Tag: Islam

Make The Angels’ Switching Shifts Times Blessed By Remembering Allah | AIYP Ep-5 | Shaykh Omar Suleiman

The Prophet (saw) explains that when you wake up in the morning you have angels that have shifts and so we talked about the two angels that guard you, the two angels that record, those angels shift out at Fajr and Asr time

The prophet (Saw) said to be sincere and moderates in your good deeds. Do your best, aim for Perfection.

The prophet (saw) gave us the best of times if we make use of those times, we can get ahead and that’s when the angels are gathered around us as they’re switching shifts and they find us in a state of dhikr and a state of remembrance.

The way that you start off your morning with fajr with recitation and even you know, getting a head start on your day in terms of your halal worldly Pursuits.

So using that early morning time to remember Allah as the angels that work your morning and night shift are together and then beginning your own work shift earlier than everyone else allows you to get ahead.

Why Does Allah Speak About Patience Before Prayer In Surah Al-Baqarah CITOCS-Ep5 | Mufti Menk

O you who believe, Seek assistance through patience and prayer, for indeed Allah is with those who bear patience.

I know that after the darkest hour, there is always Daybreak. The one who brought about that Daybreak will actually bring about the Daybreak in my crisis and as much as I am convinced that the sun is going to rise, I’m also convinced that my problem is going to end.

Put your head on the ground and call out to your maker. The closest you could ever be to your maker is when you are in prostration.

The closest that a slave could be to his maker is when his head is on the ground for his maker, crying to his maker. Oh my maker, help I need your help. Allah will respond- Ameen.

So you think of where you came from, where you are right now, where you are heading and that brings about a lot of comfort. Many of us cling to dear life. Although we know we have to leave it. So just embrace.

Thank Allah, do your best while you’re alive leave behind a very good Legacy, leave behind something good, do good for your own self and investment for the future.

The Blessed Moments Of Angels’ Prayer On You Take Suhoor, A Dua For Being Served With Iftar AIYP Ep-3 | Shaykh Omar Suleiman

The prophet salallahu alaihe wasalam talked about suhoor.  when you wake up in the morning and you have your meal before fajr, suhoor (pre-fasting meal) the prophet (saw) said that look don’t abandon that suhoor, don’t abandon that moment Even if you’re just going to drink a sip of water because the Angels pray upon the one who eats suhoor or takes that suhoor whether it’s through water or dates or whatever it may be.

Duas For someone who provides you with Iftar

أَفْطَـرَ عِنْدَكُم الصّـائِمونَ وَأَكَلَ طَعامَـكُمُ الأبْـرار، وَصَلَّـتْ عَلَـيْكُمُ الملائِكَـة

Aftara ‘indakumus-saa’imoona, wa ‘akala ta’aamakumul-‘abraaru , wa sallat ‘alaykumul-malaa’ikatu

With you, those who are fasting have broken their fast, you have fed those who are righteous, and the angels recite their prayers upon you.

Abu Dawud: 3854

 

The Thing Allah Repeats Thrice In Surah Al-Baqarah And How Black Magic Goes Against Faith | Citocs-Ep2 | Mufti Menk

The prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him says whoever visits a magician to cast a spell has disbelieved in what Muhammad peace be upon him has brought. It is wrong for anyone to do that which is unacceptable like casting a spell or visiting a person who would cast a spell. Remember it is equally wrong for us to accuse the innocent of casting spells or being a witch or a wizard.

We stop accusations. We stop casting spells. We stopped visiting others who cast spells or claim to bring about goodness for you because they will never bring about goodness for you. Goodness lies in the hands of Allah.

Allah says we have favoured you Way Beyond any test that has come in your direction. During times of crisis when you concentrate on the positives, you will definitely make the negative that is right in front of you seem very small.

We were sent on to the Earth in order to be tested. From the moment we were born right up to the moment we shall return to Allah. We will be tested one after the other. So many things will happen for Allah to actually give us an opportunity to shine and to develop a better relationship with Him.

