Prayers

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said:

"Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says:

'The first of his actions for which a servant of Allah will be held accountable on the Day of Resurrection will be his prayers.' If they are in order, then he will have prospered and succeeded; and if they are wanting, then he will have failed and lost. If there is something defective in his obligatory prayers, the Lord (glorified and exalted be He) will say: 'See if My servant has any supererogatory prayers with which may be completed that which was defective in his obligatory prayers.' Then the rest of his actions will be judged in like fashion."

Are You Prepared for Death?

Death is like a journey to a land from which there is no return. So before you die, be sure to pack three things to take along with you on the journey: 
Proper identification (I.D.) [Book of Record of a Person's Life] 
This covers two very important categories: 
Faith (belief)
Actions (deeds)
They must both be correct to insure an easy transition into the Next Life and a proper place in the Paradise in the Hereafter. 

Enough nourishment to last for Eternity

Sufficient garments or coverings

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Oh You who listen to Music

O Muslim, lawful things have good attributes,
Where is the good in singing, dancing and listening to flutes?

Can we compare the words of singers and sounds of Musicians,
To the Glorious Quran, its lessons, wisdoms and admonitions?

How many singers do you know and give admiration,
And how many do you know of the companions and the following generation?

How much do you spend on singers from your dollars?
Compared to how much you know of Islamic Scholars.

Do you see how much is memorized of Music songs?
While you ignore the book to which memorization belongs?

How much do you memorize of these incantations?
And swayed back and forth in intoxication?

Have you not seen those who follow the misguided?
And increase the loudness of the Music, when they should hide it?

And who writes their songs? Thinkers, or men of academia?
Or maybe scholars, like Ahmad, Malik or maybe ibn Taymiyah.

Oh you who listen to music

Don't you see that all the songs of the world and all the lyrics you've seen,
Wouldn't compare in reward to Alif Laam Meem

Lecture called "The End of Music" by Kamal El-Makki

Upon Seeing A Good Dream Or A Bad Dream.

The righteous dream is from Allaah and the bad dream is from the devil, so if anyone sees something which pleases him then he should only relate it to one whom he loves..

Summary of what to do upon having a bad dream;

1. Spit on your left three times
2. Seek refuge in Allaah from shaytan and the evil of what you saw
3. Do not relate it to anyone
4. Turn and sleep on the opposite side to which you were sleeping on previously
5. Get up and pray if you desire. 

KULLU NAFSIN ZAIKATUL MAUT

When we will be asked about our youth? Will we say the things we done truth? Will our diplomas and degrees come in use? Or will they bring us bad news?We blanked Islam for education- and got in to the non-Islamic generation. The friends we trusted- with whom we had fun, stopped us from entering the gates of heaven. The requirements are simple, the reward is high - be prepared, think well before you die. A garden of paradise or a pit of hell- the choice is yours! So think well! Sacrifice your short journey here- for in the hereafter you will have no fear. Two shoes of boiling fire he will wear- his brain will melt, his body will tear. The person will scream and will not know- this is only the lowest punishment, Allah will give. Day by day as our life decreases- day by day as our sins increase. Day by day as our deeds change into sins-another day the shaytan wins. For on that day when we’ll be scaled! Think- will we win or will we fail? May Allah save us all, Ameen.

Simple Rules In Islam.

“Obey Allah and Allah will reward you.”

“If you are shameless, you would do as you wish.”

“Make sure your food is good (halaal and bought with halaal earnings), and you will be one whose prayers are answered.”

“Fear Allah wherever you may be.”

“Follow up a bad deed with a good deed, to waive it out.”

“Mix with people with a good attitude.”

No Muslim Should Curse His Parents.

 Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: Allah's Apostle said. "It is one of the greatest sins that a man should curse his parents." It was asked (by the people), "O Allah's Apostle! How does a man curse his parents?" The Prophet said, "'The man abuses the father of another man and the latter abuses the father of the former and abuses his mother."