Poem: To Receive Allah's Mercy, Don't Cut Off Ties With Your Family And Relatives Purposely

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

💌 In the past many from the pious had enemies 

And critics from their own flesh and blood, their families, 

Who opposed them due to a difference in beliefs, 

Who refused to support them because of jealousy, 

And who abandoned them despite being family. 

~•~ 

From them were Prophet Muhammad (SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) who was unjustly 

Rebuked by Abu Lahab who stuck to misbelief, 

Ibrahim ('alaihis salaam) who tried to advise his father kindly, 

Nuh ('alaihis salaam) who did his best to save his son from fallacies, 

And Yusuf ('alaihis salaam) who put up with his half-brothers' envy. 

~•~

So if you receive unkind treatment from some aunties, 

If you've been the victim of some cousins' mockery, 

If you have a sibling who despises your hobbies, 

A child who often deals with you disrespectfully, 

Or loved ones who ignore you online and locally,

~•~ 

Maintain ties with them for Allah's sake courageously 

With patience applied sincerely and consistently. 

Say salaam to them and respond whenever they greet, 

Don't act like you didn't see them when you're in the streets, 

And grant them what they need whenever you have the means. 

~•~

From contacting you don't prevent them arrogantly, 

And unblock them if you've blocked their accounts previously. 

Try to visit them when you have the ability, 

Advise them when you can and pray for them frequently. 

Maintain family ties to deserve Allah's Mercy.

~•~ 

📖 AbdurRahman Ibn 'Awf RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Allah said: 'I am Allah and I am the Merciful (Ar-Rahman). I created the womb (rahm) and I derived it from My Name. Whoever upholds it, I will uphold him. Whoever severs it, I will deprive him of My Mercy.'"

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 1907

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to At-Tirmidhi 

📖 Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The bond of family (rahm) is suspended from the Throne and it says: 'Whoever upholds me (tries to keep the connection with one's family and relatives), Allah will uphold him. Whoever severs me (purposely cuts off family ties), Allah will sever him.'"

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5989 

Sahih Muslim 2555

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

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated that a person said: "O' Allah's Messenger, I have relatives with whom I try to have close relationship with but they cut off ties. I treat them well, but they treat me badly. I am good to them but they are harsh towards me." Upon this the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "If it is so as you say, then it is as if you are throwing hot ashes (upon them) and there would always remain with you on behalf of Allah (an Angel to support you) who would keep you dominant over them so long as you adhere to this (path of righteousness)."

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2558

In-book reference: Book 45, Hadith 25

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 32, Hadith 6204 

Jubayr Ibn Mut'im RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The one who severs his family ties will not enter Paradise."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5638 

Sahih Muslim 2556

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

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2020/05/poem-note-to-my-relatives-wherever-they.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2020/04/note-patience-with-our-relatives.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/04/poem-warning-against-purposely-cutting.html 

Poem: Clear Signs Of Jealous People Even If They Deny Their Jealousy

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

💌 Not every adult would admit they're jealous of you, 

Since envy shows they feel inferior and insecure, 

Unsatisfied with Allah's Qadr, awfully consumed 

With jealousy that provokes them to be foul and rude.

~•~

Signs that indicate someone's feeling very jelly: 

You're not friends online yet they stalk you quite hatefully, 

Scanning your posts for mistakes and inaccuracies, 

And searching for your mishaps to laugh at miserably.

~•~

They claim you're a "narcissist", that you're "full of yourself", 

When you're trying to educate, motivate or help. 

The light within your heart intimidates their dark selves 

And your bright confidence only causes them to wilt.

~•~

These envious darkened hearts that breed their own sadness 

Typically use people as topics for cheap gossip. 

Too cowardly to confront you, they get all quiet 

When you glance at their scowls that show they're lost in unrest.

~•~

Feel sorry for those guilty of crab mentality 

Who question Allah's Wisdom and Qadr/Destiny, 

Who grant you some of their good deeds each time they envy 

Or carry your sins when they mistreat you jealously.

~•~

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Beware of envy, for it devours good deeds just as fire devours wood or grass."

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4903

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Suyuti

📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Envy consumes good deeds just as fire burns wood. Charity (Sadaqah) extinguishes sinful deeds just as water extinguishes fire. Prayer is the light of the believer and fasting is his shield from the Hellfire."

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 4210

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Ibn Asakir

📖 Abdullah Ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the best people?” The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "One with a heart swept clean and truthful in speech." We said, “O Messenger of Allah, we know truthful in speech. What is a heart swept clean?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "One that is mindful of Allah and pure, in which there is no sin, nor aggression, nor envy." We said, “Who shows a sign of it?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "One who hates worldliness and loves the Hereafter." They said, “And who shows a sign of it?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "A believer with good character."

Source: Shu’ab Al-Imān 4457

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Faith and envy do not combine within a believing servant."

In another narration, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Greed and faith are never combined in the heart of a servant."

Source: Sunan Al-Nasā’ī 3109

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/01/poem-advice-on-how-to-deal-with-people.html

Note: On The Virtues Of The First Ten Days Of Dhul-Hijjah

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

📜 Question: Which is better, the last ten nights of Ramadan, or the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah? 

