Friday, March 5, 2010

STORIES OF ALLAH'S MERCY

Allah (SWT) is very merciful. Sometimes He forgives on very small good deeds.

1) Once a sinful woman was going on journey. She saw a thirsty dog sitting by a well. She tied her cloth to the shoe, took water from the well and gave it to the dog. Over this mercy, Allah (SWT) forgave her.

2) Once a cruel king of Balkh was going. He saw a sick dog on the way. He brought it home and looked after it. Allah (SWT) forgave him on this kind action.

3) There was a sinful person. He did many sins in life. Before death, he advised his sons to burn his body after death and spread the ash in air and in water. His sons did this. In Akhirah, Allah (SWT) called that man and asked, "Why did you do this?" He said," Due to my fear". Allah asked, Only for my fear: I have forgiven you. Go to Jannah.

4) On the day of judgement,there will be 2 sinful men. Allah (SWT) will order them to go to Jahannam. One will run fast to Jahannam. Second will walk slowly,looking backward. Allah (SWT) will call them back. Allah will ask the 1st man, why were you running. He will answer," I did not obey you in Duniya. Today I want to obey you quickly". Second will answer," I heard about your mercy and rahmah. Today I am looking towards your mercy". Allah (SWT) will say," You both go to Jannah".

5) One the day of judgement, one person will be lacking one good deed. Allah will say to him," Bring one good deed or go to Jahannam". He will go to his relatives and friends. Nobody will give him even one good deed. At last, he will find a person who will have only one good deed with him. He will say," I have only one good deed. I cannot go to Jannah. Please take my one good deed and you go to Jannah". Allah (SWT) will ask," Who gave you this one good deed". That person will be called. Allah (SWT) will say," You did mercy today, I do my mercy, You both go to Jannah".

6) One cruel man killed 99 persons. He went to a saint and ask," Can Allah forgive me". Saint say," No". He killed that saint also and completed the 100 murders. Then he went to another saint and ask," Can Allah forgive me". The saint said," Yes,why not. Allah is very merciful". Tha saint advised him to go to a village where pious people lived. He walked and died on the way. At this, Allah forgave him and angels took him to Jannah.

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JAHANNAM IS HARAM ON 4 EYES:

1) That eye which woke in the path of Allah
2) That eye which lost in the path of Allah
3) That eye which did not see the forbidden things
4) That eye which wept with fear of Allah

2 DROPS, 2 DRAUGHTS AND 2 STEPS are very lovely to Allah (SWT):-

2 DROPS are drop of blood shed in Jehad and drop of tear fell with fear of Allah
2 DRAUGHTS are draught of anger and draught of worry which are swallowed patiently
2 STEPS are step for salat and step for unity of relatives

5 Valuable Things

The wise people says that consider 5 things valuable before 5 things:-

1) Life before death
2) Health before sickness
3) Youth before old age
4) Well being before poverty
5) Free time before busy time

4 Valuable Things

The person who has this 4 things, he has got every thing of Duniya and Akhira:

1) The tongue that makes Zikre
2) The heart that thanks Allah (SWT)
3) The body that bears hardships
4) The pious wife (pious friend)


5 Darks and 5 Lights

Hazrat Abu Bakr Radhiallaho anho said," There are 5 darks and 5 lights are for them:-

1) Love of DUNIYA is DARK,its LIGHT is TAQWA
2) SIN is DARK, its LIGHT is TAUBAH and ISTIGHFAR
3) GRAVE is DARK, its LIGHT is KALIMAH
4) Bridge Of Sirat is DARK, its LIGHT is YAQEEN (faith)
5) AKHIRAH is DARK, its LIGHT is GOOD DEEDS

Wallahualam

Likings Of Nabi(SAW) And Sahabah

We should like that whatever our Nabi (SAW) and Sahaba liked. Once Nabi (SAW) was sitting with Sahaba. He said,"I love 3 things:-
1) Perfume
2) Women
3) Coolness of my eyes in salat

Hazrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaho anho) said, "Ya Rasoolullah (SAW): I also love 3 things:-
1) To see your face
2) To spend my wealth on you and
3) That my daughter is in your Nikah

Hazrat Umar (Radhiallaho anho) said,"I love 3 things:-
1) Wearing old clothes
2) Calling towards good
3) Forbidding from evils

Hazrat Usman (Radhiallaho anho) said,"I love 3 things:-
1) Feeding the hungry
2) Clothing the nakeds
3) Reciting the Holy Quran

Hazrat Ali (Radhiallaho anho) said,"I love 3 things:-
1) Fasting in hot
2) Serving the guests
3) Swording on the enemy

Hazrat Jibraeel Alaihissalam came and said,"If I had been in this world,I would have liked 3 things:-
1) To love poor worshippers
2) To help poor family men
3) To guide the people gone astray

Allah (SWT) loves 3 things of His people:-
1) To strive in his path with health or body
2) To weep on his sins
3) To be patient on hunger

Wallahualam

Signs of his(DAJJAL) coming

The following are signs of the forthcoming of Dajjal:

