A Strange medicine.

A phsycologist once said, "The best medicine for humans is  love."

Someone asked, " what if it dosen't work?"

He smiled and said, "Increase the dose."

Give IT even IF IT were your SMILE.

Ibn Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah -Rahimullaah- said:

‘Indeed Sadaqah has an amazing effect in repelling different types of trials and tribulations, even if the charity was given by an evil person, or an oppressive person, in fact even if it was given by a non-Muslim!

Indeed Allaah Ta’ala repels different types of trials and tribulations due to giving Sadaqah. 

This is a matter which is well-known to the scholars and the general folk, and all of the people on the earth can associate with this fact because they have experienced it.’

[Taken from: ‘al-Wabil as-Sayyib’ p.63]

Watch this short relevant video:

Love Re-defined...Sacrifice Re-stored!

This Little enthralling story of love n sacrifice is a real one with slight edition, but I couldn't find the real source for it.

I'm raising my brothers. They have to finish their education. I'm eating rice with smashed potatoes daily in my lunch from past ten years. I have no other choice as I have to save money for my brothers, I can’t spend it for fish or vegetables. They were very young when my parents died in an accident. From that time I'm my brother’s parents. In school when teacher asked my youngest brother to write a paragraph on ‘My family’, he wrote, ‘My brother is my father and mother.’ He got 3 out of 10 and said, he will never correct it even if the teacher gives him zero. They are my life.
Now I can have the same lunch for the rest of my life, for bringing smiles on their faces.’ - Raihan

Now watch this speechless yet emotional short  movie by bro Fahad Maqsusi...

Few Extracts...

Shaykh Muhammed bin Saalih al-Uthaymeen rahimahullah said:

From the wisdom of fasting is that it breaks down the soul and puts restrictions to its pride until it submits to the truth and is humble to the creation. For verily, satisfaction from food, drink, and intimacy with women all lead to self-deceit, pride and arrogance, which ultimately results in belittling the creation and rejecting the truth. That is because when the soul needs these things it becomes busy in trying to obtain them, but once a person obtains them, he feels like he has succeeded in his(mission).This produce within him the blameworthy pride which leads to his destruction. Surely the safe one is he who is saved by Allah.

[Taken from "Sitting during the blessed month of R
amadhaan"-page 86]

"Sahoor" with an "a" is the actual food eaten. "Suhoor" with a "u" is the act of eating the food.
A person should not leave the sahoor meal even if he does not feel like eating; he can have something very light, a small snack in order to implement the Sunnah.

-Shaik Salih al-fawzan: Buloogh al-Maram

" To shorten durood ( sallallahu-alaihi-wa sallam) to 'SAW' is a proof of one's laziness."

-Sh Muqbil Rahimahullah[ الاْ جوبة علي أسْلة العيزري]   


"The first person to use symbol of '  ص  ' for shortening ( Sallallahu-Alahi wa sallam), his hands were cut."

-Imam as-Suyuti rahimahullah [تدريب الراوي]

Memorize it.

O my soul! Do not grieve.

Cure Without medicine.

Ibn taymiyyah (Rahimahullah said:

Many patients are cured without any medication. Either due to an answered du'aa, or due to an effective ruqyah, or due to the strength of one's heart, and with the perfection of his trust in Allah(Tawakkul).

[Majmoo' fatwa 21/56]

Wear this Invisible Coat.

Ibn al-Qayyim said, "The morning and evening adhkar play the role of a shield; the thicker it is the more its owner will not be affected. Rather, its strength can reach to such an extent that the arrow shot at it will bounce back to affect the one who shot it."

Shaykh Uthaymeen said, "The morning and evening adhkar are a stronger fortress than the wall of Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj, for the one who says it while his heart is present.
And Ibn Salah said, "Whoever maintains the morning and evening adhkar, the adhkar after the prayers, and the adhkar before sleeping will be written among those "who remember Allah much.""
Ibn Katheer said, "Wear the 'coat' of adhkar so it can protect you from the evils of humans and jinn. And cover your souls with istighfar so it can erase the sins of the night and day.

Experience It!

