Poem: What To Avoid In Order To Be Happy And Contented

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

💌 If you wish to be happy, don't do the following:

Don't think Allah hates you when "friends" start disappearing.

Allah may have answered some of your supplications

By keeping you away from those with bad intentions,

Who sabotage themselves through lying and gossiping.

~*~

Don't prefer love music to daily Qur'an reading.

To strengthen your faith/Imaan, read the Qur'an often.

Don't admire dancers who are talented at dancing.

Look up to the pious who obtain peace through praying,

As their souls rest through frequent Qur'an recitation.

~*~

Don't wish you could afford luxurious cars and mansions,

Frequently traveling and dining at restaurants.

Not being so wealthy is actually a blessing,

When you recall that worldly joys aren't permanent,

And the poor enter Jannah before the rich Muslims.

~*~

Don't compare your current gifts to someone's achievements.

Don't assume you're the only soul prone to suffering.

Don't forget refugees worldwide, the orphaned children,

Men with mountains of debts, and women who lost husbands.

Don't guess life is useless due to stress or depression.

~*~

To be happy on the inside, embrace contentment.

Always thank Allah that He chose you to be Muslim.

Be grateful and patient with what Allah has destined,

Aware that Allah knows what's best for your well-being.

Patiently never quit till you reach Jannah's entrance.

~*~

📖 Fadalah Ibn ‘Ubayd RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Blessed is one who is guided to Islam, whose livelihood is sufficient, and who is content."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2349

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

Poem: Do Your Best To Be Ready To Meet Allah Smiling And Saying Allah's Name

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

💌 Contemplate and reflect on how many people died 

Unexpectedly, most of whom wished for longer lives. 

How many passed away before trying marriage life, 

Before completing their studies, or while still a child?

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How many women were widowed while they never tried 

Making love or traveling with their spouse far and wide?

How many took their last breath whilst in their beds at night, 

And news of their sudden death brought loved ones much surprise?

~•~

How many friends got into arguments due to pride, 

Unaware that one of them after some days would die?

How many relatives went without formal goodbyes,

With wills they did not write and huge fortune left behind?

~•~

How many tourists were excited for some fun times 

Only to be taken by Allah during their flight?

How many died in car accidents, physical fights, 

Earthquakes, floods, or by lightning, with Allah's Will and Might?

~•~

Note to self, and dear human: Death can come anytime. 

So prepare yourself to meet Allah each day and night, 

With good deeds for Allah and trusting Him as you strive 

To do sincere Tawbah before your destined demise.

~•~

Don't wait for clear signs or for Ramadan to arrive 

To be inspired to pack your luggage for the next life. 

Delete your selfies, albums of songs, indecent files, 

And have the guts to detach from forbidden desires.

~•~

For Allah's sake purify your heart. Keep this in mind: 

"I've forgiven all Muslims, even those I dislike."

Day and night say Dhikr, and Surah Al-Mulk recite.

Please Allah to be from those who smile when death arrives.

~•~

📖 Ibn 'Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah’s noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Take advantage of five before five: Your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your riches before your poverty, your free time before your work, and your life before your death."

Source: Shu’ab Al-Imān 9575

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "There is a chapter in the Qur'an, not but thirty verses (Surah Al-Mulk), which will argue on behalf of its companion until he enters Paradise. It is the chapter: 'Blessed is He (Allah the Almighty) in Whose Hand is the Dominion.'" (The Noble Qur'an 67:1)

Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Awsat 3667

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "When the human being dies, (the rewards of) his deeds come to an end except for three: Ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge (taught or left behind), or a righteous child who prays for him."

Source: Sahih Muslim 1631

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim

📖 Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler along a path."

Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma would say, “If you make it to the evening, do not wait for the morning. If you make it to the morning, do not wait for the evening. Take from your health for your sickness, and from your life for your death.”

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6053

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

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Poem: Five Mistakes That A Muslim Wife Should Avoid To Respect Her Husband

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

💌 Five things every wife must avoid to respect her spouse, 

Whom Allah chose as her soulmate with whom she's allowed 

To be playful, romantic, flirty and joke around, 

While they strive, as sweet partners, to Jannatul Ferdaus:

~•~

One: Nagging, interrogating and scolding your man, 

Specially when he arrives from work, tired or deadpan.

Yelling at him, shaming, or giving him tough demands 

Can push him to do acts which sensitive wives won't want.

~•~

Two: Making him feel as though you can never trust him, 

Stalking him with fake accounts, inspecting his items 

Too often, having doubts when he speaks to strange women 

Can make him flee from a CCTV-like machine.

~•~

Three: Not being grateful for simple gestures of love.

Telling him "Is that it?", "You cheapskate!", "That's not enough."

