Hadith: Difficulties And Trials Expiate Sins

 📖 Mus’ad Ibn Sa’eed RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "The servant will continue to encounter trials until he is left walking upon the earth without any sin (trials and hardship expiate sins)."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2398, Grade: Sahih

📖 Mahmud ibn Labid RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “If Allah loves a people, then He afflicts them with trials. Whoever is patient has the reward of patience, and whoever is impatient has the fault of impatience.”

Source: Musnad Ahmed 23122

Grade: Sahih  (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Hellfire is veiled by lusts (temptation, desires), and Paradise is veiled by hardships.”

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6122

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Look at those below you and do not look at those above you, for it is the best way not to belittle the favors of Allah.”

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6125, Sahih Muslim 2963

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

http://www.salafi-dawah.com/look-at-those-below-you-and-do-not-look-at-those-above-you.html

Poem: Join Those Whom Allah Loves From Those Those Who Do Tawbah Lots Of Times

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 Seek Allah's Forgiveness no matter how many times
You have sinned or couldn't pray certain prayers on time.
Whether you've flirted with some souls online or offline,
Or you were influenced by friends to lie or backbite,
Or said hurtful words, it's not too late to set things right.
~•~
You can always do Tawbah so long as you're alive.
Keep in mind you're human, prone to err once in a while,
With frequent tendencies to try out evil desires,
And the nature to forget or ignore some souls' rights.
Do Tawbah. Don't be defeated by self-doubt or pride.
~•~
Prayed the morning prayer late? Overslept? Were too tired?
Made insulting remarks about someone from behind?
Watched videos you're not supposed to view? Injured a child?
Argued with your parents? Let one or both of them cry?
Did something haraam when your faith level wasn't high?
~•~
Spread false rumors about a person whom you despised?
Stole money from some people when they were out of sight?
Disrespected elders and didn't apologize?
Suspected other Muslims while envy you'd deny?
Whatever wrongs you've done, you have chance to set things right.
~•~
Say "AstaghfurAllah" sincerely each day and night.
Acknowledge the fact that Allah can forgive and guide.
Without Allah's Light and Guidance, we wouldn't survive.
Lacking Allah's Love signifies a meaningless life.
Thus repent to Allah to join those whom Allah likes.
~•~
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “By Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah and I repent to Him more than seventy times in a day.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5948
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “By Him in Whose Hand is my soul, if you did not sin, Allah would replace you with people who would sin and they would seek forgiveness from Allah and He Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala would forgive them.”
Source: Sahih Muslim 2749
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Whoever repents before the sun rises from the west, Allah will forgive him.”
Source: Sahih Muslim 2703
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Anas ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Allah is more joyful with the repentance of His servant than one of you who has lost his camel on a journey in an empty desert while it carries his food and drink.”
In another narration, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Having lost hope, he lies down in the shade and despairs over his camel, but all of a sudden he finds the camel standing over him. He takes hold of its reins and out of joy he proclaims: "O Allah, You are my servant and I am your Lord." He makes a mistake due to his extreme joy (excitement).”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5950, Sahih Muslim 2747
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Ibn 'Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Verily, Allah accepts the repentance of His servants, as long as they are not on their death bed.”
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3537
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani

Hadith: Importance Of Trying To Prepare Oneself To Meet Allah The Almighty

📖 'Abdullah 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

📖 Ibn 'Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Take advantage of five before five: Your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your riches before your poverty, your free time before your work, and your life before your death."

Source: Shu’ab Al-Imān 9575

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

https://www.abukhadeejah.com/be-in-the-world-as-a-stranger/

Hadith: Virtues Of Counseling And Giving Advice

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Whoever relieves the hardship of a believer in this world, Allah will relieve his hardship on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever helps ease one in difficulty, Allah will make it easy for him in this world and in the Hereafter. Whoever conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah helps the servant as long as he helps his brother. Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. People do not gather in the Houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying It together, but that tranquility will descend upon them, mercy will cover them, angels will surround them, and Allah will mention them to those near Him. Whoever is slow to good deeds will not be hastened by his lineage.”
Source: Sahih Muslim 2699
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Tamim Al-Dari RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Religion is sincere goodwill (advice/naseeha).” We said, “To whom?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, the leaders of the Muslims, and their common people.”
Source: Sahih Muslim 55
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Al-Muzanni reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Whoever admonishes (advises) his brother in private has been sincere to him and protected his reputation. Whoever admonishes him in public has humiliated him and betrayed him.”
Source: Hilyat Al-Awliyā 13854

Note: The Need To Say More Du'as As Earthquakes Become More Frequent

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 When a woman is about to give birth, she experiences mild contractions every once in a while. She goes through frequent labor contractions prior to the actual date of delivery, signalling that the time her baby comes out is almost approaching. Similarly, frequent occurrence of earthquakes is from the signs of the coming of the Day of Judgment.
Before the advent of the Day of Resurrection, Allah the Almighty can cause earthquakes to take place occasionally as warnings and reminders for us to prepare for the final meeting.
Alhamdulillah we are granted many chances to do Tawbah/repent (from uploading TikTok videos, gossiping, addiction to music, neglecting the obligatory prayers, not dressing modestly etc.), improve our faith/Imaan, and rectify ourselves so once Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala evaluates our accounts on Yawm Al-Qiyaamah we have nobody to blame but our own selves.
Earthquakes occuring frequently also remind us how earth isn't our real abode. The different kinds of trials we encounter encourage us to seek Allah's Help through wholehearted Du'as, to remember we're just Allah's servants who should avoid arrogance as much as possible, and to prefer striving for Jannatul Ferdaus where its inhabitants can be guaranteed to be safe, secure and at peace everlastingly.
📖 Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There is no Muslim who calls upon Allah, without sin or cutting family ties, but that Allah will give him one of three answers: He (Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) will quickly fulfill his supplication, He will store it for him in the Hereafter, or He will divert an evil from him similar to it." They said, “In that case we will ask for more.” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Allah has even more.”
Source: Musnad Ahmed 10749
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Abu Musa RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “This nation of mine has been granted mercy. Their punishment is not in the Hereafter. Their punishment is in the world, in the form of persecution, earthquakes, and slaughter.”
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4278
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Salman RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Nothing repels the divine decree but supplication, and nothing increases life span but righteousness.”
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2139
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani