Hadith: On The Du'a And Supplications Of The Oppressed

📖 Mu’adh ibn Jabal RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam sent me to Yemen and he said, "Verily, you are going to people among the people of the Book, so call them to testify there is no God but Allah and I am the Messenger of Allah. If they accept that, then teach them that Allah has obligated five prayers in each day and night. If they accept that, then teach them that Allah has obligated charity to be taken from the rich and given to the poor. If they accept that, then beware not to take from the best of their wealth. Fear the supplication of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and Allah."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 4090

Sahih Muslim 19

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

📖 Khuzaymah ibn Thabit RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for it is carried above the clouds. Allah the Almighty says: 'By My Might and Majesty, I will help you in due time.'"

Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabīr 3630

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for it ascends to Allah as if it were a flare."

📖 Ibn Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Two supplications have no barrier between them and Allah: The supplication of the oppressed, and the supplication of a man for his brother behind his back."

Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabīr 11232

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Suyuti

📖 Abu Darda RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, when a servant curses something, the curse ascends to the heaven and the gates of heaven close upon it. It turns right and left and if it does not find a place to go, it will return to that which was cursed, only if it deserved to be cursed; otherwise the curse will return upon the one who uttered it."

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4905

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani

Poem: Be Grateful To Allah And Avoid Social Comparison

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

💌 Why be jealous of someone who displays confidence, 

When Allah the Almighty is the One Who grants strength?

Beneath their charisma are resilience from moments 

That scared them, embarrassment, insults and rejection, 

And efforts in researching helpful information.

~•~

Why resent a person's commercial accomplishments, 

Assuming they don't deserve the income that they earn?

The wealth they spend are from the tests which Allah gave them.

Their success in business is what Allah has destined, 

Through trust in Allah, through Du'as, hope and persistence.

~•~

Why envy those whom Allah granted many children?

The process of having kids isn't an easy thing.

Why begrudge a wife who demonstrates her affection 

To her husband often when that's her way of coping 

With polygyny's trials and her soulmate's absence?

~•~

Why question or suspect another Muslim's talents, 

When the gifts they utilize are by Allah given, 

Their skills are enhanced through regular application, 

Lessened hours of sleep to learn with enthusiasm, 

And patience when they deal with scorn or criticism.

~•~

Why envy other humans filled with imperfections, 

Worries, insecurities and tons of shortcomings?

Don't undermine yourself through social comparison.

Be happy for others. Be grateful for your blessings.

Accept Allah's Qadr patiently, as a 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

📖 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 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, and a man whom Allah has given wisdom and he judges and teaches with it."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 73

Sahih Muslim 816

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

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Poem: Avoid Nifaaq/Hypocrisy

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

💌 Among Muslim communities are deceitful souls 

Who disbelieve in Allah, His Laws they don't uphold, 

Whose pious acts and modest clothes are only for show,

And whose deeds, with their goals, seldom align with their words.

~•~

What's their purpose in pretending? Only Allah knows.

Allah sees their intent in telling lies to and fro, 

How most hypocrites' names are fake and their smiles are forced.

A hypocrite's wicked plots simply tarnish their soul.

~•~

From the signs of hypocrites: They do not pray at all 

Or they get annoyed whenever the Adhaan is called, 

They act as though they're praying, but they don't in their homes,

Discarding false identities when they're on their own.

~•~

They say Dhikr with a dubious and reluctant tone, 

Stating righteous phrases so their "Muslimness" is shown.

Gossiping, lying and betraying are from their norms.

Failure in good manners, to them, is like counting gold.

~•~

For Allah's sake don't get close to them, to wisely cope.

Take their pretense and promises with a grain of salt.

Avoid copying their folly and self-imposed faults.

Know on Judgment Day their true selves can be told or known.

~•~

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Among the signs of a hypocrite are three, even if he fasts and prays and claims to be a Muslim: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he is trusted, he betrays."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 33, Sahih Muslim 59

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

📖 Al-Bara’ RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "None loves the Ansaar but a believer, and none hates them but a hypocrite. Whoever loves them, Allah will love him. Whoever hates them, Allah will hate him."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 3572

Sahih Muslim 75

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

📖 Abdullah ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There are four signs that make someone a pure hypocrite and whoever has them has a characteristic of hypocrisy until he abandons it: When he speaks, he lies; when he makes a covenant, he is treacherous; when he makes a promise, he breaks it; and when he argues, he is wicked."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 34, Sahih Muslim 58

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 SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Greed and faith are never combined in the heart of a (believing Muslim) servant."

Source: Sunan Al-Nasā’ī 3109

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

Poem: Avoid Constant Fault-finding

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

💌 There's a fine line between prohibiting evil deeds 

And fault-finding like it's one's addiction or hobby.

Some correct your wrongs for your safety and well-being, 

While others search for your flaws so they're less unhappy.

~•~

The latter group consists of lurkers who spitefully

Stalk your social media accounts and posts frequently.

They lurk not to learn nor get inspired by what they read, 

But aspire to count your errors for insecure needs.

~•~

"What wrongs have they done today?", "Of what are they guilty?",

"How many ways can I prove they're not better than me?",

"What thoughts have they shared so I can refute them swiftly?",

"They made a mistake!" are from their sad mentality.

~•~

Why be a pro at spotting people's slips and misdeeds, 

When you can avoid folly by not being nosy?

Even if you were paid to find faults obsessively, 

It doesn't cancel the fact you too can be faulty.

~•~

Constant critics construct their own stress and misery 

When they seek others' faults to feed their low self-esteem.

To those who deal with haters: Move on confidently.

Trust Allah Who sees the "paparazzi-wannabes".

~•~

📖 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 SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, the most beloved to me are those of you with the best character, soft in nature, friendly and befriended. The most hateful of you to Allah are those who spread gossip, who cause disharmony between loved ones and seek misery for the innocent."

In another narration, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Seeking misery and finding faults with the innocent."

Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Awsaṭ 7693

Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi according to Al-Albani

Poem: Allah Knows You Have The Strength To Pass His Tests

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

💌 Allah the Almighty knows exactly how you feel,

Just as He sees every leaf that falls from every tree,

Every creature that crawls on the ground when evening greets,

And each food which mother birds feed their young chicks' bellies.

~*~

Allah knows how you try to smile at kind souls you meet,

Yet inside oftentimes fear and sorrow are concealed,

Fearful of misjudgment, careful to never mistreat

Anyone to shield the light of your faith and belief.

~*~

Allah knows you often crave the love of somebody

Special who has the free time to listen to you speak,

Who'd sympathize when you worry and hear your stories,

Yet you merely cry to Allah Who knows all your needs.

~*~

Allah knows how some people talk about you badly

When you're not around to view them gossip cowardly.

And though the rumors hurt, you forgive your enemies,

Pitying their envy yet grateful they sent good deeds.

~*~

Allah knows how you're eager to pray Fajr early

Every day you breathe and how sometimes you'd oversleep.

Various feelings engulf you from angry to guilty,

So you'd pray more Sunnah prayers hoping for mercy.

~*~

Allah sees how your faith levels occasionally

Increase and decrease depending on your mood and feats,

Yet despite being tempted to sin regularly,

You seek Allah's Forgiveness and repent frequently.

~*~

Allah knows those moments when you want to quit quickly,

When certain difficulties bring severe misery,

Yet you push yourself to rise and trust Allah bravely,

Knowing Allah loves those who strive for Jannah's entry.

~*~

📖 Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Some people from the Ansar asked the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam and he gave them. Then they asked for charity again and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam gave them. Then they asked again and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam gave them until all that he had was gone. The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “If I had anything, I would not withhold it. Whoever refrains from asking others, then Allah will make him content. Whoever would be independent, then Allah will make him independent. Whoever would be patient, then Allah will make him patient. There is no gift that is better and more comprehensive than patience.”

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6105, Sahih Muslim 1053

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