Eid Mubarak! Please forgive me for any misgivings. Today, in Mina, over 700 hujjaj passed away on the way to the Jamarat. May Allah grant the deceased the highest level of jannah and may we be among the righteous ameen. Enjoy your #Eid inshaAllah!
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A month of blessing has dawned upon us, more specifically ten extremely virtuous days, the ten days of Dhul Hijjah. - How blessed are we to witness these days of sacrifice and worship. So that we may engage in the worship of Allah. In hope of receiving His pleasure. “By the Dawn; By the ten nights” [Surah Al-Fajr:1-2] These days are so virtuous that Allah takes an oath by them in the Quran. Majority of the scholars give the explanation that these ten nights refer to the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah. It's also mentioned that when Musa AS went to Mount Sinai to receive the scriptures, the days were extended for another ten days, thus it refers to the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, the tenth being Eid on which he received the Torah. Much virtue is assigned to these days! - The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم has said regarding these blessed days: “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.” The people asked , “Not even Jihad for the sake of Allah?” He said, “Not even Jihad for the sake of Allah, except in the case of a man who went out, giving himself and his wealth up for the cause (of Allah), and came back with nothing.” [Sahih Al-Bukhari] The one who goes out in Allah's path and returns with nothing has sacrificed absolutely everything for the sake of Allah and has ultimately attained His pleasure. Thus the deeds done during these days are infinitely better than this. - SubhanAllah is this not a sign of Allah's love for you? Is this not Him wanting Jannah for you? He gives us chances time and time again to rectify ourselves and better ourselves, how Merciful and Kind! In Ramadan we may have failed to better ourselves, and perhaps we slipped in to error since the passing of Ramadan, but here are ten days of respite. Ten days of reflection. Ten days of self rectification! Make the most of them. Who knows if you'll witness another Dhul Hijjah? - Some deeds that can be done: ▪ Give charity (Link in Bio for a worthy cause) ▪ Pray extra nawaafil salah ▪ Show kindness and patience ▪ Fast optional fasts especially on Arafat ▪ Make dua for those close to your heart (Please remember us too) May الله grant us tawfeeq. آمين ig//gemsofjannah: be not afraid on the path to Allah for it is a path of beautiful sacrifice9/9/2015 gemsofjannah The way towards Allah is through the attainment of spiritual closeness to Him. And this can be acquired through means such as Fardh, Sunnah and Nafl 'Ibaadaat. When one attains a certain level of closeness to Allah, his perspective on things will be of a clearer form, much more insightful. -
This is the beauty of being close to Allah spiritually, it is the simple fact that things begin to make better sense. Things become clearer, more understandable. - What you may have questioned without spiritual closeness, no longer even lingers in your mind, it doesn't even cross it; having attained spiritual closeness. - For eg. In the story of Yusuf عليه السلام he narrates his dream of the stars, the sun and the moon prostrating to him, to his father Yaqub عليه السلام. Who immediately becomes aware of its interpretation thus advises his son addressing him with compassion, Oh my beloved son: "يا بني." In his advice, he tells his son not to narrate the dream to his brothers, lest they plot to kill him out of jealousy. How was he to know his sons would react in such a way? It was through فراسة (insight) which Allah had blessed him with, due to his prophethood and closeness to Allah. - Such is the beauty of فراسة. It enables one to see the innate nature of something. But فراسة can only be acquired through proximity to Allah. - The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Fear the فراسة (insight) of the believer, because he sees with the نور (light) of Allah." (Tirmidhi.) - May Allah enable us all to acquire فراسة. Ameen. - The Messenger of Allah -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- concluded that the best way to approach children is through specific planned disciplinary manners. Based on different aspects; knowledge, experience, practice, patience and understanding.
