Poem: Lower Your Gaze For Allah's Sake Brothers In Islam

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

📜 To brothers in Islam who are non-mahrams to me,

With whom I was talkative and friendly formerly, 

Whose friend requests I declined, unfriended recently, 

Or who doubt their worth when I ignore them in the streets:

~•~

No worries, brothers in Islam, I'm not being mean 

When I lower my gaze or leave your messages "seen",

Or stop greeting you with salaams, unlike previously.

I'm striving to serve Allah and value modesty.

~•~

Note: When some Muslimahs won't look at you directly, 

And they keep their questions brief or walk by you quickly, 

Don't suspect they hate your looks or personality.

They're just trying to be the best Muslims they can be.

~•~

Whether they're single, widowed or in matrimony, 

Younger than you or older, hijabi, niqabi,

Muslim, non-Muslim, covered or dressed immodestly,

To lower your gaze, as Muslim men, it's your duty.

~•~

Better safety from fitna than later be sorry, 

And better attain Allah's Love than society's.

May Allah grant you His Love for your patience, good deeds, 

And for defeating your nafs to earn Jannah. Ameen.

~•~

📖 Buraydah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Do not follow one glance at a woman with another. Verily, you are allowed to have the first one and not the second."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2777

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani

📖 Jarir RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: I asked the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam about accidentally glancing at a woman. The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam ordered me to look the other way.

Source: Sahih Muslim 2159

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim

📖 Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Beware of loitering in the roads.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah (SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam), we have nowhere else to sit and talk.” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “If you insist, then give the road its rights.” They said, “What are its rights, O Messenger of Allah (SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam)?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Lower the gaze, refrain from harm, return greetings of peace, enjoin good and forbid evil.”

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 2333

Sahih Muslim 2121

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

Tips: Five Types Of People We Can Avoid For Allah's Sake And Five Not To Ignore

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

💌 Five types of people whom we should avoid for Allah's sake to preserve our emotional and spiritual well-being, and five kinds of persons we mustn't ignore:
Those whom we do not need to pay close attention to:
1] Vloggers, social media influencers or acquaintances whose public activities, vlogs, photos or vibes drain your energy and make you doubt the blessings that Allah the Almighty chose to give you. Realize there's a difference between someone purposely trying to make you jealous and somebody whose grateful attitude for what they have makes you insecure. Nevertheless you have a right to focus on the gifts that Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala gave you instead of closely observing others' "seemingly perfect" lives.
2] People who obviously enjoy gossiping and backbiting about other individuals, even if their bad motive is to playfully joke or entertain their insecurities.
3] Untrustworthy people who have intentionally lied to you several times, knowingly stole from you, or you can sense they're secretly envious of you. Better to have a conversation with ants or butterflies that won't misuse the information you told them than to chat with deceitful frenemies whom you can't rely on.
4] Troublemaking jokesters and morally incompetent clowns who find ridiculous enjoyment in making fun of others. You can't take them seriously because they're obsessed with joking offensively and teasing inappropriately. Better to be considered as "killjoy" by disrespectful goofballs yet your faith/Imaan is stable than lower your morals to satisfy problematic individuals.
5] People who instantly criticize you without being fully acquainted with you, or who automatically judge you as being "judgmental" when you're only trying to protect yourself by choosing your friends carefully, "self-righteous" when you're carrying out your duty for Allah's sake in enjoining what is right, and a "show-off" or "self-promoting narcissist" when you're striving to generously remind others to be the best Muslims they can be for Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala.
🌻 Five categories of persons who deserve close attention:
1] Your mother and father when they give advice, warnings or commands (as long as they don't order you to disobey Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala).
2] People who sincerely advise you to fear Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala regardless of how old they are.
3] The ustadh/ustadha, teacher and lecturer explaining a valuable lesson or delivering an important speech.
4] Your spouse, child, sibling, loved one and friends whom you care about for Allah's sake when they ask for advice, assistance or support in a good cause.
5] Your intuition or gut feeling that is a gift from Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala. If you can feel that what you're about to do is wrong or illogical, then abstain from it for Allah's sake. Similarly if you have a strong feeling that being too friendly with a certain person can lead to trouble, then minimize interaction with them for Allah's sake as much as possible.
📖 Abu Barzah Al-Aslami RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “O you who have faith with their tongues but faith has not entered their hearts! Do not backbite the Muslims or seek their faults. Whoever seeks their faults, Allah will seek his faults. And if Allah seeks his faults, He will expose him even in the privacy of his own house.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4880

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 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 

📖 Ali ibn Husayn RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Verily, part of perfection in Islam is for a person to leave what does not concern him.”

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2318

Grade: Sahih li ghayri (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

Poem: ABCs Of Joy Or Contentment

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

💌 [ ABCs of joy or contentment ]

A: Appreciate all gifts that Allah gave you.

B: Blessings disguised are seen in good deeds you do.

C: Contemplate on the positives. Care wisely.

D: Demand less from this world, don’t be too worldly.

E: Evaluate yourself before Judgment Day.

F: Forgive yourself and others’ human mistakes.

G: Gather good deeds, facts and authentic knowledge.

H: Help one another do what’s right with courage.

I: Include Muslims in your du’as night and day.

J: Join the righteous, Allah’s friends. Never betray.

K: Kindness to the young, respect the elderly.

L: Love the truthful ones. Guide the lost and lonely.

M: Make all your deeds just for Allah Almighty.

N: Never compare yourself to anybody.

O: Only do better than yourself yesterday.

P: Pray on time, pray more Sunnahs, sincerely pray.

Q: Quit sinful acts and wasting time with bad friends.

R: Real friends listen, understand, share and defend.

S: Seek Allah’s Forgiveness and Guidance always.

T: Try to stay true. Inspire all to do the same.

U: Understand this world is but temporary.

V: Vie with others for Allah’s Love and Mercy.

W: Win Allah’s Love through right belief and good deeds.

X: Excel in truth, character and piety.

Y: Your goal is to enter Jannah free of sins.

Z: Zealously pray that we meet Allah smiling. Ameen.

Note: Reminder to recite Surah Al-Kahf today Jumuah Friday and include the Muslim Ummah in your Du'as.

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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu ‘anhu narrated: Allah’s noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “The strong believer is more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, but there is goodness in both of them. Be eager for what benefits you, seek help from Allah, and do not be frustrated. If something befalls you, then do not say: 'If only I had done something else.’ Rather say: "Allah has decreed what He wills.” Verily, the phrase ‘if only’ opens the way for the work of shaytan.“

Source: Sahih Muslim 2664

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim

📖 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 SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Do you say a lack of possessions is poverty?” I said 'yes'. The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam repeated this three times, then he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam 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

Poem: Always Love Your Husband Even If You Don't See Him Always

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

💌 To each wife whose husband works in a different place,

Who is employed or studying many miles away,

And who can't see their other half every night and day:

Don't get tired of loving your soulmate for Allah's sake.

~•~

I understand how sometimes we wish things were perfect,

How fine it would be if lovers didn't separate, 

And if missing one's partner didn't lead to heartaches.

But admit it, this is life, we're bound to be tested.

~•~

In marriage, expect your patience being examined 

When you must deal with the grief of your husband's absence, 

When you can't be near him often unlike your friends' men,

And when you make decisions that require rethinking.

~•~

At times you imagine how amazing it would be 

If you and your husband lived together constantly -

No need for work, no LDR, no polygyny -

But to pass Allah's tests is dunya's reality.

~•~

No worries. Jannah is where you and your spouse can love 

Eternally without trials nor a busy job.

Thank Allah that your love journey trains you to be tough.

Though you can't always be with your zawj, never give up.

~•~

When dreams of your husband make you miss him even more,

And when you need your husband's comforting hugs or words, 

Mention his name in your Du'as to prove he's adored,

Pray you'll both be in Jannah, and know this life is short.

~•~

So no matter how long you wait for your man's return 

Or how far he is, the sky above is the same one, 

And the strength of true love shouldn't drop due to distance,

Since loving him for Allah is worth all the waiting.

~•~

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If a woman prays her five prayers, fasts her month of Ramadan, guards her chastity, and obeys her husband, she will enter Paradise from any gate she wishes."

Source: Sahih Ibn Ḥibbān 4252

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If I were to order anyone to prostrate to another, I would have ordered a wife to prostrate before her husband."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhī 1159

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to At-Tirmidhi

Ali Al-Qari said, "That she prostrates to her husband is due to the number of his rights over her and her difficulty in maintaining gratitude for them. This rhetorical point conveys the obligation of the wife to obey her husband in his rights. Indeed, prostration is not lawful to anyone other than Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala."

Source: Mirqāt Al-Mafātīḥ 5/2125

📖 Abdullah ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The world is enjoyment and the best enjoyment in the world is a righteous wife."

Source: Sahih Muslim 1467

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim

Note: Your Choice Of Friends Can Say A Lot About You

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

💌 In Surah Al-Furqaan verse 28 Allah the Almighty mentions how some people on the Day of Judgment will regret being friends with the wrong kind of individuals, whose companionship brought no positive value and caused hell/jahannam to be their ultimate destination.
The similitude of a group of pals anxiously blaming each other on the Day of Resurrection is that of a notorious squad of troublemaking bullies who end up in the principal's office. All of them in the gang that is known for bullying the other students get suspended regardless of how active each participant was.
The type of friends you willingly choose to spend time with can significantly impact your overall attitude, beliefs and lifestyle. So never feel guilty about not having many close friends because you're strictly selective regarding who you trust and befriend for Allah's sake.
~ From the qualities of bad companions or toxic people whom we should avoid yet still treat with basic good manners:
1] They enjoy gossiping, spreading rumors, backbiting, making fun of people behind their backs, and fault-finding while disregarding the fact that they're also imperfect.
2] They stubbornly insist on doing acts of bid'ah, refuse to refrain from obvious haraam/forbidden actions, and encourage you to do the same e.g. celebrating birthdays, flirting with non-mahrams, and sketching drawings of living beings.
3] They have zero interest in learning about Islam, they've declined your invitations to join you in attending Islamic lectures or seminars multiple times, and they seem to be overly attached to this worldly life.
4] They're untrustworthy because they've knowingly lied to you more than once, broken a promise without a genuine apology, or you can sense they're secretly jealous of you. Envious people can never be trusted, as they hate seeing you happy or grateful for the blessings that Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala granted you.
5] They have unreasonably high expectations of you and expect you to constantly solve their problems, like you were unknowingly assigned to be their freelance guidance counselor or babysitter in training. Good friends understand your need for space and privacy at times, just as they don't get hurt if you can't always be there for them, since we know that Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala is the Only One Whom we can truly depend on at all times.
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "A man is upon the religion of his best friend, so let one of you look at whom he befriends."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2378
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Nawawi

📖 Mu’adh ibn Anas RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “The best of faith is to love for the sake of Allah, to hate for the sake of Allah, and to keep your tongue busy in the remembrance of Allah.” Mu’adh said, “And what else, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “And that you love for the people what you love for yourself, and you hate for them what you hate for yourself, and you speak goodness or remain silent.”

Source: Musnad Ahmed 21627

Grade: Sahih li ghayri (Authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut