February 2012
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The Divine Decree Is Always A Bounty
“The divine decree related to the believer is always a bounty, even if it is in the form of withholding (something that is desired), and it is a blessing, even if it appears to be a trial, and an affliction that has befallen him is in reality a cure, even though it appears to be a disease!
Unfortunately, due to the ignorance of the worshiper, and his transgressions, he does not consider anything...
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The meaning of alathariyyah
Al athaar literally means footsteps, and al-athariyyah means: I follow the footsteps of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, I cling to the Qur’an and to the sunnah of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Al athaar also means narrations.
Alathariyyah is for a sister. Alatharee is for a brother. (Hope that explained my url, to the person who asked me).
The Effect of Committing Sins on Being Deprived of...
A Piece of Advice to Students of the Islamic University at Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah (Issued on 18/10/1388 A.H.)
All Praise be to Allah Alone. May peace be upon His Servants whom He has chosen
I recommend sons of the students of the Islamic university to observe Taqwa (fearing Allah as He should be feared) in all cases, adhere to seeking knowledge, study well your curricula, listen attentively to...
The Three Fundamental Principles – Read by Shaykh...
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اعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ...
Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children, as the likeness of vegetation after rain, thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment (for the disbelievers, evil-doers), and...
Authentic Supplications for in the Morning and... →
فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ
Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying, etc.). I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favours on you) and never be ungrateful to Me. Soorah al-Baqarah 2:152
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وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَمَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ...
And whatever you have been given is an enjoyment of the life of (this) world and its adornment, and that (Hereafter) which is with Allah is better and will remain forever. Have you then no sense?
(Al-Qasas 28:60)
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Al-Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyyaadh (rahimahullaah) said to a man: “How many (years) have come upon you?”
He replied: “Sixty years.”
Al-Fudhayl: “Therefore, for sixty years you have been going to your Lord and you are about to reach (Him).”
So the man said: “To Allaah we belong and to Him we shall return!”
So Al-Fudhayl asked: “Do you know the meaning of that (statement)? You are saying, I belong to Allaah as a servant and I am going to return to Him. So whoever knows that he belongs to Allaah as a servant and that he will return to him, then he should know that he will be stopped. And whoever knows that he will be stopped, then he should know that he will be questioned. And whoever knows that he will be questioned, then let him prepare an answer for the question.” [Jaami’ al-Uloom wal-Hikam of Ibn Rajab]
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On the authority of Jabir in a narration ascribed to the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam:
“Indeed of those of you who are the most beloved to me and sitting closest to me on the Day of Judgement, are those of you who are the best in their manners. Indeed the most hated of you to me and those of you who will be sitting the furthest away from me on the Day of Judgement are those who speak a lot...
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يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ...
O you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance. (Al-Ahzaab, 33:41)
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وَاذْكُر رَّبَّكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا...
And remember your Lord by your tongue and within yourself, humbly and with fear without loudness in words in the mornings, and in the afternoons and be not of those who are neglectful. (Al-Araf, 7:205)
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“A man will be brought, and the people of the hellfire will gather around him. His intestines will be hanging out. The people will say: Oh so and so, didn’t you used to enjoin the good and forbid the evil? He will reply: I would enjoin the good and fail to perform it, and I would forbid the evil and fall into it.”
Reported by al-Bukhaaree no. 3267 and Muslim no. 7408
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Authentic Supplications for in the Morning and... →
فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ
Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying, etc.). I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favours on you) and never be ungrateful to Me. Soorah al-Baqarah 2:152
“If you can be unknown, be so; it doesn’t matter if you are not known and it doesn’t matter if you are not praised. It doesn’t matter if you are blameworthy according to people if you are praiseworthy with Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.”
- Al-Futhayl ibn Iyyadh, al-Bayhaqi, Al-Zuhd Al-Kabir p100.
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فَلاَ وَرَبِّكَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىَ...
But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission.
(An-Nisa 4:65)
To Nabila,
Assalamu ‘alaykum sis! Tried sending you a message on whatsapp, but not sure if you read it. All I can say is, 1. I hope the doctor doesn’t close down his medical centre, even if they proceed to open the sports betting centre. 2. Contact the people of knowledge, and explain your situation (as you know your situation best) in detail, and see what the best solution is to this problem...
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The Prayer of the Lovers
Amongst those things that is necessary to know is that the prayer by which the eye finds pleasure and by which the heart finds comfort and rest, is the one that combines six matters. (Read the first and second matter here)
The Third: Following and Imitating the Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and Guiding One’s Actions by Him
This is that the servant has great zeal in guiding himself by the...
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Hasten to do good deeds before you are overtaken by one of the seven afflictions.” Then (giving a warning) he said:
“Are you waiting for poverty which will make you unmindful of devotion, or prosperity which will make you corrupt, or a disease which will disable you, or senility...
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وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنزَلَ...
And when it is said to them: “Follow that which Allah has sent down”, they say: “Nay, we shall follow that which we found our fathers (following).” (Would they do so) even if Shaitan (Satan) invites them to the torment of the Fire.
(Luqman 31:21)
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“Be merciful, and you will have mercy upon you....
- The Messenger of Allaah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, on the authority of Abdullaah ibn ‘Amroo Ibn Aas. Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah, no. 482.
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“A believer is not corrupt, his inner-self does...
- The Messenger of Allaah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, on the authority of Abu Huraira. Silsilah Ahadeeth as-Saheehah, no. 935
Authentic Supplications for the Morning and... →
And glorify His Praises morning and afternoon [the early morning (Fajr) and ‘Asr prayers]. (Al-Ahzab 33:42)
Therefore remember Me (by praying, glorifying, etc.). I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favours on you) and never be ungrateful to Me. (Al-Baqarah 2:152)
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“O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust...
“Allaahumma aslamti nafsee ilayk, wa fawwadtu amree ilayk, wawajjahtu wajhee ilayk, wa alja’tu thahree ilayk, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilayk, la maljaa wala manja minka illa ilayk, amantu bikitabikal lathee anzalt, wa binabiyyikal arsalt.”
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اللّهُـمَّ عالِـمَ الغَـيْبِ وَالشّـهادَةِ فاطِـرَ...
Allahumma ‘alimal-ghaybi washshahadah, fatiras-samawati wal-ard, rabba kulli shayin wamaleekah, ashhadu an la ilaha illa ant, a‘oothu bika min sharri nafsee wamin sharrish-shaytani washirkih, waan aqtarifa ‘ala nafsee soo-an aw ajurrahu ila muslim.
O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Creator of the heavens and the Earth, Lord and Sovereign of all things, I bear witness that none has the...
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“The foolish one speaks to me with all ugliness and I hate to respond to him He increases in his foolishness while I increase in my forbearance Like the ‘oud which intensifies its sweet scent the more it is burnt.”
- Imam ash-Shafi’ee rahimahullahu ta’aala
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Saddexda Asal Iyo Dalilahooda →
Waxaa Alifay: Sheekh Maxamed bin Cabdul Wahaab. For all my Somali followers.
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I’ve said this many times before, but..
There is a difference between judging and advising. Allaah will judge us, so you better fix up yourself before you stand in front of Him on the Day of Judgement.
Yes, of course there is a certain way to deal with the people, one has to be wise and deal with them in a manner that suits the situation.
And yes, of course you intend good with all you do. But you can’t justify your ignorance or...
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“Be cautious of (the) mixing with a person which will cause wastage of time and corruption of the heart. For verily, when time is wasted and the heart is corrupted, all of the affairs of the servant will become ruined, and he will be of those about whom Allaah, the Exalted, said:
وَلَا تُطِعْ مَنْ أَغْفَلْنَا قَلْبَهُ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ وَكَانَ أَمْرُهُ فُرُطًا
.. and obey not him...
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رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْفِي وَمَا...
O our Lord! Certainly, You know what we conceal and what we reveal. Nothing on the earth or in the heaven is hidden from Allah.
(Ibraaheem 14:38)
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Don't be the Walee (Friend) of Allaah outside, and...
Some people they act pious in public when they meet people. But when they are by themselves, they commit evil acts. I ask Allaah to protect us against this behaviour, against hypocrisy, Allaahumma ameen.
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Daily Athkaar! →
Verily, in the remembrance of Allaah do the hearts find rest! Inshaa’ Allah I will also add the athkaar when waking up and before going to sleep. (Do you guys want me to add the transliteration of surah as-Sajdah and surah al-Mulk? Just let me know inshaa’ Allah)
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Maybe I should post ahadeeth concerning oppressive rulers and how to behave if you have an oppressive ruler. Maybe after that I could post verses from the Qur’an, that emphasise clinging to the commands and prohibitions of our beloved prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
I’ve noticed, that when one finds a narration concerning brotherhood, it is passed on and acted upon (sort...
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The Prayer of the Lovers¹
Amongst those things that is necessary to know is that the prayer by which the eye finds pleasure and by which the heart finds comfort and rest, is the one that combines six matters:
The First - Sincerity of Purpose
And this is that the reason behind the prayer and the thing which calls to it, is the servant’s aspiration for Allaah, his love of Him, his seeking His pleasure, nearness to...
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“The comfort and rest of the lover and the pleasure of his eye lies in the prayer but the unmindful one who turns away has no share of this. Rather the prayer is too great and burdensome for him. When he stands (for prayer) it is as if he is standing on hot coals, until he finishes from the obligatory section of the prayer. He hastens it and speeds (his performance of it). Thus, there is no...
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فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِينَ يُخَالِفُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ...
And let those who oppose the Messenger’s (Muhammad) commandment (i.e. his Sunnah legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements, etc.) (among the sects) beware, lest some Fitnah (disbelief, trials, afflictions, earthquakes, killing, overpowered by a tyrant, etc.) befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them.
(An-Nur 24:63) Subhanallah! Look at the consequences of turning away from the...
January 2012
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Your Daily Athkaar →
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وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا
And glorify His Praises morning and afternoon [the early morning (Fajr) and ‘Asr prayers]. (Al-Ahzab 33:42)
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يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ...
O you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance. (Al-Ahzab 33:41)
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“Whoever wants to know what Allaah has prepared...
See as-Silsilah as-Saheehah, no.2310
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Rewards of Reciting the Qur’an
The rewards of reciting the Qur’an are many. An authentic hadith in at-Tirmithee states:
“Whoever reads a letter from the Book of Allah, he will have a reward. And that reward will be multiplied by ten. I am not saying that “Alif, Laam, Meem” is a letter, rather I am saying that “Alif” is a letter, “Laam” is a letter and “Meem” is a letter.” So increase your recitation of the Qur’an to gain these...