Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Cleanliness is half of Faith

[Sahih Muslim : Book 2, Number 0432]

Abu Malik at-Ash'ari (Radi Allah Anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) said: Cleanliness is half of faith and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fills the scale, and Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) and al-Hamdu Liliah (Praise be to Allah) fill upwhat is between the heavens and the earth, and prayer is a light, and charity is proof (of one's faith) and endurance is a brightness and the Holy Qur'an is a proof on your behalf or against you. All men go out early in the morning and sell themselves, thereby setting themselves free or destroying themselves.

[2. Surah Al-Baqarah : Ayah 222]

Surely Allah loves those who turn much (to Him), and He loves those who purify themselves.

[50. Surah Qa'af : Ayah 45]

"Therefore remind him by means of the Quran who fears My threat."

Saturday, April 3, 2010

And celebrate the Praises of Your Lord


[Sahih Al-Bukhari : Volume 1, Book 10, Number 547]


Narrated Jarir bin 'Abdullah: We were with the Prophet on a full moon night. He looked at the moon and said, "You will certainly see your Lord as you see this moon, and there will be no trouble in seeing Him. So if you can avoid missing (through sleep, business, etc.) a prayer before the rising of the sun (Fajr) and before its setting ('Asr) you must do so. He (the Prophet ) then recited the following verse: "And celebrate the praises Of Your Lord before The rising of the sun And before (its) setting." (50.39)




[20. Surah Tauha : Ayah 130]



"And glorify your Lord by the praising of Him before the rising of the sun and before its setting, and during hours of the night do also glorify (Him) and during parts of the day, that you may be well pleased."



[20. Surah Tauha : Ayah 131]




And do not stretch your eyes after that with which We have provided different classes of them, (of) the splendor of this world's life, that We may thereby try them; and the sustenance (given) by your Lord is better and more abiding.



[20. Surah Tauha : Ayah 132]

And enjoin prayer on your followers, and steadily adhere to it; We do not ask you for subsistence; We do give you subsistence, and the (good) end is for guarding (against evil).




My Lord! grant me that I should be grateful for Thy favor which Thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I should do good such as Thou art pleased with, and make me enter, by Thy mercy, into Thy servants, the good ones.




[3. Surah Al-e-Imran : Ayah 104]
And from among you there should be a party who invite to good and enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong, and these it is that shall be successful.