💠Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said,
💢"The hearts of the righteous are filled with nostalgia, lamenting from the pain of departure of the blessed month of Ramadan."
[Lataif al Ma'arif | Pg. 304]
💢"The hearts of the righteous are filled with nostalgia, lamenting from the pain of departure of the blessed month of Ramadan."
[Lataif al Ma'arif | Pg. 304]
💥The most beneficial istighfär is the one which is accompanied by repentance. It entails untying the knot of persistence [in sin]. The one who seeks forgiveness with his tongue while his heart is knotted in sin and he is determined to return to sin after Ramadân, and also returns to it, then his fasting is rejected and the door of acceptance is shut off from him.
💠Ka'b bin Malik رضي الله عنه said:
💥"Whoever fasts Ramadan while intending in his heart that after breaking the fast (at the end of Ramadan), he will not disobey Allah, will enter Paradise without questioning or reckoning.
🚫 But whoever fasts Ramadan while intending in his heart that after breaking the fast (at the end of Ramadan), he will disobey his Lord, his fasting will be rejected."
[Lata'if al Ma'arif -R a m a d â n- pg.370]
💠Ka'b bin Malik رضي الله عنه said:
💥"Whoever fasts Ramadan while intending in his heart that after breaking the fast (at the end of Ramadan), he will not disobey Allah, will enter Paradise without questioning or reckoning.
🚫 But whoever fasts Ramadan while intending in his heart that after breaking the fast (at the end of Ramadan), he will disobey his Lord, his fasting will be rejected."
[Lata'if al Ma'arif -R a m a d â n- pg.370]
💠 Virtue of fasting six days of Shawwaal
💢Fasting six days of Shawwaal after the obligatory fast of Ramadaan is Sunnah Mustahabbah, not waajib.
💢It is recommended for the Muslim to fast six days of Shawwaal, and in this there is great virtue and an immense reward. Whoever fasts these six days will have recorded for him a reward as if he had fasted a whole year,
💢as was reported in a sahih Hadith from the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa Sallam). Abu Ayyoob (Rady'Allahu anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihe wa Sallam) said:
💠 “Whoever fasts Ramadaan and follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime.” [Narrated by Muslim, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah]
💠 The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) explained this when he said: “Whoever fasts for six days after (Eid) al-Fitr has completed the year: (whoever does a good deed (hasanah) will have ten hasanah like it).”
💠 According to another report: “Allah has made for each hasanah ten like it, so a month is like fasting ten months, and fasting six days completes the year.” [al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah. See also sahih al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 1/421].
💠 It was also narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah with the wording: “Fasting for the month of Ramadaan brings the reward of ten like it, and fasting for six days brings the reward of two months, and that is the fasting of the whole year.”
💠 The Hanbali and Shaafa’i fuqaha’ explained that fasting six days of Shawwaal after fasting Ramadaan makes it as if one has fasted for an entire year of obligatory fasts, because the multiplication of the reward applies even to naafil fasts, because each hasanah brings the reward of ten like it.
💠 Another of the important benefits of fasting six days of Shawwaal is that is makes up for any shortfall in a person's obligatory Ramadaan fasts, because no one is free of shortcomings or sins that have a negative effect on his fasting.
💠 On the Day of Resurrection, some of his naafil deeds will be taken to make up the shortcomings in his obligatory deeds, as the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said:
💠 “The first thing for which people will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be their salaah (prayer). Our Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, will say to His angels – although He knows best – ‘Look at the salaah of My slave, whether it is complete or incomplete.’ If it is perfect, it will be recorded as perfect,
💠 and if something is lacking, He will say, ‘Look and see whether My slave did any voluntary (naafil) prayers.’ If he did some voluntary prayers, [Allah] will say, Complete the obligatory actions of My slave from his voluntary actions.’ Then all his actions will be dealt with in a similar manner.” [Narrated by Abu Dawud]
And Allah knows best.
☝ @AlfurqaN_FoundatioN | #Shawwal
💢Fasting six days of Shawwaal after the obligatory fast of Ramadaan is Sunnah Mustahabbah, not waajib.
