SURAH AN-NABA-QURAN
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Monday, August 28, 2023
YOUR LOYALTY TO ALLAH
A man woke up early in order to have his morning prayer (Subh). He got dressed, set on his way to Allah's house.
On his way to the MASJID, the man fell and his clothes got dirty.. He got up, brushed himself up, and headed home.
At home, he changed his clothes, and was, again, on his way to the MASJID.
On his way to the MASJID, he fell again at the same spot! He, again, got up, brushed himself off and headed home.
At home he, once again, changed his clothes and was on his way to Allah's house.
On his way to the MASJID, he met a man holding a lamp. He asked the man of his identity and the man replied 'I saw you fall twice on your way to the MASJID, so I brought a lamp so I can light your way.
The first man thanked him profusely and the two went on their way to the MASJID.
Once at the MASJID, the first man asked the man with the lamp to come in and offer SALAAH with him.
The second man refused.
The first man asked him a couple more times and, again, the answer was the same.
The first man asked him why he did not wish to come in and pray.
The man replied, 'I am Satan'. The man was shocked at this reply. Satan went on to explain, 'I saw you on your way to the MASJID and it was I who made you fall. When you went home, cleaned yourself and went back on your way to the MASJID, Allah ( s.w.t) forgave all of your sins.
I made you fall a second time, and even that did not encourage you to stay home, but rather, you went back on your way to MASJID. Because of that, Allah (s.w.t) forgave all the sins of the people of your household.
I was afraid if I made you fall one more time, then Allah (s.w.t )will forgive the sins of the whole nation (world)so I made sure that you reached the MASJID safely.'
Do not put off the good you intended to do as you never know how much reward you might receive from the hardships you encounter while trying to achieve that good.
For your righteousness can save your family and nation at large.
Do this and see the victory of the Allah ( s.w.t )
Praise be to Allah ( s.w.t) in the highest.
🔲When you Carry the Quran. Shaitan gets a Headache.
🔲When you Open it, he Collapses.
🔲When he Sees you Reading it, he Faints.
🔲 When he Sees you are living what you read,
he Flees.
And
🔲 when you are about to Forward this Message, he will try to Discourage you...
I Defeated him,
WILL YOU?
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Du’a for Healing and Good Health-VIDEO
“Allaahumma Rabban-naas, adhhibil-ba’s, washfi antash-Shaafi laa shifaa’a illaa shifaa’uka shifaa’an laa yughaadiru saqaman”
“O Allaah, Lord of mankind, do away with my suffering. Heal (me) as You are the only Healer and there is no cure except that of Yours, it is that which leaves no ailment behind”
(Al Bukhari (with Al-Fath 10/206) and Muslim 4/1721)
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Saturday, August 13, 2022
How to quit bad habits for Allah to accetp our prayers & change our lives for better!
Surely feeling as though our sins are heavy and a burden upon us is a sign of Imaan (faith). It is also true that it can be an easy way out for us to always put the blame on Shaythan for all of our wrong doings. However Allah tells us that Shaytaan will disown his followers on the Day of Resurrection. He says: ‘And Shaytaan (Satan) will say when the matter has been decided: “Verily, Allah promised you a promise of truth. And I too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you, and you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help me. I deny your former act in associating me (Satan) as a partner with Allah (by obeying me in the life of the world). Verily, there is a painful torment for the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers).” (Ibraheem 14:22)
Therefore it is us who make the choices and decisions to go down whichever path we chose to take throughout our lives. Shaythan can only whisper and suggest to us but it is we who have the power and choice whether to accept it or not. That is why Allah created us as beings with free will. He wants to see which of us chooses to obey him and strive against ourselves regardless of the whispers and desires to go towards bad habits and the wrong path in life: “Verily, the (human) self is inclined to evil, except when my Lord bestows His Mercy (upon whom He wills). Verily, my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Qur'an: 12: 53)
The Prophet (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The struggler is the one who strives against his soul/self in obedience to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." (At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)
Sufyan ath-Thawri (Ra) said: "I never dealt with anything stronger against me than my own soul/self; it was one time with me, and one time against me."
