(The first is) A person, whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously.
(The second is) the one whom Allah has given wisdom (the Holy Qur’an) and he acts according to it and teaches it to others.
The Prophet : (Fath-al-Bari page 177 Vol. 1 / Sahih al-Bukhari 73)
The Hateem is the crescent shaped area immediately adjacent to the Ka’bah. Part of it is also known as the ‘Hijr Ismail’ as this was the place where Ebrahim (upon him be peace) constructed a shelter for Ismail (upon him be peace) and his mother Hajrah (upon her be peace).
These brown marble pieces mark the spot where the angel Jibraeel (upon him be peace) taught the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) how to pray.
The Meezab is the golden spout from where rainwater on the roof of the Ka’bah falls onto the Hijr Ismail. It is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) supplicated under the Meezab.
This corner of the Ka’bah is called the Rukan Yamani because it is situated on the side of the Ka’bah which faces the land of Yemen. It is on the wall opposite to that of the Hajar al-Aswad.RasulAllah ( SalAllahu Alayhi WaSalam ) said:
"ALLAH ( Subhana Wa Ta'la ), will continue to stretch out His Hand in the night so that the sinners of the day may repent.
And continue to stretch His Hand in the daytime so that the sinners of the night may repent, until the sun rises from the west."
(Sahih Muslim, Book #037, Hadith #6644)
You could never bear the wrath of ALLAH ( Subhana Wa Ta'la ) each time you sin.
So Repent in the morning and the evening.
-Abdullah ibn Habib
A person is not ready for death if he still thinks he will live tomorrow.
-Sufyan At-Thawri
Fudayl ibn Ayadh used to tell the Mujahideen
"Hold firm to Taubah for it will protect you from that which your swords will not protect you."
Mutarrif bin Abdullah lost his son. He came out in a happy mood and said:
"I feel ashamed of ALLAH to be shaken by a disaster...
... I controlled the tears in my eyes and stopped them pouring forth, so my eyes are shedding tears in my heart. "
Amr bin Bukayr said:
"I exercised patience and in the end it was good. Why should I show anguish when it is not going to help me?
[Journey towards ALLAH]
Death is the only escape.
So patiently await.
Sabr is the courage of the soul.
♡ [Poem that made Imam Ahmad cry]♡
O restless soul, whose heart is overcome by sadness, remember this:
"Is not the morning near? " [Surah Hud 11:81]
If my Lord asks me, "Have you [any] shyness in disobeying me?
You conceal your sins from my creation - and with sins you come to me. "
So how will I answer? O woe to me - and who shall protect me?
Then how will I answer - after I have neglected my religion.
Woe to me! Did I not hear the Speech of ALLAH inviting me?
O my soul,
Pass quickly on through this world and leave it, for indeed life lies ahead of it.
- Imam Ash-Shafi'ee
"And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden as wide as the Heavens and Earth, prepared for the righteous. "
[ Surah Ali Imran 3:133]
"And you shall not find any refuge besides Him. "
[ Surah Al Kahf 18:27]
"Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You've guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower. "
[Surah Ali Imran 3:8]
Ya ALLAH, do not leave us to our own souls, nor the thoughts of our minds.
Surely, only You can save us from our ownself.
Ya ALLAH, let us reach the Month of Ramadan.
Ya ALLAH, do not attach my heart to what is not mine.
Ya ALLAH, how will I answer to You when I know I failed You?
O ALLAH, we take refuge in You from depending upon anyone but You; and from putting our full trust in anyone but You.
O ALLAH, do not attach our heart to that which will betray us.
O ALLAH, in Your name we die and we live.
Ameen Allahumma Ameen. —
This is the entrance of the Ka’bah on its eastern side. Originally it was at ground level but was raised when the Quraysh rebuilt the Ka’bah."Get used to a tough life, for luxury does not last forever"
— Umar ibnul Khattab (R.A)
"I have never regretted my silence. As for my speech I've regretted it many times"
—Umar ibnul Khattab (R.A)
“ALLAH SUBHANA TA'ALA loves moderation and hates extravagance and excess.”
—Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (RA)
"I thought of all types of wealth, but couldn't find a better wealth than contentment in a little"
— Umar ibnul Khattab (R.A)
"Let not your love become attachment, nor your hate become destruction.”
— Umar ibn al-khattab {Radi’Allahu anhu}
“May ALLAH TA'ALA bless the man who says less and does more.”
— ‘Umar ibn al Khattab (Radhiullahu ‘anhu)
“Patience is the healthiest ingredient of our life.”
— Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (R.A)
“Doing good for a good done to you is simply repayment, whereas doing good for an evil done to you is a tremendous virtue.”
— 'Umar ibn al Khattab (R.A)
Umar ibn al Khattab (R.A) said: ”Invite people to Islam even without words” They asked ”How?” He replied ”WITH YOUR MANNERS.”
