How does Islam continue to grow in the West?

Someone posted this question recently on an Islamic forum that I belong to:
There all kinds of people coming to Islam. There are some that even
convert in huge masses (20+ people). It's the fastest growing religion
in the UK and USA. Just visit Youtube. How is thata religion that is
put down in the media constantly is the most popular choice today?
Let me put it in marketing terms to start. I don't want to cheapen our
deen which is the most beautiful way of life, ordained for humanity by
Allah. But most people in this consumer culture of the West understand
marketing concepts.
In the marketing industrythey say that there is no such thing as bad
publicity. That may or may not be true, but I do believe it is true
when you have a quality product. Islam is a qualityproduct.
I have heard of many people who initially wanted to learn more about
this "terrible religion" that gets so much bad press. So they picked
up a book on Islam or a copy of the Quran, began reading, and
SubhanAllah, were guided to the truth.
That's the way of it.
Throwing a rubber ballat the ground
This deen is a clarion call,it is the sunlight through the clouds. It
is manifest truth. As much as the enemies of Allah try to badmouth
Islam, they only serve its cause. As Allah says (paraphrasing) in the
Quran, they desired to extinguish the light of Allah with their
mouths, but Allah will complete His light, though the disbelievers may
detest it.
Someone once said to methat those who try to damage Islam are like
someone throwing a rubber ball down on the ground. The harder they
throw it, trying to smash it, the higher it bounces back in the air.
When I say there's no such thing as bad publicity, that doesn't mean
that I am happy about things like terroristattacks, "honor killings",
female genital mutilationand other bad actions that bring bad
publicity to Islam. I despise those acts and I utterly condemn them,
not only because they damage theimage of Islam and make life harder
for Muslims, but because they are evil in themselves, and they bring
suffering to innocent people.
No, when I say there's no such thing as bad publicity, I am thinking
more of the lies that are told about Islam. Hateful preachers who
insult the Prophet (peace be upon him); or the often-made false claim
that Islam wasspread by the sword; or the bigoted epithets
(like"Islamofascists") that are used to try to discredit Islam in the
eyes of the public. In the end, all these lies will fail, because
truth is clear from falsehood.
Quran 61:8
(8) They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but
Allah will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.
(9) It is He who sent His Messenger with guidanceand the religion of
truth to manifest it over all religion, although those who associate
others with Allah dislike it.
(Umm Muhammad translation)
The enemies of Islam think that Allah's light is like a candle that
can be blown out with the breath from their mouths, by propagating
false rumors and lies about this deen. They might as well try to blow
out the light of the sun. Allah's light is far more powerful even than
that.
Quran is a light
" O humankind, there has come to you a conclusive proof from your
Lord, and We have sent down to you a clear light." (Quran 4:174)
Allah has manifested His light in the revelation of the Quran. It is
an eternalbook, protected by Allah, unchanged, shedding light like a
lamp that never runs dry. It illuminates the souls of those who read
it and practice it, and so light spreads in the world, purifying it.
That's why the Messengerof Allah (pbuh) said, "The best amongst you
are those who learn the Quran and teach it." [Al-Bukhaari] Because
theQuran is the source of guidance and a light, andby spreading it we
ensure the victory of Islam over oppression, we perpetuate Truth in
the world, and we offer guidance to the lost.
The Quran is also a sourceof internal peace. Recitation and
contemplation of the Quran soothes the heart and carries away the
stresses of life, and it brings one closer to Allah.That's why the
Prophet (pbuh) said, "No people assemble in one of the houses of
Allah, and recite and study the Bookof Allah, except that tranquility
prevails over them, mercy encompasses them, the angels surround them,
and Allah makes a mention of them in the presence of those near Him."
[Muslim]
Wow. SubhanAllah.
So it's not surprising when you hear stories from people who were
non-Muslims; became curious about Islam due to the constant
fear-mongering in the media; decided to pick up a Quran and check it
out for themselves; and found themselves moved,and their hearts
touched,so that they accepted Islam. It's a very common story.
Trust in Allah
I started out by answering the question, "How does Islam continue to
grow in the West in spite of all the negative press and lies?" Now I
want to add a finalmessage for my Muslim readers: Don't despair when
you see the forces of falsehood arrayed in all their power against
Islam. When you read about Muslims being oppressed in Palestine,
Chechnya, East Turkestan (a Muslim province of China) and so many
otherplaces, you should feel pain and sympathy for your brothers and
sisters,but don't let your heart be filled with rage or hatred.
Don't despair! Hatred anddespair are the oppositesof faith; they lead
to corruption and are the fuel that drives evils like terrorism, where
people cast aside the principles of their religion, and allow
themselves to be seduced into blind violence, justifying it to
themselves because they are so angry.
Trust that Allah will perfect His light. Do your part to serve the
cause ofIslam (that is key!), and then trust that Allah will manifest
the Truth over all, no matter who standsagainst it. Trust also that
Allah will guide you, and bring you into the light, and reward you in
this life and the next.
In these next two verses there is a double message, one for the People
of the Book (the Christians and the Jews), calling them to the light
that Allah has revealed; and one to the believers, calling on them to
"pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace…", in other words to seek
Allah's pleasure through compassionate and righteous action on the
paths of peace.
"O People of the Scripture, there has cometo you Our Messenger making
clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and
overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear
Book; By which Allah guides those who pursueHis pleasure to the ways
of peace and brings themout from darknesses into the light, by His
permission, and guides them to a straight path." (Quran 5:15-16)

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evil eye - Is witchcraft real? Is it permissible to seek treatment from practitioners of witchcraft

