Love is the foundation of my existence

Prophet Muhammad (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam)

 Said:

ISLAM began as something strange, and it will become thus again, as it was at the beginning.
Blessed, therefore, are the strangers.
(He was asked who the strangers are)
The strangers are those who restore what the people have corrupted of my law,
As well as those who revive what has been destroyed of it.

You will not enter paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another.
Let me guide you to something in the doing of which you will love one another.
Give a greeting to everyone among you.

I was delegated as a prophet to perfect moral virtues.

Good character is half of faith.

 Allah (God) is merciful to those who show mercy to others.

Power consists not in being able to strike another, But in being able to control oneself when anger arises.

Honor your children and thus improve their manners.
The three best things:
To be humble amidst the vicissitudes of fortune;
To pardon when powerful;
And to be generous with no strings attached.

Whoever does not express his gratitude to people will never be grateful to Allah SWT (God).

The best people are those who are most useful to others.

Living among others is a cause for blessing, while seclusion is the cause of torment.

Happy is the person who finds fault with himself instead of finding fault with others.

From morning until night and from night until morning
Keep your heart free from malice towards anyone.

A perfect Muslim is one from whose tongue and hands mankind is safe.

Islam is purity of speech and hospitality.

Every religion has a distinctive virtue and the distinctive virtue of Islam is modesty.

Greet those whom you know and those whom you don't know.

When asked what was most excellent in a human being, he answered,
"A friendly disposition."

The best of Allah SWT (God's) servants are those who when seen remind you of Allah SWT (God);
And the worst of Allah SWT (God's) servants are those who spread tales
to do mischief and separate friends, and look for the faults of the good.

Whoever believes in one Allah (God) and the Hereafter?
Let him speak what is good or remain silent.

He is the best Muslim whose disposition is most liked by his own family.

Respect the guest and do not inconvenience your neighbors.
The faithful are as one person.
If a man complains of a pain in his head, his whole body complains;
And if his eye complains, his whole body complains.

He is not of us who is not affectionate to the little ones and does not respect the reputation of the old.

Truly, the farthest seat from me on the day of resurrection will be the garrulous, those who talk glibly, and those who talk tall.
And who is it that talks tall? The vain - glorious.

God is gentle and loves gentleness.

Inscribed on the prophet's sword:
Forgive him who wrongs you; join him who cuts you off;
Do well to him who does evil to you;
And speak the truth even if it be against you.

Whoever restrains his anger when he has the power to show it?
Allah SWT (God) will give him a great reward.

Backbiting is more grievous than adultery,
And Allah SWT (God) will not forgive the backbiter until the one wronged has forgiven him.

Keep yourselves far from envy, because it eats up and takes away good actions as fire consumes and burns the wood.

What actions are most excellent?
To gladden the heart of a human being,
To feed the hungry, to help the afflicted,
To lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the wrongs of the injured.

 Hazrat Ali R.A.
Meditation in God is my capital.
Reason and sound logic is the root of my existence.
Love is the foundation of my existence.
Enthusiasm is the vehicle of my life.
Contemplation of Allah is my companion.
Faith is the source of my power.
Sorrow is my friend.
Knowledge is my weapon.
Patience is my clothing and virtue.
Submission to the Divine Will is my pride.
Truth is my salvation.
Worship is my habit.
And in prayer lies the coolness of my eye and my peace of mind.

Think before you say something about others. Be very cautious and extremely careful while making comments about a person in his absence. Avoid suspicion and mistrust and think good of people. May Allah clean our hearts, and enable us to watch our tongue and our acts, Amen!

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2-- Beware of lying. Whenever you think it will benefit you, it only harms you.

The ability to lie is a liability

We also forget that any apparent 'gain' that we get from all these forms of lying is not actually any gain at all.

Actually, any money that we earn or save is all haram because we didn't earn it lawfully. And it is one of the reasons why dua is rejected by Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala.

  Material gain is one of the motives for which people commit it.

   

People who commit this will never succeed.

    They may get “goods” (mataa’) in this life, but will only eventually return to Allah and be severely punished.

    What they did was kufr.

Fraud may involve:

    Manipulation, falsification or alteration of records or documents.

    

    Misappropriation/ misapplication of assets.

    

    Suppression or omission of the effects of transactions from records or documents.

    

    Recording of transaction without substances.

    

    Misapplication of accounting policies.

 Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“It is only those who believe not in the Ayah (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, who fabricate falsehood, and it is they who are liars."

[Al-Nahl 16:105]

“Then Allah tells us that His Messenger (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam) is not a fabricator or a liar, because only the most evil of people who do not believe in the signs of Allah, the kafirs and heretics who are known amongst the people for telling lies, tell lies about Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was the most truthful of people, the most righteous, the most perfect in knowledge, action, faith and certain belief. He was known amongst his people for his truthfulness; none of them doubted that, to such an extent that he was known amongst them as ‘al-Ameen (the trustworthy) Muhammad.’

So, when Heraclius, the ruler of Rome, asked Abu Sufyan about the characteristics of the Messenger of Allah (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam), one of the things he asked was, ‘Did you ever accuse him of lying before he said what he said?’ He said, ‘No.’ Heraclius said: ‘If he refrained from telling lies about people he would not go and tell lies about Allah’

Landlord fraud: (for example where the Landlord has Housing Benefit for a tenant that they know to be living elsewhere).

Lying on benefit forms about circumstances is haram. (What is Benefit Fraud?

(Benefit fraud is where a Claimant, Landlord, Third party, or other person who has no right to claim it, falsely claims Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit and/or Social Security Benefits, which they know they are not entitled to receive.

Claiming benefit as a single person but actually living with a partner.

The main ways that people commit Benefit fraud are

    By making a false statement(s) on their Benefit claim form or

    By failing to promptly report a Change in their Circumstances.

By doing either or both of these, they may be committing a criminal offence under Social Security Legislation or other legislation such as the Fraud Act 2006. )

Lying on any forms about circumstances is haram (woman who claims to be a single parent while living with her husband)

He, who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time till at length it becomes habitual.

The ability to lie is a liability

Lying and stealing are next door neighbors.

“The Messenger of Allah (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam) said: ‘Truthfulness is righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. A person will continue to tell the truth until he is written with Allah as one who tells the truth. Lying is evildoing, and evildoing leads to Hell. A person will keep on telling lies until he is written as a liar.’”

(Al-Bukhari, 5743 ;)

Whoever continues to speak the truth, it will become a feature of his, and whoever deliberately tells lies and persists in it, it will become a feature of his. This is the same as any other good or evil characteristic, if a person persists in it, it becomes a feature of his.

Allah, The Creator of mankind, told us in the 96th chapter of His Quran; "Lies, aggression and hostility come from the prefrontal lobe of the brain (behind the forehead)"; 1,400 years before Sigmund Freud existed.

This hadith indicates how serious the matter of telling the truth is, and that it may lead a person to Paradise, and it indicates how ugly lying is and how it may lead a person to Hell. This is in addition to the consequences in this world, for the one who tells the truth will have his words accepted by people, and his testimony will be accepted by judges and he will be liked for what he says, whereas for the liar the opposite will be the case.

