Rabbana Zidna ‘Ilma!!

Jumuah Mubarak ya Muslimeen!

Here is the lecture for this Friday, insha’Allah

(On a side-note, this Jumuah Mubarak is usually posted 1-2pm Pacific time, that might mean your Khutba was over HOURS ago, sorry for that!)

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*Taken from Dhikrullah*

Part 1 (Click to Listen): Download

Part 2 (Click to Listen): Download

Lecture Title: 25 Promises from Allah to the Believers

Lecture: Info: “This lively two CD Lecture presents many lessons and benefits for the Muslim Ummah in their time of need. This lecture will instill trust, reliance and hope in Allah , whilst strengthening a Muslim’s conviction knowing that Allah never fails in His promises”

Speaker: Sheikh Anwar Awlaki

Here are some reminders for Jumuah:

Reminders for Friday:
1) Read Surat Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18
2) Pray on the Prophet (pbuh) many times
3) Attend the sermon quietly — no speaking.
4) Make du’aa for your Muslim brothers and sisters all over the world.

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

Allah ’s Apostle (pbuh) said, “The taking of a bath on Friday is compulsory for every male (Muslim) who has attained the age of puberty.”Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah ’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “When the Imam is delivering the Khutba, and you ask your companion to keep quiet and listen, then no doubt you have done an evil act.”

The above hadith are all narrated from Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim-

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Assalamu Alaykum wa Ramatullahi Wa Barakatu!

This is a very good video, masha’Allah .

Info: Do we shed tears for our sins? Do we repent to Allah , desperate for Him to forgive us? Do we even acknowledge our sins?

Unfortunately many of us don’t, and we continue to sin without repenting, mindless that we will be questioned for every detail of every second we spent in this life. We will then be humiliated in front of all of mankind, but more importantly, in front of our Creator.

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Asalaamu Alaaikum wa Rahmatullah!

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Wa’alaykum Aslaaam wa Rahmatullah

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Asalaamu Alaaikum wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu!

Jumuah Mubarak Oh Muslims!!

Insha’Allah , every Jumuah, we will post a lecture so that all may benefit insha’Allah . Today’s lecture is called:

Name: “Forgive Me When I Whine”

By: Brother Belal Assad

Info: “Oh Allah , oh Allah Forgive me when I whine I have two legs to walk upon And the world is mine..A lecture delivered by Bilal Assad on the importance of gratitude.”

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Here are some reminders for Jumuah:

Reminders for Friday:
1) Read Surat Al-Kahf (The Cave), chapter 18
2) Pray on the Prophet (pbuh) many times
3) Attend the sermon quietly — no speaking.
4) Make du’aa for your Muslim brothers and sisters all over the world.

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
Allah ’s Apostle (pbuh) said, “The taking of a bath on Friday is compulsory for every male (Muslim) who has attained the age of puberty.”Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah ’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “When the Imam is delivering the Khutba, and you ask your companion to keep quiet and listen, then no doubt you have done an evil act.”

Jabir b. ‘Abdullah reported that while Allah ’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) was delivering the sermon on Friday a person came there, and the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to him: So and so, have you prayed (two rak’ahs)? He said: No. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Then stand and pray.The above hadith are all narrated from Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim-

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Asalaamu Alaaikum

Surat An-Naba recited by Qari Mishary bin Rashid al Efasy.

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 Translation:

 78. Surah An-Naba’ (The Great News)

1. What are they asking (one another)?

2. About the great news, (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism, the Qur’ân, which Prophet Muhammad (SAW) brought and the Day of Resurrection, etc.),

3. About which they are in disagreement.

4. Nay, they will come to know!

5. Nay, again, they will come to know!

6. Have We not made the earth as a bed,

7. And the mountains as pegs?

8. And We have created you in pairs (male and female, tall and short, good and bad, etc.).

9. And have made your sleep as a thing for rest.

10. And have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),

11. And have made the day for livelihood.

12. And We have built above you seven strong (heavens),

13. And have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun).

14. And have sent down from the rainy clouds abundant water.

15. That We may produce therewith corn and vegetations,

16. And gardens of thick growth.

17. Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,

18. The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups);

19. And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates,

20. And the mountains shall be moved away from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.

21. Truly, Hell is a place of ambush,

22. A dwelling place for the Tâghûn (those who transgress the boundry limits set by Allâh like polytheists, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh, hyprocrites, sinners, criminals, etc.),

23. They will abide therein for ages,

24. Nothing cool shall they taste therein, nor any drink.

25. Except boiling water, and dirty wound discharges.

26. An exact recompense (according to their evil crimes).

27. For verily, they used not to look for a reckoning.

28. But they belied Our Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, and that which Our Prophet (Peace be upon him) brought) completely.

