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The 6 Fasts Of Shawwaal

It is Mustahab (act of great merit) to observe the six fasts of
Shawwaal. The observance of these fasts has been stressed by
Rasoolullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam in several Ahadith. It
is once again the infinite mercy of Allah Ta’aala, that in
exchange of minimal efforts he accords multiple rewards. This is
a clear indication that Allah Ta’aala seeks the slightest
opportunity to draw his bondsmen closer to him.
We learn from the Ahaadith that a person who observes these fasts
after observing the fasts of Ramadaan receives the reward of
fasting for the entire year.
Rasoolullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam has stated,
“Whoever fasted the full month of Ramadaan and then follows it
with six fasts of Shawwaal is like a person who has fasted the
entire year.” (Targhib)
“One who fasted during the month of Ramadaan and further fasted
six days in Shawwaal, is cleansed from sins like the day he was
born.” (Targhib)
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 These fasts may be kept consecutively or at intervals during
the month of Shawwaal.
 Ladies must first complete their Qadha Ramadhan fasts before
commencing the Shawwaal fasts.

 

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*THE WEDDING OF FATIMA (RA)*




*Tears roll down when you read how Fatima (ra) was given in 
marriage than thinking of how marriages takes place now! Have we 
committed a sin? How do we over come this social commitment? Is 
this something that we say could be done and not a grave sin? 
And than satisfy our own thinking? *

We have gone through this! How will we treat when it comes to 
our children?


 *AN IDEAL MARRIAGE EXAMPLE...*



*I Request you : Please spare some time from your precious and 
busy schedule and go through this Email.*

*The Wedding of Fatima (ra) "The Queen of the ladies in Jannat 
is Faatimah".

An Example of How Simple the Nikah was*


*Fatimah (RA) was the youngest daughter of our beloved Prophet 
(SAWS). Out of all the children, she was the most beloved to 
him. He said, 'The Queen of the ladies in Jannat is Faatimah.' 
He also said, 'Faatimah is part of my body. Whoever grieves her, 
grieves me.' * *When Faatimah (RA) reached the age of fifteen, 
proposals for her marriage began to come from high and 
responsible families. But the Prophet (SAWS) remained 
irresponsive. * *Ali (RA), who was 21 at the time, says: It 
occurred to me that I should go and make a formal proposal, but 
then I thought, 'How could this be accomplished, for I possess 
nothing.' At last, encouraged by the Prophet's kindness, I went 
to him and expressed my intention to marry Faatima 
(Radhiyallaahu Anha). The Prophet (SAWS) was extremely pleased 
and asked, 'Ali! Do you possess anything to give her in Mahr?' I 
replied, 'Apart from a horse and an armour I possess nothing.' * 
*The Prophet (SAWS) said, 'A soldier must, of course, have his 
horse. Go and sell away your armour.' * *So, Ali (RA) went and 
sold his armour to Uthmaan (RA) for 480 Dirham and presented it 
to Rasulullah (SAWS). Bilaal (RA) was ordered by the Prophet
(SAWS) to bring some perfume and a few other things and Anas 
(RA) was sent to call Abu Bakr, Uthmaan, Talhah, Zubayr with 
some companions from the Ansaar (Radhiallaahu Anhum). * *When 
these men arrived and had taken their seats, the Prophet (SAWS) 
recited the Khutbah (sermon) of Nikaah and gave Faatimah (RA) in 
marriage to Ali (RA). He announced, 'Bear you all witness that I 
have given my daughter Faatimah in marriage to Ali for 400 
Mithqaal of silver and Ali has accepted.' He then raised his 
head and made Dua saying, 'O Allah, create love and harmony 
between these two. Bless them and bestow upon them good 
children.' after the Nikaah, dates were distributed. * *When the 
time came for Faatimah (RA) to go to Ali's (RA) house, she was 
sent without any clamor, hue and cry accompanied Umm Ayman (RA). 
After the Éesha Salaat, the Prophet (SAWS) went to their house, 
took permission and entered. He asked for a basin of water, put 
his blessed hands into it and sprinkled it on both Ali (RA) and 
Faatimah (RA) and made Dua for them. * *The sovereign of both 
worlds gave his beloved daughter a silver bracelet, two Yemeni 
sheets, four mattresses, one blanket, one pillow, one cup, one 
hand-grinding mill, one bedstead, a small water skin and a 
leather pitcher.
*
*In this simple fashion, the wedding of the daughter of the 
leader of the worlds was solemnised. In following this Sunnah 
method, a wedding becomes very simple and easy to fulfill. * 
SOME METHODS DERIVED FROM THE ABOVEMENTIONED MARRIAGE


 - "Engagements" are contrary to the Sunnah. A verbal proposal 
and answer
 is sufficient.

 - *It is un-Islamic for the engaged couple to meet each other 
and also go
 out together.* *(Note: In this day and age, every other person 
around us
 could be a weirdo. We rarely become engaged to the children of 
families that
 we know very well so it is difficult to find out what kind of a 
person we
 are getting married to. Certain scholars attests that meeting, 
in the
 presence of Mahram men, and getting to know each other, within 
the rules set
 by the Quran is allowed.)
 *
 - To unnecessarily delay Nikah of both the boy and the girl 
after having
 reached the age of marriage is incorrect. *(Note: But on the 
other hand,
 some parents pray day and night endlessly for a quick marriage 
to a
 good-looking, highly educated, well-off person who comes from a 
grand family
 of great repute...in the case of a groom, a groom with a high-
flying job,
 etc. The minute we find such a groom or bride, we jump to grab 
him/her. But
 how many of us spend sleepless nights praying not for a speedy 
grand
 marriage but a marriage which is filled with love, happiness, 
blessings and
 piety?)
 *
 - There is nothing wrong in inviting one's close associates for 
the
 occasion of Nikah. However, no special pains should be taken in 
gathering
 the people from far off places. *(Note: The money could instead 
be spent
 in charity, to gain the blessings of the poor.)
 ** ** *
 - *It is appropriate that the bridegroom be a few years older 
than the
 bride.* *(Note: The Prophet's first marriage was to Khadija, 
who was 15
 years older than him. She was a widower and he was a virgin. 
They were so
 happy together that he did not remarry until she passed away, 
even though
 polygamy was widely practised during that time - before the 
advent of Islam)

  ** *
 - *It is better to give the Mahr  and one should endeavour to 
do so*. But
 if one does not have the means then there is nothing wrong in 
giving less.
 *(Note: The dowry is an obligation upon the groom's family, not 
the
 bride's family!)
 ** ** *
 - *The present day practice of the intermingling of sexes is an 
act of
 sin and totally against Shariah. (Note: Teenagers and young 
adults, if
 prompted, will admit the level of flirting, 'checking out' and 
showing off
 that goes on during weddings, where everyone is dressed to put 
on a show,
 not to watch a wedding take place.)
 *
 - *It is un-Islamic to display the bride on stage for hundreds 
of male
 wedding guests that will come to have a look at her.. (Note: If 
she
 adorns herself and dresses up, it should be for her own 
satisfaction, her
 family's happiness and for her husband - not for hundreds of 
male wedding
 guests that will come to have a look at her. The bride should 
not be treated
 like a trophy - all dolled up, sitting quietly on a stage for 
all to see,
 pretending to be reserved and shy (as is the custom and 
culture) - this is
 demeaning for she is a thinking individual - not something to 
decorate and
 show off.) *