And "I want more!" when financial conditions are rough 

Could lessen his attraction to you till he gives up.

~•~

Four: Not supporting him with his work, not knowing when 

To talk and to give space when he needs peaceful moments. 

Knowingly acting like a nuisance or distraction 

May tempt him to leave, or find a more loving woman.

~•~

Five: Insulting or disdaining your man's family, 

Disrespecting their rights and insisting pridefully 

That you become your husband's topmost priority.

Insecure moves can force him to quit or remarry.

~•~

Be a source of joy, means of peace or encouragement 

To the man whom Allah wisely sent as your husband. 

Trust in Allah, being grateful, forgiving, patient,

And clever can spice up your marriage with more blessings.

~•~

📖 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 Hibbān 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-Tirmidhi 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-Mafātih 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

Poem: Seven Types Of Difficult People Whom Allah Allowed Us To Meet

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

💌 Seven types of challenging souls whom Allah may send 

To open doors to improve or check our Imaan's strength:

First group includes strangers and those who aren't real friends. 

They define us based on rumors or false assumptions.

~•~

Critics who misjudge us on our faults and appearance 

Enhance our patience and gratitude we're not like them.

Second: Those who befriend us with ulterior intent, 

Who don't love us for Allah but worldly enjoyment.

~•~

Grant selfish takers and ingrates your gift of distance, 

While learning kindness and giving with moderation.

Third: Those quick to connect then demonstrate avoidance, 

Who left us and returned to being strangers again.

~•~

Ghosters or ex-friends who cancel candid connections 

Lead us to love Allah more and to trust Only Him.

Fourth: Those whom we hoped to be trustworthy confidants 

But then gossiped about us and had our trust broken.

~•~

Traitors and gossipers are actual hidden blessings.

Whenever they gossip, they carry for us our sins.

Fifth: Jokesters who deride our beliefs, modest clothing, 

And use us as topics for scornful entertainment.

~•~

We're grateful knowing we don't have their bad upbringing,

And on Judgment Day we'll see who'll be the ones laughing.

Sixth: Those with crab mentality, jealously threatened 

Each time we thank Allah for blessings He has given.

~•~

Jealous haters who regard us as competition 

Inspire us to pity their self-imposed despondence.

Seventh group of individuals whom we meet often 

Are those with better credentials, skills and achievements.

~•~

Whether they're humble or they flaunt their accomplishments,

We can pass Allah's tests by welcoming contentment.

Through them we're inspired not to behave with arrogance, 

And their gains can motivate us to be hard-working.

~•~

Recap of what we learn from souls whom Allah destined 

To have brief roles in our life: Patience is important, 

Acceptance of Allah's Qadr and trusting just Him, 

And not clinging to Allah's slaves keep our faith strengthened.

~•~

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If Allah wills good for someone, He afflicts him with trials."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5321

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The souls are like conscripted soldiers. They come together upon what they recognize, and they differ upon what they reject."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 3109

Sahih Muslim 2638

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

Al-Nawawi said, "When bodies meet in the world, they come together or differ according to how they were created. The righteous will incline to the righteous, and the evil will incline to the evil."

Source: Sharh Al-Nawawī ‘alá Sahih Muslim 2638

📖 Sa’d Ibn Abi Waqqas RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, which of the people are most severely tested?” The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "They are the prophets, then the next best (in terms of righteousness), then the next best. A man is put to trial according to his Deen/religion. If he is firm in his religion, his trials will be more severe. If he is weak in his religion, he is put to trial according to his strength in religion. The servant will continue to be put to trial until he is left walking upon the earth without any sin."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2398

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

Poem: Love For Allah's Sake And Marriage That Leads To Jannah Don't Have Expiry Dates

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

💌 The kind of love that a righteous wife has for her spouse 

Keeps her fiercely loyal even when he's not around. 

Though he's not always near her, she's able to sleep sound, 

Eager to see him in frequent dreams that clear her frowns.

~•~

This faithful wife loves her man purely for Allah's sake, 

With a love founded on Allah's Love that cannot break.

Impatience, pride, ingratitude fail to separate 

Muslim soulmates whose care for each other isn't fake.

~•~

True love for Allah doesn't equate with brief feelings, 

Acting on animalistic wants and sentiments, 

And expecting those involved to be more than human.

True love inspires lovers to become better Muslims.

~•~

Genuine love doesn't decrease by absence, distance, 

Occasional squabbles, silence, misunderstandings,

Difference in temperament, personal preference, 

Disappointments, tough moments and increasing problems.

~•~

True love for Allah's sake swiftly grows as days go by, 

And this type of affection never gets bored nor tired 

Of loving one's soulmate outwardly and from inside.

A marriage that leads to Jannah can't fade nor expire.

~•~

📖 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 Hibbān 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-Mafātih 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