A translation of a profound khutbah by a respected Shaikh in London:

I was told a story by a brother from Harimla’, a suburb of the capital city of Riyadh, where a certain woman was inflicted with leukemia, may Allah protect you and us from it. In her need for care, she hired a maid from Indonesia. The sick lady was kind and righteous. A week after having had the maid, the lady noticed that the maid spent a lot of time in the toilet. More than normal and very frequent. Just after one of these occurrences, the lady asked her helper the reason for the lengthy bathroom visits. The maid started crying profusely. When asked what made her cry, she said: ‘I gave birth twenty days ago. When the employment agency in Indonesia contacted me. I took advantage of the opportunity to work for you, for we were in dire need of funds. The reason I spend so much time in the bathroom is, my breasts fill up with milk, so I go to the sink to empty them.’

As soon as the lady knew the reason, she booked the earliest flight for her to return home. She put together exactly a two year salary, summoned her and said: ‘This advance is for your two years salary. Go home to your baby, breastfeed and take great care of it. After two years, return to us.’ She gave her the contact details, in case she wished to return after two years. After the maid returned home, the lady had an appointment with her doctor for an update on her condition. After the routine blood test, to their surprise, she showed no signs of leukemia. The doctor made her do the same test several times, the result was always the same. The doctor was stupefied with her recovery due to the severity of her infliction. When the doctor was certain of her recovery, he asked her if she had used any other healing method, to which she answered: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Treat your sick by giving Sadaqah (charity).”

The Shaikh narating the story then commented: I wish that the reader of this story becomes inspired to ease hardships from those in need. Who knows…it could ward off an unexpected calamity. Give, as the shroud has no pockets.

He continued and said that another extraordinary story relates the following:

A young man’s mother was hospitalized due to old age and fell into coma. She was put in intensive care. A few days later, the doctors told him that her condition was hopeless, she could expire at any moment. He left from the hospital distraught about his mother to tend to some need. On his way back, returning to visit his mother, he stopped at a gas station. As he was waiting for the attendant to fill up his tank, he noticed that a cat had a new litter under a cardboard box. They could barely walk. The mother along with her babies looked weak and helpless. He thought: Who would feed them under these circumstances, and so went to the nearest store and bought a can of tuna, opened and poured out the contents for the tiny creatures and continued on his way to the hospital. When he entered the intensive care unit, He saw that his mother wasn’t there anymore, he dropped what was in his hands, and rushed to ask the nurse about her. And the nurse informed him that her condition had improved drastically, so they had moved her to the next room. He went to his mother and found her fully alert. He greeted her and asked what happened and she said that she had a dream while she was unconscious. She said that she saw a cat and her kittens with their hands extended towards the heavens praying for her. The young man just stood there in amazement while tears poured down his face.

From Hudayfah -Radi Allaahu anhu- that the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘A fitnah (trail) which a man faces with regard to his family, his wealth, his own self, his son and his neighbor is expiated by fasting, prayer, charity, enjoining good and forbidding evil.’ [Collected by Bukhari & Muslim]

Shamsuddeen Muhammad bin Abee Bakr Ibn Qayyim aj-Jawzeeyah (d.751 A.H.) -Rahimullaah- said: “Indeed Sadaqah has an amazing effect in repelling different types of trials and tribulations, even if the charity was given by an evil person, or an oppressive person, in fact even if it was given by a non-Muslim! Indeed Allaah Ta’ala repels different types of trials and tribulations due to giving Sadaqah. This is a matter which is well-known to the scholars and the general folk, and all of the people on the earth can associate with this fact because they have experienced it.” [Taken from: ‘al-Wabil as-Sayyib’ p.63]

Taken from Quest for Paradise wordpress

It is and it should be...

When you are cracking with pain, don't build a graveyard in your heart.Don't bury your pieces in someone else's soil. Go to the sink and make wudhu.Let the water run through every crack, Let it cleanse you. Pull out your mat and turn to Makkah. Let every "Allahu Akbar" echo in yor heart, reminding you that your pain will be taken care of. Pour out your heavy heart to him when your forehead is on the ground.Remember that this nation was gifted with prayer after years of sadness.
Prayer is and it should be your greastest comfort.

A True Story... The Power of Tawakkul!

