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, March 17, 2023

Tips: Ramadan Qur'an Reading Schedule

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 
💌 Some tips to prepare oneself for Ramadan: 
1] Review your knowledge about the virtues and importance of fasting in Ramadan. Read some articles from reliable sources or listen to Islamic lectures about why Muslims fast in Ramadan and how to be prepared for this blessed month. 
2] Put in your heart and make the intention / niyyah that you eagerly look forward to fasting in Ramadan, not out of habit but to sincerely obey Allah's Command as a dedicated Muslim. 
3] Look back on how you performed in the previous Ramadan and reflect on how you can 
Inn-sha-Allah perform much better than before in this upcoming month. 
4] Ensure that you have completed fasting all of your missed obligatory fasts. 
5] If you habitually fast every other Monday and Thursday, continue doing so for Allah's sake particularly since it is still Sha'baan. 
6] Prepare in advance your Ramadan schedule, Inn-sha-Allah with an aim to be more productive, focused and aware of which tasks need to be prioritized. 
7] Sincerely from within, for Allah's sake, forgive every human being who has mistreated you in the past and, if you're strong enough, unblock all of the users who are currently on your lists of blocked users (on social media) - if doing so won't affect your overall well-being negatively. 

Although you're not closely associated with some people anymore, it is recommended to maintain good manners with every soul whom Allah the Most Wise decrees you'd meet.

May Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala accept our good deeds, forgive all our mistakes, take us while He is Pleased with us, grant us guidance to what He and His noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam love and make us among the people of Jannatul Ferdaus with Allah's Mercy. Ameen.
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📖 Ibn Umar RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: Whenever the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam saw the new crescent moon, he would say, "Allah is the Greatest! O Allah, bring it over us with safety and faith, peace and Islam, and guidance to what our Rabb (Allah) loves and is pleased with. Our Rabb (Allah) and your Rabb is Allah." ["Allahu Akbar. Allahumma ahillahu 'alaynaa bil-amni wal Imaan, wa as-salaamati wa al-Islaam, wa at-tawfeequ limaa Tuhebbu wa Tardaa, Rabbunaa wa RabbukAllah. Ameen."]
Source: Sunan Al-Dārimī 1729
Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi according to Al-Arna’ut
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan with faith (Imaan) and (sincerely) seeking reward (from Allah the Almighty), his previous sins will be forgiven. Whoever stands in prayer during the Night of Decree (Laylat Al-Qadr) with faith and seeking reward, his previous sins will be forgiven."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 1901 
Sahih Muslim 760
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, "The five prayers, Friday to Friday, and Ramadan to Ramadan will expiate the sins committed between them, as long as the major sins are avoided."
Source: Sahih Muslim 233
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

➤ Ramadan Qur'an reading schedule: 
➤ Ramadan Qur'an reading schedule (recommended for Muslim kids and those who are still learning how to read Arabic text): 
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Tips: Patiently Move On From Ex-Friends Who Don't Wish To Reconcile

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 
🗒️ Question: There are three Muslimahs whom I used to talk to a lot during lunch break at our workplace and we used to regularly chat online in our free time. After a silly argument we've had, I noticed that they became visibly aloof towards me. Instead of enjoying meaningful conversations for more than ten minutes, they'd speak to me with very curt statements, no longer asking me how I'm doing and whatnot. Although I've apologized to them thrice and they reassured that they have no hard feelings against me, it's obvious they don't welcome me to their circle. I miss the lengthy discussions we enjoyed about our similar interests. 
What advice can you share with those whose former friends decline reconciliation? 
📝 Answer: 1] As a Muslimah, Alhamdulillah, always strive to patiently accept Allah's Qadr/Destiny. Maybe Allah the Almighty didn't decree that you and those three colleagues would reconcile for their own safety and/or to shield you from some sort of fitna.
If a chef decides to separate certain vegetables and spices from each other while cooking several dishes, you can't instruct him to mix all the ingredients together if he intends to prepare a special meal for a significant event.
2] Courageously acknowledge that you've made a mistake which those three coworkers find challenging to move on from. Learn from your errors, particularly if wrong decisions lead to undesirable outcomes, and train yourself to become wiser for Allah's sake every time you apply a new life lesson.
3] Thoughtfully imagine if you were in their situation. You probably would likewise stop being close with someone who proved to be terribly dishonest, self-entitled and unreliable. 
Be grateful Alhamdulillah that you at least mustered up the courage to say you're sorry, specially before Ramadan and Yawmul Qiyaamah Day of Resurrection. 
4] Understand that we can never force people to feel specific emotions. We can't control how others perceive us and we cannot remove or alleviate a person's distress if they choose to remain offended by our misconduct, or their disappoinment with us prevents them from wanting to reconstruct a connection with one whom they believe acted unjustly and betrayed their trust. 
There's no comfort in drinking from a broken glass which fell too many times, while the cracks bring back unpleasant memories. Why bother acting like you're besties with an untrustworthy individual who makes you feel stupid (for wrongly assuming you could rely on them) whenever they're present?
5] Continue maintaining your integrity and dignified manners for Allah's sake even towards those whom you're not closely affiliated with anymore. 
Inn-sha-Allah the empty spaces which ex-friends or strangers left behind can be rightly reserved for genuinely sincere souls who are more deserving of your care and support. 
What's important Alhamdulillah is that Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala loves us, and we avoid behaving like untruthful oppressors.
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📖 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 (Imaan)."
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, "The believer is not stung twice from the same hole."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5782
Sahih Muslim 2998
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, "The believer is one who is trusted by the people. The Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe (not guilty of backbiting, telling lies, and deliberately committing injustice). The emigrant (muhaajir) is one who emigrates away from evil. By the One (Allah the Almighty) in Whose Hand is my soul, a servant will not enter Paradise if his neighbor is not secure from his harm."
Source: Sahih Ibn Hibbān 515 
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna'ut 
📖 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
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Tips: Five Reasons Why Your Husband May Not Always Respond To Your Text Messages

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

💌 Five reasons why your husband may not always respond and react to your text messages on WhatsApp, Facebook messenger application and Skype, so you won't question his love for you, as his patient and loyal wife:-
1] He probably reacts to a lot of your text messages but the application which he is using oftentimes fails to register or recognize his reactions due to a temporary glitch, or during the moments when he actually reacts to your latest message, he doesn't notice that he's offline, or the internet signal / connection at his workplace or current location is unstable at times which could explain why his attempts to react to your text messages aren't always recognized. 
2] Maybe he's not the one who usually opens your messages when it seems that he doesn't react to them at times. There could be a secretary or colleague whom he assigned to check his inbox, and that individual simply reads your messages out loud to him without feeling the need to send a virtual reaction. 
3] There's a likelihood that some of your messages are blocked by the application or messaging service, either due to some glitches, malfunction, or not all of your messages are being sent because there are too many of them etc. If a chain of messages appears as "spam" to some social networking applications, those messages may not be sent to the intended recipient or they're redirected someplace else so not all of them get to be seen by your husband. Stay grateful Alhamdulillah that at least you put sincere effort in trying to communicate with your soulmate regularly. 
4] If you are in a polygynous marriage, maybe you're dealing with a very insecure and awfully jealous co-wife who does whatever she can to prevent your husband from effectively communicating with you, as she wants him greedily all to herself. She could be the conniving culprit behind consistently deleting your message threads (conversation) on his inbox so the handsome husband whom you both love is unable to view your messages, and/or she cancels his reactions to your messages so it appears as though he is "indifferent" or too busy to respond. If the nosy troublemaker on the other side isn't female but an obnoxiously childish guy who intensely envies your husband's marriage life or the sad single clown wishes to propose to you in the future, stubbornly pay zero attention to shaytan's silly suggestions to quit loving your other half. Your loyalty for Allah's sake and contentment with your blessed marital life shouldn't be that cheap or easy to give up. 
5] Yes your husband noticed your messages but there's a possibility that he was driving at that time, attending a lecture or meeting, or taking an important call on another cellphone etc. until after some minutes went by and he innocently forgot to respond to you, or he's one of those men who believe that a man can still be devoted to his wife for Allah's sake without needing to react to every text message. If the love of many spouses centuries ago was capable of thriving even without cellphones and applying netiquette between lovers, then 
Inn-sha-Allah your love too can go on and continue even until you and your husband make it to Jannah Paradise without making it an obligation to react romantically to each other's statements online and offline every millisecond of each day and night.
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📖 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-Mafātīḥ 5/2125
📖 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
📖 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
📖 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 (unimpressed): '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 (delighted about the separation) says: 'you have done well!'"
Source: Sahih Muslim 2813
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
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Monday, March 13, 2023

Note: Three Things We Must Do For A Truly Meaningful Life

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

📝 Three things to always do, as much as possible, to have a truly meaningful life: 
1✅ Live life solely and sincerely to please Only Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, striving to obey Allah's Orders as much as you can while trying your best to stay away from whatever He Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala and His noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam warned against.

🌼 Allah the Almighty said: 
"And I (Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) did not create the jinns and humans except to worship Me (Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala)." 
[Surah Adh-Dhaariyaat, chapter 51, Ayah verse 56] 

2✅ Treat Allah's servants (whether Muslim or non-Muslim) with mercy, justice and beautiful manners as much as possible. Do acts of kindness for Allah's sake and offer charitable service whenever you're able to do so. Strive to avoid injustice, crimes, deceit, falsehood and bad intentions.

🌼 Allah the Almighty said: 
"Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer (a true believing Muslim) - We (Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) will surely cause him to live a good life, and We (Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do." 
[Surah An-Nahl, chapter 16, Ayah verse 97] 

📖 Abu Dharr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Fear Allah (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) wherever you are, follow a bad deed with a good deed and it will erase it, and behave well with good character towards the people."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 1987
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to At-Tirmidhi

3✅ Patiently and eagerly seek authentic knowledge of Islam through reliable sources from the Noble Qur'an and Sunnah teachings of the beloved Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam (reflect on the meanings of the verses in the Noble Qur'an, read informative articles often and listen to uplifting Islamic lectures etc.), and for Allah's sake apply what you've learned and regularly share your learnings with others.

🌼 Allah the Almighty said: 
"Is one who is devoutly obedient during periods of the night, prostrating and standing [in prayer], fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Rabb/Lord (Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) [like one who does not]? Say, 'Are those who know (those who have been endowed by Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala with authentic knowledge and true guidance) equal to those who do not know?' Only they will remember [who are] people of understanding."
[Surah Az-Zumar, chapter 39, Ayah verse 9] 

📖 Mu'awiyah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "If Allah (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) intends goodness for someone, He (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) gives him understanding of the religion (Islam)."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 71
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever travels a path in search of (beneficial and authentic) knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise."
Source: Sahih Muslim 2699
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

So even if you may not have some genuinely trustworthy friends whose values mesh with yours at the moment, or even if you may be financially struggling at times, or if there's not a single relative whom you can easily confide in, or even if most of the individuals around your community assume you're weird or "insignificant" for not completing high school or college, or if you encounter a number of spiteful critics from time to time, what actually matters is that you:-
1 ☑️ Serve our Only Creator Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala and pray to Him with Ikhlaas sincerity on a regular basis as we Muslims should. 
2 ☑️ Behave well with proper conduct and integrity towards other human beings, while seeking rewards only from Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, not expecting people's commendation and validation.
3 ☑️ Never quit studying about Islam and other beneficial matters online and offline. 

Those three essentials can 
Inn-sha-Allah guarantee a meaningful life.
~•~
📖 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
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Sunday, March 12, 2023

Note: INTJs Don't Always Need To Diss What Is Disliked But We Distance Ourselves From The Undesirable

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

🗒️ Question: Without sugarcoating, describe how you generally behave, as an INTJ personality type, around individuals whom you despise for Allah's sake or whom you don't trust?
📝 Answer: Alhamdulillah, since I'm aware of how true and timely Allah's Justice is, I avoid being unjust and oppressive towards His servants as much as possible. My disinterest in connecting with certain people on a deeper level though doesn't mean I'll readily gossip about them or act like an obnoxious bully whenever they're around. If there's a particular individual whom I am not eager to befriend because once upon a time they did something very unacceptable or they proved to be awfully unreliable too many times, I would...
1] Stay away from them, for Allah's sake, as much as I can both online and offline. I won't bother checking their social media accounts, including their channel on YouTube if I know they manage one, and if ever I stumble upon several comments which they've posted on any website or group chat, I would instantly and unapologetically skip through them, uninterested in evaluating the entire text.
2] Refrain from enunciating their name as much as I can, so gossiping about them is something I'd try my best to avoid, not because I believe that they're actually decent human beings but to preserve my moral values and integrity. My willingness to be morally upright and ethical causes me to be easily turned off whenever someone directly or indirectly shows me that they are absolutely untrustworthy - for instance, they are a co-worker who is incompetent and absent regularly.
3] Feel reluctant to invite them to accompany me on a shopping trip or any journey outdoors. I'd rather stay in or cancel attending a gathering than unwillingly inform them they can tag along. You can't be your usual self when a suspicious person is nearby. 
4] Actively resist the urge to inquire about their interests, current life circumstances and personal background, particularly if I've already concluded that they can't be trusted at all. Although I perceive them as undependable, I strive to maintain polite manners with them as much as possible.
5] Refuse asking for their advice or feedback on anything, since I've had enough of their lousy lies, fakery, self-entitlement, selfishness, unreliability, bad influence and wrong choices. 
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📖 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 (Imaan)."
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4681
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani 
📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The believer is one who is trusted by the people. The Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe (not guilty of backbiting, telling lies, and deliberately committing injustice). The emigrant (muhaajir) is one who emigrates away from evil. By the One (Allah the Almighty) in Whose Hand is my soul, a servant will not enter Paradise if his neighbor is not secure from his harm."
Source: Sahih Ibn Hibbān 515 
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna'ut 
📖 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
📖 Ibn Hibban reported: Abu Darda RadhiAllahu 'anhu said, "A righteous companion is better than solitude, and solitude is better than an evil companion. A good writer is better than one silent, and one silent is better than an evil writer."
Source: Rawḍat Al-‘Uqalā’ 56
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