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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Did you get a bill from Allah?

A man reached 70 years of age and was affected by a disease which made
him unable to urinate. The doctors told him that he needs an operation
to cure the disease. He agreed to do the operation as the problem was
giving him severe pain for days. When the operation was completed the
doctor gave him a bill which covered all the costs. After looking at
the bill, the man started crying. Upon seeing this, the doctor said
"If the costis too high then we could make some other arrangements for
you." The old man replied, "I am not crying because of the money but I
am crying because Allah let me urinate for 70 years and He never sent
me a bill!"
Subhanallah! We rarely thank Allah for these things which are indeed
great favours. Let us ask Allah to grant us the ability to recognize
His bounties and thank Him often.
"And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you count the
blessings ofAllah, never will you be able to count them�" Al Quran
(14:34)

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Should he propose to her even though she is not sufficiently religiously committed, but she is well mannered and obedient?

One of my colleagues at work suggested his sister to me for marriage.
He knows the qualities that I am looking for with regard to religious
commitment and character, and he told me that she is not highly
religiously committed, butshe is very obedient and polite and she
wants to become more religiously committed. I went to see her and
during the discussion I found out that she wants to becomemore
committed and she loves the faith, and I felt comfortable with her.
But she was previously engaged. Can I ask her about the details of the
previous engagement andcan I ask her about her life before she
graduated from university and whether she used to mix with young men?
If I lower my expectationson the level of religious commitment that I
am looking for in return for a calm personality and good manners, will
that be regarded as going against the words of the Messenger, "Choose
the one who is religiously committed"? Please note that we share the
desire to build a family on the basis of faith and what is pleasing to
Allah, may He be glorified and exalted.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
You have no need to ask this girl about the details of her previous
engagement or the details of her life before she graduated from
university. In fact you have no right to do that at all. This is the
right of Allah and it is between her and Him. You have no rights over
her at this time such that you could ask her about that or demand it
of her. Rather you have the right to know only what is apparent from
her at present; if she appears to be good and righteous, then go ahead
and propose to her. But do notever ask her or try to find out about
her. And if she does not appear to be good, then forget about her and
do not ask her or try to find out about her.
There is no one among us who does not have anything in his past, or
even in his present, that he hopes Allah will forgive him for and
conceal it in this world and in the Hereafter.
Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Allaah is
Forbearing, Compassionate towards the believers, and He loves
concealment. Narrated by Abu Dawood, 5192. al-Albaani classed its
isnaad as hasan mawqoof in Saheeh wa Da'eef Sunan Abi Dawood
Rather what you should do this the exact oppositeof that. What you
should do, if you come across a fault, is to conceal it as much as you
can, and not to look for faults when everything appears to be sound,
unless you are certain that there is some fauly.
Muslim (2590) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with
him) that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:
"Allaah does not conceal aperson in this world but Allaah will conceal
him onthe Day of Resurrection."
Secondly:
If you like this girl's appearance and you sensethat she is obedient
and good-mannered and she wants to become religiously committed, and
you want to marry her, then there is nothing wrong with you proposing
to her and that is not contrary to the words of the Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him): "Choose the one who is
religiously-committed, may your hands be rubbed with dust (i.e., may
you prosper)." If a woman, in addition to being well mannered and
having a good attitude, also has a sincere desire to adhere to the
rulings and teachings of Islam, then she is of good character and
religiously committed. Those who are of good character and religiously
committed vary and the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) did not describe a specific level of that. Rather he said "Choose
the one whois religiously-committed, may your hands be rubbed with
dust (i.e., may you prosper)" after saying "Women may be married for
four things: their wealth, their lineage,their beauty and their
religious commitment."
The hadeeth was narratedby al-Bukhaari (5090) andMuslim (1466) to
encourage suitors to look for women who are religiously committed
rather than others.
If the girl is as you have described, then we hope that your marrying
her will be good for both of you and that Allah will help you both in
that.
You could also seek the help of her brother and your relationship with
him to make up what she may be lacking of knowledge and good deeds
during the engagement period.
And Allah knows best.

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Can Jinns harm humans?

