The Description of Ilm (Knowledge)

Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله

There are many from the students of knowledge whose intention in seeking knowledge is nothing except for the attainment of leadership or wealth, and for every person is that which he intended. As for the people of knowledge and religion, they are the (true) people of knowledge.  This is what’s intended with them due to its benefit for them and their need for it in this life as well as in the hereafter. Just as Mu’aadh ibn Jabal (رضي اللّه عنـه) stated regarding the description of knowledge:

Indeed the seeking of it for the sake of Allaah is Ibaadah (worship). Reviewing it is a means of glorifying (Allaah).  The research of it is striving (for the sake of Allaah.)  Teaching it to the one who does not know it is sadaqah (charity). By way of it Allaah it is known and they worship Him.  Also (by way of it) Allaah is magnified and singled out (for all that which is specifically for Him). Based upon this we find the people who benefit from it and their souls are purified by way of it. They intend with it the following of the truth and not the following of desires. The traverse on it: the path of justice and fairness. They love it and find delight with it. They love an abundance of it and the abundance of its people. 

Your Soul..

Importance of Water

 
We Know Water is important but never knew about the Special Times one has to drink it.. !!

Drinking Water at the Right Time Maximizes its effectiveness on the Human Body;

1 Glass of Water after waking up - helps to activate internal organs..

1 Glass of Water 30 Minutes - before a Meal aids digestion..

House-Hold Hints you MUST know!!

*Ants Problem: Ants hate Cucumbers. KEEP the skin of Cucumbers near the Place where they are or at Ant Hole.  

*To make the Mirror Shine: Clean with Sprite.

*To remove Chewing Gum from Clothes: Keep the Cloth in the Freezer for One Hour.

*To Whiten White Clothes: Soak White Clothes in hot water with a Slice of Lemon for 10 Minutes.

*To give a Shine to your Hair: Add one Teaspoon of Vinegar to Hair, then wash Hair.

*To get maximum Juice out of Lemons: Soak Lemons in Hot Water for One Hour, and then juice them.

Conditions & Meaning of the 'Shahadah' - Sheikh ibn Baaz رحمه الله

(Laa Illaaha il’Allaah - (لا اله الاالله)

Its meaning – There is No diety worthy of worship (in Truth) except Allaah.

Its pillars are:

1.     The negation phrase “ there is no deity worthy of worship (Laa Ilaaha)

2.     The confirmation phrase “ except Allaah (IllaaAllaah)

The phrase: “there is no deity worthy of worship” negates all other false objects of worship while the phrase “except Allaah” confirms that there is only one true Lord, worthy of worship Who has no partners.

The conditions of the Shahaadah (testimony of Faith) are eight:

1. `Ilm (Knowledge): Knowledge of it’s meaning – what is confirmed by it and what is negated by it. As previously stated it was mentioned that the meaning of: “There is NO deity worthy of worship except Allaah” is that all other objects of worship that mankind set up as partners with Allaah are false.

2. Yaqeen (Certainty): To have certainty in its meaning, (i.e. to be free from doubt or suspicion). This means one must be upon certainty that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah.

3. Al-Ikhlaas (Sincerity): This means the sincerity the servant has towards his Lord ONLY, in all acts of worship. For example, if anyone deviates from this sincerity to Allaah and directs it towards a Prophet, an idol, a king, the jinn or any other false object of worship, then, certainly he is guilty of committing Shirk (polytheism) and has contradicted this condition of the Shahaadah (Testimony of Faith), which is Sincerity.

4. As-Sidq (Truthfulness): It means to speak the truth in order to remove any trace of hypocrisy. This is the meaning of Sidq. It also means to observe truthfulness with the tongue as well as the heart. If Sidq is observed by only the tongue and not by the heart, then this condition of Sidq (truthfulness) will not be met.

Why Recite Ayatul Kursi after salaah & before sleeping?

Question: A listener asks (this was on the radio), with regards to reciting Ayatul-Kursi: Is it reported that the Messenger of Allaah (صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم) used to recite it in the morning and evenings?

Answer: Yes, the Messenger صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم encouraged us to recite it when going to sleep and after every obligatory prayer. When we recite it when going to sleep, it is a means of protection from the Shaitaan. Likewise, from the means of entering Paradise is that one recites it after every obligatory prayer, after he makes the tasleem (saying Asalaamualaykum wa rahmatullaah to the right and then the left). After one recites the other prescribed remembrances (after salaah), he recites the Ayatul-Kursi.

Evidence for the one seeking the TRUTH...

 

“The person who is seeking the truth, one evidence will be enough for him. A person who is upon their desires, a thousand clues will still not be clear for him.” 

Imâm al-Albani رحمه الله

Hold yourself accountable...

Reflecting on the Qur’aan

Reflecting upon the Qur’aan

Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله said:

Praise be to the One Who made His Speech (Qu’raan) a source of life for the hearts and a cure for what is within the chests. In general, there is nothing more beneficial for the heart than the recitation of Qur’aan with reflection and pondering upon it with deep thought. It also comprehensively places together the (different) levels of the traveler (in this worldly life), the condition of the one who implements it, along with the status of the one who possesses knowledge. From it (the Qur’aan,) the following are inherited:

* Love

* Yearning

* Fear

* Hope

* Returning to Allaah (in repentance)

Some Pointers In Achieving A Successful Muslim Household

*Keeping the Shaytaan out of the household by protecting them by the means of the remembrance of Allaah and by teaching the family the importance of worship.

*Making constant du'a that Allaah grants your family success and unity upon goodness.

*Realizing the foremost schooling for the children begins from their household.

*Fulfilling the trust of Allaah pertaining to the responsibility that He has given you over your household.

*Making family decisions through mutual consultation.

*Removing any communication barriers between you and your household.

Who are the majority in Hellfire?

The correct way to underlining a Word

Sheikh Albaani (رحمه الله) said:

"Indeed, placing a line above the word in order to give notice to it is the way of our scholars in coinciding with the way of the scholars of Hadith. As for underlining the word, then this is (considered) to be from the ways of the Europeans (i.e. the kuffâr) and we have been commanded to oppose them."

(Page 149)

Translated by: AbdulFattaah bin Uthman Abu Fajr

(Toronto Dawah)

An angel spends the night with you if you sleep with wudhu

The Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم said:

“Purify these bodies, may Allaah purify you, for there is no servant who spends the night in a state of purification except that an angel spends the night with him, in the garment which is closest to his body*, [and] he does not turn over at any time during the night except that the angel says, “O Allaah! Forgive Your slave for he went to sleep in a state of purification.”

(Saheeh al-Jaami, 3963, Al-Albaani said, “Hasan.” *Ref: Faid al-Qadeer, no. 5278.)