Hadith Section - Sahih Bukhari
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
Once the Prophet remained behind us in a journey. He joined us while we were performing ablution for the prayer which was over-due. We were just passing wet hands over our feet (and not washing them properly) so the Prophet addressed us in a loud voice and said twice or thrice: "Save your heels from the fire."
Volume 1, Book 3, Number 57
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone of you stands for the prayers, Satan comes and puts him in doubts till he forgets how many Rakat he has prayed. So if this happens to anyone of you, he should perform two prostrations of Sahu while sitting.
Volume 2, Book 22, Number 324
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
The Prophet said, "Ghusl (taking a bath) on Friday is compulsory for every Muslim reaching the age of puberty."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 817
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The Imam is to be followed. Say the Takbir when he says it; bow if he bows; if he says 'Sami a-l-lahu Liman hamida', say, ' Rabbana wa-laka-l-hamd', prostrate if he prostrates and pray sitting altogether if he prays sitting."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 701
Narrated Salim bin 'Abdullah:
My father said, "The Prophet said, 'If the wife of any one of you asks permission (to go to the mosque) do not forbid her."
Volume 1, Book 12, Number 832
Hadith Section - Sahih Muslim
It is reported on the authority of 'Abdullah that the Apostle of Allah observed: The best of' the deeds or deed is the (observance of) prayer at its proper time and kindness to the parents.
Book 1, Number 0155
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There are ninety-nine names of Allah; he who commits them to memory would get into Paradise. Verily, Allah is Odd (He is one, and it is an odd number) and He loves odd number. And in the narration of Ibn 'Umar (the words are) : "He who enumerated them."
Book 35, Number 6475
Ubida b. Samit reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: He who loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah also abhors to meet him.
Book 35, Number 6486
Al-Bara' reported that whenever Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) went to bed, he said: "O Allah, it is with Thine Name that I live and it is with Thine Name that I die." And when he got up he used to say: "Praise is due to Allah, Who gave us life after our death (sleep) and unto Thee is resurrection."
Book 35, Number 6549
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) used to supplicate during the time of trouble (in these words): "There is no god but Allah, the Great, the Tolerant, there is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne There is no god but Allah, the Lord of the Heaven and the earth, the Lord of the Edifying Throne."
Book 35, Number 6582
Duas
Allahumma ansur al-Islamu wal-muslimeen
O Allah! Help Islam and the Muslims
Allahumma aizzal-Islama wal-Muslimeen, Allahumma aizzal-Islama wal-Muslimeen, wa adhillash-shirka wal-Mushrikeen, wa dammir adaa'ad-deen, wahmi hawzatal-Islami Ya rabbal Alameen.
O Allah! Raise the standing of Islam and the Muslims, O Allah raise the standing and the Muslims, and degrade the standing of Kufr and the Kaafireen, and Shirk and the Mushrikeen.
Destroy the enemies of the Deen, and protect the lands of Islam, O Lord of the Worlds.
Allahumma ahyini Musliman wa amitini Musliman
O Allah! Let me live as a true Muslim, and cause me to die as a true Muslim.
Allahummaj'al wasawisa qalbi khashyatika wa dhikrika waj'alhammi wa hawaya fima tuhibbu wa tarda.
O Allah! Render the thoughts and inclinations within my heart, to be Your fear and remembrance, and let my endeavour and desire be devoted to what You love and appreciate.
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi aafaani fi jasadi, wa radda 'alaiyya ruhee, wa 'adhina li bidhikriki
Praise be to Allah Who gave Strength to my body and returned my soul to me and permitted me to remember Him.
BarakAllahu laka wa baaraka 'alaiyka, wa jazakAllahu khairan, wa razaqakal-Llahu mithlahu, wa ajzala thawaabaka
May Allah Bless you, and shower His Blessings upon you, and May Allah reward you and bestow upon you its like, and Reward you abundantly
Yarhamukallah
May Allah have Mercy upon you
Hadiths & Duas used in Issue 10
Islamic Information Blog Issue 8
Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim
Assalamu Alaikum Brothers and Sisters,
I hope you are all well and that your families and your lives are good too.
Your Heart
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said
"Beware! There is a piece of flesh in the body if it becomes good (reformed) the whole body becomes good but if it gets spoilt the whole body gets spoilt and that is the heart"
Volume 1, Book 2, Number 49: Sahih Bukhari
We must look after our hearts, it maybe a piece of flesh in the body, it might only be to push the blood around the body, but if that heart stops, the whole body stops too. Look around the world follows this religion, Allah will guide their heart. today and see how corrupted the world is becoming. Islam is full of peace, the ones who rightly
Allah says:
"Whoever believes in Allah - He will guide his heart." (Surah At-Taghabun (64:11))
Now I'm not going to say every Muslim is perfect, because we are not and we make mistakes too, but if we follow the Quran and the teachings of the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) we should be able to know right from wrong, what is good and what we should be forbidding.
Allah will question us on many topics on the Day of Judgement, and the heart is one of them as well, Allah says in the Quran:
"Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned"
(Surah Al-Isra (17:36))
We learn all the time
I may scare someone who reads this and my intention is not to scare, but to make you has well as myself realise that our lives are coming to an end when Allah wills and what good deeds have we got to show when we meet Allah? This is no joke and never has been, I used to be a Non-Muslim and if I were to read this back then, I wouldn't of believed any of it, but you read about Islam, you read the Quran, you read the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and you can see the signs of what is happening, though Allah knows best for when everything will come on this planet, but you can see the changes around you to understand that this is not the only life you will live. This life isn't a game where you can go party all night, drinking alcohol, doing drugs, Fear Allah! Fear Allah! Fear Allah!! For what you are doing now, could be worse in the next life.
Don't you just love the fact that this religion never gets boring, what do I mean? Well every single one of us will learn something new nearly every day, there is so much for us Muslims to read and learn, SubhanAllah, for the ones who say they know it all, don't believe them, because that is the talk of Satan, and plus not everything was revealed to us humans, we only know 99 names of Allah, but we don't know what other names Allah has, we may know how to say Alif, Lam, Meem (Surah al-Baqarah (2:1)) or Alif, Lam, Meem, Sad (Surah al-A'raf (7:1)) or Kaf, Ha, Ya, 'Ayn, Sad (Surah Maryam (19:1) in total there are 14 opening letters which come in different formats in 29 Surahs in the Quran, Allah never revealed what theses mean, there are people who say that it means _______ but how do we know it means that when it was never revealed to us? There is so much to learn, but ask yourself, have you read the whole of the Quran before? If you have then alhamdulillah you can read it again and again, if you haven't then alhamdulillah you have to read the whole Quran to understand your religion more, it is no good (has I will point again and again) to just call yourself a Muslim by name, we always have to do what is right and forbid what is wrong, how do we know what is right and wrong? By the word of Allah (Quran) and the teachings of the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Someone was talking in a group which I joined and the brother said that we are all destined for hell, why did the brother say this? How does he know that our lives are destined for hell? Mashallah an Uncle explained to him that no one knows apart from Allah what we are destined for, we can hope to be Muslims but could end up being a Non-Muslim and the same the other way round that a Non-Muslim could revert to Islam. This is a reason why we need to show prove to what we say, its no good to say that this is important or this is the Sunnah, without prove it's the Sunnah or says in the Quran, it could be something you made up and could lead us astray.
Keep your promises!
"O you who believer! Fulfill (all) contracts"
(Surah Al-Ma'idah (5:1))
"O you who believe! Why say you that which you do not? Grievously odious is it in the sight of
Allah that you say that which you do not."
(Surah Al-Saff (61-2-3))
We should never lie to our brothers and sisters has well as never lie to Non-Muslims, just because they do not believe in Islam doesn't mean that what you do to them, the rules do not apply and Allah will allow it, it doesn't mean that we shouldn't steal off our brothers and sisters but we can to Non-Muslims, that is not what Islam teaches, we shouldn't lie to anyone, we shouldn't steal off anyone, we shouldn't do anything that displeases Allah. The true Muslim will keep his promises faithfully. Breaking promises is a horrible sins that Allah (SWT) hates in his believing servants.
The Prophet (Pbuh) said:
"The signs of a hypocrite are three:
when he speaks, he lies;
when he makes a promise, he breaks it;
and when he is entusted with something, he betrays that trust"
Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 2, Number 32
Who should we fear more?