With regard to the jinn harming humans, this is proven to happen and
it does happen. Protection against that is attained byreciting Qur'aan
and adhkaar (dhikr) prescribedin sharee'ah.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
"Undoubtedly the jinn canhave a harmful effect on humans, and they
could even kill them. They may harm a person by throwing stones at
him, or by trying to terrify him,and other things that are proven in
the Sunnah or indicated by real events. Itwas reported that the
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) gave permission
to one of his Companions to go to his wife during one of the military
campaigns - I think it was the campaignof al-Khandaq - as he was a
young man who had recently got married. When he reached his house, he
found his wife standing at the door, and he objected to that. She said
to him, 'Go inside,' so he went inside and found a snake curled up on
the bed. He had a spear with him, so he stabbed it withthe spear until
it died, andat the same instant as thesnake died the man also died. It
was not known which of them died first, the snake or the man. When the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) heard of that, he
forbade killing the harmless kinds of snakes that are found in houses,
apart from those which are maimed or are streaked and malignant.
This indicates that the jinnmay attack humans, and that they may harm
them,as is known from real-life events. There are numerous reports
which indicate that a man may come to a deserted area, and a stone may
be thrown at him, but he does not see anybody, or he may hear voices
or a rustling sound like the rustling of trees, and other things that
may make him feel distressed and scared. A jinn may also enter the
body of a human, either because of love or with the intention of
harming him, or for some other reason. This isindicated in the aayah
(interpretation of the meaning):
'Those who eat Ribaa will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection)
except like the standing of a person beaten by Shaytaan (Satan)
leading him to insanity'[al-Baqarah 2:275]
In such cases, the jinn may speak from inside of that person and
address the one who is reading verses from the Qur'aan over him; the
reciter may take a promise from the jinn never to come back, and other
things concerning which there are very many reports which are
widespread among the people.

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Jinns and their Activities

Throughout history man has always had a deep attraction for the
supernatural and the unseen. The existence of aworld parallel to our
own has always fascinated people. This world is commonly referred to
as the spirit world, and almost every set of people have some concept
of one. With some people, these spiritsare no more then the souls of
dead people- or ghosts. With others, spirits are either the forces of
good or the forces of evil - both battling against one another to gain
influence over humanity. However, both of these explanations are more
in tune with folk tales and fantasy. The true explanation of such a
world comes from Islam. Like every other way, Islam also claims to
explain this realm of the unseen. It is from this realm that Islam
explains to us about the world of the Jinn. The Islamic explanation of
the Jinn provides us with so many answers to modem day mysteries.
Without the knowledge of this world, the Muslims would become like the
non-Muslims and be running around looking for any old answer to come
their way. So, who or what are the Jinn?
Existence
The Jinn are beings created with free will, living on earth in a world
parallel to mankind. The Arabic word Jinn is from the verb 'Janna'
which means to hide or conceal. Thus, they are physically invisible
from man as their description suggests.This invisibility is one of the
reasons why some people have denied their existence. However, (as will
be seen) the affect which the world of the Jinn has upon our world, is
enough to refute this modem denial of one of Allah's creation. The
origins of the Jinn can be traced from the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
Allah says:
"Indeed We created man from dried clay of black smooth mud. And We
created the Jinn before that from the smokeless flame of fire"
(Surah Al-Hijr 15:26-27)
Thus the Jinn were created before man. As fortheir physical origin,
then the Prophet (saws) has confirmed the above verse when he said:
"The Angels were created from light and the Jinn from smokeless
fire"[1]. It is this description of the Jinnwhich tells us so much
about them. Because theywere created from fire, their nature has
generally been fiery and thus their relationship with man hasbeen
built upon this. Like humans, they too are required to worship Allah
and follow Islam. Their purpose in life is exactly the same as ours,
as Allah says:
"I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me"
(Surah Ad-Dhariyat 51:56)
Jinns can thus be Muslims or non-Muslims. However,due to their fiery
nature the majority of them are non-Muslims. All these non-Muslim
Jinns form a part of the army of the most famous Jinn, Iblis- the
Shaytan[2]. Consequently, these disbelieving Jinns are also called
Shaytans (devils). Asfor the Jinns who become Muslims, then the first
of them did so in the time ofthe Prophet (saws) when a group of them
were amazed by the recitation of the Qur'an. Allah ordersthe Prophet
to tell the people of this event:
"Say (O' Muhammed): It has been revealed to me that a group of Jinn
listened and said; 'Indeed we have heard a marvellous Qur'an. It
guides unto righteousnessso we have believed in it, and we will never
make partners with our lord'"
(Surah Al-Jinn 72:1-2)
In many aspects of their world, the Jinn are very similar to us. They
eat anddrink, they marry, have children and they die. The life span
however, is far greater then ours. Like us, they will also be subject
to a Final Reckoning by Allah the Most High. They will be present with
mankind on the Day of Judgement and will eithergo to Paradise or Hell.
Abilities
That which clearly distinguishes the Jinn from mankind, are their
powers and abilities. Allahhas given them these powers as a test for
them.If they oppress others with them, then they will be held
accountable. By knowing of their powers, we can often make sense of
much of the mysteries which go on around us. One of the powers of the
Jinn, is that they are able to take on any physical form they like.
Thus, they can appear as humans, animals trees and anything else. Over
the last few years the interestin the subject of aliens and UFO's has
become heightened. Programmes such as the X-files and theOuter limits
have increased the popularity of the theory that aliens exist.
Thousands of people have sighted strange looking creatures all over
the world. These sightings however, have still not proven
substantially that aliens exist. Rather - and it seems more plausible
all the sightings of such creatures were just Jinns parading in
different forms. So the next time you see something that looks like
E.T, its most probably just a wicked Jinn trying to scare and confuse
you!

