"La Ilaha Il Allah"
Some say that our Ummah is dying.
Every night our TV screens show us images of the dead and dying.
But there is something worse than death: a dead soul.
There are masajid that are dead . . .
There are homes that are dead . . .
There are hearts that are dead . . .
The dead heart is the one that is devoid of the remembrance of Allah (swt).
Do you have a dead heart, one that is full of darkness?
Or do you have a live heart, one that is full of light?
If your heart is dead, the question is what are you going to do about it?
You can do three things:
1. Do nothing at all and allow yourself to degenerate.
2. Procrastinate.
3. Do something NOW.
If you chose one, may Allah (swt) guide you.
If you chose two, then ponder over the words of Imam Shafi'i (ra) "The world is but a moment, so make it a moment of obedience."
If you do not ponder NOW over your own salvation, then when will you? For how long will you continue to oppress your own soul? Until you are thrown in the Fire? No. You can stop right now and do something about it.
Make Salah 5 times on time.
Read the Quran.
Seek knowledge.
Make sincere dua.
Grab a Tasbeeh. . . .
"Those who believe, and their hearts find satisfaction in the rememberance of Allah: By remembering Allah, truly satisfaction comes to the heart"
(13:28).
"Those men and women who engage much in Allah's praise. For them has Allah prepared forgiveness and a great reward." (3:191, 33:35)
Remember Me, and I shall remember you" (2:152).
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet said: "When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illallah (there is no god except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open up for these words until they reach the Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins." (Narrated by Tirmidhi, who says it is hasan gharib. al-Mundhiri included in al-Targhib 2:414)
Al Bayhaqi relates from ibn Umar (radiallahu 'anhu) that Allah's Messenger said: "For everything there is a polish, and the polish for the hearts is the dhikr (remembrance) of Allah. There is nothing more potent in saving a person from the punishment of Allah than the dhikr of Allah." It was said: Not even Jihad in the path of Allah. So he replied: "Not even if you were to continue striking with your sword until it breaks."
There is no doubt that hearts becomes rusty just as copper and silver coins become rusty. The polish for [this rust] is the dhikr of Allah. This is because [dhikr] is like a polish [which polishes the heart] like a shiny mirror. When dhikr is left, the rust returns. But when dhikr resumes, then the heart is [again] polished. And hearts become rusty due to two things:-
[i] neglecting remembering Allah, and
[ii] committing sins.
The polish for these two things is:-
[i] seeking Allah's forgiveness and
[ii] dhikr.
Every night our TV screens show us images of the dead and dying.
But there is something worse than death: a dead soul.
There are masajid that are dead . . .
There are homes that are dead . . .
There are hearts that are dead . . .
The dead heart is the one that is devoid of the remembrance of Allah (swt).
Do you have a dead heart, one that is full of darkness?
Or do you have a live heart, one that is full of light?
If your heart is dead, the question is what are you going to do about it?
You can do three things:
1. Do nothing at all and allow yourself to degenerate.
2. Procrastinate.
3. Do something NOW.
If you chose one, may Allah (swt) guide you.
If you chose two, then ponder over the words of Imam Shafi'i (ra) "The world is but a moment, so make it a moment of obedience."
If you do not ponder NOW over your own salvation, then when will you? For how long will you continue to oppress your own soul? Until you are thrown in the Fire? No. You can stop right now and do something about it.
Make Salah 5 times on time.
Read the Quran.
Seek knowledge.
Make sincere dua.
Grab a Tasbeeh. . . .
"Those who believe, and their hearts find satisfaction in the rememberance of Allah: By remembering Allah, truly satisfaction comes to the heart"
(13:28).
"Those men and women who engage much in Allah's praise. For them has Allah prepared forgiveness and a great reward." (3:191, 33:35)
Remember Me, and I shall remember you" (2:152).
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet said: "When a servant of Allah utters the words la ilaha illallah (there is no god except Allah) sincerely, the doors of heaven open up for these words until they reach the Throne of Allah, so long as its utterer keeps away from the major sins." (Narrated by Tirmidhi, who says it is hasan gharib. al-Mundhiri included in al-Targhib 2:414)
Al Bayhaqi relates from ibn Umar (radiallahu 'anhu) that Allah's Messenger said: "For everything there is a polish, and the polish for the hearts is the dhikr (remembrance) of Allah. There is nothing more potent in saving a person from the punishment of Allah than the dhikr of Allah." It was said: Not even Jihad in the path of Allah. So he replied: "Not even if you were to continue striking with your sword until it breaks."
There is no doubt that hearts becomes rusty just as copper and silver coins become rusty. The polish for [this rust] is the dhikr of Allah. This is because [dhikr] is like a polish [which polishes the heart] like a shiny mirror. When dhikr is left, the rust returns. But when dhikr resumes, then the heart is [again] polished. And hearts become rusty due to two things:-
[i] neglecting remembering Allah, and
[ii] committing sins.
The polish for these two things is:-
[i] seeking Allah's forgiveness and
[ii] dhikr.
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