Tag: Muslim

Five Pillars of Islam, Islam

The Greatest Key To Khushoo In Your Next Salah! Ustadh Ali Hammuda

The greatest key to Khushua (full attention); If you understand this key and you use it for your Salah, you will see a dimensional change in your Salah from the next prayer, by Allah’s will.

What is it?

Why in the Witr Salah do you see people sobbing more than any other time of the year, weeping? How come the imam, he begins making du’a, imploring the majestic Allah, Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala, calling upon Him, praising Him, glorifying Him, asking for Jannah, seeking refuge from Jahannam, confessing the weakness and sins and deficiency, and asking for what we don’t deserve of, complaining of our problems and our pains for our ummah and our families and our children, ourselves.

You see people weeping. Why?

Because during that moment, you’ve experienced something called Al munajat, or “confidential talks,” Al Munajah, it means private talk with Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala.

Trials and tribulations

One Mistake Or When People Misunderstood You! Mufti Menk

Sometimes you will always get people who misunderstand you. Sometimes you can’t do that The person went away with the wrong perception of who you are.

The first interaction that you had with someone and they really think you’re a disaster. Not realizing that my man, 10,000 times I’ve done this, the one time that I didn’t, now I’m judged.

At some point in our lives, you’re a lovely person. You give so much way to so many people and you’ve really been so polite on the road that you’re late for work all the time. But the ones that you did not give someone way and you cut someone up, it happened to be your boss.

I tell you, human beings are required to do their best and remember it’s between you and Allah.

People will hate you even though you’re a much better person than they are. People will hate you even though you may be closer to Allah than they are.

It’s okay. It’s one of those, did you try your best? Did you give it your best shot? Did you try to resolve matters? Did you try?

Marriage

Mend Your Relationship Before Death Arrives! Ustad Ali Hammdua | Pre-Ramadan Reminders

Reconcile between yourselves and your brothers and sisters and mend the relationships between you, please.

The recent event, the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, showed us that when death arrives in many instances, it doesn’t give anybody a heads up.

When death finally arrives, no amount of crying will ever quell the pain and the regret of an unresolved fallout between and the regret of an unresolved fall out between you and another Muslim.

*Allah Says, ‘Be fearful of Allah and mend the relationships between one another.’

Acknowledge your weakness and allow that to appear in your decisions, my brother, and realize, man was created weak. Man is so weak, and this recent event exposed that weakness.

*Because when death arrives, no opportunity will be given. And there you will realize as you cry, no amount of fame, no amount of money, no dispute, no fall out was worth the pain of an unresolved fall out between you and another Muslim.

Islam

Divorce Those Two Terms For Salah! Mufti Menk

Take your time in Sujood (prostration). Beautify your prayer, take time in Sujood. Don’t just rush, take your time. Allah, Lord of the world, it might be the last Sujud (prostration),

try not to use the word quickly and salah in the same sentence.

I’m not going to say I’m rushing, it might just be my last prayer.

How can I say even for a moment that let me quickly do my salah?

I want to do salah, I want to pray, oh, I want to fulfill my salah.

Islam

Never Ever Say It For The Ramadan! Mufti Menk

It is only if something is the most important event in the year or month in the year that we will be speaking in advance regarding the preparation of the month of Ramadan.

To prepare for the month of Ramadan, you need to start off by thinking about what it is, how blessed the month is.

Happiness and contentment is achieved primarily by understanding Allah’s plan. By understanding, you have to worship Allah alone. You have to build a relationship with the one whom you are going to go back to one day helplessly. Helplessly. I’m going to go back to Allah.

That’s what I want to say today, that your preparation for Ramadan is a commitment from now to say, I’ve started it.

Beauty of The Quran, Marriage

When Did Allah Say Your Son’s Wife Should Be Your Choice | Mufti Menk

Today, for some petty reasons, your father could tell you divorce your wife. What is right for you to do?

You need to ask yourself, is my father right or is my wife right?

Amazing verse in the Quran;

O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allāh, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allāh is more worthy of both.1 So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.  Quran- 4:135

Marriage

How To Handle Politics Between Your Wife And Parents Especially Your Mother | Mufti Menk

Surah An-Nisa, which is obviously dedicated to the women. One thing that is clear in the Surah, Allah has repeated the issue of justice several times in the Surah.

May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala grant us an understanding that when we came, we brought nothing. When we are going to leave, we will leave with nothing besides our deeds.

Allah says, O you who believe, stand stead fast for justice, for the sake of Allah, whether it be against your own parents or your relatives, your children, whoever it may be, the rich or the poor.

You side with who is right. Your father, your mother, who is right?

The answer is when it comes to who is right. You’ve got to look at what the issue is.

Transforming Life

Do You Feel Perhaps Allah Will Not Forgive For Having Certain Doings | Ustadh Ali Hammuda

Ikhlas (Sincerity) is a cause of erasing sins, even the Most Major of them. Ikhlas (Sincerity) melts away a lifetime’s worth of sins.

Ikhlas (Sincerity) is our savior in the hereafter, when you will hear the announcement, Allah said on the Day of Judgment, this day the truthfulness of the truthful ones will be benefited by it. That is the day the people of Ikhlas (Sincerity) will shine.

Don’t give up. Ikhlas (Sincerity) isn’t about removing insincerity from your heart forever and eliminating it. It’s about managing it and realizing it’s an ongoing struggle. It’s a battle that in of itself is a sign of sincerity that you’re scared of it.

Final Hour & Judgement day

‘Two Scenes On Judgment Day’ The Answer Of A Negative Journey Of Doubt | Dr. Omar Suleiman

The Scene of the celebration and the scene of those who failed to stay on the straight path. May Allah make us amongst those who did not doubt, but who stayed the course and allow us to crush those whisperers.

when someone says, I’m not sure if this is all true. Maybe because inside you really don’t want it to be all true. I’m not sure. really true? Is it really true? Is this, this, this, that? Is this really there? Is this really there?

And it’s like, If I’m right and you’re wrong, then I’m going to be okay. And if you’re right and I’m wrong, then nothing’s going to happen to me.

But if you’re wrong and I’m right, you’re in trouble.

And of course, for us, we’re not playing probability here. We have certainty in it.

Marriage

That He Or She Doesn’t Exist In The Real World! Mufti Menk

Some of us finds it tough to get married. It’s true. It is a challenge. I’ve always said it was easier to marry when we knew less people.

Now, do you know why it’s difficult to get married?

Because we know too many people. You might laugh at me.

It’s a fact. You know too many. Your standards are up the roof. Go to paradise and you’ll still be looking for that person.