LIFESTYLE OF A MUSLIMAH

MARRIAGE IN ISLAM By: Dr. Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi                          ﷽ Marriage is a blessed contract between a man and a woman, in which each becomes "permitted" to the other, and they begin the long journey of life in a spirit of love, co-operation, harmony and tolerance, where each feels at ease with the other, and finds tranquillity, contentment and comfort in the company of the other. The Quran has described this relationship between men and women, which brings love, harmony, trust and compassion, in the most moving and eloquent terms: “And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your [hearts] . . .” [Quran 30:21] This is the strongest of bonds, in which Allaah unites the two Muslim partners, who come together on the basis of love, understanding, co-operation and mutual advice, and ...

This is a very important message for wives, fiancees, daughters, mothers and for all women.      The Prophet (saw) said: "O Ali, on the night of my ascension (Miraj)I saw women of my ummah who were being severely punished that I became concerned for them and started cyring. 1)I saw a woman who had been hung by her breast. 2) I saw a second woman who was eating her own flesh and fire raged below her. 3)A third woman was hanging by her tongue and boiling water was being poured down her throat. 4)A fourth was bent over, her hands and feet were tied together,and snakes and scorpions were crawling all overher 5)A fifth was deaf, dumb, and blind, enclosed in a cage of fire her brain oozing out of the holes in her skull. Her body fell appart due to leprosy. 6)Another was hung by her feet, inside and over. 7)Yet another woman's body was being shredded to pieces by scissors made of fire. 8)One woman had a head of a pig and a body of a donkey and was given several punish...

Praying for enemies in Islam By Abu Amina Elias In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful It was the practice of the Prophet ﷺ to supplicate and pray to Allah to guide his enemies of Islam and to benefit them in the Hereafter. Islam teaches us to love for others what we love for ourselves. Each one of us wants to be guided and, therefore, we should ask Allah to guide others even if they are unbelievers, sinners, or oppressors. Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, tell the story of a prophet who was beaten by his people and he wiped the blood from his face, saying: رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ My Lord, forgive my people for they do not know. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6530, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi In another narration, the Prophet ﷺ himself said this prayer after being attacked and harmed during the battle of Uhud: اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لا يَعْلَمُونَ O Allah, forg...

*The SHORTEST BUT POWERFUL PRAYER** Assalamu Alykum Warahmathullahi Wabarakathuhu To All.. Al-Abbas (R.A.), the uncle of the Prophet (ﷺ), came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: “Ya Rasulullah, teach me a du'a.” The Prophet ( ﷺ) said: “O my uncle, say: Allahumma inni as'aluka al-afiyah (O Allah, I ask you for afiyah).” Now what is Afiyah? Afiyah means - “to save me from any afflictions. To be healthy, you are in afiyah. To have enough money, you are in afiyah. To live, you are in afiyah. To have your children protected, you are in afiyah. And if you are forgiven and not punished, you are in afiyah." So basically Afiyah means: “O Allah, protect me from any pain and suffering.” This includes both dunya and akhirah. Al-Abbas (R.A.) thought about this for a while, and then he came back after a few days and said (paraphrased): “Ya Rasulullah, this du'a seems a little short. I want something big.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “My dear uncle, ask Allah f...

FRIDAY DO'S & DONTS "Whoever neglects 3 jumu'ahs in a row, (out of negligence) Allah will place a seal on his heart"   •[At-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood ] ♳The Prophetﷺsaid; When it's Friday, Angels stand at the gate of Every Mosque & record people in order of their Arrival.When the Imaam sits on the pulpit,( to deliver khutba) they (Angels fold up their sheets ) He who COMES EARLY is like one who offers a SHE -CAMEL as sacrifice, The next like one who  offers a COW ,The Next a RAM,Next a HEN, Next an EGG!  •[Reported  Abu Hurairah ]  ♴.FRIDAY [Qur'an 62:9] 'O you who believe!When(Adhaan)is called for Jumu'ah , come to the remembrance of Allah & leave business& every other thing) That's better for you if you only knew! ♵.The Prophetﷺsaid: "If you say:'BE QUIET', While the Imaam is delivering Khutba, you have committed Laghn (spoken in vain)"       •[Sunan Abu Dawud,] ♶. The Prophetﷺ said: The CLOSEST o...

