Ya Ghulam, Be Mindful Of Allaah !
By Abu
Rayhana Abdul-Hakeem Al Ameriki - (حفظه اللّه)
Imaam At-Tirmidhi narrated: On the authority of Abdullah Bin Abbas who said, “I was behind the Prophet صلّى
اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم on a riding animal one day when he (صلّى
اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم ) said, ‘OYoung boy, verily I’m going to teach you some words (of advice): “If you preserve Allaah & protect Allaah (i.e. mindful of Allaah), Allaah will preserve & protect you. If you protect Allaah, you will find Him in front of you.
If you ask, then ask of Allaah. If you seek help, then seek help from Allaah.
Know, that if the whole world gathered up to benefit you with something, they will not benefit you with anything except with what Allaah has written down & decreed for you. And if they all gather up to harm you with something, they wouldn’t be able to harm you with anything except that which Allaah has decreed against you.
The pens have been lifted & the pages have been dried.”
If you ask, then ask of Allaah. If you seek help, then seek help from Allaah.
Know, that if the whole world gathered up to benefit you with something, they will not benefit you with anything except with what Allaah has written down & decreed for you. And if they all gather up to harm you with something, they wouldn’t be able to harm you with anything except that which Allaah has decreed against you.
The pens have been lifted & the pages have been dried.”
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The Greater The Hardship, The Greater The Reward
Brother Abu Uwais Abdullaah Ali
[Rahimahullaah]
The greater the hardship, or trial or tribulation the greater the reward. The greater the difficulty,the greater the reward. The greater the trial or tribulation or difficulty that you are put through,the greater the reward will be for you and for me from Allaah (Tabarak wa ta'ala).
If Allaah loves a people, He puts them to trial. He tests them and places them in difficulty.
Allaah the Exalted states in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:155-156):And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sâbirin (the patient ones, etc.).
If Allaah loves a people, He puts them to trial. He tests them and places them in difficulty.
Allaah the Exalted states in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:155-156):And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sâbirin (the patient ones, etc.).
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Guidance from the Sunnah in treating the heat of afflictions,
its grief & worry
its grief & worry
(part 1)
Insha-Allaah, I will be posting my transcriptions,
which is a series of Naseehah given to us by Brother Nawwas al-Hindi during
these trying times. May Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى reward
him immensely.
Ibnul
Qayyim رحمه الله said: "Grief weakens the
heart, determination & hurts the will; nothing is more beloved to Shaytaan
than a sad believer."
Also
read about: ' The patience of the mother of Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه), Umm Sulaym (رضي الله عنها) about whom the Prophet (صلى
الله عليه و سلم) said: “I
entered Paradise, and heard footsteps. So, I asked, ‘Who is this?’ and they
told me, ‘It is al-Ghumaysa’ (رضي الله عنها), the
daughter of Milhan, the mother of Anas ibn Malik (رضي
الله عنه) (Umm
Sulaym (رضي الله عنها)).
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(حسن الظن بالله)
Having Good Thoughts of Allaah!
Allah 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 give all they own(even their lives).
Extract from the Khutba: By Sheikh Abu Abdur-Rahman Yeyah Ibn Ali Al Hajoori.
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.)”
Read the transcript of the beneficial Khutba "Having good thoughts of Allaah"
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Alhamdulillaah we have a Lord Who forgives our sins, the One Who accepts our repentance. He is the most Generous and He is the One Who has bestowed upon us the gift of at-Tawbahh, repentance. Allaah warns us that none should despair of His Mercy in Surah az-Zumar:
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Repentance (Tawbah) - Dr. Saleh as-Saleh
Alhamdulillaah we have a Lord Who forgives our sins, the One Who accepts our repentance. He is the most Generous and He is the One Who has bestowed upon us the gift of at-Tawbahh, repentance. Allaah warns us that none should despair of His Mercy in Surah az-Zumar:
قُلْ يَا
عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ
اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ
الرَّحِيمُ
Say: "O 'Ibâdî (My slaves) who have transgressed
against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allâah, verily Allâah forgives
all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’
(az-Zumar 39:53)
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Knowing Allah
By: Dr. Saleh-as-Saleh (رحمه الله)
The knowledge of Allaah is the basis and foundation
of every other knowledge and it is the basis
for the slave of Allaah to know his happiness and to perfect his affairs
and to work for the life of the
Hereafter. We are in need of our Creator at all times. There is never a time when we are not
in need of Him, even for the twinkling of an eye. The most perfect
of the slaves of Allaah are those who worship Him by all of His Names and Attributes,
known to us.