💢It is recommended for the Muslim to fast six days of Shawwaal, and in this there is great virtue and an immense reward. Whoever fasts these six days will have recorded for him a reward as if he had fasted a whole year,
💢as was reported in a sahih Hadith from the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa Sallam). Abu Ayyoob (Rady'Allahu anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihe wa Sallam) said:
💠 “Whoever fasts Ramadaan and follows it with six days of Shawwaal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime.” [Narrated by Muslim, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah]
💠 The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) explained this when he said: “Whoever fasts for six days after (Eid) al-Fitr has completed the year: (whoever does a good deed (hasanah) will have ten hasanah like it).”
💠 According to another report: “Allah has made for each hasanah ten like it, so a month is like fasting ten months, and fasting six days completes the year.” [al-Nisaa’i and Ibn Maajah. See also sahih al-Targheeb wa’l-Tarheeb, 1/421].
💠 It was also narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah with the wording: “Fasting for the month of Ramadaan brings the reward of ten like it, and fasting for six days brings the reward of two months, and that is the fasting of the whole year.”
💠 The Hanbali and Shaafa’i fuqaha’ explained that fasting six days of Shawwaal after fasting Ramadaan makes it as if one has fasted for an entire year of obligatory fasts, because the multiplication of the reward applies even to naafil fasts, because each hasanah brings the reward of ten like it.
💠 Another of the important benefits of fasting six days of Shawwaal is that is makes up for any shortfall in a person's obligatory Ramadaan fasts, because no one is free of shortcomings or sins that have a negative effect on his fasting.
💠 On the Day of Resurrection, some of his naafil deeds will be taken to make up the shortcomings in his obligatory deeds, as the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said:
💠 “The first thing for which people will be brought to account on the Day of Resurrection will be their salaah (prayer). Our Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, will say to His angels – although He knows best – ‘Look at the salaah of My slave, whether it is complete or incomplete.’ If it is perfect, it will be recorded as perfect,
💠 and if something is lacking, He will say, ‘Look and see whether My slave did any voluntary (naafil) prayers.’ If he did some voluntary prayers, [Allah] will say, Complete the obligatory actions of My slave from his voluntary actions.’ Then all his actions will be dealt with in a similar manner.” [Narrated by Abu Dawud]
And Allah knows best.
☝ @AlfurqaN_FoundatioN | #Shawwal
💠Friday The Day Of Celebration💠
💢The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝ Verily, Allah has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.❞
● [رواه ابن ماجه ١٠٩٨ وصحيح الترغيب ١\٢٩٨]
💠 Ibn al-Qayyim [رحمه الله] said:
❝The Friday prayer is from the greatest of congregations of the Muslims.❞
● {زاد المعاد ١:٣٦٤-٣٦٥}
💢 The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Increase in salutations upon me, on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah) and its night.❞
● [زاد المعاد ٢\٤٢٠]
💠 Prophet ﷺ reported to have said:
💥❝The best of prayers with Allāh is the prayer of morning (Fajr) on the Day of Friday in congregation.❞
● {الصحيحة ١٥٦٦}
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next.❞
● (صحيح جامع الصغير ٢/٦٤٧٠)
💠Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on Friday will have a light for him between this Friday and the next.❞
● {السنن الكبرى ٥٨٥٦}
💢The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Send prayer upon me abundantly on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday) & on the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) for he who sends prayer upon me one time, Allāh sends prayer upon him 10 times.❞
● [صحيح الجامع ١٢٠٩]
💠Prophet ﷺ said: ❝There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted.❞
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever performs Ghusl on Friday, and bathes completely, and goes early, arriving early, gets close and listens and is silent, there will be for him in every step he takes, the reward of a year of fasting and standing (in prayer).❞
● {جامع الترمذي ٤٩٦}
💠Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ said: ❝Jummah to Jummah expiates the minor sins in between them except for the major sins.❞
● [السلسلة الصحيحة ٣٦٢٣]
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝The best of days with Allāh is the day of Jumu'ah.❞
● {صحيح الجامع ١٠٩٨، السلسة الصحيحة ١٥٠٢}
💠Imām Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) said: ❝A time when Du’ās will be accepted is during the last hour of ‘Asr on Jumu’ah.❞
● {زاد المعاد ١/١٠٤}
💢 Sa'id bin Jubayr رحمه الله said:
❝That I hit whips on my head, it is more beloved to me, than me talking whilst the Imām is giving a sermon.❞
● [طبقات ابن سعد ٠٦٢/٦]
❖ @AlfurqaN_FoundatioN | #Jumuah
💢The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝ Verily, Allah has made this day (of Friday) a celebration for the Muslims. So whoever comes to Friday (prayer), then let him bathe himself, and if he has any perfume let him put some on, and use the toothstick.❞
● [رواه ابن ماجه ١٠٩٨ وصحيح الترغيب ١\٢٩٨]
💠 Ibn al-Qayyim [رحمه الله] said:
❝The Friday prayer is from the greatest of congregations of the Muslims.❞
● {زاد المعاد ١:٣٦٤-٣٦٥}
💢 The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Increase in salutations upon me, on the day of Friday (Jumu'ah) and its night.❞
● [زاد المعاد ٢\٤٢٠]
💠 Prophet ﷺ reported to have said:
💥❝The best of prayers with Allāh is the prayer of morning (Fajr) on the Day of Friday in congregation.❞
● {الصحيحة ١٥٦٦}
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever reads Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays will be adorned with light from that Friday to the next.❞
● (صحيح جامع الصغير ٢/٦٤٧٠)
💠Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on Friday will have a light for him between this Friday and the next.❞
● {السنن الكبرى ٥٨٥٦}
💢The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Send prayer upon me abundantly on the day of Jumu’ah (Friday) & on the night of Jumu’ah (Thursday night) for he who sends prayer upon me one time, Allāh sends prayer upon him 10 times.❞
● [صحيح الجامع ١٢٠٩]
💠Prophet ﷺ said: ❝There is such an hour on Friday, that if any Muslim makes Du’ā during it, his Du’ā will be accepted.❞
● {صحيح البخاري ٥٢٩٥، صحيح مسلم ٨٥٢}
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝Whoever performs Ghusl on Friday, and bathes completely, and goes early, arriving early, gets close and listens and is silent, there will be for him in every step he takes, the reward of a year of fasting and standing (in prayer).❞
● {جامع الترمذي ٤٩٦}
💠Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ said: ❝Jummah to Jummah expiates the minor sins in between them except for the major sins.❞
● [السلسلة الصحيحة ٣٦٢٣]
💢Prophet ﷺ said: ❝The best of days with Allāh is the day of Jumu'ah.❞
● {صحيح الجامع ١٠٩٨، السلسة الصحيحة ١٥٠٢}
💠Imām Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) said: ❝A time when Du’ās will be accepted is during the last hour of ‘Asr on Jumu’ah.❞
● {زاد المعاد ١/١٠٤}
💢 Sa'id bin Jubayr رحمه الله said:
❝That I hit whips on my head, it is more beloved to me, than me talking whilst the Imām is giving a sermon.❞
● [طبقات ابن سعد ٠٦٢/٦]
❖ @AlfurqaN_FoundatioN | #Jumuah
💠 Abu Musa (Rady'Allahu anhu) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that:
💥Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, Stretches out His Hand during the night so that the people may repent for the fault committed from dawn till dusk and He stretches out His Hand during the day so that the people may repent for the fault committed from dusk to dawn.
🔰(He would accept repentance) before the sun rises in the west (before the Day of Resurrection).
💢A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
[Sahih Muslim 2759]
💥Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, Stretches out His Hand during the night so that the people may repent for the fault committed from dawn till dusk and He stretches out His Hand during the day so that the people may repent for the fault committed from dusk to dawn.
🔰(He would accept repentance) before the sun rises in the west (before the Day of Resurrection).
💢A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters.
[Sahih Muslim 2759]
💢A True Reflection of a Muslim's Life…
💠Once there was a blacksmith. He was hardworking and kind-hearted. Everyone loved him and sincerely prayed for him because he always stood by them in times of need and hardship.
🔰But despite his goodness, his life was filled with sorrow and suffering. Nothing seemed to go well for him.
🍃One day, a friend asked him,
"You are so righteous, generous, and humble yet everything in your life seems to go wrong. Why is there no improvement? Doesn't Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) see you?"
💢The blacksmith didn't respond immediately. He remained silent for a while, then smiled and began to speak not by answering the question directly, but by telling a story from his own craft:
💥Every day, raw iron is brought to my shop. With it, I make tools and weapons--knives, machetes, swords--shaped in many forms. The process is quite fascinating. Let me explain it to you.
🔥First, I heat the iron in the fire using the bellows until it turns red hot. Then I hammer it repeatedly to shape it smoothly. After that, I dip it into cold water. It hisses and smokes as it cools down.
💢Then I inspect it carefully to see whether it has taken the proper shape and strength. If it hasn't, I repeat the process. Some pieces of iron can't withstand this treatment they crack during hammering or shatter when dipped into the cold water. Such pieces are of no use, and I throw them aside."
🍃The blacksmith then looked over at a pile of broken iron in the corner of his shop. He sighed and said:
💠I know that Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) is testing me with the fire and the cold. I'm trying to understand the wisdom behind the pain and hardships I face. The heavy hammering and the bitter chill of life no longer hurt me as they once did.
💢All I ask from my Lord is this:
💥'O my Lord, O Mighty and Sublime Creator, please do not abandon me until my heart becomes as strong as You want it to be. Shape me as You wish but do not throw me into the discarded pile like the broken and useless iron in the corner.'
Ameen, Ya Rabb al-'Alameen.'
💠Once there was a blacksmith. He was hardworking and kind-hearted. Everyone loved him and sincerely prayed for him because he always stood by them in times of need and hardship.
🔰But despite his goodness, his life was filled with sorrow and suffering. Nothing seemed to go well for him.
🍃One day, a friend asked him,
"You are so righteous, generous, and humble yet everything in your life seems to go wrong. Why is there no improvement? Doesn't Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) see you?"
💢The blacksmith didn't respond immediately. He remained silent for a while, then smiled and began to speak not by answering the question directly, but by telling a story from his own craft:
💥Every day, raw iron is brought to my shop. With it, I make tools and weapons--knives, machetes, swords--shaped in many forms. The process is quite fascinating. Let me explain it to you.
🔥First, I heat the iron in the fire using the bellows until it turns red hot. Then I hammer it repeatedly to shape it smoothly. After that, I dip it into cold water. It hisses and smokes as it cools down.
💢Then I inspect it carefully to see whether it has taken the proper shape and strength. If it hasn't, I repeat the process. Some pieces of iron can't withstand this treatment they crack during hammering or shatter when dipped into the cold water. Such pieces are of no use, and I throw them aside."
🍃The blacksmith then looked over at a pile of broken iron in the corner of his shop. He sighed and said:
💠I know that Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) is testing me with the fire and the cold. I'm trying to understand the wisdom behind the pain and hardships I face. The heavy hammering and the bitter chill of life no longer hurt me as they once did.
💢All I ask from my Lord is this:
💥'O my Lord, O Mighty and Sublime Creator, please do not abandon me until my heart becomes as strong as You want it to be. Shape me as You wish but do not throw me into the discarded pile like the broken and useless iron in the corner.'
Ameen, Ya Rabb al-'Alameen.'
💠"And whosoever turns away (blinds himself) from the remembrance of the Most Beneficent (Allah), We appoint for him Shaitan to be a Qarin (an intimate companion) to him. And verily, they (Satans / devils) hinder them from the Path (of Allah), but they think that they are [rightly] guided"
[Surah Az-Zukhruf | C.43: A.36-37]
♨️Whoever deliberately turns away from the remembrance of Allah such as the Qur'an, divine guidance, or sincere reflection; Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) allows a devil (Shaitan) to become his close and constant companion. This is a form of divine punishment and a consequence of persistent heedlessness.
💢That devil then leads the person further astray, diverts him from the straight path, and makes falsehood appear as truth, so much so that the person becomes convinced he is rightly guided even while drowning in misguidance.
