allahumustan:

So today my form tutor decided to talk to us about ‘tolerance’. I already knew she was going to be discussing this with us from earlier on and i have to be honest I was kinda dreading it. I felt as though a lesson on ‘tolerance’ would just end in us accepting the ways of all different deviated sects in Islam and saying that it was okay and that we should leave them be and having a ‘debate’ on matters that shouldn’t be debated.

But alhamdulillah it wasn’t like that at all.

She spoke to us about how we interact with others in terms of dawah, and just in general really. She told us about how we need to understand that although someone may have beliefs totally against Islam, and they may be doing things totally against it’s teaching doesn’t give us the right to take out our anger on them and start name-calling. At the end of the day we’re all human, and as da’ees, and even Muslims our aim should simply be to guide people to what is right, and if that was our true intention we would do it with good manners because that’s exactly how we were taught by the Prophet(saw).

I have to be honest, before today I had let the anger get the better of me in many cases. The reality is when we see someone disobeying Allah(swt) it’s natural for us to feel angry and aggitated and say things that really shouldn’t be said. It’s a part of our fitrah to feel such anger. But we need to realise that we are human before anything with these people, and no matter how back they may be, they can always be guided. You wouldn’t wish for hellfire for the worst-est worse-est worse-est person in the world! So save people from it rather than abusing them. And come on, you know there is no way you’re going to guide people by the way a lot of us try to now a days.

It made me really think and realise that we do really need to start being more bothered about judging ourselves than judging others. I went into that room ready to throw around billions of arguments, but I walked out ready to repent and change my view on things completely.

“Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious.” (An-Nahl: 125)

Muslim Hands Walk for Palestine.

allahumustan:

Salaam guys!

InshaAllah on the 26th I shall be participating in a walk to raise money for those suffering in Palestine.

I know that it is really a very minimal amount of what I can be doing, but I am trying to work on that.

It would be awfully great if all of you could donate even the smallest amount on my Just-Giving page, here ?

And if not, then atleast share it and I pray it brings you great reward :)

JazakAllahu Khair and may Allah(swt) bless you allll

Just giving page: http://www.justgiving.com/Sarah-Elawad

Anonymous asked: Cool blog! I would just like to ask you: Is it permissible to pose in pictures with friends? I am really confused because I don't see how that can be combined with being humble.

If there is any form of daleel that states posing in pictures is a form of decreeing humbleness then please do let me know but as far as i know, there is nothing with regards to it so i do not see the need to be confused. 

Also, just for future references, I cannot answer as to whether something is permissible or not as I do not have that knowledge. You’re going to need to contact a scholar about permissibility within things.

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"O Muslims, I write to you all today regarding an obligation too many of us have neglected. I write to you all today to remind you in hope of benefiting you, if indeed you want closeness to the One above, Al ‘Alaa. I write to you all after being reminded myself, that we have a lot of work to do and we need to wake up to it..."

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5 types.

Ibn al-Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said:

And mankind, with regard to their performance of prayer are in five levels:

The First: The level of the one who is negligent and wrongs his soul: He is the one who falls short in performing wudhoo properly, performing the prayer upon its time and within its specified limits, and in fulfilling its
essential pillars.

The Second: The one who guards his prayers u
pon their proper times and within their specified limits, fulfills their essential pillars and performs his wudhoo with care. However, his striving (in achieving the above) is wasted due to the whispering in his prayer so he is taken away by thoughts and ideas.

The Third: The one who guards his prayers within the specified limits, fulfils their essential pillars and strives with himself to repel the whisperings, thoughts and ideas. He is busy struggling against his enemy (Shaytaan) so that he does not steal from the prayer. On account of this he is engaged in (both) prayer and jihaad.

The Fourth: The one who stands for the prayer, completes and perfects its due rights, its essential pillars, performs it within its specified limits and his heart becomes engrossed in safeguarding its rights and specified limits, so that nothing is wasted from it. His whole concern is directed towards its establishment, its completion and its perfection, as it should be. His heart is immersed in the prayer and in enslavement to his Lord the Exalted.

The Fifth: The one who stands for the prayer like the one mentioned above. However, on top of this, he has taken and placed his heart in front of his Lord Azzawajall, looking towards Him with his heart with anticipation, (his heart) filled with His love and His might, as if he sees and witnesses Allaah. The whisperings, thoughts and ideas have vanished and the coverings which are between him and his Lord are raised. What is between this person and others with respect to the prayer, is superior and greater than what is between the heavens and the earth. This person is busy with his Lord Azzawajall, delighted with Him.

"When Allaah loves a person, He calls Jibreel (AS) and says: ‘I love So and so, so love him.’ So Jibreel loves him, then he calls out to the people of heaven, ‘Allaah loves So and so, so love him.’ So the people of heaven love him and he finds acceptance on earth. If Allaah hates someone, He calls Jibreel and says: ‘I hate So and so, so hate him.’ So Jibreel hates him, then he calls out to the people of heaven: ‘Allaah hates So and so, so hate him.’ So they hate him and he is hated on earth."

- [Narrated by al-Bukhaari (7485) and Muslim (2637)]