An easy way to be a Mujaahid

Be a Hero

When a little girl cries halfway around the world, are her 

tears any less real? Would you like to be like a Mujaahid or 

like those who spend their days fasting and their nights 

praying?

"One who cares for widows and the poor is like those who fight in the way of Allah or those who spend their days fasting and their nights praying." [Agreed upon, also in Adab al-Mufrad of Imaam Al-Bukhari in chapter "The Virtue of Those Who Care for Orphans"] Would you like your heart to soften and Allah  subhaanahuwata`aalaa to answer your prayers? A man once came to the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu`alaihi wasallam, and complained that he  feels hardness in his heart. The Messenger of Allah  said, what translated means, "Would you like that your heart becomes soft and that you acquire what you need? Be merciful with the orphan, pat his head and feed him from what you eat. This will soften your heart, and enable you to get what you need." [At-Tabaraanee & As-Silsilah as-Saheehah]

Generosity

The Man who was Tested.

The Man who was tested

Several years ago an Imam moved to London, United Kingdom. He often took the bus from his home to the downtown area. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the same bus. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a twenty pence (a.k.a 'tuppence') too much change.

As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, you better give the twenty pence back. It would be wrong to keep it. Then he thought, "Oh, forget it, it's only tuppence. Who would worry about this little amount? Anyway the bus company already gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept it as a gift from Allah (swt) and keep quiet."

When his stop came, the Imam paused momentarily at the door, then he handed the twenty pence back to the driver and said, "Here, you gave me too much change". The driver with a smile, replied,"Aren't you the new Imam in this area? I have been thinking lately about going to worship at your Mosque.I just wanted to see what you would do, if I gave you too much change."

When the Imam, stepped off the bus, his knees became weak and soft, he literally grabbed the nearest light pole, and held on for support, and looked up to the heavens and cried: "Oh Allah, I almost sold You and Islam for twenty pence!"

Hidden under the Tongue: What is Beauty?

The Story of two slaves

Once a king purchased 2 slaves. One of them was very handsome while the other was very ugly.
The king asked the handsome slave to go and take a bath. While he was away the king turned to the other slave and said "Your companion has given a very bad account of you, he said that you are a thief and of bad character. Is this correct?"

The slave replied that his companion was a handsome person, and his exterior beauty must be reflected by inward beauty as well. He could not believe that such a beautiful man could tell a lie. He therefore said "If my companion has a bad opinion about me, there must certainly be something wrong with me. I am afraid he must be correct."

The king observed that beauty was only an Allah given gift, and it did not follow that a person who had a handsome face had a pure heart as well.

The king was greatly impressed with the character and intelligence of this slave. In the meantime, the first slave had returned from his bath.

The king sent the second slave (i.e. the ugly slave to have a bath) and in his absence told the handsome slave that his fellow slave had given a bad account of him. On hearing this, the slave burst into invectives against his companion and said that he was a rascal and a liar.

The king thus came to the conclusion that the slave with a beautiful face had no inner worth while the slave with an ugly face had much inner worth.

The moral of the story is that beauty is only skin deep. All that glitters is not gold. "Every man is hidden under his own tongue" The tongue reveals the inner intelligence as well as inner vileness. "The safety of a man lies in holding his tongue"

Rasulullaah (s.a.w.) said: " He who is silent is successful!"