Allah SWT: explained this to us about the source of lying inside the brain of humans, fourteen hundred years ago. Allah tells us how He will deal with the liars, the lying sinful liars, in Surah Al Alaq. (Chapter: 96).

"Allah will grab him by the (naseyah) [frontal lobe of the brain], the lying sinful (naseyah).

How could anyone have imagined 1,400 years ago, the frontal lobe of the brain was the source of lying, aggression and transgression? Yet, this is described in Quran as the exact location inside of the human mind for these horrible characteristics.

We can say, without doubt that, lying is one of the most evil characteristics, of which all religions and systems of ethics warn against and which man's innate common sense (Fitra) agrees that it is wrong. Any who possess normal chivalry and sound reason would be obliged to same the same.

The following sayings of our holy Prophet Muhammad (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam) further clarify that lying is a grave sin.

Narrated By ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr : The Prophet(Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam) said, “Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up.

1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays.

2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.

3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous.

4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner.”

(Sahih Bukhari)

Abdullah reported Allah’s Messenger (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam) as saying: Truth leads one to Paradise and virtue leads one to Paradise and the person tells the truth until he is recorded as truthful, and lie leads to obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell, and the person tells a lie until he is recorded as a liar. (Muslim Book 032, Hadith Number 6307)

Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam) as saying: Avoid suspicion, for suspicion is the gravest lie in talk and do not be inquisitive about one another and do not spy upon one another and do not feel envy with the other, and nurse no malice, and nurse no aversion and hostility against one another. And be fellow-brothers and servants of Allah. (Muslim)

Truthfulness is one of the pillars on which the moral survival of the world depends. It is the foundation of praiseworthy characteristics, the foundation of prophet hood, and the result of Taqwa. Were it not for truthfulness, the rulings of all divinely-revealed laws would collapse. Acquiring the characteristic of lying is akin to shedding one's humanity, because speaking is an exclusively human trait.

 It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam) said: “The signs of the hypocrite are three: when he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is entrusted with something, he betrays that trust.”

(Al-Bukhari,)

“Truthfulness and lying are in combat in the heart until one of them expels the other.”

Lying is one of the weaknesses of the nafs and one of the wrong things to which it becomes attracted.

Luqman is reported to have said to his son:  “Yaa bunya Iyyaka wa al-kadhibi fa inna hu shahiyyun ka lahmi al-’usfoori ‘ammaa qaleelun yaqlaaho saahibuhu.”  “Dear son, beware of lying for it is surely attractive like the meat of a quail which its owner is just about to pluck off and eat.”

It is never beneficial, even if it appears to be so in the short run.

  “Beware of lying.  Whenever you think it will benefit you, it only harms you.”

Remember the Hadith of the Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi wasallam):

"Then he mentioned a man who had been traveling for a long time and was disheveled and dusty; he stretches out his hands towards the heavens and says, 'O Lord, O Lord', but his food is haram, his drink is haram, his clothing is haram. He is nourished by haram, so how can his du'aa' be accepted?" (Muslim)

And the list goes on and on.......

 

Allah, the Creator of mankind, told us in the 96th chapter of His Quran; "Lies, aggression and hostility come from the prefrontal lobe of the brain (behind the forehead)"; 1,400 years before Sigmund Freud existed.

“Truthfulness guide to righteousness and righteousness guides to Paradise.  Verily, a man will be truthful until he is recorded with Allah as ever-believing.  And lying guides to moral corruption. And moral corruption guides to the fire.  Verily, a man will continue to lie until he is recorded with Allah as a complete liar.”  (Al-Bukhari).

There are many of us who, pray and fast, and are the first to criticize others. But our practical lives are full of all forms of lying, fraud and dishonesty. And we see examples of such lying left and right, day in and day out.

And lying doesn't just mean out rightly telling untruths to someone on their face. Lying includes all kinds of 'little white lies', deceit, deceptions and forgery.

Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam) was known as “Siddiq” The Truthful even before he was made the Nabi. The sahabas (ra) used to say that they did not know what a lie was! Meaning they never lied. So it is possible to stop lying. All we need to do is make a conscious effort and learn the importance of telling the truth.

Why we should not lie:

At the start of Surah Al-Baqarah, Allah has informed us about three types of people and their characteristics:

Muttaqeen (Those who save themselves from sin, hell and Allah’s anger)

• They believe on Ghaib (unseen)

• They perform Salat (Iqamat-as-salat)

• They spend out of what Allah has provided them (charity, Zakat)

• They believe what Allah has revealed to Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi wasallam) •

They believe what Allah revealed previously (previous books)

• They believe in the hereafter

(Quran 2:03-04)

Kafir:

• Those that totally reject Allah’s revelation

(Quran 2: 06)

Munafaqeen – Hypocrites

And of mankind there are some   who say “We believe in Allah and the Last Day” while infect they believe not. (2:8)

In their hearts is a disease and Allah has increased their disease. A painful torment is theirs because they used to tell lies. (2:10)

So from amongst the three types of people in the sight of Allah, there are some who claim to be Muslims (like we all claim to be Muslims) But,  in the sight of Allah their iman is not accepted! So we need to be very careful lest we belong to the third category of people.

The main characteristic of such people, according to Quran is “lying”

A painful torment is theirs because they used to tell lies. (2:10)

The following sayings of our holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi wasallam) further clarify that lying is a grave sin.

Narrated By ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr : The Prophet said, “Whoever has the following four (characteristics) will be a pure hypocrite and whoever has one of the following four characteristics will have one characteristic of hypocrisy unless and until he gives it up.

1. Whenever he is entrusted, he betrays.

2. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie.

3. Whenever he makes a covenant, he proves treacherous.

4. Whenever he quarrels, he behaves in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner.”

(Sahih Bukhari)

Abdullah reported Allah’s Messenger (Sallallaahu Alayhi wasallam) as saying: Truth leads one to Paradise and virtue leads one to Paradise and the person tells the truth until he is recorded as truthful, and a lie leads to obscenity and obscenity leads to Hell, and the person tells a lie until he is recorded as a liar. (Muslim)

Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger

 (Sallallaahu Alayhi wasallam)  as saying: Avoid suspicion, for suspicion is the gravest lie in talk and do not be inquisitive about one another and do not spy upon one another and do not feel envy with the other, and nurse no malice, and nurse no aversion and hostility against one another. And be fellow-brothers and servants of Allah. (Muslim)

So this everyday lying of ours is actually making us all falling into the category of hypocrites! Whether we like it or not… whether we accept it or not, our Islam is not valid. We will be in the deepest pit of hell because of our lying. Unless we decide to do something about it

It was narrated that Hakim ibn Huzam (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu Alayhi wasallam) said: ‘the two parties involved in a transaction have the option [of canceling it] until they part. If they are honest and truthful, their transaction will be blessed for them and if they conceal something and tell lies, the blessing of their transaction will be wiped out.’”

(Narrated by al-Bukhari,)

‘O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah as just witnesses; and let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety’

[Al-Maidah 5:8].”

Allah, of course, does not need us to follow Him, or believe in Him. As He states, "Allah can do without them and Allah is free of all needs." (64:6)

He merely wishes that people would choose to believe in Him so He can reward them for their choice. Allah is ready to forgive even those who acted wrongly if they but ask for His forgiveness.

