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﷽ *Surah An-Nisa, Verse 75:* وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا And what is wrong with you that you fight not in the Cause of Allah, and for those weak, ill-treated and oppressed among men, women, and children, whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from You one who will protect, and raise for us from You one who will help." *COMMENTARY* Mustadh'af = one reckoned weak, and therefore ill-treated and oppressed. Even from the human point of view the cause of Allāh is the cause of justice, the cause of the oppressed. In the great persecution, before Makkah was won again, what sorrows, threats, tortures, and oppressions, were suffered by those whose faith was unshaken? Muhammad...

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaumul Ithnayn, 2nd day of Shawwal (Monday 25th May, 2020). *_HAVE YOU STARTED PAYING FOR YOUR RAMADHAN DEBTS OR STARTED YOUR 6 DAYS IN SHAWWAL_*? Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.  It's important we don't delay any acts of worship that can get us closer to ALLAH. Those who missed any days in Ramadhan should start fasting now without delaying it unless with genuine reasons. Those who doesn't owe any days should start fasting the 6 recommended days in this month Shawwaal.  The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained this when he said: “Whoever fasts for six days after (Eid) al-Fitr has completed the year: (whoever does a good deed (hasanah) will have ten hasanah like it).” According to another report: “ALLAAH has made for each hasanah ten like it, so a month is like fasting ten months, and fasting six days is like fasting 2 months that completes the whole year.”  Even though its permissible to fast these 6 special days within Shaw...

*Thought For The Day* Tears don't have a language.  They are only backed by emotions.  It is therefore, impossible for people to understand fully the reason behind your tears. It is only the ONE, Our CREATOR, AL KHALIQ who understands whether the tears are out of grief or agony, shamefulness or regret, happiness or fear, frustration or helplessness, anger or gratitude!  Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala knows exactly what your tears mean and values them. He understands their genuinity. The need, the urge, the story that every tear dropping from your eyes tell, is known to Him.  So pour your hearts out to your Rabb alone. He will neither misjudge you, nor devalue your emotions.  Remember you have Him when there's no one else to understand your situation, your sentiments, your pain and your joy.  Say in such moments: "HasbunAllahu Wani'imal wakeel" "Allah (alone) is sufficient for us" (Qur'an 3:173)

﷽ *Let's Change Our Mindsets About Marriage* *Episode 121* *VIRGINITY IN ISLAM* No doubt a virgin woman is better than a non-virgin when it comes to marriage. Nevertheless, not all non-virgins are bad. Some were victims of circumstance. So before you make a conclusion on not marrying her, give her a listening ear and allow her to explain. Or when you intimate on your first night and see that she is not virgin, dont rush to conclusion.  Here is why: There are different types of women islamically and scientifically: 1- A woman whose hymen is intact. When you sleep with her on your first night, you see drops of blood coming out of her private area. That means she was a virgin before you touched her.  2-A woman whose virginity is broken right from childhood. Some girls due to the nature of activities they carried out when they were little (such as running, sports, horse riding), they gradually  lose their virginity. By the time they become full adults, their hymen is already ...

﷽ *HISNUL MUSLIM ('Fortress Of The Muslim' Or 'Citadel Of The Believer')* *Episode 60* *DU'Ā FOR VISITING THE GRAVES* السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيَّارِ، مِنْ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِيَن، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ، وَيَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنَّا وَالْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ لَنَا وَلَكُمُ الْعَافِيَةَ Assalaamu 'alaykum 'ahlad-diyaari, minal-mu'mineena walmuslimeena, wa 'innaa 'in shaa' Allaahu bikum laahiqoona [wa yarhamullaahul-mustaqdimeena minnaa walmusta'khireena] 'as'alullaaha lanaa wa lakumul- 'aafiyata. Peace be upon you, people of this abode, from among the believers and those who are Muslims, and we, by the Will of Allah, shall be joining you. May Allah have mercy on the first of us and the last of us) I ask Allah to grant us and you strength. REFERENCE: Muslim 2/671, Ibn Majah 1/494, Muslim 2/671. *{To be continued In-sha-Allāh (If Allāh Wills)...}* *"And kee...

﷽ *First Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا  عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي  مَعْبَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حَارِثَةَ بْنَ وَهْبٍ  الْخُزَاعِيَّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه  وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏ تَصَدَّقُوا، فَسَيَأْتِي  عَلَيْكُمْ زَمَانٌ يَمْشِي الرَّجُلُ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَيَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ  لَوْ جِئْتَ بِهَا بِالأَمْسِ لَقَبِلْتُهَا مِنْكَ، فَأَمَّا الْيَوْمَ  فَلاَ حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهَا ‏" ‏‏.‏  Narrated Haritha bin Wahab Al-Khuza`i:                         I heard the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, "(O people!) Give in charity (for Allah's cause) because a time  will come when a person will carry his object of charity from place to place (and he will not find any  person to take it) and any person whom he shall request to take it, I will reply, 'If you had brought it  yesterday I would have taken it, but today I a...

﷽ *Surah An-Nisa, Verse 73:* وَلَئِنْ أَصَابَكُمْ فَضْلٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ لَيَقُولَنَّ كَأَن لَّمْ تَكُن بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُ مَوَدَّةٌ يَا لَيْتَنِي كُنتُ مَعَهُمْ فَأَفُوزَ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا But if a bounty (victory and booty) comes to you from Allah, he would surely say - as if there had never been ties of affection between you and him - "Oh! I wish I had been with them; then I would have achieved a great success (a good share of booty)." *COMMENTARY* Just a selfish man's thought. Such men are far from being a source of strength to their community. They are no use in a fight, and the next verse by implication discards them. ﷽ *Surah An-Nisa, Verse 74:* فَلْيُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا بِالْآخِرَةِ وَمَن يُقَاتِلْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا Let those (believers) who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter fight in the Cause of Allah, and whoso fights in the Cause of Allah...

﷽ *Let's Change Our Mindsets About Marriage* *Episode 120* *8 IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT CAN IN-SHA-ALLĀH STRENGTHEN A MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP IN ISLAM* 🌷Good Attitude. Say “Alhamdulillah” for whatever Allah gives us. Accept each other completely.  As our Prophet (ﷺ) said, if you dislike one of his/her characteristics, you will be pleased with another.  🌷Help Our Prophet (ﷺ) stressed the importance of men helping their wives. Allah tells us the importance of women being mates and helpers to their husbands. This is a real “win-win” situation. Husband and wife helping and supporting each other will result in a strong relationship. 🌷Trust They should never expose their secrets to a third person. Prophet (ﷺ) said in Sahih Muslim that the most wicked among the people in the eye of Allah on the Day of judgment will be those men who divulges their wife’s secrets to others. 🌷Respect You get respect when you give respect. This is mandatory for all Muslims toward all people, how much more...

﷽ *HISNUL MUSLIM ('Fortress Of The Muslim' Or 'Citadel Of The Believer')* *Episode 59* *DU'Ā AFTER BURYING THE DECEASED* اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْهُ Allaahum-maghfir lahu Allaahumma thabbithu. O Allah, forgive him. O Allah, strengthen him. (The Prophet [Blessings and Peace of Allāh be upon him] used to stop after burying the dead and say to the people: "Ask Allah to forgive your brother and pray for him to be strengthened, for indeed he is now being questioned".) REFERENCE: Abu Dawud 3/315, Al-Hakim 1/370. *{To be continued In-sha-Allāh (If Allāh Wills)...}* *"And keep reminding, because reminding benefits the believers."* (Qur-ān 51:55)

﷽ *First Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا  أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ،  عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ  اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ قَالَ رَجُلٌ لأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ  بِصَدَقَةٍ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدِ سَارِقٍ  فَأَصْبَحُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ عَلَى سَارِقٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ  اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ لأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ بِصَدَقَةٍ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ  بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدَىْ زَانِيَةٍ، فَأَصْبَحُوا  يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ  اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى زَانِيَةٍ، لأَتَصَدَّقَنَّ بِصَدَقَةٍ‏.‏  فَخَرَجَ بِصَدَقَتِهِ فَوَضَعَهَا فِي يَدَىْ غَنِيٍّ فَأَصْبَحُوا  يَتَحَدَّثُونَ تُصُدِّقَ عَلَى غَنِيٍّ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ  الْحَمْدُ، عَلَى سَارِقٍ وَعَلَى زَانِيَةٍ وَعَلَى غَنِيٍّ‏.‏ فَأُتِيَ  فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَمَّا صَدَقَتُكَ عَلَى سَارِقٍ فَلَعَلَّهُ أَنْ  يَسْتَعِفَّ عَنْ سَرِ...