Beautiful Recitation

Short Story: Showing Love is a Cure

The Power of Sadaqah

    This is true story that happened a few years ago. A man was afflicted with a heart affliction. No one in Egypt could help him, so hewent to the UK for medical help. He went to the doctors in the UK  and they did an X-ray and found something in his heart like a tumor in his heart, very lfe-threatening. So the doctors had to do  some work on it, but the man be be begged "Please send me back to Egypt to see my family then I can come back to do surgery." They said, "No, you can't."  He said, "Please, I beg you." They said, "If you insist you can go for two or three days maximum and take this medicine and continuously take it and you have to come back in more than 3 days or so."
     So he goes back to Egypt to see his family a little sad, his wife and daughter with him. They try to comfort each other. Then he goes to see some of his friends. When he goes outside he notices  an old lady beside a Halal meat shop. Every time the butcher would throw away the excess parts of the meat, the woman would run around, picking up the wasted peices he'd throw away and put them in a bag. All this was happening before the man with the heart problem. He was taken by this. He ran and rushed to the old lady, he said out of respect, "Ya ummi, what are you doing, whats going on?" She told him, " I have six children, and the  last time we ate meat was six months ago.|"
He was so touched by that the he said,"Wallaahi I'll take care of you.|" He went to the butcher and said, "Listen, I'll pay you one year ahead." He asked the poor woman, " Ya ummi, how much do you want?"  She said, "Two pounds." He told the butcher, "Four pounds. Every singles time she comes, give her four pounds..here you go, here's a cheque, go ahead." She then fell on the floor making dua for him, dua and more dua " Rabbanaa yashfeek.." And she was crying. Then the man left, and he says," I felt my heart was so happy an excited, I felt like I could destroy a wall right now from how energetic I was. 
       So he went home and knocked on the door. His daughter answered the door and looked at her father and said, " You look different.. you look different." He said, "Wallahi I feel so good I no longer want to see the doctors in the UK. His daughter said, "Baba, don't get too excited.. what happened?" He mentioned the old lady and how he felt so good. He said," I dont want to go back, I want to stay with you guys" His daughter said, " Daddy, you have to go back."
       So he said ok and  went back and the doctors did the X-ray. They said, " Where in the world did you go?" To what hospital  Did you go to the states? Where did you go?" He said, What are you talking about?" They asked, " Where did you go, what happened." The man didn't know what was going on. The doctors said, "The X-ray shows nothing in you heart, it shows nothing in your heart!" The man said," Wallahi I didnt do anything." They said, "Its impossible, look. They put both X-rays beside each other and put on the light. They said, "Look at this and look at that-are you 
the same person?" They were baffled. They could explain what happen. Thats when the man remembered the hadith of the Messenger of Allah, Sallallaahu alayhi wassallam, "Cure your sick with charity."

The awesomeness of giving Charity

Where to find Emotional Well-Bieng

Seek Allah, and you will find happiness.

But seek anything else and you will never find happy.

The Greatness of Friday

A Source of Light

Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday, light shall shine forth for him between the two Fridays

Prayers are accepted

 Rasulullah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: "There is such an hour on Friday that if any Muslim makes dua in it, his dua will definitely be accepted. " (Bukhari, Muslim)

Your greetings are shown to Rasulallah

Rasulullah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: "Of all the days, Friday is the most virtuous. It is on this day that the trumpet will be blown. Send abundant salaam upon me on Fridays because they are presented to me on that day. " The Sahabah  radiallahu anhum asked: "O Rasulullah! How will they be presented to you when even your bones will not be present after your death?" Rasulullah (Allah bless him & give him peace) replied: "Allah Ta'ala has made the earth haraam upon the prophets forever . " (Abu Daud)

The Virtue of this Day

 Rasulullah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: "The word "shaahid" refers to Friday . There is no day more virtuous than Friday. There is such an hour in this day that no Muslim will make dua in it except that his dua will be accepted. And he does not seek protection from anything except that Allah Ta'ala will grant him protection . " (Tirmidhi) The word "shaahid" appears in Surah Burooj . Allah Ta'ala has taken an oath of that day. He says in the Quran:

"By the sky in which there are constellations. By the promised day (of judgement). By the day that witnesses (Friday), and the day that is witnessed (day of Arafah). "

Protection from Punishment in Grave

 Rasulullah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: "The Muslim who passes away on the night or during the day of Friday, Allah Ta'ala saves him from the punishment of the grave . " (Tirmidhi)