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حكى أنه كان في زمن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم شاب يسمى علقمة ، كان كثير الاجتهاد في طاعة الله ، في الصلاة والصوم والصدقة ، فمرض واشتد مرضه ، فأرسلت امرأته إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : إن زوجي علقمة في النزاع فأردت أن أعلمك يارسول الله بحاله .

فأرسل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : عماراً وصهيباً وبلالاً وقال: امضوا إليه ولقنوه الشهادة ، فمضوا إليه ودخلوا عليه فوجدوه في النزع الأخير، فجعلوا يلقنونه لا إله إلا الله ، ولسانه لاينطق بها ، فأرسلوا إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يخبرونه أنه لا ينطق لسانه بالشهادة فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : هل من أبويه من أحد حيّ ؟ قيل : يارسول الله أم كبيرة السن فأرسل إليها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقال للرسول : قل لها إن قدرت على المسير إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وإلاّ فقري في المنزل حتى يأتيك . قال : فجاء إليها الرسول فأخبرها بقول رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت : نفسي لنفسه فداء أنا أحق بإتيانه . فتوكأت ، وقامت على عصا ، وأتت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فسلَّمت فردَّ عليها السلام وقال: يا أم علقمة أصدقيني وإن كذبتيني جاء الوحي من الله تعالى : كيف كان حال ولدك علقمة ؟ قالت : يارسول الله كثير الصلاة كثير الصيام كثير الصدقة . قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : فما حالك ؟ قالت :يارسول الله أنا عليه ساخطة ، قال ولما ؟ قالت : يارسول الله كان يؤثر علىَّ زوجته ، ويعصيني ، فقال: رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : إن سخط أم علقمة حجب لسان علقمة عن الشهادة ثم قال: يابلال إنطلق واجمع لي حطباً كثيراً ، قالت: يارسول الله وماتصنع؟ قال : أحرقه بالنار بين يديك . قالت : يارسول الله ولدى لايحتمل قلبي أن تحرقه بالنار بين يدي . قال ياأم علقمة عذاب الله أشد وأبقى ، فإن سرك أن يغفر الله له فارضي عنه ، فوالذي نفسي بيده لا ينتفع علقمة بصلاته ولا بصيامه ولا بصدقته مادمت عليه ساخطة ، فقالت : يارسول الله إني أشهد الله تعالى وملائكته ومن حضرني من المسلمين أني قد رضيت عن ولدي علقمة . فقال : رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : إنطلق يابلال إليه انظر هل يستطيع أن يقول لا إله إلا الله أم لا ؟ فلعل أم علقمة تكلمت بما ليس في قلبها حياءاً مني ، فانطلق بلال فسمع علقمة من داخل الدار يقول لا إله إلا الله . فدخل بلال قال : ياهؤلاء إن سخط أم علقمة حجب لسانه عن الشهادة وإن رضاها أطلق لسانه ،ثم مات علقمة من يومه ، فحضره رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فأمر بغسله وكفنه ثم صلى عليه ، وحضر دفنه . ثم قال: على شفير قبره ( يامعشر المهاجرين والأنصار من فضَّل زوجته على أمُّه فعليه لعنة الله والملائكة والناس أجمعين ، لايقبل الله منه صرفاً ولا عدلاً إلا أن يتوب إلى الله عز وجل ويحسن إليها ويطلب رضاها . فرضى الله في رضاها وسخط الله في سخطها )

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Who want talk in Arabic with me, I take arabic class and want practice it here insha-Allah..

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<b>اسلام عليكم</b>

انا عبدصمد و انا مسلم الحمدللة

ما اسمك؟

أسئلة عن الصيام

س: رمضان الماضي كنت كثير النوم ، فهل النوم كل النهار يبطل الصوم ، ومرة من المرات حصل معي إغماء ، لأنني مصاب بفقر الدم ، هل الإغماء يبطله ؟

ج: أما الإغماء فلو أغمي على الصائم ، كل النهار فلم يفق ولا لحظة منه لا يصح صومه ، لان الصوم كف النفس عن المفطرات ولا يضاف ذلك إلى زائل العقل ، لكن لو أفاق من نهار رمضان ولو قليلا صح صومه ، لانه قد وقع الإمساك فيه ، وأما النائم فيصح صومه ، لان النوم لا يبطل الصيام عند جميع العلماء ، لكن يجب عليه أن يقوم لاداء الصلاة في وقتها ، ولاينبغي للصائم أن يقضي ليله بالسهر ، ونهاره بالنوم ، فرمضان شهر وضعه الله للاستكثار من العمل الصالح ، وليس للنوم والأكل .