The Prophet -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- and how he treated children: The Messenger of Allah -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- concluded that the best way to approach children is through specific planned disciplinary manners. Based on different aspects; knowledge, experience, practice, patience and understanding. Looking to this crucial period of life, childhood, the Messenger of Allah -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- had drawn for it a scientific and educational course of conduct. It produced successful quick individuals, unique and eloquent leaders and rare genius scholars. Among the pivots of the Prophetic disciplinary course of conduct of child treatment is:- Kindness with children and leniency when dealing with them: Children tend to like most the one who is easy with them and treats them as if he is one of them; on the other hand they are repelled from the harsh, angry and frowning person, alert with serious humble one. The Prophet Muhammad (prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) acknowledged the attitude of this age and he treated them the way they liked to be treated. He tried to spread through them by his simplicity, joking and kindness important meanings in disciplining, upbringing and molding a successful personality. It is narrated that Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “we were praying ‘Isha` prayer with the Messenger of Allah -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- when he prostrated Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain would jump on his back, when he rises with his head he picks them gently from the back and places them (on the floor) kindly, so when he returns (to prostration) they return to what they do, and when he ended his prayer he would put them on his thighs.” [Declared good by Al-Albani 3325 Al-Silsila Al-Sahiha] «كنَّا نصلي مع رسول الله -صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم- العشاء، فإذا سجد وثب الحسن والحسين على ظهره، وإذا رفع رأسه أخذهما بيده من خلفه أخذًا رفيقًا، فوضعهما وضعًا رفيقًا، فإذا عاد؛ عادا، فلما صلى وضعهما على فخذيه» حسنه الألباني 3325 في السّلسلة الصّحيحة A child could not comprehend matters like rights, duties, principles, foundations, morals and meaning of things, he understands it step by step through his life time. He is mistaken who treats children the same way he treats old people who already now the principles and rules. That’s why we find a lot of people mistreat children waiting for a child to be quiet, rational mature and dignified while he couldn’t. A companion among the believing women called Umm Khaled narrates an incident happened to her during her childhood she still remembers, where she says: “I came to the Messenger of Allah - prayers and peace of Allah be upon him - with my father and I had a yellow dress on me. The Messenger of Allah - prayers and peace of Allah be upon him - said “Sanah, Sanah” (Sanah means nice in Ethiopian language), she said “then I went to play with the ring of the Prophet whereupon my father stopped me” then the Messenger of Allah prayers and peace of Allah be upon him said “leave her” then he said to me “Wear out and consume, wear out and consume, wear out and consume (he was supplicating for her to wear more clothes and consume)”.” [Reported by Al-Bukhari 3071] «أتيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مع أبي وعلي قميص أصفر، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: (سنه سنه). قال عبد الله: وهي بالحبشية: حسنة، قالت: فذهبت ألعب بخاتم النبوة فزبرني أبي، قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: (دعها). ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: (أبلي وأخلقي، ثم أبلي وأخلقي، ثم أبلي وأخلقي)» رواه البخاري 3071 A very distinctive and expressing scene of what we need to say. The man comes along with his daughter to the Muhammad prayer and peace of Allah be upon him knowing that he loves children, also not feeling fed up or bored from meeting them, he smiles to them and be happy to receive them. Even more, the little girl bravely jumps on his back and play while he is laughing without boredom; he even supplicated for her and repeated his supplication three times for her. In other occasions, he would carry a child –prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- during which the child urinates on his clothes, whereupon he calls for some water and he sprinkles it over his clothes without the need to wash it. This situation recurred where children would urinate over his clothes because of his love for children he carries them a lot, not only boys but girls also. His companion Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari says: “I was blessed with a boy, so I came with him to the Prophet -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- where he named him Ibrahim, he moistened his lips with a softened date and asked Allah to bless him.” [Agreed upon] «وُلد لي غلامٌ، فأتيت به النّبيّ -صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم- فسمّاه إبراهيم، فحنكه بتمرةٍ، ودعا له بالبركة» متفقٌ عليه The Messenger of Allah used to play with children even in the streets while walking. Ya’la Ibn Mura says: “I went out with the Prophet -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- for a food invitation. Al-Hussain son Ali was playing in the street, whereupon the Prophet hurried in front of the people towards him to catch him while Al-Hussain running right and left to escape. Moreover, he