Let Your Heart be Broken

“God is with the broken-hearted. When your heart breaks, it’s a good thing – the breaking of the heart is what opens it up to the light of Allah. The dunya is designed to break your heart, to crush it.”

-Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

Rumi's Quotations

Stories from La Tahzan- Don't Be Sad

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a Loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes.

...When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot about the open medicine bottle.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its colour and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine Meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband.

When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.

The husband just said "I am with you Darling." The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behaviour.

The Child is dead. He can never be brought back to life.

There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.

No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles Begins with a single step." Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

Moral of the Story:

Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.

The story of the great Ashiq-e-Rasool

Once the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him), while speaking to
Sahaba-Ikram (companions), said: "There is a person in my Ummah
(followers) whose prayers would bring forgiveness to as many sinners as
the number of hair of the sheep in the tribes of Rabia and Mazar." The
two tribes were well known for raising sheep during the time of the Holy
Prophet. The disclosure made the Sahaba-Ikram very curious. They asked
the Holy Prophet about the name of that person and the place he lived
in. The Holy Prophet first hesitated, but on their insistence told them
the name of a person who lived in Qarn, Awais Qarni.

The Holy Prophet continued: "On the Day of Judgment, Awais would be
accompanied to paradise by 70,000 angels who'd resemble him." The reason
the Holy Prophet gave for this was: "Since Awais prayed all his life in
seclusion so as not to be noticed, Allah would also keep his purdah
(cover)."

When people asked the Holy Prophet whether Awais Qarni had even come to
see him, he said: "No, he never saw me, but he has the privilege of
seeing me through Kashf (spiritual revelation), and he has reasons for
not being able to see me. He is the only one to take care of his blind
mother."

Again Sahaba-Ikram asked if they could see him, to which the Holy
Prophet replied: "No, only Umer bin Khattab and Ali would meet him, and
his identification is - he has thick hair all over his body, and a white
patch on his left hand." He directed Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali: "When
you see him, convey to him my salaam (greetings) and ask him to pray for
my Ummah."

"And who'd be the right person to receive your Abaya (the cloak the Holy
Prophet used over his clothes) after you leave the world?" the Sahaba
asked.

"Awais Qarni," said the Holy Prophet.

When the Holy Prophet left the world and Hazrat Umer became the caliph,
he, along with Hazrat Ali, went to Qarn to look for Awais Qarni. No one
knew about him. However, the people of Qarn told them that outside the
town there lived an insane person who laughed at the crying people and
cried for those who laughed. When Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali reached
there they saw a person praying amidst the grazing sheep. When he
finished his prayers, he saw the visitors and said: "It is the first
time anyone has ever seen me praying."

"What's your name?" Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali asked. "Abdullah (the servant of Allah)."

"Tell us your real name?"

"Awais."

"Show us your hand," Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali immediately kissed the
white patch the Holy Prophet had talked about. Then they presented to
him the holy dress and asked him to pray for the Ummah as directed by
the Holy Prophet.

Hazrat Awais Qarni took the dress and stepped away to offer prayers: "O
Allah, unless you forgive the sins of the followers of the Holy Prophet I
won't wear his dress." Then they heard a voice: "I've forgiven some of
them." All of a sudden came in front of him Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali.
"Why did you come in front of me? Unless I had sought Allah's
forgiveness for the entire Ummah I would not stop my prayers." Then he
donned the Abaya of the Holy Prophet and disclosed that Allah had
forgiven the number of people equivalent to the hair of the sheep of the
Rabia and Mazar tribes.

Afterwards, Hazrat Umer asked him why he didn't receive the honour of
seeing the Holy Prophet. In response to this Hazrat Awais asked them to
tell whether the brows of the Holy Prophet were wide or dense? Both
Sahabas could not answer the question. Then he asked another question:
"Which tooth of the Prophet was martyred in the battle of Uhad? Why
didn't you break all your teeth for the love of your Prophet?" Saying
this, he showed his toothless mouth. "When I broke my first tooth I
thought it might be the other one. Then I broke the other one. Still I
was not satisfied. When I had broken all my teeth only then I received
some relief."

Seeing so much devotion to the Holy Prophet and his extraordinary
Tasawwaf, Hazrat Umer wished to give up his Khilafat and adopt the ways
of Hazrat Awais Qarni. Sensing his thought, Hazrat Awais said, "You
should have given up Khilafat for anyone else, and dedicated yourself
entirely to Allah."

Hazrat Umer asked him for some advice. "O Umer, you recognize Allah and
there is nothing better than the sense that no one recongizes you but
Allah." Then he thanked them for taking all the trouble to come and see
him. Very much impressed, Hazrat Umer and Hazrat Ali returned home
filled with great regard for Hazrat Awais Qarni.

Soon after that, the people of Qarn came to know about his spiritual
excellence and they started regarding him as a great saint of Allah.
Since he didn't like to be known as a saint, he left for Kufa where,
while fighting for Hazrat Ali in the battle of Safain, he was martyred.

Hazrat Awais Qarni always considered worldly life a temporary sojourn
and often said, "Sleep with the remembrance of death, and rise with the
thought that you will not live long." He received spiritual training
directly from the Holy Prophet.

Often the Holy Prophet said: "Awais is the best amongst Ta'beens (the successors of the companions of the Holy Prophet)."

Hadith Qudsi:on forgiveness

In a Hadith Qudsi Allah says:

"O son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and put your hope in Me, I have forgiven you for what you have done and I do not mind.

O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky and then you would seek My forgiveness, I would forgive you.

O son of Adam, if you were to come to Me with sins that are close to filling the earth and then you would meet Me without ascribing any partners with Me, I would certainly bring to you forgiveness close to filling it."

Keep on repenting

This hadith is just pure awesome,i just love it.

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5 Must-Read Life Lessons from Gandhi

5 Must-Read Life Lessons from Gandhi:


1. Be the Change


“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”


Be the example, be the leader. If you lead properly people will follow, and together you will change the world. Anyone can complain, anyone can blame, and most do, but if you desire to change, then “you” be the change.


2. Ask the Right Questions


“The power to question is the basis of all human progress.”


The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the quality of the questions that you dare to ask. Are you asking the right questions? Are you asking the right people? You can’t get answers, without questions; you can’t make progress, without an inquiring mind.


3. Always Act


“Have a bias towards action – let’s see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.”


If you’re going to be biased, be biased towards making something happen today. Tomorrow never comes, any progress to be made, must be made today. It must be made right now!

If you don’t act now, you don’t have a future, just a longer today. Gandhi said, “The future depends on what we do in the present.”

4. Forgive


“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”


It’s not “weaklings” who are quick-to-forgive; it’s those who are strongest. The ability to forgive quickly is a sign of strength. How strong are you?

If you’ve been weak in the past, you can begin today to be strong.


5. Monitor Your Beliefs

“Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny.”

In short, your beliefs will create your destiny. What do you believe? What do you believe about yourself, your future, and your potential? What you believe, you will surely become.

source:PickTheBrain @ FB

May God steal from you all that steals you away from Him.

-Rabia Al-Adawiyah

THIS IS LOVE

This is love:

to fly toward a secret sky,

to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment.