“I fear the day where disbelievers are proud of their falsehood and Muslims are shy of their faith.”
— Umar ibn al-Khattab (R.A)
"The biggest gift after IMAAN (Faith) is your WIVES."
— Umar ibnul Khattab (R.A)
It was their anniversary, and Aisha was waiting for her husband Ahmed to show up.
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Things had changed since their marriage, the once cute couple couldn't-live-without-each-other had turned bitter.
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Fighting over every little things, both didn't like the way things had changed.
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Aisha was waiting to see if Ahmed remembered it was their anniversary!
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Just as the door bell rang she ran to find her husband wet and smiling with a bunch of flowers in his hand.
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The two started re-living the old days. Sharing old beautiful memories. And it was raining outside! It was perfect.
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But the moment paused when the phone in the bedroom rang.
Aisha went to pick it up and it was a man. "Hello ma'am I'm calling from the police station. Is this Mr Ahmed Hasan's number?"
"Yes it is!"
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"I'm sorry ma'am; but there was an accident and a man died.
We got this number from his wallet; we need you to come and identify his body."
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Aisha's heart sank.!!! She was shocked!
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But my husband is here with me?"
"Sorry ma'am, but the incident took place at 2 pm, when he was boarding the train."
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Aisha was about to lose her conscience.
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How could this happen??
She ran into the other room.
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He was not there. It was true! He had left her for good!!
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She rolled on the floor in pain. She lost her chance Forever!
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Suddenly there was a noise from the bathroom, the door opened and Ahmed came out and said "Darling, I forgot to tell you my wallet got stolen today".
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LIFE MIGHT NOT GIVE YOU A SECOND CHANCE. SO NEVER WASTE A MOMENT WHEN YOU CAN STILL MAKE UP FOR YOUR WRONGS!!!
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So for Allaah’s sake let's start making amendments...
To parents
To siblings
To friends
And many more other relationships..
No one is promised tomorrow. Have a wonderful Life with no regrets!
It was their anniversary, and Aisha was waiting for her husband Ahmed to show up.
.
Things had changed since their marriage, the once cute couple couldn't-live-without-each-other had turned bitter.
.
Fighting over every little things, both didn't like the way things had changed.
.
Aisha was waiting to see if Ahmed remembered it was their anniversary!
.
Just as the door bell rang she ran to find her husband wet and smiling with a bunch of flowers in his hand.
.
The two started re-living the old days. Sharing old beautiful memories. And it was raining outside! It was perfect.
.
But the moment paused when the phone in the bedroom rang.
Aisha went to pick it up and it was a man. "Hello ma'am I'm calling from the police station. Is this Mr Ahmed Hasan's number?"
"Yes it is!"
.
"I'm sorry ma'am; but there was an accident and a man died.
We got this number from his wallet; we need you to come and identify his body."
.
Aisha's heart sank.!!! She was shocked!
.
But my husband is here with me?"
"Sorry ma'am, but the incident took place at 2 pm, when he was boarding the train."
.
Aisha was about to lose her conscience.
.
How could this happen??
She ran into the other room.
.
He was not there. It was true! He had left her for good!!
.
She rolled on the floor in pain. She lost her chance Forever!
.
Suddenly there was a noise from the bathroom, the door opened and Ahmed came out and said "Darling, I forgot to tell you my wallet got stolen today".
.
.
LIFE MIGHT NOT GIVE YOU A SECOND CHANCE. SO NEVER WASTE A MOMENT WHEN YOU CAN STILL MAKE UP FOR YOUR WRONGS!!!
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So for Allaah’s sake let's start making amendments...
To parents
To siblings
To friends
And many more other relationships..
No one is promised tomorrow. Have a wonderful Life with no regrets!
The area between the Hajar al-Aswad and theA man woke up early in order to have his morning devotion. He got dressed, set on his way to Allah's house.
On his way to the MASJID, the man fell and his clothes got dirty.. He got up, brushed himself up, and headed home.
At home, he changed his clothes, and was, again, on his way to the MASJID.
On his way to the MASJID, he fell again at the same spot! He, again, got up, brushed himself off and headed home.
At home he, once again, changed his clothes and was on his way to Allah's house.
On his way to the MASJID, he met a man holding a lamp. He asked the man of his identity and the man replied 'I saw you fall twice on your way to the MASJID, so I brought a lamp so I can light your way.
The first man thanked him profusely and the two went on their way to the MASJID.
Once at the MASJID, the first man asked the man with the lamp to come in and offer SALAAH with him.
The second man refused.
The first man asked him a couple more times and, again, the answer was the same.
The first man asked him why he did not wish to come in and pray.
The man replied, 'I am Satan'. The man was shocked at this reply. Satan went on to explain, 'I saw you on your way to the MASJID and it was I who made you fall. When you went home, cleaned yourself and went back on your way to the MASJID, Allah ( s.w.t) forgave all of your sins.
I made you fall a second time, and even that did not encourage you to stay home, but rather, you went back on your way to MASJID. Because of that, Allah (s.w.t) forgave all the sins of the people of your household.
I was afraid if I made you fall one more time, then Allah (s.w.t )will forgive the sins of the whole nation (world)so I made sure that you reached the MASJID safely.'
Do not put off the good you intended to do as you never know how much reward you might receive from the hardships you encounter while trying to achieve that good.
For your righteousness can save your family and nation at large.
Do this and see the victory of the Allah ( s.w.t )
If forwarding this message will bother you, or take too much time from you, then don't do it, but you will not get the reward of it, which is great.
Praise be to Allah ( s.w.t) in the highest.
��When you Carry the Quran. Shaitan gets a Headache.
��When you Open it, he Collapses.
��When he Sees you Reading it, he Faints.
�� When he Sees you are living what you read,
he Flees.
And
�� when you are about to Forward this Message, he will try to Discourage you...
I Defeated him,
WILL YOU?
The picture above shows the Hajar al-Aswad (TheIn the modernera, Scandinavian countries have
become known for their sometimes awkward
embrace of migrants from the Arab and Muslim
world. But the history behind that relationship
goes back far further than you might expect.
Consider the case of a ring discovered in a Viking
grave in Birka, a historic trading center in what is
now Sweden. The woman in the grave died in the
9th century and was discovered around a
thousand years later by the famous Swedish
archaeologist Hjalmar Stolpe, who spent years
excavating the grave sites around Birka.
The ring is unique. Made of silver alloy, it
contained a stone with an inscription written in
the Kufic Arabic script widely used between the
8th and 10th centuries. "For/to Allah," the
inscription read. It was the only known Viking
Age ring with an Arabic inscription to be found in
the entire of Scandinavia. Exactly how the woman
got the ring wasn't clear – she was found
wearing typical Scandinavian dress, so
presumably the ring arrived through trade.
Now, new research from biophysicist Sebastian
Wärmländer of Stockholm University and his
colleagues has confirmed exactly how unique the
ring was. In the journal Scanning, the researchers
recount how they used a scanning electron
microscope to investigate the origins of the ring.
Notably, they discovered that the stone in the ring
is actually colored glass – at the time an exotic
material for the Vikings, though it had been made
for thousands of years in the Middle East and
North Africa.
Even more notably, the ring displayed a
remarkable lack of wear, leading the authors to
speculate that it had few – if any – owners in-
between its creator and its Viking owner. Instead,
Wärmländer and his colleagues suggest, it
appears to show direct contact between Viking
society and the Abbasid Caliphate that dominated
much of the Middle East and North Africa. The
authors write, "it is not impossible that the
woman herself, or someone close to her, might
have visited — or even originate from — the
Caliphate or its surrounding regions."
While physical evidence of it is unusual, there
have been plenty of accounts of Scandinavians
from this period crossing paths with the early
Muslim world. By the 11th century Vikings had
become known for their lengthy sea voyages,
journeying as far west as the Americas and likely
reaching Constantinople and even Baghdad when
they traveled the other way. And while
contemporary accounts of Vikings from Western
Europe suggests terrifying invaders, most
accounts suggest the Vikings, likely fearful of the
more sophisticated warriors in the region, instead
looked for trade when they went east.
The diagram above shows a rare view of what theShaykh Al-Kalbaani, former Imaam of the Ka'bah, at a conference in London was telling us this story:
When he was young, he was a very naughty boy. He would make his mother angry. But his mother, Allah bless her, was a very righteous woman and she knew the power of Du'a.
She made it her habit that, in her anger at him, she would say this Du'a: "May Allah guide YOU! And make you the IMAAM of the Ka'bah!"
Imaam Al-Kalbani told us, "so Allah answered her du'a and I went on to become the Imam of the Ka'bah!"
Allahu Akbar!
Shaykh Adil Kalbani is black, and the son of a poor immigrant from the Persian Gulf. In an interview with NYTimes, Shaykh Kalbani said,
"Leading prayers at the Grand Mosque is an extraordinary honor, usually reserved for pure-blooded Arabs from the Saudi heartland."
He was taken aback when he came to know that King Abdullah had chosen him as the first black Imaam of Masjid al-Haram (in recent times), he added. Masha Allah!
Dont curse your children when they misbehave..it might backfire! I know of someone who told her son to 'go die', & regretted it later when he passed away the same day. Subhaan Allah!
Watch your words dear parents. Make it a habit to utter good du'as for them...Yup, even when you're angry with them!!
