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.

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Note: Seven Signs You Are Not Materialistic

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 
🗒️ Seven signs that you're not materialistic at all while your minimalist lifestyle is a blessing/virtue: 
1] As your parents' child, or as your husband's grateful wife, and as a friend or guest, you are "easy to please". You're not self-entitled nor obnoxiously demanding. Expecting people to constantly shower you with gifts and freebies is foreign to you.
2] You're absolutely incapable of feeling jealous whenever you notice others enjoying supposedly glam and luxurious lifestyles. In fact, you probably feel sorry that many of those whom Allah the Almighty destined to become affluent are too insecure, inwardly unhappy or selfish to not bother giving a portion of their wealth to the needy and destitute. 
3] You try your best for Allah's sake to avoid excessive consumerism and overspending. 
4] You have no guilt whatsoever in reusing items which are reusable and wearing the same outfit you wore in the past or recently. 
5] You're a nonchalant expert at never comparing your current situation and journeys to others' circumstances and unique life stories. You'd rather focus on thanking Allah the Most Kind for all the favors which He Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala chose to bestow upon you than worrying about what this person and that stranger are doing with the income which Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala gave them as an obvious test.
6] You always make sure that you don't have a single debt. 
7] You're not offended, not one bit, when some relatives, strangers or acquaintances describe you as "boring", "cheap", "old-fashioned", "poor" or "unfashionable", aware that whatever lame remark they hurl at you could be a reflection of their insecurities or undeniable dissatisfaction with themselves - in actuality they lack the ability to be as confident and contented as you are.
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📖 Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There is no envy but in two cases: A man whom Allah (The Almighty) has given wealth and he spends it rightly in Allah's Way, and a man whom Allah (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) has given wisdom and he acts upon it and teaches with it."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 73, Sahih Muslim 816
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, "The poor Muslims will enter (Jannah) Paradise before the rich (ahead of the wealthy believers) by half of a day, the length of which is five hundred years."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2354
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani 
📖 Abu Dharr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "O Abu Dharr, do you say an abundance of possessions is wealth?" I said 'yes.' The Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Do you say a lack of possessions is poverty?" I said 'yes.' The Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam repeated this three times, then he said, "Wealth is in the heart and poverty is in the heart. Whoever is wealthy in his heart will not be harmed no matter what happens in the world. Whoever is impoverished in his heart will not be satisfied no matter how much he has in the world. Verily, he will only be harmed by the greed of his own soul."
Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabīr 1618
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

Note: Seven Things Which Disappoint A Lot Of Narcissists

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

📝 Narcissists are like deluded spies who desperately wish to see your wrong reactions every time they flaunt their ugly lack of morals and take pride in their immature actions. Seven things which narcissists despise and regard as disappointing: 
1] When you withhold from them sycophantic compliments while intentionally avoiding paying attention to whatever they want you to notice just to trigger you to feel "jealous" (their new look, pointless YouTube channels, and pretentious selfies which they frequently upload on social media etc.). 
2] When you don't bother asking them personal questions about themselves in which they're granted bragging opportunities (such as "well, how did your trip go? Which hotels did you and your family stay at? Who did you network with? What's the story behind your name 'Yafayka Liyra'?" etc.)
3] When they know that you haven't asked about them after they've been away or absent from work or school for a significantly long period of time, particularly if you can sense they'll probably just invent another lie.
4] When they're "playing hard to get" or acting arrogantly aloof online and offline while you're actually uninterested in building any connection with them. 
5] When you don't care enough to ask them "so how come you left the group chat?" after they fled from an online conversation, since with or without them there really isn't considerable difference.
6] When you faithfully continue loving the special souls for Allah's sake, including your parents and husband, whom they eagerly wanted you to quarrel with and abandon. 
7] When you make it very clear that you're not envious of their tests and blessings at all. One evidence of you not harboring envy is your admirable maintenance of integrity and good manners even around toxic individuals like them.
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📖 Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "No one who has the weight of a seed (or atom) of arrogance (kibr) in his heart will enter (Jannah) Paradise." Someone said, "But a man loves to have beautiful clothes and shoes." The Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, Allah (The Almighty) is Beautiful and He (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) loves beauty. Arrogance means rejecting the truth and looking down on the people."
In another narration, the Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "No one who has the weight of a seed of faith (Imaan) in his heart will enter Hellfire."
Source: Sahih Muslim 91
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