Yahya ibn Mu' adh ar-Razi (Ra) said: "Fight against your soul/self with the four swords of training: eat little, sleep little, speak little, and be patient when people harm you... Then the soul/self will walk the paths of obedience, like a fleeing horseman in the field of battle."
The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said“...The mujahid (one who exerts effort for Allah) is the one who strives with himself regarding obedience to Allah...” (Sunan At-Tirmidhi)
The Prophet (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) also said: "There are two impulses in the soul, one from an angel which calls towards good and confirms truth; whoever finds this let him know it is from Allah and praise Him. Another impulse comes from the enemy which leads to doubt and denies truth and forbids good; whoever finds this, let him seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil." Then he recited the verse: "Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to fahshah (immorality)." [Al-Qur'an 2:268] (At-Tirmidhi: hasan; Nasa'i)
However we must also know that we are created as weak: Allah says: "Allah intends to make things easy on you. And man has been created weak. (Qur'an 4:28)
The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), said: "None of you should say: My soul has become wicked. Rather, let him say: My soul has faulted." (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5825)
All of us will sin at some point, but that is no reason to lose hope. Every sin can be forgiven by sincere repentance and making amends with those whom we wronged in the world.
The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: "The All of the children of Adam are sinners, and the best sinners are those who repent." (Tirmidhī 2499)
Allah created us flawed, weak, and sinful as part of our test here on earth. It is part of our nature to sin, just as it is part of our nature to act right. If we were sinless like the angels, Allah would replace us with sinners whom He would forgive.
The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: "By Him in whose hand is my soul, if you did not sin, Allah would replace you with people who would sin and they would seek forgiveness from Allah and He would forgive them." (Muslim 2749)
We are created by our very nature as weak so that whenever we fault then we can constantly turn back towards Allah in sincere repentance. The best of sinners are those that constantly repent. So we must constantly and consistently turn back towards Allah in repentance and meekness asking for his help throughout our lives until our last breathe:{Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves.} [Quran 2: 222]
{Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is The Forgiving, The Merciful."} [Quran 39: 53]
However our enemy shaythan wants us to give up and become disillusioned, so that we settle into this lifestyle of bad habits and neglecting our duties unto Allah. Therefore we must never give up striving against ourselves and against the whispers of shaythan. Allah has said that in reality the power of shaythan is weak. He has given us the power to choose whatever path we go down and to change and become the best version of ourselves. So w need to keep struggling against ourselves until our last breathe:... Surely the plotting of Ash-Shaytan has (always) been weak. (Qur'an: 4.76)
During Ramadan for example, the influence of shaythan is certainly weakened, but our Nafs (ego/desires) still continues to try and pull us towards the wrong direction. It can only do this if we are already in the habit of doing particular bad deeds and being neglectful towards our obligations unto Allah as we've become accustomed to in our daily lives. The Nafs is a bit like an immature child. It constantly wants what is easy for us, which is essentially constant dopamine hits. Hence why things like social media are so addictive as it has been created for us to constantly get that dopamine hit as is the case with many other addictions like sugar, nicotine, caffeine and porn. So It wants for us to keep doing what is easy and it does not like change. However we must be aware that Jahannam is surrounded by doing that which is easy:
The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), said, “Paradise is surrounded by adversity, and Hellfire is surrounded by lusts.” (Muslim 2823)
Everyone of us can certainly make any positive change and break habits and rewire our brains towards doing that which our Nafs does not want us to do. But in order to do that we need to "push through" the initial period of trying to make change and giving up bad habits. Making changes and giving up bad habits is certainly not easy. If it was then anyone and everyone could do it at anytime. But surely that is the purpose of the test of our life. To gain everlasting bliss in Jannah was never meant to be so easy. But in reality we only need to put in a little to receive far more than we can ever imagine in the Hereafter.
So must constantly strive against our Nafs and the whispers of shaythan which are constantly working against us. However Allah has given us the power to be able to make our own free choices to be able to make any changes we want to throughout our lives as well as give up any bad habit and make the necessary changes to our conditions. But it will require much effort and patient perseverance.
Ibn Qayyim (Ra) stated: "One only finds difficulty in quitting bad habits when he leaves them for other than Allah. As for the one who quits them truthfully and sincerely from his heart for Allah, then he only finds difficulty in quitting at the very beginning, to ascertain whether he is truthful or lying about stopping. So if he is patient with that hardship for a little while, it will turn into delight. He also stated: Ward off passing thoughts, for if you do not, they will become ideas. Ward off ideas, for if you do not, they will become desires. Fight the desires, for if you do not, they will become resolve and determination. And if you do not ward them off, they will become actions. If you do not resist them with its opposite, they will become habits. And it will be difficult for you to get rid of them."
The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allah Almighty but that Allah will replace it with something better.” (Aḥmad 22565)
We must always be aware that we are not alone in our daily struggles. Everyone of us is going through a unique set of trials, hardships and bad habits that are holding us back from becoming the best version of ourselves. No matter how "pious" or "religious" anyone looks or comes across, then know that everyone of us has their flaws, bad habits and "demons" to deal with.
The steps to quitting bad habits and making changes:
So the first step for us to be able to make changes and break bad habits is for us to reflect on why we are inclined and going towards such bad habits in the first place? What is it that we are running from? why is this fear making us run away from reality? Surely bad habits can be a "crutch" that we turn towards whenever we are wanting to block out reality. For many of us these issues can stem from experiences in childhood and whilst growing up or trauma related. Therefore for many of us with more serious issues may require therapy/counselling in order to get to the root cause of the problem/s. There is absolutely no shame in asking for help. It is only the ego that wants us to be in denial so we prevent ourselves from making the necessary changes. So after much reflection and trying to get to the root cause of why we behave as we do, then if we deem it helpful for us to overcome our issues then we should seek the help of a good reputable Muslim therapist/counsellor. Much of the time it can be difficult to get to the root causes on our own and this is where a professional can be of great help.
After reflection on why we are inclined towards certain bad habits and being neglectful then we must make a firm resolve and intention that we will make changes and give up the particular bad habit/s for the sake of Allah. That we will never go back to it. That we are not that person anymore who does those things. If we only partly want to change then it will be very difficult for us to make changes. Therefore we must be committed to making the necessary changes. Being firm in our resolve and doing it solely for Allah will enable us to be able to push through the difficult initial period of change and rewiring our brain to give up the bad habit/s. We must also ask of Allah sincerely to help us make the necessary changes. After that we must identify the triggers. What triggers us to do such things? Why are we so neglectful of our obligations unto Allah? It really helps to write it down. Every person will have a unique set of triggers but they can also generally be the same sort of things that trigger most of us to do such bad habits.
So in order to break these habits and make the necessary changes then we must develop a strategy of how we will go about making the change and breaking the bad habit. We must learn from our past experiences. What worked for us and what didn't. It is inevitable that everyone of us will fall back into certain habits. However we must continue to push through regardless and get ourselves back up again and re-adapt our strategy. It also helps to keep ourselves constantly busy with doing good habits so that we don't get bored and go back to our bad habits again. We need to replace the bad habit with a equivalent good one. Replacing habits is also a very good and effective strategy.
So after making a firm resolve and intention to change for the sake of Allah and identifying the triggers and developing the strategy, then we must push through the difficult initial period of making changes and breaking bad habits. Our Nafs will want us to go back to those habits as it is what we were accustomed to. But we must ignore our Nafs. At first it will be hard but if we continue to push through the first week then it will get much easier after that. However we need to always be aware of the triggers and ensure we keep away from them as much as possible for at least the first couple of weeks until we become stronger. So we must be consistent and push through no matter what. Write down the reasons why you want to give up that bad habit and make a change. Then every time you get weak then go back to that list and keep referring to it. It will help to align our thoughts on the right direction.