The Messenger of Allah (salAllahu alayhi wasallam) said,
"Three supplications will not be rejected (by Allah Subhaan wa Ta'ala), the supplication of the parent for his child, the supplication of the one who is fasting, and the supplication of the traveler." [al-Bayhaqi, Tirmidhi - Saheeh].
I ask Allah to increase His blessings to the one who forwards this message to others. Oh Allah, make it beneficial for his or her Intercession on the Day of Judgement.
The Ka’bah, also known as Baytullah (The House
A technical drawing of the Kaaba showing
The site of Kaaba in 1880.
Masturbation (for both men and women) is haraam (forbidden) in Islaam based on the following evidence:
First from the Qur’aan:Imam Shafi’i stated that masturbation is forbidden based on the following verses from the Qur’aan (interpretation of the meaning):"And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts). Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, - for them, they are free from blame. But whoever seeks beyond that,then those are the transgressors." 23.5-7
Here the verses are clear in forbidding all illegal sexual acts (including masturbation) except for the wives or that their right hand possess. And whoever seeks beyond that is the transgressor.
"And let those who find not the financial means for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allah enriches them of His bounty." 24.33. This verse also clearly orders whoever does not have the financial means to marry to keep himself chaste and be patient in facing temptations (including masturbation) until Allaah enriches them of His bounty.
Secondly, from the sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him):
Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood said,"We were with the Prophet while we were young and had no wealth whatsoever. So Allaah’s Messenger said,"O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.), and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power." Bukhari:5066. The hadeeth orders men who are not able to marry to fast despite the hardship encountered in doing so, and not to masturbate despite the ease with which it can be done.
METHODS FOR CURING IT
As for curing the habit of masturbation, we recommend the following suggestions:
1) The motive to seek a cure for this problem should be solely following Allaah’s orders and fearing His punishment.
2) A permanent and quick cure from this problem lies in marriage as soon as the person is able, as shown in the Prophet’s hadeeth.
3) Keeping oneself busy with what is good for this world and the hereafter is essential in breaking this habit before it becomes second nature after which it is very difficult to rid oneself of it.
4) Lowering the gaze (from looking at forbidden things such as pictures, movies etc.) will help suppress the desire before it leads one to commit the haraam (forbidden). Allaah orders men and women to lower their gaze as shown in the following two verses (interpretations of the meanings):"Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things) and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is all-aware of what they do.
And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things) and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.) ..... " 24.30-31
5) Using one’s available leisure time in worshipping Allaah and increasing religious knowledge.
6) Being cautious not to develop any of the medical symptoms that may result from masturbation such as weak eyesight, weak nervous system, and/or back pain. More importantly, feeling of guilt and anxiety that can be complicated by missing obligatory prayers because of the need to shower (ghusl) after every incidence of masturbation.
7) Avoiding the illusion that some youth have that masturbation is permissible because it prevents them from committing illegal sexual acts such as fornication or even homosexuality.
8) Strengthening one’s will power and avoiding spending time alone as recommended by the Prophet when he said "Do not spend the night alone" Ahmad 6919.
9) Following the Prophet’s a forementioned hadeeth and fast when possible, because fasting will temper one’s sexual desire and keep it under control.
Note that medication to diminish one’s sexual desire is strictly prohibited because it might permanently affect one’s sexual ability.
10) Trying to follow the Prophet’s recommendation concerning the etiquette of getting ready for bed, such as reading well-known supplications, sleeping on the right side, and avoiding sleeping on the belly (the Prophet forbade sleeping on the belly).
11) Striving hard to be patient and chaste, because persistence will eventually, Allaah willing, lead to attaining those qualities as second nature.
12) Repenting, asking forgiveness from Allaah, doing good deeds, and not losing hope and feeling despair are all prerequisites to curing this problem.
13) Finally, Allaah is the Most Merciful and He always responds to whoever calls on Him. So, asking for Allah’s forgiveness will be accepted, by His will.
Wallahu a’lam.
Makkah is the blessed city which is the most�� Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, رحمه الله:
"For the people of sins there are three great rivers with which they purify themselves in this world and if these do not suffice in purifying them, then they are purified in the river of Hell-fire on the Day of Judgment:
✨ 1. A river of sincere repentance
✨ 2. A river of good deeds that drowns the sins that surround it.
✨ 3. And a river of great calamities (that befall the sinner) that expiate (his sins)
Therefore, when Allah intends good for His slave, He enters him into one of these three rivers, so he comes purified and cleansed on the Day of Judgement, not requiring the fourth purification.
�� And the fourth purification:
�� The river of Hell-fire on Yawm al-Qiyamah.
�� So swim in the river of repentance and doing good deeds and have patience in the river of calamities. And do not neglect these before a day comes when you will be drowned in the river of Hell-fire whose fuel is men and stones”
�� Madaarij as-Saalikeen 1/312, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, رحمه الله
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