Reading Star Signs
Shaykh Salih Alaa ash - Shaykh [حفظه الله] said:
❝Whoever reads the page which contains star signs and he knows the star sign of when he was born, or he knows that star sign which is significant for him, and he reads the comments mentioned in that star sign then it is as if he has asked a soothsayer/fortune teller. So his prayer would not be accepted for forty days.
If he attests to it and believes in that star sign then he has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad [ﷺ] ... [the Shaykh continues saying]: and if he brings home newspapers which contain these type of things then it is as if he brought a soothsayer/fortune teller into his house.❞
[Tamheed Sharh Kitaab al Tawheed, (Page: 349) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]
https://followingthesunnah.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/conflict-with-aqeedah-and-tawheed.pdf
Shaykh Salih Alaa ash - Shaykh [حفظه الله] said:
❝Whoever reads the page which contains star signs and he knows the star sign of when he was born, or he knows that star sign which is significant for him, and he reads the comments mentioned in that star sign then it is as if he has asked a soothsayer/fortune teller. So his prayer would not be accepted for forty days.
If he attests to it and believes in that star sign then he has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad [ﷺ] ... [the Shaykh continues saying]: and if he brings home newspapers which contain these type of things then it is as if he brought a soothsayer/fortune teller into his house.❞
[Tamheed Sharh Kitaab al Tawheed, (Page: 349) | Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya Miraath al-Anbiyya]
https://followingthesunnah.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/conflict-with-aqeedah-and-tawheed.pdf
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Some people ask, should I focus on reading the Quran, or on understanding and reflecting on it?
But reflection and understanding only happen through reading. They’re not two separate things. Reading the Quran is the doorway, and reflection is what naturally follows when the heart is present.
Allah says:
اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ
“Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book, and establish the prayer…” (Surah Al-Ankabut:45).
Notice the order, recitation first, then action. Reciting the Quran leads to living by it, establishing prayer, improving character, and changing how we live.
That is the highest form of reflection, not just thinking about the meanings, but embodying what you recite.
But reflection and understanding only happen through reading. They’re not two separate things. Reading the Quran is the doorway, and reflection is what naturally follows when the heart is present.
Allah says:
اتْلُ مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ
“Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book, and establish the prayer…” (Surah Al-Ankabut:45).
Notice the order, recitation first, then action. Reciting the Quran leads to living by it, establishing prayer, improving character, and changing how we live.
That is the highest form of reflection, not just thinking about the meanings, but embodying what you recite.
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Narrated Abdullah bin Amr: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) asking his permission to take part in Jihad. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Are your parents alive?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him,
"فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ"
"Then exert yourself in their service."
📖 Sahih al-Bukhari 3004
Narrated Abdullah bin Amr: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) asking his permission to take part in Jihad. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Are your parents alive?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him,
"فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ"
"Then exert yourself in their service."
📖 Sahih al-Bukhari 3004
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He who gave himself to the world, the world will give him only a piece of land to be BURIED😢
Surrender, give yourself to Allah and in reward & mercy, Allah will give paradise as wide as the heaven and earth!!
Surrender, give yourself to Allah and in reward & mercy, Allah will give paradise as wide as the heaven and earth!!
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When Is It Better to Recite the Qur’an in Ramadan — During the Day or at Night?
Ibn Rajab, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
In the hadith of Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, from her father ﷺ: “That he informed her that Jibril, peace be upon him, used to review the Qur’an with him once every year (during Ramadan), and that he reviewed it with him in the year of his death twice.” And in the hadith of Ibn Abbas: “That the mutual study between him and Jibril used to take place at night (in Ramadan).”
So it indicates the recommendation of increasing recitation in Ramadan at night; for indeed at night distractions cease, aspirations gather, and the heart and tongue come together upon reflection, as He, the Most High, said: “Verily, the rising by night (for Tahajjud prayer) is very hard and most potent and good for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (understanding) the Word (of Allah).”
📚[Lata’if al-Ma‘arif, p. 302]
Ibn Rajab, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
In the hadith of Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, from her father ﷺ: “That he informed her that Jibril, peace be upon him, used to review the Qur’an with him once every year (during Ramadan), and that he reviewed it with him in the year of his death twice.” And in the hadith of Ibn Abbas: “That the mutual study between him and Jibril used to take place at night (in Ramadan).”
So it indicates the recommendation of increasing recitation in Ramadan at night; for indeed at night distractions cease, aspirations gather, and the heart and tongue come together upon reflection, as He, the Most High, said: “Verily, the rising by night (for Tahajjud prayer) is very hard and most potent and good for governing (the soul), and most suitable for (understanding) the Word (of Allah).”
📚[Lata’if al-Ma‘arif, p. 302]
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📖 Tafsīr as-Saʿdī on Surah Yusuf (12:39–40)
Imam as-Saʿdī رحمه الله explains that Yusuf (عليه السلام) began with tawḥīd before dream interpretation to teach that correct belief takes precedence over worldly benefit.
• Yusuf used clear rational proof: many false gods with conflicting claims can never equal one All-Powerful, All-Dominant Lord.
• False deities are merely names without reality, invented traditions with no revelation or authority from Allah.
• Judgment and legislation belong only to Allah, affirming that worship and obedience are His exclusive right.
• This is the upright and just religion, but ignorance and blind following prevent most people from accepting it.
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🧠 Key Point from as-Saʿdī
▪️ Tawḥīd is built on revelation, reason, and fitrah, while shirk is built on names, customs, and false assumptions.
Imam as-Saʿdī رحمه الله explains that Yusuf (عليه السلام) began with tawḥīd before dream interpretation to teach that correct belief takes precedence over worldly benefit.
• Yusuf used clear rational proof: many false gods with conflicting claims can never equal one All-Powerful, All-Dominant Lord.
• False deities are merely names without reality, invented traditions with no revelation or authority from Allah.
• Judgment and legislation belong only to Allah, affirming that worship and obedience are His exclusive right.
• This is the upright and just religion, but ignorance and blind following prevent most people from accepting it.
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🧠 Key Point from as-Saʿdī
▪️ Tawḥīd is built on revelation, reason, and fitrah, while shirk is built on names, customs, and false assumptions.
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1. You wear abaya and hijab but with perfume and makeup. (A leaking bucket)
2. You're following the Sunnah and have a beard but you don't lower your gaze. (A leaking bucket)
3. You pray all of your prayers on time but you have no khushu at all. (A leaking bucket)
4. You're very kind to people and speak with them gently but with your family you're always harsh. (A leaking bucket)
5. You honour and treat your guests well but when they leave, you gossip about them and talk about their flaws. (A leaking bucket)
6. You give alot of sadaqah to the poor but you humiliate them and hurt them. (A leaking bucket)
7. You stand up for tahajjud at night, fast and reads Qur'an everyday but you cut your family ties. (A leaking bucket)
8. You fast and have sabr for the pangs of hunger and thirst but you swear, insult, curse. (A leaking bucket)
9. You help others but you're doing it to gain something from them and not doing those acts of kindness for the sake of Allāh's Glory. (A leaking bucket)
10. You post reminders and have thousands of followers on facebook and instagram but you're doing it for the fame, not to please Allah. (A leaking bucket)
Do not gather all your good deeds in a leaking bucket. You struggle to fill it whilst it easily runs out through the leaking holes!
May Allah SWT make us do all of good actions for pleasing HIM alone and may HE be pleased with us always. Ameen
2. You're following the Sunnah and have a beard but you don't lower your gaze. (A leaking bucket)
3. You pray all of your prayers on time but you have no khushu at all. (A leaking bucket)
4. You're very kind to people and speak with them gently but with your family you're always harsh. (A leaking bucket)
5. You honour and treat your guests well but when they leave, you gossip about them and talk about their flaws. (A leaking bucket)
6. You give alot of sadaqah to the poor but you humiliate them and hurt them. (A leaking bucket)
7. You stand up for tahajjud at night, fast and reads Qur'an everyday but you cut your family ties. (A leaking bucket)
8. You fast and have sabr for the pangs of hunger and thirst but you swear, insult, curse. (A leaking bucket)
9. You help others but you're doing it to gain something from them and not doing those acts of kindness for the sake of Allāh's Glory. (A leaking bucket)
10. You post reminders and have thousands of followers on facebook and instagram but you're doing it for the fame, not to please Allah. (A leaking bucket)
Do not gather all your good deeds in a leaking bucket. You struggle to fill it whilst it easily runs out through the leaking holes!
May Allah SWT make us do all of good actions for pleasing HIM alone and may HE be pleased with us always. Ameen
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The most principal ibaadah during the time of suhoor is seeking Allah’s forgiveness. Suhoor time refers to the end of the night, just before dawn. Allah says in the Qur’an:
وَٱلۡمُسۡتَغۡفِرِينَ بِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ
🌺 ❛[𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗮𝗾𝘄𝗮] 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 {𝗮𝗹-𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿 | 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗶.𝗲. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗿}…❜ 【𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗜𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝟯:𝟭𝟳】
وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ
🌺 ❛𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 {𝗮𝗹-𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿 | 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗶.𝗲. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗿}, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗳𝗮𝗿.❜ 【𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗮𝗱𝗵-𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮𝘁 𝟱𝟭:𝟭𝟴】
Imam Ibn Hajar rahimahullah said that the du’a and istighfar made during the time of suhoor are easily granted by Allah.
What about iftar? What’s the most critical du’a we can make before we break our fast other than the prescribed Sunnah du’a?
It’s also asking for Allah’s forgiveness. Rasulullah salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:
🌺 ❛𝗔𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 (𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲), 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.❜ 【𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗯𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗵 𝟭𝟲𝟰𝟯 | 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿】
From these, we learn how important it is to seek Allah’s forgiveness throughout our days and nights in Ramadan. May Allah grant us all a full pardoning, and choose us among those who are freed from the Hellfire.
Your sister in Deen,
Aida Msr ©
#LightUp0nLight
وَٱلۡمُسۡتَغۡفِرِينَ بِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ
🌺 ❛[𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗮𝗾𝘄𝗮] 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 {𝗮𝗹-𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿 | 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗶.𝗲. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗿}…❜ 【𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗶 𝗜𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝟯:𝟭𝟳】
وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ
🌺 ❛𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 {𝗮𝗹-𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿 | 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗶.𝗲. 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗿}, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗳𝗮𝗿.❜ 【𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗮𝗱𝗵-𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮𝘁 𝟱𝟭:𝟭𝟴】
Imam Ibn Hajar rahimahullah said that the du’a and istighfar made during the time of suhoor are easily granted by Allah.
What about iftar? What’s the most critical du’a we can make before we break our fast other than the prescribed Sunnah du’a?
It’s also asking for Allah’s forgiveness. Rasulullah salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:
🌺 ❛𝗔𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗺 𝗛𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 (𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲), 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.❜ 【𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗯𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗵 𝟭𝟲𝟰𝟯 | 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿】
From these, we learn how important it is to seek Allah’s forgiveness throughout our days and nights in Ramadan. May Allah grant us all a full pardoning, and choose us among those who are freed from the Hellfire.
Your sister in Deen,
Aida Msr ©
#LightUp0nLight
PROCRASTINATION
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Beware of procrastination, for it is one of devil’s strongest weapons – Ibn al Jawzi
Devil’s Deception of People by giving them High Hopes (of living long)
Many Jews and Christians contemplated joining Islam, but Iblis convinced them to procrastinate saying: “Do not rush, look more into the issue.” Until they die as non-Muslims.
He also causes the sinner to procrastinate seeking repentance. A poet said:
“Do not rush into committing a sin,
and then procrastinate repenting.”
Iblis makes those seeking righteousness feel lazy, and he causes those who are serious to procrastinate. He convinces a jurist to rest instead of going over his lesson again. And convinces a worshipper who had woken up to pray at night that he still has a lot of time. Iblis tries to make people lazy procrastinators, and to make them have hope (of a long life). A disciplined person must take advantage of time, and never procrastinate. That which is feared can never be trusted, and that which passes can never be brought back again. The main reason for doing less good and more evil is relying on the hope of a long life, this is because a person continues to procrastinate performing good deeds and refraining from evil deeds.
He who hopes to wake up in the morning will not do much at night, and he who hopes to travel during the day will travel much at night. However, he who sees death to be near works hard during his life. Allah’s Messenger (Sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Perform prayer as if you were departing.” [1]
Some of the Salaf said: “Beware of procrastination, for it is one of devil’s strongest weapons.”
A disciplined person prepares for his journey, while a procrastinator doesn’t. So when it comes time to travel the disciplined person feels happy while the procrastinator feels that he is in trouble. This is how people are. Some are alert, so when the Angel of Death comes they do not feel guilty. Others are not disciplined, so they feel the agony when it comes time to travel.
If procrastination is part of your nature then repelling it becomes difficult. But when one knows that he has a persistant enemy he will always be on guard.
We ask Allah to give us safety from the enemy’s cunning, the devil’s fttnah’s and the evils of ourselves and the dunya. Indeed He is near and responsive.
[1] Musnad Ahmad, 5/412, Bukhari in al- Tarikh al-Kabir, 3/2/21 6 and lbn Majah #41 71 .
Source : From the Excellent Book “The Devil’s Deception” – by Ibn al Jawzi, English Publication
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Beware of procrastination, for it is one of devil’s strongest weapons – Ibn al Jawzi
Devil’s Deception of People by giving them High Hopes (of living long)
Many Jews and Christians contemplated joining Islam, but Iblis convinced them to procrastinate saying: “Do not rush, look more into the issue.” Until they die as non-Muslims.
He also causes the sinner to procrastinate seeking repentance. A poet said:
“Do not rush into committing a sin,
and then procrastinate repenting.”
Iblis makes those seeking righteousness feel lazy, and he causes those who are serious to procrastinate. He convinces a jurist to rest instead of going over his lesson again. And convinces a worshipper who had woken up to pray at night that he still has a lot of time. Iblis tries to make people lazy procrastinators, and to make them have hope (of a long life). A disciplined person must take advantage of time, and never procrastinate. That which is feared can never be trusted, and that which passes can never be brought back again. The main reason for doing less good and more evil is relying on the hope of a long life, this is because a person continues to procrastinate performing good deeds and refraining from evil deeds.
He who hopes to wake up in the morning will not do much at night, and he who hopes to travel during the day will travel much at night. However, he who sees death to be near works hard during his life. Allah’s Messenger (Sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Perform prayer as if you were departing.” [1]
Some of the Salaf said: “Beware of procrastination, for it is one of devil’s strongest weapons.”
A disciplined person prepares for his journey, while a procrastinator doesn’t. So when it comes time to travel the disciplined person feels happy while the procrastinator feels that he is in trouble. This is how people are. Some are alert, so when the Angel of Death comes they do not feel guilty. Others are not disciplined, so they feel the agony when it comes time to travel.
If procrastination is part of your nature then repelling it becomes difficult. But when one knows that he has a persistant enemy he will always be on guard.
We ask Allah to give us safety from the enemy’s cunning, the devil’s fttnah’s and the evils of ourselves and the dunya. Indeed He is near and responsive.
[1] Musnad Ahmad, 5/412, Bukhari in al- Tarikh al-Kabir, 3/2/21 6 and lbn Majah #41 71 .
Source : From the Excellent Book “The Devil’s Deception” – by Ibn al Jawzi, English Publication
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You think you’re in ‘your own’ home ?
We are all visitors, even in our own home.
We are all visitors, even in our own home.
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Imām ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:
Little success in doing righteous deeds, distorted and corrupt views, unable to recognise the truth, a corrupted heart, laziness in remembering Allah, wasting time, being disliked by others, and feeling alienated from one's Lord -all of these are consequences of sins and neglecting the remembrance of Allah.
They also lead to unanswered supplications, hardness of the heart, loss of blessings in one's livelihood and life, being barred from gaining beneficial knowledge (of the religion), humiliation, defeat by enemies, a constricted chest (filled with anxiety), the influence of corrupt friends who corrupt the heart and waste time, prolonged sadness, sorrow, and grief, and ultimately a miserable and depressing life.
These (above mentioned) effects arise from sins and heedlessness of the remembrance of Allāh. Just as crops grow from water and fire produces burning, conversely, the opposite of all these consequences comes from obedience to Allāh.
