رَبِّ ابْنِ لِى عِندَكَ بَيْتاً فِى الْجَنَّةِ
'My Lord! Build for me a home with You in Jannaah'
(At-Tahreem 66:11)


Wednesday, January 4, 2017

The importance of Seeking knowledge -1

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- by Umm Hyatt al-Amerikiyyah  (حفظها الله)

Lecture given to the sisters at Masjid al-Imaam Muqbil (UK)

on: 5th Rabi-ul-Thaani, 1438H / Tuesday, 3rd January 2017


The Messenger of Allaah صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم said,
                                                          
"Whoever takes the path hoping for knowledge, Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى makes easy for him the path to Paradise. Verily, the angels lower their wings for the seeker of knowledge out of pleasure of what he is doing. Verily all that is in the heavens and earth seek forgiveness for the knowledgeable, even the fish in the water....."
   (Abu Dawud & At-Tirmidhi)

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Sufyan ath-Thawri's letter to his brother

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The following is one of Imaam Sufyaan’s letters:

My brother, use the time you have between dawn and sunrise to contemplate the previous day: Remain steadfast on the good deeds you performed the previous day, and abandon anything you did out of disobedience to Allaah (سُبحانه وتعالى). Do not repeat the same mistakes, for you do not know whether or not you will live for the rest of your day! As long as you are alive, the option of repentance is available to you, but refraining from sinning is easier for you than trying to perform a sincere repentance. A sincere repentance involves regret and a firm resolve never to repeat the same sin again.


Wherever you are, fear Allaah. If you perpetrated a sin in secret, then repent to Allaah in secret. And if you perpetrated a sin out in the open, then repent to Allaah out in the open. Do not let one sin lead to another (so that they pile up onto one another). Cry frequently and as much as you are able to, and do not laugh (frequently), for you were not created without purpose. Join ties with and be kind to your family, your relatives, your neighbors, and your brothers.


When you intend to show mercy, show mercy to the poor, to orphans, and to the weak. If you intend to give charity…or to perform a good deed, then do it right away, before the Shaytaan (Devil) positions himself between you and the execution of what you intended to do. Act always on a good intention: eat with a good intention and drink with a good intention.

The Raafidhah Cult (of Iran) are the Most Dangerous of all the Innovators

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Sheikh  ibn Baaz رحمه الله

The modern state of Iran is officially an Ithnaa’ashariyyah (Twelver Shiite) state, where 90-95% of the people there are Twelvers, also known as Raafidhah, Imaamiyyah, or Ja’faree Shias.

Sheikh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (رحمه الله) identified this specific sect as the most dangerous of all Shia sects. He said:

…The Shiites have many different sects, each one having a variety of deviations. The most dangerous of them is the Khomeinian Raafidhah Twelver Sect (the official religion of Iran), due to the large number of their missionaries and all the major acts of polytheism found in it, like seeking help from the (deceased) Prophetic family members, believing them to have knowledge of the Unseen, especially the twelve imams, as they claim. This is also due to their expelling the majority of the Companions from the Religion and their abusive speech toward them, the likes of Aboo Bakr and ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them). We ask Allaah for safety from the falsehood they are upon…
 
Source: His Fatwaa Collection (4/439). (Arabic)

Sheikh Ibn Baaz was also asked about the concept of Ahlus-Sunnah coming together with the Raafidhah Shiites. He replied:

10 signs of deficiency in Al- Wala wal Baraa

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Sheikh Saalih Al Fawzaan حفظه الله

1) Imitating them in dress and lingo;

2) Residing in their lands and not moving from their lands to the lands of the Muslims to save one’s Deen (i.e, hijrah);

3) Travelling to the lands of the kuffaar for tourism and vacation;

4) Helping them, giving them victory over the Muslims, speaking well of them and defending their honour;

5) Seeking their aid, trusting them, putting them in positions to know the secrets of the Muslims and making them advisors;

The Divine decree is always a bounty!!!


The Divine decree related to the believer is always a bounty, even if it is in the form of withholding (something that is desired), and it is a blessing, even if it appears to be a trial, and an affliction that has befallen him is in reality, a cure even though it appears to be a disease!

Unfortunately, due to the ignorance of the worshipper, and his transgressions, he does not consider anything to be a gift or a blessing or a cure unless he can enjoy it immediately, and it is in accordance with his nature.

If he were only given a little bit of understanding, then he would have counted being withheld from as a blessing, and the sickness as a mercy and he would relish the trouble that befalls him more than he relishes his ease, and he would enjoy poverty more than he enjoys richness, and he would be more thankful when he is blessed with little than when he is blessed with a lot.

                       Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله تعالى, Madaarij al-Salikin {Vol.2 :: Pg. 215-216}


Forgiveness