✦▬THE RANKING OF A PERSON WHO REPENTS▬✦
There
was once a butcher who fell in love with the daughter of his neighbors.
One day, the girl's parents sent her on an errand to the neighboring
town. Seeing that she was alone, the butcher follwed her until she
reached a seculeded place, where he made his presence known to her. When
he tried to seduce her, the girl said, "Do not do so! Indeed, I love
you even more than you love me, but I fear Allah."
The butcher's
jaws dropped and he said in self-reproach, "You fear Allah and I don't!"
He left her alone and repented for his intentions.
On his way
back, he became extremely thirsty. He soon came across a Prophet from
the Prophets of the Children of Israel. Noticing the expression on the
butcher's face, the Prophet asked, "What is the matter with you?"
"Extreme thirst," said the butcher.
"Let us go supplicate to Allah for rain."
"I have no good deed that makes my supplication worthy of being answered," said the butcher.
"Then let me invoke Allah while you say 'Ameen' to my invocations," said the Prophet.
He then began to supplicate, and the butcher said, 'Ameen,' after each of the supplications.
Suddenly,
a cloud appeared, rain fell from it into the nearby town, after which
it approached the two men. Wherever the butcher walked, the cloud
followed after him, instead of hovering over the Prophet.
"You
claim that you have no good deeds," said the Prophet. "Yet despite the
fact that it was I who suplicated while you said 'ameen' the cloud
shaded the city and then it
followed you. What is your story?"
The butcher the told him what happened with his neighbor's daughter.
"One who repents to Allah has a ranking that no other person can achieve," said the Prophet.
Narrator of this story Bakr ibn Abdullah al-Muzani
1.
Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: For Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-knowing
[2:127]
Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka antas Sameeaul Aleem
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ العَلِيمُ
[البقرة :127]
2.
Our
Lord! Make of us Muslims, bowing to Thy (Will), and of our progeny a
people Muslim, bowing to Thy (will); and show us our place for the
celebration of (due) rites; and turn unto us (in Mercy); for Thou art
the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful
[2:128]
Rabbana wa-j'alna
Muslimayni laka wa min Dhurriyatina 'Ummatan Muslimatan laka wa 'Arina
Manasikana wa tub 'alayna 'innaka 'antat-Tawwabu-Raheem
رَبَّنَا
وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً
لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ
الرَّحِيمُ
[البقرة :128]
3.
Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter, and save us from the chastisement of the fire
[2:201]
Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil 'akhirati hasanatan waqina 'adhaban-nar
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
[البقرة :201]
4.
Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance, make our foothold sure, and give us help against the disbelieving folk
[2:250]
Rabbana afrigh 'alayna sabran wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna 'alal-qawmil-kafirin
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْراً وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى القَوْمِ الكَافِرِينَ
[البقرة :250]
5.
Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error
[2:286]
Rabbana la tu'akhidhna in-nasina aw akhta'na
رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا
[البقرة :286]
6.
Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us
[2:286]
Rabbana wala tahmil alayna isran kama hamaltahu 'alal-ladheena min qablina
رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا
[البقرة :286]
7.
Our
Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear.
Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art
our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith
[2:286]
Rabbana wala tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bihi wa'fu anna waghfir lana wairhamna anta mawlana fansurna 'alal-qawmil kafireen
رَبَّنَا
وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ
لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنتَ مَوْلاَنَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ
الْكَافِرِينَ
[البقرة :286]
8.
Our Lord! (they say), Let
not our hearts deviate now after Thou hast guided us, but grant us mercy
from Thine own Presence; for Thou art the Grantor of bounties without
measure
[3:8]
Rabbana la tuzigh quloobana ba'da idh hadaytana wa hab lana milladunka rahmah innaka antal Wahhab
رَبَّنَا لاَ تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ
[8: آل عمران]
9.
Our
Lord! Thou art He that will gather mankind Together against a day about
which there is no doubt; for Allah never fails in His promise.
[3:9]
Rabbana innaka jami'unnasi li-Yawmil la rayba ri innAllaha la yukhliful mi'aad
رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ النَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍ لاَّ رَيْبَ فِيهِ إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ
[آل عمران :9]
10.
Our Lord! We have indeed believed: forgive us, then, our sins, and save us from the agony of the Fire
[3:16]
Rabbana innana amanna faghfir lana dhunuubana wa qinna 'adhaban-Naar
رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
[آل عمران :16]
11.
