al fudayl ibn ʿAyyāḍ رحمه الله said:

“Allah accepts only those deeds which are both correct and sincere (pure). If the deed is done correctly but not sincerely, it will not be accepted. And if it is sincere but not correct, it will not be accepted.” He was asked, “Abū ‘Alī! What is the sincere and correct deed?” He replied, “The sincere deed is one that is done only for Allah ‘azza wa jall. And the correct deed is one done according to the Sunnah.”

– hilyah al-awliyā`

every friday is an opportunity for us to seek the forgiveness of Allah and repent. an opportunity to show our gratitude to Allah. an opportunity to pray for guidance and acceptance of our deeds. let’s not be from those who do not benefit from this blessed day.

send salawat on the prophet ﷺ , complete the sunan of jummuah, and seek out saa’tul istijabah ❣️

[ don’t forget to make dua for the ummah in sudan, palestine, our uyghur brothers and sisters, and those oppressed and needy all over the world ]

﴿إن عدة الشهور عند الله اثنا عشر شهرا في كتاب الله يوم خلق السماوات والأرض منها أربعة حرم ذلك الدين القيم فلا تظلموا فيهن أنفسكم﴾ [التوبة: ٣٦]

يقول الإمام القرطبي -رحمه الله- في تفسير هذه الآية: «لا تظلموا فيهن أنفسكم بارتكاب الذنوب؛ لأن الله سبحانه إذا عظّم شيئًا من جهة واحدة صارت له حرمة واحدة، وإذا عظّمه من جهتين أو جهات صارت حرمته متعددة فيضاعف فيه العقاب بالعمل السيء كما يضاعف الثواب بالعمل الصالح».

•تفسير القرطبي (٨/ ١٣٤).

A reminder to fast the white days of the month Dhul Qi’dah:

13th day - 21st of May
14th day - 22nd of May
15th day - 23rd of May

The Prophet ﷺ said: "Fasting three days of each month is fasting for a lifetime, and ayyam al-beed are the 13th, 14th and 15th." [An-Nasa’i, 2420].

If you cannot fast, you may still gain reward by guiding someone else and reminding them to fast. Do not miss out.

don’t forget the sunan of friday ❣️ and sa’atul istijabah

don’t forget our brothers and sisters across the world from your dua on this blessed friday in this blessed hour and do not underestimate the power of this action of worship. you are making dua to Allah, the All-Powerful, All Hearing and All Knowing ❤️‍🩹

An important reminder to anyone who wishes to make up their fasts from Ramadan during the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah:

A mistake many make is combining the intention of their missed fasts from Ramadan with voluntary fasts such as Mondays & Thursdays, or any other virtues day.

This is incorrect, and one must not combine what is an obligatory act with that which is voluntary.

Whoever wishes to make up their fasts during these 10 days should do so as it we are in a موسم الخير and a limited number of days. However, one should not combine their fast from Ramadan with the fast of يوم العرفة in order to obtain the reward of this blessed day.

I ask Allah He aids us, and gives us the ability and success to make the most out of these 10 days. I advise myself first and foremost and you all, to enter this month with التوبة النصوح having repented to Allah sincerely for all that has passed and all that which you have transgressed against yourself and Allah. I advise myself and you all to turn back to Allah with a heart yearning and seeking Him out alone, humbly submitting yourself to His commands and protecting yourself from His prohibitions. Keep your tongue busy with His remembrance, with the recitation of His speech, with supplicating to Him. Do not waste such precious moments in idle talk, in harmful thoughts or actions.

This is an opportunity to make up for all that has passed you by from good deeds, and it is an opportunity to have our necks freed from the hellfire.

اللهم بلغني وإياكم وفقنا الله لما يحبه ويرضاه.

from now until the day of ‘arafah, make dua to Allah that He aids you to have a present heart when making dua, and that He inspires you to have complete certainty when making dua to him, as there is nothing that is far too great for Allah, and He is capable of all. remember that standing up on your prayer mat, and reciting dhikr, and raising your hands in dua is not what is most difficult, but what is important is the presence of your heart and everything surrounding it

— translated from 7isoka’s page on ig,
حفظهم الله🤍

“ sins weaken your journey to Allah, and deprive you of the sweetness of worship. among the greatest things that bring you back to the path of obedience are: repentance, seeking forgiveness, praying with tranquility and humility, reading the Qur’an, and frequent dhikr... and just like that, it is also not one of the conditions in the journey to Allah that you are to be free of sins; as there is none of us who does not sin or have shortcomings, but beware of becoming persistent with sinning.”