  • People will stop offering prayers
  • Dishonesty will be the way of life
  • Falsehood will become a virtue
  • People will mortgage their faith for worldly gains
  • Usury and bribery will become legitimate
  • Imbeciles would rule over the wise
  • Blood of innocents would be shed
  • Pride will be taken on acts of oppression
  • The rulers will be corrupt
  • The scholars will be hypocrites
  • Adultery will be rampant
  • Women will dress like men, and men will dress like women
  • The liars and treacherous will be respected
  • There will be acute famine at the time

Islam's description on Dajjal

The Qur'an doesn't mention the Dajjal by name, like the hadith. A couple of hadith describe the Dajjal as follows:

  • Prophet Mohammed narrated:
The Prophet mentioned the Anti-christ Dajjal in front of the people saying, Allah is not one eyed while Anti-christ, Dajjal is blind but one eye will be covered by thick film and the other will be protruding like a bulging out grape. While sleeping near the Ka'ba last night, I saw in my dream a man of brown color the best one can see amongst brown color and his hair was long that it fell between his shoulders. His hair was lank and water was dribbling from his head and he was placing his hands on the shoulders of two men while circumambulating the Kaba. I asked, 'Who is this?' They replied, 'This is Jesus, son ofMary.' Behind him I saw a man who had very curly hair and was blind in the right eye, resembling Ibn Qatan in appearance. He was placing his hands on the shoulders of a person while performing Tawaf around the Ka'ba. I asked, 'Who is this? 'They replied, 'The Anti-christ Ad-Dajjal.'"
Once Allah's Apostle stood amongst the people, glorified and praised Allah as He deserved and then mentioned the Dajjal saying, "l warn you against him (i.e. the Dajjal) and there was no prophet but warned his nation against him. No doubt, Noah warned his nation against him but I tell you about him something of which no prophet told his nation before me. You should know that he is one-eyed, and Allah is not one-eyed."
  • Muhammad told his companions: "Every Messenger of Allah did warn his nation about the trials of Dajjal. Allah, however, delayed Dajjal’s birth and did not let him appear until now. Be aware! he will claim to be God and try to create doubts in your minds. Have a firm belief, the one-eyed creature cannot be your Lord. He will come out riding on a 'donkey', which will have a distance of one mile between its two ears. He will claim to have come with the gifts of paradise and arsenal of hell."
  • Al Imam Ali was reported to have said: "His right eye will be punctured, and his left eye would be raised to his forehead and will be sparkling like a star. Only the believers will be able to read the word ‘Kufr’ [disbelief], inscribed in bold letters, on his forehead. There will be big mountains of smoke at both front and backsides of his caravan. People will anticipate food within those mountains, during the severe famine. He will be riding on a huge white coloured 'donkey' who will cover a mile in a single stride. All rivers, falling in his way, will become dry and he will call upon people in aloud voice, "O my friends come to me! I am your lord who has made your limbs and given you sustenance.

Imam Mahdi (Descendent of Prophet Muhammad PBUH)

by Mufti A.H. Elias and Mohammad Ali ibn Zubair Ali

Who Is Imam Mahdi?

Note: Please do not confuse Imam Mahdi with Hadhrat Isa (Jesus) Alayhis Salaam. They are two different persons, and both will come during the last days. According to Hadeeth, Imam Mahdi will appear first, and Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will appear during Imam Mahdi's lifetime. Furthermore, only Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will be able to kill Dajjal (the "anti-Christ").

The term "MAHDI" is a title meaning "The Guided one".

Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mas'ood (R.A.) says that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, "This world will not come to an end until one person from my progeny does not rule over the Arabs, and his name will be the same as my name." (Tirmidhi)

Hadhrat Ali (R.A.) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, "Even if only a day remains for Qiyamah to come, yet Allah will surely send a man from my family who will fill this world with such justice and fairness, just as it initially was filled with oppression." (Abu Dawood)

His Features

Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khudri (R.A.) relates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, "Al Mahdi will be from my progeny. His forehead will be broad and his nose will be high. He will fill the world with justice and fairness at a time when the world will be filled with oppression. He will rule for seven years."

Other hadeeth inform us that:

    * He will be tall
    * He will be fair complexioned
    * His facial features will be similar to those of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)
    * His character will be exactly like that of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)
    * His father's name will be Abdullah
    * His mother's name will be Aamina
    * He will speak with a slight stutter and occasionally this stutter will frustrate him causing him to hit his hand upon his thigh.
    * His age at the time of his emergence will be forty years
    * He will receive Knowledge from Allah.

His Emergence and Rule

Hadhrat Umme Salmah (R.A.) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, " After the death of a Ruler there will be some dispute between the people. At that time a citizen of Madina will flee (from Madinah) and go to Makkah. While in Makkah, certain people will approach him between Hajrul Aswad and Maqaame Ibraheem, and forcefully pledge their allegiance to him.

Thereafter a huge army will proceed from Syria to attack him but when they will be at Baida, which is between Makkah and Madina, they will be swallowed into the ground.

