بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
A young lady wrote to me and asked me for resources about the Day of Resurrection. That is a good sign about the future of our youths. I suggested to her to first read surah Waqi'ah which we are recommended to read every night. One of the benefits of reading this surah is protection from poverty. We all should encourage our children to learn and memorize this surah and read it every night before they go to sleep.
The Surah tells us that in the Day of Judgment we all will be sorted into 3 groups.
Some will be on the right of Allah's Throne, and they are those who were brought forth from `Adam's right side. This category will be given their Books of Records in their right hand and will be taken to the right side. As-Suddi explained that they will comprise the majority of the residents of Paradise. Another category is those who will be placed to the left of Allah's Throne, and they are those who were brought forth from `Adam's left side. This category will be given their Books of Records in their left hands and will be taken to the left side. They are the residents of the Fire, may Allah save us from their actions. A third category is comprised of those who are the foremost and nearest before Allah. They are in a better grade and status and nearer to Allah than those on the right side. They are the chiefs of those on the right side, because they include the Messengers, Prophets, true believers and martyrs. They are fewer than those on the right side. (Tafsir ibn Kathir)
Which group do you want to be with?
The vivid description of this Day in this surah should not leave you so soon. Immediately before you go to sleep you will set your alarm so you can wake up to do the tahajjud prayers. You will not miss the fajr prayer. You will not go back to sleep after fajr prayer but read some Qur'an before going about to take care of your family, your livelihood and your community. You will be kind to your parents. You will be charitable to the needy. You will be merciful to those under your charge. You will visit the sick. You will be honest and truthful in your dealings. You will not cheat in your business. You will not find time to argue, to fight, to bicker and to gossip.
In short, you will rush to obey Allah and race to good deeds, and you will stay away from evil deeds and disobedience of Allah. You are more conscious of your time to do only good.
Such is a life of a slave of Allah, working our way to draw near to Allah, until the angel of death comes to take our soul away to meet our Lord. And all that matters now is our Faith in Allah and our good deeds before this. This is the point of reading Surah al-Waqi'ah every night and knowing the Day of Resurrection.
And Allah knows best.
May we be given our Books of Records from our right hands and may Allah resurrect us with the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, and enter us into Paradise with him. Ameen. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
Wassalaam
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
It Is Righteousness...
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well and Ramadhan Kareem.
When you pray and fast but if the heart is not there, you missed out on the sweetness of praying and fasting. The moment you finished your taraweeh prayer, you rushed out. To what?
Allah deserves more of your time than anyone/anything else all the time. He is the One who can expand and constrict your time. So take 20 minutes after the taraweeh and read the translation/tafsir of the section of the Qur'an recited at the night's taraweeh before you go home. It will keep you fresh and refresh and make Ramadhan and taraweeh more meaningful inshaAllah. InshaAllah you will learn more about your Creator.
Don't try to postpone this and don't think you can find the 20 minutes at home because once you are home, most likely you will not be able to get to do this -- you will find the bed or you have more familial or social duties to take care of.
From the Holy Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:177
It is not righteousness that you turn your faces to the East and to the West, but it is righteousness - to believe in Allah, and the Last Day, and the angels, and the Book, and the Prophets, to spend of your substance out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves, to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity, to fulfill the contracts which you have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the God-fearing.
May Allah accept your prayer and fasting. Ameen. Please don't forget me and all the Muslims in your prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well and Ramadhan Kareem.
When you pray and fast but if the heart is not there, you missed out on the sweetness of praying and fasting. The moment you finished your taraweeh prayer, you rushed out. To what?
Allah deserves more of your time than anyone/anything else all the time. He is the One who can expand and constrict your time. So take 20 minutes after the taraweeh and read the translation/tafsir of the section of the Qur'an recited at the night's taraweeh before you go home. It will keep you fresh and refresh and make Ramadhan and taraweeh more meaningful inshaAllah. InshaAllah you will learn more about your Creator.
Don't try to postpone this and don't think you can find the 20 minutes at home because once you are home, most likely you will not be able to get to do this -- you will find the bed or you have more familial or social duties to take care of.
From the Holy Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:177
It is not righteousness that you turn your faces to the East and to the West, but it is righteousness - to believe in Allah, and the Last Day, and the angels, and the Book, and the Prophets, to spend of your substance out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves, to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity, to fulfill the contracts which you have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the God-fearing.
May Allah accept your prayer and fasting. Ameen. Please don't forget me and all the Muslims in your prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
Thursday, April 8, 2010
He is watching you
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
I pray that you are well.
While I was engrossed with reading the Tafsir ibn Kathir of Surah Al-A'raf while waiting for my sons to finish their high school credit class at one of the community colleges, one of my old favorite songs started playing in the background of the place where I was sitting. SubhanAllah! It was as if to comfort my soul "Don't worry, He is there." Allah, the Seer of All, the Watchful One is there.
Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
Allah is watching you ...
"Surely your Lord is God, who created the heavens and the earth in six days -- then sat Himself upon the Throne, covering the day with the night it pursues urgently -- and the sun, and the moon, and the stars subservient, by His command. Verily, His are the creation and the command. Blessed be God, the Lord of all Being. Call on your Lord, humbly and secretly; He loves not transgressors. Do not corruption in the land, after it has been set, right; and call on Him fearfully, eagerly -- surely the mercy of God is nigh to the good-doers.." Qur'an Al-A'raf 7:54-56
"Verily I am God; there is no god but I; therefore serve Me, and perform the prayer of My remembrance. The Hour is coming; I would conceal it that every soul may be recompensed for its labors. Let none bar you from it, that believes not in it but follows after his own caprice, or you will perish." Qur'an Taha 20:14-16
May Allah not leave us alone even for a blink of an eye. Ameen. Please don't forget me in your night prayers. Ameen.
Wassalaam
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
I pray that you are well.
While I was engrossed with reading the Tafsir ibn Kathir of Surah Al-A'raf while waiting for my sons to finish their high school credit class at one of the community colleges, one of my old favorite songs started playing in the background of the place where I was sitting. SubhanAllah! It was as if to comfort my soul "Don't worry, He is there." Allah, the Seer of All, the Watchful One is there.
Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
Allah is watching you ...
"Surely your Lord is God, who created the heavens and the earth in six days -- then sat Himself upon the Throne, covering the day with the night it pursues urgently -- and the sun, and the moon, and the stars subservient, by His command. Verily, His are the creation and the command. Blessed be God, the Lord of all Being. Call on your Lord, humbly and secretly; He loves not transgressors. Do not corruption in the land, after it has been set, right; and call on Him fearfully, eagerly -- surely the mercy of God is nigh to the good-doers.." Qur'an Al-A'raf 7:54-56
"Verily I am God; there is no god but I; therefore serve Me, and perform the prayer of My remembrance. The Hour is coming; I would conceal it that every soul may be recompensed for its labors. Let none bar you from it, that believes not in it but follows after his own caprice, or you will perish." Qur'an Taha 20:14-16
May Allah not leave us alone even for a blink of an eye. Ameen. Please don't forget me in your night prayers. Ameen.
Wassalaam
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