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 The reward of fasting on the day of Arafah. Alhamdulillah, as today is 1st dhul hijj and there are special virtues which these days have which is that the first ten days of dhul hijj is pleasant to Allah than any deed one does. Allah s.w.t swears by these days.  Al-Fajr 89:2 وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ  And [by] ten nights Imam ibn Kathir says this is about the first ten days of dhul hijj. It is recommended to enjoin family ties, speak the truth and recite Quran. Also making night prayers and nawafil act of worship, dhikr making tahleel, tahmid and takbir. May Allah grants us blessings of these days. Aamin

 The best ten days of the year. ALHAMDULILLAH, let's remind ourselves of the best ten days of the year. As today is 1st dhul hijj, it is the best days among all days of the hijri calendar. As reported in the hadith, Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on these (first ten days of Dhul Hijja)." Then some companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Not even Jihad?" He replied, "Not even Jihad, except that of a man who does it by putting himself and his property in danger (for Allah's sake) and does not return with any of those things." Sahih al-Bukhari 969. As we know this ten days is more than a jihad in it when a deed is done. Recommended acts is reciting Quran, speaking good and forbidding evil, and any form of good deed. It is not obligatory to fast in these ten days but if one can, it is recommended. A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported, I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)

 Tawheed and holding to it. ALHAMDULILLAH, let's remind our purpose in life and that is to worship Allah. The Quran says, Adh-Dhariyat 51:56 وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ  And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. We did nor create jinn and man except for worship. Even the angels are celebrating the praise of Allah and everything in this world willingly or unwillingly. Allah says, Aal-e-Imran 3:83 So is it other than the religion of Allah they desire, while to Him have submitted [all] those within the heavens and earth, willingly or by compulsion, and to Him they will be returned? Ar-Ra'd 13:15 And to Allah prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons. Tawheed uluuhiyah is important and that is the tawheed of ibadah. Allah says Al-Fatihah 1:5 إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ  It is You we worship and You we ask for help. M

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaum Al-Khamis, 1st day of Dhul-Hijjah. (Thursday, 30th of June, 2022). *_Some Virtues of Dhul Hijjah_*. BismilLah. AlhamdulilLah for granting us the opportunity to be part of Dhul Hijjah. It's my hope that majority of us are fasting. Lets strive to fast as many as possible in these 9 days of Dhul Hijjah.  ALLAH (SWT) takes an Oath by the Ten Nights of Dhul-Hijjah: وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ - وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرٍ۬  I swear by the dawn, [89:1] and by the Ten Nights. 2. RasuululLah (Sallahu Alaihe Wassallam) declares the good deeds of 10 days of Dhul Hijjah to be most Superior: Narrated Ibn Abbas (R.A): The Prophet  said, "No good deeds done on other days are superior to those done on these (first ten days of Dhul Hijjah)." (Tirmidhi). Today is the 1st day of Dhul Hijjah so let's fast any number of days we can especially on Arafah day. If you can fast all the 9 days Maa shaa ALLAH, that will be great if not just strive to fast as much as we can. Fasting on Araf

 .﷽ ➖➖➖ *PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ* ➖➖➖ *The Pinnacle of Beauty & Perfection* ➖➖➖ Hassaan bin Thaabit  رضي الله عنه recited this couplet to the Prophet ﷺ: *و أجمل منك لم تر قط عيني* _As Beautiful as you, my eyes have never seen_ *و أجمل منك لم تلد النساء* _And more beautiful than you, no woman has ever birthed_ *خلقت مبرا من كل عيب* _You have been created free from all defects_ *كأنك قد خلقت كما تشاء* _It is as if you had been created just as you wished._ _ اللهم صل على نبيك محمد ابن عبد الله، ﷺ  In a narration reported by Jabir رضي الله عنه, _"I once saw the messenger of Allah  ﷺ on the night of a full moon. On that night he wore red (striped) clothing. At times I looked at the full moon and at times at the messenger of Allah. Ultimately I came to the conclusion that the messenger of Allah was more handsome, beautiful and more radiant than the moon"_ [Tirmidhī, Adab #2811 who said it was hasan gharib. Hakim #7383 said it was Sahih and Dhahabī agreed] _ Al-Haafiz رحمه الله said:

 ﷽ ➖➖➖  *THE MUSLIM HOME* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 1️⃣1️⃣ - Forming the Household 9️⃣* ➖➖➖ *9️⃣ Start building an Islaamic “library” in your home* Another thing that will help in teaching your family and letting them develop an understanding of their religion and help them adhere to its rules, is having one’s own Islaamic library at home. It does not have to be extensive; what matters is choosing good books, putting them in a place where they are readily accessible, and encouraging family members to read them. You could put books in a clean and tidy corner of the living room, and in a suitable place in a bedroom or guest room; this will make it easy for any member of the family to read constantly.  In order to build a library properly – and Allaah loves things to be done properly – you should include references so that family members can research various matters and children can use them for their studies. You should also include books of varying levels, so that old and young, men and women can al

