Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Thanking
others is part of gratitude to Allah,
FAILING TO THANK PEOPLE, HAS NOT THANKED ALLAH!
“ Shukran,, Jazak Allah
Khairan, Thank you, grateful, Al’hamdhu
Lillaah, Barak Allahu Feekum, welcome, Fi Amanillah, Masha Allah insha Allah etc., These are words unheard of
these days:”but more spreading are vain glorious
boasting, insinuations, hatred, backbiting, jealousy and envy,, feelings such as anger, rage, pride and
conceit also compel a person towards this negative, ethical trait. In another hadith:
لاٌ
تُحٌاسِدُوا وَ لاٌ تُبٌاغِضُوا وَ لاٌ يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً وَ كُونُوا
عِبٌادَ اللٌّهِ إِخْوٌاناً
“Do not have jealousy for one
another and do not have hatred for another and do not back-bite others and be
servants of Allah, brothers to one another.”
A society that becomes contaminated with backbiting will
never see agreement and unity and there will never be closeness and love
amongst the people. They will never become a society that has matured in
humanity, such that love and affection will rule over everyone.
Abû Hurayrah
relates that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever believes in
Allah and the Last Day should speak a good word or remain silent. And whoever
believes in Allah and the Last Day should show hospitality to his neighbor. And
whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should show hospitality to his
guest.” [ Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh
Muslim ]
Abu Huraira reported: The
Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He has not
thanked Allah who has not thanked people.” Source: Sunan Abu Dawud 4811
Islam
appreciates not only giving thanks to Allahسبحانه و تعالىbecause
of boons He endows upon us but
also demands us to thank people for their favors and kindness. Just like “hamd” is a requirement
of being a slave (to Allah), so too is thanking (tashakkur) a requirement of
being a human. The religion of Islam orders people to praise (hamd) to Allahسبحانه و تعالىand
also to give thanks to (tashakkur) to people who do us favors.
Conclusion:Gratitude’s importance was emphasized by the Prophet Muhammadﷺ when he took the hand of Mu’aadh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنهand said: O Mu’aadh , by
Allah I love you, by Allah love you.” Then he said, “I advise you, O Mu’aadh,
do not fail to say this after every prayer: The Arabic version of this Hadith
is the following. Let’s ensure that we memorize it and recite it after every
prayer.
Allahumma A’inni Ala zikrika wa shukrika wa
husni ibadatika
O Allah!
Assist me in remembering You, in thanking You, and in worshipping You in the
best of manners. Musnad
Ahmad 5:245, Sahih abu Dawud Vol 2:86 or 1301(NE) and Sunan Nasa'I 1286 [2]
abedeen
WARNINGS: DESTRUCTION OF TOWNS for their sins, revealed IN
THE QURAN.
7:3 اتَّبِعُوا مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم
مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۗ
قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
7:3--Follow (O men!) the revelation given unto you
from your Lord and follow not as friends or protectors other than Him. Little
it is ye remember of admonition. 991
7:4 وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا
فَجَاءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَائِلُونَ
7:4-How many towns have We
destroyed (for their sins)? Our punishment took them on a sudden by night or
while they slept for their afternoon rest.
7:5- فَمَا كَانَ دَعْوَاهُمْ إِذْ جَاءَهُم
بَأْسُنَا إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
7:5-When (thus) our
punishment took them no cry did they utter but this "indeed we did
wrong." 992
Note:992-The religious story of
man begins with a prelude. Think of the towns and nations ruined by their
iniquity. Allah gave them many opportunities, and sent them warners and
teachers. But they arrogantly went on in their evil ways, till some dreadful
calamity came and wiped out their traces. In a warm climate the
disturbance in the heat of the midday rest is even more than the
disturbance at night. It was when the catastrophe came that the people
realized their sins, but it was too late.
33:48 - And obey not (the
behests) of the Unbelievers and the Hypocrites and heed not their annoyances
but put thy trust in Allah for enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
3737
Note:3737- Men of little or no
Faith will often lay down the law and tell better men than themselves
what to do. In case of refusal they shower insults and
injuries. No attention is to be paid to them. It is their
way. All will be right under the government of Allah.
