HADITH BY ABU JAMRA FROM SAHIH AL-BUKHARI

Found in: The Book of Knowledge
Narrated: Abu Jamra

I was an interpreter between the people and Ibn 'Abbas. Once ibn 'Abbas said that a delegation of the tribe of 'Abdul Qais came to the Prophet (SAW) who asked them, "Who are the people (i.e. you)? (Or) who are the delegates?"

They replied, "We are from the tribe of Rabi'a."

Then the Prophet (SAW) said to them, "Welcome, O people (or said, "O delegation (of 'Abdul Qais).") Neither will you have disgrace nor will you grieve."

They said, "We have come to you from a distant place and there is the tribe of infidels of Mudar intervening between you and us and we cannot come to you except in the sacred month. So please order us to do something good (religious deeds) and that we may also inform our people whom we have left behind (at home) and that we may enter Paradise (by acting on them.)"

The Prophet (SAW) ordered them to do four things, and forbade them to do four things.

He ordered them to believe in Allah (SWT) Alone, the Honourable and Majestic and said to them, "Do you know what is meant by believing in Allah (SWT) Alone?"

They replied, "Allah (SWT) and his Apostle know better."

Thereupon the Prophet (SAW) said,"That means to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah (SWT) and that Muhammad (SAW) is His Apostle, to offer prayers perfectly, to pay Zakat, to observe fasts during the month of Ramadhan, (and) to pay Al-Khumus (one fifth of the booty to be given in Allah's (SWT) cause)."

Then he forbade them four things, namely Ad-Dubba, Hantam, Muzaffat (and) An-Naqr or Muqaiyar (These were names of pots in which alcoholic drinks used to be prepared).

The Prophet (SAW) further said, "Memorize them (these instructions) and tell them to the people whom you have left behind."

HADITH BY ABU MUSA FROM SAHIH AL-BUKHARI

Found in: The Book of Knowledge
Narrated: Abu Musa

The Prophet (SAW) said, "The example of guidance and knowledge with which Allah (SWT) has sent me is like abundant rain falling on earth, some of which was fertile soil that absorbed rain water and brought forth vegetation and grass in abundance, (And) another portion of it was hard and held the rain water and Allah (SWT) benefited the people with it and they utilized it for drinking, making their animals drink from it and for irrigation of the land for cultivation. (And) a portion of it was barren which could neither hold the water nor bring forth vegetation (then that land did not give any benefits).

The first is the example of the person who comprehends Allah's (SWT) religion and gets benefit (from the knowledge) which Allah (SWT) has revealed through me (the Prophet) and learns and then teaches others.

The last example is that of a person who does not care for it and does not take Allah's (SWT) guidance revealed through me (He is like that barren land). 

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SELECTION OF HADITHS

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

"In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful."

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

"May peace and blessings of Allah be upon you."

Hadith means news or information. It refers to the sayings and doings of Prophet Muhammad pbuh and actions done with his approval. The hadiths that I am sharing are those that I learned from school, I hope you benefit from them as it did with me.

DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS

JIHAD

"The most excellent man is the one who works hard in the way of Allah with his life and property."

Bukhari

"The best Jihad is to speak the truth before a tyrant ruler"

Bukhari

IMAN, ISLAM AND IHSAN

"Faith is that you believe in Allah (Tawhid) and His angels and His messengers (Risalah) and in the life after death (Akhirah). 

Islam is that you worship Allah and not associate anyone with Him, keep up Salah (prayer), pay Zakah, and observe Sawm (fasting) in Ramadhan.

Ihsan is that you worship Allah as if you see Him and if you do not see Him, surely He sees you."

Bukhari

LOVE OF THE PROPHET PBUH

"None of you have faith unless I am dearer to him than his father, and his son and all mankind."

Bukhari

SALAH AND TAHARAH

"The key to Paradise is Salah and the key to Salah is Taharah (purification)."

Mishkat

PARENTS

"A man asked the Prophet, "O messenger of Allah! Who deserves the best care from me? The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man asked, "Who then?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man asked once again, "Who then?" Then Prophet said, "Your mother."

Bukhari

"Paradise lies at the feet of your mother."

Nasa'i

"A father's pleasure is Allah's pleasure, a father's displeasure is Allah's displeasure."

Tirmidhi

WIFE

"The most perfect of the believers is the best of you in character, and the best of you are those among you who are best to their wives."

Tirmidhi

CHILDREN

"He is not of us who has a compassion for our little ones and does not honor our old ones."

Tirmidhi

"No father can give his child anything better than good manners."