First to let go of life.

Finally, to take a step without feet.

-Rumi

Dialogue between a traveller and the prophet Muhammad [s]

A traveler once came to the Masjid to see the Prophet [PBUH]. After greeting the Prophet [PBUH] he was asked where he was from. The traveler replied that he came from very
far just to get a few questions answered. Following is the dialogue
between the traveler and the Prophet [PBUH]
Traveler: I do not want adhaab (AZAAB/GUNNAH) to be written in my account.
Prophet [PBUH] : Behave well with your parents
Traveler: I want to be known amongst people as an intelligent person.
Prophet [PBUH] : Fear Allah always
Traveler: I want to be counted amongst Allah's favorites.
Prophet [PBUH]: Recite Qur'an every morning and evening
Traveler: I want my heart to always be enlightened. (Roshan and Munawer)
Prophet [PBUH] : Never forget death
Traveler: I never want to be away from Allah's blessing.
Prophet [PBUH]: Always treat fellow creatures well
Traveler: I never want to be harmed by my enemies.
Prophet [PBUH]: Always have faith in only Allah
Traveler: I never want to be humiliated.
Prophet [PBUH] : Be careful of your actions
Traveler: I wish to live long.
Prophet [PBUH]: Always do sile rahm. (Goodness towards blood relations)
Traveler: I want my sustenance to increase.
Prophet [PBUH]: Always be in Wudhoo
Traveler: I wish to stay free of Adhaab (AZAAB-E-QABR) in the grave.
Prophet [PBUH] : Always wear pure (Paak) clothes
Traveler: I never want to burn in hell.
Prophet [PBUH]: Control your eyes and tongue
Traveler: How do I get my sins forgiven?
Prophet [PBUH]: Always ask forgiveness from Allah with a lot of humility
Traveler: I want people to respect me always.
Prophet [PBUH]: Never extend your hands of need at people
Traveler: I want to always be honored.
Prophet [PBUH]: Never humiliate or put down anyone
Traveler: I don't want to be squeezed by fishare qabr. (Squeezing in the grave)
Prophet [PBUH] : Recite Sura-e-Mulk often
Traveler: I want my wealth to increase.
Prophet [PBUH] : Recite Sura-e-Waqia every night
Traveler: I want to be safe and at peace on Day of Judgement.
Prophet [PBUH] : Do Zikr of Allah from dusk to night
Traveler: I want to be in full attention and concentration during prayers.
Prophet [PBUH] : Always do Wudhoo with concentration and attention

Break Free

Aslmskm wr wb.

There's an Islamic saying which basically goes by 'live with the remembrance of death' or 'live for the after life like you're dying and live for the world like you're living forever'

These inspiring words basically trying to encourage us to increase our 'amal for the akhirah and decrease our sins and also not to mention so that we will not get too attach to this world and it's pleasures.

But if we understand it the other way round it will goes like 'live with the remembrance that you're living'.From this you can really learn a lot from it when you reflect upon it.

I just realise that most of us are feeling stress because we are forgetting that we're living.

Eg. When we're obsessed or hoping etc. on something besides Allah,we tend to forget that we're living

like:when a person are too obsessed to buy an expensive shoe,he would try his best to save up his money and sacrifice his daily food(for a student) just to get that shoe which in reality it isn't worth much as to what he had sacrifices.(if you've seen the movie called "Confession of a Shopaholic" you get what i mean..)

And what i meant by 'we forget that we're living' is that we forget to appreciate what we already have and be thankful for it.

When one is obsessed etc. on something besides Allah, it is like he is attaching himself with a big boulder on his back which makes him harder and burdensome to walk, which is the reason why he is stress.

Sometimes he might even sacrifice his kinship with his family and friends due to his obsession.

But in Al-Quran Allah s.w.t refer us as "ummatan wasatan - ummah of the middle path" from just this two words we can understand that Allah s.w.t command us to live in the middle path,not to be too obsessed or hoping too much of something.And if only we put our hope etc. only to Allah alone,it is like we're freeing and releasing ourselves from the boulder that we're attach to.Thus it is easier for us to walk and we would feel refresh.Because when we're living in the present we will fully concentrate ourselves on what we're supposed to do and forget about the other unnecessary stuff and that will get our job done faster and easier and we wouldn't feel stress.

Eg. like sholah-prayer;sometimes during sholah we tend to think about other unnecessary stuff..like we tend to be either thinking about the past or the future etc. and sometimes our heart would not feel the ni'mah and peacefulness of the sholah and it would feel unsatisfied since we're not fully concentrating ourselves in sholah.

But if we remember to live in the present and fully concentrate ourselves on what we're doing,inshaAllah we will feel khusyu' and our hearts will feel satisfied after it.

Or like a homework/project that have been given to us by a teacher,if we're living in the present,we would finish up the task first before doing any other unnecessary things which by the time the teacher ask to hand up the task, we might be the first one to hand in smiling while maybe some of our other friends are still doing it or maybe copying a friend( like you don't know like that..).

easy to say,when we're living we will get our priorities right(fully concentrate what is most important and obligatory for us to do first than the latter) and so we would not feel that much of stress/burdensome etc.

We just need to remember that we're living (in the present) and appreciate what we already have and be thankful for it and inshaAllah we wouldn't feel stress.

Overall what i'm trying to say is that we need to appreciate everything that we still have and always be gratefull for it,inshAllah Allah will increased His blessings and ni'mah on us.When we're thankfull we will feel qana'ah.

There is a saying goes by Imam Syafi'ee:'A true king is the one who feel qana'ah with what he have and not the one who have the whole world in his hands'.

Also we should not get too obsessed or hoping on something that might take us away from forgetting what is most important for us.

If you're the person who likes to read books,i recommend you to try and read this book called 'The Present' by Spencer Johnson.

It's a great and inspiring book which you can really learn a lot from it.

wassalam.

Power and Worth of Bismillah

Syed Murtadha was a great aalim (scholar) who lived many years ago. He had many students who attended his classes.

At one of his classes he noticed that one of the students always came late. One day Syed Murtadha asked the student "Why are you always late?"

The student replied that he lived across the river and always took the first ferry across but the ferry service did not start any earlier.

Syed Murtadha wrote something on a piece of paper, folded it and gave it to the student. "Keep this with you" he said "and you will be able to walk across the river from tomorrow - but do not open the paper."

The next day the student got to the river and put his foot tentatively on the water. He could not believe that he could actually walk on the water.

For the next few days, he got to the classes on time.

One day, he could not hold back his curiosity. He looked inside the folded piece of paper. On it was written Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful).

For a moment he thought - "Is this all that helps me walk on water!" He put the paper in his pocket as usual and went to the river to go to his classes. This time he could not walk on the water and had to wait for the ferry. This meant that he was late for his class.

When the class was over, Syed Murtadha called him over and said "You looked into the paper when I had told you not to!"

With Bismillahirrahmanirrahim (In the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful) you can move mountains provided you have trust and faith in Allah.

Hope

Allah Almighty says, "Say: 'My slaves, you who have transgressed against yourselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Truly Allah forgives all wrong actions. He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful," (W39:50; H39:53) and the Almighty says, "Are any but the ungrateful repaid like this?" (34:17)

and the Almighty says, "My Mercy extends to all things." (7:156)

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah the Mighty and Exalted, says, 'Anyone who comes with a good action will have ten like it or more. If anyone comes with a wrong action, the repayment of a wrong action is a wrong action like it or I will forgive him. If anyone approaches Me by a hand-span, I come to him an arm-span. If anyone approaches Me by an arm-span, I come to him two arm spans. If anyone approaches Me walking, I come to him running. If anyone meets Me with mistakes equivalent in weight to the whole earth, having not associated anything with Me, I will meet him with the same amount of forgiveness."

Abu Ayyub Khalid ibn Zayd said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'If you had not sinned, Allah would have created other creatures who did sin and ask forgiveness so He could forgive them.'" [Muslim]

Ibn 'Umar said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'On the Day of Rising, a believer will be brought near his Lord until His mercy descends on him and He will ask him to acknowledge his sins and say, 'Do you confess to such-and-such a sin? Do you confess to such-and-such a sin?' He will say, 'Lord, I confess.' He will say, ' I veiled it for you in the world and I forgive you for it today,' and he will be given the page of his good actions."

note to self:
Even if our sins were to be as big as a mountain,we must not lose hope.For losing hope is the work of the devil.

‘We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope’
(Martin Luther King)

‘Do not despair. Be happy in yourself,and call for help from Him who will respond.
Saying, ‘You who love forgiveness, forgive us,O healer of the pain of this old gangrene’
(Rumi)

For Allah's Pleasure

During the time of Prophet Musa, there was a pious man, who used to pray day and night on the roof of his house. One day some people came and told him that there was a garden where a tree was being worshipped by a group of people. Hearing the pious man picked up an axe and went to that tree with the intention of cutting and uprooting it altogether.

Satan (the Devil) came to him in the form of an old man and asked:" What are you aiming to do? " The pious man explained what was happening and his intention to cut the tree. Satan said: “What have you to do with it? If God wished the tree to be cut, he would have sent his Prophet to do it”.

The pious man did not listen. The two went on arguing and quarrelling till they came to blows. He managed to knock the Satan down on the floor and sat on him, aiming at cutting his throat. The Satan begged him for pardon and release saying, "Let me suggest you one thing which would help you in this world as well as in the next world. I shall pay you two dinars everyday. You can pay partly to the poor and partly spend for your own self. Leave this tree uncut till God commanded whether it was right or wrong to cut it.”



The pious man was misled by the Satan. He thought the suggestion was right and returned home. On the second day, he saw two dinars under his pillow. He was delighted with the money and spent some after the poor.



But on the following day, he did not see the money again as expected,so he again took his axe and went to the tree. Again Satan came to him in the form of an old man and asked him, "What do you want to do?" He said, "I want to cut that tree." Satan told him that he had no power to do it so it was better he went back home. He did not agree and again they fought. This time the Satan succeeded in overpowering the pious man and knocked him down on the floor.

The pious man was surprised at this and asked Satan why it so happened that he could not overpower him this time. The Satan replied: "Whoever does a good deed purely for the pleasure of God, no one can face him but if he does it with an aim of worldly gain, then he loses strength and stands to fail."

Why did the pious man win on the first day and lose on the second in his fight against the Satan? Because his first intention to cut the tree, was to please God and nothing else. But the second day, his good intention had changed and it had become for the sake of money. So the God given spiritual strength which he had on the first day had then disappeared and so he lost.

Love (3)

Allah (swt) says in a Hadith Qudsi:

"I was a hidden treasure(a pure essence,absolute existence clear of all existence,image or like ness),I loved to be known, so I created the creation(when all and everyhting became a reflection of My attributes,the symbols of My Essence) so that it might Know me"

The Prophet (saw):

"Allah existed and nothing else existed with Him,and now Allah exists and nothing else exists with Him"

(Before the creation there was nothing but Him.After the creation there is nothing but Him.)

Wtihin His creation,the attributes indicating His perfection are reflected only in man.The qualities of living,knowing,hearing,seeing,will power,talking,and the dependence of all else are His gifts to humanity.But His greatest gift is love,the manifestation of His love of knowing Himself.Love is the primary sustenance for human beings.They cannot live without it,and mankind learned to love from Allah.

Love is given to man so that he may seek and find the Beloved.It is that which creates energy in the creation,an energy produced by the inclination of the Divine will to be known that is reflected upon man.The love of man for Allah and his love for his own kind and for all else that he loves is the name of this energy.All creation,all that has happened and is happening,comes about through love.

Allah created the creation so that the creation would know Him,and love is the means both of creation and of knowing Him,and to know Him is the purpose of love.Whenever love has for a goal anything other than knowing Him,the life-giving energy in it escapes,and love is lost.

-Shaikh Badruddin

The Last Sermon of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

"Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds."




This sermon was delivered on the Ninth Day of Dhul Hijjah 10 A.H. in the 'Uranah valley of Mount Arafat' (in Mecca). Each and every letters hold infinite ocean of wisdom from prophet SAW. Ya Allah...Open our heart and fill it with your attributes and wisdom, so, that we might comprehend and sense the deepest meaning and vibrations of Our Most beloved, Honored yet most humbled and Rahma of "Nothing and Everything"

After praising, and thanking God said:

"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and take these words to those who could not be present here today.




O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust.




Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds.

God has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, however, is yours to keep. You will neither inflict nor suffer any inequity. God has judged that there shall be no interest and that all the interest due to Abbas ibn 'Abd'al Muttalib (Prophet's uncle) shall henceforth be waived...




Beware of Satan, for the safety of your religion. He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.




O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your women, but they also have rights over you. Remember that you have taken them as your wives only under God's trust and with His permission. If they abide by your right then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness.




Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to be unchaste.




O People, listen to me in earnest, worship God, say your five daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadan, and give your wealth in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to.




All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superiority over white except by piety and good action.




Learn that every Muslim is a brother to every Muslim and that the Muslims constitute one brotherhood. Nothing shall be legitimate to a Muslim which belongs to a fellow Muslim unless it was given freely and willingly. Do not, therefore, do injustice to yourselves.Remember, one day you will appear before God and answer your deeds. So beware, do not stray from the path of righteousness after I am gone.




O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand words which I convey to you.




I leave behind me two things, the Quran and my example, the Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray.




All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than those who listen to me directly. Be my witness, O God, that I have conveyed your message to your people".

Fasting 1st six days of Shawal

Fasting 1st six days of Shawal - “Whoever fasts Ramadaan and follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime.” (Narrated by Muslim, Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah).



Fasting six days of Shawwaal after the obligatory fast of Ramadaan is Sunnah Mustahabbah, not waajib. It is recommended for the Muslim to fast six days of Shawwaal, and in this there is great virtue and an immense reward. Whoever fasts these six days will have recorded for him a reward as if he had fasted a whole year, as was reported in a saheeh hadeeth from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Abu Ayyoob (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“Whoever fasts Ramadaan and follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime.” (Narrated by Muslim, Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah).

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained this when he said:

“Whoever fasts for six days after (Eid) al-Fitr has completed the year: (whoever does a good deed (hasanah) will have ten hasanah like it).”

According to another report:

“Allaah has made for each hasanah ten like it, so a month is like fasting ten months, and fasting six days completes the year.” (al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah. See also Saheeh al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 1/421).

It was also narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah with the wording:

“Fasting for the month of Ramadaan brings the reward of ten like it, and fasting for six days brings the reward of two months, and that is the fasting of the whole year.”

The Hanbali and Shaafa’i fuqaha’ explained that fasting six days of Shawwaal after fasting Ramadaan makes it as if one has fasted for an entire year of obligatory fasts, because the multiplication of the reward applies even to naafil fasts, because each hasanah brings the reward of ten like it.

Another of the important benefits of fasting six days of Shawwaal is that is makes up for any shortfall in a person’s obligatory Ramadaan fasts, because no one is free of shortcomings or sins that have a negative effect on his fasting. On the Day of Resurrection, some of his naafil deeds will be taken to make up the shortcomings in his obligatory deeds, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“The first thing for which people will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be their salaah (prayer). Our Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, will say to His angels – although He knows best – ‘Look at the salaah of My slave, whether it is complete or incomplete.’ If it is perfect, it will be recorded as perfect, and if something is lacking, He will say, ‘Look and see whether My slave did any voluntary (naafil) prayers.’ If he did some voluntary prayers, [Allaah] will say, Complete the obligatory actions of My slave from his voluntary actions.’ Then all his actions will be dealt with in a similar manner.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood)

Sisters in particular should note that scholars have said that fasting six days of Shawwaal is dependent upon having completed the Ramadan fast, which is indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):

“Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted a lifetime.” Narrated by Muslim, 1164.

The conjunction thumma (then) indicates that this must be done in this order. This indicates that the fast of Ramadan must be completed first (by observing the Ramadan fast and making up any missed fasts), then after that one may fast the six days of Shawwaal, so as to attain the reward mentioned in the hadeeth.


Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked: What if a woman owes days from Ramadan – is it permissible for her to give precedence to fasting the six days of Shawwaal over making up the days she owes, or should she give priority to the days she owes over fasting the six days of Shawwaal?


He replied: If a woman still owes days from Ramadan, then she should not fast the six days of Shawwaal until after she has made up what she owes, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwaal…” Whoever still has days to make up from Ramadan has not fasted Ramadan, so she will not attain the reward of fasting the six days of Shawwaal until after she has finished making up the days she owes. If we assume that this making up missed fasts lasts throughout Shawwaal, such as if a woman was bleeding following childbirth and did not fast at all in Ramadan, then she started to make up her missed fasts in Shawaal and did not finish that until Dhu’l-Qa’dah began, then she may fast the six days, and she will have the reward of one who fasted them in Shawwaal, because she delayed it for a necessary reason, so she will have the reward.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 20/19

And Allah knows best


-by sister:mariefareeda ali

AS WE THINK SO WE BECOME

The thought manifests as the word,the word manifests as the deed.

The deed develops into habit:and habit hardened into character.

So watch the thought and its ways with care,and let it spring from love.

Born out of concern for all beings...

The shadow follows the body and never leaves it,

in the same way as we think so we become.

Ramadan Story: Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Ramadhan Eid

It was the day of celebration and a day of rejoicing. There was an air of festivity in the streets of Madina. All the people, both young and old were dressed in their best clothes, especially for this special day of Ramadhan Eid.

As it was time for early morning Ramadhan Eid prayers everyone made their way to an open piece of land on the outskirts of the city of Madina. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) arrived and led the prayers. After they had finished they all greeted each other and everyone was walking back home. The children running and playing in excitement, smiling and laughing, without a care in the world.

As Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) walked back home, he suddenly became aware of a little boy (Zuhair Bin Saghir) sitting by himself on the side of the path. The little boy was crying and looked very sad. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) bent down and patted him on the shoulders and asked 'why are you crying?' 'Please leave me alone' sobbed the little boy. The boy didn't even see who was talking to him. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ran his fingers through the boy's hair and very gently and kindly asked him again why he was crying. This time the boy said, 'My father was martyred fighting, and now my mother has married again and my stepfather does not want me to live at home any more. Today is Ramadhan Eid and everyone is happy. All the children have new clothes and nice things to eat, but I don't have any clothes except what I am wearing. I have no food and I don't even have a place to live.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said to him, 'I know how you feel, I lost both my mother and father when I was a little boy.' The boy was surprised to hear that it was an orphan who was comforting him, and when he looked up to his great surprise it was the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and he immediately jumped up to his feet out of love and respect.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said to him 'If I were to become your new father and my wife you new mother, and my daughter your new sister, would that make you feel better?' 'Oh yes, that would be the best thing in the world!' The boy started smiling. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) took him home and gave him new clothes and good food on this beautiful day of Ramadhan Eid. The boy indeed had a wonderful Ramadhan Eid that day.

Moral: We should think of others that are less fortunate than ourselves on this beautiful day of Ramadhan Eid. Not everyone has such a wonderful day. It is a day of celebration, but take a moment to stop and think of those who are less fortunate than ourselves by following the Sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

Story of the Leper, the Bald Man and the Blind Man

Allah willed to test three who were a leper, a blind man and a bald-headed man.

So, he sent them an angel who came to the leper and said, “What thing do you like most?” He replied, “Good color and good skin, for the people have a strong aversion to me.” The angel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was given a good color and beautiful skin. The angel asked him, “What kind of property do you like best?” He replied, “Camels (or cows).” (The narrator is in doubt, for either the leper or the bald-headed man demanded camels and the other demanded cows.) So he (i.e. the leper) was given a pregnant she-camel, and the angel said (to him), “May Allah bless you in it.”

The angel then went to the bald-headed man and said, “What thing do you like most?” He said, “I like good hair and wish to be cured of this disease, for the
people feel repulsion for me.” The angel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was given good hair. The angel asked (him), “What kind of property do you like best?” He replied, “Cows.” The angel gave him a pregnant cow and said, “May Allah bless you in it.”

The angel went to the blind man and asked, ‘What thing do you like best?’ He said, “(I like) that Allah may restore my eye-sight to me so that I may see the people.” The angel touched his eyes and Allah gave him back his eye-sight. The angel asked him, “What kind of property do you like best?” He replied, “Sheep.” The angel gave him a pregnant sheep.

Afterwards, all the three pregnant animals gave birth to young ones, and multiplied and brought forth so much that one of the (three) men had a herd of camels filling a valley, and one had a herd of cows filling a valley, and one had a flock of sheep filling a valley.

Then the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a leper, went to the leper and said, “I am a poor man, who has lost all means of livelihood while on a journey. So none will satisfy my need except Allah and then you. In the Name of Him Who has given you such nice color and beautiful skin, and so much property, I ask you to give me a camel so that I may reach my destination.” The man replied, “I have many obligations (so I cannot give you).” The angel said, “I think I know you; were you not a leper to whom the people had a strong aversion? Weren’t you a poor man, and then Allah gave you (all this property)?” He replied, “(This is all wrong), I got this property through inheritance from my fore-fathers.” The angel said, “If you are telling a lie, then let Allah make you as you were before.”

