In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
All the praises and thanks be to Allah, and prayers and peace of Allah be upon the Messenger of Allah and upon all his family, companions, and followers.
The Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, was asked about observing fast on the day of ‘Ashûrâ’, upon which he replied, “It expiates the sins committed in the preceding year.” [Reported by Muslim]
«وسئل عن صوم يوم عاشوراء؟ فقال: يكفر السنة الماضية» رواه مسلم
Allah Almighty has said, {Say, “In the Bounty of Allâh, and in His Mercy (i.e. Islâm and the Qur’ân); - therein let them rejoice.”} [Surat Yûnus 10:58]
{قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللَّـهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا} يونس: 58
Transliteration: Qul bifadli Allahi wabirahmatihi fabithalika falyafrahoo huwa khayrun mimma yajmaAAoona
O Muslims
The day of ‘Ashûrâ’ is the tenth day of the Hijri month al-Muharram. The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has taught us what to do in such a day to obtain the pleasure of Allah Almighty. That is to observe fasting. The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has also commanded to contradict the Jews by fasting a day before it. Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, narrated that the Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “If I live till the next (year), I would definitely observe fast on the ninth day (of al-Muharram).” [Reported by Muslim]
«لئن بقيت إلى قابل لأصومن التاسع» رواه مسلم
O beloved
We have been repeatedly, saying for years, and still are, that the day of ‘Ashûrâ’ is a day of joy and rejoice. It is not a day of grief or weeping. We confirm the authenticity of this statement by clear and decisive evidence from the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him. Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him and his father, said, “When the Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, came to Medina, he found the Jews observing the fast on the day of ‘Ashûrâ’. He asked the Jews, “What is this?” They said, “It is a good day. It is the day on which Allah granted victory to Moses and (his people) the Children of Israel over their enemy (the Pharaoh) and Moses observed fast on this day.” Upon this the Messenger of Allah said, “I have a closer connection with Moses than you have,” and he fasted it and commanded to observe fast on this day.” [Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim] In some narrations, it is reported that Moses, peace be upon him, fasted this day in gratitude to Allah Almighty.
«قدم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم المدينة، فرأى اليهود تصوم يوم عاشوراء، فقال: (ما هذا). قالوا: هذا يوم صالح، هذا يوم نجى الله بني إسرائيل من عدوهم، فصامه موسى. قال: (فأنا أحق بموسى منكم). فصامه وأمر بصيامه» رواه البخاري ومسلم
Therefore, the day of ‘Ashûrâ’ is:
Firstly, it is the day of joy and delight, the day of thanking Allah Almighty. Certainly, the Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said about the believer that, “If he has an occasion to feel delight, he thanks (Allah).” [Reported by Muslim]
«إن أصابته سرَّاء شكر» رواه مسلم
Secondly, it is a good day. If the believer does not feel delighted on the good days, then when should he feel delighted?
Thirdly, it is the day when a great blessing happened to our Prophet Moses, peace be upon him. He survived and his people, and the pharaoh and his soldiers were drowned. Therefore, it is a happy memory. Does not man feel happy when he remembers the salvation of the people he loves? Have you seen, O dear brother, a man thanking his Lord for a blessing He has bestowed upon him, have you seen such a man thanking Allah while being angry or sad? The grateful and thankful believer is certainly happy and delighted. Certainly he is.
Fourthly, the Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has delighted over this good day. He has expressed his delight by fasting (as was his habit and Sunnah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him). He commanded his companions and all the Muslims to delight and to express their delight by fasting, and to contradict the Jews (by fasting the day before).
Fifthly, it is the consensus of the Muslim scholars that the day of ‘Ashûrâ’ is a day of happiness and delight, and that it is not a day of grief and crying. They all said, “If the Hadith is authentic, then it is my doctrine.” By the Grace of Allah, all the Hadiths that we took as our evidence are authentic.
Quranic Miracle and a great historical fact occurred on the day of ‘Ashûrâ’
Dear beloved, you should know that fasting the day of ‘Ashûrâ’ was in gratitude for Allah Almighty for the salvation of the Children of Israel and the drowning of the Pharaoh, the enemy of Allah. The Pharaoh is the title of the kings of Egypt during the era of Moses. A Pharaoh is equivalent to a king, a prince, a president, and other titles. In 1981, a medical committee was established to examine one of the Egyptians mummies. The committee was presided by the French doctor Maurice Bucaille. The study found out that this very mummy belongs to a man whose cause of death is drowning. It was not a natural cause of death as it was previously supposed. The French doctor was astounded when he knew that the Noble Quran tells about the drowning death of one of the Pharaohs and that the body of such Pharaoh is being preserved as an example and warning. This fact certifies that this mummy belongs to that same pharaoh whom Allah Almighty has drowned, and whose story was mentioned in the Noble Quran. Because of all the previous, the French doctor embraced Islam.