In a Hadith, or saying of the Blessed Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi wasallam) , we learn, "When Allah decreed the creation (of the universe,) He set down in His book which is with Him, ‘Indeed, My mercy is stronger than My wrath.’" (Bukhari).

What you want to do now is to start praying. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it my friend before it is too late.

Never be afraid to try, remember...

Amateurs built the ark.

Professionals built the Titanic.

There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.

Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Say to yourself:  I shall pass this way only once; any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any of Allah SWT 's creatures , let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.

Truth leads one to Paradise and virtue leads one to Paradise and the person tells the truth until he is recorded as truthful,  Blessed Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi wasallam) .

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1-- Beware of lying. Whenever you think it will benefit you, it only harms you.

.....We preach piety but we ourselves don't practice it......

Surely the hypocrites strive to deceive Allah, and He shall requite their deceit to them, and when they stand up to prayer they stand up sluggishly; they do it only to be seen of men and do not remember Allah save a little. (Quote by - Quran)

"A religious man is a person who holds Allah SWT (God) and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair
“Truthfulness guide to righteousness and righteousness guides to Paradise.  Verily, a man will be truthful until he is recorded with Allah as ever-believing.  And lying guides to moral corruption. And moral corruption guides to the fire.  Verily, a man will continue to lie until he is recorded with Allah as a complete liar.”  Muslim & Al-Bukhari

Then why is a youth of Islam lying.

Whether the practice of giving the khutba in English is acceptable.
The sermon is given in English because it is the common language understood by those who attend. This is the proper way. Unfortunately, in most mosques in the UK, and other places as well, the sermon is given in Arabic or Punjabi, Urdu, when only a small percentage of the audience understands it.( This is a good one read) It is often the case that the imam himself does not understand Arabic. He reads the sermon from a book, and makes it very short. In most cases, it is given in less than four minutes. Ninety percent of the audience could not understand a word. Even Arabic-speaking people might not understand because of the speed with which it is delivered. This is a poor reflection on the status of the Muslims today. Wherever the community does not speak Arabic, the sermon should be in its own language. Thus, it should be delivered in English, French, Turkish or Urdu or Malay, etc. etc. according to what is spoken locally. (Good communication should be the base of every society,)

Islam requires the Muslim community to hold the midday prayer on Friday in congregation, and that it should be preceded by a speech in which the imam discusses some issues that are important to the community, the general situation of the Muslims, and reminds his audience of their duties to God, and the Day of Judgment. For the congregation to benefit by the khutba, or the sermon, it must be delivered in a language they understand. If the congregation, or a clear majority, is composed of people who do not speak Arabic, what benefit would they have if the imam gives his sermon in Arabic? The very purpose of the sermon will be defeated. (InshaAllah More On: imam’s khutba :).

The prohibition of lying.
 In our every day life. We claim to be Muslims and unhesitatingly say that we are proud to follow it, but when it comes to putting our words into actions, unfortunately, we are far from it. We teach our children one thing but we do another. We preach piety but we ourselves don't practice it.
We lie in our everyday lives and in our dealings with everyone yet we are totally unaware of it.
We sometimes lie without even meaning to do it! Like if an annoying neighbour calls on the phone and you tell your child to say that you are in the shower or otherwise indisposed so you don’t get stuck on the phone for an hour. That’s a lie.
One of the worst forms of lying in which a Muslim can engage is to be phony about his/her Islam.  Al-Hassan Al-Basri, an early taabi’i, was a famous waa’idh (preacher) who could bring large numbers of people to tears in moments.  No one doubted his piety buy himself.  He used to go to his home every night after doing whatever good Allah knows for Islam and tremble in fear that his actions may not measure up to his words.  He did this in true contemplation and understanding of Allah’s statement:

  A Munafiq is one whose apparent external reality is Islam, belief, practice of Islam, etc. but whose inner reality is disbelief and evil intent toward Islam and the Muslims.  It is NOT simply “hypocrisy” (which covers many things which are not “nifaq”) and that is a very inadequate and misleading of the term.  The character flaw possessed by a Munafiq is called “Nifaaq”. Nifaaq negates Islam even if one is “practicing” in the apparent

    “Aayatu al-munaafiqi thalaathun WA in salla WA Sama wa za’ama anna hu Muslim:  idhaa haddatha kadhiba, wa idhaa wa’ada akhlafa wa idhaa ‘tumina khaan.”
    “The signs of a Munafiq are three – even if he prays fasts and claims/believes he is a Muslim:  when he speaks he lies, when he promises he breaks his promise and when he is entrusted he betrays the trust.”  Muslim & Al-Bukhari

These hadith clearly tell us that lying or truthfulness is character traits.  They are habit-forming, are “slippery slopes” and are not something that any human can turn on and off at will.  One who is a liar to people will also be a liar to Allah and vice versa.  That is why a Muslim must take utmost precaution and steps against ANY form of lying, deception or falsehood whether with/about Allah or with/about people. 
{Yaa Ayyuha alladhi Na amanu Lima taquloo na maa laa taf’aloona? (2)  Kabura maqtan ‘inda Allahi an taquloo maa laa taf’aloona. (3)}
    {O, you who believe, why do you say that which you do not do? (2) It is very hateful to Allah that you would say that which you do not do.}  As-Saff: 2-3

‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar (R.A) that the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam) said,

“Four traits if found together in a person make him a hypocrite. Whoever has one of these, possesses one of the hypocritical characteristics until he renounces it: When he speaks, he lies; when he draws a contract, he breaches it, when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and he abuses his opponents in time of dispute.” (Bukhari and Muslim)

The worst forms of lying is to tell lies (or speak without knowledge) about Allah, His Messenger and His Message (Islam).  The source of this knowledge is Allah (via the Qur’an) and His Messenger (via the authentic hadith).  There is no other route to this knowledge and the knowledge was sent by Allah is being preserved by Allah.  Al-hamdu lillaahi!  The knowledge is there for the seeking until yawmil Qiyamah.  The previous nations did not get this.  There were put in charge of preserving their messages and they lost them all.  Allah himself took charge of preserving the message of Islam – even if that was actually carried out by human means.  Allah said:

    {Al-Haqqu min rabbika fa laa takun min al-mumtareena (60) Fa man haajjaka Fihi min ba’di maa jaa’aka min al-’ilm fa Qul ta’aalau nad’u abnaa’anaa wa abnaa’akum wa nisaa’anaa wa nisaa’akum wa anfusanaa wa anfusakum thumma nabtahil fa naj’al la’nata Allahi ‘alaa al-kaadhibeena. (61)}
    {The truth is from your Lord so do not be among those who doubt. (60) Then, if anyone disputes with you about it after that knowledge which has come to you, simply say to them:  Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves and let us make a solemn prayer and invoke Allah’s curse upon whoever is lying. (61) Aal ‘Imran: 60-61

This includes lying about Allah’s laws (the Sharia) and speaking about what is Halaal and what is haram without authentic knowledge from Allah and/or from His Messenger (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam.  Allah said:

   In addition to lying about Allah being one of the greatest sins and a cause of punishment in the hereafter, in the above verses, we see that:

    Material gain is one of the motives for which people commit it.
    People who commit this will never succeed.
    They may get “goods” (mataa’) in this life, but will only eventually return to Allah and be severely punished.
    What they did was kufr.