Our Lord! We believe in what Thou hast revealed, and we follow the Messenger. Then write us down among those who bear witness
[3:53]
Rabbana amanna bima anzalta wattaba 'nar-Rusula fak-tubna ma'ash-Shahideen
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنزَلَتْ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَِ
[آل عمران :53]
12.
Our
Lord! Forgive us our sins and anything We may have done that
transgressed our duty: Establish our feet firmly, and help us against
those that resist Faith
[3:147]
Rabbana-ghfir lana dhunuubana wa israfana fi amrina wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna 'alal qawmil kafireen
ربَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَِ
[آل عمران :147]
13.
Our Lord! Not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire
[3:191]
Rabbana ma khalaqta hadha batila Subhanaka faqina 'adhaban-Naar
رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذا بَاطِلاً سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
[آل عمران :191]
14.
Our Lord! Any whom Thou dost admit to the Fire, Truly Thou coverest with shame, and never will wrong-doers Find any helpers!
[3:192]
Rabbana innaka man tudkhilin nara faqad akhzaytah wa ma liDh-dhalimeena min ansar
رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ
[آل عمران :192]
15.
Our Lord! We have heard the call of one calling (Us) to Faith, 'Believe ye in the Lord,' and we have believed.
[3:193]
Rabbana innana sami'na munadiyany-yunadi lil-imani an aminu bi Rabbikum fa'aamanna
رَّبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُواْ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا
[آل عمران :193]
16.
Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls in the company of the righteous
[3:193]
Rabbana faghfir lana dhunoobana wa kaffir 'ana sayyi'aatina wa tawaffana ma'al Abrar
رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الأبْرَارِ
[آل عمران :193]
17.
Our
Lord! Grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through Thine apostles,
and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment: For Thou never breakest
Thy promise
[3:194]
Rabbana wa 'atina ma wa'adtana 'ala rusulika wa la tukhzina yawmal-Qiyamah innaka la tukhliful mi'aad
رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ وَلاَ تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّكَ لاَ تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَاد
[آل عمران :194]
18.
Our Lord! We believe; write us down among the witnesses.
[5:83]
Rabbana aamana faktubna ma' ash-shahideen
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
[المائدة :83]
19.
O
Allah our Lord! Send us from heaven a table set (with viands), that
there may be for us - for the first and the last of us - a solemn
festival and a sign from thee; and provide for our sustenance, for thou
art the best Sustainer (of our needs)
[5:114]
Rabbana anzil
'alayna ma'idatam minas-Samai tuknu lana 'idal li-awwa-lina wa aakhirna
wa ayatam-minka war-zuqna wa anta Khayrul-Raziqeen
رَبَّنَا أَنزِلْ
عَلَيْنَا مَآئِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاء تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيداً لِّأَوَّلِنَا
وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِّنكَ وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ
[المائدة :114]
20.
Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: If thou forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall certainly be lost.
[7:23]
Rabbana zalamna anfusina wa il lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lana kuna minal-khasireen
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
[الأعراف :23]
21.
Our Lord! Send us not to the company of the wrong-doers
[7:47]
Rabbana la taj'alna ma'al qawwmi-dhalimeen
رَبَّنَا لاَ تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
[الأعراف :47]
22.
Our Lord! Decide Thou between us and our people in truth, for Thou art the best to decide.
[7:89]
Rabbana afrigh bayana wa bayna qawmina bil haqqi wa anta Khayrul Fatiheen
رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ
[الأعراف :89]
23.
Our Lord! Pour out on us patience and constancy, and take our souls unto thee as Muslims (who bow to thy will)!
[7:126]
Rabbana afrigh 'alayna sabraw wa tawaffana Muslimeen
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ
[الأعراف :126]
24.
Our Lord! Make us not a trial for those who practise oppression; And deliver us by Thy Mercy from those who reject (Thee)
[10:85-86]
Rabbana la taj'alna firnatal lil-qawmidh-Dhalimeen wa najjina bi-Rahmatika minal qawmil kafireen
رَبَّنَا لاَ تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ; وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
[يونس :85-86]
25.
O
our Lord! Truly Thou dost know what we conceal and what we reveal: for
nothing whatever is hidden from Allah, whether on earth or in heaven
[14:38]
Rabbana innaka ta'iamu ma nukhfi wa ma nu'lin wa ma yakhfa 'alal-lahi min shay'in fil-ardi wa la fis-Sama'
رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْفِي وَمَا نُعْلِنُ وَمَا يَخْفَى عَلَى اللّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ فَي الأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَاء
[إبرهيم :38]
26.
