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*💰Ten Inspiring and Insightful Hadith on Charity in Islam💰*

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*1️⃣ There Are Many Forms of Charity*

“ *A charity is due for every joint in each person on every day the sun comes up: to act justly between two people is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it, is a charity; a good word is a charity; and removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity.”* (Al-Bukhari, Muslim)

*2️⃣ It Protects You from Calamity*

The Prophet, upon him be peace, said: “ *Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity.”* (Al-Tirmidhi)

*3️⃣ It Protects You from Being Miserly*

Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, said: “ *Avoid doing injustice to others, for on the Day of Judgment, it will turn into manifold darkness, and safeguard yourself against miserliness, for it ruined those who were before you. It incited them to murder and treating the unlawful as lawful.”* (Muslim)

*4️⃣It Is A Good Deed That Never Ends*

Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, said: " *When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge which is beneficial, or a virtuous descendant who prays for him (for the deceased).* " (Muslim)

*5️⃣ Charity Will Be A Shade on the Day of Judgment*

The Prophet, upon be peace, said: “ *The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity.”* (Al-Tirmidhi)

*6️⃣ It Protects You from the Hellfire*

Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, said, *“Protect yourself from hell-fire even by giving a piece of date as charity.”* (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

*7️⃣ It Increases What Allah Ta'ala Grants You*

“Allah, the Exalted, says, ‘ *Spend, O son of Adam, and I shall spend on you* .’”
Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).

*8️⃣ Charity Elevates Your Status*

Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, said: “ *Charity does not in any way decrease the wealth and t

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*💖13 Ways of Expressing Love to Your Parents💖*

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Your parents are blessings that you must cherish. Little were you when they were fending for your needs so as to keep you sustained. No matter how minute their contributions in your life might be at this moment, they have their due rights as long as they are not calling towards anything Haram.

Rights of Parents According to the Quran and Sunnah:

*1️⃣ Show respect*
*"And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age with you, say not to them , “uff,” and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.* [Quran; 17:23]

*2️⃣ Be kind (Good Treatment)*
Abu Huraira reported that a person said: Allah’s Messenger, who amongst the people is most deserving of my good treatment? He said: *Your mother, again your mother, again your mother, then your father, then your nearest relatives according to the order (of nearness)* . [Muslim 2548b]
“ *The best of’ the deeds or deed is the (observance of) prayer at its proper time and kindness to the parents.”* [Sahih Muslim 85 e]

*3️⃣ Behave in a way that won’t displease them*
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: *“The Lord’s pleasure is in the parent’s pleasure, and the Lord’s anger is in the parent’s anger.”* [Tirmidhi 1899]
This connection between Allah’s pleasure and the parent’s pleasure is a sure reason for you to increase your reverence for your parents. Knowing that the Lord’s anger is in your parent’s anger should make you want to gain your parent’s love using all good ways.

*4️⃣ Be obedient (as long as it doesn’t contradict Quran and Sunnah)*
The Messenger of Allah said: *The major sins are: Associating others with Allah (Shirk), disobeying one’s parents, killing a soul (murder) and speaking falsely.'”* [Sunan an-Nasa’i 4010]
Remember that Allah is the One who has commanded you to obey your parents. You must, however, not obey them to disobey Allah. When

*🕌11 Ways in Which Salah Forgives Your Sins🕌*

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Salāh is an amazing gift from Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla to this Ummah. In fact, the Sahāba loved Salāh so much that once, in a battle against Juhainah, the enemies of Allāh noticed the Muslims praying Zuhr. They thus planned to attack the Muslims when they would be praying Asr, saying " *Certainly, a Salāh will come to them [Asr prayer] that it is more beloved to them than their own children."* [Muslim]

Allāhu Akbar! The Sahāba loved Salāh so much to the point they preferred worshipping Allāh through that which He loves most - the Salāh - even to their own families!

Let us look at simply one aspect of how Salāh is a gift for this Ummah:

*1⃣ The Prayer Itself is an Expiation of Sins*

The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said,

“ *The five daily prayers and Jumu'ah to Jumu'ah is an expiation of the sins committed between those times so long as one is not guilty of major sins.”* [Bukhari]

*2⃣ Wuḍū Washes Away Sins*

The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam said,

“ *When the Muslim or the mu'min (believer) makes wuḍū', when he washes his face, every sin that his eyes has committed (whatever ḥarām we may have looked at, if we didn't lower our gaze when we were supposed to, if we spied on someone we shouldn't have) wash away with the water or with the last drop of water. When he washes his hands, every sin his hand has committed is washed away. When he washes his feet, every sin that his feet walked towards is washed away with the last drop of water until he comes out of making wuḍū' free of sin.”* [Muslim]