Monday, July 3, 2023

Tips: Some Telltale Signs Of An Envious Person And How I Deal With Jealous People

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


📜 Question: Enumerate some undeniable signs that a person intensely envies you? And how would you, as an INTJ, cope with such types of envious people?
📝 Answer: Some telltale signs that an insecure person feels terribly envious of you, whether they are a family member, colleague, classmate, teacher or an acquaintance: 
1. It is evident that they generally treat most of your mutual acquaintances with courtesy while they behave towards you rudely and disrespectfully. 
2. They fail to give you proper eye contact most of the time and smiling at you genuinely is an enormous challenge, since your overall presence significantly activates unpleasant feelings of extreme envy. 
3. You seldom receive compliments from them or whenever you express joy, with gratitude to Allah the Almighty, they give you the silent treatment and act aloof.
4. They do whatever they can to copy and emulate you not out of admiration but in order to reach your level, or to surpass you, or to ensure that you don't appear or feel special at all. 
5. Little by little they try to "steal" some of your close friends possibly via gossip or they regularly attempt to exclude you from their outings and group conversations (online and face to face). Seeing you upset or left out somehow alleviates their suffering endured through envying you.
✅ What I do once I figure out that an insecure person feels awfully envious of me: 
1. Refuse to be affected by their infantile actions and misconduct. 
2. Refrain from emulating their lousy lack of good manners. 
3. Avoid them for Allah's sake as much as possible, since their tendency to surrender themselves to shameful envy simply shows they're untrustworthy. 
4. Actively and deliberately stay away from checking any of the content they post on social media. I don't bother following users with potential to stir up drama or fitna. 
5. Let them know that while I am entirely aware of their jealous emotion and ridiculous resentment against me, I'm not jelly (jealous) of them in any way by still treating them politely, confidently demonstrating fairness and empathy.
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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Faith and envy (Imaan) do not combine within a (true Muslim) believing servant."
In another narration, the Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Greed and faith (Imaan) are never combined in the heart of a (true Muslim) servant."
Source: Sunan Al-Nasāa’ī 3109
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani 
📖 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 (in terms of worldly "joys"), for it is the best way not to belittle the favors of Allah (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala)."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6125
Sahih Muslim 2963
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim 
📖 Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There is no envy but in two cases: A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it rightly (for Allah's sake), and a man whom Allah (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) has given wisdom and he judges and teaches others with it."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 73 
Sahih Muslim 816
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, "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

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Note: 7 Takbeeraat in the first Rak'ah and 5 in the second Rak'ah during the Eid prayer

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


☑️ Reminder regarding the Eid prayer:
🔲 7 Takbeeraat in the first Rak'ah
🔲 5 Takbeeraat in the second Rak'ah (each person praying must recite Surah Al-Fatiha in every Rak'ah then listen to the Imaam reciting the next Ayaat)

❌ Avoid talking unnecessarily and browsing around your phone when the Khutbah after the Eid prayers is ongoing.

💎 Continue saying as many Adhkaar and Du'a as you can during the days of Tashreeq especially:
"Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar. 
Allahu Akbar. 
Laa ilaaha ilAllah. 
Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar. 
Wa LillaahilHamd."

🗒️


Monday, June 26, 2023

Note: Reminder To Increase Du'a And Adhkaar On Yawm 'Arafah


✅ Reminder to say lots of Du'a and Adhkaar on Yawm 'Arafah the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah, June 27 Tuesday, especially: 

Laa ilaaha ilAllah, Wahdahu laa shareeka Lah, Lahul Mulk, wa Lahul Hamd, wa Huwa 'ala kulli shai-in Qadeer.

📖 'Amr Ibn Shu'ayb RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The best supplication (Du'a) is that which is made on the day of Arafat (Yawm 'Arafah). The best of it is what was said by myself and the prophets before me: 'There is no God but Allah alone, without any partners, unto Him belong the dominion and all praise and He has power over all things.' (Laa ilaaha ilAllah Wahdahu laa shareeka Lah. LahulMulk wa LahulHamd wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shay-in Qadeer.)"

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3585

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani 

📖 'Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There is no day upon which Allah frees more of His servants from the Hellfire than the day of 'Arafah. He (Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) draws near and then He boasts of them to the angels, saying: 'What do these servants want?'"

Source: Sahih Muslim 1348

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, the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah) and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "It will expiate the sins of the previous and upcoming year." Then, the Prophet Muhammad 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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