Reminders Benefit The Believers

24/07/2019

20/12/2016

All the sons of the Prophet (ﷺ) died in their infancy.

They are:

Qaasim
Abdullah
Ibraheem

His daughters lived during his lifetime:

Zaynab: She was the eldest daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and was born ten years before Prophethood i.e. when the Prophet was 30 years old. She was delayed in her migration to Madeenah, in the 8th year of Hijrah. She was 31 years old.

Ruqayyah: She was three years younger than her older sister Zaynab and was also married to Uthman ibn Affaan after being divorced by her husband due to her Islaam. She migrated to Madeenah however died very early on, during the battle of Badr. She was only 21 years old.

Umm Kulthoom: She was born 6 years before the Prophethood i.e. when the Prophet (peace be upon him) was 34 years old. She was married to the distinguished Companion Uthman Ibn ‘Affaan after his first wife Ruqayyah passed away. Umm Kalthoom died a year before the death of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the 9th year of Hijrah – when the Prophet (peace be upon him) was 62 years old.

Faatimah: She was the youngest daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him; she was born 5 years before his Prophethood i.e. when he was 35 years old. She married the cousin of the Prophet (peace be upon him) Ali Ibn Abi Taalib and together they had two children, Hassan and Hussayn (may Allah be pleased with them all). She died six months after the death of the Prophet (peace be upon him), she was only 29 years old – may Allaah be pleased with her.

All his children were from his first wife Khadeejah (may Allaah be pleased with her), except Ibraheem who was from Maria al-Qubtiah.

15/11/2016

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said,

"When a Muslim or a believer washes his face (in the course of Wudu'), every sin he has committed with his eyes is washed away from his face along with water, or with the last drop of water; when he washes his hands, every sin they wrought is erased from his hands with the water, or with the last drop of water; and when he washes his feet, every sin towards which his feet walked is washed away with water, or with the last drop of water, with the result that he comes out cleansed of all sins".

[Muslim, riyad as-salihin 129]

01/11/2016

Ibn Al-Qayyim reported: Some of the righteous predecessors (al-salaf) said,
“When Iblīs and his soldiers gather, they do not rejoice for anything as much as three things: a believer who kills a believer, a man who dies upon unbelief, and a heart in which is fear of poverty.”

01/11/2016

I see many passing by their brothers as if they pass by a pillar, not giving salams to them and this is a huge mistake!
Sh. Ibn Uthaymeen | Kitab Al-‘Ilm (p. 85)

24/10/2016

Marriage and the Light of Faith

‘Ikrimah, Sumay’ and Kurayb report that Ibn ‘Abbâs – Allah be pleased with them – said to them:
Marry, for if the servant of Allah commits fornication Allah snatches the light of îmân from him, and may or may not return it to him.
Ibn Sa’d in Al-Tabaqât Al-Kubrâ Vol.5 p287.

21/10/2016

21/10/2016

When the Mushrikeen used to call upon Allah out of compulsion, He would answer their supplication, so how about believers?!!
Shaykh-ul-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah Raḥimahullāh
● [جامع المسائل ١/٧١]

21/10/2016

He isn’t marrying a salafi sister”- Dr. Murtaza Baksh

The question is “Some salafi young men want to get married and to non-salafi girls- who associate with other jama’ah. Even though there are salafi girls who are waiting to get married. But they don’t want to marry them saying that these women (non salafi ones) are the of their parents’ liking. What would you advise them?”
“I would advice them that even though obedience to your parents is wajib, but in disobedience to Alla ta’la, there is no obedience to anyone else. You have to spend the life (with the spouse) and this is also misguided to think that you can marry them and change them. There have been many young men who were salafi and after getting married they were neither salafi nor are they in another jama’ah so they’re somewhere in the middle. They even start calling to the other jama’ah. I would advise that you seek women who are salafi, it is their right first. *Quotes a hadeeth which I won’t translate because It won’t be exact* So if you know that there is a salafi girl who is firm upon the salafiyyah, and you know of this and she is ready to be married and there is no delay and you are also ready for marriage then this is a huge reward (or blessing) from Allah so you should talk to your parents, don’t hasten, take your time and make your parents understand that you are the one who has to spend the life (with the spouse) and the result of this will not only effect you but your children as well. This is a huge decision not a normal occurrence. Your marital life is a new life and this will be your life partner. She won’t be a servant or someone to serve you who has no value or worth. This is the wrong thinking that women have no value after marriage. In the shari’ah she is your wife and a part of your life and is your responsibility. Even though she will be under your leadership and you will be ordering (read as guiding) her, she will be maintaining your home and she will be doing the tarbiyyah of the children and explaining things to them. The whole family will then guide them upon righteousness. If there is a woman from ahlul bid’ah and is a da’ee for it, you should stay away from them.
*Proceeds to give an example of someone he states is from among the learned of ahlus sunnah wal jama’ah, not a laymen- who had a cousin who was from the khuwarij and this individual felt that if he married her he would be able to change her. I can call her to salafiyyah and let her abandon the khariji way. He was confident in his own salafiyyah but his cousin was even more confident in her kharijiyyah. SubhanAllah. They got married even though his peers and teachers advised him against it and he did not listen to anyone and married her. After some time the result of this individual was that he wasn’t just from the khuwarij rather he became of their leaders to the point that he wrote poetry for the killer Ali ibn Taalib radiAllahu anhu in which he sympathized with the killer. This was a man of the sunnah who followed Ali Ibn Taalib radiAllahu anhu and other sahabah. but because of this marriage he lost his dunya and his akhirah.*
So don’t think that marriage a small deal. You are not a greater aalim that the man I mentioned so don’t fall prey to this mentality that you can change her. It is from the Mercy of Allah that our hearts are in Allah’s grasp but He can change them as He wills. Even the anbiya cannot give you hidaya for your heart. Its only from Allah and Allah can change any heart at any time towards the haqq or away from it. This is from the Hikmah from Allah. I would advise that if you want to get married and you are getting the opportunity to marry a salafee then marry her. She would be a blessing don’t leave that at any cost. It is a gift. If your parents do not agree then do not fight with them- they have their rights. Keep trying to talk to them to make them understand constantly and make dua and especially pray tahajjud. We make so much dua’ for smaller problems. This is such a big issue so pray for it especially in qiyam ul layl and in sujud so make dua’ that Allah turns your parents hearts towards this khayr. & In sha Allah your affairs will ease. AllahuAlam. “

19/10/2016

Abu Huraira narrated that Prophet ﷺ said, "Time will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, miserliness will be thrown (in the hearts of the people), afflictions will appear and there will be much 'Al-Harj.'" They said, "O Allah's Messenger! What is 'Al-Harj?' He said, "Killing! Killing!"
[al-Bukhari]

Brothers and sisters, aren’t we witnessing this today? The minor signs are incessantly appearing, and the major signs will surface too, as promised by Allah and His Messenger ﷺ.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid: "The Hour will not begin until the sun rises from the West, and when it rises and the people see it, they will all believe, but that will be when it will do a person no good to believe, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his faith." (al-Bukhaari)
Are we waiting for the sun to rise from the West and let go our chance for seeking forgiveness? Are we not paying heed even when Allah and His Messengerﷺ have warned us in such explicit terms? Where are we headed? When will our preparation commence?
Allah in His wisdom, has already provided us with ways, through Prophet Muhammed ﷺ, to face these trials and tribulations. He has given us the best of ways to face these calamities, and protect our eeman. But, we need to take that the first step towards equipping ourselves with knowledge that will benefit us to face these times of calamity.