1] Hadeeth about the manwho will be commanded to be takento Hell, but he will turn to his Lord hoping that He would admit him to Paradise, and He will admit him to Paradise

1] How sound is this hadeeth: "A man will be headed towards Hell on
the Day of Resurrection, then he will turn around and Allah will say
to him: Why have you turned around? And he will say, after Allah
prompts him to give the answer that will save him: I was hoping that
You will admit me to Paradise. AndAllah will command that he be
admitted to Paradise"?.
Praise be to Allaah.
This is the meaning of a hadeeth that was narrated by Ibn al-Mubaarak
in az-Zuhd (409) and via him by Imam Ahmad in al-Musnad (22287) and
byIbn 'Abi'd-Dunya in Hasan az-Zann Billah (58). Ibn al-Mubaarak said:
Rishdeen ibn Sa'd informed us: Abu Haani' al-Khawlaani told us,
from'Amr ibn Maalik al-Janbi, that Faddalah ibn 'Ubayd and 'Ubaadah
ibn as-Saamit told him that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, when
Allah, may He be exalted, has finished judging mankind,there will be
two men leftwho will be commanded to be taken into Hell. One of them
will turn around and the Compeller (Allah, may He be exalted) will
say: Send him back. And they will send him back. He will say to him:
Why did you turn around? He will say: I was hoping thatYou would admit
me to Paradise. And it will be commanded to take him to Paradise. He
will say: Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, has given methat
which, if I were to feed the people of Paradise, that would not
detract at all from what I have." And whenever the Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned that, happiness
could be seen on his face.
Al-Haythami said in al-Majma', 10/698
It was narrated by Ahmadand its men were regarded as trustworthy
despite the weakness of some of them. End quote.
It narrators are trustworthy except Rishdeen ibn Sa'd who is da'eef.
See: Tahdheeb at-Tahdheeb, 3/240241; Mizaan al-I'tidaal, 2/49
A similar, more sound andclearer hadeeth was narrated by Muslim in his
Saheeh (187) from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood (may Allah be pleased with
him), according to which the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peaceof
Allah be upon him) said:
"The last one to enter Paradise will be a man who will walk once,
stumble once and be burned by the Fire once. When he gets past it, he
will turn to it and say, 'Blessed be the One Who has saved me from
you. Allaah has given me something that He has not given to the first
and the last.' A tree will be raised up for him, and he will say, 'O
Lord, bring me closer to this tree so that Imight shelter in its shade
and drink of its water.' Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, will
say: 'O son of Adam, perhaps if I give you that, you will ask Me for
something else.' He will say, 'No, O Lord,' and he will promise that
he will not ask Him for anything else, and his Lord will excuse him
because he has seen something that he cannot help wanting. So he will
be brought near to it and he will shelter in its shade and drink of
its water. Then another tree will be raisedup for him that is more
beautiful than the first, and he will say: 'O Lord, bring me closer to
this tree so that I might drink of its water and shelter in its shade,
and I will not ask You for anything else.' He will say: 'O son of
Adam, did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for anything
else?' He will say: 'Perhaps if I bring younear to it, you will ask Me
for something else.' He will promise that he will not ask Him for
anything else, and his Lord will excuse him because he has seen
something that he cannot help wanting. So he will be brought near to
it and he will shelter in its shade and drink of its water. Then
another tree will be raisedup for him at the gate of Paradise that is
more beautiful than the first two, and he will say: 'O Lord, bring me
closer to this tree so that I might shelter in its shade and drink of
its water, and I will not ask You for anything else.' He will say: 'O
son of Adam, did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for
anything else?' he will say, 'No, O Lord, I will not ask You for
anything else.'His Lord will excuse him because he has seen something
that he cannothelp wanting. He will be brought close to it, and when
he draws close to it,he will hear the voices of the people of Paradise
and will say, 'O Lord, admit me therein.' He will say: 'O son of Adam,
what will make you stop asking? Will it please you if I give you the
world and as much again?' He will say: 'O Lord, are You making fun of
me when You are the Lord of the Worlds?'"

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Like a dead goat

Jabir bin Abdullah reported that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon
him) happened to walk through the market coming from the side of
'Aliya and the people were on both his sides. There he found a dead
lamb with very short ears.He took hold of his ear and said: Who
amongst you would like to have this for a dirham? They said: We do not
like to have it even for less than that as it is of no use to us. He
said: Do you wish to have it (free of any cost)? They said: By Allah,
even if it was alive (we would not have liked to possess that), for
there is defect in it as its ear is very short; now it is dead also.
Thereupon Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: By Allah,
this world is more insignificant in the eye of Allah as it (this dead
lamb) is in your eye. SahihMuslim Book 42, Number 7059.
Severe conditions come upon human beings so that they return back to
Allah. Dear friends, let us not wait for conditions to come upon us
also to remind us of Allah. The world that we admire is of no value at
all as we can see from this hadith. So let us turn to Allah and pray
for all the Muslims who are suffering in various parts of the world.If
Allah wanted, we could've been in their place right at this moment.

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Healthy tips for DIABETICS~ (simple natural tips which can b followed easily)

1. Eat food at fixed hours.
2. Do not eat immediately after a workout.
3. Do not overeat.
4. If you are on insulin, make sure you have three
proper meals with light snacks in between.
5. Do not eat fast; masticate and munch yourfood well before you swallow.
6. Drink a lot of water that will help flush the toxins
off your system.
7. Make sure the gaps between your meals are
short.
8. Avoid fried foods and sweetmeats.
9. Include fresh vegetable salad in every meal.
10. Have at least 20 to 25 grams of raw onion daily.
11.Do atleast 1 hour exercise daily.
12. Add wheat bran to your wheatflour (50%
wheatflour + 50% wheat bran). This helps increase fibre in your diet.!!

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Mohammad Mertabanis a volunteer matchmaker who helps observant young Muslims searching for a modern path to marriage that stays true to Islam.

The one-line email that greeted Mohammad Mertaban came straight tothe point.
"Mertaban, find me a husband, k? I await your list of potential
suitors," wrote a woman who liveson the East Coast.
Mertaban was not surprised, although he knew the woman only slightly.
"If it comes from a brother or sister whom Idon't know very well, I
know that she would do it out of frustration, desperation or a strong
desire to get married," he explained later.
An information technology project manager who lives in Fullerton,
Mertaban, 30, has grown accustomed to urgent requests — by phone,
email and in person — since he began dabbling in matchmaking for
friends and acquaintances about eightyears ago. Those he helps are
observant young Muslims searching for a modern path to marriage that
stays true to Islam.
American Muslims regularly speak of a "marriage crisis" in their
communities, as growing numbers of Muslims reachtheir late 20s and
early 30s still single. Young religious Muslims tend to avoid
Western-style dating, but many also reject the ways of earlier
generations, in which potential spouses were introduced to one
anotherby family.
Traditionally, in South Asia and the Middle East, older women — often
called the "aunties" — and parents recommended matches by drawing upon
their extensive networks of family, friends and acquaintances.
Marriage criteria were typically limited to religion, ethnicity, jobs
and looks. But in the U.S., their little black books of contacts are
significantly thinner and many second-generation American Muslims see
such methodsas decidedly old-world.
So, many turn to young volunteer matchmakers like Mertaban, who have
connections in their hometowns, college circles and vast online
networks.
Muslims gather for the special Eid ul-Fitr morningprayer at the Los
Angeles Convention Center on August 30, 2011 in Los Angeles,
California.
"The aunties don't really know people very well and I think they're
just shooting in the dark," saidMertaban, whose parents emigrated from
Lebanon. "I think people have veered away from that."
Amir Mertaban, Mohammad's younger brother and a matchmaker as well,
said the goal was "to keep thisas close to Islam as possible. I'm
trying to get people hooked up, but we're trying to do this in a halal
(permissible) manner."
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What is and isn't allowed is debated within the Muslim community. But
those who seek a matchmaker's help tend to steer clear of anything
resembling dating and to avoid meeting one another without a
chaperone. And even though they may see their parents' methods as too
traditional, they are still more comfortable seeking help from a
go-between than online matrimonial sites or singles' events held at
mosques under the guise of "networking."
Mertaban, who is lively with a quick laugh and a wide, almost
Joker-like smile, says he didn't choose to be a matchmaker but fell
into the role after he helped a number of friends.
He grew up in Diamond Bar and has lived in Los Angeles, Irvine and
Fullerton — where he is now a youth mentor at the area mosque —
whichhelped him establish a wide Southern California Muslim network.
In his senior year at UCLA, Mertaban was president of the campus'
Muslim Student Assn. and the following year he was president of
MSA-West, anumbrella group covering much of the West Coast. With
chapters at universities nationwide, ithas jokingly been called the
Muslim Singles Assn.
He was well-liked and known for making other students, especially
freshmen, feel welcome. Many turned to him for advice about their
problems.
"He's a leader… everybodytrusts Mohammad," said Lena Khan, 26, an
independent filmmaker who attended UCLA with Mertaban. "If you need
something at 2 a.m., you know Mohammad is happy to help you."
In a community that observes a certain level ofgender segregation,
Mertaban, because of his leadership roles, interacted regularly with
both men and women. Soon, students began asking him for help finding
potential mates.
His first attempt involved one of his best friends, of Palestinian
descent, and an Indian woman the man was interested in. It didn't
work, partly because of their different ethnicities — a cultural
lesson Mertaban now keeps in mind when suggesting pairings. He
organizes his lists of single men and women by nationality.
The "Single Sisters" directory on his laptop begins with a
28-year-oldAfghan woman and ends with a 25-year-old Syrian.

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