| ****Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: " A woman who performs her 5 daily salaah, fasts in the month of Ramadaan, protects her chastity and is obedient to her husband, she may enter Jannah from whichever door she pleases. (Mishkaat p.281) Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "The women who passes away whilst her husband is pleased with her will enter Jannah." (Mishkaat p.281) ***Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "Three persons are such their salaah is not accepted nor does any good deed of theirs reach Allah Ta'ala, a runaway slave till he returns to his master and obliges to him, a women whose husband is angry with her (due to her disobedience), and a drunk person till he becomes sober. (Mishkaat p.283) ***Kaab bin Ujrah (Radhiallaahu Ánhu ) relates: "Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam )said: "Come near to the pulpit, and we came near the pulpit. When he ascended the first step of the pulpit, he said: "Aameen'. When he ascended the second step, he said: 'Aameen'. When he ascended the third step, he said: 'Aameen'. When he descended, we said: 'O Rasul of Allah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam ), we have heard from you today something which we never heard before.' He said. "When I ascended the first step." 'Jibrail' appeared before me and said: "Woe to him who found the blessed month of Ramadhan and let it pass by without gaining forgiveness." Upon that I said: "Aameen". When I ascended the second step, he said, 'Woe to him before whom thy name is mentioned and then he does not recite 'Durood' (invoke Allah's blessings) on you". I replied: "Aameen." When I ascended the third step, he said "Woe unto him in whose presence his parents or either one of them attains old age, and (through failure to serve them) he is not allowed to enter 'Jannah". I said "Aameen"' *** It is related by Abu Hurairah (R.A.) that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: " A generous-hearted bondsman is nearer to Allah and men, and he is close to Heaven and far off from Hell; and, surely, an ignorant, but open-handed man is dearer to Allah than a devotee who is a miser." ***. It is related by Abu Hurairah (R.A.) that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam): "It is the command of Allah for every bondsman: 'Spend on others. I shall spend on thee.'" .*** It is related on the authority of Sahl bin Sa'd (R.A.) that the Apostle of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "There is special Gate of Paradise which is known as Rayyan and only those who observe Fasting will be allowed to enter through it on the Day of Resurrection. On that Day, it will be called aloud, ' Where are the bondsmen who used to fast for the sake of Allah Ta'ala and endure the pangs of hunger and thirst?' Such of the bondsmen will respond to the call and save them no one will be permitted to enter by this Gate. When they have entered Paradise through this Gate, it will be shut, and after it, no one will be able to enter by it." The Night of Bara'at (15th of Shábaan) ***. Ummul-Mu'mineen 'Aishah, Radi-Allahu anha, is reported to have said, "Once Rasulullah, Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, performed the Salaah of the night (Tahajjud) and made a very long Sajdah until I feared that he had passed away. When I saw this, I rose (from my bed) and moved his thumb (to ascertain whether he is alive). The thumb moved, and I returned (to my place). Then I heard him saying in Sajdah: 'I seek refuge in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, and I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your annoyance, and I seek Your refuge from Yourself. I cannot praise You in the manner that You deserve. You are exactly as You have defined Yourself.' Thereafter, when he raised his head from Sajdah and finished his salaah, he said to me: 'Aishah, did you think that the Prophet has betrayed you?' I said, 'No, O Prophet of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), but I was afraid that your soul has been taken away because your Sajdah was very long.' He asked me, 'Do you know what night it is?' I said, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'This is the night of the half of Shábaan. Allah Ta'ala looks upon His slaves in this night and forgives those who seek forgiveness and bestows His mercy upon those who pray for mercy, but leaves those who have malice (against a Muslim) as they were before, (and does not forgive them unless they free themselves from malice).' .*** The person who memorises the first ten verses of Surah Kahf will be protected from the fitna (evil) of Dajjal (Sahih Muslim, Tirmizi, Abu Dawood) ***The person who recites the first and last ten verses of Surah Kahf then a Noor (celestial light) is created for him from head to toe and the one who recites the entire Surah then a noor is created for him from the ground till the heavens. (Musnad Ahmad) Rasulullah (r) said, "You will not enter Jannah until you have perfect Imaan, and you do not have perfect Imaan until you have love and brotherhood amongst yourselves, should I not show something, if you act upon it you will love each other - make abundant and spread salaam amongst each other." (Sahih Muslim) *** Rasulullah (r) said, "Certainly the person close to Allah Ta'ala is the one who initiates salaam." (i.e. makes salaam first) (Mishkaat) ***Anas (R.A.) says Rasulullah (r) said to me O my son when you enter your home, make salaam, it will be a source of blessing for you and for your household. (Tirmizi) *** Rasulullah (r) said, "Salaam is before speech." (Mishkaat) ***Abu Hurairah (R.A.) related to us , saying to us that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: " Once, as a traveler was feeling extremely thirsty, he came upon a well. He went down into it, drank the water, and came out. On coming out, he saw a dog that was dying of thirst. Its tongue was sticking out and it was licking the wet earth. The man took piety on it, and, went down into the well, filled his boots with water, held it by his teeth, and came out of the well, and gave the water to the dog to drink. This simple service to the thirsting dog pleased Allah Ta'ala so much that He blessed the man with salvation." Upon it, some Companions enquired: "Is there a reward even on removing the distress of animals?" " Yes", replied the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) " On removing the distress of every living being that can feel the pangs of hunger and thirst)". ***Whenever you see a person who has more wealth than you or is better than you in face or figure, than you should look at a person who is inferior to you in those respects. ***Do not pursue material things too much or else you will be absorbed by the world. ***The one who repents for a sin he committed is like the one who has