Nobody not a soul on Earth has had it the way they wanted it. We’ve all had it the way Allah wants it, wanted it and shall have it. So learn to develop a relationship with Allah and understand you will be tested. It doesn’t mean Allah hates you. It doesn’t mean He’s angry with you.

Call Upon Allah By These Two Names & He Will Certainly Respond To You | A Short But Powerful Dua | Shaykh Omar Suleiman

Do not let a single morning or an evening pass without saying “Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyoom bi Rahmatika astagheeth” we are to say every morning between fajr and sunrise and everyevening between asr and magrib.

when anything would bother the prophet (saw) you could hear him saying; Yaa Hayyu Yaa Qayyoom bi Rahmatika astagheeth oh, ever-living, oh ever sustaining;  in your mercy, I seek relief and be constant with saying;  ‘YA DHAL JALALI WAL IKRAM’ O possessor of majesty and honour, from Anas (ra).

SAY ‘YA DHAL JALALI WAL IKRAM’ ABUNDANTLY

يا ذا الجلال والإكرام

🌺Prophetic Supplication for Difficulties and
🌺Ism Adham-Allah’s Greatest Name and
– secrets of Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum in dua

🌺Sunnah Dua-Supplication for Difficulties, Distress, stressful trials
Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum, bi-Rahmatika astagheetu
يا حيو يا قيوم برحمتك استغيث

📚Anas ibn Malik (Allah be pleased with him) relates that if any distress befell the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), he would say: Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum, bi-Rahmatika astagheeth (‘O Living, O Sustaining, in Your Mercy I seek relief!’).📚

🔰Surah Baqarah, Surah Ali-Imran and Surah Ta-Ha

1. This is referring to the verse; Allahu La ilaha illa Huwal Hayyul Qayyum-(1st line of Ayatul Kuris).

2. Surah Baqarah, Alif Laam Meem – Allahu La ilaha illa Huwal Hayyul Qayyum

3. Surah Ale-Imran and Wa Anatil Wujoohu Lil Hayyil Qayyumi in Surah Ta-Ha.

Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil Aakhirati hasanatan waqina ‘adhaban-nar
Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter, and save us from the chastisement of the fire [2:201]

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

What About My Previous Life, Is Allah Going To Forgive Me CITOCS-Ep2 | Mufti Menk

Allah is telling all of mankind worship your Lord the One Who made you, surely He who made you is the One you’re going to return to.

We would only be able to achieve comfort in times of Crisis if we developed the correct relationship with Allah. It is Allah who is showing us His power the helplessness of man And this is why if you take a look at mankind no matter what  we have, it is always Nothing compared to what Allah subhanahu wa’ta’ala Owns. He owns not only us but whatever we own is also owned by Allah. It’s amazing.

Allah forgives him for indeed Allah is At Tawwab and Ar-Rahim. These two qualities again bring about comfort in times of Crisis. Allah calls himself At Tawwab who it means one who keeps on forgiving; He forgives again and again and so on. So this is Allah has quality. He doesn’t just forgive one time. Never lose Hope in the mercy of Allah. You will feel the comfort.

He is the oft-forgiving, r-rahim the especially merciful. We are all searching for Comfort. These are difficult times, but we must know that when we turn to Allah in forgiveness, and we repent to Allah He will open the doors of Mercy for all of us.

To seek forgiveness is actually the key to the door of the goodness that Allah has kept for you. May we be from among those who can repent. For indeed, It is through repentance that we will achieve comfort.

The Role of Guardian Angels in our lives AIYP Ep-1 | Shaykh Omar Suleiman

Allah subhanahu wa’ta’ala says that every single person has a guardian angel in front of them and behind them that Protect them from the decree of Allah subhanahu wa’ta’ala.

Every single human being has only one shaitan (devil) on assigned to them and four Angels assigned to them. Two angels that protect you and two angels that record on. The only time, the only time that they step aside is when Allah (Swt) decrees…

The Two Qualities That The Most Merciful Wants To Be Repeated | CITOCS-Ep1 | Mufti Menk

When we start anything in the name of Allah automatically, we have a sense of comfort. Allah chooses to two of His qualities that He wanted to be repeated again and again,

Those whose tongues are moist in the remembrance of Allah, declaring His praised and His greatness. They will never go wrong.

You could have anything but if you are astray, you’ve lost. You could have anything but if you’ve earned the anger of Allah, you’ve lost what do we want? The mercy of Allah, never let shaitaan overtake you by making you think that you are too far from the mercy of Allah (swt)

Ramadan Preparation In Such Times And Why It Is Different From Past Ones | Mufti Menk

This will definitely be a unique Ramadan one to be remembered.

We do know that Allah is the most merciful, the most kind, the most generous, the most compassionate, the most forgiving the most beneficent, Allah is the Healer, he is the curer, he is the sustainer, He is the provider, he is the protector, he Is the curer, may Allah subhanahu wa’ta’ala grant us all cure.

Every time there is something that happens that brings us closer to Allah subhanahu wa’ta’ala. It is indeed a blessing of Allah. It is indeed a sign of the mercy of Allah and His love for us. May Allah subhanahu wa’ta’ala Love us.

We have to have hope, we have to instil hope, we have to believe in the mercy of Allah. It’s a unique Ramadan, Ramadan wherein we will be able to participate online more than ever before.

So start selecting what you’d like to do in the month of Ramadan, start setting your timetable, the lessons that you will engage in, the online correction of your recitation, the online learning expanding of your knowledge of the Quran the tafseer, the rulings the regulations that of the Sunnah, the Hadith of the Prophet (saw), the rules and regulations of your religion.

let’s not waste our time engaging in that which is futile and at times even destructive.

 

Dedicate Yourself With Simple Adhkar To Unlock Unlimited Barakah In This Ramadan | Shaykh Omar Suleiman And Mufti Menk

There are numerous narrations about simple people in society that had very simple duas that People might have mocked or found to be very rudimentary, but they were actually very special, right, and they spoke to the beauty of the hearts of those whose tongues would Express those simple forms of dua .

Islam is not an elitist religion. Islam is accessible to the Bedouin and it’s accessible to the king. It’s accessible to people across their socioeconomic status, because we all supplicate the same God, we all have the same mechanism for supplicating that one God.

No one has a shorter ladder to him, right? It’s just there, Allahumma  oh Allah! and once you say oh Allah then all of us are in the same plane when we say o Allah O My Lord, right, and just call upon him in that way.

The Easiest & Simplest Adhkar (Remembrance of Allah Allah subhanahu wa’ta’ala) :

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La illa illa allah-bearing witness that there’s only one God

Astaghfirullah- I seek forgiveness from him

Alhamdulillah-all praises and thanks are due to HIm

Allahu Akabar- He is greater than Than all else

SubhanAllah- how perfect is He

La Hawla Wala Quwwata Illa Billah-There is no power nor might except for that which is with Him

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سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

Transliteration: Subhaanal-laahi wa bihamdih Subhaanal-laahil-‘Adheem
Translation: Glorified is God and praised is He, Glorified is God the Most Greatest

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صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ لأَنْ أَقُولَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِمَّا طَلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ ‏”

Abu Hurairah Radi Allahu Anhu se rivayat hai ki Rasool-Allah Sal-Allahu alaihi wasallam ne farmaya mujhe SubhanAllahi wa Alhamdulillahi wa la ilaha illallahu wallahu Akbar kahna un tamam cheezo se zyada pasand hai jin par aaftab (suraj) nikalta hai. Note : Ye wahi azkar hai jo Salat Al-tasbeeh mein padha jata hai
Sahih Muslim, Jild 6, 6847

Syed Ul Istighfar / the chief of seeking forgiveness

أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ بِذَنْبِي

 abu’u laka bini`matika `alayya, wa abu’u bidhanbi(y).
 I admit to Your blessings upon me, and I admit to my misdeeds.

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– سبحان الله و بحمده – Subhaan-Allahi wa bihamdihi [Allaah is free from imperfection and all praise is due to Him]

– سبحان الله العظيم – Subhaan-Allahil-Azhim [Allaah is free from imperfection, The Greatest]