— abdulaziz as-shitri

The messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There are no days during which the righteous action is more pleasing to Allah than these days (i.e., the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah)." He was asked: "O Messenger of Allah, not even Jihad in the Cause of Allah?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Not even Jihad in the Cause of Allah, except in case one goes forth with his life and his property and does not return with either of it."

— Sahih Al-Bukhari 1249

so increase in doing good deeds in these days, and from the best of them is the remembrance of Allah through dhikr and quran 🤍

الله أكبر الله أكبر لا إله إلا الله، الله أكبر الله أكبر ولله الحمد

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, la ilaha ill-Allah, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, wa lillahi’l-hamd

we have reached the day of arafah, a day in which it is hoped that the supplications of those who pray and make dua will be answered, especially those who are fasting, so pray to Allah and make dua for yourselves, your parents, your family, and others who have a special or general right towards you, like your shaykhs, your friends, your neighbors, your rulers, and all other muslim men and women.

— shaykh saleh al ‘osaimi

لاَ تَسْأَلَنَّ بُنَيَّ آدَمَ حَاجَةً
وَسَلِ الَّذِي أَبوَابُه لاَ تُحْجَبُ

اللهُ يَغْضَبُ إِن تَرَكْتَ سُؤَالَهُ
وَبُنَيَّ آدَمَ حِينَ يُسْأَلُ يَغْضَبُ

do not ask the sons of adam for a need, but ask the One whose doors never shut

Allah gets angry when you do not ask Him, and the sons of Adam
get angry when they are asked

Eid Mubarak to all of you here 🤍
May Allah accept from you all of your good deeds and actions, and make you from those who see their duas accepted. May Allah make us from those who leave these seasons of worship with an even bigger resolve to continue worshipping Allah sincerely and with determination.

تقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال

the prophet ﷺ said; whoever is not grateful to the people, is not grateful to Allah — tirmidhi

«﴿وَإِذا سَأَلَكَ عِبادي عَنّي فَإِنّي قَريبٌ أُجيبُ دَعوَةَ الدّاعِ إِذا دَعانِ فَليَستَجيبوا لي وَليُؤمِنوا بي لَعَلَّهُم يَرشُدونَ﴾ [البقرة: ١٨٦]

لا تنسوا ساعة الإستجابة يا إخوة، فربنا السميع المجيب، القادر على كل شيء 🤍

« And when My servants ask you, [O Muḥammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.» [baqarah:186]

do not forget the importance of making dua in this special hour between asr and maghreb, and raise your hands towards your Rabb who is the All-Hearing, the Responsive who answers our calls and guides us away from darkness, and is the One who is capable of anything and everything 🤍

do not let these special moments pass you without making dua for yourself, your loved ones, and the ummah

Be mindful of Allah, and He will take care of you. Be mindful of Him, and you will find Him in front of you. If you ask, ask Allah. If you seek help, seek help from Allah. Know that if the whole world were to gather together to help you, they would not be able to help you except according to what Allah had written for you; and if the whole world were to gather together to harm you, they would not be able to harm you except according to what Allah had written against you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried.

— Tirmid̲h̲ī no. 2516

If the servant was to know the amount of Allah’s favour and blessing upon him when He guides him to do good deeds, he would feel too ashamed to show off his good deeds to others.

لو عرف العبد مقدار منّة الله وفضله عليه حينما يوفقه للعمل الصالح لخجل من أن يُرائي أحداً من الخلق في عمله

— شيخ عبد العزيز الطريفي حفظه الله

abu huraira رضي الله عنه said:

the best prayer after the prescribed prayers is the night prayer. the best fast after the month of ramadan is the month of Allah, al-muharram
— sahih muslim

he, the prophet ﷺ would fast the 9th and 10th of this month. this year, these days will fall on the 15th and 16th of july inshallah