Reminders for the Believers // {ذلك ذكرى للذاكرين}

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https://youtu.be/ZdPxihcKEIk Good lecture

Increase the supplications. Ask Allāh for thabāt, for the resolve to adhere to the path of guidance, sirāt ul mustaqīm. Among the supplications that are proven by Qurān and Sunnah: •• Invoking Allāh for steadfastness upon haqq •• It was narrated on the authority of Anas رضي الله عنه: He said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would often say: « يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ» "O Changer of the Hearts! Strengthen my heart upon your religion!" So we said: 'O Prophet of Allāh! We believe in you and what you have come with, but do you fear for us?' He said: «نَعَمْ إِنَّ الْقُلُوبَ بَيْنَ أَصْبُعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ اللَّهِ [عز وجل] يُقَلِّبُهَا [كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ]» 'Yes. Indeed the hearts are between two Fingers of Allāh's Fingers, He changes them as He wills.'" Narrated by At-Tirmidhī and classed as Hasan. It was narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbās, رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to say: «اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّتِكَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَنْ تُضِلَّنِي أَنْتَ الْحَىُّ الَّذِي لاَ يَمُوتُ وَالْجِنُّ وَالإِنْسُ يَمُوتُونَ» " O Allāh, it is unto Thee that I surrender myself. I affirm my faith in Thee and repose my trust in Thee and turn to Thee in repentance and with Thy help fought my adversaries. O Allāh, I seek refuge in Thee with Thine Power; there is no god but Thou, lest Thou leadest me astray. Thou art ever-living that dieth not, while the Jinn and mankind die." [Sahīh Muslim] — Shaykh Al-Muhaddith Abdullāh as-Sa'd ~Galandhaanu #HoldfasttotheropeofAllāh

From Mozzam Begg Shortly after fajr (sunrise) this morning, after I went back to bed, I saw this incredible dream which I ‘d like to share (before FB take it down - again). I was walking in a town in Gaza - near some hills. To my left were houses and buildings while to my right, an open and relatively uninhabited area … People were already evacuating the town when the sonic boom of low-flying Islreali jets pierced the skies followed by ear-splitting explosions. I’d heard these sounds before in Bosnia, Syria and Afghanistan but they were just as terrifying… Men, women and children - many children - ran towards the open area. As we got further away I could see silhouettes of men in the distance, slowly closing in… We all stopped. Was this a ground invasion, Israeli special forces perhaps? As the silhouettes turned into recognisable forms, the fear turned to curiosity.. The men were dressed in shalwar qameez and had folded shawls thrown over their shoulders. Some wore black turbans on their heads while others donned Afghani pakol (caps). All of them wore sandals on their feet. Some had walking sticks but all carried AK47 assault rifles or RPG launchers. Some Palestinians shouted that the Afghan Mujahideen had arrived while others said it was the Taliban. By the time the Afghan-looking men reached us everyone had stopped running. The Israelis jets seemed to have gone too.. The people seemed relieved until one man said: “What are they going to do with their rifles against jets? And, this isn’t Afghanistan where we can hide and fight from the mountains. This is Gaza, the world’s biggest prison where we’re besieged by our enemy from land and sea.” A man who appeared to lead the Afghans replied; “You are right my dear brother. This isn’t Afghanistan. But you have two things we’ve never had that are far greater than our mountains. You have al-Masra al-Mubarak (Al Aqsa and its surrounding area) in these lands and you have the sympathy and support of the whole world. That is why we are here too.” Just at that moment, a pair of jets returned and flew towards us. This time, however, no one ran. I raised my hands towards the skies - skies polluted with Israeli jets - and, along with everyone else, called upon Allah three times with these words: اللهم اسقط طائراتهم اللهم اسقط طائراتهم اللهم اسقط طائراتهم (O Allah! Bring down their planes) While we were praying, one Afghan mounted a rocket launcher on his shoulder and took aim at one of the jets… He said, "Bismillah", just before he fired... Prayers stopped and all eyes were fixated on the missile as it flew towards the jet... The explosion wasn't as big as expected but we watched in awe as the plane fell apart in the air hurtled down in fireball and crashed on the very ground it tried to destroy. The people’s shouts of “Allahu Akbar” seemed louder than the sound of the crash. “This Stinger anti-aircraft system is a gift we’ve kept just for you'" the man who fired it said with a smile. Just before the dream ended the Afghan leader said: صبرا يا أهل فلسطين فإن نصر الله قريب “Patience, people of Palestine, for sure the help of Allah is near.” <<END>> 📌 @Islamicquotess