used to take Osama Ibn Zaid and Al-Hassan Ibn Ali and place them on his thighs then he would tightly hug them and say: “O Allah have mercy on the as I have mercy on them.” [Reported by Al-Bukhari 6003] «اللهمّ ارحمهما فإني أرحمهما» رواه البخاري 6003 Abu Qatadah said: “The Prophet -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- came in and Umamah Bint Aby Al-‘Aas is on his shoulders, whenever he bows he puts her down and whenever he rises he picks her up.” [Reported by Al-Bukhari 5996] «خرج علينا النّبيّ -صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم-، وأمامة بنت أبي العاص على عاتقه، فصلَّى، فإذا ركع وضعها ، وإذا رفع رفعها» رواه البخاري 5996 Mahmoud Ibn Al-Rabee’ says: I remember that the Prophet -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- blew some water from his mouth on my face when I was a five year old child from a bucket. He still remembers how the Prophet -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- blew the water from his mouth on his face as a kind of joke when he was only five years. [Reported by Al-Bukhari] «عقلت من النّبيّ -صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم- مَجَّة مجَّها في وجهي، وأنا ابن خمس سنين، من دلو»رواه البخاري 77 When he -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- hears a child crying while he’s praying he would lighten his prayer so the mother could finish prayer and carry him, see what he needs so he would stop crying. He said: “I rise up to pray, with the intention to elongate my prayer, thereupon I hear the cry of a child which makes me shorten my prayer disliking to make it hard on his/her mother.” [Reported by Al-Bukhari 868] «إني لأقوم إلى الصّلاة، وأنا أريد أن أطول فيها، فأسمع بكاء الصّبيّ، فأتجوز في صلاتي، كراهية أن أشقَّ على أمّه» رواه البخاري 868 He -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- used also to play with children and speak to them about their private matters even if they seem to some people as unimportant. Anas Ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says: “The Prophet -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- was best of people in manners, and I had a brother called Abu ‘Umair and I think he was weaned, when he meets him he says to him: “what happened to Al-Nughair” (his friend bird). [Agreed upon] «كان النّبيّ -صلَّى الله عليه وسلم أحسن النّاس خلقًا، وكان لي أخٌ يقال له أبو عمير -قال: أحسبه- فطيم، وكان إذا جاء قال: يا أبا عمير، ما فعل النُّغَيْر؟» رواه البخاري Honoring the child and respecting him: The Messenger Muhammad -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- he was keen when dealing with children to respect their personalities and selves, and keenness to transfer to them the best of understanding in its easiest form and means. Moreover, he wouldn’t scold them along the line a child narrates to us an incident happened with the Prophet -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- this child is Abdullah Ibn ‘Amer, he says: “My mother called me once when the Messenger of Allah -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- was in our house, she said: “Hey, come here I will give you something”, then the Messenger -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- commented saying: “what did you want to give him”, She replied “I will give him dates”, then the Messenger -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- said: “If you did not give him anything (upon calling him) it would be recorded on you as a lie.” [Reported by Abu Dawûd 4991 and declared good by Al-Albani] «دعتني أمي يوما ورسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قاعد في بيتنا فقالت ها تعال أعطيك فقال لها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وما أردت أن تعطيه؟ قالت: أعطيه تمرا، فقال لها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أما إنك لو لم تعطيه شيئا كتبت عليك كذبة» رواه أبو داود 4991 وحسنه الألباني So he -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- warns her against lying to the boy or belittle his feelings, even if she calls him to give him something, but she won’t. Also, when the Prophet -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- sees a child that needs to be disciplined then he will deal with them tenderly and kindly without shouting at them or scolding them. Omar Ibn Aby Salamah: “I was a little boy sitting on the Prophet’s -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- lap and my hand is all over the plate, then the Messenger of Allah -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- said to me: “O boy, say ‘Bismillah’ (In the name of Allah), eat with your right hand and eat from what’s in front of you.” [Agreed upon] «كنت في حجر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وكانت يدي تطيش في الصحفة. فقال لي: يا غلام! سم الله، وكل بيمينك، وكل مما يليك» متفقٌ عليه The Prophet -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- tried to raise children through his teachings and conduct on real manhood and sense of honor since an early age. He used to give them ascending doses from these attributes through recurrent and dispersed situation, for instance he would settle Abdullah Ibn Abas and Abdullah Ibn Omar in his gathering with his companions to learn and mature. Abdullah Ibn Omar narrates saying: “We were at the Prophet’s house -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him-, he got out palm pith, the he said: “Among the trees a tree that is like a Muslim (what is it)?” I wanted to say the palm tree, but I was the