*3⃣ Walking to the Masjid Forgives Sins*

The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam said,

“ *Whoever makes wuḍū' at home and then walks to the House of Allāh to perform one of the five prayers, every step he takes wipes away a sin and the next step raises his status with Allāh.”* [Muslim]

*4⃣ As You Wait for Pra

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*💰VIRTUES OF CHARITY💰*


📌 “ *Spend (in charity) out of the sustenance that We have bestowed on you before that time when death will come to someone, and he shall say: “O my Lord! If only you would grant me reprieve for a little while, then I would give in charity, and be among the righteous* .” – (Quran, 63:10)

📌“ *Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and by day, in secret and in public have their reward with their Rabb (only God and Sustainer). On them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve.* ” (Qur‘an, 2:274)

📌The Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said: “ *The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity* .” ( Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 604)

📌The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said: “ *Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity.* ” ( Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 589)

📌The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said “ *Sadaqah extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire.* ” (Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah)

📌The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said: “ *The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his Sadaqah.* ” (Ahmad)

📌The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said : “ *Whoever gives charity equal to a date from good (halal) earnings – for Allaah does not accept anything but that which is good – Allaah will take it in His right hand and tend it for the one who gave it as any one of you tends his foal, until it becomes like a mountain.* ” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1344; Muslim, 1014.)

📌The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said : “ *There is no day on which the people get up but two angels come down and one of them says, ‘O Allaah, give in compensation to the one who spends (in charity),’ and the other says, ‘O Allaah, destroy the one who withholds.’* ” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1374; Muslim, 1010.)

📌The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said,“While a person was in an open area of land, he heard voice in a cloud above him say. "w

*💰VIRTUES OF CHARITY💰

📌 “ *Spend (in charity) out of the sustenance that We have bestowed on you before that time when death will come to someone, and he shall say: “O my Lord! If only you would grant me reprieve for a little while, then I would give in charity, and be among the righteous* .” – (Quran, 63:10)

📌“ *Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and by day, in secret and in public have their reward with their Rabb (only God and Sustainer). On them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve.* ” (Qur‘an, 2:274)

📌The Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said: “ *The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity* .” ( Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 604)

📌The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said: “ *Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity.* ” ( Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 589)

📌The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said “ *Sadaqah extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire.* ” (Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah)

📌The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said: “ *The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his Sadaqah.* ” (Ahmad)

📌The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said : “ *Whoever gives charity equal to a date from good (halal) earnings – for Allaah does not accept anything but that which is good – Allaah will take it in His right hand and tend it for the one who gave it as any one of you tends his foal, until it becomes like a mountain.* ” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1344; Muslim, 1014.)

📌The Prophet (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasalaam) said : “ *There is no day on which the people get up but two angels come down and one of them says, ‘O Allaah, give in compensation to the one who spends (in charity),’ and the other says, ‘O Allaah, destroy the one who withholds.’* ” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1374; Muslim, 1010.)

📌The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said,“While a person was in an open area of land, he heard voice in a cloud above him say. "w

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*🌙THIS COULD BE YOUR LAST RAMADAAN*

REMEMBER the beginning of Ramadan last year: the festive supermarkets with their jampacked aisles, the makeshift roadside stalls outside restaurants selling crisp sambusas and subiya, the sounds of Adhan emanating from Masajid…

My house overlooked a Maghsalat-Al-Amwaat Al-Khairiyyah (a charitable organization which prepares bodies for burial in the Islamic manner), and as I walked home from the neighborhood supermarket laden with packages of food and other essentials in preparation of the next day’s fast, I caught sight of a family accompanying a bier in a hearse. The women huddled together, sobbing quietly, while the men stood at a distance in somber silence.

It struck me: While I was going home to the comfort of my home and the company of my family, this person was being dispatched alone, to answer the stern questioning of the grave. While I would be given the opportunity to fast and perform other deeds as Allah willed, this person, who had been given the same opportunity in past years, had been deprived of it this year.

Our Imam and Khateeb, may Allah preserve him, used to remind the congregants of the favors of Allah in allowing us to witness yet another Ramadan, by contrasting our state with those of the people of the graves, who would gladly give the world and all that is in it if they could, in lieu of the chance to worship Allah a little more, to add the tiniest good deeds to their scale that would enable them to draw closer to Paradise and take them further away from the Fire.

In a khutbah, Imam Abdul Bari Al-Thubayti, may Allah preserve him, said: “Whoever remembers death frequently is honored with three things: hastening towards repentance, contentment and energy in performing acts of worship; and whoever forgets death is punished with three things: delaying repentance, lack of contentedness and laziness in acts of worship.”

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*7 Ways You Could Be Backbiting*

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Backbiting is a major sin in Islam and should never be taken lightly.

Clear warnings against backbiting are both in the Quran and Sunnah which are severe enough to make us take heed of every word, facial expression and even gesture we make.

Some of us are oblivious to exactly what constitutes backbiting while many consider it as something insignificant. The Prophet (ﷺ) straightforwardly said, " *A Qattat (backbiter) will not enter Paradise* ." (Bukhari 6056)

_So what exactly is considered backbiting?_

Let us together shed some light on the types of backbiting we should avoid at all costs.

*1. The Common Backbiting*

The messenger of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) once asked the Companions:
*“Do you know what backbiting is?”*
They said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said, “ *Saying something about your brother that he dislikes.”* It was said, “What if what I say about my brother is true?” He said, “ *If what you say is true then you have backbitten about him, and if it is not true, then you have slandered him.”* Sahih Muslim 2589

This is the most common and direct form of backbiting and in most cases, is accompanied by slandering and gossiping, both of which are undoubtedly grave sins.

Gheebah (backbiting) means that you speak about your Muslim brother in his absence in a manner which he would not like to hear or have it mentioned had he been present. It is attributing to that person his faults or shortcomings in order to belittle or speak ill of him. This includes statements said about his/her physical appearance, traits, manners, behavior, religious commitment, lineage, dress, habits (i.e. sleeps too much) etc.
Slandering on the other hand is saying something about your brother which is not true.

Both these actions are strictly forbidden and in the Quran, Allah (Subhaanahu Wa Ta'ala) has likened backbiting to eating the flesh of your dead brother:
“ *neither backbite one

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*🌻10 Examples of How Rasulullah (ﷺ) Treated Children (Part 1)*

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The sunnah contains many examples of how Rasulullah (ﷺ) dealt with children.

Why is this important? Because he’s our uswah, our role-model, our example to follow. Many of his companions met him once or twice, saw him doing something once or twice, and as a result, would keep doing that thing until they died. Not because he told them to, but because they loved him, and sought to follow him as much as possible.

We should also try and follow him as much as we can.

On to the examples.
*Anas ibn Malik’s Ten Years of Service*
I served the Prophet for ten years, I lived with him for ten years and not once did he rebuke me. Not once did the word “uff” come from his mouth. He never said to me, “why did you do this?” or “why didn’t you do that?” : (Bukhari 5691,Muslim 2309)

Anas ibn Malik was a well known scholar among the sahaba. His mother gifted him to Rasulullah (ﷺ) while he was a young child, in order to give him the best possible upbringing and Islamic education.

Personally, I feel this hadith serves as a general-purpose, all-encompassing rule (and guideline) by which to follow with child-raising. We learn some important lessons from this, which we can apply to our own families:
Don’t rebuke them (or tell them off).
Don’t appear exasperated or frustrated in front of them.
Don’t ask them why they did something, or didn’t do something. (They don’t know why.)
Anas ibn Malik was also a young child at the start of his service of the messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
However, Rasulullah (ﷺ) didn’t just let things go; when children did something wrong, he did not simply let it slide, but he told them:

Abu Huraira reported that Hasan ibn ‘Ali (radiallahu anhum) took one of The dates of the sadaqa and put it in his mouth, whereupon the Prophet (ﷺ) said: *Leave it, leave it, throw it; don’t you know that we do not eat the sadaqa?* (Bukhari and Muslim)

Note that, as mentione

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❤ *LOVE MENTIONED IN QUR’AAN AND HADITH* ❤

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*From the Quran*

“ *And yet there are some people, who replace Allah with rivals, loving them as Allah is loved. But the believers love Allah more intensely* ” (2:165)

“ *Say: If you love your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your spouses, your family ties, the wealth you have gained, the business you fear would decline, and the dwellings of which you are fond, more than you love Allah, His messenger and striving for Allah’s cause (Jehad), then wait until Allah brings about His decision, as Allah does not guide those who are un-Godly”*

Allah Subhaanahu WaTa'ala loves:

*those who do good deeds* (2:195)

*those who ask Him for forgiveness* (2:222)

*those who purify themselves* (2:222)

*those who are Allah-fearing* (3:76)

*those who are steadfast* (3:146)

*those who trust Him* (3:159)

*those who act justly* (5:42)

*those who strive for His cause* (61:4)

*those who follow His Prophet* (3:31)

*Allah does not love:*

*the aggressors* (2:190)

*the disbelievers* (3:32)

*those who inflict injustice* (3:57)

