๑۩๑ THE QUR'AN ๑۩๑

★ A Book that is full of answers,
★ A Book that makes you cry.
★ A Book that makes you notice,
★ How much harder you can try.
★ A Book that makes you realize,
★ What true love really is...
★ A Book that gives you direction, for all of life's tough biz.
★ A Book that gives you hope, that Someone somewhere's watching over you!

“The Qur’an is meant for theSelf, not for the Shelf.”

اعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم.

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِّمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

” O people! There has come to you an exhortation from your Lord - a healing for what is in the hearts, a guidance and a mercy for thebelievers. Say: In this bountyof Allah, and in His mercy, in it, let them rejoice!"

[Qur’an 10: 57-58]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH US?

● When we feel angry; we scream instead of doing Wudu.
● When we feel sad; we cry to our friends instead of crying to Allah.
● When we feel stressed; we listen to music instead of listening to Quran.
● When we feel cheated; we plan for revenge instead of having Patience.
● When we feel empty; we go watch a movie instead of doing Zikr of Allah.

WE R ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PEACE AND HAPPINESS AT THE WRONG PLACES!

When a test comes to you

‎"When a test comes to you:

1. Know that everything is by Qadr of Allah 
2. Remember that other people have bigger problems than you
3. Remember the death of the Prophet (peace be upon him), the greatest calamity the Ummah faced 
4. Maybe through this trial, Allah has saved you from an even bigger trial.
5. Through this trial Allah will remove some of your sins
6. Through this trial Allah has opened up a huge world of ibadah l
ike sabr, salah, repentance etc
7. With this trial, Allah is putting you on the path of the Prophets. It is a confirmation that Allah loves you. The more Allah loves somebody, the more he tests them.

( Sheikh Tawfique Chowdhury)

The Answer to "Why Me??!"

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that: The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: "He whom Allah intends good, He makes him to suffer from some affliction".
[Al-Bukhari].

Commentary: Troubles of this world like grief, calamity, disease, poverty, loss of life and property, etc., have a benign aspect for a Muslim in the sense that on account of them he turns towards Allah and begs mercy and compassion from Him because of which his sins are forgiven. Thus, in these troubles there is a blessing for him in the Hereafter.

5 Reasons Why Allah tests Us ???
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The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how Allah wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring.

Here are five ways Allah wants to use the problems in your life:

1. Allah uses problems to DIRECT you.

Sometimes Allah must light a fire under you to get you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change. Is Allah trying to get your attention? "Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways."

2. Allah uses problems to INSPECT you.

People are like tea bags...if you want to know what's inside them, just drop them into hot water! Has Allah tested your faith with a problem What do problems reveal about you? "When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience."

3. Allah uses problems to CORRECT you.

Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove.... But you probably learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of something... health, money, a relationship. .. by losing it. "It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to Your laws."

4. Allah uses problems to PROTECT you.

A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being harmed by something more serious. Last year a friend was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem - but it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year later when management's actions were eventually discovered. "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good..."

5. Allah uses problems to PERFECT you.

Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders. Allah is far more interested in your character than your comfort. Your relationship to Allah and your character are the only two things you're going to take with you into eternity. "We can rejoice when we run into problems...they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady."

Here's the point:

Allah is at work in your life - even when you do not recognize it or understand it.
But it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him.

"Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way"

Showing off (riya) in worship

Is there any chance of getting blessings from an act ruined by riyaa if one's intentions change to please Allaah after the thought of riyaa has already come? For example, I finish reciting Qu'raan, and the thought of riyaa enters my mind. If I immediately fight this thought with thinking about Allaah, can I still get blessings for my recitation, or is it completely ruined forever because of riyaa, given that the act is over and the riyaa thought came after it was already over?.


Praise be to Allaah.


Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said:
Showing off may affect worship in three ways:


1 – When the basic motive for worship is to be seen by others, such as one who stands and prays so that people will see him, and so that they will praise him for his prayers. This invalidates the act of worship.


2 – When it is a factor that develops during the act of worship, i.e., if the worshipper is initially sincere in his intention towards Allaah, then the idea of showing off develops whilst he is doing it. In this case one of the following two scenarios must apply:


(i)
There is no connection between the first part of his act of worship and the last part, so the first part is valid in all cases, and the last part is invalid. For example: a man has one hundred riyals that he wants to give in charity, so he gives fifty of them in a sincere act of charity. Then the idea of showing off develops with regard to the remaining fifty. So the first was a sound and accepted act of charity, but the last fifty was an invalid act of charity because the sincerity was mixed with a desire to show off.

