Category: … VEILED GEMS

Erase your Sins with Taubah and Istighfaar

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Ponder on what type of life do we want to enjoy? A heedless life of committing sinful haraam acts or a life of taqwa and piety? … When we are weak and feeble in our obedience to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala, the word Taqwa (piety) that we so often hear, seems so difficult to attain … However, when we decide to take that baby step towards Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala, He will most definitely come running towards us! … Through regular Taubah (repentance) and Istighfaar (seeking forgiveness), one can gain the enjoyment of Taqwa.

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If one is embarking on a distant journey by car, after some time, dust and dirt will collect on the windscreen. So, we use the windscreen wiper to remove the filth and grime that has come onto the windscreen. Without using the windscreen wiper, we wont be able to see the road clearly and we will have a problem driving. Istighfaar is like a windscreen wiper. It wipes out and washes away all the filth that clouds our hearts.  When we reach our destination, we need to take our car for a carwash … and that is Taubah! … Taubah is scrubbing and shining that heart of ours. Turning to Allah … Begging Allah … Crying to Allah … We regret committing those sins … We abandon those sins and promise not to go back to those sins …

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A person who says :

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

“Astaghfirullah al-’Adheemal-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih ”

 (I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, Whom there is none worthy of worship except Him, The Living, The Eternal, and I repent unto Him)

even if he has committed sins as much as the the foam of an ocean, still he will be forgiven. [Abu Dawud- 2:85/ Tirmidhi 5:569]

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Lessons from Hadith Shareef ~ Importance of Taqwa ~ Good deeds ~ Good Akhlaaq

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Hadith

On the authority of Abu Dhar Jundub bin Junadah, and Muadh bin Jabal that Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said :  “Fear Allah wherever you are, and follow up a bad deed with a good one it will wipe it out, and behave well towards people.” ~ Tirmidhi

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Important aspects discussed in this Hadith :

• Fear Allah in public and in privacy and be mindful that Allah is watching him

• He should perform those actions that Allah has commanded him and refrain from prohibited actions that will earn Allah’s displeasure

• Good deeds wipe out bad deeds

• Establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night

• Deal and meet with people with good character (Husnul Khuluq)

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…We all have weaknesses within ourselves that we need to improve on. So often we may be performing excessive Ibaadat but when it comes to dealing with people and displaying good character then we fail. Nobody is perfect, but in Islam, it is essential that we should should strive in attaining good character and rectifying the shortcomings within ourselves.

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Stubborn Stains of Sins

 

For years upon years we have persisted in certain gunahs (sins) … With time, the sins we have accumulated have become stubborn stains on our heart …

Dirty kitchen utensils require more than soap to remove all traces of stains. When scoured with a scrubbing brush then only do we see results. Similarly, one of the most effective ways to remove and eradicate the Stubborn Stains of Sins from our hearts is through Zikrullah …

From all acts of Ibaadat that we perform the most as’hal (easiest) is Zikrullah … Call on Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala! … Standing, sitting, lying down, at all times ….

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الَّذِيۡنَ يَذۡكُرُوۡنَ اللّٰهَ قِيَامًا وَّقُعُوۡدًا وَّعَلٰى جُنُوۡبِهِمۡ وَيَتَفَكَّرُوۡنَ فِىۡ خَلۡقِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضِ‌ۚ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقۡتَ هٰذَا بَاطِلًا ۚ سُبۡحٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ‏

Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, (With the thought): “Our Lord! not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire ~ Surah Al Imraan ~ 3:191 

 …Taken from a Majlis of Moulana Naeem Motala

The Status and Responsibilities of a Hafidh of the Qur’aan

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The Qur’aan-e-Majeed which came down from the heavens via Jibra’eel AS, was revealed to Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam as a source of mercy and guidance by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala, for all mankind … This is no ordinary book! These weighty and powerful words contain lessons, advices, guidelines and an invitation from Allah towards Allah … It is cure to all doubts, spiritual diseases and physical ailments, for those who ponder and bring into practice the teachings of the Qur’aan.

Whoever loves the Qur’aan-e-Majeed, in reality it is because of the love he has for Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala … 

Those who are carrying the Qur’aan-e-Majeed within their hearts are chosen and selected through the Grace and Mercy of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala to imbibe these words into their chests … A person may acquire the treasures of the world, but when the Qur’aan-e-Majeed is committed to memory and infiltrates into the heart of a Hafidh, it is a far greater investment.

A Hafidh who abides by the laws and injunctions of the Qur’aan-e-Majeed and does not abandon or forsake the Qur’aan, nor does he exceed the limits, acquires a high status in the eyes of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala. This Kalamullah (Word of Allah) is one of the best things a person can acquire and gather for his Hereafter …

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“Whoever reads the Quran and memorises it, while he regards what it makes lawful as lawful and its unlawful as forbidden (i.e. he practises according to it), Allah Ta’ala will admit him into Jannah and will accept his intercession on behalf of ten such persons of his family who were doomed to the fire of Jahannum” (Tirmidhi)