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The Necessity of Taqwa and Avoiding Riba

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful [1:1]

Allah commands His believing servants to fear Him and warns them against what would bring them closer to His anger and drive them away from His pleasure. Allah said,

﴿يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ﴾

(O you who believe! Have Taqwa of Allah) meaning, fear Him and remember that He is watching all that you do.

﴿وَذَرُواْ مَا بَقِىَ مِنَ الرِّبَواْ﴾

(And give up what remains of Riba) meaning, abandon the Riba that people still owe you upon hearing this warning,

﴿إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ﴾

(if you indeed have been believers) believing in the trade that He allowed you and the prohibition of Riba.

﴿يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ وَذَرُواْ مَا بَقِىَ مِنَ الرِّبَواْ إِن كُنتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴾

فَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلُواْ فَأْذَنُواْ بِحَرْبٍ مّنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ﴾

(O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah and give up what remains (due to you) from Riba (from now onward), if you are (really) believers. And if you do not do it, then take a notice of war from Allah and His Messenger.)

They said, ''We repent to Allah and abandon whatever is left of our Riba'', and they all abandoned it This Ayah serves as a stern threat to those who continue to deal in Riba after Allah revealed this warning.

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Dhikr 1
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ. اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

'A 'oothu billaahi minash-Shaytaanir-rajeem. Allaahu laa 'ilaaha 'illaa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyoom, laa ta'khuthuhu sinatun wa laa nawm, lahu maa fis-samaawaati wa maa fil-'ardh, man thai-lathee yashfa'u 'indahu 'illaa bi'ithnih, ya'lamu maa bayna 'aydeehim wa maa khalfahum, wa laa yuheetoona bishay'im-min 'ilmihi 'illaa bimaa shaa'a, wasi'a kursiyyuhus samaawaati wal'ardh, wa laa ya'ooduhu hifdhuhumaa, wa Huwal- 'Aliyyul- 'Adheem.

I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast. - Allah! There is none worthy of worship but He, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never encompass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.(Whoever says this when he rises in the morning will be protected from jinns until he retires in the evening, and whoever says it when retiring in the evening will be protected from them until he rises in the morning.)
Al-Hakim 1 / 562, Sahih at-Targhib wa at-Tarhib 1/273, at-Tabarani.

Dhikr 2
Recite Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas.(Whoever recites these Three times in the morning and in the evening, they will suffice him (as a protection) against everything.)
Al-Ikhlas:1-4. Al-Falaq:1-5. An-Nas:1-6, Abu Dawud 4/322, At-Tirmizi 5/567, Sahih At-Tirmizi 3/182.[3times]

Dhikr 3
أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِيْ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهُ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ، رَبِّ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ، وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِيْ النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِيْ الْقَبْرِ

'Asbahnaa wa 'asbahal-mulku lillaahi walhamdu lillaahi, laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shay'in Qadeer. Rabbi 'as'aluka khayra maa fee haathal-yawmi wa khayra maa ba'dahu wa 'a'oothu bika min sharri maa fee haathal-yawmi wa sharri maa ba'dahu, Rabbi 'a'oothu bika minal-kasali, wa soo'il-kibari, Rabbi 'a'oothu bika min 'athaabin fin-naari wa 'athaabin fil-qabri.

We have entered the morning and with it all dominion is Allah's. Praise is to Allah. None has the right to be worshiped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. To Allah belongs the dominion, and to Him is the praise and He is Able to do all things. My Lord, I ask You for the goodness of this day and of the days that come after it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of this day and of the days that come after it. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from laziness and helpless old age. My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell-fire, and from the punishment of the grave.
Muslim 4/2088

Dhikr 4
اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ أَصْبَحْنَا، وَبِكَ أَمْسَيْنَا، وَبِكَ نَحْيَا، وَبِكَ نَمُوتُ، وَإِلَيْكَ النُّشُورُ

Allaahumma bika 'asbahnaa, wa bika 'amsaynaa, wa bika nahyaa, wa bika namootu wa 'ilaykan-nushoor.

O Allah, by You we enter the morning and by You we enter the evening, by You we live and and by You we die, and to You is our resurrection.
Sahih At-Tirmizi 3/142.

Dhikr 5
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِر لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Allaahumma 'Anta Rabbee laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta, khalaqtanee wa 'anaa 'abduka, wa 'anaa 'alaa 'ahdika wa wa'dika mas-tata'tu, 'a'oothu bika min sharri maa sana'tu, 'aboo'u laka bini'matika 'alayya, wa 'aboo'u bithanbee faghfir lee fa'innahu laa yaghfiruth-thunooba 'illaa 'Anta.