لكن من كان معذورا لانه مريض مثلك ، فلا حرج أن يرتاح بالنوم في نهار رمضان ، فإن شق عليك الصوم ، فالله تعالى قد أباح لك الفطر لانك من أهل الأعذار ، فالمسافر والمريض لهما أن يفطرا ويقضيا بعد ذلك .

س: ما هو جزاء من يفطر في نهار رمضان عمدا من غير عذر ؟

ج: روى أبو أمامة الباهلي قال : سمعت رسول الله صل الله عليه وسلم : بينا أنا نائم أتاني رجلان ، فأخذا بضبعي فأتيا بي جبلا وعرا ، فقالا : اصعد . فقلت : إني لا أطيقه . فقال : إنا سنسهله لك . فصعدت ، حتى إذا كنت في سواء الجبل إذا بأصوات شديدة . قلت : ما هذه الأصوات ؟ قالوا : هذا عواء أهل النار ثم انطلق بي فإذا أنا بقوم معلقين بعراقيبهم ، مشققة أشداقهم ، تسيل أشداقهم دما . قال : قلت : من هؤلاء ؟ قال : الذين يفطرون قبل تحلة صومهم رواه ابن خزيمة وابن حبان في صحيحهما .

وكفى بمن يفطر في رمضان عمدا ، كفاه إثما أنه انتهك حرمة ركن الإسلام .

نقلا عن موضوع "أسئلة عن الصيام "

يجيب عليها فضيلة الشيخ / حامد عبد الله العلي

من موقع صيد الفوائد

مواقع ننصح بزيارتها :

http://www.binbaz.org.sa

http://www.binothaimeen.com

http://www.ibn-jebreen.com

http://islamonline.net

http://www.saaid.net

http://www.islam.net

http://www.sultan.org

http://www.islamtoday.net

كل عام و الجميع بخير

السلام عليكم

من نعم الله علينا أن فرض علينا الصيام كركن من أركان الإسلام اللهم تقبل صيمنا

هل تتذكر أول رمضان صمته ؟؟

طبعا كلنا مررنا بعدة تجارب مع الصيام

بداية من التقليد , حتى الإمتحان الحقيق لنا ففرحنا بصيمنا لأول مرة

بالنسبه لي شخصيا لا أذكر متى صمت أول رمضان

و لكن أذكر مرة من المرات :-؛

أنني صمت يوما كاملا بالكمال و التمام إلا قبيل دقائق من الإفطار ........... و كنت جالس أمام المائدة أنتظر سماع مدفع الإفطار أو صوت المؤذن

و لكن ................ ؛

لم أتمالك نفسي من أن أتذوق بعض الطعام

و بديت في الأفطار قبل الجميع عن قصد و أذكر أني أكلت كنافه أو سمبوسة لا أتذكر بالضبط

كم هي هذه النفس ضعيفة أمام الشهوات

(( على فكرة لم يكن الصيام واجب علي في ذلك الوقت

و لكن كل ما أتذكر ذاك اليوم أحزن

و أقول يا ليتني كملت الصيام

تحياتي للجميع

و كل عام و أنتم بخير

و أكتبوا لنا ذكرياتكم مع رمضان و المواقف الطريفة التي حصلت لكم

Muslim College Life: Dating, Drinking and Deen

By Huma Ahmed

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Freedom. Young people live for the day when they can move out of the house and go to college and finally be free. Freedom from their parents, from restrictions on their lifestyle, from everyone telling them what to do. This is why in college you find a whole generation that does what they want. Life's short they say, let's enjoy ourselves while we can.

So it goes for Muslims. In college you find the most amazing things, Muslims who don't pray, Muslims who date, Muslims who attend MSA meetings but go out to parties and drink. Why is this happening? For one, when students go off to university they finally realize that what they believed in was blind. Religion becomes like Father Christmas, when they got old enough, they knew better than to believe in it. Most have little knowledge about Islam and have maybe memorized the right rituals to get by. Why believe something on faith, they ask. After all we cannot see heaven or hell. How do we know Islam is right anyway?