Dishonesty in your business dealings as well as in your interaction with others is lying.

Giving false witness is one of the gravest forms of lying.

Making a false claim that your injury happened at work, although it didn't, so that you could get compensation is lying.

Pretending to be of low income and applying for government aid, although you are not in need of it, is another form of lying and deception.

Forging or altering university certificates to get a job or visa, is just plain and simple, lying and fraud.

Paper marriages to get a green card, altering a bill to 'save' some money or for insurance purposes or some other kind of personal gain is also trickery and deceit.

We also forget that any apparent 'gain' that we get from all these forms of lying is not actually any gain at all.

Actually, any money that we earn or save is all haram because we didn't earn it lawfully. And it is one of the reasons why dua is rejected by Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala.
  Material gain is one of the motives for which people commit it.
   
People who commit this will never succeed.
    They may get “goods” (mataa’) in this life, but will only eventually return to Allah and be severely punished.
    What they did was wrong.

It is never beneficial, even if it appears to be so in the short run.

  “Beware of lying.  Whenever you think it will benefit you, it only harms you.”

Remember the Hadith of the Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi wasallam):
"Then he mentioned a man who had been traveling for a long time and was disheveled and dusty; he stretches out his hands towards the heavens and says, 'O Lord, O Lord', but his food is haram, his drink is haram, his clothing is haram. He is nourished by haram, so how can his du'aa' be accepted?" (Muslim)
Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alayhi wasallam) was known as “Siddiq” The Truthful even before he was made the Nabi. The sahabas (ra) used to say that they did not know what a lie was! Meaning they never lied. So it is possible to stop lying. All we need to do is make a conscious effort and learn the importance of telling the truth.

Why we should not lie:
At the start of Surah Al-Baqarah, Allah has informed us about three types of people and their characteristics:

Muttaqeen (Those who save themselves from sin, hell and Allah’s anger)

• They believe on Ghaib (unseen).
. (To be continued)….

May Allah make our efforts sincere and keep us all on the straight path...........

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Beware of treachery in your worship

A Munafiq is one whose apparent external reality is Islam, belief, practice of Islam, etc. but whose inner reality is disbelief and evil intent toward Islam and the Muslims.  It is NOT simply “hypocrisy” (which covers many things which are not “Nifaaq”) and that is a very inadequate and misleading of the term.  The character flaw possessed by a Munafiq is called “Nifaaq”. Nifaaq negates Islam even if one is “practicing” in the apparent

    “Aayatu al-munaafiqi thalaathun WA in salla WA Sama wa za’ama anna hu Muslim:  idhaa haddatha kadhiba, wa idhaa wa’ada akhlafa wa idhaa ‘tumina khaan.”
    “The signs of a Munafiq are three – even if he prays fasts and claims/believes he is a Muslim:  when he speaks he lies, when he promises he breaks his promise and when he is entrusted he betrays the trust.”  Muslim & Al-Bukhari

A truthful person is held in reverence among people in his life and after his death. He is the object of their confidence and praise and they supplicate to Allah to bestow His mercy upon him after his death.

O Muslims! Beware of treachery in your worship of Allah! Do not blemish your worship by showing off, pretence and hypocrisy. Beware of deceit in your adherence to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him); do not introduce innovations in his Sunnah and do not contradict his line of conduct. Beware of falsehood in your treatment with other people; do not tell lies, rather, tell the truth and only the truth. A believer can never be a liar, since dishonesty is a quality of the hypocrites.

Allah the Almighty says that which means:

“… And Allah testifies that the hypocrites are liars.” (Al-Munaafiqoon: 1)
Lying or truthfulness is character traits.  They are habit-forming, are “slippery slopes” and are not something that any human can turn on and off at will.  One who is a liar to people will also be a liar to Allah and vice versa.  That is why a Muslim must take utmost precaution and steps against ANY form of lying, deception or falsehood whether with/about Allah or with/about people.

{Yaa Ayyuha alladhi na amanu lima taquloo na maa laa taf’aloona? (2)  Kabura maqtan ‘inda Allahi an taquloo maa laa taf’aloona. (3)}
    {O, you who believe, why do you say that which you do not do? (2) It is very hateful to Allah that you would say that which you do not do.}  As-Saff: 2-3

The worst forms of lying is to tell lies (or speak without knowledge) about Allah, His Messenger and His Message (Islam).  The source of this knowledge is Allah (via the Qur’an) and His Messenger (via the authentic hadith).  There is no other route to this knowledge and the knowledge was sent by Allah is being preserved by Allah.  Al-hamdu lillaahi!  The knowledge is there for the seeking until yawmil Qiyamah.  The previous nations did not get this.  There were put in charge of preserving their messages and they lost them all.  Allah himself took charge of preserving the message of Islam – even if that was actually carried out by human means.  Allah said:

    {Al-Haqqu min rabbika fa laa takun min al-mumtareena (60)
Fa man haajjaka Fihi min ba’di maa jaa’aka min al-’ilm fa Qul Ta’aala hu nad’u abnaa’anaa wa abnaa’akum wa nisaa’anaa wa nisaa’akum wa anfusanaa wa anfusakum thumma nabtahil fa naj’al la’nata Allahi ‘alaa al-kaadhibeena. (61)}
    {The truth is from your Lord so do not be among those who doubt. (60)
Then, if anyone disputes with you about it after that knowledge which has come to you, simply say to them:  Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves and let us make a solemn prayer and invoke Allah’s curse upon whoever is lying. (61) Aal ‘Imran: 60-61

This includes lying about Allah’s laws (the Sharia) and speaking about what is Halaal and what is haram without authentic knowledge from Allah and/or from His Messenger (Sal Allaahu Alayhi Wasallam):.  Allah said:

    {Wa laa taquloo limaa tasifu alsinatukum al-kadhibi hadhaa halaalun wa hadhaa haraamun li taftaroo ‘alaa Allahi al-kadhibi inna alladhi na yaftaroona ‘alaa Allahi al-kadhibi laa yuflihoona.}
    {Do not say about that which your lying tongues describe that this is lawful and that is not lawful, that you may forge a lie upon Allah.  Verily, those who forge lies upon Allah never succeed.}  An-Nahl: 116

    {Qul inna alladhi na yaftaroona ‘alaa Allahi al-kadhibi laa yuflihoona (69) Mataa’un fey ad-dunya thumma alaynaa marji’uhum thumma nudheeqahum al-’adhaaba ash-shadeeda bi maa kaanoo yakfuroon. (70)}
    {Say, verily those who forge lies upon Allah never succeed. (69) Some provision in this world but unto us is their return and then we will make them taste the severe punishment for the kufr which they used to commit. (70)} Yunus: 69-70
A believer can never tell lies because he believes in the signs of Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him), and he believes in the Prophet’s saying:

“Falsehood leads to Al-Fujoor (i.e. wickedness, evil-doing), and Al-Fujoor leads to the Hellfire, and a man will keep on telling lies until he is written off by Allah as a liar.”