O our Lord! And accept my Prayer.
[14:40]
Rabbana wa taqabbal Du'a
رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاء
[إبرهيم :40]
27.
O
our Lord! Cover (us) with Thy Forgiveness - me, my parents, and (all)
Believers, on the Day that the Reckoning will be established!
[14:41]
Rabbana ghfir li wa li wallidayya wa lil Mu'mineena yawma yaqumul hisaab
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
[إبرهيم :41]
28.
Our Lord! Bestow on us Mercy from Thyself, and dispose of our affair for us in the right way!
[18:10]
Rabbana 'atina mil-ladunka Rahmataw wa hayya lana min amrina rashada
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
[الكهف :10]
29.
Our Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds
[20: 45]
Rabbana innana nakhafu any-yafruta 'alayna aw any-yatgha
رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ أَن يَطْغَى
[طه :45]
30.
Our Lord! We believe; then do Thou forgive us, and have mercy upon us: For Thou art the Best of those who show mercy
[23: 109]
Rabbana amanna faghfir lana warhamna wa anta khayrur Rahimiin
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
[المؤمنون :109]
31.
Our
Lord! Avert from us the Wrath of Hell, for its Wrath is indeed an
affliction grievous,- Evil indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to
rest in.
[25: 65-66]
Rabbanas-rif 'anna 'adhaba jahannama inna 'adhabaha kana gharama innaha sa'at musta-qarranw wa muqama
رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا إِنَّهَا سَاءتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا
[الفرقان :65-66]
32.
O my Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous
[25:74]
Rabbana Hablana min azwaajina wadhurriy-yatina, qurrata 'ayioni wa-jalna lil-muttaqeena Imaama
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
[الفرقان :74]
33.
Our Lord is indeed Oft-Forgiving Ready to appreciate (service)
[35: 34]
Rabbana la Ghafurun shakur
رَبَّنَا لَغَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ
[فاطر :34]
34.
Our
Lord! Thy Reach is over all things, in Mercy and Knowledge. Forgive,
then, those who turn in Repentance, and follow Thy Path; and preserve
them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire!
[40:7]
Rabbana wasi'ta kulla sha'ir Rahmatanw wa 'ilman faghfir lilladhina tabu wattaba'u sabilaka waqihim 'adhabal-Jahiim
آمَنُوا
رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَّحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا فَاغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ
تَابُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ
[غافر :7]
35.
And
grant, our Lord! that they enter the Gardens of Eternity, which Thou
hast promised to them, and to the righteous among their fathers, their
wives, and their posterity! For Thou art (He), the Exalted in Might,
Full of Wisdom. And preserve them from (all) ills; and any whom Thou
dost preserve from ills that Day,- on them wilt Thou have bestowed Mercy
indeed: and that will be truly (for them) the highest Achievement.
[40:8-9]
Rabbana
wa adhkhilum Jannati 'adninil-lati wa'attahum wa man salaha min
aba'ihim wa azajihim wa dhuriyyatihim innaka antal 'Azizul-Hakim,
waqihimus sayyi'at wa man taqis-sayyi'ati yawma'idhin faqad rahimatahu
wa dhalika huwal fawzul-'Adheem
رَبَّنَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنَّاتِ
عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدتَّهُم وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ
وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ وَقِهِمُ
السَّيِّئَاتِ وَمَن تَقِ السَّيِّئَاتِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُ
وَذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
[غافر :8-9]
36.
Our
Lord! Forgive us, and our brethren who came before us into the Faith,
and leave not, in our hearts, rancour (or sense of injury) against those
who have believed.
[59:10]
Rabbana-ghfir lana wa li 'ikhwani nalladhina sabaquna bil imani wa la taj'al fi qulubina ghillal-lilladhina amanu
رَبَّنَا
اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا
تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
[الحشر :10]
37.
Our Lord! Thou art indeed Full of Kindness, Most Merciful.
[59:10]
Rabbana innaka Ra'ufur Rahim
رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَؤُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
[الحشر :10]
38.
Our Lord! In Thee do we trust, and to Thee do we turn in repentance: to Thee is (our) Final Goal
[60:4]
Rabbana 'alayka tawakkalna wa-ilayka anabna wa-ilaykal masir
رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
[الممتحنة :4]
39.
