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.

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Poem: I'm Not Jealous Of Any Female. Stop Lying To Yourself.

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 
📝 Please, stop lying to yourself through falsely assuming
That I'm "jealous" of your appearance or achievements. 
Don't waste your time desperately scheming and plotting
Ways to make me "envy" your nonsense and lame acting. 
shaytan was prone to jealousy - I don't applaud him.
~•~
You can wear gold jewelry, afford diamond rings, 
Own items with emerald, rubies and other gems, 
And take pride in your large income or job position, 
And, with Allah's Will, I won't, not for any moment, 
Wish I were you or wish I were another person.
~•~
I don't wish to be you, since I'm blessed with contentment, 
And know that Allah the Most Wise already destined 
And designed the gifts and life journeys of His servants.
Why would I envy donkeys partying in mansions
Or feel threatened by monkeys flaunting trash they've stolen? 
~•~
So long as you don't believe that Allah is our King,
And as long as within you lingers discontentment, 
While you spy on others' lives online very often, 
I won't be feeling envious of your deceptions. 
shaytan's a jealous type; I don't wish to copy him.
~•~
📖 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
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Faith (Imaan) and envy do not combine within a believing servant."
In another narration, the beloved Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Greed and faith are never combined in the heart of a (true Muslim) servant."
Source: Sunan Al-Nasā’ī 3109
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Poem: Never Advise Loyal Wives To Divorce. We'd Know You're Only Joking.

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 
💌 From the worst advice anyone can provide, in my 
Opinion is "Your husband doesn't seem to spend time 
With you a lot. Of his busyness aren't you tired? 
Are you not fed up with how he's so preoccupied
With work? When will you decide to find another guy?"
~•~
Excuse me? Don't act as if you care about my life. 
Don't dish out tips regarding love if you've never tried 
Sacrificing your ego/pride to do what is right -
To stay as your husband's patient friend and loyal wife.
Don't advise if you don't know what loyalty is like.
~•~
Marriage won't separate you from trials, stress and strife. 
It's not an end goal, but means to Jannah Paradise. 
It's like a challenge accepted by the brave and wise 
Who won't quit the journey when some paths are blocked by ice, 
Aware that storms and winter eventually subside.
~•~
Anger is temporary, fights can be put aside, 
And forgiving becomes easy when you discard pride, 
When your drive to please Allah Above the seven skies 
Is stronger than your need to tell your husband "See? I 
Was right. I knew it. You should've taken my advice."
~•~
Don't claim "You're not old yet. You can find a better guy." 
Unless you're fully certain that such male never cries, 
That he can't feel emotions and he never gets tired, 
And he knows the best shortcut to Jannah Paradise. 
Don't even bribe me to stop being my man's first wife.
~•~
📖 Thawban RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated that Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "Any woman who asks her husband for a divorce when it is not absolutely necessary, the fragrance of Paradise will be forbidden to her."
Sunan Ibn Majah 2055
In-book reference: Book 10, Hadith 40
English translation: Vol. 3, Book 10, Hadith 2055 
📖 Thawban RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whenever a woman asks her husband for a divorce without a strong reason, the fragrance of Paradise becomes forbidden for her."
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2226
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna'ut
📖 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: '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 says: 'you have done well!'"
Source: Sahih Muslim 2813
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim 

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Tips: Some Advice On How To Cope With Friendship Groups Of 3 Or 5 So You Don't Feel Like The "Third Wheel"