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1a] This Life is not our Real Life

1a]
The human body is not as strong or resilient as a stone or a piece of
metal; rather, it is made of an extremely perishable material: flesh.
The body is covered with a thin skinthat could be torn at any moment
by the slightest accident. Structurally speaking, flesh is very
vulnerable. It can be wounded, bruised, and twisted by the slightest
blow, and, with age, begins to lose its former youthfulness and
becomes rough and wrinkled. After death, it starts to rot. A few weeks
after burial, the body begins to disintegrate andbe eaten by worms and
bacteria, until finally it mixes with the soil and disappears.
As stated earlier, this shows us our frailty and reminds us that the
imperfections in the world are specially created. Instead of flesh,
human beings could have been created from much stronger and purer
materials or could have been totally free of pain, illness, and
vileness. However, all of these things were created to remind human
beings of how poor and needy theyare in relation to Allah, and to show
them just how imperfect and deficient a place this world really is.
When we look at these imperfections, we can see our own frailty and
understand the transitory nature of all people's earthly strength and
values. Meanwhile, we also can understand that the people who we
adore,try to please, or earn theirrespect and praise are as weak and
imperfect as anybody else.
But as most people cannot understand this or see this world's great
imperfection and flaws, they find satisfaction in this earthly life.
Actually, this is the result of an extreme ignorance and lack of
intelligence.
The morality of such people is described in the Qur'an as follows:
So turn away from him who turns away from Our remembrance and desires
nothing but the life of theworld. That is as far as their knowledge
extends...(Surat an-Najm, 29-30)
Those who are unaware of this truth and bound bya passion for the life
of this world are people without "knowledge," as the verse says.
But what is this"knowledge" that we must have in this matter? In
truth, it is nothing less than the knowledge of Paradise, which Allah
has promised to us. The most important steps toward this are to be
well-versed in the Qur'an and to think seriously about what it says.
In the Qur'an, Allah described the believers' real homeland in these words:
The life of the world is nothing but a game and adiversion. The abode
of the hereafter - that is truly Life, if they only knew. (Surah
al-'Ankabut, 64)
One hadith records our Prophet (saas) as saying that Paradise is
humanity's real abode, a place in which there will be no human
imperfection:
A proclaimer will proclaim: "For you there iseverlasting health, and
you will never be sick. For you there is everlasting life, and you
will never die. For you there is perpetual youth, and you will never
get old. And foryou there is everlasting bliss, and you will never be
in want. (Muslim)

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This Life is not our Real Life

