Islamic Stories500 Years of Worship

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Angel Jibrail (as) told Rasulullah (peace be upon him) the follwing
incident about a man in the past who worshipped Allah Ta'ala
continuously for 500 years. He was granted a shelter on top of a
mountain that was surrounded by salty water. However, Allah caused a
stream of sweet water to flow through the mountain for that
individual. The man would drink from this water and use it to make
ablution. Allah Ta'ala also raised a pomegranate tree from which the
man would eat one fruit every day.
One day, this person supplicated to Allah that,"Oh Allah, bring my
death while I am in the state of prostration." Allah accepted this dua
of his. Whenever Jibrail (as) came down to the Earth, he found this
man prostrating to Allah. Jibrail (as) said that on the day of
Judgement, Allah will tell the angels to take this individual to
Paradise through His mercy. However, this man will insist that he
should enter paradise through the good deeds that he had performed.
Then, Allah will tell the angels to compare his good deeds with the
blessings that were given to him in the world. It will be seen that
500 years of his worship does not even equal to the gift of eye sight
that was given to him by Allah. The angels will be asked to take
himtowards the hell fire. Then the man will plead,"Oh Allah! Enter me
into Paradise only through Your mercy." At that point, the following
discussion will take place between Allah and that man.
Allah: Oh my servant, who created you?
The worshipper: Oh Allah, You have created me.
Allah: Were you created because of the good deeds you have done or
because of My mercy?
The worshipper: Becauseof Your mercy.
Allah: Who granted you the ability to worship for500 years?
The worshipper: Oh the Almighty! You have granted me that ability.
Allah: Who placed you on the mountain surrounded by the ocean? Who
caused a stream of sweet water toflow in between the salty water? Who
causeda pomegranate tree to grow for you? Who granted you death
whilein the state of prostration?
The worshipper: Oh the Sustainer of the Worlds! You have done all of these.
Then Allah will say, "All these have happened due to My mercy and
youtoo will enter Paradise only through My Mercy."
Source: Obtained from the book "Tambihul Ghafileen" by Shaikh Abul
Laith Samarkandi.
We can never thank Allah for the blessings that He has given us. Let
us use these blessings to recognize Allah before our death.

Islamic Stories - Importance of Saying Insha-Allah

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Importance of Saying Insha-Allah
During a Jumah Khutbahin a small town, an Imamtalked about the
significance of saying"Insha Allah" (which means if Allah wills) when
planning to do something in the future. After a few days, a man who
had also attended the Khutbah was going to buy a cow from the market.
On the way, he met a friend who asked him where he was going. He told
him aboutbuying the cow but did not say Insha Allah in theend. His
friend remindedhim about the Khutbah and told him to say InshaAllah.
However, this individual said that he had the money he needsand the
energy to go to the market, thus, there isno point of saying Insha
Allah as he will certainly buy the cow. He thoughtthat saying Insha
Allah will not make any difference.
When he reached the market, he found a cow that met his expectations.
He burgained with the seller and came to a reasonable price.
Finally,he decided to pay for the cow but was dumbfounded when he
discovered that his money was missing. A thief had stolen the money
while he was walking through the busy market. The cow seller asked him
whether he was going to buy the cow or not."Insha Allah, I will buy it
next week," he said. When he reached home, his wife inquired about the
cow. He told her about how he forgot to say Insha Allah, and also
added, "Insha Allah, I wanted to buy the cow. But Insha Allah, my
money was stolen. Insha Allah, I will buy it next week." His wife
clarified to him that we should say Insha Allah for thingsthat are yet
to happen, not for those things that had already happened. He never
forgot his"Insha Allah" again.
This incident was narrated by Shaikh Wahidullah from Toronto, Canada.

Women's Issues > - Can I pray with makeup on

Question:
Can women wear makeup after wudu and then pray?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
You can pray with make-up on if you are sure that it is pure. Since
some make-up products contain impurities, you need to make sure that
the one you put on does not contain any impure ingredients.
And Allah Most High knows best.