Is there anything such aswitch doctors? What should we do if someone
says "I don't believe in magic" because "this is just an illusion"?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Sihr (witchcraft or magic) is a word referring to something hidden. It
is real and there are kinds of witchcraft that may affect people
psychologically and physically, so that they become sick and die, or
husbands and wives are separated. Its effects happen by the will of
Allaah. It is a devilish action, most of which is only achieved by
means of shirk and drawing close to the jinn and shayaateen (devils)
by means of that which they love, and it is basedon associating others
with Allaah (shirk).
There are doctors who are also practitioners of witchcraft, who treat
people by means of seeking the help of the jinn. They claim to have
knowledge of the sickness with no need toidentify it, and they
prescribe for the patient foods and drinks that bring him closer to
his allies among the devils. He may tell them to slaughter a pig
whilst saying "Bismillaah" over it, or to slaughter a permissible
animal without saying "Bismillaah", or when saying the name of one of
the devils.
This is kufr or disbelief in Allaah, and it is not permissible under
any circumstances to go to people like these. The hadd punishment for
these people is execution. It has been proven from three of
theSahaabah (may Allaah bepleased with them) that the practitioners of
witchcraft are to be put to death.
The Standing Committee was asked a question about this matter, in
which it was said:
Please note that in Zambia there is a Muslimman who claims that he has
with him a jinn, and the people come to him and ask him to treat their
sicknesses, and thisjinn states what their treatment should be. Is
that permissible?
They replied:
It is not permissible for that man to use the jinn, and it is not
permissible for the people to go to him seeking treatment for sickness
through his using the jinn, or to meet any other need by this means.
Seeking treatment through human medical doctors and using permissible
medicines is sufficient and means that there is no need for that, and
it keeps peoplesafe from the sorcery of the magicians.
It was narrated in a saheeh report that the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever goes to
afortune-teller and asks him about something, his prayer will not be
accepted for forty days." Narrated by Muslim.
And it was narrated by the authors of al-Sunan and by al-Haakim, who
classed it as saheeh, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him) said: "Whoever goes to a soothsayer and believes what he
says has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad."
This man and his companions from among the jinn are regarded as being
among the fortune-tellers and soothsayers, so it is not permissible
toask them anything or to believe them.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 1/408, 409
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz said:
Given that there are so many charlatans lately, who claim to be
doctors and to treat people by means of magic and witchcraft, and they
have become widespread in some countries and they exploit the naïveté
of the ignorant, I thought that in the spirit of sincerity towards
Allaah and His slaves, that I should explain the gravedanger that this
poses toIslam and the Muslims, because it involves dependence on
something other than Allaah and going againstHis command and the
command of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him),
so I say, seeking the help of Allaah:
It is permissible to seek treatment according to scholarly consensus.
The Muslim may go to a doctor to seek treatmentfor internal diseases,
injuries, nervous complaints, etc, so that he can identify the disease
and treat it in anappropriate manner, using medicines that
arepermissible according tosharee'ah, based on his knowledge of
medicine, because this comes under the heading of using the ordinary
means, and it is not contrary to the idea of putting one's trust in
Allaah. Allaah has sent down the disease but Hehas also sent down with
it the cure; those who know it know it and those who do not do not.
But Allaah has not created the healing for His slaves in that which He
has forbidden to them, so it is not permissible for the sick person to
go to a soothsayer who claims to know the unseen, in order to find out
from them what is wrong with him. And it is not permissible for him to
believe what they tell him, because they speak of the unseen without
knowledge, or they summon the jinn and seek their help in doing what
they want. The ruling on these people isthat they are kaafirs
andmisguided, because theyclaim to have knowledge of the unseen.
Muslim narratedin his Saheeh that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever goes to a fortune-teller and asks
him about something, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days."
And it was narrated fromAbu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)
that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Whoever goes to asoothsayer and believes what he says has disbelieved
in that which was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him)." Narrated by Abu Dawood and by the four authors of
al-Sunan;classed as saheeh by al-Haakim who narrated that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever goes to a
fortune-teller or soothsayer and believes what he says has disbelieved
in that which was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him)." And it was narrated that 'Imraan ibn Husayn (may Allaah
be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "He doesnot belong to us who
observes bird omens or has that done for him, orwho seeks divination
or who has that done for him, or who practices witchcraft or has that
done for him. Whoever goes to a soothsayer andbelieves what he says
has disbelieved in that which was revealed to Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him)." Narrated by al-Bazzaar with a
jayyid isnaad.
These ahaadeeth demonstrate that it is forbidden to go to soothsayers,
fortune-tellers, witches and the like, and ask them questions and
believe them, and a warning is issued to those who do that. Community
leaders and those in positions ofpower and authority must forbid going
to fortune-tellers, soothsayers and the like,and not allow anyone who
deals in such thingsto operate in the marketplaces or elsewhere. They
should denounce them emphatically, and denounce those who go to them.
We should not be deceived by the fact that they may get things right
sometimes, or by the fact that many people go to them, because they
are ignorant and the people should not be deceived by them. The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade going to
them, asking them questions and believing them, because that is a
great evil, a serious danger and leads to bad consequences, and
because they are immoral liars. These ahaadeeth also indicate that
soothsayers and witches are also kaafirs, because they claim to have
knowledge of the unseen, which is kufr, and because they only reach
their goals by serving the jinn and worshipping them instead of
Allaah, which is kufr or disbelief in Himand associating others with
Him (shirk). The one who believes them and their claims to have
knowledge of the unseen is like them. Everyone who goes to these
people and deals with them, is disowned by the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). It is not permissible for
the Muslim to accept what they claim is a kind of treatment, such as
their muttering mumbo-jumbo or pouring lead and other kinds of
nonsense that they do. This is a kind of sorcery and deception of the
people. Whoever acceptsthat is helping them in their falsehood and
kufr.
Majmoo' Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 3/274-281.
Secondly:
With regard to witchcraft (sihr), it is realand is not an illusion,
and it may have an effect by Allaah's leave.
Al-Quraafi said: Sihr is real, and the person against whom it is done
may die, or his nature orhabits may be changed, even if he does not
deal with it himself. This was the view of al-Shaafa'i and Ibn Hanbal…
Al-Furooq, 4/149.
The Mu'tazalis, Qadaris and some of the scholarsheld a different view,
but no attention should be paid to that. Al-Quraafi and others
mentioned that the Sahaabah were unanimously agreed that it is real
before there appeared those who denied that.
The evidence of Ahl al-Sunnah concerning that is as follows:
1. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"but the Shayaateen (devils) disbelieved, teaching men magic andsuch
things that came down at Babylon to the two angels, Haaroot and
Maaroot, but neither of these two (angels) taught anyone (such things)
till they had said,"We are for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning
this magic fromus)." And from these (angels) people learn that by
which they causeseparation between man and his wife, but they could
not thus harmanyone except by Allaah's Leave. And they learn that
which harms them and profits them not"
[al-Baqarah 2:102]
This verse clearly indicates what we are trying to say, which is that
sihr (witchcraft) is real, and that the practitioner of witchcraft may
create a division between a man and his wife thereby, and that he may
harm people by means of his witchcraft, but he cannot do any harm
except by Allaah's leave.
2. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And from the evil of those who practise witchcraft when they blow in the knots"
[al-Falaq 113:4]
"those who practise witchcraft when they blow in the knots" refersto
female witches whosewitchcraft involved tyingknots then blowing into
them. If witchcraft were not something real, Allaah would not have
commanded us to seek refuge from it.
3. Further evidence is provided by the fact thatthe Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was bewitched by the Jew Labeed
ibn al-A'sam. Thisis a saheeh hadeeth that was narrated by al-Bukhaari
and Muslim.
Ibn al-Qayyim said: The witchcraft which can cause sickness, lethargy,
mental sickness, love, hatred and delusions is something that does
exist and is known by the masses. Many peopleknow it from experience.
Al-Tafseer al-Qayyim, p. 571
Thirdly:
There are many kinds of witchcraft, including illusions and deceiving
the eyes. But not all sihr is like that. Some of the scholars listed
different kinds of witchcraft, and counted eight kinds, the most well
known of which are:
1. Knots and incantations
i.e., reciting words and mumbo-jumbo by meansof which the witch is
able to use the devils to do what he wants of harming the person being
bewitched. But Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"… but they could not thus harm anyone except by Allaah's Leave"
[al-Baqarah 2:102]
2. Sleight of hand.
They become skilled in this by means of practiceand training to do
things quickly, and bringout something hidden.
For example, the magician may bring a dove and strange it in front of
the audience, then he hits it with his hand and it gets up and flies.
But in fact there was a kind of anaesthetic in his hand and he made it
smell it and made the audience think that he had strangled it and
killed it, then when he hits it, he wakes it up from that stupor.
3. Bewitching the eyes.
This is very common among the liars; the magician does not really put
a sword in his body, rather he bewitches the eyes of the audience, and
puts the sword by his side, but the bewitched people think that he
puts it through his middle.
These tricksters have become well known among us, because among the
audience there are those who protected themselves with Qur'aan and
dhikr, and remembered Allaah a great deal whilst sitting in the
gathering watching the magician, so they saw what really happened,
unlike what those who were bewitched saw.
4. Using chemicals
This is done well by those who know how substances react with one
another, thus producing a substance that is not affected by some other
substances, such as the Sufi Rifaa'iyyah who make people think that
they are not affected by fire, when in fact they coat themselves with
some fireproof substances. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah
have mercy on him) challenged them to wash with hot water before
entering the fire and they refused because this would haveexposed
their deceit.
And there are many other things that the practitioners of witchcraft
do, which could not happen unless Allaah decreed it.
See Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 1/146; Majmoo' Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn
'Uthaymeen, 2/178; al-Sihr by Shaykh 'Umar al-Ashqar.
And Allaah knows best.

evil eye - Was there anyone on earth before Adam (peace be upon him)?

Were there any people before Adam (peace be upon him) whose name was
Jinn and others whose name was Hinn?.
Praise be to Allaah.
There is nothing in the Qur'aan or Sunnah to indicate that there were
any people living on Earth before Adam (peace be upon him). Rather the
reports that speak of that are the opinions of mufassireen (Qur'an
commentators) among the Sahaabah and Taabi'een. For example:
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The first opinion is that the earth was inhabited by the jinn, whom
Allah, may He be exalted, created from fire. This opinion was narrated
from most of the mufassireen.
At-Tabari narrated in his Tafseer (1/232) from Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allah
be pleased with him) that he said:
The first ones to dwell on earth were the jinn, and they caused
mischief therein, shedding blood and killing one another.
It was narrated from ar-Rabee' ibn Anas that he said:
Allah created the angels on Wednesday, and He created the jinn on
Thursday and He createdAdam on Friday. Then some of the jinn
disbelieved, and the angels used to come down to earth to fight them,
and there was bloodshed and corruption on earth.
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The second opinion is that there was no one on earth, jinn or
otherwise, before Adam (peace be upon him).
at-Tabari narrated this view in his Tafseer (1/232) from 'Abd
ar-Rahmaan ibn Zayd, who said:
Allah, may He be exalted,said to the angels: I wantto create a
creature on earth and make him a vicegerent (khaleefah) therein. On
that day Allah had no creation except the angels, and there were no
creatures on earth.
Al-'Allaamah at-Taahir ibn 'Ashoor said in at-Tahreer wa't-Tanweer(1/228):
After mentioning the creation of the earth then the heavens, Allah
referred to His will, that He would create a vicegerent. This
indicates that creating the vicegerent was the first thing done on
earthafter it was created. The vicegerent here is the one who takes
control ofanother's property and manages it, and the original owner
does not necessarily have to have been in that place beforehand. So
the vicegerent was Adam, and his role as vicegerent was to do what
Allah, may He be exalted, wanted of developing the earth on the basis
of inspiration and revelation, and to teach his offspring Allah's plan
concerning this earthy realm.
End quote.
With regard to what some commentators andhistorians say about a race
called Hinn inhabiting the earth, then the Jinn came and killed them
and took their place, it seems that this is a story that cannotbe
attributed to any sound isnaad (chain of narrators).
Ibn Katheer said in al-Bidaayah wa'n-Nihaayah (1/55):
Many scholars of tafseer say that the jinn were created before Adam
(peace be upon him), and before them on Earth there were the hinn and
the binn, then Allah caused the jinn to prevail over them, so they
killed them and expelled them from the earth and inhabited it after
them. End quote.
Al-'Allaamah at-Taahir ibn 'Ashoor said in at-Tahreer wa't-Tanweer(1/228):
If it is true that the earthwas inhabited before by a race of
creatures calledal-hinn wa'l-binn or, it was said, they were called
at-tamm wa'r-ramm, this is a reference to something that never existed
and is unknown. Perhaps theseare among the myths of the Persians and
Greeks propagated by the storytellers, because the Persians say that
before mankind existed on earth, there was a race called at-tamm
wa'r-ramm, and the Greeks believed that the earth was populated by
creatures called Titans, and Zeus, the leader of their gods according
to their beliefs, drove themfrom the earth because of their evildoing.
End quote.
And Allah knows best.