Recently, a Muslim man was caught in a dilemma, where he faced two choices, both difficult. This man was the manager of one of the largest hotels in Egypt. He was very good at his job. Because of this he was highly valued by his superiors.

However, there was one element of the job that galled him. A duty that he felt ashamed over. In any large hotel in Egypt, serving alcoholic drinks is a must, and that duty was killing him inside. He knew that serving alcohol is haram. It is forbidden by Allah, and whatever money comes from it is not blessed but haram; but it was part of the job and had to be taken care of, regardless of how he felt towards it.

Finally he decided to go to one of the well- known Egyptian sheikhs and ask his advice. After arranging for an appointment to meet this sheikh, he met him and explained the problem. The sheikh without hesitation said, “You must leave this job.”

He explained to the sheikh, “This is the only job I know. I’ve been working in this field all my life. I don’t know what else to do. I have a wife and children to take care of. I can’t just leave the job and be unemployed and penniless like so many others in Egypt.”

The sheikh replied, “Did you come to me thinking that I might give you permission to do what Allah forbids? Leave this job for the sake of Allah.”

The sheikh reminded the manager of a verse from the Quran:

“And whoever is conscious of Allah, He will make for him a way out, And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah – then He is sufficient for him.”

The man returned to the hotel, knowing that he had to make the most difficult decision of his life. He trembled when he thought of the risk he was taking, and the fear of what the future might hold for him and his family.

Finally, With a strong faith and an absolute trust in Allah, he made a plea to the heavens: “O Allah, I trust You, and I’m doing this only for You. I know you will make for me away out, so please help me.”

He headed directly to his office, sat at his desk, and began writing his resignation.

As he was writing, the phone in front of him rang. It was his superior at the corporation office, calling with news. The manager was stunned and could hardly believe the news he heard, but it was true. The man was informed that he had been promoted to go and manage a new hotel located in Al-Madinah, the holy city of our Prophet (peace be upon him), and right next to the Masjid of the Prophet. Of course, being in Saudi Arabia, this new hotel sold no alcohol! Subhanallah.

His dua had been answered in a heartbeat, from one moment to the next, before he even finished the letter of resignation.

Till this day, the man is still the manager of the hotel in Madinah.

Please forward this to encourage others to put their trust in Allah. He will settle our affairs for us in the best way.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلنِىْ مِمَّنْ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْكَ فَكَفَيْتَهُ وَاسْتَهْدكَ فَهَدَيْتَهُ وَ اسْتَنْصَرَكَ فَنَصَرْتَهُ

Allahummaj ‘alni miman tawwakala ‘alaika,  fakafait-tahu wastahdaka fahadaittahu wastansaraka fanasaratahu

(O Allah! Let us be among those who had  complete trust in Thee; so You sufficed them; and they sought guidance from  Thee; so You directed them to the right Path; and they asked help of Thee; so  You assisted them.)

P.S: I do not have a source for it as it was shared with me on whatsapp.

Hadith Memorization Competition in Qatar

🏆Golden Opportunity🏆 

📚Hadith Memorization Competition📚

 To memorize the beloved sayings of the beloved Prophet, “Hadith Memorization 

Competition” will be conducted by Abdullah Bin Zaid Aal-e-Mahmood Islamic Cultural Center (FANAR, QATAR)

Details of which are as follows: 

▷ The competition is for both men and women (Eleventh and Twelfth standard students can also participate.) 

▷ The competition will be in both written and oral forms, and the Ahadith should be memorized in Arabic only and their translation in Urdu. 

▷ The book assigned for the competition is “Arbaeen Nawawi” (The Forty Hadith by Imam Nawawi) consisting of 42 Ahadith, which are to be memorized. 

▷ Memorization of Ahadith carries 80 marks, the translation 15 marks, and the style 5 marks. Date, Time, and Venue of the Competition: 

▷ Written Competition on the 25th of December after Isha Prayer ▷ Oral Competition on January the 1st, 2016 after Maghrib Prayer. 

▷ Venue: Fanar Lecture Hall. The participants who score a minimum of 70 marks in written competition will be eligible for oral competition. Among the participants who score the highest number of marks, three men and three women will be bestowed with valuable awards.

 In order to register and collect the material for the competition, please contact on the numbers given below: Gents: 📞3092 3134 

Ladies: 📞77941294 

For more:77522851

  سنہرا موقعہ  

     مسابقہء حفظ حدیث
            برائے مرد و خواتین

مرکز عبداللہ بن زید آل محمود ( فنار )
کی جانب سے پیارے نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی پیاری پیاری احادیث کو  حفظ کرانے  کےلیے ایک
" مسابقہء حفظ حدیث "  منعقد کیا گیا ہے
جس کی تفصیلات حسب ذیل ہیں:
🏻مسابقہ مردوں اور عورتوں کےلیے ہے
(گیارہویں اور بارہویں کے طلبہ و طالبات بھی شریک ہوسکتے ہیں)

🏻مسابقہ تحریری و تقریری دونوں شکل میں ہوگا
احادیث عربی میں ہی یاد کرنا ہوگا
اور ان کا ترجمہ اردو میں

🏻مسابقہ کےلیے مقرر کردہ کتاب
"اربعین نوویہ"  ہے جس میں 42 حدیثیں ہیں جنہیں حفظ کرنا ہے

🏻  حفظ احادیث کے 80
ترجمہ( اردو میں )  کے 15 اور اسلوب کے 5  نمبر ہوں گے

🏻وقت اور تاریخ مسابقہ :
تحریری مسابقہ 25 دسمبر بعد نماز عشاء ہوگا
اور تقریری مسابقہ 01/01/2016 بعد نماز مغرب سے  ہوگا

🏻تحریری مسابقہ میں کم از کم 70 فیصد نمبر حاصل کرنے  والوں کو تقریری مسابقہ میں شریک کیا جائے گا

🏻جگہ:  فنار لکچر ہال

سب سے زیادہ نمبرات  حاصل کرنے والے مردوں میں سے تین اور عورتوں میں سے تین کو قیمتی انعامات سے نوازا جائے گا

مسابقہ کا مواد حاصل کرنے  اور نام رجسٹر کرانے کےلیے مندرجہ ذیل نمبرات پر ربط کریں
مرد حضرات:  30923134
خواتین :   77941294

مزید تفصیلات کےلیے:77522851

The Simpler The Better...

A brothers(Eftekhar saaleh) recent story about his Nikah which went viral on social media

So here it goes.. When I was planning on getting married I had in the bank a grand total of £300. The fee to get married (for the Imaam in ELM to do the nikaah) £100.. that leaves me with £200.

The dowry was agreed by my wife at £200 but the Imaam insisted on the day that I raise it to £500... so agreed (but it was to be paid at a later date)

I got married in East London Mosque... which was attended by around 20 males and 15 women (friends and close relatives). After the Nikaah (which was done in the prayer hall) was done... All the women (mum nani sisters aunties went to Maaidah grill booked a cubicle and munched on a few platters)

All the (20) men went to my good friend Shuaib Rahman house behind ELM.. where we all sat on the floor in his living room and ate curry and rice which was prepared by my good friend Abdul Wadud. After that we drink tea, had a laugh then went home around Asr time (nikaah was done after Zuhr salah).. The day was done... The next day I checked my bank balance still had £200... alhamdulilah

I did not wear  fancy clothing, no turban no Aladin shoes... Just my black thobe..No hall was booked no limo was rented... I gave my wife no jewellery... Nothing. All I had was me (lol) and my small studio flat. Oh I forgot to mention I was jobless.. P.s My wife later waved the £500 dowry.

As broke as me and my wife was ... alhamdulilah it didn't matter at all... and what we have now... SubhaanAllah Only Allah has account of what he has given us since... I would tell you but I don't want no hasad coming my way wink emoticon

I feel sooo sorry our young Muslim brothers and sisters when I hear about their situation and the pressure their parents put them through. It a real tragedy in my view.

P.s This post is not a dig at those who spend Thousands on their weddings. IF you got it Alhamdulilah but if you ain't I'm here to let you know you CAN have a special day without breaking the bank... Remember it is YOU and your wife's special day.. If your happy then I promise you those who wish good for you will be happy even if you only fed them dry dates and milk at the feast.

