Story of a Jinn

The well-known scholar Khateeb has stated on theauthority of Hadhrat
Jabir bin Abdullah who stated:"Once, we were travelling with the
Prophet (SAW). The Prophet was sitting under a tree for taking rest.
All of a sudden, therecame a snake near him, took his mouth near the
hole of his ear. After sometime, the Prophet took his mouth near its
ear and said something. On that, the snake vanished in such a way as
if the earth had swallowed it. We submitted to the Prophet that we
were very much frightened when you let itreach near your ear. The
Prophet told that it was an animal and in fact, it was a jinn who had
forgotten a few verses of such and such Surah and the jinns had sent
it to inquire about the same verses. Because of your presence, he came
changing its form to that of a snake and inquired about the verses
accordingly." Source: fromthe book "The Miracles of the Prophet" by
Ahmed Saeed.

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The smart thing to do

Here is another story about Sultan Mahmud of Afghanistan and his
servant, Ayyaz. Sultan Mahmud would respect Ayyaz for his wisdom even
though he was a servant. This made the ministers and other people of
high positions very jealous of Ayyaz. They talked wrong against him
and started a rumour that Ayyaz was nothing but a fool. The king came
to know of thisand he decided to prove to them who were the real
fools. An announcement was madeto all the people that the King will
distribute his belongings on a particulardate. Whatever a person touch
will become his on that day. When the day came, many people appeared
by the king's palace. The king made his announcement again thata
person can have whatever he touches. The door was opened and everyone
ran to touch whatever was of value in the palace. Some touched
jewelery of gold while others touched fancy furnitures, etc. But Ayyaz
was just standing by the king and was not touching anything.
Peoplethought that Ayyaz was crazy as he wasn't taking advantage of
this great event. Now, Ayyaz asked the king if the announcement he
made was certain. The king said"Yes, whatever you touch is yours."
Immediately, Ayyaz placed his right hand on the king's head and the
left hand on his shoulder. He then shouted, "Listen everyone.I was
waiting for this moment to aquire the most expensive thing. All of you
took whatever the king possessed, but you forgot about the owner ofall
these, which is the kinghimself. I hereby declare that my hands are on
the king, so the king is mine. You cannot remove one thing from this
palace because I am the owner of all these now." After hearing this
from Ayyaz, everyone realized that actually, Ayyaz is the only smart
one and everyone else was in error.
Today people are only running after the creations but, very few are
running towards the Creator Himself. If Allah, the King of all kings,
becomes our Friend then what else do we need?

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Fighting at the age of 94

Ammar bin Yasir (RA) and his parents were subjected to the severest
afflictions after becoming Muslims. They were tormented on the
scorching sands of Mecca. The Prophet (SAW) while passing by them
would enjoin patience giving them glad tidings about paradise. Ammar's
father Yasir (RA) died after prolonged sufferings at the hands of
persecutors and his mother Sumayya (RA) was killed by Abu Jahl, who
put his spear through the most private part of her body, causing her
death. She had refused to renounce Islamin the face of terrible
torture in her old age. Theblessed lady was the first to meet
martyrdom in thecause of Islam. Ammar fought against the enemies of
Islam with great zeal and courage. Once (after the death of Prophet
Muhammad) he was fighting in a battle when he said rejoicingly:"I am
to meet my friends very soon, I am to meet Muhammad (SAW) and
hiscompanions." He then asked for water. He was offered some milk
instead. He took it and said: "I heard the Prophet (SAW) saying to me,
"Milk shall be the last drink of your worldly life." He thenfought
till he met his coveted end. He was then aged about nintey-four.
Source: Extracted from thebook "Stories of the Sahabah" translated by
Abdul Rashid.
These real Muslims even continued to give service to Islam even beyond
the age of 90! May Allah also bless us with such spirits.

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doctors and nurses wearing a white coat over their clothes

Iam a medical student.Alhamdulillah i wear niqab iwear a knee long
loose overall (white coat)which is a part of our college uniformand
wear a full length abayawhen going to market or some other place
besides college .Is it necessary to wear abayaa in the presenceof knee
long coat? .
Praise be to Allaah.
We have previously explained the main conditions with regard to
women's clothing. Please see the answer to question no. 6991 .
There is nothing wrong withwhat you mentioned of wearing a long, loose
white coat over your own clothes.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: What is required
of female doctors and others such as nurses and workers is to
fearAllaah and wear modest clothing which will not show the shape of
their limbs or 'awrahs, rather it should be moderate clothingthat is
neither too loose nor too tight, and that will cover them properly in
the mannerrequired by sharee'ah and will prevent the causes of fitnah.
End quote from Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz (9/427).
And Allaah knows best.
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