Month: July 2013

Hidaayat is in the Hands of Allah

Excerpts from ~ Ramadaan 1434 Programmes
bismillahh
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ 
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided ~ Surah Al Qasas 28:56

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Imaan and Hidayat are in the Hands of Allah and Allah guides whomsoever He wishes…

We must make so much of Shukr that Allah made us Muslims. Today, the challenges are such that it takes just a few seconds, and a person can lose his Imaan… 

What does Allah expect from us? 

We have to preserve this Imaan and surrender and submit to Allah Ta’ala’s laws and commandments all the time.

Pride and arrogance, can lead a believing person to utter blasphemous statements and make him lose his Imaan… …

Therefore :

1. Adopt humility

2. Be grateful for the bounties of Allah

3. Sit in gatherings of Imaan and stay in the company of the Pious

In doing so, we will be able to safeguard this Imaan we have been blessed with…

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The Advices of Luqmaan AS to his Son

Excerpts from ~ Ramadaan 1434 Programmes 
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وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا لُقْمَانَ الْحِكْمَةَ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ ۚ وَمَن يَشْكُرْ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ ۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ
 And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom [and said], “Be grateful to Allah .” And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies [His favor] – then indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
 وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَانُ لِابْنِهِ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ
 And [mention, O Muhammad], when Luqman said to his son while he was instructing him, “O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah . Indeed, association [with him] is great injustice.”
Surah Luqman 31:12~13
 
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The majority of the Mufasireen are unanimous that Luqmaan AS was a sage imbued with ‘hikmah’ or wisdom by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala. The statements  of one imbued with ‘hikmah’ are precise, accurate and beneficial i.e: full of guidance, meaning and light. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala states in the Quran that a person bestowed with ‘hikmah’ has been given ‘abundance’. The verses outline the wise advices Luqmaan AS imparts to his son in the most compassionate manner.

 

The Advices of Luqmaan AS to his Son :

• Not to associate partners with ALLAH Subhana wa Ta’ala. It is a great zulm to associate partners with ALLAH Subhanahu wa Ta’ala as none can match HIM. 

 • The importance of gratitude and obedience to ones parents in all matters except if they force one to commit shirk, but even then kindness and compassion toward them must remain. 

 • ALLAH IS aware of EVERYTHING, be it in the heavens or the earth and even if ones deed is the minute size of a mustard seed, Allah will bring it forth and one will be shown his deed.

 • The importance of establishing salaah and consistency therein. Salaah done correctly, serves as a barrier to committing evil deeds. 

• Enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil.  

• Do not walk with pomp and arrogance upon the surface of the earth. Walk moderately! 

• Do not raise the voice and speak. This is likened to a donkey braying which is the ugliest of sounds.

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Lessons from Hadith Shareef ~ Sadaqah ~ Numerous Ways of Doing Good Deeds

Excerpts from ~ Ramadaan 1434 Programmes
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وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يَعْلَمْهُ اللَّهُ ۗ
And whatever good you do – Allah knows it. ~ 2:197

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Apart from the Faraa’idh acts of Ibadat (Salaah, Fasting, Hajj, Zakaat etc), there are numerous simple good deeds that one can perform on a daily basis to gain the closeness of Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta’ala. These effortless acts (with the intention of Sadaqah) seem small in our eyes, but are significant in Shariah and by fulfilling them, tremendous reward is attained…

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Ahadeeth pertaining to Sadaqah :

1. Hazrat Abu Zar RA reported: Nabi Sallallahu alayhi Wasallam said, “When you get up in the morning, charity is due from every one of your joints. There is charity in every ascription of glory to Allah; there is charity in every declaration of His Greatness; there is charity in every utterance of praise of Him; there is charity in every declaration that He is the Only True God (worthy of worship); there is charity in enjoining good; there is charity in forbidding evil. Two Rak`ah of Duha (Forenoon prayer) suffices all this .” ~ Muslim

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2. Hazrat ‘Adi bin Hatim RA reported: I heard Nabi Sallallahu alayhi Wasallam saying, “Protect yourself from (Hell) Fire, even by giving just half of a date (in charity)” ~ Al-Bukhari and Muslim