Allah is the Greatest. Allah the Supreme is True when He says, {So this day We shall deliver your (dead) body (out from the sea) that you may be a sign to those who come after you! And verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.).} [Surat Yûnus 10:92]
{فَالْيَوْمَ نُنَجِّيكَ بِبَدَنِكَ لِتَكُونَ لِمَنْ خَلْفَكَ آيَةً ۚ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ النَّاسِ عَنْ آيَاتِنَا لَغَافِلُونَ} يونس: 92
Transliteration: Faalyawma nunajjeeka bibadanika litakoona liman khalfaka ayatan wainna katheeran mina alnnasi AAan ayatinalaghafiloona
The day of ‘Ashûrâ’ coincides with the memory of the martyrdom of al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him, so, what is the true stance to his murder, may Allah be pleased with him?
Ibn Kathir, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Each and every Muslim should grieve over the murder of al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him; he is one of the masters of Muslims. He is the grandchild of the Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him. He is the son of Fatima, one of the best daughters of Muhammad. He was a worshipper and a generous spender in charity. However, what people show of the manifestations of grief and misery, the majority of which may be in pretention and hypocrisy, are not considered righteous, nevertheless, they are prohibited. His father, Ali ibn Abu Talib, was better than he was, and he was murdered. However, people do not take the day of his murder as a day of mourning as they do with day al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him, was murdered. His father was murdered on a Friday when he was going out to perform al-Fajr prayer on the seventeenth of Ramadan, in the year 40 of the Hijri calendar. ‘Uthman, as well, was better than Ali according the people of Sunnah and consensus. He was murdered while being besieged in his home on the days of at-Tashrîq (the 11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhull-Hijjah) in 36 of the Hijri calendar. He was slaughtered from the jugular vein to the other; however, people did not take the day of his murder as a day of mourning. So is the matter with ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, who is better than Ali and ‘Uthman. He was murdered while he was standing in the pulpit performing al-Fajr prayer. He was reading the Quran. People did not take the day of his murder as a day of mourning. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was better than ‘Umar and people did not take the day of his death as a day of mourning. May Allah be pleased with all of them. How about the Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, the master of the sons of Adam in this worldly life and in the Hereafter, he has died, as have all the Prophets before him (prayers and peace of Allah be upon all of them). No one took the day of their death as a day of mourning.
The stance of Muslims to the memory of the martyrdom of al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him
O Muslims: We all lament the death of al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him, and the death of those who were with him. He was unjustly killed. He should have not been killed. However, it is the destiny of Allah. He has been killed, the great tragedy and calamity has already taken place. Consequently, what should we do? If we were in his days, it would have been necessary for us to demand Al-Qisâs (the Law of Equality in punishment) to be inflicted on those who carried out this heinous crime. Nonetheless, we exist after the occurrence of that incident by more than thirteen centuries, so what we have to do is not to accept his murder, but that we should say, “Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.” We should not make other people, than the true criminals; bear the burden of this crime. Allah Almighty has said, {And no bearer of burdens shall bear another’s burden;} [Surat Fâtir 35:18]
{وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ} فاطر: 18
Transliteration: Wala taziru waziratun wizra okhra
Dear beloved, Every Muslim should know the following facts, with respect to the martyrdom of al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him:
Firstly, al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him, died a martyr, what a great reward and dignity Allah has set up for martyrs. Allah Almighty has said, {Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allâh as dead. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision. (169) They rejoice in what Allâh has bestowed upon them of His Bounty} [Surat Al-’Imrân 3:169-170]
{وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّـهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ ﴿169﴾ فَرِحِينَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّـهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ} آل عمران: 196-170
Transliteration: Wala tahsabanna allatheena qutiloo fee sabeeli Allahi amwatan bal ahyaon AAinda rabbihim yurzaqoona (169) Fariheena bimaatahumu Allahu min fadlihi
Allah Almighty has told about the martyrs that they are rejoicing. They are rejoicing; shall we not be joyful as they are? Shall we not rejoice over their delight?
Secondly, the martyring of al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him, on the day of ‘Ashûrâ’ does not change or alter the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah, prayer and peace of Allah be upon him. Rather, the day of ‘Ashûrâ’ remains a good day. Let he who is pleased be pleased, and he who is resentful be resentful.
Remark: If we imagine that one of the companions has martyred on the day of Eid al-Fitr or on the day of Eid al-Adha, (which has certainly took place with the Prince of the Believers, ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan, may Allah be pleased with him), does this justify that the Muslims turn the day of Eid (which Allah has clearly stated that it is a day of feast for Muslims) into a day of grief? Is it justified just because a companion has martyred on this day? We say that while we preserve a great status to the companions in our hearts.
Thirdly, it is prohibited to slap cheeks and to wail
It is not permissible to the one who fears Allah, Glorified and Exalted, to slap his cheeks, tear his clothes and follow the ways and traditions of the Days of Ignorance when he remembers the martyrdom of al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him, along with his companions. The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said, “He who slaps his cheeks, tears his clothes and follows the ways and traditions of the Days of Ignorance is not one of us.” [Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
«ليس منَّا من لطم الخدود، وشقّ الجيوب، ودعا بدعوى الجاهلية» رواه البخاري ومسلم
Abu Musa Al-'Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) has also said, “I have no concern with what the prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) had no concern with; the woman who wails loudly, shaves her hair and tears her garment (because of grief).” [Agreed upon]
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has also said, “If the wailing woman does not repent before she dies, she will be made to stand on the Day of Resurrection wearing a garment of tar and a chemise of mange.” [Reported by Muslim]
«النَّائحة إذا لم تتب قبل موتها، تقام يوم القيامة وعليها سربال من قطران، ودرع من جرب» رواه مسلم
The Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has also said, “It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for the dead beyond three days, but (in case of the death) of her husband she should mourn for four months and ten days.” [Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
«لا يحل لامرأةٍ تؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر أن تحدّ على ميتٍ فوق ثلاث ليالٍ إلا على زوج أربعة أشهر وعشرًا»رواه البخاري ومسلم
Fourth, the stance of the Noble Family of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with them, from the memory of Karbalâ’
Dear beloved, it was not known about the distinguished Family nor from the other Imams of guidance -may Allah have mercy on them- that they slapped their cheeks, tore their garments, or wailed loudly. Allah forbid that they do so on this anniversary. It was not known about Ali ibn Al-Hussein, his son Muhammad, his son Ja’far , or Mûsa ibn Ja’far, that they did this. They are our example, may Allah Almighty have mercy on them all.
Remark: Many Muslims think that to leave talking about these heresies (the evils that occur on the day of ‘Ashûrâ’) is more appropriate to ward off evils! The answer to this statement is that inferring to this rule is misplaced. This rule works when giving preference between equal matters, thus, warding off evil is preferred to bringing about benefits. However, when the talk is about heresies and the Sunnah, the heresy is fought. The Sunnah is the inevitable right to be followed. In that case, why are the people of the right demanded to waive their right for the benefit of the people of falsehood? Why is not falsehood required to change and to be abandoned? This is the right thing to do!
Finally, a piece of advice and an appeal
Firstly, we urge those simple people who grew up while influenced by their parents, their mothers, their society and their surroundings where they were raised, we ask them to judge this issue wisely, carefully, and freely. They should judge this issue according to the teaching of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him. This is the most serious issue in the life of the Muslims, because it is the issue of religion, and they are responsible for it on the Day of Judgment!
Therefore, beware, set things right, and be careful.
Secondly, we urge those who know the truth about this issue to advise the common simple people. They should guide them to the right true path. They should enjoin them to do the right things and forbid them from doing the heresies that some of them commit, that they may obtain the great reward.
The scholars are asked to vow that they show the truth and religion for people. They should not purchase with it a little price or that they will bear their burden along with other burdens.
We ask Allah Almighty to guide all the Muslims and us to the right straight path. He is Able to do that.
O Allah, have I delivered the message? O Allah be my witness to that.
