Insha'Allah Copying and Pasting Fi'Sabilillah

2009-09-26T01:32:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

" One day Prophet Muhammad Sal'Allahu'alayhiwasalam noticed a Bedouin leaving his camel without tying it and he asked the Bedouin, “Why don’t you tie down your camel?” The Bedouin answered, “I put my trust in Allah.” The Prophet then said, “Tie your camel first, then put your trust in Allah. "
~At Tirmidhi

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2009-09-12T03:25:00.001-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

" If words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart, but if they come from the tongue, they will not pass beyond the ears"
~Al-Suhrawardi

2007-12-26T00:49:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"O Allah! It is with Your Help that I struggle, move and walk. O Allah! I ask You on this our journey for goodness and piety, and for deeds that are acceptable to You. O Allah! Lighten this journey for us and make its distance easy (short) for us. O Allah! You are our Companion on the road and The Guardian-Protector of the household. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from this journey's hardships, and from the disagreeable sights in store and from finding my family and property and children in misfortune upon returning"
~A duaa found online

2007-08-25T13:34:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"The religion feels “heavy” because it is Haq. Baatil has no weight"
~Maulana Ibraheem Dehlwa

Found here

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2007-05-02T00:08:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"I am ashamed of myself. I am ashamed of myself. I am ashamed when I say the name of Rasulullah Sal'Allahualayhiwasalam. Guilt overcomes me like a tidal wave... I am ashamed to utter the name of Allah Azz wa Jal. If i am ashamed now, what will be my condition on the Day Of Judgment where we stand before Our Lord? When we stand there before Him, the sun blazing down upon us, only a few of us will be blessed enough to be shaded by His Glorious Shade, drowning in our own sweat, worried beyond imagination about our dealings in this dunya, our sins from this life, our actions in this life... The Day where the new born child's hair will turn gray, the day where the man of the house will run from his family, the day when the pregnant mother will drop her load, the day when even the Anbiyaa Alayhisalatu wa salaam will be seeking Allah on their behalf and will tell us to go to another. In the darkness there will be a light, Alhamdulillah. It is the radiant Al'Sayyiddi Sal'Allahualayhiwasalam. Insha'Allah he will intercede on our behalf calling "Ummati Ummati"(My Ummah My Ummah.) Allah..."
~Anonymous

2007-04-21T16:37:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

On the authority of Abu Huraryrah Radhi'Allahu'anhu, Rasulullah Sal'Allahu'alayhiwasalam said: "You will not enter Paradise unless you have faith, and you cannot have faith unless you love each other. Should I not tell you things which, if followed, will create love among you? One is to observe the practice of greeting each other."
~Muslim

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2007-03-19T21:43:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"The inability to weep is due to committing excessive sins. That is due to not fearing Allah which results in the hardness of the heart. The hardness of the heart is caused by the love of the world."
~Hadith (Musnadul Firdaws vol.4 pg.402; Hadith 6690)
*Note: The chain of narrators for this Hadith is quite weak. (Tanzihu-shari’ah vol.2 pg.314). However, the broader meaning of this Hadith is supported through other traditions. (From This Ask Imam.Com page)

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2007-03-14T01:07:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"I think if a person truly prays for guidance, Allah will not suffer them to be lost and become too confused."
~H.Khan

True words, insha'Allah.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2007-03-06T20:26:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"Whosoever covers (the sins of) a Muslim, Allah covers (his sins) on the Day of Judgment."
~Bukhari

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2007-02-16T13:16:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"The sum total of good character is to avoid causing inconvenience to anyone. The Messenger of Allah sallahu ‘alayhi wasallam forbade anyone from lifting (hiding) the stick (such as a walking stick) of his Muslim brother even if it is out of jest, for this would cause him distress. Making people laugh at the expense of others is also prohibited due to the embaressment and inconvenience it causes."
~Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi Rahimahullah, quote found on Pearls of Elders
Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2007-02-01T08:46:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"Dua or supplication is a very powerful means of communicating your needs and desires to Allah Most High. Don't despair that your prayers haven't been answered. We cannot guarantee the outcome of our prayers. Rather, we pray sincerely, take the necessary steps to achieve our goals, and leave the rest to Allah."
~Ustadha Zaynab Ansari,may Allah increase her in this QnA response
Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2007-01-20T01:13:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"When a believer is stricken with any hardship, or pain, or anxiety, or sorrow, or harm, or distress - even if it be a thorn that has hurt him - Allah redeems thereby some of his failings*."
~Recorded in both Bukahri and Muslim