evil eye - Jinn possession and the rulings on jinn possession

Can jinn possess humans? And if this is possible, then how will the
person be able to account for their actions,whilst they were
possessed, on the Day of Judgement?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
Yes, it is possible for jinn to possess humans. Allaah says in His
Book (Interpretation of the meaning):
"Those who eat Ribaa [usury] will not stand (on the Day of
Resurrection) except likethe standing of a person beaten by Shaytaan
(Satan) leading him to insanity"
[al-Baqarah 2:275]
See also the answers to questions no. 11447 , 42073 , 39214 and 1819 .
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
The fact that a jinni may enter the body of a human is proven by the
consensus of the imams of Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"Those who eat Ribaa [usury] will not stand (on the Day of
Resurrection) except likethe standing of a person beaten by Shaytaan
(Satan) leading him to insanity"
[al-Baqarah 2:275]
and in al-Saheeh it is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) that "The shaytaan flows through the son of
Adam like blood." End quote.
Majmoo' al-Fataawa (24/276, 277)
Secondly:
Possession is a kind of sickness. If a person whohas this sickness is
rational, then he has the choice and he will be brought to account for
his words and actions. But if this sickness has overwhelmed him to
thepoint that he has lost his mind and free will, then he is like one
who is insane and is not accountable. Hence in Arabic the word mass
(possession) is used to refer to junoon (insanity). See Lisaan
al-'Arab (6/217). But if hecommits an act of aggression against
another when he is insane and destroys his property, for example, then
he must pay compensation for that.
See: Zaad al-Ma'aad (4/66-71)
It says in al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah (16/106):
The fuqaha' are unanimously agreed that insanity is like
unconsciousness and sleep, rather it is more severe in the loss of
free will, and it makes whatever he says invalid. For the one who is
sleeping, all his verbal statements, such as divorce, becoming Muslim,
turning apostate, selling, buying,etc, are invalid. So it is more
appropriate that such statements be invalid in the case of insanity,
because the insane person has no power of reasoning or discernment.
They quoted as evidence for that the words of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him): "The Pen has been raised from three:
the sleeper until he awakens, the child until he reaches maturity and
the insane person until he comes back to his senses." Narrated by the
authors of Sunan with a saheeh isnaad. The sameapplies to all verbal
statements because of the potential for harm. End quote.
In (16/107) it says:
With regard to the rightsof people such as compensation and the like:
these are not waived, because he is not accountable for them, rather
his guardian is responsible for paying financial duesfrom the wealth
of the insane person. If he commits some crimes, heis accountable for
them financially but not physically. If he destroys a person's
property when he is in a state of insanity, compensation must be paid,
but if he kills someone there is noqisaas (retaliation), but the diyah
must be paid.
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stories - A lovestory for two years

1)Hi… I know that you will never actually read this letter and this is
not my aim here. It's just that yesterday I realized I will never be
beside you any more.
I will never kiss the lips that I love so much, I'll never caress your
hair as I used to. Yes, my whole world collapsed yesterday. Because my
whole world was you……
I can't…, oh God, I still can't accept the thought that you won't be
next tome. I know that I made mistakes. I did awfully many foolish
things. I shouldn't have gone away. I shouldn't have left you – the
man of my life, just when I've found you. I wanted to earn that money,
so that it would be easier…or I thought it would be…..If Ihad known
then how wrong I was, if I had realized that money wasn't everything.
Moneycan't make me happy when you are not beside me.
I lost you….I just can't believe that you are no longer part of my
life, that you are no longer "my man", that we won't stick the so
dreamt "babyfactory" on the bedroom door.
You know…this time I was determined to stop. Ihad decided for sure to
come back and start leading a life in my own country and I wanted to
make it with you. When I planned on returning I told everybody that
I'm trying to get back the "man of my life" ….but it wasn't that
simple.
I couln't understand you before, now you can't understand me. You
couldn't understand that I wanted to abandon everything that I had
justto be with you. I was ready to leave my friends, the life in my
town, the great job that Iwill never have again – nothing interested
me more than being with you. You told me that youweren't ready, not at
thatmoment. But you were before. Why the hell didn't you just tell me
that you don't love me as you used to, that you are afraid to run the
risk of being with me again, that I don't have the right to rush into
your life every time that the impulse takes me. Or that you are
already tired of us playing cat and dog…..although you still love me.
I know it because I saw it in your eyes. They always give you away.
You know, what hurt me the most was that you didn't have the courage
to tell me that you are afraid and it's easier to lead your apathetic
life hiding behind work. Or you no longer love me, orat least not as
much as before. I would have understood. We are grown up people after
all….
I will always love you but I'll never let you in my lifeagain.
I don't know how I'll live without you…..I'm going to learn this from
now on. I wish you all the happiness with her. I hope she can give you
at least half of what I gave you. Although, no one will love you the
way I did. As trivial as it may sound. I thank you, you who read this.
I just wanted to unburden my heart somewhere nobody will recognize me.
I want to give you a piece of advice, the one that my father kept
telling me for a long time:"It's better to learn from the mistakes of
others, not from your own."
Do not kill your love! Do not think that you can change it for money,
shiny cars, or companies that are more important than your own life.
Neverleave the person you love, never betray him/her, fight for
his/herlove.
LOVE IS EVERYTHING PEOPLE! PLEASE DON'T LOOSE IT!!!
FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL, BUT NEVER LOOSE IT!
2)
We were in relationship for last two years. Everything was going well
I used to love him BUT I was not sure about him.Suddenly we broke up
bcoz of our parents but then too we were in contact after 6m months he
again proposed me.
We were both in relationship but i don't know how my attitude towards
him started to change as if I took him for granted .One fine day I
JUST TOLD HIM THAT i LIKE guy and he was very upset.
The very next day he proposed a girl in from his school nand thaey
started dating each other.I was not knowing that he was doing so with
me and after few days my freinds told me that he is in a relationship
with a girl.I as full in a depression...
SO I BROKE UP WITH HIM BUT I STILLL LOVE YOU... plzz come back

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The names of Allah with Meaning and Benefits