 - It is fallacy to think that one's respect will be lost if one 
does not
 hold an extravagant wedding and invite many people. What is our 
respect
 compared to that of Rasulullah (SAWS)? *(Note: We spend 
thousands of
 dollars to impress people. We are sentimental - "I want my 
daughter/son to
 have the best." However, think about it this way...the people 
you impress
 will forget the wedding after a few weeks, your daughter/son's 
marital
 happiness may float on the extravagance of her/his wedding for 
a short while
 but ultimately, it will depend on just one thing: Almighty 
Allah (Subhanahu
 Wa Taala). What is the use angering and disappointing Almighty 
Allah
 (Subhanahu Wa Taala) when it is His blessings, and nothing else 
- not even
 the grandest, most impressive wedding, that will ensure your 
children are
 happy? Ask yourself, are you getting your children married so 
you can show
 off and enjoy a grand wedding or because you want your children 
to
 experience happy, guided and blessed married lives?) *

*It is totally un-Islamic for those, who do not possess the 
means, to incur debts in order to have grandiose weddings. 
(Note: On the contrary, weddings are arranged on such a grand 
basis that often parents cannot perform obligatory acts like 
Hajj for the next few years because they lack funds, which were 
spent on the weddings of their children)
*

 - Great care must be taken as regards to Salaat on occasions of 
marriage
 by all - the bride, the bridegroom and all the participants. 
(*Note: On
 the contrary, the bride misses her prayer because her make-up 
will be washed
 away if she performs ablution...guests who are also dressed up 
delay their
 prayers for similar reasons. The couple and guests should 
perform ablution
 before going to the wedding and should perform their prayers 
there. The
 organisers of the wedding should also make arrangements for 
guests to
 perform their prayers. How can we expect our marriages to be 
successful and
 blessed if we abandon the first pillar of Islam, in pursuit of 
the perfect
 wedding?)
 ** ** *
 - *If the father of the girl is an Aalim or pious and capable of
 performing Nikah, then he should himself solemnize the 
marriage.*


 - *The unnecessary expense incurred by the bride's family in 
holding a
 feast has no basis in Shariah.* *(Note: The Islamic tradition 
is for the
 bride's family to hold a simple nikaah ceremony where the 
marriage contract
 is signed. The big feast should only take place as the walima, 
which is the
 obligation of the groom's family. Sadly, often low-income 
parents of young
 girls delay getting their daughters married because they feel 
pressed by
 society to throw a big feast.)
 *
 - For the engaged couple to meet at a public gathering where 
the boy
 holds the girl's hand and slips a ring on her finger is a 
violation of the
 Qurãnic law of Hijaab. *(Note: It is rather funny - in most 
cultures, a
 man and woman gets engaged and they spend time together like 
they are
 already married. But as soon as the nikaah takes place, they 
are told to
 stay separate and maintain 'modesty'. In many cultures, the 
nikaah takes
 place in the morning and the wedding reception at night or 
several weeks or
 even months, later. Strangely, the same couple who was engaged 
and mixing
 freely, is not allowed to mix freely between the nikah and the 
wedding
 reception thrown by the bride's family. It is as ridiculous as 
the Western
 concept of mixing freely before and after the engagement but as 
soon as the
 bride puts on her wedding dress, it's bad luck for the groom to 
see her! In
 Islam, the engagement is not a licence to mix freely - the 
nikah is. It
 is as good as getting married and the couple can do everything 
together and
 have the wedding reception and the walima later.)
 *
 - *Three things should be borne in mind when giving one's 
daughter gifts
 and presents at the time of Nikah: *
    - Presents should be given within one's means (it is not 
permissible
    to take loans, on interest for such presents);
    - To give necessary items;
    - A show should not be made of whatever is given.

    - *It is Sunnat for the bridegroom's family to make Walimah. 
In
    Walimah, whatever is easily available should be fed to the 
people and care
    should be taken that the is no extravagance, show and that 
no debts are
    incurred in the process.*

    - *To delay Nikah after the engagement is un-Islamic.*


In aping Western and Hindu methods sheepishly, Muslims have 
adopted many customs which are un-Islamic and frowned upon.
*Some examples are:*


  - *Displaying the bride on stage for other non-mahram men to 
see.*
    * *
    * ** *
    - *The bride's people incurring unnecessary expenses by 
holding a
    feast which has no basis in Shariah. We should remember that 
Walimah is the
    feast arranged by the bridegroom after the marriage is 
consummated.
     *

*It is contrary to Sunnah (and the practice of some non-Muslim 
tribes in
India) to wish, hope for or demand presents and gifts for the 
bridegroom, from the bride's people. * *We should always 
remember that our Nabi (SAWS) did not give Ali (RA) anything 
except Dua. (Note: Unfortunately, the fathers of millions of 
daughters across the world, especially South Asia, incur debts 
and become poor and miserable because 'culture' pressurises them 
to give dowry to their future son-in-laws. Some girls are forced 
to remain single for years because they cannot afford the dowry 
- some commit suicide, as do their desperate fathers. In parts 
of South Asia, dowry-murders, among Hindu families, are 
commonplace whereby - a new bride is tortured or murdered by her 
in laws because her family did not give enough dowry. This is 
completely UnIslamic - the dowry or Mahr is to come from the 
groom to the bride, not the other way
around.)**
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BaraALLAH ....

 

18 Sources of Barakah

If we were to look for an Islamic definition of Productivity, 
it'll probably be summarised in the word "barakah" or Blessing. 
Being able to achieve more with little resources, doing much in 
little time, and generate a lot with little effort surely is a 
blessing from Allah (SWT). Yet Barakah has somehow become a lost 
treasure these days; everyone's looking for it, but no one seems 
to find it! You always hear people complaining that there's no 
barakah in their time, no barakah in their sleep, no barakah in 
their money..etc. In this post, we'll solve this mystery 
inshaAllah, we'll find out what Barakah is and where you can 
find it! 

What is Barakah?
A Well-known daee explains it as follows:

والبركة: هي ثبوت الخير الإلهي في الشيء؛ فإنها إذا حلت في 
قليل كثرته، وإذا حلت في كثير نفع، ومن أعظم ثمار البركة في 
الأمور كلها إستعمالها في طاعة الله عز وجل.

"Barakah is the attachment of Divine goodness to a thing, so if 
it occurs in something little, it increases it. And if it occurs 
in something much it benefits. And the greatest fruits of 
Barakah in all things is to use that barakah in the obedience of 
Allah (SWT)"

Sources of Barakah

I’m a firm believer that Barakah is not a lost treasure, it’s 
right in front of our eyes! This treasure is only available and 
ready to be handed over to the one who works for it. Below I 
list some of the sources of Barakah. It’s not an exhaustive 
list, therefore, I do hope you can contribute to it with your 
comments below inshaAllah so we can all share and extend our 
understanding of this great treasure!

1. Good Intentions

If you want something to have barakah attached to it, have good 
intentions for it. More specifically, make sure that deed is 
intended for the sake of Allah (SWT). Looking at the definition 
of Barakah again, you may guess that without us intending what 
we have or do to be for the sake of Allah, the “Divine goodness” 
will not be attached to it.

2. Piety and Belief in Allah

Allah says in the Quran: “If the people of the towns had but 
believed and feared Allah, We should indeed have opened out to 
them (All kinds of) blessings from heaven and earth…”(Surat Al-
A’raf, verse 96). And He says in the Quran: “And for those who 
fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out. And He provides for 
him from (sources) he never could imagine” (Surat Al-Talaq, 
verses 2-3).

3. Putting your trust in Allah

Allay says in the Quran: “And if any one puts his trust in 
Allah, sufficient is ((Allah)) for him. For Allah will surely 
accomplish his purpose: verily, for all things has Allah 
appointed a due proportion” (Surat Al-Talaq, verses 3)

Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “If only you relied 
on Allaah a true reliance, He would provide sustenance for you 
just as He does the birds: They fly out in the morning empty and 
return in the afternoon with full stomachs.”

4. Reading Quran

This is the fountain of the Barakah! But subhanaAllah, we rarely 
drink from it! Allah says in the Quran: “And this is a Book 
which We have sent down, bringing blessings, and confirming (the 
revelations) which came before it…” (Surat Al-An’am, verse 92). 
So read the Quran, and note the blessings and barakah of Allah 
coming to your life. The further we are from this book, the less 
barakah we’ll have in our lives, trust me.

5. Saying Bismillah

When you say bismillah before anything you do, you’re invoking 
the name of Allah on that activity, not only will that activity 
be blessed but shaytaan cannot take part in it! So always say 
bismillah before anything you do!

SubhanaAllah, it’s easy for us to forget to say Bismillah or be 
conscious of saying it. Sometimes we’re so used to saying it 
that we can’t remember if we said it or not! Try to be conscious 
of saying Bismillah and understand what you’re saying.

6. Eating with People

Anyone who had the experience of inviting guests to his/her 
house will know this one. No matter how little you think the 
food you’re presenting to your guest is, it’s always enough! 
(note: this is not an excuse to be miserly when you invite 
guests over, in fact we should follow the sunnah of our Prophet 
Ibhraim (Peace be upon him) who when the angels visited his 
house and he didn’t know they were angels he went and prepared a 
large meal for them). What I’m referring here is the blessing 
that occurs with eating together, this is confirmed in the 
hadeeth of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) who said :”Eat 
together, for blessing is in Jamma’a (congregation or being 
together)…” and in another hadeeth “Whoever has food enough for 
two persons, should take a third one, and whoever has food 
enough for four persons, should take a fifth or a sixth (or said 
something similar).”

7. Honesty in Trade

This is for all of the business people out there (include 
ebayers!), don’t think that lying and deceiving people would 
make your trade profitable, on the contrary, it’ll remove the 
blessing from your trade. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) 
said: “The buyer and the seller have the option ofcancelingor 
confirming the bargain unless they separate, and if they spoke 
the truth and made clear the defects of the goods, them they 
would be blessed in their bargain, and if they told lies and hid 
some facts, their bargain would be deprived of Allah’s 
blessings.”

Yes, it’s difficult to be honest when you’re trying to sell 
something, but trust me it’s worth it.

8. Dua

Ask Allah for barakah! If you listen to some of the Duas from 
the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) you’ll notice how the 
Prophet used to make dua for barakah. We always say “May Allah 
bless you!” well, guess what? That’s a source of barakah! Also, 
when you’re invited to someone’s house, Prophet Muhammad advised 
us to make the following dua for the host:”O Allaah, bless for 
them, that which You have provided them, forgive them and have 
mercy upon them.”

9. Halal income/money

Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “O people, Allah is 
good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good”Scholars 
refer this to Halal income and the importance of Halal income.

A scholar also said that the one who eats Haram his limbs will 
disobey Allah whether he likes it or not, and the one who eats 
Halal and seeks Halal income his limbs will also do good and 
would be given the permission to seek goodness.

This concept of your limbs being “blessed” and enabled to do 
good, is truly a blessing and a barakah we should all seek. 
Reminds me of a story of the old man, who jumped a large 
distance that young people couldn’t do. So when the young men 
asked the old man how he did it, he replied: “These are limbs, 
we’ve protected it from doing sins when we were young, so Allah 
preserved them from us when we got old”

10. Following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad in all things

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, the most Productive Man 
in the history of humanity is Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon 
him), therefore, by just following his lifestyle and the sunnahs 
we so often hear about, is a great source of Barakah!

Some of these sunnahs include: Eating Suhoor, eating with the 
right hand from the side of the plate, going out for Eid Salat, 
licking your fingers after finishing eating, sleeping on your 
right hand side, using the siwaak, and many more. Look out for 
these sunnahs and follow them, for imitating the life of the 
most blessed man on earth, is surely a source of blessing!

11. Praying Istikhara

Praying istikhara in all matters and handing over the matters to 
Allah and accepting his decree is a great source of barakah. And 
Prophet Muhammad have taught us this beautiful dua which helps 
us make decisions and not regret the choices we make with the 
permission of Allah in the following hadeeth:

On the authority of Jaabir Ibn ‘Abdullah he said: The Prophet 
(S) would instruct us to pray for guidance in all of our 
concerns, just as he would teach us a chapter from the Qur’an. 
He (S) would say ‘if any of you intends to undertake a mater 
then let him pray two supererogatory units (two rak’ah naafilah) 
of prayer and after which he should supplicate:

‘O Allaah, I seek Your counsel by Your knowledge and by Your 
power I seek strength and I ask You from Your immense favour, 
for verily You are able while I am not and verily You know while 
I do not and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allaah, if You 
know this affair -and here he mentions his need- to be good for 
me in relation to my religion, my life, and end, then decree and 
facilitate it for me, and bless me with it, and if You know this 
affair to be ill for me towards my religion, my life, and end, 
then remove it from me and remove me from it , and decree for me 
what is good wherever it be and make me satisfied with such.’