(ii)
The first part of the act of worship is connected to the last part, in which case one of the following two scenarios must apply:

(a)
He wards off the idea of showing off and does not give in to it, rather he turns away from it and hates it. This does not have any effect on him, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah has forgiven my ummah for what crosses their minds, so long as they do not act upon it or speak of it.”

(b)
When he gives in to this idea of showing off and does not ward it off. In this case the entire act of worship becomes invalid, because the first part is connected to the last part. For example, he starts the prayer with a sincere intention towards Allaah, then the idea of showing off develops in the second rak’ah, so the entire prayer becomes invalid because the first part is connected to the last part.

3 – The idea of showing off develop after the act of worship has ended. This does not affect it or invalidate it, because it has been completed soundly, so if showing off occurs after that it does not affect it.


It is not showing off if a person feels happy that the people come to know about his worship, because this developed after he has finished the act of worship.


It is not showing off if a person feels happy because he has done an act of worship, because that is a sign of his faith. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever feels happy because of his good deeds and sad because of his bad deeds, that is the believer.”


The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was asked about that and said: “That is the first glad tidings of the believer.”


Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen,

2/29, 30.

Hijab for the Men

Before the women are given the guidelines in the Surah Nur , the men are given their guidelines. 


“Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.” - [Quran 24:30] 


The transliteration of the same verse is as follows: 


Qul lilmu/mineena yaghuddu min ab[sa]rihum waya[h]fa{th}oo furoojahum [tha]lika azk[a] lahum inna All[a]ha khabeerun bim[a] ya[s]naAAoon(a) - [Quran 24:30] 


Here we find that the men are given the primary command to lower their gaze. In Ma'ariful Quran it is stated: 


“The word 'yaghuddu' is derived from 'ghadd', which means to bring down or lower, ('Raghib') lowering of eyes or to keep eyes down as enjoined in the verse, means to turn the eyes from something which is prohibited to be seen by Shariah (Ibn Kathir).

Ibn Hibban has given the explanation that to look at a non-Mahram woman with the intent to have (sexual) pleasure is totally prohibited, and to look without any such motive is makkruh (undesirable). To look at any woman's or man's private parts of the body is included in this explanation (except in case of dire necessity, such as medical examination). Peeping into anyone's house with the intent of finding out his secrets, and all such acts where looking is prohibited by Shariah are all included in this injunction.” - [Ma'ariful Quran, by Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi, First Authorized Edition 2004, Vol. 6, pg 408] 


Also we find in Tafsir Ibn Kathir the following explanation regarding the concerned Quranic verse:


“The Command to lower the Gaze This is a command from Allah to His believing servants, to lower their gaze from looking at things that have been prohibited for them. They should look only at what is permissible for them to look at, and lower their gaze from forbidden things. If it so happens that a person's gaze unintentionally falls upon something forbidden, he should quickly look away. Muslim recorded in his Sahih that Jarir bin `Abdullah Al-Bajali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "I asked the Prophet about the sudden glance, and he commanded me to turn my gaze away. 


In the Sahih it is narrated that Abu Sa`id said that the Messenger of Allah said: 

(Beware of sitting in the streets.) They said, "O Messenger of Allah, we have no alternative but to sit in the streets to converse with one another.'' The Messenger of Allah said: 

(If you insist, then give the street its rights.) They asked, "What are the rights of the street, O Messenger of Allah'' He said, 

(Lower your gaze, return the greeting of Salam, enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil.)” 


Thus we find that the men are commanded strictly to lower their gaze and of course guard their private parts which would also mean to remain chaste and not adopt immoral ways. These two actions are the very first step regarding the Hijab of the men as prescribed in Islam by Allah (swt). 


Men also have a dress code and there are certain things which they cannot wear but women can wear.
A man is not allowed to wear silk or gold.
The man cannot wear thin or see through clothes that would reveal his self to the public.
Men are also forbidden to wear that would have any religious significance in another religion.
Moreover the man is not permitted to wear tight clothes.
The dressing should be loose so as not to show the figure of ones body to others especially those of the opposite sex.
There are many rules attached to the dress code of the man. While to some women big biceps of a male would be appealing, it is definitely not permissible for a man with big biceps to show them off in front of females. In fact if a man does have such biceps then it is only appropriate for him to cover them in the right manner.

= Ten Useless Matters =

There are ten useless matters By Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah:

1.Knowledge that is not acted on

2.The deed that has neither sincerity nor is based on following the righteous examples of others

3.Money that is hoarded, as the owner neither enjoys it during this life nor obtains any reward for it in the Hereafter

4.The heart that is empty of love and longing for Allah, and of seeking closeness to Him

5.A body that does not obey and serve Allah

6.Loving Allah without following His orders or seeking His pleasure

7.Time that is not spent in expiating sins or seizing opportunities to do good

8.A mind that thinks about useless matters

9.Serving those who do not bring you close to Allah, nor benefit you in your life

10.Hoping and fearing whoever is under the authority of Allah and in His hand; while he cannot bring any benefit or harm to himself, nor death, nor life; nor can he resurrect himself.

However the greater of these matters are wasting the heart and wasting time. Wasting the heart is done by preferring this worldly life over the Hereafter, and wasting time is done by having incessant hope. Destruction occurs by following one’s desires and having incessant hope, while all goodness is found in following the right path and preparing oneself to meet Allah.

How strange it is that when a servant of Allah has a [worldly] problem, he seeks help of Allah, but he never asks Allah to cure his heart before it dies of ignorance, neglect, fulfilling one’s desires and being involved in innovations. Indeed, when the heart dies, he will never feel the significance or impact of his sins

bE grAtEfUl

‘And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you count the Blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count them. Verily! Man is indeed an extreme wrong-doer’
[Surah Ibrahim Verse 34]

Change your lens and focus on His Blessings

Then you will realize how blessed you are ... 
Alhamdulillah For Everything ♥

Four Things...

Four things that make your body sick;
...
1) Excessive talking.
2) Excessive sleeping.
3) Excessive eating.
4) Excessive meeting other people.

Four things that increases the wetness of face and happiness;

1) Piety.
2) Loyalty.
3) Generosity.
4) Being helpful to others without being asked.

Four things that stop Rizq (sustenance);

1) Sleeping in the morning (between Fajr and sunrise.)
2) Being irregular in prayers (Tariqu salah)
3) Laziness/idleness.
4) Treachery/dishonesty.

Four things that increase Rizq (sustenance);

1) Staying awake in the night for prayers.
2) Excessive repentance.
3) Regular charity.
4) Zikr (Remembrance of ALLAH)

Jangan Menunggu

‎12 kata “JANGAN MENUNGGU” yang perlu dihindari:

1. Jangan menunggu bahagia baru tersenyum, tapi tersenyumlah, maka kamu akan bahagia.

2. Jangan menunggu kaya baru bersedekah, tapi bersedekahlah, maka kamu semakin kaya.

3. Jangan menunggu termotivasi baru bergerak, tapi bergeraklah, maka kamu akan termotivasi.

4. Jangan menunggu dipedulikan orang baru kamu peduli, tapi pedulilah dengan orang lain! Maka kamu akan dipedulikan.

5. Jangan menunggu orang memahami kamu baru kamu memahami dia, tapi pahamilah orang itu, maka orang itu paham dengan kamu.

6. Jangan menunggu terinspirasi baru menulis, tapi menulislah, maka inspirasi akan hadir dalam tulisanmu.

7. Jangan menunggu projek baru bekerja, tapi bekerjalah, maka projek akan menunggumu.

8. Jangan menunggu dicintai baru mencintai, tapi belajarlah mencintai, maka kamu akan dicintai.

9. Jangan menunggu banyak wang baru hidup tenang, tapi hiduplah dengan tenang. Percayalah bukan sekadar wang yang datang tapi juga rezeki yang lainnya.

10. Jangan menunggu contoh baru bergerak mengikuti, tapi bergeraklah, maka kamu akan menjadi contoh yang diikuti.

11. Jangan menunggu berjaya baru bersyukur, tapi bersyukurlah, maka bertambah kejayaanmu.

12. Jangan menunggu boleh baru melakukan, tapi lakukanlah! Maka kamu pasti boleh!