How to seek Laylatul Qadr

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RAM011E: How To Seek Laylatul Qadr

 

Laylatul-Qadr is the most blessed night. A person who misses it has indeed missed a great amount of good. If a believing person is zealous to obey his Lord and increase the good deeds in his record, he should strive to encounter this night and to pass it in worship and obedience. If this is facilitated for him, all of his previous sins will be forgiven. Praying Qiyaam It is recommended to make a long Qiyaam prayer during the nights on which Laylat -ul -Qadr could fall. This is indicated in many Ahaadeeths, such as the following: Abu Dharr (radiyallaahu`anhu) relates:

"We fasted with Allah's Messenger (sallallaahu`alaihiwasallam) in Ramadhaan. He did not lead us (in qiyaam) at all until there were seven (nights of Ramadhaan) left. Then he stood with us (that night - in prayer) until one third of the night had passed. He did not pray with us on the sixth. On the fifth night, he prayed with us until half of the night had passed. So we said, 'Allah's Messenger! Wouldn't you pray with us the whole night?' He replied: 'Whoever stands in prayer with the Imaam until he (the Imaam) concludes the prayer, it is recorded for him that he prayed the whole night.'…" 

[Recorded by Ibn Abi Shaybah, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi (who authenticated it), an-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, at-Tahawi (in Sharhu Ma`an il-Athar, Ibn Nasr, al-Faryabi, and al-Baihaqee. Their isnaad is authentic.] Point of benefit: Abu Dawud mentioned:

"I heard Ahmad being asked, 'Do you like for a man to pray with the people or by himself during Ramadan?' He replied, 'Pray with the people' I also heard him say, 'I would prefer for one to pray (qiyaam) with the Imaam and to pray Witr with him as well, for the Prophet (sallallaahu`alaihiwasallam) said: "When a man prays with the Imaam until he concludes, it is recorded that he prayed the rest of that night." [Masaa'il]

Abu Hurairah (radiyallaahu`anhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah Muhammad (sallallaahu`alaihiwasallam) said:

"Whoever stands (in qiyaam) in Laylatul-Qadr [and it is facilitated for him] out of faith and expectation (of Allah's reward), will have all of his previous sins forgiven."

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim; the addition "and it is facilitated for him" is recorded by Ahmad from the report of `Ubaadah Bin as-Samit; it means that he is permitted to be among the sincere worshippers during that blessed night.] Making Supplications It is also recommended to make extensive supplication on this night. 'Aa'ishah (radiallaahu'anha) reported that she asked Allah's Messenger Muhammad (sallallaahu` alaihiwasallam):

"O Messenger of Allah! If I knew which night is Laylat ul-Qadr, what should I say during it?" And he instructed her to say: "Allahumma innaka `afuwwun tuh.ibbul `afwa fa`fu `annee - O Allah! You are forgiving, and you love forgiveness. So forgive me."

[Recorded by Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and at-Tirmidhi. Verified to be authentic by Al-Albaanee] Abandoning Worldly Pleasures for the Sake of Worship It is further recommended to spend more time in worship during the nights on which Laylatul-Qadr is likely to be. This calls for abandoning many worldly pleasures in order to secure the time and thoughts solely for worshipping Allah. `Aa'ishah Bint Abu Bakr (radiallaahu'anha) reported:

"When the (last) ten started, the Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu`alaihiwasallam) would tighten his Izaar (i.e. he stayed away from his wives in order to have more time for worship), spend the whole night awake (in prayer), and wake up his family."

[Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim] And she said:

"Allah's Messenger (sallallaahu`alaihiwasallam) used to exert more (in worship) on the last ten than on other nights."

[Muslim] Adapted from "The Night Prayers: Qiyam and Tarawih from works by Muhammad Nasir ud-Deen al-Albaani (and other scholars)" - Compiled by Muhammad al-Jibali, © 1997 QSS

ITTAQULLAH !!

[Taken from an ukhti blog]

Alhamdulillah, wa salaatu wassalamu ‘ala Rasulillah.
Amma ba’d.

Ok, time for serious business.

This is a reminder for myself FIRST before anybody else out there because I was guilty of this, and so I feel that it’s important for me to talk about it and maybe give you people something to ponder upon, insyaaAllah.

I’m talking about free mixing A.K.A ikhtilat among men and women that aren’t halal for one another.

Allah said;

"DO NOT even GO CLOSE to zina (fornication). It is indeed a shameful act, and an evil way to follow."

(Al-Isra:32)

Some sisters think that it’s okay to talk to a masyaaAllah brother as long as it’s a discussion about the Islam and seeking knowledge from one another.

"Dear sisters, you have your fellow akhwats to help you out when it comes to seeking knowledge. Why’d you have to go to the brothers for? Even with their wife around, it still can cause fitnah unless it’s in a classroom setting then that’s a little better."

