Imam Nawawi : Forty Hadith : October 4th 2012
By Sister Eman Al Obaid.
Hadith number 15:
مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْراً أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ
رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيُّ وَمُسْلِمٌ
Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:
"Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day either speak good or be silent. Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day honour his neighbour. Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day honour his guest."
[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
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"NEIGHBORS"
There are three statements from the Hadith,pearls of wisdom,if we live by it then our lives will be ideal.especially the first part of speaking good or remaining silent.We must practice it with help from Allah.May Allah make us from the ones who rely on Allah Al Wakil all the time in every aspect of our lives.Flee to Allah,ask Allah to help,have reliance in Allah.
About the second part if the Hadith ,Allah says that whosoever believes in Allah and the last day ,these two things are critical,one is our goal and the other is the motivation to keep us going in duniya.So this is your goal in life to beleive in Allah and the motivation is to remember the doJ.
Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم said in a very gentle command ,that we need to be Kareem, a noble character or behavior ,a perfect character ,precious stone is called hajarun kareem, or a person of high position is known as a kareem,so it will reflect on your people next door,neighbor.Al Jaar means Al MulaSaaqa الملاصقة ,next to,meaning very close,so al jaar doesn't mean only neighbors but anything that is very close to us,this is from the word al mulaaSaqa.
There are four kinds of neighbors that can be close to you:
1)people living with you like husband ,children,sister in law or in laws living with you
2)Next door of your home, your neighbor.
3)40 houses next to you from all direction.
4)people living in the country.
الجار يطلق علئ
١) الساكن معك في البيت
٢)لا صق بيتك
٣)٤٠ دارا
٤)يسكن في البلد
Surah an Nisaa aya 36:
وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالْجَنبِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا
And serve Allah and do not associate any thing with Him and be good to the parents and to the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the neighbor of (your) kin and the alien neighbor, and the companion in a journey and the wayfarer and those whom your right hands possess; surely Allah does not love him who is proud, boastful;
The neighbors included can be believers,disbelievers,evil, good,or whoever,this huquq includes all types of jiraan. We should not expect people to have good manners ,we should be good to all.don't be according to the people as you will benefit always from good manners,ikhlaaq.If we are good to the people,Allah appreciates it.
The neighbors rights in Islam,what is the virtues of neighbors in Islam,SubhanAllah ! Once prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was standing and someone came to him and he was talking to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for such a long time and the Sahabah watching were uncomfortable at the long duration he صلى الله عليه وسلم was standing and quietly listening to this stranger.After he left ,the Sahabah was very curious to know to whom prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was listening to.to this prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said all this time it was Jibreel advising me all about the rights of the neighbor to the extent that prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم thought that Jibreel would even say that the neighbor can inherit from me.SubhanAllah!
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to the Sahabah that had you come and said salaam to us then Jibreel would have replied back to you!
So this teaches us that whenever you have an opportunity to do a good dont miss it,even if it seems small, if there is ameans to do good ,grab it,you don't know how much hasn't you may earn.the reply from Jibreel would mean like a duaa!
All the neighbors have rights,if he is a relative and muslim and neighbor then he has three rights over you ,if your neighbor is a Muslim then he has two rights and if he is a disbeliever then he has only one right.
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said if you are a believer then your attitude will reflect on the way you behave with your neighbor.
For egs someone close to you,there is increased interaction,there can be a possibility of more clash hence the reason to be more cautious bout the insiders than being with the outsiders.this is the reason Islam emphasizes more care for people closer to you,as Islam is always taking care of unity and promotes peace.
1)Ahsaan ilaih الا حسان اليه
we need to make ahsaan to the neighbors,how to do the best to the neighbors!
Once Abdullah ibn Omar was sacrificing an animal,so prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to him that when you slaughter a goat you must think about your neighbor,
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلمsaid that when AbuDarr that when you cook a shorba, then add more water to share with your neighbor.especially be nice to the neighbors with food,
2)There is a Hadith where prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says that a person will not attain complete faith until he loves for his neighbor what he wishes for himself.
A man will not be a believer until he loves for his neighbor what he loves for himself.
For egs,see what you don't like if you don't loud music, or parking in front of your gate or cooking with strong smell then don't do that for your neighbor!
So we must imagine how you want people to treat you ,this is the way you should treat the neighbors,how should I honor my neighbors by smiling,by gifts ,then do it!we must put ourselves in their position and do nice,think before doing an action.
3))Don't Harm the neighbor:
Hadith of prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
و الله لا يؤ من و الله لا يؤمن والله لا يؤ من من لا يامن جاره بو اء قه
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says by taking oath by Allah three times,that a person is not a believer if the neighbor is not safe from you,which means that harming the neighbor in any way will not be considered a believer.
(1) a person is not considered if they harm the neighbor!
(2) to harm the neighbors is a MAJOR SIN!
(3)The effect of harming neighbors NULLIFIES the best righteous deeds!
how can you harm the neighbor,by pushing them or Any type of harm,even loud sound, or anyway at all ,the person is not considered a believer.the action proves a believer ,remember sura Hujurat and parable in surah Ibrahim about the tree!
SubhanAllah,what a fitnah can be caused when we are appearing like a Muslim and doing wrong ,so it will make the people blame Islam ,saying their religion teaches them wrong things! so when we are believers we should guard our religion,especially seekers of knowledge have more responsibility to act like the righteous ambassadors of Islam.
Also to harm the neighbor is considered a MAJOR SIN !
For egs do not park in front of their home or throwing garbage ,or children making noise,so first think about yourself and be careful.keeping bags in the wrong place in the class which will lead to others tripping!
Also if we harm the neighbours with hurtful words then this will nullify our good deeds.We are collecting good righteous deeds with ikhlaas but by harming the neighbors then all the deeds will be nullified.SubhanAllah!remember the parable of the tornado where all the righteous deeds are nullified!
A group of Sahabah came to prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and said that there is a fullaaan woman who prays all night and also gives charity but harms her neighbors saying foul things.to this Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that she is a person from hellfire.
Allah is Tayyib and He wants pure ,good deeds,so the good deeds should have the good effect on you as well.the salaat should change a person.if I am fasting and still hurting my neighbors then this is not a good fast.
Then the Sahabah said there is another woman who is righteous ,who prays only obligatory ,fasts only in Ramadan but she is not harming or affecting anybody,so it was said she will be among the people of JANNAH!
So don't hurt your neighbor, your husband,your children,the people living in your house!
Any sin that you commit for the neighbor,will be ten times is greater than any other person who is far.if we commit a sin like backbiting towards neighbor someone close like husband it will be more severe.for egs Adultery is a sin and haram but prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم has said that if a man commits adultery with the wife of the neighbor,it is greater than committing adultery with anyone else.ten times is greater sin!
Stealing is haram,but stealing from neighbors house is ten times more.even the smallest things,be it a fruit or tree! So when it was asked which would be a great sin,so prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said about the comiting if adultery with your neighbors wife.
So this is emphasis about the rights of neighbor is more than anyone else.we cannot take rights of neighbors lightly.
Story of Salaf As Saleh:There was a man complaining of a lot of mice,so someone suggested that why don't you get cats to eat them up.he said no the cats will drive the mice to my neighbors house and I cannot harm them so I would prefer to live with the mice.
4))PATIENCE:and bear the harm
For egs if the neighbors children making noise then is Gould not allow my children to make noise,this is wrong!
Islam teaches us to be patient even over evil neighbors.we are living in this life for a short time,think about this,live in this world good and die in good.dont expect others to be good to you ,you be good to others.to be a mutaqee ,ilm is important.we must be patient and look into what we should be doing and not bother that the neighbor is not following the right etiquettes.if you see the neighbors being heedless about mistakes then we must ignore.prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that Allah loves such a person,whose neighbor is harming him but he remains patient until Allah sends help for him,maybe Allah will guide them or another way.
There was an evil neighbor who was harming others,but if we are patient,then Allah is sufficient for that person.Allah is the guardian who protects and guards us.
Do not complain and think about taking the right,by calling the police etc,how will this help.But we must have patience instead of asking the neighbors to change their ways.Allah will guard you if you are patient!
5))GUARD AND PROTECT THE NEIGHBOR & His Honor:
Also we must guard and protect our neighbor,their property.for egs if there is no electricity then help them with providing candles.if any harm can happen we need to inform the neighbors.
Also we must protect their honor by not peeping into their homes,or spying at the neighbors,so we must guard their honor.just like we would want this from them.
If they need help with money ,then we can give them for egs shortage of food or water etc...
Omar bin Khattab RA when he was a khalifa he would test people before giving anybody the responsibility. so once he sent a messenger with 400 Dinar to give to Abu ubaidah ibn Jarrah .And he asked the messenger to watch what Abu ubaidah does with the money,the messenger saw Abu Ubaidah distributing the money to all his neighbors until he had nothing left for him.
Then Omar RA also sent the same 400dinar with a messenger to Muaad ibn Jabal ,then the messenger found that Muaad also distributed the money to all the neighbors until nothing was left with him.SubhanAllah ! Both the sahabas actions were identical as they had learnt it from our beloved Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
This is why he said that they are all brothers,if we follow the teachings from our Sunnah then we will be like brothers .so we will act the same,not necessarily blood relations.
6))Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that a person is not considered a believer if the neighbor is hungry while we have eaten and our stomach is full.SubhanAllah ,this means we have to be considerate towards our neighbors,especially about food and drink we must think about our neighbors.it is not about nafsee nafsee in dunya,Sufyan ibn Thuree said that a believer is constantly thinking about others welfare!
7))Also it is good to participate in the happiness and sorrow of the neighbors ,bit not to be part of their haram activities.We cannot participate in parties or bidaa,not allowed.
8))GIVE GENTLE ADVICE:
We can advise them but in a very gentle way!
9))BEFORE SHIFTING OR LEAVING THE HOUSE :
We should inform the neighbor before moving out of the house ,if he is interested he can take your home or expand.
10))COMMON WALL :
If your neighbor asks you for something especially related to the borders you should allow him.
11))DONT RAISE THE WALL UNTIL YOU SEEK PERMISSION FROM NEIGHBORS HOUSE :
If you wanted to raise the wall ,then the sun may not reach their home or their home may not get air,so we need to seek neighbors permission.
All this requires reliance from Allah,istianaabillah.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Imam Nabvi's Forty Hadith # 15 Part 1
Imam Nawawi : Forty Hadith : 27th September 2012
By Sister Eman Al Obaid.
Hadith number 15:
مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْراً أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ
رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيُّ وَمُسْلِمٌ
Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:
"Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day either speak good or be silent. Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day honour his neighbour. Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day honour his guest."
[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
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Hadith consists of two parts,one,the first part is the As sanad السنوwhich is the chain of narrators,Abu Hurairah heard this hadith and the rest is called Al matan المتن which is the subject.
Abu Hurairaah heard this Hadith being told by Nabi Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم.man kana yumin billahi wa you mil aakhirii.فليكريم Fal yukrim, is a command,repeated three times.there are three commands,but before the command there are few conditions needed which is the common sentence man kana cumin billahi you mil aakhir, which means that the only the person who fulfills the belief in Allah and day of Judgement .this is the way of prophet صلى الله عليه وسلمto make you understand by softening your heart ,to encourage people and get the attention of the people so prophet صلى الله عليه وسلمrepeats,this is the reason our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says that the one who fulfills the three commands ( this is a sign of true belief,reflects on your attitude) ,especially our talking with neighbors, guests,manners,it comes only if you have belief in Allah and last day.This is about ikhlaaq,good manners.
Our job in life is to increase our faith in Allah subhaanaa wa ta aala,it is in the heart,faith is in heart and the indicator is outside the heart.no one can see the faith in the heart but the indicator is seen from outside,about faith we know there are six pillars of faith,arkaan ul emaan ( faith in Allah,in rasoulihi,in kutubihi,in malaikah,in day of judgement and the divine decree),but here only two mentioned here as it is important to reform our character and manners,belief in Allah and day of judgement.our goal should be clear,if we are asked to select one then it should be to believe in Allah.To know that there is Allah ,He Exists and He is perfect in everything and I need to attach myself in everything with Allah about reliance,guidance,provision etc.our job is to be attached to Allah in everything.so our goal in the beginning should be clear,to know Allah.
The scholar said that he used everything that he saw in duniya he would use it to think about Allah.so use the signs in duniya to know Allah.Use the ayaat of Allah in duniya to know him more,these are signs of Allah ,it will get you attached to Allah.
What will keep you motivated all the time when you know that there is the last day.your goal is clear .when you know that one day i have to depart then you will be at standby all the time,when you are constantly reminded that you have to leave and go to Allah ,then the ummat muhaammad صلى الله عليه وسلم will make their vision clear.day of judgement will start the moment you die.So this will keep you on your toes.SubhanAllah when everyone remembers that one day we will die,then everything will be easy.for egs we have seen that people spend years fighting amongst themselves ,this is just waste of energy,what should we tell them ,remind them that one day this person will die and the other person will die.Nothing is perfect,if we think that if any issue ,they will die you will die them problems will be resolved.
If you want to reform your ikhlaaq , resolve an issue ,fast way ,a quick fix ,if you think that you are meeting for the last time.Just by thinking ,it will change your ikhlaaq.this is the reality ,it will correct an individual.
One is about the goal and the other about motive to keep you going,the first thing that prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked us to do,very gentle commands,indirect,fal yaqul let him say,the first sign ,the more you have faith in Allah and Day of Judgement:
Bismillah, remember we cannot do it on our own so ask for Allah'shelp,istianaabillah:
1) fal Yaqul khayran aw yasmutt .او ليصمت فليقل خىر
Let him to speak good ,start with something positive,always start by giving possibilities,give the good alternative,options,then say if not.what should be my statement ,of khair good words,the kalaam means the speech or ,statement ,it can be of three kinds,the first one is kalaam khair,then kalaam sharr & kalaam laghuw .
Kalaam khair :Good talk: will give you reward (+)
kalaam Sharr :Evil talk: will give u minus ( -)
Kalaam Laghuww :Vain talk: neutral ( zero)
If we need to speak then we must speak khairan.only good talk.the first option is to speak khair ,if not then be completely silent,extremely quiet.this means that before I speak either I should speak good or I should remain quiet.so I must think twice before saying as statements can be of three types.SubhanAllah.
If we believe in the last day then we must control.
If it is not khair then we need to remain quiet.what is kalaam khair?
Sharr kalaam:
Examples of evil talk,Mocking insulting backbiting,spreading wrong news,to scold people.reminding people of favours,slandering , talk what you hear without verifying, ,curse people,ppl,spreading rumors,backbiting,this is mentioned that it is haraam,it is kalaam al shar.May Allah make it easy to help us and not fall into this type of sin,
kalaam khair:
Khair can be of two types .
1)Kalaam al zaathee : الزاتهis good by itself like Quran by itself,Praising Allah, SubhanAllah,alhamdulilah,duaa ,knowledge ,Quran, Hadith ,advising peope,,Amr bin maaruf,helping ppl with your words, all this by itself is good.
