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  • 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

     

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  • Story of the PROSTRATION of ANGELS before ADAM Alaihissalaam and Satan’s REFUSAL

    Story of the PROSTRATION of ANGELS before ADAM Alaihissalaam and Satan’s REFUSAL

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    Surah Al-Baqarah,verse 34 ”And [mention] when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam”; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers”

    This Ayah mentions the great honor that Allah granted Adam Alaihissalaam, and Allah reminded Adam Alaihissalaam’s offspring of this fact. Allah commanded the angels to prostrate before Adam Alaihissalaam, as this Ayah and many Hadiths testify.

    There is a Hadith about the supplication of Musa Alaihissalaam , “O my Lord! Show me Adam who caused us and himself to be thrown out of Paradise.” When Musa Alaihissalaam met Adam Alaihissalaam, he said to him, “Are you Adam whom Allah created with His Own Hands, blew life into and commanded the angels to prostrate before”

    Iblis was among Those ordered to prostrate before Adam Alaihissalaam, although he was not an Angel.

    When Allah commanded the angels to prostrate before Adam Alaihissalaam, Iblis was included in this command. Although Iblis was not an angel, he was trying – and pretending – to imitate the angels’ behavior and deeds, and this is why he was also included in the command to the angels to prostrate before Adam Alaihissalaam. Satan was criticized for defying that command.

    Ibn `Abbas said, “Before he undertook the path of sin, Iblis was with the angels and was called `Azazil.’ He was among the residents of the earth and was one of the most active worshippers and knowledgeable persons among the angels. This fact caused him to be arrogant. Iblis was from a genus called Jinn.”

    The Prostration was before Adam Alaihissalaam but the Obedience was to Allah.

    Qatadah commented on Allah’s statement,
    (And (remember) when We said to the angels: “Prostrate yourselves before Adam.”)

    “The obedience was for Allah and the prostration was before Adam Alaihissalaam . Allah honored Adam Alaihissalaam and commanded the angels to prostrate before him.” Some people said that this prostration was just a prostration of greeting, peace and honor
    Ar-Razi agreed with this view. Also, Qatadah said about Allah’s statement,

    (And they prostrated except Iblis (Shaytan), he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah).)

    “Iblis, the enemy of Allah, envied Adam because Allah honored Adam Alaihissalaam. He said, `I was created from fire, and he was created from clay.’ Therefore, the first error ever committed was arrogance, for the enemy of Allah was too arrogant to prostrate before Adam Alaihissalaam .”  Ibn Kathir said the following is recorded in the Sahih,

    (No person who has the weight of a mustard seed of arrogance in his heart shall enter Paradise.)

    Iblis had disbelief, arrogance, and rebellion, all of which caused him to be expelled from the holy presence of Allah, and His mercy.

    May Allah save us from ARROGANCE and the traps of Shaitan, ameen

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  • Overcome your Stress, grief and sorrow

    Overcome your Stress, grief and sorrow

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    Are you SAD or HURT because you lost something? Are you feeling down because your plans didn’t work out?


    Did you lose a job, someone you loved or could not go where you wanted to?

    Read the following verse of the Holy Quran to understand why this happened.

    “But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not” – (Surat Al-Baqarah:216)”

    Many a times we fail to comprehend the wisdom behind Allah’s plans. But we must have faith in Him and where He takes us. He is the ALL- KNOWER; He knows what we don’t. Whatever He makes us go through is for our own good.

    May Allah always make us trust His plans, ameen

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  • Am I one of those who justify his haram (forbidden) acts?

    Am I one of those who justify his haram (forbidden) acts?

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    Am I one of those who justify his haram (forbidden) acts?

    A very important question we all need to ask ourselves.

    Justifying Evil Deeds

    Imam Sadiq had heard that an old man had become famous for his piety. One day, he saw him surrounded by a large crowd. A little later, the man came out of the crowd and distancing himself from them, proceeded alone, whereupon the Imam began to follow him.

    After a short time, the Imam observed that he had stopped near a bakery from where he stealthily picked up two loaves of bread. After a short distance, he stopped at a fruit store, picking up two pomegranates in the same manner and once again continued on his way.

    As he walked further, the old man approached a sick person, handed over the loaves and fruits to him and was about to move on when Imam Sadiq came up to him and said, “I have witnessed something greatly astonishing from you”, and then proceeded to narrate the acts, which he had witnessed.

    The old man said, “I suppose you are Imam Sadiq”

    The Imam replied in the affirmative.

    The man continued, “It is really unfortunate that in spite of being of the progeny of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) you do not seem to know anything.”

    The Imam asked, “What act of ignorance have you noticed from me?”

    The man said, “But do you not know that God has said in the Quran “Whoever brings a good deed, he shall have ten like it and whoever brings an evil deed, he shall be recompensed only with the like of it”.

    On this basis, since I have stolen two fruits and two loaves of bread, I have four sins in my account, but on the other hand, since I have given it in the way of God, I have earned forty good deeds. Reducing four from forty, I still have thirty-six good deeds in my account; a pity that you possess no knowledge of such computations!”

