The World has been created for some Purpose, then the Hour will come

Allah says, ﴿وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لآتِيَةٌ﴾ (And We did not create the heavens and the earth and all that is between them except with the truth, and the Hour is surely coming), i.e., with justice to - ﴿لِيَجْزِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ﴾ (requite those who do evil with that which they have done) ﴿53:31﴾ Allah says, ﴿وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَآءَ وَالاٌّرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَـطِلاً ذَلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنَ النَّارِ ﴾ (And We did not create the heaven and the earth, and all that is between them without purpose! That is what those who disbelieve think! Then let those who disbelieve be warned of the Fire!)(38:27) ﴿أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَـكُمْ عَبَثاً وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لاَ تُرْجَعُونَ - فَتَعَـلَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ ﴾ (''Did you think that We created you in play, and that you would not be brought back to Us'' So exalted be Allah, the Truth, the King, none has the right to be worshipped but He, the Lord of the Honored Throne!)(23:115-116). ﴿إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ الْخَلَّـقُ الْعَلِيمُ ﴾ (Verily, your Lord is the Knowing Creator)(15:86). This is a confirmation of the Day of Resurrection and that Allah, may He be exalted, is able to bring the Hour to pass. He is the Creator and nothing is beyond Him. He is the Knowing, Who knows what has been dispersed from people's bodies and scattered throughout the regions of the earth, as He says: ﴿أَوَلَـيْسَ الَذِى خَلَقَ السَّمَـوتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ بِقَـدِرٍ عَلَى أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم بَلَى وَهُوَ الْخَلَّـقُ الْعَلِيمُ - إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيْئاً أَن يَقُولَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ - فَسُبْحَـنَ الَّذِى بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ﴾ (Is not He, Who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them Yes, indeed! He is the Knowing, Creator. Verily, His command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, ''Be!'' - and it is! So glorified and exalted is He above all that they associate with Him, and in whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall return.)(36:81-83). ﴿وَلَقَدْ ءاتَيْنَـكَ سَبْعًا مِّنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْءَانَ الْعَظِيمَ - لاَ تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَى مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلاَ تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴾ (87. And indeed, We have bestowed upon you seven of the Mathani, and the Grand Qur'an.) (88. Look not with your eyes ambitiously at what We have given to certain classes of them, nor grieve over them. And lower your wings to the believers.) “O our Lord, grant us the best in this life and the best in the next life, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” Aameen

Allah says,

﴿وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لآتِيَةٌ﴾

(And We did not create the heavens and the earth and all that is between them except with the truth, and the Hour is surely coming), i.e., with justice to -

﴿لِيَجْزِىَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ﴾

(requite those who do evil with that which they have done) ﴿53:31﴾ Allah says,

﴿وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَآءَ وَالاٌّرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَـطِلاً ذَلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنَ النَّارِ ﴾

(And We did not create the heaven and the earth, and all that is between them without purpose! That is what those who disbelieve think! Then let those who disbelieve be warned of the Fire!)(38:27)

﴿أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَـكُمْ عَبَثاً وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لاَ تُرْجَعُونَ - فَتَعَـلَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ ﴾

(''Did you think that We created you in play, and that you would not be brought back to Us'' So exalted be Allah, the Truth, the King, none has the right to be worshipped but He, the Lord of the Honored Throne!)(23:115-116).

﴿إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ الْخَلَّـقُ الْعَلِيمُ ﴾

(Verily, your Lord is the Knowing Creator)(15:86). This is a confirmation of the Day of Resurrection and that Allah, may He be exalted, is able to bring the Hour to pass. He is the Creator and nothing is beyond Him. He is the Knowing, Who knows what has been dispersed from people's bodies and scattered throughout the regions of the earth, as He says:

﴿أَوَلَـيْسَ الَذِى خَلَقَ السَّمَـوتِ وَالاٌّرْضَ بِقَـدِرٍ عَلَى أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم بَلَى وَهُوَ الْخَلَّـقُ الْعَلِيمُ - إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيْئاً أَن يَقُولَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ - فَسُبْحَـنَ الَّذِى بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ﴾

(Is not He, Who created the heavens and the earth able to create the like of them Yes, indeed! He is the Knowing, Creator. Verily, His command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, ''Be!'' - and it is! So glorified and exalted is He above all that they associate with Him, and in whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall return.)(36:81-83).