The Messenger of Allah said: “The most blessed wedding (nikah) is the one with the least expenses.” (al-Bayhaqi)

‪#‎LetsMakeMarriageEasy‬

The Ten Causes

Punishment for Sins Can Be Removed by Ten Causes: Three From the Servant, Three From Other Than Him, Three From Calamities and One From Allaah, the Most Merciful
Posted by Abu.Iyaad, Editor in Rectification

Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullaah) stated as occurs in Majmu' al-Fatawa (7/487):

دلت نصوص الكتاب والسنة على أن عقوبة الذنوب تزول عن العبد بنحو عشرة أسباب : أحدها : التوبة ، وهذا متفق عليه بين المسلمين ، السبب الثاني : الاستغفــار ، السبب الثالث : الحسنات الماحية السبب الرابع : الدافـع للعقاب ، دعاء المؤمنين للمؤمن مثل صلاتهم على جنازته ، السبب الخامس : ما يعمل للميت من أعمال البر ، كالصدقة ونحوها ، السبب السادس : شفاعـة النبي (صلى الله عليه وسلم) وغيره في أهل الذنـوب يوم القيامة ، السبب السابع : المصائب التي يكفر الله بها الخطايا في الدنيا ، السبب الثامن : ما يحصل في القبر من الفتنة والضغطة والروعة ، السبب التاسع : أهوال يوم القيامة وكربها وشدائدها ، السبب العاشر : رحمة الله وعفوه ومغفرته بلا سبب من العباد

The texts of the Book and the Sunnah have indicated that the punishment (due) for sins can be removed from the 

servant by around ten causes. 

The first: Repentance, and this is agreed upon amongst the Muslims. 

The second cause: Seeking forgiveness. 

The third cause: Good deeds which wipe out (evil deeds). 

The fourth cause: That which repels punishment, the supplication of the believers for a believer, such as praying over his funeral. 

The fifth cause: What is done for the dead of righteous deeds such as charity and its likes. 

The sixth cause: The intercession of the Prophet (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) and others for the sinners on the Day of Judgement. 

The seventh cause: Calamities by which Allaah expiates sins in the life of this world. 

The eighth cause: What occurs in the grave of tribulation, compression and fear. 

The ninth cause: The terrors of the Day of Judgement and the severity of its hardships.

The tenth: The mercy of Allaah, His pardon and forgiveness without any reason (necessitating that) from the servant.

Comment:

Note that three affairs come from a servant himself (repentance, seeking forgiveness, good deeds). Three affairs come from other than the servant (supplication, deeds of others which reach the dead and intercession). And three affairs are from the calamities (of life, the barzakh and the day of judgement) that expiate the sins. And after these nine matters, there is left but the pure mercy of Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic. In this is a refutation of the Kharijites who hold a person who dies with major sins (not having repented) is a disbeliever in the Fire forever, since expiation of sins can take place through other than repentance and seeking forgiveness, and exhausting those other means (which come from other than the servant himself), there still remains the pure mercy of Allaah, the Exalted. And this in itself indicates the great mercy of Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted.

Do not carry the worries of this life....

 This is an amazing advice by the great scholar, Ibn Al-Qayyim...

"A friend will not (literally) share your struggles, an a loved one cannot physically take away your pain, and a close one will not stay up the night on your behalf...so look after yourself, protect it, nurture it...and don't give life's events more than what they are really worth...Be certain that when you break no one will heal you except you, and when you are defeated no one will give you victory except your determination...your ability to stand up again and carry on is your responsibility...Do not look for your self worth in the eyes of people; look for your worth from within your conscious...if your conscious is at peace then you will ascend high...and if you truly know yourself then what is said about you won't harm you.

Do not carry the worries of this life... because this is for Allah...and do not carry the worries of sustenance because it is from Allah...and do not carry the anxiety for the future because it is in the Hands of Allah...

Carry one thing: How to Please Allah. Because if you please Him, He Pleases you, fulfils you and enriches you. Do not weep from a life that made your heart weep...just say "oh Allah...compensate me with good in this life and the hereafter".

Sadness departs with a sajdah...happiness comes with a sincere du'a...Allah Does Not forget the good you do...nor Doe He Forget the good you did to others and the pain you relieved them from...Nor Will He Forget the eye which was about to cry but you made it laugh...

Live your life with this principle: Be good even if you don't receive good...not because of other's sake but because Allah Loves the good doers".

Three better things...

Three things were described by allah as being better:


"But to fast is better for you." [2:184]

"But if you give charity, then it is better for you [2:280]

"But to be patient is better for you .  [4:25]

Doing them all collectievely is a great accomplishment indeed:fasting, spending in charity and patience.

"Alhamdulillah, now I will meet my parents."

MashaAllah she recites very beautifully and proficiently.

Published on 11 Apr 2013
Taken from a you tube channel.

This is the recitation of Bara'ah, a 10 year old girl diagnosed with Cancer. She is reciting from Surah Al-Rahman. Here is her story:

Bara'ah is a 10 year old who finished memorizing the whole Qur'an with Tajweed. Her parents were doctors who moved to Saudi Arabia in search of better life. Bara'ah was very intelligent. Her teacher used to tell her that she should be in middle school not primary school.

Her family was small and committed to Islam and its teachings. One day, her mother began experiencing severe abdominal pain. After going to the hospital and diagnostics tests and imaging performed, it was discovered that she had cancer, but in its late stages.

The mother thought she should tell her daughter, especially if she wakes up one day and didn't find her mother beside her. Being at the young tender age of 10, her mother told her: "Bara`ah, I will go to paradise ahead of you, but I want you to read the Quran you memorized every day since it will protect you in this life."

The little girl didn't really understand what her mother was trying to tell her, but she began feeling the change in her mother's status. Soon, her mother was was transferred to stay in the hospital on a permanent basis. Bara'ah used to come to the hospital after school and recite the Quran for her mother until the evening when her father would take her home.

One day the hospital called the husband and informed him that the his wife's condition had deteriorated and that it would be advisable to come to the hospital immediately. The father picked up Bara`ah from school and headed to the hospital. When they arrived, he asked her to stay in the car so he could first see what the condition of his wife was.

The father got out of the car with tears filled in his eyes. While crossing the road to enter the hospital, he was hit by a speeding car and died in front of his daughter who came crying to her father.

The tragedy of Bar`ah is not over yet. The news of her father's death was hidden from the mother. Her condition steadily worsened, and 5 days later, she passed away leaving Bar`ah alone without her parents. Her parents' friends decided to find her relatives in Egypt so that they could take care of her.

Soon thereafter, Bara`ah began having severe pain, similar to what her mother experienced. At the hospital, she too was diagnosed with cancer. At the surprise of everyone she said, "Alhamdulillah, now I will meet my parents."

All of the family friends were shocked at her response. This little girl, being faced with calamity after calamity, yet she remained patient and satisfied with what Allah ordained for her!

The news of Bara'ah and her story spread. One Saudi heard of her story and decided to take care of her. He sent her to the UK to receive the appropriate treatment for her condition.

In the UK, her condition worsened and the cancer spread throughout her body with metastasis in multiple organs. The doctors had to amputate her legs, yet she still remained patient. Soon, the cancer spread to her brain the doctors had to do brain surgery. Bara'ah went into a full coma.

Before she went into coma, one of the Islamic channels (Al Hafiz - The protector) got in contact with this little girl and asked her to recite the Qur'an.

P.S: I literally wept deeply with mixed feelings of love , hope and patience after reading this heart trembling story.

The Effect of Qur'an on a little heart.

The Quran has the ability to penetrate and instill serenity in the hearts of those who dont even understand it.Watch what happens to my distressed grandson Ibrahim when the Qu'ran is played to him.-Bilal Dannoun

For Friends & Foes.

“Ya Rabb, Ya Karim, whoever wished good for me in the secrecy of the night or in the openness of daylight, grant them double of what they’ve wished for me. And whoever wishes harm to touch me, pardon them and stretch distance and forgiveness between us.”

"O Ramadhan, be gentle. The tears of the believers pour forth, and their hearts are anxious from the pain of separation. And why shouldn't the tears flow from the believers upon the parting (of Ramadhan) whilst he knows not whether he shall live to see its return!" (Ibn Rajab)

And Sanctify My House - The Department of Cleaning and Furnishing - A Universal Film

The Invention of Bulb and this verse of Sura-e- NOOR...