Islamic Article |- Hellfire He wants to commit haraam actions then repent

I was just wondering if some says he will drink and do zinna and do
haram stuff and then he will repent will his repentence be accepted.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
This questioner - may Allah guide him - does not realise that he has
already disobeyed Allah, may He be exalted, by saying this even if he
has not committed the sins that he stated clearly he would commit.
(a)
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that
the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Allaah,
may He be glorified and exalted, will forgive my ummah for whatever
crosses their minds so long as they do not act upon it or speak of
it."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4968; Muslim, 127.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said:
(The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)) has told us
that Allah forgives whatever crosses a person's mind so long as he
does not speak of it. So a distinction is made between thoughts that
cross the mind and wordsthat are spoken. And he told us that he will
not beblamed for a passing thought unless he speaks of it. What is
meant is unless his tongue utters it, according to scholarly
consensus.
End quote from Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 7/133
(b)
It was narrated from Abu Kabshah al-Anmaari that he heard the
Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say:
People of this world are four types: a man to whom Allaah gives wealth
and knowledge, so he fears his Lord concerning it, upholds ties of
kinship with it and realizes that something is due to Allah for that.
This man will attain the highest status. (The second is) a man to whom
Allaah gives knowledge but He does not give him wealth, but he is
sincere in intention and says: If I had wealth, I would have done what
(the first man) did. He will be judged according to his intention and
their reward will be the same. (The third one is) a man to whom Allah
gives wealth but does not give knowledge, so he squanders his wealth
without knowledge and does not fear Allah concerning it or uphold ties
of kinship with it, and he does not realize that something is due to
Allah for that. His will be the lowest status. (Then there is) a man
to whom Allah gave neither wealthnor knowledge, but he says: If I had
wealth I would do what (the thirdman) did. He will be judged according
to his intention, and their burden of sin will be the same.
Narrated by at-Tirmidhi, 2325; he said: this is a saheeh hasan
hadeeth. Also narrated by Ibn Maajah, 4228
This questioner also has to pay attention to the fact that he may not
be able to repent because ofbeing overwhelmed by his whims and
desires, his regarding sin as permissible and his persisting in it. He
may not be able to do that because his time has come and his soul is
taken. Let him listen to the words of Allah, may He be glorified and
exalted (interpretation ofthe meaning):
"And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away (from guidance),
asthey refused to believe therein for the first time, and We shall
leave them in their trespass to wander blindly"
[al-An'aam 6:110].
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
This is part of greater understanding: that a man fears that his sins
may cause him misfortune at the time of death and keep him froma good
end. Imam Ahmadnarrated from Abu'd-Darda' that when he was dying, he
would lose consciousness then he would come to and recite: "And We
shall turntheir hearts and their eyes away (from guidance), as they
refused to believe therein for the first time, and We shall leave them
in their trespass to wander blindly"
[al-An'aam 6:110].
Because of that, the earlygeneration feared sins, lest they kept them
from a good end.
End quote from al-Jawaab al-Kaafi by Ibn al-Qayyim, 167
Secondly:
This questioner has to ask his Lord for forgiveness and repent to Him
for having said this and having resolved to commit sin and persist in
it. Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, hasenjoined repentance
upon His slaves. He says (interpretation of the meaning):
"O you who believe! Turnto Allah with sincere repentance! It may be
that your Lord will remit from you your sins, and admit you into
Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise)"
[at-Tahreem 66:8].
Allah, may He be exalted, has told us that He accepts repentance from
His slaves and that He willpardon them; indeed He will turn their bad
deeds into good deeds. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And He it is Who accepts repentance from His slaves, and forgives
sins, and He knows what you do"
[ash-Shoora 42:25]
"Except those who repentand believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do
righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good
deeds, and Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful"
[al-Furqaan 25:70].
Sincere repentance, according to the scholars,is that which fulfils
the following conditions:
(a) Sincerity in repentance
(b) Giving up the sin
(c) Regretting the sin
(d) Resolving not to go back to the sin
(e) Repenting in time, for Allah does not accept repentance when the
death rattle sounds before the soul is taken, or after the sun rises
from its place of setting
(f) Restoring people's rights if the sin had to dowith the rights
of other people
We give our brother the glad tidings that if he hasnot done what he
intended and spoke of, and he refrained from that out of fear of Allah
and respect for His sacredlimits, then Allah, may He be exalted, will
record one good deed in his record, instead of the bad deed that he
was thinking of doing.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Allah says: 'If My
slave thinks of doing a bad deed then do not write itdown for him
unless he does it, then if he does it write it down as one bad deed.
And if he refrains from it for My sake, write down one good deed for
him. If he wants to do a good deed then he does not do it, write it
down as one good deed and if he does it, write it down tenfold up to
seven hundred fold."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 7026; Muslim, 129.

