Islamic Reminders

Dua before sexual intercourse بِسْمِ الله اللّهُـمَّ جَنِّبْنا الشَّيْـطانَ، وَجَنِّبِ الشَّـيْطانَ ما رَزَقْـتَنا Bismillāh. Allāhumma jannibnash-Shayṭān, wa jannibish-Shayṭāna mā razaqtanā. With the Name of Allah. O Allah, keep the Devil away from us, and keep the Devil away from that which You provide for us. [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6388]

💫 Sayyid al-Istighfār: The Best Prayer for Seeking Forgiveness Narrated Shaddād ibn Aws رضي الله عنه: The Prophet (ﷺ) said "The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allāh is: اللهم أنت ربي، لا إله إلا أنت ، خلقتني وأنا عبدك، وأنا على عهدك ووعدك ما استطعت أعوذ بك من شر ما صنعت أبوء لك بنعمتك علي، وأبوء بذنبي، فاغفر لي فإنه لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت The Prophet (ﷺ) added. "If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise." [Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6306] Transliteration: Allāhumma anta rabbī, lā ilāha illā ant, khalaqtanī wa-anā ʿabduk, wa-anā ʿalā ʿahdika wa-waʿdika mā’istaṭaʿt, aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿt, abūʾu laka bi-niʿmatika ʿalayy, wa-abūʾu laka bidhanbī, fa’ighfir lī, fa-innahu lā yaghfir al-dhunūba illā ant. Translation: O Allāh, You are my Lord, there is no God but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I abide by Your covenant and promise (to honour it) as best as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil that I have committed. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for surely none can forgive sins but You.

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt oversee humanitarian support efforts and express solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

‎Narrated Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, ‎"If one says one-hundred times in one day: ‎ لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل قدير ‎One will get the reward of manumitting ten slaves, and one-hundred good deeds will be written in his account, and one-hundred bad deeds will be wiped off or erased from his account, and on that day he will be protected from the morning till evening from Satan, and nobody will be superior to him except one who has done more than that which he has done.” ‎[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3293] ‎Transliteration: Lā ilāha illAllāhu, waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shaiʾin qadīr ‎Translation: There is no god but Allah alone, without any partner. The Kingdom and praise belongs to Him and He has power over everything.

Actor Jackie Chan speaks about how watching a video of a child in Gaza made him burst into tears. "They asked him: 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' He said: 'Children don't grow up here.' I burst into tears immediately." The actor was speaking to an audience at the premiere of his upcoming film in Beijing.

Reminder: It is Sunnah to fast on Thursdays. ʿĀʾishah رضي الله عنها narrated: "The Prophet (ﷺ) used to try to fast on Mondays and Thursdays." [Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī 745, Graded Ṣaḥīḥ]

Saudi Arabia bombed a weaopns shipment from the UAE in the port city of Mukalla in South Yemen. Saudi Arabia publicly announced that the weapons shipment fromt he UAE was meant to fuel conflict in Yemen. Saudi Arabia then threatened the UAE to withdraw its forces from Yemen within 24 hours and to cease any military or financial support to any party. There were no reported casualties in the bombing.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry has called on the United Arab Emirates to withdraw its military forces from Yemen within 24 hours and to cease any military or financial support to any party.

The Al-Qassam Brigades offically comfirmed the martyrdom of Ḥudhayfah Samir ʿUbayda al-Kahlout, also known as Abū ʿUbayda, and revealed his face for the first time. Abū ʿUbayda was the spokesperson for the resistance and was killed in an airstrike by the occupation forces earlier this year in Gaza.

Approximately 50 days until Ramaḍān ‎اللهم بلغنا رمضان [Allāhumma baliḡnā Ramaḍān] Oh Allāh, grant us the ability to reach Ramaḍān

A ceremony was held in Gaza at al Shati Refugee Camp in Gaza City to honour 500 Palestinians who meorised the Qurʾān, all while enduring and surviving Israel's genocidal war and devastation inflicted on the besieged enclave.

Security guard at Masjid al-Ḥarām, Rayan bin Saeed Al-Asiri, is recovering in hospital after preventing a worshipper from taking their own life. A video that went viral showed a person jumping from a balcony on one of the floors of Masjid al-Ḥarām, with the security guard bravely placing himself in the person’s path to reduce the impact of the fall.

A Muslim Chip Shop owner from Liverpool, UK, stayed open on Christmas Day to give free meals to the needy and vulnerable. Owner Mubinul Hoque kept his chip shop, Portland's Fish and Chips, open for a second year running on Christmas Day to support NHS staff, carers, emergency and key workers, older people, vulnerable members of the community, and anyone who may be spending Christmas alone. Speaking to local news, he said: "We give back and we do a lot of charities. It's in our belief, in our religion. Christmas Day was one of those things where we don't celebrate ourselves. So we would have been just shut. So it was like, why don't we give back to the community?”

🕋🚨 A security guard at the Masjid al-Haram rushed to intervene after a person tried to take their own life by jumping off the upper floors of the masjid. The security guard was injured while trying to prevent the person from hitting the ground. Both individuals were immediately transferred to receive the necessary medical care.

A billboard ad launched by The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in New York’s Times Square displayed ‘Jesus is Palestinian”. “˹Remember when the angels proclaimed, “O Mary! Allāh gives you good news of a Word from Him, his name will be the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary; honoured in this world and the Hereafter, and he will be one of those nearest to Allāh. And he will speak to people in his infancy and adulthood and will be one of the righteous.”” [Sūrah Āli ʿImrān, Verse 45-46]

Violent protests have erupted across Bangladesh after prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi was assassinated in the capital, Dhaka. The assassination of Hadi is thought to be targeted by supporters of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following the uprising last year. Hadi was also an outspoken critic of India. Following the news of Hadi’s death, violent protests broke out in Dhaka and other parts of the country. Protesters are demanding the resignation of the heads of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Law, accusing the authorities of failing to ensure Hadi’s security. They also demand the return of the gunmen, who many believe have fled to India.