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The Best Husband ..
1. Shows good character and good manners towards his wife.
2. Doesn’t slack when it comes to the rights of his wife.
3. Does not check out any other woman other than his wife.
4. Learns and practises Islam and teaches his wife too.
5. Is there for his wife during times of distress.
6. Keeps his cool even when his wife hurts his feelings.
7. Appreciates his wife and forgives small mistakes.
8. Helps out with household chores and doesn’t just leave them to the wife.
9. Does his best to raise their children in an Islamic way.
May Allah grant all sisters in Islam husbands who protect them and take care of them and May Allah grant our brothers the ability to do so, Ameen.
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As you are taking your next breath someone is taking his/her last breath. So, thanks Allah in every second of your life. Alhamdulillah
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You’ve got to believe that your best days are ahead. Right there in front of you. You have to keep going. Never mind where you’ve been. Never mind if it felt like the pits of hell. What’s to come is more important. The Almighty has promised He won’t test us beyond our capacity!
— Mufti Ismail Menk
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Do not carry unnecessary weight in your mind and in your heart regarding the events of this world. What our Lord has written for us is far better than what we could ever imagine. You are under His compssionate care. Hold onto Him with every ounce of your being. Trust in His Wisdom, and trust in His decree.
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Husband: You're ABCDEFGH
Wife: What's that ???
Husband: Awesome, Beautifull, Charming, Dashing, Emotional, Fantastic, Gorgeous, Hopefull. 😍
Wife: Thank you sooo much 🥰
Husband: And I J K Too
Wife: What it is ???
Husband: I'm Just Kidding 😂
Lesson: A little bit of joke will make your relationship bond stronger! 😍😊
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*A true (good practicing) Muslim or Muslimah will spend his or her money in the following ways:*
1. Sadaqa - For the sake of Allah. Sadaqa multiplies the wealth, it keeps us away from harm, danger and punishment of the grave. If done properly, sadaqa jariya keeps sending rewards even after death.
2. Family - The Prophet says the best place to spend is on family. If you spend on your family, you get the reward of sadaqa. Spending on family has many benefits. It strengthens love and respect. It prevents family members especially wife and children from stealing, begging and lacking in general. Being nice to them makes one a good Muslim as mentioned by Al-Bukhari.
3. Orphans - No one receives more attention in the Qur’an like the orphans. Allah stresses their status and the benefit of helping them. Find at least one or two orphans in your family or neighbourhood, support their education, health care, feeding, anything. The benefits are: your children will be taken care of by Allah when you pass away. You will never lack in terms of wealth. And lastly, Jannah is a guarantee for you as long as you die a Muslim.
4. Projects - People who spend on projects such as masjid are the best among us. Bcos as they build masjids and schools, Allah is building mansion for them in Jannah. Don't put your money on luxury cars, lavish mansions etc. Its ok to acquire things, but do not be extravagant. Allah does not like those who spend excessively on worldly things. Such projects will be sadaqa jariya for you.
5. Donations and sponsorship - a lot of people are poor, they lack in every way. Such are people we should take care of, not prostitutes or hoodlums. Allah ta'alah loves people who love the poor among them. When you make such people happy, Allah is pleased with you too. And Allah loves those who help others. In the day of judgement, such people get intercession through the Prophet PBUH.
May Allah bless us with wealth and money to spend on his way. May Allah not give us money that will mislead us or stop us from worshipping Allah. Amin ya rabb.
#MuhdKiru
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If Allah chooses to teach you through pain, no doubt it's a lesson which you're never meant to forget. It might be hard to accept, but everything is falling together perfectly, even though it looks as if some things are falling apart. Trust in life’s process. Happiness is allowing yourself to be perfectly OK with what is, rather than wishing for and worrying about what is not. When life is “falling apart,” things could actually be falling together!
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Fall in love with your Salaah.....
Ever feel like Allah is not answering your duas?
Some days, no matter how much you Cry and beg to Allah for mercy... It feels as if Allah is just NOT listening?
Well... Maybe He really can't hear you... Maybe while you were rushing through your Salah, Allah turned away.
Maybe when you opted for shorter surahs and rushed off the musallah, Allah SWT had closed the doors of Mercy?...
We need to safeguard our Salah as it is the very essence of Islam. It is one of the acts that distinguishes us from the rest of the world. It is this submission to Allah that irks the westerners..
If dua is the weapon of a true Believer... Then Salah is the artillery ... Subahanallah. But, of what use are all these weapons if the person yielding it does not realise it's force?
We're human and often forget about our actions as we submit to Allah with dedication but in a robotic manner.
During Salah, Allah sees no difference between a King and a street sweeper. Our significance is measured by our intentions as we relinquish all worldly matters to stand and honour our Lord.
Regain love for Salah by perfecting these few actions in Salah...
🌸Begin with fresh wudhu... Learn to perfect this ritual because you can't have Allah's attention unless you're in your purest form.
🌸Perform Salah timeously.
🌸Think about your Takbeer... Allahu Akbar..
Often we gesture and say the words in one swift moment right?...
Let's take a moment to ponder over the magnificence of Takbeer ...
The instant you lift your hands you're declaring the Oneness of your Creator, Allahu Akbar.... so utter the words with great deliberation, sincerity and assertion.
Keep your hands at your chest and pause, say it clearly, "ALLAHU AKBAR" ....
When your express these words, you're announcing yourself to Allah as you stand with humility and subservience.
This one step alone will help you keep your attention in Salah because when you hear yourself say it, you'll be cognisant of your actions throughout your Salah.
🌸Recite in a soft whisper to prevent your attention from drifting away. Listening to yourself read through Salah is beautiful and extremely underrated.
🌸Read your Surah Fatiha with respect. Pronounce each word and reflect on each sentence with an ever so slight pause after each line.
🌸Select longer Surahs.
🌸Express your "Allahu Akbar" with devotion and dignity as you stand, sit, prostate, fall and rise.
🌸Shut out the world. Its you... And Allah, Subahanallah!! Whatever it is that takes your attention away from your Salah is just not worth it, you're in audience with Allah... Don't let anyone or anything interfere with this session.
🌸Feel the exhilaration of your Salah fill your lungs as you fall into sujood and rise again. Feel your body prostate as you submit to Allah. Feel the mercy of your Rabb shower on you as you sit and recite.
🌸Feel the sins FALL off your shoulders and neck as you fall into rukooh and sujood, so prolong the duration of these postures. Don't deny yourself these opportunities by rushing through them.
🌸Conclude your Salah with a dignified Salaam to Kiraman Katibin.
Don't just pass your head from the right to the left, give them the entitlement and attention they deserve.
🌸Sit a little longer and make a short dua because the Angels plead for your mercy to Allah as long as you remain seated on your musallah, in the state of wudhu. Subahanallah...
Salah is a gift from you to Allah so make sure it's packaged with love and sincerity because nobody wants a "Return to sender" attached to their acts of worship!!
Being able to perform Salah is in itself an act of mercy from Allah. Many that are buried and crying for this opportunity, wishing they had read more .... So if you have it, cherish it.
Imagine it like this... You have an amazing job opportunity with exceptional perks at a huge company and the CEO himself wants to interview you...
Will you turn up on time?
Will you answer your phone during that interview?
Will you look out the window while talking to him?
Will you check messages in between questions?
Chances are we will cringe at the thought of insulting a CEO yet we don't give the same acknowledgement to our Rabb?!
May Allah SWT grant us the opportunity to perfect our actions before it is time to be questioned for them. Aameen
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The hardships of this life are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover the purpose of your life, to teach you the proper Adab( أدب) of patience which can help you achieve nearness to الله.
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All people go to Allah after their death but the happy person is the one who goes to Allah while still alive.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Righteous people are agreed that being aware that Allah, may He be exalted, knows every thought that crosses a person’s mind is a means of protecting him from falling short in what he does. The one who bears in mind the fact that Allah is watching his thoughts and his heart, Allah will protect him from falling short in what he does both in secret and openly.”
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Dua can make miracles happen.
Dua that was a whisper gets answered.
Dua that was just tears can come true.
Dua can mend broken hearts and heal tired souls.
That is the power of dua and that is what faith in Allah does. If you are doubting yourself today or doubting your dreams - HAVE FAITH!
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NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
Nothing lasts forever. Not our jobs, our relationships, our hard times, our good times, our fortunes, our fame, our enemies, and our lives. Only Allah is forever. Allah endures. That's why remembering Allah puts our lives into perspective!
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Sending Salawaat upon RasulAllaahﷺ
If you send one Salaah upon the Prophet,
1.Allaah will send ten Salawaat upon you.
2.The angels will also send Salaah upon you while you are sending Salaah upon the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
3.Ten good deeds will be written for you.
4.Ten sins will be removed from you.
5.You rank will be raised by ten levels.
And the more you send Salaah upon him, the closer you will be to him in rank and you will be on the path to Paradise. So increase in sending Salaah upon him صلى الله عليه وسلم, more so on the day of Jumu'ah.
— Shaykh Sulayman al Ruhaylee
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Don’t allow your tongue to utter the fault of another person, because you are covered in faults and everyone else has tongues too. Don’t allow your eyes to fall on the faults of others. Turn away your eyes and say to your eyes, ‘oh eyes, other people have eyes too.” ☝🤲
Imam ash-Shafi’i
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" Shaytan wants friction between you and your loved ones. He will mess with your mind to get you angry at the smallest thing.."
stay strong
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In The name of Allah,The Most Merciful,The Most gracious
O’ Allah Please forgive me!
O Allah, O Karim,
Please have mercy on me,
O Allah, O Karim,
Please forgive me for the sins I committed in the past
And those I will commit in the future.
