Sheikh Abu 'Abdullah Jala's story about a porter

Shaikh Abu Abdullah  Jilaa says: "One day my mother asked  my  father to fetch some fish  from  the  market. My father  left for the market and I also accompanied him. The fish was bought and we needed a  porter  to carry it for us. We engaged a boy who was standing there and who had offered to do the job  for us. He put the  load on his head and followed us. While we were on our way, we happened  to hear  the  Azaan.  The  boy  abruptly spoke,  'Allah's  summoner has summoned me; I have to take my wudhu  too. I shall  now carry  the  fish after salaat.  If  you like you may wait, otherwise here  it is." Saying  this  he  put the  load down and  left for the masjid. My  father thought when  the poor boy could place  his trust  in Allah  so much, we must as well do so in a greater degree. He, therefore,  left the fish there and  took me to  the masjid. When we three returned after saying  salaat, we found  the  fish  lying  in  the  sameplace as we had left it. The boy then carried it to our house.

Why Science Fails to Explain God

"Professing to be wise, they became fools . . .. "
"LET ME EXPLAIN THE problem science has with God."
The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before
his class and then asks
one of his new students to stand.
"You're a Muslim, aren't you, son?"
"Yes, sir."
"So you believe in God?"
"Absolutely."
"Is God good?"
"Sure! God's good."
"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"
"Yes."
"Are you good or evil?"
"The Koran says I'm not always so good."
The professor grins knowingly. "Ahh! THE KORAN!" He
considers for a moment.
"Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick person
over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help them?

POEM: Opposites

God created suffering and heartache so that

joyful-heartedness might appear through its opposite.
Hence hidden things become manifest through
opposites. But since God has no opposite, He remains hidden.
For the sight falls first upon light, then upon color:
Opposites are made manifest through opposites, like white and black.
So you have come to know light through light's opposite:
Opposites display opposites within the breast.
God's light has no opposite within existence,
that through its opposite it might be made manifest.
Therefore our "eyes comprehend Him not,

A REMEDY TO COMBAT SIN AND TEMPTATION

A very beautiful woman who lived in Makkah Mukarramah was admiring herself in the mirror and asked her husband: "Is there any man who will see my face and not to be tempted by it?"
He replied: “Yes.” 

She asked: “Who?” 

He answered: “Ubaid Bin Umair.” 

She asked: “Will you allow me to tempt and entice him?” He agreed.

She approached Ubaid Bin Umair pretending to ask him an important question. 

When they were in a corner of Musjidul Haram, 

she unveiled her face and it shone like the full moon. 

Ubaid (Rahmatullahi Alayh) asked her: “O slave of Allah, what do wish to ask?” 

She replied: “Please fulfil my desires as I am in love with you.” 

Ubaid (Rahmatullahi Alayh) responded: “I would like to ask you a few questions. 

If you reply truthfully, I will consider your request.”

She remarked: “I will most certainly reply truthfully to as many questions as you wish to pose to me.”

POEM: SISTER KEEPS YOUR HEAD UP TO THE SKY

Sister when life hits you hard 

Like a spark of thunder
When you think your world jus crumbul
NEVER SURRENDER

Don't go under don't stumble
Sista stay wise stay humble
The clouds can rumble
The mountins can tumble
Sista be strong never surrender

Yo This is for all the sisters out there
(All my Muslim sisters) that's goin through pain whether it's hate
;death of a family memba) drama accident discrimination trauma
(whatever it is) jus know the one an only is there for you
(jus keep ya head up2 the sky)
Raise yo head up

Sista don't cry keep yo head up to the skyyy  !
Even if the oceans dry  !
Even if the mountins fly  !
Way up in the sky  !
Keep ya head up to the sky  !
Keep ya head up to the sky !

Yo jus the other day I seen a sista with tears on her eyes
I swear I can feel the pain damn I hate the way she crys
Now I don't even know the reason
But I told her keep ya head up to the sky ( implore the one u belive in)
It's a sad world we living in

Sahabah's suspending trade at the time of Salaat

Hadhrat Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) once visited the market. He noticed that at the time of Salaat, everybody closed his shop and  flocked to the masjid. He remarked:

"These are people about whom Allah has remarked:

 رِجَالٌ لَا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَارَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ يَخَافُونَ 
يَوْمًا تَتَقَلَّبُ فِيهِ الْقُلُوبُ وَالْأَبْصَارُ

"Men whom neither merchandise nor sale beguileth from remembrance of Allah and constancy in Salaat
and paying to the poor their due; who fear a day when hearts and eyeballs will be overturned. (XXIV: 37)"

Hadhrat Ibn Abbas (Radhiyallaho anho) says:
"These people were completely absorbed in their trade, but when they heard Azaan they left everything and hastened towards the masjid."

He once remarked: "By Allah, they were such traders whose trade did not hinder them from the remembrance of  Allah."

Hadhrat Fatimah (Radhiyallaho anha's) Tasbih

Hadhrat Ali (Radhiyallaho anho) once said to one of his pupils:

"Shall I tell you the story of Hadhrat Fatimah (Radhiyaliaho anha), the dearest and the most loved daughter
of the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam)?"

When the pupil replied in the affirmative,
he said: "Hadhrat Fatimah (Radhiyallaho anha) used to grind the grain herself, which caused corns on her hands. She carried water for the house in a leather bag, which left a mark on her breast. She cleaned the house herself, which made her clothes dirty. Once some war captives were brought to Madinah. I said to her, 'Go to the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) and request him for an assistant to help you in your house-work.'

Salaat is a pillar of Islam

Hadhrat Abdullah bin Umar (Radhiyallaho anho) narrates that he heard the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) saying:
"Islam is founded on five pillars: bearing witness that there is no god but Allah, and Muhammad (Sallallaho
alaihe wasallam) is His servant and apostle: establishment of salaat: paying of Zakaat; performance of Hajj: and fasting in Ramadhaan."

The Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) has compared Islam to a canopy resting on five supports. The Kalimah is the central support and the other four pillars of Islam are. so to say, the remaining four supports. one at each corner of the canopy. Without the central support, the canopy cannot possibly stand. and if any one of the corner supports is missing a collapse will result in the defective corner. Now, let us judge for ourselves how far we have kept up the canopy of Islam. Is there really any pillar that is being held in its proper place?

Advice to keep the tongue ever-busy in Zikr

A Sahabi once said, "0 Rasulullah, (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), I know that the commandments of Shareeat
are many, but of these tell me the one that I may practise assiduously throughout my life." The Prophet,
(Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), replied, "Keep your tongue always moist (i.e. busy) with the zikr of Allah." (Ibn Abi Syaibah, Ahmad, and Tirmidzi)

According to another hadith, Harat Mu'aaz (Radhiyallaho anho) has said, "Once at the time of my departure
from Rasulullah [Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), I asked him to advise me of that action which is most pleasing
to Almighty Allah: whereupon he replied, "At the time of your death, your tongue should be busy with zikr of
Almighty Allah."(Ibn Abi Dunya, Al Bazaar, Ibn Hibban, and Thabrani)

Similitude of those who recite the Holy Qur'an and those who do not

Hadhrat Abu Musa (Radhiyallaho anho) narrated that Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) said:
"The example of a mo'min (believer) who reads the Qur'an is like that of citron which has a pleasant smell
and a sweet taste. The example of a mo'min who does not read the Qur'an is like that of a date, which has no
smell, though its taste is sweet. The munafiq (hypocrite) who does not read the Qur'an is like a wild gourd, which has a bitter taste and no smell, and the munafiq who reads the Qur'an is like a raihan [sweetsmelling
flower), which is fragrant but has a bitter taste. "(Bukhari, Muslim, Nasai, and Ibn Majah)

SYMPATHY AND SELF-SACRIFICE

The Sahabah, as a class, were an embodiment of righteousness. They attained a standard that is rather difficult to emulate in a modern society. We would be fortunate if we really attain even a partial resemblance to their character. Some of their qualities are peculiarly their own, and self-sacrifice is one of these. Allah has made a mention of this in the Holy Qur'an in these words.


"They prefer others above themselves, even though poverty become their lot. (LIX: 9)."


Feeding the guest in darkness



A Sahabi came to the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasal-lam) and complained of hunger and distress. Just then, the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) had nothing in hand, or in his home to feed him. He asked the Sahabah:

"Would anybody entertain him as a guest tonight on my behalf?"
One of the Ansaar said: "0, Prophet of Allah, I will do that."

The Ansari took the person to his house and instructed his wife:
"Look here, this man is a guest of the Prophet (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam). We will entertain him as best as we can, and won't spare anything in doing so."

The wife replied:

"By Allah! I have got no food in the house, except a very little—something just enough for the children."

The Ansari said:
"You lull the^children to sleep without feeding them, while I sit with the guest over the meager meal. When we start eating, put out the lamp pretending to set it right, so that the guest may not become aware of my not sharing the meal with him."

The scheme worked out nicely, and the whole family, including the children, stayed hungry to enable the guest to eat to his fill. It was over this incident that Allah revealed the verse:


"They prefer others above themselves, even though poverty become their lot (LIX: 9)."

There are quite a number of similar incidents about the Sahabah. The following is one of these:
Feeding a fasting Sahabi

One of the Sahabah was keeping fast after fast, as he could not get anything to eat. Hadhrat Thabit (Radhiyallaho anho) came to know of this. He told his wife:
"I shall bring a guest tonight. When we sit at the meal, put out the lamp, pretending to set it right, and you are not to eat anything until the guest has taken his fill."

The scheme worked out as in the last story. The husband and wife sat with the guest and the simple soul never suspected in the least that neither of them had partaken at all of the food, though their hands and jaws seemed to be moving all right. When Hadhrat Thabit (Radhiyallaho anho) repaired to the Prophet's (Sallallaho alaihe wasal-lam) presence next morning, he was greeted with the happy news;

"0, Thabit! Allah has very much appreciated your entertainment of the guest last night."