[Al-Fawaid, pg.47, Dār 'Aalam al-fawāid
Little success in doing righteous deeds, distorted and corrupt views, unable to recognise the truth, a corrupted heart, laziness in remembering Allah, wasting time, being disliked by others, and feeling alienated from one's Lord -all of these are consequences of sins and neglecting the remembrance of Allah.
They also lead to unanswered supplications, hardness of the heart, loss of blessings in one's livelihood and life, being barred from gaining beneficial knowledge (of the religion), humiliation, defeat by enemies, a constricted chest (filled with anxiety), the influence of corrupt friends who corrupt the heart and waste time, prolonged sadness, sorrow, and grief, and ultimately a miserable and depressing life.
These (above mentioned) effects arise from sins and heedlessness of the remembrance of Allāh. Just as crops grow from water and fire produces burning, conversely, the opposite of all these consequences comes from obedience to Allāh.
[Al-Fawaid, pg.47, Dār 'Aalam al-fawāid
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Do you know that Allah has given you two types of provision?
Temporary provision, which is what you own now, but it can disappear in a moment. Your health, wealth, success, and job can all be taken away.
Everlasting provision, which is what remains with you forever. The night prayer while others sleep is provision. Your tears in sujood are provision. Your parents du’a for you is provision. Your love for the Quran is provision. Your good manners, remembrance of Allah, and tawheed are provisions that will last beyond this world.
Do not let temporary provision distract you from the everlasting provision. True provision is the ability to worship Allah.
Chase what lasts, not what fades.
وَالآخِرَةُ خَيرٌ وَأَبقى
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring. (Surah Al-Aala:17).
Temporary provision, which is what you own now, but it can disappear in a moment. Your health, wealth, success, and job can all be taken away.
Everlasting provision, which is what remains with you forever. The night prayer while others sleep is provision. Your tears in sujood are provision. Your parents du’a for you is provision. Your love for the Quran is provision. Your good manners, remembrance of Allah, and tawheed are provisions that will last beyond this world.
Do not let temporary provision distract you from the everlasting provision. True provision is the ability to worship Allah.
Chase what lasts, not what fades.
وَالآخِرَةُ خَيرٌ وَأَبقى
While the Hereafter is better and more enduring. (Surah Al-Aala:17).
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WHAT CORRUPT THE HEART-
Hasan al Basri said:
“The heart becomes corrupt through six means:
1-Committing a sin in the hope of repenting
2-Seeking knowledge and not applying it
3-Practice without sincerity
4-Eating the sustenance of Allah without appreciating Him
5-Not being pleased with Allah’s allocation (destiny)
6-Burying the dead without learning from them”
– (Read on pg 30, Imam Ghazali, Imam Ibn Qayyim, Ibn Rajab Hanbali, Taqwa: The Provision of Believers. Al-Firdous Ltd. London:1995.)
Hasan al Basri said:
“The heart becomes corrupt through six means:
1-Committing a sin in the hope of repenting
2-Seeking knowledge and not applying it
3-Practice without sincerity
4-Eating the sustenance of Allah without appreciating Him
5-Not being pleased with Allah’s allocation (destiny)
6-Burying the dead without learning from them”
– (Read on pg 30, Imam Ghazali, Imam Ibn Qayyim, Ibn Rajab Hanbali, Taqwa: The Provision of Believers. Al-Firdous Ltd. London:1995.)
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To eat while leaning
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I do not take my meals while leaning (against something).
[Bukhari 5398]
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was never seen reclining while eating..[ Abi Dawud 3770]
Abdullah bin Busr said:
“I gave the Prophet (ﷺ) a gift of a sheep, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat on his knees to eat. A Bedouin said: ‘What is this sitting?’ He said: ‘Allah has made me a humble and generous slave (of Allah) and has not made me arrogant and stubborn.’” [Ibn Majah 3263]
Ibn Battal said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this out of humility to God.
The interpretation of what reclining entails varies; some suggest it refers to comfort while eating in any position, while others specify leaning to one side or resting on one’s left hand. Al-Khattabi clarifies that reclining is associated with leaning back on a cushion rather than simply lying on one side. He emphasizes that the hadith illustrates a modest approach to eating, avoiding excess. Ibn al-Jawzi asserts that reclining specifically means leaning to one side, challenging al-Khattabi’s view.
Al-Hafiz notes that Malik expresses a general dislike for any reclining position when eating. Ibn al-Athir states that interpretations leaning to one side stem from medical perspectives on digestion. Ibn Abi Shaybah, referencing various scholars including Ibn Abbas, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Ubaydah al-Salmani, Muhammad ibn Sirin, Ata ibn Yasar, and al-Zuhri that this is permissible absolutely. This supports that reclining can be permissible; however, the preferred eating position is sitting kneeling or raising one leg while sitting.
Al-Hafiz discusses the varying opinions among early scholars on the practice of eating while reclining. Ibn al-Qass posits that this act was particular to the Prophet, but al-Bayhaqi counters this, suggesting that it may be viewed as an arrogant behavior drawn from Persian kings. He indicates that eating while reclining could be permissible if one has a genuine need to do so. A number of early scholars are cited as having eaten in this manner out of necessity.
- تحفة الأحوذي المباركفوري, عون المعبود
العظيم آبادي
Fath Al bari
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I do not take my meals while leaning (against something).
[Bukhari 5398]
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was never seen reclining while eating..[ Abi Dawud 3770]
Abdullah bin Busr said:
“I gave the Prophet (ﷺ) a gift of a sheep, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat on his knees to eat. A Bedouin said: ‘What is this sitting?’ He said: ‘Allah has made me a humble and generous slave (of Allah) and has not made me arrogant and stubborn.’” [Ibn Majah 3263]
Ibn Battal said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this out of humility to God.
The interpretation of what reclining entails varies; some suggest it refers to comfort while eating in any position, while others specify leaning to one side or resting on one’s left hand. Al-Khattabi clarifies that reclining is associated with leaning back on a cushion rather than simply lying on one side. He emphasizes that the hadith illustrates a modest approach to eating, avoiding excess. Ibn al-Jawzi asserts that reclining specifically means leaning to one side, challenging al-Khattabi’s view.
Al-Hafiz notes that Malik expresses a general dislike for any reclining position when eating. Ibn al-Athir states that interpretations leaning to one side stem from medical perspectives on digestion. Ibn Abi Shaybah, referencing various scholars including Ibn Abbas, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Ubaydah al-Salmani, Muhammad ibn Sirin, Ata ibn Yasar, and al-Zuhri that this is permissible absolutely. This supports that reclining can be permissible; however, the preferred eating position is sitting kneeling or raising one leg while sitting.
Al-Hafiz discusses the varying opinions among early scholars on the practice of eating while reclining. Ibn al-Qass posits that this act was particular to the Prophet, but al-Bayhaqi counters this, suggesting that it may be viewed as an arrogant behavior drawn from Persian kings. He indicates that eating while reclining could be permissible if one has a genuine need to do so. A number of early scholars are cited as having eaten in this manner out of necessity.
- تحفة الأحوذي المباركفوري, عون المعبود
العظيم آبادي
Fath Al bari
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Prophet ﷺ: "A dirham which a man consumes from interest & he does it knowingly, is worse with Allaah than 36 acts of zina."
[Sahih al-Jaami' 3375]
Prophet ﷺ said: "Riba (Interest) is of 72 types, the lowest of them is like a man committing incest with his mother."
[Saheeh al-Jaami' no.3537]
- Posted by Markaz Mu’aadh @MarkazMuaadh
[Sahih al-Jaami' 3375]
Prophet ﷺ said: "Riba (Interest) is of 72 types, the lowest of them is like a man committing incest with his mother."
[Saheeh al-Jaami' no.3537]
- Posted by Markaz Mu’aadh @MarkazMuaadh
Upon the authority of Sahl Ibn Handhalah [رضي الله عنه] who said: The messenger of Allah [ﷺ] said:
❝A people do not sit together remembering Allah and then rise from their place of sitting, except that it is said to them: 'Rise! For indeed Allah has forgiven your sins and has turned your evil deeds into good ones!❞
[Collected By At Tabaraani | declared Sh. Al Albani: ‘Saheeh’ In Saheehul Jaami, (No. 5610) | Translated By Abu Hakeem Bilal Davis]
@WomenRectifyingTheSociety
❝A people do not sit together remembering Allah and then rise from their place of sitting, except that it is said to them: 'Rise! For indeed Allah has forgiven your sins and has turned your evil deeds into good ones!❞
[Collected By At Tabaraani | declared Sh. Al Albani: ‘Saheeh’ In Saheehul Jaami, (No. 5610) | Translated By Abu Hakeem Bilal Davis]
@WomenRectifyingTheSociety
Forwarded from ســفيـنة الصـابريـن
If someone had caused you even a fraction of the pain you caused your mother in childbirth, you would struggle to forgive them.
