<b>Al Aqsa Conference - The Forgotten Haram and the Blessed Land of Palestine</b>


<b>Date:</b> Sunday 1st January 2006


<b>Time:</b> 4:00PM


<b>Venue:</b> Zakariya Jame Masjid


<b>Address:</b>Peace Street off Derby Street Bolton BL3 5LJ


Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq shall be delivering a talk at the <b>“Al Aqsa - The Forgotten Haram”</b> conference on the 1st January 2006 at Zakariya Jame Masjid, Bolton. This event is for brothers and sisters. The conference will commence at 4:00 PM, and the lecture will form part of a host of activities organised by Zakariya Jame Masjid


- Separate seating arrangements have been made for sisters.


- There will be stalls where you can purchase Islamic audio & books, itr, clothing and a variety of other Islamic goods.


Please come yourselves and invite others for as the Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings be upon him, said, <b>‘Whomsoever guides towards a goodness, will get virtues equal to the one who performs that goodness.’</b> [<b>Muslim</b>]


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Bismillah Irrahmaan Irraheem


The prophet peace be upon him said, "Whoever guides one to a good thing will get the same reward as the person who performs the deed"


A SINGLE PIOUS, PRACTICING WOMAN IS EQUAL TO 70 SAINTS (AULIA+SAHLIHEENS).


A SINGLE BAD (EVIL) WOMAN IS EQUAL TO 1000 BAD MEN.


TWO RAKAATS NAMAAZ OF AN AALIMAH WOMAN ARE BETTER THAN 80 RAKAATS OF ORDINARY Muslim WOMEN.


A BREASTFEEDING WOMAN GETS ONE GOOD FOR EACH DROP OF MILK THAT IS FED TO THE CHILD.


WHEN A HUSBAND COMES HOME FULL OF WORRIES AND THE WIFE EXTENDS WARM WELCOME HIM AND CONSOLE HIM; SHE RECEIVES THE REWARD OF HALF JIHAAD.


A WOMAN, WHO IS DEPRIVED OF SLEEP OWING TO HER CHILD CRYING AT NIGHT, RECEIVES THE SAWAAB OF FREEING 20 SLAVES.


WHEN A HUSBAND AND A WIFE LOOK AT EACH OTHER WITH LOVE AND AFFECTION, ALLAH PAAK HIMSELF LOOKS AT BOTH OF THEM WITH LOVE AND AFFECTION.


A WOMEN WHO SENDS OUT HER HUSBAND IN THE PATH OF ALLAH AND STAYS AT HOME BY HERSELF, MAINTAINING HER HONOUR AND DIGNITY (i.e. PROTECTING HERSELF AGAINST TEMPTATION AND DISHONESTY) WILL ENTER JANNAT 500 YEARS BEFORE HER HUSBAND WHILE 70,000 ANGELS AND HOORS WILL SERVE HER. SHE WILL BE GIVEN GHUSAL IN JANNAT AND SITTING ON MOUNTAINS OF PEARLS, SHE WILL AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF HER HUSBAND


A WOMAN WHO IS RENDERED RESTLESS OWING TO THE ILLNESS OF HER BABY AND YET KEPT ON STRIVING TO COMFORT THE BABY, ALLAH TALAAH FORGIVES ALL HER SINS AND GIVES HER THE SAWAAB OF 12 YEARS ACCEPTED IN IBAADAT.


WHILE MILKING HER ANIMAL (COW, GOATS, ECT), IF A WOMAN MAKES THE ZIKR OF BISMILLAH, THAT EVERY ANIMAL MAKES DUA TO ALLAH TAALAH ON HER BEHALF.


The Prophet said, "Paradise has eight gates, and one of them is called Ar-Raiyan through which none will enter but those who observe fasting."


Whoever performed a perfect ablution and recited shahadah then all the eight doors of the heaven are thrust open for him– he may enter from whichever door he likes.


When you pray ask for Firdous, for it is in the middle of heaven and is higher in grade than the heaven and above Firdous is Allah’s throne, moreover the canals of heaven flow from Firdous.


The Prophet of Allah (SAW) said: In the night of Isra when I met Ibrahim (AS) he said "O Muhammad (SAW) tell your people that the heaven has pure soil and sweet water but the land is bare.If they want to plant trees in the heaven, they should say Subhan Allah Al-Hamdulillah and Allah Akbar".


Whoever builds for Allah a mosque, even if it be tiny, like a bird's nest, Allah will build for him a house in paradise


Whoever performs 12 Rakaats of Salaat in one day excluding the Fardh Salaat, he will be granted a house in Jannah.’


These 12 Rakaats have been specifically enumerated in another narration as: the 2 Rakaats before Fajr, 4 Rakaats before Dhuhr, 2 Rakaats after Dhuhr, 2 Rakaats after Maghrib and 2 Rakaats after Esha. [sunan Tirmidhi Hadith 415]


The 2 Rakaat Sunnat before the Fardh of Fajr Salaat is the most emphasised Sunnah Salaat of the day


If a person performs 4 Rakaats before Asr Salaat, he will receive a house in Jannah.


‘If the 2 Rakaats after Maghrib are performed before speaking, it will be lifted high into the heavens.


If a person performs 4 Rakaats (2 Sunnats and 2 Nafl) after Esha in the Musjid, he will receive the reward of performing these Salaats on Laylatul Qadr.


Rasulullah r said, ‘Whosoever does not perform Witr Salaat is not among us.’


The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge which is beneficial, or a virtuous decendant who prays for him (for the deceased).''


The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Allah makes the way to Jannah easy for him who treads the path in search of knowledge.''


The Prophet (PBUH) said to `Ali (May Allah be pleased with him), "By Allah, if a single person is guided by Allah through you, it will be better for you than a whole lot of red camels.''


"A woman may married for four reasons: for her property, for her rank, for her beauty, and for her religion (and character). So marry the one who is best in the religion and character and prosper". (Bukhari and Muslim)


The Messenger Salallahu 'alaihi wa Salam narrated that his Lord said: "My love is guaranteed for two who love one another for My sake; My love is guaranteed for two who visit one another for My sake; My love is guaranteed for two who help one another (financially) for My sake; My love is guaranteed to two who uphold ties with one another for My sake."


Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "The Most Merciful shows mercy to those who have mercy on others. Show mercy to those on earth, and the One above the heaven will show mercy to you."


Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Purification is half of faith. The praise of Allah fills the balance. Saying ‘Glorified be Allah and praise be to Allah’ fills what is between the heavens and the Earth. Prayer is light. Charity is proof of faith. Patience is illumination. The Qur’ân is a proof both for you and against you. Each one of us goes forth in the morning as a vendor for his soul. He either achieves its emancipation or brings it to perdition.


Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Look towards those who are beneath you and do not look towards those who are above you. This is better so that you do not belittle Allah’s blessings.


The Prophet (peace be upon him) informs us that Allah says: My servant does not seek nearness to Me with anything more beloved to Me than with what I made incumbent upon him. Then my servant continues to seek nearness to me through voluntary worship until I love him.


