Ramadhaan Warriors
By Muhammad Al-Shareef
Sahl ibn Sa’d - radi Allahu ‘anhu - narrates that An-Nabee - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - said, “In Jannah there is a gate called Ar-Rayyan, a door which the Saa’imoon will enter from, no one else except them. It will be announced, ‘Where are the Saa’imoon?’ and the Saa’imoon will stand. No one except them will enter from the Rayyan gate.”
“Hasn’t there come upon man a period of time when they were nothing remembered?“
- Insaan 76/1
Imagine that you are on the beach. You are four years old. The camp leader has told you that you have five minutes to build a great castle. “Quickly,” your three year old Ameer tells you, “the sand here is too soft. Run closer to the water and get better sand!”
After groups of people had become Muslim, Abu Bakr - Radi Allahu Anhu- insisted to Rasul Allah - Sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - that they– the Muslims – declare their Islam publicly and not hide. RasulAllah finally agreed and as a group they entered the courtyard of the Ka’bah, each taking a corner, and called out to the people about Islam. Abu Bakr - Radi Allahu Anhu - was the first Khateeb to invite to Allah and His Messenger.
During his Caliphate, ‘Umar, may Allâh be pleased with him, once set out for ash-Shâm (Damascus) and with him was Abû ‘Ubaydah. They came upon a deep creek which they needed to cross. So ‘Umar took off his sandals and carried them on his shoulders. Then he took the reign of the camel and began ploughing through the water. Abû ‘Ubaydah - seeing the Khalîfah (Leader) of the Muslims in this state - felt saddened and said, “I fear that the people of the village will think you without any honour.” ’Umar said, “Oh Abû ‘Ubaydah, if only someone less knowledgeable then you made such a statement. We were of the most disgraced of people and Allâh granted us honour with this Islâm. Now, whenever we seek honour in other than that which Allâh honoured us with, Allâh shall disgrace us (once again).”
In an interesting book, Wadaa’ ar-Rasul li ‘Ummatihi, Shaykh al-Qahtaani recalls the final words that Rasulallah (saw) said on his deathbed.After living a life of Jihad, Da’wah, and Ibadah, Rasulallah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, gathered the people around him on his deathbed and said, “I have left two things that you shall not go astray after them so long as you stick to them: the Book of Allah and My Sunnah.”
During the time of the Prophet Muhammad (sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam ), an incident happened in which a man slept the entire night and he missed the Fajr prayer. Despite the fact that this is a very common occurrence in our present day, at that time such things rarely happened.
He missed Fajr, and so they came and spoke to the Prophet (sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam ) about this…
‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood, (radiyAllaahu ‘anhu) narrates: A man came and said to the Prophet (sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam ), “Oh Messenger of Allaah, verily a person slept last night until the morning, until the dawn came and he missed Fajr.” The Prophet (sal Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam ) replied “This is a person whom the devil has urinated in his ears.”
By Muhammad ash-Shareef
As Allah ta’ala states, it is part of our belief that we shall be questioned and are responsible for the following:
Verily! Hearing, Sight, and the heart, all will be questioned (by Allâh).
(Al-Israa 036)
And as Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - said, on the Day of Repayment, no one will move until they are asked about three things, one of them being … “his youth - what did he exhaust it with?”
A close friend of mine told me his experience when leaving Canada to go overseas and study Islam. He said that he went to a person’s house to say Salaam to the family and as he left he noticed the son - who was 7 years old at the time - slacked out on his stomach, chin locked in his two hands, staring deathly at the TV. He says, when he returned after a full 4 years, he entered the same house and found the same boy slacked out on his stomach, chin locked in his two hands, staring deathly at the TV - only now he was 4 years older.
By Muhammad Ash-Shareef
“And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.” - Surah Ar-Rum, 21
In this time of happiness, when gifts are received, hugs are generously donated, and laughter sprinkles the tables, we must remember who gave this all to us.
In this verse, Yamtann Allahu Alayna – Allah reminds of us of His favour upon us. Every husband in this room, it is Allah that created your bride. Every bride in this room, Allah created your husband. Allah created the pairs and then blessed the pair with love and mercy.
10 Tips on How to be a Successful Wife
By Muhammad Al-Shareef
10. Use your ‘Fitnah’ to win the heart of your husband
All women have the ornaments that Allah blessed them with. Use the beauty Allah - Azza wa Jal - has bestowed you with to win the heart of your husband.
9. When your husband comes home, greet him with a wonderful greeting
Imagine your husband coming home to a clean house, an exquisitely dressed wife, a dinner prepared with care, children clean and sweet smelling, a clean bedroom - what would this do to his love for you? Now imagine what the opposite does to him.
Prepared by Muhammad AlShareef, Reprinted from Islamway.com
1. Dress up for your wife, look clean and smell good.When was the last time us men went shopping for designer pajamas? Just like the husband wants his wife to look nice for him, she also wants her husband to dress up for her too. Remember that Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - would always start with Miswak when returning home and always loved the sweetest smells.
2. Use the cutest names for your wife. Rasul Allah - sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam - had nicknames for his wives, ones that they loved. Call your wife by the most beloved names to her, and avoid using names that hurt their feelings.
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