31:6 - But
there are among men those who purchase idle tales without knowledge (or
meaning) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah and throw ridicule (on the
Path): for such there will be a humiliating Penalty. 3584
3584- Life is taken seriously by men who
realize the issues that hang upon it. But there are men of a frivolous turn of
mind who prefer idle tales to true Realities and they are justly rebuked here.
In the time of the holy Prophet there was a pagan Nadhr ibn al-Harith who preferred
Persian romances to the Message of Allah, and turned away ignorant men from the
preaching of Allah's Word. (31.6)
18:104-"Those
whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were
acquiring good by their works?"2449
NOTE: 2449-Many people
have such a smug sense of self-righteousness that while they go on doing wrong,
they think that they are acquiring merit. So, in charity, all the elements that
make for outward show or selfishness (as to get some worldly advantage) nullify
the deed of charity. In the same way hypocrites sometimes affect to be
surprised that their declared effort for somebody’s good is not appreciated,
when they are really seeking some hidden gain or false glory for
themselves. The sincere are those who believe in their spiritual
responsibility and act as in Allah’s sight.
31:6- But there are among men those who purchase idle tales without
knowledge (or meaning) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah and throw
ridicule (on the Path): for such there will be a humiliating Penalty. 3584
Those who mislead – whose efforts have been wasted in this life (
18:104- 31:6 )
They are those who Distort, Dispute,
Divide, Hinder, Mislead, Sell the religion, Imitators, Deaf & Dumb, &
Blind, and cannot see or understand, Refuse the Truth, Refuse to Believe, The
Arrogance, the Hypocrites, the Ignorance, the Mischievous Ones, those Forming
Sects and Divisions. THEY ARE THE ARMY OF THE SATAN – THE PERSISTENT
REBEL
abideen
CHARITY BY THOSE WHO SPEND OF
THEIR WEALTH TO BE SEEN BY THE PEOPLE, what the quran say:
,
Sahih International
And
[also] those who spend of their wealth to be seen by the people and believe not
in Allah nor in the Last Day. And he to whom Satan is a companion - then evil
is he as a companion.
Thafsir ibn
Kathir: (And (also) those who spend of their wealth to be seen of men, )
Allah first mentions the punished misers who do not spend, then He mentions
those who spend to show off to gain the reputation that they are generous, not
for the Face of Allah. A Hadith states that the first three persons on whom the
fire will feed are a scholar, a fighter and a spender who shows off with their
actions. For instance, (The wealthy will say, "I did not leave any area
that You like to be spent on, but I spent on it in Your cause.'' Allah will
say, "You lie, you only did that so that it is said, `He is generous.' And
it was said...'') meaning you acquired your reward in the life, and this is
indeed what you sought with your action. This is why Allah said, (and believe
not in Allah and the Last Day,) meaning, it is Shaytan who lured them to commit
this evil action, instead of performing the good deed as it should be
performed. Shaytan encouraged, excited and lured them by making the evil appear
good,
Sura.4- An-Nisaa :4:38-(Nor) those who spend of their substance to be seen of
men but have no faith in Allah and the Last Day: if any take the Evil One for
their intimate what a dreadful intimate he is! 557
4:38. இன்னும், எவர்கள் மற்ற மனிதர்களுக்குக் காட்டுவதற்காகத் தங்கள் பொருட்களைச்
செலவு செய்வதுடன், அல்லாஹ்வையும் இறுதி நாளையும் நம்பாதிருக்கின்றனரோ (அவர்களுக்கு
ஷைத்தான் கூட்டாளியாவான்); எவனுக்கு ஷைத்தான் கூட்டாளியாக இருக்கின்றானோ, அவன் கூட்டாளிகளிலெல்லாம்
மிகத் தீயவன் (என்பதை அறியவேண்டாமா?)
abideen
EVIL EYE
Duas and supplications to seek protection from the evil “eye”,
sihr (magic), and other evils
The Quran and the Ahadith
of the prophet have clearly explained the harmful effects of evil eye (al-ain),
sihr (magic), jealousy, and other such ailments. Their detrimental effects are
frequently referred to both in the Quran and the Ahadith of the prophet. The sad part is that many of us may not even know if
we are affected by such evils and go about living our lives with the harmful
effects affecting our lives. Al-Bazzaar narrated a hadith with
a hasan isnaad from Jaabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had said (in part of the hadith)
that a certain portion of his ummah dies because of the effects of the evil eye.”