Some sisters think it’s okay to talk to a brother just because he is clearly “friend-zoned" and there won’t be any possibility that he would have an inclination of liking towards her.

"You may not have feelings for the guy but what makes you so sure that by talking to the brother, he WON’T have any inclination towards you? Like it’s not that you have a remote control to navigate his feelings & emotions."

Some sisters think that it’s okay to talk to a brother freely because they’re in that stage where they’re planning to get married to one another.

"Dear sister, it’s great that you’re planning to get married to the brother and may Allah make it easy for you to complete half of your Deen. Aameen. But don’t you think the fitnah is MORE when you’re in that “engaged" stage.

Remember, you want your marriage to have the right beginning. The beginning where Allah’s Mercy is showered upon you two, NOT Allah’s Wrath."

This applies to;

1) Real life
2) Over the phone
3) Text message/Whatsapp/LINE/etc.
4) FaceBook/Twitter/Instagram
(The 4th option especially)

Don’t even take the first step.

Don’t even like/comment on their FB or Twitter.

Don’t even keep a non-mahram brother’s number in your phone. Delete ALL of them for the sake of Allah. Fear Allah. The only numbers you should have to your father’s, brother’s, husband’s or maybe your uncle’s contact number, KHALAS.

You either make your networking sites totally brother-less OR don’t have one at all.

Stop things right at the very beginning before things go out of hand (e.g. Starting to like one another but there’s no plans for marriage)

Alhamdulillah I manage to make my FB brother-less. It was hard but I did it! It’s still the same because I still got my lovely sisters to post up beneficial articles and statuses, may Allah bless them all! Aameen!

Alhamdulillah I manage to delete ALL my guy friends’ numbers and what’s left is only my father’s, brother’s and bro in law’s number (for emergency cases)

Then there’s Twitter. I made a new account recently and the tweets there are really really beneficial no doubt. Just need to tweak my Twitter a wittle bit to make it private so at least I could still see their tweets but they can’t see mine.

My intention for having Twitter is so that I could benefit from those Twitterers that are upon Da’watus Salafiyyah, especially those that are from the UK.

I fell into Syaitan’s trap countless times previously and only Allah Knows how horrible it made me feel. I already knew it was wrong but I tried to come up with excuses to make it permissible. Nonsense, I know.

The guilt, honestly, it kills you softly. It corrupts your heart slowly.

And there’s no such thing as “JUST" talking to them. It’s still COMING CLOSE or taking that first step to zina.

All and all, just lower your gaze. Indeed, that is the best solution to handling fitnah of men. Allah already gave the solution to us and it’s in (Surah An-Nur:30-31) and Allah is the All-Knowing while you know not.

You see a cute, masyaaAllah guy, you jolly well look away and think of Hellfire and ask forgiveness from Allah and seek refuge with Allah from the fitnah of men.

Fear Allah. Fear Allah. Fear Allah.

That’s the end of my rant and hopefully, when I re-read this post again, it’ll constantly remind me NOT to return back to the past.

May Allah make it easy my sisters out there that are going through the same thing as I was previously. Aameen.

& may He increase me in Taqwa. Aameen.

One of the useful articles I've read

The Majority is not a Proof that something is Correct - Shaykh al-Fawzaan

From the characteristics of the people of the Days of Ignorance is that they would view the majority as proof that something was true and the minority as proof hat something was false.

So according to them, whatever the majority of the people was upon, that was the truth. And whatever the minority was upon, that was not the truth. In their eyes, this was the balance used to determine truth from falsehood.

However, this is wrong, for Allaah says:

“And if you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away from Allaah’s path. They follow nothing but conjecture, and they do nothing but lie.” [Surah Al-An’aam: 116] 

And He says:

“But most of mankind know not.” [Surah Al-A’raaf: 187] 

And He says:

“And most of them We found to be not true to their covenant, but most of them We found indeed to be evil sinners.” [Surah Al-A’raaf: 102] 

So the balance is not the majority and the minority. Rather, the balance is the truth. So whoever is upon the truth, even if he is by himself, he is the one who is correct and deserves to be emulated.

And if the majority of the people are upon falsehood, then it is obligatory to reject them and not be deceived by them. So consideration is given to the truth. This is why the scholars say: “Truth is not known by way of men, but rather men are known by way of the truth.”

So whoever is upon the truth, then he is the one we must follow and emulate. 

In Allaah’s stories about the prior nations, He informs us that it is always the minority that is upon the truth, as Allaah says: “And no one believed with him except for a few.” [Surah Hood: 40] 

And in a hadeeth in which the nations were presented to the Prophet, he (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said that he saw a prophet that had a small group of followers with him, and a prophet that had a man or two men following him, and another prophet that had no one with him.