youngest among them all so I kept quiet. The Prophet -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- said “It is the palm tree”.” [Agreed upon] «كنا عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فأتي بجمار، فقال: إن من الشجرة شجرة، مثلها كمثل المسلم. فأردت أن أقول: هي النخلة، فإذا أنا أصغر القوم، فسكت، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: هي النخلة» رواه البخاري He also taught Abdullah Ibn ‘Abass when he was riding behind him on his mount great meanings through simple words, he prayer and peace of Allah be upon him told him: “O boy, I will teach you some words, Guard Allah (carry out his orders) and he will guard you….etc” Till the end of the Hadith. [Reported by At-Tirmidhi 2516 and authenticated by Al-Albani] «يا غلام، إنّي أعلمك كلماتٍ: احفظ الله يحفظك...» رواه التّرمذي 2516 وصححه الألباني The Prophet -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- went the extra mile when he respected children in a community that doesn’t give children much of attention. One of them would sit on his right, another would be admitted before the elders of people etc….Sahl Ibn Sa’d says: “The Messenger of Allah -prayer and peace of Allah be upon him- had something to drink, so he drank and there was a boy on his right and elders on his left so he asks the Boy “Do you give me permission to give them?” the boy replies, “No, by Allah, I wouldn’t give my share from you to anyone”.” [Agreed upon] «أتأذن لي أن أعطي هؤلاء؟ فقال الغلام: لا. والله! لا أوثر بنصيبي منك أحدًا، فتله في يده» متفق عليه The Prophet - prayer and peace of Allah be upon him respected both matters, the right of the child of permission, and the right of the elders where he asked the boy to disclaim his right for them, but when the child insisted not, he didn’t admonish the kid nor he scolded him, rather he gave him his right. Protecting the child’s familial and social rights: The Messenger prayer and peace of Allah be upon him observed the right of a new born in his known, confirmed and testified on lineage by a declared authentic marriage, while he forbade bearing children from relationships out of wedlock, to protect them from future problems that may arise, moreover, purifying the society from fornication, corruption and mix in lineages. He stressed -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- on the right of the child upon his father to choose for him a mother with a good character, his right upon him to choose a good name that isn’t odd or mocked, his right for natural breast feeding, his right to grow in a balanced environment and relatives surrounding him, his right of being brought up on faithful basics, his right to be guarded against sexual and homosexual violation and being taken advantage of, enslaved and being a subject of trade. Also the Message of Prophet Muhammad -prayers and peace of Allah be upon him- emphasized on the right of the child in inheritance and will, also stressed greatly on the right of an orphan in care and protecting, and his money to be preserved, and the society to protect him, be kind to him, take care of him and to secure fully.
May Allāh ﷻ bestow on everyone the greatest blessing of performing Hajj and 'Umrah very soon, آمين يا رب العالمين
gemsofjannah The whole idea of beauty has been tarnished by media, magazines and their promotion of fake beauty. They have removed the simplicity of beauty, the acceptance of you for who you are. -
Today a simple face will not attract many. A bare face will not be considered beautiful. But in order for that very same person to be considered 'beautiful' she will have to parade around bare figured. - This is society's idea of beauty. And if not, then it is a face plastered in make up. Society isn't sufficed by dressing up occasionally, no, the society we live in requires that you mask yourself everyday. - See this mask is worn, but behind it is a broken female. A female who has been bent by the demands of society, so much so that she has broken in to a hundred pieces. And now she no longer recognises herself without all the make up and glam. She doesn't see herself for who she truly is. All she sees is red lips and extended lashes. Nothing more. She no longer knows herself. She has submitted herself to the whims of society and in the process lost her real self. - Just know one thing. That this beauty which appears on the face, is deteriorating with time. Look at our aged mothers, and ask them why our fathers love them so much. Do they adorn themselves with lipstick and heels? No. But it was their souls which captured hearts. Their loyalty and sacrifice. And that's why they survived decades together. That's why they stuck together, firmly. - Look to a person's character. If it's bitter, no matter how physically beautiful they are, they won't capture every heart. If their character is beautiful, even if they don't live up to society's standards, they will still tug at the hearts of many. - You need to love yourself. Love your bare face. Love your naked eyes. Love your simple smile. Love you. Because people do. Even if your reflection tells you otherwise, you're beautiful. Beautiful in the eyes of many. So when they tell you, believe them. Because they may have fallen in love with your soul, and the beautiful traits of your soul have emerged on to your face. That's beauty. And that's guaranteed because Allah did not error in creating you perfectly for those who love you. |
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