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Dec

2010

Hadeeth: No 2 An-Nawawi's Forty

posted by muslimah101 on 25th December 2010 - 6 comments

Hadeeth 2: An Explanation of Islaam, Eemaan and Ihsaan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9spz5o6mGo&feature=player_embedded عن عمر رضي الله عنه أيضا ، قال : بينما نحن جلوس عـند رسـول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات يوم اذ طلع علينا رجل شديد بياض الثياب ، شديد سواد الشعر لا يرى عليه أثـر السفر ولا يعـرفه منا احـد. حتى جـلـس إلى النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم فـأسند ركبـتيه إلى ركبتـيه ووضع كفيه على فخذيه، وقـال: " يا محمد أخبرني عن الإسلام ". فقـال رسـول الله صـلى الله عـليه وسـلـم :(الإسـلام أن تـشـهـد أن لا إلـه إلا الله وأن محـمـد رسـول الله وتـقـيـم الصلاة وتـؤتي الـزكاة وتـصوم رمضان وتـحـج البيت إن اسـتـطـعت اليه سبيلا). قال : صدقت. فعجبنا له ، يسأله ويصدقه ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌؟ قال : فأخبرني عن الإيمان . قال : أن تؤمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله واليوم الاخر وتؤمن بالقدر خيره وشره . قال : صدقت .

Dec

2010

Hadeeth: No 1 An-Nawawi's Forty

posted by muslimah101 on 25th December 2010 - 1 comment

Hadeeth 1: Actions are but by Intentions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8H5YZ7h8Fg&feature=player_embedded عن أمـيـر المؤمنـين أبي حـفص عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه ، قال : سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عـليه وسلم يـقـول: ( إنـما الأعـمـال بالنيات وإنـمـا لكـل امـرئ ما نـوى . فمن كـانت هجرته إلى الله ورسولـه فهجرتـه إلى الله ورسـوله ومن كانت هجرته لـدنيا يصـيبها أو امرأة ينكحها فهجرته إلى ما هاجر إليه ). رواه إمام المحد ثين أبـو عـبـد الله محمد بن إسماعـيل بن ابراهـيـم بن المغـيره بن بـرد زبه البخاري الجعـفي،[رقم:1] وابـو الحسـيـن مسلم بن الحجاج بن مـسلم القـشـيري الـنيسـابـوري [رقم :1907] رضي الله عنهما في صحيحيهما اللذين هما أصح الكتب المصنفه.

Dec

2010

Imaam an-Nawawi's Introduction to his Forty Hadeeth

posted by muslimah101 on 25th December 2010 - 0 comments

Imaam an-Nawawi's Introduction to his Forty Hadeeth All Praise is due to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds, the [One Who] Sustains the Heavens and Earths, Director of all that is created, who sent the Messengers (may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon all of them) to rational beings, to guide them and explain the religious laws to them with clear proofs and undeniable arguments. I praise Him for all of His bounties. I ask Him to increase His grace and generosity. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah alone, who has no partner, the One, Who Subdues, the Generous, the Forgiving. I bear witness that our leader Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, His beloved and dear one, the best of all creation. He was honoured with the Glorious Qur'aan that has been an enduring miracle throughout the years. He was also sent with his guiding Sunnah that shows the way for those who seek guidance. Our leader Muhammad has been particularized with the characteristic of eloquent and pithy speech, and simplicity and ease in the religion. May the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him, the other Prophets and Messengers, all of their families and the rest of the righteous. To proceed : We have narrated, through many chains (isnaad, pl. asaaneed) and various narrations, from Ali ibn Abee Taalib, Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood, Mu'aadh ibn Jabal, Abu ad-Dardaa, [Abdullaah] ibn 'Umar, [Abdullaah] ibn 'Abbaas, Anas ibn Maalik, Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'eed al-Khudree - May Allaah be pleased with all of them - that the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said : "Whoever preserves for my Ummah forty hadeeth related to the religion, Allaah will then resurrect him in the company of the pious and the scholars." Another narration states : "Allaah will raise him as an erudite and learned scholar". In the narration from Abu ad-Dardaa, it is stated : "On the Day of Resurrection, I will be an intercessor and witness for him". In the narration from Ibn Mas'ood it is stated that the Prophet (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) said : "It will be said to him 'Enter Paradise through any door you wish'". In the narration from ibn 'Umar, one finds the words : "He will be recorded among the company of the scholars and will be resurrected in the company of the martyrs". [However] The scholars of hadeeth agree that, although this hadeeth has numerous chains, it is weak [ie. da'eef, and hence cannot be used as a sharee'ah proof]. The scholars (may Allaah be pleased with them) have compiled innumerable works of this nature [ie. collections of forty hadeeth]. The first one that I know of who compiled such a work was Abdullaah ibn al-Mubaarak [a taabi'ee, rahimahu Allaah]. After him came ibn Aslam at-Toosee, a pious scholar. Then came al-Hasan ibn Sufyaan an-Nasaa'ee, Abu Bakr al-Aajurree, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem al-Asfahaanee, ad-Daaraqutnee, al-Haakim, Abu Nu'aim, Abu Abd-ir-Rahmaan as-Sulamee, Abu Sa'eed al-Maleenee, Abu 'Uthmaan as-Saaboonee, Abdullaah ibn Muhammad al-Ansaaree, Abu Bakr al-Baihaqee and countless others both from the earlier and later times.

