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In
no particular order signs of a true Muslim friend:
1) When his/her friend is happy they are also
happy. They never get jealous of their friend’s achievements. They always
want their friends to be happy.
2) They share
their joys with their friends. They love to share their belongings and are
generous.
3) They are
protective of their friends. They always defend their friends when their
friends need backing up.
4) They never
laugh at their friends’ mishaps. They never make hurtful comments or jokes
about their friends.
5) They are
always there for their friends. If their friends need someone to talk to or
if they need help in any way they are always available for them.
6) They are
humble and love taking care of their friends.
7) They are
always truthful with their friends. They never lie to them.
8) They accept
their friends as they are and if they want their friends to change it would
only be for their betterment e.g. for the friend to improve spiritually/religiously.
9) If they see
their friends committing a mistake, they are quick to point it out and advise
them in the nicest way.
10)
They love returning the favors of their friends. They
sincerely appreciate whatever good their friends do to them.
11)
They seldom lose interest in their friends and enjoy
spending time with them, especially in exchanging Islamic knowledge and
wisdom.
12)
They are trustworthy and always keep their promises.
13)
If they wrong you in any way, they are quick to
apologize and would do anything to compensate.
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In
no particular order signs of a fake friend:
1) They hate
seeing you happy. They get jealous of your achievements.
2) They don’t
always share their joys with you. At times they can be very selfish.
3) When you’re
in trouble, they either ridicule you or run away.
4) When given
the chance they love to laugh at you and make fun of you.
5) When someone says
some nasty things about you, the fake friend either laughs at what is being
told to them, agrees with what is being said or shares the gossip with
others.
6) That fake
friend is often very arrogant in your company, doesn’t welcome your advice
and would never take orders from you.
7) They may lie
to you from time to time. They love being sarcastic, so much so that
sometimes you’d need to guess if they’re telling the truth or if they’re
lying.
8) When befriending
you, they usually have hidden or ulterior motives, as though they are nosy
spies hunting for ‘information’.
9) They hardly
ever advise you when you need advice. They never bother correcting you when
you are wrong.
10)
They don’t always appreciate the good things you do
to them. In your dealings with them you’re oftentimes the giver while they’re
the taker and ingrate.
11)
They hate being seen with you. They easily get bored
by you. They try to avoid you whenever possible.
12)
They have a tendency to break their promises and have
many times proved to be untrustworthy.
13)
Saying a simple ‘I’m sorry’ to you is very strenuous and
difficult for them. They hate apologizing.
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Tuesday 26 February 2013
.: ADVICE: Differences Between The True Friend And The Fake "Friend"
.: ADVICE: The Virtues Of Calling The Adhan (Call To Salah/Prayer)
Masha-Allah, Muslim student in the 4th grade calls the adhaan (call to prayer) (WISHES www.wisdom.edu.ph)
http://youtu.be/foxQ8zSVAD0
Allah knows best. It was narrated that the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, “The Muadhdhin will receive forgiveness to the extent the voice of his Adhan reaches; every living and non-living thing that hears his voice, supplicates for his forgiveness. In another narration it is stated: Every living and non-living thing replies to his Adhan.” and “The Muadhdhins will have the longest necks amongst the people on the Day of Resurrection.”
Monday 25 February 2013
.: ADVICE: Nobody Lives A Perfect Life Until They Enter Heaven
Allah knows best. If everybody’s lives were completely “perfect”, then
there would be no need to go to Heaven as it would be a place on earth,
which is not the case.
This temporal life is a gateway that leads to an eternal abode, either in Heaven (if you are true believers in Allah and are sincere good-doers) or in Hell (due to your arrogance, disbelief, injustice and crimes).
It was narrated that the Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, "When those deserving of Paradise would enter Paradise, the Blessed and the Exalted Allah would ask: Do you wish Me to give you anything more? They would say: Hast Thou not brightened our faces? Hast Thou not made us enter Paradise and saved us from Fire? He (the narrator) said: He (Allah) would lift the veil, and of things given to them nothing would be dearer to them than the sight of their Lord Allah, the Almighty and the Glorious. He then recited the verse: {For those who do good is the best reward and even more}" [Sahih Muslim]
May Allah make us among His Muslim friends who will be blessed to be with Him in Heaven and see His Noble Face. Ameen.
This temporal life is a gateway that leads to an eternal abode, either in Heaven (if you are true believers in Allah and are sincere good-doers) or in Hell (due to your arrogance, disbelief, injustice and crimes).
It was narrated that the Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, "When those deserving of Paradise would enter Paradise, the Blessed and the Exalted Allah would ask: Do you wish Me to give you anything more? They would say: Hast Thou not brightened our faces? Hast Thou not made us enter Paradise and saved us from Fire? He (the narrator) said: He (Allah) would lift the veil, and of things given to them nothing would be dearer to them than the sight of their Lord Allah, the Almighty and the Glorious. He then recited the verse: {For those who do good is the best reward and even more}" [Sahih Muslim]
May Allah make us among His Muslim friends who will be blessed to be with Him in Heaven and see His Noble Face. Ameen.
Sunday 24 February 2013
.: What Are The Pillars Of Islam? (Muslim Kids Praying In The Masjid)
It was narrated that the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Islam is built upon five pillars: 1) To testify that there is no true god who deserves to be worshipped but Allah and to testify that Muhammad is Allah's final Messenger 2) Prayer 3) Obligatory Zakah/Charity 4) Performing Hajj 5) Fasting in the holy month of Ramadan."
To be Muslim is to sincerely believe in Allah who sent His Prophets such as Noah, Jonah, Job/Ayyoub, Abraham, David, Solomon, Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Jesus and the final Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam to call/summon everyone to worship the Only One God and Creator Allah, and to peacefully submit to Allah's Orders, as His faithful servants, who will meet Him (Allah) insha-Allah on the Day of Judgment. Allah knows best.
http://muslimarvels.tumblr.com
To be Muslim is to sincerely believe in Allah who sent His Prophets such as Noah, Jonah, Job/Ayyoub, Abraham, David, Solomon, Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Jesus and the final Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam to call/summon everyone to worship the Only One God and Creator Allah, and to peacefully submit to Allah's Orders, as His faithful servants, who will meet Him (Allah) insha-Allah on the Day of Judgment. Allah knows best.
http://muslimarvels.tumblr.com
Saturday 23 February 2013
.: ADVICE: Rudeness And Bullying Are Signs Of Jealousy
Allah knows best.
Two reasons why some people can be very rude:
1) As kids, they never got a single attention from their irresponsible parents, and therefore they are begging for it from you.
2) They feel so inferior and insecure of themselves that they feel the need to put others down in order to just let go of their jealousy.
So when any stranger insults you and calls you names which do not describe you (but describes them best) just know that they are only sad and jealous people. May Allah guide them if they deserve Allah’s Mercy and Guidance. Ameen.
Two signs of a confident person:
1~ They love to help out in only what is good and love sharing whatever lessons they’ve learned from life.
2~ They don’t walk around insulting others, especially strangers, because they know that rudeness is equal to insecurity.
Two reasons why some people can be very rude:
1) As kids, they never got a single attention from their irresponsible parents, and therefore they are begging for it from you.
2) They feel so inferior and insecure of themselves that they feel the need to put others down in order to just let go of their jealousy.
So when any stranger insults you and calls you names which do not describe you (but describes them best) just know that they are only sad and jealous people. May Allah guide them if they deserve Allah’s Mercy and Guidance. Ameen.
Two signs of a confident person:
1~ They love to help out in only what is good and love sharing whatever lessons they’ve learned from life.
2~ They don’t walk around insulting others, especially strangers, because they know that rudeness is equal to insecurity.
.: ADVICE: Say This Du'a Every Morning And Evening
http://youtu.be/cNElQbETxeM
Allah knows best.
The Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said “The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is: ‘Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Anta Khalaqtani wa ana `Abduka, wa ana ‘ala ahdika wa wa’dika mastata’tu, A`udhu bika min Sharri ma sana’tu, abu’u Laka bini’matika ‘alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta.” The Prophet added. “If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise.”
Recite the above du’a/supplication and say it every morning after the Fajr salah and every evening before or after the Maghreb salah to be among those whom God Allah will welcome to Heaven :)
Wasalaam
Saturday 16 February 2013
.: ADVICE: Islam is Peace, Mercy and Justice
Allah knows best.
To be good to a leader whom I should be loyal to is obedience. To be close friends with my leader’s enemies is disloyalty. And to be good to a liar (e.g. satan) who only wishes evil for me is foolishness. Just because I’m a good person doesn’t mean that I should be good to every single one.
