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...

Prophet's Guidance on curing Fear and Insomnia روى الترمذىُّ في ‏(‏جامعه‏)‏ عن بُريدةَ قال ‏:‏ شكى خالدٌ إلى النبىِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فقال ‏:‏ يا رسول الله ؛ ما أنام الليل مِن الأرَقِ ، فقال النبىُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏إذا أوَيْتَ إلى فِرَاشِكَ فَقُلْ ‏:‏ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَواتِ السَّـبْع وَمَا أظَلَّتْ ، ورَبَّ الأرَضِينَ ، وَمَا أَقَلَّتْ ، وربَّ الشَّيَاطينِ وما أضَلَّتْ ، كُنْ لَى جاراً مِنْ شَرِّ خَلْقِكَ كُلِّهِمْ جميعاً أنْ يَفْرُطَ علىَّ أحدٌ مِنْهُمْ ، أَوْ يَبْغىَ عَلَىَّ ، عَزَّ جَارُك ، وجَلَّ ثَنَـاؤُكَ ، ولا إلهَ غَيْرُك‏ Tirmizi narrated in his Sunan that Khalid once complained to Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam that he does not sleep well at night, our beloved Prophet said : "When you go to the bed, say, O Allah ! The Lord of seven heavens & whatever is under them, the Lord of the earths & whatever they carry, Lord of the devils & whoever they misguide, Be my Supporter against the evil of all of Your creations, Pr...

      Why do we recite Surah Al Kahf every Friday❓ Its been a weekly routine for us to recite Surah Kahf every Friday, right? and we do it in most of the Fridays.

Now, have you ever wondered why Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) asked us to recite Surah Kahf every Friday?

Or is there any prefence for this surah over the rest 113 surahs? What's the benefit of reciting this weekly?

*Lets check it out- First of all, in this Surah Allah gives to us 4 different, but INTERESTING stories!

Lets explore each along with the lessons we get from each of them....

  1."The people of the cave"*

It’s the story of young men who lived in a disbelieving town, so they decide to migrate for the sake of Allah and run away. Allah rewards them with mercy in the cave and protection from the elements of nature.
    The lesson of this story is the 'Trial of Faith'  2. "The owner of two gardens."*

A story of a man whom Allah blessed with two beautiful gardens, but the man f...

  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 ‏"

Surah 57,Al-Hadid vs 16:  "۞ أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَن تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا يَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ  ﴿١٦ "Alam yani lillatheena amanoo an takhshaAAa quloobuhum lithikri Allahi wama nazala mina alhaqqi wala yakoonoo kaallatheena ootoo alkitaba min qablu fatala AAalayhimu alamadu faqasat quloobuhum wakatheerun minhum fasiqoona"    "Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened; and many of them are defiantly disobedient."

    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 ...