💥Remaining connected to Dhikr, the Qur'an, and sincere submission to Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) is essential. Once a heart turns cold to guidance, it becomes vulnerable to Satanic deception, and the most dangerous state is to be lost while thinking we're on the right path!
[Surah Az-Zukhruf | C.43: A.36-37]
♨️Whoever deliberately turns away from the remembrance of Allah such as the Qur'an, divine guidance, or sincere reflection; Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) allows a devil (Shaitan) to become his close and constant companion. This is a form of divine punishment and a consequence of persistent heedlessness.
💢That devil then leads the person further astray, diverts him from the straight path, and makes falsehood appear as truth, so much so that the person becomes convinced he is rightly guided even while drowning in misguidance.
💥Remaining connected to Dhikr, the Qur'an, and sincere submission to Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) is essential. Once a heart turns cold to guidance, it becomes vulnerable to Satanic deception, and the most dangerous state is to be lost while thinking we're on the right path!
‼️Imagine if a day was to come where you were unable to use your fingers to turn the pages of your Mus'haf (Qur'ān).
‼️Why is it so hard to imagine?
‼️Do not wait for the day of regret rather use them right now while you are able to do so.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا
💎"Verily, this Qur'ān guides to that which is most just and right and gives glad tidings to the believers who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a great reward (Paradise)."
[Sūrah al-Isrā C.17 | Āyah.9]
‼️Why is it so hard to imagine?
‼️Do not wait for the day of regret rather use them right now while you are able to do so.
إِنَّ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا
💎"Verily, this Qur'ān guides to that which is most just and right and gives glad tidings to the believers who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a great reward (Paradise)."
[Sūrah al-Isrā C.17 | Āyah.9]
💠Imam Ibn Qayyim, Rahimahu'Allah, said:
💥“Friday is a day of worship and it in comparison to the rest of the days of the week is like Ramadan is to the rest of the months.
🔰And the hour of the acceptance of the du’a therein is like the night of Qadr is in the month of Ramadan.”
[ Zaad al-maad | 1/398 ]
💥“Friday is a day of worship and it in comparison to the rest of the days of the week is like Ramadan is to the rest of the months.
🔰And the hour of the acceptance of the du’a therein is like the night of Qadr is in the month of Ramadan.”
[ Zaad al-maad | 1/398 ]
🔰 قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
💠Abdullaah Bin Abbas [رضي الله عنه] mentions in the Tafseer of Soorah Kafiroon:
«لیس في القرآن أشد غیظاً لأبلیس لأنھا توحید و براءة من الشرك.»
💢❝There is nothing in the Qur’ān which makes Iblees more angry because [this Soorah] is Tawheed and being completely far away from Shirk.❞
[Jamia Ahkam al-Quran - Qurtubi, | 20/199]
💠Abdullaah Bin Abbas [رضي الله عنه] mentions in the Tafseer of Soorah Kafiroon:
«لیس في القرآن أشد غیظاً لأبلیس لأنھا توحید و براءة من الشرك.»
💢❝There is nothing in the Qur’ān which makes Iblees more angry because [this Soorah] is Tawheed and being completely far away from Shirk.❞
[Jamia Ahkam al-Quran - Qurtubi, | 20/199]
💢☝No deity except Allah; La-ilaha illallah"
💢as an Arab with the knowledge of his language understood it:
💢☝no sovereignty except Allah's,
💢☝no law except from Allah,
💢☝and no authority of one man over another,
💢☝as the authority in all respects belong to Allah.
The 'grouping' of men which Islam proclaims is based on this faith alone, the faith in which all peoples of any race or color-Arabs, Romans or Persians, are equal under the banner of Allah. And this is the way.
💢as an Arab with the knowledge of his language understood it:
💢☝no sovereignty except Allah's,
💢☝no law except from Allah,
💢☝and no authority of one man over another,
💢☝as the authority in all respects belong to Allah.
The 'grouping' of men which Islam proclaims is based on this faith alone, the faith in which all peoples of any race or color-Arabs, Romans or Persians, are equal under the banner of Allah. And this is the way.