Dec

2010

The Day I Died

posted by muslimah101 on 25th December 2010 - 0 comments

Life is unpredictable. But I always thought I could predict what was going to happen next. It was only six days ago. I was driving home with my friends, Malik and Omar. It was Halloween night. We had just watched the movie Saw 3 at the recently refurbished theater at the 3rd Street Promenade in Santo Monica, CA. It was 11:46pm when I glanced at the clock on the dashboard and realized I hadn't made Isha But I didn't say anything, as not to upset the mood. Just three hours earlier I put off the Isha until after the movie. Now I was running

Dec

2010

10 things we waste

posted by muslimah101 on 25th December 2010 - 0 comments

*Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah has listed ten things we waste. how right he is. (May Allah ta'ala bless his soul )* *1. Our Knowledge* . Wasted by not taking action with it. 2. *Our Actions: * Wasted by committing them with out sincerity. *3. Our Wealth:*

Dec

2010

The Love story::-Don't Die Without Her

posted by muslimah101 on 24th December 2010 - 0 comments

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Merciful.

Have you heard about the love story Between the Muslim man and HER ? She accompanied him all the way to Glory; Many ups and downs, yet they were together. His life for her was an easy and desired sacrifice.

Dec

2010

Every soul shall have a taste of death [21:36]

posted by muslimah101 on 24th December 2010 - 0 comments

Once the angel of death (Hadrat Izra'il) appeared in the form of human being in the court of Prophet Sulaiman (peace be upon him) and gazed continously at a person present there for some time. When the angel of death vanished, that person asked Prophet Sulaiman (peace be upon him): "Who was that person?" He told him that that was the angel of death. He remarked: "The angel of death had gazed at me in such a manner as if he had determined to take my life." Prophet Sulaiman (peace be upon him) asked him: "What do you want?" He requested him to drop him in India. Prophet Sulaiman commanded the air to carry him up and drop him in India. Consequently the air carried him to India (which was very far from where he was). The angel of death came to Prophet Sulaiman (peace be upon him). He asked him "Why did you fix your gaze at that person?" Angel of death told: "I wondered that the Almighty Allah had commanded me to take the life of this person in India whereas he is sitting here in your presence." Narrated on the authority of Khuthaima (RA). From the book "The spectacle of Death" by K. M. Islam Every soul shall have a taste of death no matter where they are. May Allah give us the reality of death. Let us all prepare for it before it's too late.

Dec

2010

The Blessed na'l

posted by muslimah101 on 23rd December 2010 - 0 comments

The Blessed na'l

Dec

2010

The Symbolic Tree

posted by muslimah101 on 22nd December 2010 - 0 comments

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow... He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by... the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree everyday. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. 'Come and play with me,' the tree asked the boy. 'I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore.' The boy replied,

Dec

2010

The Prince Who Loved Allah

posted by muslimah101 on 22nd December 2010 - 1 comment

Source: The Spectacle of Death As a young boy, Abbaas, one of the sons of Haaroon Rasheed liked to talk and listen to good religious people. He would visit graveyards frequently and learn lessons from the outcome of people. He cared nothing for the way he dressed. Once, when his father was talking with his ministers and officers, the boy came up to them wearing only two pieces of cloth, one round his waist and the other on his head. The men looked at him. They did not like to see a prince dressed this way. They thought it was not right for a kings son to dress in such a poor manner. This boy is very bad, he upsets his father. He should dress properly so that the king may be proud of him when other kings come to see him, they said. When the king asked his son to dress in rich clothes the boy did not answer but decided to show them a miracle, something he was able to do because of his intense love for Allah. He looked around and seeing a bird a long way off, he called it to his side. The bird flew onto the childs hand. He then told the bird to fly away and it did so. Having shown everyone what he was able to do because he loved Allah more than anything else, he turned to his father and told him that he wore shabby clothes because, if he loved Allah, such earthly things were not important and that he was sad because his father seemed to love the world more than Allah. Soon, the boy knew it was time to leave his fathers court and serve Allah Alone. He took with him a copy of the glorious Quraan and a precious ring, which his mother gave him to make use of if he ever needed any money.

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