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Seven Qualities that Allah Loves

Seven Qualities that Allah Loves

1. TAWBAH (Repentance)
“For Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly (in repentance)" [Surah Al Baqarah 2:222]

2. TAHARAH (Purification)
“Allah loves those who keep themselves pure and clean." [Surah Al Baqarah 2:222]

3. TAQWA (Piety)
“For Allah loves the righteous (the pious)." [Surah Al Tawbah 9:4]

4. IHSAN (Goodness & Perfection)
“For Allah loves those who do good" [Surah Ali ‘Imran 3:134]

5. TAWAKKUL (Trust in Allah)
“For Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him)." [Surah Ali ‘Imran 3:159]

6. ADL (Justice)
“For Allah loves those who judge in equity." [Surah Al Ma’idah 5:42] “For Allah loves those who are fair (and just)." [Surah Al Hujurat 49:9]

7. SABR (Patience)
“And Allah Loves those who are firm and steadfast (As-Sabirin (the
patient))." [Surah Ali ‘Imran 3:146]

Abu Umaamah (RA) narrated that:

Abu Umaamah (RA) narrated that:

The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:

"Whoever reads "Ayatul-Kursi" [Qur'an 2:255], after every obligatory prayer, nothing prevents him from entering Paradise except death (i.e. that he is still alive)."

(An-Nasaa'ee, Ibn Hibbaan -- Sahih)

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Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith (Hadith 3.428)

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith (Hadith 3.428)

While I was with Ibn 'Abbas a man came and said, "O father of 'Abbas! My sustenance is from my manual profession and I make these pictures." Ibn 'Abbas said, "I will tell you only what I heard from Allah's Apostle. I heard him saying, 'Whoever makes a picture will be punished by Allah till he puts life in it, and he will never be able to put life in it.' " Hearing this, that man heaved a sigh and his face turned pale. Ibn 'Abbas said to him, "What a pity! If you insist on making pictures I advise you to make pictures of trees and any other unanimated objects."

Fajr Prayer!!

Fajr Prayer!!

For many Muslims, fajr prayer can be the most challenging one. In that vein, there are many hadiths that speak to the great reward and blessing entailed in waking up for fajr prayer.

Abu Zuhayr Umara ibn Ruwayba رضي الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽٰعنه said,
"I heard the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ say,

'No one who used to pray before the rising of the sun and before its setting will enter the Fire," meaning Fajr and 'Asr."
[Muslim]

Quran,Yosuf 12:87

The Hair

The Hair

Tirmidhi Hadith (Hadith 1523)

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) was neither tall nor short, he had a large head and beard, the palms of his hands and his feet were calloused, he had a reddish tinge, he had large joints, the hair on his breast was long, and when he walked he bent forward as though he were descending a slope. I have never seen anyone like him before or since.

 * It is permissible for men to shave/trim their chest or stomach hair if required or due to any problem(like itching)

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith (Hadith 7.778)

Allah's Apostle said, "To shave the pubic hair, to clip the nails and to cut the mustaches short, are characteristics of the Fitra."

Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith (Hadith 1958)

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Do not pluck out grey hair. If any believer grows a grey hair in Islam, he will have light on the Day of Resurrection. (This is Sufyan's version). Yahya's version says: Allah will record on his behalf a good deed for it, and will blot out a sin for it.

Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith (Hadith 1931)

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade combing the hair except every second day.

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith (Hadith 1181)

Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade that a woman should shave her head.

Nasa'i transmitted it. 

*If someone's lice are troubling the person he can shave his head as shaving head is allowed in Islam.

Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith (Hadith 1955)

The Prophet (peace be upon him) saw a boy with part of his head shaved and part left unshaven. He forbade them to do that, saying: Shave it all or leave it all.

*A man is allowed to shave/trim his mustaches short but not to shave the beard by leaving it alone.

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith (Hadith 7.781)

Allah's Apostle said, "Cut the mustaches short and leave the beard (as it is)."

Al-Muwatta Hadith (Hadith 51.1)

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Bakr ibn Nafi from his father Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered the moustaches to be trimmed and the beard to be left.

Sahih Muslim Hadith (Hadith 118)

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Trim closely the moustache, and grow beard, and thus act against the fire-worshippers. 

Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet, upon whom be peace, as saying, "Whoever has hair should honor it."

| Allah is the alone who knows best.

[17].Surah Al-Isra’ [The Journey By Night] also known as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of Israel]

English Translation of Al-Quran
[17].Surah Al-Isra’ [The Journey By Night] also known as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of
Israel]
Ayat 106. And (it is) a Qur’an which We have divided (into parts), in order that you might recite it to men at intervals. And We have revealed it by stages. (in 23 years).
[Tafseer] The marvel is that these parts, revealed at different times and in different circumstances, should fit together so closely and consistently as they do. All revelation is progressive. The previous revelations were also progressive. Each of them marked a stage in the world’s spiritual history. Man’s mind does not take in more than his spiritual state will have prepared him for. Allah’s revelation comes as a light to illuminate our difficulties and show us the way in actual situations that arise.

[Muslim Book 04, Chapter 133, Hadith # 1759]

English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat An-Nawwas bin Sam`an (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) saying, "The Qur’an and its people who applied it, will be brought on the Day of Resurrection preceded with Surat Al-Baqarah and Surat Al-`Imran arguing on behalf of those who applied them.”
[Muslim
Book 04, Chapter 133, Hadith #
1759].
Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Isra Ayat 107. "when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces" This Hadith means that on the Day of Requital, the Qur’an, with Surat Al-Baqarah and Al-`Imran in the forefront, will intercede before Allah for those who used to recite and act upon them in the life of the world.

[17].Surah Al-Isra’ [The Journey By Night]

English Translation of Al-Quran
[17].Surah Al-Isra’ [The Journey By Night] also known as Surah Bani Israel [The Children of
Israel]
Ayat 107. Say (O Muhammad to them): "Believe in it (the Qur’an) or do not believe (in it). Verily! Those who were given knowledge before it (the Jews and the Christians like ‘Abdullah bin Salam and Salman Al-Farsi), when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration."
[Tafseer] No one’s belief or unbelief affects the beauty or grandeur of Allah’s revelation. But those endowed with spiritual knowledge or insight know at once when they hear Allah’s Holy Word, and fall down and adore Allah. Those endowed with knowledge include those who had received previous revelations and had kept themselves free from corrupt ideas.
[quran, isra]

Hadith

Hadith

Volume 9, Book 93, Number 470 : Narrated by Mu'adh bin Jabal

The Prophet said, "O Mu'adh! Do you know what Allah's Right upon His slaves is?" I said, "Allah and His Apostle know best." The Prophet said, "To worship Him (Allah) Alone and to join none in worship with Him (Allah). Do you know what their right upon Him is?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know best." The Prophet said, "Not to punish them (if they do so)."

(Tirmizi vol.2 pg.186)

“Oh Allah, inspire me with guidance and protect me from the evil of myself.”

(Tirmizi vol.2 pg.186)

Volume 2, Book 17, Number 120 : Narrated by Abu Huraira

Volume 2, Book 17, Number 120 :
Narrated by Abu Huraira

Whenever the Prophet (p.b.u.h) lifted his head from the bowing in the last Raka he used to say: "O Allah! Save 'Aiyash bin Abi Rabi'a. O Allah! Save Salama bin Hisham. O Allah! Save Walid bin Walid. O Allah! Save the weak faithful believers. O Allah! Be hard on the tribes of Mudar and send (famine) years on them like the famine years of (Prophet) Joseph ." The Prophet further said, "Allah forgive the tribes of Ghifar and save the tribes of Aslam." Abu Az-Zinad (a sub-narrator) said, "The Qunut used to be recited by the Prophet in the Fajr prayer."

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 487 :
Narrated by Abu Said

Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "No Zakat is due on property mounting to less than five Uqiyas (of silver), and no Zakat is due on less than five camels, and there is no Zakat on less than five Wasqs." (A Wasqs equals 60 Sa's) & (1 Sa=3 K gms App.)

Beginning from the Fajr of the 9th Zulhijjah up to the 'Asr prayer of the 13th, it is obligatory on each Muslim to recite the Takbir of Tashriq after every fard prayer in the following words.

Hadith Sahih Al-Bukhari (8.412)

Did you know?

Did you know?