Written by Abu Abdullah Sayyid Fu’âd ibn Sayyid Abdul-Rahmân Ar-Rifâ’i al-Hussayni
![And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day." [ Allah ] said. "And whoever disbelieves - I will grant him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination." And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], "Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing. Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful. Quran (2:126-128) وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَذَا بَلَدًا آمِنًا وَارْزُقْ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ مَنْ آمَنَ مِنْهُمْ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ قَالَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ أَضْطَرُّهُ إِلَى عَذَابِ النَّارِ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ (126) وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ (127) رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُسْلِمَةً لَكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ (128) (البقرة)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUvABuTvnSZrpzUcIBKET1UGfnDa0JxJkrfxpr_PfU_4pZVTqmyl9ao5BTSSpUpaitPchUi9QLVry1R0SQjzY7NQGxH7NJ2mnYHMCF8K5DavZaOugdJgYabyLRBhEve9pMQmRfnoLlA8w/s1600/My+Lord%252C+make+this+a+secure+city+and+provide+its+people+with+fruits.BMP "Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You.")
![It is You we worship and You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path - The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray. Quran (1:5-7) إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ (5) اهدِنَــــا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِيمَ (6) صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ غَيرِ المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ (7)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJmj4JrI9lEj-z3bCFM4MRNGQcLMs681jqQ_fI7uXVh0kRF9QGWLvHsS3e6SdfT3r3B_vyTP7-5flefDI-pMkugiLCBqi_JGem0b9FuSqrJns6WpoAHRvy7WWH8VHfNLN4HqkAxQ1b80/s1600/It+is+You+we+worship+and+You+we+ask+for+help.JPG "It is You we worship and You we ask for help.")
![Hudhaifah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I offered Salat (Tahajjud - optional night prayer) with the Prophet (ﷺ) one night, and he started reciting (Surat) Al-Baqarah. I thought that he would bow at the end of one hundred Verses, but he continued reciting; I, then, thought that he would perhaps recite the whole (Surah) in a Rak'ah, but he proceeded on, and I thought he would perhaps bow on completing (this Surah); he then started (reciting Surat) An-Nisa'; he then started (Surat) Al-'Imran and his recitation was unhurried. And when he recited the Verses which referred to the Glory of Allah, he glorified Him (by saying Subhan Allah - My Rubb, the Supreme is far removed from every imperfection), the Great, and when he recited the Verses that mention supplication, he supplicated, and when he recited the Verses that mention seeking Refuge of the Rubb, he sought (His) Refuge. Then he bowed and said: "My Rubb, the Supreme is far removed from every imperfection (Subhana Rabbiyal-Azim);" his bowing lasted about the same length of time as his standing (and then on returning to the standing posture after Ruku') he said: "Allah listened to him who praised Him (Sami' Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal hamd)." Then he stood about the same length of time as he had spent in bowing. He then prostrated himself and said: "My Rubb, the Supreme is far removed from every imperfection (Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la)," and his prostration lasted nearly the same length of time as his standing. [Muslim]. عن أبي عبد الله حذيفة بن اليمان، رضي الله عنهما، قال: صليت مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ذات ليلة، فافتتح البقرة، فقلت يركع عند المائة، ثم مضى؛ فقلت يصلي بها في ركعة، فمضى؛ فقلت يركع بها، ثم افتتح النساء؛ فقرأها، ثم افتتح آل عمران فقرأها، يقرأ مترسلاً إذا مر بآية فيها تسبيح سبح، وإذا مر بسؤال سأل، وإذا مر بتعوذ تعوذ، ثم ركع فجعل يقول: " سبحان ربي العظيم" فكان ركوعه نحواً من قيامه ثم قال: " سمع الله لمن حمده، ربنا لك الحمد" ثم قام قياماً طويلاً قريباً مما ركع، ثم سجد فقال: " سبحان ربي الأعلى" فكان سجوده قريباً من قيامه" ((رواه مسلم).](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNVpDEGqlC1kyh4AfgDm0dPPejPLalSr1TFgssYjl7XDvM27hja-06-RsFoogn1ieLK7uOfk1sDqXQ3CBTJ3ViZdgfS8FkPwGpIkNtSIQcHt_aSJ-_nLvcB-kCyIGJ85xNsmbxL1vpuE/s1600/Qiyam+Al-Lail.GIF "Hadith about Qiyam Al-Lail")
![Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said. "The (Hell) Fire is surrounded with all kinds of desires and passions, while Jannah is surrounded with adversities." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: " حجبت النار بالشهوات، وحجبت الجنة بالمكاره" ((متفق عليه)).](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrvh64dNTa3SEgUKLnexcCwkjajpCSe7j_uch32m4xtzVJbZE3J-P5WXCXNwjyiJ1v_9l-EoK4Vah4_S0Pl5m15O7An4ltkfBrHBbXkDymVtVofWkWlXQKe4uE8e_RVAm0IbFTC3UHd4/s1600/The+%2528Hell%2529+Fire+is+surrounded+with+all+kinds+of+desires+and+passions.JPG "Hadith: The (Hell) Fire is surrounded with all kinds of desires and passions")
![Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak one, and both are good. Adhere to that which is beneficial for you. Keep asking Allah for help and do not refrain from it. If you are afflicted in any way, do not say: 'If I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted into such and such,' but say only: 'Allah so determined and did as He willed.' The word 'if' opens the gates of satanic thoughts". [Muslim]. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " المؤمن القوي خير وأحب إلى الله من المؤمن الضعيف وفي كل خير. احرص على ما ينفعك، واستعن بالله ولا تعجز. وإن أصابك شيء فلا تقل: لو أني فعلت كان كذا وكذا، ولكن قل: قدر الله، وما شاء فعل؛ فإن لو تفتح عمل الشيطان" (( رواه مسلم)).](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf00UBrxQRRrkaJx0KvT4TwXOIHOZ9yGFAqTOFqDVeccFAI-7rS_jvbEH6mlLA3uuWWhtRB6QjuGcadOyUb0Tzd1FZmBVf6jsgD2DFY3eQdtXnEq8t_2XOvxcSkugT7Umnkk2rup7SQ5s/s1600/Keep+asking+Allah+for+help+and+do+not+refrain+from+it.JPG "Hadith: Keep asking Allah for help and do not refrain from it.")
!['Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) would stand (in prayer) so long that the skin of his feet would crack. I asked him, "Why do you do this while your past and future sins have been forgiven?" He said, "Should I not be a grateful slave of Allah?" [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. عن عائشة رضي الله عنها أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يقوم من الليل حتى تنفطر قدماه، فقلت له: لم تصنع هذا يا رسول الله، وقد غفر الله لك ما تقدم من ذنبك وما تأخر؟! قال: " أفلا أحب أن أكون عبداً شكوراً؟" ((متفق عليه. هذا لفظ البخاري، ونحوه في الصحيحين من رواية المغيرة بن شعبة)).](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QXmBCcz2H_DftCGPTykD0iOE3wsctdM2Fc5zzW_V7n0OMt1Vq8GgwWMJRXIZCNOvOWcrS2vDUV0y1mgJ8FEI-08BmIsiP6HyUuhT85m0hyphenhyphenL6A7PAdsu-D_mBUvDUQqHaYFQ1AQhmAXw/s1600/Should+I+not+be+a+grateful+slave+of+Allah.PNG "Hadith: Should I not be a grateful slave of Allah?")
![Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "There are two blessings in which many people incur loss. (They are) health and free time (for doing good)". [Al-Bukhari] عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " نعمتان مغبون فيهما كثير من الناس: الصحة، والفراغ" ((رواه البخاري)).](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33EyFDNs_Hxc_ylLnpuP-H0HfQrxkY4B6ubJC3H1wGNaq7uOF93j1h5Q8eHta9fpTT3TuXOFcYfrAGx3U9LyTzgEtnQBozb_5swZfr2SH8sy56RhDAxg8FiZVXm6MfWXV-PdNEKAnhdE/s1600/health+and+free+time.PNG "Hadith about health and free time")
![Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Allah the Exalted has said: 'I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of Mine. And the most beloved thing with which My slave comes nearer to Me is what I have enjoined upon him; and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (prayer or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him. When I love him I become his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his leg with which he walks; and if he asks (something) from Me, I give him, and if he asks My Protection (refuge), I protect him". [Al- Bukhari]. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: "إن الله تعالى قال: من عادى لي وليا فقد آذنته بالحرب. وما تقرب إلي عبدي بشيء أحب إلي مما افترضت عليه، وما يزال عبدي يتقرب إلي بالنوافل حتى أحبه، فإذا أحببته كنت سمعه الذي يسمع به، وبصره الذي يبصر به، ويده التي يبطش بها، ورجله التي يمشي بها، وإن سألني أعطيته؛ ولئن استعاذني لأعيذنه" ((رواه البخاري)).](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRSIjcHOMFG3_xzUXLmd8JtxNvbz161iAeJZ8C-wO47_PTBYH3ygZVkrzhFUlQCyLUsNgYipogi79irxvLUlc_f_AEC2ZFH68P-5ObOOSrXZgrvdMMJmp37qAkh7L-hOTn2ff8L_vjUg/s1600/and+My+slave+keeps+on+coming+closer+to+Me+through+performing+Nawafil+till+I+love+him.JPG "and My slave keeps on coming closer to Me through performing Nawafil (prayer or doing extra deeds besides what is obligatory) till I love him.")
![Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Hasten to do good deeds before you are overtaken by one of the seven afflictions." Then (giving a warning) he said, "Are you waiting for such poverty which will make you unmindful of devotion; or prosperity which will make you corrupt, or disease as will disable you, or such senility as will make you mentally unstable, or sudden death, or Ad-Dajjal who is the worst expected absent, or the Hour, and the Hour will be most grievous and most bitter". [At-Tirmidhi]. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: " بادروا بالأعمال سبعاً. هل تنتظرون إلا فقراً منسياً، أو غنى مطغياً، أو مرضاً مفسداً، أو هرماً مفنداً أو موتاً مجهزاً أو الدجال فشر غائب ينتظر، أو الساعة فالساعة أدهى وأمر!" ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث حسن)).](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQNLT_AWzr2Unu6VnXTGur1q7w5P93nTI4poa4KIxEs6TUDlZH12YHHgIiWFw0Git3182vPEzPprmjyUcnLLxYfmR8DYFhwbQqUXEVQ5gd3AGBXHPqer4HGTghOWTiW20AZnz41oS6Us/s1600/Hasten+to+do+good+deeds+before+you+are+overtaken+by+one+of+the+seven+afflictions.JPG "Hadith: Hasten to do good deeds before you are overtaken by one of the seven afflictions.")
![Az-Zubair bin 'Adi said: We went to Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) and complained to him of suffering at the hands of Al-Hajjaj. He replied: "Show endurance, for no time will come but will be followed by one worse (than the present one) till you meet your Rubb. I heard this from your Prophet (ﷺ)". [Al- Bukhari]. عن الزبير بن عدي قال: أتينا أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه فشكونا إليه ما نلقى من الحجاج. فقال: "اصبروا فإنه لا يأتي زمان إلا والذي بعده شر منه حتى تلقوا ربكم" سمعته من نبيكم صلى الله عليه وسلم.((رواه البخاري)).](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPRlh72XVt58_Z-U-Nqx8PSZP2WVYJ7K5UxfGpzSTVyv2SeZmwi5AgAlaS1pXmdx3iVLk9IZCrh4wquxOYO4OUteYHRWLjAkYO1X3wpeO3nDs5PQbBHI9Y3ujA5GtHyeFpGbNXVsp1xM/s1600/Show+endurance.JPG "Show endurance")
![Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: There came a man to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, which charity is the most rewardable?" He (ﷺ) said, "That you should give charity (in a state when you are) healthy and stingy and fear poverty, hoping to become rich (charity in such a state of health and mind is the best). And you must not defer (charity to such a length) that you are about to die and would be saying: 'This is for so-and-so, and this for so-and-so.' Lo! It has already come into (the possession of) so-and- so". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. عن أبي هريرة ، قَالَ : جاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبيِّ فَقَالَ : يَا رسولَ الله ، أيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أعْظَمُ أجْرَاً ؟ قَالَ : « أنْ تَصَدَّقَ وَأنتَ صَحيحٌ شَحيحٌ ، تَخشَى الفَقرَ وتَأمُلُ الغِنَى ، وَلا تُمهِلْ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغتِ الحُلقُومَ قُلْتَ لِفُلان كذا ولِفُلانٍ كَذا ، وقَدْ كَانَ لِفُلانٍ » . مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيهِ .](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Yv_hGcYHFLL49avcgzDA-aUtdifLdmYDPSO8nwK2czYiKp29ttAMwbT5n6eAQ31fNJzJWYDSPa5lDNBp-W8vr9l7Ip3TCQnqNOzBFyTKyiWZ4pfqXJsb1tUEjSV4fvuFxPVzOWACauU/s1600/which+charity+is+the+most+rewardable.JPG "Which charity is the most rewardable?")
![Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Whoever says (upon leaving his house): 'Bismillah, tawakkaltu 'alallah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah [I begin with the Name of Allah; I trust in Allah; there is no altering of conditions but by the Power of Allah],' it will be said to him: 'You are guided, defended and protected.' The devil will go far away from him". [Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi and An- Nasa'i]. Abu Dawud reported it with this addition: "One devil will say to another: 'How can you deal with a man who has been guided, defended and protected?". عن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : "من قال-يعني إذا خرج من بيته-: بسم الله توكلت على الله، ولا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله ، يقال له: هديت وكفيت ووقيت، وتنحى عنه الشيطان". رواه أبو داود والترمذي، والنسائي وغيرهم. وقال الترمذي: حديث حسن، زاد أبو داود: "فيقول :-يعني الشيطان-لشيطان آخر: كيف لك برجل قد هدي وكفي ووقيّ ؟](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0lIxjcU_u7tKLRc7jOZeGTO6rYeNbsVqKdhDdv9HfqDP35N0dAhjwZG8x2xVHoeRn7DPnLgsV5q1Cdg2qgx3OQxtgIHQBZIQqIIEQm2eJmrv5NParBgSO6YA6te4Venzgl3YB6cZH9I/s1600/Whoever+says+%2528upon+leaving+his+house%2529.JPG "Whoever says (upon leaving his house)")
![Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) stepped out of his house, he would say, "Bismillah, tawakkaltu 'alallah. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika an adilla aw udalla, aw azilla aw uzalla, aw azlima aw uzlama, aw ajhala aw yujhala 'alayya". "[I go forth. (I begin with the Name of Allah, I trust in Allah; O Allah! I seek refuge in You from leaving or being led astray, or against slipping or being caused to slip; or doing injustice or being done injustice; or doing wrong or having wrong done to me)]". [Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi reported it. According to At-Tirmidhi, this Hadith is classified as Hasan Sahih. Its wording is from Abu Dawud]. عَنْ أُمِّ المُؤمِنِينَ أُمِّ سلَمَةَ رضي اللَّهُ عنها أن النبيَّ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم كانَ إذَا خَرجَ مِنْ بيْتِهِ قالَ : « بسم اللَّهِ، توكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أعوذُ بِكَ أنْ أَضِلَّ أو أُضَلَّ ، أَوْ أَزِلَّ أوْ أُزلَّ ، أوْ أظلِمَ أوْ أُظلَم ، أوْ أَجْهَلَ أو يُجهَلَ عَلَيَّ » رواه أبو داود والتِّرمذيُّ.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtmdz92uY3UW0YlAME1n96D1w3C0Yo0cQbujFGLk1FefyOqP5oqCXVx6sMdKQJx2pY5X0qw4S_LVKYtlt4RBn1McodrFuDZsfznFeOxErLkCaPy43b0ITd_sb6g-av3kFfdZZcYxQ6Ag/s1600/Whenever+you+stepped+out+of+your+house.JPG "Whenever you stepped out of your house")
![Al-Bara' bin 'Azib (May Allah be pleased with them) said: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked me to recite whenever I go to bed: "Allahumma aslamtu nafsi ilaika, wa wajjahtu wajhi ilaika, wa fawwadtu amri ilaika, wal-ja'tu zahri ilaika, raghbatan wa rahbatan ilaika, la malja wa la manja minka illa ilaika. Amantu bikitabikal-ladhi anzalta, wa nabiyyikal-ladhi arsalta (O Allah! I have submitted myself to You, I have turned my face to You, entrusted my affairs to You; and committed my back to You out of desire for You and fear of You; expecting Your reward and fearing Your punishment). There is no refuge and no place of safety from You but with You. I believe in the Book You have revealed and in the Prophet You have sent." Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said that if anyone recited these words and died that night, he would die in the true religion. In case he remains alive till morning, he will obtain good. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. In another narration: He reported Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: "If you go to bed, perform the Salat Wudu', lie down on your right side and say [the above Du'a (supplication)] and let these words be your last".](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAQ6wpfezoszWD7CB4jwyVoeP7YjKIUSHwCwK5z2k_MZ9TAEI1MvRQSwQw_E7PUghyphenhyphenBAstuCENhped-1D0-UTy6Z2eJbXBMq-Pf_kgble93nkIRfF3NHyKd6NhqDsIeeAQur0gYz_L8E/s1600/recite+whenever+you+go+to+bed.JPG "Recite whenever you go to bed")