﴿وَلَقَدْ ءاتَيْنَـكَ سَبْعًا مِّنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْءَانَ الْعَظِيمَ - لاَ تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَى مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلاَ تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴾

(87. And indeed, We have bestowed upon you seven of the Mathani, and the Grand Qur'an.) (88. Look not with your eyes ambitiously at what We have given to certain classes of them, nor grieve over them. And lower your wings to the believers.)


“O our Lord, grant us the best in this life and the best in the next life, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”

Aameen

The secret of life and its end



Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, is the Sole Possessor of the
secret of life. There is no Creator other than Him. He is also the Only
Maintainer of the factors ensuring the continuity of life represented in
air, water and food. 

Allah, Whose Majesty reigns supreme, is the Creator of the atmosphere. Certainly, the air that we all breathe is not
created by man but by Allah, all praise and glory be to Him; also the
water that we all drink is the Creation of Allah, all praise and glory be
to Him.

The factors of the continuity of life are all in the Hands of Allah, all
praise and glory be to Him.

 In this regard Allah says (what means):

“Then tell Me (about) the human semen that you emit. Is it you
who create it (i.e. make this semen into a perfect human being), or
are We the Creator?”
 (Al-Wâqi‘ah, 56: 58- 59)

The semen is one of the causes of creation. Allah, all praise and glory
be to Him, is the One Who created and originated it, maintaining life
by it from the lifetime of Adam (peace be upon him) till the Day of
Resurrection.

 Allah, Whose Majesty reigns supreme, says (what
means):

“Tell Me! The water that you drink. Is it you who cause it from
the rain clouds to come down, or are We the Causer of it to come
down?” 
(Al-Wâqi‘ah, 56: 68-69)

We then move to the ending of life, also decreed by Allah. For no one
is capable of granting immortality to himself or to others. 

Allah, all
praise and glory be to Him, says to His Messenger (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace) (in His Noble Book what means): “And We
granted not to any human being immortality before you (O Muhammad), then if you die, would they live forever?” 
(Al Anbiyâ’, 21: 34)

Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, says
(what means): 

“How can you disbelieve in Allah? Seeing that you
were dead and He gave you life. Then He will give you death, then
again will bring you to life (on the Day of Resurrection) and then
unto Him you will return.” 
(Al-Baqarah, 2: 28)

O Allah, whom amongst us You keep alive, then let such a life be upon Islam, and whom amongst us You take unto Yourself, then let such a death be upon faith.

Aameen

“And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of Justice).”

And to elaborate on it, I can put forth the case of a man who owned nothing in this life but an expensive house, and he sold this house and got paid in cash. In one pocket he had the counterfeit money detector and in the other one the numbers of the counterfeit banknotes, but he failed to make use of either. If this man, after having sold the house, had found out that all the money he had received was counterfeit, his loss would be tremendous but he would be the only one to blame because he used neither the detector nor the list of counterfeit banknotes. The numbers, in our case, represent the orders of the deen, whereas the detector is the faculty of reasoning. Hence, reasoning is considered the second essential element of the Mandate and its objective. The principles of the faculty of reasoning That means that, being human, you can't comprehend anything using your faculty of reasoning unless there is a cause for it, an objective and harmony in it. Man can't be in two places, say Makkah and Riyadh, at the same time; it would be irrational, but the point here is that the Universe has a cause, so nothing takes place in it without a reason or an objective, and without being in complete harmony. The principles of cause, objective, and harmony are within your reasoning; so the faculty of reasoning is the second element. The role of reasoning in knowing Allah: The mission of reasoning is to verify transmission What is the role of reasoning in knowing Allah? Its task is twofold. The gist of the deen is transmission: We have the Qur'an, which is the recited revelation and the sunnah (all acts and sayings of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace), which is the revelation that is not recited. The essence of the deen is to get to know Allah, so reason comes before transmission to verify its truth, and then after verification, the task it has to carry out is to comprehend it. Reason is not meant to judge the transmission –the main part of the deen. Accordingly, 50 years ago reason couldn't have comprehended the possibility of recording 7000 books on a disk, given the fact that each title consists of 40 chapters, every chapter consists of 400 pages, every page contains 80 lines, each line has 15 words and every word 5 letters. Reason is reality-oriented, while Revelation is related to the Creator. Hence, Revelation is the source, whereas reason is the verification tool of transmission in the first place, and comprehension tool in the second place. To be continued... In Sha Allah May Allah  ﷻ Bless us and guide us in all our affairs Aameen


And to elaborate on it, I can put forth the case of a man who owned nothing in this life but an expensive house, and he sold this house and got paid in cash. 
In one pocket he had the counterfeit money detector and in the other one the numbers of the counterfeit banknotes, but he failed to make use of either. 
If this man, after having sold the house, had found out that all the money he had received was counterfeit, his loss would be tremendous but he would be the only one to blame because he used neither the detector nor the list of counterfeit banknotes. 
The numbers, in our case, represent the orders of the deen, whereas the detector is the faculty of reasoning. 
Hence, reasoning is considered the second essential element of the Mandate and its objective. 

