not those contracts he collected 50% return?

More photos:

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Commercial drivers plying the Iseyin-Oyo road have blocked the routes. According to them, they won’t leave until the Federal Government fixes the road.

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National Insight quoted the drivers as saying that they are denied access to travel from the 10 local government areas in Okeogun part of Oyo State to Oyo by what they described as the nonchalant attitude of the government. One of the commercial drivers’ Union leaders, Mr Lukman Oba, while speaking omthe incident said if the reconstruction cannot be done immediately, palliative measure should be urgently put in place by the Federal Government.

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He said further “We are all tired. Nigeria government has totally neglected us in this part. Are we not Nigerians? Didn’t they come here during campaign? We are calling on them to have mercy on us. All our vehicles are damaged and we are recording casualties every day! We are all tired of exposing ourselves to danger on the road”.

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It would be recalled that the lawmaker representing Oyo North Senatorial district at the upper chamber of the National Assembly Senator Abdulfatai Buhari had on the 2nd of October, 2019, forwarded to the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola demanding urgent need for reconstruction of Iseyin/Oyo Road and Igbeti/Ilorin road being major roads network for people of Oyo North.

Buhari, in the letter said “The two bridges of the roads linking the entire Oke-Ogun axis broken down, thus affecting the free movement in particular and the economic activities in general.”

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“We appeal to you on these roads which house 10 local governments in my senatorial district. They are only two roads that link the entire Oke-Ogun axis of the State to the west while Igbeti /Ilorin road links the region to the north, he had said Speaking on the development, Buhari enjoined members of NURTW in Oke-Ogun and Oyo not to complicate the plights of commuters in Oyo North via their strike action but exercise patience and pray fervently for him so that very soon all his efforts on the roads shall yield the desired results.

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Source: https://oyoinsight.com/photo-commercial-drivers-block-iseyin-oyo-road/

Few years back the Imams of the Haramain used to travel in and out of the Mosque without security but due to some incidents and increased recognition due to social media the Imam is accompanied by a security escort to protect them from the crowd and incidents.

Incidents:
1- A Man attempted to approach Sheikh Ali Al Hudaify shouting while he was leading Fajr Salah in 2015.
2- A man pushed Sheikh Juhany and started to shout in the microphone in 2011 while he was leading Dhur Salah
3- A man attempted to stab Sheikh Sudais while he was seated for Taslim during Salah in Masjid Al Haram in the late 2000s

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Source: Haramain Sharifain

https://mobile.twitter.com/hsharifain/status/1186308241514532864

Sheikh Sudais is probably one of the most popular Islamic personalities of the Muslim Ummah and almost every believer recognizes and loves his beautiful voice. Sheikh Abdul Rehman Al Sudais is the Chief Imam and Khateeb of Masjid Al Haram in Makkah. He is also the President of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques (GPH), which makes him a minister.

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Sheikh Sudais was born in the year 1961 in the City of Qassim, Saudi Arabia. He got his early education in Riyadh and by the age of 12 he had memorized the whole Quran under the supervision of Sheikh Abdul Rehman Al Firyan .

Sheikh Sudais graduated from the Faculty of Sharia in the year 1982, Completed his final years of Studies from Umm Al Qura University in Makkah and earned a PHD Degree in Sharia in 1995.

He was appointed Imam of Masjid Al Haram in 1984, at a very young age of 22.

He is also one of the senior teachers in the Faculty of Sharia of Umm Al Qura University

Since then Sheikh Sudais has been leading Taraweeh every year and in 2015, he completed his 35th time of completing the Quran and reading the Khatam ul Quran Dua.

In 2012, he was appointed as the President of General Presidency for the Affairs of the Haramain in a decree ordered by the Late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia just before the Grand Expansion started in Masjid Al Haram.

