A new Muslim and his mother

The following is a touching story about a new Muslim and his mother.
Before he was a Muslim, he lived with his mother until he was about 18
years old. Then he moved out of his homeand lived in a different place
on his own. During those days, he met some Muslims and became a very
close friend of them. Eventually he himself became a Muslim after
learning about the beautiful religion of Islam from them. He made an
effort every day to learn more and more about Islam. One day, he came
to learn about the benefits of being good to one's parents. He learned
that a person who looks at his parents with the eyes of obedience gets
the reward of one accepted Hajj! (The reward is mentioned in
anauthentic hadith of Sahih Muslim). After knowing this, he decided to
visit hismother whom he did not visit for many years. He bought some
flowers and fruits for her on his way. His mother was very pleased to
see him after so long. He started spending lots of time withhis mother
on a regular basis. During his visits, he would stare at his motherand
tears would roll down from his eyes. The mother noticed this happening
many times and asked him one day the reason why he visits her so much
all of a sudden and why he cries. He told her about how he became a
Muslim and thatthe position of a mother in Islam is very high. He also
told her about the reward he gets for looking at her. But while
looking at her, he cries because the mother is nota Muslim and would
not be able to save herself if she dies in this state. The mother
immediately recognized the beauty of Islam and became a Muslim.

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Imam Bukhari curedfrom blindness

Imam Bukhari, who was one of the greatest compilers of ahadith, became
blind at a young age. He had recourse to many famous and skilled
doctors of his time but their treatments made no difference. His
mother was a pious worshipper and a righteous woman. She cried out for
help in the court of Allah the Almighty, for her child and begged for
the restoration of his eyesight. At last, "the riverof mercy flowed
over her," and Almighty Allah accepted her invocation. One night, she
visited Ibrahim alayhis-salam in adream and was told,"Allah has
restored the sight of your son because of your intense and beautiful
invocations." In the morning, as Imam Bukhari got up from his bed,
glimmers of light reached out into his eyes. That is, his eyesight was
fully restored.
Source: From the biography of Imam Bukhari (ra) located in
thebeginning of Sahih Al Bukhari 9 Volume English Translation.
Additional details were provided by Shaykh al-Hadith Allama Ghulam
Rasul Sa`idi.
Make use of salah and duato solve any problem thateven the best
experts of this world cannot solve. Unfortunately, the Muslims are
turning away from these deeds today when they need them themost. We
pray for Allah togive us the true understading of Islam.

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A Quality to Avoid

Abu Hurairah (RA) narrates that Rasulullah (peace be upon him)
happened to pass by a heap of grain and insertedhis hand into it; his
fingers were moistened by the wet grain. At this, he asked the owner
of thegrain: What is this? The man replied: O Rasulullah!It is due to
rain. Rasulullah (peace be uponhim) said: Why didn't you put the damp
(wet) grain on top of the heap, so people could see it? He who
deceives people doesnot belong to me (my Ummah).
Source: Sahih Muslim.
We should always remember that deception is one of the qualities of
Shaitan. Others may not see us when we are deceiving them but Allah is
there watching us. A true believer knowing that he has to stand in
front of Allah will avoid such activities.

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How a Person Could Change!

The following story was narrated to us by brother Mahmud from Preston,
England. Once, he along with a group of Muslims were visiting a city
for inviting others to Allah. They happened to pass bya group of
youths who were Muslims by birth butbecame gang members. The brothers
didn't give those gang members the negative attitude that others give
while passing by them. Rather, they went and hand-shook with them out
of brotherhood. With love and affection, the brothers invited the
youths to come to the Masjid. Not being familiar with such kindness,
the gang members were surprised and decided to come to the Masjid for
once. These youths were so much away from Islam that they were smoking
in the Masjid and doing a lot of other disrespectful acts. However,
brother Mahmud and others were discussing with them about the
Greatness of Allah with patience and endurance. A time came when the
brothers had to return to their homes andbefore leaving they advised
the gang members to turn towards Allah.
After several years, brother Mahmud was attending a large gathering of
Muslims when suddenly someone called him from the back. There were few
people dressed in sunnah standing behind him. They asked brother
Mahmud if he recognizes them. They told him, �We are those gang
members whom you visited few years back. We decided togo out and learn
more about Islam and eventually changed our lives.�
Dear readers, we should never underestimate certain people because of
the way they are as every individual has the capacity to become a
friend of Allah. It is only Allah who guides; we can only try with
kindness to reach out to their hearts.

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