not committed a sin. ***Those in who's heart is no mercy for others will not attain the mercy of Allah. ***A person inevitably follows the faith of one's friends; therefore be careful in choose a friend. ***When there are three people together, no two should talk, leaving the third alone, since this may grieve him. ***When a servent of Allah observes fasting for a day for the sake of Allah, he thereby repells the fire (of hell) a distance of seventy years. ***On the day of judgement, the first thing a person will be judged on is their prayer. ***He who spends in the cause of Allah, will have his reward seven hundred times. ***Hazrat Ibn Abbas (RA) reports, Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said:" The best of you is he who is best to his family and I am the best from you to my family." ***Hazrat Aaisha (R.A.) reports, Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, "Certainly the ones with the most perfect and complete Imaan (Faith) are those who possess the noblest character and the best of you are those who are best to their womenfolk." (Mishkaat) ***Hazrat Aaisha (R.A.) reports, Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, "Certainly the ones with the most perfect and complete Imaan (Faith) are those who possess the noblest character and the best of you are those who are best to their womenfolk." (Mishkaat) ***Abdullah bin Omar (R.A.) narrates that a person came to the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) and asked : “ What makes the Haj obligatory?” “ The wherewithal of the journey and the conveyance,” replied the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) ***Abu Hurairah (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: “Verily there shall be no reward for a righteous pilgrimage except Jannah.” ***It is related by Abdullah bin Omar (R.A.) that once a person came to the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) and said: “O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)! How many times should I forgive the fault of my attendant (servant)? The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) kept quiet. The questioner, then, asked again: “How many times should I forgive the fault of my attendant (servant)?” “Seventy times each day replied the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).” ***Anas (R.A.) and Abdullah (R.A.), both related: The Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: “ All the creatures are the family of Allah. Allah is responsible for their sustenance in the same way as a person, ostensibly, is responsible for the sustenance of his dependents. Thus, the most beloved of Allah, in the whole creation, is he who does good to the members of His family, i.e., His creatures,” ***It is related by Abu Hurairah (R.A.) that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "Miserliness and Faith cannot exist together in anyone's heart." ***Abu Hurairah (R.A.) relates that he heard the truthful and trustworthy Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) say: "The attribute of compassion is not taken away from the heart of anyone except the ill-fated". ***Narrates Abdullah bin Jafar (R.A.) that once Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) went to the orchard of an Ansar Companion. There was a camel over there which groaned pathetically on seeing the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam), as a she-camel does when separated from its young one, and, began to shed tears. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) went to it and stroked its head gently until it became quiet. He, then, asked: "Whose camel is it?" An Ansaar young man came forward and said that it belonged to him. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam), thereupon, said to the Ansar: "Do you not fear Allah, in respect of the poor, dumb creature, Who has made you its master? It has complained to me that you keep it hungry and take too much work from it." ***Abdul Rahman bin Abd Abdullah bin Masud (R.A.) relates on the authority of his father, that "We were accompanying the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) on a journey that (once), while he had gone to attend the call of nature, we saw a small red bird, (probably a blue-necked jay), with two young ones. We caught the chicks, (and) the bird came and began to hover over our heads. (Meanwhile), the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) returned, and said: "Who has hurt the bird by catching its young ones? Give back the chicks to it". He, then, saw an ant-hill we had set fire to, and enquired who had done that. "O Apostle of Allah", we said, " We have burnt it". He, thereupon, observed: "It befits no one save Allah, the Creator of Fire, to inflict the punishment of fire on a living being." ***???It is related by Abu Hurairah (R.A.) that “(once) a person abused Abu Bakr (R.A.), and the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was sitting (there), (at that time), and he felt amazed and was smiling (at the behaviour of both), (with the man abusing Abu Bakr (R.A.) continuously and the latter bearing it with patience). But when that person went on with it, Abu Bakr (R.A.), also, returned some of the invectives. The Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam), thereupon, left the place in some anger. Feeling greatly perturbed, Abu Bakr (R.A.) went after the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) to find out the reason of his annoyance and apologise. As Abu Bakr (R.A.) met the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) , he said: ‘ O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)! How is that you remained sitting when the man was hurling abuses at me, without end, but when I too, said something, you got angry and departed from the place?’ The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) replied: ‘An angel of Allah was with you and replying on your behalf as long as you kept quiet and showed patience, but when you started paying him back (in his own coin), the angel went away and the Devil came in, (on seeing an opportunity to add fuel to the fire).’ After it, the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) observed: O Abu Bakr (R.A.)! There are three things that are absolutely true: One, if an injustice is done to anyone and he forgives it solely for the sake of Allah (and does not take revenge), Allah will support him, in all respects, in return for it (and raise him in esteem both in this world and the next); two , whoever opens the door of giving to others and showing kindness to kinsmen, Allah will bestow prosperity upon him and multiply his wealth: and, three, whoever will open the door of begging (not out of need), but for adding to his wealth, Allah will cause a further diminution in his possessions.’” |
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