The principles of the faculty of reasoning

That means that, being human, you can't comprehend anything using your faculty of reasoning unless there is a cause for it, an objective and harmony in it. 
Man can't be in two places, say Makkah and Riyadh, at the same time; it would be irrational, but the point here is that the Universe has a cause, so nothing takes place in it without a reason or an objective, and without being in complete harmony.
The principles of cause, objective, and harmony are within your reasoning; so the faculty of reasoning is the second element.

The role of reasoning in knowing Allah:

The mission of reasoning is to verify transmission

What is the role of reasoning in knowing Allah? Its task is twofold. 
The gist of the deen is transmission: We have the Qur'an, which is the recited revelation and the sunnah (all acts and sayings of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace), which is the revelation that is not recited. 
The essence of the deen is to get to know Allah, so reason comes before transmission to verify its truth, and then after verification, the task it has to carry out is to comprehend it. Reason is not meant to judge the transmission –the main part of the deen. 
Accordingly, 50 years ago reason couldn't have comprehended the possibility of recording 7000 books on a disk, given the fact that each title consists of 40 chapters, every chapter consists of 400 pages, every page contains 80 lines, each line has 15 words and every word 5 letters. 
Reason is reality-oriented, while Revelation is related to the Creator. Hence, Revelation is the source, whereas reason is the verification tool of transmission in the first place, and comprehension tool in the second place.

To be continued...
In Sha Allah

May Allah  (SWT) Bless us and guide us in all our affairs

Aameen

Dua to be recited in the morning

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَصْبَـحْـنا وَأَصْبَـحْ المُـلكُ للهِ رَبِّ العـالَمـين ، اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أسْـأَلُـكَ خَـيْرَ هـذا الـيَوْم ، فَـتْحَهُ ، وَنَصْـرَهُ ، وَنـورَهُ وَبَـرَكَتَـهُ ، وَهُـداهُ ، وَأَعـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنْ شَـرِّ ما فـيهِ وَشَـرِّ ما بَعْـدَه Asbahna Wa Asbahal Mulku Lillahi Rabbil Aalameen. Allahumma Innee As'aluka Khaira Hadhal Yaum Fathahu Wa Nasrahu Wa Nurahu Wa Barakatahu Wa Hudahu. Wa A'udhubika min Sharri Ma Feehi Wa Sharri Ma Ba'dahu The morning has come to me and the whole universe belongs to ALLAH, the Lord of the worlds, O ALLAH, I ask of YOU the good of the day, it's success and aid and it's nur (celestial light) and barakaat (blessings) and seek hidayah (guidance) and seek refuge from the evil in it (this day) and from the evil of that which is to come later. (Hisn from Abu Dawood) أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ Astaghfirullah al-’Azeem al-lazi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih 3x times every morning رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبَّاً وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينَاً وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم نَبِيَّاً َ I am pleased with ALLAH as my Lord, Islam as my religion, and Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى (اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) my Nabi. اللهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلالِكَ عَنْ حَرامكْ، وَأَغْنِني بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِواك ‘ALLAHUmmak finee bi halalika an haramik wa aghninee bi fadhlika amman siwak.’ O ALLAH! Let the Halal things you provide suffice me from haram, and by YOUR Grace, keep me independent from all besides YOU. اللهمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلَاءِ، وَدَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ، وَسُوءِ الْقَضَاءِ، وَشَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ ALLAHUMA Inni A'oozu bika min jahdil balaai wa darkiShaqaai wa sooilQadhai wa shamatatilA'adai O ALLAH! I seek refuge in YOU from severe trials and hardships, to be overtaken by wretchedness and bad fate and rejoicing of enemies All Praises are due to ALLAH (SUBHANAHU WA TA'ALAH), The Forgiver & Concealer of Faults, The Guide to Repentance, The ONE who Responds to duas Peace and Blessings be upon the most perfect of creations, HIS Beloved Habeeb, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ   O OUR SUSTAINER, O اللّـه, keep us elevated & do not elevate others over us, & be pleased with us, inspire our hearts with all that is good for us O OUR CHERISHER, O اللّـه, protect us from the evil of ourselves, & give us courage in setting right our affairs, peace in this world & in the Hereafter O OUR MOST COMPASSIONATE اللّـه, we ask YOU for the ability to do good deeds & to abandon evil deeds, & for love for the poor & needy O OUR MOST BELOVED اللّـه, we ask YOU to forgive us & have mercy on us. O OUR MOST MERCIFUL اللّـه, we ask YOU for YOUR love, the love of the person who loves YOU, & the love of that deed which would draw us closer to YOUR love O OUR MOST GIVING اللّـه, make YOUR love more beloved to us than ourselves, our families, & more beloved than cold water on a hot day O اللّـه, we beseech YOU for YOUR mercy, protection, blessings, guidance on Siraatul Mustaqeem & acceptance of this dua of ours, آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم Subhaanarabika Rabbil Izzati Amma Yassifoon Wassalaamun Alal Mursaleen Walhumdulillahir Rabbil Aalameen Read 3 times after Fajr سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ: عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ،  وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ Subhan-ALLAHI wa bihamdihi,`adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinatah`arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi ALLAH, is free from imperfection & I begin with HIS praise, as many times as the number of HIS creatures, in accordance with HIS Good Pleasure, equal to the weight of HIS Throne & equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words [for HIS Praise] (Muslim)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ 

