Four seasons

Bismillah..

I would LOVE to see these with my own two eyes. :D

冬 : Winter

冬 : Spring

秋 (aki) : Autumn

 
冬 : Summer

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Give charity

Bismillah ...

: The importance of sadaqa’ :

Once narrated, that when The Prophet Ayub a.s were taking a bath, suddenly Allah SWT sent a golden grasshopper on his arm. He tried to shake the grasshopper off his sleeve. Then Allah SWT said, “Haven’t I done so that you would be richer?” The Prophet Ayyub A.S replied, “Tis’ true, O Creator! For Your Magnificence, what would’ve riches mean without Your barakah.”

The story above highlights the importance of barakah in the rezeki’ that Allah SWT had given us. Riches would meant nothing without barakah. With barakah, a little bit of wealth and rezeki could be felt complete. On the other hand, without barakah, even though there is ample rezeki, would be found suffocating and bothersome.

So that the rezeki that Allah SWT had given us are filled with barakah, Rasulullah SAW urged his Ummah to be generous in sadaqa’. He said, “Buy your troubles with sadaqa.” In another hadith, Rasulullah SAW explained, “Every morning, when the sun rises, there are two angels who call out to the mankind on earth. The first said, “O my Lord, replaced the fortune of those who spent them in Your cause (path).” While, the other said, “Destroy those who withhold their wealth.”

Sadaqa, eventhough how miniscule in amount it is, is precious to Allah SWT. Those who are greedy and selfish, who wouldn’t spent even a portion of his wealth will be at a huge loss in dunya and akhirat, for the lack of barakah. So, sadaqa’ actually benefits ownself. Because, by doing so (spending his wealth), he would gain barakah, while those who withhold them will be unfortunate.

Sadaqa’ will benefit those who practice it:

1.       Invites rezeki.

In a Quranic verse, Allah SWT proclaims that He would repay every kindness of His Slave in ten-folds.

In  another verse, by 700 times. The caliphate Sayyidina Ali Bin Abi Talib RA advised, “Invite rezeki with sadaqa.”

2.       Would hinder misfortune.

Rasulullah SAW said, “Make haste in sadaqa’, because misfortune will not surpass sadaqa.”

3.       Heal illness.

Rasulullah SAW said, “Heal your illness with sadaqa.”

4.       Would delay death and give a long-lasting life.

Rasulullah SAW said, “Be generous in sadaqa’, because sadaqa’ can prolong one’s life.”

How could that be?

Because Allah SWT loves those who gives charity. And when Allah SWT loves one of His Slave, then there’s no problem unsolved, no request and doa refused, no sins unpardoned and the Slave would die in Khusnul Khatimah (good ending).

His Strength and Power are far larger than the questions dealt by humans. So, if the benefits of sadaqa are thus large, why are we still not moved to love sadaqa’?

Wallahualam J

Weather Forecast

Bismillah..

Rasulullah SAW said:

“Do not curse the wind. If you dislike what you see of it, then say, “O Allah, we ask You for the good of this wind and the good of what is in it and the good of what it is ordered to do. We seek refuge with You from the evil of this wind and the evil of what is in it and the evil of what it is ordered to do.””

[at-Tirmidhi]

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O mother~

Bismillah..

1. The Prophet Muhammad said, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him:

Your Heaven lies under the feet of your mother (Ahmad, Nasai).

2. A man came to the Prophet and said,

‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim).

3. Abu Usaid Saidi said:

We were once sitting with Rasulullah when a man from the tribe of Salmah came and said to him: O Messenger of Allah! do my parents have rights over me even after they have died? And Rasulullah said: Yes. You must pray to Allah to bless them with His Forgiveness and Mercy, fulfill the promises they made to anyone, and respect their relations and their friends (Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah).

4. Abdullah ibn Amr related that the Messenger of Allah said:

The major sins are to believe that Allah has partners, to disobey one’s parents, to commit murder, and to bear false witness (Bukhari, Muslim).

5. It is narrated by Asma bint Abu Bakr that during the treaty of Hudaibiyah, her mother, who was then pagan, came to see her from Makkah. Asma informed the Messenger of Allah of her arrival and also that she needed help. He said:

Be good to your mother (Bukhari, Muslim).

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Eating sunnah

Bismillah..

By Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah


Comprehensive notes covering the most important qualities of the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) in regards to food and diet.
It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few mouthfuls, to keep him going. If he must do that (fill his stomach), then let him fill one third with food, one third with drink and one third with air.


FOOD:
[1]: When he put his hand in the food, he would say, “Bismillaah (with the Name of Allaah),’’ and he told people to say this when eating. He said, “When any one of you eats, let him mention the name of Allah. If he forgets to mention the name of Allaah at the beginning, let him say ‘Bismillaahi fee awwalihi wa aakhirihi,’ (with the name of Allaah, at its beginning and at its end).” [2] The correct view is that it is obligatory to mention the name of Allaah (say Bismillaah) when eating. The ahaadeeth which state this are saheeh (authentic) and are clear, with no contradictions in them.


