SERVING OTHERS
the better of the two in the sight of allah is the one who serves the other first.
THANKS FOR ALL BODY PARTS
BEAUTIFUL DUNYA
The world (dunya) is like a young blond woman who is interested in fashion, fornication, beauty, etc and so it is easy to become attracted to her and distracted by her..fall under her spell of heedlessness and forgetfullness of Allah swt and preparing for the hereafter.
NUR of ALLAHS NAME
Whenever you pray optional prayers in your homes or an object in the house reminds you to do dhikr (sayings of remembrance of God swt)
- e.g. as you walk through a door it reminds you to say "b-ism-il-lahi walaj-na wa b-ism-il-lahi kharaj-na wa 3ala rabbi-na tawakkal-na (in Gods name we enter and in Gods name we leave and in Him we put our trust)".... or as you get up from a seat and it reminds you to say "subHana-ka wa bi-hamdi-k laa ilaaha illa ant. Astaghfiru-k. Wa atuubu ilay-k. (Glory and praise be to You. Theres no god except You. I seek Your forgiveness and i repent to You)"...etc
- then it is as if Gods name is written on that object (although you cannot see it) and a nur (light) is shining out from it (although you cannot see it)!
If the dhikr is done continuously and abundantly (because the house causes so much remembrance of God), the darkness in your home becomes replaced with nur (light) from Gods names until it becomes so bright that it is like a mosque wherein angels and blessings regularly descend.
POWER OF PRAYER?
I was walking in the market with my mother and wife. There were some orange prayer beads that seemed to have some supernatural power and my mum bought it and hung onto it dearly l, as if she worshipped them. My wife was also impressed by the prayer beads, as were many people and shop owners in the market, all believing the prayer beads to have some power. I was thinking to myself why cant these people see that the prayer beads are powerless...just plastic beads like all the other objects in the market...except that allaah swt had done the supernatural miracle we saw and purposely allowed it to appear that the power had come from the prayer beads. Did no one else realise it? It seemed most people simply believed the beads were special and powerful. The forgot all blessing and power was from God.
The prayer beads symbolised dua and prayers. Too many people put their trust in the words of the dua and prayer believing them to be powerful like a sort of magical phrase. They should remember that there is no power or might except in God. The dua and prayers only work because of God. He allows it to seem like the prayers and duas ans medicine themselves are what is helping u...but in reality it is only Him who helps you when u call upon Him in dua and prayer. Please dont be tricked into minor shirk by believing some silly plastic prayer beads...or some silly words you utter from your lips...are what save u...they r powerless...like any other words we say....only God helps you or gives power when He wills. If He decides to give power whenever u say certain words (ie dua...prayer) then it was still Him who decided that...and all power is from Him alone...not your words.
SLEEPING EARLY
before going to sleep, you should say your adhkar, aduaa, reciting Quran, as that is like your tent and lights to protect you from the wild insects and animals that lurk around during the night while you sleep. If you go to sleep without doing that, it is like you are a person camping in the woods, who just lies down on the floor and falls asleep without putting up his tent or lights or taking any precautions - so he is susceptible to all the insects and animals that may fly onto him or walk over him and urinate on him, etc. The exception to this rule is if it is late, and in such a case it is better to lie down to sleep early in the night, at the same time every day, because there is blessing in going to bed early (so you can wake up more easily for fajr). If you lie down and sleep early every day, it is better than going to bed late (even if it is because you were doing your work or adhkar) and then waking up late. This is because if you sleep early, not only will you wake up early for fajr, you can always wake up in the middle of the night and do your night prayer (tahajjud) and put up your tent and lights then (adhkar, dua, Quran, etc)
CACTUS
This deen (religion) is like a cactus in the desert. Imaan (belief) is its roots keeping the cactus grounded and firm but it is hidden beneath the sand so that others can not see it nor know if it exists or not (we donot know if someone has sincere belief or is a hypocrite) but without the roots the cactus body will be uprooted easily by others and will not have nutrients and water so will be empty (false) inside.
The body of the cactus is the Islam (Fiqh) that is seen by others. It looks spiky and ugly so people want to stay away from it but not many know it can sprout beautiful flowers too and the flowers are the iHsan (excellence) ; the beauty of the religion. Also - When you have flowers, birds (angels) will come and visit you.
DIVING INSTRUCTOR
Acqyiring knowledge is like diving in water. To dive deeper you need an experienced instructor that can show you how to breathe and dive safely without drowning. Without one you cannot go as deep as quick as someone with an instructor. Also the deeper one goes the higher the pressure and the hotter it becomes. More difficult. Such is the person who acquires alot of knowledge. They weep much and laugh little. This is because the more you know the more responsibility you have to act on it and thus more difficult to live since if you do not act on the knowledge acquired you face a harsher punishment than if you had been ignorant. Nevertheless if you can handle the heat and pressure of the deep depths of knowledge by acting on the knowledge acquired appropriatwly then you can reach the higher levels of paradise bi idhnillah. And so it is worth it. The deeper you dive the higher the risks but the higher the rewards too.
the better of the two in the sight of allah is the one who serves the other first.