To be good to a leader whom I should be loyal to is obedience. To be close friends with my leader’s enemies is disloyalty. And to be good to a liar (e.g. satan) who only wishes evil for me is foolishness. Just because I’m a good person doesn’t mean that I should be good to every single one.
.: ADVICE: Nothing Is Hidden From God Allah
Allah knows best.
Whatever it is that you’re doing on the Internet, if you’re too ashamed to even show it to your mother and/or father, or guardian, wife or husband, friends, even your children, then whatever that is that you are doing may be a sin. Nothing is ever hidden from God Allah, the Only One who sees all and always sees everything.
Whatever it is that you’re doing on the Internet, if you’re too ashamed to even show it to your mother and/or father, or guardian, wife or husband, friends, even your children, then whatever that is that you are doing may be a sin. Nothing is ever hidden from God Allah, the Only One who sees all and always sees everything.
Sunday 10 February 2013
.: ADVICE: It's Not 'Karma', It's Allah's Justice
Allah knows best.
The example of a Muslim who supplicates to Allah and cries to Allah, frequently saying du’as against an oppressor who mistreated him/her unjustly or did them some evil is that of a student who complains to the school principal and seeks the principal’s help against a bully.
Do you think that Allah will leave an infamous tyrant alone while the majority of the world prays against that tyrant for his crimes against humanity? Do you think that Allah will leave an unjust leader enjoy his time on earth while those people (his countrymen, citizens, students, employees, family members, wives etc.) whom he is responsible for are suffering from oppression and injustice?
There is no barrier between Allah and the du’as of the oppressed Muslims. May Allah always answer our good du’as, for Allah is the All-Hearing, the All-Able, the Most Merciful and the Most Just who hates injustice. Ameen.
The example of a Muslim who supplicates to Allah and cries to Allah, frequently saying du’as against an oppressor who mistreated him/her unjustly or did them some evil is that of a student who complains to the school principal and seeks the principal’s help against a bully.
Do you think that Allah will leave an infamous tyrant alone while the majority of the world prays against that tyrant for his crimes against humanity? Do you think that Allah will leave an unjust leader enjoy his time on earth while those people (his countrymen, citizens, students, employees, family members, wives etc.) whom he is responsible for are suffering from oppression and injustice?
There is no barrier between Allah and the du’as of the oppressed Muslims. May Allah always answer our good du’as, for Allah is the All-Hearing, the All-Able, the Most Merciful and the Most Just who hates injustice. Ameen.
Friday 8 February 2013
.: ADVICE: Compete Not For What's Temporal But For What's Eternal
Allah knows best.
The foolish compete against each other in material things and in sins which lead to Hell, while the wise compete with each other in collecting as many good deeds as they can to be among the first ones to enter Heaven.
A person’s worth is not by how many material things he/she has or worldly enjoyments he/she has enjoyed. A person’s worthiness to Allah is in his/her true belief, sincere intentions to please only Allah, and in his/her good deeds that are done for Allah’s sake.
The foolish compete against each other in material things and in sins which lead to Hell, while the wise compete with each other in collecting as many good deeds as they can to be among the first ones to enter Heaven.
A person’s worth is not by how many material things he/she has or worldly enjoyments he/she has enjoyed. A person’s worthiness to Allah is in his/her true belief, sincere intentions to please only Allah, and in his/her good deeds that are done for Allah’s sake.
.: ADVICE: Do Good For Allah's Sake Even If You're The Only One Doing That Good
Allah knows best: Be the first to do a good deed for Allah's sake and a good number of people will insha-Allah follow, and whatever good reward or blessing those people earn from doing the good deed you taught you will also earn.
Good deeds that are done for the sake of God/Allah always bring with them good, while evil deeds only bring forth evil to their evildoers.
.: ADVICE: Advise And Judge Yourself First, Before You Advise Others
Allah knows best.
There are three things that some sinners or unbelievers do which make them the ones who are truly despicable:
1) they spend their lives doing nothing good but evil deeds, while watching (with much envy) the lives of others. They completely forget about their own selves and their accountability on the Day of Judgment, when everyone may be taken into account for his/her actions and sayings.
