Mohamed ﷺ said, "Do not indulge in excessive talk except when remembering Allah. Excessive talking without the Remembrance of Allah hardens the heart; and those who are the farthest from Allah are those whose hearts are hard." Subhanallah everything in this world remembers Allah and performs dhikr stone animals trees etc yet we rarely remember Allah the best of us during times of hardship. May Allah ease our tongues to perform dhikr (remember emcee of Allah verbally such as Alhamduliallah, la ilaha ila Allah etc) at all times.

Away from the worldly affairs, seek forgiveness from Allah.

Remembering Allah is the action that gets you closer to Allah. And it is performed via 3 things; heart, tongue and limbs. Remembering Allah with tongue as well as limbs but without the heart is insufficient similar to a body without a soul doesn't function. Thus origin of remembering of Allah is the heart. As Mohamed ﷺ said "Beware! There is a piece of flesh in the body if it becomes good (reformed) the whole body becomes good but if it gets spoilt the whole body gets spoilt and that is the heart" Remembering Allah via the heart comes in many form such as having reliance on Allah, pondering over his signs, fearing Allah and other things. Remembering Allah via tongue is uttering with anything that gets you closer to Allah I.e. Dhikr. And finally remembering Allah via limbs is performing anything that gets you closer to Allah via physical actions such as prayers, charity etc. I will conclude with this Hadith, Mohamed ﷺ said, "Allah the Exalted says: 'I am as my slave expects me to be, and I am with him when he remembers Me. If he remembers Me inwardly, I will remember him inwardly, and if he remembers Me in an assembly, I will remember him in a better assembly (i.e., in the assembly of angels), and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running" Sahih Bukhari May Allah grant us the ability to remember Him in our daily activities via heart, tongue and limbs.

الرجل الخباز الذاكر والامام ابن حنبل

كان الامام ابن حنبل يريد ان يقضي ليلته في المسجد ولكن منع من المبيت فيه بواسطة حارس المسجد لان الحارس لا يعرف ابن حنبل لانه كان في مدينه اخرى
حاول الامام ولكن لا جدوى.
 فقال الامام للحارس: سأنام موضع قدمي وبالفعل نام مكان موضع قدميه فقام حارس المسجد بإبعاده من مكان المسجد ، وكان الامام شيخاً وقورا وتبدو عليه ملامح الصلاح والتقوى فرآه خباز فلما رآه بهذه الهيئة عرض عليه المبيت وذهب الامام مع الخباز فذهب الخباز لتحضير عجينه لعمل الخبز وسمع الامام الخباز يستغفر ويستغفر ومضى وقت طويل وهو على هذه الحال فتعجب الامام. فلما أصبح سأل الامام الخباز عن استغفاره في الليل 
فأجابه الخباز: إنه طوال مايصنع عجينه ويعجن فهو يستغفر 
فسأله الامام وهل وجدت للاستغفار ثمرة ؟ (والامام يسأل هذا السؤال وهو يعلم ثمرات الاستغفار) 
فقال الخباز: نعم والله ما دعوت دعوة الإ أجيبت الإ دعوة واحدة.
فقال الامام أحمد: ماهي ؟
فقال الخباز: رؤية أحمد بن حنبل 
فقال الامام : أنا أحمد بن حنبل والله إني جررت إليك جراَ فسبحان من جعل الإستغفار مخرجا من كل ضيق و مفرّا من كل هم و باب من أبواب استجابة الدعاء

"This is Allah's creation, but show Me what those besides Him have created. Nay, the unjust are in manifest error" Surah Luqman Verse 11

Unfortunately in our time the inner beauty is very rare if not ultra rare. Taking care of the outer beauty and forgetting the most important beauty is the inner beauty manners, faith, piety, knowledge etc

"And when My servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he calls on Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me that they may walk in the right way" Surah Al-Baqara Verse 186

Subhanallah patience is a very important attribute associated with a Mumin (Believer). Verily with patience many things can be attained & the most important of those is paradise. Patience is mentioned many times in Quran & sunnah (Hadith) always illustrating the importance of patience regardless of what befalls you. One Hadith which summarises the virtue of such attribute is as follows Mohamed ﷺ said, "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" And in another Hadith "Whoever tries to be patient, Allah will give him patience, and no one is given a better or vaster gift than patience" The reward of patience is rewarded by Allah without any measures as Allah said in the Quran "... only the patient will be paid back their reward in full without measure" Surah Az-Zumar Verse 10 Hence what can be concluded from this is that patience is a very important attribute in which the prophets all had from Adam AS to Mohamed ﷺ. As usual this post doesn't allow me to fulfil all aspects of patience but what I mentioned is somewhat a summary of the topic. Hope it has benefited you & please don't forget me in your good dua.