The Prophet Muhammad, may Allah exalt his mention said,

"Whoever says: 'La ilaha illal-lah wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahu-l-hamd wa huwa 'ala kulli shai'in qadir,' one hundred times will get the same reward as given for manumitting ten slaves; and one hundred good deeds will be written in his accounts, and one hundred sins will be deducted from his accounts, and it (his saying) will be a shield for him from Satan on that day till night, and nobody will be able to do a better deed except the one who does more than he."

Hadith Sahih Al-Bukhari (8.412)

The Hajj

The Hajj

In the forenoon of the eighth day of Dhul-Hijja, a pilgrim purifies himself once again by bathing as he did before Umrah in the place in which he is staying, if convenient. He puts on his Ihram and says: " Here I am for Hajj. Here I am, oh Allah, here I am. Here I am. You have no partner. Here I am. Surely all praise, grace and dominion is yours, and you have no partners."

If he fears that something will prevent him from completing his Hajj he should make a condition when he makes his intentions, saying: " If I am prevented by any obstacle my place is wherever I am held up." If he has no such fear, he doesn't make this condition.

A pilgrim goes to Mina and there prays Dhuhr, Asr, Magrib, Isha and Fajr, shortening his four unit prayers so as to make them two units each, without combining them.

When the sun rises, he goes to Arafah and there prays Dhuhr and Asr combined at the time of Dhuhr, making each one two units. He remains in Namira Mosque until sunset if possible. He remembers Allah and makes as many supplications as possible while facing the Qibla.

The Prophet (may the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) prayed thus: "There is no Deity but Allah alone. He has no partner. All dominion and praise are His and He is powerful over all things.

If he grows weary it is permissible for him to engage in beneficial conversation with his companions or reading what he can find of beneficial books, especially those concerning Allah's grace and abundant gifts. This will strengthen his hope in Allah.

He should then return to his supplications and be sure to spend the end of the day deep in supplication because the best of supplication is the supplication of the day of Arafah.

At sunset he goes from Arafah to Muzdalifah and there prays Magrib, Isha, and Fajr. If he is tired or has little water, it is permissible for him to combine Magrib and Isha. If he fears that he will not reach Muzdalifah until after midnight, he should pray before he reaches it for it is not permissible to delay prayer until after midnight. He remains there, in Muzdalifah, making supplications and remembering Allah till just before sunrise.

If he is weak and cannot handle the crowd during Ar-Ramy, it is permissible for him to go to Mina at the end of the night to stone the Jamrah before the arrival of the crowd.

Near sunrise, a pilgrim goes from Muzdalifah to Mina. Upon reaching it he does the following:

a) He throws seven consecutive pebbles at Jamrah Al-Aqaba which is the closest monument to Makkah, saying Greatest," as he : "Allah is the throws each pebble.

b) He slaughters the sacrificial animal, eats some of it, and gives some to the poor. Slaughter is obligatory on the Mutamati and Qiran.

c) He shaves or clips his hair; shaving is preferable. A woman clips her hair the length of a finger tip.

These three should be done in the above order if convenient, but there is no restriction if one precedes another.

With that, one is allowed to come out of Ihram. He can wear other clothing and do everything that was lawful before Ihram except engaging in marital relations.

He goes to Makkah to perform Tawaf Al-lfadha and Sa'yi, also for Hajj. It is Sunnah to put perfume on before going to Makkah.

With the completion of this Tawaf and Sa'yi, a pilgrim is allowed to do everything that was lawful before Ihram, including engaging in marital relations.

After performing Tawaf and Sa'yi, he returns to Mina to spend the nights of the eleventh and twelfth days there.

He stones the three Jamrah in the afternoon of both the eleventh and twelfth days. He starts with the first Jamrah, which is furthest from Makkah, then the middle one, and lastly Jamrah Al-Aqaba. Each one should be stoned with seven consecutive pebbles accompanied by Takbeer. He stops after the first and middle Jamrah to make supplications facing the Qibla. It is not permissible to stone before noon on these two days. It is best to walk to the Jamrah, but riding is permissible.

If he is in a hurry after stoning on the twelfth day, he leaves Mina before sunset. But if he wishes to prolong his stay, which is best, he spends the night of the thirteenth in Mina and stones that afternoon in the same manner as on the twelfth day.

When he is ready to return to his country, he makes Tawaf Al-Wadaa, which is seven circuits around the Ka'bah. Menstruating women and women experiencing postnatal discharge are not obligated to perform Tawaf Al-Wadaa.