*failings [in case anyone did not understand] meaning sins.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2007-01-19T03:24:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"The word "waliyy" is linguistically derived from "wala`", which means closeness and giving victory. A "waliyy" of Allah, then, is someone who draws close to Allah by performing everything that has been made obligatory for him. He is busied by Allah [from everything else] and his heart is drowned in direct experience of the light of Allah's majesty. Whenever he looks [at anything], he sees it as something that points to Allah's omnipotence; whenever he hears [anything], he hears it as something that reminds him of Allah; whenever he speaks, he speaks praises of Allah; whenever he moves, he moves to obey Allah; and whenever he exerts himself, he exerts himself in something that draws him closer to Allah. He never slackens in the remembrance of Allah, and his heart beholds none except Allah. This is a description of the "awliya'" of Allah. Whenever a servant of Allah fits this description, Allah is his friend, gives him victory, and helps him: Allah Most High says [in a verse in Surat al-Baqara], "Allah is the friend of those who believe.""
~Imam al-Khazin Rahimahullah in his Tafsir al-Khazin (initailly found quote on SunniPath QnA)
Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-12-13T00:49:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"You are the servant, He is the Master. Prayers come from you, answers come from Him. Abstinence comes from you, protection comes from Him. Repentance comes from you, acceptance comes from Him. Go towards him walking, He will come to you running."
~In Allah Is The Rich, You Are The Poor"
Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-12-02T17:29:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses."
~Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Rahmatullahi'alay

May Allah grant us the adab and understanding to give our fellow brothers and sisters their right to seventy excuses(and then some), inshaAllah.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-11-29T22:36:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"He makes night merge into day and day merge into night, and He has made the sun and moon subservient, each one running until a specified time. That is Allah, your Lord. The Kingdom is His. Those you call on besides Him have no power over even the smallest speck.
~Surah Fatir, Ayah 13

Reciter: Brother Tareq Ibrahim

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-11-26T20:17:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"Drown deep in yourself and find the secret of life.
Atleast unite with yourself if you refuse to be mine.
Man's world is but play and waste.
Eternal is the wealth of the Hereafter.
Man's wealth comes and goes like a shadow.
You lose everything, world and Hereafter, when you submit to someone else."
~Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad, may Allah increase him, in Wisdom for the Seeker

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-10-31T12:40:00.000-05:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"Has not the time arrived for the believers, that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truth which has been revealed to them? That they should not become like those to whom was given the Book aforetime, but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellious transgressors."
~Surah Al'Hadid, Ayah Sixteen

*Recitor: Brother Faris Abbad

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-08-03T16:08:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"Oh Kharabsheh....

How can one attempt to describe a thing that is only diminished by words and known through experience? A place that inspires words but can never be encompassed or understood through verse or song? With people w/ the face of paupers and the hearts of princes, mouths aching for food but overflowing with inspiration, where the common man is a poet and the the distinguished man is a saint...i would write poetry of them, but even poetry is an insult for a people whose daily lives living museuems of art....

I would write for your oh kharabsheh, and spread across the world reflections of your beauty, but the overflowing words inspired by this land drowns any attempts of expression, the light of beauty emitted by this neighborhood and its beautiful people blind the wandering traveller who peers down at it from a mountain top like Moses on Sinai. Never have i felt so inspired and yet the pen is dry, maybe because ink would only stain your beautiful landscape, only the silent lover is allowed to enter, the drunk poet is left with the camels

In the eyes of these sufis one sees secrets that their humility tries to hide but their Nur betrays...they toil in the day and find rest at night in beds of prostration, they are awake in the night and the day, so that when others awaken to a horrifying day, these striving seekers of God can find their rest...

A complaint in this neighborhood is a sin and a sin is a travesty...how can one beg at the house of God, holding its door with other hand while with the other hand, push beyond the bounds of the Shariah. This city is a constant circle of dhikr, whoever comes is blessed, whoever accidentally enters and lingers, is forgiven.

The corners speak to us, telling us stories of old scholars, bent over in their honored niches late at night, reading texts over and over, praying to God for understanding, angels encompassing them. The corners seem to eagerly miss them like the bride missing her newlywed, who has gone off to war. They complain of its new dwellers who use their holy ground for sleeping when it was made to prostrate and weep over, the ground grows dry when their is no weeping and angelic presence does not last long on dry land

Poetry is weak, no matter how much i press it cannot pass the surface, the pen break, the ink spills and the meaning is yet to be conveyed
The poet becomes frustrated and exhausted and lies his paper to rest
Only then does he realize the hidden secret, in his submission he reaches the essence of this blessed village, neighborhood
Poetry is analogy and only worldly things contain analogies

When one is amongst the angels, in sacred space, with nur spread over you like the Prophet's cloak, what analogy can suffice

I realize that i am not in Kharabsheh at all, I'm in Medina
And those around me are the closest we have of tasting that city
Bilals adhan, Ali's double blades, Hamza's heroic stance
I am in a village that mimics their Beloved with a lover's passion
No detail is mundane no length excessive

So maybe this beauty i have been trying to describe is a hint of medina
In a world that has forgotten its winding alleys, smiling faces, and overwhelming love
In a world that has forgotten Prophetic peace

Do not expect me back home... "

-Brother Saad Omar (Hayy Kharabsheh 2006)
Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-05-30T02:07:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"...and eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allah) likes not those who waste by extravagance"
~Surah al-Ar'af, Ayah Thirty-One

While leaving a wedding we spotted quite a few plates of touched and unfinished Mango ice cream. Truly an insult to icecream everywhere! Okay this wasn't in extravagance but let's try to not waste food insha'Allah....when we make it, buy it, or even when someones' feeding us, and especially when its Mango ice cream that even normal everyday people crave! Mango icecream can't be found everywhere you know, this is not sub-continent...Besides who wastes Mango icecream anyway?

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-10-13T19:34:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

“Lo! We revealed it on the Night of Power. Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Night of Power is! The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. The angels and the Spirit [Jibril] descend therein, by the permission of their Lord, will all decrees.(That night is) Peace until the rising of the dawn.”
~Surah al-Qadr

"Whoever prays on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and sincerity, shall have all their past sins forgiven."
~Bukhari and Muslim, from Abu Hurayrah Radhi'Allahuanahu
Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-10-03T02:39:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"Abu Hurayrah Radhi'Allahu'anhu relates that Rasulullah Sal'Allahu'alayhiwasalam said, “My Ummah were given five things for Ramadhaan which were not given to anyone except them. For them, the smell from the mouth of a fasting person is more sweeter to Allah than the fragrant smell of musk. On their behalf the fish in the sea seek forgiveness for the fasting persons until they break their fast. Allah prepares and decorates a special garden in Jannah everyday and then says (to it), “The time is near when faithful servants shall cast aside the great trials of the world and come to you”. In this month (for them) evil-minded Shaytaan is chained so as not to reach unto those evils to which they normally reach during other months besides Ramadhaan. On the last night of Ramadhaan they are forgiven”.

The Sahaabah Radhi'Allahu'anhum wa anhuma thereupon enquired, “0 Messenger of Allah, is that last night Laylatul Qadr? Rasulullah Sal'Allahu'alayhiwasalam replied, “No. But it is only right that a servant should be given his reward on having completed his service”.
~Reported by Ahmad, Bazzaar and Bayhaqi *Found via: This Site

Also:
"...and the second part is forgivness..."

May Allah forgive us our sins and shortcomings and enable us to make the most of this month inshaAllah.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-10-01T16:57:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim. Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"The man who keeps a fast in full faith, and for reward in the world hereafter, will be forgiven for his past sins. And the man who prays in the night during Ramadhan with faith and for reward in the world hereafter, will be forgiven for all his past sins."
~Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Radhi'Allahuanhu, complied in Bukhari and Muslim
Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-09-27T02:42:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (Between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during that month should spend it in fasting, but if any one is ill, or on a journey, the prescribed period (Should be made up) by days later. Allah intends every facility for you; He does not want to put to difficulties. (He wants you) to complete the prescribed period, and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful."
~Surah Baqarah, Ayah 185
Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.

2006-09-25T01:10:00.000-04:00

Bismillahir'rahmannir'rahim.

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim.

"Everything has a cleansing agent and fasting is the cleansing agent for the body. Fasting is more a matter of patience than of anything else."
~Hadith of Ibn Majah, on the authority of Abu Hurayrah Radhi'Allahuanhu

Allahumma sali'ala sayyiddina Muhammadin wa 'ala alay sayyiddina Muhammadin wa barik wa salim. Rawdhina billahi Rabba wa bil'islaami deena wa bi'Muhammadin nabiyaa, wa akhirud'duana anil'hamdulillahi rabbil'alameen.