Islamic culture to them means marrying someone they never knew. It means arranged marriages and never hanging out or having fun. For girls Islamic culture has even less to offer. It would mean double standards or having to serve a husband the rest of her life.

The western alternative to this looks a lot more attractive. In western culture "love and romance" are supposedly everywhere. Everyone is out looking for love freely. Meeting someone, going out, seeking pleasure sounds a lot better. But what about the downside? For love at first sight, you need to have the right image, the right hair, and the right clothes. Girls have to aspire to be like the latest supermodels, they have to hold back age. Who's going out with whom, what are my friends thinking, what will happen if I don't get the right girl or guy, and what is my girlfriend or boyfriend thinking, all become important. Frustration, desperation, and unhappiness become the norm.

Imagine all the heartache youth would save if they followed the Islamic alternative. In true Islam, unlike culture, there is no gameplaying. If two people wish to be involved they are both straight with one another. Unlike what goes on today amongst some Muslims, they both meet each other and make a contract to marry. Women are treated with respect; there is no sexual bombardment like there is in western society. Sex in western culture is also often seen as a vice or a sin of the flesh. But even in religious Islam, sex is seen as natural. As long as it is in the right circumstances, when the two are committed to one another.

Drinking in college is also the norm unfortunately. If you don't drink or party you're seen as weird. Drinking is cool and a way for people to socialize, meet and have fun. The one who doesn't is less of a person and 'misses out'. Drinking and all the harms that come with it is cut off at the root in Islam. So many problems are avoided, accidents, pregnancy, violence and even rape for example. In college and in the world, success in life is not seen in terms of religion. It is seen as what other people think, one's careers, how much money they make. If you are religious you must have failed at life. But why do we have this separation? And this blindness in religion? The Quran tells us again and again not to have blind faith, not to follow the religion of our forefathers.

Yet, we as Muslims have stopped thinking. We may think about what our friends or other people will say, but we avoid thinking about the real issues. We spend so much time on the opposite sex, thinking about careers, money etc, but we forget to think about death and how much of this we will really be able to take with us? "Every soul shall have a taste of death and only on the Day of Judgement shall you be paid your full recompense...for the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception" (Quran 3:185) Shouldn't we take the time to contemplate what will happen to us after we hit the grave? After all, what is the point of life if we are not accountable for our actions? If there is no creator, what is the point of being honest or good?

If we really look at our life we see that everything is indefinite, getting a job, even living until tomorrow. In fact we could die anytime, this is a definite, the _only_ dead certain thing in our life. Most of us believe we can make up for our actions later or we can be religious later. We are gambling. The chances of our dying today are little, but the stakes are high. Allah reminds us of the importance of this, "O you who believe, obey Allah as he should be obeyed, and die not except in a state of Islam" (Quran3: 102)

Each of us needs to decide. Is Islam right or not? Why don't we take the time, just once, once in our lives to find out if Islam is right? Is the Quran from God or not? We can't see God, but is there a maker to all this? We need to study nature, and the world. We only live once, if Islam is wrong then we should leave it, but if it's right we shouldn't go halfway. We shouldn't go to a club thinking we are only going to 'hang out and are not doing anything wrong' then feel guilty about it later. We shouldn't go on a date or drink, then feel guilty about it, worrying about hellfire. If Islam is right, we should follow it.

On the Day of Judgement it will be us alone who will be asked about our actions. If Islam is right and we are not following this deen completely, we are injuring our own soul, both in this life and the next. "Verily We have revealed the Book to thee in truth, for (instructing) mankind. He, then that receives guidance benefits his own soul: but he that strays injures his own soul..." Quran 39:41

This is the true definition of freedom. To learn about Islam and the world openly. To contemplate about life and death. And after learning the truth, obeying the word of God. "Those on whom knowledge has been bestowed may learn that the (Quran) is the truth from your Lord, and that they believe therein, and their hearts may be made humbly (open) to it..." Quran 22:54

Once students have this rock-solid intellectual belief in Islam, the corruptness and falseness of the people around them is clear. The beauty and wisdom of the Islamic way, the best alternative is clear. What other's do is of less importance. If others think they were weird to pray or weird to be honest, they would still pray and still be honest because they know their deen. The Prophet (SAW)'s famous hadith to 'seek knowledge even if it leads to china' or to 'seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave' is too often forgotten by students. Our Quran's are left on the top shelves, gathering dust. Sometimes the most it is read is when someone dies. How is this to help, when the guidance comes too late? The Quran is for the living. The path to understanding and following Islam comes from learning first.