THANKS FOR ALL BODY PARTS
I cannot praise You what is due to You my Lord
for without You i could not see, hear, speak, think, breathe, etc. Every body part we use we owe thanks to Allaah for. And our debt is a sin we must also ask forgiveness for.
BEAUTIFUL DUNYA
The world (dunya) is like a young blond woman who is interested in fashion, fornication, beauty, etc and so it is easy to become attracted to her and distracted by her..fall under her spell of heedlessness and forgetfullness of Allah swt and preparing for the hereafter.
NUR of ALLAHS NAME
Whenever you pray optional prayers in your homes or an object in the house reminds you to do dhikr (sayings of remembrance of God swt)
- e.g. as you walk through a door it reminds you to say "b-ism-il-lahi walaj-na wa b-ism-il-lahi kharaj-na wa 3ala rabbi-na tawakkal-na (in Gods name we enter and in Gods name we leave and in Him we put our trust)".... or as you get up from a seat and it reminds you to say "subHana-ka wa bi-hamdi-k laa ilaaha illa ant. Astaghfiru-k. Wa atuubu ilay-k. (Glory and praise be to You. Theres no god except You. I seek Your forgiveness and i repent to You)"...etc
- then it is as if Gods name is written on that object (although you cannot see it) and a nur (light) is shining out from it (although you cannot see it)!
If the dhikr is done continuously and abundantly (because the house causes so much remembrance of God), the darkness in your home becomes replaced with nur (light) from Gods names until it becomes so bright that it is like a mosque wherein angels and blessings regularly descend.
POWER OF PRAYER?
I was walking in the market with my mother and wife. There were some orange prayer beads that seemed to have some supernatural power and my mum bought it and hung onto it dearly l, as if she worshipped them. My wife was also impressed by the prayer beads, as were many people and shop owners in the market, all believing the prayer beads to have some power. I was thinking to myself why cant these people see that the prayer beads are powerless...just plastic beads like all the other objects in the market...except that allaah swt had done the supernatural miracle we saw and purposely allowed it to appear that the power had come from the prayer beads. Did no one else realise it? It seemed most people simply believed the beads were special and powerful. The forgot all blessing and power was from God.
The prayer beads symbolised dua and prayers. Too many people put their trust in the words of the dua and prayer believing them to be powerful like a sort of magical phrase. They should remember that there is no power or might except in God. The dua and prayers only work because of God. He allows it to seem like the prayers and duas ans medicine themselves are what is helping u...but in reality it is only Him who helps you when u call upon Him in dua and prayer. Please dont be tricked into minor shirk by believing some silly plastic prayer beads...or some silly words you utter from your lips...are what save u...they r powerless...like any other words we say....only God helps you or gives power when He wills. If He decides to give power whenever u say certain words (ie dua...prayer) then it was still Him who decided that...and all power is from Him alone...not your words.
SLEEPING EARLY
before going to sleep, you should say your adhkar, aduaa, reciting Quran, as that is like your tent and lights to protect you from the wild insects and animals that lurk around during the night while you sleep. If you go to sleep without doing that, it is like you are a person camping in the woods, who just lies down on the floor and falls asleep without putting up his tent or lights or taking any precautions - so he is susceptible to all the insects and animals that may fly onto him or walk over him and urinate on him, etc. The exception to this rule is if it is late, and in such a case it is better to lie down to sleep early in the night, at the same time every day, because there is blessing in going to bed early (so you can wake up more easily for fajr). If you lie down and sleep early every day, it is better than going to bed late (even if it is because you were doing your work or adhkar) and then waking up late. This is because if you sleep early, not only will you wake up early for fajr, you can always wake up in the middle of the night and do your night prayer (tahajjud) and put up your tent and lights then (adhkar, dua, Quran, etc)
CACTUS
This deen (religion) is like a cactus in the desert. Imaan (belief) is its roots keeping the cactus grounded and firm but it is hidden beneath the sand so that others can not see it nor know if it exists or not (we donot know if someone has sincere belief or is a hypocrite) but without the roots the cactus body will be uprooted easily by others and will not have nutrients and water so will be empty (false) inside.
The body of the cactus is the Islam (Fiqh) that is seen by others. It looks spiky and ugly so people want to stay away from it but not many know it can sprout beautiful flowers too and the flowers are the iHsan (excellence) ; the beauty of the religion. Also - When you have flowers, birds (angels) will come and visit you.
DIVING INSTRUCTOR
Acqyiring knowledge is like diving in water. To dive deeper you need an experienced instructor that can show you how to breathe and dive safely without drowning. Without one you cannot go as deep as quick as someone with an instructor. Also the deeper one goes the higher the pressure and the hotter it becomes. More difficult. Such is the person who acquires alot of knowledge. They weep much and laugh little. This is because the more you know the more responsibility you have to act on it and thus more difficult to live since if you do not act on the knowledge acquired you face a harsher punishment than if you had been ignorant. Nevertheless if you can handle the heat and pressure of the deep depths of knowledge by acting on the knowledge acquired appropriatwly then you can reach the higher levels of paradise bi idhnillah. And so it is worth it. The deeper you dive the higher the risks but the higher the rewards too.
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