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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The strong are not the best at wrestling. Verily, the strong are only those who control themselves when they are angry."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5763, Sahih Muslim 2609
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 Eleven signs you have a strong and confident personality:
1] Since you trust Allah the Almighty and attain inner strength by striving to obey Him, you're not easily swayed nor negatively affected by His servants' enmity, hostility and criticism.
2] You are wisely selective or careful with your choice of close friends and the kind of content you expose yourself to online and offline. You don't stalk the social media accounts of people you dislike nor do you watch vlogs that could trigger you to question the quality of your lifestyle.
3] You don't go through self-doubt or self-pity when morally deficient individuals treat you disrespectfully. If someone ignored your salaams and messages, you never wonder if you did something wrong which caused them to despise you. You easily let go of unreliable attachments, move on confidently, and patiently accept that Allah the Most Wise already decreed which of His creation are capable of connecting with your soul's energy.
4] You intensely abhor gossip and avoid ethically incompetent people who cowardly discuss others' flaws. Gossiping and ridiculing a person while they aren't around to defend themselves befit those who are unconfident.
5] You persistently stick to what you understand is right, rational and sensible, regardless of the majority's opinions or stubborn efforts to persuade you to do what's wrong.
6] You're independent, while depending only on Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, and you are never desperate for people's approval, support and words of encouragement.
7] Insults, if there is a speck of truth in them, are chances for you to grow and improve. Offensive remarks, backhanded compliments and insulting jokes on the other hand which are obvious lies simply boost your ability to have patience for Allah's sake and contentment that you are unlike those who are insecure.
8] You know when to be quiet and when to speak truthfully, helpfully and kindly. In a group setting, you seldom talk a lot, unless talking benefits you as well as those who are listening.
9] You are incapable of envying the gifts, joys and achievements of Allah's servants. Someone's positive qualities or abilities can't make you feel inferior. You are supportive of your loved ones and friends, so long as their endeavors do not conflict with Allah's Orders.
10] As a Muslim who is self-confident, you readily defend those who are unjustly mistreated, bullied or being made fun of. You're not one to be a silent bystander when you notice somebody receiving disrespect or in an embarrassing situation. You courageously speak up especially if injustice is carried out without reasoning.
11] You never behave pridefully as though you're better and superior to everyone you meet nor do you consider yourself as "not good enough" if you can't fit in with a certain clique. You believe that your self-respect isn't based on people's dealings with you nor how you compare yourself to them, but how Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala sees you is what's actually important.
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah’s noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “The strong believer is more beloved to Allah 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 has decreed what He wills.” Verily, the phrase ‘if only’ opens the way for the work of shaytan.“
Source: Sahih Muslim 2664
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
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💌 Allahu A'lam. When it comes to fasting Sunnah fasts, like fasting every other Monday and Thursday, you are allowed to continue fasting for Allah's sake even if you woke up after Salat Al-Fajr, did not have your Suhoor meal and was unable to form your niyyah/intention to fast. Especially for those who habitually fast Sunnah fasts, if they eagerly intended to fast the next day (say Monday, Thursday or yawm 'Arafah), but they overslept, missed their Tahajjud Qiyaam Al-Layl prayer and got up when the Adhaan of Fajr Salah was called, they can make their niyyah/intention to fast Sunnah fasting despite not having their actual Suhoor meal earlier. You can also intend to fast a Sunnah fast in the afternoon if you didn't eat or drink anything since Fajr prayer just as the noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam intended to fast a Sunnah fast when he couldn't find anything to eat during the daytime.
One's niyyah/intention to fast is obligatory (waajib) when it comes to fasting in Ramadan.
From the benefits of fasting Sunnah fasts, to please Allah the Almighty, regularly:
1) You become closer to Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala and His beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam by striving to do more good deeds that are encouraged for us to do.
2) To join those who get to enter Baab Ar-Rayyaan in Paradise, a special place for those believers who loved fasting for Allah's sake.
3) More guarantee and higher chances of getting your Du'as answered as a fasting Muslim.
4) Your ability to implement self-control and self-discipline increases.
5) Your level or station in Jannah also increases
Inn-sha-Allah.