[18].Surah Al-Kahf [The Cave]

English Translation of Al-Quran
[18].Surah Al-Kahf [The Cave]
Ayat 88. "But as for him who believes (in Allah’s Oneness) and works righteousness, he shall have the best reward, (Paradise), and we (Dhul-Qarnain) shall speak unto him mild words (as instructions)."
Ayat 89. Then he followed another way,
Ayat 90. Until, when he came to the rising place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We (Allah) had provided no shelter against the sun.
[Tafseer] He never said like Pharaoh, "I am your Lord Most High!". On the contrary, his punishments were humbly regulated as not being final, and he laid more stress on the good he could do to those who lived normal lives in faith and righteousness. His rule was easy to them: he imposed no heavy tasks because of his power, but gave every opportunity to rich and poor for the exercise of virtue and goodness. Such is the spiritual lesson to be learned from the first episode. We now come to the second episode. This is an expedition to the east. "Rising of the sun" has a meaning corresponding to "setting of the sun" The people here lived very simple lives. Perhaps the climate was hot, and they required neither roofs over their heads, nor much clothing to protect them from the sun. What did he do with them.

[18].Surah Al-Kahf [The Cave]

English Translation of Al-Quran
[18].Surah Al-Kahf [The Cave]
Ayat 91. So (it was)! And We knew all about him (Dhul-Qarnain).
Ayat 92. Then he followed (another) way,
Ayat 93. Until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who scarcely understood a word.
[Tafseer] They were a primitive people. He did not fuss over their primitiveness, but left them in the enjoyment of peace and tranquillity in their own way. In this he was wise. Power is apt to be intolerant and arrogant, and to interfere in everything that does not accord with its own glorification. Not so Dhu al Qarnayn. He recognised his own limitations in the sight of Allah: man never completely understands his own position, but if he devoutly looks to Allah, he will live and let live. This is the spiritual lesson from the second episode. It does not mean that they had no speech. It means that they did not understand the speech of the Conqueror. But they had parleys with him (through interpreters), as is evident from the verses following.

[Al-Bukhari Book 09, Chapter 89, Hadith # 262].

English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "You will covet for getting a position of authority, but remember that it will be a cause of humiliation and remorse on the Day of Resurrection.”
[Al-Bukhari
Book 09, Chapter 89, Hadith #
262].
Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Kahf Ayat 95."He said: "That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord had established me is better (than your tribute)".This Hadith urges people, particularly the incapable ones, to shed off the ambition to achieve rulership and power. It is feared that owing to their lack of talent they will mismanage the task which will be assigned to them. This will render them guilty with Allah. The Prophet [SAWW](PBUH) dissuades such people from accepting any government portfolio as in this way they will remain safe and trouble-free. Yet, if a deserving person gets a job of high responsibility, he should do his utmost to do full justice to it, so that he may be spared remorse on the Day of Resurrection.

[18].Surah Al-Kahf [The Cave]

English Translation of Al-Quran
[18].Surah Al-Kahf [The Cave]
Ayat 94. They said: "O Dhul-Qarnain! Verily! Ya’jûj and Ma’jûj (Gog and Magog) are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?"
Ayat 95. He said: "That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord had established me is better (than your tribute). So help me with strength (of men), I will erect between you and them a barrier.
[Tafseer] Who were the Gog and Magog people? This question is connected with the question, who was Dhu al Qarnain?. What we are mainly concerned with is the spiritual interpretation. The Conqueror had now arrived among a people who were different in speech and race from him, but not quite primitive, for they were skilled in the working of metals, and could furnish blocks (or bricks) of iron, melt metals with bellows or blowpipes, and prepare molten lead (18:96). Apparently they were a peaceable and industrious race, much subject to incursions from wild tribes who are called Gog and Magog. Against these tribes they were willing to purchase immunity by paying the Conqueror tribute in return for protection. The permanent protection they wanted was the closing of a mountain gap through which the incursions were made. Dhu al Qarnain was not greedy and did not want to impose a tribute to be carried away from an industrious population. He understood the power which Allah had given him, to involve duties and responsibilities on his part-the duty of protecting his subjects without imposing too heavy a taxation on them. He would provide the motive force and organizing skill. Would they obey him and provide the material and labour, so that they could close the gap with a strong barrier, probably with well-secured gates? The word radm, translated "Barrier," does not necessarily mean a wall, but radier suggests a blocked door or entrance.