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Story |- The Pathetic Love...

We started along on a rough path, she hatted me. I haven't the
slightestclue what I did to make her stop. We started dating, we were
happy. We began fighting every now and then, but I still loved her.
She began acting different, losing interest in the concept of us, I
didnt know why. Whenever I confronted her about it, it'd turn intoan
argument, so I left it alone. She started drifting, further and
further into open waters,out of my reach. My suspicions became a
reality when I found out she was cheating. I was so angry with her, I
didn't know what I did wrong and she never said. I still respected her
decision, even though I felt half-dead. He started treating her like
she didn't matter, as if she didn't mean a thing. This made me angry,
I beat some sense into him. They broke up, she came running back to
me, we were secretly already together, she cheated on him. She told me
the one thing she wanted was to be with me again, I knewshe was wrong
to do what she did. She knew it to, hence I took her back, not
realizing the real impact. We were happy together, once again, with
each fight brought us closer, she was mine again. I was the happiest
man, or so itseemed, until she told meshe was unhappy with me. She
told me everything she wanted me to be, I changed for her, to make her
happy.
Soon after changing, souly with her, she told me she was unhappy once
more. She said she wanted me to be myself again, she denied anything
of what she said she wanted me to be. Things led on, left and right,
we're now not on speaking terms, yet I love her with all my might.
How? You may ask. Well what you dont know, I was with her through
everything, holding her hand. She wasn't a very good girlfriend,
always throwing other men in my face, but I know I'm not the victim
here, or so I think. I was so nice to her, was the shoulder for her
tears, I was there for her at night, and I'm still here. I miss her so
much, more than one can bear, more than one can imagine, I hope she
knows I'm still here. The hatred I have for her is more passionate
than known, I hate her so much, but I can't wrap my head around as to
why. Maybe I hate myself for falling for her. Or for thinking we could
alwaysbe together. Or is it because I miss her so much, but love her
even more, and hate her with a hatred, worth killing a boar? This I'll
never know, but I do know onething, I still love her, and really hope
she loves me. All I can do is hope and pray, and as much as I don't
want there to be anus again, the thought is always still there.
Sitting in the back of my mind, stronger than ever, stronger than 30
tractors,crushing a crude soul. I still love her, more than she knows,
yet I dont want her to see this, or toever know. Shes treated me worse
than dirt, somesay she doesnt deserve me, yet it doesnt show here, but
I still love her todeath. And I just hope that she knows that I'm
still here if she needs me...

Story |- Lost in love

I didn't know that i was in love until my friends concluded that after
theirkeen observations. They were right. I was in love and so i am
till today. My story begun some 3 yearsago. My two friends and iused
to go for our private studies in another of our friend's home who
happened to be my best friend till today. His sister just below him in
their familyis she whom i fell in love with without my knowledge for
we could chat and she would be very happy no matter thesituation she
was in and so was i. I took time to look into the matter not knowing
that the more i put my thoughts on her was the more i fell deep in
love with her.
As friends with the issue of opening hearts to one another, i let his
brother know it and he was positive about it for i know he understood
me more than anyone after being more than friends for two years or so.
She had never been in a relationship with anyoneelse not before not
upto now. Though sometimes during all that time that i have been
finding myselfinto relationships, i have never stop to thinking
crazily about her.
You may ask, haven't you confessed to her? I have done it time to time
but the response has been, 'no i can't satisfy you'.
I am not the kind of a guy who desires a woman for my bed. I toldher.
She went on to say that i should give her time to think the matter
over. How much time? Tillshe is done with her studies. I got to her
whenshe was on her first year of a 4 year study course.
All i desire to know is if that patience is worth it. Am ready to wait
till she is mine but i greatly doubt it though she behaves to hold
strong toher decisions.
Her best friend is in a relationship with one of my best friends. The
policy she clings to is, 'boys will make you fail in your studies.'
since sheknew me, she had been adoring my academic achievements. I
can't see her her not making and thus i have been helping her where i
had been able to do it.in her home no one questions me on my visits
for i also have been spending nights there and so has been hisbrother.
Our families have been like one through our friendship and so i
respect her on the other side and i can't dare make her suffer.
So by that, i returned her of her photos i had plus those that we took
together and the reason was because i didn't want to think about her
anymore. And i told her. Istopped calling he or repling to her texts.
But still with every moment i see her , i fall for her. She plays safe
but when i don't say hi toher, she comes to say hi to me. She haven't
confessed anything yet but signs can't hide from her actions. I am her
joy, she always want to spendtime with me at their home, she loves my
jokes,she loves my attention,she loves my concern but she is never
willing to say,' i love you too' which is all i want from her.
So i choose to ignore her for the better or for the............ WORSE!

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Hajj - Articles|- Zamzam Water Facts: What is Zamzam?

Zamzam is the name of the well that provides thewater to billions of
people, have thirstily drunk from throughout history, especially
during the Hajj pilgrimage.
Zamzam is linked to someof the most important personalities in world
history: the Prophets Ibrahim and Ismail (peace be upon them) and
Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), as well as
Ismail's mother Hajira (may Allah be pleased with her).
According to Islamic tradition, Prophet Ibrahim (a.s.) rebuilt the
Bait-ul-Allah (House of Allah) at the site of the well, a building
which had been originally constructed by Prophet Adam (a.s.), and
today is called the Kaaba ( Qiblah ), a building towards which all
Muslims aroundthe world face in prayer, five times each day. Zamzam
well is located approximately 20 meters east of the Kaaba. Zamzam well
is located inMakkah, which is the heart of the Hajj pilgrimage. Zamzam
well is 35 meters deep and topped by an elegant dome. The miracle
water of Zamzam is still flowinguntil today. Subhanallah!
"The difference between Zamzam water and other (city water) was in the
quantity of calcium and magnesium salts. The content of these was
slightly higher in Zamzamwater. This may be why this water refreshes
tiredHajis, but more significantly, the water contains fluorides that
have an effective germicidal action."
"This well has never dried up. On the contrary,it has always fulfilled
the demand for water. It has always maintained the same salt
composition and taste ever since it came into existence. Its
potability has always been universally recognized as pilgrims from all
over the world visit the Kaabah every year for Hajj and Umrah, but
have never complained about it. Instead, they have alwaysenjoyed the
water that refreshes them. Water tastes different at different places.
Zamzam water's appeal has always been universal. This water has never
been chemically treated or chlorinated as is the case with water
pumped into the cities. Biological growth and vegetation usually take
place in mostwells. This makes the water unpalatable owingto the
growth of algae causing taste and odor problems."
How the Zamzam came into being?
All traditions agree that Allah (SWT) created the well to provide
Hajira, the wife of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and her baby
Prophet Ismail (peace be upon him) with water in the hot, dry valley
they were in, around the year 2000 BC.
In her desperate search for water, Hajira ran seven times back and
forth in the scorching heat between the two hills of Safa and Marwa to
provide for her baby who was dying of thirst. Today, this same act is
a necessary rite of Hajj pilgrimage all Muslims, mothers and fathers,
must complete.
Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) settled his family there as part
of Allah's mission for him. The first thing Hajira had to do then was
to look for water in the area. Shewas searching for it while watching
at her son and would run whenever she could not see Ismail. Allah
(SWT) saw her effort and miraculously blessed the spot with a water
spring, at the feet of Prophet Ismail (as).
Zamzam before Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
The appearance of the Zamzam began the settlement of the Makkanvalley,
where the descendants of Prophet Ismail populated the area.
But as time passed, Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail's monotheistic message,
which once dominated the region, began taking a backseat to pagan,
polytheistic beliefs.
Nonetheless, the well of Zamzam retained its importance in later
generations. The grandfather of the Prophet, Abdul Muttalib, was
honored with the responsibility of taking care of the well and the
pilgrims to Makkah.
Zamzam water: the power drink
One of the miracles of Zamzam water is its ability to satisfy both
thirst and hunger. One of the Companions of the Prophet said that
before Islam, the water was called "Shabbaa'ah" or satisfying. It was
filling and helped them nourishtheir families.
After Islam, this powerful ability to quench thirst and fill stomachs
remained. Prophet Muhammad said: "The best water on the face of the
earth is the water of Zamzam; it is a kind of food and a healing from
sickness."
According to the Muslim collection of Hadith, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari , a
Companion (Sahabi) , noted that when he first arrived in Makkah
duringthe early days of Islam, not only did he satisfy hishunger and
thirst but he survived only on Zamzamwater for a whole month.
More recently, in the last few decades, scientists have collected
samples ofZamzam water and they have found certain peculiarities that
make the water healthier, like a higher level of calcium.
Zamzam water: a cure forsickness
Apart from its ability to serve as satisfying food and drink, Zamzam
water's health benefits are also commended. Prophet Muhammad (peace
and blessings be upon him and his family) said it was a healing from
sickness. This is whypilgrims to Makkah to this day collect it in
bottles to bring for relatives and friends backhome who are ill.
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used
to carry Zamzam water in pitchers and water skins back to Madinah. He
used to sprinkle it over the sick and make them drink it.
Wahab Ibn Munabbah, who was from the second generation of Muslims,
said 'I swear by Him in whose possession my life is, Allah Ta'ala