 ﷽ ➖➖➖  *THE MUSLIM HOME* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 🔟 - Forming the Household 8️⃣* ➖➖➖ *8️⃣ Teaching the Family* This is an obligation which the head of the household must undertake, in obedience to the command of Allaah:  *“O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire Hell] whose fuel is men and stones . . .”* [Qur'aan 66:6] This Aayah is the basic principle regarding the teaching and upbringing of one's family, and enjoining them to do what is good and forbidding them to do what is evil. There follow some of the comments of the Mufassireen on this Aayah, in so far as it pertains to the duties of the head of the household. Qataadah, may Allaah have mercy on him, said: _“He should command them to obey Allaah, and forbid them to disobey Him, and direct them in accordance with the commands of Allaah, and help them to do that.”_ Dhahhaak and Muqaatil, may Allaah have mercy on them, said: _“It is the Muslim’s duty to teach his family, including relatives and female slav

  ﷽ ➖➖➖  *THE MUSLIM HOME* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 9️⃣ - Forming the Household 7️⃣* ➖➖➖ *7️⃣ Continuously reciting Chapter Al-Baqarah in the house to ward off the Shaytaan* There are a number of narrations concerning this, such as: The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: *_“Do not make your houses into graves. The Shaytaan flees from a house in which Surat Al-Baqarah is recited.”_* (Reported by Muslim, 1/539) The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: *_“Recite Surat Al-Baqarah in your houses, for the Shaytaan does not enter a house in which Surat Al-Baqarah is recited.”_* (Reported by al-Haakim in al-Mustadrak. 1/561; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 1170) Concerning the virtues of the last two Aayaat of this Chapter, and the effect of reciting them in one’s house, he (ﷺ) said: *_“Allaah wrote a document two thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, which is kept near the Throne, and He revealed two Aayaat of it with which He concluded Surat Al-Baqarah. If they are recited in a house for three consecutive n

 ﷽ ➖➖➖  *THE MUSLIM HOME* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 8️⃣ - Forming the Household 6️⃣* ➖➖➖ *6️⃣ Paying attention to Athkaar and supplications from the Sunnah that have to do with the home* ➖➖➖ *Atkhaar for entering the home:* ➖➖➖ Muslim reported in his Sahih that the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: *_“When any one of you enters his home and mentions the Name of Allaah when he enters and when he eats, the Shaytaan says: ‘You have no place to stay and nothing to eat here.’ If he enters and does not mention the name of Allaah when he enters, [the Shaytaan] says: ‘You have a place to stay.’ If he does not mention the name of Allaah when he eats, [the Shaytaan says], ‘You have a place to stay and something to eat.’”_* (Reported by Imaam Ahmad, al-Musnad, 3/346; Muslim, 3/1599) Abu Daawood, may Allaah have mercy on him, reported in his Sunan that the Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: *_“If a man goes out of his house and says: ‘Bismillaah, tawakkaltu ‘ala Allaah, la hawla wa la quwwata illa Billaah [In the name

 ﷽ ➖➖➖  *THE MUSLIM HOME* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 9️⃣ - Forming the Household 7️⃣* ➖➖➖ *7️⃣ Continuously reciting Chapter Al-Baqarah in the house to ward off the Shaytaan* There are a number of narrations concerning this, such as: The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: *_“Do not make your houses into graves. The Shaytaan flees from a house in which Surat Al-Baqarah is recited.”_* (Reported by Muslim, 1/539) The Messenger of Allaah (ﷺ) said: *_“Recite Surat Al-Baqarah in your houses, for the Shaytaan does not enter a house in which Surat Al-Baqarah is recited.”_* (Reported by al-Haakim in al-Mustadrak. 1/561; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 1170) Concerning the virtues of the last two Aayaat of this Chapter, and the effect of reciting them in one’s house, he (ﷺ) said: *_“Allaah wrote a document two thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth, which is kept near the Throne, and He revealed two Aayaat of it with which He concluded Surat Al-Baqarah. If they are recited in a house for three consecutive ni

 ﷽ ➖➖➖  *THE MUSLIM HOME* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 6️⃣ - Forming the Household 4️⃣* ➖➖➖ *4️⃣ Make your homes a place of worship* What is meant by taking the home as a place of worship? Allaah Says: *“And We inspired Moosa and his brother [saying]: ‘Take dwellings for your people in Egypt, and make your dwellings as places for your worship, and perform al-salaah, and give glad tidings to the believers.’”* [Qur'aan 10:87] Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with them both, said : *_“They were commanded to take their dwellings as places of prayer [lit. Mosques].”_* Ibn Katheer, may Allaah have mercy on him, said: _“This – and Allaah knows best – was because of the intensity of the tribulation that they were facing from Pharaoh and his people. They were commanded to pray much, as Allaah Says: (O you who believe! Seek help with patience and prayer . . .) [Qur'aan 2:153], and as it was reported in the Hadeeth that the Messenger of Allaah ‎(ﷺ), when he was distressed by something, would pray.”_ Th

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaum Ath-thalaatha, 28th day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Tuesday, 28th of June, 2022). *_LET'S BE MINDFUL OF THE LAST VERSE OF THE QUR'AN REVEALED TO MANKIND FROM THE CREATOR_*. BismilLah.  In Quran 2:281 ALLAH says; وَٱتَّقُواْ يَوۡمًا تُرۡجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ  *_And have Taqwa (Fear or be mindful) for the Day when you shall be brought back to ALLAH_*. *_Then every person shall be paid what he or she earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly_*. Sheikh An-Nasa'i and Sheikh Ad-Dahhak and Al-Awfi all recorded that Sheikh Ibn Abbas narrated that the above verse is the last verse of the Quran. Let's be mindful and ensure we remain steadfast in good deeds seeking the Pleasure of Meeting ALLAH.  *_May ALLAH keeps guiding us all and protect us from any satanic influences_*. Aameen.