How awful is falsehood and how base is the rank of the liars! Falsehood leads to wickedness, which is the deviation from the straightforward path, which in turn leads to the Fire of Hell, and woe to the denizens of Hell! A liar is mean-spirited, since he is notorious for falsehood in the sight of Allah. How ugly is the description of falsehood, which is always avoided and feared to be known about among people. How can a person feel any peace of mind while he is branded as a liar in the sight of Allah? A liar is always doubted by people, who often suspect his statements and transactions and even dispraise him after his death.

In the Qur’an, Allah mentions falsehood alongside idolatry when He says that which means:

“… So avoid the uncleanliness of idols and avoid false statement.”  (Al-Hajj: 30).

In addition to lying about Allah being one of the greatest sins and a cause of punishment in the hereafter, in the above verses, we see that:

Whether you call them white lies, fibs, half-truths or exaggerations, lying is lying.

Lying causes anxiety, depression and physical illness. You constantly worry your lies will be revealed. Keeping your stories straight requires a lot of work.

After you lie to someone, you may not like being around that person. Lies ruin friendships, work relationships and marriages.

If someone catches you lying, he or she won't easily believe you again. Your status in that person's eyes drops to zero.

Because you tell the truth, you don't have to remember what you said to whom. You won't accidentally contradict yourself.

 You earn the reputation as an honest person. If you are a manager, your staff members tell each other, "Our boss might be more honest about your work than you sometimes want to hear, but it's better to know the truth."
. People follow your example and are more truthful to you.

Your stress level drops. You sleep better, eat better and look better.

 You can look at yourself in the mirror. Lying causes self-criticism and depression. Honesty causes self-confidence and pride.

 You are more persuasive. To be persuasive, you need to be believable. To be believable, you must be truthful.

. Best of all, you are trustworthy. When people can trust you, you earn their support. You need peoples' support to reach your goals.

Any lie, no matter how well-fabricated, has a truth somewhere to counter it. That means that for every lie, there exists a small percentage chance that it will be discovered as false. While an individual lie generally goes unnoticed, a series of lies that build upon one another also increase that percentage chance to be discovered. The more a person gets used to lying, the more likely they will be to get caught in a lie.
Once a person is caught lying, it is rarely the first time they have done so. It begs the question regarding the number of times they have already lied before this incident.
Fear Allah, O Muslims, with regard to yourselves, your community and your religion! Do you not know that a religion is reflected and represented by its followers? If the Islamic nation is distinguished by falsehood, blind imitation, and seizing of the properties of others unlawfully, then where will the true Islamic characteristics are? If Muslims are to appear with such disgraceful characteristics then is this not a means of keeping people away from the religion of Islam? This will mean that Muslims will be held in contempt by their enemies, who will feel superior when they realize that the Muslims are adopting their indecencies and bad morals which are condemned by Islam. What a disgrace for those who followed the way of those destined to ruin and kept themselves away from the path of those on whom Allah conferred His favors to - the prophets, the trustworthy, the martyrs and the righteous!

Praise truthfulness. Parents should make every effort to praise their children when they are being honest. Behavior that is praised is much more likely to be repeated.
"Trustworthiness is a highly esteemed commodity*. When one has it, one is considered valuable. When one has lost it, one may be considered worthless."  (Commodity: something useful or valuable)
We can say, without any doubt that, lying is one of the most evil characteristics, of which all religions and systems of ethics warn against and which man's innate common sense (Fitra) agrees that it is wrong. Any who possess normal chivalry and sound reason would also be obliged the same.
Think before you say something about others. Be very cautious and extremely careful while making comments about a person in his absence. Avoid suspicion and mistrust and think good of people. May Allah clean our hearts, and enable us to watch our tongue and our acts, Amen

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The start of the Way is The will [or spiritual desire, irâdah] and it is accompanied by spiritual battles.

   .....................Allah Almighty is our friend..........................

It is mentioned in the Qur'an that Allah chooses His Awliyâ (singular 'Wali' ling. meaning Friend) from His slaves based upon their righteousness.

Allah mentioned the characteristics of His Wali saying: "Verily, Awliyâ of Allah are those who are not overcome by fear of grief; they are those who believe and have Taqwa." [Surah Yunus (10): 62-63]

And: "Verily, His close friends (Awliyâ) are only those with Taqwa but most of them do not realize it." [Surah al-Anfaal (8): 34] Thus, a Wali of Allah is he, who has Iman, Taqwa and fear of Allah.


"Your (real) friends are Allah (God), His Apostle Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam,), and the (fellowship of) believers, - those who establish regular prayers and regular charity, and they bow down humbly (in worship).  (The Noble Quran, 5:55)"

"Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to Allah (God), does well, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith? For Allah (God) did take Abraham for a friend.  (The Noble Quran, 4:125)"

Allah Almighty is close and He listens to our prayers: "When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way.  (The Noble Quran, 2:186)"

If you are loved by people, then Allah Almighty loves you:

Narrated Abu Huraira: "Allah's Apostle said, 'If Allah loves a person, He calls Gabriel, saying, 'Allah loves so and so, O Gabriel love him' So Gabriel would love him and then would make an announcement in the Heavens: 'Allah has loved so and-so therefore you should love him also.' So all the dwellers of the Heavens would love him, and then he is granted the pleasure of the people on the earth.'   (Sahih Bukhari,)

The start of the Way is the will [or spiritual desire, irâdah] and it is accompanied by spiritual battles.
• The middle of the Way is love [for Allah alone, mahabbah) and it is accompanied by miraculous graces (Karamat).
• The end of the Way is gnosis [direct intellectual intuitive knowledge, ma`rifah) and it is accompanied by contemplation (of the divine - mushâhadât).

The above mentioned evokes the closeness or proximity between the Wali and his Rabb (Lord). (“But insofar as walâya applies to Allah, it is also nus.ra, the divine Assistance from which” he benefits and which has been promised. SIA42) Also it is clear that the 'way of knowledge' is not opposed from the 'way of love', they really are merely different aspects in Islamic Tasawwuf, as every "Wali is both an `arif (knower) and a muhibb (lover)."

“The Friends of Allah and the Righteous are the very purpose of all that exists (al-awliyâ wa al-salihun hum al-maqsud min al-kawn), they are those who learned and practiced with the reality of knowledge... Those who practice what they know, do with little in the world, seek the next world, and remain ready to leave from one to the other with wakeful eyes and good provision, as opposed to those renowned purely for their knowledge.”

Call on your Lord humbly and secretly. He does not love those who overstep the limits. Do not corrupt the earth after it has been put right. Call on Him fearfully and eagerly. Allah's mercy is close to the good-doers. (Surat al-Araf: 55-56)

Never forget that Allah is the Lord of all of humanity, including you, and that He is your only friend and helper. Therefore, never forget that when you ask for anything, ask it first from Him.

Prayer is one of the most important acts of worship to draw us nearer to Allah. By their very nature, all people feel the need to perform this act of worship. However, while it is a necessary and desirable part of believers' lives, a disbeliever resorts to it only in times of distress. The latter may not be accepted by Allah, since what is most commendable is to ask help from Allah both in times of ease as in difficulty, that is, in every moment of our lives. That is because; the one who prays to Allah is the person who acknowledges his weakness in Allah's sight, and his inability of accomplishing anything unless it is by His Will.