أَصْبَـحْـنا وَأَصْبَـحْ المُـلكُ للهِ رَبِّ العـالَمـين ، اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أسْـأَلُـكَ خَـيْرَ هـذا الـيَوْم ، فَـتْحَهُ ، وَنَصْـرَهُ ، وَنـورَهُ وَبَـرَكَتَـهُ ، وَهُـداهُ ، وَأَعـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنْ شَـرِّ ما فـيهِ وَشَـرِّ ما بَعْـدَه

Asbahna Wa Asbahal Mulku Lillahi Rabbil Aalameen. Allahumma Innee As'aluka Khaira Hadhal Yaum Fathahu Wa Nasrahu Wa Nurahu Wa Barakatahu Wa Hudahu. Wa A'udhubika min Sharri Ma Feehi Wa Sharri Ma Ba'dahu


The morning has come to me and the whole universe belongs to ALLAH, the Lord of the worlds, O ALLAH, I ask of YOU the good of the day, it's success and aid and it's nur (celestial light) and barakaat (blessings) and seek hidayah (guidance) and seek refuge from the evil in it (this day) and from the evil of that which is to come later.


(Hisn from Abu Dawood)


أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

Astaghfirullah al-’Azeem al-lazi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih



3x times every morning

رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبَّاً وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينَاً وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم نَبِيَّاً َ

I am pleased with ALLAH as my Lord, Islam as my religion, and Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى (اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) my Nabi.



اللهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلالِكَ عَنْ حَرامكْ، وَأَغْنِني بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِواك

‘ALLAHUmmak finee bi halalika an haramik wa aghninee bi fadhlika amman siwak.’

O ALLAH! Let the Halal things you provide suffice me from haram, and by YOUR Grace, keep me independent from all besides YOU.




اللهمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلَاءِ، وَدَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ، وَسُوءِ الْقَضَاءِ، وَشَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ

ALLAHUMA Inni A'oozu bika min jahdil balaai wa darkiShaqaai wa sooilQadhai wa shamatatilA'adai


O ALLAH! I seek refuge in YOU from severe trials and hardships, to be overtaken by wretchedness and bad fate and rejoicing of enemies 




All Praises are due to ALLAH (SUBHANAHU WA TA'ALAH), The Forgiver & Concealer of Faults, The Guide to Repentance, The ONE who Responds to duas


Peace and Blessings be upon the most perfect of creations, HIS Beloved Habeeb, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ  


O OUR SUSTAINER, O اللّـه, keep us elevated & do not elevate others over us, & be pleased with us, inspire our hearts with all that is good for us


O OUR CHERISHER, O اللّـه, protect us from the evil of ourselves, & give us courage in setting right our affairs, peace in this world & in the Hereafter


O OUR MOST COMPASSIONATE اللّـه, we ask YOU for the ability to do good deeds & to abandon evil deeds, & for love for the poor & needy


O OUR MOST BELOVED اللّـه, we ask YOU to forgive us & have mercy on us.


