~Just Bear it a Little More~

كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُۥۚ لَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ. (28:88) 'Every thing is going to perish except His Face. He alone has the right to judge, and to Him you are to be returned.' كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ. وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو ٱلْجَلَٰلِ وَٱلْإِكْرَامِ. (27-55:26) 'Whatsoever is on it (the earth) will perish. And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will remain forever.'

These ayahs remind us of the fact that everything will pass and be left behind.. And that from the moment I taste death and leave the world behind until the day I will get resurrected again, there will be only Him, my Lord, with me. So bear a litt

Allah takes care of His righteous servants. Yet, Allah's Care extends not just the servant himself/herself, but also ALL their affairs and those who around them. When Allah blesses the righteous, the blessings echo in the spaces and people around us too. Two orphans had wealth being guarded by Allah Himself for them because their deceased father was righteous. Allah was taking care of the affairs of this righteous father even after he had left this world through preserving the father's children. Preservation of the man's affairs extended to his offspring, his legacy. And would Allah take care of His righteous servant except in the most beautiful and excellent of ways? No, of course no

Day 13: 'Is the reward for goodness anything except goodness?' (5:60) We only have to do a bit of good in this world and through Allah's mercy, we have a mountain of good in store for us in the hereafter. Although that should be enough of an incentive for us, the good that we do even yields good for us in this world aswell. An upright, decent person instantly earns the respect and affection of those around them. Also, Allah has made us in such a way that doing good deeds, like giving to the needy, actually feels good whilst doing sins makes us feel awful, thus fascilitating the way to the ultimate good: Jannah. Internally and externally, in the dunya and the a

Yesterday, I read an amazing comment online that someone had heard in a lecture: 'Think of your grave like an empty treasure chest that you fill with your deeds throughout your life.' This reminds me of the ayahs that tell us that no deed is ever lost, even if it's the size of a mustard seed. Every time we make wudhu and pray, every time we read and reflect on the Quran, every encouraging word we speak, every form of charity, every smile, every time we exercise patience to do good or avoid haram... every deed, big or small, gets added to our treasure. No good deed is ever lost. And every good deed is an investment into our akhirah.

Mu‘âdh b. Anas al-Juhani narrates that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: 'Whoever suppresses anger while he could have expressed it - Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will call him in front of all creation on the Day of Resurrection, and Allah will let him choose from the Heavenly Maidens as he wishes.' [Sound: Narrated by Abu Dawud (4777), and at-Tirmidhi (2021, 2493), and Ibn Mâjah (4186)]

‘Uqbah b. ‘Âmir narrates: I clung to the feet of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, teach me to recite Surah Hud and Surah Yusuf.' The Messenger of Allah (saws) said to me: 'O ‘Uqbah b. ‘Âmir, you will not recite anything more beloved o Allah, nor more significant to Him, than: Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ 'I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak [113:1] [Authentic: Narrated by Ahmad (17418), and at-Tabarâni in al-Kabeer (17/312), and ad-Dârimi (3482)]

Abu Hurayrah narrates that the Prophet (saws) said: 'Whoever prays on the Night of Decree with faith and expectation [of reward] will be forgiven for his previous sins.' [Agreed upon: Narrated by al-Bukhari (1901), and Muslim (760)]

Abdullah b. ‘Abbâs narrates: All that would be made accessible to his nation after him was displayed to the Messenger of Allah (saws), one village at a time. He was pleased by that, and so Allah sent down: And ˹surely˺ your Lord will give so much to you that you will be pleased. [93:5] He gave him one thousand palaces in Paradise, with a suitable amount of wives and servants in each palace. [Authentic: Narrated by Ibn Jareer in his Tafseer (24/487-488), and at-Tabarâni in al-Kabeer (10/337), and al-Hâkim (2/536)]

Abu Hurayrah narrates that the Prophet (saws) said: 'Any man who frees a Muslim person, Allah will rescue a limb of his for each of [the slave’s] limbs from the fire.' Sa‘eed b. Marjânah narrates: 'I brought this forward to Ali b. Husayn, and he then went out to one of his slaves whom he bought from Abdullah b. Ja‘far for ten thousand dirhams or a thousand dinars, and freed him.' [Agreed upon: Narrated by al-Bukhari (2517), and Muslim (1509:24)]

Ibn ‘Umar narrates: The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: 'There are no days greater with Allah, nor any action performed during them more beloved to Allah, than these ten days (referring to the ten [of Dhul-Hijjah]). Increase the tahleel and tahmeed during them.' [Authentic: Narrated by Abu ‘Uwânah in his Musnad (3024)]