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Hadith describing the process of birth and the destiny of the person
Narrated by 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle, the truthful and truly-inspired, said, "Each one of you
collected in the womb of his mother for forty days, and then turns into
a clot for an equal period (of forty days) and turns into a piece of
flesh for a similar period (of forty days) and then Allah sends an angel
and orders him to write four things, i.e., his provision, his age, and
whether he will be of the wretched or the blessed (in the Hereafter).
Then the soul is breathed into him. And by Allah, a person among you (or
a man) may do deeds of the people of the Fire till there is only a cubit
or an arm-breadth distance between him and the Fire, but then that
writing (which Allah has ordered the angel to write) precedes, and he
does the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it; and a man may
do the deeds of the people of Paradise till there is only a cubit or two
between him and Paradise, and then that writing precedes and he does
the deeds of the people of the Fire and enters it." (Bukhari, Volume 8,
Book 77, Number 593)
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Narrated by Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "Allah puts an angel in charge of the uterus and the
angel says, 'O Lord, (it is) semen! O Lord, (it is now ) a clot! O Lord, (it
is now) a piece of flesh.' And then, if Allah wishes to complete its
creation, the angel asks, 'O Lord, (will it be) a male or a female? A
wretched (an evil doer) or a blessed (doer of good)? How much will his
provisions be? What will his age be?' So all that is written while the
creature is still in the mother's womb." (Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 77,
Number 594)
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Narrated by Imran bin Husain:
A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Can the people of Paradise be known
(differentiated) from the people of the Fire; The Prophet replied,
"Yes." The man said, "Why do people (try to) do (good) deeds?" The
Prophet said, "Everyone will do the deeds for which he has been created
to do or he will do those deeds which will be made easy for him to
do." (i.e. everybody will find easy to do such deeds as will lead him to his
destined place for which he has been created). (Bukhari, Volume 8, Book
77, Number 595)

Hadith on what to do after having a bad dream
Narrated by Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said, "A good dream that comes true is from Allah, and a
bad dream is from Satan, so if anyone of you sees a bad dream, he
should seek refuge with Allah from Satan and should spit on the left,
for the bad dream will not harm him." (Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 87,
Number 115)
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Narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "If anyone of you sees a dream that he likes, then it
is from Allah, and he should thank Allah for it and narrate it to others;
but if he sees something else, i.e., a dream that he dislikes, then it is
from Satan, and he should seek refuge with Allah from its evil, and he
should not mention it to anybody, for it will not harm him." (Bukhari,
Volume 9, Book 87, Number 114)
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Narrated by Abu Qatada:
The Prophet said, "A good dream is from Allah, and a bad dream is from
Satan. So whoever has seen (in a dream) something he dislike, then he
should spit without saliva, thrice on his left and seek refuge with Allah
from Satan, for it will not harm him, and Satan cannot appear in my
shape." (Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 87, Nu

Hadith about the poeple with double reward
Narrated by Abu Burda's father:
Allah's Apostle said "Three persons will have a double reward:
1. A Person from the people of the scriptures who believed in his prophet
(Jesus or Moses) and then believed in the Prophet Muhammad (i .e. has
embraced Islam).
2. A slave who discharges his duties to Allah and his master.
3. A master of a woman-slave who teaches her good manners and
educates her in the best possible way (the religion) and manumits her
and then marries her."
(Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 3, Number 97)

Asalaam alaikum waramotulahi wabarakatuh, I will be posting different hadith on varying topics from both Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, I pray Allah increase our Iman and understanding.

Hadith on the signs of the last day
Narrated by Anas:
Allah's Apostle said, "From among the portents of the Hour are (the
following):
1. Religious knowledge will be taken away (by the death of Religious
learned men).
2. (Religious) ignorance will prevail.
3. Drinking of Alcoholic drinks (will be very common).
4. There will be prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse.
(Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 3, Number 80)
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Narrated by Anas:
I will narrate to you a Hadith and none other than I will tell you about
after it. I heard Allah's Apostle saying: From among the portents of the
Hour are (the following):
1. Religious knowledge will decrease (by the death of religious learned
men).
2. Religious ignorance will prevail.
3. There will be prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse.
4. Women will increase in number and men will decrease in number so
much so that fifty women will be looked after by one man.
(Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 3, Number 81
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Narrated by Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "(Religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the
death of religious scholars) ignorance (in religion) and afflictions will
appear; and Harj will increase." It was asked, "What is Harj, O Allah's
Apostle?" He replied by beckoning with his hand indicating
"killing." (Fateh-al-Bari Page 192, Vol. 1)
(Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 3, Number 85: )

After Ishmael's mother had died, Abraham came after Ishmael's
marriage in order to see his family that he had left before, but he did
not find Ishmael there. When he asked Ishmael's wife about him, she
replied, 'He has gone in search of our livelihood.' Then he asked her
about their way of living and their condition, and she replied, 'We are
living in misery; we are living in hardship and destitution,' complaining
to him. He said, 'When your husband returns, convey my salutation to
him and tell him to change the threshold of the gate (of his house).'
When Ishmael came, he seemed to have felt something unusual, so he
asked his wife, 'Has anyone visited you?' She replied, 'Yes, an old man
of so-and-so description came and asked me about you and I informed
him, and he asked about our state of living, and I told him that we were
living in a hardship and poverty.' On that Ishmael said, 'Did he advise
you anything?' She replied, 'Yes, he told me to convey his salutation to
you and to tell you to change the threshold of your gate.' Ishmael said,
'It was my father, and he has ordered me to divorce you. Go back to
your family.' So, Ishmael divorced her and married another woman from
amongst them (i.e. Jurhum).

Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah
wished and called on them again but did not find Ishmael. So he came to
Ishmael's wife and asked her about Ishmael. She said, 'He has gone in
search of our livelihood.' Abraham asked her, 'How are you getting on?'
asking her about their sustenance and living. She replied, 'We are
prosperous and well-off (i.e. we have everything in abundance).' Then
she thanked Allah' Abraham said, 'What kind of food do you eat?' She
said. 'Meat.' He said, 'What do you drink?' She said, 'Water." He said,
"O Allah! Bless their meat and water." The Prophet added, "At that
time they did not have grain, and if they had grain, he would have also
invoked Allah to bless it." The Prophet added, "If somebody has only
these two things as his sustenance, his health and disposition will be
badly affected, unless he lives in Mecca." The Prophet added," Then
Abraham said Ishmael's wife, "When your husband comes, give my
regards to him and tell him that he should keep firm the threshold of
his gate.' When Ishmael came back, he asked his wife, 'Did anyone call
on you?' She replied, 'Yes, a good-looking old man came to me,' so she
praised him and added. 'He asked about you, and I informed him, and he
asked about our livelihood and I told him that we were in a good
condition.' Ishmael asked her, 'Did he give you any piece of advice?' She
said, 'Yes, he told me to give his regards to you and ordered that you
should keep firm the threshold of your gate.' On that Ishmael said, 'It
was my father, and you are the threshold (of the gate). He has ordered
me to keep you with me.'

Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah
wished, and called on them afterwards. He saw Ishmael under a tree
near Zamzam, sharpening his arrows. When he saw Abraham, he rose up
to welcome him (and they greeted each other as a father does with his
son or a son does with his father). Abraham said, 'O Ishmael! Allah has
given me an order.' Ishmael said, 'Do what your Lord has ordered you to
do.' Abraham asked, 'Will you help me?' Ishmael said, 'I will help you.'
Abraham said, Allah has ordered me to build a house here,' pointing to a
hillock higher than the land surrounding it." The Prophet added, "Then
they raised the foundations of the House (i.e. the Ka'ba). Ishmael
brought the stones and Abraham was building, and when the walls
became high, Ishmael brought this stone and put it for Abraham who
stood over it and carried on building, while Ishmael was handing him the
stones, and both of them were saying, 'O our Lord! Accept (this service)
from us, Verily, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.' The Prophet
added, "Then both of them went on building and going round the Ka'ba
saying: O our Lord ! Accept (this service) from us, Verily, You are the
All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." (2.127)
(Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 583) Then she thanked Allah

The Prophet said, "This is the source of the tradition of the walking of
people between them (i.e. Safa and Marwa). When she reached the
Marwa (for the last time) she heard a voice and she asked herself to be
quiet and listened attentively. She heard the voice again and said, 'O,
(whoever you may be)! You have made me hear your voice; have you got
something to help me?" And behold! She saw an angel at the place of
Zam-zam, digging the earth with his heel (or his wing), till water flowed
from that place. She started to make something like a basin around it,
using her hand in this way, and started filling her water-skin with
water with her hands, and the water was flowing out after she had
scooped some of it."

The Prophet added, "May Allah bestow Mercy on Ishmael's mother! Had
she let the Zam-zam (flow without trying to control it) (or had she not
scooped from that water) (to fill her water-skin), Zam-zam would have
been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth." The Prophet
further added, "Then she drank (water) and suckled her child. The
angel said to her, 'Don't be afraid of being neglected, for this is the
House of Allah which will be built by this boy and his father, and Allah
never neglects His people.' The House (i.e. Kaba) at that time was on a
high place resembling a hillock, and when torrents came, they flowed to
its right and left. She lived in that way till some people from the tribe
of Jurhum or a family from Jurhum passed by her and her child, as they
(i.e. the Jurhum people) were coming through the way of Kada'. They
landed in the lower part of Mecca where they saw a bird that had the
habit of flying around water and not leaving it. They said, 'This bird
must be flying around water, though we know that there is no water in
this valley.'