Who should we fear more? Should we fear the country leaders because they have power? Should we fear gangs because in their numbers they could do so much or should we fear Allah? the differents between Allah and the humans that I talked about is that Allah has no limits and can do anything He pleases whereas humans like the so called leaders of the world have limits and can't do things of what Allah can do, though most humans think they are God, but they are as always all mouth but cant prove it, which clearly shows they are not God. No human should be feared, no matter even in a problem where you could be beaten up and hurt, don't fear them because they can only harm you has much as it's been written down. Allah can give life and cause death, He is the reason to why you are living today, why you have what you have, the clothes, the family, the food and drink, We need Allah to guide us more than Allah needs us, Allah doesn't need anything, has He as the power to do what He pleases. Has it says in the first Surah "It is You we worship, and You we seek for help" We should worship Allah and only Allah, we should love Allah more than anything, and fear Allah more than anything, if you are worried about that one person who could beat you up, I suggest you worry more about what will happen on the Day of Judgement.
Remembering Text
A brother taught me something very useful, and I would like to share with you all inshallah. We all read and sometimes we all forget what we have read, inshallah when you next find something that is useful and possibly could bring up again, write a note in the back of the book, so that inshallah when you need to go back to something inshallah you can read your notes and find the pages, personally that is a good idea, because there are times when I want to quote something, but I forget what book its from, inshallah I will use this idea too.
Allah is able to do all things (Quotes from the Quran)
"Say, "O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honour who You willand You humble whom You will.
In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent. You cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day to enter the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You bring the dead out of the living. And You give provision to whom You will without account [i.e., limit or measure]""
(Surah Ali 'Imran (3:26-27))
"If He wills, He can do away with you, O people, and bring others [in your place]. And ever is Allah competent to do that."
(Surah an-Nisa (4:133))
"[More precisely], is He [not best] who created the heavens and the earth and sent down for you
rain from the sky, causing to grow thereby gardens of joyful beauty which you could not [otherwise] have grown the trees thereof?
Is He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed within rivers and made for it
firmly set mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier?
Is He [not best] who reponds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and
makes you inheritors of the earth?
Is He [not best] who guides you through the darkness of the land and sea and who sends the
winds as good tidings before His Mercy?
Is He [not best] who begins creation and then repeats it and who provides for you from the
heaven and earth?"
Surah an-Naml (27:60-64))
JazakAllah for the support and until the next issue.
My love goes out to the whole Ummah, Your Brother in Islam
Was Salaam
Islamic Information Blog Issue 7
Assalamu Alaikum brothers and sisters of Islam.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman, from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
Malik's Muwatta, Book 3, Number 3.1.3
"If people knew what was in the adhan and the first row of the prayer and could only draw lots for it, they would draw lots. And if they knew what was in doing dhuhr early, they would race each other to it. And if they knew what was in ishaa and fajr, they would go to them even if they had to crawl."
Brothers and sisters, why do many of us sit right at the back of the masjid and end up in the last rows during prayers? Even when the masjid is empty why are you at the back? I understand that many have to go back to work, classes, but we are all finishing prayer at the same time aren't we? Like the above Hadith says If you knew the reward for praying in the front row. Well lets see what is the reward is
Muslims are urged to go early to the masjid to attend congregational Prayer and be in the first row in order to get great rewards.
Ibn `Umar quoted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as saying
(Al-Bukhari and Muslim).
"The reward of salah (Prayer) performed in congregation outweighs that of salah performed individually by twenty-seven degrees"
Another mistake I see is that we as Muslims in prayers are doing bowing or prostrating before the Imam does, why are you doing this? Brothers and sisters, the one leading the prayer is the one we follow, you wait until the one at the front leading is it that position then you go into that position
Malik said, concerning someone who forgot and raised his head before the imam in ruku or sujud,
Malik's Muwatta, Book 3, Number 3.15.61
"The sunnah of that is to return to bowing or prostrating and not to wait for the imam to come up. What he has done is a mistake, because the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The imam is appointed to be followed as a leader, so do not oppose him.' Abu Hurayra said, 'The one who raises his head and lowers it before the imam - his forelock is in
the hand of a shaytan.' "
Brothers and Sisters we should Praise Allah for giving you what you have, Praise Allah that you are on the straight path and inshallah working your way through life, doing good deeds and inshallah returning to Allah knowing that Allah will be pleased with the way you passed the tests you were given by Him, doing what is right and forbidding what is wrong. When was the last time you gave thanks to Allah for everything He has given you, what has He given you? Well look around you right now, your home, your family, the food and drink, the clothes you are wearing, the technology around you. Without Allah none of this would exist…not even you!