📝 Answer: The last ten nights of Ramadan are better in terms of doing good deeds at night, particularly since Laylatul Qadr takes place in one of these nights. The first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are better in terms of doing good deeds in the daytime, because Yawm 'Arafah occurs on the ninth day and it is followed by the day of sacrifice (Yawm An-Nahr, a term also referring to Eid Al-Adha), and these two are from the best days of the year. This is what has been deduced according to the majority of trusted scholars and students of knowledge.

So the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah are better concerning doing good deeds for Allah's sake during daylight, while the last ten nights of Ramadan are better with regard to doing good deeds for Allah's sake in the evening, as in it is Laylatul Qadr and those nights are the best nights of the year. 

Allah the Almighty knows best.

From the Fataawa of sheikh AbdulAziz Ibn Baz (May Allah have mercy on him. Ameen.) 

~•~

📖 Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "No good deeds can be done at a time better than these first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah." It was said, “Not even striving in the way of Allah?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Not even striving in the way of Allah."

Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabīr 10307

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani 

📖 Abu Qatadah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam was asked about fasting the day of Arafat (Yawm 'Arafah) and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "It will expiate the sins of the previous and upcoming year." Then, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam was asked about fasting the day of Ashura (10th of Muharram) and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "It will expiate the sins of the past year."

Source: Sahih Muslim 1162

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

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Hadith: Regarding The Udhiyah And Fasting On Yawm 'Arafah

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

🗒️ Inn-sha-Allah before Sunday July 11 (first of DhulHijjah) those who have the intention to sacrifice a goat, sheep or cow must avoid trimming their nails and cutting any hair strand (regardless of their length and even on Jumuah Friday) until they've carried out the sacrifice after praying the Eid prayer on Eid Al-Adha (Tuesday July 20). 

Reminder to non-pilgrims to Inn-sha-Allah fast Sunnah fasts from tomorrow until and including Yawm 'Arafah (Monday July 19). 

Good deeds in these special ten days will 

Inn-sha-Allah be rewarded immensely because unlike in Ramadan when the gates of Paradise are opened while the shayateen are chained, only a special few recognize the value of striving to please Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala in these best days of the year. 

Allah the Almighty knows best.

📖 Umm Salamah RadhiAllahu 'anha narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If the ten days of Dhul Hijjah begin and one of you intends to sacrifice (a goat, sheep, cow, camel) let him not remove anything from his hair or skin (until they sacrificed the sacrificial animal after the Eid prayer on Eid Al-Adha)."

Source: Sahih Muslim 1977

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

📖 Abu Qatadah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam was asked about fasting the day of Arafat (Yawm 'Arafah) and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "It will expiate the sins of the previous and upcoming year." Then, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam was asked about fasting the day of Ashura (10th of Muharram) and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "It will expiate the sins of the past year."

Source: Sahih Muslim 1162

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

📖 Hunaydah Ibn Khalid RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Some of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said that he would fast the first nine days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah, the day of Ashura, and three days of every month, which would be the first Monday and Thursday of the month. 

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2437

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani 

Allah the Almighty knows best. 

Al-Nawawi said, "It is part of the Sunnah (for those Muslims not performing Hajj/pilgrimage) to fast the first nine days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah."

Source: Al-Majmū’ Sharh Al-Muhadhab 6/386 

📖 Sahl Ibn Sa’d RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, there is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Rayyaan, through which only those who fasted will enter on the Day of Resurrection. No one else will enter it along with them. It will be said: 'Where are those who fasted, so that they may enter?' When the last of them enter, it will be closed and no one else will go through it."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 1797

Sahih Muslim 1152

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

Poem: What You Can Do To Avoid Feeling "Inadequate" Or "Inferior"

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

💌 When you walk by some people who are taller than you, 

Instead of feeling inadequate or insecure, 

Recall those who are shorter, those with legs but can't move 

Unless they have a wheelchair or crutches they can use, 

And those with dwarfism who often get ridiculed.

~•~ 

When you meet couples who married earlier than you, 

And they bring up many kids while you have less than two, 

Recall those without partners who contentedly choose 

To stay single and marriage proposals they refuse. 

Marrying isn't crucial for one's life to improve.

~•~ 

When you come across vlogs of socialities on YouTube, 

Videos of grand house tours and reviews of luscious food, 

Remember the homeless, refugees worldwide, the poor, 

Those who are in jail and can't request what to consume, 

And patients who receive nutrients by way of tubes. 

~•~

When you encounter professionals more skilled than you, 

Or peers who surpass you in some things you like to do, 

Recall those with special needs, those who dropped out of school, 

And those who, though without degrees, are business tycoons. 

In your grave, good deeds matter more than misused fortune.

~•~ 

As Muslims, be grateful for the gifts Allah gave you, 

And don't let constant comparison spoil current moods. 

Just as trees, seas and mountains have their own pleasant views, 

While butterflies, eagles and owls have their own virtues, 

Allah blessed you too. Strive with patience and gratitude.

~•~

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Look to 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  

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Faith and envy do not combine within a believing servant."

In another narration, the Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Greed and faith are never combined in the heart of a servant."

Source: Sunan Al-Nasā’ī 3109

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/03/poem-thank-allah-for-blessings-he-chose.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2021/02/poem-dont-compare-your-life-journey-to.html 

https://mjustsharingislam.blogspot.com/2020/05/note-how-to-avoid-inferiority-complex.html 

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