2)khayrun fi muraadihi في المرادبه
Out of love saying words,as a result a person will be happy.this includes in khair,to make peoplehappy with intention,by itself is an ibaadaat,this is khair.the consequence is khair ,by making people happy by saying nicely.
VAIN TALK : Laghuw: لغو
Like discussing about politics, and cricket or football match,this is a problem.laghuw is tricky it can lead to backbiting or towards evil.this is the reason it is said in arabic ,that if the kalaam is from silver then to be silent is from Gold,more valuable.when we are silent then we will jot regret as at times even with vain talk we regret,once you have said it the harm is done,the consequence of evil is worse so it's better to be quiet.This part of Hadith encourages us to think before we talk,so prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم has encouraged us to safeguard our tongue,so that we do not fall into sinning.
When Muaadh ibn jabal died then the throne of Allah shook when he died.So imagine how close this Sahabah is to Allah subhanaata'ala.
To this sahaba our prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم advised him in a Hadith about so many things a person must do and one of the thing that our prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said was don't you want to know about what is that thing that if you have control over means you have control over everything,then he pointed to the tongue and said to ' stop this'.SubhanAllah.
Once prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to AbuBakr Siddiq RA,holding his tongue that this will take you to destruction.Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلمt said control your tongue as it will lead to destruction.
Then Muaad ibn Jabal asked the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم,that ya Rasoulallah,صلى الله عليه وسلم,will Allah account us for very word that we speak,then prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that what will make people to be thrown in hellfire on their faces will the words that they have spoken!
Sometimes a word that you said without thinking ,will take you into hellfire for Allahu Allam how many years!
This is hadith of Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.so the solution is to guard our tongue and what will get you busy in controlling your tongue is your faith in Allah and the day of Judgement.Actually your tongue will say things which is in your heart,for egs if I am jealous it will show in my words,if I am angry it will show in my tongue.
So how to control your tongue,just increase your faith in Allah,then you will not care of what People said ,you will not waste time judging people.people are sitting in gathering backbiting,talking about inlaws,joking or discussing the maid or politics and the end they will take all the sin and leave the gathering!
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that believe in Allah and the day of judgment ,and when we speak less then there is less distraction,as before you speak you are more conscious of what you are saying.with the speech,kalaam ,there is more regret.
To guard the tongue is an indicator,a dhaleel,a proof of steadfastness of the heart.What will make you have istiqaamaa,have taqwaa,steadfastness is by guarding your tongue.It will help your heart to have taqwaa,this is the reason it is said that the mutaqee,will not say whatever he feels ,for egs if you are angry then control your heart,don't utter as you may hurt someone!
Kalaam is a desire,of human being!Just like food and drink is desire ,so is the kalaam is desire.this is the reason to have vain talk is disliked!Vain talk will neither give you hasn't nor give you evil but it will affect your heart, this is the reason the salaf said that excess eating,excess drink and excess talking leads to hardening of heart .for egs if you want to pray your heart will not be there!
Omar Bin Khattab RA said that The one who speaks more then he more he will fail, he will slip more and if someone fails then he will have more sins.Therefore it is recommended that if somebody wants to speak then increase in speaking in good.
If you love to speak then speak in good,like kalaamallah ,kalaam nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم,use it to kalaam khair.it is also said that Don't waste even in one hour without speaking good.As the Hadith of Nabiصلى الله عليه وسلم said that not a group of people will sit in a gathering for an hour without mentioning Allah's name and prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم name except that on the Day of Judgement ,they will have regrets.it will be a regret of DOJ,meaning a very uncomfortable situation.therefore we must increase in our good talk and decrease in vain talk.anything we utter there are two angels,they are writing constantly ,so should we control our tongue.
What brings problem between people is the kalaam,it brings more harm between people ,so this Hadith explains about guarding our tongue,not only with the family,children but also the servants who serve us.
We see how our prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was with his servant,Anas.Anas Said that he served prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for ten years and he صلى الله عليه وسلم never ever uttered even a "uff" to him.He صلى الله عليه وسلم never questioned me "why you did not do this" nor did he صلى الله عليه وسلم said that "why you did this".He صلى الله عليه وسلمnever scolded Anas for anything wrong or even questioned him if he missed doing something.SubhanAllah ,imagine the level of patience of our Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم.
So we must remember that everyone is there for a reason,your maid is a test for you,in order that you are more patient.This is how a Muslim should be ,he guards his tongue.if the word is khair then I should say it if not then I should be silent.
By Sister Eman Al Obaid.
Hadith number 15:
مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْراً أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ
رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيُّ وَمُسْلِمٌ
Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:
"Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day either speak good or be silent. Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day honour his neighbour. Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day honour his guest."
[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
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Hadith consists of two parts,one,the first part is the As sanad السنوwhich is the chain of narrators,Abu Hurairah heard this hadith and the rest is called Al matan المتن which is the subject.
Abu Hurairaah heard this Hadith being told by Nabi Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم.man kana yumin billahi wa you mil aakhirii.فليكريم Fal yukrim, is a command,repeated three times.there are three commands,but before the command there are few conditions needed which is the common sentence man kana cumin billahi you mil aakhir, which means that the only the person who fulfills the belief in Allah and day of Judgement .this is the way of prophet صلى الله عليه وسلمto make you understand by softening your heart ,to encourage people and get the attention of the people so prophet صلى الله عليه وسلمrepeats,this is the reason our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم says that the one who fulfills the three commands ( this is a sign of true belief,reflects on your attitude) ,especially our talking with neighbors, guests,manners,it comes only if you have belief in Allah and last day.This is about ikhlaaq,good manners.
Our job in life is to increase our faith in Allah subhaanaa wa ta aala,it is in the heart,faith is in heart and the indicator is outside the heart.no one can see the faith in the heart but the indicator is seen from outside,about faith we know there are six pillars of faith,arkaan ul emaan ( faith in Allah,in rasoulihi,in kutubihi,in malaikah,in day of judgement and the divine decree),but here only two mentioned here as it is important to reform our character and manners,belief in Allah and day of judgement.our goal should be clear,if we are asked to select one then it should be to believe in Allah.To know that there is Allah ,He Exists and He is perfect in everything and I need to attach myself in everything with Allah about reliance,guidance,provision etc.our job is to be attached to Allah in everything.so our goal in the beginning should be clear,to know Allah.
The scholar said that he used everything that he saw in duniya he would use it to think about Allah.so use the signs in duniya to know Allah.Use the ayaat of Allah in duniya to know him more,these are signs of Allah ,it will get you attached to Allah.
What will keep you motivated all the time when you know that there is the last day.your goal is clear .when you know that one day i have to depart then you will be at standby all the time,when you are constantly reminded that you have to leave and go to Allah ,then the ummat muhaammad صلى الله عليه وسلم will make their vision clear.day of judgement will start the moment you die.So this will keep you on your toes.SubhanAllah when everyone remembers that one day we will die,then everything will be easy.for egs we have seen that people spend years fighting amongst themselves ,this is just waste of energy,what should we tell them ,remind them that one day this person will die and the other person will die.Nothing is perfect,if we think that if any issue ,they will die you will die them problems will be resolved.
If you want to reform your ikhlaaq , resolve an issue ,fast way ,a quick fix ,if you think that you are meeting for the last time.Just by thinking ,it will change your ikhlaaq.this is the reality ,it will correct an individual.
One is about the goal and the other about motive to keep you going,the first thing that prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked us to do,very gentle commands,indirect,fal yaqul let him say,the first sign ,the more you have faith in Allah and Day of Judgement:
Bismillah, remember we cannot do it on our own so ask for Allah'shelp,istianaabillah:
1) fal Yaqul khayran aw yasmutt .او ليصمت فليقل خىر
Let him to speak good ,start with something positive,always start by giving possibilities,give the good alternative,options,then say if not.what should be my statement ,of khair good words,the kalaam means the speech or ,statement ,it can be of three kinds,the first one is kalaam khair,then kalaam sharr & kalaam laghuw .
Kalaam khair :Good talk: will give you reward (+)
kalaam Sharr :Evil talk: will give u minus ( -)
Kalaam Laghuww :Vain talk: neutral ( zero)
If we need to speak then we must speak khairan.only good talk.the first option is to speak khair ,if not then be completely silent,extremely quiet.this means that before I speak either I should speak good or I should remain quiet.so I must think twice before saying as statements can be of three types.SubhanAllah.
If we believe in the last day then we must control.
If it is not khair then we need to remain quiet.what is kalaam khair?
Sharr kalaam:
Examples of evil talk,Mocking insulting backbiting,spreading wrong news,to scold people.reminding people of favours,slandering , talk what you hear without verifying, ,curse people,ppl,spreading rumors,backbiting,this is mentioned that it is haraam,it is kalaam al shar.May Allah make it easy to help us and not fall into this type of sin,
kalaam khair:
Khair can be of two types .
1)Kalaam al zaathee : الزاتهis good by itself like Quran by itself,Praising Allah, SubhanAllah,alhamdulilah,duaa ,knowledge ,Quran, Hadith ,advising peope,,Amr bin maaruf,helping ppl with your words, all this by itself is good.
2)khayrun fi muraadihi في المرادبه
Out of love saying words,as a result a person will be happy.this includes in khair,to make peoplehappy with intention,by itself is an ibaadaat,this is khair.the consequence is khair ,by making people happy by saying nicely.
VAIN TALK : Laghuw: لغو
Like discussing about politics, and cricket or football match,this is a problem.laghuw is tricky it can lead to backbiting or towards evil.this is the reason it is said in arabic ,that if the kalaam is from silver then to be silent is from Gold,more valuable.when we are silent then we will jot regret as at times even with vain talk we regret,once you have said it the harm is done,the consequence of evil is worse so it's better to be quiet.This part of Hadith encourages us to think before we talk,so prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم has encouraged us to safeguard our tongue,so that we do not fall into sinning.
When Muaadh ibn jabal died then the throne of Allah shook when he died.So imagine how close this Sahabah is to Allah subhanaata'ala.
To this sahaba our prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم advised him in a Hadith about so many things a person must do and one of the thing that our prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said was don't you want to know about what is that thing that if you have control over means you have control over everything,then he pointed to the tongue and said to ' stop this'.SubhanAllah.
Once prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said to AbuBakr Siddiq RA,holding his tongue that this will take you to destruction.Prophetصلى الله عليه وسلمt said control your tongue as it will lead to destruction.
Then Muaad ibn Jabal asked the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم,that ya Rasoulallah,صلى الله عليه وسلم,will Allah account us for very word that we speak,then prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that what will make people to be thrown in hellfire on their faces will the words that they have spoken!
Sometimes a word that you said without thinking ,will take you into hellfire for Allahu Allam how many years!
This is hadith of Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.so the solution is to guard our tongue and what will get you busy in controlling your tongue is your faith in Allah and the day of Judgement.Actually your tongue will say things which is in your heart,for egs if I am jealous it will show in my words,if I am angry it will show in my tongue.
So how to control your tongue,just increase your faith in Allah,then you will not care of what People said ,you will not waste time judging people.people are sitting in gathering backbiting,talking about inlaws,joking or discussing the maid or politics and the end they will take all the sin and leave the gathering!
Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that believe in Allah and the day of judgment ,and when we speak less then there is less distraction,as before you speak you are more conscious of what you are saying.with the speech,kalaam ,there is more regret.
To guard the tongue is an indicator,a dhaleel,a proof of steadfastness of the heart.What will make you have istiqaamaa,have taqwaa,steadfastness is by guarding your tongue.It will help your heart to have taqwaa,this is the reason it is said that the mutaqee,will not say whatever he feels ,for egs if you are angry then control your heart,don't utter as you may hurt someone!
Kalaam is a desire,of human being!Just like food and drink is desire ,so is the kalaam is desire.this is the reason to have vain talk is disliked!Vain talk will neither give you hasn't nor give you evil but it will affect your heart, this is the reason the salaf said that excess eating,excess drink and excess talking leads to hardening of heart .for egs if you want to pray your heart will not be there!
Omar Bin Khattab RA said that The one who speaks more then he more he will fail, he will slip more and if someone fails then he will have more sins.Therefore it is recommended that if somebody wants to speak then increase in speaking in good.
If you love to speak then speak in good,like kalaamallah ,kalaam nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم,use it to kalaam khair.it is also said that Don't waste even in one hour without speaking good.As the Hadith of Nabiصلى الله عليه وسلم said that not a group of people will sit in a gathering for an hour without mentioning Allah's name and prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم name except that on the Day of Judgement ,they will have regrets.it will be a regret of DOJ,meaning a very uncomfortable situation.therefore we must increase in our good talk and decrease in vain talk.anything we utter there are two angels,they are writing constantly ,so should we control our tongue.
What brings problem between people is the kalaam,it brings more harm between people ,so this Hadith explains about guarding our tongue,not only with the family,children but also the servants who serve us.
We see how our prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was with his servant,Anas.Anas Said that he served prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم for ten years and he صلى الله عليه وسلم never ever uttered even a "uff" to him.He صلى الله عليه وسلم never questioned me "why you did not do this" nor did he صلى الله عليه وسلم said that "why you did this".He صلى الله عليه وسلمnever scolded Anas for anything wrong or even questioned him if he missed doing something.SubhanAllah ,imagine the level of patience of our Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم.
So we must remember that everyone is there for a reason,your maid is a test for you,in order that you are more patient.This is how a Muslim should be ,he guards his tongue.if the word is khair then I should say it if not then I should be silent.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
The Life of the Barzakh :By Sister Awatif Al Hashmi
LIFE OF THE BARZAKH:The Inevitable journey.... By Sister Awatif Al Hashmi
Date: 5th May 2012
Venue: Markaz Al Huda ; At Towar
Venue: Markaz Al Huda ; At Towar
Definition of Barzakh:
Linguistically barzakh means a barrier,a veil.Allah describes in Quran that the two sea water do not meet,one is salty water and the other sweet water ,so they don't meet ,due to a barzakh a barrier.
Surah Al Furqaan :25:53
وَهُوَ الَّذِي مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ هَٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخًا وَحِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا
And He it is Who has made two seas to flow freely, the one sweet that subdues thirst by its sweetness, and the other salt that burns by its saltness; and between the two He has made a barrier and inviolable obstruction.
The minute a person dies he enters into Barzakh.Al Barzakh is a stage between this world and hereafter,it is the stage before the day of qiyaamaah,judgment day .
As a Muslim we need to believe in Hereafter.This is one of the pillars of faith to believe in Hereafter.The last day in this world is the first day of Hereafter.
As a Muslim we need to believe in Hereafter.This is one of the pillars of faith to believe in Hereafter.The last day in this world is the first day of Hereafter.
Once a man asked prophet salalaho alaihi wassalam ,when is the hour?
Prophet salalaho alaihi wassalam said that what have you prepared for it...
Prophet salalaho alaihi wassalam said that what have you prepared for it...
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Details of Hadith:
Anas bin Maalik, may Allaah be pleased with him, said that a man asked the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam: "When will the (last) hour come?" He sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam replied: “What have you done to prepare for it?” The man replied: "Nothing, except the love I have for Allaah and His Messenger." The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam replied: “You will be (on the Day of Judgment) with those whom you love.” Anas bin Maalik, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: "We (his companions) never rejoiced at anything more than his words, when he said “You will be (on the Day of Judgment) with those whom you love.”’ Anas, may Allaah be pleased with him, continued: "I love the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with them both, and I hope to be with them (in the Hereafter) due to my love for them, even if I cannot do (the same amount of righteous deeds) as they do." (Bukhaari, Muslim and others).
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Details of Hadith:
Anas bin Maalik, may Allaah be pleased with him, said that a man asked the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam: "When will the (last) hour come?" He sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam replied: “What have you done to prepare for it?” The man replied: "Nothing, except the love I have for Allaah and His Messenger." The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam replied: “You will be (on the Day of Judgment) with those whom you love.” Anas bin Maalik, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: "We (his companions) never rejoiced at anything more than his words, when he said “You will be (on the Day of Judgment) with those whom you love.”’ Anas, may Allaah be pleased with him, continued: "I love the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with them both, and I hope to be with them (in the Hereafter) due to my love for them, even if I cannot do (the same amount of righteous deeds) as they do." (Bukhaari, Muslim and others).
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The day a person dies ,it is the day his aakhiraah begins,the day we leave the duniya the hisaab starts. When we are alive in the dunya ,it is the time to do good deeds,good Aamal. In this world ,we have a mission accomplish which is from Allah's mercy, its a Rahmaah from Allah for us to study about the Deen , be informed about the aakhirah.
All of us, as believers, have to change the concept of how people speak these days about death. All the prophets taught us about the hereafter ,so we should prepare for it so that we do not regret on that day. It is upon us not to be deceived in the duniya.if we believe in youm al Aakhir,then you will have a good life in duniya and Aakhirah. Those who do not believe in youm al Aakhira, they run behind their desires to get fill in life thinking that the day they die, life ends there,but Alhamdulilah life does not end there.The eternal life begins...
Allah asks in the Quran that,Do you think Allah has brought you without a reason?
Allah did not leave us in darkness after sending us in dunya,HE sent messengers, Quran and shareeah( Islamic laws) to guide us.The last messenger HE sent is prophet Muhammad salalaho alaihi wassalam to the entire mankind and Allah took it upon Himself to preserve and protect the Quran till the end of times.
Golden words:
We are living in duniya in transition,so in a Hadeeth prophet salalaho alaihi wassalam said that live in duniya as a traveller.
On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with them both), he relates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) once held my shoulders and said:
“Live in this world as (if you are) a wayfarer or a stranger.” And Abdullah ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: “If you live till night, then do not wait for the next day (i.e. do not have hopes that you will live to the next day), and if you wake up in the morning do not have hope that you will live till the night. And take (advantage) from your health before your sickness and take advantage of your life before your death (i.e. do every possible obedience in your life before death comes to you for then no deeds can be performed.)” [Bukhari and Tirmidhi]
On the authority of Abdullah ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with them both), he relates that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) once held my shoulders and said:
“Live in this world as (if you are) a wayfarer or a stranger.” And Abdullah ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: “If you live till night, then do not wait for the next day (i.e. do not have hopes that you will live to the next day), and if you wake up in the morning do not have hope that you will live till the night. And take (advantage) from your health before your sickness and take advantage of your life before your death (i.e. do every possible obedience in your life before death comes to you for then no deeds can be performed.)” [Bukhari and Tirmidhi]
Prophet salallaho alaihi wassalam said that I am in duniya like a rider who took rest under the shade of the tree and left .
Details of this Hadith : As prophet Muhammad salallaho alaihi wassalam so eloquently said:“What relationship do I have with this world? I am in this world like a rider who halts in the shade of a tree for a short time, and after taking some rest, resumes his journey leaving the tree behind.” (Ahmad, Tirmidhi)
Details of this Hadith : As prophet Muhammad salallaho alaihi wassalam so eloquently said:“What relationship do I have with this world? I am in this world like a rider who halts in the shade of a tree for a short time, and after taking some rest, resumes his journey leaving the tree behind.” (Ahmad, Tirmidhi)
Hassan al Basiree said that you have come to duniya alone,you will die alone and you will be resurrected and accounted alone!
Another scholar said that: human beings are passing day, he said :Son of Adam! Ibn Adam you are like days ,with every passing day each part of you is going..Some people say that I am still not prepared for aakhirah, I will repent on lailatul Qadr night,some say only after Haj I will do Taubah,some say that after Ramadan I will and so forth ....... !
Another scholar said that: human beings are passing day, he said :Son of Adam! Ibn Adam you are like days ,with every passing day each part of you is going..Some people say that I am still not prepared for aakhirah, I will repent on lailatul Qadr night,some say only after Haj I will do Taubah,some say that after Ramadan I will and so forth ....... !
Allah subha 'ana wa ta'ala said to the prophet salalalaho alaihi wassalam in a revelation brought by Gabriel when the prophet salalalho alaihi wassalam was alive,stating that YOU ya Mohammed ( pbuh) will die and ALL will die..
So we should remember that death is inevitable and in the end there will be hisaab..
It is reported from Al-Hasan Al-Basrî – Allâh have mercy on him – that he said:
The life of this world is made up of three days: yesterday has gone with all that was done; tomorrow, you may never reach; but today is for you so do what you should do today.[Al-Bayhaqî, Al-Zuhd Al-Kabeer, p.197]
The life of this world is made up of three days: yesterday has gone with all that was done; tomorrow, you may never reach; but today is for you so do what you should do today.[Al-Bayhaqî, Al-Zuhd Al-Kabeer, p.197]
Allah subhaa'ana wa ta' ala describes this world in many places in Quran:
Surah al Ankabut: 64
Surah al Ankabut: 64
وَمَا هَٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَلَعِبٌ وَإِنَّ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ لَهِيَ الْحَيَوَانُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ
“What is the life of this world but amusement and play? But verily the Home in the Hereafter,- that is life indeed, if they but knew.” (29: 64)
“What is the life of this world but amusement and play? But verily the Home in the Hereafter,- that is life indeed, if they but knew.” (29: 64)
Surah Al Kahf:(18:7)
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا
Surely We have made whatever is on the earth an adornment for it, so that We may try them (as to) which of them is best in deeds.
Surely We have made whatever is on the earth an adornment for it, so that We may try them (as to) which of them is best in deeds.
Surah Yunus :( 10:24)
إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَاءٍ أَنزَلْنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الْأَرْضِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ النَّاسُ وَالْأَنْعَامُ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَخَذَتِ الْأَرْضُ زُخْرُفَهَا وَازَّيَّنَتْ وَظَنَّ أَهْلُهَا أَنَّهُمْ قَادِرُونَ عَلَيْهَا أَتَاهَا أَمْرُنَا لَيْلًا أَوْ نَهَارًا فَجَعَلْنَاهَا حَصِيدًا كَأَن لَّمْ تَغْنَ بِالْأَمْسِ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
The likeness of this world's life is only as water which We send down from the cloud, then the herbage of the earth of which men and cattle eat grows luxuriantly thereby, until when the earth puts on its golden raiment and it becomes garnished, and its people think that they have power over it, Our command comes to it, by night or by day, so We render it as reaped seed; produce, as though it had not been in existence yesterday; thus do We make clear the communications for a people who reflect.
إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَاءٍ أَنزَلْنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الْأَرْضِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ النَّاسُ وَالْأَنْعَامُ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَخَذَتِ الْأَرْضُ زُخْرُفَهَا وَازَّيَّنَتْ وَظَنَّ أَهْلُهَا أَنَّهُمْ قَادِرُونَ عَلَيْهَا أَتَاهَا أَمْرُنَا لَيْلًا أَوْ نَهَارًا فَجَعَلْنَاهَا حَصِيدًا كَأَن لَّمْ تَغْنَ بِالْأَمْسِ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
The likeness of this world's life is only as water which We send down from the cloud, then the herbage of the earth of which men and cattle eat grows luxuriantly thereby, until when the earth puts on its golden raiment and it becomes garnished, and its people think that they have power over it, Our command comes to it, by night or by day, so We render it as reaped seed; produce, as though it had not been in existence yesterday; thus do We make clear the communications for a people who reflect.
Allah says with parable,know that this life is la'ib means play, entertainment ,zinnia,decoration, show off and multiply your children and wealth as if there is raining, the farmer becomes happy seeing the rain and his plants grow from a little sapling into a green plant,then it gradually withers,turns yellow,then it dries,then it die this is exactly how the lives of human beings will be.
Allah says that some of you want this life and some of you want hereafter!
So there is either penalty for some and there is forgiveness of Allah for some and there is also the pleasure of Allah for some.this world is nothing but deception!
Prophet Muhammad salalaho ala'ihi wassalam had said that a man will normally live in duniya for 60-70 years and very few pass...However On the day of judgement people will feel as though this whole life in dunya was for few hours,when people will be asked how much time they spent in dunya, they will answer half an hour,some will feel say about one hour...
Allah says that some of you want this life and some of you want hereafter!
So there is either penalty for some and there is forgiveness of Allah for some and there is also the pleasure of Allah for some.this world is nothing but deception!
Prophet Muhammad salalaho ala'ihi wassalam had said that a man will normally live in duniya for 60-70 years and very few pass...However On the day of judgement people will feel as though this whole life in dunya was for few hours,when people will be asked how much time they spent in dunya, they will answer half an hour,some will feel say about one hour...
DEATH=STILLNESS
Death is a fact which we are ignoring ! Death is a preacher.Who is the wise person? The one who is ready for death.death is just a door away,if you are ready then it is jannah if not hellfire,there is no middle way ,either this way or that!
Qullu nafsin zaikaaatul maut.the hisaab,the result will be on day of judgement.who is the winner who was prevented from Jahannam,hellfire and entered jannah.
Qullu nafsin zaikaaatul maut.the hisaab,the result will be on day of judgement.who is the winner who was prevented from Jahannam,hellfire and entered jannah.
Real Story :
Once a man was doing his tawaaf seven times around Kaaba when he saw another man holding on to the kiswaa ,the cloth of Kaaba and making dua.He was pleading to Allah and saying that please let me die as a Muslim.So everytime the man crossed him he heard him making the same duaa so this man was puzzled and he went to ask the man on why was he making only this duaa .The puzzled man said to the pleading man ,that Alhamdulilah you have come to Mecca done your umrah,you should ask Allah to give you Jannatul Firdaus al Ala ,why are you instead asking to die only as a Muslim!
The man replied that I want to die only as Muslim as I lost my brother recently. My brother was a muadin of the masjid for 30 years for his life. When he death bed, he asked us to bring the Quran.Then heopened the Quran and said I do not believe in it and died a disbeliever (huwa kafiron bihee ............AllahuAkbar!
Once a man was doing his tawaaf seven times around Kaaba when he saw another man holding on to the kiswaa ,the cloth of Kaaba and making dua.He was pleading to Allah and saying that please let me die as a Muslim.So everytime the man crossed him he heard him making the same duaa so this man was puzzled and he went to ask the man on why was he making only this duaa .The puzzled man said to the pleading man ,that Alhamdulilah you have come to Mecca done your umrah,you should ask Allah to give you Jannatul Firdaus al Ala ,why are you instead asking to die only as a Muslim!
The man replied that I want to die only as Muslim as I lost my brother recently. My brother was a muadin of the masjid for 30 years for his life. When he death bed, he asked us to bring the Quran.Then heopened the Quran and said I do not believe in it and died a disbeliever (huwa kafiron bihee ............AllahuAkbar!
The time of the death is the time of truth,whatever a person conceals in his heart is exposed at the time of death.A person may do all the best deeds when he is alive and impress people but if in his heart he is doing just to earn praises of people,such a person will be exposed at the time of his death.
Allah describes in the Quran about the agony of death,how the Ruh leaves the body in Surah Waaqiah.
Surah al waaqiaah: 56:83
فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ
Why is it not then that when it (soul) comes up to the throat,
وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ
And you at that time look on--
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
And We are nearer to it than you, but you do not see--
فَلَوْلَا إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ
Then why is it not-- if you are not held under authority--
Why is it not then that when it (soul) comes up to the throat,
وَأَنتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ تَنظُرُونَ
And you at that time look on--
وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُبْصِرُونَ
And We are nearer to it than you, but you do not see--
فَلَوْلَا إِن كُنتُمْ غَيْرَ مَدِينِينَ
Then why is it not-- if you are not held under authority--
When the Ruh comes out from the human body ,this is the time of sakarat al maut,the agony of death,the higher the degree of a righteous person higher is test in a pious person ,body also hurts,this pain expiates the person of any sin. Allah wants to expiate the sins such a person is relieved of any sin...
Even our messenger salalaho alaihi wassalam experienced the agony of death ,it is a very difficult time..
We know that ruh and nafs is loosely translated in English as spirit or soul but there is a difference between the two in Arabic language.when the soul is inside the body of a person then it is known as nafs but when it leaves the human body then it is known as Ruh.So Nafs is the spirit inside the body,and when the spirit comes out of the body it is known as Ruh.
When the person is dying,you will hear some voices near his throat ( sounds like pigeons make),when it reaches hulqoo ( throat) ,everyone is looking at the beloved but Allah's angels are closer than the relatives but we cannot see it.
The dying person will say who will do ruqyaah on me,save me,as he knows he is leaving the world.At such time we should not be in a haste and pressurize the dying person to say la ilaahaa illal laah,instead we must be calm and gentle and slowly keep saying la ilaahaa ilalaah ,as we do not know what the dying person is seeing.He may be seeing many angels as far as his sight can go..
Even our messenger salalaho alaihi wassalam experienced the agony of death ,it is a very difficult time..
We know that ruh and nafs is loosely translated in English as spirit or soul but there is a difference between the two in Arabic language.when the soul is inside the body of a person then it is known as nafs but when it leaves the human body then it is known as Ruh.So Nafs is the spirit inside the body,and when the spirit comes out of the body it is known as Ruh.
When the person is dying,you will hear some voices near his throat ( sounds like pigeons make),when it reaches hulqoo ( throat) ,everyone is looking at the beloved but Allah's angels are closer than the relatives but we cannot see it.
The dying person will say who will do ruqyaah on me,save me,as he knows he is leaving the world.At such time we should not be in a haste and pressurize the dying person to say la ilaahaa illal laah,instead we must be calm and gentle and slowly keep saying la ilaahaa ilalaah ,as we do not know what the dying person is seeing.He may be seeing many angels as far as his sight can go..
The prophets could talk to Malik ul maut,angel of death u. Once Prophet Yaqub alaihe issalaam said to angel of death that before my death comes send me messengers to alert me of my death coming.So Yaqub alaihee esalaam struck a deal with the angel of death.When the time of his death approached,the angel of death said I have come to take your soul.
At this Yaqub alaihee essalam said why did you not send me messengers as agreed before.To this the angel of death replied ,you were sent so many signals by Allah to alert you.When your hair started greying this was a sign,when you started feeling weaker this was a sign...SubhanAllah!
At this Yaqub alaihee essalam said why did you not send me messengers as agreed before.To this the angel of death replied ,you were sent so many signals by Allah to alert you.When your hair started greying this was a sign,when you started feeling weaker this was a sign...SubhanAllah!
