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Me and my Dad
When I was 4 Yrs Old : My father is THE BEST
When I was 6 Yrs Old: My father seems to know everyone
When I was 10 Yrs Old: My father is excellent but he is short tempered
When I was 12 Yrs Old: My father was nice when I was little
When I was 14 Yrs Old: My father started being too sensitive
When I was 16 Yrs Old : My father can't keep up with modern times
When I was 18 Yrs Old : My father is getting less tolerant as the days pass by
Read When I was 30, 45 and 60 years ...
Reflections on Surah Al-Kaafiroon & Surah Al-Ikhlas
Surah Al Ikhlas: On the authority of Aaishah (may Allah be pleased with her): whenever the Prophet (saw) went to bed, he used to recite surah Al Ikhlas, along with Surah Al Falaq and Surah An Nas, and then blow on his palms and pass them over his face and those body parts that his hands could reach. And when he used to fall ill, he used to order me to do like that for him. (Sahih al Bukhari). Read more here
Surah Al Kaafiroon: This Surah was revealed in Makkah at a time when a storm of opposition had arisen in the pagan society of Quraish against the message of Islam preached by the Holy Prophet (SAW), yet the leaders of Quraish had not yet lost hope that they would reach some sort of a compromise with him. Therefore, from time to time they would visit him with different proposals of compromise in the hope that they could bring this dispute to an end. Read full story of Surah Al Kaafiroon here
The remedy for excessive love of women
The word instinct (gharîza) comes from the verb gharaza, meaning that it is something implanted and imbedded in man. So the roots of the sexual instinct permeate right through man. He can never be completely free of it. Then the roots turn into trunk, boughs, branches and fruit. Islâm takes a wise position in relation to this tree of sexuality by watering it with the water of modesty, purity and chastity, and so training its branches and leaves that it produces fruit in a manner pleasing to Allâh and His Messenger.
That is why clear limits and precise rules have been laid down on how men and women should interact and how women should be treated so that there will be no confusion in Muslim society.. Read more here
Desires and calamities
Ali bin Abi Talib(RA) is reported to have said, "O son of Adam, do not be happy with richness and do not despair of poverty. Do not feel sad during affliction and do not rejoice over prosperity, for just as gold is tried by fire, the pious are tried by affliction. You will not attain what you want except by giving up what you desire, and you will not attain what you aspire to except by enduring patiently what you hate, and exerting yourself in implementing that which has been made compulsory upon you." Read more here
Teaching your Child about Islam
Children are born in a state of fitra (purity) and then their parents teach them to be believers or unbelievers. According to the Musnad Ibn Hanbal, 'The children of the unbelievers are better than you grown-ups. Every living creature is born with a righteous nature.' It is our obligation and duty as parents to teach our children so that they grow up to be believing, practicing Muslims. Sending the child to an Islamic weekend school or to a full-time Islamic school is an important but minor part of their Islamic education. The major 'institution of learning' for each child is his family, and the major 'professors' of this institution are the parents. Read more here
Returning to Allah (SWT)
And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allah’s forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (An-Nisaa’ 4/110).
Insha Allah, we shall take a tiny glimpse of the aayaat that speak about istighfaar, the seriousness of sin in the eyes of the early generations, the conditions of an accepted repentance, and what are some of the etiquettes when making dua Read more here
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A talk with the self |
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What can you Do in 10 Minutes |
Oh my self what will calm you?
Can’t you remain patient for a day or two?
I try to contain you but your strength overpowers
But when we die life will seem like hours
So can’t you be patient for part of a day?
And remain steadfast upon the straight way?
The direction you’re taking leads to my worst fears
Of the day we stand for 50,000 years
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If you10. Pray 2 rakaat (Salatul Duha) anytime after sunrise and before Dhuhr.
9. Pray for RasulAllah (SAW)
8. Repeat what the mu'adhdhin is saying.
7. Say subhan Allah - How far Allah is from imperfection! –100 times.
6. Play with your children for the sake of Allah.
5. Make du’a often during times of ease.
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Developing Khushuu
Dear brothers and sisters, try going to any books of hadith and in each and every one you will find a chapter entitled Baab al-Isti’aadhah Minal Kasl. Translated, this chapter is called: ‘Chapter of Seeking Allah’s Protection from Laziness.’
Kasl, or laziness, also known as procrastination, is a disease. University students know what procrastination can do to their studies. It is a disease that afflicts the minds, after the mind, it then afflicts the heart, and finally, through the heart, the body is afflicted.