They sent one or two messengers who discovered the source
of water, and returned to inform them of the water. So, they all came
(towards the water)." The Prophet added, "Ishmael's mother was sitting
near the water. They asked her, 'Do you allow us to stay with you?" She
replied, 'Yes, but you will have no right to possess the water.' They
agreed to that." The Prophet further said, "Ishmael's mother was
pleased with the whole situation as she used to love to enjoy the
company of the people. So, they settled there, and later on they sent
for their families who came and settled with them so that some families
became permanent residents there. The child (i.e. Ishmael) grew up and
learnt Arabic from them and (his virtues) caused them to love and
admire him as he grew up, and when he reached the age of puberty they
made him marry a woman from amongst them.

To be continued

The Hadith has been broken down for easy digest.
Narrated by Ibn Abbas:
The first lady to use a girdle was the mother of Ishmael. She used a
girdle so that she might hide her tracks from Sarah. Abraham brought
her and her son Ishmael while she was suckling him, to a place near the
Ka'ba under a tree on the spot of Zam-zam, at the highest place in the
mosque. During those days there was nobody in Mecca, nor was there
any water So he made them sit over there and placed near them a
leather bag containing some dates, and a small water-skin containing
some water, and set out homeward. Ishmael's mother followed him
saying, "O Abraham! Where are you going, leaving us in this valley where
there is no person whose company we may enjoy, nor is there anything
(to enjoy)?" She repeated that to him many times, but he did not look
back at her Then she asked him, "Has Allah ordered you to do so?" He
said, "Yes." She said, "Then He will not neglect us," and returned while
Abraham proceeded onwards, and on reaching the Thaniya where they
could not see him, he faced the Ka'ba, and raising both hands, invoked
Allah saying the following prayers:
'O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring dwell in a valley without
cultivation, by Your Sacred House (Kaba at Mecca) in order, O our Lord,
that they may offer prayer perfectly. So fill some hearts among men
with love towards them, and (O Allah) provide them with fruits, so that
they may give thanks.' (14.37) Ishmael's mother went on suckling
Ishmael and drinking from the water (she had).
When the water in the water-skin had all been used up, she became
thirsty and her child also became thirsty. She started looking at him
(i.e. Ishmael) tossing in agony; She left him, for she could not endure
looking at him, and found that the mountain of Safa was the nearest
mountain to her on that land. She stood on it and started looking at the
valley keenly so that she might see somebody, but she could not see
anybody. Then she descended from Safa and when she reached the
valley, she tucked up her robe and ran in the valley like a person in
distress and trouble, till she crossed the valley and reached the Marwa
mountain where she stood and started looking, expecting to see
somebody, but she could not see anybody. She repeated that (running
between Safa and Marwa) seven times."

To be continued

Narrated by Ibn Abbas:
The first lady to use a girdle was the mother of Ishmael. She used a
girdle so that she might hide her tracks from Sarah. Abraham brought
her and her son Ishmael while she was suckling him, to a place near the
Ka'ba under a tree on the spot of Zam-zam, at the highest place in the
mosque. During those days there was nobody in Mecca, nor was there
any water So he made them sit over there and placed near them a
leather bag containing some dates, and a small water-skin containing
some water, and set out homeward. Ishmael's mother followed him
saying, "O Abraham! Where are you going, leaving us in this valley where
there is no person whose company we may enjoy, nor is there anything
(to enjoy)?" She repeated that to him many times, but he did not look
back at her Then she asked him, "Has Allah ordered you to do so?" He
said, "Yes." She said, "Then He will not neglect us," and returned while
Abraham proceeded onwards, and on reaching the Thaniya where they
could not see him, he faced the Ka'ba, and raising both hands, invoked
Allah saying the following prayers:
'O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring dwell in a valley without
cultivation, by Your Sacred House (Kaba at Mecca) in order, O our Lord,
that they may offer prayer perfectly. So fill some hearts among men
with love towards them, and (O Allah) provide them with fruits, so that
they may give thanks.' (14.37) Ishmael's mother went on suckling
Ishmael and drinking from the water (she had).
When the water in the water-skin had all been used up, she became
thirsty and her child also became thirsty. She started looking at him
(i.e. Ishmael) tossing in agony; She left him, for she could not endure
looking at him, and found that the mountain of Safa was the nearest
mountain to her on that land. She stood on it and started looking at the
valley keenly so that she might see somebody, but she could not see
anybody. Then she descended from Safa and when she reached the
valley, she tucked up her robe and ran in the valley like a person in
distress and trouble, till she crossed the valley and reached the Marwa
mountain where she stood and started looking, expecting to see
somebody, but she could not see anybody. She repeated that (running
between Safa and Marwa) seven times."
The Prophet said, "This is the source of the tradition of the walking of
people between them (i.e. Safa and Marwa). When she reached the
Marwa (for the last time) she heard a voice and she asked herself to be
quiet and listened attentively. She heard the voice again and said, 'O,
(whoever you may be)! You have made me hear your voice; have you got
something to help me?" And behold! She saw an angel at the place of
Zam-zam, digging the earth with his heel (or his wing), till water flowed
from that place. She started to make something like a basin around it,
using her hand in this way, and started filling her water-skin with
water with her hands, and the water was flowing out after she had
scooped some of it."
The Prophet added, "May Allah bestow Mercy on Ishmael's mother! Had
she let the Zam-zam (flow without trying to control it) (or had she not
scooped from that water) (to fill her water-skin), Zam-zam would have
been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth." The Prophet
further added, "Then she drank (water) and suckled her child. The
angel said to her, 'Don't be afraid of being neglected, for this is the
House of Allah which will be built by this boy and his father, and Allah
never neglects His people.' The House (i.e. Kaba) at that time was on a
high place resembling a hillock, and when torrents came, they flowed to
its right and left. She lived in that way till some people from the tribe
of Jurhum or a family from Jurhum passed by her and her child, as they
(i.e. the Jurhum people) were coming through the way of Kada'. They
landed in the lower part of Mecca where they saw a bird that had the
habit of flying around water and not leaving it. They said, 'This bird
must be flying around water, though we know that there is no water in
this valley.' They sent one or two messengers who discovered the source
of water, and returned to inform them of the water. So, they all came
(towards the water)." The Prophet added, "Ishmael's mother was sitting
near the water. They asked her, 'Do you allow us to stay with you?" She
replied, 'Yes, but you will have no right to possess the water.' They
agreed to that." The Prophet further said, "Ishmael's mother was
pleased with the whole situation as she used to love to enjoy the
company of the people. So, they settled there, and later on they sent
for their families who came and settled with them so that some families
became permanent residents there. The child (i.e. Ishmael) grew up and
learnt Arabic from them and (his virtues) caused them to love and
admire him as he grew up, and when he reached the age of puberty they
made him marry a woman from amongst them.
After Ishmael's mother had died, Abraham came after Ishmael's
marriage in order to see his family that he had left before, but he did
not find Ishmael there. When he asked Ishmael's wife about him, she
replied, 'He has gone in search of our livelihood.' Then he asked her
about their way of living and their condition, and she replied, 'We are
living in misery; we are living in hardship and destitution,' complaining
to him. He said, 'When your husband returns, convey my salutation to
him and tell him to change the threshold of the gate (of his house).'
When Ishmael came, he seemed to have felt something unusual, so he
asked his wife, 'Has anyone visited you?' She replied, 'Yes, an old man
of so-and-so description came and asked me about you and I informed
him, and he asked about our state of living, and I told him that we were
living in a hardship and poverty.' On that Ishmael said, 'Did he advise
you anything?' She replied, 'Yes, he told me to convey his salutation to
you and to tell you to change the threshold of your gate.' Ishmael said,
'It was my father, and he has ordered me to divorce you. Go back to
your family.' So, Ishmael divorced her and married another woman from
amongst them (i.e. Jurhum).
Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah
wished and called on them again but did not find Ishmael. So he came to
Ishmael's wife and asked her about Ishmael. She said, 'He has gone in
search of our livelihood.' Abraham asked her, 'How are you getting on?'
asking her about their sustenance and living. She replied, 'We are
prosperous and well-off (i.e. we have everything in abundance).' Then
she thanked Allah' Abraham said, 'What kind of food do you eat?' She
said. 'Meat.' He said, 'What do you drink?' She said, 'Water." He said,
"O Allah! Bless their meat and water." The Prophet added, "At that
time they did not have grain, and if they had grain, he would have also
invoked Allah to bless it." The Prophet added, "If somebody has only
these two things as his sustenance, his health and disposition will be
badly affected, unless he lives in Mecca." The Prophet added," Then
Abraham said Ishmael's wife, "When your husband comes, give my
regards to him and tell him that he should keep firm the threshold of
his gate.' When Ishmael came back, he asked his wife, 'Did anyone call
on you?' She replied, 'Yes, a good-looking old man came to me,' so she
praised him and added. 'He asked about you, and I informed him, and he
asked about our livelihood and I told him that we were in a good
condition.' Ishmael asked her, 'Did he give you any piece of advice?' She
said, 'Yes, he told me to give his regards to you and ordered that you
should keep firm the threshold of your gate.' On that Ishmael said, 'It
was my father, and you are the threshold (of the gate). He has ordered
me to keep you with me.'
Then Abraham stayed away from them for a period as long as Allah
wished, and called on them afterwards. He saw Ishmael under a tree
near Zamzam, sharpening his arrows. When he saw Abraham, he rose up
to welcome him (and they greeted each other as a father does with his
son or a son does with his father). Abraham said, 'O Ishmael! Allah has
given me an order.' Ishmael said, 'Do what your Lord has ordered you to
do.' Abraham asked, 'Will you help me?' Ishmael said, 'I will help you.'
Abraham said, Allah has ordered me to build a house here,' pointing to a
hillock higher than the land surrounding it." The Prophet added, "Then
they raised the foundations of the House (i.e. the Ka'ba). Ishmael
brought the stones and Abraham was building, and when the walls
became high, Ishmael brought this stone and put it for Abraham who
stood over it and carried on building, while Ishmael was handing him the
stones, and both of them were saying, 'O our Lord! Accept (this service)
from us, Verily, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.' The Prophet
added, "Then both of them went on building and going round the Ka'ba
saying: O our Lord ! Accept (this service) from us, Verily, You are the
All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." (2.127)
(Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 583)