Tirmidhi

"Be careful of your duty to Allah and be fair and just to your children."

Bukhari

"Whoever properly brings up two daughters until they reach maturity, that man and myself (the Prophet) will be as close in paradise as two adjacent fingers."

Muslim

GUESTS

"He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should honor his guest."

Bukhari

NEIGHBOURS

"By Allah, he has no faith (the Prophet repeated it three times) whose neighbors are not safe from his wickedness."

Bukhari

"He is not a believer who eats his fill while his neighbor remains hungry by his side."

Baihaqi

"Jibra'il has been recommending good treatment towards the neighbors so much that I thought he would give him the right to inherit."

Bukhari

ORPHAN

"The best house among the Muslims is the house in which an orphan is well treated and the worst house among the Muslims is the house in which an orphan is badly treated."

Ibn Majah

THE NEEDY

"One who tries to help the widow and the poor is like a warrior in the way of Allah."

Bukhari

والله أعلم

"Allah knows best."

DAILY QUOTES

DUA FOR TRAVELLING ON A VEHICLE

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ 

"In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful." 

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

 "May peace and blessings of Allah be upon you."  

Alhamdulilah, I am leaving tomorrow to Kuala Lumpur for a few hours and I thought this would be the perfect time to share a dua to ask Allah S.W.T to protect us during our journey. The dua should be recited before driving your car, before taking-off of a plane or riding train and etc.

I hope this benefits you.

 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismillahirrahmanirahim

Subhanal-lathee sakh-kharalana hathaa wa ma kunna lahu muqrineen. Wa 'inna 'ilaa rabbanaa lamunqaliboon.

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FAVORITE ISLAMIC/MUSLIM APPS ON IPHONE

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ 

"In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful." 

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

 "May peace and blessings of Allah be upon you." 

Here are my three favorite Muslim apps for iPhone. I think these apps are enough for me and I'll tell you why I love them so much.

1. Muslim Pro
This app is everything. It has a:
- Qiblah finder
- prayer time which automatically adjusts the time of prayer according to where you are in the world
- mosque finder
- halal restaurant finder
- collection of Duas
- tasbih
- zakat calculator
- digital Quran (with free 10 mins audio, full recitation if you pay for premium)

I got the premium for about USD 7 just because I love this app so much.

2. Athan
Almost like the Muslim Pro, it has a:
- Qiblah finder
- mosque finder (but only 50 mile radius)
but that's it. The reason why I downloaded the app is because it has a prayer log and you can review your prayer activity/habit.

3. Ramadan Legacy
Think KPI (Key Performance Indicator). This app logs:
- Tarawikh prayers
- your five daily prayers
- read juz
- days fasted (great for women to remind how many days we've missed when that time of the month drops by)
- goals (for example, this Ramadan, you want to read a story of a Prophet)
and it has a live news feed of other Ramadan Legacy users which motivates you to become a better
Muslim.

Now I'm just waiting for Ramadan Legacy 2016.

I hope you find this beneficial.

Much love,
Naqiyah.

والله أعلم

"Allah knows best."

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DU'A BETWEEN TWO SUJUD (PROSTRATIONS)

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

"In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful."

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

"May peace and blessings of Allah be upon you." 

  

In between the first and second sujud (prostrations), I sit and recite this doa:

 رب ﺍﻏﻔﺮ ﻟِﻲ ﻭَﺍﺭﺣﻤﻨﹺﻲ ﻭَﺍﺟُْبرﻧﹺﻲ وارفعني ﻭَﺍﺭﺯﻗﹾﻨﹺﻲ ﻭَﺍﻫْﺪِﻧﹺﻲ وعافني واعف عني

Rabbighfirli warhamni wajburni warfa'kni warzuqni wahdini wa'afini wa'kfu 'anni
 
"O my Lord forgive me,
bless me with Your Mercy,
fulfill my needs,
elevate my status, 
give me sustenance,
give me guidance,
bless me and forgive me."

والله أعلم

"Allah knows best."

ALHAMDULILAH

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

"In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful."

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

"May peace and blessings of Allah be upon you." 

I'd like to briefly talk about gratitude. Alhamdulilah, there are so many things to be thankful for. Take a moment and realize the countless things Allah s.w.t has given you without you asking for it. Don't wait for some things to go wrong in your life for you to be thankful for the many things that are going right.

WUDU' (ABLUTION)

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

"In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful."

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

"May peace and blessings of Allah be upon you."

Wudu' (ablution) is a ritual ablution, cleansing certain limbs of the body from minor impurities using pure water. Wudu' is always a recommended act in Islamic rituals but it becomes obligatory in certain circumstances. For instance, it is obligatory before establishing the salat (prayers).

"O ye who believe! When ye rise up for prayer, wash your faces, and your hands up to the elbows, and lightly rub your heads and (wash) your feet up to the ankles."

(Al Qur'an 5:6)

PERFORMING WUDU'

There are six fard or basic elements of wudu' and if any of these elements is missed, the wudu' becomes batil (void) and invalid. These elements are:

1. Reciting the niyyah or intentions for wudu'

 نَوَيْتُ رَفْعِ الْحَدَثِ اْلاَصْغَرِ ِللهِ تَعَالَ

Nawaitu raf'al hadathil asgari lilahi taala
"I cleanse myself from minor impurities for Allah, the Most High."

2. Wash the face. The face is what is between the forehead and chin, ear to ear.

3. Wash both arms up to the elbows.

4. Wiping part of the head (from the crown of the head to the hair-line. Wiping of the head can be performed on any part of the quarter of the head which is over the fore-head. The act of wiping can be done with one finger only, but it is recommended to use three fingers together. The water must reach the root of the hair).

5. Wash the feet up to the ankle.

6. Follow the above order. 

CONDITIONS OF WUDU'

1. Muslim

2. Mumayyiz (able to perceive between good and bad)

3. Clean from major impurities

4. Using water that is pure and unmixed (mutlaq).

5. The organs of wudu must be exposed, in other words, there should be nothing on them which might prevent the water from reaching the skin.

SUNNAH OF WUDU'

1. Start by silently saying:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Bismillāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm

"In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful."

2. Washing both hands up to the wrist.

3. Rinsing the mouth.

4. Cleansing the nostrils by sniffing the water and blowing it out.

5. Begin washing the right limbs firsts.

6. Rub the while head with water or with wet hands.

7. With thumbs and fingers, rub both ears.

8. Wash all the limbs with wudu' three times.

9. Rub between fingers of the hands and feet.

10. After completion, saying the kalimah shahadah:

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَاإِلَــــهَ إِلَّا اللهُ ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُوْلُ اللهِ 

Ashhadu alla ilaha illalah, wa ashadu anna muhammadar-rasulullah

"I testify that there is no god but God, and I testify that Muhammad is God’s Messenger." 

ANNULMENT OF WUDU'

1. Discharge of urine (and semen).

2. Stool.

3. Farting.

4. Menstruation and post-natal bleeding.

5. Sleeping.

6. Drunkenness from alcohol or drugs.

7. Unconsciousness.

8. Madness or insanity.

DUA AFTER WUDU'

اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لآّاِلَهَ اِلاَّاللهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَشَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَاَشْهَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًاعَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ. اَللهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِىْ مِنَ التَّوَّابِيْنَ وَاجْعَلْنِىْ مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِيْنَ

Ashhadu alla ilaha illallahu wahdahu lasyarikalah, wa asshadu anna muhammadan 'abduhu warasuluh. Allahumaaj'alni minat tauwabina waj'alni minal mutatahhirin waj'alni min'ibadijas-solihin.

"I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, He is One and has no associate. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. O Allah, join me with those who repent of their sins again and again, and join me with those who keep themselves neat and clean at all times, and join me with those who are abiding."

والله أعلم

"Allah knows best."

PATIENCE IN ISLAM

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
Hello darlings

There will be days when your patience is tested. Islam teaches Muslims to be patient and to be at their best behaviors at all times. Anger, I've learned, is a waste of time and emotional energy. The Quran constantly reminds us that Allah (swt) wants us to be patient and that the rewards are immense:

"And obey Allah and His Messenger; and fall into no disputes, lest you lose heart and your power depart; and be patient and persevering: for Allah is with those who patiently persevere."

(Quran 8:46) 

"And Allah loves those who are firm and steadfast."
(Quran 3:146)

"And because they were patient and constant, He will reward them with a Garden and (garments of) silk."

(Quran 76:12)

"Those who persevere will truly receive a reward without measure."
(Quran 39:10)


And here are ways to calm you down according to the Sunna:

1. Since anger comes from Syaitan, you should seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Syaitan. Say:

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

A’uzu billahi minash Shayta-nir-rajim
"I seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, the accursed one"

2. If you are standing up, sit. And if you're sitting down, stand.

3. A person should remain silent.

4. Peform Wudhu (Ablution).

5. Perform Ghusl

والله أعلم