The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: He tastes the sweet flavor of faith who is pleased with Allah as his Lord, with Islam as his religion, and with Muhammad(sal) as the Messenger.


Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said: "No one of you becomes a true believer until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself".


Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said: "Being a true Muslim is achieved by loving for people what you love for yourself".


Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) said: Prayer in my Masjid is a thousand times better than a prayer anywhere else except the Masjid al-Haraam.


"Seven are (the persons) whom Allah will give Shade of His Thrown on the Day when there would be no shade other than His Throne's Shade:


1. A just ruler


2. A youth who grew up worshipping Allah


3. A man whose heart is attached to mosques


4. Two persons who love and meet each other and depart from each other for the sake of Allah


5. A man whom an extremely beautiful woman seduces (for illicit relation), but he (rejects this offer by saying): `I fear Allah'


6. A man who gives in charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the left hand does not know what the right has given


7. A person who remembers Allah in solitude and his eyes well up" who remembers Allah in solitude and his eyes well up".


The most important Surah of the Qur'an is the first one, the Suratul-Fatihah, the "Opening Chapter". It is quite unique because it is the only place in the book where the words are solely those of worshippers addressing God, or, as it has been put, it is "the only place where the Qur'an 'prays "' (Cragg", The Mind of the Qur'an, p. 83). A Muslim scholar, Abdul Jabir, comments in a very similar vein on the character of the Surah: "God has enunciated this chapter in the language of his servants, in order that they might thus address him" (quoted in Wherry, A Comprehensive Commentary on the Qur'an, Vol. 1, p. 288). The Surah reads:


In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.


Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;


Most Gracious, Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment.


Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.


Show us the right way, the way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace,


Those whose (portion) is not wrath. and who go not astray.


Surah 1.1-7.


Muhammad himself regarded this Surah as the foremost of all the revelations he claimed to have received, saying "There has been revealed to me tonight a surah which is dearer to me than all the things of the world" (Muwatta Imam Malik, p. 97). He thereafter recited "the Fatihah" as it is now commonly called. On a later occasion he said to a companion:


Shall I not teach you the most important Surah in the Qur'an? He said it is "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds". (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 6, p. 490).


This surah is recited during every one of the prescribed times of prayer and is regarded as the most important part of the worship ritual: "The principal part of the service is the recitation of the opening chapter of the Quran, called the Fatiha" (Zafrulla Khan, Islam: Its Meaning for Modern Man, p. 104). Muhammad is reported to have said:


He who does not recite Fatihat al-Kitab is not credited with having observed prayer. (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 1, p. 214).


On another occasion he declared that, at the end of the recitation of this surah by the Imam, the worshipper should conclude by saying Amin, the Arabic equivalent of our "Amen". Muhammad claimed that all the angels say the amin at the end of the surah and that every Muslim who also recites the amin and duly coincides with them will have his sins forgiven (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, p. 416). Much the same was taught in the Christian Church in those times as well in respect of the Lord's Prayer. So attached has the amin become to the surah that a number of even the best Qur'anic manuscripts of earlier centuries include it as part of the actual text.


The surah contains the first three of the ninety-nine names of Allah, the "Most Excellent Names" (al-asma'ul-husna) being ar-Rahman, "the Compassionate", ar-Rahim, "the Merciful", and al-Malik, "the Sovereign". It also contains a common title for the whole religion of Islam, as-Siratal- Mustaqim, "the straight path". Another verse from the Qur'an that has relevance here is:


And We have bestowed on thee the Seven Oft-Repeated (Verses) and the Grand Qur'an. Surah 15.87


Muhammad stated that this verse referred to the Fatihah and that the "seven oft-repeated" (saba'ul-mathani) were the seven verses of the surah and that "the Grand Qur'an" here (al-Qur'anal-Adhim) was also a title for the surah (Muwatta Imam Malik, p. 37). Another title for the surah is Ummul-Qur'an, the "Mother of the Qur'an". Its importance to Islam can hardly be over-emphasised.


The next most important surah is found just before the end of the Qur'an and is entitled the Suratul-Ikhlas, the "Chapter of Purity", which has a heavy monotheistic emphasis and contains two further titles of Allah, as-Samad, "the Eternal", and al-Ahad, "the One". It reads:


Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; and there is none like unto Him. Surah 112.1-4.


It is reported that Muhammad said "By Him in Whose hand my life is, this Surah is equal to one-third of the Qur'an" (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 6, p. 494). Not only is this chapter also held in great esteem but it has important implications for Christian contact with Muslims:


The one hundred and twelfth chapter of the Koran is held in particular veneration by Mohammedans. According to a tradition of the Prophet it is equal to one-third of the whole revelation; and on another occasion he asserted that the foundation of the heavens and the earth rested on this short surah. We call attention to it for three reasons: It is the chapter most frequently quoted against Christians and best known in every part of the world of Islam as a defiant summary of Mohammed's revelation; it is most often selected by calligraphers for the exercise of their artistic skill; and its interpretation in the doctrine of the Sufis gives new points of contact for the presentation of the Christian message. (Zwemer, "Surat al-Ikhlas", The Muslim World, Vol. 26, p. 325).


Abu Hurayrah once reported "I went with the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) and he heard a man reciting Surah Ikhlas and said: He is assured. I asked, Of what, Apostle of Allah? He answered: Of Paradise" (Muwatta Imam Malik. p. 99). Little more need be said to show how important this surah too is to the Muslims.


The only surah of length that holds an almost equal importance for the Muslims is the 36th Surah named Suratu-Ya-Sin after the two letters ya and sin, appearing as typical unexplained letters heading the surah. This surah is found in Muslim prayer-books, very often as a separate booklet, and its recitation is highly esteemed. Tirmithi, one of the great collectors of Hadith, records that Prophet Muhammad said: "There is certainly a heart for everything and the heart of the Qur'an is Ya Sin. Whoso reads Ya Sin, Allah writes for him in exchange of its reading the rewards of the reading of the whole Qur'an ten times" (Karim's Mishkat-al-Masabih, Vol. 4, p. 684).


Finally the last two verses of the second surah, the Suratul-Baqarah ("Chapter of the Heifer"), are also held in great esteem. It was narrated by Abu Masud that Muhammad said "If somebody recited the last two verses of Suratul Baqarah at night, that will be sufficient for him" (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 6, p. 491). These verses contain a declaration of the Islamic faith together with an exhortation to pray for forgiveness and relief from the burden of sin, promising that "on no soul cloth God place a burden greater than it can bear" (Surah 2.286), reminiscent of the words of Jesus in Revelation 2.24.


The Prophet said, 'Whoever recietes Aadiyat his reqard equals one half of the Qur'an'


[Hakim 1/566 & Tirmidhi 2894]


Surah at Takathur (102)


The Prophet said, 'Whoever recited one thousand verses in one night would meet Allah with a smile on his face'. Someone said, 'O Apostle, who can recite a thousand verses?'. The Prophet then recited Surah and then said, 'By He in Whose hand my soul is, it is equal to a thousand verses'


[Al Khatib in Al Muttafaq wal Muftaraq & Dailami in Fath al Qadir 5/487]


Hazrat Ibn Abbas radiyallahu anhu and Hazrat Anas ibn Malik radiyallahu anhu reported Allah’s Messenger sallallahu alaihe wasallam as saying that Izaa zul zilatil ardhu zilzaalahaa is equivalent to half the Qur’aan, Qul huwallahu ahad is equivalent to a third of the Qur’aan and Qul yaa ayyuhal kaafiroon is equivalent to a quarter of the Qur’aan. [Tirmidhi 2818/A]]


Recite Surah 99 Az-Zalzalah is equal to reciting 1/2 of quran


Recite Surah 112 Al-Ikhlas is equal to reciting is 1/3 of quran


Recite Surah 109 Al-Kafirun is equal to reciting 1/4 of quran


Al-Tirmidhi Hadith - Hadith 2147 Narrated byAnas ibn Malik: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Everything has a heart, and the heart of the Qur'an is Ya-Sin. Allah will record anyone who recites Ya-Sin as having recited the Qur'an ten times."


Surah Yasin 36 is heart of the quran


Surat Al-Kahf: The Prophet (SAW) said: “Whoever would read Surat Al-Kahf on Friday it would provide him of light for the duration between the two Fridays.”


Surat Al-Mulk: Tafsir Ibn Kathir from Musnad Abd bin Hamid. Abdullah ibn Abbas (RA) said to a person, “Should I give you a gift that you will become happy with? That gift is “Tabarak Allathee…” Read it and teach it to your family and to your children and to your neighbors. This Surat releases from the punishment of the day of judgment on behalf of the one who reads it and saves him from the punishment of the grave. The Prophet (SAW) said, “I wish that each and every one of my Ummah has it in their heart.”


Surat Al-Kaafirun: Tafsir Ibn Kathir from Musnad Ahmad. Nuahfil bin Mu’awiyah said that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said, “Read Kaafirun and sleep and you will be saved from shirk.”


Abu Hurairah (raa) reported: The Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "There are two statements that are light for the tongue to remember, heavy in the Scales and are dear to the Merciful: `Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-Azim [Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and) Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection)'.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim


The Prophet said, "Every Prophet was given miracles because of which people believed, but what I have been given, is Divine Inspiration which Allah has revealed to me. So I hope that my followers will outnumber the followers of the other Prophets on the Day of Resurrection."


The Prophet said, "If one recites the last two Verses of Surat-al-Baqara at night, it is sufficient for him (for that night)."


The Prophet said, "The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it."


Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) said that if a person recite " Aiatul Kursi" after every Farz Prayer then there is nothing between him and Heaven except Death.


"The true believers, both men and women, are friends to each other. They enjoin what is just and forbid what is evil; they attend to their prayers and pay the alms and obey God and His apostle. On these God will have mercy. He is Mighty and Wise." (Quran 7:71)


`Abdullah ibn Mas`ud said: "I asked the Prophet (PBUH), `Which deed is most liked by Allah (SWT)?' He said, `Prayer offered on time.' I asked him, `Then what?' He said, `Kindness and respect towards parents.' I asked him, `Then what?' He said, `Jihad for the sake of Allah (SWT).'"1The Prophet (PBUH), this great educator, placed kindness and respect towards parents between two of the greatest deeds in Islam: prayer offered on time and jihad for the sake of Allah (SWT). Prayer is the pillar or foundation of the faith, and jihad is the pinnacle of Islam. What a high status the Prophet (PBUH) has given to parents! A man came to the Prophet (PBUH) to "make bay`ah" and to pledge to undertake hijrah and jihad in the hope of receiving reward from Allah (SWT). The Prophet (PBUH) did not rush to accept his bay`ah, but asked him, "Are either of your parents alive?" The man said, "Yes, both of them." The Prophet (PBUH) asked, "And do you wish to receive reward from Allah (SWT)?" The man replied, "Yes." So the kind-hearted and compassionate Prophet (PBUH) told him, "Go back to your parents and keep them company in the best possible way.


According to a report narrated by Bukhari and Muslim, a man came and asked the Prophet (PBUH) for permission to participate in jihad. He asked him, "Are your parents alive?" The man said, "Yes," so the Prophet (PBUH) told him, "So perform jihad by taking care of them.


“The Prophet said, ‘No prayer is harder for the hypocrites than the Fajr. If they knew the reward they would come to (the mosque) even if they had to crawl. Certainly I decided to order a man to lead the prayer and then take a flame to burn all those who had not left their houses for the prayer, burning them alive inside their homes.’”


The case of a man who slept all the night up to sunrise (without waking up for Fajr) was related to the Prophet (sallallaahu-alaihi-wasallam) whereupon he said: "That was a man in whose ear Shaytaan has urinated", or he said "in both his ears".


1) Surah Fatiha is a cure from every illness. (Darmi, Bahiqi)


2) Do not make your home a graveyard, the Shaitan runs from the home in which Surah Baqrah is recited. (Sahih Muslim)


3) Whoever memorized the first ten ayahs of Surah Kahf will be saved the Dajjal. (Sahih Muslim)


4) Whoever recites Surah Kahf on the day of Jummah, there will be a Nur brightened for him between two Jummahs.


15 Tips to Earning Rewards from Allah


1- Avoid Things that Allah has forbidden, including the great sins as well as continually performing the lesser sins, and perform what Allah orders us to perform: The prophet peace be upon him said: "Allah has recorded the good deeds and the evil deeds. Then he made them clear: He who has intended a good deed and does not do it, Allah writes it down with Him as a performed good deed; but if he intends it and does perform it; Allah records for him from ten good deeds to seven hundred times that or more than that. If he intends to do an evil deed and does not do it, then Allah writes it down as a good deed; but if he intends an evil deed and performs it, Allah records it as one evil deed" (Sahih Al-Jami)


2- Reciting the Quran and pondering over it's meanings: The Prophet peace be upon him said, "Whoever recites one word from the Book of Allah will be rewarded for a good deed and ten more like it; and I don't say that Alif Lam Mim is a word but Alif is a word and Lam is a word and Mim is a word" (Alif Lam Mim is 3 Arabic Characters.)


3- Guiding people to righteous deeds: The prophet peace be upon him said, "Whoever guides one to a good thing will get the same reward as the person who performs the deed" (Sahih Al-Jami)


4- Enjoining good and eradicating evil: Allah revealed in the Quran, {Those of the children of Israel who went astray were cursed by the tongue of David, and of Jesus, son of Mary. That was because they rebelled and used to transgress. They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily, evil was that they used to do} (Al-Maida:78)


This is one of the obligatory duties that many people fail to perform today. Due to this reason, sins are being committed openly and without shame and no one is saying anything about them. The prophet peace be upon him said, "If the people see an evil deed and they do not change it, then Allah may inflict them all with a punishment".


