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The gift of truth
(Inspired on the axe and the three wishes)
-Umme Muhammad
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Hasan took a long walk to school which was towards the end of the village. He was the son of a poor cobbler. He had just bought a new fountain pen because the teacher had punished him the other day for writing with a ballpoint pen. He kept looking at it as it shone from his uniform pocket.
The scorching sun had made his throat parched. He had yet to buy a water bottle. His piercing eyes saw the well and immediately he ran towards it to quench his thirst. But as soon as he reached the well out popped the pen and straight in to the bottom of the well. He heard the thud sound too.
He started crying, he still had the mark of the ruler with which his teacher had hit the other day. It had been two months since he needed that fountain pen and in a flash it was gone. Tears wouldn’t stop, he broke in to sobs. When a villager passed by and asked him what was the problem
He immediately related his dilemma. The man offered his expensive scheffers pen. But he refused that it did not belong to him. He feared what would he answer his parents. His father had to stitch many shoes and chappals so he could bring home some money for food. His mother would go to houses to wash utensils and clothes to make ends meet.
They had sweated out themselves to buy me the pen and how did it disappear in the well. He was inconsolable. The man offered that he would buy him another pen from a store. But he was scared what would he answer his parents. He only prayed and wished to get his own pen back.
The man saw something glittering in the sun. He thought for a moment and asked, “what will you give me if I return your pen to you. The boy wiped his tears and thought for a moment and blurted out “I donno anything but I can teach you an ayah of the Quran”
The man picked up the pen and gave it to the boy who was now tearing with joy. Then Hasan said and here is the ayah “Kullu nafsin zaika tul maut Every soul shall taste death”
The villager then offered the scheffers pen as a gift to the boy because of his truethfulness The man could not forget the boys tears and the ayah. He knew everything would end but still didn’t want to lie to his parents.
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![Photo: I happened to visit a relative last week. It was time for asr salah. I made my kids stand for salah and stood behind them to pray. I didn't know suddenly the banging of the door made me feel something wrong.
After i finished my salah i inquired what was the problem. My relatives daughter in law had thrown her daughter out and closed the door and she was crying out.
I asked her what did she do wrong to obtain such a harsh punishment. So her reply was that she is not offering salah. A 6 year old can she be punished for not offering salah. I asked do you know the Hadith The Prophet said: Order your children to pray at the age of seven. And beat them [lightly] if they do not do so by the age of ten. And separate them in their bedding.
Hadith - Bukhari 3:734,
At the age of six if you are so harsh with your child instead of praying she will develop a hatred towards salah. Let her pray next to you and form the habit of praying lovingly. For example if she prays with you. You may take her on you lap and kiss her on the forehead and say' i would love to kiss the forehead which bows to Allah'
You must pray to Allah and make dua for your child make these duas to Allah
1. رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَRabbi laa tadharnee fardan wa anta khairul waaritheen
“My Lord! Do not leave me childless, though You are the best of inheritors.”
(Surah al-Anbiya 21:89)
2. رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ
Rabbi hab-lee min-ladunka dhurriyatan tayyibah innaka samee’ud-du’aa“My Lord! Grant me from [your mercy] pure offspring, indeed you are listener of invocations.”
(Surah Ale-Imran 3:38)
3. رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِين
Rabbi hab-lee minas-Saliheen “My Lord! Grant me righteous offspring.”
(Surah as-Saffat 37:100)
Sayyiduna Zakariyya عليه السلام made the above invocations and Allah Ta’ala blessed him with Yahya عليه السلام.
4. رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a’yuniw-waj’alna lil muttaqeena imama
“Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders for the pious.”
(Surah al-Furqan 25:74)
Sayyiduna Ibraheem عليه السلام made this du’a and Allah Ta’ala granted Prophethood to his two sons.
I am sharing this incident so that we can pass on these duas to other parents who are struggling with their children for prayers and their piety
And always remember we should be a living example for our kids. Our punctuality in salah makes them punctual too. If we ourselves are lazy then how il they rush to pray when the azan is proclaimed!!](https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/p480x480/528298_391686744273712_1903120313_n.png)
![Photo: LETS PREPARE FOR RAMADAN
School’s out and summer’s here, FINALLY! Also, Ramadan will be in the summer, inshAllah. Now that’s exciting, because that means that we have the opportunity to make our Ramadan the best Ramadan.
One of many great ideas for my summer is getting closer to Allah and that is what inspired this post. I have compiled about some of the great ways we can get closer to Allah
So let’s get on to it and inshAllah we can benefit from ATLEAST one step.
1. Read the Quran and Contemplate.
This goes along with building a strong connection with the Quran. Read it in the form it is revealed (Arabic) for the pleasure of Allah so we can get rewards for it. And then read the translation or tafseer of it in a language that you understand. Next step: follow what Allah is saying in the Quran. In other words, fulfill all obligations and abstain from all prohibitions.
2. Follow Up Obligatory Deeds with Voluntary Ones.
We should try to follow the Prophet (peace be upon him) in all ways and a great way to do it is after you have done a fardh deed. We should also keep in mind that disobeying the Prophet (pbuh) is disobeying Allah, and obeying the Prophet (pbuh) is obeying Allah.Qul:Atiullah wa atiurrasool. Obey Allah and His Prophet comes 17 times in the Quran
3. Be Alone with Allah in the Last Third of the Night.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (RA), the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Our Lord (glorified and exalted be He) descends each night to the earth’s sky when there remains the final third of the night, and He says: Who is saying a prayer to Me that I may answer it? Who is asking something of Me that I may give it him? Who is asking forgiveness of Me that I may forgive him?” (al-Bukhari, Muslim, Malik, at-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud). In a version by Muslim the Hadeeth ends with the words: “And thus He continues till [the light of] dawn shines.”
We could wake up about 1 to 2 hours before fajr adhan and ask for anything from Allah, making us closer to Him.
4. Constantly be in Remembrance of Allah (Dhikr).
Dhikr can be done anywhere and at any time. The best to say:
Subhan’Allah- ‘How Perfect Allah is’
Al-Hamdullilah- ‘All Praise be to Allah’
Allahu Akbar – ‘Allah is the Greatest.’
La ila ha illallah- ‘There is no Worthy of Worship Except Allah’
Subhanallahi Wabihamdihi – ‘How Perfect Allah is and I Praise Him’
5. Makes LOTS of Dua.
Never think that you are making too much dua or you are asking too much from Allah. We should NEVER think that Allah will not be able to provide anything for us or He will not be able to hear our duas. When we raise our hands in Dua, Allah does not leave us empty handed. He will grant our wishes in this world or in the next, inshAllah. In our duas we could also include thanks and praises.
Surah 40. Ghafir, Verse 60:
And your Lord said: “Invoke Me, [i.e. believe in My Oneness (Islamic Monotheism)] (and ask Me for anything) I will respond to your (invocation). Verily! Those who scorn My worship [i.e. do not invoke Me, and do not believe in My Oneness, (Islamic Monotheism)] they will surely enter Hell in humiliation!”
6. Be with the People that Love Allah and the Prophet (pbuh).
This means keeping good company, which is very important because the type of people we are with are the type people we will be. Keep away from people, who backbite, slander, miss Salah frequently, and commit haram if we do not want to be like them.
Instead, we should find pious companions who fear Allah and who have the qualities of humility, charity, compassion, modesty and knowledge, and inshAllah we can benefit from them all the time.
7. Put Your Complete Trust in Allah.
This does not mean that we do not take any steps to do anything and have something magically appear. we need to takes steps towards something and leave the rest to Allah. Putting your trust in Allah also means that we should prefer what Allah wants for us as opposed to what we want for ourselves because Allah knows what is best, and obviously we don’t.
8. Voluntary Fasting.
Fasting Mondays and Thursdays is a great sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh). Fasting is one of those things that definitely brings you closer to Allah because it is something that is between you and Him because no one else can see that you are fasting except for Him. I don’t know if I am making sense but I hope you get what I mean
There are other days in the year that are highly rewardable for observing the fast. Some of them are: any six days in shawwal, tenth of Muharram (Ashura), ninth of Dhul-Hijjah (Arafah)
9. Learn about Allah.
Learn about all (99) of His names and attributes and ponder upon them.
10. Think about Allah’s Mercy and Generosity.
Think about all of the things that He has given you and say Alhamdulillah and pray for more blessings, mercy and generosity from Allah.
So that’s it. Thers are some steps to getting closer to Allah, something that all Muslims should strive for.
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