Our
Lord! Make us not a (test and) trial for the Unbelievers, but forgive
us, our Lord! for Thou art the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
[60:5]
Rabbana la taj'alna fitnatal lilladhina kafaru waghfir lana Rabbana innaka antal 'Azizul-Hakim
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
[الممتحنة :5]
40.
Our Lord! Perfect our Light for us, and grant us Forgiveness: for Thou hast power over all things.
[66:8]
Rabbana atmim lana nurana waighfir lana innaka 'ala kulli shay-in qadir
رَبَّنَا أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
[التحريم :8]
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
By Nasiera Hardy Slamdien
The
best friend you can ever have is a friend who does not always agree
with everything you say. You need someone with a different world view,
who sees things differently, and is not afraid to speak their mind, even
if it opposes your viewpoint.You are in bad company, if you do not have
someone who has to guts to put you straight, when you are going off
track. A true friend will tell you the truth, even if it hurts, they
will not allow you to continue down a path which will destroy you. if
you have friends who just let you do whatever you like and never correct
you when you are wrong, you don't have friends, you have enemies.Even
in a love relationship, the Almighty will always pair you with someone
with a different world view to stretch you and grow you. You do not need
a "Yes man/woman" in your life. You need someone with the guts to tell
you straight to your face when you go astray. It will be like medicine,
it will not taste good, but it will be good for you. True leaders, don't
surround themselves with cheerleaders, they surround themselves with
coaches.
"If Allah should aid you, no one can
overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid
you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely."
(Qu'ran 3:160)
"If
Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake
you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the
believers rely."
(Qu'ran 3:160)
Narrated Sahel Ibn Sa'ad (RA):
that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: 'Two will not be rejected,
Supplication when the Adhan (call of prayer) is being called, and at the
time of the rain'. [Al-Hakim 2: 114, and Abu Dawud #2540, ibn Majah]
'Seek
the response to your du'as when the armies meet, and the prayer is
called, and when rain falls' [reported by Imam al-Shafi' in al-Umm,
al-Sahihah #1469].
The time of the rain is a time of mercy from
Allah (SWT) so, one should take advantage of this time when Allah (SWT)
is having mercy on His slaves.
The likeness of those who takes
protectors other than Allah is the likeness of a spider who builds a
house, but verily, the frailest of the houses is the spider's house - if
they but knew (29:41)
Hazrat Ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with
them) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) as saying: "The
worst of lies is to pretend to have seen something which he has not
seen.''
[Al-Bukhari Book 09, Chapter 87, Hadith # 167].
"No
fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress
befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn,
but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that." Prophet Muhammad
(S.A.W)
(Sahih Al Bukhari vol 7, Book 70, Hadith Number 545)
"Beware of jealousy, for verily it destroys good deeds the way fire destroys wood." [Abu Dawood]
‘Whosoever chooses to follow guidance, follows it for his own good; whosoever goes astray, goes astray to his own loss.’
(Qur'an al-Isra’ 17: 15)
It
was narrated from Mu’adh bin Jabal that the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى
اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ took his hand and said: “O Mu’adh, by Allah I
love you, by Allah I love you.”
Then he said, “I advise you, O
Mu’adh, do not fail following every prayer to say: O Allah help me to
remember You, thank You and worship You properly.” اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي
عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ ، وَشُكْرِكَ ، وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ (Allahumma a-inni ala
dhikrika shukrika wa husni ibadatika)
Narrated by Abu Dawud (1522) and al-Nasai (1303)
It
was narrated that Faddalah ibn ‘Ubayd said: The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) heard a man making dua after his prayer,
but he did not send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) said: “This man is in a hurry.” Then he called him and said to him
or to someone else: “When any one of you has finished praying (and makes
dua), let him start by praising Allah, then let him send blessings upon
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), then after that
let him ask for whatever he wants.” Al-Albani said: it is a saheeh
hadeeth. (See: Saheeh Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 2765.
★ The Prophet (S) said: Take advantage of five matters before five other matters:
1) Your youth before you become old,
2) Your health before you fall sick,
3) Your richness before you become poor,
4) Your free time before you become busy,
5) Your life before your death.
(Musnad Ahmad)
The
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "When
the son of Adam dies, all his deeds come to an end, except for three:
ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge or a righteous son who will pray
for him."
“Make the most of five things before five others: LIFE
before death, HEALTH before sickness, FREE TIME before becoming busy,
YOUTH before old age, and WEALTH before poverty.” [Saheeh al-Jaami’, no.
