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O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, be he rich or poor,
Allah is a Better Protector to both (than you).
So follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest you avoid justice; and if you distort your witness or refuse to give it, verily, Allah is Ever Well-Acquainted with what you do.
{Holy Qur’an Surat: 04 An-Nisa Verse# 135}Aishah (Radi Allahu anha) reported:
Allah's Messenger (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) said, "When any of you wants to eat, he should mention the Name of Allah in the beginning (i.e. say Bismillah). If he forgets to do it in the beginning, he should say Bismillah Awwalahu wa Akhirahu (I begin with Name of Allah at the beginning and at the end)."
Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi - Hasan Sahih
As Taken from Riyad-us-Saliheen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jabir bin `Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet (PBUH) saying three days before his death: "Let none of you die unless he has good expectations from Allah".[Muslim].
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This Hadith also tells us that one should always perform good deeds because no one knows the time of his death. At the time of death one must entertain hope for Allah's Pardon and Mercy which cannot be possible without good actions. Thus, this Hadith conveys the same meanings of the following Ayah:
"And die not except in a state of Islam (as Muslims)". (3:102).
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52/441 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
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Living to Die or Dying to Live
Death is a harsh and fearful reality faced by everyone who lives. No one has the power to avoid it, nor does anyone around a dying person have the ability to prevent it. It is something that happens every moment and is something encountered by the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak. They are all the same in that they have no plan, nor any means of escaping it, no means of intercession, no way to prevent it, nor to delay it.
Allâh - the Most High - says:"Say: Indeed, the death from which you flee will surely meet you, then you will be sent back to Allâh, the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. And He will then tell you what you used to do." [Sûrah al-Jumu'ah 62:8]
"Every soul shall taste death. And We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good, and to Us will you be returned." [Sûrah al-Anbiyâ 21:34-35].
Indeed it is death which causes fear in the souls, and with it one's actions are sealed, and what comes after is even more fearful and fear-inducing. For is there a place one can flee to in order to escape from the constrictions suffered in the grave? What will our reply be when we are questioned in the grave? Indeed, not a single one of us knows where we will end up. Will it be Paradise whose width is like the heavens and the earth, or shall it be the Fire whose fuel is of men and stones?
Ibrâhîm ibn Adham said, when he was asked about the verse: "Call upon Me and I will respond to you." [Sûrah Ghâfir 40:60] They said: We call upon Allâh, but He does nor respond to us. So he said:
"You know Allâh; yet you do not obey Him.
You recite the Qur'ân; yet you do not act according to it.
You know Shaytân; yet you continue agreeing with him.
You claim to love Allâh's Messenger(Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam); yet you abandon his Sunnah (guidance and way).
You claim to love Paradise, yet you do not work for it.
You claim to fear the Fire; yet you do not stop sinning.
You say, Indeed death is true; yet you have not prepared for it.
You busy yourselves with the faults of others; yet you do not look at your own faults.
You eat the sustenance that Allâh provides for you; yet you are not grateful to Him and
You bury your dead; yet you have not heeded its lesson." [Khushû' fis-Salâh, Ibn Rajab]
So this - O noble reader - is the reality which must be firmly established in one's heart; the reality that life in this world is limited and has an appointed end, and that this end will surely come ...
The righteous will die; And the wicked will die. The warriors who fight jihâd will die; And those who sit at home will die. Those who busy themselves with correct beliefs will die; And those who treat people as their slaves will die. The brave who reject injustice will die; And the cowards who seek to cling to this vile life will die. The people of lofty-goals and ambitions will die; And the wretched who live for cheap enjoyment will die.
"Every soul shall taste death." [Âl-'Imrân 3:185].
So keep in mind the point of death, and of one's passing on to the next life, and the number of sins that one has committed and the small amount of good that one has done. Think of the good that you would earnestly like to do at that time - then bring that forward and do it today. And think of all those things which you would desire to clear yourself of- then clear yourself from them now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How To Attain Closeness With Allah : Shaykh Taamir Fatooh
Question: How do we gain closeness and nearness to Allah; along with establishing Eemaan in our hearts?
Answer:
”It is necessary upon you to firstly study Aqeedah (creed). It is a must that you study Aqeedah and that you know Allah by His Names and Attributes. This is from what establishes the heart upon knowing Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, and upon Eemaan. Knowing Allah by His Names and Attributes, and knowing the Sunnah of the Prophet (Allah’s peace and blessings upon him). You are be aware of this knowledge.
It is a must that you are present in the lessons of knowledge. It’s necessary that you attend the lessons of knowledge and be consistent upon this. Indeed, the lessons of knowledge give life to the heart; they resurrect the heart. They keep the individual firm during trials. You will learn how to plant your feet firmly when there are tremors and quakes. You will see that a lot of the people in world are destroyed due to trials.
It’s a must that the Muslim is upon insight and clear knowledge in regards to opinions about his affair. It’s necessary that he acquires knowledge. It’s a must that he firstly understands Allah by His Names and Attributes. He must memorize what he capable of from Al-Qur’aan. He studies the Sunnah of the Prophet (Allah’s peace and blessings upon him). He must learn Salaah (prayer), Siyaam (fasting), how to perform Hajj (pilgrimage), how to pay Zakaah (charity) from his wealth. He must know what is Waajib (obligatory) upon him.
It’s a must that he understands his Deen (way of life/Islaam). He must study Manhaj (methodology) of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah (the people of the way of the Prophet (Allah’s peace and blessings upon him) and the Unified Saved Group), until his affair affair becomes clear and distinguished. May Allah bless you.”
Aboo Abdir-Rahmaan Abdur-Raqeeb (January 16th., 2014).
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The Speech of Eemaan is in Abundance, But it’s Actions are Few : Shaykh Aadil-As-Sayyid
Acting Upon Eemaan :
Shaykh Aadil-As-Sayyid (may Allah preserve him upon good), who is from the people of knowledge in Egypt said :
You find many of the people today with the capabilities of giving wonderful speeches and classes on the rulings and pillars of Eemaan. However, you find few from the people acting upon Eemaan or implementing it. The speech of Eemaan is in abundance, but it’s actions are few. We must become people who are known by our actions of Eemaan and not just by our beautiful speech of it.
The Shaykh continued by saying,
Da’wah is not just with the tongue, but it is with the actions of the limbs as well. Many came into Islaam after viewing and witnessing the Akhlaaq (manners) and Sulook (behavior) of Allah’s Messenger (Allah’s peace and blessings upon him). We must act upon the Eemaan that we so eloquently speak about. In shaa Allah.
Translated by: Abdullah Ibrahim Omran al-Misri.
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Fast one day for the sake of Allaah
"Whoever fasts one day for the sake of Allaah, Allaah will keep his face seventy years distance away from the Fire because of it." (Reported by Muslim, 2/808)
Fasting is something which is just for Allaah, and Allaah will give multiple rewards without measure for it. The hadeeth says: "[Allaah says:] Fasting is Mine and it is I Who give reward for it." (Al-Bukhaari, Fath, no. 1904)
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam)
said: Deeds are shown (to Allaah) on Mondays and Thursdays, and I like my deeds to be shown when I am fasting.
[Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 747; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1041]
All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.
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There's no better way to help Islam than acting upon the teachings of the Qur'an & Sunnah
Compiled, edited and adapted by Khalid Latif,
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