Bismillah
I did not write this poem, but it was exactly what I needed to read tonight. I ask Allah ta'ala to bless the writer of this poem with the delights he has written about…and more, Ameen.
Close your eyes and imagine this
Eternal bliss,
your every wish,
at your finger tips
and more…
Perched on a throne, near a stream
So serene, and exquisite a scene
You've never seen
Yet you still dream
of more….
Gone is grief, gone is fear
Gone is pain, gone are tears
Idle speech you shall never hear
And the Prophets make up your social sphere
and more…
The martyrs, righteous and truthful too
You are from them, and they from you
They held tightly to what they knew was true
To accompany them, you did too
theres more..
Maidens, chaste, who restrain their gaze
Lost in a glance for days and days
Fun and frolic, as a child plays
Where the breath that leaves your lips is praise
of the One that gave you more
Imagine you and your father, with ages the same
Imagine showing off your book with no shame
Imagine nights with the Companions, with their stories to entertain
Imagine Muhammad (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) knowing your name
What could be there more..
Gardens underneath which rivers flow
A goal so far, and yet so close
A journey worth taking, for those who know
Do you not wish to go..
for more?
For all the bounties, all the grace
All the pleasures, sights, smells and tastes
Will be forgotten, without a trace
as if frozen in time and space
When you see His Face
What an excellent Master, of a miserable slave
You forgot and He forgave
He gave you guidance, you still strayed
You asked for mercy, that He gave
and more…
Jannah
taken from http://tayyibaat.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/jannah/
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
First 10 days...where to start?
Assalamualaikum wr wb.
Everyone must be learning about the importance of the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah, doing a good deed in these 10 days is more rewarding than any other time of the year. Once you read those emails of listen to the teachers telling you about the importance of these days you must be making a list in your head of the good deeds you want to do, some might be confused about where to begin...
You see A book of Hadith like Riyadh-as-Saliheen is very helpful because the chapters in such books take you step by step on how to get closer to Allah. Every Hadith book begins with sincerity and for the past month you have received e-mails regarding sincerity from this e-mail add. I myself was wondering where should I begin from and remembered the second chapter of Riyadh-as-Saliheen... Repentance. What is better than seeking forgiveness for the past sins before doing a good deed?
Repentance is something that is loved by Allah(SWT). He is over joyed when His slave accepts his/her mistakes and turn to Allah seeking His mercy.
It is narrated from the Prophet(S) "Verily Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than a person who rides the camel in a waterless desert and there is upon (the camel) his provision of food and drink also, and it is lost and he, having lost all hopes, lies down in shade and is disappointed about his camel; and all of a sudden he finds that camel standing before him. He takes hold of its reins and then out of boundless joy blurts out: 'O Lord, You are my slave and I am Your lord.' He commits this mistake out of extreme joy."
Can you imagine how much Allah loves us and how He wants us to go to paradise and not be deluded by Shaytaan....no one gets this happy when we seek their forgiveness. So why waste anytime make Allah happy. Repent to Allah with sincerity the moment you close this email. We all need His forgiveness if we want to enter Paradise. The Prophet (S) used to seek forgiveness more than 70 times a day. What about us?
May Allah allow us to see our mistakes and allow us to turn to Him in repentance all the time, and may He allow us to do many great deeds. Ameen
wasalam
Everyone must be learning about the importance of the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah, doing a good deed in these 10 days is more rewarding than any other time of the year. Once you read those emails of listen to the teachers telling you about the importance of these days you must be making a list in your head of the good deeds you want to do, some might be confused about where to begin...
You see A book of Hadith like Riyadh-as-Saliheen is very helpful because the chapters in such books take you step by step on how to get closer to Allah. Every Hadith book begins with sincerity and for the past month you have received e-mails regarding sincerity from this e-mail add. I myself was wondering where should I begin from and remembered the second chapter of Riyadh-as-Saliheen... Repentance. What is better than seeking forgiveness for the past sins before doing a good deed?
Repentance is something that is loved by Allah(SWT). He is over joyed when His slave accepts his/her mistakes and turn to Allah seeking His mercy.
It is narrated from the Prophet(S) "Verily Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than a person who rides the camel in a waterless desert and there is upon (the camel) his provision of food and drink also, and it is lost and he, having lost all hopes, lies down in shade and is disappointed about his camel; and all of a sudden he finds that camel standing before him. He takes hold of its reins and then out of boundless joy blurts out: 'O Lord, You are my slave and I am Your lord.' He commits this mistake out of extreme joy."
Can you imagine how much Allah loves us and how He wants us to go to paradise and not be deluded by Shaytaan....no one gets this happy when we seek their forgiveness. So why waste anytime make Allah happy. Repent to Allah with sincerity the moment you close this email. We all need His forgiveness if we want to enter Paradise. The Prophet (S) used to seek forgiveness more than 70 times a day. What about us?
May Allah allow us to see our mistakes and allow us to turn to Him in repentance all the time, and may He allow us to do many great deeds. Ameen
wasalam
Best 10 Days of the Year ...
Assalamu Alaykum waRahmatullahi waBarakatu
If a very important day is coming up you will mark your calendar to remember,
how about if the BEST TEN DAYS OF THE YEAR ARE COMING UP ...
November 28th OR 29th (InshaAllah ) will be the first day of the Hijri month of "Dhul Hijjah" read the following short article to see the Greatness of these days plus what can you do to take advantage of every moment...
Praise be to Allaah.
Among the great seasons of worship are the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, which Allaah has favoured over other days. It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah than these ten days." They said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?" He said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with anything." [Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2/457]
It was also narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There is no deed that is better before Allaah or more greatly rewarded than a good deed done in the (first) ten days of al-Adha." It was said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?" He said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with anything." [Narrated by al-Daarimi, 1/357; its isnaad is hasan as stated in al-Irwa', 3/398.]
These texts and others indicate that these ten days are better than all other days of the year, with no exception, even the last ten days of Ramadaan. But the last ten nights of Ramadaan are better than the first ten nights of Dhu'l-Hijjah, because they include Laylat al-Qadr, which is better than a thousand months. [See Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 5/412].
So the Muslim should start these days with sincere repentance to Allaah, then he should do a lot of righteous deeds in general, then he should pay attention to doing the following deeds:
1 – Fasting
It is Sunnah for the Muslim to fast on the first nine days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encouraged us to do righteous deeds in the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, and fasting is one of the best of deeds, which Allaah has chosen for Himself as it says in the hadeeth qudsi: "Allaah says: 'All the deeds of the son of Adam are for him, except fasting, which is for Me and I shall reward for it." [Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1805. ]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast on the first nine days of Dhu'l-Hijjah. It was narrated from Hunaydah ibn Khaalid from his wife, that one of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast on the first nine days of Dhu'l-Hijjah and the day of 'Ashoora', and three days each month, the first Monday of the month and two Thursdays. [Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 4/205 and by Abu Dawood; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 2/462. ]
** Fasting The Day of 'Arafah >> "...Fasting the day of 'Arafah is an expiations (of all the sins of the) previous year and the following year" [Sahih Muslim] - So if one can not fast all 10 days, at least fast the day of 'Arafah, The Day of 'Arafah is the 9th day of Dhul Hijjah
2 – Reciting tahmeed, tahleel and takbeer a great deal
It is Sunnah to recite takbeer (saying Allaahu akbar (Allaah is most great)), tahmeed (saying al-hamdu Lillah (praise be to Allaah)), tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah (There is no god but Allaah)) and tasbeeh (saying Subhaan-Allaah (Glory be to Allaah)), during the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, saying these words out loud in the mosques, homes, streets and every place in which it is permissible to remember Allaah, to perform this act of worship openly and proclaim the greatness of Allaah.
Men should recite out loud and women should recite quietly.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "That they may witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e. reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also some worldly gain from trade), and mention the Name of Allaah on appointed days, over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice)"
[al-Hajj 22:28]
The majority are of the view that the "appointed days" are the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, because it was narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the appointed days are the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah.
It was narrated from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are no days that are greater before Allaah or in which good deeds are more beloved to Him, than these ten days, so recite a great deal of tahleel, takbeer and tahmeed during them." [Narrated by Ahmad, 7/224; its isnaad was classed as saheeh by Ahmad Shaakir.]
The takbeer is as follows:
Allaah akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, Allaahu akbar, wa Lillaah il-hamd (Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is no god but Allaah; Allaah is Most Great and to Allaah be praise).
And there are other versions. This takbeer has become a forsaken Sunnah nowadays, especially at the beginning of these ten days. You can hardly hear it except from a few. It should be recited out loud, so as to revive the Sunnah and remind the heedless. It was proven that Ibn 'Umar and Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with them both) used to go out to the marketplace during the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, reciting the takbeer our loud, and the people would recite takbeer when they heard them, i.e., the people would remember the talkbeer and each one would recite it by himself; it does not mean that they recited in unison – that is not prescribed in sharee'ah.