2) When giving advice, they only advise in order to defend their insecure feelings. And when a Muslim advises them, they take no notice of the Muslim’s good advice, due to their infatuation of their false pride and ignorance.
3) They have bad habits of lying and assuming qualities which they don’t have, and have many traits that are similar to those of the genuine hypocrites/munaafiqeen who disclose their disbelief in Islam and whose goals in life include the disunity of Muslim brotherhood or Muslim sisterhood. May Allah teach them a lesson for their lies and evil deeds. Ameen.
There are three things that some sinners or unbelievers do which make them the ones who are truly despicable:
1) they spend their lives doing nothing good but evil deeds, while watching (with much envy) the lives of others. They completely forget about their own selves and their accountability on the Day of Judgment, when everyone may be taken into account for his/her actions and sayings.
2) When giving advice, they only advise in order to defend their insecure feelings. And when a Muslim advises them, they take no notice of the Muslim’s good advice, due to their infatuation of their false pride and ignorance.
3) They have bad habits of lying and assuming qualities which they don’t have, and have many traits that are similar to those of the genuine hypocrites/munaafiqeen who disclose their disbelief in Islam and whose goals in life include the disunity of Muslim brotherhood or Muslim sisterhood. May Allah teach them a lesson for their lies and evil deeds. Ameen.
True Muslims:
always do good deeds for Allah's sake (not for show),
always do good deeds for Allah's sake (not for show),
they welcome good advice,
are merciful and just, and they never tell lies.
are merciful and just, and they never tell lies.
May Allah always guide us Muslims to His Love and Mercy. Ameen. And May Allah make us among the righteous Muslims whom Allah will welcome in Heaven near His beloved Messengers, especially the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. Ameen.
Thursday 7 February 2013
.: ADVICE: True Muslims Never Tell Lies About Themselves And Others
Allah knows best.
It was narrated that the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, “The signs of a hypocrite are three: whenever he speaks, he lies; whenever he promises, he breaks his promise; and whenever he is trusted, he betrays his trust.”
[Sahih Bukhari, Book 2, Number 33]
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ
صحيح البخاري كِتَاب الْإِيمَانِ بَاب عَلَامَةِ الْمُنَافِقِ
Allah knows best. Another kind of munaafiq or hypocrite may be that person who calls himself/herself a Muslim, tries to act like a Muslim, but is in reality an unbeliever, due to his/her genuine disbelief in Allah and due to many signs of disbelief such as not remembering Allah when alone, not praying to Allah at all and praying only in the presence of Muslims and claiming to be fasting while one is not really fasting.
A typical motive of hypocrites is to create discord or disunity amongst Muslims, while pretending to be a Muslim when in fact they are far from being true Muslims, which is why the hypocrites may be in the lowest level of Hell:
“Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth (grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for them [al-Nisaa’ 4:145] Allah knows best.
May Allah keep us away from befriending the hypocrites and May Allah keep us away from being amongst them. Ameen. May Allah make us Muslims among those true believing Muslims whom Allah loves and will love to have with Him in Heaven near Him and His beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. Ameen. Always hold unto the Qur’an and the Sunnah/tradition and teachings of the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. May Allah accept all our good deeds. Ameen.
It was narrated that the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, “The signs of a hypocrite are three: whenever he speaks, he lies; whenever he promises, he breaks his promise; and whenever he is trusted, he betrays his trust.”
[Sahih Bukhari, Book 2, Number 33]
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلَاثٌ إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ
صحيح البخاري كِتَاب الْإِيمَانِ بَاب عَلَامَةِ الْمُنَافِقِ
Allah knows best. Another kind of munaafiq or hypocrite may be that person who calls himself/herself a Muslim, tries to act like a Muslim, but is in reality an unbeliever, due to his/her genuine disbelief in Allah and due to many signs of disbelief such as not remembering Allah when alone, not praying to Allah at all and praying only in the presence of Muslims and claiming to be fasting while one is not really fasting.
A typical motive of hypocrites is to create discord or disunity amongst Muslims, while pretending to be a Muslim when in fact they are far from being true Muslims, which is why the hypocrites may be in the lowest level of Hell:
“Verily, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depth (grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for them [al-Nisaa’ 4:145] Allah knows best.
