Frozen lemons.. What a novel idea!!

All it is.....is a frozen lemon

Many professionals in restaurants and eateries are using or consuming the entire lemon and nothing is wasted. How can you use the whole lemon without waste?

Simple.. place the washed lemon in the freezer section of your refrigerator. Once the lemon is frozen, get your grater, and shred the whole lemon (no need to peel it) and sprinkle it on top of your foods. Sprinkle it to your vegetable salad, ice cream, soup, cereals, noodles, spaghetti sauce, rice, sushi, fish dishes.... the list is endless. All of the foods will unexpectedly have a wonderful taste, something that you may have never tasted before. Most likely, you only think of lemon juice and vitamin C. Not anymore. Now that you've learned this lemon secret, you can use lemon even in instant cup noodles.

Fighting Riyaa In Acts of Worship

QUESTION: Is there any chance of getting blessings from an act ruined by riyaa if one’s intentions change to please Allaah after the thought of riyaa has already come? For example, I finish reciting Qu’raan, and the thought of riyaa enters my mind. If I immediately fight this thought with thinking about Allaah, can I still get blessings for my recitation, or is it completely ruined forever because of riyaa, given that the act is over and the riyaa thought came after it was already over?

ANSWER: Sheikh Ibn ‘Uthaimeen رحمه الله said:

Praise be to Allaah: Showing off may affect worship in three ways:

1 – When the basic motive for worship is to be seen by others, such as one who stands and prays so that people will see him, and so that they will praise him for his prayers. This invalidates the act of worship.

2 – When it is a factor that develops during the act of worship, i.e., if the worshiper is initially sincere in his intention towards Allaah, then the idea of showing off develops whilst he is doing it. In this case one of the following two scenarios must apply:

The Soul is a Grinding Stone

Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله said:

It is well known that man has not been given to power to kill his thoughts nor the strength to severe them. They invade him just as his breathing invades his body. 
However the strength of Imân and intellect helps him to accept his best thoughts , to be pleased with them, to experience peace and tranquility from them. It also helps him to repulse his most evil thoughts and dislike and recoil from them.
Allâh created the soul similar to a grinding stone that goes round and round – one that does not stop; and always in need of something to grind. If seeds are placed therein it will grind them. If stones are placed therein it will still grind them. 
So the thoughts that revolve in the soul are like a seed that is placed in a grinding stone. That grinding stone is never left idle. Something or the other has to be placed inside it. So from amongst the people are those whose grinding stone grinds seeds which comes out as flour – which he and others derive benefit from. 
But most of them grind soil, stones, straw and so forth – so when the time of making the dough and baking comes; he sees the reality of what he ground. 

al-Fawaa’id
Page 31 and 173-174

Call yourself to account before you sleep...

Indeed, this Qur'aan is the banquet of Allaah...

Ibn Mas'ud رضي اللّه عنـه used to say: 

"Indeed, this Qur'aan is the banquet of Allaah; so take from it as much as you can [i.e. learn from it] for I know nothing more unworthy than a house in which there is nothing of the word of Allaah. The heart which contains nothing of the word of Allaah, goes to ruin like a house in which no one lives." - al-Darimi

Taken from the book 'Inner dimensions of the prayer'
by Imaam ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (d.751H) 

When You Ask Allaah You are a Winner in Every Situation...

Sheikh Uthaimeen رحمه الله said, 

“Be aware of the fact that when you ask Allaah you are a WINNER in every situation, because He  سبحانه will either give you what you ask for or divert an evil which is greater [than what you asked for] away from you or He will store it away for you as reward on the Day of Resurrection. So whoever supplicates to Allaah then he will not be let down—so supplicate to Him a great deal, and seek forgiveness and turn in repentance to Him a great deal.”

Sharh Riyad as-Saalihin, vol. 6, p. 52.

Don’t Miss Out On Oil Pulling Benefits

If you are looking for one thing that you can do to improve your overall health enormously, you should add oil pulling to your daily regimen. Many people say it helps them feel amazing! Oil pulling benefits have been reported, not only for oral health such as reducing tooth decay and cavities, but also for improvement in a wide range of diseases. Since I tried oil pulling, I’m convinced that what everyone says about oil pulling is definitely true and it makes sense because the health of the oral cavity is connected to overall body health!  There are so many oil pulling benefits that I have to list them for you! (This article was sent to me from a sister in the US.)