We all know about Dawood alaih eSalaam ,how he was very particular about no stranger entering his palace.So when the angel of death entered his Fortress,his mihrab ,Dawood alaiheSalam asked him how did you enter my Palace ?The angel of death replied that I am not afraid of any kings,no one can bribe me,no palace can stop me,even if you were in the strongest fotresses death will come.
During the time of Caliph Haroon Rashid islam was very strong,it spread from east to west and he had a very big empire.But at the time of his death ,he called all his soldiers,his ministers,family members and then said that all this empire that belongs to Haroon Rashid will perish but Ya Allah your mulk will never finish, so have mercy on me ya Allah.
Omar (RA) at the time of death said ,Woe on Omar and woe on his mother if Allah does not forgive him!
We don't know when will we die and which land we will die in?
Once Sulaiman alaihe esalaam had a guest and another guest also arrived and he was staring continuously at the guest to the extent that the other guest was freaked out and requested Sulaiman alihe esalaam to send him with wind to fly away to a far off land such as India. So the man rushed to India.The guest staring was the angel of death and he said he was staring at that man as Allah had asked him to take the guests soul in India so angel of death was wondering what is this person doing in bait al maqdus when he was supposed to be in India , SubhanAllah!
Once Sulaiman alaihe esalaam had a guest and another guest also arrived and he was staring continuously at the guest to the extent that the other guest was freaked out and requested Sulaiman alihe esalaam to send him with wind to fly away to a far off land such as India. So the man rushed to India.The guest staring was the angel of death and he said he was staring at that man as Allah had asked him to take the guests soul in India so angel of death was wondering what is this person doing in bait al maqdus when he was supposed to be in India , SubhanAllah!
Person will be resurrected with his/her last deed done.......
Real Stories shared by different Shaikh for us to get ibraaa,lessons.
Once a very young man who had recently got married was playing his game of football,when suddenly he said to his friends that he will leave as it was time for prayers.His friends said there is still time, he replied that he needs to shower and go to prayer,so he left the field with the intention to pray.When he sat in the car he felt uneasy and his friend got him a glass of water,before drinking the water he read his shahadah and died...SubhanAllah.
Imagine how this person will be raised up on day of judgement !
Once a very young man who had recently got married was playing his game of football,when suddenly he said to his friends that he will leave as it was time for prayers.His friends said there is still time, he replied that he needs to shower and go to prayer,so he left the field with the intention to pray.When he sat in the car he felt uneasy and his friend got him a glass of water,before drinking the water he read his shahadah and died...SubhanAllah.
Imagine how this person will be raised up on day of judgement !
Time of death is the time of truth, when the truth comes out,whatever is in the heart comes out,the person whom Allah wants will remain steadfast on the DEEN even in his final moments.But if a person did all haraam things when he was alone and was doing halaal things to show people,then in his last moments of life Allah will expose this persons real deeds.Allah hu Akbar.
When the martyrs die for Allah's sake they are shuhadaah.prophet salalaho alaihi wassalm said that the shuhadaa is not necessarily only on battlefield,when a person dies from stomach disease,dies of burns,dies of drowning ,the niyyah is important.For egs if a woman wearing a bikini drowns in the sea ,she cannot be considered a shuhadaa! so the niyyah and intention is important to be considered a martyr.
also a women who dies in nifaas after giving birth to her baby is considered a martyr..when Allah sees khair, a person doing good deeds at time of death Allah gives such people opportunity to be on the straight path with Allah.When Allah loves a person even during the last deeds are nice deeds ,Allah let's them do it.
also a women who dies in nifaas after giving birth to her baby is considered a martyr..when Allah sees khair, a person doing good deeds at time of death Allah gives such people opportunity to be on the straight path with Allah.When Allah loves a person even during the last deeds are nice deeds ,Allah let's them do it.
Causes for good ending:
1)THE CREED: AQEEDAH
Lailahaa ILLAHA with all it's part and conditions,it has to be the way of life,oneness of Allah in his tawheed,rizq,,everything only for Allah.we should know Allah by knowing his beautiful names,we should know how great Allah is by knowing his attributes,Allah is baseer ,HE sees,al khaaliq created everything,Allah knows us
Each of us is responsible for the knowledge of islam themselves,don't leave duniya without knowing your mission in life by not knowing your Creator don't leave this duniya without this great knowledge.The scholars of Islam who have the knowledge of Allah ,taste the sweetness of the Deen in Duniya before the hereafter!
Each of us is responsible for the knowledge of islam themselves,don't leave duniya without knowing your mission in life by not knowing your Creator don't leave this duniya without this great knowledge.The scholars of Islam who have the knowledge of Allah ,taste the sweetness of the Deen in Duniya before the hereafter!
Prophet salalalaho alaihi wassalam said that There will come a time when doing Haq following Quran and sunnah would be like holding a burning charcoal.
2) BEING FEARFUL OF ALLAH
By starting early,by sleeping early in night,by knowing our journey.no one will enter jannah by their deeds only by Allah's mercy,
3)BY BEING STEADFAST:
Allah says only those who say Our lord our Rab is Allah ,and they are steadfast on this.and all the angels will come to them and say don't be sad from past or be afraid of future.We should nicely say la ilaahaa ilal laah , if they are pious Allah will make it easy.
4) ALWAYS THINK ABOUT DEATH:
Omar bin Abdul Aziz said that if one hour of a day passed by where he did not think about death then my heart becomes rotten.This means that every hour Omar would remember death.But look at ourselves today if for only one hour in a day we talk about death,everyone starts calling us boring,old fashioned etc. This should not be and we too like the Sahabah should always remember death..
Omar bin Abdul Aziz said that if one hour of a day passed by where he did not think about death then my heart becomes rotten.This means that every hour Omar would remember death.But look at ourselves today if for only one hour in a day we talk about death,everyone starts calling us boring,old fashioned etc. This should not be and we too like the Sahabah should always remember death..
5) BEING TRUTHFUL ALWAYS:
One of the branches of hypocrisy is by lying,prophet salalaho alaihi wassalam said.if this person talks he lies, if heis given amanah he will do khiyaanaah,when he promises he lies,this is wrong.
One of the branches of hypocrisy is by lying,prophet salalaho alaihi wassalam said.if this person talks he lies, if heis given amanah he will do khiyaanaah,when he promises he lies,this is wrong.
6) THINK GOOD OF ALLAH:
At time of death always think good about Allah. When the dying person is told that your ending is not good,then they will be miserable and will hate meeting Allah subaanaa wa ta'alaa.imagine when the dying person is shown that he will be going to hellfire due to his evil deeds ,would his soul leave the body easily,never ,it will try to hide as does not want to meet Allah az zawwajal.
At time of death always think good about Allah. When the dying person is told that your ending is not good,then they will be miserable and will hate meeting Allah subaanaa wa ta'alaa.imagine when the dying person is shown that he will be going to hellfire due to his evil deeds ,would his soul leave the body easily,never ,it will try to hide as does not want to meet Allah az zawwajal.
7)) REPENTANCE :
real story: Once a young man was doing evil deeds in life,he went to the shaykh and confessed that he opened a website where all do wrong things,now he is feeling miserable about it,will Allah forgive him for this..so the Shaykh said that wait I have a letter for you from Allah.So the young man waited eagerly for this letter from Allah..So the shaykh wrote the following ayat from Quran and gave it to him:
Surah Zumar Aya 53:
Surah Zumar Aya 53:
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
Say: O my servants! who have acted extravagantly against their own souls, do not despair of the mercy of Allah; surely Allah forgives the faults altogether; surely He is the Forgiving the Merciful.
Say: O my servants! who have acted extravagantly against their own souls, do not despair of the mercy of Allah; surely Allah forgives the faults altogether; surely He is the Forgiving the Merciful.
They have done evil deeds excessively that they don't remember the amount of sins they gave committed but don't close the doors of Allah's mercy on yourself,Allah is ghafur Raheem.Allah is most merciful.
Always repent with the niyyah of repentance ,at Taubah,the following are the conditions that one must have when they have wronged in Huquq Allah:
-To pluck the sin that you are doing; remove from your system fully.
-regret what you had been doing
-determination that I will not go back to the jahiliyaa
Always repent with the niyyah of repentance ,at Taubah,the following are the conditions that one must have when they have wronged in Huquq Allah:
-To pluck the sin that you are doing; remove from your system fully.
-regret what you had been doing
-determination that I will not go back to the jahiliyaa
so the above is related to wrongdoing huquq Allah.
But if some one has done wrong regarding huquq of a person, then return it back to that person,seek apology from that person; if not then on the seeraat when a person is trying to pass,then there will be people standing asking for their Haq ,someone will complain about this person backbiting about him or oppressing him.At this time the person will have to be given his hasanaat until when the persons hasanat will be over and he will have to take the sins of that person which will be loaded..
8)) DUA:
Always asking Allah to keep you steadfast..and give you a good end..
Always asking Allah to keep you steadfast..and give you a good end..
9)) COMPANIONS:
Who are your companions,who do you sit with,who are you surrounded with,your friends are your mirror image,look at the kinds of your friends,either good or bad,your good friend is like that who sells musk and the bad friend is like the one who has black smoke always,remember the hadith ...
Whoever likes to behave like whichever community, quam then on aakhiraah they will be like them and will be with them...
This life for believer is like a prison...
This life for believer is like a prison...
When death comes it is a difficult time for the relatives and to the dying person...but Allah says when Any difficulty comes to a believer they say that innalaah wa innalaah rajion...at time of musibaaah make duaa..
When a lady died,the daughter thought of her mother ,missed her but later she...got mum in law who loved her so much..We are not allowed to wail at time of death,we should be patient.
We as Muslims should have a will.as Muslims we know that no one can change the rules of Allah.
We as Muslims should have a will.as Muslims we know that no one can change the rules of Allah.
If at the time of death,someone writes a will that don't do bidaa,he will advise them,he will start his will saying ashahadu Allah ILLAHA illalah .then he will advise his family members to help the needy ,not to wail,etc
The best will was the will of our prophets:
Beautiful will that Ibrahim alaihe essalam advised his children,Yaqub advised his children...Allah chose this religion islam for you,don't die other than being a Muslim!
Alhamdulilah I am a Muslim, we don't need any sects,any ideals...yaqub alaihe salaam asked his sons Who will you worship after me...they all replied that We will worship the only lord,the lord of Ishaq,the lord of ibrahim,the one and only Allah!
Nabi salalaho alahi wassalam said that I never saw a miserable scene which was worse than grave.He salalaho alaihi wassalam said that the graveyard is either a garden of jannah or it is hole of hellfire...
When Uthman RA used to see grave or the janazah then he would cry until he fell...he said that I heard messenger sallaho alai wassalam that the first destination of akhira is the grave ,if it is not good then from there it will be worse to worst.
Beautiful will that Ibrahim alaihe essalam advised his children,Yaqub advised his children...Allah chose this religion islam for you,don't die other than being a Muslim!
Alhamdulilah I am a Muslim, we don't need any sects,any ideals...yaqub alaihe salaam asked his sons Who will you worship after me...they all replied that We will worship the only lord,the lord of Ishaq,the lord of ibrahim,the one and only Allah!
Nabi salalaho alahi wassalam said that I never saw a miserable scene which was worse than grave.He salalaho alaihi wassalam said that the graveyard is either a garden of jannah or it is hole of hellfire...
When Uthman RA used to see grave or the janazah then he would cry until he fell...he said that I heard messenger sallaho alai wassalam that the first destination of akhira is the grave ,if it is not good then from there it will be worse to worst.
Once Omar bin Abdul Aziz was at the graveyard, people asked him why did he take so much time.To this he said that the graveyard was talking to me! the grave asked me don't you want to know what I did to the body of your beloved,I tore out the shroud,took out one part from the other,each limbs was pulled out and each hand was separated....SubhanAllah.
Omar RA would cry saying that our time in duniya is very short,time has passed and time passes,the remaining Time will also pass,our bags should be ready with our deeds,the youth become old,the alive will die,the proud person will be deceived in this duniyaa...
Abu Darda used to say shall I tell you when will it be my poor day,the day I die,the family,wealth and deeds will follow till the graveyard but only the deeds will remain.
Omar RA would cry saying that our time in duniya is very short,time has passed and time passes,the remaining Time will also pass,our bags should be ready with our deeds,the youth become old,the alive will die,the proud person will be deceived in this duniyaa...
Abu Darda used to say shall I tell you when will it be my poor day,the day I die,the family,wealth and deeds will follow till the graveyard but only the deeds will remain.
Who are protected from trial of the Grave:
1) the martyrs:
Allah says that Don't think that the person who dies for sake of Allah is dead ,they are alive,they are not dead!
There is no ghusul for martyr ,no prayers. It's enough what they went through battle for sake of Allah.
Allah says that Don't think that the person who dies for sake of Allah is dead ,they are alive,they are not dead!
There is no ghusul for martyr ,no prayers. It's enough what they went through battle for sake of Allah.
Allah asks them what do you want more,then the shuhadaah say that please tell our family that not to be afraid of being shuhadaa..
2) Surah mulk recite every night.
3) Also asking refuge ,Allahumma inni audhibikaaa min fitnatil kabar.
4) Also those who die on Friday, during day or night would be protected from grave torture.
4) Also those who die on Friday, during day or night would be protected from grave torture.
JOURNEY TO HEAVEN:
The story of soul to heaven, we know from what nabi salalaho alaihi wassalam taught us.all Sahabah were sitting then suddenly nabi salaalaho alaihi wassalm struck the floor thrice saying..Istaeedduu billah hi aazaabin kabar..
When a believing slave who is a righteous person,the announcement comes that he has to depart to the other world,this is the stage of barzakh,many angels come down,white face like shining beautiful,only the dying person can see till far that angels are filled up..these angels have shroud from paradise,pure silk pure white shroud from jannah..this shroud is with hanoodd from jannah ,the angels are sitting in front of him and the angel of death is sitting one the head,then the angel of death says oh good soul,ya ayuuhul nafsin mutameenaa,come out for Allah's pleasure,then the soul of the pious person comes out slowly smoothly like a drop of water from a leather glass...then they wrap him with hanood.now the journey starts between earth and sky,filled with angels,the samawaat is filled with angels and some are in sujood or praying,then they smell the good soul and say what a nice soul ,they will call you with the best names,they will call you with the name you liked being called in duniya...every angel is going behind the janazah as an honour..there are seven heavens,So until, they reach to sidratul muntahaa,then Allah says that place the book of my slave in alileeeyeen.the honored people are registered in ileeyoun...
Now the journey of disbelieving person,the one who knew the Haq but was lazy did not repent...Rough black cloth,the angel of death says oh evil soul come out to the anger of Allah,what will happen to such a soul ,he will stick more to the body,someone who loves the duniya and did nothing for aakhiraah will not want to leave,like wet wool in the thorny twig ,or like barbequed meat on skewers which does not want to leave,how does such cold meat come out from barbecued skewers,like bits and pieces of flesh falling out...Terrible smell heaven doors will not open,they will never enter paradise.
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By that time the family would have buried the person and have left.this is the last trial for the believer.munkar and nakeer will come.They will ask the three fundamental questions,who is your lord,what is your religion and who is your prophet? But who will pass this test,the one who lived in this world like a slave of Allah, you lived for your lord.In dunya either you will become slave of fashion,music or Allah.
In another narration the person says ashadu la ilaha then voice will come from heaven saying my slave has spoken the truth,Allah then says furnish him with things from jannah and expand 70/70 cubit and he also sees his palace and he sees what he has been saved from,he says that I want to go to my palace very fast,but Allah will say not yet,so such a pious soul will sleep like a new bride or groom in complete peace and tranquility, they are wearing cloth of jannah.
While the DISBELIEVER will hear the footsteps of his loved ones leaving him...he will not be able to answer the questions,so the angels will curse him and the voice cried out above him that he lied ,he ignored prophets sayings on duniya,the grave will be squeezed,it will compress his bones and it will be interlocked and the azaab begins....
When they are in kabar who will entertain the pious believer on the first night:
A man with beautiful face good smell will tell him that receive the glad tidings from Allah.may Allah bless you.so the deceased will ask who are you ,your face is so beautiful.he will answer I am your good deeds,I am your obedience to your parents I am your sallaaaah,zakaah,saum..
For the DISBELEIVER the most ugly person with terrible stench will come,he will say I am your evil deeds,your lies,your bad deeds.you were slow in obeying Allah and quick in disobeying Allah.then Allah assigns a blind,deaf and mute angel who will strike this person with an iron rod which if used on a mountain it will become dust!Allahummaa aaudhi bikaa min adhaaaabi. Qabar.
TORMENTS OF GRAVE:
We know there is azaab in kabar,the reasons as told by our Rasullah salalaho alaihi wassalam is like a dream he had.the dreams of nabi salalao alaihi wasalam is truth,reality , is Haq:
Two men came and took nabi salalalho alaihi wassalam...then our nabi salalaho alaihi wassalam saw that the angels used a curved hook like instrument tearing the mouth nose to ears,continuously of a person.Rasul Salallaho alaihi wassalam said what is this ,then angel says come come on.then they walked a further and he saw man's head being smashed on the head with a big rock,until the head is fixed back again,then the angels say come on come on,till he reaches a tandour,hot oven like, where men and women are inside naked, then they reach a red river where man is swimming till he reaches the shore,untill a man throws stones drowns until he swims again.....and this is a long Hadith
The angels then explain to the prophet about what it was.The Iron hook: this person was a liar,he used to say lies which would spread far and wide,so he would be tortured according to that.
Smashed by rock: this person Allah taught him Quran but he slept on it ,he missed his obligatory prayers.
People burning in tandour are those who are doing adultery in dunya.
Swimming in blood are people dealing with ribaaa,the interest of the bank.
Nabi Salalaho alaihi wasalam also saw tall men, Ibrahim alaihe esalam with small children.He,salalaho alaihi wassalam, also saw palaces of believers.also saw his own palace and asked Gabriel to let him go but Gabriel said not yet!
Once nabi salalalaho alaihi wassalam was on his way to madina,when he heard the adhaab from kabar,in two kabar,one was due to nameemah,slander and the other was due to the person not being clean after urinating, not doing istinjaa after urine also another narration not covering during urine doing public.
Also he saw people with long nails and were eating flesh of their own body so these were the backbiters...
Also he saw people with long nails and were eating flesh of their own body so these were the backbiters...
WHAT WILL BENEFIT THE DEAD PERSON:
Sadaqa jaariyaa: continuos charity like well, mosque, a resting place for traveller,Musaafir.,
Any kind of ilm, any ayah any knowledge you have taught the people.
A pious son ,righteous child who is brought up nicely so darajaaa ,ranks of the dead person gets higher and higher.
Any kind of ilm, any ayah any knowledge you have taught the people.
A pious son ,righteous child who is brought up nicely so darajaaa ,ranks of the dead person gets higher and higher.
Hold the Quran and sunnah,our journey is yet to start ,our destination is aakhiraah, we are still in duniya we still have the time to do the deeds for that house,your neighbor is Ahmed,the sand is from musk the palace Is from gold,the Ruh is something ghaiby but when a person dies they will see everything.
Take advantage of five before five:
Your youth before the old age
Your good Health before the sickness
Your Wealth before Poverty
Your Time before you get busy
Your life before your death.
Your good Health before the sickness
Your Wealth before Poverty
Your Time before you get busy
Your life before your death.
Rajab
Special class on Rajab: June 3,2012( 13th Rajab)
The most beautiful thing in life after Allah guided us into islam is the sisterhood in Islam where we love each other for the sake of Allah.Alhamdulilah hi Rabil Aalameen.Today,We will talk about the sacred months,now we are in Rajab.In surat tauba aya 36 Allah has mentioned the sacred months in the Quran:
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَقَاتِلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَافَّةً كَمَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ كَافَّةً وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah's ordinance since the day when He created the heavens and the earth, of these four being sacred; that is the right reckoning; therefore be not unjust to yourselves regarding them, and fight the polytheists all together as they fight you all together; and know that Allah is with those who guard (against evil).
SubhanAllah Allah has prescribed the twelve lunar months in Quran,ever since the creation of heaven and earth.these months are divine and from these twelve months Allah has called four months to be sacred,ash Shuhr Hurm. This means sacred months,shaharul Haram.Allah says in this ayaa ,that this is the great religion that during these months don't be unjust to yourself.remember this is not man made months like the english calendar.We should consider this as Allah has prescribed it,these four sacred months are Rajab,which is now then we have three months which come in succession of each other,Zul Quiddah,Zul Hijjah and Moharram.these are the sacred months,ash Shuhr haraam.( haraam means forbidden,prohibited and we will learn what this means later). before we learn what has to be done in this month we will study about how must I receive the sacred month of Rajab? This does not mean how I will celebrate it ,NO! It means how will your heart receive it.first of all, we need to remember that Allah is all wise,so Allah chose this month to be one of the sacred month out of His wisdom.So we don't need to debate and discuss why this month is divine,some people give their opinion regarding religion,this is wrong.It is not our business to argue and debate related to religion,this is from Allah .we must say we listen and we obey.Allah chose these four months for a reason ,out of His wisdom.
There are people who raise doubts and open gates of debate,this is wrong!So we need to remember that Allah is Al Hakim,all wise!one of the main reasons of some of the hearts to die is "debate" or arguing in religion,it leads their heart to death.this means that even if he listens to good words or words of warning of hellfire,it will not affect that heart.no guidance will affect such a person.no matter how intelligent a person is he cannot understand the wisdom of the creator! People argue things like why Hijab only for women ,why not six times prayer why only five,so there are people who debate and mislead.Religion is from the creator,Who is perfect in His wisdom and actions and so we should not argue!
Other reason about the virtues of these sacred months,is that since Allah has magnified the month then we must also magnify these months.don't we say Allah is Aazeem,Who is the most great,dont we say in our bowing that SubhanaAllah Al Azeem,so if Allah is great then I will magnify this month as Allah magnifies it.Allah wants the small movements in our heart.Allah appreciates every good deed. Today our Ummah lack is the magnifying of Allah.the people don't realize what they are talking about,if anything happens they just casually remark that is is Allah's decreee!so if we are a believer then we will magnify the creator.See His Rahmaah and wisdom always.
In Surah Haj Aya 30 Allah says that the one who magnifies whatever Allah magnifies then it will be the best for him .
ذَٰلِكَ وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَاتِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِ وَأُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الْأَنْعَامُ إِلَّا مَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاجْتَنِبُوا الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الْأَوْثَانِ وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ
That (shall be so); and whoever respects the sacred ordinances of Allah, it is better for him with his Lord; and the cattle are made lawful for you, except that which is recited to you, therefore avoid the uncleanness of the idols and avoid false words
Of course such a person will get abundant rewards,so never underestimate the action of the heart,yes it is important to have action of limbs but more of the heart.
Why are these months called Ashuhr Haraam?
haraam means prohibited ...These four months need to be respected more in these months as there is something special about it.these four months ,this is the straight religion ,don't wrong yourself in this month,don't be unjust to yourself,don't transgress your limits.This means during this month good deeds will be multiplied ,for egs now in Rajab you are sitting in dars then you are getting double rewards than sitting in dars in regular months.this sacred month we need to take the opportunity to increase good deed as it will be multiplied.So Allah says don't lose the chance of earning more rewards so don't be unjust to yourself.
Alhamdulilah our religion keeps giving us opportunity thru the year to earn rewards and there is no fixed routine ,not monotonous but different forms of Ibaadah thru the year,but only for those who have the ilm ,knowledge ( others who don't have the knowledge do not notice these opportunities),Allah keeps us motivated thru out the year.like Ramadan,Zil Hajjah,then sacred months...we must increase our good deeds Even with smile,helping others,then good deeds will be multiplied.but what about sins,it will not be multiplied but it will be GREAT!for egs if someone has the habit of backbiting,so if she does the same in this sacred month then she earns Greater sin.
For egs when you are in bait al haraam in Makkah ,if you commit a sin then it becomes a Great sin as compared to sinning in a different land.so we need to respect bait al haraam although we should not sin anywhere but we need to b extra careful there.
Similarly the sacred months are very special and we need to be extra careful.
Don't make dhulm to yourself,as sins will be very Great in front of Allah during these sacred months.
So now question is what should we do?
Can we write a program what we need to do every day of Rajab? NO!as there is no Hadeeth asking us or explaining us about it.so what is important is now we know virtues of this month so Alhamdulilah now everybody needs to do good deeds as per their ability.So we should not make long plans but keep doing good deeds as and when.
Also when we are busy making plans to do good deeds,then we will not do anything.but it is better to continue doing good deeds on the spot.Do all good deeds that is possible.
Since u know the virtues of this month so do whatever good you can do...don't busy in making plans keep doing on the spot.. Open the Quran , do dhikar, don't count your good deeds, Allah rewards in multiple folds, is giving ghairy hisaab and it is wrong for us to be counting good deeds,don't count your good deeds.Just do it,and also feel humble and shy when you have done a good deed,saying ya Allah you deserve more... when u do then feel inkisaar and shy that you have not given enough... Don't be proud about it but thank Allah so that you become close to Allah.attribute every good deed to Allah as He taught you to do it..
What about the sin? Pray to Allah and say ya Rabbi help me not to sin.Ask Allah to help you to stop from sinning,ask Allah the guidance,please help me change the heart.if you backbite a lot or answer back then say ya rabbi i have a long tongue and i sin so please help me...make sincere duaa and Allah will help change your situation.worst sins are diseases of heart.the sicknesses of heart like jealousy,nifaaq,hypocrisy.,backbiting ....
Also continue doing Taubah and istighfaar...always saying istighfaar,for egs if you see that you want to do any good deed and you cannot do it it is due to your sins,so we must continuously do istighfaar and Taubah,then Allah will guide you to do the good deed..
We need to be good to the people,for egs helping someone,husn al khulooq,very nice to ppl.For egs a lady who was fasting and praying but harming ppl with her tongue.she was punished in hellfire as per a Hadith .also about a person who had great husn al Khuluq ..he was in best place in jannah...there is great importance attributed to husn al Khuluq so we must take care..
Now about Rajab,do we do anything special,NO! No special prayers,or sadaqaa,no celebrations especially on 27th on Israa ul Mairaaj,this is all wrong!also 27th Rajab is not accurate and prophet salaalaho alaihi wassalam did not celebrate so why should we..so remember to abstain from the sins..if you are fasting on Monday's and Thursday's every month then do it this month also.but have the right intention and do the good deed.so don't do any bidaa,innovations in the religion!
The most beautiful thing in life after Allah guided us into islam is the sisterhood in Islam where we love each other for the sake of Allah.Alhamdulilah hi Rabil Aalameen.Today,We will talk about the sacred months,now we are in Rajab.In surat tauba aya 36 Allah has mentioned the sacred months in the Quran:
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَقَاتِلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَافَّةً كَمَا يُقَاتِلُونَكُمْ كَافَّةً وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Surely the number of months with Allah is twelve months in Allah's ordinance since the day when He created the heavens and the earth, of these four being sacred; that is the right reckoning; therefore be not unjust to yourselves regarding them, and fight the polytheists all together as they fight you all together; and know that Allah is with those who guard (against evil).
SubhanAllah Allah has prescribed the twelve lunar months in Quran,ever since the creation of heaven and earth.these months are divine and from these twelve months Allah has called four months to be sacred,ash Shuhr Hurm. This means sacred months,shaharul Haram.Allah says in this ayaa ,that this is the great religion that during these months don't be unjust to yourself.remember this is not man made months like the english calendar.We should consider this as Allah has prescribed it,these four sacred months are Rajab,which is now then we have three months which come in succession of each other,Zul Quiddah,Zul Hijjah and Moharram.these are the sacred months,ash Shuhr haraam.( haraam means forbidden,prohibited and we will learn what this means later). before we learn what has to be done in this month we will study about how must I receive the sacred month of Rajab? This does not mean how I will celebrate it ,NO! It means how will your heart receive it.first of all, we need to remember that Allah is all wise,so Allah chose this month to be one of the sacred month out of His wisdom.So we don't need to debate and discuss why this month is divine,some people give their opinion regarding religion,this is wrong.It is not our business to argue and debate related to religion,this is from Allah .we must say we listen and we obey.Allah chose these four months for a reason ,out of His wisdom.
There are people who raise doubts and open gates of debate,this is wrong!So we need to remember that Allah is Al Hakim,all wise!one of the main reasons of some of the hearts to die is "debate" or arguing in religion,it leads their heart to death.this means that even if he listens to good words or words of warning of hellfire,it will not affect that heart.no guidance will affect such a person.no matter how intelligent a person is he cannot understand the wisdom of the creator! People argue things like why Hijab only for women ,why not six times prayer why only five,so there are people who debate and mislead.Religion is from the creator,Who is perfect in His wisdom and actions and so we should not argue!
Other reason about the virtues of these sacred months,is that since Allah has magnified the month then we must also magnify these months.don't we say Allah is Aazeem,Who is the most great,dont we say in our bowing that SubhanaAllah Al Azeem,so if Allah is great then I will magnify this month as Allah magnifies it.Allah wants the small movements in our heart.Allah appreciates every good deed. Today our Ummah lack is the magnifying of Allah.the people don't realize what they are talking about,if anything happens they just casually remark that is is Allah's decreee!so if we are a believer then we will magnify the creator.See His Rahmaah and wisdom always.
In Surah Haj Aya 30 Allah says that the one who magnifies whatever Allah magnifies then it will be the best for him .
ذَٰلِكَ وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَاتِ اللَّهِ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِ وَأُحِلَّتْ لَكُمُ الْأَنْعَامُ إِلَّا مَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاجْتَنِبُوا الرِّجْسَ مِنَ الْأَوْثَانِ وَاجْتَنِبُوا قَوْلَ الزُّورِ
That (shall be so); and whoever respects the sacred ordinances of Allah, it is better for him with his Lord; and the cattle are made lawful for you, except that which is recited to you, therefore avoid the uncleanness of the idols and avoid false words
Of course such a person will get abundant rewards,so never underestimate the action of the heart,yes it is important to have action of limbs but more of the heart.
Why are these months called Ashuhr Haraam?
haraam means prohibited ...These four months need to be respected more in these months as there is something special about it.these four months ,this is the straight religion ,don't wrong yourself in this month,don't be unjust to yourself,don't transgress your limits.This means during this month good deeds will be multiplied ,for egs now in Rajab you are sitting in dars then you are getting double rewards than sitting in dars in regular months.this sacred month we need to take the opportunity to increase good deed as it will be multiplied.So Allah says don't lose the chance of earning more rewards so don't be unjust to yourself.
Alhamdulilah our religion keeps giving us opportunity thru the year to earn rewards and there is no fixed routine ,not monotonous but different forms of Ibaadah thru the year,but only for those who have the ilm ,knowledge ( others who don't have the knowledge do not notice these opportunities),Allah keeps us motivated thru out the year.like Ramadan,Zil Hajjah,then sacred months...we must increase our good deeds Even with smile,helping others,then good deeds will be multiplied.but what about sins,it will not be multiplied but it will be GREAT!for egs if someone has the habit of backbiting,so if she does the same in this sacred month then she earns Greater sin.
For egs when you are in bait al haraam in Makkah ,if you commit a sin then it becomes a Great sin as compared to sinning in a different land.so we need to respect bait al haraam although we should not sin anywhere but we need to b extra careful there.
Similarly the sacred months are very special and we need to be extra careful.
Don't make dhulm to yourself,as sins will be very Great in front of Allah during these sacred months.
So now question is what should we do?
Can we write a program what we need to do every day of Rajab? NO!as there is no Hadeeth asking us or explaining us about it.so what is important is now we know virtues of this month so Alhamdulilah now everybody needs to do good deeds as per their ability.So we should not make long plans but keep doing good deeds as and when.
Also when we are busy making plans to do good deeds,then we will not do anything.but it is better to continue doing good deeds on the spot.Do all good deeds that is possible.
Since u know the virtues of this month so do whatever good you can do...don't busy in making plans keep doing on the spot.. Open the Quran , do dhikar, don't count your good deeds, Allah rewards in multiple folds, is giving ghairy hisaab and it is wrong for us to be counting good deeds,don't count your good deeds.Just do it,and also feel humble and shy when you have done a good deed,saying ya Allah you deserve more... when u do then feel inkisaar and shy that you have not given enough... Don't be proud about it but thank Allah so that you become close to Allah.attribute every good deed to Allah as He taught you to do it..
What about the sin? Pray to Allah and say ya Rabbi help me not to sin.Ask Allah to help you to stop from sinning,ask Allah the guidance,please help me change the heart.if you backbite a lot or answer back then say ya rabbi i have a long tongue and i sin so please help me...make sincere duaa and Allah will help change your situation.worst sins are diseases of heart.the sicknesses of heart like jealousy,nifaaq,hypocrisy.,backbiting ....
Also continue doing Taubah and istighfaar...always saying istighfaar,for egs if you see that you want to do any good deed and you cannot do it it is due to your sins,so we must continuously do istighfaar and Taubah,then Allah will guide you to do the good deed..
We need to be good to the people,for egs helping someone,husn al khulooq,very nice to ppl.For egs a lady who was fasting and praying but harming ppl with her tongue.she was punished in hellfire as per a Hadith .also about a person who had great husn al Khuluq ..he was in best place in jannah...there is great importance attributed to husn al Khuluq so we must take care..
Now about Rajab,do we do anything special,NO! No special prayers,or sadaqaa,no celebrations especially on 27th on Israa ul Mairaaj,this is all wrong!also 27th Rajab is not accurate and prophet salaalaho alaihi wassalam did not celebrate so why should we..so remember to abstain from the sins..if you are fasting on Monday's and Thursday's every month then do it this month also.but have the right intention and do the good deed.so don't do any bidaa,innovations in the religion!
The Last Breath : By Dr Tawfique Chaudhary
The last breath: dr Tawfique chaudhary
April 14 th 2012 : Dubai international Peace conference.
What happens when death comes.Allah swt takes us from this life to another.Allah swears in five diff ways that after this life there will be another life ,Allah hu laillahaa ulahu then he says that definitely it will happen,he will surely gather u together ,there is no doubt that when u pass away you will enter new life.this life of seventy years is of fleeting distraction.Allah asks us again and again in Surah anbiyaa.that verily the counting of mankind has come near,and they are fooling around,they are running around this duniya in ghaflah.when a single sign comes on duniya thinking that this is not going to happen,Allah says for surety will gather us together,then why are we engrossed in duniya,it means hereafter,will come to you.Allah made us miserly,argumentative,all of these attributes being frail,inattentive in haste ,the evidence that Allah has given u good health.but do they have a guarantee that Allah is not mocking them,Allah gives good health,firawn had wealth ,but this is never a sign that Allah loves someone more therefore has given more wealth!
Surah Kahaf,Allah gave this garden which would harvest twice in the year in between the garden was a beautiful river,he said I don't think that this will ever go away and Allah loves me and last hour will not come, and if I go back to Allah I will get better.
This is what everybody thinks that as Allah loves me he has given wealth but this is not true.when he saw his garden was destroyed,he said that how I wish I had not made any shirk with Allah.your wealth ur health is not an evidence that Allah loves u this could be a mockery by Allah.
Everyone thinks that dying is an easy process but that is not true,prophet (saws )said that verily death has trials and tribulations,he was lurking his hand in a bucket and he was saying that help me during the pangs of death.
Then the speaker said that,"Every single patient of mine dying they have difficult death,the pain of death is so intense that we inject them with morphines to calm them ,and sometimes just let them die.there is nothing called the simple death,there is nothing called easy death,Allah tells us that when the soul has reached the throat indeed we are closer .
It is a distressing situation,we don't think of hereafter.we have forgotten that we will actually die,the angel of death will come!Don't think that u will live untill tomorrow,
What sort of life are we leading today?
The prophet (saws) was passing thru the grave when the horse jumped up,then prophet (saws) cried ,saying by Allah if you knew what I knew u won't find pleasure in duniya,
We spend this duniya only earning for it,if we believe in hereafter then the question is what have u done for it..
There is no doubt about the last hour but the doubt is about our preparation,don't u think by Allah we have not done much .there was not a single sahaabaah,by Allah there is nothing for us if we do not work now!!
Five step approach : to build aakhiraah
1.sincerity in building relations with Allah.we need to have ikhlaas for Allah swt.Allah created heavens and earth for Ikhlas,except to worship Allah.Surah ikhlaas,the one who narrates it Allah loves him.
Muaawiyaah,loved this Surah and used to recite this always,in praying or otherwise,so seventy thousand angels came to pray his janaazah.ask yourself this question that how many will come to pray your janazah?
Allah swt sends down the angels,take example of s Sahaabah,salaf.hate to commit shirk,do with ikhlaas.
Ibn tayimiyah says that between man and Allah ,a secret good deed that should be there,maybe two rakaah prayer,or help someone with money when no one knows,
How can we think we have ikhlaas right now.every single action I have done is for Allah,any deed i have done should be free from arrogance.strengthen those deeds,Do them regularly,prophet (saws ) said Allah loves it when you do a good deed with consistence.
Prophet (saws) said I heard your footsteps in jannah,Bilal! bilal said that he would consistently read two rakaah after wudhu,simple good deeds.
Verily actions our by our endings.
2- Seek knowledge.
Ibn tayyimiyah says quoting Hadith that whoever Allah wants good for gives him fiqh of religion,true understanding of deen,so ibn tayyimiyah says that whoever Allah does not love does not give them the knowledge of islam.attend a class,do something or the other to gain knowledge.make duaaRabbi zidni Ilmaa.
3))Act upon the knowledge:
The knowledge will help u only if you act upon it.knowlede ilm and Amal closely linked.the true aalim is who acts upon the knowledge but if the person who does not act upon it Is truly ignorant.We should be the people who act after gaining knowledge,by Allah this is seeratal mustaqeem.if we do not follow then we are from ignorant.
Acting upon the knowledge.
4)) call. People to the knowledge you have gained.
Ibn tayyimiupyah said that one of the strategy to gain knowledge is by educating others.spread from me even one verse.who is better than the one who calls others to Allah.call to islam so that this knowledge stays in heart.if we don't act upon the knowledge then this knowledge is of no benefit!
5) be firm : whatever difficulty comes to you stay on this path untill death comes to you.then you will have a beautiful death,iyaakaaa naaabudu iyaakaaa nastaeen,we ask help only from Allah.we say this as the one who worships Allah then everyone will be against you,then only Allah will save you.
Sura al asr..
وَالْعَصْرِ
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
April 14 th 2012 : Dubai international Peace conference.
What happens when death comes.Allah swt takes us from this life to another.Allah swears in five diff ways that after this life there will be another life ,Allah hu laillahaa ulahu then he says that definitely it will happen,he will surely gather u together ,there is no doubt that when u pass away you will enter new life.this life of seventy years is of fleeting distraction.Allah asks us again and again in Surah anbiyaa.that verily the counting of mankind has come near,and they are fooling around,they are running around this duniya in ghaflah.when a single sign comes on duniya thinking that this is not going to happen,Allah says for surety will gather us together,then why are we engrossed in duniya,it means hereafter,will come to you.Allah made us miserly,argumentative,all of these attributes being frail,inattentive in haste ,the evidence that Allah has given u good health.but do they have a guarantee that Allah is not mocking them,Allah gives good health,firawn had wealth ,but this is never a sign that Allah loves someone more therefore has given more wealth!
Surah Kahaf,Allah gave this garden which would harvest twice in the year in between the garden was a beautiful river,he said I don't think that this will ever go away and Allah loves me and last hour will not come, and if I go back to Allah I will get better.
This is what everybody thinks that as Allah loves me he has given wealth but this is not true.when he saw his garden was destroyed,he said that how I wish I had not made any shirk with Allah.your wealth ur health is not an evidence that Allah loves u this could be a mockery by Allah.
Everyone thinks that dying is an easy process but that is not true,prophet (saws )said that verily death has trials and tribulations,he was lurking his hand in a bucket and he was saying that help me during the pangs of death.
Then the speaker said that,"Every single patient of mine dying they have difficult death,the pain of death is so intense that we inject them with morphines to calm them ,and sometimes just let them die.there is nothing called the simple death,there is nothing called easy death,Allah tells us that when the soul has reached the throat indeed we are closer .
It is a distressing situation,we don't think of hereafter.we have forgotten that we will actually die,the angel of death will come!Don't think that u will live untill tomorrow,
What sort of life are we leading today?
The prophet (saws) was passing thru the grave when the horse jumped up,then prophet (saws) cried ,saying by Allah if you knew what I knew u won't find pleasure in duniya,
We spend this duniya only earning for it,if we believe in hereafter then the question is what have u done for it..
There is no doubt about the last hour but the doubt is about our preparation,don't u think by Allah we have not done much .there was not a single sahaabaah,by Allah there is nothing for us if we do not work now!!
Five step approach : to build aakhiraah
1.sincerity in building relations with Allah.we need to have ikhlaas for Allah swt.Allah created heavens and earth for Ikhlas,except to worship Allah.Surah ikhlaas,the one who narrates it Allah loves him.
Muaawiyaah,loved this Surah and used to recite this always,in praying or otherwise,so seventy thousand angels came to pray his janaazah.ask yourself this question that how many will come to pray your janazah?
Allah swt sends down the angels,take example of s Sahaabah,salaf.hate to commit shirk,do with ikhlaas.
Ibn tayimiyah says that between man and Allah ,a secret good deed that should be there,maybe two rakaah prayer,or help someone with money when no one knows,
How can we think we have ikhlaas right now.every single action I have done is for Allah,any deed i have done should be free from arrogance.strengthen those deeds,Do them regularly,prophet (saws ) said Allah loves it when you do a good deed with consistence.
Prophet (saws) said I heard your footsteps in jannah,Bilal! bilal said that he would consistently read two rakaah after wudhu,simple good deeds.
Verily actions our by our endings.
2- Seek knowledge.
Ibn tayyimiyah says quoting Hadith that whoever Allah wants good for gives him fiqh of religion,true understanding of deen,so ibn tayyimiyah says that whoever Allah does not love does not give them the knowledge of islam.attend a class,do something or the other to gain knowledge.make duaaRabbi zidni Ilmaa.
3))Act upon the knowledge:
The knowledge will help u only if you act upon it.knowlede ilm and Amal closely linked.the true aalim is who acts upon the knowledge but if the person who does not act upon it Is truly ignorant.We should be the people who act after gaining knowledge,by Allah this is seeratal mustaqeem.if we do not follow then we are from ignorant.
Acting upon the knowledge.
4)) call. People to the knowledge you have gained.
Ibn tayyimiupyah said that one of the strategy to gain knowledge is by educating others.spread from me even one verse.who is better than the one who calls others to Allah.call to islam so that this knowledge stays in heart.if we don't act upon the knowledge then this knowledge is of no benefit!
5) be firm : whatever difficulty comes to you stay on this path untill death comes to you.then you will have a beautiful death,iyaakaaa naaabudu iyaakaaa nastaeen,we ask help only from Allah.we say this as the one who worships Allah then everyone will be against you,then only Allah will save you.
Sura al asr..
وَالْعَصْرِ
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
Ways of Acquiring Peace : by Dr Farhat Hashmi
Ways of acquiring Peace: Dr Farhat Hashmi ( salamtee ke raaste)
April 16th 2012: 4:55 pm to 6:10 pm
Venue: Pakistan Education Academy: Oudh Medtha
In order to progress in life ,contribute our best,do our best in duniya,and we can do this only if we have peace.as long as a person does not accept the ways of peace he will not be able to head towards dar as salaam,the home of Peace,the jannah!
23-26 Surah Yunus
فَلَمَّا أَنجَاهُمْ إِذَا هُمْ يَبْغُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا بَغْيُكُمْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِكُم مَّتَاعَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
But when He delivers them, lo! they are unjustly rebellious in the earth. O men! your rebellion is against your own souls-- provision (only) of this world's life-- then to Us shall be your return, so We will inform you of what you did.
إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَاءٍ أَنزَلْنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الْأَرْضِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ النَّاسُ وَالْأَنْعَامُ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَخَذَتِ الْأَرْضُ زُخْرُفَهَا وَازَّيَّنَتْ وَظَنَّ أَهْلُهَا أَنَّهُمْ قَادِرُونَ عَلَيْهَا أَتَاهَا أَمْرُنَا لَيْلًا أَوْ نَهَارًا فَجَعَلْنَاهَا حَصِيدًا كَأَن لَّمْ تَغْنَ بِالْأَمْسِ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
The likeness of this world's life is only as water which We send down from the cloud, then the herbage of the earth of which men and cattle eat grows luxuriantly thereby, until when the earth puts on its golden raiment and it becomes garnished, and its people think that they have power over it, Our command comes to it, by night or by day, so We render it as reaped seed; produce, as though it had not been in existence yesterday; thus do We make clear the communications for a people who reflect.
وَاللَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَىٰ دَارِ السَّلَامِ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
And Allah invites to the abode of peace and guides whom He pleases into the right path.
لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ وَلَا يَرْهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمْ قَتَرٌ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
For those who do good is good (reward) and more (than this); and blackness or ignominy shall not cover their faces; these are the dwellers of the garden; in it they shall abide.
Explanation:
A man runs after duniya, he is always aspiring for duniya,what is this duniya,it is like that when earth becomes green due to the sudden rain from heaven,and the people were imagining,hoping to enjoy it, then suddenly their comes their death and a person meets his death.this is the reason Allah invites people to dar as salaam,the eternal abode of peace,the paradise.
We have all come to the world,we have to stay here for sometime and then we all have to leave,whether we are rich or poor.all facilities are available,there is love around but whatever we have here, we have to leave everything and go from here.so what is important is what we take with us from duniya.only a persons good deeds will go with him, which will stay with him in the eternal life.the actual destination is the hereafter as even life in barzakh ( in the grave) is temporary.there are only two destination either hellfire or jannah.
If a person walks on path of peace then he reaches dar as salaam,but if he walks on other path but that of peace he goes to a different destination.
We should check ourselves what is our goal,what is our destination,do we want duniya or aakhiraah.check our hearts,because whatever the person wants then he continouosly strives for it.
So we should check what is the biggest grief in our hearts,what is the biggest sorrow in our hearts,
Are we constantly worrying about the hereafter,are we in our daily activities also thinking about how to reach that dar as salaam.when we read the newspapers,when we see around us,then we ponder but do we also worry what will happen to us in our aakhiraah,how much do we discuss about the aakhirah,is it a topic of our conversation??
But the reality is as much as we run for duniya we do not run for aakhiraah.
Indeed the example of this duniya ,is like that of a water .which Allah poured rain from heavens,then the man becomes happy,the wealth comes then we invest in different areas,and then the rains from heaven and the plants from earth they co ordinate amongst themselves and rest of creations take advantage of this.
The raunak ( glitter)of duniya,the beauty of duniya even seen from distance brings happiness on everyone's faces.so everywhere you see that the earth has been decorated with gardens,flowers,then the owner thinks that he can take advantage of it,but suddenly an incident happens and things change.whenever the command comes from Allah,overnight situation changes!
This is the reason Allah opens these signs for all of us to reflect ponder.
Everything in duniya is temporary but what will remain permanent ,it is dar as salaam.
Allah shows straight path to whomever HE wants.the ones who have done righteous deeds, good job in duniya they are invited to dar as salaam and will also be shown the face of Allah.this is the place of peace.whatever bad a person does he will be punished and have to face the consequence,so they will be so nervous and their faces will turn black out of fear.
So when the life is of two kinds the consequence is also of two kinds.so we need to look at the path of peace to achieve eternal peace in the hereafter.
Allah says:O people of the book, prophet Muhammad has come to you confirm the previous scriptures from u,but now you have the light from Allah.who receives this light,the one with complete ikhlaas,who strives for only Allah's pleasure,
So what do we want from any good deed?
So check your intentions if you are doing good deed,then why are u doing it,what is the ultimate goal.
The Quran will guide you for peace for that person who is looking for Allah's pleasure.
A person who does not have shirk,then Allah will guide such a person.
Then this person will reach his destination.
Any path,means the journey,safar, of any kind,it could be a journey of your desires,what is the intention behind it, is it taking you towards peace or towards your destruction.
Sidq,truthfulness always takes you towards goodness.you have two options whether to speak the truth or lie,then if you have honesty,sincerity,then you will speak only truth,then the deed you will do there will be goodness and it will lead you to jannat.
So for a person in his life whether doing small or big he should check if he is honest truthful or not.always check your key point,so you must live only for Allah,and for the messenger Rasullah,pbuh,every deed he does then that will lead him to that goodness.
Always check that behind every action that we do,why are we doing it,what is the reason I am doing it.if you want Allah's pleasure then Allah will hold your hands and take you to the straight path,seeratal mustaqeem.Allah will take you towards peace.only to whom Allah wants there will be peace,Allah humma untas salaam,wa intas salaam.
This is the reason Allah has prepared dar as sallaam for us.Allah taught us the way of life,with our Deen al Islam.
Whomever prophet ( saws) invited towards islam,the kings towards islam,
Who is a momeen ,the one who has emaan,and who has faith.prophet saws said that momeen is such a person with whom, fellow brothers are safe and their goods are safe.
The aim of prophet (saws) was that there be peace,How can u have peace with relatives by reminding oneself of peace,then path of peace,shirk should not be there,this will be possible if a person holds on to peace.
Silaah rehmi, always say salaam to everyone,this indicates you are greeting peace,with this intention you keep saying salaam,not only for the living people but even for a dead person.Abdullah ibn amr asked The one from whose hands and tongue others will be at peace,Prophet (saws) said the best among you is the one will spread ,khair , goodness and we can expect goodness from such a person,and the worst of you is the one one from whom the others get afraid of his evilness. ( so check yourselves,how do people feel when they see you or how do they react when You meet them,do You spread khair or do people despise you ,runaway from you !)
The ethics,etiquette ,the manners islam teaches it is not found in any other religion.what a Muslim thinks in heart and mind that will also be accounted for,before the action is the thoughts in Mind.so we don't need to just show physical actions but check our hearts.
When we recite during our Ruku in the prayers,Subhaanaa rabbi al A'alaa,then do we also ponder upon its meaning? We must ! We must remember that we are saying that , our lord is paaq ,Pure,Glorified,HE is free from any defects!
If someone is sick then we lose our positive thinking,we are always complaining,about hot weather,so where will the peace be,only when you get anything you are happy if there is a problem still I accept,I say that everything Allah does is good the best,
A person who complains about the creator,he will never have positive thinking nor will remain happy.
So who is the person who will reach Dar as salaam,the one who thinks well of people,who wants only the pleasure of Allah, the one who wants to please Allah,such a person keeps qalb e Saleem,this will happen only if in duniya we practice to be good.the actual benefit happens only if it starts from duniya with good intention,with good thoughts.
If you enter into a majlis then say Salam and when over then say salaam.
When you open your mouth to talk say salaam first.
Intelligent people are those who do not listen to nonsense conversation as this leads to unnecessary fights.those who are on path of peace,they work for Allah's pleasure so they don't fall into fights and arguments as they know that this wasting of time and is useless.
Those who aim for jannah,paradise then they do not indulge in wasteful non issues ,they keep it aside and work towards the good for aakhirah.
Hadith Qudsi:
(And verily, this is My straight path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His path.)'" Imam Ahmad recorded that, An-Nawwas bin Sam`an said that the Messenger of Allah said,
(Allah has given a parable of the straight path, and on the two sides of this path, there are two walls containing door ways with curtains):
The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Indeed Allah has described a parable of the Sirat Mustaqeem (Straight Path to Allah’s Pleasure and Jannah): On the two sides of the path are walls with many unlocked doors, each door having a curtain. There is a caller appointed at the head of Sirat Mustaqeem who calls out, ‘O people keep to this straight path. Don’t look at or go on the crooked paths breaking off from it.’ When a person traveling this path wishes to open one of these doors then a caller calls out, ‘Beware, do not open it. If you open it then you will adopt this path and leave the Sirat Mustaqeem.’ The Sirat Mustaqeem is Islam, and the walls are Allah’s Hudood (legal limits), and the open doors are the Haraam things forbidden by Allah, and the caller at the doors is the Quran Kareem, and the caller on the straight path is the living conscience gifted as a guide from Allah to the heart of every person possessing faith.” [Musnad Ahmed]
The Sirat Mustaqeem is the straight path that leads to Allah’s Pleasure and Jannah. It is the surest, quickest and safest way of getting there.
This hadith informs us that the conscience that Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) has gifted each human being with, is to keep us on this straight path. It keeps calling to the person reminding him/her to stick to the straight path and stay away from the things disliked by Allah (subhana wa ta’ala).
Our conscience tells us not only to not step on those paths but also not to even take a peek at them. This is because sin is tempting and many are those who will not be able to resist its pull. Once a person gets off a path, a deviation of even the slightest degree with time results in putting a great distance between the person and his/her desired destination.
The walls on the sides of the straight path are the legal limits that Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) prescribes us to stay within. The doors in the walls are the Haraam (forbidden) things that take a person off track. The Quran is another caller warning us to not open any of these forbidden doors.
So Uztazah Farhat asked us to imagine ourselves driving in a car, on this straight path,with all our loved ones and family members securely seated in the car ,windows closed to ensure that all of them reach to Dar Us Salaam safely,this should be our goal in our life.To be on siraatal mustaqeem and also inspire our family and loved ones to be firm on this straight path,so that no one falls out.
Allah is with the three types of ppl
One who says salaam when entering the house.
The one who heads towards the mosques and the One who steps out only for Allah' sake like seeker of knowledge of Deen.
Knowledge is not enough we need to take action as well,translate the beneficial knowledge into righteous deeds by acting upon the ilm.
Target and plan your good deeds.do daawah and spread goodness.
We all have to keep praying for peace for yourself and others,make dua
Take us out from darkness and take us towards light,and give us barakat,...
So when u see the moon ,then make dua ...Even atahiyat,has dua and salam.
April 16th 2012: 4:55 pm to 6:10 pm
Venue: Pakistan Education Academy: Oudh Medtha
In order to progress in life ,contribute our best,do our best in duniya,and we can do this only if we have peace.as long as a person does not accept the ways of peace he will not be able to head towards dar as salaam,the home of Peace,the jannah!
23-26 Surah Yunus
فَلَمَّا أَنجَاهُمْ إِذَا هُمْ يَبْغُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا بَغْيُكُمْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِكُم مَّتَاعَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
But when He delivers them, lo! they are unjustly rebellious in the earth. O men! your rebellion is against your own souls-- provision (only) of this world's life-- then to Us shall be your return, so We will inform you of what you did.
إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا كَمَاءٍ أَنزَلْنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَاخْتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الْأَرْضِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ النَّاسُ وَالْأَنْعَامُ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَخَذَتِ الْأَرْضُ زُخْرُفَهَا وَازَّيَّنَتْ وَظَنَّ أَهْلُهَا أَنَّهُمْ قَادِرُونَ عَلَيْهَا أَتَاهَا أَمْرُنَا لَيْلًا أَوْ نَهَارًا فَجَعَلْنَاهَا حَصِيدًا كَأَن لَّمْ تَغْنَ بِالْأَمْسِ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
The likeness of this world's life is only as water which We send down from the cloud, then the herbage of the earth of which men and cattle eat grows luxuriantly thereby, until when the earth puts on its golden raiment and it becomes garnished, and its people think that they have power over it, Our command comes to it, by night or by day, so We render it as reaped seed; produce, as though it had not been in existence yesterday; thus do We make clear the communications for a people who reflect.
وَاللَّهُ يَدْعُو إِلَىٰ دَارِ السَّلَامِ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
And Allah invites to the abode of peace and guides whom He pleases into the right path.
لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ وَلَا يَرْهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمْ قَتَرٌ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
For those who do good is good (reward) and more (than this); and blackness or ignominy shall not cover their faces; these are the dwellers of the garden; in it they shall abide.
Explanation:
A man runs after duniya, he is always aspiring for duniya,what is this duniya,it is like that when earth becomes green due to the sudden rain from heaven,and the people were imagining,hoping to enjoy it, then suddenly their comes their death and a person meets his death.this is the reason Allah invites people to dar as salaam,the eternal abode of peace,the paradise.
We have all come to the world,we have to stay here for sometime and then we all have to leave,whether we are rich or poor.all facilities are available,there is love around but whatever we have here, we have to leave everything and go from here.so what is important is what we take with us from duniya.only a persons good deeds will go with him, which will stay with him in the eternal life.the actual destination is the hereafter as even life in barzakh ( in the grave) is temporary.there are only two destination either hellfire or jannah.
If a person walks on path of peace then he reaches dar as salaam,but if he walks on other path but that of peace he goes to a different destination.
We should check ourselves what is our goal,what is our destination,do we want duniya or aakhiraah.check our hearts,because whatever the person wants then he continouosly strives for it.
So we should check what is the biggest grief in our hearts,what is the biggest sorrow in our hearts,
Are we constantly worrying about the hereafter,are we in our daily activities also thinking about how to reach that dar as salaam.when we read the newspapers,when we see around us,then we ponder but do we also worry what will happen to us in our aakhiraah,how much do we discuss about the aakhirah,is it a topic of our conversation??
But the reality is as much as we run for duniya we do not run for aakhiraah.
Indeed the example of this duniya ,is like that of a water .which Allah poured rain from heavens,then the man becomes happy,the wealth comes then we invest in different areas,and then the rains from heaven and the plants from earth they co ordinate amongst themselves and rest of creations take advantage of this.
The raunak ( glitter)of duniya,the beauty of duniya even seen from distance brings happiness on everyone's faces.so everywhere you see that the earth has been decorated with gardens,flowers,then the owner thinks that he can take advantage of it,but suddenly an incident happens and things change.whenever the command comes from Allah,overnight situation changes!
This is the reason Allah opens these signs for all of us to reflect ponder.
Everything in duniya is temporary but what will remain permanent ,it is dar as salaam.
Allah shows straight path to whomever HE wants.the ones who have done righteous deeds, good job in duniya they are invited to dar as salaam and will also be shown the face of Allah.this is the place of peace.whatever bad a person does he will be punished and have to face the consequence,so they will be so nervous and their faces will turn black out of fear.
So when the life is of two kinds the consequence is also of two kinds.so we need to look at the path of peace to achieve eternal peace in the hereafter.
Allah says:O people of the book, prophet Muhammad has come to you confirm the previous scriptures from u,but now you have the light from Allah.who receives this light,the one with complete ikhlaas,who strives for only Allah's pleasure,
So what do we want from any good deed?
So check your intentions if you are doing good deed,then why are u doing it,what is the ultimate goal.
The Quran will guide you for peace for that person who is looking for Allah's pleasure.
A person who does not have shirk,then Allah will guide such a person.
Then this person will reach his destination.
Any path,means the journey,safar, of any kind,it could be a journey of your desires,what is the intention behind it, is it taking you towards peace or towards your destruction.
Sidq,truthfulness always takes you towards goodness.you have two options whether to speak the truth or lie,then if you have honesty,sincerity,then you will speak only truth,then the deed you will do there will be goodness and it will lead you to jannat.
So for a person in his life whether doing small or big he should check if he is honest truthful or not.always check your key point,so you must live only for Allah,and for the messenger Rasullah,pbuh,every deed he does then that will lead him to that goodness.
Always check that behind every action that we do,why are we doing it,what is the reason I am doing it.if you want Allah's pleasure then Allah will hold your hands and take you to the straight path,seeratal mustaqeem.Allah will take you towards peace.only to whom Allah wants there will be peace,Allah humma untas salaam,wa intas salaam.
This is the reason Allah has prepared dar as sallaam for us.Allah taught us the way of life,with our Deen al Islam.
