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Ramadhan Is Approaching! Are You Ready?

Success in whatever we do depends on how clear we are on the objectives we want to achieve and how well we plan for them. Even a recreational activity such as going on vacation takes much planning. It is not feasible for a person to simply just get up and depart to a vacation destination without planning, especially if one wants to have a good vacation or recreational activity.  For example, if one is going to Disney World, usually planning is done months in advance of the trip. In addition to making traveling and accommodation arrangements, people consult friends, read literature, and research how to get the most benefit while there. Time and effort are spent deciding beforehand as to which rides should be given preference, which shows should be watched and which sites or theme parks should be visited, in what order, and at what times of the day so that one can get the maximum benefit at minimum cost in a reasonable time. People make significant efforts to plan the trip because it means so much to them to make such a trip.

What does Ramadhaan mean to you? Does it mean more to you than going on a vacation? Are you mentally and psychologically ready to attain all the goodness and blessings Ramadhaan has to offer? Are you then spending enough time and taking pains to plan how can you get the most benefit from the opportunity Ramadhaan affords you?

Some people do plan for Ramadhaan, but that planning is only to the extent of who to invite for Iftaar, where to go for one, what special foods to prepare, or how to get the best deal on dates and iftaar delicacies. But is this the type of outcome that is the objective of Ramadhaan?

The objectives of Ramadhaan are to:

  • Increase our Taqwa
  • Make us more charitable? both financially and in our social dealings
  • Develop patience and willpower to resist temptations
  • Prepare us for our life-long Jihaad to remain steadfast on the path of Allah’s obedience
  • Strengthen our relationship with the Holy Qur-aan, celebrate its revelation; and
  • Thank Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta`aala for guiding us so kindly.

Etiquette Of Going To The Bathroom

You may say that this is a strange topic to be writing about. However, we all visit the bathroom and as we know, it is a place of filth where we relieve ourselves of the filth in our bodies. Have we ever stopped to think about what the Islamic etiquette is to visit the bathroom or has it become an automated everyday action?

We must be aware that this beautiful religion has even instructed us on how to clean after relieving ourselves.

Just observe the greatness of Islam that nothing, major or minor, has been left out. At the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), when one of the polytheists said to Salman Al-Farsi mockingly, “Your Prophet has taught you everything, even how to defecate!” Salman replied with pride, “Yes, indeed! He forbade us to face the Qiblah when urinating or defecating.” (Al-Tirmidhi, no. 16)

Therefore, we should know that this is not a matter of shame, but something we should be proud of.

Below are some points are listed that we should remember when visiting the bathroom.

1. Always enter with the left leg and recite the du’a: (O Allah! I seek refuge in you from male and female noxious beings (devils or evil Jinn).”

2. Don’t face the Qiblah or show your back towards it. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “When any one of you sits down to answer the call of nature, he should not face the Qiblah or turn his back towards it.” (Sahih Muslim, no. 389)

3. Allah’s name should not be mentioned in the toilet, nor should anything that has the name of Allah on it be carried inside.

Food Of Prophet (SAW)

Vinegar:
A food Prophet Muhammad (SAW) used to eat with olive oil. [That’s now a fashion in expensive Italian Restaurants]

Milk:
The Prophet (SAW) said that milk wipes away heat from the heart just as the finger wipes away sweat from the brow. It strengthens the back, improved the brain, renews vision, and drives away forgetfulness.

Honey:
Considered to be the best remedy for diarrhea when mixed in hot water. It is the food of foods, drink of drinks, and drug of drugs. It is used for creating appetite, strengthening the stomach, and eliminating phlegm; as a meat preservative, hair conditioner, eye salve, and mouthwash. It is extremely beneficial in the morning in warm water and is also a Sunnah.

Olive oil:
Excellent treatment for skin and hair delays old age and treats inflammation of the stomach.

Mushroom:
Mushroom is a good cure for the eyes, it also serves as a form of birth control and arrests paralysis.