Prayer is accompanied by submission to Allah. One who prays attributes all outcomes, whether easy or trying, to the Creator and Ruler of the universe. The acknowledgment that the solution of a problem, or the prevention of an undesirable circumstance, rests with Almighty Allah, is a source of relief and confidence for a believer. For, praying only to Allah, and taking Him as one's sole friend, instills a sense of security in a believer.

Even as the fingers of the two hands are equal, so are human beings equal to one another. No one has any right, nor any preference to claim over another. You are brothers. (Final Sermon of Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam). )

Do not turn away a poor man...even if all you can give is half a date. If you love the poor and bring them near you...Allah (God) will bring you near Him on the Day of Resurrection.

(Each one) of you should save himself from the fire by giving even half of a date (in charity). (And if you can’t find a half date) offer a kind word a smile (to your brethren).
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 394.

Even as the fingers of the two hands are equal, so are human beings equal to one another. No one has any right, or any preference to claim over another. You are brothers.
Final Sermon of Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)

Five kinds of animals are mischief-doers and can be killed even in the Sanctuary: They are the rat, the scorpion, the kite, the crow and the rabid dog.
Hadith - Bukhari 4:531, Narrated ‘Aisha (R.A)

“The Friends of Allah and the Righteous are the very purpose of all that exists (al-awliyâ WA al-salihun hum al-maqsud min al-kawn), they are those who learned and practiced with the reality of knowledge... Those who practice what they know, do with little in the world, seek the next world, and remain ready to leave from one to the other with wakeful eyes and good provision, as opposed to those renowned purely for their knowledge.”

“Allah (God) does not judge you according to your bodies and appearances, but He looks into your hearts and observes your deeds."

“I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for."
Narrated by 'Umar bin Al-Khattab (R.A.): Sahih Al-Bukhari: Volume 1, Book 1, Number 1:

Taqwa alone is the criterion of greatness in the Sight of Allah

Allah says: "O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable of you with Allah is that (believer) who has Taqwa (God-consciousness, fearing Allah). Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware." [Surah al-Hujurat (49): 13]

Allah has erased all distinctions of racism, cast and color and made all human beings equal. He has established a unique criterion for greatness and that is Taqwa. Taqwa is the essence of the teachings of Allah's Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam).

Whenever Allah's Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wa-sallam) sent his Sahabas on a military expedition, he would advice them to have deep-rooted Taqwa of Allah and he would also advise the rest of his military party likewise.

You have no other truer friend besides Him! He created you and He is the only one with your best interests. The only one who truly loves you best! He knows the intentions of your heart
Taqwa is a means by which a believer performs righteous deeds and Taqwa causes the righteous deed to be accepted by Allah.

Allah says: "O you who believe! Have Taqwa (fear) of Allah and always speak the truth. He will direct you to do righteous and correct actions and will forgive you your sins and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has indeed attained a great achievement." [Surah al-Ahzab (33): 70]

And: "Verily Allah accepts only from those who are the muttaqoon (those who posses Taqwa)." [Surah al-Maidah (19): 71-72]

It is narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said: I had directed you to refrain from fermenting drinks in Dubbaa, Muzaffat, Naqeer and Hantam. Now I permit you to ferment drinks in whichever utensils you have, but refrain from all kinds of intoxicant

Refrain from drugs,
Abstain from alcohol,
Abstain from adultery,
Abstain from fornication,
Abstain from not performing Salat,
Abstain from not giving Zakat,
Abstain from disobedience to parents,
Sit in the company of the 'Ullama,
Strive to rectify your lives and the lives of the whole society.

Try to have a Halaal income - even if it's a little - and for the rest try to be patient, contend and trust in Allah Ta’aala.

It is reported about Umar (R.A), the second Caliph, that Utbah-bin-Farqad, a governor of some province, once visited the Caliph while he was taking his meals. The governor seeing his coarse food, remarked, “Why don’t you take food made of fine flour”? Umar(R.A) replied, “Ibn Farqad! Is there anyone with greater resources than myself in the land of Arabia at present? Uqbah said that there was none with greater resources than you. Then Umar (R.A.) enquired from him saying, “Ibn Farqad! Do all the Muslims get fine flour (to eat)?” He replied in negative. Then Umar (R.A) said, “I would be a bad ruler if I were to take nice (and good) things for myself and leave the bad ones for the people”.

Umar Ibn Khattab (radiyallaahu anhu) wrote to his son, Abdullah: "To proceed: 'Verily I advise you to have Taqwa (fear) of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, for whoever fears Him, Allah will protect him, and whoever gives a loan to Him, Allah will reward him, and whoever thanks Him, Allah will increase Him."

 He knows that Allah is ALL Knowing. All Seeing, All Hearing and fears that all deeds will be questioned on the Day of Judgment.

Knows that Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) is actually THE ONLY complete human being, the only person worthy of being followed in all walks of life

Knows that if someone something good about you, he/she actually said that Allah is the biggest Sat tar that HE has hidden your sins

Today, we must go from here, with this firm resolution of adopting Taqwa - the key to friendship with Allah.

May Allah swt give us the guidance and Hedayah to seek out the Truth and Practice Islam as it was meant to be practiced?

I pray Allah SWT make our efforts sincere and keep us all on the straight path...........

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The servants whom God loves best are the pious and the hidden.

There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God.
Your protecting Friend is only Allah and His Messenger and those who believe.             
                       ..We are drowned in sins. Those who disobey Allah, cannot be His Friends whilst committing sins and living a sinful life. We should make a firm resolution, now, here from today we want to become the Friends of Allah and we want to remain the Friends of Allah until our departure from this world. Allah is the best friend, because His Friendship will be beneficial, not only in this world but also in the Hereafter.
The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi WA sallam, said:
Ibrahim (as) was given the title of Khalilullah-Friend of Allah.....so why couldn’t we try to be friends with Allah (swt)?
And who wouldn’t want a friend who is the Most Merciful and Compassionate, and Loving, the best of Protectors and closer to us than our jugular veins?
Allah Almighty Loves to come closer to His Servants:
Narrated Anas:  "The Prophet said, 'My Lord says, 'If My slave comes nearer to me for a span, I go nearer to him for a cubit; and if he comes nearer to Me for a cubit, I go nearer to him for the span of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.' ' 
Almighty Allah says, ‘I am as my servant thinks I am, and I am with him when he remembers me.
If he remembers me to himself, I remember him to myself; and if he remembers me in a gathering,
I remember him in a gathering better than it. If he draws near to Me a hand’s span, I draw near to him an arm’s length; if he draws near to Me an arm’s length, I draw near to him a fathom’s length;
and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him with haste.’” (Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim)

Your protecting Friend is only Allah and His Messenger and those who believe.
Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you should not be extremists, but try to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded.
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 38

“The servants whom God loves best are the pious and the hidden. When they are away no-one misses them, and when they are present they are ignored. They are the imams of good guidance and the torches of knowledge.”