📖 'Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said to me one day, “O Aisha, do you have anything to eat?” She said, “O Messenger of Allah, I have nothing.” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Then I am fasting.”
Source: Sahih Muslim 1154
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
Al-Nawawi said, “In this is evidence for the view of the majority, that it is permissible to form an intention to voluntarily fast during the day before the setting of the sun.”
Source: Sharḥ Al-Nawawī ‘alá Sahih Muslim 1154
https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/8495/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B9
https://binothaimeen.net/content/9439
💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 Even if a woman considers herself "independent", adventurous and confident enough to travel to another city or country without anybody accompanying her throughout the journey, she is still obligated to have at least one male mahram to escort her, in obedience to Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam when he advised the believing women against traveling long journeys on their own. A mahram is someone who is closely related that marriage with them is haraam/forbidden, and they're the ones who are allowed to accompany us during our travels.
🔹From a woman's mahrams, with whom she is permitted to shake hands and show her hair and face:
Her father, brothers, uncles (brothers of her father or mother, not their parents' male cousins), nephews, sons, grandsons, half-brothers and foster brothers (who were breastfed from the same nursing woman), and her husband since they are already married.
🔹 Some of the males who are not considered as mahrams for a woman, and they are marriageable:
A woman's male cousin whether paternal cousin or maternal cousin (first, second or third degree etc. cousins are not your mahrams), male cousins of her parents, brothers in law (husbands of one's sisters), brothers of one's husband, and step-brothers.
🔹 Around non-mahram males, you as a Muslimah should:
1) Dress modestly for Allah's sake and maintain the proper hijab.
2) Refrain from being extremely friendly and touchy-feely. Don't poke them, shove them jokingly, hug or sit beside each other even if you claim there's no romantic feelings between you. No such thing as "I see him as a brother" when it comes to dealing with guys who are non-mahram.
3) Avoid unnecessary casual talks and being secluded together in the same room, car or elevator as our enemy shaytan can easily mess around with some of his conniving tricks.
📖 Jabir ibn Abdullah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Whoever has faith/Imaan in Allah and the Last Day, let him not be alone with an unrelated woman (non-mahram female) without her guardian (mahram). Verily, the third of them is shaytan.”
Source: Musnad Ahmed 14241
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “It is not lawful for a woman who has faith/Imaan in Allah and the Last Day to travel for a day and a night without her guardian (mahram).”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 1038, Sahih Muslim 1339
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
https://www.abukhadeejah.com/mind-map-illustration-showing-the-mahrams-male-chaperones-of-a-woman-for-travel-and-sittings/
https://www.abukhadeejah.com/the-distance-a-woman-can-travel-without-a-mahram-by-shaikh-ibn-baz/
💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 "Arranged marriages" and "forced marriages" are not the same. In an arranged marriage, it's typically the woman's parents who suggests a potential suitor for her and they plan a certain date where she and the guy can meet each other to check if there's compatibility or "instant chemistry", not by themselves but in the presence of other mahrams. If she happens to be an orphan, her brothers or uncles are usually the ones who find a suitable partner and they interview him, then allowing the guy to look at the woman he's willing to marry for Allah's sake, and finalizing the marriage contract when she clearly approves of his proposal.
Forced marriages, in contrast, occur when a woman is married off without her actual willingness to marry the man. Oftentimes the individuals who prepare this unjust transaction want it for their own personal gain, whether it's to get rid of the woman from staying at their house as she moves to another country with a guy whom she's not interested in marrying, to greedily acquire the wealth obtained from the bride's dowry, or to improve relations between the woman's family and the guy's clan despite the bride and groom being incompatible with one another.
There is no such thing as forced marriage in Islam. A Muslim woman has every right to choose who she wishes to marry, especially a pious, decent, or well-educated Muslim man whom she should be capable of being loyal to for many years.
It is the Muslimah who is getting married, not her parents, brothers, relatives and community. Thus a marriage is devoid of blessings if it goes against the Sunnah of the beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam and both of the persons getting married are doing something merely to satisfy people out of coercion.
📖 Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha narrated: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, should women be asked for their consent (permission) before marriage?” The Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Yes.” I said, “Indeed, sometimes a virgin is too shy to speak when asked.” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Her silence is her consent (agreement).”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6547
Sahih Muslim 1420
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim