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Your Message: Smilies [get more]	[quote="Muslimah" pid='35423' dateline='1341305309'] The meaning of enslavement to Allah versus owning slaves. Alright, now what are the features of a master - slave relation? The master purchases the slave in return for a certain amount of money, whereby, the slave becomes of a monetary value to the master in the sense that master may re sell the slave and invest the money. Slave performs whatever duties assigned by master. Master is not obliged to provide food and shelter, but he /she does of course according to minimum requirements. Slave is not allowed to go out, marry, entertain, object to heavy duty, ..etc. Master is not obliged to provide means to facilitate slave's duties, but it is the other way around, slave has to work under any condition. I had met so many non Muslims specially atheists or agnostics who face major problem on this particular point. They criticise the idea of Muslims being enslaved to Allah, or called as Allah's Slaves in Quran. They argue that what type of a god is this who requires from those who believe in him to be slaves? Now let us examine the Muslim (or more to say) Allah's slave, because not every Muslim or even Mu`min is enslaved to Allah. Allah Had Created this whole universe to be in the service of mankind (who the slave), Allah Subjected the whole universe, and in this I mean whole universe, skies, land, seas, rives, plants, animals, for the service of mankind. Allah Provides all possible means for mankind to perform their needed duties, provides what is needed to sustain themselves, enables them to sleep and rest, whenever they feel like, Allah Does not even compel mankind to believe in Him, and Allah Does this, I mean the subjection of universe for those who believe in Him or not. Instead of providing either monetary or physical benefit from the slave to the master, the master not only provides for the slave, but also protects him, cares for him, listens and grants the slave his needs, requests ..etc. Moreover, whenever the slave needs to speak to the Master who happens to be King of the Kings, Allah Is never occupied, sets forth a secretary to prevent or grant appoints, unlike the normal master - slave case of course, no need to elaborate, I am sure you understand. What kind of a Master is this? Isn't this Master is worthy that one willingly enslaves him/herself to Him???? When one does this, in addition to the aforementioned benefits that are even granted to those who do not believe, one feels honoured by being protected, and when you speak to Allah secretly, your secrets are not revealed, or scandalised. In addition, unlike the normal master - slave (who work for free), the master, in this case as we said does not receive neither monetary or physical benefit, but rather gives out in return for the manifestation of enslavement either in this Dunia or the Hereafter. But then of course those who are capable of enslaving themselves only to Allah shall receive different rank and treatment that no one can imagine but them and nothing in this whole world matters to them. [/quote]
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Posted by Muslimah - 12-17-2015, 07:47 AM

How applicable this hadeeth is these days, may Allah Support and Assist us.

Posted by Muslimah - 12-17-2015, 07:46 AM

<div style="font-size:24px;"> <div style="color:rgb(93,128,128);font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;">Narrated Abu Umayah Ash-Sha'bani: "I went to Abu Tha'balah Al-Khushani and said to him: 'How do you deal with this Ayah?' He said: 'Which Ayah?' I said: 'Allah's saying: Take care of yourselves! If you follow the guidance no harm shall come to you (5:105).' He said: 'Well, by Allah! I asked one well-informed about it, I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it. [so] he said: "Rather, comply with (and order) the good, and stay away from (and prohibit) the evil, until you see avarice obeyed, desires followed, and the world preferred, and everyone is amazed with his view. Then you should be worried about yourself in particular, and worry of the common folk. Ahead of you are the days in which patience is like holding onto an ember, for the doer (of righteous deeds) during them is the like of the reward of fifty of those who do the like of what you do." 'Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak said: "It was added for me, by other than 'Utbah, that it was said: 'O Messenger of Allah! The reward of fifty men among us, or them?' He said: 'No! Rather the reward of fifty men among you.'" </div> </div> حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الطَّالْقَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُتْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ جَارِيَةَ اللَّخْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ الشَّعْبَانِيِّ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيَّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ فِي هَذِهِ الآيَةِ قَالَ أَيَّةُ آيَةٍ قُلْتُ قَوْلُهُ ‏:‏ ‏<a>(‏ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ لاَ يَضُرُّكُمْ مَنْ ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ ‏)</a>‏ قَالَ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ سَأَلْتَ عَنْهَا خَبِيرًا سَأَلْتُ عَنْهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ بَلِ ائْتَمِرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنَاهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَيْتَ شُحًّا مُطَاعًا وَهَوًى مُتَّبَعًا وَدُنْيَا مُؤْثَرَةً وَإِعْجَابَ كُلِّ ذِي رَأْىٍ بِرَأْيِهِ فَعَلَيْكَ بِخَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَدَعِ الْعَوَامَّ فَإِنَّ مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ أَيَّامًا الصَّبْرُ فِيهِنَّ مِثْلُ الْقَبْضِ عَلَى الْجَمْرِ لِلْعَامِلِ فِيهِنَّ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ خَمْسِينَ رَجُلاً يَعْمَلُونَ مِثْلَ عَمَلِكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ وَزَادَنِي غَيْرُ عُتْبَةَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَجْرُ خَمْسِينَ رَجُلاً مِنَّا أَوْ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ بَلْ أَجْرُ خَمْسِينَ مِنْكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ ‏.‏ <div style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(8,8,26);font-size:13px;"> <b>Grade</b> : <b>Sahih</b> (Darussalam) English reference : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3058 Arabic reference : Book 47, Hadith 3335 </div>

