Islam... A Way of Life

God's Mercy

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"When Allah decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him: My mercy prevails over my wrath".

It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah).

Intention

It is narrated on the authority of Amirul Mu'minin, Abu Hafs 'Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say: "Actions are (judged) by motives (niyyah) so each man will have what he intended. Thus, he whose migration (Hijrah) was to Allah and His Messenger, his migration is to Allah and His Messenger; but he whose migration was for some worldly thing he might gain, or for a wife he might marry, his migration is to that for which he migrated."

[Bukhari & Muslim]

Always Ask God for the Best

Anas (RAA) narrated, “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to supplicate frequently:

“O our Lord grants us the best in this life and the best in the next life, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”

Agreed upon.

Giving Advice

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The deen (religion) is naseehah (advice, sincerity).” We said, “To whom?” He (ﷺ) said, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.”

[Muslim]

Trust in Allah

We have to put our trust in Allah, but that does not mean we do not do our part. We have to try, move, study, work, do our effort by every legitimate way then we place our intrust in Allah, that is not the case with many of us because we tend to relax and make less effort and say; God will help me to finish my task or God will provide me with success, even though if we really put our believe and trust in Allah 100 %, God will definitely help us or lead us to the best of our fate and in human history; so many examples that prove it.

The Story of The One Dirham

A woman came to one of the scholars, and she said to him: My brother died, and he left six hundred dirhams, and when they divided the money, they gave me only one dirham. The Scholar thought for a minute and then he said, "Maybe because your brother has a wife, mother, two daughters, and 12 brothers." The woman wondered and said yes. He said: "This dirham is your right, and they did not oppress you." His wife's share is 1/8 of the wealth, which is 75 dirhams, and his daughters two thirds, which is equivalent to 400 dirhams. For his mother 1/6 of the money which is equal to (100 dirhams). (25 dirhams) is distributed to his twelve brothers and his sister. The man takes twice as much as the woman takes. Each brother has two dirhams, and the sister - who is you - has one dirham left.

Allowable Envy

The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Envy is permitted only in two cases: A man whom Allah gives wealth, and he disposes of it rightfully, and a man to whom Allah gives knowledge which he applies and teaches it."

Meaning envy to be like them and do like them not to be taken from them.

[Al- Bukhari, and Muslim].

Unjustly Taken

The Prophet (PBUH) said, "Whoever takes a piece of the land of others unjustly, he will sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection."

Sahih al-Bukhari

Believers Purification

"And that Allah may purify the believers {through trials} and destroy the disbelievers" (141)

Surah - Ali Imran
Quran

Wise Man

Omar bin Abdul Aziz - may Allah be pleased with him - known for wisdom and kindness, and one day, one of his sons came to him, and said: oh my father! Why do you go easy on some things ?! If I were you I will not fear anyone for the right; his father said:God dispraise the wine in the Qur'an twice and then forbid it in the third time, and I fear that I will bring the people to the right, and they will refuse it (i.e I am afraid that I will force them on it once and they will reject it).so trial would occur. The son was satisfied after reassuring the good policy of his father and learned that the blessing of his father is not weakness, but the result of his understanding of his religion.

The Story of Difficult Question

A great sheikh came to the Imam al-Shafei and asked him: What evidence and proof in the religion of Allah? Al-Shaafa'i said: The Book of Allaah. The Sheikh said: And what, else? He said: The Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah. Sheikh said: And what else? He said: the Umma's agreement. The Sheikh said: Where did you say the agreement of the Umma? Al-Shaafa'i said nothing, Skeikh said "I will give you three days. Imam al-Shafei went to his home and continued to read and look for it. Three days later, the sheikh came to the Shafi'i Council, and he saluted and sat down. Al-Shaafa'i said to him: I read the Qur'an every day and night three times until God guided me to the verse: "Whoever shatters the messenger after what is revealed to him is guided and follows the path of the believers. It is contrary to what was agreed by Muslim scholars without a valid proof that God introduced to fire, and worsened fate".Who so ever contradict what Muslim scholars agreed upon without authentic evidence will enter hellfire. Sheikh said: true.

The Amazing Boat Story

One of the atheists - who do not believe in God - challenged Muslim scholars in one country, they chose their best to respond to him, and set a date for that. On time everyone awaited the arrival of the scholar, but he was delayed. The atheist said to those present: "Your scholar has fled and he is afraid because he has learned that I will triumph over him, and prove to you that the universe has no God." During his speech, the Muslim scholar arrived and apologized for his delay. He said, "While I am on the way here. I did not find a boat, suddenly appeared in the river planks of wood, and gathered together quickly and in order until they became a boat, and then the boat approached me, and I came to you. The atheist said: This man is crazy, how the wood is assembled and become a boat without making anyone, and how to move without the presence of someone to move it?

Then the scholar smiled and said: What do you say about yourself and you say This great great universe without God ?!

What is Islam?

Halal or Haram

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There will come a time when a man will not care where his wealth comes from, whether (the source is) Halal or Haram."

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Seeking Knowledge

Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Whoever takes a path upon which to obtain knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him."

at-Tirmidhi

Smiling

Jabir bin Abdullah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Every good is charity. Indeed among the good is to meet your brother with a smiling face, and to pour what is left in your bucket into the vessel of your brother."