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Facts about the Glorious Qu'ran
1) What is the meaning of the word "Qur'an" ?
A) That which is Read.
2) Where was the Qur'an revealed first ?
A) In the cave of Hira (Makkah)
3) On which night was the Qur'an first revealed ?
A) Lailatul-Qadr (Night of the Power)
4) Who revealed the Qur'an?
A) Allah revealed the Qur'an
5) Through whom was the Qur'an revealed?
A) Through Angel Jibraeel (Alaihis-Salaam)
6) To whom was the Qur'an revealed?
A) To the last Prophet, Muhammed (Sallahu Alaihi Wasallam).
7) Who took the responsibility of keeping the Qur'an safe?
A) Allah himself.
What are the conditions for holding or touching the Qur'an?
A) One has to be clean and to be with wudhu (ablution).
9) Which is the book which is read most?
A) The Qur'an.
10) What is the topic of the Qur'an?
A) Man.
11) What are the other names of the Qur'an according to the
Qur'an itself?
A) A l-Furqaan, Al-Kitaab, Al-Zikr, Al-Noor, Al-Huda.
12) How many Makki Surahs (chapters) are there in the
Qur'an?
A) 86
13) How many Madani Surahs (chapters) are there in the
Qur'an?
A) 28
14) How many Manzils (stages) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 7
15) How many Paara or Juz (parts) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 30
16) How many Surahs (chapters) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 114
17) How many Rukoo (paragraphs) are there in the Qur'an?
A) 540
19) How many times is the word 'Allah' repeated in the
Qur'an?
A) 2698
20) How many different types of Aayaath (verses) are there in
the Qur'an?
A) 10
21) Who is the first 'Haafiz' of the Qur'an?
A) Prophet Muhammed (Sallalahu Alaihi Wasallam)
22) At the time of the death of Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam) how many Huffaz were there?
A) 22
23) How many Aayaath (verses) on Sajda (prostation) are
there in the Qur'an?
A) 14
24) In which Paara (part) and Surah (chapter) do you find the
first verse about Sajda (prostation)?
A) 9th Paara, 7th Chapter-Surah-al-Araaf, Verse 206.
25) How many times has the Qur'an stressed about Salaat or
Namaaz (prayer)?
A) 700 times
26) How many times has the Qur'an emphasized on alms or
charity?
A) 150
27) How many times in the Qur'an, is the Prophet Muhammed
(Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam) addressed asYaa-Aiyu-Han-Nabi?
A) 11 times
28) Where in the Qur'an has Prophet Muhammed (Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallam) been named 'Ahmed'?
A) Paara 28th, Surah Saff, Ayath 6th.
29) How many times has the name of Rasool-ullah
(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
been mentioned in the Qur'an?
A) Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)-4times Ahmed
(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)-1 time.
30) Name the Prophet whose name is mentioned and
discussed most in the
Qur'an?
A) Moosa (Alahis-Salaam)
39) Which is the first and the most ancient Mosque according
to the Qur'an?
A) Kaaba
40) In Qur'an mankind is divided into two groups. Which are
those two groups?
A) Believers and disbelievers
41) Who is the man about whom, Allah has said in the Qur'an
that his body is
kept as an admonishing example for future generations to
come?
A) Fir'aun. (Pharaoh).
42) Besides the body of Pharaoh, what is that thing which is
kept as an admonishing example for future generations to
come?
A) Noah's Ark.
43) After the wreckage of Prophet Noah's Ark, which is its
place of rest mentioned in theQur'an?
A) Cave of Judi.
46) In the Qur'an there is a mention of a Prophet who has
been called by his mother's name. Who was he?
A) Jesus [Prophet Isa (Alahis salaam)] is mentioned as Ibn
Maryam.
47) Which was the agreement that was titled Fath-hum-
Mubeen' without fighting a battle?
A) Treaty of Hudaibiya
48) What are the different names used for Satan or Devil in
the Qur'an?
A) Iblees and Ash-Shaitaan.
49) Which category of creature does the Qur'an put 'Iblees'
into?
A) Jinn.
50) What were those worships and prayers that were ordered
by Allah to the community of Bani Israeel and which were
continued by the Muslim Ummah also?
A) Salaat and Zakaat. (Al Baqarah:43)

To be continued

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Wrong understandings Regarding some of the Rulings of
Wudu – Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya
By AbdurRahman.Org in Abbas Abu Yahya , Tahara
Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings
be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his
companions and all those who follow him
1 – Some people presume that it is not allowed to perform
Wudu whilst being uncovered!
The noble scholar AbdulAziz Ibn Baz said:
‘Covering ones private parts is not a condition in the
correctness of Wudu [1].’
[Fatawa Ibn Baz 10/101]

2 – Some people presume that if one precedes washing a
limb from the left hand side before one from the right hand
side then their Wudu is not correct.
Imam Nawawi said:
‘The scholars are in consensus that preceding the right over
that of the left from washing the hands and feet in Wudu is a
Sunnah , if it is opposed in washing [left before the right]
then a virtue is missed out on but the Wudu is correct.’
[Sharh Saheeh Muslim 3/160]

3 – Many people raise their finger whilst reciting the
testification of Islaam after Wudu.
‘Allaama Ibn Uthaymeen said:
‘I do not know of a foundation for this action.’
[Fatawa noor ala Darb 8/117]

4 – Some people think that if you touched some impurity
that you have to repeat your Wudu from the beginning!
‘Allaama Ibn Uthaymeen said:
‘Stepping upon impurities while it is moist does not
invalidate the Wudu, however, it is upon the person to purify
that which it is obligatory to purify; meaning you only have
to purify the place that was affected by the impurity.’
[Fatawa Ibn Uthaymeen 52/119]

6 – Many people find it difficult in themselves to wipe over
socks which have be holes in them.
‘Allaama Ibn Uthaymeen said:
‘It is permissible to wipe over socks which have holes in
them and it is permissible to wipe over thin Khuff (leather
socks), because many of the Companions were poor, and
generally the poor have Khuff which have holes in them.
[Fatawa Ibn Uthaymeen 11/116]

7 – Some people wipe over socks which have pictures on
them of those things which posses a soul.
‘Allaama Ibn Uthaymeen said:
‘It is not permissible to wipe over a sock which had a
picture of an animal on it because wiping over the Khuff is
an allowance and it is not allowed with sinning.’
[Fatawa Ibn Uthaymeen 11/116]

[1] T.N. e.g. making Wudu while having a shower.