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaum al-ithnayn, 27th day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Monday, 27th of June, 2022). *_ARGUING IN ISLAM_*. BismilLah.  Arguments over issues in the religion of Islam should be avoided as much as possible. Disputing and debating theological, legal, or historical matters will often lead to the hardening of hearts, bad feelings, and even hatred. As such, the Prophet has warned us that the nations before us went astray due to their indulgence in argumentation. Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of ALLAH, peace and blessings be upon him, said: *_No people go astray after being guided except that they indulge in arguments_*. Then the Prophet recited the verse_: *_They strike an example for you only to argue, rather, they are a quarrelsome people_*. (43:58). Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3253. We should leave arguments aside even if we are certain our position is correct and the others are upon falsehood. The Prophet has guaranteed a house in Paradise for those who avoid arguing even if the

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaumul Ahad, 27th day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Sunday, 26th of June, 2022). *_ALHAMDULILLAH FOR HIS MERCY ON US_*. BismilLah.  ALLAH, Exalted be HIS Name, says; “ If ALLAH were to punish people (immediately) for what they have committed, HE would not have left a single living being on earth. But HE delays them for an appointed term. And when their time arrives, then surely ALLAH is All-Seeing of HIS Servants.” (Quran, 35:45). Every one of us commits sins, and if ALLAH were to punish us for them, we wouldn’t even survive a day on this Earth. It’s from the Mercy of ALLAH that HE doesn’t punish HIS servants straight away after they commit sins. HE gives us respite so that we can repent and change for the better. After that, when the appointed term comes, the time for death, “then surely ALLAH is All-Seeing of HIS Servants”. Before this happens, try to return to your Lord and ask HIM for forgiveness. Verily HE is the Most Forgiving, the Ever Merciful. *_May ALLAH keeps g

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *ALLAH ﷻ SEES YOU* ➖➖➖ *Aren't You Ashamed?* ➖➖➖ Know that Allah ﷻ knows your hidden affairs, and your secrets and what is in your heart.  No secret is hidden,  Allah ﷻ is with you while you are prostrating, And knows what you are thinking whilst you prostrate, Allah ﷻ doesn't only look at the one who prays, Rather He also looks at the prayer of the one who prays when he prays it. Allah ﷻ says: *قَد أَفَلَحَ المُؤمِنُونَ* _Successful are those who are believers._ *الَّذِينَ هُم فِي صَلَاتِهِم خَاشِعُونَ* _Those who in their Salah are those who are humble._ [23:1-2] He didn't just say "Those who pray"  Allah ﷻ looks at the prayer of the one who prays! And not only just the Salah, But what is on the inside of the Salah, What is at the heart of the Salah, So show respect and manners towards Allah ﷻ when you're alone. Because indeed there is no cover between you and Allah ﷻ that covers you Allah ﷻ is always with you,  As a poet once said : *اذا ماخلوت الدهر

 Stop asking “How was anyone's wedding night”? Or Sex Stories, Very shamefully so it has become a norm to boast and talk about ones sex life infront of friends. Especially after the wedding night everyone gathers and asks "how was it" and brides and grooms describe it to their friends shamelessly. In some cultures the men wait outside the bedroom till the groom tosses out his shirt or bedsheet with the blood of his bride proving she was virgin! Astaghfirullah like infinite times! Eyuuuuuuuu *cringes and shudders* I remember nearly 3 sisters casually dropped the information of their sex lifes infront of me before I could realise what happened and I could stop them. Please dont do that. It is mentally scarring, unislamic and downright disgusting.  And when I did realise I told them not to tell me such things in future ever. You will most probably get a response "but I am educating you!" Tell them I will get educated through books and seerah of Prophet. Sadly many

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaum As-Sabt, 26th day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Saturday, 25th of June, 2022). * *_MY BOSS DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO OFFER MY SALAAT AT WORK, WHAT SHOULD I DO_*. BismilLah.  As Muslims, we must always remember that ALLAH is the source of our wealth, income, sustenance etc. Also remember that one day you will die and the job will be useless to you or your family if ALLAH was not pleased with you. We were created to worship ALLAH and NOTHING should stop or even delay us worshipping our CREATOR.  ALLAH says in the Qur'an; “And whosoever fears ALLAH and keeps his duty to HIM, HE will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And HE will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine. And whosoever puts his trust in ALLAH, then HE will suffice him. Verily, ALLAAH will accomplish his purpose. Indeed ALLAAH has set a measure for all things” [Qur'an 65:2-3]. ATAKBIIIIR. Allahu-Akbar.  Based on this, you should either ask your boss to offer you some time to

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaumul Jumuat, 24th day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Friday, 24th of June, 2022). *_HOW CAN WE BENEFIT FROM FORGIVING OTHERS_*. BismilLah.  Earning ALLAH’s pleasure; When we are preoccupied with the wrongs others have committed against us, we lose focus of one of the most beautiful ways to get closer to ALLAH. The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “There was a merchant who used to extend credit to people. If he found one of his customers to be in difficulties he would say to his assistants: “Forgive them their debt, perhaps ALLAH will forgive us.” ALLAH did forgive him.” [Bukhari/Muslim].  There is a direct correlation between the ways we treat others and how ALLAH (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) treats us. We all know the Prophet’s (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) famous saying “Have mercy on those on the earth, and the One in heaven, ALLAH will have mercy on you” [Tirmidhi]. Of course, ALLAH (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala) is incomparably greater and more merciful than us. Therefor

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *THE GREATEST AFFLICTION* ➖➖➖ *The Death of Prophet ﷺ* ➖➖➖ After the passing away of Prophet ﷺ, Bilal رضي الله عنه stood intending to do the Adhaan, and when he reached the words: *أشهد أن محمدًا رسولُ الله* _“I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah”_ He wept, and all the people wept! He wasn’t able to finish the Adhaan!  He said “So I sought permission from Abu Bakr that he relieve me from calling the Adhaan, because I am unable to call the Adhaan, when the Imaam has passed away ﷺ." And the people wept, and Madinah became dull. _ Wallahi! The Passing Away of Prophet ﷺ is more calamitous to any one person of this Ummah than any of his personal struggles! _ The Prophet ﷺ said: _“If one of you is afflicted with a calamity, then let him remember his calamity by me (i.e., by my death); for indeed, it is the greatest of calamities.”_ [Sunan Ibn Majah] _ What do you know of his death? His final days and moments, an emotional period of the Seerah, it will make you w

 ﷽ ➖➖➖  *THE MUSLIM HOME* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 6️⃣ - Forming the Household 4️⃣* ➖➖➖ *4️⃣ Make your homes a place of worship* What is meant by taking the home as a place of worship? Allaah Says: *“And We inspired Moosa and his brother [saying]: ‘Take dwellings for your people in Egypt, and make your dwellings as places for your worship, and perform al-salaah, and give glad tidings to the believers.’”* [Qur'aan 10:87] Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with them both, said : *_“They were commanded to take their dwellings as places of prayer [lit. Mosques].”_* Ibn Katheer, may Allaah have mercy on him, said: _“This – and Allaah knows best – was because of the intensity of the tribulation that they were facing from Pharaoh and his people. They were commanded to pray much, as Allaah Says: (O you who believe! Seek help with patience and prayer . . .) [Qur'aan 2:153], and as it was reported in the Hadeeth that the Messenger of Allaah ‎(ﷺ), when he was distressed by something, would pray.”_ Th

﷽ ➖➖➖  *THE MUSLIM HOME* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 5️⃣ - Forming the Household 3️⃣* ➖➖➖ *3️⃣ Making the home a place for the remembrance of Allaah ‎(ﷻ)* The Prophet ‎(ﷺ) said: *_“The likeness of a house in which Allaah is remembered and the house in which Allaah is not remembered is that of the living and the dead, respectively.”_* [Sahih Muslim, 779] We must make our homes places where Allaah is remembered in all kinds of ways, whether in our hearts, verbally, during prayer, by reading Qur'aan by discussing Islaamic issues, or by reading different kinds of Islaamic books. How many Muslim homes nowadays are dead because there is no remembrance of Allaah, as mentioned in the Hadeeth. What must they be like when all that is heard therein is the music of Shaytaan with instruments and singing, and backbiting, slander and gossip? What must they be like when they are filled with evil and sin, such as the Haraam mixing of the sexes and wanton display between relatives who are not Mahram or with neighb

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *THE GREATEST DHIKR (QUR'AN)* ➖➖➖ *A Source of Tranquility* ➖➖➖ Allah ﷻ says: *طٰهٰ* _Ta-Ha_ *مَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِتَشْقَىٰٓ* _We have not sent the Qur'an upon you to cause you distress._ [20:1-2] Qatadah  رحمه الله said: _"No, by Allah, He did not make it a thing of distress. Rather, He made it a mercy, a light and a guide to Paradise."_ _ Many of us, we complain of stress, of sadness, of spiritual and physical pain! _ Oh you who is sad from his guilt of sinning! Let your pain wash away by reading the Ayaat about Jannah!  Then work for it!  _ We have left behind the main cure!  Dhikr of Allah ﷻ!  And the greatest Dhikr is?  The Qur'an! _ *وَمَنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَن ذِكۡرِی* _And whoever is far from my remembrance_ *فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا* _Then surely for him is a depressed life._ [20:124] Ibn Kathir رحمه الله writes "meaning, his life will be hard in this world. He will have no tranquillity and no expanding of his breast (ease). Ra

