Narrated Ali (Radi Allahu anhu):
Fatima (Radi Allahu anha) complained of the suffering caused to her by the hand mill. Some captives were brought to the Prophet (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam). She came to him but did not find him at home. Aisha was present there to whom she told (of her desire to have a servant). When the Prophet (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) came, Aisha informed him about Fatima's visit. Ali added "So the Prophet (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) came to us, while we had gone to our bed, I wanted to get up but the Prophet (SalAllahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Remain at your place." Then he sat down between us till I found the coolness of his feet on my chest. Then he said, "Shall I teach you a thing which is better than what you have asked me ? when you go to bed, say,
AllahuAkbar thirty-four times, and SubhanAllah thirty-three times, and Alhamdulillah thirty-three times for that is better for you than a servant."
Sahih Al-Bukhari 5:55
Malik bin Al-Huwairith (Radi Allahu anhu) reported:
We came to Allah's Messenger (SallAllahu alaihi wasallam) when we were all young men of nearly equal age. We stayed with him for twenty days. He was extremely kind and considerate. He perceived that we missed our families so he asked us about those we left behind, and we informed him. The he (SallAllahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Go back to your families, stay with them, teach then (about Islam) and exhort them to do good. Perform such Salat at such a time and such Salat at such a time. When the time for Salat is due, one of you should announce Adhan and oldest among you should lead Salat."
Al-Bukhari and Muslim
In the narration of Al-Bukhari, this is added wording: "and offer them as you see offering me."
As Taken from Riyad-us-Saliheen
Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) cursed those men who ape women. He also cursed the hermaphrodite of men.Another narration is: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) cursed men who copy women and cursed women who copy men.
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
Mukhannath (hermaphrodite) is a man who dresses himself like a woman and has an effeminate gait and carriage, while Mutarajjilah is a woman who dresses herself like a man and adopts a masculine style. What we learn from this Hadith is that men and women should stick to their natural qualities and characteristics and strictly avoid the imitation of the opposite sex in appearance as well as conduct. Those who violate their nature have been strongly cursed. Women who are influenced by western philosophies and thoughts and try to adopt all those professions which are special for men, fall in this category. Allah has not entrusted them with those responsibilities which are marked for men only. It is a pity that out of sheer imprudence and blind imitation of the West, Muslim women are now adopting the western lifestyle in all walks of life. Such blind imitation has led many astray and is bound to bring Allah's Wrath upon the transgressors.
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The Choice is Yours
By Khalid Baig (Taken from Albalagh.net)
A recent article in the Detroit News contrasted the lives of two ordinary persons from Palestinian refuge camps in Jordan. Two persons joined by faith and circumstances, yet separated by choices of their lifestyles. One awakens at 4 a.m. every day and walks a mile to the mosque for the Fajr prayers. At that time, the other is often just getting to sleep, capping off another night of drinking and socializing at a bar that caters to tourists and wealthy Palestinians. One keeps abreast of the latest political developments in the Middle East to "ensure our future liberation from Israel." The other, "like many in his Heineken-drinking clique, is oblivious to the latest showdown between the United States and Iraq and the subsequent peace brokered by the United Nations. But … knows all the words to the latest music videos." One wears a beard. The other religiously shaves it before happy hour, "because the real hot girls like soft skin." One is concerned about moral decadence and the mortal danger it presents to "their country and their afterlife." The other asks, "Why shouldn't we enjoy ourselves? Come on, you only live once, right?"
The article titled "Partying versus Praying", is pleasantly free of the propaganda overtones characteristic of the mainstream media reports about the Muslim world. In a typical piece, the first person would have been depicted as a "fundamentalist", a fanatic, a "bad guy" who is danger to himself and to the world. The second person, would, of course, be the "good guy"--- the friendly, "civilized" person who needs encouragement and support. In contrast, here is an objective observation about the clash of two currents. Its objectivity compels those it reports about, to reflect on their situation.
In a way, the story captures the current state of the entire Ummah. For today, the Ummah is a big refuge camp: Robbed, wounded, tortured, expelled, dispossessed, and disenfranchised. And just like the refuge camp it has two powerful but exactly opposite currents: One represents awakening, turning to Allah, overcoming the base desires, and preparing for liberation from slavery, both physical and intellectual. The other represents falling asleep, turning away from Allah, and "enjoying" the slavery. This is a clash between piety and profanity, between light and darkness, between the path to Paradise and the way to Hell.
It is born of the freedom of choice that has been given to every human being. Allah has created two possible destinations for all human beings, and there are two opposite paths leading to them.
"We have shown him the two paths." [Al-Balad 90:10]
"We showed him the Way: Whether he be grateful or ungrateful." [Al-Insan 76:3]
The first path leads to success, the other to failure. "By the Soul and the proportion and order given to it, and its inspiration as to its wrong and its right. Truly he succeeds that purifies it and he fails that corrupts it." [Ash-Shams 91:7-10]
Qur'an is very emphatic that those who choose the disparate paths cannot be alike, either here or in the hereafter: "Shall We treat those who believe and do good works as those who spread corruption in the earth; shall We treat the pious as the wicked?" [Sad 38:28]
"Is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver? They are not alike." [As-Sajda 32:18]
"Is then one who does know that that which has been revealed unto you (O Muhammad), from your Lord is the Truth, like one who is blind?" [Ar-Rad 13:19]
"The Day when Man shall remember all that he strove for, and Hell-Fire shall be placed in full view for him who sees. Then, for such as had transgressed all bounds, and had preferred the life of this world, the abode will be Hell-Fire; and for such as had entertained the fear of standing before their Lord and had restrained their soul from lower desires, their abode will be the Garden." [An-Naziat 79:35-41]
It is, then, for each one of us to make up our mind regarding our destination and to check whether we are moving in its direction. Of course, the choice would not be difficult if we were only looking at the destination. No one in his right mind would choose Hell over Heaven or eternal failure over success. But the eternal success requires us to go uphill. It takes effort and patience. The journey to hell, on the other hand, is downhill. One can just slide to it. And so, weak and prone to temptations that we are, we slip. That slip alone would not be that much of a problem, because one can also recover from it through repentance. The real problem occurs when we lose all sense of direction and purpose and start thinking that our fall is our rise.
To complicate matters further, today big outside forces are also busy at work to smooth our slide and cheer us at our fall. It is a juggernaut of unbelievable proportions and unprecedented wickedness. The television and music videos, present everywhere and all the time, are part of it. The UN Social Action Program and its plans for "development" and "empowerment" are part of it. The various NGOs working for "Human rights", "Women's rights", or whatever rights, are part of it. All those propaganda pieces that praise "moderates" and demonize "fundamentalists" are part of it.
Of course none of that can do any harm to us if we are willing to cut through the haze and see things for what they are. It is Allah's promise that both paths will remain open to us. It is our choice. The young Palestinian man who walks a mile to the mosque three to five times a day has made his choice. So have thousands upon thousands of others like him in the Ummah who have decided to shun evil and follow the path of piety and righteousness. So can the millions of others who are just wandering around.
Let us remember: we cannot get to the high ground by taking the low road. We cannot win our Creator's pleasure by disobeying Him. We cannot enter Paradise by being ambivalent about it. The clash between the two lifestyles here is actually the clash between two afterlives. And the choice is ours.
ONE CREATOR - ONE MESSAGE
[Spend in the way of The Lord]
The QURAN
"Never will you attain to righteousness unless you spend for the cause of God out of what you cherish; and whatever you spend is known to God."
[Quran – 3:92]
The BIBLE
"Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
[Matthew 19:21]
http://al-tanzil.com/In_The_Name_of_ALLAH.html IN ALLAH ALONE BELIEVERS PUT THEIR TRUST
[ALLAH'S Quran - 3:122 - Taqi Usmani] "When two of your groups were about to lose heart, while Allah was their guardian! It is in Allah alone that the believers must place their trust."
The Prophet (pbuh) has said:
[Bukhari, Book #93, Hadith #580] "Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib: Allah's Apostle said, "O so-and-so, whenever you go to your bed (for sleeping) say, 'O Allah! I have surrendered myself over to you and have turned my face towards You, and leave all my affairs to You and depend on You and put my trust in You expecting Your reward and fearing Your punishment. There is neither fleeing from You nor refuge but with You. I believe in the Book (Qur'an) which You have revealed and in Your Prophet (Muhammad) whom You have sent.' If you then die on that night, then you will die as a Muslim, and if you wake alive in the morning then you will receive the reward."
http://al-tanzil.com/Prophet_Explained_Quran_2.html
Allaah loves modesty and covering up
What is mentioned in the hadeeth of Ya'ala bin Umayyah - Radi Allaahu anhu: that the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - saw a man bathing at an open place where there was no partitioning and without a wrapping garment, so the Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam - climbed the Mimbar, and he praised Allaah and glorified Him and said:
'Indeed Allaah – Azza wa Jal – is The Shy One, The One who Conceals, He loves modesty and covering up, so if one of you bathes (outside) then he should cover up.'
[Narrated by Abu Dawood and Nisaa'ee – authenticated by Albaani in 'Irwa' no. 2335]
Through a "natural" process known as "entropy."
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