O OUR MOST MERCIFUL اللّـه, we ask YOU for YOUR love, the love of the person who loves YOU, & the love of that deed which would draw us closer to YOUR love


O OUR MOST GIVING اللّـه, make YOUR love more beloved to us than ourselves, our families, & more beloved than cold water on a hot day


O اللّـه, we beseech YOU for YOUR mercy, protection, blessings, guidance on Siraatul Mustaqeem & acceptance of this dua of ours, آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ 


صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم 

صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم

صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم 


Subhaanarabika Rabbil Izzati Amma Yassifoon Wassalaamun Alal Mursaleen Walhumdulillahir Rabbil Aalameen


Read 3 times after Fajr

سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ: 

عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، 

وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، 

وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ 

وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ


Subhan-ALLAHI wa bihamdihi,`adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinatah`arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi


ALLAH, is free from imperfection & I begin with HIS praise, as many times as the number of HIS creatures, in accordance with HIS Good Pleasure, equal to the weight of HIS Throne & equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words [for HIS Praise] (Muslim)

Nobody is given a blessing better and greater than Patience.

Nobody is given a blessing better & greater than patience, The more you are in patience the more blessings you get, Remember after patience comes the reward, so be patience whatever you want or whatever you do, Have trust in Allah, In Sha Allah

Nobody is given a blessing better & greater than patience,  The more you are in patience the more blessings you get, Remember after patience comes the reward, so be patience whatever you want or whatever you do,  Have trust in Allah, In Sha Allah

‘’By time. Verily, man is in loss’’ 103:1-2

Time is ticking my dear brothers and sisters. May Allah make us not of the losers. In this surah, Allah Azawajel informs us by the swearing of His creation of time, that we are in loss; but He offers us a caveat: Unless we... read the third ayah of the surah for yourself inshallah: • Quran reference: Surah Al-Asr 1. By Al-`Asr. 2. Verily, man is in loss. 3. Except those who believe and do righteous deeds, and recommend one another to the truth, and recommend one another to patience. • Ibn kathir on this surah: Al-`Asr is the time in which the movements of the Children of Adam occur, whether good or evil. Malik narrated from Zayd bin Aslam that he said, "It is the evening.'' However, the first view is the popular opinion. Thus, Allah swears by this, that man is in Khusr, which means in loss and destruction. (Except those who believe and do righteous good deeds) So Allah makes an exception, among the species of man being in loss, for those who believe in their hearts and work righteous deeds with their limbs. (And recommend one another to the truth,) This is to perform acts of obedience and avoid the forbidden things. (And recommend one another to patience.) meaning, with the plots, the evils, and the harms of those who harm people due to their commanding them to do good and forbidding them from evil. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-`Asr, and all praise and thanks are due to Allah. —�- May Allah make us not of those who waste our limited time in this dunya

Time is ticking my dear brothers and sisters. May Allah make us not of the losers. 

In this surah, Allah Azawajel informs us by the swearing of His creation of time, that we are in loss; but He offers us a caveat: Unless we... read the third ayah of the surah for yourself inshallah:

• Quran reference: 

Surah Al-Asr 

1. By Al-`Asr.
2. Verily, man is in loss.
3. Except those who believe and do righteous deeds, and recommend one another to the truth, and recommend one another to patience.

• Ibn kathir on this surah:

Al-`Asr is the time in which the movements of the Children of Adam occur, whether good or evil.  
Malik narrated from Zayd bin Aslam that he said, "It is the evening.'' However, the first view is the popular opinion. Thus, Allah swears by this, that man is in Khusr, which means in loss and destruction.

(Except those who believe and do righteous good deeds) So Allah makes an exception, among the species of man being in loss, for those who believe in their hearts and work righteous deeds with their limbs.

(And recommend one another to the truth,) This is to perform acts of obedience and avoid the forbidden things.

(And recommend one another to patience.) meaning, with the plots, the evils, and the harms of those who harm people due to their commanding them to do good and forbidding them from evil. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-`Asr, and all praise and thanks are due to Allah. 

—�-

May Allah make us not of those who waste our limited time in this dunya

Don't get tired of making du’as

Ibn Jawzi says, If you fall into a hardship that is hard to be free from, you can’t (do anything) but make du’a and take refuge in Allāh, after repenting from sins, because sinning necessitates punishment, so if it is erased with repentance, the reason (for punishment) is lifted. So if you repented and made du’a, and did not see any trace of response, then look into your affair. Maybe the repentance was not sound, so correct it then make du’a and don’t become tired of making du’a. Maybe the good is in delaying the response, and maybe the good is not in responding, so you will be rewarded and responded to according to what benefits you, and it would be beneficial for you to not be given what you requested, but rather to be given other than it as a replacement. So if Iblees comes and says: ‘How much did you call upon Him and did not see any response?’ Then say: ‘I worship (Allāh) by making du’a, and I am certain that the answer will come. But maybe its delay is due to some good, and even if it doesn’t happen, worship and humility takes place.’ So take care not to ask for something except by combining it with asking for that which is good, because the occurrence of many a wish from the dunya was a cause for destruction. Reference : Sayd ul-Khatir

Ibn Jawzi says,
If you fall into a hardship that is hard to be free from, you can’t (do anything) but make du’a and take refuge in Allāh, after repenting from sins, because sinning necessitates punishment, so if it is erased with repentance, the reason (for punishment) is lifted. So if you repented and made du’a, and did not see any trace of response, then look into your affair. Maybe the repentance was not sound, so correct it then make du’a and don’t become tired of making du’a. Maybe the good is in delaying the response, and maybe the good is not in responding, so you will be rewarded and responded to according to what benefits you, and it would be beneficial for you to not be given what you requested, but rather to be given other than it as a replacement. So if Iblees comes and says: ‘How much did you call upon Him and did not see any response?’ Then say: ‘I worship (Allāh) by making du’a, and I am certain that the answer will come. But maybe its delay is due to some good, and even if it doesn’t happen, worship and humility takes place.’ So take care not to ask for something except by combining it with asking for that which is good, because the occurrence of many a wish from the dunya was a cause for destruction.

Reference : Sayd ul-Khatir

A Tale of Attempted Seduction - The Story of Zulekha & Prophet Yusuf aliyhis salam