O Allah, You are my Lord, there is none worthy of worship but You. You created me and I am your slave. I keep Your covenant, and my pledge to You so far as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I admit to Your blessings upon me, and I admit to my misdeeds. Forgive me, for there is none who may forgive sins but You.(Whoever recites this with conviction in the evening and dies during that night shall enter Paradise, and whoever recites it with conviction in the morning and dies during that day shall enter Paradise.)
Al-Bukhari 7/150, An-Nasa'i, At-Tirmizi.[3times]

Dhikr 6
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ أُشْهِدُكَ وَأُشْهِدُ حَمَلَةَ عَرْشِكَ، وَمَلَائِكَتَكَ وَجَمِيعَ خَلْقِكَ، أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُكَ وَرَسُولُكَ

Allaahumma 'innee 'asbahtu 'ush-hiduka wa 'ush-hidu hamalata 'arshika, wa malaa'ikataka wajamee'a khalqika, 'annaka 'Antallaahu laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta wahdaka laa shareeka laka, wa 'anna Muhammadan 'abduka wa Rasooluka.[4times]

O Allah, I have entered the morning and I witness You and witness the bearers of Your Throne, and Your angels and all of Your creation to witness that You are Allah, there is none worthy of worship but You alone, You have no partners, and that Muhammad is Your slave and Your Messenger.(Allah will spare whoever says this four times in the morning or evening from the fire of Hell.)4x
Abu Dawud 4/317, An-Nasa'i, Ibn As-Sunni.

Dhikr 7
اللَّهُمَّ مَا أَصْبَحَ بِي مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ أَوْ بِأَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَمِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ، فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَكَ الشُّكْرُ

Allaahumma maa 'asbaha bee min ni'matin 'aw bi'ahadin min khalqika faminka wahdaka laa shareeka laka, falakal-hamdu wa lakash-shukru.

O Allah, whatever blessing has been received by me in the morning or anyone of Your creation is from You alone, You have no partner. All praise is for you and thanks is to You.(Whoever recites this in the morning, has completed his obligation to thank Allah for that day; and whoever says it in the evening, has completed his obligation for that night.)
Abu Dawud 4/318, Ibn As-Sunni (Hadith no. 41), Ibn Hibban (Hadith no. 2361).

Dhikr 8
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِـني فِي بَدَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِـنِي فِي سَمْعِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي، لَا إِلَهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُبِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْر، وَالفَقْرِ، وَأَعُوذُبِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ، لَا إلَهَ إلاَّ أَنْتَ

Allaahumma 'aafinee fee badanee, Allaahumma 'aafinee fee sam'ee, Allaahumma 'aafinee fee basaree, laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta (three times).Allaahumma 'innee 'a'oothu bika minal-kufri, walfaqri, wa 'a'oothu bika min 'athaabil-qabri, laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta.

O Allah, make me healthy in my body. O Allah, preserve for me my hearing. O Allah, preserve for me my sight. There is none worthy of worship but You. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief and poverty and I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave. There is none worthy of worship but You. (Three times)
Abu Dawud 4/324, Ahmad 5/42, An-Nasa'i, Ibn As-Sunni (Hadith no. 69), Ibn Hibban (Hadith no. 2361).

Dhikr 9
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَآ إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Hasbiyallaahu laa 'ilaaha 'illaa
Huwa 'alayhi tawakkaltu wa Huwa Rabbul-'Arshil-'Adheem .

Allah is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship but Him. I have placed my trust in Him, He is Lord of the Majestic Throne. (Seven times)(Allah will grant whoever recites this Seven times in the morning or evening whatever he desires from this world or the next.)
Ibn As-Sunni (no. 71), Abu Dawud 4/321, Ibn As-Sunni.

Dhikr 10
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي، وَدُنْيَايَ، وَأَهْلِي، وَمَالِي، اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي، وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي، اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ، وَمِنْ خَلْفِي، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي، وَعَنْ شِمَالِي، وَمِنْ فَوْقِي، وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِيَ

Allaahumma 'innee 'as'alukal-'afwa wal'aafiyata fid-dunyaa wal'aakhirati, Allaahumma 'innee 'as'alukal-'afwa wal'aafiyata fee deenee wa dunyaaya wa 'ahlee, wa maalee , Allaahum-mastur 'awraatee, wa 'aamin raw'aatee, Allaahum-mahfadhnee min bayni yadayya, wa min khalfee, wa 'an yameenee, wa 'an shimaalee, wa min fawqee, wa 'a'oothu bi'adhamatika 'an 'ughtaala min tahtee.