One night Muhammad ibn al Munkadir was crying so violently that his family got extremely worried and called the great scholar Abu Hazim to calm him down. Abu Hazim RA asked him 'my brother what has made you cry so much, and you have made your family worry about you?' Muhammad RA replied 'I read an ayah in the book of Allah and it brought me to these tears' he was then asked what the ayah was. Muhammad responded, 'it is the statement in which Allah SWT says "And there will appear to them from Allah, that which they had not taken in to account.'' Upon hearing this ayah, Abu Hazim became so emotional that even he started crying. Wallahi when i JUST read this my eye began to swell as well despite my dark heart. Because the frightening thought of standing before Allah swt on the day of judgment thinking I have done da'wah, and prayed and read Qur'an that there will be no major sins on my scale on the day of judgment, .....and then suddenly sin...

  Actions are judged by intentions It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah), so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration (hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated." [Bukhari and Muslim]   عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَبِي حَفْصٍ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: " إنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ لِدُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوْ امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إلَيْهِ".  رَوَاهُ ...

Fulfilling The Rights of Fellow muslims. I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "The rights of a Muslim on the Muslims are five: to respond to the salaam, visiting the sick, to follow the funeral processions, to accept an invitation, and to reply to those who sneeze. Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 1240 In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 4 USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 332

 Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:   The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Night prayer is offered as two rak`at followed by two rak`at and so on, and if you want to finish it, pray only one rak`a which will be witr for all the previous rak`at." Al-Qasim said, "Since we attained the age of puberty we have seen some people offering a three-rak`at prayer as witr and all that is permissible. I hope there will be no harm in it."  "‏ صَلاَةُ اللَّيْلِ مَثْنَى مَثْنَى، فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ فَارْكَعْ رَكْعَةً تُوتِرُ لَكَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ ‏"

WHo ARE Real FRIENDS?  Oxford Dictionary defines Friend as:  1 A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations:  (used as a polite form of address or in ironic reference) an acquaintance or a stranger one comes across:  ‘my friends, let me introduce myself’ ( one's friends)  archaic  One's close relatives. A person who supports a cause, organization, or country by giving financial or other help; A person who is not an enemy or opponent; an ally.   A familiar or helpful thing.   A contact on a social networking website. It is very important for every Muslim and humanity at large to make sure that his choice of friends and the company he keeps is correct. Over the years, It has been proven through experience that habits and behaviour of friends and associates slowly manifest in an individual. Without realizing, a person begins to adopt the style and behaviour of his frien...

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah PBUH said, "He who recites in the morning and in the evening the statement; 'Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi (Allah is free from imperfection and I begin with praising Him)' hundred times, will not be surpassed on the Day of Resurrection by anyone with better deeds than one who utters the same words or utters more words." [Muslim].

    Today is another blessed day of the week,the day Muslims over the world always look forward to because of the blessings and barakah attached to it. The day of the week which our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) emphasized on the most which is Friday (Yaomul Juma'ah). There are many rulings from the Hadith on what to do to earn reward on this day and also numerous benefits attached to it.    "Whoever reads Syrah al Kahf on the day of Juma'ah will have a light shine upon him from one. Friday to the next." (Al-Bayhaqi).   Narrated Abu Sa'id Al Khudri: Allah's Messenger PBUH said, "The taking of a bath on Friday is compulsory for every male who has attained the age of puberty, and also the cleaning of his teeth with Siwak and the using of perfume if it is available". (Hadith Sahih al-Bukhari).   Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger PBUH said, "Any person who takes a bath on Friday like the bath of Janaba and then goes for the prayer ...