Pushing through the difficult periods of change requires a lot of patience in terms of patiently persevering through the struggles both physically and mentally. Change was never meant to be easy. If it was then we wouldn't be able to taste the sweetness of it once we've made the change.
We must develop Taqwa (fearful awareness of Allah as that will enable us to always be aware of Allah around us so that we think before we make any choice. Regularly fasting and praying Tahajjud also helps to develop this awareness. Please refer to the following thread:
10 Steps to Gaining Taqwa (Fearful awareness of Allah)
“Indeed, Allah is with those who are patient.” (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:153)
Ibn Jawzi (Ra) said: "My son, do not let your past carelessness make you lose hope of achieving good. For many people have come back to wakefulness after a long sleep"
Allah knows that we are truly trying and making effort to change and quit bad habits. He is there for us and is close to those of us who patiently persevere through trials, struggles, hardships and our Nafs. Even if we keep failing then as long as we keep turning back towards him then he will forgive us. He is wanting us to change for the better and to get closer to him So we must seek patient perseverance through prayers and get closer to him through the recitation and reflection of the Qur'an and in his constant remembrance and glorification. However it is us who are holding ourselves back. So we must never blame him as that is what our enemy shaythan wants as he wants to break our relationship with Allah. He wants us to become disillusioned and to lose hope in the mercy of Allah. But we must never allow that to happen:
Ibn al Qayyum (Ra) said: "Sadness weakens the heart, diminishes confidence and harms will power, and there is nothing more beloved to shaythan than the sadness of the believer. So for this reason rejoice and be optimistic, think well of Allah, trust that which is with Allah and rely only on him, and you will find happiness and contentment."
So we must keep trying, striving and making effort and never give up. We must keep pushing through the struggles throughout our daily lives with patience and perseverance. If we fall then we must keep getting back up and learning from our mistakes. We must also constantly repent as Allah loves those who repent constantly. We must also be most thankful and grateful of the blessings of Allah as he keeps giving us chance after chance regardless of the magnitude and quantity of the sins we keep committing on a daily basis. This is because he loves to forgive. His mercy far outweighs his forgiveness:
The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “When Allah completed the creation, He wrote in His book with Him upon the Throne: Verily, My mercy prevails over My wrath.” (Bukhārī 3194, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2751)
So we must make the best of these blessed days and nights to truly reflect on ourselves and our condition. We must internalise the changes we need to make and then push through the difficult period of change with patient perseverance. Everyone of us is more than capable of making whatever positive life changes we choose to. It is especially easier during this blessed month which is a true gift and mercy of Allah upon the believers. We can become like we were newly born with an entire lifetime of our sins forgiven:
The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) would say, “Whoever stands in prayer during Ramadan due to faith and seeking reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.” (Bukhārī,Muslim)
May Allah strengthen us to be able to strive against our nafs and the whsipers of shaythan and may he enable us to make the necessary changes to ourselves and forgive us for all our sins and enable us to become closer to him. Ameen.
Monday, April 18, 2022
O Children of Adam! Do not let Satan seduce you, as he drove your parents out of the Garden.
Quran 7 to 39
2. A Scripture was revealed to you, so let there be no anxiety in your heart because of it. You are to warn with it—and a reminder for the believers.
3. Follow what is revealed to you from your Lord, and do not follow other masters beside Him. Little you recollect.
4. How many a town have We destroyed? Our might came upon them by night, or while they were napping.
5. When Our might came upon them, their only cry was, “We were indeed wrongdoers.”
6. We will question those to whom messengers were sent, and We will question the messengers.
7. We will narrate to them with knowledge, for We were never absent.
8. The scales on that Day will be just. Those whose weights are heavy—it is they who are the successful.
9. But as for those whose weights are light—it is they who have lost their souls, because they used to mistreat Our revelations.
10. We have established you firmly on earth, and made for you in it livelihood—but rarely do you give thanks.
11. We created you, then We shaped you, then We said to the angels, “Bow down before Adam;” so they bowed down, except for Satan; he was not of those who bowed down.
12. He said, “What prevented you from bowing down when I have commanded you?” He said, “I am better than he; You created me from fire, and You created him from mud.”
13. He said, “Get down from it! It is not for you to act arrogantly in it. Get out! You are one of the lowly!”
14. He said, “Give me respite, until the Day they are resurrected.”
15. He said, “You are of those given respite.”
16. He said, “Because you have lured me, I will waylay them on Your straight path.
17. Then I will come at them from before them, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left; and you will not find most of them appreciative.”
18. He said, “Get out of it, despised and vanquished. Whoever among them follows you—I will fill up Hell with you all.
19. And you, Adam, inhabit the Garden, you and your wife, and eat whatever you wish; but do not approach this tree, lest you become sinners.”
20. But Satan whispered to them, to reveal to them their nakedness, which was invisible to them. He said, “Your Lord has only forbidden you this tree, lest you become angels, or become immortals.”
21. And he swore to them, “I am a sincere advisor to you.”
22. So he lured them with deceit. And when they tasted the tree, their nakedness became evident to them, and they began covering themselves with the leaves of the Garden. And their Lord called out to them, “Did I not forbid you from this tree, and say to you that Satan is a sworn enemy to you?”
23. They said, “Our Lord, we have done wrong to ourselves. Unless You forgive us, and have mercy on us, we will be among the losers.”
24. He said, “Fall, some of you enemies to one another. On earth you will have residence and livelihood for a while.”
25. He said, “In it you will live, and in it you will die, and from it you will be brought out.”
26. O children of Adam! We have provided you with clothing to cover your bodies, and for luxury. But the clothing of piety—that is best. These are some of God’s revelations, so that they may take heed.
27. O Children of Adam! Do not let Satan seduce you, as he drove your parents out of the Garden, stripping them of their garments, to show them their nakedness. He sees you, him and his clan, from where you cannot see them. We have made the devils friends of those who do not believe.
28. And when they commit an indecency, they say, “We found our parents doing this, and God has commanded us to do it.” Say, “God does not command indecencies. Are you attributing to God what you do not know?”
29. Say, “My Lord commands justice, and to stand devoted at every place of worship. So call upon Him, and dedicate your faith to Him alone. Just as He originated you, so you will return.”
30. Some He has guided, and some have deserved misguidance. They have adopted the devils for patrons rather than God, and they assume that they are guided.
31. O Children of Adam! Dress properly at every place of worship, and eat and drink, but do not be excessive. He does not love the excessive.
32. Say, “Who forbade God’s finery which He has produced for His servants, and the delights of livelihood?” Say, “They are for those who believe, in this present world, but exclusively theirs on the Day of Resurrection.” We thus detail the revelations for people who know.
33. Say, “My Lord has forbidden immoralities—both open and secret—and sin, and unjustified aggression, and that you associate with God anything for which He revealed no sanction, and that you say about God what you do not know.”
34. For every nation is an appointed time. When their time has come, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor can they advance it.
35. O Children of Adam! When messengers from among you come to you, relating to you My revelations—whoever practices piety and reforms—upon them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
36. But as for those who reject Our revelations, and are too proud to accept them—these are the inmates of the Fire, where they will remain forever.
37. Who does greater wrong than he who invents lies about God, or denies His revelations? These—their share of the decree will reach them. Until, when Our envoys come to them, to take their souls away, they will say, “Where are they whom you used to pray to besides God?” They will say, “They have abandoned us,” and they will testify against themselves that they were faithless.
38. He will say, “Join the crowds of jinn and humans who have gone into the Fire before you.” Every time a crowd enters, it will curse its sister-crowd. Until, when they are all in it, the last of them will say to the first of them, “Our Lord, these are the ones who misled us, so inflict on them a double punishment in the Fire.” He will say, “Each will have a double, but you do not know.”
39. The first of them will say to the last of them, “You have no advantage over us, so taste the torment for what you used to earn.
Thursday, April 14, 2022
The Jews and the Christians in the Quran 5:13
12. God received a pledge from the Children of Israel, and We raised among them twelve chiefs. God said, “I am with you; if you perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and believe in My messengers and support them, and lend God a loan of righteousness; I will remit your sins, and admit you into Gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever among you disbelieves afterwards has strayed from the right way.”
13. Because of their breaking their pledge, We cursed them, and made their hearts hard. They twist the words out of their context, and they disregarded some of what they were reminded of. You will always witness deceit from them, except for a few of them. But pardon them, and overlook. God loves the doers of good.
14. And from those who say, “We are Christians,” We received their pledge, but they neglected some of what they were reminded of. So We provoked enmity and hatred among them until the Day of Resurrection; God will then inform them of what they used to craft.
15. O People of the Book! Our Messenger has come to you, clarifying for you much of what you kept hidden of the Book, and overlooking much. A light from God has come to you, and a clear Book.
16. God guides with it whoever follows His approval to the ways of peace, and He brings them out of darkness into light, by His permission, and He guides them in a straight path.
17. They disbelieve those who say, “God is the Christ, the son of Mary.” Say, “Who can prevent God, if He willed, from annihilating the Christ son of Mary, and his mother, and everyone on earth?” To God belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and what is between them. He creates whatever He wills, and God has power over everything.
18. The Jews and the Christians say, “We are the children of God, and His beloved.” Say, “Why then does He punish you for your sins?” In fact, you are humans from among those He created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. To God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what lies between them, and to Him is the return.
19. O People of the Book! Our Messenger has come to you, making things clear to you—after a cessation of messengers—so that you cannot say, “No preacher has come to us, and no warner.” In fact, a preacher has come to you, and a warner; and God is Capable of everything.
20. When Moses said to his people, “O my people, remember God’s blessings upon you, when He placed prophets among you, and made you kings, and gave you what He never gave any other people.”
21. “O my people, enter the Holy Land which God has assigned for you, and do not turn back, lest you return as losers.”
22. They said, “O Moses, there are tyrannical people in it; we will not enter it until they leave it. If they leave it, we will be entering.”
23. Two men of those who feared, but whom God had blessed, said, “Go at them by the gate; and when you have entered it, you will prevail. And put your trust in God, if you are believers.”
24. They said, “O Moses, we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are in it. So go ahead, you and your Lord, and fight. We are staying right here.”
25. He said, “My Lord! I have control only over myself and my brother, so separate between us and between the wicked people.”
26. He said, “It is forbidden for them for forty years. They will wander aimlessly in the land. So do not grieve over the defiant people.”
27. And relate to them the true story of Adam's two sons: when they offered an offering, and it was accepted from one of them, but it was not accepted from the other. He Said, “I will kill you.” He Said, “God accepts only from the righteous.”
28. “If you extend your hand to kill me, I will not extend my hand to kill you; for I fear God, Lord of the Worlds.”
29. “I would rather you bear my sin and your sin, and you become among the inmates of the Fire. Such is the reward for the evildoers.”
30. Then His soul prompted him to kill his brother, so he killed him, and became one of the losers.
31. Then God sent a raven digging the ground, to show him how to cover his brother's corpse. He said, “Woe to me! I was unable to be like this raven, and bury my brother's corpse.” So he became full of regrets.
32. Because of that We ordained for the Children of Israel: that whoever kills a person—unless it is for murder or corruption on earth—it is as if he killed the whole of mankind; and whoever saves it, it is as if he saved the whole of mankind. Our messengers came to them with clarifications, but even after that, many of them continue to commit excesses in the land.
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