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  • The story of Abu Lahab

    The story of Abu Lahab

    The story of Abu Lahab (He was the uncle of Prophet Mohammad Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallam)

    Chapter 111, Surah Lahab, verses 1-3

    ”May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame”

    The Reason for the Revelation of this Surah and the Arrogance of Abu Lahab towards the Messenger (Peace be upon him) is mentioned below.

    Al-Bukhari recorded from Ibn `Abbas that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) went out to the valley of Al-Batha and he ascended the mountain. Then he cried out,
    (O people, come at once!) So the Quraysh gathered around him. Then he said,

    (If I told you all that the enemy was going to attack you in the morning, or in the evening, would you all believe me) They replied, “Yes.” Then he (Peace be upon him) said,

    (Verily, I am a warner (sent) to you all before the coming of a severe torment.) 
    Then Abu Lahab said, “Have you gathered us for this May you perish!” Thus, Allah revealed,

    (Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he!) to the end of the Surah.

    In another narration it states that he stood up dusting of his hands and said, “Perish you for the rest of this day! Have you gathered us for this” Then Allah revealed,

    (Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he!) The first part is a supplication against him and the second is information about him.

    This man Abu Lahab was one of the uncles of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him).His name was `Abdul-`Uzza bin Abdul-Muttalib. His surname was Abu `Utaybah and he was only called Abu Lahab because of the brightness of his face. He used to often cause harm to the Messenger of Allah . He hated and scorned him and his religion.

    Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu Az-Zinad that a man called Rabi`ah bin `Abbad from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dil, who was a man of pre-Islamic ignorance who accepted Islam, said to him, “I saw the Prophet (Peace be upon him) in the time of pre-Islamic ignorance in the market of Dhul-Majaz and he was saying,

    (O people! Say there is no god worthy of worship except Allah and you will be successful.) The people were gathered around him and behind him there was a man with a bright face, squint (or cross) eyes and two braids in his hair. He was saying, “Verily, he is an apostate (from our religion) and a liar!” This man was following him (the Prophet(Peace be upon him ) around wherever he went. So, I asked who was he and they (the people) said, “This is his uncle, Abu Lahab.”

    Concerning Allah’s statement,

    (His wealth and his children (Kasab) will not benefit him!) Ibn `Abbas and others have said,

    (and his children (Kasab) will not benefit him!) “Kasab means his children.”

    It has been mentioned from Ibn Mas`ud that when the Messenger of Allah called his people to faith, Abu Lahab said, “Even if what my nephew says is true, I will ransom myself (i.e., save myself) from the painful torment on the Day of Judgement with my wealth and my children.” Thus, Allah revealed,

    (His wealth and his children will not benefit him!) Then Allah says,

    (He will enter a Fire full of flames!) meaning, it has flames, evil and severe burning

    Dua to seek Protection from Hell

  • The story of Abu Lahab

    The story of Abu Lahab

    The story of Abu Lahab (He was the uncle of Prophet Mohammad Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallam)

    Chapter 111, Surah Lahab, verses 1-3

    ”May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.His wealth will not avail him or that which he gained.He will [enter to] burn in a Fire of [blazing] flame”

    The Reason for the Revelation of this Surah and the Arrogance of Abu Lahab towards the Messenger (Peace be upon him) is mentioned below.

    Al-Bukhari recorded from Ibn `Abbas that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) went out to the valley of Al-Batha and he ascended the mountain. Then he cried out,
    (O people, come at once!) So the Quraysh gathered around him. Then he said,

    (If I told you all that the enemy was going to attack you in the morning, or in the evening, would you all believe me) They replied, “Yes.” Then he (Peace be upon him) said,

    (Verily, I am a warner (sent) to you all before the coming of a severe torment.) 
    Then Abu Lahab said, “Have you gathered us for this May you perish!” Thus, Allah revealed,

    (Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he!) to the end of the Surah.

    In another narration it states that he stood up dusting of his hands and said, “Perish you for the rest of this day! Have you gathered us for this” Then Allah revealed,

    (Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he!) The first part is a supplication against him and the second is information about him.

    This man Abu Lahab was one of the uncles of the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him).His name was `Abdul-`Uzza bin Abdul-Muttalib. His surname was Abu `Utaybah and he was only called Abu Lahab because of the brightness of his face. He used to often cause harm to the Messenger of Allah . He hated and scorned him and his religion.

    Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu Az-Zinad that a man called Rabi`ah bin `Abbad from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dil, who was a man of pre-Islamic ignorance who accepted Islam, said to him, “I saw the Prophet (Peace be upon him) in the time of pre-Islamic ignorance in the market of Dhul-Majaz and he was saying,

    (O people! Say there is no god worthy of worship except Allah and you will be successful.) The people were gathered around him and behind him there was a man with a bright face, squint (or cross) eyes and two braids in his hair. He was saying, “Verily, he is an apostate (from our religion) and a liar!” This man was following him (the Prophet(Peace be upon him ) around wherever he went. So, I asked who was he and they (the people) said, “This is his uncle, Abu Lahab.”

    Concerning Allah’s statement,

    (His wealth and his children (Kasab) will not benefit him!) Ibn `Abbas and others have said,

    (and his children (Kasab) will not benefit him!) “Kasab means his children.”