Then the angel, disguised in the shape and appearance of a bald man, went to the bald man and said to him the same as he told the first one, and he too
answered the same as the first one did. The angel said, “If you are telling a lie, then let Allah make you as you were before.”

The angel, disguised in the shape of a blind man, went to the blind man and said, “I am a poor man and a traveler, whose means of livelihood have been exhausted while on a journey. I have nobody to help me except Allah, and after Him, you yourself. I ask you in the Name of Him Who has given you back your eye-sight to give me a sheep, so that with its help, I may complete my journey.” The man said, “No doubt, I was blind and Allah gave me back my eye-sight; I was poor and Allah made me rich; so take anything you wish from my property. By Allah, I will not stop you for taking anything (you need) of my property which you may take for Allah’s sake.” The angel replied, “Keep your property with you. You (i.e., the three men) have been tested and Allah is pleased with you and is angry with your two companions.”

[Sahih Bukhari: Volume 4, Book 56 Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions Number 670]

The Ethiopian Slave Story

Abdullah bin Mubarak relates, “‘Once while I was in Makkah, we were struck with a severe drought. It had not rained for weeks and all the people gathered in Masjid al-Haram to pray for rain. I was also amongst them sitting next to the gate of Banu Saiba. An Ethiopian slave wearing tatty garments came and sat in front of me. I could hear him praying, “Oh Allah, bad deeds and sinning have frayed the faces and you have stopped showering us with your mercy to teach mankind a lesson. I ask you Oh Haleem, Oh Raheem, Oh One whose people know nothing except good. Send rain unto us this moment”. He prayed until the clouds appeared and it rained.

When he left I followed him to find out his whereabouts. On returning home I went to see Fudail bin Ayaz who asked me why I was depressed. I related the incident, he then insisted that I take him to this Young man. “It is late, let me find out more about him”‘ I told him.

After Fajr, I went to see the slave and found an old man sitting at his door. On seeing him he recognised me. He welcomed me and then asked about my need. “I need a black slave”, I asked. He replied, “I have many, take anyone you like”. He kept on calling the slaves one by one and I refused until he fnally called out the one I was looking for. He then refused to sell this slave on the grounds that his presence brought many blessings. When I said, “Shall I return to sufyan Ath-Thari and Fudail bin Ayaz empty handed?” He accepted and said, your coming was a big thing. Pay the price you like and take him” I purchased the slave, and headed towards Fudail’s house.

On the way he asked, “Why did you not Purchase a slave stronger than me I am weak and cannot serve you . My master showed you many that were stronger. I said, ”By Allah, I am going to serve you, buy you a house and marry You off,” He began to cry. I asked, “What makes you cry?” He said, “The only reason you are going to treat me like this is because you have seen my connection with my Lord “.

He then asked if I could wait for him as he had some Rakats left over from last night. I informed him that Fudail’s house is close from here, but he insisted, ”It is not good to delay the work of Allah”. He entered the Masjid and prayed. When he finished he asked me, ”Oh Abu Abdur Rahman, do you have a need?” I said ”Why do you ask?” He replied, ”To the Hereafter”. He then said, Life was good when the secret was between my Lord and I. Now you know and then someone else will come to know. Now I am no longer in need of this life.” He fell down and began to say ”Oh Allah take me now.” I came close to him and found him still. He had passed away

Nasihat Imam Gazali

Petikan dari Kitab Bidayatul Hidayah , Imam Ghazali Rahimahullah


Ketika berbuka puasa, hendaklah engkau berusaha supaya semua makanan yang engkau makan itu halal. Dan jangan engkau memperbanyakkan makan dengan memakan yang lebih dari kebiasaan yang engkau makan pada waktu malam. Apabila engkau menghimpunkan makanan siang kepada malam untuk engkau makan sekaligus ketika berbuka puasa maka itu hanyalah memindahkan waktu makan sahaja maka tidak ada makna puasa bagimu. Sedangkan yang dimaksudkan daripada puasa itu ialah memecahkan syahwatmu dan melemahkan kekuatannya supaya engkau dapat lebih berpeluang untuk menambah ketaqwaan tetapi apabila engkau hanya menghimpunkan makan siang kepada makan malam maka apakah maknanya puasamu?


Bahkan perutmu (di waktu malam) akan lebih berat lagi, sedangkan tidak ada sebarang bekas(tempat) yang lebih dimurkai di sisi Allah yang lebih daripada perut yang dipenuhkan dengan makanan yang halal, maka betapa pula halnya kalau perutmu itu dipenuhi dengan makanan yang haram.


Apabila engkau sudah faham makna puasa ini maka perbanyaklah olehmu daripadanya mengikut kemampuanmu kerana puasa itu adalah asas (yang memudahkan) segala ibadat yang lain dan kunci kepada segala ketaatan. Oleh kerana itu Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda:


"Allah berfirman (di dalam hadis qudsi) bahawa setiap kebaikan itu akan digandakan sepuluh kali sehingga sampai tujuh ratus kali ganda (mengikut keikhlasan dan keindahan amalan tersebut) kecuali puasa itu untukKu dan Akulah yang akan langsung membalasnya (dengan balasan sangat banyak yang tidak terbilang banyaknya)."

Story of an Idolator

Abdul Wahid b. Zaid (mercy be upon him) who belonged to a lineage of saints said, “We were once sailing in a boat. A gush of wind blew away our boat to an island where we saw a man busy adoring an idol. We asked him what he was worshipping. He pointed towards the idol. We said to him that this idol was made with his own hands. How could he worship it? The God whom we worship creates all such things Himself, and so deserves to be worshipped, alone.”

He then asked us, who do you worship? We told him, “We worship the Great God (Allah) who lives in the highest heaven. He alone controls the heavens and the earth. All other creatures whether human or animal depend on Him for their sustenance.” He further asked how we came to know about this Glorious God. We replied, “He sent His final Messenger (Peace be Upon him) to the whole of mankind to teach them about His Greatness.” He proceeded to enquire “Let me know of the place where this Prophet of God is?” We replied, “After the Prophet had completed his mission by conveying the message of God he died and returned to his Lord”.

He continued to ask, “Did this Messenger of God leave behind a thing for your guidance?” We explained, “Yes, he left behind a Book (the Qur’an), which was revealed by God. He asked to see the book. We offered him the Holy Qur’an. He told us he was unable to read and so we recited a few verses for him instead. During the course of its recital he repeatedly wept until we stopped. He finally asserted, “This can only be from Allah, the Most High”, and immediately confirmed his Faith in Allah and His Messenger.

We informed him about the duties of Islam and also explained some verses of the Holy Qur’an. After the late night prayer we went to bed and the man continued to ask questions. “Does Allah sleep at night? he wondered aloud as we lay comfortably in our beds. “Our Exalted God is Everliving and Everlasting. He does not sleep or rest!” we exclaimed. On hearing this he cried, “What disobedient slaves you are! Your Lord keeps awake, whereas you sleep!” We were dumbstruck by his remark. When we were about to return from this island, he begged us to take him with us to allow him to learn more. We agreed.