O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness and Your protection in this world and the next. O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness and Your protection in my religion, in my worldly affairs, in my family and in my wealth. O Allah, conceal my secrets and preserve me from anguish. O Allah, guard me from what is in front of me and behind me, from my left, and from my right, and from above me. I seek refuge in Your Greatness from being struck down from beneath me.
Sahih Ibn Majah 2/332, Abu Dawud.

Dhikr 11
اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَاطِرَ السَّماوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ، وَأَنْ أَقْتَرِفَ عَلَى نَفْسِي سُوءاً أَوْ أَجُرَّهُ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ

Allaahumma 'Aalimal-ghaybi wash-shahaadati faatiras-samaawaati wal'ardhi, Rabba kulli shay'in wa maleekahu, 'ash-hadu 'an laa 'ilaaha 'illaa 'Anta, 'a'oothu bika min sharri nafsee, wa min sharrish-shaytaani wa shirkihi, wa 'an 'aqtarifa 'alaa nafsee soo'an, 'aw 'ajurrahu 'ilaa Muslimin.

O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the evident , Maker of the heavens and the earth, Lord of everything and its Possessor, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my soul and from the evil of Satan and his helpers. (I seek refuge in You) from bringing evil upon my soul and from harming any Muslim.
Sahih At-Tirmizi 3/142, Abu Dawud.

Dhikr 12
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الَْأرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Bismillaahil-lathee laa yadhurru ma'as-mihi shay'un fil-'ardhi wa laa fis-samaa'i wa Huwas-Samee 'ul- 'Aleem.

In the Name of Allah, Who with His Name nothing can cause harm in the earth nor in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (Three times)(Whoever recites it in the morning will not be afflicted by any calamity before evening, and whoever recites it in the evening will not be overtaken by any calamity before morning.)
Abu Dawud 4/323, At-Tirmizi 5/465, Ibn Majah 2/332, Ahmad.

Dhikr 13
رَضِيتُ باللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِيناً، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَى اللَّهُ عَلِيهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيَّاً

Radheetu billaahi Rabban, wa bil-'Islaami deenan, wa bi-Muhammadin (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallama) Nabiyyan.

I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion and with Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as my Prophet. (Three times)(Allah has promised that anyone who says every morning or evening will be pleased on the Day of Resurrection.)
Ahmad 4/ 337, An-Nasa'i, Ibn As-Sunni (no. 68), At-Tirmizi 5/465.[3times]

Dhikr 14
يَاحَيُّ، يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ

Yaa Hayyu yaa Qayyoomu birahmatika 'astagheethu 'aslih lee sha'nee kullahu wa laa takilnee 'ilaa nafsee tarfata 'aynin.

O Ever Living One, O Eternal One, by Your mercy I call on You to set right all my affairs. Do not place me in charge of my soul even for the blinking of an eye.
Al-Hakim 1/545

Dhikr 15
أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّـي أَسْأَلُكَ خَـيْرَ هَذَا الْـيَوْمِ، فَتْحَهُ، وَنَصْرَهُ، وَنُورَهُ وَبَرَكَتَهُ، وَهُدَاهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِيهِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهُ

Asbahnaa wa 'asbahal-mulku lillaahi Rabbil-'aalameen, Allaahumma 'innee 'as'aluka khayra haathal-yawmi, Fathahu wa nasrahu wa noorahu, wa barakatahu, wa hudaahu, wa'a'oothu bika min sharri maafeehi wa sharri maa ba'dahu.

We have entered the morning and with it all the dominion which belongs to Allah, Lord of all that exists. O Allah, I ask You for the goodness of this day, its victory, its help, its light, its blessings, and its guidance. I seek refuge in You from the evil that is in it and from the evil that follows it.
Abu Dawud 4/32

Dhikr 16
أَصْبَحْنَا عَلَى فِطْرَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَعَلَى كَلِمَةِ الإِخْلَاصِ، وَعَلَى دِينِ نَبِـيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، وَعَاـَى مِلَّـةِ أَبِينَا إِبْـرَاهِيـمَ، حَنِيفاً مُسْلِماً وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

'Asbahnaa 'alaa fitratil-'Islaami wa 'alaa kalimatil-'ikhlaasi, wa 'alaa deeni Nabiyyinaa Muhammadin, wa 'alaa millati 'abeenaa 'Ibraaheema, haneefan Musliman wa maa kaana minal-mushrikeen.