One who seeks guidance from his Creator and consults his fellow 
believers and then remains firm in his resolve does not regret 
for Allaah has said:

‘…and consult them in the affair. Then when you have taken a 
decision, put your trust in Allaah…”

12. Giving thanks to Allah in abundance

Allah says in the Quran: “If ye are grateful, I will add more 
(favours) unto you” A scholar once told me if you look into this 
verse, the Arabic word that is used to confirm that Allah will 
favours unto the person who thanks Allah is actually in the form 
of an Oath “La azidannakum” so Allah is promising the person who 
thanks Him that He’ll increase him, and Allah never breaks his 
promises.

13. Charity

In the Hadeeth Qudusi, Allah says: “O son of Adam, spend (in 
charity), and I’ll spend on you!”

Whenever you are broke, or you feel barakah is zapped out of our 
life and urgently need it back, the quickest of way of getting 
barakah in your life is giving charity. Not only because of the 
above hadeeth, but let’s say barakah has been removed from your 
life because of a sin you’ve committed, charity cleanses your 
sins and adds good deeds and is truly a source of barakah.

I cannot describe the instantaneous gratification of giving 
charity and the barakah that follows it! Try it NOW!

14. Tying your ties of kinship

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “Allah created His 
creation, and when He had finished it, the womb, got up and 
caught hold of Allah whereupon Allah said, “What is the matter?’ 
On that, it said, ‘I seek refuge with you from those who sever 
the ties of Kith and kin.’ On that Allah said, ‘Will you be 
satisfied if I bestow My favors on him who keeps your ties, and 
withhold My favors from him who severs your ties?’ On that it 
said, ‘Yes, O my Lord!’ Then Allah said, ‘That is for you.’ ” 
Abu Huraira added: If you wish, you can recite: “Would you then 
if you were given the authority. do mischief in the land and 
sever your ties ofkinship.”

15. Waking up early

Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said: “Allah made the early 
hours blessed for my Ummah.”

This hadeeth was the reason for me to start 
ProductiveMuslim.com! Such gems of productivity are actually 
sources of blessings that we should seek to make our life 
productive. Waking up early is such an important part of being 
blessed and feeling blessed throughout your day.

Try to wake up for tahajjud, pray, and then work during the 
hours before fajr salaat and tahajjud. If you can’t, then at 
least wake up for fajr and stay up till sunrise before you go 
back to sleep. Those hours are so blessed. If you’re able to go 
to work in those hours, do so, you’ll get much more work done 
than the whole day put together!

16. Marriage

Allah says in the Quran: “Marry those among you who are single, 
or the virtuous ones among yourselves, male or female: if they 
are in poverty, Allah will give them means out of His grace: for 
Allah encompasseth all, and he knoweth all things.”

Speaking of marriage, I highly recommend the following training 
course to anyone seriously thinking of getting married: 
www.Practimate.com.

17. Salaat

Allah says in the Quran: “Enjoin prayer on thy people, and be 
constant therein. We ask thee not to provide sustenance: We 
provide it for thee. But the (fruit of) the Hereafter is for 
righteousness”

To illustrate the point of Salaat further, just imagine your 
life without salaat, where would barakah come from? For those of 
you who are still wavering in their Salaat, please get back on 
track, this is your lifeline in this life and hereafter, and the 
daily food for your soul.

18. Asking Allah for forgiveness

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: “If anyone continually 
asks forgiveness from Allah, Allah will appoint for him a way 
out of every distress, and a relief from every anxiety, and will 
provide for him from where he did not reckon.”

Source: http://www.productivemuslim.com/journal/2009/4/10/
feature-article-18-sources-of-barakah.html

 

 

Do You know…

What will be the first thing that will be asked from this Ummah

هلتعلمأنأولمايرفعمنأعمالهذهالأمة؟

Five Prayers الصلواتالخمس


Do You know…

Do you know what was the first prayer offered By Mohammad S.A.W

هلتعلمأنأولصلاةصلاهارسولالله؟

It Was Duhr Prayer هيصلاةالظهر


Do You know…

Who will be the first one entering Jannah هلتعلمأنأ 
ولمنيقرعبابالجنة؟

He will be Prophet Mohammad S.A.W هومحمد - صلىاللهعليهوسلم


Do You know…

Who will be the first Ummah Entering Jannah 
هلتعلمأنأولأمةتدخلالجنة؟

It will be Ummah of Prophet Mohammad S.A.W 
هيأمةمحمدصلىاللهعليهوسلم


Do You know…

Who was the first one who say Azan in heavens
هلتعلمأنأولمنأذنفيالسماء؟

He was Jibrail A.S جبريلعليهالسلام


Do You know…

Who first predicted the hours to be twelve

هلتعلمأنأولمنقدرالساعاتالاثنىعشرة؟

It was Nooh A.S, who did this when he was on boat to find out 
the times
for

prayers نوحعليهالسلامفيالسفينةليعرفمواقيتالصلاة


Do You know…

Who was the first person who said SUBHANA RABBI AL AALA

هلتعلمأنأولمنقالسبحانربيالأعلى؟

He was Israfeel A.S. هوإسرافيلعليهالسلام


Do You know…

What was the first ayah revealed from Al-Quran

هلتعلمأنأولمانزلمنالقرآنالكريم؟

It was Surah Al-Alaq Ayah 1 اقرأباسمربكالذيخلق


Do You know…

Who first wrote with pen هلتعلمأنأولمنخطبالقلم؟

He was Hazrat Idrees A.S هوإدريسعليهالسلام


Do You know…

What was the last ayah revelaed from Al-Quran

هلتعلمأنآخرمانزلمنالقرآنالكريم؟

It was Al-Baqara Ayah 281.. واتقوايوماًترجعونفيهإلىالله


Do You know…

What was the fist verse revealed from Torah 
هلتعلمأنأولمانزلمنالتوراة؟

It was Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem بسماللهالرحمنالرحيم


Do You know…

What is the most supreme Ayah in Quran 
هلتعلمأنأعظمآيةفيالقرآنالكريم؟

Its Ayat Al-Kursi -------Al-Baqara Ayah 255 آيةالكرسي


Do You know…

Whoev er says SUBHAN ALLAHi WA BIHAMDIHI hundred 100 times,

All his sins will be forgiven even if they are as much as foam 
of the
sea

منقال ( سبحاناللهوبحمده ) مئةمرهغفرت 
ذنوبهولوكانتمثلزبدالبحر..


Do You know…

Whoever will say LAILLAHA ILLA ANTA SUBHANAKA INNI KUNTU MINAZ
ZALIMEEN,

Whenever he is in sorrow, Allah will take away all his sorrows

Just like he saved YUNUS A.S, when he was inside the fish.


Do You know…

The Prophet said منقال ( لآإلهإلآإنتسبحانكإنيكنتمنالظالمين )
وهوفيشدهفرجالله

عنه,< /SPAN> ... كما فرج عن يونس عليه السلآم عندما قال هذه 
الكلمات في
بطن

الحوت 
قالعليهالصلاةوالسلامكلمتانثقيلتانفيالميزانحبيبتانإلىالرحمن


"(There are) two words which are dear to the Beneficent (Allah) 
and
very

light (easy) for the tongue (to say),

but very heavy in weight in the balance.