How many of us have this knowledge, which is waajib (obligatory)
upon all the slaves of Allaah? How many of us are deprived of knowing our Lord???
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Tafseer of Laa ilaaha illallaah
The Status of the Declaration of Faith - ‘لا اله الاالله’
It is a
declaration (kalimah) that the Muslims proclaim in their daily lives; in
their call to Prayer (adhaan), their call to establishing the Prayer (‘iqaamah),
their sermons and their speeches. It is: “A declaration upon which the
heavens and the earth are established, and for which the whole of the creation
was created, and for which Allaah sent Messengers, revealed Books, and
prescribed Divine Laws. Because of it the Scales and the Registers were set-up,
as were Paradise and Hellfire.
Due to it
creation was divided into Believers and unbelievers; righteous and wicked. It
is the root cause for [there being] creation, command, rewards and punishments.
It is the right for which the creation was created and about it and its rights
will they be questioned and brought to account. Because of it there is
punishment and reward; due to it the direction of Prayer (qiblah) was set-up;
upon it rests the very foundation of the Religion; and because of it swords are
drawn for striving and fighting (jihaad). It is the Right of Allaah over His
slaves; the Declaration (kalimah) of Islaam; and the key to Paradise; about it
both the earlier and later people will be questioned.
(Zaadul-Ma’aad (1/34) of Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim)
Please read the transcriptions of Tafseer of ‘لا اله الاالله’ which is obligatory upon every Muslim to know and understand. I will be uploading them in parts, as I finish them Insha-Allaah.
Please read the transcriptions of Tafseer of ‘لا اله الاالله’ which is obligatory upon every Muslim to know and understand. I will be uploading them in parts, as I finish them Insha-Allaah.
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Transcription - Part (1)
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The Roots of Hostility Towards Islaam
By: Abu Rayhana Abdul-Hakeem Al-Ameriki حفظه اللّه
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Insha-Allaah, by the will of Allaahسُبحانه
وتعالى in this
sitting of ours, we shall be taking some of the wisdom, secrets and the reasons
behind the legislation of this blessed month. The origin of our legislation and
that which is known is that all of its rulings and legislations are based upon
wisdom and valid reasons. Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى has not made
waajib (made incumbent) upon his slaves anything except that in it are great
wisdom and great reasons to benefit His slaves.
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The Roots of Hostility Towards Islaam
By: Abu Rayhana Abdul-Hakeem Al-Ameriki حفظه اللّه
Transcript by: Umm
Hasna bint Jabir as-Saylâniyyah
With
the aid and permission of Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى ,
we will take a look into the Qur'aan on a topic that is very important and
essential due to the various crisis and affairs of these days. We will be
taking a look at the roots and hostility towards Islaam and the people of
Islaam (the Muslims). Is this hostility towards Islaam and its people something
new?
First, we must understand that
Islaam is the religion of Allaahسُبحانه وتعالى from the beginning
of time until today. Allaah did not send any Messenger except that He commanded
them with
لا إله إلا الله .
The Muslims are the righteous!! They
are the obedient in every place and time. We want to look back in history from
the beginning of time, wherein we will find that the righteous were called MUSLIMS! From the beginning of time until this very
day, the Righteous and the Obedient are referred to and called as MUSLIMS !!
The roots of
hostility towards Islaam and the Muslims started from the beginning of time. In
fact, the roots of hostility towards the righteous and righteousness (i.e.
being steadfast, being upon Mustaqeem, being upon taqwa of
Allaah) prevailed from the time of our father Aadam عليه السلام and
goes back to two things:
1. Hasad:
Envy
2. Kibr:
Arrogance
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The wisdom of fasting in Ramadhan
- by Sheikh Abdullah bin Lamh
Al-Khawlani حفظه الله
Translated by Abu Haroon Muhammad
Taweel حفظه الله
Transcription by Umm
Hasna bint Jabir as-Saylâniyyah
By the Praise of
Allaahسُبحانه وتعالى we have not ceased
in going forward with our program 'What is Ramadhan' in introducing to you
beneficial lectures throughout the beginning days of Ramadhan from the Students
of Knowledge and also from the virtuous Mashaayak (may Allaah preserve them
all) from Yemen. Today, we have with us our Noble Sheikh Abu Muhammad Abdullah
bin Lamh al-Kawlani حفظه الله and today's lecture is on the topic 'The wisdom behind the legislation of the month of Ramadhan
and the secrets behind that.'