Many people think that they can make a perfect life for themselves in
this world. They think that if they can acquire enough material
possessions, theywill experience total personal satisfaction and
happiness. According to the most widespread opinion, a person's life
will be perfect after he or she has attained material wealth, gotten
married with this intention in mind, and is respected by society
because of his or her influential and well-established career.
The Qur'an does not support this view, for it states that this present
life will never be perfect and without problems, as it is designed
like that.
The root of dunya (world) has a very important meaning in this sense:
It is a derivative of the adjective "daniy": low, unrefined, basic and
worthless. "World" meansa space characterized by these traits. So, the
Qur'anoften emphasizes this worldly life's worthlessness and
unimportance. It refers to such things as wealth, family, status, and
success,which are thought to make for a good life, as nothing more
than transitory and deceptive. In one verse, Allah says:
Know that the life of the world is merely a game and a diversion and
ostentation, and a cause of boasting among yourselves and trying to
outdo one another in wealth and children, like the plant-growth after
rain, which delights the cultivators. But then it withers, you see it
turningyellow, and then it becomes broken stubble. In the hereafter
there is terrible punishment, but also forgiveness from Allah and His
good pleasure. The life of the world is nothing but the enjoyment of
delusion. (Surat al-Hadid, 20)
Another verse explains how people are blinded by illusion because of
this earthly life:
Yet still you prefer the lifeof the world, when the hereafter is
better and longer lasting. (Surat al-A'la, 16-17)
As this verse says, such people regard the life of this world as
superior to the afterlife. Such a mistaken view causes them to turn
away from faith in Allah and His Book. The Qur'an describes such
people as"those who do not expectto meet Us and are content with the
life of the world and at rest in it,and those who are heedless of Our
Signs" (Surah Yunus, 7) and reveals that they will find themselves in
Hell's eternal agony. Surely, this imperfection does not mean that
this world contains no beautiful things. On the contrary, Allah filled
the world withbeautiful things to remindus of Paradise. But mixed in
with these beautiful things are the imperfection and ugliness of Hell.
The qualities of Paradise and Hell are mixed together here, for this
world is really a place of testing. Thus believers canget an idea of
those two places and, instead of getting caught up in this world's
short and transitory life, can direct themselves toward the real,
perfect, and endless life of the hereafter. As a result, the Qur'an
describes the afterlife as each person's true and eternal land.
But despite this truth, many people think they can make a perfect life
in this world. They view this life's imperfections and deficiencies
(e.g., getting sick, becoming tired, and suffering from pain and
worry) as something totally natural. However, Allah has created all
theseimperfections with many hidden meanings, and people have to think
seriously about these meanings and learn the appropriate lessons.
It could have been possible would never get sick or feel so tired that
they would need to rest or sleep. They could have had so much stamina
and energy that they would not feel fatigued. If Allah had willed, He
could have created us without such flaws and deficiencies. ButHe
created us with them so that we might understand that we are helpless
and weak.
Each individual must come face to face with hisor her helplessness and
weakness at every moment of life. His body, upon which he lays so much
value, constantly reminds him of his situation. When he wakes up every
morning and starts his day, his face is swollen and distorted, his
mouth has a bad taste, and there is an uncomfortable dirty feeling on
his skin, hair, and body. If he does not clean himself carefully, he
cannot leave this unpleasant state. This cleaning must be repeated
several times during the day, because after a few hours have passed,
the dirt returns. After not washing for a few days, his need to wash
himself becomes all the more obvious, comingto a point where he makes
those around him very uncomfortable.
The human body is not as strong or resilient as a stone or a piece of
metal; rather, it is made of an extremely perishable material: flesh.
The body is covered with a thin skinthat could be torn at any moment
by the slightest accident. Structurally speaking, flesh is very
vulnerable...:-> 1a]

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The best dirt cleaner

Abu Umamah (RA) narrates: Rasulullah (SAW)said: Whoever stands up to
perform his Wudhu, intending to offer Salah, then cleans his hands;
the sins of his two hands fallout with the first drop of water. Then,
when he rinses his mouth, and draws water into his noseand expels it;
the sins of his tongue and two lips fallout with the first drop of
water. Then, as he cleans his face, the sins of his hearing and seeing
fallout with the first drop (of water). Then, when he cleans his two
arms past the elbows, and his two feet past the ankles; he becomes
free of all his offences and sins, just as was his state, the day his
mother gave him birth. He(then) said: Then, when he stands for Salah;
Allah elevates his position, and if he (merely) sits (without standing
for Salah) even then his sitting is free of sins! Source: Musnad
Ahmad.
We take bath regularly to clean our body of dirts, but how many of us
offer regular prayers daily to clean the real dirts (sins)?

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Miraculous story of how Dr. Bilal Abdul Alim became a Muslim

Personally, I embraced Islam at the age of 24, in the summer of 1975,
while studying medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston,
Texas. After a long day of study, I went to bed on a Saturday night
with no intention of becoming a Muslim. However, 2 thingshappened
during that night that would change my life completely. First ofall, I
had a dream in whichI was commanded by a strong and firm voice, to
embrace Islam immediately. I was reminded of how I had previously
studied comparative religion at Wesleyan University, but refused to
accept Islam even though I felt in my heart that it was the
mostpractical way of life. WhenI woke up the next morning, I sat on
the edge of the bed contemplating what to do, when the telephone rang.
The call came from my ex-roommate from Wesleyan who had embraced Islam
after graduation and was livingin Washington, D.C. At that time, he
was studying to be an attorney at Catholic University School of Law.
This phone call was the second and final thing, that convinced me to
embrace Islam immediately.
My friend asked me, "Are you ready to become a Muslim?" I replied,
"Why are you calling me this early in the morning with such a
question?" He answered in the followingway, "Last night, I had a
dream. In that dream, I saw you smiling, surrounded by a sort of
spiritual light (called Noorin Islam). Then, I heard a strong and
powerful voicesaying, 'Allah has made this man a Muslim in the night
and Allah has given him the name, Bilal Abdul-Alim (3 times). So, your
job is to call him in the morning, and invite him to accept Islam and,
give him his new name." My friend continued by saying, "Don't play
games with me! Tell me what happened!" I then related my experience
the night before with tears in my eyes. A few days later, I drove
non-stop from Houston, Texas to Washington, D.C to accept Islam in the
presence of my dear friend, Attorney Haroun G. Cook.