Yet the moment she held you in her arms, her pain faded from her heart. She forgot her suffering and was ready to give you her life, her sleep, her strength, her years.
After a prophet, no human being has greater rights over you than your mother. No title, no career, no status can ever equal the rank of motherhood.
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ إِحْسَانًا
حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا
“We have commanded people to honour their parents.
Their mothers bore them in hardship and delivered them in hardship.”
Yet the moment she held you in her arms, her pain faded from her heart. She forgot her suffering and was ready to give you her life, her sleep, her strength, her years.
After a prophet, no human being has greater rights over you than your mother. No title, no career, no status can ever equal the rank of motherhood.
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ إِحْسَانًا
حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا
“We have commanded people to honour their parents.
Their mothers bore them in hardship and delivered them in hardship.”
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The Three Greatest Trials for Men
Men are destroyed by three things. By Allāh, no man falls into them except that his religion is weakened, his dignity is damaged, and the blessing in his life disappears.
1⃣. The first destructive thing is private sins.
When a person is alone, his true state of Ēmān is revealed — whether it is sincere or fake.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “I know people from my nation who will come on the Day of Judgment with good deeds as huge as mountains, but Allāh will make them like scattered dust.” The companions asked about them. He said: “They pray as you pray, fast as you fast, and give charity as you give charity. But when they are alone and able to sin, they violate Allah’s limits.”
How often a man loses his dignity, religion, and purity because of what he does in private.
2⃣. The second destructive thing is wealth.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Every Ummah has a fitnah, and the fitnah of my Ummah is wealth.”
Many people become weak in front of money and feed their children from unlawful earnings.
The Prophet also said: “Any body that grows from unlawful gain, the Fire is more deserving of it.”
If you want to test a man, test him in money and financial dealings.
3⃣. The third — and the greatest — destructive thing is the temptation of women.
No man falls into it except that poverty comes close to him, the blessing in his life disappears, and his dignity fades.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Fear this world and fear women, for the first fitnah of the Children of Israel was through women.”
Whoever falls into one of these destructive matters loses the blessing in his life, weakens his religion, and may lose his wealth.
Allāh says: “Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their modesty. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allāh is fully aware of what they do.”
Men are destroyed by three things. By Allāh, no man falls into them except that his religion is weakened, his dignity is damaged, and the blessing in his life disappears.
1⃣. The first destructive thing is private sins.
When a person is alone, his true state of Ēmān is revealed — whether it is sincere or fake.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “I know people from my nation who will come on the Day of Judgment with good deeds as huge as mountains, but Allāh will make them like scattered dust.” The companions asked about them. He said: “They pray as you pray, fast as you fast, and give charity as you give charity. But when they are alone and able to sin, they violate Allah’s limits.”
How often a man loses his dignity, religion, and purity because of what he does in private.
2⃣. The second destructive thing is wealth.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Every Ummah has a fitnah, and the fitnah of my Ummah is wealth.”
Many people become weak in front of money and feed their children from unlawful earnings.
The Prophet also said: “Any body that grows from unlawful gain, the Fire is more deserving of it.”
If you want to test a man, test him in money and financial dealings.
3⃣. The third — and the greatest — destructive thing is the temptation of women.
No man falls into it except that poverty comes close to him, the blessing in his life disappears, and his dignity fades.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Fear this world and fear women, for the first fitnah of the Children of Israel was through women.”
Whoever falls into one of these destructive matters loses the blessing in his life, weakens his religion, and may lose his wealth.
Allāh says: “Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their modesty. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allāh is fully aware of what they do.”
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