 .﷽ ➖➖➖ *CONTEMPLATING OVER THE CREATIONS* ➖➖➖ *Knowing & Believing* ➖➖➖ Allah ﷻ says in Surah Tur *أَمْ خُلِقُواْ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَـلِقُونَ* _Or were they created by nothing Or were they themselves the creators_ [52:35] Allah ﷻ asks them, yet Neither is true. Allah ﷻ is the One Who created them and brought them into existence after they were nothing.  _ *أَمْ خَلَقُواْ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ بَل لاَّ يُوقِنُونَ* _Or did they create the heavens and the earth Nay, but they are not certain._ [52:36] Allah ﷻ is asking, yet They knew that Allah ﷻ Alone is the Creator without partners with Him.  But they weren't firm in this knowledge and belief and fell into Shirk. _ *أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُسَيْطِرُونَ* _Or do they possess the treasuries of your Lord, or are they in control ˹of everything˺?_ [52:37] _ Jubair Ibn Mut'im رضي الله عنه went to the Messenger of Allah after the battle of Badr to ransom the captured idolators. At that time,

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaum Al-Khamis, 23th day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Thursday, 23rd of June, 2022). *_LET’S LISTEN TO WHAT ALLAH SAYS IN THE QUR'AN_*. BismilLah.  ALLAH Says in Qur’an 2:3 ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡ يُنفِقُونَ  Believers are those "Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them. Al-Ghaib: literally means a thing not seen. But this word includes vast meanings: Belief in ALLAH, Angels, Holy Books, ALLAH'S Messengers, Day of Resurrection and Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainments). It also includes what ALLAH and HIS Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) informed about the knowledge of the matters of past, present, and future, e.g., news about the creation of the heavens and earth, botanical and zoological life, the news about the nations of the past, and about Paradise and Hell. Perform As-Salat: The performance of Salat (prayers). It means that: a) Each and every M

 ﷽ ➖➖➖  *AQEEDAH* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 1️⃣* ➖➖➖  *The Ruling On He Who Says The Qurān Is Created* The ‘aqīdah of Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamā’ah is that the Qurān is the speech of Allāh and that it is uncreated. But what is the ruling on the one who claims it is created? Below I shall present some quotes from our Salaf in this regard: *1) Sufyān Ath-Thawrī said, “The Qurān is the speech of Allāh (azza wa jall) and he who says that it is created then he is a kāfir, and he who doubts in his kufr then he is a kāfir.”* [Abdullāh Ibn Al-Imām Ahmad in Kitāb As-Sunnaah, 20] The likes of this statement has also been narrated from Abū Khuthaymah as is found in Sharh Usūl Iqtiqād Ahl As-Sunnah Wal-Jamā’ah, 265/2 the famous book of Al-Lālikāī. *2) Abū Bakr Ibn Ayyāsh Al-Muqri’ (died 194h) the trustworthy worshipper, was asked about he who says the Qurān is created so he said “A kāfir, and he who does not say that he is kāfir then he is also a kāfir.” Its chain is authentic and is found in As-Sunnah of Al-Lālikāī

 .﷽ ➖➖➖ *CONTEMPLATING OVER THE CREATIONS* ➖➖➖ *Knowing & Believing* ➖➖➖ Allah ﷻ says in Surah Tur *أَمْ خُلِقُواْ مِنْ غَيْرِ شَىْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَـلِقُونَ* _Or were they created by nothing Or were they themselves the creators_ [52:35] Allah ﷻ asks them, yet Neither is true. Allah ﷻ is the One Who created them and brought them into existence after they were nothing.  _ *أَمْ خَلَقُواْ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ بَل لاَّ يُوقِنُونَ* _Or did they create the heavens and the earth Nay, but they are not certain._ [52:36] Allah ﷻ is asking, yet They knew that Allah ﷻ Alone is the Creator without partners with Him.  But they weren't firm in this knowledge and belief and fell into Shirk. _ *أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَآئِنُ رَبِّكَ أَمْ هُمُ الْمُسَيْطِرُونَ* _Or do they possess the treasuries of your Lord, or are they in control ˹of everything˺?_ [52:37] _ Jubair Ibn Mut'im رضي الله عنه went to the Messenger of Allah after the battle of Badr to ransom the captured idolators. At that time,

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *DAAR AS SALAM - دار السلام (HOME OF PEACE)* ➖➖➖ *Strive for it* ➖➖➖ Allah ﷻ says in Surah Hijr *ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ* _Enter it in peace_ meaning free of all problems. *ءَامِنِينَ* _and security_ Meaning free from all fear and concern. They will not have any fear of expulsion, nor will they fear that their condition will be disrupted or end. *وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِى صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَٰنًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ* _We will remove whatever bitterness they had in their hearts. In a friendly manner, they will be on thrones, facing one another._ [15:46-47] Al-Qasim narrated that Abu Umamah said: _"The people of Paradise will enter Paradise with whatever enmity is left in their hearts from this world. Then, when they come together, Allah will remove whatever hatred the world has left in their hearts."_ _ *لاَ يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيهَا نَصَبٌ* _No sense of fatigue shall touch them_ Meaning no harm or hardship, *وَمَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ* _nor shall they be as

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaum Ath-thalaatha, 22nd day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Tuesday, 21st of June, 2022). *_CHARITY LEADS TO RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH LEADS TO PARADISE_*. Bismillah.  IN Qur'an 3:92, ALLAH says; لَن تَنَالُواْ ٱلۡبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنفِقُواْ مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِن شَىۡءٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ  By no means shall you attain Al-Birr (Spending from the Best of One's Wealth) in reference to attaining Paradise, unless you spend of that which you love; and whatever of good you spend, ALLAH knows it well.  Imam Ahmad reported that Anas bin Malik said, "Abu Talhah had more property than any other among the Ansar in Al-Madinah, and the most beloved of his property to him was Bayruha' garden, which was in front of the (Messenger's) Masjid. Sometimes, ALLAH'S Messenger used to go to the garden and drink its fresh water." Anas added, "When these verses were revealed,  لَن تَنَالُواْ الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنفِقُواْ مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ  (By no

 ﷽ ➖➖➖  *THE MUSLIM HOME* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 3️⃣ - Forming the Household* ➖➖➖ *1️⃣ Making a good choice when choosing a wife* *“And marry those among you who are single [i.e., a man who has no wife and a woman who has no husband] and [also marry] the Saalihoon [pious, fit and capable ones] of your [male] slaves and maid-servants [female slaves]. If they be poor, Allaah will enrich them out of His Bounty. And Allaah is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knowing [about the state of the people].* [Qur'aan 24:32] The head of the household must select a righteous and suitable wife based on the following conditions described in various narrations of the Prophet of Allaah ‎ﷺ: *_“A woman may be married for four things: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty or her religion. Choose the one who is religious, may your hands be rubbed with dust [i.e., may you prosper]!”_* (Reported by Al-Bukhaari and Muslim) *_“This world is all temporary conveniences, and the greatest joy in this life is a r

 ﷽ ➖➖➖  *THE MUSLIM HOME* ➖➖➖ *EPISODE 2️⃣ - Motives For Putting House In Order* ➖➖➖ *Firstly:* Protecting himself and his family from the Fire of Hell, and keeping them safe from the burning punishment, as the Qur'aan says:  *“O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire [Hell] whose fuel is men and stones, over which are [appointed] angels stern [and] severe, who disobey not, [from executing] the Commands they receive from Allaah, but do that which they are commanded.”* [Qur'aan 66:6] *Secondly:* The great responsibility borne by the head of the household on the Day of Reckoning. The Prophet ‎(ﷺ), said:  *_“Allaah will ask every shepherd [or responsible person] about his flock [those for whom he was responsible], whether he took care of it or neglected it, until He asks a man about his household.”_* *Thirdly:* The home is a place to protect oneself, to keep away from evil and to keep one's own evil away from people. It is the refuge prescribed by I

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING KNOWLEDGE* ➖➖➖ *An obligation upon every Muslim* ➖➖➖  Allah ﷻ says  *وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ الأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا* _And He taught Adam all the names of everything_ Meaning, the names that people use, such as human, animal, sky, earth, land, sea, horse, donkey, and so forth, including the names of the other species" *ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَلَـئِكَةِ* _Then He showed them to the angels_ Meaning, the creations. Qatadah رحمه الله said, _"Allah paraded the objects before the angels"_ *فَقَالَ أَنۢبِـُٔونِى بِأَسْمَآءِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ* _And said, "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful."_ [2:31] This was said to the Angels who in the previous verse said : *أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَآءَ* _Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood._ [2:30] _ So they the Angels said  *قَالُواْ سُبْحَـنَكَ لاَ عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلاَّ مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَلِي

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaumul Ahad, 20th day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Sunday, 19th of June, 2022). *_LET'S BE MINDFUL OF THIS VERSE_*. BismilLah.  ALLAH says in the Holy Quran: وَٱتَّقُواْ يَوۡمًا تُرۡجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ  Fear the day when you shall be returned to ALLAH, then each soul shall be paid what it has earned, and they shall not be wronged. Al-Baqarah 2:281. ALLAHU AKBAR.  Whatever you do please pause and remember this verse. We must always remember death can come to us any day, anytime and at any place. Let's not risk our chance of entering by dying committing sins.  *_MAY ALLAH grant us a good ending and take our soul only when HE is pleased with us_*. Aameen.