How many of us are Muslim, yet have never read the Quran in our native language? How many of us are Muslim, yet have yet to open a book on hadith or Sunnah? How many of us defend Islam to non-Muslims, but do not follow it ourselves? May Allah forgive and lead us and all those lost to the straight path, inshaAllah. Ameen.

I have been discussing with other posters on the Non Muslim guest forum about the perception of oppression of women in Islam. Most people who responded to my questions regarding this matter were quick to defend the status of women in Islam but I remain unconvinced. Here is an excerpt from an article from the main web site;

<i> If at a particular time, a lady has no desire for sex with her husband, but he insists for it, what is her right of refusal in this context ? </i>

A5. If a husband expresses his desire for sexual intercourse with his wife, and <b>asks her to fulfill his need,</b> then she should fulfill her husband's desire, and <b>she has no right to refuse him or deprive him of his need</b> (unless of course if she is undergoing her monthly menstruation period or is down with illness.

The article goes on to say that it is all a woman's fault should the man stray from the marriage etc.

See the link

http://www.islamsms.com/en/modules.php...article&sid=309

Does this just not re enforce the perception of oppression on women ?

Are there any women muslims on here that would defend this position ?

First published on Thursday 16 October 2003:

Soft drinks upset Muslims

by Fiona Evans

Mosques are calling for stricter food labelling laws after learning alcohol contained in some soft drinks is not listed on labels.

Varieties of Ribena and Lucozade drinks made by GlaxoSmithKline use alcohol and its derivatives - banned for Muslims - as carrier agents for flavourings, vitamins or minerals.

But Government food regulations do not require manufacturers to reveal on a product's packaging if alcohol or animal products are contained in the flavourings in trace amounts.

Bradford Council For Mosques vice-president Ayub Laher said: "We should encourage manufacturers to tell people if these ingredients are in products. Even if alcohol is present in small amounts, we should be told. Under the Qur'an (Muslim holy book), selling, drinking or distributing alcohol are banned."

A shopkeeper binned his stock of Lucozade and Ribena as soon as he realised that what he had unwittingly been selling his Muslim customers was against their religion.

Basharat Rehman, who runs Haq's supermarket in Bradford's Legrams Lane, said: "Some Muslims will not even use aftershave because it contains alcohol. What really annoys me is that we can do nothing about this because it's legal."

Assistant manager Adil Khan said: "I frequently used to drink Lucozade and I am disgusted and disappointed with the Government for allowing this to go on."

British Soft Drinks Association spokes-man Richard Laming said: "Under the 1996 Food Labelling Regulations, manufacturers are not required to include the carrier of the flavour in the ingredients because any simple flavour could have up 50 ingredients.

"An ingredients list which had to include all of this would rapidly become confusing to the consumer. And all of these are in minute amounts."

http://www.thisisbradford.co.uk/bradford__...news01.int.html

Crying in Front of Allah-It’s not impossible

When was the last time you cried? Not a few drops of salty water from your eyes, or the odd tear that slipped down your face while watching Muhammad, the Palestinian boy screaming in agony.

I’m talking about a flood of tears that won’t stop. Tears that stain your face. Tears that sting your face because they’ve been there so long, their bitter saltiness hurts your skin.

When was the last time you cried like a baby. Back when you, and all of us, were closer to our Fitra, our true nature.

Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, related that: In the last ten of Ramadan, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to tighten his waste belt (i.e, work hard or keep away from intimacy with his wives), pray all night, and wake up his family for the night prayers (Bukhari and Muslim).

Ramadan is coming to an end. That’s enough of a reason to cry. But what’s even more important is to take stock of ourselves before it ends and we cannot benefit from its blessings any further.

In particular, we should be looking for the Night of Power (Laylatul Qadr), which we are advised to seek in these last ten nights of Ramadan.

Aisha related that Rasulullah said: Look for Laylatul Qadr on an odd-numbered night during the last ten nights of Ramadan (Bukhari).

According to the Quran, the blessings of this one night are greater than the blessings of 1000 months (see Quran 97:3)! We can’t afford NOT to be crying in front of Allah, asking for all that we want in these last nights, seeking the Night of Power.

Crying happens when we remember how much Allah has blessed us with and how much we disobey Him. We can never repay Allah for everything we have, yet we still blatantly commit sins both big and small: whether it’s backbiting, taking and giving interest, treating our family badly, lying, doing good deeds to show off, cheating, etc.

Remembering this, and remembering Allah’s Mercy towards us should make us cry. Remembering how powerful He is, how He can destroy us and this world because of our disobedience, yet He chooses to have Mercy on us instead.

We should also remember how Allah puts us in difficulties and opens ways out of them for us, easing our burdens. Yet, we still disobey Him and take His Mercy for granted.

Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said he would rather shed two tears from the fear of Allah than give a thousand dinars in charity.

And the most telling example of a man who few would think would cry because of Allah is Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). He was known for being strong, fearless, and uncompromising when it came to matters of faith. Yet, Abdullah ibn Isa said that Umar had two black streaks on his face because of constant weeping.

He feared Allah so much that he said ‘If someone announced from the heavens that everybody will enter Paradise except one person, I would fear that that person would be me.

And this is the man who the Prophet was pleased with when he died. Umar also died as a martyr. Umar was one of the strongest believers. Yet he cried and feared Allah.

We have no reason not to cry in what’s left of Ramadan. Let’s be more contemplative and pray for an awareness of and forgiveness for our sins, as well as softness in our hearts. If Umar the brave and pious did it, we have even more need and urgency to do it.

www.faizaneislam.org

Praying at Night in Ramadhan (Taraweeh) & the importance of The Night of Power

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 226:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying regarding Ramadan, "Whoever prayed at night in it (the month of Ramadan) out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven."

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 227:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prayed at night the whole month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven." Ibn Shihab (a sub-narrator) said, "Allah's Apostle died and the people continued observing that (i.e. Nawafil offered individually, not in congregation), and it remained as it was during the Caliphate of Abu Bakr and in the early days of 'Umar's Caliphate."

'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abd ul-Qariy said, "I went out in the company of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab one night in Ramadan to the mosque and found the people praying in different groups. A man praying alone or a man praying with a little group behind him. So, 'Umar said, 'In my opinion I would better collect these (people) under the leadership of one Qari (Reciter) (i.e. let them pray in congregation!)'. So, he made up his mind to congregate them behind Ubai bin Ka'b. Then on another night I went again in his company and the people were praying behind their reciter. On that, 'Umar remarked, 'What an excellent Bid'a (i.e. innovation in religion) this is; but the prayer which they do not perform, but sleep at its time is better than the one they are offering.' He meant the prayer in the last part of the night. (In those days) people used to pray in the early part of the night."

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 228:

Narrated 'Aisha:

(the wife of the Prophet) Allah's Apostle used to pray (at night) in Ramadan.

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 229:

Narrated 'Urwa:

That he was informed by 'Aisha, "Allah's Apostle went out in the middle of the night and prayed in the mosque and some men prayed behind him. In the morning, the people spoke about it and then a large number of them gathered and prayed behind him (on the second night). In the next morning the people again talked about it and on the third night the mosque was full with a large number of people. Allah's Apostle came out and the people prayed behind him. On the fourth night the Mosque was overwhelmed with people and could not accommodate them, but the Prophet came out (only) for the morning prayer. When the morning prayer was finished he recited Tashah-hud and (addressing the people) said, "Amma ba'du, your presence was not hidden from me but I was afraid lest the night prayer (Qiyam) should be enjoined on you and you might not be able to carry it on." So, Allah's Apostle died and the situation remained like that (i.e. people prayed individually). "

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 231:

Narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, "Whoever fasted the month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith (i.e. belief) and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his past sins will be forgiven, and whoever stood for the prayers in the night of Qadr out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven ."

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 232:

Narrated Ibn 'Umar:

Some men amongst the companions of the Prophet were shown in their dreams that the night of Qadr was in the last seven nights of Ramadan. Allah's Apostle said, "It seems that all your dreams agree that (the Night of Qadr) is in the last seven nights, and whoever wants to search for it (i.e. the Night of Qadr) should search in the last seven (nights of Ramadan)."

