gentle reminder as we try to better ourselves

"Allah is Wise and may test a person with sin in order to set him straight, just as He may test a person with hunger in order to improve his health. Adam was only chosen after he had committed sin and repented therefrom."

Ibn Uthaymin, the explaintion of Zaad al-Mustaqni’, 3/66.

ليس الإنسان إلا ما يفكر به طوال يومه…
a person is not except what he thinks of throughout his day

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benefit from this lecture when you can ❤️‍🩹 our hearts need constant tending to, and they harden whenever we falter

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بين القلبِ وبين الرَّبِّ مسافةٌ، وعليها قُطَّاعٌ تمنع وصولَ العملِ إِليه من كِبرٍ وإِعجابٍ وإِدلالٍ، ورؤيةِ العمل، ونسيانِ المنَّةِ، وعِلَلٍ خفيَّة لو استقصى في طلبِها لرأَى العجبَ؛ ومن رحمةِ الله تعالى سَترها على أَكثرِ العُمَّالِ، إِذ لو رأَوْها وعاينوها لوقعوا فيما هو أَشدُّ منها، من اليَأْسِ والقنوطِ والاستحسار، وتركِ العملِ، وخمودِ العزمِ، وفتورِ الهمَّةِ.

مدارج السَّالكين، لابنِ القيِّم، ١/٤٣٨.

' you are here in this world for Allah '
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[ regularly taking breaks from the chaos of life ]

“ in the midst of such immorality in Mecca, Muhammed ﷺ did not escape to a person or people. He did not escape to something which would simply numb his disturbance, confusion or pain. He escaped to solitude, to silence, to nature, to creation, contemplation and prayer. It was here that he found solace in reflection. It was here that Allah turned to him and gifted him with Divine revelation.

it is here, during moments of reflection, that you too will be gifted with lessons, growth and a closeness to your Lord. “

— umm raiyaan, ramadan reflections

خلاصة الوصية في رمضان:
‏"الزم كتاب الله وأكثر من تلاوته وتابع الختمةبعد الختمة، واحفظ الثواني قبل الدقائق فأوقات رمضان أغلى من الذهب، ونافس في ميادين الطاعات، فهذه الجنة قد فُتِحت أبوابها لك! واحذر لصوص رمضان من جوال ومسلسل ومواقع تواصل وكلام لا فائدة فيه، فهي أيامًا معدودات".

"I would like to remind myself and my brothers of our condition during the last Ramadan when we had prepared for its coming, but then when the month actually arrived we were active in it for a short time and then laziness began to take over.

So our recitation lessened and our night prayers became shorter, and maybe we even went through the whole month without completing the Qur'an a single time or without standing in pray for a single whole night, with the only full night that we spent awake being the night before 'Eid.

So we regretted that and maybe even wept because of that. So let us take all of this as a lesson for this upcoming month."

- Sh. Sulayman al-Ruhayli (Professor at the Islamic University of al-Madinah), as posted on his Twitter account on May 12th 2018.

Ramadan Mubarak to you all 💌

we ask Allah to make this Ramadan a month of forgiveness for all of our deeds, a month of self-betterment, and nearness to Him. we ask Allah to make us from those who observe Ramadan with sincerity and hoping for reward from Him in this life and the next.

how many witnessed last Ramadan with us and yet could not reach this month with us, a matter of months/weeks/ and days before, and here we are, observing the first night. All praise and thanks is to The Most High. always remember them in your duā and all those who are not with us anymore.

this month is a month to be joyful, a month to strive in and to be grateful for as well. May Allah accept it from us and make us make use of every day that passes.

(ولله عتقاء من النار وذلك كل ليلة)
جعلنا الله منهم 🕊️

simple principles to live by in the month of Ramadan (translated from sh. Abdulaziz ash-shitri)

- renew your repentance, no matter how many times you fall short
- train your heart in always fleeing and turning to Allah: with tawakkul, humility, and seeking His aid
- safeguard the obligatory prayers and the night prayers
- better your relationship with the Quran, and do not let your daily portion be like your portion outside of Ramadan
- do not leave behind making dua, especially when breaking fast
- abandon watching haram

Ask them (O Muhammad!): 'Who is it that delivers you from dangers in the deep darknesses of the land and the sea, and to whom do you call in humility and in the secrecy of your hearts?

۞ وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ١٣٣

and hasten towards forgiveness from your Lord and a Paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth, prepared for those mindful ˹of Allah

in this last hour of this blessed day of Friday, run towards seeking forgiveness. turn to Allah, to your Lord, and know that you are asking the One who hears you, the one whose power and mercy reign over all. when you make dua with conviction and certainty, you know that there is no limit to your prayer and no limit in the abilities of the One you call. The One who watches over you, takes care of you, and forgives, constantly. turn over that new page today. in this blessed hour of this blessed day, in this blessed month.

" when My servants ask you about Me, tell them I am quite near; I hear and answer the call of the caller whenever he calls Me "

أدعُ الله أن يعينك على طاعات رمضان، واعلم أن البركة تُساق لك بما في قلبك من طلب العون، وحتى نشعر بتمام الاستعانة لابد أن نشعر بتمام العجز، كم من المرات بدأنا بالأذكار ولم نكملها، وبالترديد مع الأذان ولا نُتِمّه! واعلم أنك لن تبلغ تلك المراتب من الصلاح بغير استعانتك وفقرك اليه

﴿وَعَدَ اللَّهُ المُؤمِنينَ وَالمُؤمِناتِ جَنّاتٍ تَجري مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهارُ خالِدينَ فيها وَمَساكِنَ طَيِّبَةً في جَنّاتِ عَدنٍ وَرِضوانٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ أَكبَرُ ذلِكَ هُوَ الفَوزُ العَظيمُ﴾ [التوبة: ٧٢]