Today, you will learn that laziness is a technique used by Satan, and today you will learn the techniques you can use to combat it. Read more on how to beat laziness here
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Do not be sad |
I often think when I might sin,
What if the Angel would come to me then?
Would I want to be risen doing that sin?
I often think quietly to myself,
Where will I go, oh, where will I go,
When the Angel comes to me?
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If you are stricken by poverty...others are chained in debt
If you don't have shoes ... others have no feet
If you have committed a mistake...correct it - the doors of repentance ever open!
The fountain of forgiveness is ever rich
So dont be sad, let all bygones be bygones
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Before the boat drowns - enjoin good, forbid evil
Our Prophet(SAW) would command the good and forbid the evil in all categories of the community. We see him with the young Muslims advising them, as in the following hadith where Umar ibn Abu Salamah said, “I was a young boy under the care of Allah’s Messenger(SAW) when my hand was jumping here and there in the (food) plate. Allah’s Messenger(SAW) said to me, ‘O young boy, say bismillah (first), eat with (your) right hand, and eat from what is in front of you.’”
Ibn Abu Salamah continued, “After that I always ate in that manner (which I was taught)” (Bukhari and Muslim). Read more
Ten useless matters
1. Knowledge that is not acted on.
2. The deed that has neither sincerity nor is based on following the
righteous examples of others.
3. Money that is hoarded; as the owner neither enjoys it during this
life nor obtains any reward for it in the Hereafter.
Read
all ten here
Five darknesses and Five lights
Ibn Hajar (rahmahtullah alaih) has stated in his book, Munahbihat that there are, "five kinds of darknesses for which there are five specific lights.
1. The love of the world is a darkness, the light for it is piety
2. Sin is a darkness the light for which is tawbah
3. The grave is a darkness, the light for which is the Kalimah (la illah illallah)
4. The next life is a darkness, the light for which is good deeds
5. The bridge of the Arterlife (Pul Siraat) is a darkness, the light for which is faith." More
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Pearls of Wisdom
A time will come upon people when their
fuqaha' are few but their Qur'an reciters are many, when the letters of
the Qur'an are guarded carefully but its hudud are neglected, when many
ask but few give, when they make the khutba long but the prayer short,
and put their desires before their actions.' [Imam Malik Ibn Anas] If Allah (SWT) answers your prayers, He is increasing
your "Faith"; If He (SWT) delays, He is increasing your
"Patience";
If He (SWT) does not answer, He has "Something
better for you"
"The following three are from
patience: Do not speak about a calamity that has befallen you. Do not
speak about your pain and do not praise yourself" [Sufyan-Al Thawri(rh)]
"Fearlessness does not decrease your life
and cowardice does not increase it" {Khalid ibn al Walid}
"Take 5 things from me: Let none of
you fear anything but his wrong actions; Let him hope for nothing but
His Lord; Let someone who does not know, not be ashamed of saying "Allah
knows best"; Patience has the same relation to Iman as the head
does to the body; When patience goes then Iman goes, for when the head
goes so too does the body" [Ali (RA)]
"If you are too stingy with
Allah(SWT) to give Him some of your time at such an early age, the
coming times will prove you to be even stingier..."
"Allah(SWT) does not inspire seeking
forgiveness in a servant whom He wishes to punish" [Ali (RA)]
The best awareness is for a man to have
self-awareness.
And the best knowledge is for a man to stop at the limit of his
knowledge [Shaykh Abdullah Adhami] More Pearls
The Prophet (SAW) said, "Allah the Exalted revealed to
Musa ibn Imran (Moses) in the Torah that the source of all mistakes are
three - arrogance, envy and greed.
Another six diseases were born out of these three, and thus they became
nine - satiety, excessive sleep, excessive rest, love of wealth, love of
praise, and love of leadership.'
[Preparing for the Day of Judgement by Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani]
Nawas bin Sam'an related that he asked Rasoolillah (SAW)
to define virtue and vice, to which Rasoolillah (SAW) replied: "Virtue
is another name for good manners and Vice is that which makes your mind
uneasy so that you dislike its disclosure to people." (Muslim)
Anas bin Malik(RA) narrates
that Rasoolillah (SAW) said "A mans faith is never perfect
until his heart is straight and a mans heart is never perfect until his
tongue is straight"(Ahmed)
The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: ""Blessed is the
person who God has made a key for good and a lock for evil."
[Al-Tirmidhi]
Whoever desires to have an increase in his sustenance
and in his age, should join family ties.'That is, he should fulfil the
rights of his next of kin and assist them physically and financially
according to his ability. (Bukhari)
More Ahadith
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