Even give Charity to the ones who need it, does it really hurt us to give 1 pound/1 euro/1 dollar a day to charity? Charity brings peace to our hearts knowing that the money we give will go to someone who really needs it - Alhamdulillah
"And the likeness of those who spend their wealth seeking Allah's Pleasure while they in their ownselves are sure and certain that Allah will reward them [for their spending in His Cause], is the likeness of a garden on a height; heavy rain falls on it and it doubles its yield of harvest. And if it does not receive heavy rain, light rain suffices it" (Quran 2:265)
Spend for the sake of Allah, remember doing this Allah will double it, if people knew the reward for spending in the sake of Allah, we would rush to do this more often has it says in the Quran
"If you lend to Allah a goodly loan [i.e. spend in Allah's Cause] He will double it for you, and will forgive you" (Quran 64:17)
Brothers and sisters there are so many ways to get rewards from Allah, so many! But how many
of us are really do this?
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 6, Book 61, Number 534
The Prophet said to his companions, "Is it difficult for any of you to recite one third of the Qur'an in one night?" This suggestion was difficult for them so they said, "Who among us has the power to do so, O Allah's Apostle?" Allah Apostle replied: " Allah (the) One, the Self-Sufficient Master Whom all creatures need.' (Surah Al-Ikhlas 112.1--to the End) is equal to one third of the Qur'an."
Read that again, one third of the Quran, Surah 112, do you know how lines there are for that surah? Let us read it now inshallah
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
1. Qul huwAllaahu Ahud,
Say He is Allah, the One and Only
2. Allaahus-Samad,
Allah the Eternal Refuge
3. Lam yalid, wa lam yuulad,
He neither begets nor is born
4. Walam yakunl-la-Huu kufu-wan ahad.
Nor is there to Him any equivalent
Brothers and sisters, that was known as one third of the Quran, subhanallah
Do lots and lots of Nafil prayers or any prayers that are not fard salah,
Abu Hurairah reports that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
"The first thing that the people will be called to account for on the Day of Resurrection will be the prayers. Our Lord will say to the angels although He knows better: 'Look into the salah of my servant to see if he observed it perfectly or been negligent in it. So if he observed it perfectly it will be recorded to his credit, but if he had been negligent in it in any way, Allah would say: See if My servant has any supererogatory prayers. Then if he has any supererogatory prayers, Allah would say: Make up the deficiency in My servant's obligatory prayer with his supererogatory prayers.' Thereafter all his actions will be examined in like manner" (Abu Dawud).
Still pray Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Ishaa no matter what, because theses are more important and as said above will be accounted for first on the Day of Resurrection, but doing theses extra prayers, wouldn't you want to be on the safe side? I will say again and again, this life is no joke and what we do and say are being recorded this very moment, nothing will get pass Allah, as Allah is All-Knowing.
Thank you for your support.
Your Brother in Islam
Was Salaam
Islamic Information Blog Issue 6
Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim
Assalamu Alaikum brothers and sisters,
I would like to start by saying that I love the whole ummah, whether I know you in person, or never met you or even if you are not reading this, I love all my brothers and sisters of Islam, because I could go to anywhere in this world, any Masjid, walk in and someone will pass their Salaams to me, it doesn't matter whether we knew each other or not, only because we love and fear and worship Allah, that we love each other for the sake of Allah. It doesn't matter what colour we may be, what backgrounds we might come from, we don't judge a person by silly categories like nationality, skin colour etc, because I am a Muslim and this brother is a Muslim and to us that's what matters more. I am proud to be a Muslim because there isn't need for groups because we are no better than the others. Allahu Akbar.
Praying towards a Surtrah
I've seen many brothers praying at my local Masjid without a surtrah and there have been brothers walking past, and sadly their rewards are being reduced because of this, I'm not sure about the sisters, but I believe it happens for the sisters too. A Surtrah is something in front of you when you are praying so no one walks in front of you when you pray, this can be a wall, pillar, a bag etc, there is no limit to the width but it should be at least the height of the back of a saddle, which if we use our human body, its about a hand span. Brothers and sisters! don't you want the full reward when praying obligatory and optional prayers? If you don't have anything in front of you, your reward may be cut or reduced, of course you may have children running around, but they wont reduce your reward, unless they are at an age of puberty, this is Sunnah to have a Surtrah in front of you when praying.