Grapes:
The Prophet (SAW) was very fond of grapes – it purifies the blood, provides vigor and health, strengthen the kidneys, and clear the bowels.

Dates:
The Prophet (SAW) said that a house without dates has no food and is also to be eaten at the time of childbirth.

Figs:
It is a fruit from paradise and a cure for piles.

Barley:
Good for fever in a soup form.

Melon:
The Prophet (SAW) said: “None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce offspring who are good in countenance and good in character.”

Pomegranate:
The Prophet (SAW) said it cleanses you of Satan and evil aspirations for 40 days.

Water:
The Prophet (SAW) said the best drink in this world and the next is water, when you are thirsty drink it by sips and not gulps, gulping produces sickness of the liver.

So praise be to our beloved Nabi (SAW) who related us with marvelous knowledge which dazzles the wisest minds. May this information be beneficial to all of us In Sha’Allah

Hell – Definition And Explanation

Hell is the abode that Allah (SWT) has prepared for those who do not believe in Him (SWT), those who rebel against His (SWT) laws and disbelieve in His Messengers. It is the punishment for His (SWT) enemies, the prison for evildoers.

It is the ultimate humiliation and loss; there is nothing worse:

“Our Lord! Verily, whom You admit to the Fire, indeed, You have disgraced him, and never will the Dhaalimoon [polytheists and wrongdoers] find any helpers” (3:192)

“Know they not that whoever opposes and shows hostility to Allah and His Messenger, certainly for him will be the fire of Hell to abide therein? That is an extreme disgrace“. (9:63)

“The losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, that will be a manifest loss!” (39:15)

How could Hell be other than what we have described when it is full of utterly indescribable torment, pain, and grief? It is eternal and its inhabitants will remain there forever. Allah (SWT) has condemned them and their place in the Fire:

“Evil indeed it [Hell] is as an abode and as a place to dwell” (25:66)

“This is so! And for the Tagheen [transgressors] – will be an evil final return – Hell! Where they will burn, and worst [indeed] is that place to rest!” (38:55-6)

AHKAM AL-HAKIMEEN

AHKAM AL-HAKIMEEN
The Most Just Judge

Is Allah not the Most Just Judge? (Surat at-Tin, 95:8)
Allah passes judgment on each matter and concludes them. All events evolve and develop upon His command and wish. Each of His judgments contains many hidden divine purposes. However, most people do not really understand His commands, for, given their limited intelligence, their ability to do so is also limited.

Furthermore, Allah is infinitely wise, exalted above time and space, and the One Who created and bound humanity to these concepts. A person can never know what will happen the next day or even in an hour. When Allah gives a command, however, He has total knowledge of all of its consequences, regardless of time or place. Consequently, Allah creates everything in compliance with His plan and for a divine purpose.

But unbelievers can never understand Allah’s purposes, for they base their worldview on certain causes and then think that everything evolves randomly and coincidentally. Therefore, they fail to understand that Allah controls everything. Believers, however, strive to grasp the divine purposes in Allah’s judgments and comprehend that He gives the best judgments. In the Qur’an, Allah commands the following:
Follow what has been revealed to you, and be steadfast until Allah’s judgment comes. He is the Best of Judges. (Surah Yunus, 10:109)
Nuh (Noah – peace be upon him) called out to his Lord and said: “My Lord, my son is one of my family. Your promise is surely the truth, and You are the Most Just Judge.” (Surah Hud, 11:45)

Why We Follow the Sunnah?

As Allah has revealed in this verse (Today I have perfected your religion for you and completed My blessing upon you, and I am pleased with Islam as a religion for you) Al-Ma’idah 5:3, Islam is the final divine religion. Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is (the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets) Al-Ahzab 33:40. The faithful learn the kind of moral values they need to display in order to attain the approval, compassion, and Paradise of Allah; what they must avoid and what they must abide by; what is lawful and what is forbidden; in short, all the details regarding the kind of life that will be pleasing to Allah from the Qur’an. Another mercy and blessing of our Lord for believers is the Sunnah of the Prophet (Peace be upon him).

