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.

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]

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]

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.

Invocation for Leaving the Restroom

“I seek your [Allah’s] forgiveness.”

[Narrated by Abu Dawud]

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]

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]

Invocations for Settling of a Debt

“O Allah, make what is lawful enough for me, as opposed to what is unlawful, and spare me by Your grace, of need of.”

[Narrated by At-Tirmithi 5/560]

“O Allah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over powered by men (i.e. other people).”

[Narrated by Al-Bukhari 7/158]

Invocation for Entering a Market

“None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise. He brings life and He causes death, and He is living and does not die. In His Hand is all good and He is Able to do all things.”

[Narrated by At-Tirmithi 5/291]

One may wonder why a dua concerning the Power and Dominion of Allah is prescribed for one entering a market. A mall, a shopping center or a market is perhaps one of the many places where people tend to become negligent and forgetful of their Creator due to the myriad of worldly items in sight in which they want to indulge in. Thus, it makes complete sense to recite this dua in order to discipline oneself and transform the desire of worldly possessions into a reminder of the blessings and great Power of the Almighty.

Supplication Upon Feeling a Pain in Your Body

Put your hand on the place where you feel pain and say:

 With the Name of Allah (three times).

Then say:

 “I seek refuge in Allah and in His Power from the evil of what I find and of what I guard against.

 [Narrated by Muslim, 4/1728]

The Blessings of Eating Suhoor

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

“Eat suhoor for in suhoor there is blessing.”

[Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1923; Muslim, 1059]

*Suhoor is the pre-dawn meal taken during the Islamic month of Ramadan specialized for fasting.

Like a Ring Thrown in a Desert

Allah Almighty created seven heavens.
The lowest heaven compared to the second heaven, is like a small ring thrown into a desert.

The second heaven in comparison to the third, is like a small ring thrown into a desert.

 

The third heaven compared to the fourth, is like a small ring thrown into a desert.

 

The fourth heaven compared to the fifth, is like a small ring thrown into a desert.

The fifth heaven compared to the sixth, is like a small ring thrown into a desert.

The sixth heaven compared to the seventh, is like a small ring thrown into a desert.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “The seven heavens are in relation to the Kursiyy* like a ring thrown into a waterless desert. And the superiority of the ‘Arsh** over the Kursiyy is like the superiority of the desert over that ring.” The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) mentioned regarding the great throne of Allah Almighty, “...The ‘Arsh is over the water, and Allah is over the ‘Arsh, and He knows what you do.” The ‘Arsh is the greatest of all things that Allah has created, over which our Lord rose in a manner that befits His Majesty. When our whole universe is located in the lowest heaven, can you even begin to imagine the size of the Kursiyy? And if the Kursiyy extends over the entire universe (as mentioned in Aathayul Kursiyy - Surah al-Baqarah, 02:255), then how much greater is the 'Arsh?

These amazing and mind-blowing facts were elucidated by the Noble Companion: Ibn Mas’ood, when he said:

“Between the first heaven and the one above it is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between each of the heavens is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between the seventh heaven and the Kursiyy is (a distance of) five hundred years. Between the Kursiyy and the water is (a distance of) five hundred years, and the ‘Arsh is above the water. Allah is above the ‘Arsh, and nothing whatsoever of your deeds is hidden from Him.”

*Kursî: literally a footstool or chair, and sometimes wrongly translated as Throne. The Kursî should be distinguished from the 'Arsh.

**’Arsh: literally means throne. It refers to the throne of Allah Almighty, the Majestic.