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Praise be to Allah.
Marijuana is an intoxicating substance; it is derived from
the cannabis plant ( Cannabis indica ), which is a plant that
has an intoxicating effect. Based on that, the ruling on it is
that it is haraam (prohibited), as has previously been stated
in detail and with evidence in fatwa no. 176545
With regard to mescaline, it is a substance derived from a
type of cactus that is known in north-eastern Mexico as
peyote. It is an intoxicating compound which causes
hallucinations and colourful visions.
Psilocybin is a substance derived from some mushrooms,
such as the Mexican psilocybin mushroom. This is also an
intoxicating substance, with a stronger effect than
mescaline
With regard to what you mentioned about LSD, this is
another name for lysergic acid diethylamide. It was first
synthesized in 1938 by a Swiss pharmacist called Albert
Hofmann. It is taken in micrograms because it is one of the
strongest of all hallucinogenic drugs. This drug was banned
in 1966 and was classed as an (illegal) drug because of the
negative consequences of taking it, such as suicide and so
on.
What is mentioned in the question about these drugs having
no harmful effects is to be rejected. In fact they cause
serious harm, both psychological and physical. That is
because psilocybin, mescaline and LSD are all
hallucinogenic, intoxicating substances that have a great
impact on thinking, mood and behaviour. They lead to a lot
of illusions, mental confusion, and aural and visual
hallucinations, as well as physical lethargy, schizophrenia,
and changes in perception. The one who consumes this
substance may have fits of laughter without any reason.
The symptoms experienced by the one who consumes these
drugs may also include loss of a proper sense of time and
place, and altered perception thereof. He may imagine a
minute as lasting for a lifetime, or he may see stationary
objects as if they are coming closer to him or moving
further away from him.
This is in addition to some physical symptoms, such as
nausea, excessive burping, sweating, paleness of the face,
dilation of the pupils, rapid heartbeat, and so on.
Based on that, these substances are haraam because of
this far-reaching physical harm. The Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “There should be no
harm nor reciprocating of harm.” Narrated by Ahmad in his
Musnad (2865), Ibn Maajah (2341); classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah
If we assume, for the sake of argument, that the negative
impact on health of these drugs was not known, it would
still be sufficient – in order to disallow them – to know that
they are classed under the heading of substances that
cause intoxication or make one languid, so they are haram
for that reason. The Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Every intoxicant is
khamr and every intoxicant is haraam. Whoever drinks
khamr in this world and dies when he is addicted to it and
has not repented, will not drink it in the Hereafter.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5575) and Muslim (2003).
In fact, even if we assume that the one who consumes it
does not reach the level of becoming intoxicated, even if he
were to consume a large amount of it, at least it causes the
one who consumes it to feel lethargic or languid, and
anything that has such an effect cannot be permissible,
because of the report narrated by Umm Salamah (may Allah
be pleased with her), according to which the Messenger of
Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade
everything that intoxicates or makes one languid.
Narrated by Abu Dawood in his Sunan (3686); Ahmad in al-
Musnad (26634); al-Bayhaqi in as-Sunan al-Kubra (17399)
. Al-Haafiz al-‘Iraaqi said: Its isnaad is saheeh.
End quote from Fayd al-Qadeer (6/338)
Al-Khattaabi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: That
which makes one languid is any drink that causes
languidness and lethargy in the limbs, which is the
precursor of intoxication. It is forbidden to consume it lest
it be a means that leads to intoxication.
End quote from Ma‘aalim as-Sunan (4/267).
See also ‘Awn al-Ma‘bood and Haashiyat Ibn al-Qayyim
(10/91) for the commentary on this hadeeth.
The questioner’s view that these drugs “have some
positive outcomes” does not change the shar‘i ruling in the
slightest. Even if we were to assume that this is true,
khamr – which is the mother of all evils – also has some
benefits. Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says
(interpretation of the meaning): “They ask you (O
Muhammad) concerning alcoholic drink and gambling. Say:
‘In them is a great sin, and (some) benefits for men, but
the sin of them is greater than their benefit’” [al-Baqarah
2:219] . So Allah, may He be glorified, confirms that there
are some benefits in it, yet despite that the prohibition on it
is emphatic, because of the negative and harmful
consequences that outweigh any benefits.
Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Allah,
may He be glorified, says “ Say: ‘In them is a great sin, and
(some) benefits for men”. As for the sin, it affects religious
commitment. As for the benefits, they are worldly, because
there are some physical benefits, as it aids digestion, leads
to expulsion of waste, makes one more alert, and is very
pleasurable, as Hassaan ibn Thaabit said before he became
Muslim: “We drink it and it makes us kings and lions who
do not fear meeting the enemy.”
But these benefits cannot equal its harmful and negative
effects, because they impact both mind and religious
commitment. Hence Allah said “ but the sin of them is
greater than their benefit ”.
End quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer (1/579). See also
Tafseer al-Qurtubi (3/57)
The scholars of the Standing Committee stated that qat is
haram, even though there may be some benefits in
consuming it; that is only because its negative effects
outweigh any benefits. They said: Even if we assume that
there are some benefits in this qat, the definite harmful and
negative consequences outweigh, and are many times
greater than, any benefit there may be in it.
End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah 1 (22/162)
To sum up:
What is mentioned in the question about these substances
not being harmful is not correct; rather they are indeed
harmful, which you may find out by consulting specialists
or specialist medical websites.
Moreover, they indeed lead to negative consequences, the
most serious of which is intoxication or languidness, which
dictates that they should be prohibited.
And Allah knows best.

Maintaining Wife and Raising Children
The treatment of the wife and children is a determining
factor on the Day of Judgment that can tip the scale. Thus,
they have rights that must be properly maintained, cared for
and given priority. If the home is not providing a positive
spiritual environment for the wife and children, then this will
harm the entire family.
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar : The Prophet said,
“Everyone of you is a guardian and everyone of you is
responsible (for his wards). A ruler is a guardian and is
responsible(for his subjects); a man is a guardian of his
family and responsible (for them); a wife is a guardian of
her husband’s house and she is responsible (for it), a slave
is a guardian of his master’s property and is responsible
(for that). Beware! All of you are guardians and are
responsible (for your wards).
Abu Sa’id narrated, ‘Zainab, the wife of Ibn Mas’ud
came along and said to the Prophet “O Messenger of
Allah ! You have commanded us today to give Sadaqah
(charity ). I have some jewelry of mine and I wanted to give
it as Sadaqah, but Ibn Mas’ud claims that he and his
children are the most entitled to my Sadaqah. (deserve it
more than anyone else.)’ The Messenger of Allah said:
“Ibn Mas’ud is right. Your husband and your children are
more deserving.’’ Related by Al-Bukhari.
Removing Extravagant Indulgences of the World
Things like gold and silver utensils, and silk clothing are
indulgences which are not befitting of us to have for this
world but these things are for the hereafter. Even the wrong
type of music, television and/or video games can very much
pollute and harm the environment of a home. Wasting time,
focusing on excessive materialism and competing in worldly
matters that are prohibited takes our focus away from
competing in good deeds for the hereafter.
It was narrated that Hudhaifah said: “The Messenger of
Allah forbade drinking from vessels of gold and silver.
He said: “They are for them in this world and for you in the
Hereafter.’” – Sunan Ibn Majah
“Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.” –
(At-Takathur 102:
Clean
Cleanliness is a clear part of Islam without which our
prayers are not accepted, the punishment of the grave
becomes a serious risk and our physical and spiritual
health will be degraded.
Abu Malik at-Ash’ari reported: The Messenger of Allah
said: Cleanliness is half of faith and al-Hamdu Liliah
(Praise be to Allah) fills the scale, and Subhan Allah (Glory
be to Allah) and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fill up
what is between the heavens and the earth, and prayer is a
light, and charity is proof (of one’s faith) and endurance is a
brightness and the Holy Qur’an is a proof on your behalf or
against you. All men go out early in the morning and sell
themselves, thereby setting themselves free or destroying
themselves. – Muslim 223
Functionality Especially in Terms of Safety and Privacy
The Quran itself makes mention of the safety of a home and
thus, it is a priority especially in terms of the construction.
Privacy is also emphasized as it is a great part of the
etiquette of the home, when it comes to women and
children, and the various functions of the entryway, living
room, the kitchen, the bedroom and the bathroom. The
functionality should be maximized with safety and privacy
being the foremost guiding principles followed by utilizing
the home in a way to avoid waste.
“Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on
righteousness [with fear] from Allah and [seeking] His
approval better or one who laid the foundation of his
building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it
collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allah does
not guide the wrongdoing people.” – (At-Tawbah
9:109).
Narrated Jabir : “The Messenger of Allah
prohibited that a man sleep on a terrace without something
to obstruct him (so that he will not roll off and fall).” –
Tirmidhi
Striving for Perfection
The home is a place to be perfected so that its maintenance
can be an act of worship and more good deeds will
hopefully come from it by not being distracted or bogged
down with unimportant things. It needs to make us
productive so we can make it our basis for being firm in the
path of Allah .
Abu Sa’id (Al Khudri) reported The Prophet was
asked “Which believers are most perfect in respect of faith?
He replied “A man who strives in the path of Allah with his
life and property and a man who worships Allah in a
mountain valley where he protects the people from his
evil.””- Abu Dawud.
The Islamic home requires a moderate balance and a
spiritual feel to ward off Shaitan-the rejected, and to
promote a positive, productive, stable, spiritual, intellectual
and focused atmosphere. Modern electronic devices such as
televisions, gaming systems, computers, radios and the like
must currently be very constrained to the few good uses
when most of what can come through them would be
otherwise totally materialistic and send un-Islamic
messages. The home is not a place for laziness,
indulgence, sinning in secret, wasting time or foul acts.
The home must be a place of worship, a classroom, a place
of taking care of the necessities of life, a place of close
family relationships, a place for rest, a place for work, a
place for drawing near to Allah even when no one else
can see, a place of thinking, a place of upbringing steadfast
and upright Muslim children. The home is the place we
always return to in this world while the hereafter is the
place we will certainly return to, after our death. Thus, it is
a temporary resting place for us given as sustenance from
Allah which we should use to prepare for the final
resting place to come.
In the future, the manners and etiquette along with the
specific details of each part of the home will be analyzed as
well as some tools that would make excellent reminders
(especially for those who don’t have access to sufficient
authentic knowledge) to maximize their nearness to Allah
through dua’a and actions in accordance with the
Sunnah.
May Allah grant homes filled with blessings and mercy
to all those who seek His favor. Ameen