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 233:

Narrated Abu Salama:

I asked Abu Sa'id, and he was a friend of mine, (about the Night of Qadr) and he said, "We practiced Itikaf (seclusion in the mosque) in the middle third of the month of Ramadan with the Prophet . In the morning of the 20th of Ramadan, the Prophet came and addressed us and said, 'I was informed of (the date of the Night of Qadr) but I was caused to forget it; so search for it in the odd nights of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. (In the dream) I saw myself prostrating in mud and water (as a sign). So, whoever was in l'tikaf with me should return to it with me (for another 10-day's period)', and we returned. At that time there was no sign of clouds in the sky but suddenly a cloud came and it rained till rain-water started leaking through the roof of the mosque which was made of date-palm leaf stalks. Then the prayer was established and I saw Allah's Apostle prostrating in mud and water and I saw the traces of mud on his forehead."

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 234:

Narrated 'Aisha:

Allah's Apostle said, "Search for the Night of Qadr in the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramadan."

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 235:

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

Allah's Apostle used to practice Itikaf (in the mosque) in the middle third of Ramadan and after passing the twenty nights he used to go back to his house on the 21st, and the people who were in Itikaf with him also used to go back to their houses. Once in Ramadan, in which he practiced Itikaf, he established the night prayers at the night in which he used to return home, and then he addressed the people and ordered them whatever Allah wished him to order and said, "I used to practice Itikaf for these ten days (i.e. the middle 113rd but now I intend to stay in Itikaf for the last ten days (of the month); so whoever was in Itikaf with me should stay at his place of seclusion. I have verily been shown (the date of) this Night (of Qadr) but I have forgotten it. So search for it in the odd nights of the last ten days (of this month). I also saw myself (in the dream) prostrating in mud and water." On the night of the 21st, the sky was covered with clouds and it rained, and the rain-water started leaking through the roof of the mosque at the praying place of the Prophet . I saw with my own eyes the Prophet at the completion of the morning prayer leaving with his face covered with mud and water.

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 236:

Narrated 'Aisha:

The Prophet said, "Look for (the Night of Qadr)."

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 237:

Narrated 'Aisha:

Allah's Apostle used to practice Itikaf in the last ten nights of Ramadan and used to say, "Look for the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan ,"

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 238:

Narrated Ibn Abbas:

The Prophet said, "Look for the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan ,' on the night when nine or seven or five nights remain out of the last ten nights of Ramadan (i.e. 21, 23, 25, respectively)."

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 239:

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

Allah's Apostle said, "The Night of Qadr is in the last ten nights of the month (Ramadan), either on the first nine or in the last (remaining) seven nights (of Ramadan)." Ibn 'Abbas added, "Search for it on the twenty-fourth (of Ramadan)."

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 240:

Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samit:

The Prophet came out to inform us about the Night of Qadr but two Muslims were quarreling with each other. So, the Prophet said, "I came out to inform you about the Night of Qadr but such-and-such persons were quarreling, so the news about it had been taken away; yet that might be for your own good, so search for it on the 29th, 27th and 25th (of Ramadan).

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Volume 3, Book 32, Number 241:

Narrated Aisha:

With the start of the last ten days of Ramadan, the Prophet used to tighten his waist belt (i.e. work hard) and used to pray all the night, and used to keep his family awake for the prayers.

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What Can You Do In Ten Minutes?

Abdul Malik Al-Qasim

Adapted from, “Madha taf`al fi `ashara daqa’iq”

The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, said, "The best actions are continuous ones even if little..." [Muslim] After I looked at my own state and the state of those who waste their time, I wanted to encourage our souls to obey and worship Allah `azza wa jall by compiling a list of some well-known actions that Allah `azza wa jall has honored us with and prepared a great reward for those who do them. This list is also a reminder of better utilizing our time and seizing the opportunity of every hour and making use of it. My goal in compiling the list is not to point out the actions as much as to show the necessity of organizing and planning and preserving one's time by investing it in something good.

First of all, let us talk about time, with which many are heedless and wasteful, and which importance only few recognize.

Time is like wealth, it requires our attention and care in both spending and managing. While it is possible to gather and store wealth, and even add to it, time, however, is in no way like that. For every minute that passes can never come back even if you were to spend all the wealth of this world.

So since time is preordained to be a specific period that can not be brought forward or delayed and since the value of it depends on what it is spent on, it is obligatory upon every human being to preserve time, be it little or long. One should use it in the best possible way and not be heedless about it.