We have entered the morning upon the natural religion of Islam, the word of sincere devotion, the religion of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the faith of our father Ibrahim. He was upright (in worshipping Allah), and a Muslim. He was not of those who worship others besides Allah.
Ahmad 3/406-7, 5/123, An-Nasa'i, At-Tirmizi 4/209.

Dhikr 17
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

Subhaanallaahi wa bihamdihi.

Glory is to Allah and praise is to Him. (100 times)(Whoever recites this one hundred times in the morning and in the evening will not be surpassed on the Day of Resurrection by anyone having done better than this except for someone who had recited it more.)
Muslim 4/2071

Dhikr 18
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shay'in Qadeer.

None has the right to be worshiped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise and He is Able to do all things. (100 times or once if tired.)
An-Nasa'i, Abu Dawud 4/319, Ibn Majah, Ahmad 4/60.

Dhikr 19
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Laa 'ilaaha 'illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Huwa 'alaa kulli shay'in Qadeer.

None has the right to be worshiped but Allah alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise and He is Able to do all things. (100 times in in the morning.)(Whoever recites this hundred times in the morning, Allah swt will reward him of freeing ten slaves, Allah will write one hundred Hasanat and and forgive him one hundred misdeeds and be protected from Satan until evening.)
Al-Bukhari 4/95, Muslim 4/2071.

Dhikr 20
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ

Subhaanallaahi wa bihamdihi: 'Adada khalqihi, wa ridhaa nafsihi, wa zinata 'arshihi wa midaada kalimaatihi.

Glory is to Allah and praise is to Him, by the multitude of His creation, by His Pleasure, by the weight of His Throne, and by the extent of His Words. (Three times in the morning.)
Muslim 4/2090

Dhikr 21
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْماً نَافِعاً، وَ رِزْقاً طَيِّباً، وَ عَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً

Allaahumma 'innee 'as'aluka 'ilman naafi'an, wa rizqan tayyiban, wa 'amalan mutaqabbalan.

O Allah, I ask You for knowledge that is of benefit, a good provision, and deeds that will be accepted. (Recite in the morning.)
Ibn As-Sunni (Hadith no. 54), Ibn Majah (Hadith no.925)

Dhikr 22
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

'Astaghfirullaaha wa 'atoobu 'ilayhi.

I seek the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him. (100 times during the day.)
Al Bukhari,Muslim 4/2075

Dhikr 23
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

'A'oothu bikalimaatil-laahit-taammaati min sharri maa khalaqa.

I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created. (Three times in the evening.)(Whoever recites this Three times in the evening will be protected from insect stings.)
Ahmad 2/ 290, An-Nasa'i, At-Tirmizi 3/187, Ibn As-Sunni (Hadith no. 68), Ibn Majah 2/266.

Dhikr 24
اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلَّمْ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ

Allahumma salli wa sallim 'alaa nabiyyinaa Muhammadin

Oh Allah, we ask you for peace and blessings upon our prophet Muhammad. (Ten times)(The Prophet saw said: "Who recites blessings upon me 10 times in the morning and 10 times in the evening will obtain my intercession on the Day of Resurrection".)
At-Tabrani, Sahih at-Targhib wa at-Tarhib 1/273.

May Allah accept it.(AameenOh Allah, we ask you for peace and blessings upon our prophet Muhammad. (Ten times)(The Prophet saw said: "Who recites blessings upon me 10 times in the morning and 10 times in the evening will obtain my intercession on the Day of Resurrection".)
At-Tabrani, Sahih at-Targhib wa at-Tarhib 1/273.

*The best time for the morning adhkār is between Fajr and sunrise and the best time for the evening adhkār is between Fajr and sunset..

*May Allah accept it.(Aameen)*

💠 How to seek Allaah’s help:

Wake up call for Ummah 🗣️:

People gather in a stadium to watch a football match, and they raise the Palestinian flag, thinking that this will aid the cause. But it does not! Victory doesn’t come with entertainment and emotions only!

Allaah’s help comes to the Believers through Salaah (Prayers) and Sabr (Patience) and not just by marching on the streets, or blocking the paths, or filling the stadiums while the Masaajid are empty?.

If showing strength in numbers had worked, it would have definitely helped the Believers in the battle of Hunain, but the strength in numbers did not help them, as Allaah تعالى says:

لَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي مَوَاطِنَ كَثِيرَةٍ ۙ وَيَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ ۙ إِذْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ كَثْرَتُكُمْ فَلَمْ تُغْنِ عَنكُمْ شَيْئًا وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ ثُمَّ وَلَّيْتُم مُّدْبِرِينَ * ثُمَّ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ وَعَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَأَنزَلَ جُنُودًا لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا وَعَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْكَافِرِينَ

{Truly Allaah has given you victory on many battlefields, and on the Day of Hunain (battle) when you rejoiced at your great number but it availed you naught and the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for you, then you turned back fleeing. Then Allaah did send down His Sakeenah (calmness, tranquility, and reassurance, etc.) on the Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ), and on the believers, and sent down forces (angels) which you saw not, and punished the disbelievers. Such is the recompense of disbelievers.}
📚[Surah al-Tawbah (9):25-26]

Allaah’s help is not associated with your strength or numbers; Allaah’s help is associated with your Imaan:

وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
{and incumbent upon Us was the support of the Believers}
📚[Surah al-Room (30): 47]

And He تعالى also said:

وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
{So do not weaken and do not grieve, and you will be superior if you are indeed [true] believers}
📚[Surah aal-`Imraan (3): 139]

🌴🌴🌴

Allaah تعالى promised that He will help those who will His cause:

وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ
{Verily, Allaah will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allaah is All-Strong, All-Mighty.}
📚[Surah al-Hajj (22): 40]

But who are these people whom Allaah will help? What are their characteristics? Allaah تعالى describes them, saying:

الَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ
{[And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the land, establish prayer and give Zakaah and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. And to Allaah belongs the outcome of [all] matters.}
📚[Surah al-Hajj (22): 41]

He تعالى also instructs us, saying:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
{O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allaah is with the patient.}
📚[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 153]

So, do not let Shaitaan deceive us by mixing our emotions with entertainment. Our victory only comes with our obedience to Allaah, offering the Salaah sincerely, and fulfilling the rights of the people.

*When Allah the Almighty struck Quraysh on the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gathered Jews in the market of Banu Qaynuqa.*

*He ﷺ said: "O Jews, embrace Islam before Allah afflicts you with what He afflicted Quraysh."*

*The Jews said: "O Muhammad, do not be deceived by yourself that you killed a group of Quraysh. They were ignorant people who did not know how to fight. By Allah, if you had fought us, you would have known that we are the Warriors that you haven't met before."*

*So Allah Almighty revealed about them:*

{ قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَتُغۡلَبُونَ وَتُحۡشَرُونَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمِهَادُ }

*Say to those who disbelieve, "You will be overcome and gathered together to Hell, and wretched is the resting place."*

*[Surah Āli-ʿImrān: 12]*

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:

"A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an oppressor.

Whoever fulfilled the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs.

Whoever brought his (Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the discomforts of the Day of Resurrection.

And whoever screened a Muslim, Allah will screen him on the Day of Resurrection."

📚: Sahih Bukhari 2442

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*DUNYA AND ITS DISTRACTIONS*
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*Attaining True Happiness*
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Allah ﷻ says in the Qur'an:

*مَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌۭ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُۥ حَيَوٰةًۭ طَيِّبَةًۭ ۖ ۖ*

*Whoever does righteous actions whether male or female, while they are a believer, then indeed we shall grant them a good life.*
[16:97]
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We shouldn't attempt to fill our hearts with things that don't fulfil it. Rather follow these two steps.

1. Believe in Allah ﷻ with certainty and sincerity

2. Do righteous actions with sincerity and hope
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Many men & women, flirting with others often feel lonely and long for companionship, and you find that their happiness is shattered when the object of their lust rejects them!
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Many women remove the Hijab in order to feel happy by appearing beautiful, and find that their happiness dissolves because the people do not share the same sentiment.
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The same with music! People use it as an emotional escape from the world and this happiness is shattered as soon as they return from that escape!
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All of these become the punishment of a person and a source of torment! Why?

