WHAT A PERSON LOVES AND HATES MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDER OF ALLAH AND HIS PROPHET (SAS)

The obligation upon every slave of Allah, then, is to look very
closely into his or her likes and dislikes, and the intensity of his
love for that which he loves and his hate for that which he hates: is
it in harmony with the order ofAllah and His Prophet (sas)? This, then
is the guidance of Allah which He sent down upon His Prophet such that
he was ordered to have these loves and hates. In this way, a slave of
Allahwill avoid putting himself ahead of Allah and His Prophet (sas),
because Allah said:
O you who believe, do not put forth (anything) in front of Allah and
His Prophet] Qur'an 49/1. i.e. Do not decide your position in any
action or issue without first knowing the position of Allah and His
Prophet therein.
Anyone who loves or hates before Allah and His Prophet haveordered him
to do so, has entered the area of putting something forth in front of
Allah and His Prophet (sas). Simple loves and hates are hawaa, but the
hawaa which is forbidden to the Muslim is the following of these
inclinations without guidance from Allah. This is why Allah said to
His Prophet:
[And do not follow your hawaa such that it leads you astray fromthe
path of Allah. For those who go astray from the path of Allah there
awaits a terrible punishment.] Qur'an 38/26.
Here Allah informs us that the following of one's hawaa will leadone
astray from the path of Allah.The path of Allah is the guidance and
the program with which He sent His Prophet (sas), and it is the path
to Allah.

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Eid prayer for women isSunnah

Is Eid prayer obligatory for women? If it is obligatory, should they
pray at home or in the musalla (prayer place)?.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is not obligatory for women, but it is Sunnah.Women should offer
this prayer in the prayer-placewith the Muslims, becausethe Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined them to do that.
In al-Saheehayn and elsewhere it is narrated that Umm 'Atiyah (may
Allaah be pleased with her) said: "We were commanded (and in one
report it says, he commanded us – meaning the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him)) to bring out to the Eid prayers the
adolescent girls and the women in seclusion, andhe commanded the
menstruating women to avoid the prayer-place of the Muslims." Narrated
by al-Bukhaari, 1/93; Muslim,890. According toanotherreport: "We were
commanded to come outand to bring out the adolescent girls and
thosein seclusion."
According to a report narrated by al-Tirmidhi: The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to bring out the
virgins, adolescent girls, women in seclusion and menstruating women
on the two Eids, but the menstruating women were to keep away fromthe
prayer place and witnessthe gathering of the Muslims. One of them
said, "O Messenger of Allaah, what if she does not have a jilbaab?" He
said, "Then let her sister lend her one of her jilbaabs." (Agreed
upon).
According to a report narrated by al-Nasaa'i, Hafsah bint Sireen said:
Umm 'Atiyyah hardly evermentioned the Messengerof Allaah (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) but she would say, "May my father be
sacrificed for him." I said, "Did you hear the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say such and such," and
she said, "Yes, may my father be sacrificed for him, and he said, 'Let
the adolescent girls, women in seclusion and menstruating women come
out to attend Eid and witness the gatheringof the Muslims, but let
themenstruating womenavoid the prayer place.'" Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, 1/84
Based on the above, it is clear that for women to go out and attend
the Eid prayers is a confirmed Sunnah, but that is subjectto the
condition that they do not go out unveiled or making a wanton display
of themselves, as is known from other evidence.
With regard to boys whohave reached the age of discretion going out
to Eidprayer, Jumu'ah prayers, etc., this is something which is well
known and is prescribedin Islam, because there isa great deal of
evidence to that effect.
And Allaah is the Source ofstrength.

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Signs of Allah in Body Growth

Our eyelashes, eyebrows,bones and teeth stop growing when they reach a
certain length. However, hair does not stop growing. In other words,
whereas those body parts the growth of which will be disadvantageous
and unsightly stop growing, hair, the growth of which is aesthetically
pleasing, keeps on growing. Besides that, there is perfect harmonyand
proportion in the growth of bones. For example the bones of the upper
human limbs do not grow unnecessarily long leaving the body relatively
undersized. Their growth comes to a halt just in time as if each knows
how long it should grow. Who placed just as much as is necessary of
hormones and enzymes in the bodythus determining the growth of
everything?

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Ask Allah, He WILL HelpYou

If you ask Allah for guidance sincerely, believing in Him and trusting
in Him, he WILL guide you. If you approach Him with humility and faith
and ask Him for help, He WILL help you. "And your Lord says: "Call on
Me; I will answer you." (Quran 40:60). I personally have experienced
this in my life again and again. Allah is real and miracles do happen.
I remember one time when I was deeply confused about something that
mattered very much to me. I prayed to Allah late at night, and began
crying. After my prayer, I laid down right there on the musalla
(prayer rug), andfell asleep, and BAM, herecomes one of the most
powerful dreams I have ever had, with a very clear answer to my
problem. Then the next night I'm outside and feeling some doubts
again, and all of a sudden I see a tremendous meteor go flaming across
the sky right in front of me. I wasamazed and I laughed out loud
because Allah could not have made it any clearer.
I'm not promising you a dream and a meteor (smile). But Allah's
promise is true. He WILL answer you, maybe in ways that you see
clearly,or in ways that you don't.The answer might be to protect you
from harm, or to give you something better than what you requested. Or
the answer might only be a feeling of faith and tranquility inyour
heart that allows you to move forward confidently. He WILL help you.