Reviving Sunnahs that have been forgotten brings a great deal of reward, as is indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "Whoever revives one of my Sunnahs that has died out after I am gone, will have a reward like that of everyone who does it, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest." [Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 7/443; this hadeeth is hasan because of corroborating reports].
3 – Doing Hajj and 'Umrah
One of the greatest deeds that can be done during these ten days is Hajj to the sacred House of Allaah. Whoever Allaah helps to go on Hajj to His House and do the rituals in the required manner will – in sha Allaah – be included in the words of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "An accepted Hajj brings no less a reward than Paradise."
4 - Doing more Good Deeds in General
Good deeds are beloved by Allaah and will bring a great reward from Him. Whoever is not able to go to Hajj should occupy himself at this blessed time by worshipping Allaah, praying (salaat), reading Qur'an, remembering Allaah, making supplication (du'aa'), giving charity, honouring his parents, upholding the ties of kinship, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, and other good deeds and acts of worship.
5 – Udhiyah (Sacrifice)
One of the righteous deeds that bring a person closer to Allaah in these ten days is to slaughter the sacrifice and to look for a good, fat animal and to spend money on it for the sake of Allaah.
6 - Sincere Repentance.
One of the most important things to do during these ten days is to repent sincerely to Allaah and to give up all kinds of disobedience and sin. Repentance means coming back to Allaah and foregoing all the deeds, open and secret, that He dislikes, out of regret for what has passed, giving it up immediately and being determined never to return to it, but to adhere firmly to the Truth by doing what Allaah loves.
There is much to be gained, so make the most of the opportunity afforded by these invaluable and irreplaceable ten days. Hasten to do good works, before death strikes, before one can regret one's negligence and failure to act, before one is asked to return to a place where no prayers will be answered, before death intervenes between the hopeful one and the things he hopes for, before you are trapped with your deeds in the grave.
O you whose hard heart is as dark as the night, is it not time that your heart was filled with light and became soft? Expose yourself to the gentle breeze of your Lord's mercy during these ten days, for Allaah will cause this breeze to touch whomever He wills, and whoever is touched by it will be happy on the Day of Judgement. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad and all his Family and Companions.
Resource:
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=49042&ln=eng&txt=Ðí%20ÇáÍÌÉ
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=1699&ln=eng&txt=dhul%20hijjah
TO GET A FREE SHORT & CONCISE HAJJ OR UMRAH GUIDE:
http://discoverulife.com/blog/?p=31
--Noor B--
If a very important day is coming up you will mark your calendar to remember,
how about if the BEST TEN DAYS OF THE YEAR ARE COMING UP ...
November 28th OR 29th (InshaAllah ) will be the first day of the Hijri month of "Dhul Hijjah" read the following short article to see the Greatness of these days plus what can you do to take advantage of every moment...
Praise be to Allaah.
Among the great seasons of worship are the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, which Allaah has favoured over other days. It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah than these ten days." They said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?" He said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with anything." [Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2/457]
It was also narrated from Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There is no deed that is better before Allaah or more greatly rewarded than a good deed done in the (first) ten days of al-Adha." It was said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?" He said: "Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with anything." [Narrated by al-Daarimi, 1/357; its isnaad is hasan as stated in al-Irwa', 3/398.]
These texts and others indicate that these ten days are better than all other days of the year, with no exception, even the last ten days of Ramadaan. But the last ten nights of Ramadaan are better than the first ten nights of Dhu'l-Hijjah, because they include Laylat al-Qadr, which is better than a thousand months. [See Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 5/412].
So the Muslim should start these days with sincere repentance to Allaah, then he should do a lot of righteous deeds in general, then he should pay attention to doing the following deeds:
1 – Fasting
It is Sunnah for the Muslim to fast on the first nine days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) encouraged us to do righteous deeds in the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, and fasting is one of the best of deeds, which Allaah has chosen for Himself as it says in the hadeeth qudsi: "Allaah says: 'All the deeds of the son of Adam are for him, except fasting, which is for Me and I shall reward for it." [Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1805. ]
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast on the first nine days of Dhu'l-Hijjah. It was narrated from Hunaydah ibn Khaalid from his wife, that one of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast on the first nine days of Dhu'l-Hijjah and the day of 'Ashoora', and three days each month, the first Monday of the month and two Thursdays. [Narrated by al-Nasaa'i, 4/205 and by Abu Dawood; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 2/462. ]
** Fasting The Day of 'Arafah >> "...Fasting the day of 'Arafah is an expiations (of all the sins of the) previous year and the following year" [Sahih Muslim] - So if one can not fast all 10 days, at least fast the day of 'Arafah, The Day of 'Arafah is the 9th day of Dhul Hijjah
2 – Reciting tahmeed, tahleel and takbeer a great deal
It is Sunnah to recite takbeer (saying Allaahu akbar (Allaah is most great)), tahmeed (saying al-hamdu Lillah (praise be to Allaah)), tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah (There is no god but Allaah)) and tasbeeh (saying Subhaan-Allaah (Glory be to Allaah)), during the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, saying these words out loud in the mosques, homes, streets and every place in which it is permissible to remember Allaah, to perform this act of worship openly and proclaim the greatness of Allaah.
