بسم الله. ربي زدني علما. امين

بسم الله. ربي زدني علما. امين
May Allah the Almighty grant us more beneficial knowledge, accept our good deeds, forgive our mistakes, protect us from fitna, and join us with the righteous believers in Jannatul Ferdaus. Ameen.

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Note: Allah Never Leaves. Let People Come And Go.

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 When some users unfriend you, block you, un-follow your posts, reject your friend requests, or leave the group chat you added them in, do not start questioning if there is something wrong with you. Some people weren't destined by Allah the Most Wise to enter our circle as friends, but random strangers briefly passing by. 
Think of that time when you declined a friend request from a user whom you aren't familiar with, that instance when you left a Facebook group because its theme had nothing significant to do with your interests and goals, and that moment when you unfriended a user because they posted a controversial status update which triggered negative emotions. Your rejection of a user's friend request, disappearance from an online community or decision to no longer associate with certain individuals do not decrease their value as human beings with rights, beliefs and responsibilities of their own. It just means that your mission in life and priorities are too different. Exposing yourself to matters which you disagree with or can't support only bring about disharmony, guilt and emotional discomfort. Hence it is your right to carefully select the type of content to consume, information to absorb and like-minded souls to surround, ones which positively motivate you to become a better version of yourself rather than the other way around.
When some people exit from your life and treat you as one of their past memories or a forgotten stranger:
1] Be gratefully contented Alhamdulillah that while they walked away, Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala never left, and Allah won't abandon you so long as you strive to be among Allah's faithful servants.
2] Did those ex-friends give birth to you, dutifully pay your bills or keep supporting you financially without expecting anything in return? No? Then you're not required to get emotionally attached to them. Detach from them especially because peace of mind cannot be achieved by attaching yourself to what is fragile, imperfect and temporary.
3] Your duty as a Muslim is to serve Allah Subhaanahu wa Taa'ala only, striving to be the best Muslim servant whom Allah wants you to be, not to force Allah's creation to agree with your beliefs and resemble you exactly.
Accept that all humans don't have the exact same role, tastes, temperament, experiences, and understanding. A subject you're so enthusiastic about may be viewed as uninteresting to another, just as you may find someone else's focus and hobbies not that interesting. So whenever somebody leaves us, instead of feeling deficient or incompetent, be contented knowing that we still have Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, the One Who'll judge everyone with mercy, wisdom and justice on the Day of Judgment.
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The strong believer is more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, but there is goodness in both of them. Be eager for what benefits you, seek help from Allah, and do not be frustrated. If something befalls you, then do not say: 'If only I had done something else.' Rather say: 'Allah has decreed what He wills.' Verily, the  phrase ‘if only’ opens the way for the work of shaytan."
Source: Sahih Muslim 2664
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim

Hadith: Glad Tidings To The Strangers / Ghurabaa


📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Islam began as something strange and it will return to being strange, so Tooba (or glad tidings) to the strangers.”
Source: Sahih Muslim 145 Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: A man said to the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam him, “What is Tooba (Qur'an 13:29)?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “It is a tree in Paradise as wide as a hundred years of travel. The clothes of the people of Paradise will come from its leaves.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 7573 Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (Authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani
Source: Musnad Ahmed 6612
📖 Abdullah Ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “We are now in this day. Blessed are the strangers.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the strangers?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Righteous people among many evil people. Those who disobey them are more numerous than those who obey them.”
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Ahmad Shakir

Poem: When I'm Gone

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 As I journey towards Jannah, being Allah’s slave,
Striving to earn rewards and do good for Allah’s sake,
I wish to tell each soul whom I’ve met along the way
“Forgive my mistakes and hurtful words I used to say.
~*~
I’m sorry for not enough time spent back in the days,
Sorry to those with whom I couldn’t fully acquaint,
Sorry if I made you feel ignored, or displayed hate,
And sorry if any of my actions brought dismay.
~*~
I’m sorry if ‘sorry’ is not enough to erase
Emotional wounds I may have caused when not awake,
Unaware of the outcomes of the options I’d take,
Or overcome by my nafs in my immature state.
~*~
Recall I’m human like you, we’re not perfect always.
At times I slip, fall, misconstrue, wrongfully explain
And misjudge when I go through a brief decrease in faith,
Yet return to my senses when I find Allah’s Way.
~*~
When I am gone, and when Allah takes my soul away,
I’m hoping for my salvation to Allah you’ll pray,
That I’m forgiven and from the grave’s torment I’m saved,
And you mention me in Du’as nearly night and day.
~*~
When I’ve disappeared as a memory to replay,
I pray the memories make your Imaan escalate,
That instead of wailing, your patience level is raised,
And you strive for Allah as your Taqwa you upgrade.
~*~
Don’t obsess over me. Remember we’re Allah’s slaves,
Created to serve Allah. Life’s a test, not a game.
Do your best and pray we meet again by Jannah’s Gates,
To reunite and together see Allah’s Grand Face.”
~*~
📖 Ibn ‘Umar RadhiAllahu ‘anhuma from his father that the noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, “The deceased is punished in his grave for the wailing done over him.”
Reference: Sahih Al-Bukhari 1292
In-book reference: Book 23, Hadith 51
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 2, Book 23, Hadith 379
📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu ‘anhu narrated: ‘We entered the house of Abu Sayf along with the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam who was the husband of Ibrahim’s wet-nurse, upon him be peace. The Prophet SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam took hold of Ibrahim, kissed him, and smelled him. Then, we entered after that as Ibrahim was breathing his last breaths. It made the eyes of the Prophet SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam shed tears. Abdur Rahman Ibn Awf RadhiAllahu ‘anhu said, “Even you, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, “O Ibn Awf, this is mercy.” Then, the Prophet SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam wept some more and he said, “Verily, the eyes shed tears and the heart is grieved, but we will not say anything except what is pleasing to our Rabb Allah. We are saddened by your departure, O Ibrahim.”’
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 1241
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
📖 Abu Qatadah RadhiAllahu ‘anhu narrated: Allah’s noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, “The best of what a man leaves behind are three: A righteous child who supplicates for him, ongoing charity the reward of which reaches him, and knowledge that is acted upon after him.”
Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 237
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani