07.22.09
Posted in Pearls of Wisdom at 5:32 pm by Shhh....
At the time of Bani Israel, there was a man in a small village, called Barsisa. He was, what you call, a monk. But he was a true Christian. He believed in Tawheed and believed Isa (peace be upon him) was a messenger of Allah. One day three brothers decided to go for Jihad. But they had a sister and they did not want to leave her alone. So they went looking for someone to take care of her. The town people suggested to leave her with Barsisa, because of his piety. So they went to him and when they asked him, he said, “I seek refuge from the cursed Shaytan” and said No! This was because he was scared of falling into sin ( due to the potential fitnah it may cause). Then Shaytan came to Barsisa in the form of Waswasah (Whisperings). Shaytan is very smart and knew Barsisa had a soft heart. So he told Barsisa, “What if they can’t find someone good and leave her with someone bad, wouldn’t that be your fault?” Now Barsisa did not realize this was Shaytan whispering in his heart, and because of his compassion for others, he decided to accept their request and help the woman.
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Posted in Pearls of Wisdom at 1:31 pm by Shhh....
MUJAAHADATU-SH-SHAYTAAN
Prepared by Abul-Layth
Bismillaah, wa-l-hamdu-lillaah, wa-s-salaatu wa-s-salaam alaa rasoolillaah!
Amma ba’d:
Allaah says,
As for those who strive hard in Our cause, We will surely guide them to Ours Paths (Allaah’s religion) [Sooratu-l-’Ankaboot, 29: 69].
Therefore, guidance is dependent upon striving hard, not just making an effort, but to truly struggle with all one’s might! The word Allaah uses for striving is ‘jaahada’. From the verb (a doing word if you like) ‘Jaahada’ come the words ‘jihaad’ and ‘al-mujaahadah’. Ar-Raaghib al-Asfahaanee (rahimahullaah) defines these words in his famous book on the language of the Qur’aan, ‘Mufradaatu-Ghareebi-l-Qur’aan’ thus: ‘the words jihaad and al-mujaahadah both mean to exhaust ones resources to resist the enemy. Jihaad is of three types:
1. Resisting the apparent enemy
2. Resisting the shayateen (Iblees)
3. Resisting the temptations of the self.’ [p.101]
Shaykh Abdu-l-Qaadir al-Jilaanee (rahimahullaah) has mentioned that there are four targets for the plots of Shaytaan: the qalb (the heart), the nafs (lower self), the ‘aql (the mind), and the hawaa (passionate instincts/ desires). Concerning this he said,
‘On the one hand the angel is inculcating taqwaa in the heart. The devil, on the other hand, is busy instilling fujoor (moral depravity) in to the nafs. As a result the nafs tries to persuade the qalb to use the limbs and organs of the body for impious and immoral purposes.
Within the physical constitution there are also two target areas: the ‘aql (the mind) and the hawaa (passionate instincts). The functioning of each of theses is subject to the will of a controlling influence, namely, that of helpful guidance (tawfeeq) and that of seductive [satanic] temptation (ighwaa’).’ Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted in Pearls of Wisdom at 1:13 pm by Shhh....
The members of a profane society are, in the main, rude, uncaring and inconsiderate. The reason for this is the egoism of the unbelievers. They all think of their own benefit. Others have no importance for them.
However, a real group of believers are completely different from such people, because one of the significant characteristics of the believers is their refusal to fall a prey to their own greed. Believers who overcome their vain desires, will naturally be caring and considerate towards other believers. The Qur’an tells of that kind of self-sacrificing relationship between the refugees who fled with Mohammed to Medina and the faithful people of Medina who helped them:
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06.24.09
Posted in Pearls of Wisdom at 3:46 pm by Shhh....
I think one of the most detrimental parts of man, which keeps him separated from Allah, is gossip and his tongue and words that are misused. This tongue that we use to pronounce the Name of Allah and then to say to somebody, ‘you are stupid’ or ‘I hate you,’ is absurd.
Sheikh Muzaffer used to tell the story about a sheikh who had a beautiful daughter. This daughter was coming to the age of marriage, and she had many suitors. She was so beautiful that handsome princes and rich men of position all wanted to win her hand in marriage. Finally the sheikh said, ‘I’ll ask three questions and give you three tasks. After you have completed these tasks, you will come back here. And the one who can succeed in all of them will be worthy of having my daughter’s hand in marriage.’
The next day they all returned. Some brought honey, others the sweetest smelling flowers, or just anything that had the sweetest taste or aroma, anything sweet you could dream of that was on the planet, they brought. At the end of this long line was a poor, meek student of the sheikh.
The sheikh finally said to him, ‘What is it? Why are you here?’ He said, ‘Well, your daughter is very beautiful, and I am in love with her. And I would like also to attempt to answer these questions so that I may win her hand in marriage.’ The sheikh said, ‘Well, all right.’ He could not stop what he had started. The student was holding a box. ‘What’s in that box?’ asked the sheikh. He opened the box. Inside was the huge tongue of an ox. The sheikh stepped back and said, ‘Is this some kind of a joke or a game you’re playing with me, son? I asked for the sweetest thing in the world, and you bring me this tongue!’ The student said, ‘But, my sheikh, humbly I tell you that the tongue is the sweetest thing in the world, because the words that come from this tongue, if they are sweet words, they can make a sick person well. They can make an unhappy person happy. They can make someone who is sad and despondent feel that his life is worth living, and have joy. Surely, the tongue is the sweetest of all things.’ The sheikh said, ‘All right, you win this one.’
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Posted in Pearls of Wisdom at 3:26 pm by Shhh....
This story is on the Prophet Muhammad’s (salAllahu alayhi wassalaam) Night Journey to Jerusalem (The Isra’):
The Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wassalaam) smelled a very nice odour. He asked Angel Jibril (alayhis salam) about this pleasant scent and Angel Jibril (Alayhis salam) informed him this good smell was coming from the grave of the woman whose duty used to be to comb Pharaoh’s daughter’s hair.
This woman was a good, pious believer. One day, as she was combing Pharaoh’s daughter’s hair, the comb fell from her hand.
At this she said, “Bismillah.”
The Pharaoh’s daughter asked her, “Do you have a God other than my father?
” The woman said, “Yes. My Lord and the Lord of your father is Allah.”
Pharaoh’s daughter told her father what had happened. Pharaoh demanded this woman blaspheme and leave Islam, and not be a Muslim anymore, but she refused. At that, Pharaoh threatened to kill her children.
He brought a great pot of water and built a great fire under it. When the water boiled, Pharaoh brought her children and started to drop them into that pot one after the other.
Throughout all this, the woman remained steadfast to Islam - and refused to leave Islam, even when Pharaoh reached her youngest child — a little boy still breast feeding — but she felt pity for him.
At that, Allah enabled this child to speak. He said to his mother, “O Mother, be patient. The torture of the Hereafter is far more severe than the torture of this life, and do not be reluctant, because you are right.”
At this the woman requested Pharaoh collect her bones and the bones of her children and bury them in the same grave. Pharaoh promised her that — then dropped her into that boiling water. She died as a martyr.
The good odour the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wassalam) smelled coming from her grave is an indication of her high status.
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