Act Upon Allahs Guidance
May 31st, 2007
Assalaamu ‘Aleykum Warahmatullaahi Wabarakaatuhu
I write this because i wanna let something out of my heart, and i ask Allaah to assist me..
Wallaahi that Allaah guided us to this deen, and gave us this understanding is such a huge blessing that you cannot throw away, and we should all fear loosing this guidance that Allaah blessed us with.
subhanAllaah how many people start practicing, and end up with ahlul bid’ah..? and how many turn to the “modern” islam?
Wallaah this deen is so precious and it need brothers and sisters who are willing to sacrifice for the victory of this deen..and Allaah Subhanahu Wa Ta’aala gave us this guidance, He showed us this way and made us realize the state of the ummah and how low we have gotten..so how do we thank Allaah for this huge blessing? it is only by actions! we need to act upon what we know, and if we dont we would be as everyone else, there would be no difference..the only difference between us and them is that we knew, and did nothing..while they didnt know..so the burden on us is bigger..
And the reason why i wanted to write this is, if we dont act upon this guidance, we would lose it.. we would get into the dunya and live a “normal” life like everyone else.. we would forget about the sufferings of our brothers and sisters..and what can we say on judgement day?
Allaah will ask us about our ilm and He will ask us about our deen, what did we do for it?
How many people have we seen that was once guided, but started defending baatil ideas and finding excuses? they once knew-just like us…but they didnt do anything about it..!
So, we gotta do something for our deen, and maybe some of us cant bcuz of different reasons, and everyone will be asked alone and Allaah is the All-Knowing..but when the opportunity comes, dont throw it away..and we should always ask Allaah to keep us guided, and to use us in defending this precious deen of ours..and beware of falling into dunya and leading a normal life..cuz its all temporary enjoyments..
May Allaah always keep us guided on the straight path, and let us live and die for this precious deen…Ameeen
A letter from a mujahid who was later martyred
May 28th, 2007
[This is part of a letter from the martyred mujahid Sa'ood bin hamood al Utaybi from the time he was wanted]
 “I advice my muslim brothers to… Fear Allaah and do not be supporters for the tawagheet against their mujahideen brothers who refused to accept disgrace in their deen, and not to forsake their brothers, but to help them with what they can and not to be tight in their duaa for victory and firmness.
And i say to the scholars… Fear Allah in yourselves and your Ummah, say the truth and do not fear the blame of the blamers and dont be a help for those tawagheet or a speaker for them and repeat what they say.
For Allah says:”And remember Allah took a covenant from the People of the Book, to make it known and clear to mankind, and not to hide it; but they threw it away behind their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! And vile was the bargain they made!” [3:187]
And i ask you by Allah, are those who defend the muslims, their countries and sacred places khawarij -killing the people of islam, and worshipping idols-? Or are the khawarij those who support the crusaders and open bases for them where their airplanes fly off and kill the muslims in iraq and other muslim countries?
And those who defend the disbelieving rafawidh in al madeenah and other places and send the people of tawheed who try to forbid the evil to prisons, so is he a wali amr for the muslims?
And i say to my mujahideen brothers and those on the run everywhere…
Be patient for Allaah says: “How many of the prophets fought (in Allah’s way), and with them (fought) Large bands of godly men? but they never lost heart if they met with disaster in Allah’s way, nor did they weaken (in will) nor give in. And Allah Loves those who are firm and steadfast. And they said nothing but: “Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and our transgressions (in keeping our duties to You), establish our feet firmly, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk.”[146-147:3]
And beware of those who forsake, or accept the disgrace in your deen, by Allah it is counted days and we will stand in front of Allah and He will judge between us and those tawagheet and their helpers, and He is the best judge!
And i say to my father and every father of a mujahid…
Fear Allah and be patient, and dont be deceived by the threats of the tawagheet. By Allah they do not respect the ties either of kinship or of covenant of a believer. And the blessed one is he who gets martyrdom in the cause of Allaah, and we let you know that we pray to Allah to “forgive my parents bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood.”
And i will not give my self up to those tawagheet, because in that is forsaking the mujahideen and it is not permissable or to accept the rule of the kafir, especially in these times, and Allah knows best.”
The Beauty of Qur’an
May 26th, 2007
Assalaamu ‘aleykum
i just read something beautiful that i wanna share.
we know there are many examples in the Qur’an and one of them talks about the hypocrites in surat al baqarah vers 17-20 where Allah says:”their likeness is as the likeness of one who kindled a fire, then when it lighted all around him Allah took away their light and left them in darkness. (so)they could not see. They are deaf,dumb and blind,so they return not (to the right path). Or like a rainstorm from the sky,wherein is darkness,thunder and lightening- to His saying-Allah have power over all things.”
Allah mentioned 2 things about the hypocrites. They kindled a fire for light and benefit so they benefited in material things from entering islam. But it had no noor-effect on their hearts, so Allah took away the light from the fire and left what was burning in it. and that is the example with the fire.