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING KNOWLEDGE* ➖➖➖ *An obligation upon every Muslim* ➖➖➖  Allah ﷻ says  *وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ الأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا* _And He taught Adam all the names of everything_ Meaning, the names that people use, such as human, animal, sky, earth, land, sea, horse, donkey, and so forth, including the names of the other species" *ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَلَـئِكَةِ* _Then He showed them to the angels_ Meaning, the creations. Qatadah رحمه الله said, _"Allah paraded the objects before the angels"_ *فَقَالَ أَنۢبِـُٔونِى بِأَسْمَآءِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ* _And said, "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful."_ [2:31] This was said to the Angels who in the previous verse said : *أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَآءَ* _Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood._ [2:30] _ So they the Angels said  *قَالُواْ سُبْحَـنَكَ لاَ عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلاَّ مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَلِي

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *DISCIPLINING YOUR NAFS* ➖➖➖ *REMEMBER THE NEXT LIFE* ➖➖➖ Beware of the time you spend watching the TV or browsing through irrelevant websites on your phone. The amount of time we spend watching the TV or browsing the internet most times outweighs the time we spend improving our spiritual lives. Most of us now prefer to watch our 'favorite' TV serials while ignoring our salah at its appropriate time, we derive joy in knowing the biographies and net worth of our 'favorite' actors, footballers or athletes than reading the Qur'an, we prefer listening to music than engaging in the remembrance of Allaah (ﷻ).  _This world is like the most hideous woman; she veils her face while revealing her eyes by which she seduces the people. She invites the people to her home. If they accept her invitation she reveals herself, slaughters them with her knife and throws them into a hole. She gains mastery over her lovers and does this to them time and time again. Amazingly, her l

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *YAWM AL-QIYAMAH (يوم القيامة)* ➖➖➖ *That Devastating Day* ➖➖➖ *Yawm Al Qiyamah,* A day we all know is coming, but we act as if it will never come. As one of the Salaf once said _"If the people knew Allah, they never would disobey him"_ _ And Allah ﷻ says *وَمَا قَدَرُواْ اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ* _And they have not appraised Allah with due appraisal._ [39:67] _ Even though this referred to the Qur'aysh who did not believe that Allah ﷻ was able in all things, Reflect, how many times have we sinned knowing that Allah ﷻ is Al Hakim and Al Khaliq and having not repented, knowing that Allah ﷻ is Al Ghaffar and Al Jabbar. _ Yawm Al Qiyamah, if only you knew of its Horror! _ As Allah ﷻ says in various places, *وَ مَا اَدْرَاكَ مَاالْحَاقَّة* _And what can make you know what is Al Haqqah (The Sure Calamity)_ [69:3] And *وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْقَارِعَةُ* _And what can make you know what is Al Qari'ah (The Terrible Calamity)_ [101:3] _ Allah ﷻ says this to emphasise the

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *SEEKING GUIDANCE FROM ALLĀH REGULARLY* ➖➖➖ *HE IS YOUR LORD, SO WHY DON'T YOU SEEK HIM?* ➖➖➖ Allāh (ﷻ) has given Himself Names and attributes (siffat) so that we can know Him through His attributes. What is most amazing and beautiful about Allāh's (ﷻ) Names is that through them, you can see how your Creator recognizes the needs of His creation. We all need sustenance; and He (ﷻ) is ar-Razzaaq, (The Provider), We all need love; and He (ﷻ) is al-Waduud, (The Most Loving), We all need protection; and Allāh (ﷻ) is al-Hafidh, (The Guardian). What we need the most is the very thing of which Allāh (ﷻ) has an unlimited supply. But He (ﷻ) says: *وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدۡعُونِىٓ أَسۡتَجِبۡ لَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِى سَيَدۡخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ* *And your Lord says, Call upon Me; I will respond to you."...* [Ghafir, 40:60] And so sometimes we are put through things to know Allāh (ﷻ). Sometimes it is to open your eyes to your own flaws so that y

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *THE ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY* ➖➖➖ *The Arrival of Death* ➖➖➖ *يا اخي* _Oh my brother_ *تذكر اذا نزل بك هادم اللذات* _Remember when descending upon you is the destroyer of pleasures,_ *و مفرق الجماعات* _And the disperser of gatherings,_ *تذكر و انت تنظر الى هذه الدنيا آخر النظرات* _Remember when you will look at this Dunya with the last glances,_ *تذكر إذا ثقل منك اللسان* _Remember when the tongue will become heavy_ *و بردت القدمان* _And the feet will become cold_ *و خرس اللسان* _And the tongue will be muted_ *و شخصت العينان* _And the eyes will be fixed in horror_ *تذكر و انت تنظر الى هذه الدنيا آخر النظرات* _Remember when you will look at this Dunya with the last glances_ __  *الله أكبر* Allah ﷻ says in the glorious Qur'an, *كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ* _Every soul shall taste death._ [3:185] And Allah ﷻ says  *وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًۭا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ* _And fear a day in which you are returned to Allah_ [2:281] _ And Allah ﷻ says   *وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌۢ بِ

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *WITH HARDSHIPS COMES EASE* ➖➖➖ *Trust in Allah ﷻ* ➖➖➖  Allah ﷻ says  *فَإِنَّ مَعَ العُسْرِ يُسْرًا* _So Indeed, after Hardship is ease._ *إِنَّ مَعَ العُسْرِ يُسْرًا* _Indeed, after Hardship is ease._ [94:5-6] _ Can you imagine the distraught Prophet ﷺ, that after so much preaching and calling to Tawheed, the people of Makkah still disbelieved. After all of his effort, not much had changed. This is why Allah ﷻ revealed these Ayaat, as a means of consolation and comfort!  _ And we see, people laughed at Prophet ﷺ and mocked him during the early days,  but He ﷺ is now sent Millions of Salaams and Blessings every single day, while those same people are not remembered. As Allah ﷻ says *إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ* _Surely, your enemy is cut off!_ [108:3] _ They would mock your Prophet ﷺ with the death of his sons! Calling him cut off!  But who is really cut off? Nobody remembers them!  _ Why? Because after Hardship there is ease! An Amazing thing about these Ayaat... العسر (H