Women's Issues > - Difference in way of life in our marriage

Question:
My problem has been hurting me since I got divorced. My husband and I
have had issues since the beginning of our marriage. We disagreed on
many things getting into themarriage like how big the wedding should
be. If getting a ring was the right thing to do. How big should
thehouse we're buying going to be. I know these could be very trivial
issues compared to many disasters in the world and I realize this now
but the point is we entered this marriage with many stresses. I know I
wanted more than what he wanted to give but like any girlin my
position I had many suitors ask for my hand with great offers. I
picked one and hoped he will giveme what I want. We had nikah right
away after the engagement and it lasted for a year before the wedding.
I felt helpless because I was already married and I wondered had I
stayed engaged , would he have granted me my wisheswith much of a
struggle. We have a beautiful child now but we are divorced. We kept
having issues from his mother--incredible interferencein all of our
affairs...where we live, when we should have a kid, how much money my
husband should spend on me and so forth. My other issue with my
husband is that I put on hijab right before I met him. We met and got
married. I felt that hijab got me into this mess. Now I'm accepting
the qadar of Allah more that I ever did before and I'm hoping for a
better life. He handled his mother's issues he says but the
remainingissue is how religious Iam. I don't and never smoked or drank
or dated. I alhamdullilah am very pretty and I know that I could do
all of that and have funbut I don't want to. Allah's path is better
that any other. I just can't wear the hijab anymore. I emotionally and
physically suffer when I go out with it. I tried personal and family
counseling to fix this problem but we got nowhere we got divorced at a
time of anger. I asked for the divorce and he gave it to me. Now we
both regret it and want to get back together but the deciding factor
is me wearing hijab. He says that he won't expect much from me but he
needs some minimums and hijab is one of them. I really really
understand his point of view and he has every right to feel that way
but I'm really confused. I told him that I always tried to force
myself to do things for him so we won't destroy this marriage but this
timeI'm having such a hard time and I am not good at explaining my
feelings. He asked me to stay with my parents until I have figured out
what I will do about hijab and based on that he will decide whether we
should stay together or not meaning divorce if I take it off. I am
lost. I don't want tobreak this family and I don't want to suffer
everyday. I pray and ask for guidance believe me and I will continue
to do that butfor the mean time what do I do? I think sometimes why
couldn't he be more reasonable with me. Out of all of his friends he
one of the most strict ones I've met and yet he enjoys his life too. I
feel that my decision will affect my life, his and our son's and it
won't be pretty. I know I must have confused you already and I swear
I'm much more confused than I ever was. Many women don't wear hijab
but they aren't necessarily not religious. He has no faith in me now
and doesn't trust that I can be a good wife. I went through a lot with
himand what got to me the most is how ready he was to divorce me
whenever we had an issue. I hope your answer will guide me a little.
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Dear Sister,
Assalamu alaikum,
Thank you for your question.
Given the seriousness of the situation, I strongly urge you and your
husband to seek marriage counseling.
There are only a few observations I can offer based on what I could
understand of your situation:
1. You and your husband have a child together. You owe it to your
child to consider the impact of a broken home on his future. Areyour
and your husband's issues irreconcilable?
2. You seem to be very conflicted about the purpose and status of
hijab. Hijab is a command from Allah Most High. To make the hijab a
bone of contention between you and your husband is a mistake. Are you
really prepared to sacrifice your marriageover hijab?
3. There are obviously deeper issues than whether or not to wearhijab.
You and your husband appear to have some compatibility issues that
absolutely must beresolved before you goany further.
4. There are valuable lessons that can be learned from this situation.
You and yourhusband need to decide if you can make a fresh start. (I'm
assuming the divorce isnon-finalized). You both need to make the
Guidance Prayer and mutually agree to seek marriage counseling tohelp
you work throughthese issues.
5. You both need to change the way you handle conflict. Threatening
divorce every time an issue crops up is unhealthy and, from a fiqh
perspective, risky. I pray you can work things out.

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