They are: Subhan Allah WA-bi hamdihi' and 'Subhan Allah 
Al-'Azim.."

سبحاناللهوبحمده سبحاناللهالعظيم


Do You know…

Ibn-al Qayyaum R .A said: the things that make the body sick are:

قالابنالقيمرحمهالله أشياءتُمرضالجسم الكلامالكثير النومالكثير *
والأكلالكثير

*

Too much talking, Too much sleeping, Too much Eating


Do You know…

Jabir reported that the Prophet, SAW, said, 'Whoever says

منقالسبحــــاناللهوبحمده.

Sub han-Allah- al-Azim WA bihamdihi (Glorified is Allah, the 
Great,
with all

praise due to Him),

will have a palm tree planted for him in paradise.'' Reported by
Tirmidhi


Do You know…

Juwairiyah bint Al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with her) 
reported,
from the

Mother of the Believers:

The Prophet (PBUH) came out from my apartment in the morning as 
I was
busy

in performing the dawn prayer. He came back in the for enoon and 
found
me

sitting there. The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Are you still in the 
same
position

as I left you." I replied in the affirmative. Thereupon the 
Prophet
said, "I

recited four words three times after I had left you. If these 
are to
be

weighed against all you have recited since morning, these will be
heavier.

These are: Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, `adada khalqihi, wa rida
nafsihi, wa

zinatah `arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi غرستلهبهنخلةفيالجنة. 
من قال
سبحان

الله وبحمده عدد خلقه ورضا نفسه وزنة عرشه ومداد كلماته ثلاث 
مرات سباق
مغري

إلى الجنة


The End…

 

Laylatul Qadr- The Night of Power!

 

“The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.” [97:3 The 
Holy Quran]

 

The Messenger of Allah Muhammad [Peace be upon him] is reported 
to have said: 

 

"It [laylatul qadr] is in Ramadhan, during the last ten days, on 
the unevenly numbered nights, either the 21st 23rd, 25th, 27th, 
29th or the last night of Ramadhan. 

 

Whosoever stands in "Ibaadah" on this night, with sincere faith 
and with genuine hopes of gaining reward, his previous sins will 
be forgiven. 

 

Among the signs of this night is that it is a serene, quiet, 
shining night, neither hot, nor cold but temperate as if a moon 
is shining clear, and no meteors are shot at the "Shayateen" on 
that night; it lasts until the break of the dawn. Another sign 
is that at morn, the Sun rises without any radiant beams of 
light, appearing rather like the moon in it's fullness. On that 
day, Allah prohibits the "Shayateen" from rising up with the 
Sun."[Hadith]

 

 

What to do on this night?

 

Worship during this night can take on many forms. Here are a few 
suggestions to help you through Laylatul Qadr:

 

Ø       Take a vacation for Allah! If possible, take a vacation 
for the last 10 days of Ramadan.Plan ahead if you are working. 
Discuss the importance of this night with your friends and 
family.

 

Ø       Perform Itikaaf (seclusion in a mosque for worship) –If 
you cannot stay at your local mosque ask family or friends to 
help out during your Itikaaf at home. If you cannot spend all 10 
days in Itikaaf, then do as many days as you can - even if it is 
only one day. According to the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho 
alaihe wasallam whosoever performs "I'tikaaf" for a day thereby 
seeking the pleasure of Allah, Allah will spread three trenches 
between him and the fire of Hell, the width of each trench being 
greater than the distance between Heaven and the Earth."

 

Ø       Increase the recitation of the Qur'an [reflect on the 
meaning of the verses, especially the verses used in Salah. This 
will help you concentrate.]

 

Ø       Increase Salah (prayer).Read as many Nawaafil Prayers
[optional prayers] as possible. Eg Tahajjud Salaah, Salatul 
Tasbih etc

 

Ø       Make abundant Zikr [i.e remembering Allah, sending 
salawaat on our belove Prophet (pbuh) and making Istigfaar
(seeking forgiveness from Allah]

 

Ø       Dua (Asking from Allah)- Spend lots of time begging from 
Allah to fulfil your needs and the needs of the Ummah both in 
this world and the hereafter. Ramadaan is replete with moments 
when duas are accepted. Aaisha (RadhiAllaho anha) reports: "I 
said: 'O Messenger of Allah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), should 
I find myself the "Laylatul Qadr", what shall I pray. The 
Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) replied: say, Allaahumma 
innaka afuwwun tohibbu al'afwa fa'fu anna "O Allah, Thou art the 
One who grants pardon for sins. Thou lovest to pardon, so O 
pardon me."

 

Ø        Make list of Things you need from Allah-Ask yourself 
what you really want from Allah. Make a list of each and 
everything, no matter how small or how big it is, whether it 
deals with this world or not. Allah loves to hear from us. Once 
this list is ready then use it  in your prayers.

 

Ø       Best time for dua- Make long, sincere and deep Duas.One 
of the best times to do this is during the last part of the 
night.Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, related that 
the Prophet[pbuh] said: When the last one-third of the night 
remains, our Lord, the Glorious One descends towards the heaven 
of the earth and proclaims: Who is that who supplicates for Me, 
and I grant his supplication? Who is that who begs Me for 
anything and I grant it to him? And who is that who seeks My 
forgiveness, and I forgive him? (Hadith-Bukhari, Muslim). 

 

Ø       Take regular breaks during the night to avoid getting 
over-exhausted. Try switching between different forms of 
worship. 

 

 

May Allah accept our prayers and allow us to take full benefit 
of this Mubarak Night..Ameen

 

Sunnat way to cut Nails

Sunnat nail cutting

 

asked Allah why I wasn't rich.
He showed me a man with the wealth of a thousand kings,
who was lonely, and had no one to share it with. 
 
I asked Allah why I wasn't beautiful.
He showed me a woman more beautiful than any other,
who was ugly because of her vanity. 
 
I asked Allah why He'd allowed me to become old. 
He showed me a boy of 16, 
who lay dead at the scene of a car accident. 
 
I asked Allah why I didn't have a bigger house.
He showed me a family of six,
who had just been evicted from their tiny shack,
and were forced, to live on the street. 
 
I asked Allah why I had to work.
He showed me a man, who couldn't find a decent job,
because he'd never learned to read. 
 
I asked Allah why I wasn't more popular.
He showed me a socialite with a thousand friends,
who all left the moment the money and parties were no longer 
there. 
 
I asked Allah why I wasn't smarter.
He showed me a natural born genius,
serving life in prison for making ill use of his knowledge.
I asked Allah why He put up with a thankless sinner like me.

He showed me His Word.
THE HOLY QURAAN 

asked Allah why I wasn't rich.
He showed me a man with the wealth of a thousand kings,
who was lonely, and had no one to share it with. 
 
I asked Allah why I wasn't beautiful.
He showed me a woman more beautiful than any other,
who was ugly because of her vanity. 
 
I asked Allah why He'd allowed me to become old. 
He showed me a boy of 16, 
who lay dead at the scene of a car accident. 
 
I asked Allah why I didn't have a bigger house.
He showed me a family of six,
who had just been evicted from their tiny shack,
and were forced, to live on the street. 
 
I asked Allah why I had to work.
He showed me a man, who couldn't find a decent job,
because he'd never learned to read. 
 
I asked Allah why I wasn't more popular.
He showed me a socialite with a thousand friends,
who all left the moment the money and parties were no longer 
there. 
 
I asked Allah why I wasn't smarter.
He showed me a natural born genius,
serving life in prison for making ill use of his knowledge.
I asked Allah why He put up with a thankless sinner like me.

He showed me His Word.
THE HOLY QURAAN 

 

Dua E Jameela

It is stated that one day while the Beloved Blessed Holy Prophet 
Muhammed (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) was sitting in 
the mosque of Al Madinah, Hazrat Jibrael came and said that 'The 
Almighty Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) quoth Salaam and saith that 
the Dua-E-Jameelah is being sent for thine Followers', the 
Beloved Blessed Holy Prophet Muhammed (Salla Allahu ta'ala 
'alayhi wa Sallam) 'How much is the credit for it?' Hazrat 
Jibrael said 'Whosoever recites it or keep it with him, his 
sins, may it be like the foams of river or like the sand of the 
desert or equal to leaves of trees, shall be forgiven and at the 
time of death the pains shall be eliminated by the Palm of the 
Almighty. And an Angel would protect him in the grave till the 
Dooms day. And the One who recites it at the time of breaking 
the fast on the 15th Ramadan and he does not know how to recite 
but keeps it in his hand and recites (with ablution) Darood 
Sharif 11 times, gets boundless Credits and the Almighty Allah 
(Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) will fulfill whatever his need be. 
If recited once in a life time, On Dooms Day, one will cross Pur 
Sirat without diffuculty and enter Paradise. Then Hazrat Jibrael 
Said ' Oh Muhammed (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) warn 
your followers against the Fire of Hell. If I state the full 
greatness of this prayer, masses shall give up all prayers and 
observance of fast, It is sufficient to say that whatsoever 
recites this prayer or keeps it with him will be safe from every 
magic, get enemies befriended. And whatsoever recites it or 
keeps it with him, his face on Dooms day will be bright like the 
moon; and the atonement of missing the prayers will be forgiven; 
and while in Journey will not feel lazy in saying the prayers; 
and when he shall rise from his grave on Dooms day people will 
say 'which messenger of God is he?, then the Almighty Allah 
(Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) will reply 'He is not a messenger but one 
who recited Dua-E-Jameelah with earnestness, that is why this 
gift and survey is for him. And Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala), the 
Most Merciful shall grant him the entry into Heaven on the Day 
of Judgement



Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim 

Ya Jameelo Ya Allaho Ya Qareebo Ya Allaho Ya Ajeebo Ya Allaho Ya 
Mujeebo Ya 
Allaho Ya Raoofo Ya Allaho Ya Maroofo Ya Allaho Ya Mannano Ya 
Allaho Ya 
Dayyano Ya Allaho Ya Burhano Ya Allaho Ya Sultano Ya Allaho Ya 
Musta-aaino 
Ya Allaho Ya Muhsino Ya Allaho Ya Muta-aali Ya Allaho Ya Rahmano 
Ya Allaho 
Ya Raheemo Ya Allaho Ya Haleemo Ya Allaho Ya Aleemo Ya Kareemo 
Ya Allaho 
Jaleelo Ya Allaho Ya Majeedo Ya Allaho Ya Hakeemo Ya Allaho Ya 
Muktadiro Ya 
Allaho Ya Ghafooro Ya Allaho Ya Ghaffaro Ya Allaho Ya Mubdiyo Ya 
Allaho 

Ya Rafeo Ya Allaho Ya Shakooro Ya Allaho Ya Khabeero Ya Allaho 
Ya Baseero Ya 
Allaho Ya Sameeo Ya Allaho Ya Awwalo Ya Aakhero Ya Allaho Ya 
Zahiro Ya 
Allaho Ya Bantino Ya Allaho Ya Quddooso Ya Allaho Ya Salamo Ya 
Allaho Ya 
Muhaimeno Ya Allaho Ya Azeezo Ya Allaho Ya Mutakabbiro Ya Allaho 
Ya Khaliqo 
Ya Allaho Ya Waleeyo Ya Allaho Ya Musawwiro Ya Allaho Ya Jabbaro 
Ya Allaho 
Ya Hayyo Ya Allaho 

Ya Qayyumo Ya Allaho Ya Qabizo Ya Allaho Ya Basito Ya Allaho Ya 
Muzillo Ya 
Allaho Ya Qaweeyo Ya Allaho Ya Shaheedo Ya Allaho Ya Moti Ya 
Allaho Ya Maneo 
Ya Allaho Ya Khafizo Ya Allaho Ya Rafio Ya Allaho Ya Wakeelo Ya 
Allaho Ya 
Kafeelo Ya Allaho Ya Ziljalale wal Ikrame Ya Allaho Ya Rasheedo 
Ya Allaho Ya 
Sabooro Ya Allaho Ya Fattaho Ya Allaho 

La ilaha ilia Anta Subhanaka Inni Kunto Minaz Zalemin wa 
Sallallaho Ta-aala 
Ala Khaire Khalqehi Muhammadinw wa Aalehi wa As-ha-behi Ajmaeen 
Berahmateka 
Ya Arhamar Rahemeen.

 

 

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ITIKAF-“The Spiritual Retreat”

 

The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his 
family) is reported to have said:

 

“The persons who secludes himself (in the Masjid in I’tikaf) in 
true faith and hope (for the reward of Allah), all of his 
previous sins shall be forgiven.” (Kanzul Ummal, Hadith 24007)

 

 

The meaning of Itikaf is to seclude oneself in the Masjid[for 
women at home] with the express niyyah (intention) of Itikaf. 

 

Rasulullâh Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam always observed, I'tikâf 
and the Muslims have on the whole adhered to it. It has become a 
regular feature of the month of Ramadhân and a confirmed 
practice with the devout and the faithful. 