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The Powerful Dua of Hazrat Yunus A.S

Excerpts from ~ Ramadaan 1434 Programmes

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لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La ilaa ha illa anta subhaanaka inni kuntu minazzaalimeen

“There is no deity besides You ; You are free from any imperfection. Verily, I am of the wrongdoers ”

Surah Al-Anbiya 21:87

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Nabi Sallallahu alayhi Wasallam said: The invocation of my brother Dhun-Nun : “There is no deity besides You ; You are free from any imperfection. Verily, I am of the wrongdoers ” … None who is experiencing difficulty employs it except that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala would relieve him of his difficulty ~Tirmidhi

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• A Powerful Dua for one afflicted with Difficulty or Depression

 • If recited 40 times daily and one passes away from an illness, one will die as a Shaheed (Martyr) – If one recovers, then all one’s minor sins will be forgiven ~ (Durre Manthoor) 

 

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Lessons from Hadith Shareef ~ Mujaahadah ~ Making an Effort in the Cause of Allah

Excerpts from ~ Ramadaan 1434 Programmes
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 وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا ۚ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

And those who strive in Our (cause),- We will certainly guide them to our Paths: For verily Allah is with those who do good ~ Surah Al Ankaboot 29:69

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When a person makes an effort (Mujaahadah) towards reaching Allah Subhaananhu wa Ta’ala, then Allah opens many roads that lead a person to Him. Any action that one does which is in conformance to the Shariah, links and reaches one to Allah Subhaananhu wa Ta’ala.

Allah Taala has created Jinn and mankind for His Ibaadah.This Ibaadah is not just for one or two days or months. A person has to make the Ibaadat of Allah Ta’ala right until the time of death. 

An atoms weight of good deed (no matter how small it may seem), the reward of it will be seen on the day of Qiyamah. Also, any evil deed (no matter how small it may be), the result of it will be seen on the day of Qiyamah.

Allah has created Jahannum and has surrounded and covered it in a veil (of evil desires). The moment a person does something evil then he tears open that veil and plunges into Jahannum … Similarly, Jannah is so beautiful, but has been covered in a veil of adversities (Makaarih). Hence, a person has to struggle in the cause of Allah (fight his nafs), endure it and indulge in good deeds … He then opens that veil and thereby enters Jannah …

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Ahaadeeth pertaining to Mujaahadah :

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1. Hazrat Aishah RA said: With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, Nabi Sallallahu alayhi Wasallam would pray all the night, and would awaken his family for making ibaadah. He tied his lower garment (i.e: avoided sleeping with his wives) and devoted himself entirely to prayer and supplication. ~ [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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2. Hazrat Aishah RA said: Nabi Sallallahu alayhi Wasallam  would stand (in prayer) so long that the skin of his feet would crack. I asked him, “Why do you do this while your past and future sins have been forgiven?” He said, “Should I not be a grateful slave of Allah?” ~ [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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3. Hazrat Rabi`ah bin Ka`b Al-Aslami RA (an attendant of Nabi Sallallahu alayhi Wasallam and also one of the people of As-Suffah) said: I used to spend my night in the company of Nabi Sallallahu alayhi Wasallam and used to put up water for his ablutions. One day he said to me, “Ask something of me. ” I said: “I request for your companionship in Jannah”. He inquired, “Is there anything else ?” I said, “That is all.” He said, “Then help me in your request by increasing your prostrations (nafl salaat) ~ [Muslim]

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 4. Hazrat Abu Mas`ud `Uqbah bin `Amr Al-Ansari RA said: When the Aayah enjoining Sadaqah (charity) was revealed, we used to carry loads on our backs to earn something that we could give away in charity. One person presented a considerable amount for charity and the hypocrites said: “He has done it to show off.” Another one gave away a few Saa` of dates and they said: “Allah does not stand in need of this person’s dates” then the verse was revealed … ~ [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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5. Hazrat Abu Hurairah RA reported: Nabi Sallallahu alayhi Wasallam said. “The (Hell) Fire is surrounded with all kinds of desires and passions, while Jannah is surrounded with adversities.” ~ [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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