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 
🗒️ Some advice from an INTJ-A on how to stay confident, for Allah's sake, when you're in a group of three or five friends, some tips on how to not feel "left out" occasionally: 
1. Always remember that the main purpose of our existence is to worship and serve our Only Creator Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, not our ego, not our feelings and surely not anybody from society. 
2. When two of your friends are having an audible conversation with each other while you believe that the topic which they're discussing could involve you, such as school projects or plans for an Eid gathering, you can attentively listen to their discussion with willingness to learn something valuable and comment or ask questions when necessary. Otherwise, if whatever they're chatting about is currently something you can't relate to, you may utilize your cellphone productively or instead quietly look around your surroundings while saying Dhikr until their next subject being discussed involves you. 
3. Avoid appearing annoyingly clingy and desperate, as if your entire livelihood and self-contentment depend on their connection with you. How Allah the Almighty sees us is much more important than how fellow imperfect slaves perceive us. 
Know when to appropriately speak while acquaintances are around and be humble enough to respect certain boundaries as much as you can. There's no need to nosily inquire about all the details if two or more of your friends are talking about something that is irrelevant to your goals and attempting to disrupt the flow of their dialogue would only make them feel uneasy.
4. Appreciate the fact that Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala has blessed you with other souls, including your loving parents and/or supportive spouse, whom you also care about for Allah's sake and they value your occasional input or contributions. This trio or tiny circle of friends shouldn't be the only group that you're willing to network with. It's possible to remain in touch with them while there are instances when you somehow feel like an outsider, due to dissimilarity in terms of your primary interests, yet you still maintain stable friendships with other Muslims who probably reside in a different city and/or with a number of your cousins. 
5. Since you're already aware of how "feeling left out" feels, courageously and confidently use that as an effective reminder to never treat others in the same obnoxious manner as those two or more individuals have treated you whether their ostracizing was done unknowingly, unintentionally or deliberately for no other reason than pacifying their insecurities or intense envy towards you.
~•~
📖 Narrated 'Abdullah RadhiAllahu 'anhu: The noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "When you are three persons sitting together, then no two of you should hold secret counsel excluding (on purpose) the third person until you are with some other people too, for that would grieve (sadden/upset) him."
Reference: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6290
In-book reference: Book 79, Hadith 62
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 8, Book 74, Hadith 305
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The strong believer is more beloved to Allah (The Almighty) 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 (The Almighty) has decreed what He (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) wills." Verily, the phrase ‘if only’ opens the way for the work of shaytan."
Source: Sahih Muslim 2664
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) 

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Poem: Alhamdulillah. Sharing A Thank You Note To Two Out Of A Number Of Sisters In Islam

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful 
📜 Alhamdulillah. May Allah the Most Kind bless these 
Dear sisters in Islam Safiyyah and Arcelie 
Who've taught me a lot directly and indirectly, 
May Allah reward them for their generosity,
Their willingness to meet up often though they're busy 
With their jobs, learning Islam and with their families, 
And for their patience with all sorts of trials. Ameen.
~•~
From the reasons why I love them for Allah Only, 
In spite of not seeing each other as frequently 
As we'd like, due to busyness, are: Regularly
Striving to do what they can to please Allah truly, 
From praying Tahajjud and performing charity 
To listening to lectures when opportunity
Arises, and they despise gossiping, just like me.
~•~
Just like me, for Allah's sake, they try their best to be 
Better Muslimahs whose faith and 'Aqeedah / belief 
Must remain sound, while steering clear of hypocrisy, 
While avoiding debts and treating people unjustly. 
I like how both of them deal with many tasks wisely, 
And they're with the few who are fine with polygyny, 
And they strive to be true friends despite being busy...
~•~
...busy acquiring knowledge through sources trustworthy, 
Managing multiple businesses productively, 
And responding to clients/recipients patiently. 
Regardless of hectic schedules and the time they need 
To spend in educating their kids responsibly, 
They're able, with Allah's Will, to occasionally
Meet up to help each other and others in the Deen.
~•~
📖 Mu'adh Ibn Jabal RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "Allah the Most Exalted said: 'Those who love each other for the sake of My Glory will be upon pulpits of light and they will be envied by the Prophets ('alaihim as-salaam) and the martyrs.'"
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2390 
Grade: Sahih 
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The souls are 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
📖 Abu Umamah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever loves for the sake of Allah (The Almighty), 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 Musa RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, the parable (similitude, example) of good company and a bad company is only that of a seller of musk and a blacksmith. The seller of musk will give you some perfume, you will buy some, or you will notice a good smell (pleasant scent). As for the blacksmith, he will burn your clothes or you will notice a bad smell."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5534, Sahih Muslim 2628
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, "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 An-Nawawi