AbdurRahman

~~~~~~~~~ Why Smoking is Haram for Muslim. ~~~~~~~~~ Apart from the fact that smoking is extravagance and unhealthy, it is also not good for us spiritually. Rasoulillah in a sahih hadith prohibits us from going to the masjid after eating onions or garlic. For the fact that we can harm others, most especially the Angels that sit to record our deeds and listen to the Quran. Now, if onions and garlics can cause harm to others, then how about cigarette? Definitely cigarette causes more harm than the aforementioned. And its effect can also cause Angels that record your daily actions to stay away from you for a long time. Also, the angels that give you personal protection will also leave. Which is why it make sense that smokers have many disturbing illnesses, maybe bcos they lack Allah's protection. Allahu Ta'alah Aalam. Lastly note that, when you smoke and cause harm in someone, a lot of sins are Written to your name. Now Imagine you walk on the street and smoking. Only All...

*Submit in Dunya or You will submit in Akhira by Force.* When you reject Allah and refuse to submit, you go away with it in this dunya (world), but you wont go away with it in Akhira (hereafter). Different instances of Submission:     When you die, you automatically submit to Allah. You cant move an inch. They will bath you, turn you left and right, put on those white cloth material on you. You cant do anything about it.     When they put you into your grave, Angels of wrath or angels of good will come and ask you questions. You can only say what Allah permits you. You will be a total submitter. If you used to worship Allah, you will answer the questions rightly. Else....     When you are resurrected, you will be asked questions on the day of Qiyama. Your mouth, hands, legs, eyes, etc will speak for or against you. You went to Party, Wallahi your legs will say it, your hands will say "I helped raise the cups of wine", your mouth will say, "I helped ...

 ﷽ *DU'Ā : THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON OF THE BELIEVER (91)* اَللّٰھُمَّ اجْعَلْ حُبَّکَ أَحَبَّ الْأَشْیَائِ إِلَيَّ ، وَاجْعَلْ خَشَیَتَکَ أَخْوَفَ الْأَشْیَائِ عِنْدِيْ ، وَاقْطَعْ عَنِّيْ حَاجَاتِ الدُّنْیَا بِالسُّوْقِ إِلٰی لِقَائِکَ ، وَإِذَا أَقْرَرْتَ أَعْیُنَ أَھُلِ الدُّنْیَا مِنْ دُنْیَاھُمْ فَأَقْرِرْ عَیْنِيْ مِنْ عِبَادَتِکَ Allāhummaj-‘al hubbaka ahabbal-‘ashyā’i ilayy(a),waj-‘al khashyataka akhwafal-‘ashyā’i ‘indī, waq-ţa’ ’annī hājātid-dunyā bish-shawqi ilā liqā’ik(a), wa idhā aqrarta a’yuna ahlid-dunyā min dunyāhum fa aqrir ‘aynī min’ibādatik. O Allah, make Your love the dearest and make Your fear the most frightening of all things to me. Cut off worldly needs from me by giving me the longing to meet You. And as You bring comfort to the eyes of the men of the world with their worldly possessions, bring comfort to my eyes with Your obedience and worship. *Thought For The Day* It’s easy to remember Allāh when calamity strikes. Even the disbeliever ...

﷽ *The Happiest Woman in the World* *(A Treasure Chest of Reminders)* *Part 5 of 6* *YOU WILL ADAPT TO YOUR SITUATION AND COPE WITH IT* Say (O' Muhammad): "Allāh rescues you from this and from all (other) distress..."  [Qur'an 6:64] I know a man who had his foot amputated, so I went to console him. He was a wise and knowledgeable man, and I wanted to tell him: "The Ummah (nation) does not expect you to be a fast runner or a champion wrestler; rather, and you still have that, praise be to Allāh, the Exalted." When I visited him, he said to me: "Praise be to Allāh, this foot of mine stayed with me for decades, and it was a good companion. But my religious commitment is what comforts me." A wise man said: "Peace of mind can only be acquired by accepting the worst-case scenario." The reason for that, from a psychological point of view, is that acceptance releases energy. But in spite of that, thousands upon thousands of...