﷽ *Surah An-Nisa, Verse 71:* يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْ فَانفِرُوا ثُبَاتٍ أَوِ انفِرُوا جَمِيعًا O you who believe! Take your precautions, and either go forth (on an expedition) in parties, or go forth all together. *COMMENTARY* No fight should be undertaken without due preparation and precautions. When these are taken, we must go boldly forward. "Go forth" is therefore repeated for emphasis. But we must go forth in a collective spirit, and not in a selfish spirit - either in small parties or all together, as our Leader determines. We must not tarry like the doubter in the next two verses. ﷽ *Surah An-Nisa, Verse 72:* وَإِنَّ مِنكُمْ لَمَن لَّيُبَطِّئَنَّ فَإِنْ أَصَابَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالَ قَدْ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ إِذْ لَمْ أَكُن مَّعَهُمْ شَهِيدًا There is certainly among you he who would linger behind (from fighting in Allah's Cause). If a misfortune befalls you, he says, "Indeed Allah has favoured me in that I was not present among th...

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum As-Sabt, 30th day of Ramadhan (Saturday 23rd May, 2020). *_HAVE YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND TO STAY WITH ALLAH OR GO BACK TO SHEITAN?_* Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem.  My dear brothers and sisters in Islam, Falling short in one's commitment to Islamic ways of life after Ramadhan is a sign of disastrous Ramadhan in many ways, including: Men leaving the five prayers in congregation when masjids opens. Returning to musical entertainment, forbidden films, women displaying their adornment beyond that which ordinarily appears thereof, free mixing etc. Ending Ramadan with so called Sallah Dance, AstaghfirulLah. Intermixing and dancing with haraam music. May ALLAH protect us and our offspring from such satanic traps. Please give all these things the RED CARD in your new life.  Let's fear ALLAH in all we do. If you don't mine been granted paradise with little efforts at least let's fear the day the Angel of death will visit us. It will be too late. Imagine...

﷽ *Let's Change Our Mindsets About Marriage* *Episode 119* *WHY IS IT ?* A husband is rude, abusive and bad tempered: the wife is told to have sabr and reminded what a good muslim wife does.  A wife is rude and bad tempered: the husband is told to find a more pious wife, she is told women don't act this way and her character slandered.  It is reported that a man came to 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab (R.A) to complain about his wife's ill-temper. While he was waiting for 'Umar to come out of his house, he heard 'Umar's wife scolding him and 'Umar quietly listening to her, and not answering her back. The man turned around and started walking away, muttering to himself: "If that is the case with 'Umar, the leader of the believers, who is famous for his uprighteness and toughness, then what about poor me?" At that moment, 'Umar came out of his house and saw the man walking away. He called him and said, "What is it you want of me, O man?" T...

﷽ *HISNUL MUSLIM ('Fortress Of The Muslim' Or 'Citadel Of The Believer')* *Episode 58* *DU'Ā FOR PLACING THE DECEASED IN THE GRAVE* بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ Bismillaahi wa 'alaa sunnati Rasoolillaahi. In the Name of Allah and according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah. REFERENCE: Abu Dawud 3/314 with an authentic chain, Ahmad. *{To be continued In-sha-Allāh (If Allāh Wills)...}* *"And keep reminding, because reminding benefits the believers."* (Qur-ān 51:55)

﷽ *First Hadīth Of The Day* حَدَّثَنَا  بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا  مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي  بَكْرِ بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ  قَالَتْ دَخَلَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مَعَهَا ابْنَتَانِ لَهَا تَسْأَلُ، فَلَمْ  تَجِدْ عِنْدِي شَيْئًا غَيْرَ تَمْرَةٍ فَأَعْطَيْتُهَا إِيَّاهَا،  فَقَسَمَتْهَا بَيْنَ ابْنَتَيْهَا وَلَمْ تَأْكُلْ مِنْهَا، ثُمَّ قَامَتْ  فَخَرَجَتْ، فَدَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَيْنَا،  فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنِ ابْتُلِيَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْبَنَاتِ بِشَىْءٍ كُنَّ لَهُ سِتْرًا مِنَ النَّارِ ‏" ‏‏.‏  Narrated Aisha:                         A lady along with her two daughters came to me asking (for some alms), but she found nothing with  me except one date which I gave to her and she divided it between her two daughters, and did not eat...