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaum As-Sabt, 18th day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Saturday, 18th of June, 2022) *_WHEN ALLAH DECIDE WHO ELSE CAN DECIDE OTHERWISE_*. BismilLah.  ALLAH says in the Holy Quran to the nearest meaning; To ALLAH belongs the dominion of the hevens and the earth; HE creates what HE wills. HE gives to whom HE wills female [children], and HE gives to whom HE wills males. Or gives in mix of males and females, and HE renders whom HE wills barren. Indeed, HE is Knowing and Competent. Ash-Shura 42:49/50. So people are divided into four categories when it comes to blessings with children: some are given daughters, some are given sons, some are given both sons and daughters, and some are not given either sons or daughters, but they are rendered barren, with no offspring. Only ALLAH knows who deserves to be in which of these categories. Why using evil means to conceive?  Similarly to HIS CREATION, HE created four categories of human beings. Some without father and mother such as Aadam

 ﷽ ➖➖➖ *THE ALL HEARING & ALL SEEING* ➖➖➖ *Worship and call out to Him ﷻ alone* ➖➖➖ Allah ﷻ has two names which we should know and remember, as it raises our Taqwa!  *السميع و البصير* _All hearing and All seeing!_ _ He ﷻ hears us in the depths of the night or in the depths of our heart, making Du'a, repenting and He ﷻ hears every word we speak. He ﷻ Sees us stand in Salah, struggle with our Nafs, He ﷻ sees us make an effort in our Deen! And He ﷻ sees us every time we sin. _ As Allah ﷻ says *وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ شَهِيدٌ* _And Allah is a witness over all things!_ [58:6] _ From the Black Ant on the Small Rock in the Dark Night to the Elephants wandering the earth.  _ From the growth of every single grain to the growth of those giant trees that are thousands of years old!  _ Yet when we worship him, you and I, our lowly disobedient selves, when we worship Him ﷻ... He listens and He forgives us over and over and over. And it does not decrease Him ﷻ in any way!  _ Yet when

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaumul Jumuat, 18th day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Friday, 17th of June, 2022) *_TRUE SERVANTS OF ALLAH HAS A UNIQUE ATTRIBUTE_*. BismilLah. ALLAH says in the Quran, And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace. Al-Furqan 25:63 ALLAH is telling us the attributes of the believing servants of HIM, those who walk on the earth "Hawna," meaning that they walk with dignity and humility, not with arrogance and pride. This is like the Aayah: وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى الاٌّرْضِ مَرَحًا And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance... (17:37). So, these people do not live on earth with arrogance or pride. This does not mean that they should walk like sick people, making a show of their humility. What is meant here by Hawn is serenity and dignity, as the Messenger of ALLAH said: When you come to the prayer, do not come rushing in haste. Come calmly and with tranquill

 DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS.  Yaum Arba'a, 16th day of Dhul-QA^DAH. (Wednesday, 15th of June, 2022). *_IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE PARADISE EXIST, FEAR HELL AND DON'T GAMBLE WITH YOUR LIFE_*. BismilLah.  ALLAH, Exalted be HIS Name, says: “ Indeed, those who disbelieve – if they should have all that is in the earth and the like of it with it by which to ransom themselves from the punishment of the Day of the Resurrection, it will not be accepted from them, and for them is a painful punishment.” (Quran 5:36) Hellfire is real and it is the most terrible punishment ever. Throughout the whole Quran, ALLAH warns us all from it. In this verse ALLAH shows that no ransom will ever be accepted to get out from Hellfire. Imagine people who enter it, will wish to give everything to ransom themselves from it. But that will not be possible. It will be too late. ALLAH gave us all an opportunity to ransom ourselves from Hellfire in this world by obeying HIM. And that’s very easy. It doesn’t cost you

 *What I Have Learnt* [Episode 3 - of - 60] ------------------------------ بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحـمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى آلـه وصحبه ومن والاه The Muslim has to control his tongue and not speak unless he says something good.. Infact,, one of the best virtues in Islam is to be *highly aware of speaking outcome*; In essence, a tongue might be a cause to go to Paradise or Hellfire. Now, From the hadeeth: وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏ "‏من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر، فليقل خيرًا، أو ليصمت‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ Abu Hurairah (ra) reported: The Prophet (saw) said, *"He who believes in Allah and the Last Day must either speak good or remain silent."*📚[Muslim]. Servants Of Allah! Silence is wisdom, especially if there's no good words to say. Nowadays people tend to say anything for the sake of speaking, a few of them know that silence is one of the good deeds that will be heavy on the scale, as if you remain