 ﷽ *First Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ  حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ  جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ  رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ فِي كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ يُقْرَأُ، فَمَا أَسْمَعَنَا  رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَسْمَعْنَاكُمْ، وَمَا أَخْفَى عَنَّا  أَخْفَيْنَا عَنْكُمْ، وَإِنْ لَمْ تَزِدْ عَلَى أُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ  أَجْزَأَتْ، وَإِنْ زِدْتَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ‏.‏  Narrated Abu Huraira:                        The Qur'an is recited in every prayer and in those prayers in which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) recited aloud for  us, we recite aloud in the same prayers for you; and the prayers in which the Prophet (ﷺ) recited quietly,  we recite quietly. If you recite "Al-Fatiha" only it is sufficient but if you recite something else in  addition, it is better. Sahih Bukhari  (Call to Prayer...

 ﷽ *Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 145:* وَلَئِنْ أَتَيْتَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ بِكُلِّ آيَةٍ مَّا تَبِعُوا قِبْلَتَكَ وَمَا أَنتَ بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَتَهُمْ وَمَا بَعْضُهُم بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَةَ بَعْضٍ وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِنَّكَ إِذًا لَّمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ And even if you were to bring to the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) all the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they would not follow your Qiblah (prayer direction), nor are you going to follow their Qiblah (prayer direction). And they will not follow each other's Qiblah (prayer direction). Verily, if you follow their desires after that which you have received of knowledge (from Allāh), then indeed you will be one of the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.). *COMMENTARY* The Jews and Christians had glimmering of the Qiblah idea, but in their attitude of self-sufficiency they were not likely to welcome the Qiblah idea as p...

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum Al-Khamis, 3rd day of Rabeeul Awwal (Thursday 31st October, 2019). *_RECITE IT REGULARLY, LISTEN TO IT REGULARLY AND PONDER TO ITS MEANING_*. BismilLah. Qur'an is the direct speech of ALLAH, The Creator of all that exist. It was revealed for us to recite it, listen to it and follow its teachings. Those who neglect it will fall into the traps of sheitan. It is proven in the saheeh Sunnah that the Qur’an will intercede for its companions on the Day of Resurrection. Swaheeh Muslim (804) narrated that Abu Umaamah al-Baahili said: I heard the Messenger of ALLAH (blessings and peace of ALLAH be upon him) say: “Recite the Qur’aan, for it will come on the Day of Resurrection interceding for its companions.” Just as the Qur’an will intercede for its companions on the Day of Resurrection, it will also testify against those who went against it by neglecting it, ignoring its obligations and transgressing against the limits it set. Swaheeh Muslim (223) narr...

*AL-QIYAMAH* Before the end of the world (al-Qiyamah), a few signs shall appear. Some of them are as follows: 1. Three earthquakes will occur causing many people to be consumed by the earth. One will occur in the East, one in the West and one in the Arabian Peninsula. 2. Knowledge will be taken away. In other words, the Ulama (Scholars) will pass away from this world (very swiftly). This does not mean that the Ulama will remain and the knowledge will vanish from their hearts. 3. There will be an excess of ignorance. 4. Adultery will be in abundance. It will become so common, like donkeys mate with one another without any shame. There will be no respect and modesty left between the young and the old. 5. The population of men will decrease and the population of women will increase. There will be only one man for every 50 women. 6. With the exception of the main Daj’jaal (Antichrist) there will be 30 other Daj’jaals. Each of them will claim to be a Prophet, even though the ...

﷽ *DU'Ā : THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON OF THE BELIEVER (90)* اَللّٰھُمَّ اجْعَلْنِيْ أُعَظِّمُ شُکْرَکَ ، وَأُکْثِرُ ذِکْرَکَ ، وَأَتَّبِعُ نَصِیْحَتَکَ ، وَأَحْفَظُ وَصِیَّتَکَ - اَللّٰھُمَّ إِنَّ قُلُوْبَنَا وَنَوَاصِیَنَا وَجَوَارِحَنَا بِیَدِکَ ، لَمْ تُمَلِّکُنَا مِنْھَا شَیْئًا ، فَإِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذٰلِکَ بِہِمَا فَکُنْ أَنْتَ وَلِیَّھُمَا ، وَاھْدِنَا إِلٰی سَوَائِ السَّبِیْلِ Allāhummaj-‘alnī u’azzimu shukrak(a),wa ukthiru dhikrak(a), wa attabi’u masihatak(a), wa ahfazu wasiyyatak(a). Allāhumma inna qulūbana wa nawāsiyanā wa jawārihanā biyadik(a),lam tumalliknā minhā shay’a(n), fa idhā fa’alta dhālika bihimā fa kun anta waliuuahumā, wah-dinā ilā sawā’is-sabīl. O Allah, make me such that I thank you greatly for Your blessings, I remember You much, I follow Your counsel, and I preserve Your commands. O Allah, our hearts, our foreheads, and our limbs are in Your Hand. You did not give us total control over any of them. Since You have done that with these then be their p...

﷽ *The Happiest Woman in the World* *(A Treasure Chest of Reminders)* *Part 4 of 6* *DO NOT FEEL THAT EVERYONE IS OUT TO GET YOU* "... Allāh has forgiven what is past..." [Qur'an 5:95] This is an important principle that will help you to overcome anxiety, succeed in life in general, keep your friends and be happy with your family, because the one who has deep insight understands the nature of people and how things may change; he puts himself in the other person's shoes and understands situations both obvious and hidden. With regard to anxiety itself, the person who has deep insight understands realities, and knows that when he is faced with a problem or when things do not turn out the way he wanted, that this is life and that no one is totally content with his lot; a person may dislike something that is good for him, or he may delight in something that is bad for him, and goodness is to be found in that Which  Allāh, the Exalted, decrees. The person wh...

﷽ *AR-RAHĪQ AL-MAKHTOUM (The Pure Nectar). A Treaties On Prophet Muhammad's Biography.* *Part 66* *IN THE HOUSE OF CONFERENCE (QURAISH'S PARLIAMENT)* Polytheists knew that the Prophet's Companions immigrated to Madinah and took with them their women, children and property to Al-Aws and Al-Khazrajj. They became so depressed and perturbed in a matchless way. A real and considerable danger that would menace their heathen and economic entity began to loom large for the following reasons: 1. The Prophet's charisma, perfect leadership and wisdom. 2. The firm determination, uprightness and self-sacrifice of his followers. 3. The might of Al-Aws and Al-Khazrajj. 4. There were wise men among the two tribes who inclined to peace, reconciliation and setting hostilities aside, as they suffered from civil wars for a long time. 5. Madinah was characterised with a strategic location with respect to the commercial destination that passed the coast of the Red Sea, from...

﷽ *First Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ  يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَدِيُّ بْنُ  ثَابِتٍ، سَمِعَ الْبَرَاءَ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى  الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ ‏{‏وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ‏}‏ فِي الْعِشَاءِ، وَمَا سَمِعْتُ أَحَدًا أَحْسَنَ صَوْتًا مِنْهُ أَوْ قِرَاءَةً‏.‏  Narrated Al-Bara:                        I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting wa t-teeni wa z-zaitun" (95) in the `Isha' prayer, and I never heard a  sweeter voice or a better way of recitation than that of the Prophet. Sahih Bukhari  (Call to Prayers (Adhaan)) Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 769 In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 163 ﷽ *Second Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ  حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوْنٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ  جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ لَقَدْ شَكَوْكَ فِي  كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَتّ...

 ﷽ *Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 143:* وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِّتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ عَلَيْكُمْ شَهِيدًا وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِي كُنتَ عَلَيْهَا إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ الرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيْهِ وَإِن كَانَتْ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى الَّذِينَ هَدَى اللَّهُ وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَانَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ Thus We have made you [true Muslims - real believers of Islamic Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad [Blessings and Peace be upon him] and his Sunnah (legal ways)], a Wasat (just) (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses over mankind and the Messenger (Muhammad [Blessings and Peace be upon him]) be a witness over you. And We made the Qiblah (prayer direction towards Jerusalem) which you used to face, only to test those who followed the Messenger (Muhammad [Blessings and Peace be upon him]) from those who would turn on their heels (i.e. ...

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum Ath-thalaatha, 2nd day of Rabeeul Awwal (Wednesday 30th October, 2019). *_DON'T LOOSE HOPE, KEEP MAKING DUA AND AVOID SINNING_*. BismilLaahir Rahmaanir Raheem.  Abu Hurairah (May ALLAH be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of ALLAH (sallalLaahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, "The supplication of a slave continues to be granted as long as he does not supplicate for a sinful thing or for something that would cut off the ties of kinship and he does not grow impatient.'' It was said: "O Messenger of ALLAH! What does growing impatient mean?'' He (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, "It is one's saying: `I supplicated again and again but I do not think that my prayer will be answered.' Then he becomes frustrated (in such circumstances) and gives up supplication altogether.'' By Imam Muslim. We learn from this Hadith that one should continue beseeching ALLAH without ever thinking that in spite of praying for a...

*Sins you dare not try, not even once.* ✽Never have an affair with a married woman. ✽Never disrespect the Quran. ✽Never disrespect your parents. ✽Never cheat an ophan ✽Never harm friends of Allah. ✽Never dare Allah or his Might. If you try any of the above, you face the consequences instantly. In my experience, anyone I knew who had once crossed that line is either destroyed now or had died a miserable them especially 1, 2, and 3. *Who are friends of Allah?* They are people who worship tirelessly and fear Allah as if they will die tomorrow. Allah describes them in the Quran and when you mess with them, they don't have to pray against you, Allah will rebuke you instantaneously. I know one. When she prays, it is as if she goes to heaven directly. So don't mess with such people. They are very few. If you know their signs, you will know them.

 ﷽ *DU'Ā : THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON OF THE BELIEVER (89)* اَللّٰھُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُکَ مِنْ خَیْرِ مَا تَحِبْيئُ بِہِ الرِّیَاحُ - Allāhumma innī as’aluka min khayri mā tajī’u bihir-riyāh. O Allah, I beg You for all the good brought by winds. *Thought For The Day* Too often we lose our way. We get so caught up in the personal issues and demands of our daily lives that we forget the angels are writing, Allah is Ever-Present and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that the best of us are the ones that are best in manners. Be merciful. Control your anger, and always let the light of the Glorious Qur’an soften and enlighten your heart.

﷽ *The Happiest Woman in the World* *(A Treasure Chest of Reminders)* *Part 3 of 6* *HOW SWEET IS SUCCESS AFTER HARDSHIP* "Salāmun 'Alaykum (peace be upon you) for you persevered in patience!..." [Qur'an 13:24] A successful person said: "I was born poor and poverty stayed with me from the cradle. I knew the bitterness of asking my mother for a piece of bread when she could not even find a piece of dry crust to give me. I left home when I was ten years old and started to work when I was eleven. I studied for only one month of every year. After eleven years of hard work I acquired a pair of oxen and six sheep which earned me eighty-four dollars. I never spent a single penny in my life on pleasure; rather, I used to save every penny I earned from the day I grew up until I reached the age of twenty-one. I knew what real exhaustion was, and I travelled for miles to ask my fellow men to let me do some work so that I could earn a living. In the first month ...

﷽ *AR-RAHĪQ AL-MAKHTOUM (The Pure Nectar). A Treaties On Prophet Muhammad's Biography.* *Part 65* *THE FORERUNNERS OF HIJRA* After accomplishing Al-'Aqaba Second Pledge of Allegiance and succeeding in establishing a new homeland for Islam amidst a desert full of benightedness and unbelief (the best gain Islam made since its beginning), the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) permitted Muslims to immigrate to this new homeland (Madinah). The immigration not only meant the loss of interests, sacrificing property and escaping with just one's life, but it also meant being likely to be attacked and robbed on the way and beginning a new future with unknown results. However, Muslims, by virtue of their unwavering determination and firm belief, began to immigrate. But, as usual, polytheists tried to prevent them because they perceived that their immigration would threaten their interests. Here are some examples: 1. The first one to immigrate to Madinah was Abu Sal...

﷽ *First Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ  ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ  الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي زَيْدُ بْنُ  ثَابِتٍ مَا لَكَ تَقْرَأُ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ بِقِصَارٍ، وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ  النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ بِطُولِ الطُّولَيَيْنِ  Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam:                        Zaid bin Thabit said to me, "Why do you recite very short Suras in the Maghrib prayer while I heard  the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting the longer of the two long Suras?" Sahih Bukhari  (Call to Prayers (Adhaan)) Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 764 In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 158  ﷽ *Second Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ  يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ  بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ  اللَّهِ ص...

﷽ *Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 141:* تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ وَلَا تُسْأَلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ That was a nation who has passed away. They shall receive the reward of what they earned, and you of what you earn. And you will not be asked of what they used to do. *COMMENTARY* Verse 134 (Sūra Al-Baqarah) began a certain argument, which is now rounded off in the same words in this verse. The argument is that it is wrong to claim a monopoly for Allāh's Messenger; it is the same for all people and in all ages: if it undergoes local variations or variations according to times and seasons those variations pass away. This leads to the argument in the remainder of the Sūra that with the renewal of the Message and the birth of a new people, a new ordinances become appropriate, and they are now expounded. ﷽ *Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 142:* سَيَقُولُ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَا وَلَّاهُمْ عَن قِبْلَتِهِمُ الَّتِي كَانُوا عَلَيْه...

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum Ath-thalaatha, 1st day of Rabeeul Awwal (Tuesday 29th October, 2019). *_QURAN AND SUNNAH ARE THE LIGHTS FOR MANKIND AND WITHOUT ANY OF THE TWO IN YOUR LIFE, YOU ARE LOST IN THIS JUNGLE_*. *Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem*. From the beginning of mankind, our CREATOR, ALLAH sent prophets to convey HIS REVELATION and to invite human beings to the path of true PEACE and OBEDIENCE to the ONE TRUE ALLAH. This is ISLAM. This message is conveyed towards generations of man through the different prophets, all inviting mankind to the same path. However all the earlier messages or revelations from ALLAH were distorted by people of later generations. As a result, pure Revelation from our Creator was adulterated and polluted with myths, superstitions, idol worship and irrational philosophical ideologies. The religion of God in a sense was lost in a plethora of religions. Human history is a testament of man's drift between light and darkness, but ALLAH out of His ...

 ﷽ *DU'Ā : THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON OF THE BELIEVER (88)* اَللّٰھُمَّ لَکَ صَلَاتِيْ وَنُسُکِيْ وَمَحْیَايَ وَمَمَاتِيْ ، وَإِلَیْکَ مَاٰبِيْ، وَلَکَ رَبِّ تُرَاثِيْ Allāhumma laka salātī wa nusukī wa mahyāya wa mamātī ,wa ilayka ma’ābī, wa laka rabbi turāthī. O Allah, my salat, my sacrifice, my life, and my death are all for You. To You is my return and Yours is what I leave behind. *Thought For The Day* What leads to success in the material life also leads to success in the spiritual life - and that is effort. If we are putting in our best effort to succeed in the Dunya (world), we need to put in the same best effort to succeed in the Hereafter.

﷽ *The Happiest Woman in the World* *(A Treasure Chest of Reminders)* *Part 2 of 6* *TAKE CARE OF TODAY ONLY* "When Allāh loves some people He tests them."  [Hadīth] A happy person once said: "The beautiful day is the day on which we have control of our affairs and our affairs do not control us. It is the day on which we control our desires and we are not controlled by them like slaves. Some of these days I can remember and will never forget. Every day on which I managed to save myself from the vicious circle of worrying about what I can and cannot do is a wonderful day. How wonderful is the day on which I was hesitating whether to do a deed for which people would praise me or a deed for which no one would praise me, and no one would know about it, so I forsook the praise of people and was content to do an action which I will remember for as long as I live, but which no one will hear about. How wonderful is the day on which I felt that my pockets wer...

﷽ *AR-RAHĪQ AL-MAKHTOUM (The Pure Nectar). A Treaties On Prophet Muhammad's Biography.* *Part 64* *THE 'AQABAH SECOND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE* In the season of hajj of the thirteenth year of Prophethood nearly seventy five Muslims came from Yathrib to perform the rituals of hajj along with their fellow polytheists countrymen in Mecca. Muslims wondered: "Till what time do we leave the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) to wander and be chased through the mountains of Mecca?" When they reached Mecca, they had clandestine contacts with the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) and agreed to meet secretly and in the dead of night on the second day of Tashriq at the gulch of Al-'Aqaba where they would throw the pebbles at Minā. Now let one of the leaders of the supporters describe this historical meeting which changed the course of the conflict between Islam and paganism. Ka'ab Ibn Mālik Al-Ansāry said: "We travelled to Mecca to perform Hajj ...

 ﷽ *First Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ  يُوسُفَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ  بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِخَبَّابِ بْنِ  الأَرَتِّ أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ  وَالْعَصْرِ قَالَ نَعَمْ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ بِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ كُنْتُمْ  تَعْلَمُونَ قِرَاءَتَهُ قَالَ بِاضْطِرَابِ لِحْيَتِهِ‏.‏  Narrated Abu Ma`mar:                        I asked Khabbab bin Al-Art whether the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite the Qur'an in the Zuhr and the `Asr  prayers. He replied in the affirmative. I said, "How did you come to know that?" He replied, "From  the movement of his beard." Sahih Bukhari  (Call to Prayers (Adhaan)) Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 761 In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 155 ﷽ *Second Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ بْنُ  إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ ...

 ﷽ *Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 139:* قُلْ أَتُحَاجُّونَنَا فِي اللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ وَلَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُخْلِصُونَ Say (O Muhammad Peace be upon him to the Jews and Christians), "Dispute you with us about Allāh while He is our Lord and your Lord? And we are to be rewarded for our deeds and you for your deeds. And we are sincere to Him in worship and obedience (i.e. we worship Him Alone and none else, and we obey His Orders)." ﷽ *Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 140:* أَمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطَ كَانُوا هُودًا أَوْ نَصَارَىٰ قُلْ أَأَنتُمْ أَعْلَمُ أَمِ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَتَمَ شَهَادَةً عِندَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَمَا اللَّهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ Or say you that Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma'il (Ishmael), Is'hāq (Isaac), Ya'qub (Jacob) and Al-Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya'qub (Jacob)] were Jews or Christians? Say, "Do you know better o...

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum Al-Ithnayn, 29th day of Swafar (Monday 28th October, 2019). *_RULINGS ON OBSERVING THE FORTIETH DAY AFTER THE DEATH OF A RELATIVE_*. BismilLah. Our Scholars based on Quran and Sunnah have stated that offering dua or prayers for the deceased after his burial is Sunnah, because of the report narrated by Abu Dawood (3221) from the hadeeth of ‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan (may ALLAH be pleased with him) who said: When the Prophet (blessings and peace of ALLAH be upon him) had finished burying a deceased person, he would stand over him and say: “Pray for forgiveness for your brother, and ask that he be made steadfast, for he is being questioned now.” Offering dua’ for the deceased Muslims in general, and for close relatives in particular, is also prescribed in general terms at any time, without specifying any particular time, because of the general meaning of the words of ALLAH, may HE be exalted “And those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us and ou...

 ﷽ *DU'Ā : THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON OF THE BELIEVER (87)* اَللّٰھُمَّ إِنِيْ أَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ مُّنْکَرَاتِ الْأَخْلَاقِ وَالْأَعْمَالِ وَالْأَھْوَائِ وَالْأَدْوَائِ ، نَعُوْذُبِکَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا اسْتَعَاذَ مِنْہُ نَبِیُّکَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّی الله عَلَیْہِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَمِنْ جَارِ السُّوْئِ فِیْ دَارِ الْمُقَامَۃِ فَإِنَّ جَارَ الْبَادِیَۃِ یَتَحَوَّلُ ، وَغَلَبَۃِ الْعَدُوِّ، وَشَمَاتَۃِ الْأَعْدَائِ ، وَمِنَ الْجُوْعِ فَإِنَّـہٗ بِئْسَ الضَّجِیْعُ ، وَمِنَ الْخِیَانَۃِ فَإِنَّہَا بِئْسَتِ الْبِطَانَۃُ ، وَأَنْ نَّرْجِعَ عَلٰی أَعْقَابِنَا، أَوْ نُفْتَنَ عَنْ دِیْنِنَا، وَمِنَ الْفِتَنِ مَاظَھَرَ مِنْھَا وَمَا بَطَنَ، وَمِنْ یَّوْمِ السُّوْئِ ، وَمِنْ لَّیْلَۃِ السُّوْئِ ، وَمِنْ سَاعَۃِ السُّوْئِ ، وَمِنْ صَاحِبِ السُّوْئِ Allāhumma innī a’ūdhu bika mim munkarātil-‘akhlāqi wal-‘a’māli wal-‘ahwā’i wal-‘adwā’(i),na’ūdhu bika min sharri masta’ādha minhu nabiyyuka Muhammadun sallAllāhu ‘alyhi wa sallm(a), wa min jāris-sū’i fī dāril-muqāmati fa inna jāral-bādiyati yatahaw...

 ﷽ *First Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ،  حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ  جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ سَعْدٌ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي بِهِمْ صَلاَةَ  رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلاَتَىِ الْعَشِيِّ لاَ أَخْرِمُ  عَنْهَا، أَرْكُدُ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الأُخْرَيَيْنِ‏.‏  فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ ذَلِكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ‏.‏  Narrated Jabir bin Samura:                        Sa`d said, "I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (the prayer of Zuhr and  `Asr) reducing nothing from them. I used to prolong the first two rak`at and shorten the last two  rak`at." `Umar said to Sa`d "This was what we thought about you." Sahih Bukhari  (Call to Prayers (Adhaan)) Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 758 In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 152 ﷽ *Second Hadīth Of The Day* ح...

 ﷽ *Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 137:* فَإِنْ آمَنُوا بِمِثْلِ مَا آمَنتُم بِهِ فَقَدِ اهْتَدَوا وَّإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّمَا هُمْ فِي شِقَاقٍ فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ So if they believe in the like of that which you believe, then they are rightly guided, but if they turn away, then they are only in opposition. So Allāh will suffice you against them. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. *COMMENTARY* We are thus in the true line of those who follow the one and indivisible Message of the One Allāh, wherever delivered. If others narrow it or corrupt it, it is they who have left the faith and created a division or schism. But Allāh sees and knows all. And He will protect His own, and His support will be infinitely more precious than the support which men can give. ﷽ *Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 138:* صِبْغَةَ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ صِبْغَةً وَنَحْنُ لَهُ عَابِدُونَ [Our Sibghah (religion) is] the Sibghah (Religion) of Allāh (Islam)...

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaumul Ahad, 28th day of Swafar (Sunday 27th October, 2019). *_SO CALLED CHEATING WITHIN MARRIAGE_*. BismilLah. For a husband or wife to form an illicit relationship with a non-mahram or non relative is not just cheating on his wife, it is a sin against his own soul and an act of disobedience towards his Lord. ALLAAH has forbidden such relationships and has barred the ways that may lead to the greater form of immorality which is zina (unlawful sexual relationships). The forbidden acts which people commit when they have such relationships are many and include being alone with that person (khulwah), shaking hands with them, looking at them, etc. These are sins which are forbidden in the texts in and of themselves, and because of the sin of zina to which they may lead. Let's fear ALLAH and the day we die in such relationship. It's a major risk to take towards our grave. We can die within any moment without any prior notice. We are not cheating on our...

﷽ *DU'Ā : THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON OF THE BELIEVER (86)* اَللّٰھُمَّ لَکَ الْحَمْدُ کَالَّذِيْ تَقُوْلُ وَخَیْرًا مِّمَّا نَقُوُلْ Allāhumma lakal-hamdu kālladhī taqūlu wa khayram mimmā naqūl. O Allah, praise belongs to You just as You say, and better than how we say it. *Thought For The Day* Try and do something each day to bring a smile on your parents face. Show them the love and appreciation that they deserve for all that they’ve done for you. Don’t be among those who neglect them and see their worth only after they’ve left this world. Don’t live with the regret!

*Running from The Ṣalaah* A Bedouin prayed behind an ’Imaam who was reciting the verse, "Did We not destroy the first ones?" [The Qur’an: Al-Mursalaat, 77:16] The Bedouin happened to be in the first row, and upon hearing that verse, he moved to a row that was further behind. The ’Imaam then recited, "Then We will follow them with the later ones." [The Qur’an: Al-Mursalaat, 77:17] The Bedouin then moved to another row. Next, the ’Imaam recited this verse, "Therefore do We deal with the Mujrimun (polytheists, disbelievers, sinners, criminals, etc.)!!" [The Qur’an: Al-Mursalaat, 77:18] The Bedouin, whose name happened to be Mujrim, ran away from the congregation, saying, "By Allah, I am his target." When some other Bedouins met him, they said, "What is the matter, O Mujrim?" He said, "Indeed, the ’Imaam destroyed the first ones and then the last ones, and he wanted to destroy me as well. By Allah, I do not want to see him after...

﷽ *The Happiest Woman in the World* *(A Treasure Chest of Reminders)* *Part 10 of 5* *THE BLESSED DAY* "And Allāh has set forth an example for those who believe: the wife of Fir'aun (Pharaoh)..." [Qur'an 66:11] Try, when you pray Fajr, to sit in a humble manner and face the qiblah for ten or fifteen minutes, remembering Allāh a great deal and calling upon Him. Ask Allāh for a good day, a blessed day, a happy day, a day of success and achievement with no calamities, crises or problems, a day with bountiful provision, goodness and care. A day with no distress or worry - because from Allāh one may ask for happiness, provision and all that is good. If you sit like this and pray, this will - by Allāh's leave - be guaranteed to prepare you for a good, blessed and useful day. If you have work to do or you are simply sitting, it is advisable to listen to a little Qur'an from a tape or the radio, from a humble reader with a fine voice, so you can listen to...

﷽ *First Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ  حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ  عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ شَكَا أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ  سَعْدًا إِلَى عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ فَعَزَلَهُ وَاسْتَعْمَلَ  عَلَيْهِمْ عَمَّارًا، فَشَكَوْا حَتَّى ذَكَرُوا أَنَّهُ لاَ يُحْسِنُ  يُصَلِّي، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ إِنَّ  هَؤُلاَءِ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّكَ لاَ تُحْسِنُ تُصَلِّي قَالَ أَبُو  إِسْحَاقَ أَمَّا أَنَا وَاللَّهِ فَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي بِهِمْ صَلاَةَ  رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا أَخْرِمُ عَنْهَا، أُصَلِّي  صَلاَةَ الْعِشَاءِ فَأَرْكُدُ فِي الأُولَيَيْنِ وَأُخِفُّ فِي  الأُخْرَيَيْنِ‏.‏ قَالَ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ‏.‏  فَأَرْسَلَ مَعَهُ رَجُلاً أَوْ رِجَالاً إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ، فَسَأَلَ  عَنْهُ أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ، وَلَمْ يَدَعْ مَسْجِدًا إِلاَّ سَأَلَ عَنْهُ،  وَيُثْنُونَ مَعْرُوفًا، حَتَّى دَخَلَ مَسْجِدًا لِبَنِي عَبْسٍ، ...