The Most Virtuous Day

Rasulullah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: "Of all the days,
Friday is the most virtuous. It is on this day that the trumpet will
be blown. Send abundant durood upon me on Fridays because they are
presented to me on that day. " The Sahabah radiallahu anhum asked: "O
Rasulullah! How will they be presented to you when even your bones
will not be present after your death?" Rasulullah (Allah bless him &
give him peace) replied: "Allah Ta'ala has made the earth haraam upon
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Bare Minimum

If we ponder upon our lives we will find that we do not suffice with
only the bare necessities required to make ends meet. We toil and
sweat to attain the luxuries as well.
From our house to our car, everything has to be up to date and well
ornamented. Despite our worldly existence being transitory we strive
to attain everything of the best quality.
Yet when it comes to deen, we suffice with theminimum required and do
only those actions which are necessary and compulsory.
We completely discard and abandon those desirable actions which help
beautify and fortify a person's Iman and spirituality.

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Pregnancy, - Halal Diet and Pregnancy

We are what we eat. Today we complain our children are disobedient
towards us, but why the surprise? If we feed our children haram (even
while in the womb) then the thoughts that will be bred in their minds
(laterin life) will be haram. Understand well, halal foods breed halal
thoughts and halal actions whilst haram foodbreeds haram thoughts and
haram actions.
Shaykh Ashraf Ali Thanwi narrates, 'If before birth of the child,
parents were to reform themselves and adopt piety, then there is no
reason why the child born too should not be pious. The actions of
parents during pregnancy have a profound effect on the unborn child.
Accordingly, the son of a saint was quite mischievous. Somebody
queried the saint; 'It is indeed strange; you are so pious yet your
son so naughty?' The saint replied, ' One evening I was invited to
meals by arich person (whose income was doubtful). After eating, my
nafs became excited and I made love to my wife who became pregnant.
This child is the effect of the doubtful food.'
Therefore, during pregnancy (especially) it is of the utmost
importance to eat a varied halal diet brought from halal income. If in
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Pregnancy, - The Virtues of Pregnancy

After some time has elapsed, the couple desire that Allah Taa'la bless
them with a child and thus through maritalconsummation Allah Taa'la
grants their wish. The first stage that follows is that of pregnancy.
A person should not be ashamed of being pregnant or treat it as a big
burden, as there are many beautiful virtues and rewards for being
pregnant .
Virtues for being Pregnant
Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "The woman that dies in
her virginity or during her pregnancy or at the time of birth or
thereafter (in nifaas) will attain the rank of a martyr."
It is mentioned in another Hadith that Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi
wasallam) said: "Does it not please you (OWomen!) that when you
conceive from your husbands while he is pleased with you then that
woman will receive such reward equal to that of a fasting person in
the path of Allah and spending the night in ibaadat. When her labour
pains commence the inhabitants of the earth and the sky are unaware of
the stores of comfort that are prepared for her. When she delivers and
breast feeds her child then she will be granted a reward for every
gulp of milk, and if she had to remain awake during the night for the
sake of her child, she will receive the reward of emancipating seventy
slaves in the pathof Allah. O Salaamat! Do you know who these women
are? They are pious, upright, delicately natured but yet are obedient
to their husbands and not ungrateful to them."
Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "A woman from her
pregnancy till the time ofweaning her child is like one protecting the
boundaries of the Islamicstate. If she passes away during this period
she attains the reward of martyrdom."
In another Hadith it is mentioned that, "The woman who dies of labour
pains is regarded as a martyr (shaheedah)."
A woman should therefore gladly bear these difficulties patiently and
calmly as she will be highly rewarded.
Hazrat Mail bin Yasaar (radiyallahu anhu) narrates that Rasulullah
(Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "Marry such women who are loving
and produce children (in abundance) because (on the day of Qiyaamah) I
will vie with other Ummats and be proud of your numbers."
In another Hadith Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "Even
the miscarried foetus will drag its mother towards Jannat ifshe
exercised patience with the hope of acquiring reward."
Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "When the woman
breastfeeds then on every gulp of milk the child receives,the reward
is as though she has granted life to a being and when she weans her
child, then theangels pat her on her back saying: CONGRATULATIONS! all
your past sins have been forgiven, now start all over again."
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