The Prophet (pbuh) said: "When one of you prays, pray towards a sutrah. Stand close to it and don't let anyone pass between you and it"
Making Dua
You can make Dua for almost anything, I say almost anything because there are some that make Dua to hurt someone, or wish for bad things for this person/family etc, You can not wish for someone to die, or anything bad that will go against Islam. Making Dua is asking Allah for help, asking Allah to help others. We can make Dua for our families, friends, brothers and sisters, even ask Allah to guide the ones who are misguided. Remember a small Dua can make a big difference, you can make Dua for forgiveness. Theses above are not the only duas we can do, how about the ones like for example: eating and drinking? Wearing new items of clothing? oing to the Masjid? I'm sure many of us have got a book about Duas, I'm sure the book
"Fortress of the Muslim" is popular one, we should say theses duas so that we can remember Allah more than what we do at the moment. There is a website for those who might not have the book or haven't got a book about Dua,
"...And whoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him (Taqwa), He will make a way for him, to get out (from every difficulty), and will provide for him from sources that he never could imagine…" [At-Talaq 65:2-3]
Hand of Prayer
When I read this on a bookmark, I thought it was a beautiful way to remember others when we pray, inshallah we can use this.
Thumb:
The strongest and nearest digit to you.
Begin by praying for those closest to you and giving thanks for all the strong things in your life.
Index Finger:
This is your pointing finger.
Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal.
They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction
Middle Finger:
The tallest finger reminds us of our leaders
Pray for those who govern and have authority; These people shape our nation
Ring Finger:
This is our weakest finger.
Let it remind us to pray for those who are being treated unjustly, those whose are in trouble,
or in pain
Little Finger:
The smallest and last finger.
By praying for others first it helps to put your needs into perspective.
I have recently found a website with more Quran Recitation, Subhanallah there is a total of 271 reciters, audio lectures from 163 people, many video lectures, video documentaries and video quran recitation, inshallah it should be a wondeful site to learn from.
Thank you for your support.
Your Brother in Islam
Islamic Information Blog Issue 5
Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim
Assalamu Alaikum brothers and sisters,
Do we really think about Allah seeing everything we do? It might sound funny when someone would say Allah is watching you picking your nose, but how about when Allah is watching you even when you thought no one saw you? We could lie or cheat our ways to anywhere in this world and fool every human, but we cant fool Allah, you will be the fool to even think Allah didn't see what you are doing, Allah knows more about your life in the present and future before we even experience it. Allah knows what will happen to everyone's life, even what will happen in this world, He is the only one who knows what will happen and when. That is a reason why we say inshallah (if Allah wills) when we plan to do something, I could say that there will be another issue in this month, but we never know if that will happen or not, I could be directed into doing something else, or may not be alive to even think of a next issue, that is why we say inshallah, just like above, only Allah knows what will happen to us in the future.
I was talking to a few friends of mine about how the Christians believe that Jesus (pbuh) was crucified on the cross.
I told them if Jesus (pbuh) was on that cross and died, how would he come back someday (when Allah decides when the right time is) and people see him alive? Isn't it true that EVERY human has only ONE life? Prophet Jesus (pbuh) did do miracles that shocked many but he is only a human, not able to do things that Allah can do. The things Jesus (pbuh) did was only cause of what Allah allowed him to do. I was asking them if they believe that Jesus (pbuh) was "God" because his mother Mary gave birth to him without a father, What does that mean for Adam? Who was born without a mother OR a father? Jesus (pbuh) only has a mother, In Islam we believe that Allah is not his father, nor anyone's father, nor is Allah related to anything that he created, whether its Human, animal, plants etc, Allah is one.
It was narrated from Hazrat Ali that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) said "Commonly in Islam there are six rights of a Muslim upon a Muslim: when he meets him he should give him salaam; when he invites him (to a meal) he should accept it; when he sneezes he should bless him; when he falls ill he should visit him; when he dies he should accompany his funeral and he should prefer for him that which he prefers for himself"
I understand that many of us might be shy to say Salaam to fellow Muslims, but don't be, they are family, even if we never know what their names are, they are our family, try for the sake of Allah and send your Salaams to every Muslim you meet, whether they reply, its up to them, at the end of the day you will be rewarded for saying Assalamu Alaikum, that's a good deed brothers and sisters, something that small is a deed.
