Virtues of deeds - Will the seven whomAllah will shade with His shade on the Day of Resurrection be brought to account?.

Is that the seven types ofpeople who will be shaded by allah will
theyalso go paradise withut account.
Praise be to Allaah.
It was narrated that 'Imraan ibn Husayn (mayAllah be pleased with him)
said: The Prophet of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
said: "Seventy thousand of my ummah will enter Paradise without being
brought to account." They said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah? He
said: "They are the ones who do not ask others toperform ruqyah for
them, or believe in omens, or use cautery, and they put their trust in
their Lord."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5270) and Muslim (321).
These four categories will not be brought to account and will not be
punished. With regard to other people who are not included in these
categories, they will be brought to account… Then Allah will forgive
them.
It was narrated from Safwaan ibn Muhriz that a man asked Ibn 'Umar:
What did you hear the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah
be upon him) say about an-najwah (the private conversation that Allah
will have with His slaves on the Day of Resurrection)? He said: "One
of you will draw close to his Lord until He will screen him, then He
will say: 'You did such and such,' and he will say: 'Yes'; and He will
say:'You did such and such,' and he will say: 'Yes,' and He will make
him admit [other deeds]. Then He will say 'I concealed them for you in
the world, and I forgive you for them today.'"
Narrated by al-Bukhaari (2261).
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Muslims
are unanimouslyagreed that the Reckoning will definitelytake place on
the Day of Resurrection. The way the Reckoning will be conducted for
the believer is that Allah will converse privately with him; He will
make him admit his sins until he thinks that he is doomed, then Allah
will say to him: "I concealed it for you in the world and I forgive
you for it today." And He will give him the book of his good deeds.
As for the disbelievers and hypocrites, it will becalled out before
all creatures: "These are theones who lied against their Lord! No
doubt! thecurse of Allah is on the Zalimoon (polytheists, wrong-doers,
oppressors, etc.)." [Hood 11:18]
Agreed upon, from the hadeeth of Ibn 'Umar.
The Reckoning applies toall people except those whom the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said will be exempted. They
are seventy thousand of this ummah, one of whom is 'Ukkaashah ibn
Mihsan. They will enter Paradise without being brought to account and
without any punishment. (Agreed upon.) Ahmad narrated a marfoo' report
from Thawbaan which says that each one of them will have seventy
thousand with him. Ibn Katheer said: It is a saheeh hadeeth, and he
mentioned corroborating evidence for it.
End quote from Sharh Lam'at al-I'tiqaad, 1/38
Shaykh al-Fawzaan (mayAllah preserve him) said: This is a great
bounty, asthe rest of creation will be brought to account; some of
them will have an easy reckoning and some of them will be questioned
in detail.
End quote from I'aanat al-Mustafeed Sharh Kitaab at-Tawheed, 1/87
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allah preserve him) said: Whatis meant
by making him admit his sins is that He will make him confess tothem.
Some of the believers will be admitted to Paradise without being
brought to account, as mentioned in the saheehhadeeth about the
seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without being brought to
account and without being punished.
The Reckoning will vary; some of it will be a merepresentation, which
is a brief look, and some of it will be questioned in detail. In
as-Saheehayn it is narrated from 'Aa'ishah (may Allah be pleased with
her) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: "No one will be brought to account on the Day of
Resurrection except he will be doomed." I said: O Messenger of Allah,
Allah says (interpretationof the meaning): "Then, as for him who will
be given his Record in his right hand, He surely willreceive an easy
reckoning" [al-Inshiqaaq84:8]. The Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said: "Rather that isa mere presentation
andno one will be questioned in detail on the Day of Resurrection but
he will be punished."
End quote from Sharh al-'Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah, 1/113
To sum up: the special privilege that is mentioned in the hadeeth,
"[they] will enter Paradise without being brought to account" is
exclusively for those who are mentioned in the hadeeth; people apart
from them will be brought to account.
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Virtues of deeds - Is it permissible to say, “By Allah, I shall certainly discipline you, O nafs”?.

I have come up with a campaign called "By Allah, I shall certainly
discipline you, O nafs". This is a campaign that promotes
self-development and jihad an-nafs. I am goingto set up programs for
purifying the soul, softening the heart and reminding one of death,
and I want to post lectures by trustworthy shaykhs.
Is there anything wrong with saying I shall certainly discipline the
nafs that was created by Allah?
Does the fact that this title contains an oath mean that other members
are compelled to join the campaign? Please note that I said that
whoever posts a comment on this topic will be regarded as having
joined us in this campaign.
Praise be to Allah.
There is nothing wrong with a person saying to himself, "I shall
certainly discipline you, O nafs" if he is disciplining himselfin
accordance with the teachings of Islam. Even though Allah created
thenafs, the main purpose for which Allah has prescribed religion is
to discipline the nafs, purify it, and instruct it to do acts of
worship and obedience. To Allah belong the creation and the
commandment.
Imam al-Aajurri (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
If someone were to say: what evidence is there for disciplining the
nafs?The answer is: The Qur'aan, the Sunnah andthe words of the Muslim
scholars. End quote fromAdab an-Nufoos, p. 9
He also said (p. 17):
How bad is the situation of the one who neglects to discipline his
nafs andtrain it on the basis of knowledge; and how good is the
situation of the one who pays attention to disciplining his nafs and
knows whatAllah has enjoined upon him and what He has forbidden to
him, and is patient in going against the whims and desires ofhis nafs,
and seeks the help of Allah the Almighty in doing so. End quote.
And he narrated in his book (p. 13) that ar-Rabee' ibn Anas said,
concerning the verse "Ward off from yourselves and your families a
Fire (Hell)" [at-Tahreem 66:6]: Discipline and train yourselves and
your families to adhere to thecommands of Allah, may He be glorified
and exalted.
And he narrated (p. 14) that Sa'eed ibn Jubayr said: that is: proper
etiquette and manners.
Then he (may Allah have mercy on him) said (p. 15): Do you not see,
may Allah have mercy on you,that your Lord Most Generous is urging you
to discipline yourself and your families. Pay heed to Allah and make
yourselves adhere to that. End quote.
Based on that: there is nothing wrong with the phrase mentioned and
there is nothing wrong with giving the group the title mentioned, even
if this phrase was not narrated in this way from some of the Salaf, so
long as it is Islamicallyacceptable in and of itself and does not
include anything that is not appropriate according to Islam.
If you choose a title that is similar in meaning, such as
"Self-discipline" or "Training the nafs" and so on, that is also good.
Such words were used as book titles by some of the Salaf.
The oath mentioned is not regarded as compelling anyone to join the
group; rather heis a member if he accepts the conditions stipulated in
the group.
And Allah knows best.

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Islamic Stories - An Orphan's Eid

It was the day of celebration and a day of rejoicing. There was an air
of festivity in the streets of Madinah. All the people, both young and
old were dressed in their best clothes, especially for this specialday
of Eid.
As it was time for early morning Eid prayers everyone made their way
to an open piece of land on the outskirts of the city. The Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) arrived and led the prayers. After they had finished
they all greeted each other and everyonewas walking back home.The
children running and playing in excitement, smiling and laughing,
without a carein the world. As the Prophet (pbuh) walked back home, he
suddenly became aware of a little boy (Zuhair Bin Saghir) sitting by
himself on the side of the path. The little boy was crying and looked
very sad. The Prophet (pbuh) bent down and patted him onthe shoulders
and asked 'why are you crying?' 'Please leave me alone' sobbed the
little boy. The boy didn't even see who was talking to him. The
Prophet (pbuh) ran his fingers through the boy's hair and very gently
and kindly asked him again why he was crying. This time the boy said,
'My father was martyred fighting, and now my mother has married again
and my stepfather does not want me to live at home any more. Today is
Eid and everyone is happy. All the children have new clothes and nice
things to eat, but I don't have any clothes except what I am wearing.
I have no food and I don'teven have a place to live.'
The Prophet (pbuh) said to him, 'I know how you feel, I lost both my
mother and father whenI was a little boy.' The boy was surprised to
hear that it was an orphan who was comforting him, and when he looked
up to his great surprise it was the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and he
immediately jumped up to his feet out of love and respect.
The Prophet (pbuh) said to him 'If I were to become your new fatherand
Ayesha you new mother, and Fatima yournew sister, would that make you
feel better?' 'Oh yes, that would be the best thing in the world!' The
boy started smiling. The Prophet took him home and gavehim new clothes
and good food on this beautiful day of Eid. The boy indeed had a
wonderful Eid that day.
We should think of others that are less fortunate than ourselveson
this beautiful day of Eid. Not everyone has such a wonderful day. It
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Islamic Stories - Simple Acts of Charity

Qasim Rahimahullah narrates: A man passed by Abu Darda (RA) in
Damascus when he was planting a tree and said to Abu Darda (RA): Are
you also doing a (worldly) work, though you are a Sahabi (companion)
of Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Don't hasten
to blame me; I heard Rasulullah saying: Never did a man plant a
sapling (a young tree), and then a man, or any other creation of Allah
Glory to Him, ate (or benefited) from it, except that it becomes a
Sadaqah (charity) for theplanter.
Source: Sahih Muslim.
Islam considers the slightest acts of helping others as charity! Even
smiling at others to make them happy is counted as charity. It is due
to our selfishness that mankind suffers. Letus give more and take
less.

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