Source: https://www.haramainsharifain.com

Since you do not believe, it can not work for you sir

SincereBigot:
i dont believe shit

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...and the Prophet said:

May the curse of Allah be upon the scorpion ,it doesn't leave either the praying person or otherwise, then he called for water and salt,and he rubs it [on the affected place], while reading

Qul yaa ayuhal kaafiruun,
Qul 'aundhu bi Rabbil Falaq and
Qul 'aundhu bi Rabbin Naas

N.B: In the report of 'AbduLlahi bn Mas'uud, Qul yaa ayuhal Kaafiruun was not mentioned.

As Saheehah vol.2 p.89 no.548

Translated by:Abuu Sahl Al Atharee

It was reported that one of our good brothers said:

"I was stung by a scorpion on two places. AlhamduLlaah, I did what prophet did, nothing happened to my skin, even no dime swell."

May the peace and blessings of Allaah be bestowed on our prophet.

Maa Sha Allah, what a beautiful religion!

Culled from Prophetic Medicine WhatsApp Group

healthserve:
Nigeria. A school e tending its work hours is now anti Islam agenda. Turn the nation into a mosque na

You are local and full of hatred

How much do they do the reservation for u?

dre44k:
This is what I normally do, make my reservation on Booking.com, after doing that I will add the hotel number on whatsapp then chat them up to make a reservation for me with my details on their letterhead, and forward to my mail. But remember to tell them the Embassy don’t accept third party booking...

Akorede02:
This man never stop to make Nigeria a laughing joke. Imaging a president of modern world thinking of marrying another wife and adding to the problem of the country. What is left to enjoy or admire?

This is an exhibition of pure stupidity. I think it's true that Buhari sees only cows not citizens.

Even if this true, how can you tag marriage as a joke? Indeed, you are a joke.

Asalam Alaekum WaramotuLah Wabarakatuhu.

Based on the counting of Nigeria Supreme Council of Muslims Affairs, Today is 10th of Muharram. The Al-Ayaamul-ul-Beed (White Days) for the Month of Sofar falls on Monday (14th), Tuesday(15th) and Wednesday (26th).

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It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: My close friend [the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] advised me to do three things which I will not give up until I die: fasting three days of each month, praying Duha and going to sleep after Witr.

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1124); Muslim (721).

It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to me: “It is sufficient for you to fast three days every month, because for every good deed you will have (the reward of) ten like it, so that will be like fasting for a lifetime.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1874); Muslim (1159).

It was narrated that Abu Dharr said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to me: “If you fast any part of the month, then fast the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth.”

Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (761); al-Nasaa’i (2424).

This hadeeth was classed as hasan by al-Tirmidhi, and al-Albaani agreed with him in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 947.


May Allah make it ease for you and us to observe. Kindly remind your friends too

Every mother knows that it is impermissible for a child to breastfeed after the age of two. At the same time, mothers understand that their infant children cannot progress from a purely milk-based diet to a diet of solids overnight. If this drastic, unfamiliar change is thrust upon the child in an instant, he will struggle to adapt and his digestive system will suffer.

In exactly the same way, we all know that once a child becomes baaligh (reaches the age of maturity), it is compulsory for him to perform all the five daily salaah on time. Furthermore, in the case of a male, these salaah will have to be performed in the masjid.

Just as a mother begins weaning her breastfeeding child in advance, and gradually introduces solids to him, so that when he is two years of age, he is already accustomed to solids and can easily make the transition, the parents should adopt the same approach for their children’s salaah.

The hadeeth teaches us that we should commence teaching and training our children to perform their salaah when they reach the age of seven. Thereafter, when they reach the age of ten, they should be disciplined for showing laziness in regard to salaah. (Sunan Tirmizi #407) In other words, by the time they reach the age of ten, the concern for salaah should be firmly embedded in their hearts and punctuality on salaah should be their second nature.