The 99 Names of Allah, are the Names of God which are described in the
Qur'an, and Sunnah, amongst other places. Here are the list of 99
names of Allah with definition and benefits.
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ALLAH'S NAME MEANING BENEFIT
Allah The Greatest Name
Who repeats this name at least 1000 times his heart will be free from
doubts and suspicions. Ifany body suffering from some incurable
disease repeats this Name many times, then prays to Allahfor recovery,
he will recover from the disease, by the Grace of Allah.
1 Ar-Rahman The All-Merciful
Who repeart this name 100 times after each fard(Obligatory) prayer
will have good memory, a keen awareness, and be free of a heavy heart.
2 Ar-Rahim The All-Beneficient
He who repeat this name100 times after each Fajr (Early Morning)
prayer will find everyone to be friendly towards him and he will be
safe from all worldly calamities.
3 Al-Malik The Absolute Ruler
He who repeats this name many times every day after the morning
prayer. Will become rich by the grace of Allah.
4 Al-Quddus The Pure One
The heart of those who repeat this name 100 times each day will be
free from anxiety.
5 As-Salam The Source of Peace
He who repeats this name 160 time to a sick person, will help him to
regain health. He who repeats this name frequently will be safe from
all calamities.
6 Al-Mumin The Inspirer of Faith
He who repeats this name 631 times will be safe from harm.
7 Al-Muhaymin The Guardian
He who takes bath and offers two rak'ats of prayer and repeats this
Name 100 times with sincere concentration, Allah will purify his
external as well as internal condition.
8 Al-Aziz The Victorious
He who repeats this Name 41 times after each Fazar prayer will
beindependent of need from others and gain honour after disgrace.
9 Al-Jabbar The Compeller
He who repeats this Name will not be compelled to do anything against
his wishes, and will not be exposed to voilence, severity or hardness.
10 Al-Mutakabbir The Greatest
He who repeats this Name frequently will be granted status and
respect. If He repeats thisName frequently at the commencement of
everyact, He will achieve success by the grace of Allah.
11 Al-Khaliq The Creator
He who repeats this Name 100 times for seven days without break, Allah
will create an angel whose duty willbe to act righteously for this
person until the Day of Judgement. The reward for angel's actions will
be given to that person. See also under Al-Musawwir.
12 Al-Bari The Maker of Order
He who creates all thingsin proportion. See also the suggestions under
Al-Musawwir.
13 Al-Musawwir The Shaper of Beauty
If a woman who desires to give a birth, but cannot, fasts seven days,
and each day at the breaking of the fast (iftaar) she repeats
thesethree Names twenty-onetimes, breathes into a glass of water, and
then breaks the fast with this water, Allah will bless her with a
child.
14 Al-Ghaffar The Forgiving
He who repeats this Name will be forgiven his sins.
15 Al-Qahhar The Subduer
The soul of him who repeats this Name Will conquer the desires of the
flesh, and his heart will be made free from the attractions of the
world and gain inner peace. this Name also frees one from being
wronged.
16 Al-Wahhab The Giver of All
If a man suffering from poverty and starvation repeats this Name
frequently or keeps it with him written on a piece of paper or repeats
this Name 40 times in the last Sajda if the Chasht prayer, Allah will
relieve him of his poverty, want and starvation in a wonderful way.
17 Ar-Razzaq The Sustainer
He who repeats this Name will be provided with sustenance by Allah.
18 Al-Fattah The Opener
The heart of him who repeats this Name will be open, and he will be
given victory.
19 Al-Alim The Knower of All
He who repeats this Name, his heart will become luminous, revealing
divine light(Nur).
20 Al-Qabid The Constrictor
He who writhes this name on 4 pieces of food (fruit, bread,etc.) and
eats them for 40 days will be free from hunger.
21 Al-Basit The Reliever
He who repeats this Name 10 times after Chasht prayer with open hands
(palms up), then rubs his face with his hands, will be free of need
from others.
22 Al-Khafid The Abaser
Those who fast three days, and on the fourth day repeat this Name 70
times in a gathering, Allah will free them fromharm by their enemy.
Allah will fulfill the need of one who repeats this Name 500 times
daily.
23 Ar-Rafi The Exalter
He who repeats this Name 101 times day and night, Allah will make him
higher, as far as honour, richness and merit are concerned.
24 Al-Muizz The Bestower of Honors
He who repeats this name 140 times after Maghrib prayer on Monday or
Friday nights,Allah will make him dignified in the eyes of others.
That person will fear no one but Allah.
25 Al-Mudhill The Humiliator
He who repeats this Name 75 times will be free from harm by those who
are jealous of him and wish to harm him. Allah will protect him.
26 As-Sami The Hearer of All
He who repeats this Name 500, 100 or 50 times without speaking to
anyone on thursday after the chasht prayer, Allah will bestow on him
anything he desires.
27 Al-Basir The Seer of All
He who repeats this Names 100 times after Friday afternoon prayer,
Allah will give this person light in his sight and enlighten his
heart.
28 Al-Hakam The Judge
He who repeats this Name many times at night, many secrets (sirr)will
be revealed to him.
29 Al-Adl The Just
On Friday night or day, ifyou write this Name on apiece of bread and
eat itpeople will obey you.
30 Al-Latif The Subtle One
He who repeats this Name 133 times daily will have increase in his
sustenance and all his affairs will be settled to his satisfaction.
31 Al-Khabir The All-Aware
If a mam is a victim of selfish desires and bad habits he will be
relieved of these if he repeats this Name regularly.
32 Al-Halim The Forebearing
He who write this Name on a piece of paper, washes it with water and
sprinkles that water on anything that thing will become safe from loss
and calamities.
33 Al-Azim The Magnificent
Those who repeat this Name many times will berespected.
34 Al-Ghafur The Forgiver and Hider of Faults
He who has a headache, fever and despondent, and continuously repeats
this Name will be relieved of his ailment and will have Allah's
forgiveness.
35 Ash-Shakur The Rewarder of Thankfulness
He who is afflicted with monitory troubles or with any other calamity
and suffering, if he repeats this Name 41 tmes daily.
36 Al-Ali The Highest
He who repeats this Name regularly and keep it with him after writing
it on a piece of paper will attain high rank, affluence and success in
his (lawful) desires.
37 Al-Kabir The Greatest
He who repeats this Name 100 times each day will have esteem.
38 Al-Hafiz The Preserver
He who repeats this Name frequently and keeps it with him will
beprotected against calamities.
39 Al-Muqit The Nourisher
If someone with a bad mannered child repeats this Name into a glass of
water, and gives this water to the child to drink, the child will
havegood manners.
40 Al-Hasib The Accounter
He who faces any problem should repeat this Name many times.
41 Al-Jalil The Mighty
He who writes this Nameon a piece of paper withmusk and saffron and
keeps it with him and repeats this Name frequently will attain honour
and status.
42 Al-Karim The Generous
