Saturday, October 22, 2011

Supplication for One Whose Affairs have become Difficult



“O Allah, there is no ease except in that which you have made easy, and You make the difficulty, if You wish, Easy.”
[Narrated by Ibn Hibban in his Sahih, no. 2427]

Great dua for students to recite during exam days.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Those Who Refuse to Enter Paradise

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

“All of my ummah will enter Paradise except those who refuse.” They asked: “O Messenger of Allah, who would refuse?” He said: “Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise and whoever disobeys me has refused.”

[Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 7280]

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Should I Prioritize my Dunya or Aakhirah?


Islam teaches us something better than equality - Equity: Being just by giving everything it's due proportion. This applies to everything, whether it be prioritizing tasks in our lives, gender issues or striking a balance between the life of this world and the Hereafter.

The Last Day or the Day of Judgement is 50,000 (fifty thousand) years long as evident from (the translation of the meanings of) this verse: "The angels and the Rûh [Jibrîl] ascend to Him in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years." [Surah al-Ma'aarij, 70:04]. We live in this world for about a 100 years. So if we take a ratio: 100/50,000 = 0.002 the due proportion we have to give to this world compared to just the Judgement Day (that is without considering the ETERNAL life of the Hereafter) is only 0.002. So are we, as Muslims really arranging our lives in accordance with this fact?

Think about it...

"Verily, this is an admonition, therefore whosoever wills, let him take a Path to His Lord!"
[Surah al-Muzzammil, 73:19]

Saturday, October 1, 2011

The Least Punishment in the Hell Fire

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The least severely punished of the people of Hell will be a man who has two shoes and shoelaces of Fire – according to another version: two live coals will be placed on the soles of his feet – because of which his brains will boil as a pot boils. He will not think that anyone is being punished more severely than him, but he will be the one who is punished most lightly.”
[Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6562 and Muslim, 212]

We ask Allah to keep us safe from spending even  a second in Hell fire. Aameen.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Invocation Before Entering the Restroom


“[In the name of Allah] O Allah, I seek protection in You from the male and female unclean jinn (spirits).”
[Narrated by Al-Bukhari 1/45]

Saturday, September 3, 2011

It’s Your Loss. You’re The One Who Needs Him.

The likeness of one who attempts to malign the religion of Islam and the Believers is akin to one that throws mud at the mid-day Sun. What else would it result in except the mud falling back on his own face? Another example of such a person is that of an antelope trying to demolish a mountain with its horns. It would only result in breaking the animal’s own horns. The mountain will not be moved one bit.

"...And whosoever turns away (from Faith – Allâh's Monotheism), then Allâh is the Rich (Free of all needs), the Worthy of all praise."
[Surah al-Hadeed 57:24]

"O mankind! it is you who stand in need of Allâh. But Allâh is the Rich (Free of all needs), the Worthy of all praise."
[Surah Faatir, 35:15]