Almost all scholars agree that the evil eye is real and is
proven both by Islamic teachings and by real life experiences. Allah says
(interpretation of the meaning): “And verily, those who disbelieve
would almost make you slip with their eyes (through hatred)” [al-Qalam 68:51]
As a cure for such evils, Allah has told us to use the words of the
Quran. Such a treatment, also referred to as Ruqyah, uses
Allah’s words from the Quran and prayers both from the Quran and the Ahadith to
seek protection from and to treat a person. Allah says in the Quran, “And
We send down from the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to those who
believe…” [Quran 17:82]
Unfortunately, many Muslims today either don’t make use of such
protection from the Quran or get involved in the use of lucky
charms and amulets, the use of which is considered Shirk [associating
others with Allah] and thus pushes one outside the boundaries of Islam. We should understand that
carrying amulets and charms for the purpose of protecting oneself against the
evil eye and witchcraft is completely forbidden in Islam. The prophet
said, “Whoever wears an amulet has associated others with Allah
(shirk).” [Narrated by Ahmad (16781); classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (492).] Ahmad (17440) also narrated that
‘Uqbah ibn ‘Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) say: “Whoever wears an amulet, may Allah never
fulfill his wish and whoever wears a seashell, may Allah never protect him from
what he fears.” [Hadeeth classed
as hasan by al-Arna’oot in his commentary on al-Musnad.]
As
Muslims, therefore, we should use only the words of Quran and Duas in the
authentic Ahadith to treat oneself or others from the evils of the eye, magic
and other such practices.
Below are some of the Quranic verses and Dua’s that can be used
for Ruqya. A better listing of Quranic verses and Ahadith for such purposes is
listed in the short e-book that you can get at the end of this post.
Quranic
verses and Duas
1.
Surah Al-Fatihah
2.
Last 4 Surahs of the Quran (Al-Kaafiroon,
Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Naas)
3.
First 5 verses of Surah Al-Baqarah
4.
Ayat-ul-Kursi
5.
1 – Reciting
ruqyah. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,
“There is no ruqyah except in the case of the evil eye or fever.” al-Tirmidhi,
Abu Dawood. Jibril (peace be upon him) used to do ruqyah for the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) and say, “Bismillahi
arqeeka min kulli shayin yudheeka, min sharri kulli nafsin aw ‘aynin hasid
Allaahu yashfeek, bismillahi arqeek (In the name of Allah I
perform ruqyah for you, from everything that is harming you, from the evil of
every soul or envious eye may Allah heal you, in the name of Allah I perform
ruqyah for you).”
abdeen
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
8/3/2014 Extracted from muslim
village.com
The
Muslim Ummah is like one body
In a
hadith Rasulullāh (Sallallāhu ‘alaihe wasallam) is reported to have said:
“The
Muslim Ummah is like one body. If the eye is in pain then the whole body is in
pain and if the head is in pain then the whole body is in pain.”
The
above hadith clearly signifies that the Muslim Ummah are like one body,
immaterial of where we are, what nationality or gender we belong to or what
colour is our skin. If we hear that any part of this Ummah is being oppressed,
then we should all feel this pain.
Today
in many parts of the world Muslims are being oppressed and persecuted. Foremost in the list is
Palestine. Let us all join in making Du’ah to Allāh Ta’ala to bring an end to
the sufferings of the innocent Palestinian men, women and children. Also, let
us all join hands in boycotting the Israeli products in their entirety.
A very
pertinent question arises here: Islam being Deen-ul-Haqq why is it that today its
adherents, viz. the Muslims, are going through the state of utter disgrace and
humiliation?
The
answer is: Allāh Subhānahu wa Ta’ala has held back His Nusrat (Divine Help). He
has held back His Nusrat due to fact that the Ummah of the noble Prophet
(Sallallāhu ‘alaihe wasallam) has invoked Allāh’s wrath by their actions. We
have strayed from the straight path, the path that Allāh has defined in His
Book asSwirat al Mustaqīm, and as a result we are not only denied Allāh’s
Nusrat, we are actually being punished by Allāh through the Kuffār. The
unfortunate thing is we are not even aware that we have gone astray.
There
are a number of transgressions brazenly committed by us today due to which we
have invoked Allāh’s wrath upon us. Given below are only a few of them.