 

Hazrat Ayesha Radiallâhu anha relates that "Rasulullâh. 
Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam regularly observed I'tikâf during 
the last ten days of Ramadhân till the end of his life. After 
him, his wives maintained the tradition." (Bukhari)

 

It is related by Hazrat Abû Huraira Radiallâhu anhu that 
"Rasulullâh Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam observed I'tikâf for ten 
days every year in the month of Ramadhân. In the year he passed 
away he observed it for twenty days." (Bukhari)

 

3 TYPES OF ITIKAF

 

1. WAAJIB Itikaf.


This Itikaf becomes compulsory when a person makes it obligatory 
upon himself. An example of this is, when a person makes a vow 
to Allah that if Allah fulfills a certain wish of his, he will 
under take to perform so many days Itikaf. In this case the 
moment his wish is fulfilled, Itikaf becomes compulsory. A 
person may just make unconditional vow whereby he makes Itikaf 
Waajib upon himself for certain number of days. This becomes a 
Waajib duty on him from that moment onward.



2. SUNNAH Itikaf.

 

This was the general practice of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi 
Wasallam) and it means to seclude oneself inside the Masjid [for 
women at home]for the last ten days of Ramadhan.



3. NAFIL Itikaf.

 

There is no special time or specific number of days for Nafil 
Itikaf. A person may make niyyah for any number of days at any 
time, even for his whole life

For a more detailed article on I’TIKAF  visit:  

 http://eislaminfo.blogspot.com/2010/08/itikaf.html

 

The Mosquito, an ordinary little creature!!! ALLAH gives us its 
example in the Quran, to show us how this little creature has an 
extremely complicated nature.
 

 

1- It is a female
 2- It has one hundred eyes in its head
 3- It has 48 teeth in its mouth
 4- Inside its little body there are three complete Hearts!!.
 5- It has six knives in its nose and each knife has its special 
use.
 6- It has three wings on each side
 7- In the body of this insect is a digital X-RAY machine, which 
it uses to distinguish the human skin in the dark, in violet 
colour.
 8- Its body also contains a small vaccine working as a local 
anaesthetic to help it to insert its thorns in the human skin 
without any feel or pain caused by the suction of the blood.
 9- It has an instrument for blood testing, because it doesn't 
like all blood types!!!
 10-It has a special mechanism to speed up the blood flow so it 
can draw it faster…!!!
 

And the most strange discovery by Science is that there is 
another very small Microscopic Insect living on top of this 
Mosquito….!!!
 And that is what ALLAH means in the verse 26 of Surah Al-
Baqarah: "Lo! Allah disdaineth not to coin the similitude even 
of a Mosquito and whatever is above it…!!!

 

 

60 Islamic ways to get and keep your wife's love forever- 
GAURANTEED! 

  

  


1.Make her feel secure; (sakina- tranquillity) QUIT BEING 
AGGRESSIVE  

2. When you go home say 'Assalmualikum.'  (Greetings) It kicks 
the shaitaan out of your home!  

3. Prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy Wasallam) described the wife as a 
fragile vessel and said to take care of this vessel that’s 
fragile. Remember that there is goodness in this vessel so treat 
it gently.  

4. When you advise her, do so in privacy, in a peaceful 
environment. NOT IN PUBLIC as it’s a type of slandering.  

5. Be generous to your wife- it keeps her LOVED  

6. Move and let her have your seat. It will warm her heart.  

7. AVIOD ANGER. HOW? Keep your wudu at all times. Prophet Sallal 
lahu alaihy Wasallam said if you are angry, sit down, if you’re 
sitting, then lie down. Follow the sunnah!  

8. Look good and smell great for your wife. IT keeps the LOVE!  

9. Don’t be rigid. It will break you. Prophet Mohammed - Sallal 
lahu Aleihi Wasallam (SAW means “May the blessings and the peace 
of Allah be upon him” (Muhammad).) said 'I am the best amongst 
you and I am the best to my wife'. Being rigid and harsh will 
not bring you close to Allah and neither does it make you more 
of a man.  

10. Listen to your wife-BE a GOOD LISTENER  

11. YES to flattering NO to arguing. Arguing is like poison in a 
marriage. Al zawai said 'When Allah (swt) wants evil for people 
He will leave them to argue amongst themselves'.  

12. Prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy Wasallam) said to call your 
wives with the best name, any name she loves to hear. Prophet 
Mohammed (Sallal lahu alaihy Wasallam) called Aisha 'ya Aish' as 
an endearment.  

13. Give her a pleasant surprise. I.e. if she loves watermelon, 
bring her one out of the blue. It will grow the love in her 
heart.  

14. Preserve your tongue! Prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy Wasallam) 
said the tongue will throw people in the hell fire so watch what 
you say and how you say it!  

15. All of us have shortcoming. Accept her shortcoming and Allah 
(swt) will put barakh in your marriage.  

16. TELL her you appreciate her. SHOW her you appreciate her.  

17. Encourage her to keep good relation with her relative, her 
mum and dad etc.  

18. Speak with her with a topic of HER interest.  

19. In front of her relative praise her. Confirm/ realize that 
she is wonderful, and that she is a good person in front of her 
family.  

20. Give each other gifts. You will love each other more. 
Prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy Wasallam) said gifts increases 
love.  

21. Get rid of the routine once in a while, surprise her with 
something, it will get rid of the rust and polish it!  

22. Husnul zaan- We have a demand from Allah (swt) that we have 
to think good of people. Think good of your spouse.  

23. Ignore some of her mistakes- pretend you did not see/hear 
some of her small mistakes. It was a practise of Ali (RA). It’s 
like putting a hole in your memory. Don’t save it in your 
memory!  

24. Increase the drops of patience, especially when she is 
pregnant or when she is on her monthly period.  

25. Expect and respect her jealousy. Even Aisha (ra) used to get 
jealous.  

26. Be humble. If your profession is good, respect that she is 
looking after your children, she is much more than you, she is 
the leader at home, her strength is your strength, and her 
success is your successes.  

27. Don't put your friends above your wife.  

28. Help your wife at home. Prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy 
Wasallam) used to help his wives at home and he was the best of 
creation. He used to sew his own clothes.  

29. Help her respect your parents, you can’t force her to love 
them, but she can be helped to gradually love them.  

30. Show your wife she is the ideal wife.  

31. Remember your wife in your duaas. It will increase the love 
and protect it.  

32. Leave the past. It brings nothing but pain and grief. It’s 
not your business. The past is for Allah (swt).  

33. Don't try to show her that you are doing her a favour by 
doing something, like buying food for the house, because in 
reality we are the courier of sustenance, not the providers, as 
Allah is the provider. It’s also a way of being humble and 
thankful to Allah (swt)  

34. Shaitaan is your enemy, not your wife. Sometime when husband 
and wife are talking a fight breaks out, then shaitaan is 
present there as a third person so he is the real enemy. It is 
not enough to hate the shaitaan, but you have to see him as an 
enemy as Allah has commanded. Shaitaan loves divorce. HE comes 
everyday and sits office and asks the devils what they have 
done, some say i have made a person steal, or i have made 
someone drink etc. And one devil will say i have made a man 
divorce his wife, and he is crowned as the one who has done the 
best job.  