On reaching the city of ‘Aabadan, says Abdul Wahid, I said to my companions, “This man is our brother, therefore we should provide him with some livelihood”. Some dirhams were offered to him but he refused to accept them and exclaimed, “What is this?” We replied, “These are some dirhams for your expenditure.” He said, “It is enough that.you have shown me the right path. I was upon error and Allah guided me. I did not even worship him yet He neither destroyed nor killed me. I am so grateful to Him and you.

After a few days, we were told that he was about to breathe his last. We went to see him and asked him if there was any need of his to be satisfied. He said no and that he was happy with all that he had gained from Allah. Abdul Wahid said, ” I was all of asudden, overcome by sleep and hence slept there.

While sleeping, I saw a very fertile grden wherein was avery fine vault; a throne occupied by a very beautiful girl, a beauty that I had never seen before. She said to me , ‘By Allah, I returned him to His Lord quickly’, By seeing her in such a state I became very anxious. He addeded, ”When I woke up , the man had passed away. We managed to bury him immediately.”

Again at night, said Abdul Wahid; ”I witnessed the same garden, the same vault and the same girl sitting besides the man who had died. She was recitting the following Qur’anic verse, the transalation of which is ”And the Angels vist them from each door and send them their compliments, glad tiddings for peace and safety against each kind of misfortune. All this is the fruit of your contentment (and steadfastness for the religion of Islam). There is therefore a good reward for you in the Hereafter.”

This story of the idolator shows the Greatness of Allah and His Mercy towards the man who previously worshipped idols. He sent the people to the island as a means to guide the idolator and thus rewarded him a magnificent rewardin the hereafter.
”O Master of the world ! Whom Thou giveth to, nobody can withhold and whom Thou giveth not, no one can confer upon him.”

There's no escape from It

1. إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا
When the Earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion,
2. وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا
And the Earth throws up her burdens (from within),
3. وَقَالَ الْإِنْسَانُ مَا لَهَا
And man cries (distressed): `What is the matter with her?'
4. يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا
On that Day will she declare her tidings:
5. بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
For that thy Lord will have given it inspiration.
6. يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ
On that Day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown the Deeds that they (had done).
7. فَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ
Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it!
8. وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ
And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.

THE STORY OF HAZRAT LUQMAN (A.S.)

Hazrat Luqman (A.S.) used to be in the employ of a rich man. Hazrat Luqman (A.S.) hadsuch great love for Allah and contact with Him, that it created within him high moral characterand exemplary habits. This was a clear sign of his nobility and nearness to Allah. The detailsof that is described in Surah Luqman in the Quran Sharif. .The nobility of Luqman's (A.S.) character had a great effect on his master, so much sothat the master considered him as a great friend and a beloved companion. Although hewas the master, yet in fact the master became like a slave to his employee.''It is the miracle of love that the King became a slave of his beloved".It then became the practice of the master that whenever he had something special to eat,he would first feed Hazrat Luqman (A.S.) of it and after Luqman (A.S.) had filled himself,he would then eat the leftovers. Hazrat Luqman (A.S.) would consider the love of themaster and his habit so he would eat moderately and send what was left over to the master.One day, during the melon season, the master received a melon from somewhere.At that time Hazrat Luqman (A.S.) was not present. The master sent one of hisslaves to go and call him. When Hazrat Luqman (A.S.) arrived, the master cut themelon into slices and slice by slice started giving thereof to Hazrat Luqman (A.S.)to eat. As he ate the slices, the master inwardly became pleased at the effect hislove was having upon Hazrat Luqman (A.S.).Hazrat Luqman (A.S.) ate the slices of melon with great pleasure and all the timeexpressed thanks for the favour shown to him by the master. After having eatenthe slices, when just one slice remained, the master said: "Let me eat this sliceand see how sweet is this melon". Saying this, he put the slice into his mouth.Immediately such bitterness spread from: the tip of his tongue down to his throat,that-as a result of the bitterness of the melon, he fell down unconscious andremained unconscious for a whole hour.Hazrat Luqman (A.S.) replied: "Khwaja Saheb, from your hands I have receivedhundreds of gifts. The burden of thanks upon me is so great that my back hasgone crooked. Hence, I felt ashamed that the hand that had granted me so muchfavours, if one day some distastefulness or bitterness should come,how can I turn away from it? a Khwaja Saheb, the pleasure of knowing that it comesfrom your hands has changed the bitterness of the melon to sweetness"LESSON: Moulana Shah Phulpoori (R.A.) (May Allah fill his resting placewith Noor) used to relate this story with great pleasure and used to repeat the lastcouplet. While relating this story he used to advise thus:"At every given moment there are numerous bounties and favours of Allah upon men. But if ever for amoment some such incident takes place which brings with it a problem and outwardly causes somedifficulty, man loses patience and fails to be grateful. On the other hand, there are those to whomthrough the blessings and the company of the Saintly ones, Allah has granted a good understanding ofdeeni affairs, so that when sorrows and difficulties touches them, they remain happy and pleased withtheir Lord. At such times, they draw strength from their good understanding of deen and realise thatthis world is like a hospital and we are all like patients in it. There are times when the doctor gives thepatient medicine like "halwa-e-badaam" (sweet medicine) to eat and at other times feeds them" charaita"and" Ghuloo-e-neb" which are very bitter. However, in both of these there are beneficial results forthe patient. Similarly, Allah is the "AI-Hakeem", the All-Wise and at the same time is the Al-Haakim" -Ruler. He is also the "AI-Raheem", the Merciful One. Hence, whatever conditions are to befall us inaccordance with Allah's pre determination, whether it brings out comfort or discomfort, all these are forour benefit and in our interest.The Hadith teaches us that for some bondsmen, a high rank has been determined. But sometimes, thatbondsman has not acquired the good deeds to reach to such a high rank. Hence Allah causes him tobecome involved with some calamity, which if he accepts and bears patiently, he is able to reach thathigh position.Hence, a Mumin (believer) should remain pleased in times of misfortunes. In other words, there shouldbe no complaints or objections from his tongue. He should at all times seek Allah's pardon andforgiveness for sins and pray for safety from calamities:"0 Allah, we are weak and do not possess the patience to bear the difficulty of calamities.Please, in Your Infinite Mercy, change the calamity to the safety of Your pardon".

Hadith Qudsi:On sin

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), from among the things he reports from his Lord (mighty and sublime be He), is that he said:
"A servant [of Allah's] committed a sin and said: 'O Allah, forgive me my sin.' And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: 'My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them.' Then he sinned again and said: 'O Lord, forgive me my sin.' And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: 'My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them.' Then he sinned again and said: 'O Lord, forgive me my sin.' And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: 'My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins. Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you.'"
[Muslim (also by al-Bukhari).]

PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW) SAYINGS‏

Assalamualaikum wr wb,

The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him & his progeny) said:

1) Four things that make your body sick:
a) Excessive talking
b) Excessive sleeping
c) Excessive eating and
d) Excessive meeting other people

2) Four things that destroys the body:
a) Worrying
b) Sorrow (Sadness/Grief)
c) Hunger
d) Sleeping late in the night

3) Four things that dry the face & take away its happiness:
a) Lying
b) Being disrespectful / impudent (insisting on something wrong knowingly)
c) Arguing without adequate knowledge & Information.
d) Excessive immorality (doing something wrong without fear).

