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لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ ﷺ
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
The first one your heart turns to in the time of difficulty for relief, in time of goodness for gratefulness, in time of confusion for guidance might be your ilah. Could be a person or yourself or some form of entertainment and for some it might be The One we return to, Allah.
إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

I read a quote, paraphrasing;
"People think I have never gone through any trauma just because I haven't made it my personality"
I couldn't relate to this quote but
I was reminded of this verse from QurĀn

2:286

لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ٢٨٦

"Allah does not lay a responsibility on anyone beyond his capacity. In his favour shall be whatever good each one does, and against him whatever evil he does. (Believers! Pray thus to your Lord): “Our Lord! Take us not to task if we forget or commit mistakes. Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden such as You laid on those gone before us. Our Lord! Lay not on us burdens which we do not have the power to bear. And overlook our faults, and forgive us, and have mercy upon us. You are our Guardian; so grant us victory against the unbelieving folk.”"

I think 2-3 consecutive "traumatic" experiences are ingrained into my personality that were a trial and guidances from Allah.
Those experiences made me understand few names of Allah and everytime I feel heavy whispers of shayateen, Allah reminds me of those incidents.
I hope I'll share my experiences concisely and accurately later and how it connects to name of Allah. Those experiences are one reason I selected 'Antidelusions' as channel name. It helps me being disconnected and absorbed from delusions of this life, this world. May Allah keep us grounded and May Allah keep us firm upon His religion, Islam.

يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ
O Changer of the hearts, make my heart firm upon Your religion.

Yesterday before Jumuah Khutbah Imam announced that one of our neighbour slept at night and didn't wake up, he had his nikah scheduled on 20th of April. His house was all decorated from where his mayyit was lifted after Isha, he was 25. May Allah forgive him and May Allah grant him high level in Jannatul Firdaus.

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏: ‏ ‏ "‏ أَكْثِرُوا ذِكْرَ هَاذِمِ اللَّذَّاتِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي الْمَوْتَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Frequently remember the destroyer of pleasures,’ meaning death.”

Sunan Ibn Majah 4258
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)

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•WHAT TRULY BELONGS TO U
"تمہاری اصل ملکیت کیا ہے

It was narrated from Mutarrif, from his father, that the Prophet ﷺ said:
The mutual rivalry (for piling up of worldly things) diverts you, 'Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die).' The son of Adam says: 'My wealth, my wealth,' but your wealth is what you eat and consume, or what you wear and it wears out, or what you give in charity and send on ahead (for the Hereafter).'

مطرفؒ اپنے والد سے روایت کرتے ہیں کہ نبی کریم ﷺ نے فرمایا:

"زیادہ سے زیادہ دنیاوی مال و اسباب جمع کرنے کی دوڑ نے تمہیں غفلت میں ڈال رکھا ہے، یہاں تک کہ تم قبروں تک پہنچ جاؤ (یعنی تمہاری موت آ جائے)۔ آدم کا بیٹا کہتا ہے: 'میرا مال، میرا مال۔' حالانکہ تمہارے مال میں سے حقیقتاً تمہارا وہی ہے جو تم نے کھا کر ختم کر دیا، یا پہن کر بوسیدہ کر دیا، یا صدقہ کر کے آگے (آخرت کے لیے) بھیج دیا۔"

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 3613🌸

Waliullah Arbaeen Four🍀
الْمُسْتَشَارُ مُؤْتَمَنٌ
Someone who is Consulted for Advice is Trustworthy
al-Mustasharu Mu'taman

Sunan Abu Dawood 5128

Explanation :
✦ Consult with them about matters, and after decision, put your trust in God [Surah Aal-e-Imran, 3:159]

Key Takeaways from the Ayah

→ Consultation is 'Protection against Regret'
→ Even Allah doesn't ask us to blindly take decisions, rather Consultation is the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ as evident from Seerah
→ The Hadith about "Tying Camel before Having Tawakkul" explains this Verse
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✦ Deen is Sincere Advice [Sahih Muslim 55a]
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✦ One Cannot be Mo'min until he desires for his Brother what he desires for ownself [Sahih Bukhari 13]
→ Person is ought to give Good Advice that he would like to accept himself!
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✦ Other Variants of ts Hadith add :
"So if one of you is consulted about something, let him advise."
→ Thus, Giving Advice, unless it's Harmful, is Necessary.
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✦ Hiding Beneficial Knowledge = Collar of Fire in Afterlife [Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2649]
→ Whoever has Good Advice yet refrains or hide it, will be Sinful.
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Jazakallah Khair

Imam Ghazali رحمة الله عليه stated: "We seek refuge in Allah Almighty from the Day
the veils are lifted. Indeed, people are asleep; when they die, their eyes will open"
Ihya-ul-Uloom

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Genres of Hadith Books
Meeting on 17 July, 7PM IST (tentative)
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•History : How Hadith Books came into being
•Why So Many Different Types of Books
•25 Types of Book Patterns
•What are the Benefits of Specific Patterns
•Examples for Each Type + 4 Main Isnad for remembrance (I'll explain this in meeting)
•Details of Sahihayn (Bukhari&Muslim)
•Sharait of Sahihayn
and so on

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Waliullah Arbaeen Eight 🎱
الدُّنْيَا سِجْنُ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَجَنَّةُ الْكَافِرِ
World is Believer's Prison and Disbeliever's Paradise.
ad-dunya sijnul mumin wa jannatul kafir

Sahih Muslim 7417

Explanation :
✦ This World compared to Paradise is a Prison and compared to Purgatory/Hell is Paradise, Even if a Believer is Rich in this World, the Luxury of this World is no less than a Prison for him.
The statement is relative, not absolute.
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✦ Another Explanation can be Halal & Haram. Restrictions are imposed on Muslims like Prisoners meanwhile Non Muslims are free to do wtv they want.
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✦ Expanding Previous point, we get the fact that Muslim endure Hardships more, so the World becomes Prison by default.

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2398

"The Prophets, then those nearest to them, then those nearest to them are tested the most.
A man is tried according to his religion, if he is firm in his religion, then his trials are more severe, and if he is weak in his religion, then he is tried according to the strength of his religion."
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Trials of Life and mindset of believer

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُلَيْحٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرِ بْنِ لُؤَىٍّ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ الْخَامَةِ مِنَ الزَّرْعِ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَتَتْهَا الرِّيحُ كَفَأَتْهَا، فَإِذَا اعْتَدَلَتْ تَكَفَّأُ بِالْبَلاَءِ، وَالْفَاجِرُ كَالأَرْزَةِ صَمَّاءَ مُعْتَدِلَةً حَتَّى يَقْصِمَهَا اللَّهُ إِذَا شَاءَ ‏"‌‏.‏

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant; from whatever direction the wind comes, it bends it, but when the wind becomes quiet, it becomes straight again. Similarly, a believer is afflicted with calamities (but he remains patient till Allah removes his difficulties.) And an impious wicked person is like a pine tree which keeps hard and straight till Allah cuts (breaks) it down when He wishes." (See Hadith No. 558, Vol. 9.)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5644
Chapter 1: Sickness is expiation for sins, Book 75: Patients

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَالْخَامَةِ مِنَ الزَّرْعِ تُفَيِّئُهَا الرِّيحُ مَرَّةً، وَتَعْدِلُهَا مَرَّةً، وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَالأَرْزَةِ لاَ تَزَالُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ انْجِعَافُهَا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً ‏" ‌‏.‏ وَقَالَ زَكَرِيَّاءُ حَدَّثَنِي سَعْدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، كَعْبٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

Narrated Ka`b: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant, which the wind bends lt sometimes and some other time it makes it straight. And the example of a hypocrite is that of a pine tree which keeps straight till once it is uprooted suddenly.

Sahih al-Bukhari 5643
Chapter 1: Sickness is expiation for sins, Book 75: Patients

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ الزَّرْعِ لاَ تَزَالُ الرِّيحُ تُمِيلُهُ وَلاَ يَزَالُ الْمُؤْمِنُ يُصِيبُهُ الْبَلاَءُ وَمَثَلُ الْمُنَافِقِ كَمَثَلِ شَجَرَةِ الأَرْزِ لاَ تَهْتَزُّ حَتَّى تَسْتَحْصِدَ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The Similitude of a believer is that of (a standing) crop which the air continues to toss from one side to another; in the same way a believer always (receives the strokes) of misfortune. The similitude of a hypocrite is that of a cypress tree which does not move until it is uprooted.

Sahih Muslim 2809a
Chapter 14: The Believer Is Like A Plant And The Hypocrite And The Disbeliever Are Like Cedars, Book 52: Characteristics of the Day of Judgment, Paradise, and Hell

A believer, when afflicted with trials in life seems to be moved by it, affected by it, which is natural, but inwards the growth, the tendency to grow, similar to the core purpose of a fresh tender plant that is to rise upwards doesn't stop. A believer knows what Allah Has tested them with is for them to grow. If they fall into trials by their own actions and realise it later, they get back straight and keep growing which is by doing their best to worship Allah, in ways that are accepted by Him. Whereas a hypocrite or wicked person may appear having an easy life, even with troubles they may seem to handle it easily as if nothing has happened to them but it's only on the outwards. The inner feelings of ungratefulness, pride, blame, and taking any means to solve the problems eventually catches up. Allah uproots them suddenly either here or in the hereafter as they meet their appointed time in wicked state.

Imam Nawawi and Ibn Hajar Asqalani's explanation in comments

"Whosoever among you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart—and that is the weakest of faith."
Sahih Muslim (Hadith 49)