In order to preserve one's time, one must reflect on how and where to spend it. The best way to spend time is in obeying Allah ta`ala. One will never regret time spent in such acts of obedience. The only regret would be that if one were not to take yet more provisions in terms of good actions. So set your goal, O brother or sister, make your intention sincere, beginning with a desire to preserve your time and beware of wasting any minute of it.

My noble brother and sister,

I selected the time span of ten minutes (for performing particular righteous actions listed in this book) due to ease of application, so that one starts with them until he or she engages in good all the time, by Allah's grace. In these actions there is conformity with the saying of the Messenger, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam, "The most beloved action to Allah is the most continuous, even if little." [Muslim]

Imam an-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, said in relation to this hadeeth, "In it (the above hadeeth) is an exhortation to perform deeds regularly and continuously, and [an explanation] that a small deed done regularly is better than a great one that is interrupted. It is because by continuously doing a little of such actions as, [one’s] obedience, remembrance, awareness of Allah, sincerity and dedication to the Creator, subhanahu wa ta`ala, the outcome accumulates and it is multiplied exceeding what is greater but interrupted."

The Messenger, sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam, spoke the truth. My dear brother or sister, I will give you an example of the blessing of utilizing ten minutes in righteousness. Glorifying Allah subanahu wa ta`ala by saying "Subhan Allah" a hundred times daily means that one will do so 36,500 times in a year. So take account of your soul, my brother or sister. You can only glorify Allah this much in a year if you are regular in performing tasbeeh and if you make good use of your time.

Similarly, if one reads the Qur'an for ten minutes regularly, one can finish reading it in full every two months. Is this how you do it? Ask yourself, do you complete recitation of the full Qur'an outside of Ramadan? And do not limit, my dear brother or sister, these special ten minutes, devoted to obedience, to be performed only once a day. Perhaps you will find the time after the morning prayer, or after the sunrise, or after the noon prayer, or before sleep.

Likewise, if one manages to memorize only a single verse from the Book of Allah, `azza wa jall, every day, he or she will complete memorization the complete Qur'an in only eight years.

Most of the actions mentioned are performed with the tongue, so one is able to gain rewards at all times and in all situations. So whoever wants to strive in obedience to Allah, doors of good are open and one can make one's days and indeed all of one's life like the ten minutes. Abu Bakra, radhiallahu anhu, related that a person said: "O Messenger of Allah, which people are the best?" He said, "Whose life is long and his actions good." He said, "And what people are the worst?" He said, "Whose life is long and his actions bad." [Muslim]

This is an opportunity for you, dear brother or sister. Ten minutes in which one can taste the sweetness of regularity of performing righteous actions and which can be a step towards managing one's time, until all of one's life becomes beneficial. Ten minutes that are in agreement with the saying of Allah `azza wa jall, "And I have not created the Jinn or humans except to worship Me." [adh-Dhaariyaat (51):56]

Ibn ul-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "In conclusion, the servant, when he turns away from Allah and becomes preoccupied with sins (in this world), he loses days of his true life (in the hereafter). He will see the consequence of losing them the Day he says, "He will say, 'Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life [i.e. true, everlasting life in the Hereafter].'" [al-Fajr (89):24]”

Some actions that can be done in ten minutes:

The forenoon prayer

Recitation of the Quran

Salawat on the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam

Praying Salat al-Janazah

Remembrance of Allah, `azza wa jall

Saying Subhan Allah, alhamdulillah and Laa ilaha ill Allah

Teaching children

Supplication

Taking account of oneself

Reading

Removal of others’ difficulties and fulfillment of their needs

Preserving ties of kinship

Listening to da`wah tapes

Visiting believers for Allah’s sake

Remembering Allah after the obligatory prayers

Making peace between people

Advising

Phoning relatives

Writing one’s will

Giving charity

Reading traditions of the Prophet, sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam

Contemplating

Mailing da`wah information

Feeding the poor

Praying Salat al-Istikharah

Taking care of orphans

Serving one’s family

Seeking knowledge

Ordering good

Making sajdah

Spreading Islamic knowledge

Calling to Allah

Giving Sadaqa jariyyah (charity that carries perpetual award)

Guiding and nurturing one’s children

Repeating after the mu’adhdhin

Performing the night prayer