35. Take the food and put it in her mouth. Prophet (Sallal lahu 
alaihy Wasallam) taught us this. It’s a blessing. The food 
doesn’t just go to her stomach, but straight to her heart. It 
increases the love and mercy between you.  

36. Protect your wife from the evil of the shaitaan and mankind. 
She is like a precious pearl that needs protecting from the envy 
of human devils and shitaan.  

37. Show her your smile. Smile at your wife. IT’S A CHARITY.  

38. Small problems/ challenges can become a big problem. Or if 
there is small thing she didn't like and you keep repeating them 
anyway, it will create a wall between you. Don’t ignore them as 
it can become big.  

39. Avoid being harsh hearted and moody. Allah said of prophet 
(saw) 'if you were harsh hearted they (the companions) would 
have left you.' It confirms prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy 
Wasallam) was not harsh hearted, so GET RID OF IT.  

40. Respect her thinking. It’s strength for you. Show you like 
her thoughts and suggestions.  

41. Help her to achieve her potential and help her to dig and 
find success within as her success is your success.  

42. Respect the intimate relationship and its boundaries. 
Prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy Wasallam) said she is like a fragile 
vessel and she needs to be treated tenderly. Sometime she may 
not be feeling well; you must respect and appreciate that 
feeling.  

43. Help her to take care of the children. Some men think it 
makes them appear less of a man but in fact it makes you appear 
a bigger man and more respected, especially in the sight of 
Allah (swt).  

44. Use the gifts of the tongue and sweet talk her. Tell her she 
looks great, be an artist. Pick and choose gifts of the tongue.  

45. Sit down and eat with her and share food with her.  

46. Let her know you are travelling. Don't tell her out of the 
blue as it’s against Islam. Tell her the date/ time of when you 
are coming back also.  

47. Don't leave the house as soon as trouble brews.  

48. The house has privacy and secrecy. Once you take this 
privacy and secrecy to your friends and family you are in danger 
of putting a serious hole in your marriage. This secrecy stays 
home. Islam is against leaving them out like a garage sale for 
anyone to come and pick and choose.  

49. Encourage each other for ibadah, i.e. plan a trip for hajj 
or umrah together. It increases and strengthens the love when 
you help each other perform a good deeds together i.e, do 
tahajuud together,or  go to a dars together etc.  

50. Know her rights, not only written in paper but engraved in 
your heart and engraved in your conscious.  

51. Allah( swt) said 'live with your wives in kindness.' Treat 
them with kindness and goodness. It means in happy times and in 
sadness treat her with goodness and fairness.  

52. Prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy Wasallam) showed that at the 
time of intimacy. Don’t jump on your wife like an animal!  

53.  When you have a dispute with your wife don’t tell everyone. 
It’s like leaving your wounds open to germs so be careful who 
you share your problems and disputes with.  

54.  Show your wife you really care for her health. Good health 
of your wife is your good health. To care for her health shows 
her that you love her.  

55. Don’t think you are always right. No matter how good you are 
you have shortcomings. You are not perfect as the only one who 
was perfect in character was prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy 
Wasallam). Get rid of this disease.  

56. Share your problems, your happiness, and your sadness with 
her.  

57. Have mercy on her weakness.  Have mercy when she is weak or 
strong as she is the fragile vessel. Prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy 
Wasallam) said that your wife is a trust in your hand.  

58. Remember you are her strength, someone to lean on in times 
of hardship.  

59. Accept her as she is. Prophet (Sallal lahu alaihy Wasallam) 
said that women are created from the rib which is bent. If you 
try to straighten her you will break her (divorce). Prophet 
(Sallal lahu alaihy Wasallam) said that you may dislike one 
habit in her but you will like another manner in her so accept 
her as she is.  

60. Have good intention for your wife all the time, Allah 
monitors your intention and your heart at all times. Allah 
(s.w.t) said Among His Signs is that He created for you wives 
from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He 
has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are 
indeed signs for a people who reflect. 

 

 

Forgiveness

Forgiveness


A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert.
During
some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend
slapped
the other one in the face.


The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote
in the sand:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.


They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to
take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and
started drowning, but the friend saved him.


After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.


The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him,
"After
I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone,
why?"


The other friend replied "When someone hurts us we should write it
down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when
someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where
no wind can ever erase it."


LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BENEFITS
IN STONE.

 

Madressa in Riverlea

Salaams
There is a Madressa in Riverlea (Riverlea Islamic Centre) that 
is in dire need of assistance. The Madressa operates in the 
afternoon only and currently has 65 learners of various ages.

It is run by ladies from the community under the guidance of an 
Aalim. They are a very impoverished community and it seems that 
many of these families barely manage to find food for iftaar.

30 of these people have iftaar at the Madressa every evening but 
this is dependant on food that has been provided by outsiders 
and often this is not enough to cater for all these children.

Fortunately we have been able to provide for the rest of the 
iftaars.

However we have decided to provide hampers to 30 of the poorest 
families. Attached please find photographs of the hampers that 
cost R211 each.

These hampers include :
All gold apricot jam 
900gm                                                              
selati sugar 2.5kg
Cremora                                                                            
Tastic rice 2kg
Peanut 
butter                                                        
Ace mielie meal 2.5kg

Ricoffy 
250gm                                                                                
Snowflake flour 2.5kg

Glen tea 
100s                                                                                 
Oil 750ml

Sugar beans 500 
gm                                                                       
Salt 500gm

Lux soap 
100gm                                                                             
Koo baked beans 410 gm

Colgate toothpaste 
100ml                                                                
Koo peas 410 gm

Koo spaghetti 
410gm                                                                      
Koo mixed veg 410gm

Cordial drink 
1lt                                                                             
Tea biscuits

Margarine 500 
gm                                                                          
Eggs dz

Marie 
biscuits                                                                                 
Lemon creams

Joosy chews 100s

 

If you would like to sponsor a hamper for R211 pls contact me 
urgently as we would like to provide these hampers a.s.a.p.

May our efforts be for the sole pleasure of Allah (SWT) and 
Inshallah may we all be humbled by our efforts.

 

Jazakallah 

Anisa

0837878392
 

 

 reminder! This is something we tend to ignore on a daily basis.

The Holy Prophet Mohammad (SalallaAllahu Alehi Wasallam) said, 
stop doing
everything during the
Azan even reading the Quran, (and repeat the Azaan with the 
Moazzin.) The
person who talks during the Azaan will
not be able to say the Kalma-e-shahadat on his/her death bed.

 

2010 is a very special year for  Muslims

 

The year begun on Friday,

Ends on Friday,

Insha Allah…

Eid-Ul-Fitr will be on Friday,

Eid-Ul-Adha will be on Friday,

12th Rajab a Friday,

Shabh-E-Mehraj will be on Friday,

This year Muslms will offer JUMMA 53 days from a total of 52 
weeks

 
 
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