📝 Dr. Eyad Qunaibi: Upon accessing youtube or yahoo (or other similar websites/etc), the eye stumbles upon videos with millions of views. I look at the titles of these videos, and it's nothing but indecency and obscenity - and in Arabic... That implies that the majority of the viewers are Muslims! O' young man, do you accept for yourself to be dragged by your lusts in such an impudent way?!?! Do you accept it? to be from among those who are treated like an animal by the devils of Jinn and mankind? Did you not hear the words of your Lord the Exalted: {[Iblîs (Satan)] said: "See this one whom You have honoured above me, if You give me respite (keep me alive) to the Day of Resurrection, I will surely seize and mislead his offspring (by sending them astray) all but a few!"} (Surat Al-Isra:17:62) Satan said to Allah the Almighty: "Do you see this one to whom you commanded me to prostrate before out of honour; give me a chance and I will bridle his offspring, take hold of them, and ride them however I want just like an animal; except for a few who I will not be able to take a hold of!!" {And Iblees had already confirmed his assumption about them, so they followed him, except for a party of the believers.} (Surat Saba';34:20) If it's not your religion that restrains you, where is your sense of honour, dignity, and self-respect? How can you let your enemies trample your dignity and take you for a fool in such a way; those who are killing your Muslim brothers, raping your Muslim sisters, and plundering your wealth and resources?! They tell you: "Come, let us lure you, tempt you, and distract you", so you say: "Yes, here I come!!!" By Allah, if it had been 'Antarah ibn Shaddad' (who lived during jahiliyya - pre-Islamic ignorance), he wouldn't have accepted such a thing (i.e to be made a fool out of by his enemies)! The shameless criminals and conspirators choose such videos to appear as suggestions for the viewers in the lands of the Muslims, and you know that, yet you still willingly lend them your eyes for them to throw their trash through them into your heart. Do you not fear being among the hypocrites, those between whom a dividing wall is going to be placed on the Day of Judgement separating them from the believers? Where they will remain eternally in the everlasting torment, and the first thing that will be said to them is: {But you led yourselves into temptations} (Surat Al-Hadid;57:14) You exposed yourself to temptations until it [the self] was seduced by them, so you started hating the Sharia (commands and prohibitions of Allah), and you came to love obscenity, wickedness, and disobedience?! Now...Right Now! Let this be the moment you repent, and say: "O' enemies of Allah, I'm not one of your livestock! Allah has indeed honoured me, so I have no right to humiliate myself." O' Allah! Guide the young Muslims to the right path. ________ @EyadQunaibi1

📝 Dr. Eyad Qunaibi: With the shortage of media coverage, we have to remember: What the Muslims have suffered in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Burma, China, India, Afghanistan, and in many other places, is no less than what the Muslims in Palestine - where I'm originally from - have suffered. No, by Allah! The blood of any Muslim in one of these places is no less valuable than the blood of a Muslim in another land. Our Prophet ﷺ said: "All the believers are equal in respect of blood [i.e., their lives are of equal value], and they are one hand against their enemies". ________ @EyadQunaibi1

Increase the supplications. Ask Allāh for thabāt, for the resolve to adhere to the path of guidance, sirāt ul mustaqīm. Among the supplications that are proven by Qurān and Sunnah: •• Invoking Allāh for steadfastness upon haqq •• It was narrated on the authority of Anas رضي الله عنه: He said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would often say: « يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ» "O Changer of the Hearts! Strengthen my heart upon your religion!" So we said: 'O Prophet of Allāh! We believe in you and what you have come with, but do you fear for us?' He said: «نَعَمْ إِنَّ الْقُلُوبَ بَيْنَ أَصْبُعَيْنِ مِنْ أَصَابِعِ اللَّهِ [عز وجل] يُقَلِّبُهَا [كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ]» 'Yes. Indeed the hearts are between two Fingers of Allāh's Fingers, He changes them as He wills.'" Narrated by At-Tirmidhī and classed as Hasan. It was narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbās, رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to say: «اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّتِكَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَنْ تُضِلَّنِي أَنْتَ الْحَىُّ الَّذِي لاَ يَمُوتُ وَالْجِنُّ وَالإِنْسُ يَمُوتُونَ» " O Allāh, it is unto Thee that I surrender myself. I affirm my faith in Thee and repose my trust in Thee and turn to Thee in repentance and with Thy help fought my adversaries. O Allāh, I seek refuge in Thee with Thine Power; there is no god but Thou, lest Thou leadest me astray. Thou art ever-living that dieth not, while the Jinn and mankind die." [Sahīh Muslim] — Shaykh Al-Muhaddith Abdullāh as-Sa'd ~Galandhaanu #HoldfasttotheropeofAllāh

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «Beware of stinginess, for being stingy is what destroyed those who were before you. It made them shed blood and make lawful what was unlawful for them.» May we be among the generous and giving and those who are successful in this world and the next! ____ Admin Contact❗ @YaqubFoundationQA 🕊Join & Share @YaqubFoundations