The Prophet is a blessed individual, whom Allah has sent as a role model for all people with his moral values:
(You have an excellent model in the Messenger of Allah for all who put their hope in Allah and the Last Day and remember Allah much) Al-Ahzab 33:21.

The Prophet is a role model for everyone embracing his faith, knowledge, and superior moral values. With his patience, trust in Allah, courage, devotion, closeness to Allah, justice, compassion, love, affection for believers, and foresight, he possessed moral values that are greatly admired by the faithful. All believers strongly desire and strive to possess these qualities to attain the moral model required by the Qur’an. For all these reasons, all his words, decisions, recommendations, advice, and life -the Sunnah – represent a most valuable guide for all those who wish to understand and live by the Qur’an.

Many verses of the Qur’an emphasize the importance of obeying the Prophet and adhering to his path in. One of these reads:

(Whoever obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah. If anyone turns away, We did not send you [Muhammad] to them as their keeper.) An-Nisaa’ 4:80.

What devout believers must do is adhere to the path of the Prophet and take his Sunnah as their guide, knowing that he has called them to a path that will give them a pleasant eternal life. Those who wish to attain the mercy and Paradise of Allah must metaphorically speaking, build their house on solid foundations right from the outset.

Anyone who acts out of fear of Allah and strives to gain His approval is a loyal follower of the Prophet and seeks to resemble him in faith and moral values. This, however, is only possible through adhering to the Qur’an and never departing from the Sunnah.

Al-Hafeedh One Of Allah’s Beautiful Names

From among Allah’s beautiful and excellent Names is Al-Hafeedh (the All-Heedful and All-Protecting). It encompasses two matters. First, He is Heedful of all the actions that humans perform by His Knowledge. By His order, His noble writers (angels) record all that humans do.

Second, He protects His slaves from all kinds of hardship and evil. He has special protection for those slaves who abide by His commandments. Allah protects them and guards them against slipping into a mistake. He protects their religion and worldly life. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “Guard Allah(‘s Commands) and He will guard and protect you.” (Musnad Ahmad and Al-Tirmidhi, authenticated by Al-Albani)

That means, guard His Commands by fulfilling them, guard His prohibitions by avoiding what He has prohibited, and guard the limits He has set by not exceeding them, then Allah will guard and protect you in your religion and worldly affairs.

– By Sheikh Abdur Rahman Nasir Al-Sa’di
– Taudeeh Al-Kafiyah Ash-Shafiyah

Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) The Man For All Ages

ABDULLAH Bin Uthman Bin Amir Bin Amr was from a branch of the Quraish tribe. His father, Uthman, was known as Abu Quhafa. His mother, Salma, was also known as Umm Al-Khayr.

From his early years, Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) was known for his good and upright nature. He was honest and truthful and came from a noble family. These things won him respect among the people.

His goodness also won him the friendship of young Muhammad (peace be upon him). The two became fast friends in early boyhood. The friendship was to prove lifelong and history-making.

When he grew up, Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) became a rich merchant, but he remained very kindhearted. When he saw someone in trouble, his heart melted and he did his best to help him. If his money could remove suffering, he did not care how much he had to spend. Once he gave away 35,000 dirhams out of his total fortune of 40,000 dirhams. He was so honest in his dealings that people kept their money with him. But above all, Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) had a sincere heart and a firm will. Nothing could stop him from doing what he thought was the right thing to do.

When the Makkans were intent on putting out, once and for all, the light of Islam, Allah commanded the Prophet (peace be upon him) to move to Madina. In the burning heat of the midday sun, there was a knock at Abu Bakr’s door. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sought permission to enter, and after everyone else had left the room, he told Abu Bakr, “I must leave for Madina tonight.”

“Will I also have the honor of going with you?” asked Abu Bakr eagerly. “Of course,” came the reply. “Get things ready.”

Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) was beside himself with joy. “I have been looking forward to this day for months,” he exclaimed. “I have kept two camels specifically to carry us to Madina.”