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1a] Dealing with a Child's Fear

1a]
- Not satisfying his need for success. It was narrated that 'Ali (may
Allaah be pleased with him) said: "I never heard the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saying 'May my
father andmother be sacrificed for you' to anyone, except Sa'd, to
whom I heard himsay, 'Shoot, may my fatherand mother be sacrificed for
you!' And I think that was on the day of Uhud." (Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, no. 6184; Muslim, no. 2411). This shows that parents
should encouragetheir children no matter what the level of quality of
their performance, so that they will motivated to do even better.
- Going to extremes in physical punishment and dealing harshly with
them. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Whoeveris deprived of gentleness is deprived of all
goodness." (Narrated by Muslim, no. 2292).
- Difficult living conditionswhich lead the parents to vent their
anger on their children - such as a lack ofharmony between the
spouses, or the mother's work, or not being happy at work. The
Messenger ofAllaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"The strong man is not the onewho can wrestle another to the ground,
rather the strong man is the one who can control himself at times of
anger." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 6116).
Finally, we must point outthat this does not mean that the child
should never be afraid. Fear is necessary in some cases, because it is
essential to the child's survival. He must fear Allaah, and fear the
harm that people maydo, and fear committing sin, etc. That should be a
natural kind of fear, not too great or too small.
From Tanshiy'at al-Fataat al-Muslimah, p. 159, by Hanaan 'Atiyah
al-Toori al-Juhani.

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Dealing with a Child's Fear

Specialists in child psychology think that in his first year a child
may show signs of fear when hearing a sudden noise, orif something
falls suddenly, and so on. A child may be afraid of strangers starting
from the age of approximately six months, and in the second year a
child may be afraid of many things such as animals, cars, slopes,
water, etc.
In general, females show more fear than males, andthe intensity of the
fear may vary according to theintensity of the child's imagination;
the more imaginative a child is, the more fearful he may be.
Several factors and reasons may increase a child's fears, such as:
- The mother scaring her child with ideas of ghosts and ghouls, or
soldiers, or shadows, or 'ifreets (jinn) or strange creatures, etc.
- Too much coddling on the part of the parents, or their being too
anxious and sensitive about him.
- Raising the child in isolation, keeping him within the four walls of
the house.
- Telling fairy stories that have to do with jinns and 'ifreets...
... and other reasons.
A child may be made susceptible to fear by picking up the fears of his
parents through what he sees. Fears acquired in thismanner are
characterized by their lengthy duration. Hence, setting a good example
plays a major role in training a child notto be afraid. What is
required here is an example of bravery in all kinds of different
situations, and not being afraid of animals that are not harmful or of
people in high positions when demanding one's rights, and generally
not being afraid for no reason.
In order to deal with a child's fears, the parents must pay attention
to a number of matters, including:
- Bringing him up from the earliest age to believein Allaah and
worship Him, and to turn to Him inall situations of anxiety and fear.
- Giving the child some freedom and responsibilities, and letting him
do things, according to his stage of development.
- Not scaring him, especially when he cries, with ideas of ghosts,
hyenas, thieves, jinn and 'ifreets, etc. This comes under the heading
of"better", as in the hadeeth: "The strong believer is better and is
more loved by Allaah thanthe weak believer." (Narrated by Muslim, no.
2664).
- Encouraging him from an early age to mix with others and giving him
theopportunity to meet themand get to know them, so that he will feel
from the depth of his heart that he is loved and respected by everyone
whom he meetsand gets to know.
What the psychologists and educationalists adviseis giving the child
the opportunity to get to know the thing that is frightening him, so
that if he is afraid of the dark, there is nothing wrong with letting
him play withthe light-switch, turning itoff and on; if he is afraid
of water there is nothing wrong with letting him play with a little
water in a small bowl, and so on...
- Parents can also tell him stories of the heroic salaf (early
generations of Islam), and train him to adopt the attitudes of the
Sahaabah, so that he will develop a brave and heroic nature.
But if the child's fear is a form anxiety, then its cause may be a
number ofinterconnected factors which according to the Sunnah of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), should be dealt
with in a wise and careful manner. These factors include:
- Giving the child more to do than he is able, as the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "He who does not show mercy
to our young ones and acknowledge the rights ofour old ones is not one
of us." (Narrated by Abu Dawood, no. 4943; al-Tirmidhi, 1921; also
narrated in Saheeh al-Jaami' by al-Albaani, 5444).
- Not satisfying his need for success. It was narrated that 'Ali (may
Allaah be pleased with him) said: "I never heard the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saying 'May my
father andmother be sacrificed for you' to anyone, except Sa'd, to
whom I heard himsay, 'Shoot, may my fatherand mother be sacrificed for
you!' And I think that was on the day of Uhud." (Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, no. 6184; Muslim, no. 2411). This shows that parents
should encouragetheir children no matter what the level of quality of
their performance, so that they will motivated to do even better.
- Going to extremes in physical punishment and dealing harshly with
them. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "Whoeveris deprived of gentleness is deprived of all
goodness." (Narrated by Muslim, no. 2292).