He who repeats this Name many times at bedtime will have esteem in
this world (and the Hereafter among the learned and righteous people).
43 Ar-Raqib The Watchful One
He who repeats this Name seven times on himself, his family and
property, all will be under Allah's protection.
44 Al-Mujib The Responder to Prayer
The appeal of him who repeats this Name will be answered.
45 Al-Wasi The All-Comprehending
If one who has difficulty in earning, repeats this Name frequently,
will have good earnings.
46 Al-Hakim The Perfectly Wise
He who repeats this Name continuously (from time to time) will not
have difficulties in his work, and Allah will open to him the door of
wisdom.
47 Al-Wadud The Loving One
If there is a quarrel between two people (e.g. wife and husband) and
one of them repeatsthis Name 1000 times over some food and has the
other person to eat the food, there will be no disagreement between
them.
48 Al-Majíd The Majestic One
He who repeats this Name gains glory.
49 Al-Baith The Resurrector
He who repeats this Name gains the fear of Allah.
50 Ash-Shahid The Witness
He who has disobedient children or wife and repeats this Name in the
morning over them 21 times daily with his handplaced on his/her
forhead he/she will become obedient.
51 Al-Haqq The Truth
If one has something and repeats this Name, he will find what is lost.
52 Al-Wakil The Trustee
He who is afraid of drowining, being burnt in a fire, or any similar
danger, and repeats this Name continuously (from time to time), will
be under the protection of Allah.
53 Al-Qawi The Possessor of All Strength
He who cannot defeat his enemy, and repeats this Name with the
intention of not being harmed, will be free from his enemy's harm.
54 Al-Matin The Forceful One
If one has troubles and repeats this Name, his troubles will disappear.
55 Al-Wali The Governor
He who repeats this Name is likely to be a walyullah, the friend of Allah.
56 Al-Hamid The Praised One
He who repeats this Name will be loved and praised.
57 Al-Muhsi The Appraiser
He who is afraid of being questioned on theJudgement Day, and repeats
this Name 100 times daily, will have ease and clementy.
58 Al-Mubdi The Originator
If This Name is repeated and breathed towards a pregnant woman who
isafaid of aborting, she will be free of danger.
59 Al-Muid The Restorer
If this Name is repeated 70 times for someone who is away from his
family, that person will return safely in seven days.
60 Al-Muhyi The Giver of Life
If a person has a heavy burden and repeats this Name seven times each
day, his burden will be taken away.
61 Al-Mumit The Taker of Life
This Name is repeated todestroy one's enmy.
62 Al-Hayy The Ever Living One
He who repeats this Name will have a long life.
63 Al-Qayyum The Self-Existing One
He who repeats this Name will not fall into inadvertency.
64 Al-Wajid The Finder
He who repeats this Name will have richness of heart.
65 Al-Majid The Glorious
He who repeats this Name in privacy and sincerely, his heart will be
enlightened.
66 Al-Wahid The Only One
He who repeats this Name 1000 times in privacy and in a quiet place
will be free from fear and delusion.
67 Al-Ahad The One
He who repeats this Name 1000 times will have certain secrets opened to him.
68 As-Samad The Satisfier of All Needs
He who repeats this Name many times, Allah will provide his need, and
as result he will not need others, but they will need him.
69 Al-Qadir The All Powerful
He who repeats this Name, all his Desires will be fulfilled.
70 Al-Muqtadir The Creator of All Power
He who repeats this Name will be aware of the truth.
71 Al-Muqaddim The Expediter
He who repeats this Name on the battlefield, or who has fear of
beingalone in an aweinspiringplace, no harm will cometo him and will
become obedient to Allah.
72 Al-Muakhkhir The Delayer
He who repeats this Name in the heart 100 times each day, only loveof
Allah will remain. No other love can enter.
73 Al-Awwal The First
A childless person will beblessed with a child if herepeats this name
40 times daily for 40 days. Ifa traveler repeats it 1000times on a
Friday he will reach home safe and sound.
74 Al-Akhir The Last
He who repeats this Name many times will lead a good life and at the
end of this life will have a good death.
75 Az-Zahir The Manifest One
He who recites this Name 15 times after Friday (jumm'a prayer) divine
light (Noor) will enter his heart.
76 Al-Batin The Hidden One
He who repeats this Name three times each day will be able to see the
truth in things.
77 Al-Walí The Protecting Friend
He who repeats this Name and breathes it into his house, his housewill
be free from danger.
78 Al-Mutaali The Supreme One
He who repeats this Name many times will gain the benevolence of Allah.
79 Al-Barr The Doer of Good
He who repeats this Name to his child, this child will be free from misfortune.
80 At-Tawwab The Guide to Repentance
He who repeats this Name many times, his repentance will be accepted.
81 Al-Muntaqim The Avenger
He who repeats this
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Names for 3 Fridays many times will be victorious against his enemies.
82 Al-Afu The Forgiver
He who repeats this Name many times, all his sins will be forgiven.
83 Ar-Rauf The Clement
He who repeats this Name many times will beblessed by Allah.
84 Malik al-Mulk The Owner of All
He who repeats this Name will have esteem among people.
85 Dhul-Jalali Wal-Ikram The Lord of Majesty and Bounty
He who repeats this Name many times, will be rich.
86 Al-Muqsit The Equitable One
He who repeat this Name will be free from the harm of the devil.
87 Al-Jami The Gatherer
He who repeats this Name will find the things that he lost.
88 Al-Ghani The Rich One
He who repeats this Name 70 times will be contented and not convetous
and will not be needy.
89 Al-Mughni The Enricher
He who repeats this Name 1000 times daily for ten Fridays will becom
self-sufficient.
90 Al-Mani The Preventer of Harm
One should repeat this Name 20 times at bedtimes for a peaceful and
happy family life.
91 Ad-Darr The Creator of The Harmful
He who does not enjoy peace and tranquility in life should repeat this
Name 100 times in Fridaynights.He will find peaceand tranquility by
the grace of Allah.
92 An-Nafi The Creator of Good
He who repeats this Name 41 times at the begnning of every act, will
be successful in all his good acts.
93 An-Nur The Light
Those who repeat this Name will have inner light.
94 Al-Hadi The Guide
Ho who repeats 1100 times the sacred Names"yahadi
ihdinas-siratal-mustaqim" after the 'Isha prayer will be free from all
needs.
95 Al-Badi The Originator
He who is confronted by any distress or difficulty should repeat this
Name 70,000 times for relief from the distress.
96 Al-Baqi The Everlasting One
He who repeats this Name every Friday night 100 times all his good
deeds will be accepted, by the grace of Allah.
97 Al-Warith The Inheritor of All
He who repeats this Name after sunrise 100 times, will be safe from
all sorrows, by the grace of Allah.
98 Ar-Rashid The Righteous Teacher
He who does not have the know-how about a particular task or unableto
work out plans for a certain task should repeat this Name 1000 times
between Maghrib and 'Isha.
99 As-Sabur The Patient One
He who is in any trouble,difficulty or sorrow and repeat this Name
3000 times, will be rescued from his difficulty.

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Suhayb ar-Rumi - Biographies of the Companions (Sahabah)

About twenty years before the start of the Prophet's mission, that is
about the middle of the sixth century CE, an Arab named Sinan ibn
Malik governed the cityof al-Uballah on behalf of the Persian emperor.
The city, whichis now part of Basrah, lay on the banks of the
Euphrates River. Sinan lived in a luxurious palace on the banks of the
river. He hadseveral children and was particularly fond of one of them
who was then barely five years old. His name was Suhayb. He was blond
and fair-complexioned. He was activeand alert and gave much pleasure
to his father.
One day Suhayb's mother took him and some members of her household to
a village called ath-Thani for a picnic. What was to be a relaxing and
enjoyable day turned out to be a terrifying experience that was to
change the course of young Suhayb's lifeforever.
That day, the village of ath-Thaniwas attacked, by a raiding party of
Byzantine soldiers. The guardsaccompanying the picnic party were
overwhelmed and killed. Ali possessions were seized and a large number
of persons were taken prisoner. Among these was Suhayb ibn Sinan.
Suhayb was taken to one of the slave markets of the Byzantine Empire,
the capital of which wasConstantinople, there to be sold.Thereafter he
passed from the hands of one slave master to another. His fate was no
different from thousands of other slaves who filled the houses, the
palaces and castles of Byzantine rulers and aristocrats.
Suhayb spent his boyhood and his youth as a slave. For about twenty
years he stayed in Byzantine lands. This gave him the opportunity to
get a rare knowledge and understanding of Byzantine/ire and society.
In the palaces of the aristocracy, hesaw with his own eyes the
injustices and the corruption of Byzantine life. He detested that
society and later would say to himself:
"A society like this can only be purified by a deluge." Suhayb of
course grew up speaking Greek, the language of the Byzantine Empire.
He practically forgot Arabic. But he never forgot that he was a son of
the desert. He longed for the day when he would be free again to join
his people's folk. At the first opportunity Suhayb escaped from
bondage and headed straight for Makkah which was aplace of refuge or
asylum. There people called him Suhayb"ar-Rumi" or "the Byzantine"
because of his peculiarly heavy speech and his blond hair. He became
the halif of one of the aristocrats of Makkah, Abdullah ibn Judan. He
engaged in trade and prospered. In fact, he became quite rich.
One day he returned to Makkah from one of his trading journeys.He was
told that Muhammad theson of Abdullah had begun calling people to
believe in God alone, commanding them to be just and to do good works
and prohibiting them from shamefuland reprehensible deeds. He
immediately enquired who Muhammad was and where he stayed. He was
told.
"(He stays) in the house or' al-Arqam ibn Abi al-Arqam. Be careful
however that no Qurayshsees you. If they see you they would do (the
most terrible things to you). You are a stranger here and there is no
bond of asabiyyahi to protect you, neither have you any clan tohelp
you."
Suhayb went cautiously to the house of al-Arqam. At the door he found
Ammar ibn Yasir the young son of a Yemeni father who was known to him.
He hesitated for a moment then went up to Ammar and said:"What do you
want (here), Ammar?" "Rather, what do you want here'?" countered
Ammar."I want to go to this man and hear directly from him what he is
saying." "I also want to do that." "Then let us enter together, ala
barakatillah (with the blessings of God)."
Suhayb and Ammar entered and listened to what Muhammad was saying.
They were both readily convinced of the truth of his message. The
light of faith entered their hearts. At this meeting, they pledged
fealty to the Prophet, declaring that thereis no god but Allah and
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. They spent the entire day in the
company of the noble Prophet. At night, under cover ofdarkness, they
left the house of al-Arqam, their hearts aglow with the light of faith
and their faces beaming with happiness.
Then the familiar pattern of events followed. The idolatrous Quraysh
learnt about Suhayb's acceptance of Islam and began harassing and
persecuting him. Suhayb bore his share of the persecution in the same
way as Bilal, Ammar and his mother Sumayyah, Khabbab and many others
who professed Islam. Thepunishment was inhuman and severe but Suhayb
bore it all with a patient and courageous heart because he knew that
the path to Jannah is paved with thorns and difficulties. The
teachings of the noble Prophet had instilled in him and other
companions a rare strength and courage.
When the Prophet gave permission for his followers to migrate to
Madinah, Suhayb resolved to go in the company ofthe Prophet and Abu
Bakr. The Quraysh however found out about his intentions and foiled
his plans. They placed guards over him to prevent him from leaving and
taking with him the wealth, the gold and the silver, which he had
acquired through trade.
After the departure of the Prophet and Abu Bakr, Suhayb continued to
bide his time, waiting for an opportunity to join them. He remained
unsuccessful. The eyes of his guards were ever alert and watchful. The
only way out was to resort to a stratagem.
One cold night, Suhayb pretended he had some stomach problems and went
outrepeatedly as if responding to calls of nature. His captors said
one to another:
"Don't worry. Al-Laat and al-Uzzaare keeping him busy with his stomach."
They became relaxed and sleep got the better of them. Suhayb quietly
slipped out as if he was going to the toilet. He armed himself, got
ready a mount and headed in the direction of Madinah.
When his captors awoke, they realized with a start that Suhaybwas
gone. They got horses readyand set out in hot pursuit and eventually
caught up with him. Seeing them approach, Suhayb clambered up a hill.
Holding his bow and arrow at the ready, he shouted: "Men of Quraysh!
You know, by God, that I am one of the best archers and my aim is
unerring. By God, if you come near me, with each arrow I have,I shall
kill one of you. Then I shall strike with my sword." A Quraysh
spokesman responded: By God, we shall not let you escape from us with
your life and money. You came to Makkahweak and poor and you have
acquired what you have acquired.."
"What would you say if I leave you my wealth?" interrupted Suhayb.
"Would you get out of my way?" "Yes," they agreed.
Suhayb described the place in hishouse in Makkah where he had left the
money, and they allowedhim to go.
He set off as quickly as he could for Madinah cherishing the prospect
of being with the Prophet and of having the freedom to worship God in
peace. On his way to Madinah, whenever he felt tired, the thought of
meeting the Prophet sustained him and he proceededwith increased
determination. When Suhayb reached Quba, justoutside Madinah where the
Prophet himself alighted after his Hijrah, the Prophet saw him
approaching. He was over-joyed and greeted Suhayb with beaming smiles.
"Your transaction has been fruitful, O Abu Yahya. Your transaction has
been fruitful." He repeated this three times. Suhayb's face beamed
with happiness as he said: "By God, no one has come before me to you,
Messenger of God, and only JibriI could have told you about this." Yes
indeed! Suhayb's transaction was fruitful. Revelation from on high
affirmed the truth of this:
"And there is a type of man who gives his life to earn the pleasureof
God. And God is full of kindness to His servants." (The Quran, Surah
al-Baqarah, 2:2O7).
What is money and what is gold and what is the entire world so long as
faith remains! The Prophet loved Suhayb a great deal. He was commended
by the Prophet and described as preceding the Byzantines to Islam. In
addition to his piety and sobriety, Suhayb was also light-hearted at
times and had a good sense of humor. One day the Prophet saw him
eating dates. He noticed that Suhayb had an infection in one eye. The
Prophet said to him laughingly:"Do you eat ripe dates while you have
an infection in one eye?""What's wrong?" replied Suhayb,"I am eating
it with the other eye."
Suhayb was also known for his generosity. He used to give all his
stipend from the public treasury fi sabilillah, to help the poor and
those in distress. He was a good example of the Quranic verse: "He
gives food for the love of God to the needy, theorphan and the
captive." So generous was he that Umar once remarked:
"I have seen you giving out so much food that you appear to be too
extravagant." Suhayb replied: "I have heard the Messenger of God say:
'The best of you is the one who gives out food.'"
Suhayb's piety and his standing among MusIims was so high that he was
selected by Umar ibn al-Khattab to lead the Muslims in the period
between his death and the choosing of his successor.
As he lay dying after he was stabbed by a Magian, Abu Lulu, while
leading the Fajr Salat, Umar summoned six of the companions: Uthman,
Ali, Talhah, Zubayr, Abdur Rahman ibn Awl, and Sad ibn Abi Waqqas. He
did not appoint anyone of them as his successor,because if he had done
so according to one report "there would have been for a short time two
Khalifahs looking at each other". He instructed the six to consult
among themselvesand with the Muslims for three days and choose a
successor, and then he said:
"Wa-l yusalli bi-n nas Suhayb - Let Suhayb lead the people in Salat."
In the period when there was noKhalifah, Suhayb was given the
responsibility and the honor of leading the Salat and of being,
inother words, the head of the Muslim community.
Suhayb's appointment by Umar showed how well people from a wide
variety of backgrounds were integrated and honoured in the community
of Islam. Once during the time of the Prophet, a hypocrite named Qays
ibn Mutatiyah tried to pour scorn and disgrace on sections of the
community. Qays had come upon a study circle (halqah) in which were
Salman al-Farsi, Suhayb ar-Rumi and Bilal al-Habashi, may God be
pleased with them, and remarked:
"The Aws and the Khazraj have stood up m defence of this man
(Muhammad). And what are these people doing with him'?" Muadh was
furious and informed the Prophet of what Qays had said. The Prophet
was very angry. He entered the mosque and the Call to Prayer was
given, for this was the method of summoning the Muslims for an
important announcement. Then he stood up, praised and glorified God
and said:
"Your Lord is One. Your ancestor is one. Your religion is one. Take
heed. Arabism is not conferred on you through your mother or father.
It is through the tongue (i.e. the language of Arabic), so whoever
speaks Arabic, he is an Arab."

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Characteristics of a Pious Wife

A pious woman's priority is to seek the pleasure of Allah . She tries
acquiring the qualities of a good wife by following the examples of
the Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhiwassallam) and obeying what is commanded
in the Book of Allah. Complete obedience and adherence to the Sunnahof
the Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) and Quran is the best of a
woman's qualities.
Examples:
A woman is married for four reasons: for her wealth , for her fame,
for her beauty and for her religion. So marry one for her religion and
you will win. [Bukhari & Muslim]
Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient (to Allah and to
their husbands) and guard in their husband's absence what Allah orders
them to guard (e.g. their honor, husbands property, etc) [4:34]
An-Nasaii narrated that the Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) was
asked "Who are the best of women?" He replied, "The one who pleases
him (her husband) if he looks at her, obeys him if he orders (her) and
does not subject her honor or money to what he dislikes."
Ibn Hibban narrated that the Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam)
said, "If a woman prayed five prayers, fasted in Ramadan , protected
her honor and obeyed her husband; then she will betold (on the Day of
Judgment): enter Paradise from any of its(eight) doors."
Reflect on:
If a woman harms (in anyway) her husband, then his wife in Paradise
tells her: "Do not harm him, May Allah fight you, he is only staying
temporarily with you. Soon he will come to us." [Ahmad & At-Tirmithi]
If a man calls his wife to bed and she refuses till he slept while
angry, then the Angels will curseher till the morning. [Muslim]
Allah does not look to thewoman who does not appreciate her husband
while she cannot stand his departing her. [An-Nasaii].
A woman does not fast while her husband is present without his
permission, except in Ramadan. [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Any woman who asks herhusband for divorce for no reason will not smell
the fragrance of Paradise. [Sahih Al-Jamii]
The Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "If I were to order
anyone to bow down to other than Allah, I would order the wife to do
so for her husband. By the One who owns the soul of Muhammad ,if a
wife does not fulfill her obligations towards her husband, then she
will not have fulfilled her obligations towards Allah." [Ahmad]

Characteristics of a Pious Husband

On the Day of Judgment : Allah will ask men if they fulfilled their
obligations towards their families. They who fear Allah will do their
best to direct theway his wife and children live by educating himself
and his family to living according to the Sunnah of the
Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) and the Holy Qur'an, the final
word of Allah.
The Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said, "The best of you is
the best one to his family." [Al-Tabarani]
To share food with her, to provide her with (decent) clothes as he
provides himself, to refrain from smacking her, and not ignoring
herbut in the house. [Ahmad]
One should not hate his believer wife. If he dislikes some of her
attitudes, he would (surely) like others (attitudes). [Muslim]
Woman was created from a bent rib and will not be made straight for
you on one way (that you like). If you want to enjoy her, you enjoy
her while she is still bent. If you want to straighten her up, you
will break her. Breaking her is divorcing her. [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Do (volunteer) fasting (some days) and do not fast (in other days),
pray at night (some nights) and sleep (in other nights). Your body has
a right on you (to rest), your eye has a right on you (to sleep), and
your wife has a right on you. [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
Fear Allah in (treating) women. [Muslim]
Be advised to treat women righteously. [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]
And live with them honorably. If you dislike them, it may be that you
dislike a thing that Allah brings through it a great deal of good.
[4:19]
The Prophet (Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said,"ADinar (a currency)
that you spend on your family, a Dinar that you spend on a poor person
and a Dinar that you spend in the sake of Allah. The one that carries
the most reward is the one that you spendon your family." [Muslim]
The Prophet(Sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) said toSaaid ibn Abi
Waqqas,"Know that no charity that you give whether small or large, for
the sake of Allah, but you will be rewarded for it, even the bite (of
food)that you put in your wife's mouth." [Bukhari& Muslim]

49 hadith found in ' Belief ' of Sahih Bukhari.

7
Narrated Ibn 'Umar: Allah's Apostle said: Islam is based on (the
following) five (principles): 1. To testify that none has the right to
be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is Allah's Apostle. 2. To
offerthe (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and perfectly.
3. To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity) . 4. To perform Hajj. (i.e.
Pilgrimage to Mecca) 5. To observe fast during the month of Ramadan.
8
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Faith (Belief) consists of
more than sixty branches (i.e. parts). And Haya (This term "Haya"
covers a large number of conceptswhich are to be taken together;
amongst them are self respect, modesty,bashfulness, and scruple, etc.)
is a part of faith."
9
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: The Prophet said,"A Muslim is the one who
avoids harming Muslims with his tongue and hands. And a Muhajir
(emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons)all what Allah has
forbidden."
10
Narrated Abu Musa: Some people asked Allah's Apostle, "Whose Islam is
the best? i.e. (Who is a very good Muslim)?" He replied,"One who
avoids harming the Muslims with his tongue and hands."
11
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: A man asked the Prophet , "What sort of
deeds or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" The Prophet replied, 'To
feed (the poor) and greet those whom you know and those whom you do
not Know (See Hadith No. 27).
12
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "None of you will have faith till he
wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself."
13
Narrated Abu Huraira:"Allah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hands my
life is, none of you will have faith till he loves memore than his
father and his children."
14
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said "None of you will have faith till he
loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind."
15
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Whoever possesses the following
three qualities will have the sweetness (delight) of faith: 1. The one
to whom Allah and His Apostle becomes dearer than anything else. 2.
Who loves a person and he loves him only for Allah's sake. 3. Who
hatesto revert to Atheism (disbelief) as he hates to be thrown into
the fire."
16
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Love for the Ansar is a sign of
faith and hatred for the Ansar is a sign of hypocrisy."

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Bad behaviour in Islam - Her mother is in love with her husband’s brother and she is the one who writes the love letters for her!

My family is religiously committed family, Alhamdulillah. But there is
a major problem which is going through. My mother is very friendly
with us and she used to tell us all her secrets. She tells us that she
loves my uncle more than my father. Even though my uncle and hisfamily
lives in another country, he comes to thiscountry every month for
business purposes and stays in our house. My mother never talks to him
directly as my fatherdoesn't like talking with non-mahram. but she
sends mail , messages and even chat with him .She tells us that he
loves her back. I am not quite sure whether my uncle loves her back or
not. But he responds to her chats, mails and messages. My father knows
that my mother loves his brother, he never says it openly but shows
that he knows about it indirectly. My father even sometimes asks me
whether my mother has any other email id apart from the one he knows
and asks me the password of my mother's mail id. But my mother has
warned me not to tell such things. My father's temper will rise when
my uncle is at home and he will be angry with all of us. I have openly
told my mother that such things are haram but she says that as far as
she don't talk to him directly its all fine. She asks me and mysisters
to translate the love quotes for her and we used to do that as she is
our mother. she also ask our assistance tochat with my uncle.
Because of all this, my love towards my mother is decreasing day by
day.I sometimes won't feel like listening to my mother even though my
heart wants to obey her.Once, I told my mother that I want my parents
to love each other and not any one else, I was crying as I could no
more withstand this situation and there was an argument between me and
my mother. My sister advised me not to express my views on thismatter
openly to my mother as it will hurt herfeelings. She told me that, My
mother had undergone alot of torture from my father and from his
relatives (especially from the same uncle's wife). She loved my father
so much but he didn't give her the same back, and evennow, sometimes
my father says some harsh words to my mother. sheis very sensitive and
all this may alter her state of consciousness , this love towards my
uncle may be a relief for her from all this and will set her heart at
peace. So I apologized to my mother and she forgave me. I used to pray
to Allah to increase my lovetowards my mother and help me to obey her.
I doubt that if the situation continues as such, it will create huge
problems in our family.
1. Is what she is doing acceptable based on her situation?
2. If no, how can I make my mother understand the consequences she is
going to face because ofthis in this life and in thehereafter, in such
a way that it won't hurt her feelings.
3. Is it harm for me to obey my mother in somematters where I doubt or
I am sure that she uses it for the purpose ofpleasing my uncle. If so,
How can I tell her that I can't do it.
4. As there was some argument and difference of opinion between me and
my mother on this matter , how can I please her andacquire Allah's
love.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
All the individuals involved in this situationare wrong and are
committing sin, and perhaps you have been the most wrong of all, for
several reasons. You are the one who has been writing these sinfullove
letters for your mother; you have been concealing this from your
father and have even lied to him, telling him that nothing is going
on; you did not advise your uncle to refrain from doing haraam things,
namely going against the teachings of his religion and betraying his
brother. You did not confront your mother frankly and make her give up
this foolish and haraam action - in fact you regarded her action and
her justification for it as just an opinion, as opposed to your
opinionthat her action is not justified, when in fact the issue is one
of whimsand desires as opposed to a shar'i ruling. You even tried to
spare her feelings so that she would not be upset if you refused to do
her bidding and write haraam letters to your uncle and correspond with
him in her name.
All of that leads us to fear that you are the most sinful of all the
individuals involved. Youcould have put a stop to this evil
immediately, by confronting your motherand telling her frankly that
what she is doing is haraam, that it is not permissible for her to
carry on with it, that her justifications for it are not acceptable in
terms of either sharee'ah or reasoning, and that you would inform your
father if she continued this sinful relationship with your uncle. You
could also have put a stop to this evil by confronting your uncle with
his evil deeds and telling him that a personlike him could not be
entrusted with people's honour; by threatening him that if he
continued this action, you would tell your father about what he is
doing and you would prevent him from entering your house. You could
also have put an end to this evil by telling your father about the
details of the matter so that he could do what Allah has enjoined upon
him of advising his family members. We do not advise you to tell your
father unless your mother or your uncle persist in this sinful
relationship between them. If they give up that relationship then
there is no need to tell your father about it. But if they persist in
it - or if one of them persists - then you do not have the option of
remaining silent; rather you must - whilst also continuing toadvise
and exhort them - tell your father so that he can put a stop to this
sinful relationship, even if that leads to him divorcing his wife or
cutting off ties with his brother and banning him from entering his
house.
Secondly:
We are doubtful about your saying that your father knows about
yourmother's relationship with your uncle and thatthe matter is out of
his hands. If we assume thatthe matter is as you say, and that your
father knows what is really going on between his wife and his brother,
buthe is keeping quiet about it and is not doingwhat the situation
requires, then this is a case of cuckoldry. He hasthe power to advise
his wife, or to shun her, or to hit her; he also has the power to ban
his brother from entering his house, or to cut off communications in
his house. What makes us doubt that he knows about this relationship
isthe fact that your mother has been trying to conceal it from him,
and he asks you and youdeny it. As for his stress, it may be an
indication of his doubt; it does not indicate that he knows what is
really going on, especially since you say that your mother does not
talk to him face-to-face when he visits you. We are certain that if he
knew about this haraam relationship, he would act as is befitting for
the head of a religiously committed family, as youclaim to be.
Thirdly:
One of the clear rulings of sharee'ah is that it is haraam to
cooperate and help in sin and transgression, or to obeyif doing so
involves sin. There is no obedience toanyone if it involves
disobedience towards Allah, even if the one who is issuing these
orders is a mother or father; rather obedienceis only in that which is
right and proper.
Allah, may He be exalted,says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness
and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And
fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is Severe in punishment"
[al-Maa'idah 5:2]
And it was narrated from'Ali that the Messenger of Allah (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "There is no obedience if it
involves disobedience towards Allah; rather obedience is only in that
which is right and proper."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari,6830; Muslim, 1840.
Based on that, it is not permissible for you to hesitate about
refusing to obey your mother anddoing that evil action with regard to
the sinful relationship between her and your uncle. Her justification
for that is not acceptable and it is not even worth paying attention
to.