Allah says in the Quran: "And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends of one another, they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong .. "


5- Supplications to Allah: It's the best act of worship as the Prophet peace be upon him said, "The most virtuous act of worship is supplication" (Sahih Al-Jami). It's very important to be certain that Allah will answer your supplication, the Prophet peace be upon him said: "There is no Muslim on this earth who supplicates to Allah except that Allah will give him what he asked or He will remove some evil from him, as long as he does not supplicate for something evil or as long as he does not supplicate for cutting of the ties of kinship and as long as he does not become impatient and say, 'I supplicated and supplicated and I was not responded to'"


6- Marrying religious women: The prophet peace be upon him said, "A woman is married for her religion, wealth or beauty; marry the religious women and you will prosper". He also said, "A thankful heart, a tongue that remembers Allah and a pious wife that helps you in your worldly and religious matters, is better than what the people are amassing" (Sahih Al-Jami)


7- Bringing up pious children and training them to have good Islamic character: The prophet peace be upon him said, "A man will be raised some degrees in Paradise and he will say, 'For what reason am I receiving this ?' He will be told, 'Because of your son asking forgiveness for you'"


8- Having good manners and character: The prophet peace be upon him said, "The most beloved of you to me and the closest of you to me in the Hereafter are those of you who have the best manners; the most hated of you to me and farthest from me in the Hereafter are those of you who have the best manners, those who speak and do not even care about what they are saying" (Sahih Al-Jami), and he also said, "The person of good manners will get the same reward as the person who prays during the night and fasts during the day" (Sahih Al-Jami).


9- Performing many voluntary prayers: This is particularly beneficial during the last third of the night in which the gates of the heavens are opened and the supplications are responded to. The prophet peace be upon him said, "Allah waits until one half or two-thirds of the night has passed and He says, 'My slaves, shall ask from no one except Me. Whoever asks from Me, I shall respond to him. Whoever asks Me for something, I will give it to him. Whoever asks for my forgiveness, I shall forgive him. And this continues until the dawn" (Sahih Al-Jami).


Similarly, performing the Sunnan prayers, is also a way of gaining Allah's pleasure and reward. These Sunnan prayers are two rakats before the dawn obligatory prayer, four before the noon obligatory prayer and four after it, two after the sunset prayer and two after the night prayer and the witr prayer.


10- Being obedient and respectful to one's parents: This is one of the greatest ways to attain Allah's pleasure and reward. Allah mentions worshipping Him together with obeying one's parents. Allah says in the Quran, "Your Lord has decreed that you worship none save Him, and that you show kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain to old age with you, say not 'File' unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word. And lower unto them the wing of submission through mercy and say, 'My Lord, have mercy on them both as they did care for me when I was little'" (Al-Isra)


11- Jihad in the way of Allah: A hadith of the Prophet peace be upon him says, "Being on guard in the way of Allah for one month is better than perpetual fasting for a year. Whoever dies while guarding in the way of Allah will be safe from the great frightening. And he will be provided his provisions, and smell the scent from paradise, and receive the reward of the one who guards until Allah resurrects him" (Sahih Al-Jami)


12- Remembering Allah at all times: The prophet peace be upon him stated that Allah said, "I am as My slave thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself. I make mention of him to Myself and if me makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it." (Al-Bukhari).


13- Speaking the truth and not fearing punishment of anyone: The prophet peace be upon him, "The leader of the martyrs is Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib and a person who faces an unjust ruler and advises him to do good and he is killed because of his speech" (Sahih Al-Jami)


14- Giving charity and spending in the way of Allah: Allah says in the Quran, "Those who spend their wealth by night and day, privately and publicity, verily their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve" (Al-Baqara 274). And Allah also says, "And spend of that which We have provided you before death comes to one of you and he says, 'My Lord if only You would reprieve me for a little while, then I would give alms and be among the righteous.' But Allah reprieves no soul when its term comes, and Allah is aware of what you do" (Al-Munafiqoon).


15- Learning the beneficial knowledge: One should learn that knowledge that will benefit him in the Hereafter and act by it in order to be a good example for others. The authentic knowledge is the one that is based on Quran and Sunnah.


Surah Yaaseen


Prophet Muhammed(SAW) said: the person who reads it every night will be pardoned, will die as a shaheed. Prophet Muhammed(SAW) said: All thing have a heart, the heart of the Quran is surah Yaaseen. The person who reads surah Yassen(once), Allah will record for its reader a thawab(reward) the Quran10 times. Whoever reads the surah Yaaseen in the holy month of Ramadhan will receive the reward of reading 10 Qurans.


Surah Sajdhah


Read surathus-sajdhah everynight, Jaabir says that Prophet Muhammed(SAW) would not sleep until he would read surathus-sajdhah.Prophet Muhammed(SAW) said: The persons who reads surah sajdhah and surah mulk between Magrib and Isha, the reward for reading thosesurahs will be as though the reader had stood awake during the night of laylatul-Qadr.


Surah-Alwaaqiah


Prophet Muhammed(SAW) said: The one who reads surah-Al-Waaqiah every night, poverty will not befall him. Prophet Muhammed(SAW) said: Surah waaqiah is Surathuk Ghinaa(the surah of wealth).


Surathul Mulk


Prophet Muhammed(SAW) said: A surah from the Quran consisting of thirty aayats interceded for a person until he was pardoned(by Allah), and that was Thabarakallathee biyadhil mulk(surah Mulk). Abu Huraira narrates that suratul mulk will continue interceding on behalf of its reader, until the reader is pardoned by allah. Prophet Muhammed(SAW) said: The surah-al-mulk is the great protector and deliverer, it protects and frees one from the Azzabul-Qadr(the punishment of the grave.


Reward For Giving Salaam


It has been narrated by Saalim that the Holy Prophet said, "He who says Assalaamu Alaikum (Peace be upon you) ten rewards are written down for him, and he who says Assalaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah (Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy) for him twenty rewards are written down and he who says Assalaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh (Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessing) thirty rewards are written down (for him)."


In support of this Hadith we find a narration by Ibn Umar in Musannaf-Abdul-Razzak; It has been narrated in this Hadith that a person came in the presence of the Holy Prophet and said, "Assalamu Alaikum." The Holy Prophet replied, "Ten." Then a second Sahabi came and said, "Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah." The Holy Prophet replied, "Twenty." Then a third Sahabi arrived and said, "Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh." Upon this the Holy Prophet said, "Thirty." That is to say upon three words thirty rewards will be written down.


"Seven are (the persons) whom Allah will give Shade of His Thrown on the Day when there would be no shade other than His Throne's Shade:


1. A just ruler


2. A youth who grew up worshipping Allah


3. A man whose heart is attached to mosques


4. Two persons who love and meet each other and depart from each other for the sake of Allah


5. A man whom an extremely beautiful woman seduces (for illicit relation), but he (rejects this offer by saying): `I fear Allah'


6. A man who gives in charity and conceals it (to such an extent) that the left hand does not know what the right has given


7. A person who remembers Allah in solitude and his eyes well up"


Q1 Who is your Rubb? (the Lord,the Creator etc).


A. My Rubb is Allah Who has created me and all that exists. He nourishes me and all creatures by His Bounties.


Q.2. What is your religion?


A. My religion is Islam, which is submission and obedience to the Order oF Allah and His Messenger with love, hope and fear.


Q.3. How did you know Allah?


I know Him by His signs and creation like the day and night; the sun and the moon; the heaven and the earth, and all that is there in and between them.


Q.4. Where is Allah?


A. Allah is above the heavens raised over the Throne and separated from His creatures.


Q.5. Is Allah with us (in person)?


A. Allah is settled over His Mighty Throne, but He is with us by His Knowledge, hearing ,seeing and other attributes. As He said: "Fear not verily! I am with you both hearing and seeing (V,20. :46)


Q.6. Who are the friends of Allah?


A. Those people are the friends of Allah who are pious and righteous, fear Him much abstain from all kinds of sins and perform all kinds of goods, and holdfast to the Qur`an and Sunnah.


Q. 7. How do you worship Allah?


A. I worship Allah in a manner in which all my ibadah is dedicated to Him Alone. I do not ascribe anyone with Him in worship.


Q-8. Why did Allah send Messengers?


A. Allah has sent Messengers so that they call the people to worship Him Alone, not ascribing any partner with Him, and in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah.


Q-9 What is the meaning of Islam ?


A. Islam means i.e. submission to Allah with Tawhid .


Q-10 What are the pillars of Istam?


A. 1. Testimony of Faith (There is no true God except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah )


2. To establish Salat (prayers).


3. To pay Zakat.


4. To observe Saum (fasting) in Ramadan.


5. Hajj (pilgrimage to the Sacred House) if one can afford the journey.


Q-11 What is Iman?


A. Iman (Faith) means to believe in the heart, to confess by the tongue and to act with the parts of the body.


Q-12 Can there be any variation in Iman?


A. By some words and deeds it may increase and by some words and deeds it may decrease.


Q-13 What do you mean by increase and decrease in Iman?


A- Iman (Faith) increases by obedience to Allah and good deeds while it decreases by sins and evil acts.


Q-14 What are the pillars of Iman (Faith)


A. The pillars of Iman are six i.e. to believe in:


1. Allah.


2. His Angels.


3. His Messengers.


4. His Books.


5. The Last Day.


6. Divine Preordainments good or bad.


Q-15 What is Belief in Allah?


A. The Belief in Allahi is that you should believe that Allah is the Sole Creator Sustainer Provider and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs. Everything stands in need of Him, but He stands in need of none. He is the Only One Who is worthy of being worshipped. He has the Best Names and Perfect Attributes.


Q-16 Who are the angels?


A. The angels are creatures of light. They are Allah's obedient slaves, they do that which they are commanded and are incapable of disobedience.


Q-17 What do you mean by Belief in the Book and the Messengers?


A. It means that Allah sent the Messengers like Moses, Jesus,Abraham. Noah etc. and sent down the books like the Torah, Injeel, Zaboor (Psalms) etc. to call the people to worship Allah Alone, associating nothing with Him. He sealed (finalized) the Messengers with Prophet Muhammed and abrogated all previous books with the Qur'an. Therefore the worship should be done according to the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet .


Q-I8 What is meant by Belief in the Last Day?


A. The Belief in the Last Day means to believe that Allah has ordained a fixed term for everything, and a term for this world. He will assuredly raise the dead from their graves and will account for everyone their deeds in this world. On that Day of Resurrection, rewards and punishments will be assigned. Every one will be justly rewarded or punished.


Q-19 What is meant by Belief Preordainment (Qadar)?


A. The Belief in Preordainment (Qadar) means to believe that everything — good or bad — happens or takes place according to what Allah has ordained for it. He has created everything in due proportion.


Q-20 What is the cleaning of "There is no God but Allah"?


A. It means there is no true deity except Allah Alone, Negating all false gods and affirming that Allah is the only true God.


Q-21 What is the meaning of ^Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"?


A. It means total submission to him in whatever he ordered, and avoiding what he forbade and believing in all those matters he informed us about.


Q-22 What are the conditions of the testimony of Faith?


A. There are seven conditions of the testimony of Faith:


1- Knowledge whick negates ignorance.


2- Certainty which negates doubt.


3- Sincerity and purity of intent which negates Shirk.


4- Truthfulness which negates hypocrisy.


5- Love and devotion which negates disdain of Allah`s religion.


6- Submission which negates disobedince.


7- Acceptance which negates rejection or denial.


Q-23 What is the greatest thing that Allah has enjoined?


A. The greatest thing Allah has enjoined is Tauhid (Monotheism).


Q-24 What is Tauhid (Islamic Monotheism)?


A. Tauhid means declaring Allah to be the only God who deserves to be worshipped in truth and confirming all attributes with which He has qualified Himself or that are attributed to Him by His Messenger .


Q-25 What are the aspects of Tauhid?


A. There are three aspects of Tauhid:


1- Tauhid-ar-Rububiyah.


2- Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah.


3-Tauhid-al-Asma was-Sifat.


Q- 26 What isTauhid-ar-Rububiyah?


A. It is declaring Allah to be One and Unique in His work, Iike creation, sustenance, bringing to life and causing death etc.


Q-27 What is Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah?


A. It is declaring Allah as the Only God to whom all acts worship must be dedicated such salat (prayers), Zakat, Sawm(fasting), supplications vowing etc.


Q-28 What isTauhid-al-Asma was-Sifat?


A. It is an affirmation of all the Divien Names and Attributes of Allah in a manner that


suits His Majesty, as mentioned in the Qur'an and the Sunnah.


Q-29 How would you describe Ibadah?


A. It is a comprehensive word comprising deeds and words that Allah loves and is pleased with whether manifested or hidden,


Q-30 What are the conditions of Ibadah?


A. There are two conditions of Ibadah:


1. Sincerity to Allah.


2. Submission to Allah's Messenger i.e. to act according to his Sunnah.


Q-31 Write some types of Ibadah.


A. Some types of Ibadah are the prayers, the obligatory charity,


fasting, the pilgrimage, fear of Allah, hope in His Mercy, Seeking His aid. and other acts of worship which Allah has commanded and enjoined.


Q-32 What is the greatest thing Allah has forbidden?


A. The greatest thing Allah has forbidden is Shirk (polytheism).


Q-33 What is polytheism?


A. It means to believe that there is one who shares Allah in His acts i.e. ascribing partners or setting up rivals to Allah in His rights.


Q-34 What are the types of polytheism?


A. There are three types of polytheism:


1. The greater polytheism (Shirk Akbar).


2. The lesser polytheism (Shirk Asghar).


3. The inconspicuous polytheism (Shirk Khafi).


Q-35 What is greater polytheism?


A. The greater polytheism is to devote any form of worship to other than Allah Allah will never forgive one who dies upon Shirk,nor accept his good deeds, and he would be cast out from the folds of Islam.


Q-36 What are the types of greater polytheism?


A. There are four types of greater polytheism:


1- The polytheism in invocation i.e. involving supplications to other than Allah.


2. The polytheism in intentions i.e. purpose and intentions not for the sake of Allah but directed towards other deities.


3, The polytheism in obedience i.e. rendering obedience to any authority against the Order of Allah.


4. The potytheism in love i.e showing love to others which is due to Allah Alone.


Q-37 What is lesser polytheism?


A. The lesser polytheism is Ar-Riya, that means the acts of worship done to gain praise or fame rather than to please Allah, this type of polytheism, however, does not cast the person committing it out of the fold of Islam.


Q-38 What is inconspicuous polytheism?


A. The inconspicuous polytheism implies being dissatisfied with the conditions ordained by Allah.


Q-39 What is the proof of the inconspicuous polytheism?


A.The proof of the above Shirk is the saying of the Prophet "The inconspicuous polytheism is more hidden among this nation than the track of a black ant over a black stone on a dark night" (Musnad Ahmad)


Q-40 What are the types of Kufr (disbelief)?


A. There are two types of Kufr :


1. The majorKufr which cast its people out of Islam,


2. The lessor cr minor Kufr which does not cast the one who commits it out of Islam. It is Kufr of ungratefulness.


Q-41 What are the types of major Kufr?


A. There are five types of major Kufr :


1. The Kufr of denial.


2. The Kufr of arrogance associated with recognition of the truth.


3. The Kufr of doubt.


4. The Kufr of disregard,


5. The Kufr of hypocrisy.


Q-42 What are the categories of hypocrisy ?


A. There are two categories of hypocrisy:


1. Hypocrisy in Belief.


2. Hypocrisy in deeds and actions.


Q-43 What is the hypocrisy in Belief?


A. Hypocrisy in Belief is of six types:


1. Denial of the Messenger .


2. Denial of the thing with which the Messenger is sent.


3. Hating the Messenger 4.Hating the thing with which the Messenger is sent.


5. Rejoicing at the disgrace of Islam.


6. Disliking the prevalence of Islam.


Q-44 What is the hypocrisy in deeds and actions?


A. The hypocrisy in deeds and actions is of five types:


1- When he speaks, he lies.


2- When he promises., he breaks it.


3. When he is entrusted, he betrays.


4. When he disputes, he acts immorally.


5. When he makes a pact, he makes acts treacherously.


Q-45 Are good deeds accepted (by Allah) with the polytheism?


A. Never! None of the deeds are accepted when mixed with polytheism.


Allah says: " If they had joined in worship others with Allah all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them" (V.6: 88)


"Verily! Allah forgives not setting up partners in worship with Him, but He forgives whom He pleases sins other than that" '(V.4:116)


Q-46 What are the nullifiers of Islam?


A. The nullifiers of Islam are ten:


1. Polytheism of worship.


2. He who does not believe that the polytheists are disbelievers, or doubts their infidelity or holds their belief to be valid.


3. He who sets up intermediaries between one's self and Allah, supplicating them, trusting them and asking them to intercede on his behalf.


4. He who believes that the guidance of others is more perfect than the Prophet .


5. He who hates anything that the Prophet was sent with.


6. He who denies the religion of the Prophet or ridicules its reward or punishment.


7. Sorcery.


8. Supporting the polytheists against the Muslims.


9. He who believes that some people are exempted from abiding by the Shari`ah as Khidr was exempted by the laws of Musa.


10. Turning away from the religion of Allah by neither learning nor applying it.


Q- 47 What are the three fundamentals that every Muslim must learn?


A. The three fundamentals are:


I, Knowing Your Rubb (the Lord, the Creator, the Sustainer, and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs).


2. Knowing your religion (Islam).


3. Knowing your Prophet Muhammad


Q-48 What is Taghut?


A. Everything that is worshipped. or followed or obeyed other than Allah is Taghut.


Q-49 How many Taghut are there and who are their leaders?


A. They are many but their leaders are Five:


Q. 50-Who are the leaders of Taghut ?


A. They are:


1. Satan, may Allah curse him,


2. Anyone who is worshipped with his consent.


3. A person who calls the people to be worshipped instead of Allah.


4. A person who claims the knowledge of Ghaib (unseen, hidden, invisible, absent etc).


5.The ruler who rules by laws other than the law sent down by Allah.


Insha Allah follow these & send these messages for all, The prophet peace be upon him said, "Whoever guides one to a good thing will get the same reward as the person who performs the deed"

<b><i>As-Salamu 'Alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuh (Peace be on you, and the Mercy of Allah, and His blessings).</i></b>


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<i>A serialised and detailed study of the abridged:</i>


<i><b>Saheeh al-Bukhari</b>
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(The most authentic book after the Book of Allah)



<b>Date:</b> Every Friday starting 30th December 2005


<b>Time: </b> 8:15pm GMT


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For the first time ever in the English language, Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq will be delivering a series of detailed commentaries on al Tajrid al Sarih, the abridged Saheeh al-Bukhari, which is a comprehensive coverage of the blessed Sunnah of the greatest benefactor of mankind. By the grace of Allah we have this great and unique opportunity to study the words and actions of the Prophet (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in the established and traditional manner as preserved and conveyed by the Predecessors through an unbroken and authentic chain of narration under the tutorage of Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq. This respected scholar is the chief teacher of hadeeth at Madinatul Uloom al Islamiyah (Islamic Institution) in Kidderminster, UK. (For a full profile of the Shaykh, click here). Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq has delivered many lessons on Saheeh al-Bukhari previously, a few of which are available to download for free on our website.


Saheeh al-Bukhari which is widely regarded as being the most authentic book after the Book of Allah. The Saheeh of Imam Bukhari, comprising of approximately 4,400 different narrations, selected from an original collection of 600,000 is considered the pinnacle of the science of hadeeth. Each hadeeth will be covered at length and an explanation given of the great wisdom behind how and why it was selected for inclusion in the Saheeh, along with its relevance to the chapter heading. Derived rulings as well as the context and circumstances surrounding the individual hadeeth will also be discussed. Most importantly, lessons will be drawn that aid the listener to practically implement the words of the Prophet (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in his or her life.


<b>Who was Imam Bukhari?</b>


Imam Muhammad bin Ismaeel al Bukhari (194-254 Hijri) was born in Bukhara, modern day Uzbekistan. He saw a dream in his youth in which he was fanning the air and removing the dust and flies whilst seated in front of the noble Prophet (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam). This was an early indication of the glorious future Allah had planned for him. Upon interpretation, he was told that he would be instrumental in removing falsehood from the ahadeeth of the noble Prophet (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam). He is undoubtedly the greatest ever Imam of hadeeth with over 90,000 students having studied the Jami al Saheeh directly from him and over 130 commentaries of his work having been completed.


In the past the Great Scholars of hadeeth used to travel for hundreds of miles for the sake of one hadeeth and yet we are getting this opportunity without all this hard work and effort. Let us not let this great opportunity go to waste. We request that you come yourselves and bring others also to learn the words of the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam). The Prophet (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam) has said: <b>‘Whosoever guides towards a goodness, will get virtues equal to the one who performs that goodness.’ </b> [Muslim]


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30th December 2005 <b>A serialised and detailed study of The Abridged Saheeh al Bukhari</b> - Al Kawthar Academy, Leicester, UK.


31st December 2005 <b>Envy - The Inferno Within</b> - Azhar Academy Mosque, London, UK.


1st January 2006 <b>Al Aqsa Conference - The Forgotten Haram and the Blessed Land of Palestine</b> - Zakariya Jame Masjid, Bolton, UK.


6th January 2006 <b>A serialised and detailed study of The Abridged Saheeh al Bukhari</b> - Al Kawthar Academy, Leicester, UK.


8th January 2006 <b>The Masjid of Taqwa</b> - Woolwich Mosque, Greenwich, UK.






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Islam commands us to our work diligently, honestly and sincerly,but alas we in general neglet it thinking it can be done tomorrow or somebody else will do it.How wrong are we in our thinking,is ably demonstrated in this small poem.


This is a story of four people


Everybody ,somebody,Any body and nobody


There was an important job to do and


Every body was asked to it.


Everybody was sure somebody would do it.


Any body would have done it but


Nobody did it.Some body got angry


because it was Every body,s job.


Every body thought Anybody would do it,but


Nobody realised that Everybody would not do it.


It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when


Nobody did what Anybody could have done

Bismillah


as salam alykom all members


The board was subject to a jewish hack, hasbuna Allah wa nemal wakeel.


Insh a Allah we shall have no problem, we will be back as normal soon INsh aAllah. Our members have a right to be updated with the situation.

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CINCINNATI -- Police and the FBI were investigating an explosion near a mosque late Tuesday, about two hours after evening prayers had ended.


No injuries were reported and police hadn't found any witnesses, Capt. Gene Hamann said.


Streets around the mosque were closed as investigators searched the area with bomb-sniffing dogs, but no other explosives had been found.


The scene included a two-story brick house owned by the Islamic Association of Cincinnati and an attached worship center that opened about two years ago, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported.


The explosion apparently occurred on a porch at the house, which formerly served as the mosque, and damaged a door, the newspaper said.


The mosque closed about 8 p.m. Tuesday. Police received a call about 10:10 p.m. from someone who heard the explosion from about five blocks away.


The phone number for the Islamic Association of Cincinnati was busy.


Special agent Mike Brooks, spokesman for the FBI in Cincinnati, confirmed the FBI is involved in the investigation, along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Cincinnati police and fire departments and the State Highway Patrol.


Brooks declined to say whether it had been established that the explosion was caused by a bomb.


The mosque, about a mile from the University of Cincinnati campus, is located near several churches and Hebrew Union College.


Imtiaz Ahmad, 48, who worships at the mosque, told the Enquirer it has had no problems since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.


About 300 to 500 people worship at the mosque on a typical Friday, said Karen Dabdoub, director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Cincinnati.


"This is very disturbing," she said. "And not only for this mosque and our community, but for the Islamic community in and around Greater Cincinnati."

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I read this article on Ribaa posted on another forum, and I am confused now. Here is the link that was posted with the article.


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Please tell me what you think.


JazaakAllah Khair

Assalaamu Alaykum


<b>Prophet Ayoub A.S
</b>


Some interesting reading material of Prophet Ayoub A.S


The Stories of the Prophets


By: Al Imam Ibn Kathir


[(701 - 774 AH) or (1301 - 1372 AD)]


Ibn Ishaaq stated that he was a man of Rum. His names was Job Ibn Mose Ibn


Razeh Ibn Esau Ibn Isaac Ibn Abraham. Someone else said he was Job Ibn Mose,


Ibn Rimil Ibn Esau Ibn Isaac Ibn Jacob. There have also been other


statements in his lineage. Ibn Asaker narrated that his mother was a


daughter of Prophet Lot.It was said, also, that his father was one who


believed in Abraham when he was cast into the fire.


The first opinion is the most plausable as he was a descendant of Abrahams


offspring as Allah Almighty declared:


"That was the reasoning about Us which We gave to Abraham (to use) against


his people: We raise whom We will degree after degree: for thy Lord is full


of wisdom and knowledge. We gave him Isaac and Jacob: all (three) We guided:


and before him We guided Noah and before him We guided Noah and among his


progeny David Solomon Job Joseph Moses and Aaron: thus do We reward those


who do good"


Quran 6:83-84


Allah the Almighty praised His worshipper Job in His Glorious Quran:


"Truly! We found him patient. How excellent a slave! Verily, he was ever


oft-returning in repentance to Us"


Quran 38:44


Job was repentant, remembering Allah with thankfulness, patience and


steadfastness. This was the cause of his rescue and the secret of Allah's


praising him.


A group of angels were discussing Allah's other human creatures, how those


who were humble earned Allah's displease, while those who were arrogant


incurred His displeasure. One of the angels remarked:


"The best creature on earth today is Job, a man of noble character who


displays excellent patience and always remembers his Generous Lord. He is an


excellent model for the worshippers of Allah. In return, his Lord has


blessed him with a long life and plenty of riches, yet he is never haughty


or selfish. His family, his servants, as well as the needy and the poor


share in his good fortune; he feeds and clothes the poor and buys slaves to


set them free. He makes those who receive his charity feel as if they are


favouring him, so kind and gentle is he."


Iblis, overhearing all this, became annoyed. He planned to tempt Job to


corruption and disbelief, so he hastened to him. He tried to distract Job


from his prayers by whispering to him about the good things in life, but Job


was a true believer and would not let evil thoughts tempt him. This


distrubed Iblis more; thus he began to hate Job even more.


Iblis complained to Allah about Job. He said that althought he was


continously glorifying Allah, he was not doing so out of his sincerity but


to satisfy Allah so that his wealth should not be taken away. It was all a


show, all out of greed. "If You remove his wealth then You will find that


his tongue will no longer mention Your name and his praying will stop."


Allah told Iblis that Job was one of His most sincere devotees. He did not


worship Him because of the favors; his worship stemmed from his heart and


had nothing to do with material things. But to prove Iblis the depth of Job'


s sincerity and patience, Allah allowed him to do whatever he and his


helpers wished with Job's wealth.


Iblis was very happy. He gathered his helpers and set about destroying Job's


cattle, servants, and farms until he was left with no posessions. Rubbing


his hands in glee, Iblis appeared before Job in the guise of a wise old man


and said to him:


"All your wealth is lost. Some people say that it is because yo ugave too


much charity and that you are wasting your time with your continous prayers


to Allah. Others say that Allah has bought this upon you in order to please


your enemies. If Allah had the capacit to prevent harm, then He would have


protected your wealth"


True to his belief, Job replied:


"What Allah has taken away from me belongs to Him. I was only its trustee


for a while. He gives to whom He wills and witholds from whom He wills"


With these words, Job again prostrated to his Lord.


When Iblis saw this, he felt frustrated, so he again addressed Allah:


"I have stripped Job of all his posessions, but he still remains grateful to


You. However, he is only hiding his dissapointment, for he places great


store by his many children. The real test of a parent is through him


children. You will then see how Job will reject You"


Allah granted Iblis authority, but warned him that it would not reduce Job's


faith in his Lord nor his patience.


Iblis again gathered his helpers and set about his evol deeds. He shook the


foundation of the house in which Job's children were living and sent the


building crashing, killing all of them. Then he went to Job disguised as a


man who had come to sympathise with him. In a comforting tone he said to


Job:


"The circumstances under which your children died were sad. Surely, your


Lord isnot rewarding youproperly for all your prayers?"


Having said this Iblis waited anxiously, hoping Job was now ready to reject


Allah. But again Job dissapointed him by replying:


"Allah sometimes gives and sometimes takes. He is sometimes pleased and


sometimes displeased with our deeds. Whether a thing is beneficial or


harmful to me, I will remain firm in my belief and remain thankful to my


Creator"


Then Job prostrated to his Lord. At this Iblis was extremely vexed. Iblis


again called on Allah:


"O my Lord, Job's wealth is gone, his children are dead, but he is still


healthy in body, and as long as he enjoys good health he will continue to


worship You in the hope of regaining his wealth and producing more children.


Grant me authority over his body so that I may weakne it. He will surely


neglect worshipping You and withh thus becomes disobedient"


Allah wanted to teach Iblis a lesson that Job was a devoted servant of his


Lord, so He granted Iblis his third request but placed a condition:


"I give you authority over his body but not over his soul, intellect, or


heart, for in these places reside the knowledge of Me and My religion"


Armed with this new authority, Iblis began to take revenge on Job's body


andfilled it with diseas until it was reduced to mere skin and bone qnd he


suffered severe pain. But through all the suffering Job remeined string in


his faith, patiently bearing all the hardships without complaining. Allah's


righteous servant did not despair or turn to others for help but remained


hopeful of Allah's Mercy. Even close relatives and friends deserted him.


Only his kind loving wife stayed with him. In his hour of need, she showered


her kindness on him and cared for him. She remained his sole companion and


comforter through many years of his suffering.


Ibn Asaker narrated:


"Job was a man having much wealth of all kinds: beasts, slaves, sheep, vast


lands of Haran and many children. All those favors were taken from him and


he was physically afflicted as well. Never a single orga was sound except


his heart and tongue, with both of which he glorified Allah, the Almighty


all the time day and night. His disease lasted for a long time until his


visitors felt disgusted with him. His friend kept away from him, and people


abstained from visiting him. No one felt sympathy for him except his wife.


She took good care of him, knowing his former charity and pity for her"


Therefore, Iblis became desperate. He consulted his helpers but they could


not advise him. They asked:


"How is it that your cleverness cannot work against Job, yet you succeeded


in misleading Adam, the father of man, out of paradise?"


Iblis went to Job's wife in the form of a man. "Where is your husband?" he


asked her.


She pointed to an almost lifeless form crumpled on the bed and said: "There


he is, suspended between life and death."


Iblis reminded her of the days when Job had good health, wealth and


children. Suddenly, the painful memory of yeas of hardship overcame her, and


she burst into tears. She said to Job:


"How long are you goinng to bear this torture from our Lord? Are we to


remain without wealth, children or friends forever? Why don't you call upon


Allah to remove this suffering?"


Job sighed, and in a soft voice replied:


"Iblis must have whispered to you and made you dissatisfied. Tell me, how


long did I enjoy good health and riches?"


She replied, "For eighty years"


Then Job asked, "How long am I suffering like this?"


She said, "for seven years"


Then Job told her:


"In that case I am ashamed to call on my Lord to remove the hardship, for I


have not suffered longer than the years of good health and plenty. It seems


yourfaith has weakened and you are dissatisfied with the fate of Allah. If I


everreagin health, I swear I will punish you with a hundred strokes! From


this day onward, I forbid myself to eat or drink anything from your hand.


Leave me alone and let my Lord do with me as He pleases."


Crying bitterly and with a heavy heart, she had no choice but to leave him


and seek shelter elsewhere. In his helpless state, Job turned to Allah,


notto complain but to seek His mercy:


"Verily, dsitress has seized me, and You and the Most Merciful of all those


who show Mercy. So We answered his call, and We removed the distress that


was on him, and We restored his family to him (that he had lost) and the


like thereof along with them - as a mercy from Ourselves and a Reminder for


all who whorship Us"


Quran 21:83-84


Almighty Allah also instructed:


"Commemorate Our servant Job behold he cried to his Lord: "The Evil One has


afflicted me with distress and suffering"! (The command was given:) "Strike


with thy foot: here is (water) wherein to wash cool and refreshing and


(water) to drink." And We gave him (back) his people and doubled their


number as a Grace from Ourselves and a thing for commemoration for all who


have Understanding."


Quran 38:41-43


Job obeyed, and almost immediately his good health was restored. Meanwhile,


his faithful wife could no longer bear to be parted from her husband and


returned to beg his forgiveness, desiring to serve him. On entering he


house, she was amazed at the sudden change: Job was again healthy! She


embraced him and thanked Allah for His mercy.


Job was now worried, for he had taken an oath to punish her with a hundred


strokes if he regained health, but he had no desireto hurt her. He knew if


he did not fulfill the oath, he would be guilty of breaking a promise to


Allah. Therefore, in His wisdom and mercy, Allah came to the assistance of


His faithful servant, and advised him:


"And take in your hand a bundle of thin grass and strike therewith (your


wife), and break not your oath. Truly we found him patient. How excellent a


slave! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in repentance to Us"


Quran 38:44


Abu Huraira (ra) narrated that the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) said:


"While Job was naked, taking a bath, a swarm of locusts fell on him, and he


started collecting them in his garment. His Lord called him: 'O Job! Have I


not made you too rich to need what you see?' He said: 'Yes, O Lord! But I


cannot shun Your Blessings"


(Bukhari)


ilaliquaa


Wassalaam

I am very confuse about Surah 4 An – Nisa


Ver 135 { V.4:135)


O you who believe ! Stand out firmly for Justices as witnesses to Allah even thought it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, be he rich or poor, Allah is better protector to both ( than you). So follow not lusts( of your hearts), lest you avoid justices; and if you disfort your witness or refuse to give it, verily allah is Ever well-Acquaited with what you do[1].


The above was copy word by word from the Holly book Quran. What I am confuse about its when its ask me to refer to [1] and this is what it say


V.4.135 Narrated Anas The prophet was asked about the great sins. He said “ They are:


1) To join others in worship with Allah{ I am confuse about this one when you pray you are joining others in worship with Allah}


2) To be undutiful to one’s parents { no idea about this one}


3) To kill a person ( Which Allah has forbidden to be killed ie. To commit the crime of murdering { I understand with this point}


So I hope you brothers and sister can help me as I am very confuse unless I have mis understood something.


Plz help