willrelieve the person of all illnesses who drinks Zamzam to his fill
and will also grant him good health.'
Zamzam water and Hajj pilgrimage
During Hajj and Umra, pilgrims are recommended to drink Zamzam water
to their fill to quench their thirst. They also continue the tradition
of bringing it back for family and friends.
For example, despite tight US laws forbidding the import of foreign
liquids and fruits, there isan exception made for pilgrims returning
from Makkah, who bring water of the Zamzam home for loved ones.
A Halo of Koranic Steam
We have recently realizedthe value of the use of amulets. It has been
scientifically proven that water is affected by whatis recited over
it. Japanese researcher Masaru Emoto has had a unique experience. He
said that he had read in abook that each snowflake falling from the
sky is unique. He said that his scientific instinctstold him that this
was nottrue. The geometric shape of the snowflake isdetermined by its
chemical composition. The composition of wateris well known - two
hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. So how come snowflakes that
fallfrom the sky are differentfrom one another? He said: "I was
determined to prove that this theory was false." He built a
laboratory, consisting of a deep freezer with a regulator, because no
liquid, subjected to sudden freezing, can assume a geometric shape.
The freezing must be slow, so the atoms have the chance to crystallize
into the shape decreed by Allah (SWT). There was a deep freezerwith a
regulator, a cold room at the temperature of -7°C, and several
microscopes equipped with cameras, so he could photograph the
snowflake before it melted. The scientists working in this room wore
warm clothing. He said: "I took samples from two faucets in the
laboratory, I froze them, and each sample gave mea different
snowflake. The samples came from two different wells, two different
rivers, from twodifferent lakes. I almost went crazy and thought this
was witchcraft." A Saudi student at the University of Tokyo happened
to meet him, and asked him what was wrong. Masaru told him his
problem. The student said to him: "We have blessed water, called
Zamzam water. I will giveyou a sample of this water so you can
experiment on it. Zamzam water is not affected by witchcraft or Jinns,
so using it can prove or disprove the whole theory." Emoto took a
sample of Zamzamwater, and said: "I couldn't crystallize it, even by
diluting the water by 1,000." In other words, he turned one cubic
centimeter into oneliter.
He said that when he diluted the water by 1,000 and froze it, he got a
uniquely-shaped crystal. Two crystals wereformed, one on top of the
other, but they assumed a unique form. When he asked his Muslim
colleague why there were two crystals, he told him it was because
"Zamzam" is composed of two words:"Zam" and "Zam."
Masaru Emoto said: "My Muslim colleague offered to recite Koranic
verses over the water. He brought a tape-recorder and played some
Koranic verses, and we got the most perfectly-shaped crystals. Then he
played the 99 names of Allah (SWT) . Each name produced a
uniquely-shaped crystal. Then he began cursing the water. We said:
Water, you are impure. You are not suited for consumption. The water,
in this case, did not freeze, or produced an extremely ugly crystal."
When they uttered bad words like"war" or "fighting," the water did not
freeze, or else produced an ugly shape. When the man completed these
experiments, which lasted 15 years, he published a five-volume book
called Messages from Water. He wrote: "I have proven that water, that
peculiar liquid, is capable of thinking, fathoming, feeling, getting
excited, and expressing itself."
Following was written bya Japanese Scientist Masaru Emoto:
The quality / purity of Zamzam water has, will not be find any where
else in the water on this earth.
He used the technology named NANO, and researched a lot on Zamzam
water. And found out that if one drop of Zamzam water mix in 1000
drops of regular water, regular water will get the same quality like
Zamzam water.
He also found that a mineral in one drop of Zamzam water has its own
importance that willnot be find any other water on this earth.
He also found in some tests that the quality or ingredients of Zamzam
water can not be changed, why, science does not know the reason.
Even he re-cycled the Zamzam water, but no change it was still pure.
This scientist also found out that, the Muslims say BISMILLAH before
eating/drinking. He says that after saying BISMILLAH on regular water,
there are some strange changes happened in the quality of regular
water. That make it best water.
He also found out that if some one recites the Quran on regular water,
it gets the ability for the treatment of different diseases.
Masaru Emoto is a Japanese author known for his claim that if human
speech or thoughts are directed at water droplets before they are
frozen, images of the resulting water crystals will be beautiful or
ugly depending upon whether the words or thoughts were positive or
negative. Emoto claimsthis can be achieved through prayer, music or by
attaching written words to a container of water.
Wait a minute - Aren't you made up of Water?
Yes! 72% of your body is made up of water. Imagine how your
wordsaffect your own body. When you say, "I'm a failure," or "I'm
hopeless," or "I won't getwell," imagine how thesewords weaken your
health.
Make a choice to say the best words out there. Sayoften, "I'm
wonderful," and "I'm beautiful".