Seeker of knowledge ....(Value of time)

A few words of wisdom from respected teacher concerning the use of TIME!

TIME is a Ne'mat (gift) from Allah سبحانه و تعالى. In this time and era we do not use this gift as we should. Remember every minute is valuable and the previous minute will never return.

There are people that are engrossed in dhikr or any other type of worship whilst in their daily routine.

So we should try our utmost best in utilising our time wisely inshAllah it will be greatly beneficial.

An advice was specially given to those who are Hufaaz.

*One must pray 3 Paras a day, and use their time in the correct manner.

week 18

HADITH:
"The one who eats and is thankful is like the one who fasts and is patient" (Tirmidhi, Darami)

DID YOU KNOW:
Wearing the Ihram, all signs of position and status in society are removed and all men face Allah with their soul laid bare and independent of all worldly distinctions.

TARGET:
Reflect on the conditions for making repentance.

Week 16 and 17

HADITH:
"Bells are flutes of satan" (muslim)

DID YOU KNOW:
Ibn Al-naphis described pulmonary circulation in the human body 350 years before its attributed discoverer Sir William Harvey.

TARGET:
Reflect on the legitimacy of all earnings and possessions.

NOTICE

As you all may have known that respected teacher has been very ill, but alhamdulillah through the mercy of Allah he has recovered.. duas are requested...

Prescribed prayers

While going to the bathroom

"Allah-humma inni a-udhu bika minal khubuthi wal khabaa-ith"

O Allah, i seek refuge with you from the evil satans, the male and the female.

* One must enter with the left foot.

* One musn't spend too long in the bathroom.

* The shayateen like filthy places therefore they live in the bathroom.

BENEFITS OF READING THIS PRAYER:

--> Worldly (dunyawi) benefit is that, your body is protected from them.

--> The benefit for the hereafter (Ukhrawi) is that you are protected from evil thoughts.

When coming out of the bathroom

"Allah-humma gufraanak-Alhamdu-lilahi-ladhee adh-haba a'nil-adha wa a'faani"

O Allah, i seek your forgiveness. Praised is Allah who delivered me from filth and granted relief to me.

* Firstly we are asking for forgiveness as we were not able to be in remembrance of Allah in that room and also because we are not able to thank him the way we should.
* Then we thank him for removing the filth from our body, by praising the almighty.

Or say:

"Al-hamdu lilahi ladhee adhaa-qanee ladha-dha tahu wa abqaa-a'lay-ya qu-watahu-wa da-fa' a'n-nee adhaa-hu"

Praised is Allah who blessed me with the taste of food and let energy from it be absorbed in my body and the filthy part of it be removed from me.

* Firstly we praise him for giving us the ability to taste the food.

* Then for removing the filth from our body.

Week 14 and 15

HADITH:
"The upper [giving] hand is superior to the lower [taking] hand." (Bukhari, Muslim)

DID YOU KNOW:
The Black Stone came down from paradise, it was white in the beginning but it became black due to the sins of human beings. (tirmidhi)

TARGET:
InshAllah to reflect one's attitude towards prayer (salaah)

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ENLARGE:
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Week 13

HADITH:
"The world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the unbeliever" (Muslim, Tirmidhi)

DID YOU KNOW:
Hamza (raa), the prophet's uncle died at the battle of uhud along with 70 martyrs.

TARGET:
Encourage good relations between siblings.

Prescribed prayers

Wednesday, March 21, 2007, my respected teacher delivered a Hadith discourse on “prescribed prayers….”

Sayyidatuna Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to remember Allah at all times. [Muslim].

We are all advised to remember Allah at all times as well.

Allah mentions in the Qur’an:

"And remember Allah much, that you may be successful.'' (62:10)

The reason stated to remember Allah is that we may be successful and if we do not remember Him it will not effect Allah even an iota bit. As by remembering him it will only save us from sins and increase the love for him.

Now the statement, which arises is that it is virtually impossible to sit in one place and remember Allah for hours and hours on end, with the rest of the day to day duties on our plate. However the foremost way of remembering Allah subhana wat'ala is by enforcing the prescribed prayers in our life.

Therefore when we go to sleep, wake up, eat, go out etc we must pray the specific prayers that has been given to us by our Rasul Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, in that way not only will we be remembering Allah every moment in our daily routine, but also acting upon the sunnah of Rasul Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. This will increase both the love for Allah and his Rasul Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Insha-Allah.

Therefore hadhrat has chose to start these Wednesday lessons mentioning and explaining the daily prescribed prayers. The first prayer explained was:

When rising from sleep

"Alhumdu-lilahil-lazi-ahyaana ba'da-maa amaatana-wa-ilahin-nushoor"

All praises belong to Allah who gave us life after death and to him we are to return.

We are reminded a few points concerning our beloved Allah Subhana Wa'tala in this prayer:

* We begin our day praising the Lord Almighty Allah Subhana Wa'tala. As sleep has been given to us as a gift from him, without it we would be in turmoil. Praising him is thanking him for this bounty.

* He is the one who woke us up after sleep.

*Sleep is the brother of death; we are not conscious and are unaware of the happenings around us whilst we are asleep. He brought us back from that state.

* Finally we are reminded of death, as we will return to our most beloved.

I hope and pray that Allah Subhana Wat'ala gives us all the full ability to act upon these prescribed prayers.

NOTE:
This was the introductory of the prescribed prayers, from now insh'Allah Hadhrat will mention one prayer every week and in that way insha-Allah we will be able to act upon it and make our life in remembrance of Allah subhana Wat'ala and according to the Sunnah.

"A Thief only goes to a rich man's house"

"A Thief only goes to a rich man's house"
(Shaykh Molana Imran bin Adam)

A rich man is one who has Iman, therefore the thief (shaytaan) will go to a person, who has Iman. Attacking a non-believer will leave him no treasure.

Due to his incredible intelligence he will try his utmost best to lead the believer astray, no matter what level of piety/spirituality they are at. His attempts and plans will become greater, this does not always mean one has weakened their Iman. It can prove that one has strengthened it and making shaytaan work harder.

Week 11 and 12

HADITH:
"Oppression will be darkness on the day of judgment" (bukhari)

DID YOU KNOW:
During the first years of the advent of Islam the Qibla (direction for prayer) was in the direction of Jerusalem and then by Divine command the direction was changed towards Makkah.

TARGET:
reflect on on past/current arguments, and analyse if a different response could have created a more peaceful outcome.

Quote

"Check your Love Thermometer"
(Shaykh Molana Imran bin Adam)

We use a thermometer to know whether the degree has increased or decreased, similarly we must constantly check our love thermometer, to observe our progress or downfall in the Love of Allah. This thermometer is our HEART.

Week 10

HADITH:
"A believer is simple and noble and a transgressor is deceitful and ignoble" (Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi).

DID YOU KNOW:
The number zero reached European civilisation through the Arabs after 800 AD. The Greeks and Romans did not need the number zero for they did their calculations on an abacus. The name 'zero' comes from the Arabic 'sifr'.

TARGET:
Insha'Allah- reflect on any wasteful financial spending.

Taalib-e-ilm

SEEKER OF KNOWLEDGE:

Soon there will be a section for the seekers of knowledge.

A few words of wisdom from My respected teacher, so that we can act upon and become the best of seekers.

Insh'Allah

Food 4 thought

A Musalee (one who goes to a Mosque) wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to Mosque.

"I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 Lectures. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the Imams are wasting theirs by giving Lectures at all."

This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher, I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals.

But I do know this: They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to Mosque for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today.
(Shaykh Molana Imran bin Adam)

Quote

"Life Upon deen is like playing snakes and ladders"

(Shaykh Molana Imran bin Adam)

There will be times where we become so engrossed in deen that we assume, we will never go back. We almost touch the skies and feel a spiritual upliftment and feel our iman becoming stronger. This is climbing the ladder in the game.

However there are occasions where we land on a snake and we end up going back a few steps. These must be avoided, as the snake (satan) will never leave you, he will try his utmost best to lead you astray.

Never give up hope and faith, get up and keep throwing that die, Inshallah you will succeed with the help of Allah.


May allah increase the knowledge of my esteemed beloved teacher.

Week 9

HADITH:
"Alcohol constitutes many sins" (razin)

DID YOU KNOW:
In 697 C.E Abd. al-Malik Ibn Marwan (685-705 C.E.) introduced the first Islamic coins. Devoid of figurative representation, both sides of the dinar were inscribed with verses from the Qur'an.

TARGET:
Insha'Allah - consume a spoonful of honey, black seed oil and drink a glass of milk each day.

Week 7 and 8

HADITH:
"Gatherings are to be kept in confidence" (Abu Dawud)

DID YOU KNOW:
Ibn 'Amr reported that the prophet was reported to have said, "Prayers in my mosque are better than 1000 times of prayer at other mosques, except at Al-Masjid Al-Haram". (reported by Ahmed, Muslim and An-Nisai")

TARGET:
InshAllah - Make more of an effort to learn about the Prophet sallahu alaihi wassalam's life.

Sweetness Of Iman

On Wednesday the 14Th February 2007, my respected teacher articulated on the topic Sweetness of Imaan (faith) and love for Allah. As you all may have noticed my respected teacher delivers his discourses mainly on one topic Love. Acknowledge, as this Love for Allah will take us to appreciate and obey him sincerely.

Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (PBUH) said,

"There are three qualities whoever has them, will taste the sweetness of Iman: To love Allah and His Messenger (PBUH) more than anyone else; to love a servant (of Allah) only for (the sake of) Allah; and to abhor returning to infidelity after Allah has saved him from it as he would abhor to be thrown into the fire (of Hell)".
(Al-Bukhari and Muslim).

When one loves his/hers beloved, they will sacrifice themselves to them and will do everything it takes to maintain their delectation.

My esteemed teacher reminds us of a quote:

"A lover surrenders to his beloved"

May Allah give us Taufique, Ameen

Guarding Secrets

وعن ثابت عن انس رضي الله عنه قال: اتي علي رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم وانا العب مع غلمانفسلم علينا فبعثني في حاجة، فابطآت علي امي ، فلما جئت قالت ما حبسك؟ فقلت: بعثني رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم لحاجة قالت: ما حاجته قلت انها سر قالت لا تخبرن بسر رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم احدا. قال انس: والله لو حدثت به احدا لحدثتك به يا ثابت رواه مسلم

Narrated by Thabit رضي الله عنه that Anas رضي الله عنه said :

Once Rasulullah صلي الله عليه وسلم came to me while I was playing with the boys. He greeted us and sent me on an errand. This delayed my return to my mother. When I came to her, she asked, “What detained you?” I said; “Allah’s Messenger صلي الله عليه وسلم sent me on an errand.” She asked, “What was it?” I said, “It is a secret.” My mother said, “Do not disclose to any one the secret of Rasulullah صلي الله عليه وسلم.” Anas رضي الله عنه said to Thabit رضي الله عنه "By Allah, were I to tell it to anyone I would have told you". (Muslim)

Today’s lesson is regarding to guard the secret. To disclose a secret is the theme of this Hadith. When Anas رضي الله عنه told his mother about the cause of secrecy, she refrained from insisting that the secret should be disclosed to her. Rather, she lent her support to her son’s standpoint and advised him to conceal the secret.

It is part of Shariah and moral teaching that we should keep the secrets of our friends in our hearts. Unless we receive a go ahead from a friend, we must not make his/her secret public.

Secrecy of Fatimah رضي الله عنها:

Aishah رضي الله عنها reported:

On one occasion all the wives of the Prophet صلي الله عليه وسلم were with him when his daughter, Fatimah رضي الله عنها who walked in the style of her father, arrived. He صلي الله عليه وسلم welcomed her saying, "Welcome, O my daughter", and asked her to sit on his right side, or on his left side and then whispered something to her at which she wept bitterly. When he perceived her grief, he whispered in secret to her again and this time she smiled (with happiness). I said to her: "Messenger of Allah صلي الله عليه وسلم chose you his daughter from amongst all his wives to speak secretly to you and yet you wept.'' When he left, I asked her, "What did Messenger of Allah صلي الله عليه وسلم say to you?'' She said, "I will not divulge the secret of Messenger of Allah صلي الله عليه وسلم .'' When Messenger of Allah صلي الله عليه وسلم passed away, I said to her: "I adjure you by the right I have in respect of you to tell me what Messenger of Allah صلي الله عليه وسلم had told you.'' She said: "Now (when Messenger of Allah صلي الله عليه وسلم has died), I will tell you. When he whispered to me the first time, he told me, `Jibril (Gabriel) used to listen to my recitation of the Qur'an and then recite it back to me once, and this time he has done it twice; and so I perceive that my death is approaching. Then be mindful of your duty to Allah and be patient and steadfast, for I shall be an excellent predecessor for you." On this I wept as you saw. When he perceived my distress he said to me in secret for the second time, `O Fatimah, are you not pleased that you will be the chief among the believing women or of this Ummah?' This made me smile as you saw.'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

This Hadith, too, has an implication for keeping a secret and concealing it from people.

Islam also treats conjugal union as a sacred and secret act, both in social and moral terms. Indeed, the sanctity of conjugal rights contributes to the consolidation of moral norms and social cohesion. Yet, what passes between wife and husband on the consummation night is usually taken in a light vein in our societies. In the morning, both of them relate their sexual experience to their friends respectively. This is moral indecency, which is incompatible with human dignity and civilized behaviour.

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri رضي الله عنه reported:

Messenger of Allah صلي الله عليه وسلم said,

"The most evil of the people to Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be the man who consorts with his wife and then publicizes her secret.'' [Muslim].

This Hadith reckons it as a grave sin, which must be shunned. The bed-experience must be kept private by the married couple to the exclusion of a third person

May Allah give us taufique to act what has been said. Aameen

Please forgive me for any mistakes that have been made, they were made unintentionally.