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Chaining up of the Devils in Ramadan

It was proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "When Ramadaan begins, the gates of Paradise are opened,
and the gates of Hell are closed, and the devils are chained up."
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3277; Muslim, 1079. According to
al-Nasaa'i:"The most evil jinn are chained up."
This does not mean that the devils have no influence at all, rather it
indicates that they become weaker in Ramadaan and are not able to do
what they are able to do at times other than Ramadaan.
It may be interpreted as meaning that the ones who are chained up are
the most evil devils, not all of them.
Al-Qurtubi said: If it is said, how come we see many evil actions and
sinsbeing committed in Ramadaan, for if the devils were chained up,
that would not happen?
The answer is that (evil actions) are reduced on the part of those who
fastmeeting all the conditionsof fasting and paying attention to the
etiquette of fasting.
Or some of the devils - namely the most evil ones- are chained up, not
all ofthem, as previously mentioned in some reports.
Or it may mean that evil actions are reduced in Ramadaan, which is
something that we can see. Even though evil actions happen in
Ramadaan, they are less than at other times. Even if all of the devils
were to be chained up, that does not mean that no evil action would
happen, because there are other causes of evil action besides the
devils, such asevil souls, bad habits and the human devils.
From Fath al-Baari.

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Hadees

One of the companions of the Prophet (sallAllahu ályhi wasallam said:
'The people as long as theyare in good health, good shape, good
condition they are covered. You don't know their true character
because they arein good situation, they are in good circumstance. As
long as they are in a good circumstances they are covered. But if a
trial or difficulty or a hardship comes upon them, then you will see
their reality. They will go to their reality. The Mu'min will run to
his Imaan, the Mu'min will run to his belief, the believer will runto
his belief, his Imaan andthe hypocrite will run to his hypocrisy, and
the hypocrite will run to his hypocrisy. "Without being shaken, you
don't not know what comes to the top and what goes to the bottom.
Without being shaken you don't know a man from those who are faking;
you won't know women from those who are faking. You won't know those
who truly believe from those who don't. Those who make a claim o­n
their tongue andis not really in their hearts and from their limbs
from those who are willing to die for this matter. This can o­nly be
shown by trials, the tribulations and tests and difficulties."
Imam Ahmed brought it and Sheikh Nassir brings inhis Saheehah No. 147
: Suhaib said that,
'We were sitting with the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhiwa sallam) and
suddenly he laughed. Suddenly the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhiwa
sallam) laughed. He asked his companions: 'Won't you ask me what I am
laughing about?.' So they asked the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa
sallam) 'what are you laughing about ?' So he said : 'I laughed
because I was astonished at the affair of a believer.' (Listen these
are words of Musthafa alaihi salam. He doesn't speak of his own
desires whatever he speaks it is revelation; Listen, these are words
of Rasulullah describing a believer.).
All of his affairs, all of his circumstances are good, allof it. If
something happensto him that he loves, if Allah blesses him with
something that he loves, then he praises Allaah and this is good. And
if something happens to him, if he is put into some difficulty, test
or tribulation or hardship or something that he hates, he is patient
and that is good for him. And no o­ne's situation is totally good
except the believer. And no o­ne else's affair, no o­ne else's
circumstance, no o­ne else's condition, no o­ne else's situation is
totally good except the mu'min, except the believer.'

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Does the hadeeth “I am not afraid that you will worship others along with Allah after my death” mean that shirk will never occur among this ummah?

Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir:
Bukhari - Volume 2, book 23, number 428: Narrated'Uqba bin 'Amir: One
day the Prophet went out andoffered the funeral prayers of the martyrs
of Uhud and then went up the pulpit and said, "I will pave the way for
you as your predecessor and will be a witness on you. By Allah! I see
my Fount (Kauthar) just now and I have been given the keys of all the
treasures of the earth (or the keys of the earth). By Allah! I am not
afraid that you will worship others along with Allah after my
death,but I am afraid that you will fight with one another for the
worldly things." This hadeeth is often used by those comitting bidah
as justification for some of the acts which can be labeled as "shirk"
(such as calling out on others besides Allah, grave worshipping,
etc.). The claim is that the Ummah of the Prophet (SAW) are not at
risk of comitting shirk. What is the correct interpretation of this
hadeeth.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
The hadeeth was narratedby al-Bukhaari (1344) andMuslim (2296) from
'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir, and says that the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) came out one day and prayed for the people of Uhud
as he used to pray for the dead. Then he went to theminbar and said:
"I will bethere ahead of you, and I will be your witness. By Allaah, I
can see my Cistern now. I am given the keys to the treasures of the
earth, or the keys to the earth. By Allaah, I do not fear that you
will associate others with Allaah after I am gone, but I fear that you
will compete with one another for them (the treasures of the earth)."
What is meant by his praying for them (the people of Uhud) as he used
to pray for the dead is his offering supplicationfor them with the
du'aa' that is recited in the funeral prayer. This was seven years
after they were martyred (may Allahbe pleased with them).
There is nothing in the hadeeth to say that shirk (association of
others with Allah) will not happen in this ummah; rather it may be
understood that he did not fear it for the entire ummah, based on the
factthat it has occurred among some of them, as is indicated in other
texts in which he (blessings andpeace of Allah be upon him) stated
that some of his ummah would fall intoshirk.
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his commentary on
Muslim (Sharh Muslim): In this hadeeth we see the miracles of the
Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), because
what it means is a foretelling thathis ummah would be given the
treasures of the earth, which did indeed come to pass; and that they
would not all apostatise because Allah, may He be exalted, protected
them from that;and that they would compete with one another for
worldly gain. And all of that came to pass. End quote.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar al-'Asqallaani (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The words "I do not fear that you will associate others with Allah"
mean: (I do not fear that you willdo that) en masse, because that
happened with some of them – may Allah protect us. This hadeeth is one
of the miracles of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him), hencethe author narrated it under the heading of the signs of
Prophethood.
End quote from Fath al-Baari, 3/211
Secondly:
The saheeh Sunnah indicates that among this ummah will be some
whoassociate others with Allah, may He be exalted.
1.
al-Bukhaari (7116) and Muslim (2906) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may
Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) said: "The Hour will not begin until the
backsides of the women of Daws wobble (as they go) around
Dhu'l-Khalasah."
Dhu'l-Khalasah was a falsegod of Daws that they used to worship during
the Jaahiliyyah.
2.
Muslim (2907) narrated that 'Aa'ishah said: I heardthe Messenger of
Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say: "Night and day
will not cease until al-Laat and al-'Uzza are worshipped.".....

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When everything seems togo wrong ............... ............... .... just P.U.S.H! When the job gets you down ............... ............... ............... .. just P.U.S.H!

A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled
with light, and the Angel told the man he had work for him to do, and
showed him a large rock in front ofhis cabin.
The Angel explained that the man was to push against the rock with all
his might. So, this the man did, day after day.
For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down; his shoulders set
squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock,
pushing with all of his might.
Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling
that his whole day had been spent in vain.Since the man was showing
discouragement, the Adversary (Satan) decided to enter the picture by
placing thoughts into the weary mind: "you have been pushing against
that rock for a long time, and it hasn't moved."
Thus, giving the man the impression that the task was impossible and
that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the
man. Satan said, "Why kill yourself over this?
"Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort; and that will
be good enough."
That's what he planned to do, but decided to make it a matter of
prayer and take his troubled thoughtsto the Lord. "Lord," he said,"I
have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to
do that which Angel have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not
even budged that rock by half a millimeter.
What is wrong? Why am I failing?" The Angel responded compassionately
, "My Servant, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told
you that your task was to push against the rock with all ofyour
strength, which you have done.
Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your
task was to push. And now you come to Me with your strength spent,
thinking that you have failed. But, isthat really so? Look at
yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewy and
brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have
become massive and hard.
Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass
that which you used to have. Yet you haven't moved the rock. But your
calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and
trust in My wisdom. This you have done. Now I, my servant, will move
the rock."
At times, when we hear a word from Angel, we tend to use our own
intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is
just a simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means,exercise the
faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves
mountains.

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is the kingdom today?

When the Samanid ruler, Nasr bin Ahmad ( 301 - 331 A.H), entered
Nishapur, he held a court. After ascending the throne, he wanted the
proceedings to be started with the recitation from the Holy Qur'an. At
this anelderly pious man came forward and recited a section of the
surah Al- Mu'min. When he came tothe verse (On that Day it will be
asked:) "Whose is the Kingdom today?"
Nasr was struck with awe;he descended the throne trembling, took off
the crown and fell down in prostration, saying: "O myLord, Kingdom is
Yours, not mine!"