Bad behaviour in Islam - He is intimate with his wife and his ex-wife in the same bed

I am desperately hoping that inshallah you will be able to give me
some advice. I am a new Muslimah and am still learning about the laws
of Islam and am in a situation where I do not know whether what my
husband is telling me to do is haraam/makroo/zina. He will be
remarrying his ex-wife as soon as she gets divorced from her estranged
husband. This past week, she came over to stay so that we could meet.
His plan is that we will all live in one house. They have a son
together. We get along well, Alhamdulillah! He had us all three lying
in bed together and both of us cuddled up to him, whilehe insisted
that we werenaked. There were timeswhen he made us expose our
nakedness toeach other and he would kiss and caress us in front of
each other in this state. He also made us touch each other. He talks
about us all sharingone bed three nights a week when we live together.
My question is: Is any of this haraam/zina? I wantto please my
husband, but I do not want to anger Allah to do it.
I am also deeply concerned about him at this stage, whilst they ate
both not married to each other, but married to other people and
theyare doing everything but penetration (he says then it is not
adultery).
Please answer my question. I have searched everywhere foranswers on
intimate relations with co-wives in the same bed and can find nothing.
I know that intimacy between two women (lesbianism)is zina, but where
does this stand?
Praise be to Allah.
If the 'iddah (waiting period following divorce) of a
revocably-divorced wife ends, she becomes a "stranger" to the husband
like any other women who are not related to him; it is not permissible
for him to touch her, look at her or be alone with her, and if she
gets married to another man, the matter becomes more serious and more
abhorrent.
Based on that, so long asyour husband has not done a marriage contract
with this woman, what he is doing of embracing her, touching her or
kissing her is one of the gravest of evil actions. We do not know how
any Muslim can do such a thing. If he has decided to marry her, how
can he not have any patience to avoid what is haraam, until she
becomes permissible to him?! We ask Allah to keep us safe and sound.
If this woman is still married to her (current) husband or he has
divorced her but she is still in the 'iddah (waiting period), then it
is even more serious andmore abhorrent, as stated above, and she is
betraying her husband.
Whatever the case, whatyour husband is doing with this woman is
blatant immorality and itis a kind of zina (adultery). Zina is of
varying degrees, some of which incur the hadd punishment, namely
intercourse in the vagina, and some are less serious than that, such
as looking, touching and so on. But all of them are haraam and one
leads to the other, darkness upon darkness. We ask Allah tokeep us
safe and sound by His grace. Al-Bukhaari(5744) and Muslim (4801)
narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) said: "Allah has decreed for the son of Adam his
share of zina which he will inevitably fall into. The zina of the eyes
is looking, the zina of the tongue is speaking, the nafs (self) wishes
and longs, and the private part confirmsthat or denies it."
And he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Any woman who
takes off her clothes anywhere but in her husband's house, has torn
the screen that was between her and Allaah."
Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 3750; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani
If your husband is encouraging this woman to get divorced from her
(current) husband so that she can go back to him, then he has fallen
into another sin, which is ruining her and spoiling her for her
husband. It was narratedthat Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with
him) said: The Messengerof Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: "He is not one of us who turns a woman against her husband
or a slave against his master." Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2175; classed
assaheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
Abu Dawood also narrated (5170) that AbuHurayrah (may Allah be pleased
with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah
be upon him) said: "Whoever turns a man's wife or slave against himis
not one of us." Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeem Abaadi (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"Whoever turns… against" means whoeverdeceives and corrupts.
"a woman against her husband" by mentioningthe husband's bad qualities
in front of his wife, or the good qualities of another manin front of
her.
End quote from 'Awn al-Ma'bood, 6/159
And he said: "Whoever turns a man's wife against him" means ruining
and corrupting her, or making the idea of divorce seem good to her, so
that he could marry her or someone else can marry her, and so on.
'Awn al-Ma'bood, 14/52
Some scholars are of the view that if a man turns a woman against her
husband, it is permanently haraam for him to marry her, and his
marriage to her is not valid.
See the answer to question no. 84849
To sum up, what your husband is doing in front of you is a great evil,
and it is not permissible for you to approve of it or keep quiet about
it, let alone take part in it. What you have to do is exhort
yourhusband and advise him,and explain to him that what he is doing is
abhorrent and haraam. If he stops, then praise be to Allah, but if he
persists in this action it isnot permissible for you to be present
when this evil is being committed. You can threaten to expose him and
disclose what he is doing. Then ifhe persists in that, it is
permissible for you to ask for a divorce, because of his evildoing and
sin.
Secondly:
Being together with twowives in one bed is permissible subject to
three conditions:
(i) That it be with their consent, because the wife has
a right to separate accommodation and her jealousy may prevent her
from allowing another wife to share her bed.
(ii) Neither of them should uncover her'awrah in front of
the other. The 'awrah of onewoman in front of another in the area
between the navel and the knee. It is haraam for a woman to look at
the 'awrah of another woman.
(iii) He should not have intercourse with one of them in
the presence of the other. See the answer to question no. 26265
Thirdly:
If a woman touches another woman with desire, that is haraam; if there
is no desire, that there is nothing wrong with it.
Fourthly:
One of the rights that the wife has over her husband is that he should
give her her own accommodation, and shehas the right to refuse tolive
with her co-wife.
We ask Allah to guide us and you and to make us steadfast.
And Allah knows best.

Bad behaviour in Islam - A girl gave him a silver bracelet, then he repented from his relationship with her. What should he do with the bracelet?

In Jahiliya, before Allah has guided me to the right path, my
girlfriend gifted me a silver bracelet. I had promised her that I will
not remove the bracelet from my hand. Now I stopped her
relationshipfor the sake of Allah. Recently I came to know that
wearing silver bracelet is haraam. I dont know what to do now.
1) Should I break the promise and remove the bracelet? or
2) I cannot return it to her Im not in touch. So, can I sell it if I
should notuse it anymore? or
3) What should I do withthe money If I can sell it?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It is haraam for you to wear this bracelet, because bracelets are
jewellery for women, whether they are made of gold, silver or anything
else. So it is notpermissible for men to wear them. Rather it is
permissible for them to wear rings of silver.
See the answer to question no. 1980 and 148059
Secondly:
If a person makes a promise to someone to do something haraam ornot do
something obligatory, it is not permissible for him to fulfil his
promise.
It is not permissible for you to fulfil your promise to her to wear
the bracelet and never take it off, because it is apromise to do
something haraam.
If a vow to commit sin should not be fulfilled, and in fact is not
permissible according tothe consensus of the Muslims, as Ibn Qudaamah
(may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Mughni (10/69), then it is
even more appropriate to say that apromise to do something haraam
should not be fulfilled either.
Please see the answer to question no. 30861
Secondly:
Gifts are of two types:
(i)
Those that are purely gifts and are given as a token of respect or
friendship. These become the property of the recipient and it is not
permissible for the giver to take them back.
(ii)
Gifts given with the intention of getting something in return from the
recipient, which the fuqaha' call "gifts for which there is the hope
of recompense or reward". In this case, the giver may take his gift
back if he does not get what he wanted.
Based on that, if this girl gave you the bracelet so that you would
carry on your relationship with her, and you ended the relationship,
it is permissible for her to take back her gift. If she does not come
to you concerning it and does not ask for it, then there is no blame
on you and you do not have to give it back to her; you could give it
to a woman to wear if it is suitable for women, or you could sellit to
a jeweller or give it to him to make rings for men or jewellery that
is suitable for women.
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Islamic Stories - The mercy of the merciful Prophet

A Bedouin came to Rasul Allah and told him, "Give me from what Allah
gaveyou, not from the wealthof your mother nor fromthe wealth of your
father." The Sahaabah were furious at the man and step forward to
discipline him for what he said. Rasul Allah commanded everyone
toleave him.
Then by the hand, Rasul Allah took him home, opened his door and said,
"Take what you wish and leave what youwish." The man did so and after
he completed, Rasul Allah asked him,"Have I honored you?""Yes, by
Allah,"
said the Bedouin. "Ash hadu an laa ilaaha illa Allah, wa ashhadu anna
Muhammadar Rasul Allah."
When the Sahabah heard of how the man changed, Rasul Allah taught them.
"Verily the example of myself, you and this Bedouin is that of a man
who had his camel run away. The townspeople tried capturing the camel
for him by running and shouting after the camel, only driving it
further away. The man would shout, 'Leave me and my camel,I know my
camel better.'Then he took some grassin his hand, ruffled it in front
of the camel, until it came willingly.
'By Allah, had I left you to this Bedouin, you would have hit him,
hurthim, he would have left without Islam and eventually have entered
hellfire."

Islamic Stories - Learn from this man, he is the best

When Mu'aawiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Salami cameto Madeenah from the
desert, he did not know that it was forbidden to speak during the
salaah. He relates: "Whilst I was praying behind the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), a man sneezed, so
I said 'Yarhamuk Allaah (may Allaah have mercy on you).' The people
glared at me, so I said, 'May my mother lose me! What is wrong with
you that youare looking at me?' They began to slap their thighs with
their hands, and when I saw that they were indicating that I should be
quiet, I stopped talking (i.e., I nearly wanted to answerthem back,
but I controlled myself and kept quiet).
When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) had finished praying - may my father and mother be sacrificedfor
him, I have never seen a better teacher than him before or since- he
did not scold me or hit me or put me to shame. He just said, 'This
prayer should contain nothing of the speech ofmen; it is only tasbeeh
and takbeer and recitation of the Qur'aan.'" Source: Saheeh Muslim,
'Abd al-Baaqi edn., no. 537.
May Allah give us the beautiful qualities of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

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