Salaah after Asr & Fajr

"حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ شَهِدَ عِنْدِي رِجَالٌ مَرْضِيُّونَ مِنْهُمْ عُمَرُ وَأَرْضَاهُمْ عِنْدِي عُمَرُ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ حَتَّى تَغْرُبَ الشَّمْسُ وَلَا صَلَاةَ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ‏.‏" 

  

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: 

Some men of good character, among whom was ‘Umar, testified before me, and the best of them in my view was ‘Umar, that the Prophet (ﷺ) of Allah ﷺ used to say: `There is no prayer after 'Asr prayer until the sun sets, and there is no prayer after Fajr prayer until the sun rises.` 

Musnad Ahmed 110

How to perform Wudu

House in Paradise

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي النُّعْمَانُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَوْسٍ، عَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ مَنْ صَلَّى فِي يَوْمٍ ثِنْتَىْ عَشْرَةَ رَكْعَةً تَطَوُّعًا بُنِيَ لَهُ بِهِنَّ بَيْتٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ 

  

Narrated Umm Habibah: 

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone prays in a day and a night twelve rak'ahs voluntarily (supererogatory prayer), a house will be built for him in Paradise on account of these (rak'ahs). 

Sunan Abi Dawud

Best of Daughters

Sayyidah ‘Aa’ishah رضي الله عنها reported that the Prophet (ﷺ)  said about (His daughter) Sayyidah Zaynab رضي الله عنها:

She is the best of my daughters, she was hurt for my sake.

(Mustadrak)

Allah's Forgiveness

Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub Ansari رضي الله عنه reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:

‘By that being in whose control lies my soul, if you did not sin, Allah [Ta’ala] would have replaced you and brought a nation that would sin and then seek forgiveness from Allah. He would then forgive them.’

(Sahih Muslim 2749)

`The ‘Ulama have explained that this Hadith should not be understood as an encouragement to sin. Instead, it highlights Allah Ta’ala’s mercy and forgiveness. This Hadith should be viewed as an encouragement for wrongdoers who have sinned, to repent and make tawbah.`

`Just as Allah Ta’ala loves showing kindness to those who do good, He also loves forgiving those who have done wrong.

(Mirqat, Hadith: 2328; Also see: Faydul Qadir, Hadith: 7487)

Finding Fault

Sayyiduna Anas رضي الله عنه says:

"I served the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for nine (some narrations 10) years, and I do not know (of any instance) when he (ﷺ)  said to me: Why  have you done this or that, and he never found fault with me in anything." 

(Muslim) 

True Contentment of the Heart

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr رضي الله عنه reports that Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

“O Abu Dharr, Do you regard excess wealth to be richness?’ 

I said, ‘Yes’, 

to which he replied, ‘And you regard less wealth to be poverty?’

I said ‘Yes, O Rasulullah!’

He said, ‘That is not the case. [True] wealth is contentment of the heart and [true] poverty is poverty of the heart.'”

(As Sunanul Kubra of Imam Nasai)

Dua for Brothers & Sisters

Sayyiduna Abu Darda رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

No Muslim servant supplicates for his brother behind his back but that the angel says: And for you the same.

(Sahih Muslim 2732)

It is said that the righteous predecessors, if they wanted to supplicate for themselves, they would supplicate for their Muslim brother. By this supplication, the angels would supplicate for them in the same way and it would be more likely to be answered.

Speaking ill of the dead

Sayyiduna Mughirah ibn Shu’bah رضي الله عنه narrates:

Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

“Do not speak ill of the dead thereby causing harm to the living [i.e the relatives of the deceased].”

(Sunan Tirmidhi)

Dealing with Anger

Sayyiduna Abu Dhar رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said to us,

“If one of you is angry when he is standing, let him sit down so that the anger will leave him. Otherwise, let him lie down.”

(Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4782)

Dua when you become angry

Expect good from Allah

Hayyan Abi al-Nadrah reported: I went out to visit Yazid ibn al-Aswad as he was suffering a fatal illness, and I met Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’ رضي الله عنه who also wanted to visit him. We entered Yazid’s home and Wathilah رضى الله عنه said, “What do you expect from Allah?” Yazid said, “By Allah, I expect good from Allah.”

Sayyiduna Wathilah رضي الله عنه said:

Rejoice! For I heard the Messenger of Allah  صلى الله عليه وسلم say that Allah Almighty said:_

I am as my servant expects me. If he expects good, he will have it. If he expects evil, he will have it.

(Sahih Ibn Hibban 641)

Fear Allah

Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas’ud رضي الله عنه narrates:

Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم said:

“The most hated speech to Allah is when a man says to another man, ‘Fear Allah!’ And he replies, ‘Worry about your own self!”

(Amalul Yawmi Wal Laylah, As Sunanul Kubra) 

Qiyamah

Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

“The Hour/Qiyamah will not be established until time passes rapidly, such that a year is like a month, a month is like a week, a week is like a day, a day is like an hour, and an hour is like the flicker of a flame.”

(Sunan al-Tirmidhi 2332)

7 Shuhada

Sayyiduna Jabir ibn ‘Ateek رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said,

“There are seven martyrs besides one who is killed in the path of Allah:

(1) the victim of plague is a martyr, 

(2) the one who drowns is a martyr, 

(3) the one who dies of chest pain is a martyr, 

(4) the one who dies of stomach infection is a martyr, 

(5) the one who burns to death is a martyr, 

(6) the one who is crushed under something is a martyr, 

(7) and the pregnant woman who dies whilst giving birth is a martyr.”

(Sunan Abi Dawud 3111)

Recharge Your Imaan

When your smartphone is low on power you frantically search for a charger and power point to recharge your phone.

Our imaan is low, so frantically search for ways to recharge your soul each way possible.

Lies

Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Amir رضي الله عنه narrates:

My mother called me one day when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting in our house. She said: Come here and I shall give you something.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked her: What did you intend to give him?

She replied: I intended to give him some dates.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If you were not to give him anything, a lie would be recorded against you.

(Abu Dawud 4991)