[2]: When he raised the food to his mouth, he would say, “Al-hamdu lillaahi hamdan katheeran tayyiban mubaarakan feehi, ghayra [makfiyyin wa laa] muwadda’in, wa laa mustaghnan ’anhu Rabbanaa ’azza wa jall (All praise is to Allaah, praise in abundance, good and blessed. It cannot [be conpensated for, nor can it] be left, nor can it be done without, our Lord). [3]


[3]: He never criticized food at all. If he liked it, he would eat it, and if he did not like it, he would leave it and not say anything. [4] Or he would say, “I do not feel like eating this.” [5]


[4]: Sometimes he would praise the food, as when he asked his family for food, and they said, “We have nothing but vinegar.” He asked for it and started to eat it, saying, “What good food is vinegar.”[6]


[5]: He used to talk whilst he was eating, as is seen from the report quoted above about vinegar. And he said to his stepson ’Umar Ibn Abee Salamah (radiyallaahu ’anhu) when he was eating with him: “Say Bismillaah and eat from that which is in front of you in the dish.’’ [7]


[6]: He would repeatedly urge his guests to eat, as generous hosts do, and as is seen in the hadeeth of Aboo Hurayrah (radiyallaahu ’anhu), related by al-Bukhaaree, about the story of drinking milk, where he repeatedly said to him, “Drink,” and he kept telling him to drink until he (the guest) said, “By the One Who sent you with the truth, I have no more room for it!” [8]


[7]: When he ate with others, he would not leave until he had made du’aa (supplication) for them. He made du’aa in the house of ’Abdullaah Ibn Bishr, and said: “O Allaah, bless for them that which You have provided for them, forgive them and have mercy on them.” [9]


[8]: He commanded people to eat with their right hands and forbade them to eat with their left hands. He said, “The Shaytaan eats with his left hand and drinks with his left hand.” [10] This implies that eating with the left hand is haraam (unlawful), and this is the correct view, because the one who eats with his left hand is either a shaytaan (devil), or he is imitating the Shaytaan. It was also reported in an authentic hadeeth that he told a man who was eating with his left hand in his presence, “Eat with your right hand!” The man said, “I cannot.” He said, “May you never be able to,” and the man never lifted his right hand to his mouth after that. [11] If it was permissible (to eat with the left hand), he would not have prayed against him for doing so. It was the man’s stubborn arrogance that made him refuse to obey the command, and this is the utmost disobedience which deserved this prayer against him.


[9]: He commanded those who complained that they never felt full to eat together and not separately, and to mention the name of Allaah (say Bismillaah) over the food so that He might bless it for them. [12]


[10]: It was also reported that he said, “I do not eat reclining.” [13]


[11]: He used to eat using the first three fingers (of his right hand), which is the best way of eating.




THE PROPHET’S GUIDANCE REGARDING EATING:


[1]: The Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) used to know what he was eating.


[2]: He used to eat what was good for him.


[3]: He used to eat enough to keep him going, but no so much as to make him fat. Ibn ’Umar related that the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “The believer eats in one stomach whilst the disbeliever eats in seven.” [14]


[4]: He taught his Ummah something to protect them from diseases caused by eating and drinking. He said, “The son of Aadam does not fill any vessel worse than his stomach. It is sufficient for the son of Adam to eat a few mouthfuls, to keep him going. If he must do that (fill his stomach), then let him fill one third with food, one third with drink and one third with air.” [15]


Hazrat Anas  has mentioned that, “I once saw the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) sitting in a squatting posture and eating dates.”
The posture mentioned means that when one keeps his calves straight and sits on his feet.


Once in a gathering, the number of people eating increased, so  the Prophet (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) sat with his blessed legs folded (as in Attahiyyat position in Salaah), the reason being that there is humility in sitting like this and there is consideration for other people who are also present because sitting in this manner creates more room for them.


Footnotes:


[1] Zaadul-Ma’aad (p. 2/397-406)
[2] Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (no. 1859) and Aboo Daawood (no. 3767).
[3] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5142)
[4] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 3370) and Muslim (no. 2064).
[5] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5076) and Muslim (no. 1946).
[6] Related by Muslim (no. 5052)
[7] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5061) and Muslim (no. 2022).
[8] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 6087)
[9] Related by Muslim (no. 2042)
[10] Related by Muslim (no. 2020)
[11] Related by Muslim (no. 2021)
[12] Saheeh: Narrated by Abu Dawood (3764) and Ibn Maajah (3286).
[13] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5083)
[14] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 5081) and Muslim (no. 2060).
[15]: Saheeh: Related by at-Tirmidhee (no. 1381)and Ibn Maajah (no. 3349). It was authenticated by Shaykh Muhammad Naasirud-Deen al-Albaanee in Silsilatul-Ahaadeethus-Saheehah (no. 2265).

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