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.

Friday, April 5, 2024

Tips: 5 Things To Avoid As A Muslim Wife Because They Could Imply You Don't Respect Your Husband - Don't Be An Insecure Wifey

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 
📝 Five things to avoid as a Muslim wife because these insecure actions could imply you don't truly respect your dear husband:-
❌ 1. Taking photos of snacks, beverages or meals you've enjoyed without your husband, whether in a restaurant or at a female friend's house etc. then sending him those pictures as if you're indicating that he's missing out on what you seem to be enjoying, even if you include the captions "wish you were here, habeeby" or "darling, you're supposed to be with me right now". Doing that a lot would be awfully childish or immature on the woman's part and may unnecessarily cause her husband to feel annoyed or hangry. How would she feel if her husband regularly took photos of gold jewelry and pearl necklaces behind a window glass then he sends those pictures to her with the captions "I wish I could afford them so they'd be yours" or "my dear, do you prefer to stare at these and daydream about them or high-resolution photos of bitten chocolate?" 
❌ 2. Frequently and ungratefully comparing him to other men including one or some of your male relatives. Saying uncalled-for statements like "my father back in Saudi Arabia very often brought us cake and other desserts whenever he arrived from work. Why can't you be like him in terms of at least bringing something memorable after your duty instead of coming home without anything impressive?" Or "you know that new Imam who spoke with you yesterday? Can you please grow your beard faster so it's a lot longer than his?" could make him doubt your loyalty and if you genuinely appreciate him. 
❌ 3. Consistently delaying your responses to his messages or missed calls on purpose, because of offended ego/pride, whenever he answers your messages late due to his busyness or other understandable reasons. Truly and sincerely loving your husband for Allah's sake doesn't mean you should always match his energy and efforts in showcasing how much he cares about you, but you courageously keep loving him, your other half and soulmate, to please Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala as one of the best deeds you can do which hopefully leads to Jannah Paradise, regardless of his inevitable imperfections and occasional human mistakes. 
❌ 4. Speaking with your husband using a sarcastic tone or talking to him in a manner that makes him feel less intelligent. For example, if he asks "what's for lunch?" and you respond with "but of course your favorite - cigarettes and toothpicks because you're too stupid to quit and admit how dangerous smoking is", or he goes "am I more handsome in a black shirt or blue shirt?" and you so sarcastically go "neon pink skirt, since it's difficult to notice your dark skin at night unless you're near a streetlight... which works well unlike you.".
❌ 5. Intentionally making your husband appear bad or incompetent in front of his loved ones, friends, employer, colleagues, and even strangers. For example if you overhear one of the visitors at an Eid gathering asking your husband "what do you usually do when you're not busy?" and you straight away interfere blurting "oh nowadays he wastes most of his time updating loads of pointless channels on YouTube with nonsensical videos which he assumes I'd watch but I seldom do." 
✅ To stay respectful towards your husband for Allah's sake: 
1. Avoid doing anything directly or indirectly which could hurt his feelings, particularly if he is somewhat sensitive in reality. 
2. Whenever he speaks with you, as much as possible listen attentively, clearly display that you're interested in what he has to say (as long as his speech doesn't oppose Allah the Almighty and His noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam in any form), lovingly giving him full attention with good eye contact and pleasant countenance.
3. Don't make him look bad in front of anybody. If he needs to be advised, then politely approach him privately - without nosy bystanders who could misconstrue your conversation. 
4. Remember the main reason why you willingly agreed to your husband's marriage proposal from the very beginning - to love each other for Allah's sake patiently and help one another to successfully reach Jannah Paradise together as destined soulmates.
5. Never let shaytan win in disrupting your marriage due to kibr or ego/pride. Don't be affected by temporary and unreasonable emotions. 
~•~
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "A woman is married for four things: Her wealth, her family status, her beauty, and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman otherwise you will be a loser."
Sahih Al-Bukhari 5090
In-book reference: Book 67 Hadith 28
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 27 
📖 Thawban RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whenever a woman asks her husband for a divorce without a strong reason, the fragrance of Paradise becomes forbidden for her."
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2226
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna'ut
📖 Jabir RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, shaytan places his throne over the water and he sends out his troops. The closest to him in rank are the greatest at causing tribulations. One of them says: 'I have done this and this.' shaytan says: 'you have done nothing.' Another one says: 'I did not leave this man alone until I separated him from his wife.' shaytan embraces him and he says: 'you have done well!'"
Source: Sahih Muslim 2813
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim

Note: Some Reminders From An INTJ Muslimah (5)

 

Monday, April 1, 2024

Note: My Educational Background? MA Islamic Studies Alhamdulillah And Still Learning

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 
📋 Question: What is your educational background? Where did you first learn about Islam? 
📝 Answer: Alhamdulillah, as a Filipino who was born in eastern Saudi Arabia, I studied from nursery until 7th grade at some Arabic schools - from grades nursery / kindergarten to 6th grade at Al-Yamamah National School for girls then transferred to a public / Saudi government school in 7th grade (awwal mutawassit). Then I studied at Manarat Al-Riyadh Schools (English Section) for only a number of months before deciding to discontinue since I was facing some difficulty trying to adjust to the transitioning of studying at Arabic medium schools to a school in which the subjects, particularly math and chemistry, are generally taught in English language. 
After discontinuing 8th grade at Manarat Al-Riyadh Schools (English Section) in Riyadh city, my dear parents (Allah yarhamhuma. Ameen.) registered me to take some regular Islamic Studies and Arabic classes for adults at Daar Adh-Dhikr or Darul Dhikr for Qur'an memorization. Alhamdulillah I was able to learn more about Islam and Arabic language there besides the Tawheed, Fiqh and Tajweed subjects etc. I learned at the Arabic schools I went to. 
Then in 8th grade my dear parents (Allah yarhamhuma. Ameen.) enrolled me at Middle East International School (IGCSE section) then sent me to Al-Rowad International Schools for 9th and 10th grade. Since they preferred that I follow the Philippine curriculum that time (until 4th year high school, back when the K-12 system wasn't introduced or implemented here in the Philippines), my dear parents (Allah yarhamhuma. Ameen.) encouraged me to study online and major in Islamic education at their virtual university which they established, with Allah's Will and Mercy, that time whilst they were still alive together with MSU in Marawi (Mindanao State University). My dear mother (Allah yarhamha. Ameen.) who was the first doctor of education (EdD) at MSU if I'm not mistaken together with my dear father (Allah yarhamhu. Ameen.) who earned his PhD Doctorate Degree at the University of Westminster in London UK believed that it's for my own well-being that I studied online instead of traveling abroad without a mahram and majoring in psychology at a university far away from them. So Alhamdulillah I attained master's degree in Islamic Studies at their online college MSU-WINT (Mindanao State University - Wisdom International) https://www.msu.edu.ph/about-msu-history.php and still continue to learn more about Islam whenever I can. 
Apart from the frequent classes I attended at Daar Adh-Dhikr institute for Qur'an memorization, I remember regularly attending several conferences at WAMY women's headquarters (World Assembly Of Muslim Youth) and occasionally listening to my parents' lectures when they delivered their talks at numerous events. They've also had several of their books published at Darussalam Islamic Bookstore and used to manage a printing press home-based business at Tandang Sora in Quezon city (if I'm not mistaken about the location). 
The other places where I sought knowledge of Islam include some evening classes conducted for non-Arabs and through listening to some Fatawa programs often broadcasted Live on Saudi channels one and two (in Arabic language and in English) as well as Huda TV channel, and I recall sometimes sending in a number of questions via email and fax machine, and some of the sheikhs or shuyookh invited to the programs, one of them being grand mufti sheikh AbdulAziz Aal-Sheikh (if I'm not mistaken) actually answered my questions specifically related to the wearing of the niqaab (face veil). 
Some years later Alhamdulillah I gradually discovered about the Salafi Manhaj and the importance of having the correct 'Aqeedah belief, and why it's imperative to do our best to properly adhere to the Sunnah of the beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam according to the understanding and methodology of the pious predecessors / salaf as-saalih. 
Although it took some time for me to fully grasp and comprehend the meaning of Salafiyyah or 'Aqeedat as-salaf as-saalih, Alhamdulillah I eventually stopped listening to certain speakers (including all so-called "nasheed artists") when I realized the significance of being very careful concerning where we derive Islamic knowledge from. 

📚 Some of the English-speaking Salafi/Sunni speakers who call towards the Qur'an and Sunnah of the noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam. Try to research and listen to their lectures on YouTube or SoundCloud attentively:
Abbas Abu Yahya
Abdul Hakeem Mitchell
Abdulillah Lahmami
Abu Adam Jameel Finch
Abu Hafsa Kashiff Khan
Abu Hakeem Bilal Davis
Abu Humayd Saalim
Abu Idrees
Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq
Abu Khadeejah Abdul Wahid
Abul Hasan Malik
Abu Muadh Taqweem Aslam
Abu Muhammad Al Maghribi
Abu Talha Dawud Burbank
Abu Uways
Anas Waters
Anwar Wright
Hamza Abdur Razzaq
Hassan Somali
Moosaa Richardson
Mustafa George
Raha Batts
Rasheed Barbee
Rayaan Barker
Sa'eed Rhana
Umar Quinn
Uways At-Taweel

💎 List of Arabic-speaking scholars of today whose Islamic lectures we can benefit from:
- Imām Abdul-Aziz Ibn Bāz
- Imām Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani
- Imām Muhammad Ibn 'Uthaymīn
- Imām Muqbil bin Hādī Al-Wādi'i
- Imām Ahmad An-Najmī 
- Shaykh Sāleh Al-Fawzan
- Shaykh Hassan ibn 'Abdul-Wahhāb Marzooq Al-Bannā
- Shaykh Sālih Al-Luhaydān
- Shaykh 'Abdul-Muhsin Al-'Abbād
- Shaykh Rabi' ibn Hādī Al-Madkhalī
- Shaykh 'Ubayd Al-Jābiri
- Mufti Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azīz Āl-ush-Shaykh
- Shaykh Sālih Āl-ush-Shaykh
- Shaykh 'Abdullāh Al-Bukhari

Alhamdulillah my brothers, Ahmad, AbdurRahman and I are currently taking some online courses at Markaz Ibn Al-Qayyim Center which is supervised by shaykh Dr. Khalid ibn Dahwi Adh-Dhafiri. While we believe we're not yet qualifed to deliver formal talks to a large audience, we try our best to enjoin right and forbid wrong whenever we can instead of selfishly concealing the knowledge which Allah the Most Wise has granted us and which we still continue to seek until we return to Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala. 
I also believe that it's not absolutely mandatory to obtain fancy titles or credentials for any Muslim to share the truth for Allah's sake. The noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam, the best and most revered of all human beings, was illiterate - are you going to claim that he's not notable because he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam didn't acquire any academic degree? AstaghfurAllah Al-'Atheem. No. He SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam will always be better and more esteemed than all of the world's professionals and executives combined.
What matters is we Muslims sincerely persevere in seeking authentic Islamic knowledge through reliable sources (based on the Noble Qur'an and Sunnah of the beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and our real intention of sharing Islamic reminders online and offering advice to other Muslims is genuinely to please Only Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, instead of desperately aspiring to appear "famous" and wanting to be consistently asked to give public speeches while we all need to study the fundamentals of Tawheed and review the basics of our Deen religion.
~•~
📖 Abdullah Ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "What comes over my nation will surely be what came over the children of Israel, step by step until if one of them fornicated with his mother, one from my nation would do the same. Verily, the children of Israel split into seventy-two sects and my nation will split into seventy-three sects. All of them will be in Hellfire except for one sect." They said, “Who are they, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Those who follow my way and my companions."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2641
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani
📖 Ka'b Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever seeks knowledge to impress the scholars, to argue with the foolish (or to quarrel with the ignorant), or to attract the attention of the people, Allah (The Almighty) will admit him into Hellfire."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2654
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani
📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim."
Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 224
Grade: Sahih
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah (The Almighty) will make easy for him a path to Paradise. People do not gather in the Houses of Allah (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala), 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 (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala)."
Source: Sahih Muslim 2699
Grade: Sahih
📖 Ibn Mas’ud RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The son of Adam (every human) will not be dismissed from his Rabb (Allah the Almighty) on the Day of Resurrection until he is questioned about five issues: his life and how he lived it, his youth and how he used it, his wealth and how he earned it and how he spent it, and how he acted on his knowledge."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2416
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, 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 (The Most Wise) has given wealth and he spends it rightly (for Allah's sake), and a man whom Allah 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