*evil* (5:64) *and evil doers* (2:205)

*those who are arrogant* (4:36)

*those who spend lavishly* (6:141)

“ *You will not attain righteousness, unless you give of that which you love”* (3:92)

“ *O you believe .. Allah has made you love the Faith, and made it so beautiful in your hearts, and has made you hate disbelief, immorality and rebelliousness. These are the righteous. This is grace and bounty, from Allah, as Allah is All-knowledgeable and All-Wise”* (49:6-8)

“ *Say (O Mohammed) “If you do love Allah, follow me, Allah will love you, and forgive your sins, as Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Merciful”* . (3:31)

*From the Hadith*

“ *Allah Almighty said: If My servant loves to meet Me, I love to meet him, and if he hates to meet Me, I hate to meet him* .” (narrated by Bukhari)

“ *Allah loves kindness when you deal with any matter* ” (narrated by Bukhar

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*🕋Why Don't You Pray?🕋*
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Sadly, many Muslims do not pray or fulfil the conditions of the prayer, despite its importance. The purpose of prayer is to strengthen your relationship with Allah Ta'ala; to be grateful for all His blessings; and to remind yourself of His Greatness. Just as the body requires physical needs, such as food and water, the soul requires spiritual needs, nourished by acts of worship, the most important of which is prayer. It could be that the body of a person is healthy but the person is spiritually dead.

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “ *The comparison of one who remembers Allah and one who does not, is like that of the living and the dead* (Al Bukhari and Muslim).”

Allah says,

“ *O you who believe! Respond to (the call of) Allah and His Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life.* ”Qur’an 8:24

*✅Its importance*

*📌Direct communication with Allah*

“ *The closest a person is to His Lord is when he is in prostration.* ”(Muslim)

Prayer connects you with Allah. The Arabic word for prayer (As-Salah) is actually derived from the Arabic word meaning “connection”. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “ *When any one of you stands to pray, he is communicating with his Lord, so let him pay attention to how he speaks to Him.* ”(Al Bukhari) Don’t sever this relationship with your Creator.

*📌A pillar of Islam*

Prayer is the second most important pillar of Islam, and is the most regular compulsory action in a Muslim’s life. Prayer is an act that must be fulfilled daily, regardless of the circumstance. In fact, Allah did not even exempt the Muslims from praying during battle! He says,

“ *Guard strictly your (habit of) prayers... If you fear (an enemy), pray on foot, or riding.* ”Qur’an 2:238-9

Such is the case during war. What then during peace?

*📌Success lies in the Prayer*

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “ *The first of his deeds for which a m

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💰 *11 Matters Relating to Money*

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1⃣ *Inheritance and wills*
Anas related that the Prophet (Salallaahu Alaihi Wasalam) said: *If anyone deprives an heir of his inheritance, Allah will deprive him of his inheritance in Paradise on the Day of Resurrection* . (Ibn Maja)

2⃣ *How do you earn your money?*
Abu Said related that the Prophet (Salallaahu Alaihi Wasalam) said: *The truthful and trustworthy businessman will be in the company of Prophets, saints and martyrs on the Day of Judgment.* (Darimi, Tirmidhi)

3⃣ *Debts*
It is narrated by Abu Musa Ashari that the Prophet (Salallaahu Alaihi Wasalam) said: *After the major sins which must be avoided, the greatest sin is that someone dies in a state of debt and leaves behind no asset to pay it off* . (Darimi)

4⃣ *Loans*
Abu Qatadah related that the Prophet (Salallaahu Alaihi Wasalam) said: *If anyone would like Allah to save him from the hardships of the Day of Resurrection, he should give more time to his debtor who is short of money, or remit his debt altogether.* (Muslim)

5⃣ *Strive with your wealth*
Abu Huraira related that the Prophet (Salallaahu Alaihi Wasalam) said: *The Lord's commandment for every one of His slaves is, ‘Spend on others, and I will spend on you'.* (Bukhari, Muslim)

6⃣ *The poor and your wealth*
Safwan ibn Salim related that the Prophet (Salallaahu Alaihi Wasalam) said: *Anyone who looks after and works for a widow and a poor person is like a warrior fighting for Allah's cause, or like a person who fasts during the day and prays all night.* (Bukhari)

7⃣ *Charity and punishment*
It is narrated by Anas bin Malik that the Prophet (Salallaahu Alaihi Wasalam) said: *Verily charity appeases the wrath of Allah and eases the sufferings of death* . (Tirmidhi)

8⃣ *Moderation in giving*
*"And those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, justly moderate"* (Quran 25:67).

9⃣ *Bribery*
*"And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly or