Poem: Don't Be Afraid Of Dying When Death Must Happen Before We Reach Jannah Paradise

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 Our fear of Allah should be much greater than dying. 

Why be afraid of death when every living being 

Is meant to depart this life at destined appointments?

Allah willed His servants will someday return to Him.

~•~

Don't be too scared to die, since death is bound to happen. 

If you're close to Allah and you're a striving Muslim, 

See death as a gateway that leads to Jannah/Heaven, 

A path you must pass through to flee from dunya's problems.

~•~

It's better to die sooner than on days preceding 

Dajjal's appearance prior to the Day of Judgment 

When the trials by that time are much more unpleasant, 

And the deviants outnumber those upon true guidance.

~•~

Day and night look forward to dying any moment, 

Ready to meet Allah and answer all His questions. 

Righteous deeds done for Allah with sincere intention 

And records of Istighfaar can assure salvation.

~•~

Another deed that benefits in preparation 

Is reciting Ayatul Kursi after praying.

Strive to please Allah and don't be afraid to meet Him.

No way can a soul reach Jannah without first dying.

~•~

May Allah the Most Merciful take us while He is Pleased with us, after we've said the Shahaada, and only when we've done enough good deeds that make us worthy of Jannatul Ferdaus. Ameen.

📖 Abu Umamah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever recites the ‘Verse of the Throne’ (Ayat Al-Kursi) after every prescribed prayer, there will be nothing standing between him and his entry into Paradise but death."

Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabīr 7406

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: A man said, "O Messenger of Allah, which of the believers is the best?" The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Those with the best character." The man said, "Which of the believers is the wisest?" The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Those who remember death often and have best prepared for it with good deeds; those are the wisest."

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 4259

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani

📖 Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler along a path."

Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma would say, “If you make it to the evening, do not wait for the morning. If you make it to the morning, do not wait for the evening. Take from your health for your sickness, and from your life for your death.”

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6053

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

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Poem: Reminder To Myself And Others To Do All Good Deeds For Allah's Sake With Ikhlaas

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 Questions to ask ourselves before we post a message, 

Matters to reflect on so efforts are not wasted: 

Is that for Allah? Are you trying to encourage 

Other Muslims to do good so Allah is worshipped, 

To help and uplift their moods as an act of kindness?

~•~ 

Or do you aim to prove you're proficient at English, 

Portraying artistic skills in order to impress 

Stalkers, proving you're talented or educated, 

Or are your posts intended as indirect gossip, 

To entertain your army of resentful critics?

~•~

To invite others to Allah should be the purpose 

Of posting your status updates, spreading helpful tips, 

Recording Islamic lectures, sharing useful clips, 

And typing a verse from the Qur'an or a Hadith, 

Not to show off your knowledge or display you're righteous.

~•~

Nothing notable can be gained if your main motive 

For inspiring is to have your ego augmented. 

Do Da'wah for Allah in ways that are creative, 

Impart wisdom to touch hearts and comfort those depressed, 

And utilize the tools Allah gave to pass His tests.

~•~

So your service and contributions are accepted, 

Make sure they're for Allah, not to make His slaves jealous, 

Not for riyaa nor to build a distinguished image, 

But solely for Allah, while sincere and wholehearted, 

To support Allah and join His allies and Prophets.

~•~

📖 Mahmud Ibn Labid RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, my greater fear for you is the lesser idolatry (minor shirk/polytheism)." They said, “What is the lesser idolatry, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "It is (riyaa) ostentation. Allah the Almighty will say to them on the Day of Resurrection, when people are being recompensed for their deeds: 'Go to those for whom you made a show in the world and look, do you find any reward with them?'"

Source: Musnad Ahmed 23119

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, the first people to be judged on the Day of Resurrection will be a man who was martyred. He will be brought, the blessings of Allah will be made known and he will acknowledge them. Allah will say: 'What did you do about them?' The man will say: 'I fought in Your Cause until I was martyred.' Allah will say: 'You have lied, for you fought only that it would be said you were brave, and thus it was said.' Then, Allah will order him to be dragged upon his face until he is cast into Hellfire. Another man studied religious knowledge, taught others, and recited the Qur'an. He will be brought, the blessings of Allah will be made known and he will acknowledge them. Allah will say: 'What did you do about them?' The man will say: I learned religious knowledge, taught others, and I recited the Qur'an for Your sake. Allah will say: 'You have lied, for you studied only that it would be said you are a scholar and you recited the Qur'an only that it would be said you are a reciter, and thus it was said.' Then, Allah will order him to be dragged upon his face until he is cast into Hellfire. Another man was given an abundance of blessings from Allah and every kind of wealth. He will be brought, the blessings of Allah will be made known and he will acknowledge them. Allah will say: 'What did you do about them?' The man will say: 'I did not leave any good cause beloved to You but that I spent on it for Your sake.' Allah will say: 'You have lied, for you spent only that it would be said you are generous, and thus it was said.' Then, Allah will order him to be dragged upon his face until he is cast into Hellfire."

Source: Sahih Muslim 1905

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim

📖 Umar Ibn Al-Khattab RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, deeds are only with intentions. Verily, every person will have only what they intended. Whoever emigrated to Allah and His Messenger, his emigration is for Allah and His Messenger (SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam). Whoever emigrated to get something in the world or to marry a woman, his emigration is for that to which he emigrated."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 54

Sahih Muslim 1907

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

Hadith: Virtues Of Praying Salat Al-'Ishaa And Permissibility To Delay It Until Before Midnight

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "No prayer is more burdensome to the hypocrites than the dawn (Fajr) prayer and evening ('Ishaa) prayer. If they knew the blessings in them, they would come even if they had to crawl."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 626

Sahih Muslim 651

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

📖 Abu Barzah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam disliked sleeping before the ('Ishaa) evening prayer or talking (about unnecessary matters) after it.

In another narration, he said: The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam delayed the evening ('Ishaa) prayer until a third of the night had passed. He (SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) would recite in the dawn (Fajr) prayer sixty to a hundred verses. We would depart when it was light enough to see each other's faces.

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 543

Sahih Muslim 647

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

https://abdurrahman.org/2014/09/04/riyad-us-saliheen-imaam-nawawi-chapter-202/

https://greatrewards.abdurrahman.org/praying-fajr-and-isha-prayers-in-masjid/

https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/17066/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA-%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1

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