Many people are not aware of the dangers music can lead to. Not only that but some argue that it is not haram when clearly in Quran and sunnah it states that music is haram. Allah says in Quran "And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allah …” surah Luqmaan verse 6 Ibn al-Qayyim said: The interpretation of the companions and pious predecessors, that ‘idle talk’ refers to singing, is sufficient. And in sunnah Mohamed SAW said "Among my ummah there will certainly be people who permit zinaa, silk, alcohol and musical instruments …” These are two very simple evidences stating that music is haram, the scholars have discussed, stated and found evidences from Quran as well as sunnah stating its haram, this post is not able to fulfil all those evidence. However I will leave you with two simple quotes which should be an alarm to everyone listening to music. Abdullah Ibn Masud RA said: “Singing sprouts hypocrisy (nifaq) in the heart as water sprouts greens and herbs.“ Abdullah Ibn Masud RA said "The love of the Quran and the love of music cannot combine in the heart of a believer"

Sunset at Manchester beautiful subhanallah

Subhanallah Afghanistan/Pakistan historically known as Khorasan is one of the most beautiful places in the world. So much history is behind this part of the world at one point in Islamic history it was the focal point of knowledge & advancement in civilisation. Islam was spread to Khorasan by Mohamed Ibn Al-Qasim Al-thaqafy who led an army at the age of 17. The conquest started on 707 & continued until he reached the borders of China whom accepted to pay taxes to Muslims. Since then the Muslims of Khorasan region produced one of the biggest scholars in Islam such as Muhammad al-Bukhari known as bukhari author of sahih Al-bukhari as well as Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj known as Muslim the author of sahih Muslim and many other scholars. They were amongst the greatest scholars of Islam. Khorasan has a tremendous amount of history in which many citizens of Khorasan ie Pakistan Afghanistan etc aren't aware of their glorious history. Knowing our Islamic history is a necessity it is said that a nation that doesn't know it's past can not build its future.

Sincerity in action is the most important aspect in Islam meaning seeking action for the sake of Allah. Many people are unaware of the necessity of ikhlas (sincerity) thus they might perform an action for the sake of Allah however within minutes hours or even years they start talking about the good action performed causing shaytan to interfere with sincerity as well as intention. The importance of sincerity is emphasised in this hadith Mohamed ﷺ said "Whoever departs this world with sincerity towards Allah, worshipping Him alone with no partner, establishing regular prayer and paying Zakat, he dies while Allah is pleased with him" Hence we should be sincere towards Allah when performing any actions; as deeds are accepted if they are sincere only. The pious Salaf had extremely important quotes regarding sincerity: It is reported from Ya'qub al-Makfuf that he said: "The sincere person is the one who hides his good deeds just like he hides his evil deeds." It is reported from Yahya ibn Mu'adh that he said: "Ikhlas separates (good) actions from faults like the separation of milk from dung and blood." There are many other quotes but this place doesn't allow me to quote them all. May Allah keep our actions sincere to him and grant us Jannah Al-firdous.

Heart trembling recitation by Mohamed Siddiq Al-minshawi truly amazing "Surely we believe in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and the magic to which you compelled us; and Allah is better and more abiding" Surah Taha Verse 73

Alhamduliallah completed my umrah I made dua for everyone and specifically for those who requested a dua. May Allah bless everyone with a visit to Mecca.

Amazing sunrise in Medina at the Masjid Al-nabawi beautiful scenery Alhamduliallah

Yesterday at the Masjid Al-nabawi Alhamduliallah such a beautiful place where you find peace and tranquility #Medina (at Mesjid Nabawi Al Madinah Al Munawaroh)

Alhamduliallah officially will be going umrah this Monday in sha Allah. Going back to my birthplace (Al-medina) after 20 years of separation I can not wait for Monday to come any soon.