About their example with the water then He Ta’aala described them like those who got touched by rain with darkness,thunder and lightening. so he lost his power and he put his fingers in his ears and closed his eyes in fear that it would hit him, because the Qur’an with its commands, prohibitons etc came down upon them as the stunning thunder-claps.
[taken from a book on Uloom Al-Qur'aan]
SubhanAllaah we have so much to learn from the Qur’an..
She advised her with…
May 18th, 2007
From Umm Ahmad Bint ‘A´ishah that she said: My mother, may Allaah have mercy on her said to me:
“O Daughter, dont be happy about something that will vanish (i.e, enjoyments of the dunya)! and dont be depressed over someone leaving. Be happy for the sake of Allaah Azza wa jall (i.e, by worshipping Him, calling Him etc). be only depressed about falling from the eyes of Allaah azza wa jall (i.e by disobeying him with sins).”
A´ishah said: and i heard her saying: “stick to manners with Allaah azza wa jall inwardly and outwardly! for no one is bad in manners outwardly, but will be punished outwardly! and no one is bad in his manners inwardly but will be punished inwardly! and he who feels lonely alone, is because of he dont feel the good time with Allaah Ta’ala”
[from sifat as-Safwah, by Ibnul Jawzee]
My notes: from a lecture on controlling the hearts
May 10th, 2007
Assalaamu aleykum Warahmatullaahi Wabarakaatuhu
I was listening to a very beautiful lecture by Shaykh Abu Qatadah Al-Filasteeni Fakkalaahu asrahu..i love his lectures they are so beneficial..
it was about the controlling the hearts..and how to keep it clean..
ill write some of my notes inshaAllaah..
1-we gotta take as much care of our hearts as we take care of the rest of our body,appearance etc..
2-the heart is the center of all the actions, feelings like pride, arrogance, envy, love, goodness, etc..and when theres goodness in the heart the actions would come out good aswel. bcuz whats in the heart reflects on the actions n outer appearance.
how do we want to act upon the obligations of Allaah with a black heart filled with sins, envy and hatred?
3-the more a person account him/herself, he/she would realize the qadr of Allah for him in different matters and hes prepared for it. so how would a person be that, if everything hes occupied with is the faults and mistakes of others, and he is blinded about whats in his heart!
so if we want the knowledge of the shar3 of Allaah, we must be aware of our own mistakes and take care of our hearts. We need to check up on ourselves and what goes thru our hearts from sins, desires, feelings. and if you do that and you question your nafs and account it, thats what brings hikmah.
Secong thing is: what will give the heart its light and food? Its the thikr of Allaah and contemplation. And thats what the ulama did. He mentioned how imam ahmad would sit for hours and contemplate. And how Shaykhul Islam Ibnu Taymiyyah would sit after the fajr pray til duha remembering Allaah, and he said that was his meal. And if he didnt remember Allah in the morning it would destroy his body..SubhanAllaah!
Now what will strengthen the believer to do good and to be able to handle worship, difficulties and trials?
Its in praying qiyamul-Layl. Thats what helped the prophet saws to deliver his message, and its what helped the sahaba and their righteous followers. Qiyamul layl is the provision of the believer in our time, so no sane person would leave the qiyamul layl.
Next he goes to al istighfaar- seeking forgiveness from Allaah.
Its what saves the believer from the burden of sins. The sins weigh heavily on the human, and its a heavy burden on the hearts, its burdening your rizq, your relationship with your spouse, your children and everything. And some of the salaf said he could feel his sins on his camel.
The Scholars used to account themselves and purify their hearts with istighfaar. And its istighfaar that relieves you from the heavy weight of sins.
Istighfaar gives you humbleness because it makes you ask people for forgiveness, and ask Allah to forgive you. It makes you realize how much your in need of Allaah and you admit your sins.
Worshipping Allaah without making istighfaar is like building on a undermined sand-cliff ready to crumble to pieces, i.e unstable!
You build up with ibadah, thikr and sending salaam on the prophet saws. Sending salam on the prophet saws is how you get closer to the prophet saws and make you realize how much he did for Islaam.
No day should pass you, without you having your share of these righteous deed: al-Istighfaar, remembering Allaah and to end it with sending salaam on the prophet saws.
And then he goes to mention some great books on the subject of hearts and remembering Allaah. And that great Ulama wrote book on this issue bcuz of its importance.
He mentions al-athkaar and riyadus-Saliheen by Imaam An-Nawawi.
Al wabil as-sayib by ibnul Qayyim.
Al kalimut-tayyib by ibnu taymiyyah.
And he says that those who have families should read these ahadeeth with their families even if its for 10 mins. And how Ulamaa would gather their wives and kids and read ahadeeth for them.
I hope you have benefitted from these few notes.
And i recommend those who understand arabic to listen to the lecture:
Muraqabat al-quloob part 1
http://ia331337.us.archive.org/1/items/abu__Quatada3/Q1/Control_hearts1.rm
Muraqabat al-quloob part 2
http://ia331337.us.archive.org/1/items/abu__Quatada3/Q1/Control_hearts2.rm