1077.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:
"Save yourself from hellfire by giving even half a date-fruit in charity."
[Bukhari Volume 2, Hadith 498]
Abdullah
Ibn Mas'oud(ra) reported that the Prophet(saw) said, "On the Day of
Rising, the feet of the son of Adam will not move until he has been
questioned about five things: on how he spent his life; on what he did
with his youth; on how he acquired his wealth; on how he spent it; and
on how he acted on what he knew."{At-Tirmidhi, 9/253, who classified it
as hasan sahih.}
Allah says: O son of Adam, if your
sins were to reach the clouds of the sky and you would then seek My
forgiveness, I would forgive you. [Hadith Qudsi No. 34; Related by
at-Tirmidhi (also by Ahmad ibn Hanbal). Its chain of authorities is
sound]
Abu Al-Darda’ said •► Make Du’aa to Allah in your days of
comfort, in hopes that He may answer your prayers in days of
difficulties.
[Ahmad in 'Al-Zuhd', P. 135, Abu Nu'aim in Al-Hiliya, 1/225]
We
tend to forget Allah when everything is seemingly wonderful. When our
familes are well, our job and income is great, and our health is just
fine. But, we have forgotten that these blessings should only motivate
us to draw closer to our Creator.
Allah says •► "And when We
bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when
evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication." [41:52]
Let's
NOT be of those who rely on du’aa only when they encounter hardship,
sickness, or when afflicted with a calamity. But once Allah resolves
their problems and removes the difficulty, they soon return to their
former state of forgetting Him.
Let's be of the strong believers who remain close to Allah in
hardship and in ease!
"If
you don’t have the ability to compete with the pious in righteous
deeds, compete with sinners in seeking Allāh’s forgiveness."
When problems are so big and your strength is no
longer enough to carry them, don't give up!
Because, Where your strength ends,
The Grace of ALLAH begins!!
Al-Nawawi said:
The
Prophet (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “And no one humbles
himself before Allaah but Allaah will raise him (in status).” [Sahih
Muslim, 16/141, Kitab al-birr wa'l-silah wa'-adab, bab istihbab al-'afu
wa'l-tawadu'.]
The superiority of good character:
Abu Darda
(radiyAllaahu 'anhu) relates that the Prophet Muhammad (sallAllaahu
'alayhi wa sallam) said, “Nothing is heavier in the scales of a believer
on the Day of Judgement than his good behaviour. Allah detests a person
who is obscene and shameless”. [Tirmidhi 3/244, in Abwab al-birr, bab
husn al-khalq. He said it is a hasan sahih hadith]
Narrated Abu
Huraira: I heard Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) saying." By Allah! I
ask for forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than
seventy times a day." (Bukhari)
Life of sin makes one guilty, uneasy
and stressful while a life of obedience makes one innocent, relaxed
& empowered. You make the choice. (Sheikh Yusuf Badat)
Anas
bin Malik (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)
said: "Allah is pleased with His slave who says Alhamdulillah (praise be
to Allah) when he takes a morsel of food and drinks a draught of
water." [Muslim]
Narrated Um Kulthum bint `Uqba: That she heard
Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) saying, "He who makes peace between
the people by inventing good information or saying good things, is not a
liar." (Bukhari)
“Whoever provides food for breaking of the fast
for a fasting person receives the reward of the fasting person, without
the reward of the fasting person being reduced in any way.” [Tirmidhi
& Ibn Majah]
Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi
wa sallam) said, "In Jannah there is a gate which is called Ar-Raiyan
through which only those who observe Saum (fasting) will enter on the
Day of Resurrection. None else will enter through it. It will be called
out, "Where are those who observe fasting?'' So they will stand up and
proceed towards it. When the last of them will have entered, the gate
will be closed and then no one will enter through that gate.'' [Muslim]
"Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. [Surat Ar-Ra'd 13:11]
If Allah can take away something you never imagined losing,
then He can replace it by something you never imagined owning
Aisha
narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “The most
hated person with Allah is the most quarrelsome person.” [Bukhari]
If
Prophet Yunus can remember Allah in the belly of a whale then I'm sure
we can all remember Allah when we're at home, at work, driving or doing
whatever we're doing when we're awake.
![Its your road, and yours alone.
others may walk it with you,
but no one can walk it for you.
[Joy]](https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s480x480/600756_619717954722208_375821044_n.jpg)