So consideration is not given to which opinion or view has the most followers. Rather, consideration is given to its being either true or false. So whatever is true, even though a minority of the people or no one is upon it – so long as it is the truth – it must be adhered to, for indeed it is salvation.

Falsehood is not aided by the fact that it has a majority of people following it, ever. This is a determining measure that the Muslim must always abide by. 

The Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Islaam began strange and it will return back to being strange as it began.” This will occur at the time when evil, calamities and misguidance increase.

So no one will remain upon the truth except for the strange ones amongst the people and those who extract themselves from their tribes (for the sake of their religion). They will become strangers in their society.

The Messenger (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was sent while the whole world was submersed in disbelief and misguidance. And when he called the people, only one or two answered his call. It was only until later on that they grew to be many.

The tribe of Quraish, not to mention the whole of the Arabian Peninsula and the whole world, was upon misguidance.

And the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was the only one calling the people. So those that followed him were few with respect to the entire world. 

So consideration is not given to the majority. Consideration is only given to what is correct and to achieving the truth. Yes, if the majority of the people are upon correctness, then that is good.

However, the way of Allaah is that the majority of the people is always upon falsehood.  “And most of mankind will not believe even if you desire it eagerly.” [Surah Yoosuf: 103] 

“And if you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away from Allaah’s path. They follow nothing but conjecture, and they do nothing but lie.” [Surah Al-An’aam: 116]

Source:Sharh Masaa’il-ul-Jaahiliyyah, Pages 60-62

July 20, 2013

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Hahah. Hate to admit it but yup three years ago I find you sooooo extraordinary.

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Bismillah...

LETTER FROM A MAN TO THE WOMAN HE LOVES.

IF You Love Me, Don’t Confess.

This Won’t Please Me And Will Instead Drive Me Away.

Love Games Don’t Attract Me. If You Love Me, Have Saabr And I Will Knock On Your Door When The Time Is Right. Don’t Give Me Privileges Which I Don’t Deserve.

Keep Me Away From You, And I Will Approach You. If You Approach Me.

I Will Stay Away From You. I Want To Teach You Love When The Right Time Comes And When You Will Be Mine, Only When We Are Joined Together To Our Creator’s Satisfaction.

Don’t Tell Me What You Feel, Don’t Give Me From Your Time, Don’t Push Me To Lose You. Im A Man Who Does Not Want To See The One He Loves Committing Sins Or To Live A Forbidden Love Behind Her Family’s Back.

I Don’t Want Her To Feel Guilty And Don’t Want Her Heart To Suffer.

Put Me Under Limits That I Won’t Cross, Kill Me Inside You So I Won’t Grow To Kill You Inside Me. Preserve What Is Beautiful Inside You. I Want You Innocent, Chaste, Pure. I Want You My Love, But With ALLAH’s Blessings And Not Shaytan’s Whisperings. And Then, Only Then, I Will Face Everything And Will Be Ready To Go Through Difficulties To Get You. Don’t Be Easy Because Then, I May Not Value You. Don’t Love Me Now, So I Won’t Hate You. My Heart Wants You And Doesn’t Want To Lose You. I Don’t Want You To Be Just A Passing Fancy For Me.

I Want You A Wife, A Lover, The Mother Of My Children.

I Want You To Be The One I Will Spend My Whole Life With. How Could

I Be A Faithful Man To You When I Try To Break Your Chastity ?

How Would I Be Faithful To You If I Push You To Betray Your Family ?

How Could I Trust A Love Which Grew Under ALLAH’s Wrath ?

To Make You Mine Through Nikah Is Islam’s Way.

Till Then Wait Patiently And Do Not Dismay. To Love You Means To Protect You, To Love You Is To Bring You Closer To ALLAH And His Deen, To Preserve You And Not To Kill What Is Beautiful Inside You.

YOUR - HUSBAND - TO - BE - IN SHA ALLAH...

The Prophet (Salallahu 'alayhi wasallam) Said

We Do Not Think That There Is Anything Better For Those Who Love One Another Than Marriage.

(Narrated By Ibn Maajah, 1847, Classed As Saheeh By Al-Busayri And By Shaykh Al-Albaani In Al-Silsilah Al-Saheehah, 624)

Assalamualaikum~

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Insya'Allah im going to try posting something beneficial rather than small silly talks.
May Allah guide me through this. Ameen.






Till then, illaliqa'

♥

Dear heiraz

Assalamualaikum ~ 

It's been an hectic week for me ever since I'm in charge of Abg Taufeeq's Hp 

Non stop SMS! Enquiry, orders , classes and much more! I'm not sure how much longer I can bear with it. My mom mengamok alrd cos even on Sunday I have to attend to customer. *its my duty ibu.....*

Hopefully everything will go smoothly for me and heiraz . Ameen. 

Till then, CONTINUE KEJE UH APE LAGI._.