Have Trust.

 

“Allah is the most merciful. Never underestimate this attribute of your Lord that you repeat over 17 times a day. Sometimes you will go through the biggest test you have ever had to face. But when you look around, in the midst of this crisis, you find Allah’s love enveloping you. You will find yourself waking up in the night to pray- that is Allah wanting to hear your voice when everyone else is asleep. You will find beautiful individuals in your life, standing by you, feeling for you, supporting you- that is Allah telling you you are not alone. You will find yourself struggling to cope but somehow finding hope- that is Allah reminding you were made for the akhira, not this dunya. It is all Allah.

We are all travelers. We don’t know the storms that will come our way. We don’t know whether we’ll take the wrong path here or there. All we know, or should know, is our destination.

Never forget, with every hardship comes ease. We focus so much on the test we forget the tools He has given us and is giving us to deal. Do not underestimate the strength of that sajda. Do not belittle the struggle with your nafs to perform an act of kindness when all you want to do is be alone. Do not trivialize how special your du’a is to Allah. Don’t ever think you’re alone.

Look back on your life, look at how everything that has come in your life is helping you now to deal. It will come together, either in this dunya and akhira. Take comfort in that Allah has said:

 

And those who strive for Us – We will surely guide them to Our ways. [Qur’an, 29:69]

Have trust.”

 

— Text from “verbage”

TEST YOUR HEART

“…How heavy is the Qur’an upon the immoral fasiq, and how heavy is worship and prayer upon the immoral fasiq hypocrite! The prayer is so heavy upon these hypocrites! You see him sitting and writing in a diary for one, two, or three hours, or standing and talking for one, two, or three hours, and if he stands behind the imam for five minutes, it is as if a mountain has been placed on his chest and heart. The diseases of the hearts, we seek refuge with Allah from them…

Because of this, if you want to test your heart, inspect it and test it out when the Qur’an is being recited – is it heavy upon your heart or not? Test your heart out during worship. Test your heart out when you see the salihin. Test your heart out when you are making your adhkar during the morning hours. Test your heart out when you stand up to pray – do you love to pray? Or is it heavy upon you? If it is heavy upon you, and if worship is heavy upon you, then ask Allah to remove the hardness from your heart and replace it with softness, because this is proof that the jahiliyyah is still entrenched in your heart and soul.

The hardness of the heart…we seek refuge with Allah from the hardness of the hearts. The hardness of the hearts is increased by satisfying the desires – sexual desires, even if by permissible means, and the desire for food, even if by permissible means.

This is why they say that the softness of the heart is achieved in six occasions:

To Read More …. –-> http://iskandrani.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/test-your-heart/#more-362

[‘Fi Dhilal Surat at-Tawbah’; p. 485-487]

 

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إِنَّ اللَّهَ اشْتَرَىٰ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ

Verily, Allah has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties; for the price that theirs shall be the Paradise...
Surah Tawbah, ayah 111

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Something to invest towards during these long and quiet winter nights and days

What did I do for Allah today?

A long time ago I read somewhere, I wish I remember where..something about thinking a thought every night, before you sleep. “What did I do for Allah today?”

I remember when I first read of this, I felt shame that I did next to nothing. Then I began to pick up the pace and become amazed at myself. But alhamdu lillah, I realize I still do next to nothing. And compared to what Allah swt deserves…I would get rid of the “next to.”

waAllahu 3lam

Take-home message:

Ask yourself this before you sleep: What did I do for Allah today?

Helping sinners repent, or insulting them?

-AbdurRahman Meda

Shaykh Saalih Aal ash-Shaykh explains the admonishment of Aboo ad-Dardaa’ (radiyallaahu anhu)

It has been relayed that Shaykh Saalih Aal ash-Shaykh – may Allaah bless and preserve him – said:

From the sayings of Aboo ad-Dardaa’ – may Allaah be pleased with him – :Once when Aboo ad-Dardaa’ passed by a man who had committed a sin and the people became aware of it and were insulting him because of it – and Aboo ad-Dardaa’ was so keen and insightful in helping people recovering from their religious ills and reviving sickened hearts – so he said: Had you found him at the bottom of a well, wouldn’t you be helping him up and out of it? They said, “Of course!”  So he replied: Then praise Allaah who has excused you (from his trial), and do not insult your brother! He said, “Praise Allaah who has excused you (from his trial) and do not insult your brother!”  Look at this parable – that the believers would surely help someone in sin and they would not abandon him like how people would naturally help someone stuck in a well.  Would believers insult someone who is in physical need and say to them, “Why have you gone into this well?  or such-and-such situation?”  No, they would only struggle and try their best to help such a person! Thus, insulting someone is negativity, and it is not permissible in the Sharee’ah (Islaamic legislation).  Instead, we ask Allaah to guide our brothers and we praise Allaah for excusing us (from what they are being tried with), and then we work to save them from the evil of their sins and disobedience.  They have only sinned due to their giving in to the plots of Iblees, Allaah’s enemy and our enemy. So this admonition – dear believer – is a great one!  When you see someone who has committed a sin, you must work to help him! Dear brothers, if we were to think about our times, we would find that many people speak about others’ sins.  They say, “This guy did such-and-such, that one travels and does such-and-such, this family has gone through such-and-such…”  You find them extremely critical and insulting, perhaps even mocking people, and Allaah’s Refuge is sought.  When you ask them what they have done to help your brother stop these sins, they say: Nothing. As a result, he has actually become one of Shaytaan’s devices (to keep people sinning) as well, since the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) said: Whoever says that the people are destroyed, he is the one who destroyed them. Meaning: He has become a reason for their destruction.  And the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) forbade use from speaking about everything we hear. He (sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) said: Whoever speaks about everything he hears is one of the two liars (or one of the liars). So we must work hard to fix mistakes, advise sinners and conceal their (hidden) sins, and spread good reports.  When we see someone who has done good, we say, “He has done such-and-such good thing,” since, by behaving this way, we spread good behavior, and the people will follow each other’s good leads.  However, if we were to spread evil, then people would be lenient in their approach to those things and in doing them, saying, “Yea, So-and-So has done this sin, and this guy has done such-and-such, and that guy has done such-and-such!”  People would then be led to assume that there is so much more evil than good, and thus weaken their stance against bad things and begin doing them. May Allaah be pleased with Aboo Ad-Dardaa’ and reward him well for his dealings with his companions and the Ummah after him!