    The Imam explained to him, “But have you not heard this verse of the Quran, which says: “Allah only accepts from those who guard (against evil)”. You have earned four sins by stealing those four items and four more sins for giving them to someone else without the permission of the owners, so you have collected eight sins but not a single good deed.”

    Later, the Imam said to his companions, “With such interpretations and justifications, not only do they mislead themselves, but others as well.”

    Imam Sadiq has said:
    (Surely, the effect of an evil deed upon the doer is faster than that of a knife upon a piece of meat.)

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  • 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

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  • MAJOR SINS- 1) Shirk i.e Ascribing Associates To Allah, the Most High

    MAJOR SINS- 1) Shirk i.e Ascribing Associates To Allah, the Most High

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    The worst major sin is Shirk.

    It is of two kinds:

    1. a) To hold that Allah has an equal, whereas He has created you, and to worship another with Him, whether it be a stone, tree, sun, moon, prophet, sheikh, star, angel or other. This is the greatest shirk mentioned by Allah, the Most High.

    The Almighty, says,

    • “Allah forgives not (the sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgives whom He pleases, other sins than this; one who joins other gods with Allah has strayed far, far away (from the right).”(An-Nisa:l16)
    • “False worship is indeed the highest wrong-doing.” (Luqman:13)
    • “Whoever joins other gods with Allah; Allah will forbid him the Garden, and the Fire will be his abode.”

    (Al-Ma’idah:72)

    The Qur’anic verses concerning this are very numerous. It is being absolutely certain that whoever ascribes associates to Allah and dies in such a state is one of Hell’s inhabitants, just as whoever believes in Allah and dies as a believer is one of the inhabitants of Paradise, even if he should be punished first.

    The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said,

    “Shall I tell you of the worst major sins? Worshipping others with Allah, showing disrespect to parents, giving a false statement, and testifying to the truth of a falsehood. “ And he kept repeating it until we were telling ourselves (out of sympathy for him because of the strain of repeating it)

    “Avoid the seven heinous sins.” and he mentioned ascribing associates to Allah.

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    b) Ostentation

    “Beware of the lesser shirk.“ They asked, “What is the lesser shirk?” He said, “Showing off in good works.”

    Allah, the Almighty will say when recompensing the mankind for their deeds:

    • “Go to those whom you showed off to in the world to see how they could recompense you .” 1

    The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said,

    • “A person who does some good work in order to boast will have his faults exposed by Allah Most High and a person whose motive in doing some good deed is to show it, Allah the Most High will treat him as a hypocrite.” 2

    The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said,

    • “There may be a faster who does not gain from his fasting but hunger and thirst.”

    A wise man said, “Just as the one who shows off in good works is the one who fills his purse with pebbles and leaves for the market to buy food. If he opened it before the seller he will be stoned with it in his face. He gains nothing but the people’s inquiry about what fills his purse, nothing more. Thus, the one who shows off in good works will have no value but the people’s saying that he did good and he will not be rewarded in the Hereafter.”

    Allah, the Almighty, says,

    • “And We shall turn to whatever deeds they did (in this life), and We shall make such deed as floating dust scattered about.” (AI-Furqan:23)

    The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said,

    • “On the Day of Judgment some groups of people will be brought near Paradise. Having smelt its fragrance, and seen palaces and blessings therein, they will hear a call saying “Take them away, it is not for them.”

    Accordingly, they return so sorrowful that no one could have such feeling. They will call upon Allah, “O Lord were we entered into the Hell-Fire before seeing what You have prepared for Your Friends,it would have been better.”

    Then Allah will say, “ That is what I want. When you were alone you defied Me with grievous sins, but when you meet people you showed off in good works, You only respected people not Me, You only refrain (from things) for their sake. Hence, today, I will severely torment you in addition to depriving you from My bountiful reward.” 3

    It was related that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him)

    “How can I be redeemed?” The Prophet said, “If you do not deceive Allah” The man asked, “How is Allah deceived?” He replied, “When you do something which Allah and His Messenger commanded you to do but you intended other than pleasing Allah. Beware of ostentation, it is the lesser shirk (polytheism); On the Day of Judgment, the ostentatious will be called at the presence of all creatures by four names: O Ostentatious, O traitors, O corrupt, O loser; what you did is wasted and your reward is nullified. We will not reward you, go and get your reward from whomever you acted to deceive?”

    • A wise man was asked, “Who is the sincere one?” He replied, “It is he who hides his good deeds as he does with his bad deeds.” Someone asked, “What is the good of sincerity?” He said, “When you dislike to be praised by people.”

    Al-Fudail Ibn Eiad, may Allah be pleased with him said, “To refrain from an action for the sake of people is ostentation. To do something for their sake is shirk (polytheism). But sincerity is to be aware of them.

    O Allah! Let us be away from them and forgive us.

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    1 Reported by Ahmad.

    2 Reported by A1-Bukhari.

    3 Mentioned by A1-Siuti in “AI Laiali AI-Masnu’ah” who related that Ibn Hibban said that it is false and has no reference.

  • Major Sins – Introduction

    Major Sins – Introduction

     

    Assalamu alikum, today we will look at the definition of major sins and what ALLAH Subhanahu wataa’la says in the Quran. InshaAllah,in our future posts,we will discuss them one by one.
    We are obliged to learn what the major sins are, so that Muslims may avoid them.
     
    DEFINITION:
     
    Major sins are defined as what is FORBIDDEN by Allah and His Messenger in the Qur’an and the Sunnah.
     
    In addition to what is narrated on the authority of early Muslims. Allah, the Most high, promises to expiate his minor sins, whoever avoids the major sins.
     
    Allah, the Almighty says,
    “If you(but) eschew the most heinous of the things which you are forbidden to do, we shall remit your evil deeds, and admit you to a gate of great honour.” (An-Nisaa :31)
     
    In this text, Allah, the Most High, also promises whoever avoids the major sins to admit him to Paradise.
     
    Allah, the Almighty says,
    “Those who avoid the greater sins and indecencies, and when they are angry even they forgive”
    (Ash-Shura:37)
     
    The Qur’an also states,
    “Those who avoid great sins and indecent deeds, save lesser offences, verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness.” (An-Najm:32)
     
    The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said,
    “The five prescribed Prayers, and from one Friday Prayer to another and from Ramadan to another entail forgiveness for what is between them as long as you do not commit the major sins.”
    Scholars of Sacred knowledge are of different opinions about the number of the major sins. It is argued that they are
    only seven owing to the Prophet’s (Peace be upon him) saying,
    “Avoid the seven heinous sins:
    1. Worshipping others with Allah,
    2. sorcery,
    3. taking a life which Allah has made sacred except in the course of justice,
    4. devouring usury,
    5. appropriating the property of the orphan,
    6. fleeing from the battlefield, and
    7. charging believing women, unmindful though innocent, with adultery.”
     Reported by Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Khuzaymah and Ahmed.
    Ibn Abbas holds that they are likely counted as seventy not seven. That is a good point of view because enumeration is not intended in the Hadith.
    As a matter of fact, any sin entailing either a threat of punishment in the Hereafter explicitly mentioned by the Qur’an or Hadith, a prescribed legal penalty (Hadd), or being accursed by Allah or His Messenger (Peace be upon him) is called a major sin.
    We have to bear in mind that some major sins are more heinous than others. This is because the Prophet (Peace be upon him) has enlisted Shirk (worshipping others with Allah) though a polytheist will suffer eternal torture in Fire and will never be forgiven.
    Allah, the Almighty, says,
    “Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray.“

    (An-Nisa:116)

  • BE KIND TO your CHILDREN and TREAT THEM EQUALLY

    BE KIND TO your CHILDREN and TREAT THEM EQUALLY

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    We should keep the following hadiths in mind when dealing with our children:

    Abu Huraira Radi Allahu anhu reported that al-Aqra’ bin Habis saw Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) kissing Hasan Radi Allahu anhu. He said: I have ten children, but I have never kissed any one of them, whereupon Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: He who does not show mercy (towards his children), no mercy would be shown to him.
    Muslim :: Book 30 : Hadith 5736

    The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “He is not of us who does not have mercy on young children, nor honor the elderly”
    (At-Tirmidhi)

    The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Act equally between your children; Act equally between your sons.
    Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 3537,Narrated by An-Nu’man ibn Bashir

    ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that there came a few desert Arabs to Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Do you kiss your children? He said: Yes. Thereupon they said: By Allah but we do not kiss our children. Thereupon Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Then what can I do if Allah has deprived you of mercy? Ibn Numair said: ( has deprived) your heart of mercy.
    Muslim :: Book 30 : Hadith 5735

    The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) came to some children who were playing: He greeted them lovingly.
    Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 5183,Narrated by Anas ibn Malik

    Al-Bara’ said, “I saw the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when al-Hasan Radi Allahu anhu was on his shoulder. He was saying, ‘O Allah, I love him, so love him.’”

    I prayed along with Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) the first prayer. He then went to his family and I also went along with him when he met some children (on the way). He began to pat the cheeks of each one of them. He also patted my cheek and I experienced a coolness or a fragrance of his hand as if it had been brought out from the scent bag of a perfumer.
    Sahih Muslim Hadith 5758

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  • Are you a carrier of the Holy Quran?

    Are you a carrier of the Holy Quran?

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    The carriers of the Qur’an are recognized by their nights (standing in prayer) when the people are asleep,

    by their days fasting when the people are feasting,

    by their caution when the people mix [the lawful and the unlawful],

    by their humility when the people are arrogant,

    by their sobriety when the people are frivolous,

    by their weeping when the people are laughing,

    and by their silence when the people chatter.

    Abdullah bin Mas‘ūd

     

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  • “So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?”

    “So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?”

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    Don’t deny the favors of Allah Subhaanahu wataa’la.


    Appreciate what you’ve got. Acting contrary to this attracts the calamity of Allah. If you don’t have some things in your life, you should be thankful for all the other blessings that you have.

    Many a times we fixate on just one thing that we don’t have and overlook all the other bounties of Allah. This is one of the traps of shaitan to develop a feeling of ingratitude in us and overwhelm us with sadness and grief.

    BEWARE and always be THANKFUL TO ALLAH .

     

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