Islamic Stories - the special Goat

Once there lived a very pious elderly lady namedFiddah. She was kind
and generous and always remembered Allah (SWT). One day Shaikh
Abu-ar-Rabie (RA)went to her village. He had been told that she had a
goat that gave both milk and honey. He bought a new bowl and went to
see the goat. When he got there, he was shown the goat andhe milked
it. Sure enough, sweet white milk came gushing out. Shaikh
Abu-ar-Rabie (RA)drank to his fill and thenhe asked they got the goat.
She narrated to him an amazing story.
She said, "There was a time when we were verypoor and had nothing but
a she-goat. When Eid-ul-Adha came around, my husband suggested that we
sacrifice the goat and have a feast. The she-goat was our only means
of sustenance so Ireminded my husband that Allah has not made it
necessary for us to sacrifice an animal under such circumstances.
Therefore, we spared the goat till the next Eid-ul-Adha. As chance
would have it, we had a guest on that very same day. Since Allah has
commanded us to entertain our guests, I asked my husband if he would
now slaughter the animal and I would cook its meat for our guests. My
husband tookthe goat outside behind a wall, lest the children should
cry on seeing it killed. A little while later another goat appeared
bearing an exact resemblance to our own.By Allah! This was a blessing.
A miraculous she-goat that yields bothmilk and honey was sentdown to
us as recompense for feeding our guests."
Lady Fiddah often reminded her children that the goat feeds on what
grows in their hearts. "So long as your hearts continue to be noble
and un-tarnished by evil, its milk will remain good and sweet, but as
soon as your hearts become false, its milk will also turn bad. Guard
your hearts against evil and Allah SWT will make everything beneficial
foryou."

Islamic Stories - Upon Her Return

There was a young man in Damascus who planned to leave his country to
study. His mother was very caring and supportive of him. She raised
him alone through toil and hardship. And, at last, she felt that after
all the hard work--she was proud of her son as any mother would.
"Ah! The joys of motherhood!" she said to herself. The pleasure of
staring at this little man, who once held onto her dress begging to be
carried and to be tightly clenched by her arms. She recalled the days
when he was small and helpless, and yet there he was--embarking on a
journey to be the man he was raised to be.
The young man's flight was scheduled to leave early in the morning,
thus his mother prepared food and all that was needed for this long
trip. Her acts of kindness and loyalty displayed his mother endearing
love for him. His excitement as a young man, and her hopefulness as a
proud mother, is something wecan all relate to.
That morning, she heardover the news that therewas a storm headed
their way. Out of fear that her son might die on this journey, she
decided not to wake him. Instead she left early for the market hoping
to surprise him with his favorite food later that morning.
Upon her return, she called out his name in anticipation and
excitement--for she had a few more days with him before he would
continue on with this journey. But to no avail, there was no response
from him. Allah had taken his soul away and he died in his sleep that
morning. Story obtainedfrom Al Qaseem Newspaper.
Allah Ta'ala says: Say (to them): 'Verily, the death from which you
flee will surely meet you, then you will be sent back to (Allah), the
All-Knower ofthe unseen and the seen,and He will tell you whatyou used
to do.' Al Quran[62:8]

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Duas concering journeys

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ‏‎ -
Prophet (SAW)'s Prayers
Duas concerning Journeys
When biding farewell to someone going off on a journey, recite:
أَسْتَوْدِعُ اللَّهَ دِينَكَ وَأَمَانَتَكَ وَخَوَاتِيمَ عَمَلِكَ
"(I make) Allah responsible for your deen, your trustworthiness and
for the results of your actions".
(Tirmifhi)
Dua for another person undertaken a journey
When some other person undertakes a journey, recite the following dua:
زَوَّدَكَ اللَّهُ التَّقْوَى وَغَفَرَ لَكَذَنْبَكَ وَيَسَّرَ لَكَ
الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كُنْتَ
"May Allah make piety part of your journey, forgive your sins and
fulfil the purpose of the journey".
(Tirmidhi)
Dua at the time of his departure :
اللَّهُمَّ إِطْوِ لَهُ الْبُعْدَ وَهَوِّنْ عَلَيْهِ السَّفَرَ
"O Allah, let his journey be covered quickly and most easily".
(Tirmidhi)
Dua by the traveller for the person wishing him farewell
أَسْتَوْدِعِكُمُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا تَضِيعُ وَدَائِعُهُ
"I leave your responsibility to Allah (leave you in his hands) in
whose protection nothing can be lost (destroyed, damaged) when He
protects".
(Hisnul Hasin)
Dua at the intention to undertake a journey
اللَّهُمَّ بَكَ أَصُولُ وَبِكَ أَجُولُ وَبِكَ أَسِيرُ
"O Allah, it is with Your help that I attack (the enemy) and with Your
help I defend and with Your help I depart".
(Hisnul Hasin)
Dua when mounting or placing a foot on a stripe
When mounting on or placing the foot on the stripe, recite:
"Bismillah" and when sitting on the back of the animal or a seat
recite Alhamdulillah and then the following Ayah:
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ
وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
"Allah is pure, He has given control and without His power we would
not have any control Without doubt we are to return to him:
(Surah Zakhruf)
Thereafter
Alhamdulillah - three times الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Allahu-Akbar- three times اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ
Thereafter the following dua:
سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا
يَغْفِرُ الذُّنوُبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
"O Allah, You are pure, surely I have oppressed myself so forgive me
for You are the only One Who forgives sins". After reciting this it is
Mustahab to smile.
(Mishkat)
When beginning the journey recite
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى
وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا
هَذَا وَاطْوِ لَنَا بُعْدَهُ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي
السَّفَرِ وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ
مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ
فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْحُورِ بَعْدَ الْكُورِ
وَدَعْوَةِ الْمَظْلُومِ
"O Allah, we seek goodness from You and piety from this journey and
(the ability to do) good actions by which You are pleased. O Allah,
ease this journey for us and make us transverse the road quickly. O
Allah, You are our companion in this journey and deputy (guardian)
over our household whom we left behind. O Allah, I seekrefuge in You
from the difficulties of the journeyand from seeing bad things and
from a bad return at home and household and from the dua of the
oppressed".
Note: It is Mustahab to perform two rakaats Nafl Salaat before
commencing a journey.
(Kitabul Askar-Li-Nawawi)
When climbing recite:
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ
When alighting اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ and when passing an area where there
is water recite بِسْمِ اللَّهِ and in the event of an accident or the
animals feet slipping recite لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ
أَكْبَرُ
(Hisnul Hasin)
Dua when travelling in a ship
When travelling in a ship recite:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ مَجْرَاهَا وَمُرْسَاهَا إِنَّ رَبِّي لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
. وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّقَدْرِهِ وَالْأَرْضُ جَمِيعاً قَبْضَتُهُ
يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ مَطْوِيَّاتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ
سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ .
"In the name of Allah, it moves and stops. Definitely my Lord is
forgiving and merciful and the Kuffar have not recognised Him as they
should, whereas on the Day of Qiyamah the whole earth will be in
Hisfist and the skies folded in His right hand. He is Pure and
Superior (lofty) from the belief which theMushrikeen hold (have)".
(Hisnul Hasin)
Dua when alighting off a vehicle
When alighting off a vehicle recite:
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
"I seek refuge in Allah by His complete words from the evils of the creation".
By reciting this dua, no harm will befall on the person.
(Muslim)
When seeing the village/town of the destination recite
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظْلَلْنَ وَرَبَّ
الَأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَقْلَلْنَ وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ وَمَا
أَضْلَلْنَ وَرَبَّ الرِّيَاحِ وَمَا ذَرَيْنَ فَإِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ
خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَخَيْرَأَهْلَهَا وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ
شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ أَهْلِهَا وَشَرِّ مَافِيهَا
"O Allah, You are the Lordof the seven skies and all the things that
are under these skies and the sevenplanets and whatever is over these
and of Satan who misled and all those misled by him and for thewind
and all that it blows. Thus we seek the good of this town and the good
of its members (people) and seek refuge from its evil and the evil of
its members and from the evils of whatever is init".
(Hisnul Hasin from Ibn Habban)
When entering any city or a populated area recite the following dua three times:
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهَا
"O Allah, You grant us good in it (the city/populated area)".
(Hisnul Hasin from Tabarani)
then recite:
اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنَا جِنَاهَا وَحَبِّبْنَا إِلَى أَهْلِهَا وَحَبِّبْ
صَالِحِي أَهْلِهَا إِلَيْنَا
"O Allah, grant us the fruit of this place and create love in the
people for us and create love in our hearts for the righteous people
(of this area)".
(Hisnul Hasin from Tabarani)
When night while on a journey recite
يَا أَرْضُ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكِ اللَّهُ أَعُوذُبِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّكِ
وَشَرِّ مَا خُلِقَ فِيكِ وَشَرِّ مَا يَدُبُّ عَلَيْكِوَأَعُوذُ
بِاللَّهِ مِنْ أَسَدٍ وَأُسُودٍ وَمِنَ الْحَيَّةِ وَالْعَقْرَبِ وَمِنْ
شَرِّ سَاكِنِي الْبَلَدِ وَمِنْ وَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
"Oh Earth, your Lord, and my Lord is Allah. I seek refuge in Allah
from the evil (of your nights) and those evils created in youand that
which moves in you and seek refuge in Allah from the lions, snakes,
scorpions and from the evils of the dwellers of the city and from the
father and children".
(Hisnul Hasin from Abu Dawood)
At the time of Sehri whileon a journey recite
سَمْعُ سَامِعٍ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ وَنِعْمَتِهِ وَحُسْنِ بَلَائِهِ
عَلَيْنَا رَبَّنَا صَاحِبْنَا وَأَفْضِلْ عَلَيْنَا عَائِذَاً بِاللَّهِ
مِنَ النَّارِ
"The heaven has heared our praise of Allah and also heard our
testification that He favours us and keeps us in good condition. Our
Lord stay with us and grant us your favours and I make dua to seek
refuge from Allah from Jahannam (hell fire)".
(Hisnul Hasin from Muslimetc)
It is also narrated that this dua be recited three times in a raised voice.
(Hisnul Hasin from Mustahab)
Note:
Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.) stated that if a person on journey refrains
from worldly affairs in his heart and focuses his attention to Allah
and remembers Him, the angels stay with him throughout the journey and
if he recites imaginary poetry or doesany futile thing then Satan
stays with him during his journey.
(Hisnul Hasin)
Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.) told Jabir bin Mutim (R.A.) to recite the
following five Suras when on journey:
1- Surah Kaafiroon
2- Surah Nasr
3- Surah Ikhlaas
4- Surah Falaq
5- Surah Naas
Every Surah should commence with"Bismillah" and Surah Naas should end
with"Bismillah" as well, thus reciting "Bismillah" six times.
Jabir (R.A.) states: "When I went out on journey (and although I was
wealthy and had more merchandise than my companions), my conditions
were worse than them, but from the time I began reciting these surahs,
on return my condition was better than all of them, and I had most
provisions of the journey".
(Hisnul Hasin)
Etiquettes on returning from a journey
When returning from a journey one should sit onthe mode of conveyance
and recite:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى
On departing, recite all journey duas and be concerned about the
etiquettes of a journey and on every ascend recite "Allahu-Akbar"
thrice and recite:
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ
وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٍ آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ
عَابِدُونَ سَاجِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ صَدقَ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ
وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ
"There is none worthy of worship besides Allah who has no partner, His
is the Kingdom and to him is all praise, for He has created
everything. We are those returning, repenting and obedient to Allah,
performing Sajda, praising Allah, Allah has made truth (fullfilled)
His promise and aided His servant and defeated the enemy armies
Alone."
(Mishkat)
On the return journey when entering one's own city recite
آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ
"We are returning, repenting and obedient to Allah, praising Him".
(Hisnul Hisn)
Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.)'s blessed habit was to return from a journey
during chast time within the city. He would first go to the Masjid,
perform two rakaats Salaats. Thereafter he would stay in the Masjid
for a little while and then go home.
(Bukhari, Muslim)
Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.) loved to journey on Thursdays.
(Bukhari)
On the return from a journey recite
أَوْبَاً أَوْبَاً لِرَبِّنَا تَوْبَاً لَا يُغَادِرُ عَلَيْنَا حَوْبَاً
"I have come back, I havecome back, I seek forgiveness from Allah with
such a repentance that leaves me with no sin".
(Hisnul Hasin from Abi Yala)

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How the Prophet Moses' (pbuh) Staff turned into a Snake

As He did with the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), God also gave miracles to the
Prophet Moses (pbuh), who, as we know, by the will of God saved his
people from Pharaoh by dividing the sea in two. Again by the will of
God, the Prophet Moses' (pbuh) staff turned into a snake. Thisis how
this fact is revealed in the Qur'an:
What is that in your right hand, Moses?'
He said, 'It is my staff. I lean on it and beat down leaves for my
sheep with it and have other uses for it.'
He said, 'Throw it down, Moses.'
He threw it down and suddenly it was a slithering snake.
He said, 'Take hold of it and have no fear. We will return it to its
original form. (Surah Ta Ha, 17-21)
As with the example of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)making a bird out of
mud, the phenomenon of the Prophet Moses' (pbuh) staff is also one of
the greatest proofs that God can create a living thing outside natural
causes.
The moment the ProphetMoses (pbuh) casts downthe rod on his hands, it
turns, as a blessing from God, from being a lifeless piece of wood
into a fast-moving snakethat swallows everything produced by the
others there, in other words that possesses a digestive system. In
this way, God shows people an example of how He creates life out of
nothing. Inanimate matter comes to life onlyby God commanding it to
"Be!" This miracle bestowed on the Prophet Moses (pbuh) byGod
demolished the superstitious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, and the
people around him immediately saw the truth, abandoned their
superstitious beliefs and believed in God.
God creates from nothing with no need ofnatural causes. In the same
way that He created the jinn and the angels in different ways,He also
created human beings as separate entities, with no need for evolution.
The same applies to other living things, such as animals and plants.
God has created all of these from nothing, without causing any of them
to evolve, in other words, without turning one species into another.
As is revealed in verses, God gives the command"Be!" and it is:
It is He Who created the heavens and the Earth with truth. The day He
says 'Be!' it is. His speech is Truth… (Surat al-An'am, 73)
Our Word to a thing when We desire it is just to say to it 'Be!' and
it is. (Surat an-Nahl, 40)
It is He Who gives life and causes to die. When He decides on
something, He just says to it, 'Be!' and it is. (Surah Ghafir, 68)
That being the case, it is therefore a grave error for believers to
raise specious objections to this clear fact and to make inconsistent
claimsalong the lines of "God created living things through evolution"
and"In creating, He used mutations, natural selection, the
intermediate stages between apes and humans."