29. And all things We have recorded in a Book.

30. So taste you (the results of your evil actions); no increase shall We give you, except in torment.

31. Verily, for the Muttaqûn, there will be a success (Paradise);

32. Gardens and grapeyards;

33. And young full-breasted (mature) maidens of equal age;

34. And a full cup (of wine).

35. No Laghw (dirty, false, evil talk) shall they hear therein, nor lying;

36. A reward from your Lord, an ample calculated gift (according to the best of their good deeds).

37. (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Beneficent, none can dare to speak with Him (on the Day of Resurrection except after His Leave).

38. The Day that Ar-Rûh [Jibrael (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, none shall speak except him whom the Most Beneficent (Allâh) allows, and he will speak what is right.

39. That is without doubt the True Day, so, whosoever wills, let him seek a place with (or a way to) His Lord (by obeying Him in this worldly life)!

40. Verily, We have warned you of a near torment, the Day when man will see that (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the disbeliever will say: “Woe to me! Would that I were dust!”

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Asalaamu Alaaikum

This is a beautiful recitation of Surat Ghafir, the video has footage of Egypt in the background. Masha’Allah , May Allah make the Quran the light of our hearts, ameen!!

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 Our Attitude Concerning Mocking of the Prophet, SAW

Fatwa from Islamqa

Sheikh Salih al Munajjid

Question:

We have heard about the Westerners making fun of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and mocking him. What should our attitude be towards that? How should we defend the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly: 

We and every Muslim who feels pride in his religion is grieved by what these fools and criminals have done by mocking our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who is the best man who ever walked on this earth, and he is the leader of the earlier and later generations, may the blessings and peace of my Lord be upon him. 

This insolence is nothing strange on their part, rather it is to be expected of them.  

Moreover this crime – although it breaks our hearts and fills them with anger, and we are prepared to sacrifice our lives in defence of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – is nevertheless something which brings us glad tidings of their doom, and tells us that the end of their supremacy is at hand. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Truly, We will suffice you against the scoffers”

[al-Hijr 15:95] 

Allaah will suffice His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) against the criminals who mock him. He says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“For he who hates you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), he will be cut off (from posterity and every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter)”

[al-Kawthar 108:3] 

i.e., he is scorned and humiliated and cut off from all that is good. 

When the Muslims besieged a stronghold and its people resisted, then they heard them mocking and reviling the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), they would sense that victory was at hand, and it would only be a short time before Allaah granted them victory, to avenge His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). 

Al-Saarim al-Maslool (p. 116-117). 

There are many historical cases where those who mocked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) were destroyed and finished off. 

Moreover, why do they resent the leader of mankind, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? 

They resent him because he called people to believe in the Oneness of God (Tawheed), and they do not believe that God is One. 

They resent him because he venerated his Lord, may He be blessed and exalted, and declared Him to be far above what these fabricators say, as they attributed a wife and son to Him. 

They resent him because he called people to the loftiest of morals and to give up the lowest. He called them to virtue and to block all the means that lead to immorality, but they want moral disorder and unlimited sexual liberty. 

They want to indulge in the swamp of evil whims and desires, and they have got what they want! 

They resent him because he is the Messenger of Allaah! Allaah, may He be exalted, is the One Who chose him above all mankind to convey His message and receive His revelation. 

READ MORE HERE: http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=86109&ln=eng

Wa’alaykum Asalaam wa Rahmatullah

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Online Kitab At-Tawheed Classes

What:

Kitab At-Tawheed (The Book of Monotheism). Tawheed is the MOST important subject to learn!!

When:

On the 27th of January Sheikh Feiz started the course on Tawhid in the room:  “FaithOverFear” in Paltalk. & It will be held simultaneously every Second Sunday at 5pm Mekkah time for about 5 months.

Where:

Paltalk.com for the Tawheed lectures  & Dhikrullah.com for discussions, downloads, notes and Q & A with the Sheikh!

How to enter ChatGroup?

 (Go to paltalk.com. Then “browse rooms”, then “religion and spirituality” and then “Islam” and then “FaithOverFear”) and Inspeak (go “Groups”,then “sensitive - Islam” and then “FaithOverFear”)

More info, and how to enroll (it’s free!):

http://dhikrullah.com/forum/

Insha’Allah please sign up to the forum and to the class! Don’t miss this oppurtunity insha’Allah to learn about the core and essence of our deen: TAWHEED!!

Wa’alaykum Asalaam wa Rahmatullah

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The Sincere

Praise be to Allah who revealed to His servant the Book and placed therein no crookedness. He has made it straight in order that He may warn of a terrible punishment from Him and that He may give glad tidings to the believers who work righteous deeds that they shall have a great reward wherein they shall abide forever.

The Muslim ummah is eager and desires to acquire true knowledge; it desires to quench its thirst in the fountain of the Quran and Sunnah. The ummah passionately longs to bring its state back to the genuine foundation of true Islamic teachings. It is a quest that every student of knowledge has taken, it is a journey that every lover of deen wishes to endure, it is the sweetness of the fruits of knowledge that the seekers of truth wishes to taste. It is this knowledge, which every educated Muslim feels is the medicine, and remedy for the state of the ummah.

The answer to all the problems of this ummah is knowledge, as this is the answer given by the scholars of haqq. But, there is an aspect of knowledge that the majority of the seekers have abandoned, forgotten, and neglected. It is the most important portion of knowledge, for the one who memorizes the Quran and masters all the sciences of Islam but neglects this facet is surely destroyed. So what is this phase of knowledge that can destroy a man, even if the verses of The Quran flow from his tongue? It is the heart.

There are three types of student of knowledge; there is the one who seeks knowledge not to acquire the provisions of this world, rather the fruits Akira and the life to come, then it is he who will rejoice. It is he who will receive guidance from Allaah the most High to a Mansion of eternal life, such a seeker of truth is indeed successful, in his heart lies nothing but to seek the pleasure of his Lord.

Then there is the one who seeks knowledge for worldly gains, for power, wealth, and prestige. But at the same time his soul is content to the truth, his heart realizes his folly, and longs to attain the truth, knowing the wickedness of his aims. Such a man is in need of repentance, tauba, for if death approaches him in such a state, a state of confusion, a bad end is expected, for his fate depends only in the Mercy of Allaah. But if he repents before his appointed term, and acts upon that becoming the seeker of truth in the first category, quenching the thirst in his heart with the fountain of truth, such a man is saved and will rejoice in the couches of jannat.

And finally there is the man, who seeks knowledge for nothing more then to feed his desires.To achieve something for himself, to outshine his fellow friends, and to attract attention. Knowledge is only a means to pride himself, boast about himself, and to gain the wealth of this world. Such a man believes he has a lofty position in the eyes of Allaah, for he bears the stamp of scholarship, he maybe the grand mufti or alim of such docile followings. Such a man has destroyed himself, for he has sold an eternal reward for this temporary one. He is overcome by shaytan and his own stupidity that he will never realize the importance of his repentance, and leave such manners. They are the students and scholars of knowledge, who tell others what to do, but when it comes to them, it is as if the sayings from their own tongues do not apply to them. As Allaah The Most High says:

O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not do? Suraah As-Saff: 2

And as the Prophet (SAWS) said: “I fear on your account one who is not Dajjal, more than Dajjal, and when someone said to him (SAWS), “Who is that?” he replied, “An evil scholar.” It is Dajjal who will lead men astray, and it is the responsibility of the scholars to guide and direct the people to the truth. However it is this student of knowledge, this dawie, this scholar, who calls men to the truth, but his actions calls them to the falsehood, for a man’s actions is clearer, expressive, and more persuasive then his words. It is this man who is consumed by the love of this dunya, why because his heart was never inclined towards the pleasure of His Lord, it never submitted through Ikhlas, and sincerity to Allaah. Such a mans knowledge is of no use for this ummah, for his ignorant heart and soul remains convinced that he is treading the right path, a path which does not lead to salvation. Such a heart is surely destroyed.

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ONLY Purpose in Life

My only purpose in life is to praise Allah the Almighty,
For He has created me so perfectly,
Created me to worship only Him,
And submit my self, my every limb.
To the One only worthy of worship and praise,
I submit myself completely and do as my Lord says.
My Lord Ar-Raheem, the most Merciful of all,
I want to invite others to Islam, others I wish to call.
To come follow the way of peace and fulfil their only purpose,
And enlighten their hearts with iman from the core to the very surface.
Dedicate themselves to Al-Khalik, their creator,
The sustainer than whom there is none greater.
My only purpose in life is to glorify Allah ,
Glorify him for his beautiful creation subhan Allah .
Everyday I remember to thank my Lord sincerely,
And keep Him in my heart, keep Him near me.
This is our purpose in life to constantly do dhikr,
And keep firm in our faith and always have sabr.
Let us never forget our purpose and be immersed in this world,
For this there is a great punishment, we have been warned, we have been told.
Let’s not be ignorant to the truth that has been revealed,
And instead uttter His beautiful words so that our hearts can be healed.
Let’s always remember our creator Ar Rahman,
And implement the words of the glorious Qur’an.
For our only purpose in life is to praise the One and Only
Our creator, our Master, He is the only One worthy!

Poem & Post: By Sister Hina

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