Love
of the World
On the
authority of Thawbān , the Prophet (Sallallāhu ‘alaihe wasallam) said:
“The
People will soon summon one another to attack you as people when eating invite
others to share their food.” Someone asked, “Will that be because of our small
numbers at that time?” He replied, “No, you will be numerous at that time: but
you will be froth and scum like that carried down by a torrent (of water), and
Allāh will take the fear of you from the breasts (hearts) of your enemy and
cast al-wahn into your hearts.” Someone asked, “O Messenger of Allāh, what is
al-wahn?” He replied, “Love of the world and dislike of death.” (An authentic
hadith recorded by Abu Dawud and Ahmad).
Hadhrat
Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (Rahmatullāhi ‘alayh) in a tafseer once said that
Allāh Ta’ala has kept different systems for Masjidul Harām in Makkah and
Masjidul Aqsa in Palestine. The system that Allāh Ta’ala has kept for Masjidul
Harām is that it will always be under divine protection no matter what the
condition of the Muslims may be. Allāh Ta’ala will never allow the Kuffār to
take control of the Ka’bah Shareef. That is why, when Abraha and his army of
elephants went to attack the Ka’bah, Allāh Ta’ala protected His house using
small birds which destroyed Abraha and his powerful army.
However,
the system of Masjidul Aqsa is very much different.
The
condition of Masjidul Aqsa is based on the condition of the Muslim Ummah. If
Muslims live in the obedience of Allāh Ta’ala then Allāh Ta’ala will bless them
with the control of the Masjid. But Allāh forbid, if the Muslims move away from
the obedience of Allāh Ta’ala, He will take away the control of the blessed
lands and hand it over to our enemies.”
While
the Barbarian Israel is busy battering the innocent Gaza civilians the Islamic
countries are busy building world’s tallest buildings (e.g. Bruj Khalifa) and
the world’s first climate-controlled city that will also have the world’s
largest shopping center. Isn’t this a manifest display of love of the
world?
Emulating
the Kuffār
Today we
(Muslims) have resolutely entrenched ourselves in the Western ideologies. We
have firmly accepted the Western culture to dominate our lives and as time
passes the Western influence penetrates more and more deeply into the fiber of
Islamic society. In fact, some of us actually take pride in following the Kuffārculture. Rasulullāh (sallallāhu alaihe wasallam) never hated Kuffār, but he detested their ways. Today
we are deeply in love with their ways. We have let the West choose for us our
lifestyle, the literature that we read, the way we dress-up, the food that we
eat with all its harām or doubtful ingredients, the way we
perform our wedding ceremonies and so on and so forth.
One of
the worst things that the Western Culture has ‘presented’ to us is the constant
urge to be entertained. As a result today we have become enslaved to the
electronic media that thrives on entertainment. Watching TV (equipped with wide screen TVs,
some of our Muslim homes’ living rooms have actually become like ‘theatres’), browsing the filth on the Internet,
socializing via Facebook and other social networks – all these
vices have become today’s accepted norms. Hours and hours of our precious time
is wasted on WhatsApp. Our kids’ spare time is spent in busying themselves with
play stations and ipads and we parents watch them with approval.
In a bayān (lecture) Moulana Sulaiman Khatani
says during the time he spent in Jordan, they visited anIslamic University while on a gasht (Jawla or visiting
Muslim brothers), in the company of two doctors from Syria. When they
entered the University they saw students carrying Bukhari, Muslim and Tirmidhi
in their hands but all of them were dressed in jeans and T-shirts and they were
all clean shaven. Outwardly there was no display of apparent Sunnah in
them. When they entered the Director’s office they met the Head of the Islamic
University and he was clad in a suit and a tie and there was a big
self-portrait in the office. When themahol (environment) is wrong then we witness
such disregard of Islamic ways of life.
What a
great irony it is that we Muslims love imitating and aping the very people that
are killing and maiming our brothers and sisters and their children! We
are not even aware that in itself, this is one of the reasons we are being
punished.
Not
Fulfilling the Obligation of Amr
Bill Ma’roof – Nahy Anil Munkar
Amr Bil
Ma’roof and Nahy Anil Munkar (commanding righteousness and forbidding
evil) is a sacred obligation on every Muslim. Regarding this obligation, it is
mentioned in the Hadith narrated by Hadhrat Abu Dardaa’ (radhiAllāhu anhu): “Hadhrat ‘Aishah (RadhiAllāhu
‘anha) says: ‘
Once
the Holy Prophet (Sallallāhu ‘alaihe wasallam) entered the house and I guessed
from his face that something of great importance had occurred. He did not talk
to anyone, and after making Wudhu he entered the Masjid. I stood behind the
wall to hear what he said. He sat at the pulpit and after praising Allāh, he
said, “O Muslims! Allāh has commanded you to call people to good deeds and
prevent them from committing sins; otherwise a time will come when you will
pray to Him; but He will not listen to you; you will ask your needs of Him, but
He will not grant them; you will appeal to Him for His help against your
enemies, but He will not help you.” After saying this, he came down from the
pulpit.”’
Aren’t
we witnessing the situation that is described in the above hadith? How many of
us are involved in the effort of Da’wat and Tabligh (Amr Bil Ma’roof and
Nahy Anil Munkar)? In fact, once we involve ourselves in this effort,
inshaAllāh, the first two vices, and many more, will automatically fade away
from our lives.
What
Muslims all over the world are going through today is a dire wake-up call for
the entire Ummah. Let us totally migrate from the above vices and start obeying
Allāh’s commands, bringing the Mubarak Sunāh of our beloved Prophet (sallallāhu alaihe wasallam) into our lives. Let us all make Taubāh and Istighfar and Du’ā in abundance that may Allāh save the
Ummah from His wrath…Ameen.
And
Allāh Ta’ala Knows Best.
abideen
Thanking others is part of gratitude to Allah,
FAILING TO THANK PEOPLE, HAS NOT THANKED ALLAH!
“ Shukran,, Jazak Allah
Khairan, Thank you, grateful, Al’hamdhu Lillaah, Barak
Allahu Feekum, welcome, Fi
Amanillah, Masha Allah insha Allah etc., These are words unheard of these days:”but more
spreading are vain glorious boasting,
insinuations, hatred, backbiting, jealousy and envy,, feelings such as anger, rage,
pride and conceit also compel a person towards this negative, ethical trait. In another hadith:
لاٌ تُحٌاسِدُوا وَ لاٌ تُبٌاغِضُوا وَ لاٌ يَغْتَبْ بَعْضُكُمْ
بَعْضاً وَ كُونُوا عِبٌادَ اللٌّهِ إِخْوٌاناً
“Do not have jealousy for one another and do not have hatred for
another and do not back-bite others and be servants of Allah, brothers to one
another.”
A society that becomes contaminated with backbiting will
never see agreement and unity and there
will never be closeness and love amongst the people. They will never become
a society that has matured in humanity, such that love and affection will rule
over everyone.
Abû Hurayrah relates that Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him) said: “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should
speak a good word or remain silent. And whoever believes in Allah and the Last
Day should show hospitality to his neighbor. And whoever believes in Allah and
the Last Day should show hospitality to his guest.” [ Sahîh
al-Bukhârî and Sahîh
Muslim ]
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and
blessings be upon him, said, “He has not thanked Allah who has not thanked people.” Source:
Sunan Abu Dawud 4811
Islam
appreciates not only giving thanks to Allahسبحانه و تعالىbecause
of boons He endows upon us but
also demands us to thank people for their favors and kindness. Just like “hamd” is a requirement of
being a slave (to Allah), so too is thanking (tashakkur) a requirement of being
a human. The religion of Islam orders people to praise (hamd) to Allahسبحانه و تعالىand
also to give thanks to (tashakkur) to
people who do us favors.
Conclusion:Gratitude’s importance was emphasized by the Prophet Muhammadﷺ when he took the hand of Mu’aadh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنهand said: O Mu’aadh , by Allah I love you, by Allah love you.” Then he
said, “I advise you, O Mu’aadh, do not fail to say this after every prayer: The
Arabic version of this Hadith is the following. Let’s ensure that we memorize
it and recite it after every prayer.
Allahumma A’inni Ala zikrika
wa shukrika wa husni ibadatika
O Allah!
Assist me in remembering You, in thanking You, and in worshipping You in the
best of manners. Musnad Ahmad 5:245, Sahih abu Dawud Vol 2:86 or 1301(NE) and Sunan
Nasa'I 1286 [2]
abedeen
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