    It has been mentioned from Ibn Mas`ud that when the Messenger of Allah called his people to faith, Abu Lahab said, “Even if what my nephew says is true, I will ransom myself (i.e., save myself) from the painful torment on the Day of Judgement with my wealth and my children.” Thus, Allah revealed,

    (His wealth and his children will not benefit him!) Then Allah says,

    (He will enter a Fire full of flames!) meaning, it has flames, evil and severe burning

    Dua to seek Protection from Hell

  • The Reasons Which Cause Love of Allāh

     

    The reasons which cause love of Allāh to develop, are TEN:

    First : Reciting the Qur‘ân, reflecting and understanding its meaning and its intent.

    Second: Drawing closer to Allāh – the Most High – through optional deeds, after fulfilling the obligatory duties.

    Third: Being continuous in the dhikr (remembrance) of Allāh, with the tongue, the heart and the limbs – under all circumstances. The more constant the dhikr, the more mahabbah develops and intensifies.

    Fourth: Giving precedence to what Allāh loves over personal loves, when being overcome by desires.

    Fifth: Contemplating and deliberating over the Names and Attributes of Allāh.

    Sixth: Recognising and remembering the favours and bounties of Allāh – both the manifest and hidden.

    Seventh: To be humble and submissive before Allāh – and this is the greatest matter.

    Eighth: To be in seclusion reciting the Qur‘ân, during that time in which Allāh descends to the lowest heaven (which is the last third of every night), finishing this recitation with seeking Allâh’s forgiveness and repenting to Him.

    Ninth: To sit in the gatherings of true and sincere lovers of Allāh, reaping the fruits of their speech, and not to speak except if there is benefit in it and that you know that such talk will increase you in goodness and that it will benefits others as well.

    Tenth: To stay clear of all those causes which distances the heart from Allāh – the Mighty and Majestic.

    So these are the ten reasons which cause the person to develop true love for Allāh and to reach the rank of al-muhabbah, by which he reaches his Beloved.” [Madārijus-Sālikīn  (pp.470-473)

     

    Source: Foundations of True Faith : Love for Allah – Al-Ibānah Magazine , Issue No.1 – By Shaykh ’Abdur-Rahmân ibn Hasan Ālush-Shaykh , Fathul-Majīd Sharh Kitābit-Tawhīd (pp.470-473)

     

    Dua to gain ALLAH’S LOVE, love of other people and good deeds

     

    Click here for this dua

  • Stories from the Quran (The birth of Maryam Alaihissalaam)

    Stories from the Quran (The birth of Maryam Alaihissalaam)

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    The Story of Maryam Alaihissalaam’s Birth (Mother of Prophet Issa Alaihissalaam)

    Surah AL-IMRAN, verses 35-36

    (35. (Remember) when the wife of `Imran said: “O my Lord! I have vowed to You what is in my womb to be dedicated for Your services, so accept this from me. Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knowing.”) (36. Then when she gave birth to her, she said: “O my Lord! I have given birth to a female child, ـ and Allah knew better what she bore, ـ “And the male is not like the female, and I have named her Maryam, and I seek refuge with You for her and for her offspring from Shaytan, the outcast.”)

    The wife of `Imran mentioned here is the mother of Maryam Alaihissalaam, and her name is Hannah bint Faqudh. Muhammad bin Ishaq mentioned that Hannah could not have children and that one day, she saw a bird feeding its chick. She wished she could have children and supplicated to Allah to grant her offspring. Allah accepted her supplication, and when her husband slept with her, she became pregnant. She vowed to make her child concentrate on worship and serving Bayt Al-Maqdis (the Masjid in Jerusalem), when she became aware that she was pregnant.

    She said,
    (O my Lord! I have vowed to You what is in my womb to be dedicated for Your services, so accept this from me. Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knowing.) meaning, You hear my supplication and You know my intention. She did not know then what she would give birth to, a male or a female.

    (Then when she gave birth to her, she said: “O my Lord! I have given birth to a female child, ـ and Allah knew better what she bore.)

    (And the male is not like the female,) in strength and the commitment to worship Allah and serve the Masjid in Jerusalem.

    (And I have named her Maryam,) thus, testifying to the fact that it is allowed to give a name to the newly born the day it is born, as is apparent from the Ayah, which is also a part of the law of those who were before us.

    Further, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah mentioned that the Prophet Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallam said,

    (This night, a son was born for me and I called him by my father’s name, Ibrahim.) Al-Bukhari and Muslim collected this Hadith.

    Allah’s statement that Maryam Alaihissalaam’s mother said,

    (“And I seek refuge with You for her and for her offspring from Shaytan, the outcast.”) means, that she sought refuge with Allah from the evil of Shaytan, for her and her offspring, i.e., `Isa, peace be upon him. Allah accepted her supplication, for `Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Abu Hurayrah (Radi Allahu anhu) said that the Messenger of Allah Sallal laahoo alaihi wassallam said,

    (Every newly born baby is touched by Shaytan when it is born, and the baby starts crying because of this touch, except Maryam and her son.)

    Abu Hurayrah then said, “Read if you will,

    (And I seek refuge with You for her and for her offspring from Shaytan, the outcast).” The Two Sahihs recorded this Hadith.

    Dua from this story to seek Allah’s Protection for your daughter and grandchildren:

    ”And I seek refuge with You (Allah) for her and for her offspring from Shaitan (Satan), the outcast.”

    Wa innee o’eethuhaa bika wathurriyyatahaa minash-shaytaanir-rajeem

    Surah Al- Imran, verse 36

    Click on the link given below to learn a beautiful dua of Prophet Ibrahim Alaihissalaam to have pious children

    https://2learnislam.com/2016/03/10/dua-for-your-children/