Whomever prophet ( saws) invited towards islam,the kings towards islam,
Who is a momeen ,the one who has emaan,and who has faith.prophet saws said that momeen is such a person with whom, fellow brothers are safe and their goods are safe.
The aim of prophet (saws) was that there be peace,How can u have peace with relatives by reminding oneself of peace,then path of peace,shirk should not be there,this will be possible if a person holds on to peace.
Silaah rehmi, always say salaam to everyone,this indicates you are greeting peace,with this intention you keep saying salaam,not only for the living people but even for a dead person.Abdullah ibn amr asked The one from whose hands and tongue others will be at peace,Prophet (saws) said the best among you is the one will spread ,khair , goodness and we can expect goodness from such a person,and the worst of you is the one one from whom the others get afraid of his evilness. ( so check yourselves,how do people feel when they see you or how do they react when You meet them,do You spread khair or do people despise you ,runaway from you !)
The ethics,etiquette ,the manners islam teaches it is not found in any other religion.what a Muslim thinks in heart and mind that will also be accounted for,before the action is the thoughts in Mind.so we don't need to just show physical actions but check our hearts.
When we recite during our Ruku in the prayers,Subhaanaa rabbi al A'alaa,then do we also ponder upon its meaning? We must ! We must remember that we are saying that , our lord is paaq ,Pure,Glorified,HE is free from any defects!
If someone is sick then we lose our positive thinking,we are always complaining,about hot weather,so where will the peace be,only when you get anything you are happy if there is a problem still I accept,I say that everything Allah does is good the best,
A person who complains about the creator,he will never have positive thinking nor will remain happy.
So who is the person who will reach Dar as salaam,the one who thinks well of people,who wants only the pleasure of Allah, the one who wants to please Allah,such a person keeps qalb e Saleem,this will happen only if in duniya we practice to be good.the actual benefit happens only if it starts from duniya with good intention,with good thoughts.
If you enter into a majlis then say Salam and when over then say salaam.
When you open your mouth to talk say salaam first.
Intelligent people are those who do not listen to nonsense conversation as this leads to unnecessary fights.those who are on path of peace,they work for Allah's pleasure so they don't fall into fights and arguments as they know that this wasting of time and is useless.
Those who aim for jannah,paradise then they do not indulge in wasteful non issues ,they keep it aside and work towards the good for aakhirah.
Hadith Qudsi:
(And verily, this is My straight path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His path.)'" Imam Ahmad recorded that, An-Nawwas bin Sam`an said that the Messenger of Allah said,
(Allah has given a parable of the straight path, and on the two sides of this path, there are two walls containing door ways with curtains):
The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Indeed Allah has described a parable of the Sirat Mustaqeem (Straight Path to Allah’s Pleasure and Jannah): On the two sides of the path are walls with many unlocked doors, each door having a curtain. There is a caller appointed at the head of Sirat Mustaqeem who calls out, ‘O people keep to this straight path. Don’t look at or go on the crooked paths breaking off from it.’ When a person traveling this path wishes to open one of these doors then a caller calls out, ‘Beware, do not open it. If you open it then you will adopt this path and leave the Sirat Mustaqeem.’ The Sirat Mustaqeem is Islam, and the walls are Allah’s Hudood (legal limits), and the open doors are the Haraam things forbidden by Allah, and the caller at the doors is the Quran Kareem, and the caller on the straight path is the living conscience gifted as a guide from Allah to the heart of every person possessing faith.” [Musnad Ahmed]
The Sirat Mustaqeem is the straight path that leads to Allah’s Pleasure and Jannah. It is the surest, quickest and safest way of getting there.
This hadith informs us that the conscience that Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) has gifted each human being with, is to keep us on this straight path. It keeps calling to the person reminding him/her to stick to the straight path and stay away from the things disliked by Allah (subhana wa ta’ala).
Our conscience tells us not only to not step on those paths but also not to even take a peek at them. This is because sin is tempting and many are those who will not be able to resist its pull. Once a person gets off a path, a deviation of even the slightest degree with time results in putting a great distance between the person and his/her desired destination.
The walls on the sides of the straight path are the legal limits that Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) prescribes us to stay within. The doors in the walls are the Haraam (forbidden) things that take a person off track. The Quran is another caller warning us to not open any of these forbidden doors.
So Uztazah Farhat asked us to imagine ourselves driving in a car, on this straight path,with all our loved ones and family members securely seated in the car ,windows closed to ensure that all of them reach to Dar Us Salaam safely,this should be our goal in our life.To be on siraatal mustaqeem and also inspire our family and loved ones to be firm on this straight path,so that no one falls out.
Allah is with the three types of ppl
One who says salaam when entering the house.
The one who heads towards the mosques and the One who steps out only for Allah' sake like seeker of knowledge of Deen.
Knowledge is not enough we need to take action as well,translate the beneficial knowledge into righteous deeds by acting upon the ilm.
Target and plan your good deeds.do daawah and spread goodness.
We all have to keep praying for peace for yourself and others,make dua
Take us out from darkness and take us towards light,and give us barakat,...
So when u see the moon ,then make dua ...Even atahiyat,has dua and salam.
Companions of Prophet Muhammad ( PBUH ): By Yahya Bari
Companions of prophet Muhammad by Yahya Abdul Bari
April 14 2:53
The companions of prophet,the ambassador of peace, calling others to peace,persecution in Mecca so they went to absynnia,the makkans were not happy so they send the delegates to vpbrong back the Muslims,the king wanted to listen to Muslims,so jaaffer ibn Talib said about islam to the king.
Jaafar bin abi Talib taught thejinn about islam ,the najaashii accepted islam because of the message that was brought to h,
We were ppl of ignorance and we would eat meet that was nt slaughtered properly, we would do fornication, we were unfriendly and unkind to neighbors,weak would be oppressed by the strong,then he said this is what we were on in Makkah untill Allah sent us a prophet,whom we knew his lineage we knew his truthfulness,for his chastity.
Great injustice ,there can be no peace without justice,if there is oppression there cannot be a continued oppression,in order to have peace there has to be justice,
after that he said the messenger called us to Allah so that we worship Allah alone and we abandon the forefathers who worshipped other than Allah.what did prophet pbuh ordered?he ordered to peace.it is innate in human being he wants justice.been a child wants justice ,if his candy is taken ,then they cry.that is their weapon.
In order for us to have peace there must be respect good manners and justice,so islam calls to all of this to have good morals and manners to attain peace.then he ordered for us to be truthful in speech.when ppl know you are truthful then you are modest peace with that person.then he ordered us to be truthful with speech.today ppl are not trustworthy then there is no peace of mind nor family.
He also advised us to enjoin relations, to straighten bonds of the family,there will be no peace if there will be no enjoining the family, if there is no forgiveness,this is the reason that it is of the utmost importance.this is the reason that in islam prophet saws said that he who cuts relations will not enter jannah.there are two things when r standing in front of the seerat,the sharper than sword ,there will be two things that will come to your right and left,the messenger of Allah informed us that one is enjoining relations and trustworthiness.Silaatal graham and amaanaah.
He who is not trustworthy ,then he will fall in hellfire.
To be kind to those who are near you,the ones who are close to you,kind to your neighbors,there will be peace in your family and home.so we should be the ambassadors of peace and be kind to neighbors like our messenger.
It is very important to be nice to neighbor that prophet saws said that Gabreil
Stay away from bloodshed ,any evil,said prophet saws.
Prophet also prohibited us from all false witnessing,false testimony ,taking away from wealth of orphan, not to slander women who are innocent,do not accused them about things that they did not do.islam urges us to respect women, as part of the soceirty that should be honored and have mercy upon them then he ordered us to worship none but Allah.not to associate anything with Allah swt,when we worship the one who created you it brings happiness to you family and society.we have been created to worship Allah swt.
Worship is aall encompassing word everything we do we say that is pleasing to Allahbeing kind to parents is worship being good to neighbors is worship.
He ordered us to pray ,fast and give zakaah charity,Jaafar abi ibn Talib,brought this message of peace to najaashii, all peace starts with family.
Another companion,who was also in habashaa, a youth when he returned mussaab ibn umm aid,was sent to a city of yathrib, there were Jews and there was bloodshed,tribalism,always,this city is called today al madina.the tribes would kill hundred of ppl,then who did these ppl see that who would bring them peace it was the messenger.
So they invited messenger,so mussab was sent to yathrib and he invited the two tribes with wisdom,both was and Khazraj were brought together,there was peace and unity in islam at that time so Allah az zawajal made the hearts unite and come together.
And Allah says that he enjoined their hearts.the only way to bring peace and true unity is by la ilahhaa illah laah..no other way.
In Haj all coming from diff parts Muslims are very organized ,we are punctual also,we are taught to be kind to animals, respect trees,to be at peace,good to bneighbors.this is the message that was brought by companions ,because of la ilahaa ilalah that comes from surrendering to the will fo Allah
Allah says hold on to rope of Allah and remember Allah's blessings,you became brothers Allah then mentions the blessing of unity first then HE says that you were at the edge of hellfire but Allah saved you.
The blessing of unity coming together due to la ilaaha ilaalah,we need to attain peace we need to hold on to rope of Allah, we need to have righteousness chastity truthfulness ,not oppressing anyone being totally just,islam also teaches us to fulfill promise.
When you are ordered to do something in a non muslim country we are ordered to be obedient,only of it is not contradictory to Quran,prophet saws said whoever kills someone
We should be the best to everyone,we as Muslims have to embody the teachings of Islaam ,religion of peace and submission,that others will see and want to be like us.
Janitor said there is water everywhere,Muslims look at you,he was very angry,islam is religion of cleanliness,but we take care of staying clean.
Ayesha said that the character of prophet saws is the Quran,he was walking talking of Quran,today the non Muslims do not have time to read Quran but they see us,we should be kind truthful to stand out and show how Muslims should be.
Hadith sunaan :
In order to have peace we need to have AhsanAllah, the connection between u and Allah and the connection bet u and ppl,it has to be from inside out.
Having good character and peace is very important. Companions brought message of peace .we need to ask ourselves that are we doing what our prophet pbuh said ,we need to deliver the message of peace,we ask Allah to help us with the character and strengthen our lailahaa illahaa..
April 14 2:53
The companions of prophet,the ambassador of peace, calling others to peace,persecution in Mecca so they went to absynnia,the makkans were not happy so they send the delegates to vpbrong back the Muslims,the king wanted to listen to Muslims,so jaaffer ibn Talib said about islam to the king.
Jaafar bin abi Talib taught thejinn about islam ,the najaashii accepted islam because of the message that was brought to h,
We were ppl of ignorance and we would eat meet that was nt slaughtered properly, we would do fornication, we were unfriendly and unkind to neighbors,weak would be oppressed by the strong,then he said this is what we were on in Makkah untill Allah sent us a prophet,whom we knew his lineage we knew his truthfulness,for his chastity.
Great injustice ,there can be no peace without justice,if there is oppression there cannot be a continued oppression,in order to have peace there has to be justice,
after that he said the messenger called us to Allah so that we worship Allah alone and we abandon the forefathers who worshipped other than Allah.what did prophet pbuh ordered?he ordered to peace.it is innate in human being he wants justice.been a child wants justice ,if his candy is taken ,then they cry.that is their weapon.
In order for us to have peace there must be respect good manners and justice,so islam calls to all of this to have good morals and manners to attain peace.then he ordered for us to be truthful in speech.when ppl know you are truthful then you are modest peace with that person.then he ordered us to be truthful with speech.today ppl are not trustworthy then there is no peace of mind nor family.
He also advised us to enjoin relations, to straighten bonds of the family,there will be no peace if there will be no enjoining the family, if there is no forgiveness,this is the reason that it is of the utmost importance.this is the reason that in islam prophet saws said that he who cuts relations will not enter jannah.there are two things when r standing in front of the seerat,the sharper than sword ,there will be two things that will come to your right and left,the messenger of Allah informed us that one is enjoining relations and trustworthiness.Silaatal graham and amaanaah.
He who is not trustworthy ,then he will fall in hellfire.
To be kind to those who are near you,the ones who are close to you,kind to your neighbors,there will be peace in your family and home.so we should be the ambassadors of peace and be kind to neighbors like our messenger.
It is very important to be nice to neighbor that prophet saws said that Gabreil
Stay away from bloodshed ,any evil,said prophet saws.
Prophet also prohibited us from all false witnessing,false testimony ,taking away from wealth of orphan, not to slander women who are innocent,do not accused them about things that they did not do.islam urges us to respect women, as part of the soceirty that should be honored and have mercy upon them then he ordered us to worship none but Allah.not to associate anything with Allah swt,when we worship the one who created you it brings happiness to you family and society.we have been created to worship Allah swt.
Worship is aall encompassing word everything we do we say that is pleasing to Allahbeing kind to parents is worship being good to neighbors is worship.
He ordered us to pray ,fast and give zakaah charity,Jaafar abi ibn Talib,brought this message of peace to najaashii, all peace starts with family.
Another companion,who was also in habashaa, a youth when he returned mussaab ibn umm aid,was sent to a city of yathrib, there were Jews and there was bloodshed,tribalism,always,this city is called today al madina.the tribes would kill hundred of ppl,then who did these ppl see that who would bring them peace it was the messenger.
So they invited messenger,so mussab was sent to yathrib and he invited the two tribes with wisdom,both was and Khazraj were brought together,there was peace and unity in islam at that time so Allah az zawajal made the hearts unite and come together.
And Allah says that he enjoined their hearts.the only way to bring peace and true unity is by la ilahhaa illah laah..no other way.
In Haj all coming from diff parts Muslims are very organized ,we are punctual also,we are taught to be kind to animals, respect trees,to be at peace,good to bneighbors.this is the message that was brought by companions ,because of la ilahaa ilalah that comes from surrendering to the will fo Allah
Allah says hold on to rope of Allah and remember Allah's blessings,you became brothers Allah then mentions the blessing of unity first then HE says that you were at the edge of hellfire but Allah saved you.
The blessing of unity coming together due to la ilaaha ilaalah,we need to attain peace we need to hold on to rope of Allah, we need to have righteousness chastity truthfulness ,not oppressing anyone being totally just,islam also teaches us to fulfill promise.
When you are ordered to do something in a non muslim country we are ordered to be obedient,only of it is not contradictory to Quran,prophet saws said whoever kills someone
We should be the best to everyone,we as Muslims have to embody the teachings of Islaam ,religion of peace and submission,that others will see and want to be like us.
Janitor said there is water everywhere,Muslims look at you,he was very angry,islam is religion of cleanliness,but we take care of staying clean.
Ayesha said that the character of prophet saws is the Quran,he was walking talking of Quran,today the non Muslims do not have time to read Quran but they see us,we should be kind truthful to stand out and show how Muslims should be.
Hadith sunaan :
In order to have peace we need to have AhsanAllah, the connection between u and Allah and the connection bet u and ppl,it has to be from inside out.
Having good character and peace is very important. Companions brought message of peace .we need to ask ourselves that are we doing what our prophet pbuh said ,we need to deliver the message of peace,we ask Allah to help us with the character and strengthen our lailahaa illahaa..
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