Make an excuse for your brother!
Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “It is not allowed for a Muslim who hears a word from his brother to assume evil of him if he can find something good about it.”

Source: al-Tamhīd 18/20

HOW WE WASTE OUR TIME AND YOUTH
In the Mumbai local train, early morning in chilling cold, an elderly gentleman boards in and sells small chocolates. This is his daily routine and I have seen him for the past ten years. He is around 65, an age at which many government officers sit at home and gain pensions. What are his earnings? His box contains just a few hundred chocolates. It might take his entire morning to sell those and fetch him just two dollars if I convert it into US currency.

Another old man, I see on the beaches of Juhu carrying hot kettle of tea and struggling in the soft sands, walks a few miles till midnight. He sells around two litres of tea and that too fetches him around two dollars.

Now let us take a round at the Corniche and juice centres of Mumbai and Karachi at midnight. You will see young Muslim men in caps, as a religious identity, speeding cars and bikes and merrying at eateries, playing loud music. If you cannot visit Bhendi Bazar, then visit Delhi Juma Masjid or Kolkata's Juma Masjid. Crows are black everywhere. The media says that after 11 pm, it is peak hours at eateries in these localities. Most of these guys gulp down Pepsis and lick icecreams worth two dollars each. The amount of pocket money that is blown off by young people is too huge as compared to their monthly earnings. This is the time when youth is supposed to be studying at home or peacefully sleeping. Or if he is a man of Taqwa, he may even study the Qur'an. But our youth's special years are zipped, zapped, and zoomed on streets, eateries and malls.

When I pass by the railway station, I see teenagers polishing shoes to earn for their parents. On each Mumbai local railway station platform ( that runs up to 100), there are hundreds of these teenagers earning a living right from the morning. At that time, many Muslim youth who roam around in the streets at midnight are sleeping without fajr prayers.

A popular Hadith says : The Rizq of my Ummah is distributed during Fajr. Most of us have understood the concept of Rizq properly, yet we do not value the words of the Prophet (pbuh).
The youth are the backbone of a community. When this backbone suffers from 'SLEEP DISC' the whole body suffers handicap. The reason for these 'sleep disc' is late nights, whether you are roaming in the streets or cyber lanes. Many watch late-night TV shows and sports. In my school days, my disciplinary grandfather used to take a round around our rooms at 10 pm and check who is not sleeping.

Many times we used to find it hard to give explanations as to why we were still awake at 11!. Today's parents join their children in late-night entertainment and fun. The students then sleep in class to compensate their lost sleep.

Extravagance is not only in lavish spending of wealth, but it also reflects in spending time lavishly too. After all you can earn your lost money but not your time... By Sir Nisaar Y. Nadiadwala

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله:

“Which life is better than the life of a person whose worries have all united and become one concern directed towards attaining the pleasure of Allāh, gathered the scattered feelings of his heart through the devotion to Allāh, whose intentions and thoughts were once divided- each scattered in a different valley- are now focused on Allāh.

So the remembrance of the Most Beloved, the love to Him and the longing to meet Him and the comfort in being near to him becomes overwhelming for him. His concern, intentions and objectives and the feelings of his heart revolve around all this.”

[The Disease & The Cure | Pg. 329]

Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The religion itself is entirely good character, so whoever surpasses you in character has surpassed you in religion. Likewise, it is such with spirituality (al-tasawwuf). Al-Kanani said: Spirituality is itself good character, so whoever surpasses you in character has surpassed you in spirituality.”

And he said, “Good manners itself is the religion in its entirety.”

Source: Madārij al-Sālikīn 2/294

’Uthaimeen: Prepare to Meet Allaah by Examining Yourself

Shaikh ’Uthaimeen, may Allaah have mercy on him, said, “A person must prepare to meet Allaah عزوجل and know how he will meet Allaah—will he do so in a condition that pleases Him عزوجل or the opposite?

So examine yourself and know what state you are in.”

📖 Sharh al-Arba’een an-Nawawiyyah, p. 478.

⚠️ First time in Masjid al-Haram? Save these locations before you need them 🤍

Here are some very useful Haram tips that can save your time and energy:

1️⃣ If you need direct access to Mataaf (Kaaba/tawaf area)

Usually these gates lead more directly toward the Kaaba area for pilgrims in ihram:
📍 Gate 1, 45, 63, 79 and 100

2️⃣ If you want to pray on the rooftop

📍 Go directly to:
Gate 66, 84, 90, 91, 92 and 93

You’ll usually find escalators marked:
“Upper Floors / Roof”

3️⃣ Need luggage storage?

📍 Locations:
✅️ Near King Abdul Aziz Gate (Gate 1) beside WC2
✅️ Near King Fahd Gate (Gate 79)
✅️ Opposite Gate 64 (Western Courtyard)
✅️ Near Makkah Library (Eastern Courtyard)

4️⃣ Lost your wallet, bag or phone?

📍 Lost & Found office:
✅️ Exit from Marwah
✅️ Walk until passing WC 9
✅️ You’ll find the office beside Maktabat Makkah al-Mukarramah (old Mawlid House area)

5️⃣ Need free wheelchair assistance for tawaf?

📍 Look near:
• Ajyad side entrances
• King Abdulaziz Gate area
• Safa-Marwah corridor entrances
• Assistance service points inside Haram

You can ask staff:
“Free wheelchair for tawaf.”

6️⃣ Need buggy service for Tawaf & Sa’i?

📍 Enter from Ajyad side
📍 Go between WC 2 & WC 3
📍 Then go up to Level 2

At the buggy area:
✅️ scan the QR code
✅️ connect to the WiFi provided there
✅️ follow the registration steps

Many people only discover these things after struggling inside Haram 😔

Save this🤍

__ Saerah Sukanto

One of the most useful medicines (for every worry, every problem, no matter how big or small) is:

persistence in supplication (du’a).

[Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullah), al-Jawab al-Kaafi, 1/11 in version al-Maktabah al-Islamiyyah, and pg. 25]

In Shaa Allah may different each country according to their moon sightings

In Shaa Allah

The fasting of the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah begins on Monday, 18 May or day before or after 2026, بإذن الله تعالى
Glad tidings to those who are informed of them, and glad tidings to those who share and remind others about them.

“By the ten nights.”
(Qur’an 89:2)

* Monday: 1 Dhul Hijjah — 18 May 2026
* Tuesday: 2 Dhul Hijjah — 19 May 2026
* Wednesday: 3 Dhul Hijjah — 20 May 2026
* Thursday: 4 Dhul Hijjah — 21 May 2026
* Friday: 5 Dhul Hijjah — 22 May 2026
* Saturday: 6 Dhul Hijjah — 23 May 2026
* Sunday: 7 Dhul Hijjah — 24 May 2026
* Monday: 8 Dhul Hijjah — 25 May 2026
* Tuesday: 9 Dhul Hijjah — 26 May 2026 (Day of Arafah)
* Wednesday: 10 Dhul Hijjah — 27 May 2026 (Eid al-Adha)

“And remind, for indeed the reminder benefits the believers.”
(Qur’an 51:55)
The fasting of the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah begins on Monday, 18 May 2026, بإذن الله تعالى

My brothers, if you are incapable of performing Hajj one year, then resort to making Jihad against your soul. For it is the greatest Jihad.

Or if you are restricted from performing ritual acts, then slaughter on behalf of those who were left behind as much as you are able. For indeed, the spilling of blood is a consolation for the one who has been restricted.

And do not shave your religion by sins. For indeed, sins shave one's religion. They don't shave the hair. And stand before Allāh in hope, fear and honesty. He who is distant from the sacred House of Allāh , let him not distance himself by way of sins from Allāh’s mercy.