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We live in a world where our sphere of concern is greater
than it has ever been, encompassing the entire globe fueled
due to the advent of international news and the Internet.
Meanwhile our sphere of influence has been ever shrinking
due to the larger number of people cohabiting the world
simultaneously and a loss of sense of community in many
parts of the world with even the family unit breaking under a
variety of stresses and pressures. Yet, despite our inability
to influence the world, the state, the community or even our
families, we generally still have a living environment which
we have complete control over.
The environment we live in might be extremely polluted with
un-Islamic people, culture, norms, forbidden activities and
indulgences widespread. But the environment we spend
those hours eating, sleeping and spending our idle time is
of utmost importance simply because we do have the ability
to control it. Our homes are a critical part of our life and the
idiom “home is where the heart is” shows the great role it
plays in our life, yet, more importantly, we should be aiming
to draw near Allah . We should transform our homes so
that remembering Allah is where our heart is,
ultimately experiencing true peace and contentment.
What is an Islamic home ? Can the modern home be
Islamic? The answers to these questions must be derived
from pearls of wisdom of the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet
Muhammad . Nearly all Islamic principles apply to the
home given it is a place we spend so much of our time in;
and should be our place of safety, security, grounding,
peace of mind and recovery.
Attending to Neighborly Needs
Neighbors not only deserve kindness but they have many
rights to it. One should bear in mind remembering their
neighbors when considering their home. A successful and
positive community comes about when neighbors attend to
each others rights which could ultimately change the
environment of the whole area. There are many rights
afforded to neighbors which make Islamic building codes,
and etiquette to neighbors when cooking or after having
purchased fruit.
Narrated Samurah : The Messenger of Allah said:
“The neighbor of a home has more right to the home.” –
Tirmidhi.
The rights are actually so great that they are stressed in the
Sunnah.
Mujahid narrated: “Abdullah bin Amr had a sheep
slaughtered for his family, so when he came he said: ‘Have
you given some to our neighbor, the Jew? Have you given
some to our neighbor, the Jew? I heard the Messenger of
Allah saying: ‘Jibril continued to advise me about
(treating) the neighbors so (kindly and politely), that I
thought he would order me (from Allah) to make them
heirs.” -Tirmidhi.
The book Leadership Lessons from the Life of Rasoolullah:
Proven Techniques of How to Succeed in Today’s World by
Shaykh Mirza Yawar Baig goes on to list these rights in
detail which the Messenger of Allah narrated to the
Sahaba, which we should bear in mind to maintain such
honorable and noble tradition even as hard as it can be, in
our modern style communities:
1. Assist him when he asks for assistance.
2. Give him a loan if he needs it.
3. Help him if he is needy.
4. Visit him when he is ill.
5. Accompany his funeral when he dies.
6. Congratulate him on happy occasions.
7. Console him in adversity.
8. Do not build your house higher than his without his
permission lest his ventilation is obstructed.
9. If you buy fruits, send some for him as a present. If you
cannot do so, take the fruit into your house concealed so
that he cannot see it. Don’t allow your children to take it
out and eat openly in case his children see it and become
grieved.
10. Don’t let the smoke from your house get into his house
causing him annoyance.
Acts of Worship
The home should be a spiritual abode. Prayers ,
supplications, ghusl and wudu, acquiring Islamic
knowledge, reciting the Quran are just some of the spiritual
activities that should be undertaken on a routine basis. Not
doing so will turn the home into a negative atmosphere. If
you are returning home after praying in the mosque, then it
is recommended to save the optional prayers for the home
to bring light, blessings and angels into it.
Zaid bin Thabit narrated that: The Prophet said:
“The most virtuous prayer of yours is in your homes, except
for the obligatory.” – Tirmidhi.
Avoiding Idolatry, Dogs, Etc.
Portraits, statues and the like should not be displayed
whether it be paintings, sculptures, photographs or
whatever the material form. Dogs are also not allowed in an
Islamic home with the exception of a guard dog when
security is an issue. Some people can make these types of
mistakes unknowingly out of ignorance, especially in
cultures where it is common place. Cleaning the home from
these types of things will bring immediate spiritual benefit.
Narrated Abu Talha : The Prophet said, “Angels do
not enter a house that has either a dog or a picture in it.” –
Al-Bukhari.
Simplicity
A very important aspect of the home is to practice
simplicity. The Prophet would not enter a home which
was excessive in the adornments and embellishments of
this world. Wealth should be spent where it’s needed; not in
a manner where you want a beautiful home that is
spiritually empty and shallow in all other ways.
Abu Umamah bin Tha’labah reported: The Companions
of Messenger of Allah mentioned the life of the world
before him. He said, “Do you not hear? Do you not
hear? Simplicity (in life) is part of Faith, simplicity is part of
Faith.” – Abu Dawud.
The furniture and food also need not be extravagantly
elegant or excessive. The principle applies to the home and
all that is inside the home.
Remembering Allah and the Hereafter
The ultimate aim of this life is to worship and please Allah
maintaining the hereafter as the goal and not any
small benefits of the worldly life. The Quran is very firm on
this and thus our home should reflect it given the amount of
time spent in it. We need reminders so that we do not forget
Allah and what He has blessed us with and the
home is an essential place for them. Specific strategies
from keeping the Quran near at hand or prayer clothing
nearby or a siwak (tooth stick) next to the place one does
wudu, are of the many examples that will be looked at in
detail later in this series.
“…the men who remember Allah often and the women
who do so – for them Allah has prepared forgiveness
and a great reward.” – (Al- ‘Ahzab 33:41)
To be continued…

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Distress, anxiety, joys, fear, worries and happiness :
different facets that make up this mesmerizing sojourn
called “life ”. It might fascinate you with its unknown twists
and turns. There are moments where you relish the joys and
happiness with every breath you take. And then, there are
moments when the human soul, weak in its creation but as
mighty as it thinks of itself, tries to shred realities and
instead, buries itself into worldly deceptions.
With the pressures of dunya that strangle us both physically
and emotionally, our minds tend to lose focus and our
hearts cringe with disappointments and pain. Beyond all of
this, our souls end up forgetting their very purpose of
existence: To worship our Creator .
In this article, let us undertake a journey that would help us
free our hearts from worries, let us perform tiny little acts of
acts that could weigh heavy on our scale of good deeds,
helping us have an eeman high, in sha Allah.
Cleanse Your Heart
The sins we commit, no matter how big or small they might
seem, darken our hearts gradually, making it rotten on the
inside. In order to place ourselves completely under Allah
servitude and refresh our eeman, we need to cleanse
our hearts, making it pure from the stenches of sins that
have been committed. Here are small little steps , which you
could implement to commence the process of cleansing, in
sha Allah:
1. Begin with Repentance
A heartfelt, sincere repentance begging for forgiveness and
mercy never goes unnoticed. Allah is the most Merciful
of all, therefore, acknowledge the fact that you have
committed sins and ask Him to bless you with His mercy
and forgiveness. Do it now!
A heartfelt, sincere repentance begging for forgiveness and
mercy never goes unnoticed.
2. Salah : The Elixir of Life
Nothing in life can be achieved without having a one-on-
one conversation with our Lord. You might want to get rid
of worldly pressures; maybe you want a righteous spouse;
perhaps you want to be blessed with a child or acquire the
dream job; or your mind just yearns for contentment and
peace. Allah is the Maker, the Sustainer, the One who
loves to Forgive and the One who loves to provide for His
slaves. All you have to do ask Him ! Whatever be your
demand, focus whilst praying, focus when you make dua
instead of putting your dua list on auto pilot mode; talk to
Him when you’re given five official chances to do so
everyday. What better time than salah!
3. Build a Relationship with the Quran
While repentance purifies your heart, reading the glorious
Quran strengthens your soul, filling it with an eeman high.
Make a little more effort when you recite the glorious book.
Push yourself to understand the tafseer or the Arabic
language in order to grasp the eloquence, beauty and
miracle of the Quran. It’s Allah ‘s way of talking to
you. Open it everyday to listen to what He has to say!
While repentance purifies your heart, reading the glorious
Quran strengthens your soul, filling it with an eeman high.
Perform Deeds that Pull you to Jannah
The acts you perform with intentions to seek your Lord’s
pleasure can add a lot of weight to your scale of good deeds
on the Day of Judgment, giving you a mighty ticket to enter
the eternal paradise, with your Lord’s permission and
mercy.
So why not start with charity . In a well known hadeeth, we
learn that charity extinguishes sins like water extinguishes
fire .[1] You don’t have to be a millionaire to do something
massive. The next time you go to the masjid, remember to
donate an unknown amount of money for charitable causes
that would help your local masjid function better.
Help the needy with whatever means possible.
Buy a single meal for them every week;
Donate your clothes to an orphanage;
Donate some money to a nearby school;
Give money to build a well
There are umpteen types of small investments that provide
exponential benefits on the Day of Judgement.
So get into the “art of giving” now! Perhaps, these tiny acts
of yours could give you a ticket to paradise or save you
from the ferociousness of Hellfire.
Let Go of Your Past
Often times, we drown in foams of disasters by making the
wrong decisions or speaking the wrong kind of words. One
of the most important ways to move forward and renew our
eeman is to let go of our past . It’s done and over with.
Learn from your mistakes and move on. You benefit nothing
by brooding over it. If Umar were to brood over his
past, he would have never become one of the outstanding
caliphs that he went on to become.
If you are still breathing, Allah has given you another
chance to prove your worth, so let go of your past, your sins
and mistakes, no matter how disastrous they may seem. Sit
down, repent now, cry in sujood, raise your hands up to the
heavens and beg for forgiveness, then move on.
With every breath you take, you are one step closer to
meeting your Lord. Make sure it is filled with meaningful,
productive, humble acts rather than grieving over what
“could have been” or what “should have been”.
The Blessed Tahajjud
Wake up for ten minutes everyday when everyone else is
asleep to offer the blessed tahajjud prayer, the sweetness
and beauty of which can only be experienced, not
explained. It is a de-stressor, a magical eraser that would
remove traces of worries, guilt, fear and anxiety from your
mind; and instead, perfume your existence with hope and
peace. Pull the blanket off at the last third of the night and
have a blessed conversation with your Lord when half of the
world sleeps and the other half is busy indulging itself in
worldly affairs. It just needs a little extra effort, helping your
ordinary day become extraordinary !
Be a Leader
After you’ve fixed yourself up with these little acts that will
help boost your emaan bi’ithnillah, try to please your Lord
by stepping up the initiative and helping His creation. Do
not be pleased with being ordinary. Go out of your way and
do the extraordinary. Rise up because you have been
blessed with the gift called “Islam”. Carry forward the
beautiful legacy, so people belonging to other religions can
look up to Islam.
Next time you are in gathering or meeting, initiate a
genuine smile that would become hallmarks of a happy
and content Muslim/Muslimah.
Take the initiative. Volunteer for useful organizations and
put your skills into use in whichever field you excel at. It
could be something creative like painting and writing or
something technical like graphic or website designing.
Maybe you have excellent oratory skills. Your talent is a
gift from Allah . Don’t waste it by not using it.
Take a pen and paper to list down three (or more) things
you are really good at. Once you’ve narrowed in on these,
start nurturing your talents and put them into use to
benefit the Ummah and invest in your akhira.
Maintain the Euphoria
Remember, emaan increases and decreases according to
situations life throws at us because our hearts and souls
are fragile. Always have a bunch of eeman buddies who
would help you in times of need. You don’t have to battle in
the dungeons of dunya all alone. Your friends have a direct
impact on the type of person you are, so choose your
surroundings wisely. Race forward to do good deeds.
You don’t have to battle in the dungeons of dunya all alone.
A hundred years from now, it won’t matter whether you
wore an expensive dress or if you bought the latest gadget/
car/mobile phone. What WILL matter is the number of good
deeds you managed to pack into your luggage for your final
and eternal abode in the Hereafter. Wake up from your deep
slumber and spend your time wisely!
With each moment of life flying away, you are in a trance. A
magic wand will not clear up the emotional and physical
debris of disasters and disappointments that have piled up
in your life. However, eeman boosters that would remind
you of your purpose in life, will!
Repent, rise up and initiate changes in your life to please
your Lord. Be the Ummah that can bring about changes in
the society rather than being an Ummah that constantly
whines about every tiny problem. Push yourself a little
more than what you normally do, to become a little more
special than what you already are. Do not be another of
speck of sand on planet earth. Instead, be a star that winks
from the sky!