On seeing this, the Abdaals of Shaam as well as large numbers of people from Iraq will come to him and pledge their allegiance to him. Then a person from the Quraish, whose uncle will be from the Bani Kalb tribe will send an army to attack him, only to be overpowered, by the will of Allah. This (defeated) army will be that of the Bani Kalb. Unfortunate indeed is he who does not receive a share from the booty of the Kalb. This person (Imam Mahdi) will distribute the spoils of war after the battle. He will lead the people according to the Sunnat and during his reign Islam will spread throughout the world. He will remain till seven years (since his emergence). He will pass away and the Muslims will perform his Janazah salaat." (Abu Dawood)

According to a Hadeeth, Sayyidena Eesa (A.S.) will lead the Janaazah of Imam Mahdi (A.S.).

While the people will be pledging their allegiance to Imaam Mahdi, a voice from the unseen will call out:

    "This is the representative of Allah,
    The Mahdi, listen to him and obey him"

This announcement which will be heard by all those present will establish his authenticity. Another sign which will indicate the authenticity of Imaam Mahdi wil be that in the Ramadhaan prior to his emergence an eclipse of the sun and moon will occur.

Hadhrat Abu Umamah (R.A.) says that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "There will be four peace agreements between you and the Romans. The fourth agreement will be mediated through a person who will be from the progeny of Hadhrat Haroon (A.S.) and will be upheld for seven years."

The people asked: "O Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam), who will be the Imaam of the people at the time?"

Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "He will be from my progeny and will be forty years of age. His face will shine like a star and he will have a black spot on his left cheek. He will don two "Qutwaani" cloaks and will appear exactly as a person from the Bani Israeel..." (Tabrani)

According to hadith narrated by Abu Saeed Khudri (R.A.) Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "...(regarding the rule of Imaam Mahdi) the skies will rain down in abundance and the earth will yield forth its crop in abundance, and those alive will desire that those who have already passed away should have been alive to enjoy this prosperity..."

Hadhrat Buraidah (R.A.) says that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "There will be many armies after me. You must join that army which will come from Khurasaan." (Ibn Adi)

Abu Hurairah (R.A.) says that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: "(Armies carrying) black flags will come from Khurasaan. No power will be able to stop them and they will finally reach Eela (Baitul Maqdas) where they will erect their flags."

from: "Signs of Qiyamah"
by Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali

More Hadeeth (with references) (contributed by Bradley Bilal).

1) The Prophet (PBUH and HF) said: "Even if the entire duration of the world's existence has already been exhausted and only one day is left (before the day of judgment), Allah will expand that day to such a length of time, as to accommodate the kingdom of a person from my Ahlul-Bayt who will be called by my name. He will fill out the earth with peace and justice as it will have been full of injustice and tyranny (by then)."

References:

    Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v2, p86, v9, pp 74-75
    Sunan Abu Dawud, v2, p7
    Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, pp 84,376; V3, p63

2) The Prophet (PBUH and HF) said: "al-Mahdi is one of us, the members of the household (Ahlul-Bayt)."

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4085

3) The Prophet (PBUH and HF) said: The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatimah (the daughter of the Prophet (PBUH)).

References:

    Sunan Abu Dawud, English version, Ch. 36, Tradition #4271 (narrated by Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet)
    Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4086

4) The Prophet (PBUH and HF) said: "We (I and my family) are members of a household that Allah (SWT) has chosen for them the life of the Hereafter over the life of this world; and the members of my household (Ahlul-Bayt) shall suffer a great affliction and they shall be forcefully expelled from their homes after my death; then there will come people from the East carrying black flags, and they will ask for some good to be given to them, but they shall be refused service; as such, they will wage war and emerge victorious, and will be offered that which they desired in the first place, but they will refuse to accept it till they pass it to a man from my family (Ahlul-Bayt) appears to fill the Earth with justice as it has been filled with corruption. So whoever reaches that (time) ought to come to them even if crawling on the ice/snow since among them is the Vice-regent of Allah (Khalifatullah) al-Mahdi."

References:

    Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4082,
    The History Tabari
    al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar, Ch. 11, section 1, pp 250-251

5) Abu Nadra reported: We were with the company of Jabir Ibn Abdillah... Jabir Ibn Abdillah kept quite for a while and then reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) having said: "There would be a Caliph in the last (period) of my Ummah who would freely give handfuls of wealth to the people without counting it." I said to Abu Nadra and Abu al-Ala: Do you mean Umar Ibn Abd al-Aziz? They said: NO, (he would be Imam Mahdi).

References:

    Sahih Muslim, English version, v4, chapter MCCV, p1508, Tradition #6961
    Sahih Muslim, Arabic version, Kitab al-Fitan, v4, p2234, Tradition #67

6) "al-Mahdi is from our Ahlul-Bayt, no doubt Allah will enforce his appearance within a night (i.e., his coming is very unpredictable and is very sudden)."

References: Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, p269

Introduction...

Assalamualaikum dear brothers and sisters....

With "Bismillahi-rahmani-rahim", I would like to start my blog today. It is just my small intention to share some islamic information that all of us have to as basics in living our life in this Earth. I really hope that my intentions will be in the right path and blessed by Allah. Insya-Allah.

Allah Hafiz.