Our Holy Prophet (saw) said:

‘O people! Listen, understand and know it well. Allah has servants who are neither Prophets nor martyrs and whom the Prophets and martyrs yearn to be like, due to their seat and proximity in relation to Allah....

Our Holy Prophet (saw) then described these people and then read the following Ayah in which Allah (swt) says in the Qur'an:

For the believers' (al-Mu_min) orientation proofs from the Quran, the hadith and other scriptural sources concerning the wonderful and decisive issue of the Saints or awliyâ' of Allah will be presented. The words Wali, plural awliyâ' and walâya are all of Quranic origin with the root wry meaning: to be close, to be a friend, to govern. They appear in the Quran in different forms over 200 times.

For those in the community (ummah) who unwittingly deny the science of Tasawwuf (spiritual excellence) or neglect the believer's inner jihad (spiritual struggle) restrict the understanding of the 'friends of Allah' as being 'pious worshippers', which is what every believer should be anyway. Thus they risk to degrade their rank - at least in the eyes of the uninformed and to diminish their importance for the believers and the whole of the Ummah.

But what are the qualities and favour of the "friends of Allah" (Wali) and what is their function in the ummah?

It would be useful to start at the beginning:

At first, Allah is the Lord and Protector (Wali) of man; man is the one being tested as he is searching for meaning in life, for fulfillment and purpose. When the believer understands and accepts that truth, light and meaning derive from Allah and His  Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi WA sallam, he will turn away from the distractions of the lower world (dunya), the favors of other than God and will turn to Allah in everything he intends and does, because:
“He (Allah, may His Majesty be exalted) is their Friend (Wali) and they are His friends (awliyâ').”

"Behold! Verily on the Friends of Allah there is no fear nor shall they grieve"
Quran (Surah10: Verse 62)

Abu Huraira (r.a) also reports a Hadith Qudsi in which our Holy Prophet (saw) informs us that Allah (swt) said:

'Whosoever acts with enmity towards a Friend of Mine, I will indeed declare war against him"
[Hadith Qudsi: Bukhari]

In the Holy Quran, Allah says:
ALLAH is the Friend (Wali) of those who believe; HE brings them out of all kinds of darkness into light...
2-257

Surely those who believed and fled (their homes, emigrated) and struggled hard in Allah's way with their property and their souls, and those who gave shelter (asylum) and helped - these are guardians, allies (awliyâ) of each other ...
8-72

Here is protection (walâyah) only Allah's, the True One; He is best in (the giving of) reward and best in requiting.
18-44

Now surely the friends (awliyâ'u-LLâhi) of Allah - they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve...
10-62

There is a comment on this last mentioned Quranic verse in the famous hadith (Qudsi) where Allah through the mouth of His Messenger states why they shall have neither fear nor sorrow:

"Allah said, 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper (Wali) of mine. And the most beloved things with which my slave comes nearer to me, is what I have enjoined (fard) upon him;

and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him, so I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he grips, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks Me, I will give him,

and if he asks My protection (Refuge), I will protect him; (i.e. give him My Refuge) and I do not hesitate to do anything as I hesitate to take the soul of the believer, for he hates death, and I hate to disappoint him."
Narrated by Abu Huraira in Bukhari, hadith 509


So it is clear that the awliyâ' are under the loving care and protection of Allah Almighty. They are those who are 'no longer subject to natural appetites, nor to desires of the soul. Freed from the entanglements of the world and their own souls they can devote themselves to their original function.
Walâya does not involve spectacular manifestations and no Wali would strive for those either. Far from it - the awliyâ are concealed in a way that the “saint of Allah has no feature by which he is distinguished, nor any name by which he can be named.”
As 'Imams of good guidance and the torches of knowledge' their function is very important. In this respect, walâya is 'the shadow of the prophetic function,' just as the prophetic function is 'the shadow of the divine function.'

This also means that walâya is about the appropriation of the divine character. This is possible because man still possesses a shadow of some of Allah's qualities, such as 'life', 'mercy', or 'knowledge'. Wali is also a shared concept as expressed (stated) in Sura Al-Maidah, the Table Spread (5), and verse 55:
Certainly, your protecting Friend is only Allah and His Messenger and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-rate while they bow.
5-55

This then is the channel of the believer to his spiritual goal and therefore the direction in which he has to turn when embarking on the greatest of travels, which is the Way towards Allah
Certainly our Leader and Doctor of hearts, the Messenger of Allah, Sayidina Muhammad (sallallaahu alayhi WA sallam,)on our level or station in relation to Allah or in relation to creation. So what then is the station of the awliyâ' when we remember that every prophet is a wail, but not every Wali a prophet?

“It has been given to the awliyâ' by Allah in advance to enjoy His dhikr and to have access to His proximity. The life of their body is that of earthly beings and the life of their spirit is that of heavenly beings.”

We can therefore clearly conclude that the Friends of Allah (swt) are envied by, but are neither, Prophets or martyrs, who have no fear or grief and are loved & protected by Allah (swt).

Narrated Mu`adh ibn Jabal I said to Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him): Inform me about an act which would entitle me to get into Paradise, and remove me away from Hell-Fire. He (the Prophet) said: You have asked me about a matter (which ostensibly appears to be) difficult but it is easy to those for whom Allah, the Exalted, has made it easy. Worship Allah and do not associate anything with him, establish prayer, pay the Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan and perform Hajj to the (sacred) House (Ka’ba). He again said: Should I not direct you to the gateways of good?

Listen to me: The fasting is a shield against evil; the charity extinguishes (the fire of sin) just as water extinguishes fire, the prayer of a person during the middle of the night. Then he recited: 'Who forsake their beds... (Up to)....they used to do.' Then he said: Should I not direct you to the highest level of this matter, to the pillar on which (it rests) and it’s top?
I said: Allah's Messenger yes, (do tell me). He said: The uppermost level of the matter is Islam. Its pillar is the prayer and its top is Jihad. He then said: Should I not inform you of the sheet anchor of all this? I said: Allah's Apostle (of course do it). He took hold of his tongue and said: Exercise restraint on it. I said: Apostle of Allah, would we be held responsible for what we say with it? Thereupon he said: Muadh, may your mother be bereaved. Will anything else besides (irresponsible) talk cause the people to be thrown into the Hell-Fire upon their faces or on their nostrils?

Hadith No. 2 Ahmad,

‘Allahumma inni as’aluka huda, wattuqa, walafafa wal ghina’

(Oh Allah, I ask you for guidance, fear, piety and freedom from need)

May Allah swt give us the guidance and Hedayah to seek out the Truth and Practice Islam as it was meant to be practiced?

I pray Allah SWT make our efforts sincere and keep us all on the straight path...........

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These Difficult Times We All Need Duas

Dua-SupplicationProphet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The dua’ of any one of you will be answered so long as he does not seek to hasten it, and does not say, ‘I made dua’ but I had no answer.’” (Narrated by al-Bukhari),

The Prophet said; .A believer, in all his affairs, is envied whether in times of adversity or in luxury, and this is a special feature for believers only. Whenever a believer has luxury, he thanks Allah, and whenever he faces hardship, he commits himself to patience. In all cases, it is good for him. (Muslim)

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Most of us pray to Allah Almighty for even the minutest things in our life. Sometimes, our dua are answered, and other times they are delayed, and some other times, we do not see the response.

Trials, tribulations and challenges are part of every person’s life. However, to counter that, Allah has provided us a very powerful tool – and that is the tool of du’aa or asking Allah for help and his mercy when we need it. And we need it all the time…

During these difficult times we all need duas and additionally a positive response to our duas.
However, to understand trials and tribulations that we face in our daily lives, we also need to understand the topic of "Sins" and how our sins may be related to our trials and tribulations.

The better we understand the ghastly nature of our sins, and the rate at which we accumulate them, along with their undesirable impact on our daily lives and the hereafter, the more it can propel us away from committing sins in general and the more it will drive us to seek forgiveness for our sins – through making the right Dua’s for us and for others

1. Allahumma inni a’udhu bika mina al-Hamm wa’l-hazn wa’l-ajz wa’l-kasal wa’l-bukhl wa’l-jubn WA dala wa’ldayn WA gheebat al-rijal

Trans: O Allah! I seek refuge in you from distress, grief, incapacity, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, the burden of debt and from being overpowered by Men.

2. Allahumma inni abduka ibn abdika ibn amatija naasiyatee bi yadika, maada fiyya hukmuka, adlun fiyya qadhaa’uka. As’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika aw ista’tharta bihi fi ilm il-ghayb indaka an tajal al-Quraana Rabee’ qalbi WA noor sadree WA jala huznee WA dhihaab hammi

Trans: O Allah! I am your slave, son of your slave, son of your maidservant; my forelock is in your hand, your command over me is forever executed and your decree over is just. I ask you by every name belonging to You which You have named Yourselves with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Quran the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety.

3. La ilaha ill-Allah al-Azeem al-Hakim, laa ilaha ill-Allah Rabb al ‘A’rsh al-’Adheem la ilaha illaa-Allah Rabb al-Samawati WA Rabb al Ard WA Rabb al-A’rsh al-Kareem

Trans: There is no God but Allah, the All-powerful. The Forbearing; There is no god but Allah. Rabb of the mighty throne; there is no god but Allah, Rabb of heaven, Rabb of earth, Rabb of the Nobel throne.

4. Ya hayyu ya Qayyum bi rahmatika astagheetu

Trans: O Ever-Living, O Eternal, by your mercy I seek help.

5. Allah, Allah Rabee la ushriku bihi say’ an

Trans: Allah, Allah is my Lord; I do not associate anything with Him.

6. Allahumma Rahmatan arjoo fa la takilni ILA nafsee tarfat ayn w’aslih li sha’ni kullahu la ilaha illaa anta

Trans: O Allah, for your mercy I hope, so does not leave in charge of my affairs even for the blink of an eye: rectify all my affairs. There is no God except You.

31:32 And so, when violent waves surround them like shadows of gloom, they call unto Allah, sincere in their faith in Him (and work according to Divine Laws). But as soon as We save them ashore, some of them compromise (with falsehood). Yet none could knowingly reject Our Messages unless he is a betrayer to his own “Self”, ungrateful for such blessing.

As you can see, Dua's will ONLY work when there are no more ways we can resolve the issue our selves. A Dua will ONLY work when there are no other options left for us by which we can solve it. God has given us sufficient means to resolve almost anything ourselves. This can be seen by this verse:

4:97 As for those who wrong their own “Self” by not striving until the angels (the Universal Laws of death) approach them, they are asked, “What kept you occupied?” They say, “We were weak and oppressed in the land.” The angels say, “ Was not the earth of Allah SWT spacious enough for you to migrate?” As for such, their habitation will be Hell, a miserable destination.

Allah SWT (God) didn't accept them because He already gave the means to solve it themselves. Their excuse is that they were weak and surpressed, but they are confronted that Allah SWT (God) gave them the possibility to migrate, because they didn't make use of this possibility, their excuse is not accepted. People pray to Allah SWT (God) for help while ignoring the help He already gave them, this is a gross offense to Allah SWT (God) and all the blessings He already gave us.

So you see we can't say we must pray more? You think Allah SWT (God) will answer those prayers while He gave us enough possibilities to solve them ourselves? You ask him food while He gave you the land to grow them yourselves? You ask peace while we only need to lay down our weapons?Allah  (God) will not help when He has given enough possibilities already to resolve it ourselves, it is time mankind will understand this. We have the means to create peace already, because we will not accept these possibilities Allah SWT (God) will not give us more. We want to create the best society? Then we must work for it and make use of the possibilities Allah SWT (God) already gave us. Prayer will only help when there are no more options left, and we are far from no more options, we still have millions of unused option


If you recite Sura al Baqarah for 3 days or more, no Shaitan or anything will enter the house InshaAllah.

If we feel that du’aa isn't working, Aisha (R.A.) said, "No believer makes Dua and it is wasted. Either it is granted here in this world or deposited for him in the Hereafter as long as he does not get frustrated."

Learn from Quran (Surat an-Nisa’: 75).
In one of the passages of the Qur`an, Allah records the dua of the Muslims of Mecca who after the establishment of a Muslim state in Medina were left stranded, facing severe persecution. They were subject to all kinds of harassment and torture. They prayed to Allah Almighty saying,  ‘Our Lord, take us out of this city whose inhabitants are wrongdoers! Give us a protector from You! Give us a helper from You!’?  (Surat an-Nisa’: 75)

Allah SWT has the power to whisk each of them away from Mecca without anyone knowing. Allah SWT has the power of causing destruction to the city.

Allah SWT has the power of punishing the oppressor in an exemplary manner. But the manner Allah SWT chose to respond to the prayers of the Muslims of Mecca was unique and practical.

He asked the Muslims of Medina who had created a state and were in control of material resources the following; “What reason could you have for not fighting in the Way of Allah-for those men, women and children who are oppressed and say, ‘Our Lord, take us out of this city whose inhabitants are wrongdoers! Give us a protector from You! Give us a helper from You!’? (Surat an-Nisa’: 75)

Prayer is responded
The prayer was responded to. and thus Allah SWT taught us how the prayer is responded.

He invites the people who are well established and settled to come to the rescue of those who are less fortunate.

In these difficult times, our prayers will be responded when those who are in a position of authority and influence sincerely come forward to help those who are in need of help.

"And your Lord says: Pray unto me: and I will hear your prayer" (Quran 40:60),
"Call upon your Lord Humbly and in secret" (Quran 7:55),
"When My servants question thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on me" (Quran 2:186), "Is not He (best) who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and who relieves its suffering." (Quran 27:62)

the blessed prophet used to ask:

‘Allahumma inni as’aluka huda, wattuqa, walafafa wal ghina’

(Oh Allah, I ask you for guidance, fear, piety and freedom from need)

May Allah swt give us the guidance and Hedayah to seek out the Truth and Practice Islam as it was meant to be practiced?

I pray Allah SWT make our efforts sincere and keep us all on the straight path...........

Feel free to Share the information here with everyone you know,
And earn Sawab-e-Jariya...May Allah swt make it a source of Sawab-e-Jariya for u and me .Ameen

P.S.: "Have fun praying don’t forget to make dua for me...