Posted by amma - 11-10-2013, 10:35 PM

As salaamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatu :) What do you have to offer that will benefit the Ummah? Contemplate and see what you are good at. Whether it be something big or something small... It doesn't matter. Each one of us has something that we can benefit the Ummah with. Whether it's helping one person or a 1000. Even these little texts I do now and again could be a way of helping someone or many people. You just have to think of something you are good at, or have time for, and do it! Let's get active and make a change. Even if the change is an atoms worth. It doesn't matter because in the eyes of Allah it is worth so much! "By Allah, if Allah were to guide one man through you it would be better for you than the best type of wealth." (Bukhari, Muslim) Du'as requested. Wsalaam! :) written by my cousin

Posted by amma - 07-24-2013, 02:52 AM

Assalaamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh I am feeling sad as the month Ramadan is passing away sooo quickly. Can’t believe we are half way through the month already. As each day passes we must strive to increase in our deeds to take as much benefit from this blessed month, inshallah. Some suggestions of things to implement if you’re not implementing already – 1) To pray all the 12 Sunnah prayers (2 Rak’aah before Fajr, 4 Rak’aah before dhur & 2 Rak’aah after it, 2 Rak’aah after Magrib, 2 Rak’aah after Isha) “There is not a Muslim servant who prays to Allah twelve rak’aat, other than the obligatory prayers, every day and in obedience to Him, except that Allah builds for him a house in Paradise; or a house will be built for him in Paradise.” (Muslim) 2) To pray Duhaa (which starts approx 20 mins after sunrise and lasts until approximately 20 mins before dhur) “Every morning, charity is due on every joint of a person – every Tasbeeh is a charity, to enjoin good is a charity and to forbid evil is a charity. All of this is sufficed by two Rak’aah prayed at Ad-Duhaa. (Muslim) 3) To pray four Sunnah of Salaah Al-Asr (as far as i am aware this should not be implemented regularly as the Prophet did not implement on a daily basis) “May Allah have mercy on a person who prays four Rak’aah before Salaah Al-Asr.” (Abu Dawood) 4) It is recommended to recite the following after one has prayed his Witr prayer after the tasleem Subhaan al-Malik al-Quddoos (Far removed is the King, the Holy from any imperfections) three times, saying aloud the third time and adding the words: Rabb al-Malaa'ikah wa'l-Rooh (Lord of the angels and the Spirit). (Abu Dawood & An-Nasaaee) 5) When you reach the Sujood al-Tilaawah in the Quran then perform the prostration and say “Sajada wajhee lil-ladhee khalaqahu wa shaqqa sam‛ahu wa baṣarahu biḥawlihi wa quwwatih, tabaarak-allaahu aḥsanul-khaaliqeen (My face fell prostrate before He who created it and brought forth its faculties of hearing and seeing by His might and power) (Abu Dawood) 6) Give charity – or even better, set up a standing order with your favourite charity or Islamic organisation so that a donation is debited each month from your account, and inshallah you receive the reward each month (especially with our busy London life it is easy to forget or to procrastinate in giving charity regularly). I don’t usually mention when i give charity but on this occasion i have decide to mention it inshallah with the hope that you will be motivated to call a charity and make a donation. Having seen the Solace video i was very touched and decided to set up a standing order on monthly basis. With the hope that my donation will aid Solace in continuing their good work of helping and supporting new sisters in Islam which there is a need for!!! At the same time I am humbly hoping that this will be a sadaqa jariyah for me for every sister who benefits from my donation and stays in the deen and becomes a firm muslimah that I will have a share in that reward, even after my soul is taken by Allah. I want to finally end with the following hadith The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “The most beloved deeds to Allah, The Exalted, are the most consistent, even if they are small” [bukhari and Muslim]. Take care and please remember me in your duas!!! From a sister

Posted by amma - 07-12-2013, 09:32 AM

As salaamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatu. How is everyone's Ramdhan going??? :) "And the men and women who remember Allah frequently, Allah has prepared for then forgiveness and great reward." [Qur'an 33:35] InshaAllah try to make a habit of keeping your tongue moist with dhikr through out the days of this blessed month, so that even after Ramadhan you will be in this habit. - Time to pick up new good habits and drop the old bad habits inshaAllah! "Whoever comes to me walking, I come to him running." [Al-Bukhari] Du'as requested. :) Wsalaam.

Posted by amma - 05-11-2013, 06:10 PM

As salaamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatu.. No matter how much you have sinned never lose hope that Allah will forgive you and grant you His Love and Mercy inshaAllah. On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When Allah decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him: 'My mercy prevails over my wrath.'" [Muslim (also by al-Bukhari, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah)] X

Posted by amma - 04-28-2013, 07:57 PM

“When You make dua it is a sign that Allah swt loves you and has intended good for you.” — Imam Ibn al-Qayyim rahimahullah

Posted by Muslimah - 04-05-2013, 10:00 AM

<div> <div> <div>Does mankind think that they would be left to say "we believe" and will not be tested Ankabut 29:2 </div> </div> </div>

Posted by Muslimah - 03-28-2013, 06:43 AM

Sahih Muslim > The Book Pertaining to the Turmoil and Portents of the Last Hour (Kitab Al-Fitan wa Ashrat As-Sa`ah) - كتاب الفتن وأشراط الساعة > Hadith permalink ... حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِي، مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ ابْنُ الْعَلاَءِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْ<span>...فَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ يَحْفَظُ حَدِيثَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْفِتْنَةِ كَمَا قَالَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا . قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَجَرِيءٌ وَكَيْفَ قَالَ قَالَ قُلْتُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " فِتْنَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ وَجَارِهِ يُكَفِّرُهَا الصِّيَامُ وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالصَّدَقَةُ وَالأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْىُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ " . فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَيْسَ هَذَا أُرِيدُ إِنَّمَا أُرِيدُ الَّتِي تَمُوجُ كَمَوْجِ الْبَحْرِ - قَالَ - فَقُلْتُ مَا لَكَ وَلَهَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهَا بَابًا مُغْلَقًا قَالَ أَفَيُكْسَرُ الْبَابُ أَمْ يُفْتَحُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لاَ بَلْ يُكْسَرُ . قَالَ ذَلِكَ أَحْرَى أَنْ لاَ يُغْلَقَ أَبَدًا . قَالَ فَقُلْنَا لِحُذَيْفَةَ هَلْ كَانَ عُمَرُ يَعْلَمُ مَنِ الْبَابُ قَالَ نَعَمْ كَمَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ دُونَ غَدٍ اللَّيْلَةَ إِنِّي حَدَّثْتُهُ حَدِيثًا لَيْسَ بِالأَغَالِيطِ . قَالَ فَهِبْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَ حُذَيْفَةَ مَنِ الْبَابُ فَقُلْنَا لِمَسْرُوقٍ سَلْهُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ . ...Hudhaifa repotted: We were one day in the company of 'Umar that he said: Who amongst you has preserved in his mind most perfectly the hadith of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) in regard to the turmoil as he told about it? I said: It is I. Thereupon he said: You are bold (enough to make this claim). And he further said: How? I said: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: There would (first) be turmoil for a person in regard to his family, his property, his own self, his children, his neighbours (and the sins comnaitted in their connection) would be expiated by fasting, prayer, charity, enjoining good and prohibiting evil. Thereupon 'Umar said: I do not mean (that turmoil on a small scale) but that one which would eme-ge like the mounting waves of the ocean. I said: Commander of the Faithful, you have nothing to do with it, for the door is closed between you and that. He said: Would that door be broken or opened? I said: No, it would be broken. Thereupon he said: Then it would not be closed despite best efforts. We said to Hudhaifa: Did Umar know the door? Thereupon he said: Yes, he knew it (for certain) just as one knows that night precede the next day. And I narrated to him something in which there was nothing fabricated. Shaqiq (one of the narrators) said: We dared not ask Hudhaifa about that door. So we requested Masrdq to ask him. So he asked him and he said: (By that door, he meant) 'Umar.</span>

Posted by Muslimah - 03-25-2013, 09:08 PM

<span>Sahih al-Bukhari > Invocations - كتاب الدعوات > Hadith permalink ... حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَلاَئِكَةً يَطُوفُونَ فِي الطُّرُقِ، يَلْتَمِسُونَ أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ، فَإِذَا وَجَدُوا قَوْمًا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ تَنَادَوْا هَلُمُّوا إِلَى حَاجَتِكُمْ. قَالَ فَيَحُفُّونَهُمْ بِأَجْنِحَتِهِمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا. قَالَ فَيَسْأَلُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَهْوَ أَعْلَمُ مِنْهُمْ مَا يَقُولُ عِبَادِي قَالُوا يَقُولُونَ يُسَبِّحُونَكَ، وَيُكَبِّرُونَكَ، وَيَحْمَدُونَكَ وَيُمَجِّدُونَكَ. قَالَ فَيَقُولُ هَلْ رَأَوْنِي قَالَ فَيَقُولُونَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَوْكَ. قَالَ فَيَقُولُ وَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْنِي قَالَ يَقُولُونَ لَوْ رَأَوْكَ كَانُوا أَشَدَّ لَكَ عِبَادَةً، وَأَشَدَّ لَكَ تَمْجِيدًا، وَأَكْثَرَ لَكَ تَسْبِيحًا. قَالَ يَقُولُ فَمَا يَسْأَلُونِي قَالَ يَسْأَلُونَكَ الْجَنَّةَ. قَالَ يَقُولُ وَهَلْ رَأَوْهَا قَالَ يَقُولُونَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَبِّ مَا رَأَوْهَا. قَالَ يَقُولُ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْهَا قَالَ يَقُولُونَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْهَا كَانُوا أَشَدَّ عَلَيْهَا حِرْصًا، وَأَشَدَّ لَهَا طَلَبًا، وَأَعْظَمَ فِيهَا رَغْبَةً. قَالَ فَمِمَّ يَتَعَوَّذُونَ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ مِنَ النَّارِ. قَالَ يَقُولُ وَهَلْ رَأَوْهَا قَالَ يَقُولُونَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا رَأَوْهَا. قَالَ يَقُولُ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْهَا قَالَ يَقُولُونَ لَوْ رَأَوْهَا كَانُوا أَشَدَّ مِنْهَا فِرَارًا، وَأَشَدَّ لَهَا مَخَافَةً. قَالَ فَيَقُولُ فَأُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُمْ. قَالَ يَقُولُ مَلَكٌ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ فِيهِمْ فُلاَنٌ لَيْسَ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّمَا جَاءَ لِحَاجَةٍ. قَالَ هُمُ الْجُلَسَاءُ لاَ يَشْقَى بِهِمْ جَلِيسُهُمْ ". رَوَاهُ شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ. وَرَوَاهُ سُهَيْلٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم. ...Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah 's Apostle said, "Allah has some angels who look for those who celebrate the Praises of Allah on the roads and paths. And when they find some people celebrating the Praises of Allah, they call each other, saying, "Come to the object of your pursuit.' " He added, "Then the angels encircle them with their wings up to the sky of the world." He added. "(after those people celebrated the Praises of Allah, and the angels go back), their Lord, asks them (those angels)----though He knows better than them----'What do My slaves say?' The angels reply, 'They say: Subhan Allah, Allahu Akbar, and Alham-du-li l-lah, Allah then says 'Did they see Me?' The angels reply, 'No! By Allah, they didn't see You.' Allah says, How it would have been if they saw Me?' The angels reply, 'If they saw You, they would worship You more devoutly and celebrate Your Glory more deeply, and declare Your freedom from any resemblance to anything more often.' Allah says (to the angels), 'What do they ask Me for?' The angels reply, 'They ask You for Paradise.' Allah says (to the angels), 'Did they see it?' The angels say, 'No! By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.' Allah says, How it would have been if they saw it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it, they would have greater covetousness for it and would seek It with greater zeal and would have greater desire for it.' Allah says, 'From what do they seek refuge?' The angels reply, 'They seek refuge from the (Hell) Fire.' Allah says, 'Did they see it?' The angels say, 'No By Allah, O Lord! They did not see it.' Allah says, How it would have been if they saw it?' The angels say, 'If they saw it they would flee from it with the extreme fleeing and would have extreme fear from it.' Then Allah says, 'I make you witnesses that I have forgiven them."' Allah's Apostle added, "One of the angels would say, 'There was so-and-so amongst them, and he was not one of them, but he had just come for some need.' Allah would say, 'These are those people whose companions will not be reduced to misery.' "</span>

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