Posted By Fareed Ahmad on Dec 24, 2014

With the beautiful golden Christmas baubles and the oh-so-
cute snowy Christmas trees, it is absolutely understandable
to be attracted to all the glitz and shine of Christmas (and
as a side note, it does make it worse not to be tempted and
dragged into the excitement with all those gorgeous sale
deals), but is it okay for Muslims to be a part of the
festivities or is it a matter of religious do’s and don’t’s?
You decide – here’s a quick flashback:
Many people today, even Catholics, do not know that the
Holy Roman Catholic Church was already in business
several hundred years before Jesus was even born. It
was a pagan church established by the Roman government
in an effort to control the subjects of Rome by having all of
them participate along with other Roman citizens in some
kind of common worship practices and beliefs. The year
was 325 A.D. according to the Roman calendar. A council
was convened by order of Constantine, the Roman emperor.
He had been a leader in the cult known as Sol Invictus
(Invincible Sun) and now, wanted to unite the Christian
sects in the Empire under his existing church: the Universal
Church of Rome. Many changes to the religion of
Christianity was about to take place at that council,
including:
1. Formulation for wording concerning the Trinity based on
Anthanias.
2. Changing Verses of Bible.
3. Declaring Arian’s “unitarian” (belief in the Unity of God)
as heresy.
4. Changing the date of Jesus’ birthday to December 25th.
The Roman Catholic Church took on a new face.
The Europeans call the festival of the birth of Jesus
Christmas, and it is on December 25 for the majority of
Christians. The festival is influenced by pagan rituals, when
the Romans used to celebrate the god of light and the god of
harvest. When Christianity became the official religion of the
Romans, Christmas became the most important festival in
Europe. It’s a fake date! It’s not real even according to the
Christian history. And here we are, wishing them Merry
Christmas at the cost of our faith! Now what about Muslims
celebrating something that even the Christians should not
be doing in the first place?!
The Islamic ruling and the reason behind this :
As Muslims, we have to be kind to non-Muslims but we
don’t have to start celebrating their festivals which have
polytheistic origins. Honestly, bearing witness to la ilaha
ilaaAllah is a serious matter! So, we can’t throw around
justifications like “We have to be kind to non-Muslims” or
“We should welcome all the celebrations, what’s the
harm…”
Because, wishing Merry Christmas is akin to saying, “Happy
celebrating the birth of God’s son and yes, I believe in la
ilaha illaAllah (there is none worthy of worship but Allah)
and that He has no son, but I still want to congratulate you
for believing otherwise…”
Remember, being kind to someone is alright but adopting
their beliefs is not okay. A major and essential part of our
religion is to maintain our distinct identity when it comes to
beliefs and to disassociate ourselves from every act of
disbelief and kufr.
Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: As for
the Muslim selling things that they use for their festivals,
such as food, clothing, herbs and the like, or giving those
things to them, that is a kind of helping them to celebrate
their haraam festival. Iqtida’ al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem, p.
229
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him)
said: Similarly, it is forbidden for the Muslims to imitate the
kuffaar by holding parties on these occasions, or
exchanging gifts, or distributing sweets or other foods, or
taking time off work and so on, because the Prophet
said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” Narrated
by Abu Dawood, 3512; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 2691.
The Santa Story
Moreover, when you pick up and look at the whole Santa
concept, you find way too many problems with it. Apart
from having idol and pagan origins, parents all across the
globe lie to their children about Santa! Because, in reality,
no Santa comes to distribute presents!
The date is fake and the concepts conveyed to our little
ones are fake. It is basically a day of universal lying, whose
facts are hidden by glittery decorations, but sadly, majority
of mankind is lost in its glamor.
“Beautified for people is the love of that which they
desire – of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold
and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled
land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah
has with Him the best return.” [Aal Imran 3:14]
Bottom line:
“And who is better in speech than he who [says: “My
Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness),” and then
stands firm (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to
Allah’s (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous
deeds, and says: “I am one of the Muslims.” [Fussilat
41:33]
Be proud of your religion! The Non-Muslims do not
celebrate your Eid, why should you celebrate theirs?! Belief
in Surah Ikhlaas and celebrating Christmas can’t reside in
one heart.
It looks really dumb when you want to pose next to a
Christmas Tree in some mall for a selfie to look “cool”,
because, in reality, you cancel out all coolness because you
are ignoring the fact that by celebrating Christmas (“birth of
God’s son”) and wishing others a Merry Christmas, you are
bearing witness to shirk! Don’t celebrate what Allah
hates. It’s that simple.
Merry Christmas? I don’t think so!
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“Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by
the remembrance of Allah . Unquestionably, by the
remembrance of Allah hearts are assured.”
(Ar-Ra’d, 13:28)
With the never-ending distractions of this life and the
infinite tasks filling our plates, we tend to forget the main
purpose of our existence which is to worship Allah Allah
Subhanahu-wa-Taala .
Unfortunately, we make this life *t he* priority rather than
spending our precious time earning Allah’s mercy and
forgiveness.
The mercy of Allah is superior to anything known to the
limited human mind.
He has blessed us with innumerable opportunities to erase
our sins in less than sixty seconds, yet we make use of
such invaluable golden opportunities very rarely. Bountiful
rewards await us but we have to take the first step of
remembering Allah Allah
Subhanahu-wa-Taala at all times. Here are some daily
actions that barely take up our time but grant us
magnificent rewards. I will split them into two categories:
one which concerns supplications , and the other consisting
of voluntary acts.
Supplications:
1. Narrated Abu Huraira
radi-allahu-anhu : Allah’s Messenger SAW said,
“Whoever says, ‘Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi,’ one hundred
times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as
much as the foam of the sea.” 1
2. Narrated Abu Huraira
radi-allahu-anhu : The Prophet SAW said,
“There are two expressions which are very easy for the
tongue to say, but they are very heavy in the balance and
are very dear to The Beneficent (Allah), and they are,
‘Subhan Allah Al- `Azim and ‘Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi.'”
2
3. Abu Musa
radi-allahu-anhu reported: The Messenger of Allah SAW
said to me, “Shall I not guide you to a treasure from the
treasures of Jannah?” I said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah!”
Thereupon, he SAW said, “(Recite) ‘La hawla wa la quwwata
illa billah’ (There is no change of a condition nor power
except by Allah).” 3
4. Abu Huraira
radi-allahu-anhu reported: The Messenger of Allah SAW
said: “He who blesses me once, Allah would bless him ten
times.” 4
5. Abu Hurairah
radi-allahu-anhu reported: I heard Messenger of Allah
SAW saying: “By Allah, I seek Allah’s forgiveness and repent
to Him more than seventy times a day.” 5
If Allah’s messenger SAW sought forgiveness from Allah Allah
Subhanahu-wa-Taala , knowing that he is guaranteed paradise, how could
we be so negligent?
Voluntary acts and Nawafil (Supererogatory prayers):
1. Narrated Umm Habibah
Radi : The Prophet SAW said: “If
anyone prays in a day and a night twelve rak’ahs
voluntarily (supererogatory prayer), a house will be built for
him in Paradise on account of these (rak’ahs).” 6
2. ‘Aishah
Radi reported: The Prophet SAW said, “The two
Rak’ah before the dawn (Fajr) prayer are better than this
world and all it contains.” 7
3. Narrated Abu Huraira
radi-allahu-anhu : Allah’s Messenger SAW said,
“Allah has ninety-nine names, i.e. one-hundred minus one,
and whoever knows them will go to Paradise.” 8
4. Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib
radi-allahu-anhu : The Prophet SAW said:
“Allah is single (witr) and loves what is single, so observe
the witr, you who follow the Qur’an.” 9
5. Ibn Mas’ud
radi-allahu-anhu reported: The Messenger of Allah SAW
said, “Whoever recites a letter from the Book of Allah, he
will be credited with a good deed, and a good deed gets a
ten-fold reward. I do not say that Alif-Lam-Mim is one
letter, but Alif is a letter, Lam is a letter and Mim is a letter.”
10
6. Abu Sa’id Al-Khudr (radi-allahu-anhu reported: The Messenger of
Allah SAW said, “Every slave of Allah who observes Saum
(fasting) for a day in the Cause of Allah, Allah will keep his
face from Hell-fire at a distance of seventy years.” 11
The main purpose of this article is to highlight quick and
simple actions which enable us to undo the wrong we have
committed. We should memorize these supplications as
well as their rewards. Strive to recite them throughout the
day so that angels can record our remembering of Allah Allah
Subhanahu-wa-Taala in an attempt to soften our hearts, rather than
recording us wasting our precious time on scrolling through
our smart phones.
Beware! Let us not lose interest after a while or treat these
supplications as a repetitive act, making them lose out in
terms of sincerity and passion. Let us always be conscious
of the fact that Allah Allah
Subhanahu-wa-Taala loves passionate and heart-felt
duas (supplications) where our hearts would be speaking
and not just our tongues. Always remember: It is when we
sincerely believe that Allah Allah
Subhanahu-wa-Taala will answer our duas that
He grants us what we desire! May Allah Allah
Subhanahu-wa-Taala make us of
those whose duas are always answered and of those whom
He Allah
Subhanahu-wa-Taala is pleased with. Ameen.