I would like to share a website with you all, a sister found this and passed it on to me and Mashallah it is very useful especially if you would like to learn about the Hadiths, the whole collection of Sahih Bukhari (total of 652 Hadiths) and Sahih Muslim (total of 7190) and there is more from learning about the Quran, many books to read from. Do read and learn inshallah
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/index.htm
I did find problems when I used firefox, there was not links, but found all the links in internet explorer, but another person said that firefox showed links and internet explorer didn't so do try theses programs out, if one doesn't work, do use another.
Many things we should say:
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) passed by Aboo Hurayrah while he was planting something and said: 'O Aboo Hurayrah, shall I not show you a planting better than this?' he said: 'Of course, O Messenger of Allah He (pbuh) said: 'Say
Subhanallah, Alhamduilillah, la ilaaha illallah, Allahu Akbar
and a tree will be planted for you in Paradise for every one you say'
At the moment inshallah if we go to paradise, our homes will be beautiful, but the surroundings will be empty, by saying Subhanallah, Alhamduilillah, la ilaaha illallah, Allahu Akbar a tree will be planted for you. Has you got time reading this brothers and sisters say a few so that the angels can plant the trees for you.
Brothers and sisters there are so many rewards you can do, in minutes, lemme share a few, you can get theses rewards just by sitting there and saying something like:
In one minute you can seek the forgiveness of Allaah more than 100 times by saying "Astaghfir-Allaah (I seek the forgiveness of Allaah). The virtues of seeking forgiveness are no secret, for it is the means of attaining forgiveness and entering Paradise, and it is the means of being granted a good life, increasing one's strength, warding off disasters, making things easier, bringing rain and increasing one's wealth and children.
Adhkaar of the Morning and Evening:
(quoted from "More Than 1000 Sunan Every Day & Night")
Some adhkaar to be said in the morning and evening:
1. Aayah al-Kursee (Sura Al-Baqarah 2:255)
Allah - there is no deity expect Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer if [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him expect by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge expect for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him out. And He is the Most High; the Most Great.
Benefits from saying this:
Whoever says it in the morning will be protected from the jinn until evening, and whoever says it in the evening will be protected from them until the morning.
Al-Mu'awwidhaat: (Sura Al-Ikhlaas 112:1-4)
1. Say "He is Allah, [who is] One,
2. Allah, the Eternal Refuge.
3. He neither begets nor is born,
4. Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
(Sura Al-Falaq 113:1-5)
1. Say "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
2. From the evil of that which He created
3. And from the evil of darkness when it settles
4. And from the evil of the blowers in knots
5. And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
(Sura An-Naas 114:1-6)
1. Say "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
2. The Sovereign of mankind,
3. The God of mankind,
4. From the evil of the retreating whisperer -
5. Who whispers [evil] into the breast of mankind -
6. From among the jinn and mankind".
Benefits from saying this:
Whoever says them three times in the evening and morning, they will be protected from all kinds of evil (as mentioned in Tuhfat al-Ahwadee by Shaykh Muhammad al Mubaarakpuri)
Brothers and sisters, you might think that this newsletter might be a waste of time, or you might not be learning something new, if that is the case, I am sorry, my intentions are just to remind you whether its small or big, theses good deeds can be recorded for you. Remember Allah
Allah the All-Mighty has said: (Sura Al-Baqarah 2:152)
"Therefore remember Me. I will remember you. Be grateful to Me and never show Me ingratitude."
And He said: (Sura Al Ahzab 33:35)
"And the men and women who remember Allah frequently, Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward."
Theses information emails are not to make me better than you, I am only a Muslim wanting to help my fellow Muslims to achieve and do good deeds, if this has helped you in anyway alhamduilillah, if it has not alhamduilillah. I'm just happy to do what I can, even this small token of gratitude to Allah shows that Muslims shouldn't give up learning because life maybe getting tough, yes it is, but what is more important is that you are pleasing Allah, with the good deeds you do. What is more important? This life? Or the next?
Your brother in Islam,
Wa Salaam
Make Dua for your brothers and sisters, wouldn't you want good things to happen to them as much as good things happening to you?
