وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌۭ فِيمَآ أَخْطَأْتُم بِهِۦ وَلَـٰكِن مَّا تَعَمَّدَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًۭا رَّحِيمًا

(الاحزاب ٥)

There is no sin upon you for what you do by mistake, but the sin is in what your hearts deliberately intend. And Allah is Ever Forgiving and Most Merciful.

Rasoolullah ﷺ said that Allah has forgiven my Ummah for their mistakes, forgetfulness, and for the things they are forced to do. However, a person will be accountable for what he intentionally does with the intention of his heart.

[Ibn e Majah 2045]

If you read the Qur’an with joy, it increases it; and if you read it with sorrow, it removes it. If you reflect deeply upon its majesty and beauty, its warnings and its promises, your fear will grow, your hope will be refined, and your love will be strengthened.

Through it, you are secure without guards, and rich without wealth.

You rise above every arrogant person and grow gentle with every humble one.

Its people are the People of Allah, and glad tidings to the one who befriends it.

So stir your hearts toward it, and gather your souls around it—seeking profit and reviving your spirits through its recitation, memorization, understanding, and study:
“This is a spring of water to wash in, cool and a (refreshing) drink.”

Shaykh Dr. Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUṣaymī

Abundant Recitation of the Qur’an in Ramadan

The practice of the Salaf – may Allah have mercy on them – was to strive in completing the recitation of the Qur’an many times during the month of Ramadan. Among them were those who completed it every ten days, some every seven days, and some every three days.

It is mentioned in the biography of Imam al-Shafi‘i – may Allah have mercy on him – that he would have sixty completions of the Qur’an in Ramadan.

This is something that those with strong souls, who turn wholeheartedly to Allah can comprehend and achieve. As for those whose strength is weak and whose turning to their Lord is little, they find this far-fetched and consider it a kind of imagination.

It has been authentically reported from ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that he recited the entire Qur’an in a single rak‘ah.

He was able to do so because of the perfection of his devotion to his Lord, and his absorption in the delight of reciting the Qur’an. It has been narrated from him, with a weak chain, that he said: “If our hearts were pure, they would never tire of the words of our Lord.”

So, when the heart is pure, its delight in the speech of the Lord is greater than its delight in anything else, and this drives one to increase in completing the recitation of the Qur’an.

كان دأب السلف - رحمهم الله تعالى - الاجتهاد في ختم القرآن الكريم مرات عديدة في شهر رمضان.
فقد كان منهم من يختم القرآن الكريم كل عشر، ومنهم من يختمه كل سبع، ومنهم من يختمه كل ثلاث.

وذكر في ترجمة أبي عبد الله الشافعي - رحمه الله تعالى أنه كان له في رمضان ستين ختمة.

وهذا أمر يُمكن لأصحاب النفوس القوية المقبلة على الله عز وجل أن يدركوه ويعقلوه ،أما من ضعفت قواه ، وقل إقباله على مولاه فإنه يستبعد هذا ويجعله ضرباً من الخيال.

وقد صح عن عثمان رضي الله عنه أنه قام بالقرآن كله في ركعة واحدة.

وإنما قوي على ذلك لكمال إقباله على ربه سبحانه وتعالى و اشتغاله بتلذذه بقراءة القرآن الكريم ، وقد روى عنه بسند فيه ضعف أنه قال : لو طهرت قلوبنا ما شبعت من كلام ربنا.

فإذا كان القلب طاهر كان تلذذه بكلام الرب سبحانه وتعالى أعظم من تلذذه بغيره، فيحمله هذا على الاستكثار من الختمات.

A believer never settles into stagnation, every day should bring some form of improvement in character, faith, knowledge or action. Al-Hasan al-Basrī (d.110H) said:

من استوى يوماه فهو مغبون، ومن كان يومه شراً من أمسه فهو محروم، ومن لم يكن في مزيد فهو في نقصان

"If today is no better than yesterday, you're losing out. If today is worse than yesterday, you're truly deprived. And if you're not moving forward (in progress), you're quietly falling behind (in regress)."

• قوت القلوب (١/ ١٥١)

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"I completed Umrah.”
“I finished reciting the Quran.”
“I performed Tarāwīh prayers.”

“I did this and did that...”

Where is the hidden deed?!
Where is the sincerity?!

Muhammad ibn Aslam said: “If I were able to perform a voluntary act of worship where my two angels don't see me, I would do it, out of fear of showing off.”

من خطبة الحرم المكي:
From a Khutbah at the Grand Mosque in Mecca:

«ما أسرع الليالي والأيام، وما أعجل تصرُّم الشهور والأزمان، فها هو شهر رمضان قد جاوز المنتصف، والموفق من كان مشمّرًا وبالجدّ اتّصف، عازمًا على اغتنام ما بقي، فتفطنوا لشهركم فقد مضى أكثره، وبقيَ منه تاجه وجوهره!

“How swiftly the nights and days pass, and how quickly the months and times slip away. The month of Ramadan has already passed its midpoint. The successful one is the person who has rolled up their sleeves and is marked by seriousness and determination, resolved to make the most of what remains. So be mindful of your month, for most of it has already gone, and what remains is its crown and its jewel.

فها هي عشره الأواخر قد أشرفت، وبخيراتها وبركاتها أقبلت، عشرُ المغفرة والنفحات، والعتق والرحمات، وإجابة الدعوات، ومضاعفة الحسنات، وتكفير السيئات، فيا فوز من تداركها بصالح العمل، وعوّض ما فاته من نقصٍ وخلل».
Now the last ten nights have arrived, bringing their goodness and blessings—ten nights of forgiveness, gentle breezes of mercy, freedom from the Fire, compassion and mercy, answered prayers, multiplied good deeds, and the wiping away of sins. How great is the success of the one who catches them with righteous actions and makes up for whatever shortcomings or deficiencies may have occurred earlier.

اللهم اجعلنا من عبادك الشاكرين ولا تكتبنا من الغافلين

وَجَزَٰٓؤُا۟ سَيِّئَةٍۢ سَيِّئَةٌۭ مِّثْلُهَا ۖ فَمَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُۥ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

(الشورى: ٤٠)

The punishment for a bad deed is a bad deed equal to it. But whoever forgives and makes peace, his reward is with Allah. Indeed, Allah does not like the wrongdoers

Just like the reward of fasting and patience is without measure, in the same way forgiving and overlooking others is also a very great deed whose reward Allah has not set any limit for.

The meaning of this verse is that a person is allowed to take equal revenge. However, what is better and more virtuous is to forgive and overlook.

This means that even if someone has the right to take revenge for an injury, if he forgives, it becomes a means of forgiveness for his own sins. That is why Allah says that whoever forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is with Allah.

It is also mentioned in a hadith that when a person forgives others, Allah increases him in honor and respect.But if someone takes revenge greater than the original wrongdoing, then he becomes a wrongdoer, and the blame will return to him.

Increase in dua and continue knocking on the door

It is reported that Abu al-Darda' said:

“Increase in Du’a, for indeed, whoever knocks on the door frequently will soon have it opened for him.”

[Shu’ab al-Iman]

During these blessed nights, several virtues gather for the believer within a single night: the hour in which supplication is answered, the divine descent, the state of prostration, and the honor of the time, which is Ramadan.

The righteous predecessors of this nation used to regularly perform night prayer, especially in the month of Ramadan, following the example of their Prophet ﷺ.

On the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “Indeed in the night there is an hour during which no Muslim asks Allah for good in this world or the Hereafter except that Allah gives it to him, and that occurs every night.”

Therefore, the believer should be eager to perform tahajjud prayer and should strive to realize the causes of answered supplication: sincerity to Allah, presence of the heart, strong hope in Him, and drawing near to Allah through righteous deeds and voluntary acts of worship.

Allah knows best.

‏يا عبادَ الله جِدُّوا، رُبَّ داعٍ لا يُرد.

Ibn al Jawzi رحمه الله

I think part of the test is when a believer supplicates and receives no response, and he repeats the Dua for a long time and sees no sign of a response. He should realise that this is a test and needs patience.

[Sayd al-Khatir | 59]

The great loss in Ramadan…

Etiquettes of Dua and Reasons for Its Acceptance

• Sincerity to Allah and devoting your heart completely to Him.

• Observing Allah’s commands and avoiding His prohibitions, while increasing in voluntary acts of worship.

• Repenting to Allah from all sins.

• Showing complete humility and need before Allah.

• Ensuring that your food, drink, and clothing are from halal sources.

• Taking advantage of blessed times and honored places for making dua.

• Beginning with praising Allah and sending peace and blessings upon His Messenger ﷺ before making dua.

• Calling upon Allah by His beautiful names and lofty attributes.

• Asking with firm determination and having full certainty that Allah will respond.

• Repeating the supplication and persisting in it, for Allah loves those who continue to ask Him.

May Allah accept our dua and grant us sincerity in calling upon Him.

“Righteous women in this time are chosen—selected by Allah with a special selection.

Do not think that when you adhere to the matters of the Sharia in a world that is collapsing from every side, beautifying what is ugly and making what is beautiful seem ugly, that your status is ordinary.

It is enough that He chose you for guidance at a critical time, made you a means of steadfastness in days when people slip away, strengthened you, elevated you, and gave you what—even if you spent your entire life in prostration—you would never be able to fully repay.” ✨

الإنسان هو الساعي الأول لهلاك نفسه يوردها الذنب حتى يفقد لذة كل شيء يسلبه ذلك لذة الضحك والحياة والسعادة ، أنت تدرك تمامًا أن العلاقة المحرمة التي تعيشها وتعصي الله بها هي هلاكك المحتوم وسبب دمارك وحزنك وضياعك ورغم ذلك مازلت مستمرًا فيها! لماذا؟ هل تضمن أنك ستعيش للغد؟ هل يرضيك حالك وما وصلت إليه؟ هل ترضيك هذه الانتكاسة؟ ألا ترى أن أقرانك نجحوا وتفوقوا واستمروا في مسعاهم بغير علاقات محرمة وأنت ما زلت تخوض في غياهب تلك العلاقة وتعتقد أن نصيبك هو الوقوف هنا؟ الإنسان العاقل يستعين بالله ويخرج نفسه من هذه الدوامة ويمضي مجاهدًا ساعيًا ..
بالله عليك أخبرني كم مضى لك في هذه العلاقة وماذا جنت لك سوى استهلاك طاقتك وحياتك وضياع عمرك بلا سعي ولا هدف؟

“Man is the primary agent of his own destruction, leading himself into sin until he loses the pleasure of everything—joy, life, and happiness.