Praise be to Allah.
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
explained the seven sins that doom a person to Hell in a
saheeh hadeeth that was narrated by the two Shaykhs, al-
Bukhaari and Muslim, in as-Saheehayn , in which it was
narrated that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) said: “Avoid the seven sins that doom a person
to Hell.” We said: What are they, O Messenger of Allah? He
said: “Associating others with Allah (shirk); witchcraft;
killing a soul whom Allah has forbidden us to kill, except in
cases dictated by Islamic law; consuming orphans’ wealth;
consuming riba; fleeing from the battlefield; and slandering
chaste, innocent women.”
1.
The greatest of these sins is shirk (associating others with
Allah), which leads to doom with no hope of redemption,
and if a person dies in this state he will abide in Hell for all
eternity. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of
the meaning):
“Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allah,
then Allah has forbidden Paradise for him, and the Fire will
be his abode. And for the Zalimoon (polytheists and
wrongdoers) there are no helpers”
[al-Maa’idah 5:72]
“And indeed it has been revealed to you (O Muhammad
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)), as it was to
those (Allah’s Messengers) before you: "If you join others
in worship with Allah, (then) surely (all) your deeds will be
in vain, and you will certainly be among the losers”
[az-Zumar 39:65] .
“It is not for the Mushrikoon (polytheists, idolaters,
pagans, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah), to maintain
the Mosques of Allah (i.e. to pray and worship Allah
therein, to look after their cleanliness and their building,
etc.), while they witness against their ownselves of
disbelief. The works of such are in vain and in Fire shall
they abide”
[at-Tawbah 9:17] .
2.
Witchcraft involves shirk because it is worshipping the jinn
and is seeking the help of the jinn to misguide people.
The practitioner of witchcraft is the one who deals with that
which causes harm to people by means of the jinn and
worshipping them instead of Allah. Sometimes he does
things that harm them of words, deeds and blowing on
knots; sometimes he does that by causing illusions to such
an extent that a thing may be seen as something other than
what it really is, as Allah, may He be glorified, said
concerning the sorcerers of Pharaoh (interpretation of the
meaning):
“…their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to
him as though they moved fast”
[Ta-Ha 20:66]
“So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the
people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a
great magic”
[al-A‘raaf 7:116] .
Sometimes the practitioner of witchcraft does things to
harm people by means of the jinn and worshipping them
instead of Allah, by means of words, deeds and blowing on
knots, as Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of
the meaning): “And from the evil of the witches when they
blow in the knots” [al-Falaq 113:4].
And sometimes they do that by creating illusions, so that
they cause things to be seen as something other than they
really are. So a rope or a stick may be seen as a snake, or a
rock may be seen as an egg, or a person may be seen as
something other than he really is, and so on. Such a person
is one of the disbelievers and if it is proven before the
judge, it is obligatory for the ruler of the Muslims to
execute the practitioner of witchcraft.
It was proven from Ameer al-Mu’mineen ‘Umar (may Allah
be pleased with him) that he wrote to his governors in
greater Syria and elsewhere, instructing them to execute
every practitioner of witchcraft, male or female, because of
the great extent of their evil and the danger they posed.
3.
Killing a soul whom Allah has forbidden us to kill. This is a
serious crime of which Allah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense
is Hell to abide therein, and the Wrath and the Curse of
Allah are upon him, and a great punishment is prepared for
him”
[an-Nisa’ 4:93] .
Killing a soul, or murder, is one of the most serious of
crimes, but it is a major sin of a lesser degree than shirk
(associating others with Allah). It is a major sin like
fornication/adultery, theft and so on. The one who does
that is not a disbeliever unless he regards it as permissible
to do that. Hence Allah, may He be glorified, says
concerning him:
“And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense
is Hell to abide therein, and the Wrath and the Curse of
Allah are upon him, and a great punishment is prepared for
him”
[an-Nisa’ 4:93] .
He will abide in that punishment forever if he regards it as
permissible; if he does not regard it as permissible, he will
abide therein for a long time, but it will come to an end. The
stay of the sinners (among the Muslims) in Hell will be
lengthy, but it will have an end. As for the disbelievers,
their stay will have no end. The Prophet (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Avoid the seven sins
that doom a person to Hell.” We said: What are they, O
Messenger of Allah? He said: “Associating others with
Allah (shirk); witchcraft; killing a soul whom Allah has
forbidden us to kill, except in cases dictated by Islamic
law…” Cases dictated by Islamic law include execution of
the previously married adulterer, by stoning; execution of a
person who kills another, when both are of equal standing;
execution in cases where there is a legitimate reason for
executing the criminal, such as banditry, in which the
criminal tries to harm travellers by seizing their wealth on
the road, or beating them or killing them – he is to be
executed because of his great evil.
4.
Consuming riba – this refers to dealing with riba which
Allah has prohibited. Allah, may He be glorified and
exalted, says concerning it (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allah has permitted trading and forbidden Riba”
[al-Baqarah 2:275]
“O you who believe! Fear Allah and give up what remains
(due to you) from Ribaa (from now onward) if you are
(really) believers.
And if you do not do it, then take a notice of war from Allah
and His Messenger”
[al-Baqarah 2:278] .
Consuming riba is a major sin which it is essential to avoid.
Riba is of various kinds, riba nasee’ah and riba fadl:
Riba fadl is, for example, selling one dirham for two
dirhams, or one saa‘ of wheat for two saa‘s of wheat, or one
saa‘ of rice for two saa‘s of rice. This is riba fadl, which
means selling something for more of the same type or
commodity. This is not permissible.
Riba an-nasee’ah is, for example, selling a saa‘ of wheat for
two saa‘s of barley to be paid later, after one or two days,
i.e., the price is not to be taken until after the sitting in
which the deal is done. This is riba nasee’ah. It may be
selling one hundred dollars for one hundred pounds, or for
ten pounds, to be paid at another time, and it is not taken in
that sitting. This is called riba an-nasee’ah, and it is one of
the gravest of major sins.
5.
Consuming orphans’ wealth. The orphan is the one whose
father has died when he is small and has not yet reached
puberty. What is required in the case of orphans is to treat
them kindly, protect their wealth, make it grow and handle
it with proper care. The one who spoils the orphan’s wealth
and consumes it unlawfully is subject to a stern warning,
because the orphan is weak and he has transgressed
against him and consumed his wealth. This stern warning is
addressed to him, but he is not a disbeliever; rather he is a
sinner, so long as he does not regard that as permissible.
6.
Fleeing from the battlefield. When the Muslims meet the
disbelievers in battle, the one who flees and deserts his
brothers on the day of battle, when the disbelievers march
against the Muslims or the Muslims march against the
disbelievers – the one who flees and deserts his brothers is
subject to this stern warning (interpretation of the
meaning): “unless it be a stratagem of war, or to retreat to
a troop (of his own)” [al-Anfaal 8:16] that is, unless he is
recruiting to prepare himself, bring his weapon and put on
his armour in preparation for fighting, which does not do
any harm, or he is moving from one detachment to another,
or from one rank to another, or from one group to another,
as part of a plan against the enemy.
7.
Slandering chaste, innocent believing women. The one who
slanders chaste women, which means accusing them of
zina (fornication or adultery) – by saying: So and so
committed zina, or So and so called someone to commit
zina, but he is lying – this is one of the seven sins that
doom one to Hell and for which one deserves to be given
eighty lashes, as Allah, may He be exalted, says
(interpretation of the meaning): “And those who accuse
chaste women, and produce not four witnesses, flog them
with eighty stripes” [an-Noor 24:4] . Slandering chaste
women is a major sin, as is slandering chaste men, but
because such accusations are usually made against
women, the text speaks of women. Nevertheless, if
someone slanders a chaste man, and says that he
committed zina, he has to produce four witnesses or else be
given eighty lashes.
These are the seven sins that doom a person to Hell,
because they are so evil. We ask Allah to keep us safe and
sound.
End quote. Adapted from the website of Shaykh Ibn Baaz:
http://www.binbaz.org.sa/20277
And Allah knows best.

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I admit it. I procrastinated for a very long of time to write
this article and I know, a few people might just open this
page in another browser/tab and leave it for days/weeks to
read.
“Uff, there is so less time and I have so much to do, there’s
no time to read this topic. Let me keep it for later. I am not
a bad person. Let’s read it when I am in “realization”
mode”.
Why do we delay connecting with someone?
We judge the limit of delaying things by the consequences
we might end up in. On earth, life and money are the two
most important things in our lives. Spiritual procrastination
which involves loss of afterlife, involves delay in performing
our salah, giving zakah, performing hajj, reading Qur’an, or
even visiting a sick person. They don’t immediately make
you a (worldly) looser, but the benefits these deeds can
fetch you in the afterlife is tremendous.
Lack of taqwa (God consciousness or God fearing) is
probably one of the main reasons to delay our spiritual
obligations. It’s not because you have no time, its not
because you have other ‘important work” to attend to, its
fundamentally because of lack of taqwa.
Taqwa comes from knowing Allah and by continuously
being connected to Him.
Just thinking “Its a heartless world, and a heartless job, I
never knew when my worship became a ritual, the prayers
are there, but swift; the charity goes, but without love; and
seeing the Quran in the masjid everyday, I walk away. What
do I read in it? I know nothing of what I read” is of no use.
We have to realize something is missing in all these acts?
That something is “ Connection ”.
Allah has also given us the free will to strive in
establishing a connection with Him. With all our
shortcomings, let us focus on overcoming the guilt and fear
of our lives in the light of Quran and Sunnah .
Here are some practical tips to help you connect to our
Creator :
1. Confession saves from hiding out of guilt. For any
relationship to sustain, the most important thing is
transparency. Transparency with our Creator (The All
Knower) is inevitable. One way to set things right at the
earliest is to accept our bad deeds, confess our weaknesses
and utter frustration of our inabilities and ask for pardon,
help and good life.
Some verses make it easier to cross the guilt-barrier and
connect to Allah .
“But whoever repents after his wrongdoing and reforms,
indeed, Allah will turn to him in forgiveness. Indeed,
Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (al-Ma’idah,5:39)
“Have you not considered that Allah knows what is in
the heavens and what is on the earth? There is in no
private conversation three but that He is the fourth of
them, nor are there five but that He is the sixth of them
– and no less than that and no more except that He is
with them [in knowledge] wherever they are. Then He
will inform them of what they did, on the Day of
Resurrection. Indeed Allah is, of all things,
Knowing.” (Mujadilah 58:7)
How Do I Confess?
There is no better approach to confess, other than in our
salah and supplications.
i) Why salah? Because Allah says:
“And seek help through patience and prayer, and
indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive
[to Allah ]” (al-Bakharah, 2:45)
“Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing,
and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah
knows that which you do.” (al-’Ankabut, 29:45)
When Abu Bakr asked Prophet to teach him a
supplication to invoke Allah in his salah, Prophet
said:
“Say: ‘O Allah, I have wronged myself much, and none
forgives sins except You. So forgive me with
forgiveness from You, and have mercy upon me, indeed,
You are the Forgiving, the Merciful” (Saheeh Al-
Bukharee)
Brothers and sisters, prayer is one of the foundations of our
religion, and only through it, we can purify ourselves. Even
the most sinful and shameless is expected to pray. And
opening up in our dua is crucial because shaytaan wants to
keep us away from Allah . Wandering around with guilt
will not make us hide from Allah . We might not be very
open with our closest friend or sibling, but we have to be
open with Allah , the All-Hearer, because our beloved
Prophet encouraged us to depend upon Him for even
the smallest of things:
“Let one of you ask his Lord for his every need, until he
asks Him for salt, and asks Him for the strap of his
sandal when it breaks.” (Hasan, Jami` at-Tirmidhee)
ii) Supplications:
Indeed, there are many beautiful supplications to memorize
and there are times when supplications are never rejected.
Knowing them has a great advantage. Click here to learn
more.
2. Know Allah to give Him His Right. We humans tend
to make friendship for two reasons: common interests and
benefits. With Allah , it’s unique and different. Our
relation with Him is of a Master and slave; and only He can
make any of us Waliullah (Friend of Allah). Knowing Him is
our duty. It’s a part of our conscience to have the
knowledge of our Creator. This is one of the initial steps a
Muslim should take when he is curious about his purpose of
existence.
How can we know our Creator without being able to see
Him?
It is only by His word, Quran. In many verses of Quran, Allah
revealed many of His attributes, in terms of: where He
is, how He sees, how He Plans, how He creates, whom He
Loves, who He does not love, who pleases Him, who angers
Him, what He wants from us and like wise. A complete
surah (al ikhlas) is dedicated to His attributes.
One advantage of knowing the meaning of Allah’s names in
depth is to strengthen our aqeedah. The more we know
about Allah , the better we understand His Might and
Power, and easier it will be for us to submit and become a
better slave, in sha Allah. He also encourages us to do good
by giving us glimpses of paradise. This eventually creates a
balance of hope and fear which we can utilize whenever
necessary.
In fact, the realization of being disconnected from Allah
is also a blessing from Him. He puts that depressing
feeling of being disconnected in your heart, so you could get
back to Him and not go astray. We shouldn’t forget
that it is Allah who is allowing us to know Him; so we
should keep asking Allah to bless us with knowledge
of all kind and supplicate as the messenger of Allah
taught us to say:
“O Allah! Grant me benefit in what you have taught me,
and teach me useful knowledge and provide me with
knowledge that will benefit me.” (Hasan, an-Nasa’ee,
al-Hakim)
3. Realize the Good Qualities Allah has given you in
order to get closer to Him . Thank Allah for the
good in you. We might have a few good qualities which we
can never compromise upon, whether we are God conscious
or not. Few people don’t perform their five daily salah, but
will never lie; few cannot be unjust; these are nothing but
blessings from Allah . Thus, thanking Allah for the
good qualities is crucial. Attributing the goodness inside us
to Allah and using it to connect to Him is wise.
Allah commands us to acquire few good qualities in
order to be close to Him. Allah says in the Glorious
Qur’an:
“…Be just; that is nearer to righteousness…” (al-
Ma’idah, 5:
Once Allah’s Messenger said to Ashaj Abdul-Qais
: “You possess two qualities that Allah loves. These
are clemency and tolerance.” (Saheeh Muslim)
A man asked the Messenger of Allah : “What quality of
Islam is best?” He said: “To feed (the poor) and to say the
Salam to whomever one knows and whomever one does not
know.” (Saheeh, Sunan an-Nasa’ee)
To be continued…

made a search in that address and this is one of the testimony I found. my brother run for your life and don't be too desperate to get a job.

Anonymous January 17, 2014 at
2:17 AM
There are just so many of them
scammers everywhere now... I got a
message about a week ago about
how inviting me to a written/oral
interview...the name of the company
read Azenergy...I went for the
interview this last Monday out of
curiosity,I spoke to some of the
people that came for the interview if
any of them applied and they all said
no,that they just got the message
We signed it and we were told the test
would take 15 minutes and while they
mark our scripts,a staff would come
to tell us what the company does.
Before I forget, the venue was 84
pako/itire rd Morgan bus stop Mushin
Lagos (trinity house)there was no
sign post indicating there's a
company there,it was even while I
was there I heard the name is
AlphaPlus.
After the test a young lady came and
started what looked like a
motivational speech. After about
20minutes some people got offended
and asked why they were invited and
where they got their numbers
from...they left angrily;about 15 of
them.
The lady continued after ther
departure and still spent up to an
hour before a guy she referred to as
CEO Kelvin Obita enter to give his
own speech
Our scripts that we were told would
determine who would be employed
that same day never came...this guy
boasted about how in 2 years this
business has made him travel to 5
countries,how he has bought
properties all over Lagos and how he
now earns up to a million per month.
To cut the long story he asked those
who were interested to be recruited to
signify by raising hands(it was no
longer by the test we took) we that
suffered through the speech did and
he said we'd pay 10k for license that
day or 5k and we'd be opportuned to
be trained by him...I showed interest
sha and he agreed we could bring the
money on Wednesday(15th)we were
not allowed to ask questions in the
open class...the questions were to be
asked in his office after we had all
been given a form to fill...my
question was simple...what their
website is and they said 'they are still
developing'
I'm sorry I didn't write about what
they are into...I didn't get it myself
and both the office and the room we
used for test had only plastic
chairs,no single furniture not to talk
of computers or fans and I heard
they've been inviting people for test
for about a month now...Stella don't
mind my medium,please investigate.
I sincerely hope my epistle saves
someone from wasting 10k
Here's the number they
dropped...07031000145

Jazakalah khairan to the sister, would love if the sister can write something like this for the sisters too. thanks

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Sincerely brother, I have lived in Lagos all my life except when I was in school and I know how it could be for someone that has no relation or friends, its like going to the U.S without having a place to stay when you arrive there. things does not sound or look rossy the way you perceive it, except you have a relative to accommodate you and feed you while you stay there. Accommodation, feeding and transportation should be considered, and since corps members are no longer posted to private firms, and no one would employ a Corps member except you already have one worked out for you or you just want to go and enjoy your time while you serve as a ghost corper . I hope you can handle the hustling and bustling, the anguish that comes with it because believe it or not all your allowance both federal, state and ppa will only serve as pocket money to you except you are medical doctor, lawyer, nurse etc. I am a serving corps member presently in Edo state and believe me I'm enjoying my time serving in this Village, where I can save some cash for my raining day after service.