[Muslim Book 05, Chapter 037, Hadith # 6644].

English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat Abu Musa (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Allah, the Exalted, will continue to stretch out His Hand in the night so that the sinners of the day may repent, and continue to stretch His Hand in the daytime so that the sinners of the night may repent, until the sun rises from the west".
[Muslim Book 05, Chapter 037, Hadith #
6644].
Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Furqan Ayat 70."those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds, for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, This Hadith confirms an essential Attribute of Allah, i.e., the Hand which He stretches out anytime He wishes without drawing similarity to it, nor interpretation. Such was the attitude of the pious predecessors with regards to all of the essential Attributes of Allah. It is deduced from this Hadith that if one commits a sin during any hour of day or night, he should immediately seek the forgiveness of Allah as a result.

[25].Surah Al-Furqan [The Criterion]

English Translation of Al-Quran
[25].Surah Al-Furqan [The
Criterion]
Ayat 70. (They will abide therein in disgrace torment will be doubled to them), Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds, for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[Tafseer
of Ayat] 70. the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be doubled to them, and they will dwell therein in ignominy, Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, But even in the case of great crimes, if there is true repentance as tested by a changed life in conduct, Allah’s Mercy is available, and it will transform the repentance’s nature from evil to good.

[25].Surah Al-Furqan [The Criterion]

English Translation of Al-Quran
[25].Surah Al-Furqan [The
Criterion]
Ayat 66. Evil indeed it (Hell) is as an abode and as a place to dwell.
Ayat 67. And those, who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor niggardly, but hold a medium (way) between those (extremes).
[Tafseer] of Ayat 66. "Evil indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to rest in"; The misery which results from sin is not only grievous to live in ("an abode") but also grievous "to rest in" or "to stand in", if it be only for a short time. [Tafseer] of Ayat 67. Those who, when they spend, are not extravagant and not niggardly, but hold a just (balance) between those (extremes); In ordinary spending, this is a wise rule. But even in charity, in which we give of our best, it is not expected that we should be extravagant, i.e., that we should either do it for show (to impress other people), or do it thoughtlessly, which would be the case if we "rob Peter to pay Paul". We should certainly not be miserly, but we should remember everyone’s rights, including our own, and strike a perfectly just balance between them.

Book 35, Chapter 09, Hadith # 6507].

English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The supplication most often recited by The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) was: "Allahumma atina fid-dunya hasanatan, wa fil-akhirati hasanatan, wa qina `adhab-annar (O our Rubb! give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the punishment of the Fire).”
[Al-Bukhari
Book 35, Chapter 09, Hadith #
6507].
Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Al-Furqan Ayat 66. Evil indeed it (Hell) is as an abode and as a place to dwell" It is desirable to recite this Du`a which is mentioned in the Qur’an (2:201) and which comprehends all that is good both in this life and the Hereafter. The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) made it a habit to recite this Du`a, and the Companions were eager to follow him in all his words and actions.

[25].Surah Al-Furqan [The Criterion]

English Translation of Al-Quran
[25].Surah Al-Furqan [The
Criterion]
Ayat 68. And those who invoke not any other illah (god) along with Allah, nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive the punishment.
Ayat 69. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;
[Tafseer
of Ayat] 68. Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause, nor commit fornication; – and any that does this (not only) meets punishment. Here three things are expressly condemned: (1) false worship, which is a crime against Allah; (2) the taking of life, which is a crime against our fellow creatures; and (3) fornication, which is a crime against our self-respect, against ourselves. Every crime is against Allah, His creatures, and ourselves, but some may be viewed more in relation to one than to another. The prohibition against taking life is qualified: "except for just cause": e.g., in judicial punishment for murder, or in self-preservation, which may include not only self-defense in the legal sense, but also the clearing out of pests, and the provision of meat under conditions of Halal: see n. 698 to 5:5. After this comes a long parenthesis, which ends with verse 71, of same Surah.
[Tafseer] of Ayat 69. (But) the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be doubled to him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy,- The three crimes just mentioned are specially detestable and infamous, and as ignominy will be added to other punishments, the penalty will be double that of ordinary punishment.