O Allah,
Have mercy on all the Muslimeen,
And guide them.
Guide me O Allah,
And guide my parents,
My siblings, my cousins,
My aunts and uncles,
My nephews and nieces and so forth.
O Allah,
I ask You to strengthen my iman and those around me.
I ask You to soften my heart
And to soften the hearts of the believers.
O Allah,
Forgive me for my shortcomings, for only You are perfect.
O Allah,
Please forgive me if I ever got too wrapped in a matter
That I didn’t have time to utter Your name.
O Allah,
Please forgive me for all the salat I missed
Because of ignorance or laziness,
Please forgive me for all the fasts I didn’t make up,
Thinking it was “alright, since I fasted most of the days anyway”.
O Allah,
Please forgive me
For the pound I never dropped into the metal cup for the homeless man begging on the street.
O Allah,
Please spark the love of Islam in my heart and in the hearts of every single Muslim
Until it gets implanted in their children and their children’s children and so on.
O Allah,
I ask that You help me for I am weak
And will only grow stronger by Your strength,
So Allah please strengthen me
To fight Shaytaan and his whispers.
And if I ever fell into his trap
And followed my desirer,
Then sincerely forgive me,
For that displays not only my weakness,
But Your greatness as well.
O Allah,
Please lighten the punishment in the grave
For those before us and those after us.
Please Allah, lighten the punishment
And please shed light into every Muslim’s grave.
O Allah,
If I ever was too afraid
To stand up for Your deen
Because of what others would think
Then forgive me, for I was a fool for doing so.
O Allah,
Please protect me and each Muslim,
And protect especially the orphans and the widows.
O Allah,
Please strengthen the faith
Of the destitute Muslims around the world,
So they have hope to live.
O Allah,
If I ever forgot to do dua for even one suffering Muslim,
Then forgive me for then it is, as I haven’t done dua for the entire ummah.
O Allah,
Please be the light of my eyes, ears and heart.
O Allah,
Please be the light on the sides of me
And the light behind me
And the light in front of me.
O Allah,
Please forgive me
For all the foul words I spoke
Either out of ignorance or
Because I was trying to be “cool”.
O Allah,
Please forgive me
If I never stopped to think about You,
Due to “other important things”
O Allah,
Please forgive me
For not having enough time
Or creating time for reading the Quran.
O Allah,
Please forgive me
For listening to music
And watching movies and t.v.
O Allah,
Please forgive me
For all the yelling I’ve done
And the arguments I’ve been in.
For the only time
The voice should be raised
Is for Your praises!
O Allah,
Please forgive me
For my disrespect towards my family,
Elders, siblings and so on.
O Allah,
Please forgive me for any backbiting I have been accused of,
Whether I did it consciously or unconsciously.
O Allah, Rab al-Alamin,
Forgive me,
Forgive me for everything.
So for everyone,
Every single Muslim,
Dead or alive,
I do dua that You forgive them for all their sins.
O Allah,
Please please please
Help the suffering Muslims
of Kashmir, Palestine, Chechnya,
Bosnia, Gujarat, Nigeria,
Iraq, Afghanistan and everywhere around the world.
Please O Allah, make the Mujahideen victorious,
And let the beauty of Islam reign!
O Allah, give victory to the Muslims!
O Allah, please let true Islam reign!
O Allah, please increase our knowledge of Your deen and this world.
O Allah,
Please help us all and guide us,
For You are everything to us.
O Allah,
I cannot stress how much I ask for Your forgiveness and Your guidance.
O Allah,
I fear You
I fear You soooo much words cannot describe.
I fear the day when I will meet You,
And I WILL meet You.
When we are one on one,
And I have no one’s help or support.
No one can take the blame for me
Nor I for them.
The only thing I will have
Is a little book given to me by You
That has my deeds.
O Allah,
Please forgive me for my thoughts,
For even though I get sinned for my actions,
I cannot help but feel guilty for my thought
And I ask You to forgive me for them
And to clear my mind of any impurities
Until You become the only thing on my mind.
O Allah,
Please forgive me
If I ever did anything out of gain
For this life and not for Your pleasure.
If I did anything to “show off”
Then please forgive me for that.
O Allah,
I do dua that You grant us all God-fearing spouses
And grant us righteous children.
O Allah,
I do dua that You continue to strengthen this ummah until the Day of Resurrection.
O Allah,
Forgive me for whatever I have not mentioned,
For I am bound to forget
…but You,
through Your greatness…
You never forget.
O Allah,
Please grant all the Muslims Jannah-tul-Firdaus.
O Allah,
I ask that You shed Your mercy
On all the Prophets (peace be upon them)
And on all the Angels (peace be upon them).
Lastly, I do dua
You shed Your mercy
On the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him),
His family and companions.
I do dua that You grant Muhammad
The highest station in paradise.
Rabinna Aataina
Fiduniya Hasinathow
Wa Fil Akhirati Hasinathow,
Wakina Adhab innar
Ameen
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