Men should recite out loud and women should recite quietly.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "That they may witness things that are of benefit to them (i.e. reward of Hajj in the Hereafter, and also some worldly gain from trade), and mention the Name of Allaah on appointed days, over the beast of cattle that He has provided for them (for sacrifice)"
[al-Hajj 22:28]
The majority are of the view that the "appointed days" are the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, because it was narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the appointed days are the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah.
It was narrated from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There are no days that are greater before Allaah or in which good deeds are more beloved to Him, than these ten days, so recite a great deal of tahleel, takbeer and tahmeed during them." [Narrated by Ahmad, 7/224; its isnaad was classed as saheeh by Ahmad Shaakir.]
The takbeer is as follows:
Allaah akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, Allaahu akbar, wa Lillaah il-hamd (Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is no god but Allaah; Allaah is Most Great and to Allaah be praise).
And there are other versions. This takbeer has become a forsaken Sunnah nowadays, especially at the beginning of these ten days. You can hardly hear it except from a few. It should be recited out loud, so as to revive the Sunnah and remind the heedless. It was proven that Ibn 'Umar and Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with them both) used to go out to the marketplace during the first ten days of Dhu'l-Hijjah, reciting the takbeer our loud, and the people would recite takbeer when they heard them, i.e., the people would remember the talkbeer and each one would recite it by himself; it does not mean that they recited in unison – that is not prescribed in sharee'ah.
Reviving Sunnahs that have been forgotten brings a great deal of reward, as is indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "Whoever revives one of my Sunnahs that has died out after I am gone, will have a reward like that of everyone who does it, without that detracting from their reward in the slightest." [Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 7/443; this hadeeth is hasan because of corroborating reports].
3 – Doing Hajj and 'Umrah
One of the greatest deeds that can be done during these ten days is Hajj to the sacred House of Allaah. Whoever Allaah helps to go on Hajj to His House and do the rituals in the required manner will – in sha Allaah – be included in the words of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "An accepted Hajj brings no less a reward than Paradise."
4 - Doing more Good Deeds in General
Good deeds are beloved by Allaah and will bring a great reward from Him. Whoever is not able to go to Hajj should occupy himself at this blessed time by worshipping Allaah, praying (salaat), reading Qur'an, remembering Allaah, making supplication (du'aa'), giving charity, honouring his parents, upholding the ties of kinship, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, and other good deeds and acts of worship.
5 – Udhiyah (Sacrifice)
One of the righteous deeds that bring a person closer to Allaah in these ten days is to slaughter the sacrifice and to look for a good, fat animal and to spend money on it for the sake of Allaah.
6 - Sincere Repentance.
One of the most important things to do during these ten days is to repent sincerely to Allaah and to give up all kinds of disobedience and sin. Repentance means coming back to Allaah and foregoing all the deeds, open and secret, that He dislikes, out of regret for what has passed, giving it up immediately and being determined never to return to it, but to adhere firmly to the Truth by doing what Allaah loves.
There is much to be gained, so make the most of the opportunity afforded by these invaluable and irreplaceable ten days. Hasten to do good works, before death strikes, before one can regret one's negligence and failure to act, before one is asked to return to a place where no prayers will be answered, before death intervenes between the hopeful one and the things he hopes for, before you are trapped with your deeds in the grave.
O you whose hard heart is as dark as the night, is it not time that your heart was filled with light and became soft? Expose yourself to the gentle breeze of your Lord's mercy during these ten days, for Allaah will cause this breeze to touch whomever He wills, and whoever is touched by it will be happy on the Day of Judgement. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad and all his Family and Companions.
Resource:
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=49042&ln=eng&txt=Ðí%20ÇáÍÌÉ
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=1699&ln=eng&txt=dhul%20hijjah
TO GET A FREE SHORT & CONCISE HAJJ OR UMRAH GUIDE:
http://discoverulife.com/blog/?p=31
--Noor B--
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