May Allah keep us away from befriending the hypocrites and May Allah keep us away from being amongst them. Ameen. May Allah make us Muslims among those true believing Muslims whom Allah loves and will love to have with Him in Heaven near Him and His beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. Ameen. Always hold unto the Qur’an and the Sunnah/tradition and teachings of the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. May Allah accept all our good deeds. Ameen.
Saturday 2 February 2013
.: ADVICE: The Law Of Love -If You Love Someone Love Also The People They Love
The Law of Love:
“If you truly love someone and you want them to love you mutually:
Do not just love them but love also the people they love, love the things and qualities that they love, hate those people whom they hate for good reasons (for instance people whom they hate and avoid because they are lying, two-faced traitors or they’re a bad influence) and hate whatever they hate so that you both have many things in common.”
If you love Allah and if you want Allah to love you then:
Love all those righteous Muslims whom Allah loves (especially the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam along with the Muslims he (SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) loved dearly)
Love all the good things, good deeds and good qualities which Allah love (such as constant remembering and communicating with Allah, charity and having good Islamic manners etc.)
Hate the enemies of Allah whom Allah hates (and whom Allah described as His enemies in the Noble Qur’an because they hate Allah likewise)
Hate the evil deeds and evil qualities which Allah hate, such as bullying/oppression, being obnoxiously arrogant and stealing etc.
“If you truly love someone and you want them to love you mutually:
Do not just love them but love also the people they love, love the things and qualities that they love, hate those people whom they hate for good reasons (for instance people whom they hate and avoid because they are lying, two-faced traitors or they’re a bad influence) and hate whatever they hate so that you both have many things in common.”
If you love Allah and if you want Allah to love you then:
Love all those righteous Muslims whom Allah loves (especially the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam along with the Muslims he (SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) loved dearly)
Love all the good things, good deeds and good qualities which Allah love (such as constant remembering and communicating with Allah, charity and having good Islamic manners etc.)
Hate the enemies of Allah whom Allah hates (and whom Allah described as His enemies in the Noble Qur’an because they hate Allah likewise)
Hate the evil deeds and evil qualities which Allah hate, such as bullying/oppression, being obnoxiously arrogant and stealing etc.
Allah knows best. May Allah accept our good deeds and May Allah always make us among those righteous Muslims who love Him (Allah) and whom Allah loves back and whom Allah loves to have with Him in Heaven near Him and His Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. May Allah the Most Merciful and All-Able always answer our good du’as. Ameen. Ameen. Ameen.
Friday 1 February 2013
.: ADVICE: A True Muslim Would Never Bully
A true Muslim would never bully nor oppress any Muslim and non-Muslim. A
Muslim can’t bully another Muslim for being of a different race or
nationality -what matters is good Islamic character. And a Muslim can’t
just walk in a non-Muslim neighborhood and claim that all non-Muslims
are bad nor can a Muslim hang out in a non-Muslim religious website and
state that those unbelievers are bad people. Islam should be taught with
mercy, justice and wisdom.
A true Muslim would never bully nor oppress because any wrongdoing or evil thing you do to a Muslim and/or to their loved one(s) may come back to you someday. Any bad feelings that you caused a Muslim to feel or bad experience you intentionally made them go through will someday be felt by you -if not in this world then by God’s Will on Judgment Day. Allah’s Justice is always true. Be careful of the du’as of the oppressed/unjustly mistreated Muslims you commit wrong against lest their du’as against you may be answered at a time Allah knows is most befitting for that Muslim and against you.
Look at the state of Prophet Moses’ enemy the pharoah/fir'awn. Do you think that Allah left him unpunished for his crimes against the Muslim believers, after a long time of being an arrogant, stubborn lying and oppressive tyrant.
A true Muslim would never bully nor oppress because any wrongdoing or evil thing you do to a Muslim and/or to their loved one(s) may come back to you someday. Any bad feelings that you caused a Muslim to feel or bad experience you intentionally made them go through will someday be felt by you -if not in this world then by God’s Will on Judgment Day. Allah’s Justice is always true. Be careful of the du’as of the oppressed/unjustly mistreated Muslims you commit wrong against lest their du’as against you may be answered at a time Allah knows is most befitting for that Muslim and against you.
Look at the state of Prophet Moses’ enemy the pharoah/fir'awn. Do you think that Allah left him unpunished for his crimes against the Muslim believers, after a long time of being an arrogant, stubborn lying and oppressive tyrant.
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