A Tale of Attempted Seduction - The Story of Zulekha & Prophet Yusuf aliyhis salam It was an amazing tale of attempted seduction. Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him) lived for years in the house of Zulekha, a woman of beauty, power and influence. Day in and day out, Zulekha was exposed to his physical allure, a composition so stunning that the Messenger Muhammad [peace be upon him and his family] said "Yusuf has been given half of all beauty" [Muslim]. Zulekha suppressed her desire for Yusuf aliyhis salam until she could no longer control it. She waited until her husband left the home. Alone with Yusuf (Aliyhis salam) she locked the doors and called him to fulfill her lust. Imam Muhammad Al Qurtubi, the great Quranic commentator, recounts the story: [After locking the doors] Zulekha attempts to seduce Yusuf A.S. She beautifies herself in the most attractive of ways and says:“Oh Yusuf! You have the most handsome of faces.” Yusuf A.S sensing what Zulekha is attempting to do, replies, “This is how my Lord fashioned me in the womb.”“Oh Yusuf!" she says, “You have the finest of hair!” "It will be the first portion of me to wither in my grave," he replies. Undeterred, Zulekha presses on. “Oh Yusuf! Your eyes are so beautiful.” “I use them to look at my Lord,” he retorts.“Yusuf, raise your sight and gaze at my face,” she responds. “I fear [if I do so] that I will be resurrected blind in the afterlife,” Yusuf A.S answers. She tries to press herself close to Yusuf A.S but he moves away. “I come close to you, yet you distance yourself from me?” she asks. “I desire, by that, the closeness of my Lord,” he says.“ Yusuf, I have prepared my bed for you so enter under its sheets with me,” she says. Yusuf A.S replies, “Your sheets will not shield me from my Lord.” “Yusuf, I have prepared the finest of silk covers, so I order you to fulfill my desires!” she exclaims. “If I do so,” he says, “My portion of paradise will be lost.” Her attempt to seduce him was fruitless, and his desire to remind her of Allah was falling on a deaf heart. Allah recounts the story Himself:َنيِصَلْخُمْلااَنِداَبِع ْنِم ُ هَّنِإَءاَشْحَفْلاَو َءوُّسلا ُهْنَع َفِرْصَنِلَكِلَذَك ِهِّبَر َناَهْرُب ىَأَر ْنَأاَلْوَل اَهِبَّمَهَو ِهِب ْتَّمَه ْدَقَلَوAnd she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants. [ 12:24] Yusuf aliyhis salam was a prophet of Allah who was in control of his desires. Zulekha, like you and I, was not. She allowed her desires to overcome her love for Allah. She found herself to be living with the object of her want, Yusuf A.S. Zulekha eventually diagnoses the root cause of her disease when she says:ٌميِحَرٌروُفَغ يِّبَر َّنِإ يِّبَر َمِحَراَم اَّلِإِءوُّسلاِب ٌةَراَّمَأَل َسْفَّنلا َّنِإ يِسْفَن ُئِّرَبُأاَمَوYet I claim not that my soul [nafs] was innocent -- surely the soul of man incites to evil -- except inasmuch as my Lord had mercy; truly my Lord is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.' {12:53} Her Nafs. Our Nafs. A beast inside each and every one of us that we must tame. An unbridled nafs will lead us to prefer all carnal desires over the love of what Allah and His Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) call us to. Doing so will cause us ruin in this world, and in the next. Yet a nafs that has been tamed will learn to prefer Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him and his family) over all else, causing happiness in this world and in the next, as Allah tells us:اَهاَّسَد ْنَمَباَخ ْدَقَو )(اَهاَّكَزْنَم َحَلْفَأ ْدَق )( اَهاَوْقَتَواَهَروُجُفاَهَمَهْلَأَف )( اَهاَّوَساَمَو ٍسْفَنَوBy the soul, and That which shaped it. and inspired it to lewdness and Godfearing! Prosperous is he who purifies it, and failed has he who seduces it.-- When confronted with an alluring situation like passing by the opposite sex on the street, office or school, Shaitaan is constantly tempting us to glare at her/him with evil thoughts. Shaitaan is probably excitedly saying, with a big smile, 'Yes, yes, yes!' when we steer into the bait he is setting. During these situations, we should immediately and consciously realize that when we give a second or following glance we are obeying Satan. "O you who believe, follow not the footsteps of the devil" {24:21}. By immediately averting our gazes and disobeying Shaitaan, we are giving him a "one-two" punch in the face 👊 :) leaving him frustrated and accursed. Shaitaan rebelled and was expelled by Allah, so let's all rebel against Shaitaan and expel him from our hearts.. In sha Allah. Shaitaan intends to fight a war against Muslims, so let's gather our forces behind the Qur'an and the Sunnah and defeat him. Remember that even if no human eye is watching us, the Ever-Watchful Allah is constantly monitoring the innermost regions of our hearts. Our eyes, limbs, tongue and private parts will be witnesses on the Day of Ressurection and not an atom's worth of deeds will remain unexamined. Our minds are conditioned to associate thoughts of stealing clothes from a store to being in handcuffs and hauled into a police van. Likewise, we should condition our minds to bring the verses of Surah An-Nur in front of our eyes during any tempting situations and imagine that Allah is speaking to us directly:"Say to the believing, men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty. O you believers! Turn you all together towards Allah that you may attain success" (24:30-31) The Messengers of Allah [Peace and blessings be upon them] taught us the cognizance of our souls, and gave us the tools to control our caprice, while reminding us that success can only come by the mercy of Allah [May He be glorified]. The story of Yusuf aliyhis salam and Zulekha explores the nature of desire, temptation, and envy that occupies space in all of our souls and leads many of us astray. [Big B]

A Tale of Attempted Seduction - The Story of Zulekha & Prophet Yusuf aliyhis salam 

It was an amazing tale of attempted seduction. Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him) lived for years in the house of Zulekha, a woman of beauty, power and influence. Day in and day out, Zulekha was exposed to his physical allure, a composition so stunning that the Messenger Muhammad [peace be upon him and his family] said "Yusuf has been given half of all beauty" [Muslim].

Zulekha suppressed her desire for Yusuf aliyhis salam until she could no longer control it. She waited until her husband left the home. Alone with Yusuf (Aliyhis salam) she locked the doors and called him to fulfill her lust. Imam Muhammad Al Qurtubi, the great Quranic commentator, recounts the story:
[After locking the doors] Zulekha attempts to seduce Yusuf A.S. She beautifies herself in the most attractive of ways and says:“Oh Yusuf! You have the most handsome of faces.” Yusuf A.S sensing what Zulekha is attempting to do, replies, “This is how my Lord fashioned me in the womb.”“Oh Yusuf!" she says, “You have the finest of hair!” "It will be the first portion of me to wither in my grave," he replies.
Undeterred, Zulekha presses on. “Oh Yusuf! Your eyes are so beautiful.” “I use them to look at my Lord,” he retorts.“Yusuf, raise your sight and gaze at my face,” she responds. “I fear [if I do so] that I will be resurrected blind in the afterlife,” Yusuf A.S answers.

