When will the HELP of Allaah come?? (Part 5)

(حسن الظن بالله)
Having Good Thoughts of Allaah!

Today marks nearly two & a half months into this inhumane terrorism upon us in Dammaj waged by the Râfidah. we are all feeling the effects of this brutal war. May Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى preserve our noble brothers who have answered the call of Jihâd! They are fighting the enemies of Allaah day and night during these cold, winter months, sacrificing their lives to uphold the Deen of Allaah عز وجل and defend the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم.     

Our Lord! Pour forth on them patience, make their feet firm & grant us victory over your enemies (the revilers of the companions of your messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم.  You are the BEST of all Helpers!  

Food and medicines are running out!  Day by day, the death toll and injured are on the rise. Amidst the pain and trauma we are all holding strong with the aid and Rahma of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى. Alhamdulillaah! It is indeed important during these trying times to have (حسن الظن بالله) i.e. To Have Good Thoughts of Allaah!. Allaah has allowed this to happen. We lesser mortals don't understand the wisdom behind this. We don't have the right to question Allaah (His Qadr), the Lord of the Aalameen.
 

He سُبحانه وتعالى is the MOST Merciful. He is Ar-Rahmaan, Ar-Raheem. If He is nurturing all of creation including the ungrateful Kuffar, then how much Mercy He عز وجل will have toward his believing servants who are ready to spill their blood for the Face of their Lord, Almighty; those who have left their loved ones, wealth & the comfort of their homelands, to seek ilm & implement it? Allaah is 'Aadil' (The Just)! He is NEVER UNJUST!   
Think not BAD of Allaah!!

Read the transcript of the beneficial Khutba "Having good thoughts of Allaah" at the end of the article.

 

Extract from the Khutba:

O Believer, Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى will never make your affairs difficult as long as you have good thoughts about Him, regardless of whether you are in good health or ill, or in poverty or wealth, in your country or elsewhere, or any condition/circumstance that you might be in. Holding onto good thoughts of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى is from the means of receiving ease from calamities and hardships. As for the one who holds an evil thought about Allaah, then he is destroyed. It is authentically reported on the authority of Jaabir in Saheeh Muslim that the Prophet  صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّمsaid:

لا يموتن أحدكم إلا وهو يحسن الظن بالله عز و جل

“Let none of you die unless he keeps good thoughts (i.e. he has good expectations from Allaah.)”

May Heعز وجل  take all our souls having GOOD THOUGHTS about Him سُبحانه وتعالى, Ameen.

When will the HELP of Allaah come?? (Part 4a)

Barraqah, overlooking the fields of Dammaj

... A Soldier of Allaah, my little warrior, my son...

It is 7 pm at night I am typing this under candle light after sending my son to answer the call of Jihâd declared by the Ulema of Ahlul-Sunnah.. It is not easy for me as a mother sending him out to the front lines, but I have to remind myself that even he, being my son does not belong to me. He is only a 'loan' from Allaah and I have to fulfill my responsibility by my Lord by aiding him to march forth and strive hard with his life in the Cause of Allaah. No matter how grown up he may be, to me he is still my little warrior... a soldier of Allaah... who I hold close to my heart...!

I bring to mind the covenant of Allaah, pushing aside my emotions: 'Who is Truer to his covenant than Allaah when He عزوجل says:

إِنَّ اللّهَ اشْتَرَى مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ الجَنَّةَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ فَيَقْتُلُونَ وَيُقْتَلُونَ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنجِيلِ وَالْقُرْآنِ وَمَنْ أَوْفَى بِعَهْدِهِ مِنَ اللّهِ فَاسْتَبْشِرُواْ بِبَيْعِكُمُ الَّذِي بَايَعْتُم بِهِ وَذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

"Verily Allah has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties for (the price) that theirs shall be the JANNAH. They fight in Allaah's Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed..."

(at-Tauba 9:111)

I thank Allaah the Most Merciful for this opportunity of being here in Dammaj during these times to send out my son to a trade that will save him from a painful torment, bi'ithnillaahi. How will Allaah treat those who die fighting His enemies? How will they be received by the Lord of the A'alameen? They will be treated with nothing but the BEST as they are in the service of Allaah, سُبحانه وتعالى.

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Authentic news about the Siege of Dammaj by the Students of Dammaj

                                               [Source: http://siegeofdammaaj.blogspot.in]

                     14 Facts that you must know about this siege:

1. Dammaaj has been under siege by the Houthis three different times. Each time they find a new excuse to why they have implemented their siege upon Dammaaj. Keep in mind they are not the government. Some say they are a government inside of a government.

2. There is a difference between a siege and being attacked. We are upon both, going on now close forty days.

3. The Barraaqah is a mountain that completely over sees the institute. Sheikh Yahyaa Al-Hajoori (the head teacher in Dammaaj) agreed to surrender the mountain to the government on the condition that the soldiers to be stationed will be selected by the locals from Dammaaj (knowing they will selected from the upright). For it is known that there are those corrupt ones who cooperate with houthis from the military.

4. Those who are attacking Dammaaj have been spotted wearing official Yemeni military uniforms.

5. The houthis are upon the methodology of the Shia Twelvers (Rafidhah) not Zaidi as most reports state. This is because the creed they follow is the creed of the Rafidhah, so the labeling them Rafidhah is not for the purpose of insulting them. We will expound on the creed of the Rafidhah later so the reader may understand the difference between the creed of the Muslim and that of the Rafidhah.

6. It is well known the houthis have ties to Iran.

7. If the houthis would stop their attacks on Dammaaj, remove themselves from their illegal military positions surrounding Dammaaj, their unauthorized check points, and return to being citizens of Yemen there would be no war. There has never been any kind armed offensive pursuit on the houthis from the students of Dammaaj.

8. Foreigners have been coming to Dammaaj from different countries since the institute opened forty years ago. This is the first time in its history that the Dammaaj institute is being accused for recruiting “foreign Sunni fighters.” There is absolutely no proof for this claim. And we say bring your proof if you are indeed truthful. Now why would a man come with his whole family, sometimes with infants, to a come be a “Sunni Fighter???”

When will the HELP of Allaah come? - Part 2

 Beautiful Dammaj... the walk to the Masjid 

'Abi, are you going to Jannah while we are in the House?'  

War affects children in different ways compared to adults. First, children are dependent on the care, empathy, and attention of adults who love them. Their attachments are frequently disrupted in times of war, due to the loss of parents, extreme preoccupation of parents in protecting and finding subsistence for the family and some not available to give them emotional stability.

                                                                                                                   Our friend's little daughter (from Nigeria) who is 5 asked her father when he was leaving home for Ribât (guarding the Islâmic Frontier for the sake of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى): ''Abi, are you going to Jannah while we are in the house? Are we also going to Jannah?''

Smile! Alhamdulillaah how clever children are. She as young as 5 years is well aware of the reward that awaits the one who does Ribât. When this was mentioned to me, I wanted to post on the merits of Ribât taken From: Riyâd-us-Sâliheen (Vol.2, The Book of Jihâd, Chapter 234, #1290-1293).

1290.  Sahl bin Sa`d (رضي اللّه عنـه) reported: The Messenger of Allaah (صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم) said, "Observing Ribat (e.g., guarding the Islâmic frontier for the sake of Allaah) for a single day is far better than the world and all that it contains. A place in Jannah as small as the whip of your horse is far better than the world and all that it contains. An endeavour (fighting) in the Cause of Allaah in the evening or in the morning is far better than the world and all that it contains.'' [Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

Commentary: This Hadith highlights the excellence of observing Ribât and fighting in the way of Allaah. It also highlights the insignificance of this world and the great reward in the Hereafter which can be attained through Jihad.

When will the HELP of Allaah come?? (Part 1)

مَتَى نَصْرُالله؟

When will the HELP of Allaah come??

The HELP of Allaah is very near!!

Our Lord the Most High says in His Noble Book,

أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِكُم مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ خَلَوْاْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مَّسَّتْهُمُ الْبَأْسَاء وَالضَّرَّاء وَزُلْزِلُواْ حَتَّى يَقُولَ الرَّسُولُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ مَعَهُ مَتَى نَصْرُ اللّهِ أَلا إِنَّ نَصْرَ اللّهِ قَرِيبٌ

"... or think you that you will enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? They were afflicted with severe poverty and ailments and were so shaken that even the Messenger and those who believed along with him said, "When (will come) the help of Allâh?" Yes! Certainly, the help of Allâh is near!"

(Al-Baqarah, 2:214)

Being a student of knowledge in Darul Hadeeth, we, my family, brothers and sisters residing in Dammaj (the Fortress of Sunnah) are experiencing the atrocities of 9th Harb (War 1435H/2013) by the Kuffār Rāfida who do not want the world to know and see the injustice being done to us ... but it is time for people to know the TRUTH!!

We seek the aid of Allaah  سُبحانه وتعالى in all our affairs!

حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل

'Allaah is sufficient for us, and how fine a trustee (He is).'

Verily, our eyes shed tears & our heart grieve for those who have lost their lives... but we don't say except that which pleases our Rabb (Lord) ...

إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون اللهم أجرنا في مصيبتنا واخلف لنا خيرا منها

"To Allaah we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allaah recompense us for our affliction and replace it for us with something better."

(Muslim 2/632)

It is 40 days ... 1 month and over a week since scorching, searing hot metal has been raining on Dammaj mercilessly by none other than the Rāfida al Hoothiyoon (who are extreme Shiā declared Kāfir (disbelievers) by many of the Ulema (Scholars). We have been under siege with all road access cut off to Dammaj, whereby no food, medicine and aid can reach us. In fact, we are completely isolated due to the blockade and the Rāfida are bombing us and killing us wrongfully with heavy weapons day and night. They are massacring and butchering not only the innocent students of knowledge but also women, children and the elderly. Students of Dammaj hail from different parts of the world and they are far from equipped to deal with anti aircraft missiles and other heavy duty weaponry used by the Rāfida. How many have lost their lives leaving behind grieving widows and orphans!! How many have got their limbs blown off whilst others await urgent medical aid with severed and exposed organs. Even if the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) want to take our injured (whose numbers are in hundreds), they are curtailed by the Kuffār Rāfida. Being attacked by these long range weapons is a nightmare for us all especially for the kids who are jolted even in their sleep. We seek aid in these tragic times from our Rabb alone with patience and prayer for He the Almighty says in His Noble Book,

لاَ يُكَلِّفُ اللّهُ نَفْسًا إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا   

"Allâh burdens not a person beyond his scope."

(Al-Baqarah, 2:286)

And whatever of Blessings and Good Things you have, it is from Allaah

A new treatise of Ustaad Ahmad Banajah regarding Markaz Dammaj, 

its past and present and some comparisons between it and other Salafi institutes of Islaamic knowledge.

   

And so the journey re-begins bi’thinillaahi…

 Dar-ul-Hadeeth, Dammaj, Yemen

It has been a while since my last posting! Life has been hectic and access to the net was limited which resulted in the blog being placed on the back burner for a while. Insha-Allaah the blog will be updated soon with lessons I have benefited from Dar-ul Hadeeth, Dammaj, starting with ‘Sifat-ul-Wudhu’ -- a series of lectures by Umm HyattAl-Ameriki (May Allaah preserve her).