For indeed, the mercy of Allāh is nearer to the one who repents to Him and seeks His forgiveness. He who was incapable of performing Hajj to the House or the House of Allāh is distant from him, let him focus himself upon the Lord of the House.

For indeed, he who supplicates to Him and has hope for what is with Him, then He is nearer to him than his jugular vein.
_______
Book: Righteous and Virtuous Deeds Pg 234-235 | By Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Rajab | Translated by Rāḥa Batts | Published by Hikmah Publications

"BECOMING... not SEEKING

Some men say, "How hard it is to find a righteous woman in this era." And some women also say, "How hard it is to find a righteous man these days." Maybe the statement above is true, although not absolute. However, what's more important is how good it would be if we directed that statement to ourselves first before saying it to others. "Have I become a righteous man? Have I become a righteous woman?"

Sometimes we're too busy judging others that we forget to judge ourselves. We're too busy SEEKING someone who we think is righteous. We're too busy SEEKING someone who's good. Meanwhile, we forget to strive to BECOME a righteous person ourselves.

A question should arise, "Are we worthy of hoping to get a righteous partner?" The answer lies within ourselves. Don't dream of getting a righteous woman if you're not yet able to become a righteous man. Don't dream of getting a righteous man if you're not yet able to become a righteous woman.

Why keep SEEKING? Why not BECOME? Don't seek what's good; become the best. Don't seek a righteous person; become a righteous woman. Don't seek a righteous man; become a righteous man. Because even if we seek, if we ourselves don't become, Allah won't give.

However, if we become, without seeking,Allah has already prepared, because when it comes to a partner, Allah will give according to our personality and level of faith. The more we seek perfection, the more we won't get it, because true perfection doesn't exist; what exists is the sincerity of our hearts to accept imperfection.

Realize that what we get today is the best according to Allah..and never doubt, because that realization will make us..."

Misplaced priorities:

“Getting famous helps in the cause of spreading the Dawah”

This is the mindset of many who are involved in the field of “Dawah”.

What they are forgetting is…

🚫 1) …that Allaah is Rich and free of all wants while we are poor and in need of His help. And if we divert from our responsibilities and become disobedient, Allaah will easily replace us with someone who will not be like us. [Surah Muhammad]

🚫 2) …that on the Day of Judgment, there will be Prophets who will have many followers, some Prophets will have a few followers, some will have one or two followers, and some will have no followers. [Saheehain]

📑 Note:
➡ Islaam is not in need of us for it to grow, rather, we are in need Islaam to be successful.

➡ Having a small number of followers does not mean that one is a failure. Similarly, having a large number of followers does not mean success.

WHAT ARE YOU LIVING FOR?
For fancy cars, luxurious homes, high status and power? These things may impress the eyes of people, but they hold no weight in the eyes of Allāh unless they are used in service of His pleasure.

You can chase the world and acquire everything it offers, but if you’re not fulfilling the very purpose for which you were created to worship Allāh, to obey Him, to live with sincerity, and to strive for the Hereafter then all those achievements are hollow.

Remember that this dunyā will end. But your actions will remain.
Prepare for what lasts, not for what fades.

اللّهم لا تجعل الدّنيا أكبر همّنا
Transliteration: Allāhumma laa taj’al ad-dunyā akbara hamminā
Translation: O Allāh, don't make the world our biggest concern.

Which Is Better, Seeking Knowledge Or Night Qiyaam? By Ibn Uthaymeen

Question:

Which is better, seeking knowledge or standing in night prayer?

Answer:

Seeking knowledge is better than standing in night prayer, because seeking knowledge, as it was mentioned by Imaam Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy upon him):

Nothing compares to seeking knowledge, for the person who has corrected his intention. He intends to remove ignorance from himself and from others.

Thus, if a person stays up the first part of the night seeking knowledge sincerely for the face of Allaah, whether he is learning or teaching the people, then this action is better than standing in night prayer. However, if a person has the ability to combine between the aforementioned matters (seeking knowledge and the night prayer), then this is preferred. It is because of this that the Prophet (peace be upon him) instructed Abu Hurairah(may Allah be pleased with him) to perform the Witr prayer before going to sleep.

The Scholars mentioned the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) advised Abu Hurairah(may Allah be pleased with him) to perform Witr prayer before going to sleep because Abu Hurairah(may Allah be pleased with him) would spend a large portion of the night reviewing the narrations he heard from the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him).

[Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-Uthaymeen, Majmoo’ Al-Fataawa 26/50]

TAWAKKUL IS NOT WHAT YOU WERE TAUGHT. MOST MUSLIMS ARE ACCIDENTALLY PRACTICING SOMETHING FAR CLOSER TO PASSIVITY — AND CALLING IT TRUST IN ALLAH.

"JUST MAKE DU'A AND LEAVE IT TO ALLAH."
"WHATEVER HAPPENS IS WRITTEN."
"TAWAKKUL, BRO."

These phrases have done quiet damage to an entire generation of Muslims.

Not because they're wrong.
But because they're INCOMPLETE.

The most famous example of tawakkul in Islamic history is a man who sat on a camel.

And didn't get off.

The Prophet ﷺ was asked by a Bedouin:
"Should I tie my camel or leave it and rely on Allah?"

He ﷺ said:
TIE IT — THEN RELY ON ALLAH.
(Tirmidhi — hasan)

Four words that collapse an entire misunderstanding.

True tawakkul has a sequence:

ASBAB → TAWAKKUL → RIDA

ASBAB: Take the means. All of them. Fully.
TAWAKKUL: Release the outcome to Allah.
RIDA: Accept the result with a heart at peace.

Most people skip asbab and jump straight to "I'm trusting Allah."

That's not tawakkul.
That's avoidance with Islamic branding.

Ibn al-Qayyim said — and this is the line that should stop you:

"ABANDONING THE MEANS WHILE CLAIMING TAWAKKUL IS NOT TRUST IN ALLAH — IT IS TESTING ALLAH."

Testing Allah.
Meaning: you're not surrendering. You're gambling and calling it faith.

The bird the Prophet ﷺ described as having tawakkul —
"LEAVES ITS NEST HUNGRY AND RETURNS FULL."
(Tirmidhi)

Notice: it leaves. It moves. It goes out.
It doesn't sit in the nest and wait for worms to appear.

Here's the psychology:

The human nervous system has two modes:
Doing and Detaching.

Both are needed.
Chronic doing without detaching = anxiety and control.
Chronic detaching without doing = passivity and depression.

Tawakkul is the only framework in any tradition that prescribes both simultaneously — and in the correct order.

Act fully. Then release fully.

Not act-a-little-then-worry.
Not do-nothing-then-hope.

Full effort. Full release.
That combination is neurologically and spiritually THE formula for peace.

You've been making du'a for your situation to change.
But you haven't updated your CV.
You haven't had the hard conversation.
You haven't started the thing.

And somewhere inside, you feel guilty — because you know.

That discomfort you feel is not anxiety.
It's your nafs (inner self) being honest with you.

The door won't open if you don't knock.
Allah can open locked doors.
But you need to be at the door first.

Start here:

Write down the thing you've been "leaving to Allah."
Then write down: *What is the next physical step I haven't taken yet?*

That step is your camel.
Tie it.
Then — fully, truly — leave the rest to Him.

Discipline yourself. This life is short.
Take care of your health, skin, emaan, parents, and mental peace.
Work hard, earn halal, and stay focused.
People will judge you, hurt you, and try to break you. I fall too, but I keep trying because Allah sees every silent battle +

THE OBLIGATION TO COMMAND GOOD AND FORBID EVIL

Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:

"The Shaytan has misled most people by beautifying for them the performance of certain voluntary acts of worship such as voluntary prayers and voluntary fasting while neglecting other obligatory acts of worship such as enjoining the good and eradicating the evil, to the extent that they do not even make the intention of performing them whenever they are able to. Such people are considered by the scholars to be on the bottom of the scale of religion; for the essence of our religion is to perform what ALLĀH ordered us to do. The one who does not perform his obligations is actually worse than the one who performs sins.

Anyone having some knowledge about the revelation of ALLĀH, the guidance of the Prophet (ﷺ) and the life of the companions would conclude that those who are pointed at today as the most pious people are in fact the least pious. Indeed, what kind of piety is there in a person who witnesses ALLĀH's sanctities being violated, his religion abandoned, the Sunnah of HIS Messenger (ﷺ) shunned, and yet remains still with a cold heart and a shut mouth. Such a person is like a dumb Shaytān! In the same way the one who talks falsehood is a speaking Shaytān."

📚 I'lām al-Muwaqqi'īn (2/176).

Shaykh Al-Albaani said,

"Knowledge is the vehicle for action and when a person learns and his knowledge is absolutely clear and then he does not act upon it, then it is extremely obvious that this knowledge will not bear any fruits. Thus it is necessary that the action be linked with this knowledge."

[ Purification and Cultivation pg 45 ]

•𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚’𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙚𝙨, 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮. 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨.
•𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝. 𝙒𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙟𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.

#𝘽𝙚𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙙

Beautiful Hadith about The Nobel Qura'an :)
Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
The Prophet Muhammad (sallallaho alayhi wasallum) said:
"A believer who recites the Qura'an is like a citron whose fragrance is sweet and whose taste is sweet, a believer who does not recite the Qura'an is like a date which has no fragrance but has sweet taste, a profligate who recites the Qura'an is like basil whose fragrance is sweet but whose taste is bitter, and the profligate who does not recite the Qura'an is like the colocynth which has a bitter taste and has not fragrance. A good companion is like a man who has musk; if nothing of it goes to you, its fragrance will (certainly) go to you; and a bad companion is like a man who has bellows; if its (black) root does not go to you, its smoke will (certainly) go to you."
-- (Sunan Abi Dawud, Book 43, Hadith 57)

We have Muslims who pray five times a day and cheat in business. Muslims who go for Umrah and come back and cut family ties. Muslims who cry in Ramadan and oppress their wives in Shawwal. Rituals without transformation is not deen. It is habit.

The Power of a Parent’s Duʿāʾ

One of the most remarkable stories about a parent’s supplication for their child is what has been narrated about Al-Fudayl ibn Iyad رحمه الله.

He once made a heartfelt duʿāʾ for his son ʿAlī, saying:

“O Allah, I have tried my best to discipline and raise ʿAlī, but I could not fully succeed. So discipline him for me.”

Allah answered his duʿāʾ.

His son, ʿAlī, grew to become among the righteous and the scholars of Islam—so much so that some scholars considered him even greater than his father in worship and humility before Allah.

Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak رحمه الله said:

“The best of people is Al-Fudayl… and even better than him is his son, ʿAlī.”

A reflection for us today:

Sometimes you give your best as a parent.
You advise, teach, guide, correct.
Yet you still feel something is missing.

This story reminds us of a powerful truth:

What you cannot fix with effort, you can transform with duʿāʾ.

Do not underestimate the quiet moments when you raise your hands for your children.
Do not lose hope when you don’t see immediate change.
Hearts are not in our control, but they are always in Allah’s control.

A practical step you can start tonight:

Choose one sincere moment—during your salah, upon Iftar, or while you are in the masjid—
and make a specific duʿāʾ for your child by name.

Not general, but personal.

“O Allah, guide my son or daughter.
O Allah, protect their heart.
O Allah, make so Hafidh (memorize) the Quraan
O Allah, help me to help my son quit smoking”

Then be consistent.
Because sometimes, the duʿāʾ you make today
is the transformation you will witness years later.

Never stop planting seeds with duʿāʾ.

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