She tries to press herself close to Yusuf A.S but he moves away. “I come close to you, yet you distance yourself from me?” she asks. “I desire, by that, the closeness of my Lord,” he says.“ Yusuf, I have prepared my bed for you so enter under its sheets with me,” she says. Yusuf A.S replies, “Your sheets will not shield me from my Lord.”
“Yusuf, I have prepared the finest of silk covers, so I order you to fulfill my desires!” she exclaims. “If I do so,” he says, “My portion of paradise will be lost.”

Her attempt to seduce him was fruitless, and his desire to remind her of Allah was falling on a deaf heart. Allah recounts the story Himself:َنيِصَلْخُمْلااَنِداَبِع ْنِم ُ

هَّنِإَءاَشْحَفْلاَو َءوُّسلا ُهْنَع َفِرْصَنِلَكِلَذَك ِهِّبَر َناَهْرُب ىَأَر ْنَأاَلْوَل اَهِبَّمَهَو ِهِب ْتَّمَه ْدَقَلَوAnd she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants. [ 12:24]

Yusuf aliyhis salam was a prophet of Allah who was in control of his desires. Zulekha, like you and I, was not. She allowed her desires to overcome her love for Allah. She found herself to be living with the object of her want, Yusuf A.S.

Zulekha eventually diagnoses the root cause of her disease when she says:ٌميِحَرٌروُفَغ يِّبَر َّنِإ يِّبَر َمِحَراَم اَّلِإِءوُّسلاِب ٌةَراَّمَأَل َسْفَّنلا َّنِإ يِسْفَن ُئِّرَبُأاَمَوYet I claim not that my soul [nafs] was innocent -- surely the soul of man incites to evil -- except inasmuch as my Lord had mercy; truly my Lord is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.' {12:53}

Her Nafs. Our Nafs. A beast inside each and every one of us that we must tame. An unbridled nafs will lead us to prefer all carnal desires over the love of what Allah and His Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) call us to. Doing so will cause us ruin in this world, and in the next. Yet a nafs that has been tamed will learn to prefer Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him and his family) over all else, causing happiness in this world and in the next, as Allah tells us:اَهاَّسَد ْنَمَباَخ ْدَقَو )(اَهاَّكَزْنَم َحَلْفَأ ْدَق )( اَهاَوْقَتَواَهَروُجُفاَهَمَهْلَأَف )( اَهاَّوَساَمَو ٍسْفَنَوBy the soul, and That which shaped it. and inspired it to lewdness and Godfearing! Prosperous is he who purifies it, and failed has he who seduces it.--

When confronted with an alluring situation like passing by the opposite sex on the street, office or school, Shaitaan is constantly tempting us to glare at her/him with evil thoughts. Shaitaan is probably excitedly saying, with a big smile, 'Yes, yes, yes!' when we steer into the bait he is setting.
During these situations, we should immediately and consciously realize that when we give a second or following glance we are obeying Satan. "O you who believe, follow not the footsteps of the devil" {24:21}.

By immediately averting our gazes and disobeying Shaitaan, we are giving him a "one-two" punch in the face 👊 :) leaving him frustrated and accursed. Shaitaan rebelled and was expelled by Allah, so let's all rebel against Shaitaan and expel him from our hearts.. In sha Allah.
Shaitaan intends to fight a war against Muslims, so let's gather our forces behind the Qur'an and the Sunnah and defeat him.

Remember that even if no human eye is watching us, the Ever-Watchful Allah is constantly monitoring the innermost regions of our hearts. Our eyes, limbs, tongue and private parts will be witnesses on the Day of Ressurection and not an atom's worth of deeds will remain unexamined.
Our minds are conditioned to associate thoughts of stealing clothes from a store to being in handcuffs and hauled into a police van. Likewise, we should condition our minds to bring the verses of Surah An-Nur in front of our eyes during any tempting situations and imagine that Allah is speaking to us directly:"Say to the believing, men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty. O you believers! Turn you all together towards Allah that you may attain success" (24:30-31)

The Messengers of Allah [Peace and blessings be upon them] taught us the cognizance of our souls, and gave us the tools to control our caprice, while reminding us that success can only come by the mercy of Allah [May He be glorified].

The story of Yusuf aliyhis salam and Zulekha explores the nature of desire, temptation, and envy that occupies space in all of our souls and leads many of us astray. [Big B]
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