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Description of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)

The following is an excerpt from the book entitled "The Message of
Mohammad", by Athar Husain . Among other things, it talks about some
of the personal characteristics of the prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon
Him), the final messenger of Allah (God). It has been edited slightly
in order to reduce it's length. Care has been taken not to change the
content inshallah. The topics include:
Appearance
Muhammad (pbuh) was of a height a little above the average. He was of
sturdy build with long muscular limbs and tapering fingers.The hair of
his head was long and thick with some waves in them. His forehead was
large and prominent, his eyelashes were long and thick, his nose was
sloping, his mouth was somewhat large and his teeth were well set. His
cheeks were spare and he had a pleasant smile. His eyes were large and
black with a touch of brown. His beard was thick and at thetime of his
death, he had seventeen gray hairs in it. He had a thin line of fine
hair over his neck and chest. He was fair of complexion and
altogetherwas so handsome that AbuBakr composed this couplet on him:
"as there is no darkness in the moonlit night so is Mustafa, the
well-wisher, bright." His gait was firm and he walked so fast that
others found it difficult to keep pace with him. His face was genial
but at times, when he was deep in thought, there there were long
periods of silence, yethe always kept himself busy with something. He
did not speak unnecessarily and what hesaid was always to the point
and without any padding. At times he would make his meaning clear by
slowly repeating what he had said. His laugh was mostly a smile. He
kept his feelings under firm control - when annoyed, he would turn
aside or keep silent, when pleased he would lower his eyes (Shamail
Tirmizi).
Dress
His dress generally consisted of a shirt, tamad (trousers), a sheet
thrown round the sholders and a turban. On rare occasions, he would
put on costly robes presented to him by foreign emissaries in the
later part of his life (Ahmed, Musnad, Hafiz Bin Qaiyyam).
His blanket had several patches (Tirmizi). He had very few spare
clothes, buthe kept them spotlessy clean (Bukhari). He wantedothers
also to put on simple but clean clothes. Once he saw a person putting
on dirty clothes and remarked,
"Why can't this man wash them." (Abu Dawud, Chapter "Dress"). On
another occasion he enquired of a person in dirty clothes whether he
had any income. Upon getting a reply in the affirmative, he observed,
"When Allah has blessed you with His bounty, your appearence should
reflect it." (Abu Dawud) He used to observe:
"Cleanliness is piety".
Mode of living
His house was but a hut with walls of unbaked clayand a thatched roof
of palm leaves covered by camel skin. He had separate apartments for
his wives, a small room foreach made of similar materials. His own
apartment contained a rope cot, a pillow stuffed with palm leaves ,
the skinof some animal spread on the floor and a water bag of leather
and some weapons. These were all his earthly belongings, besides a
camel, a horse, and an ass and some land which he had aquired in the
later part of his life (Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud). Once a few of his
disciples, noticing the imprint of his mattress on his body, wished to
give him a softer bed but he politely declined the offer saying,
"What have I to do with worldly things. My connection with the world
is like that of a traveler resting for a while underneath the shade of
a tree and then moving on." Amr Ibn Al-Harith, a brother in law of the
prophet (pbuh), says that when the prophet died, hedid not leave a
cent, a slave man or woman, or any property except his white mule, his
weapons and a piece of land which he had dedicated for the good of the
community (Bukhari, Sahih Bukhari).
He advised the people to live simple lives and himself practised great
austerities. Even when he had become the virtual king of arabia, he
lived an austere life bordering on privation. His wife Aiysha (ra)
says that there was hardly a day in his life when he had two square
meals (Muslim, Sahih Muslim, Vol.2, pg 198). When he died there was
nothing in his house except a few seeds of barley left from a mound of
the grain obtained froma Jew by pawning his armour (Bukhari, Sahih
Bukhari, Chapter "Aljihad").
He had declared unlawful for himself and his family anything given by
the people by way of zakat or sadaqa (types of charity). He was so
particular aboutthis that he would not appoint any member of hisfamily
as a zakat collector (Sahah-Kitab Sadqat).
His manners and disposition
"By the grace of Allah, you are gentle towards the people; if you had
been stern and ill-tempered, they would have dispersed from round
about you" (translation of Quran 3:159)

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A bird's nest

Recently, we attended a speech given by a scholar from USA. The speech
wasmainly about the Greatness of Allah. Here is one interesting
excerpt from the lecture: A poet said "Who has taught the birds how to
make their nests? The birds make their nests in such a way as if a
king is building his palace according to his desires." The birds
create beautiful houses with the help of their beaks. They do not use
a single stone or brick. They collect straws one at a time and puts
them in their place. Within a short time, the birds make a comfortable
nest for them to live in. The nest that the birds make using their
beaks are so dynamic that we can't even make them using our hands.
Indeed, Allah has given the birds this knowledge from His infinite
bounties.

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