As parents, it is really an injustice and unkindness on our side that we fail to teach our children the importance of salaah when they are young, and thereafter, when they are teens, we suddenly expect them to have perfect punctuality on their salaah. Although they are responsible and answerable for their own actions at this time, we will undoubtedly have a share in their sin of neglecting salaah as we are partially to blame.

The effort must be made to teach the children the importance of salaah. This is easily achieved through reading the chapter ‘Virtues of Salaah’ to our children in our daily home ta’leem of Fazaail-e-Aa’maal. Mothers should make their daughters and small sons perform salaah with them so that they learn the concept of salaah and develop eagerness for it.

Once a son reaches the age of seven, his father should begin taking him to the musjid. However, before doing so, the father must ensure that his son understands the sanctity of the masjid and knows how to conduct himself correctly. Thereafter, he must monitor his son and discipline him appropriately so that his son does not disturb others and become a nuisance in the masjid. In this regard, small children that do not understand the sanctity of the masjid should not be taken to the masjid.

Training our children in this manner is not only compulsory – it is a highly-rewarding investment and one of the ultimate acts of kindness that we can show them. Every single time our child performs salaah, until the day he or she passes away, we will be rewarded, as we taught them to perform salaah.

May Allah Ta‘ala bless us all to be punctual on our salaah and train our children correctly.

Source: http://uswatulmuslimah.co.za

[quote author=Lukgaf post=83017341][/quote]Youth before old age

One of the things that most people take for granted is their youth. When people are young, they are full of energy and are capable of doing so many things for the sake of Allah Ta’ala, but often we see that this energy is wasted in one way or another.
When people lose their youth, they inevitably find it harder to do those deeds and acts of worship that they found somewhat easier to do at a younger age. With old age, people find it harder to keep fard (obligatory) fasts, they may not be able perform wudhu properly or to pray properly, and they may not have the energy to recite the Qur’an very often.

It is common to hear young people claim that they will start ‘practising’ Islam when they get older. We should always be mindful of the fact that ‘older’ may never come round for us. We have no guarantee that we will even be alive tomorrow, let alone be alive to see our pensions, or our grandchildren. And even if we are blessed with a long life, how can we be sure that we have the health – physical and mental – to practise Islam? On top of all this, we should remember that people do not just magically become ‘good’ overnight; often, we find that bad habits are hard to shift – what if we can’t get rid of our bad habits when we get old?

Health before sickness
As with our youth, we often take for granted our health. We are advised to take advantage of our good health before we are overcome with illness or disability. What we often don’t realise is that our health is a blessing from Allah Ta’ala. When we are in good health, we take it for granted and don’t always appreciate what we have. It is only when we fall ill that we realise what a great thing we had and how we let it go to waste by not doing as much ‘ibadah (worship) as we know we could – and should – have done.

Wealth before poverty
Wealth is another blessing granted to us by Allah. Wealth in this context does not necessarily mean that we have large amounts of savings, or the fact that we can afford a huge house, a top-of-the-range car and a state-of-the-art media system. The simpler things such as a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs and food in our fridges make us amongst the world’s wealthiest people – a fact that we, more often than not, seem to overlook, particularly when we see people that have a lot more worldly possessions than we do. There are millions of people in the world today that don’t even have a drop of clean water to drink, and they don’t know where their next meal will be coming from. These are the people that we need to be helping with our wealth. Even a small donation can go a long way.
We should give as much as we can in the way of Allah, and we are assured of the rewards for doing so by Allah:
‘The likeness of those who spend their money for Allah’s sake, is as the likeness of a grain (of corn), it grows seven ears, every single ear has a hundred grains, and Allah multiplies (increases the reward) for whom He wills, and Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures needs, All Knower’.
(Al-Baqarah: 261)

Free time before preoccupation
Islam always encourages us to make the most of our time, and to spend as much of it as possible in the way of Allah. We should utilise the time we have available to do as much good as we can, because before we know it, this time will have passed. As mentioned above, we should use the time we have in our youth to do as much in the way of Allah as possible, because as time passes, as well as having to contend with old age and all that entails, we will inevitably have a lot more things to worry about, like jobs, homes and families – things that most of us at this present moment aren’t necessarily worried about. If we think that finding the time to practise Islam is difficult now, what will we do when life really starts to pick up pace? There is nothing wrong with getting married and having a family, but we should appreciate the relative freedom that we have now, and spend as much of it as we can on good deeds.
The concept of time is so important in Islam that Allah swears by it in the Qur’an:
‘By Time. Verily Man is in loss, except such as have faith and do good deeds, and in the mutual teaching of truth, of patience and constancy.’
(Surah Al-‘Asr)
In line with the above aayaat (verses), we have to discipline ourselves by giving value to the importance of time. We should be prompt in doing good deeds, which will increase our faith and subsequently enable us to gain Allah’s pleasure and mercy.

Life before death
The last thing that we have been advised to take advantage of is our life before our death. Every night when we go to sleep, we enter a state where our soul leaves us. When we wake up, it is only because Allah has blessed us by returning our souls and granting us the opportunity to worship Him for at least one more day. Upon waking up in the morning, the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) used to say (and we are also encouraged to do the same):
‘Praise be to Allah who gave me life after death, and to Him is the final return.’
(Bukhari)
Often we do not fully appreciate how great a blessing it is to be given another chance. We become relaxed about death, and we don’t fully comprehend or appreciate that at some point – and only Allah Ta’ala knows when – our life will be taken away from us for good, leaving no second chance, no opportunity to make up for the wrongs we have done, and no turning back time. We must not forget what a mercy life is. We should savour every moment and use it to our best advantage. This means pleasing Allah in order to achieve our ultimate goal – Jannah.

I’ll end with a final hadith that I feel sums up the importance of all these issues:

‘A man shall be asked concerning five things on the Day of Resurrection: concerning his life, how he spent it; concerning his youth, how he grew old; concerning his wealth, how he acquired it and how he spent it; and what he did with the knowledge he had.’
(Tirmidhi)

I pray that Allah Ta’ala grant us the tawfiq to make the most of all that He has blessed us with, and that He accepts all our efforts.

Source: https://jamiat.org.za/five-before-five/

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying:

There was a dispute between Hell and Paradise and it (Hell) said: “The haughty and the proud would find abode in me”. And Paradise said: “The meek and the humble would find their abode in me.” Thereupon Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, (addressing Hell) said: “You are (the means) of My punishment by which I punish those of My servants whom I wish.” (And addressing Paradise) He said: “You are only My Mercy by means of which I shall show mercy to those whom I wish, but each one of you would be full.” (Sahih Muslim: Book 40, Number 6818)

From the above hadith, we can deduce that when a believer is humble Allah bestows his mercy upon him/her. SubhanAllah! What a beautiful guarantee! What better news can there be for a believer who is humble? Isn’t this what we desire at all times? Allah’s mercy and his blessings!

As Muslims, we believe that the right to be ‘supremely’ proud belongs to Allah alone. He is Al-Mutakkabir! Meaning, that Allah is supremely great, possessor of all rights, and the perfection of greatness. Allah is above all others, He is Mighty and Supreme.

Living examples of humility

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the finest example of humility for all of the humanity.

Narrated Abu Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he began to speak to him, and he was seized by fear (of the Prophet). Upon witnessing his demeanor the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said to him: “Take it easy and calm down, for verily I am not a king, but instead I am only the son of a woman from the Quraish who used to eat dried salted meat strips”. (Ibn Majah)

Subhanallah! Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade people from praising him too much and also from exaggerating about him. He was the humblest of all and always submissive to his Lord. Narrated Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), I heard the Prophet saying:
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“Do not exaggerate about me as the Christians have exaggerated about the son of Maryam, for I am no more than His slave, so say, (that I am merely) the slave of Allah and His messenger.” (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 654)

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would sit on the ground and eat and drink with his Companions. He would visit the sick, console and pray for them. He would accept the invitation of a slave to eat bread with him who worked for him. If anyone accompanied him on a journey, he would never let them walk on foot while he rode his mount. They would take turns. In addition to all this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was well known for his humble character amongst his family. Narrated by Al-Aswad that he asked Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), “What did the Prophet use to do in his house?” She replied, “He used to keep himself busy serving his family and when it was time for prayer he would go for it.” (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 11, Number 644)

He would joke with his friends and family, offer help to the poor and needy, play with children and lie down and sleep on sand and ground. (And we often complain about the type of mattresses we have that give us backaches. Sad indeed! )

Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) could have lived a luxurious life… living in palaces, eating tasty food, wearing expensive clothes BUT he chose the life of a slave. Mu`adh bin Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Whoever gives up wearing elegant and expensive garments out of humbleness, when he can do so, Allah will call him on the Day of Resurrection and before all the creations, He will give him the choice to wear whichever garment of Iman he would like to wear.” (At-Tirmidhi)

SubhanAllah!

The second Caliph, Umar ibn Khattab was known for his strong personality. Urwah ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) said: ‘I saw Umar carrying a large leather water canteen on his shoulder. I said to him, ‘O Amir-ul-Mu’mineen, you shouldn’t be carrying that’. Umar replied by saying, ‘A delegation came to Madinah and I saw their obedience to me, and some ‘nakwah’ (pride) entered into my heart and I wanted to destroy it’.

Allahu Akbar! Such was the humility of great people.

On the other hand, Allah has provided us with an example of the preserved body of Pharaoh who turned arrogant (he considered himself the king of the world) and rejected the signs of Allah and Prophet Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) as the prophet of Allah and even tried to kill him.

Allah says in the Qur’an:

“So this day We shall deliver your (dead) body (out from the sea) that you may be a sign to those who come after you! And verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) (Qur’an 10:92)

Pharaoh and his people had an overbearing sense of pride which caused their downfall. Allah punished them and saved Prophet Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) from such a corrupt nation.

Allah says in the Qur’an:

“And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority to Pharaoh and his establishment, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was not [at all] discerning.He will precede his people on the Day of Resurrection and lead them into the Fire; and wretched is the place to which they are led.And they were followed in this [world] with a curse and on the Day of Resurrection. And wretched is the gift which is given.” (Qur’an 11: 96-99)

Words of Advice

Various scientific studies have concluded that a sense of arrogance develops when someone suffers from inferiority.

But WHY suffer from inferiority? Why not count your blessings? One should try not to compare themselves with others. Allah has gifted all of us with something or the other and we should be thankful to Him.

Try to recognize your own faults instead of trying to find errors in others; this will help you in cultivating a sense of humility within yourself. Appreciate others and give them credit for their good deeds.

Accept your own abilities and be thankful to your Lord. Stop neglecting the truth and others by being over confident. One should try not to refuse the possibility that others can be right. It’s not necessary for you to have the final word in everything.

However, one should also bear in mind, that when trying to be humble, one should do it from the heart and not for praise. Thus, even humility should be in moderation, DO NOT become a doormat!

Allah says in the Qur’an:

“Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children – like the example of a rain whose [resulting] plant growth pleases the tillers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes [scattered] debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment and forgiveness from Allah and approval. And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion.”(Qur’an 57:20)

I sincerely pray that Allah bestows His blessings upon the entire Muslim ummah and may HE make us the most humble human beings, guide us to the straight path and make Jannat ul firdous our final abode. Ameen.

Source: https://jamiat.org.za/humility/

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There is a law for everything in Islam. I'm sure on careful search, one can even find Islamic rulings on drinking water at mealtime.

Praise be to Allaah.

Saying that you love your brothers and friends is part of the etiquette of keeping righteous company, and is a noble and good characteristic.

Telling people that you love them increases the bonds of love and strengthens the ties among Muslims.

It was narrated from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) that a man was with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when another man passed by and he said: O Messenger of Allaah, I love this man. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to him: “Have you told him?” He said: No. He said: “Tell him.” So he caught up with him and said: I love you for the sake of Allaah. He said: May the one for Whose sake you love me also love you. Narrated by Abu Dawood (no. 5125) and classed as saheeh by al-Nawawi in Riyadh al-Saaliheen (183) and classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood. In some reports of the hadeeth it says: “Tell him for it will strengthen the love between you.” Narrated by Ibn Abi’l-Dunya in al-Ikhwaan (69).

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

That is because this word will instil love in his heart, because if a person knows that you love him, he will love you, even though hearts may recognize and love one another without actually speaking, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Souls are like conscripted soldiers; those whom they recognize, they get along with, and those whom they do not recognize, they will not get along with.” But if a person says it with his tongue, this will increase the love in the heart, so you should say: “I love you for the sake of Allaah.” End quote.

Sharh Riyadh al-Saaliheen.

It was narrated that al-Miqdaam ibn Ma’di Yakrib (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If one of you loves his brother, let him tell him.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2392) and classed as hasan by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (417).

It was narrated from ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If one of you loves his brother for the sake of Allaah, let him tell him, for it does good and makes the love last.”

Shaykh al-Albaani said in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (1199):

It was narrated by Wakee’ in al-Zuhd (2/67/2) with a saheeh isnaad from ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn in a marfoo’ report.

I (al-Albaani) say: ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn is the grandson of ‘Ali ibn Abi Taalib; he is thiqah jaleel (honest and great man) one of the men of the two Shaykhs (al-Bukhaari and Muslim). So it is mursal with a saheeh isnaad.

There is corroborating evidence in the hadeeth of Mujaahid which is also mursal; this was narrated by Ibn Abi’l-Dunya in Kitaab al-Ikhwaan and in al-Fath al-Kabeer (1/67). There is another corroborating report from Yazeed ibn Na’aamah al-Dubbi, which I narrated in the other book (1726). When all the isnaads are taken into account, the hadeeth is hasan, in sha Allaah. End quote.

What is meant here is that it is mustahabb; it is not obligatory.

Al-Manaawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

“Let him tell him that he loves him for the sake of Allaah” means, it is mustahabb for him to tell him, by saying I love you for the sake of Allaah, i.e., not for any other reason such as kindness and so on, because it ensures that the bond will last longer and makes love stronger, and it increases and multiplies love, and brings people together, thus the Muslims will be united, and troubles and grudges will be dispelled. This is one of the good features of Islam. End quote.

Fayd al-Qadeer (1/319).

And Allaah knows best.

Source: IslamQA

Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam has stated: “There is nothing evil about the month of Safar.” (Bukhari)

Believing that the month of Safar is inauspicious and particularly that its first 13 days are ill-fated or that it is harmful to marry, propose or travel, etc. during these days are superstitions which are contrary to the teachings of Islam. Such superstitions have no basis in Islam and stem from the beliefs of idol-worshippers and pagans.

Stemming from the same erroneous belief system are horoscopes, astrological predictions and consulting fortune-tellers. It is likely that many of us have not realised how abhorred a practice this is in Islam, nor the extent of Rasulullah’s Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam condemnation of it.

Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam has stated: “He who consults with a fortune-teller, his Salaah will not be accepted for forty days.” (Muslim)

Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam has further stated: “He who goes to a soothsayer or a fortune-teller and believes in his predictions, has disbelieved in the revelation sent to Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam.” (Targhib)
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A true Muslim firmly believes that all conditions, whether they are adverse or favourable, come directly from Allah Ta'ala. Specific days, months or phenomena do not control our lives.

Source: https://jamiat.org.za/the-month-of-safar-2/

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