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Its Hajj time: Remembering the meaning of sacrifice and sincerity:

*Peace be upon Prophet Ibraheem* Allah ordered him to take his family to a barren desert which had no inhabitants, no food, no water, and no means of provision. He didn't doubt or ponder. He obeyed. Allah ordered him to leave his wife and baby child in the blazing heat. He didn't think or doubt. He obeyed. Later on, Allāh instructed to sacrificed his child. He obeyed. You know the only thing Prophet Ibrahim's wife asked, "Was it Allah who ordered you to do this?" - That's it, she did not look at the pleasure of the world. She looked at the pleasure of Allah. She clutched onto her newborn whilst staring at an empty desert and it only increased her in conviction. You know how beloved her action was to Allah? thousands of years later, people give up everything to go to Makkah in order to imitate her and to quench their thirsts with Zam Zam - and they will be doing this until the last day. You know how accepted Sayyiduna Ibrahim's act of sincerity was? Peopl

100 kind words from Qur'an and Hadith: (Part 3)

1. Jab aadmi koi baat bataate waqt idhar udhar dekhe to woh baat sunne waale ke pass (raaz aur) amaanat hai. (Abu Daaood: 4868) ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 2. Kisi par Allah ki laanat na bhejo aur na us ke gazab ki bad dua do aur na hi dozakh ki bad dua do. (Abu Daaood: 4906) ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 3. Raaste par baithhne ka haq yeh hai ke nigaah neechi rakho, salaam ka jawaab do, neki ka hukm karo aur bure kaamon se roko. (Bukhaari: 2465) ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 4. Sab se ziyaada Jannat mein le jaane waali cheez parhezgaari aur achchhe akhlaaq hain. (Ibne Maaja:4246) ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 5. Tum apni qasmon ko aapas mein fasaad daalne ka zariya na banao. (Sura-e-Nahl: 94) ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 6. Sab se ziyaada Jahannam mein le jaane waali cheez pet aur sharmgaah hai. (Ibne Maaja: 4246) ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 7. Aye Imaan waalo! Mard doosre mardon ka mazaaq na udaaein, ho sakta hai ke woh (jin ka mazaaq udaaya gaya hai) khud un se(mazaaq udaane waalon se) behtar hon. (Sura-e-Hujuraat: 11) ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 8. Logon mein achchha aadmi woh

What if Rasulullah (saw) told you, that I remember when your salam reached me, and I answered Walaykumusalam:

“Imagine…sitting with your spouse in Jannah. And then deciding what the plans would be for that day… Should we go outside, sit on our thrones, with waterfalls of milk and honey flowing beneath us? And enjoy a cup of Jannah wine, while smelling the sweet scent of Jannah musk? Should we go to the souq, the market place, and meet all of our old friends that we used to kick it off with in the dunya, and talk about what dunya was like, and how we all made it here, and how Allah (swt) bestowed His favor upon us? And then your spouse says, you know what, how about we go visit the Prophet (saw) today. And so you and your spouse, go hands in hand, walking towards the house of the Prophet (saw). You pass by the homes of Talha and Zubair (ra) and you say salaam to them. And then you go and knock on the door of the Prophet (saw) in Jannah. And lo and behold, Rasulullah (saw) opens, with a big smile on his face, and says Ahlan wa Marhaban, Welcome, and embraces you. And invites you to sit