Because the soul craves a connection to its creator!
Allah ﷻ!
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Connect your heart to Allah. To His Book and His Prophet ﷺ!
Happiness will follow!
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Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه reported: The Prophet ﷺ said:
*_“Wealth is not in having many possessions. Rather, true wealth is the richness of the soul.”_*

[Sahih al-Bukha‌ri‌ 6081, Sahih Muslim 1051]
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Shaytaan & Dunya brings restlessness and the want for more. Allah ﷻ and the Akhirah brings peace and contentment!

As Allah ﷻ says:

*ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَطۡمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِۗ أَلَا بِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطۡمَئِنُّ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ*

*those who believe and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah. Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort.*
[13:28]
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Ya Ibn Adam! If you want to feel peace at heart, divorce the Dunya and strive for the Akhirah!
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Reflect and Ponder..

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*KHAIR (GOODNESS) IN BOTH WORLDS*
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*Dunya & Akhira*
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Allah ﷻ talks about the people of Jannah,

*لاَ يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيهَا نَصَبٌ*

*No fatigue shall touch them*

*وَمَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ*

*Nor shall they ever be asked to leave.*
[15:48]

Allah ﷻ also says

*لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ*

*We have certainly created mankind in hardship.*
[90:4]

Allah ﷻ has shown us the difference between the Dunya and the Akhirah.

Dunya afflicts man with many problems, and as a compensation...Jannah

سبحان الله
Prophet ﷺ said: *_"It will be said, O dwellers of Paradise! You will be healthy and never fall sick; you will live and never die; you will be young and never grow old; you will stay here and never leave."_*
[Sahih Muslim]
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We live on average for 60-80 years. The majority of the time we spend in it ilearn work. Many of the people they labour for only the Dunya, and by the time they earn it, they cannot enjoy it fully. Such is their loss, that they purchased the Dunya at the expense of the Akhirah!

What will they have in the Akhirah? Nothing!

As Allah ﷻ says

*فَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَمَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ*

*But of mankind, they're those who say: "Our Lord! Give us in this world!'' and for such there will be no portion in the Hereafter.*
[2:200]

*Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه said* this was revealed about the bedouins who would come to Arafah and pray for Rain, fertility, children, they would not mention the hereafter at all!
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But those who work for the Akhirah,

*وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ*

*And among them are those who say "Our Lord grant us in this Dunya goodness, and in the Hereafter goodness and save us from the Hellfire"*

*أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوا*

*For those will be a share for what they have earned.*
[2:201-202]
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Their reward is with Allah ﷻ!

May Allah ﷻ grant us goodness both in this world and the hereafter.
*آمِيْن*

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THE UNPREVENTABLE DEATH
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What have you prepared for it?
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Allah ﷻ says

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ

Every Soul shall taste Death.
[3:185]

We shall all taste Death, none of us can escape the certain departure from this world. No matter how much we run or we delude ourselves by planning for tomorrow. We must remember that Death will come to us.

Mu’adh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Among which deeds are most beloved to Allah?"

The Prophet said, “That you die while your tongue is moist with the remembrance of Allah.”
[Sahih Ibn H‌ibba‌n 818, Grade: Hasan (fair)]

How many people have departed while they were far away from the remembarence of Allah ﷻ ?!

So when we remind ourselves of Death, It is important to then reflect on what we have prepared to take with us. What we have packed away in our baggage to journey into the Akhirah?

The wealth of the Dunya will not suffice nor will anything you enjoyed from it suffice, rather only Good Deeds will suffice.

As Allah ﷻ mentions about the person of the left hand who will say

مَا اَغْنٰى عَنِّى مَالِيَه

My wealth has not availed me!

هَلَكَ عَنِّ سُلْطَانِيَه

My Authority has left me!
[69:28-29]

So we must strive to accumulate only that which will be of benefit!

As Allah ﷻ says

وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَاِنَّ خَيرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوٰى

So take provision; indeed the best provision is Taqwa
[2:197]

As we move through the world, the best provision for us is Taqwa, because Taqwa is what Inclines us towards Good and Bad. And if we die upon this, then we'll have died with Taqwa in our hearts and this along with our deeds will suffice us in Akhirah!

And no doubt that everyone is a sinner, nobody is perfect!
We need to engage in Istighfaar as much as possible! Not only will it lighten our load of Bad deeds, it will add to our good deeds!

As Allah ﷻ says:

إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ

Except He who repents, believes and does righteous action, then they are those whom Allah will change their sins into good deeds.
[25:70]

All so we can earn Jannah! The eternal bliss, where there is no sadness!

May Allah ﷻ ease our affairs and forgive our shortcomings..
آمِيْن