You know very well that the forbidden relationship you are in, by disobeying Allah, is your inevitable ruin, the cause of your destruction, sorrow, and loss—and yet you continue in it!

Why? Can you guarantee that you will live until tomorrow? Are you satisfied with your current state and where you have reached? Does this relapse please you? Do you not see that your peers have succeeded, excelled, and continued their pursuits without forbidden relationships, while you are still lost in the depths of this relationship, believing that your fate is to remain here?

A wise person seeks help from Allah, pulls himself out of this vortex, and moves forward striving and persevering.
By Allah, tell me: how long have you been in this relationship, and what has it brought you except the exhaustion of your energy and life, and the wasting of your time without effort or purpose?”

لو أنني ذات مرة وقعت على ابنتي – أسأل الله أن يجنبها و بنات المسلمين شرور العلاقات المحرّمة – تحادث أحد الشباب ولو كان ذا خُلق ودين فلن أطلب منها أن تخبره ليأتي لخطبتها لأنه ليس بالرجل المناسب لها

فالرجل الصالح لا يرضى أن يحادث فتاة خفية عن أهلها ولا أن يقيم علاقة تُغضب الله ولا أن يبدأَ حبه لها بمعصية ويتوقع ان ينتهي ذلك بسعادة ..

إنَّ الحب الحقيقي لا يولد من المراسلات الخفية ولا من الكلمات المتبادلة في الظلام بل يولد في النور تحت ظل رضا الله وضمن حدود الشريعة ، من أرادها وكان صادقًا معها فليطرق باب أبيها ، لا يأتي من النافذة ، ومن أراد الحلال - فكما تبدأُ الخطوة الأولى تكتب بقية الطريق-

الفتاة التي تحفظ نفسها خوفًا من الله وتغض بصرها وتستحي من ربها قبل الناس هي التي تستحق أن يرفع قدرها ، ويصان قلبها ..

وأما تلك العلاقات الخفية فمهما لبست بلباس -النية الصادقة- فلن تنتهي إلا بخيبة وندم وحزن لأنَّ ما بُني على باطل لا يتم عليه صلاح.

“If I were ever to find my daughter—may Allah protect her and the daughters of Muslims from the evils of forbidden relationships—talking secretly with a young man, even if he has good character and religion, I would not ask her to inform him so he could come to propose, because he is not the right man for her.

A righteous man does not accept speaking with a girl in secret from her family, nor does he engage in a relationship that angers Allah, nor does he begin his love with sin expecting it to end in happiness.

True love is not born from secret correspondence or words exchanged in the dark. It is born in the light, under the shade of Allah’s pleasure, and within the boundaries of His Sharia. Whoever truly wants her and is sincere must knock on her father’s door—not come through a window. Whoever seeks the lawful path—just as the first step is made rightly, the rest of the path is guided by Allah.

The girl who guards herself out of fear of Allah, lowers her gaze, and is modest before her Lord before anyone else is the one whose worth is elevated and whose heart is preserved.

As for those secret relationships, no matter how they are dressed in the guise of ‘sincere intentions,’ they will only end in disappointment, regret, and sorrow—because what is built on falsehood cannot endure under Allah’s guidance.”

أبصر ذاك الرجل الذي أهلكه الزمن وتجعد كف يده وشاب شعره وحدب ظهره يخرج بعد أذان الفجر يكد ويسعى ويعمل ليجمع لقمة عيش تحفظ كرامة بناته وأولاده ويسترهم من ذل السؤال ويصون وجوههم من انكسار الحاجة ، لكنه يُقابَل أحيانًا بعقوق يجرح قلبه حين تنحرف بناته أو أبناؤه في علاقات محرمة ،تخون التعب وتنسف التربية وتدوس على دموع السنين التي سكبها لأجلهم ، فأي خيانة أعظم من أن يبيع الولد أو البنت شرفهم للهوان ويكسروا ظهر أبيهم وأمهم قبل أن ينكسروا هم بأنفسهم

أبنائي وبناتي لا تخونوا الله أولًا ثم لا تخونوا أهلكم الذين أفنوا أعمارهم في تربيتكم فكل خطوة إلى الحرام باب إلى عار لا يزول وجراح لا تندمل ومصير مظلم لا يليق بكم إن أردتم البركة فاحفظوا قلوبكم من الخيانة وأعينكم من الحرام وطرقكم من السوء..