Poem: Reminder To Avoid Gossiping Specially During Ramadan

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

💌 Note to cowards who, despite fasting in the daytime, 

Still fill their timelines with narcissistic posts and lies, 

And they can't control themselves from the urge to backbite, 

Mocking other Muslims in passive-aggressive fights: 

You gossip coz you're jealous, or you have a sad life?

~•~

What's the purpose in going out of your way to type 

Lousy status updates to mock Muslims from behind? 

To inflate huge ego? So hurt pride is pacified? 

To forget about adulting and act like a child 

Who bullies others since they're miserable from inside?

~•~

Without a doubt, and this is known by Allah Most Wise, 

Your weird fetish for gossiping offline and online, 

Acting as though your lifestyle is flawless and sublime, 

Indicates you're full of envy which you may deny -

Envious of Muslims whose manners are more upright.

~•~

Addressing this not to start an irrational fight, 

But to remind myself and others to cast aside 

The tendency to childishly gossip and backbite. 

Even if there's someone whom you intensely dislike, 

Don't diss them in a manner that's weak and infantile.

~•~

Before you post a message, think: Will these words inspire 

Others to do good, so their faith is more rectified?

Or will this update reflect a user's cheerless life, 

And spreading rumors or backbiting is utilized 

To cheer themselves, so their self-hatred is minimized?

~•~

📄 Note: Avoid direct and indirect gossiping, if you want to make sure that the rewards of your good deeds are not transferred to the accounts of those Muslims whom you gossip about, specially during Ramadan.

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever does not leave evil words and wicked deeds while fasting, Allah does not need him to leave food and drink."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 1903

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever wrongs his brother in his honor or anything else should resolve the matter today before it cannot be resolved with gold and silver coins. If he has good deeds to his credit, they will be taken from him according to the measure of his injustice. If he has no good deeds left, he will bear the evil deeds of the one he has oppressed."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 2317

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

📖 Abdullah Ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu reported that they mentioned a man in front of the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam and they said, “He only eats if he is fed! He only moves if he is made to move!” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "You have backbitten him." They said, “We only said what is true about him.” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "It is enough sin to mention bad things about your brother."

In another narration, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If what you said about him were not true, you would have slandered him."

Source: Musnad ‘Abdullah ibn Al-Mubārak 2

Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Mundhiri

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Poem: Warning Against Constantly Cursing Other Muslims

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

💌 When you ask yourself, "Why is that person still alive, 

Successful at their work, obviously still doing fine 

Despite praying to Allah against them many times 

For their terrible treatment, injustice, wrongs and lies?" 

Think, they may not deserve your curse. By Allah they're liked?

~•~

What if they beg for Allah's Forgiveness day and night?

Maybe their mistakes were done when they weren't upright, 

When their faith wasn't strong and they felt empty inside?

Or what you found offensive was rightly justified 

And they were just assertively defending their rights?

~•~

Perhaps those Muslims whom you pray against oftentimes 

Maintain special connection with Allah, which is why 

The outcomes of your frequent curses can't come to light. 

Perhaps you pray, "May Allah curse them," and they, meanwhile,

Hope Allah forgives you and joins you with those He guides. 

~•~

Next time a Muslim does something hurtful, analyze, 

"Maybe they didn't mean it? Were they compelled that time 

By nosy haters to act in a way that's not right? 

What if praying against them nearly each day and night 

Does nothing but spoils the quality of my own life?"

~•~

Discontinue cursing other Muslims for their crimes, 

Because some curses are unfair and unjustified. 

When a Muslim offends you or your rights are denied, 

Forgive them for Allah. Don't copy their toxic vibes. 

Believe Allah's Justice always comes at the best time.

~•~

📖 Abu Darda RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "Verily, when a servant curses something, the curse rises 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 made it."

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4905 

Grade: Hasan

📖 Abu Darda RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "Those in the habit of cursing others will not be intercessors or witnesses on the Day of Resurrection."

Source: Sahih Muslim 2595, Grade: Sahih

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Poem: Three Clear Signs That You Married The Right Man And Your Marriage Is A True Blessing

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

💌 Three signs that indicate your marriage is a blessing, 

That your bond is a gift from Allah the Most Loving, 

That choosing to stay married is the right decision, 

That your man is not a mistake, and you are thriving 

As a loyal wife and friend to your destined husband: 

~•~

One: Despite the miles between you when he is working, 

In spite of his frequent absence or some arguments, 

And though he's not as romantic as your friends' husbands, 

You persist in loving him with relentless patience, 

Loving him for Allah since the very beginning.

~•~

Two: Although for certain souls you sense brief attraction, 

Or there are occasions when your nafs feels like cheating, 

You remain loyal for Allah's sake with persistence, 

Content with your spouse whom Allah has wisely chosen, 

Specially when having him inspires you to strengthen. 

~•~

Three: Divorce, to you, is appalling and revolting, 

A wimpy move that shows one's love wasn't genuine. 

Each time you and your other half encounter problems, 

You're willing to solve them, you're guided to be patient, 

And you know that marital tests aren't permanent.

~•~

Your husband's wealth, job or fam isn't why you keep him. 

Loving him for Allah's sake keeps your love long-lasting. 

You want him in Jannah, don't want to see him losing, 

And you'll do what you can to ensure you're both winning 

Allah's Love through this marriage - both a test and blessing.

~•~

📖 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

📖 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

📖 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

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Note: Reminder Regarding Laylatul Qadr

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

💌 Tomorrow Inn-sha-Allah Wednesday May 5 (2021) will be the 23rd of Ramadan (1442) here in the Philippines. Instead of searching for Laylatul Al-Qadr exclusively on the odd nights (21, 23, 25, 27, 29), strive to do as many good deeds as you can for Allah's sake in all the remaining nights until Eid Al-Fitr 

(Inn-sha-Allah on May 12 or 13 depending on the moon sighting). Even if some people have announced that they witnessed the sun without rays the next morning, indicating it was probably Laylatul Qadr that evening, you shouldn't stop praying the night prayers, saying Du'a, and reading from the Noble Qur'an. 

Ambitious students who put extra effort to their overall performance and employees who work overtime generally obtain more benefits and rewards than their counterparts who carry out only the basic requirements.

~•~

📖 Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha narrated: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, if I know which night is the Night of Decree (Laylatul Qadr), what should I say during it?” The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Say: 'O Allah, You are Pardoning and Generous. You love to forgive, so forgive me.'"

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 3513

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Nawawi

📖 Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam would seek spiritual retreat (I'tikaaf) in the mosque during the last ten nights of Ramadan and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam would say, "Search for the Night of Decree (Laylat Al-Qadr) during the last ten nights of Ramadan."

In another narration, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Search for the Night of Decree in the odd nights among the last ten nights of Ramadan."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 1916 

Sahih Muslim 1169

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

📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said when the month of Ramadan began, "Verily, this month (Ramadan) has presented itself to you. There is a night within it that is better than a thousand months. Whoever is deprived of it has been deprived of all good. None is deprived of its good but that he is truly deprived."

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 1644

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

Poem: Five Secrets To Not Feeling "Lonely" At All

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

💌 Five tips or secrets to not feeling "lonely" at all 

In instances where many would feel lonesome or bored, 

When their calls or messages are frequently ignored, 

When traveling solo, when shopping alone at malls, 

Or you've got news, but there's no trusted human to call: 

~•~

One: Know for certain that Allah is always watching, 

Hearing all your statements, those uttered and unspoken. 

Wherever you go, Allah is Above listening. 

Only Allah knows all solutions to your problems. 

Embrace Allah's Love and look forward to meeting Him.

~•~

Two: Believe that there are Angels nearby recording, 

Obedient slaves of Allah closely monitoring 

Your words, your decisions and deliberate actions. 

Three: Think of the dangers of befriending the wrong friends. 

Solitude is safer than groups that bring corruption.

~•~

Four: Affirm the more you're alert and intelligent,

The more you'd shun those prone to lying and gossiping. 

Peace is in loving Allah much more than His servants. 

Five: Ultimately, your good deeds are your companions 

In your grave. When you're buried, most loved ones would move on.

~•~

Another tip is to focus on reaching your goals. 

Stay busy striving for Allah, on meaningful works, 

Read Qur'an, learn Islam, say Du'a, share what you know, 

And disregard foes whose dark hearts clash with your pure soul. 

Living for Allah Who can't die is what keeps us whole.

~•~

📖 Abu Umamah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever loves for the sake of Allah, hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of Allah, and withholds for the sake of Allah has perfected the faith."

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4681

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "A man is upon the religion of his close friend, so let one of you look at whom he befriends."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2378

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Nawawi

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Those in solitude have raced ahead." They said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are those in solitude ('al-mufarridoon')?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "They are men and women who remember Allah a lot."

Source: Sahih Muslim 2676

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim

📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Three things follow a deceased person. Two of them return and one remains. His family, his wealth, and his deeds follow him (to the grave). His family and wealth return, but his deeds remain."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6149

Sahih Muslim 2960

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

📖 Abu Nu’aym reported: Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If you mix with people, mix with those who have good character; it only invites to good. Do not mix with those who have bad character, for it only invites to evil.”

Source: Ḥilyat Al-Awliyā’ 11728

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