4) Four things that increases the wetness of face & its happiness:
a) Piety
b) Loyalty
c) Generosity (being kind)
d) To be helpful to others without he/she asking for that.

5) Four things that stop the Rizq (Sustenance):
a) Sleeping in the morning (from Fajr to sunrise)
b) Not Performing Namaz or Ir-regular in Prayers
c) Laziness / Idleness
d) Treachery / Dishonesty

6) Four things that bring / increase the Rizq:
a) Staying up in the night for prayers.
b) Excessive Repentance
c) Regular Charity
d) Zikr (Remembrance of Allah / God).

The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him & his progeny), also said to communicate to others even if you listen One Verse (Ayat) & this one verse will stand on the Day of Judgment for intercession.

The Holy Prophet (SAW) said - Stop doing everything during the Azan, even reading the Quran, the person who talks during the Azan will not be able to say the Kalima Shahada on his/her death bed.... Please pass this message to Muslims...
READ THIS DUA FOR BETTER LIFE
Allahumma- inni- ala- Zikr-ika -wa Shuk-rika wa husni-ibadatik

wassalam,

from:Ishak

'No Prayers' means 'No Air'

Don't leave your prayers

and after every prayers say "alhamduliLlahi rabbil 'alamin wa solatu wassalm 'ala sayyidana Muhammad [s] wa la-hawla wa la quwwata illa biLlah"

and for every breath say AlhamduliLlah

and try to pray any sunnah prayers with istiqomah if we can mannage

"live for akhirah like you are going to die the next second,and live for dunniya like you'll live forever"

verily,We can not live without prayer.

wa 'alaika salam wr wb.

The Bible on 'Why did God create Woman?'

Why did God create Woman from Man’s rib, when He could
have simply created her from dust, as He did Man? This
is a story that puts a beautiful touch on the
reasoning:

“When I created the heavens and the earth, I spoke
them into being. When I created man, I formed him from
the dust of the Earth and breathed life into his
nostrils. But you, woman, I fashioned after I breathed
the breath of life into man because your nostrils are
too delicate. I allowed a deep sleep to come over him
so I could patiently and perfectly fashion you. Man
was put to sleep so that he could not interfere with
the creativity. From one bone I fashioned you. I chose
the bone that protects man’s life. I chose the rib,
which protects his heart and lungs and supports him,
as you are meant to do.”

“Around this one bone I shaped you. I modeled you. I
created you perfectly and beautifully. Your
characteristics are as the rib, strong yet delicate
and fragile. You provide protection for the most
delicate organ in man, his heart. His heart is the
center of his being; his lungs hold the breath of
life. The rib cage will allow itself to be broken
before it will allow damage to the heart. Support man
as the rib cage supports the body.”

“You were not taken from his feet, to be under him,
nor were you taken from his head, to be above him. You
were taken from his side, to stand beside him and be
held close to his side. You are my perfect angel. You
are my beautiful little girl. You have grown to be a
splendid woman of excellence, and my eyes fill when I
see the virtue in your heart. Your eyes: don’t change
them. Your lips: how lovely when they part in prayer.
Your nose so perfect in form, your hands so gentle to
touch. I’ve caressed your face in your deepest sleep;
I’ve held your heart close to mine. Of all that lives
and breathes, you are the most like me.”

“Adam walked with me in the cool of the day and yet he
was lonely. He could not see me or touch me. He could
only feel me. So everything I wanted Adam to share and
experience with me, I fashioned in you: my holiness,
my strength, my purity, my love, my protection and
support. You are special because you are the extension
of me.”

“Man represents my image, woman – my emotions.
Together, you represent the totality of God. So man:
treat woman well. Love her, respect her, for she is
fragile. In hurting her, you hurt me. What you do to
her, you do to me. In crushing her, you only damage
your own heart, the heart of your Father and the heart
of her Father. Woman, support man. In humility, show
him the power of emotion I have given you. In gentle
quietness show your strength. In love, show him that
you are the rib that protects his inner self.”

source:by Nash.

Confession of God Slave: God is Peace

You can be a Muslim,a Christian or a Jew,

You can be a Buddhist,a Pagans or a Hindu.

So long that you believed that God is One,

And by knowing that it is already fine.

As long as you can find Peace in any of them,

Know that Islam is the perfect amongst them.

Every religion is Peace,

Because God is Peace.

They are searching for it,

But only Islam found it and own it.

What once came from God and now has already been change,

For mankind is fill with greed,lust,money and fame.

O God strip her naked so she can fly,

Towards the heaven and away from the sky.

Free from the body and lusts,

And finally be with the Divine at last.

A VERY Nice Lesson...!

Once a boy went to a shop with his mother.The shop keeper looked at the small cute child and showed him a bottle withsweets and said, 'Dear Child, you can take the sweets.'But the child did not take it.The shop keeper was surprised. He is such a small child and why is he nottaking the sweets from the bottle.Again he said to take the sweets...Now the mother also heard that and said, 'Take the sweets dear.'Yet he did not take..The shopkeeper seeing the child not taking the sweets, he himself took the sweetsand gave in to the child’s hand.The child was happy to get two hands full of sweets.While returning home the Mother asked the child,'Why did you not you take the sweets when the shop keeper told you to take?'Can you guess the response:-The child replies, 'Mom, my hands are very small, and if I take the sweets,I can only take few. But, now you see -when uncle gave with his big hands....how many more sweets I got??'Moral:When we take we may get little;but, when Allah - The Almighty gives,He gives us more beyond our expectations. ...more than what we can hold...!!

Junaid Baghdadi and Love for Allah

Once at the time of Hajj, there was a gathering in Mecca of some friends of Allah; the youngest among whom was Junaid Baghdadi (ra). In that gathering, there was a discussion on the subject of 'Love for Allah' and as to who is the lover of Allah. Many of them expressed their views on the subject, but Junaid (ra) kept quiet. He was pressed to say something.

With his head bowed down and tears in his eyes, he said, "The lover of Allah is he who forgets his own self, remains engaged in Allah's remembrance with due regard to all its requirements; sees Allah with the eyes of his heart, which is burnt by the heat of Allah's fear; Allah's remembrance affects him like a cup of wine, he speaks the word of Allah as if All-Mighty Allah speaks through his mouth; if he moves, he does so under the command of Allah; he gets peace of mind only through the obedience of Allah; and when such a stage is reached, his eating, drinking, sleeping, awakening and, in short, all his actions are for the pleasure of Allah; he neither pays heed to the worldly customs, nor does he attach any importance to unfriendly criticism by people."

BRR Story of love ...

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."

"Is the man of the house home?", they asked.

"No", she replied. "He's out."

"Then we cannot come in", they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.

"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!"

The woman went out and invited the men in.

"We do not go into a House together," they replied.

"Why is that?" she asked.

One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home?"

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"

His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"

Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"

"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife.

"Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman went out and asked the three old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two old men also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"

The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!"

Love (2)

aslmkm wr wb.

BislmiLlahir Rahmaanir Rahiim



Let's talk about love,most of you guys might have fallen in love before,right?inshaAllah.we hope that you guys have.Because love is the wonderful feeling and thing ever in this world,it what makes world goes around.



Some might have said that Love is hurtful and they wouldn't want to fall in love ever again,if you have a feeling like that,then that's not Love.It might just be an imagination of Love,or just lust.

Love is a feeling from our heart,while lust is from our nafs.Heart speaks truthfully while nafs doesn't.It's accompany from satan and always tries to blind you from the truth making you think that you know the truth,while it's a lie.



If we fall in love with a person,we wouldn't feel hurt if our beloved might have hurt us.Sometimes even if they lied or cheat us,it's hard for us to get hurt and easily forgive that person.Because love is so strong that it repels away hatred,envy,jealousy,revenge etc.So its feelings will overcome all those negative feeling.If you felt that way towards a person,then that's love!But on the other hand,if the person you think you fell in 'love' with hurt you or lied you and you get hurt and follow your own negative feelings of hatred etc.then that is not love!



Firstly this is a reminder for ourselves and hope to remind others as well.We really hate it when people said by their tongues that they love God,but when a trials come to them,they complained.

It also goes for us,we all are weak servants.But,when we want to said that;"we love you Allah"

Make sure that when a trials came to you,try not to complain but ask for His Mercy,He gave us the trials or tests so that we would be closer to Him,if we are patient that is better,Allah will raise our darajat so that we would be close to Him.



When Love came,the hatred will go away,lust will go away and every negative things will be washed away.As a muslim,all of us need to Love everyone.Even the kafiruns and not only the muslims.When we start loving Allah,everything seems possible and nothing is impossible,we will not look at the outward form of a person but in their inward form.We will look at everyone and it will be like we are looking right into the mirror.And what will you see when you look at the mirror?Of course,your own self.Will you hate yourself? Of course not.Unless it is for God sake.When a favor come to a person,we will be happy for them.When blessings or wealth or anything good come upon them,we will be a lot happy for them and would neither feel jealous,greedy(etc) or hate that person.

Abu Hurairah [ra] relates that the Prophet [saw] said,
Allah will ask on the Day of Judgment: “Where are those who loved each other for the sake of My glory? Today, on a day when there is no shade but Mine, I shall shade them with My shade.” (Muslim)

Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik [ra] who was the servant of the Messenger of Allah [saw] reported that the Prophet [s]aw said:
"None of you truly believes (in Allah and in His religion) until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself"
[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

So love is the most importing thing in our live especially the love for Allah.When you love Allah,no one and nothing can harm you except Allah's wrath Himself.

We have yet to taste Allah's true Love in our heart and we prayed that one day,Allah will shower us all in His Divine Mercy and Love.And let us taste even an atom of His Divine Love.

Ya Allah,nasaluka hubbuka wa hubbu man yuhibbuka,wa hubbu amalun yuballighuna illa hubbika Ya Arhaman Rahimiin.amiin

If there is any mistakes,please inform us due to our weakness and the rest came from Him.

until now,

wassalam wr wb.

waLlahu a'lam wa ahkam

Confession of God Slave:A reminder from the Heart

O myself

Be like pig

Even though people treated it like some **

You are more impure than them

O myself

Be like a fly

Even though people hate it

It gives Benefit for them

O myself

Be like a dog

Even if the master beat it up

It'll come back humbly with it's tail wagging

O myself

Be like donkey

Even though people make use of them

They still carry the burdens patiently

O myself

Be like the earth

Even thought people would step on it

It'll happily provide them with shade and sustenance

O myself

Be like an atom

Spinning in Divine Love

And let others think you're crazy

O my Lord

Yesterday i hurt a servant of Yours

Ashamed and embarrassed i am

But if You could meet me up with that servant of Yours

I would like to ask for that person forgiveness

And i'm hoping that You would open their hearts to forgive me

Feeling depressed for what i did

Since Your beloved would not hurt Your servants

Now i am complaining the pain in my heart towards You

And hoping for Your Mercy and Love to shower me

Even though i'm worst than a urine dog

And worst than the smell of a skunk

But still You acknowledge me

Praise be to You Alone!

An Interesting Funeral

One day all the employees of a very unusual company reached their office andall saw a big sign on the main door which said this:"Yesterday, the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away.We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym."In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a whilethey started getting curious to know who was that person who hindered the growth of theircolleagues and the company itself?The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowdwithin the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.Everyone thought - "Who is this person who was hindering my progress?"One by one the intrigued employees got closer to the coffin, and when theylooked inside it, they suddenly became speechless.They all got to stand near the coffin, and all ended up shocked and in silence,as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see themselves!There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:There is only one person who is capable of setting limits to your growth and IT IS YOU!MoralYour life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change,when your parents change, when your husband or wife changes, when your companychanges, when your location changes, when your money changes, when your status changes.No, your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs.Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses.Be a winner; build yourself and your reality. It's the way you face life itself that makes the difference.

Confession of God Slave: The Crying Heart

Curious am i

i ask my ego

for what its desires are

"being king of the world and everything!"

it answered

so i asked my nafs for its desires

"women and worldly pleasures!"

that's what it answered to me

then i asked myself for what my desires are

"virgin maidens and all heavenly pleasures!"

is what i answered

so i turned away from them all

and turned towards my heart

"what are your desires?"

"only desire,and that is God"

that's what it replied to me

so i asked again

"is that all?"

so it said to me,

"yes,that is enough"

so i asked it where is God or where i can find Him

then it replied,

"show me where there is no God ,then i'll show you where He is"

i asked it what it meant by that

it replied,

"if everything needs God Help,then show me a thing where it doesn't need His Help"

so i told it that everything need His help

"then there is where God is"

i asked it how can i meet God

it replied,"By being His slave"

so i asked it,"why are you not with God?"

it replied,"because you are blocking my way!"

"how?"i questioned

"because you have your own will!"

"throw it away! so that i can be with Him,my Beloved!"

it answered with a raging voice

so i asked it how can i throw away my own will

it says,"by being as humble as ash and by seeking knowledge and by loving"

so i looked into the mirror and saw a lustful boy

then i looked in to His entire creation especially mankind

each different one of them have their own lustful desires

then i looked at their common thing

which is the heart

the only thing with no shape and size,nor titles and reputation

and i heard every heart screaming for Allah

some are relax,yet some are not

depends on who their owners are

some are crying while some are laughing

so now i am asking You my Lord

through Your Divine Mercy,

Beloved Muhammad [s],

please take us all to Your Ocean of Mercy and Divine Love!

amiin.

Confession of God Slave:Love or Lust?

Love came from God

While Lust came from the devil

Love is wonderful

While Lust is not

Woe onto those who said Love are hurtful

For they have yet to taste true love

Love is an eternity pleasurable thing

It can not harm the lover nor the beloved

But lust is a hurtful thing

For its pleasures are only temporary

People complains on how they were hurt went they are in love

What liars are they for they have yet to taste true love

For what they thought is love was actually lust

Love is one of the purest thing in the world

It what makes the Wolrds go around

The reason that every atoms are vibrating

For their love for the Divine is uncontrolable,

While lust is other wise

Love is God,

For He is the Most Loving.