Saturday, December 31, 2011

To Prepare & To Sleep (Sunnah)

► Sleep in the state of Wuzu.

► Make the bed yourself.

► Dust the bed thrice before retiring to bed.

► One should change into some other clothes before going to sleep.

► It is Sunnah to sleep immediately after Isha Salaah.

► Apply surmah in both the eyes.

► Brush the teeth with a miswaak.

► Sleep on the right hand side.

► Sleep with the right palm under the right cheek.

► Keep the knees slightly bent when sleeping.

► Refrain from sleeping on ones stomach.

► Sleep on a bed or to sleep on the floor are both sunnah.

► Face Qiblah.

► Recite Surah Mulk, before sleeping.



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                                                      BismiAllahialrrahmanialrraheemi
1. Tabaraka allathee biyadihi almulku wahuwa AAalakulli shay-in qadeerun
2. Allathee khalaqa almawta waalhayataliyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu AAamalan wahuwa alAAazeezu alghafooru
3. Allathee khalaqa sabAAa samawatin tibaqanma tara fee khalqi alrrahmanimin tafawutin fairjiAAialbasara hal tara min futoorin
4. Thumma irjiAAi albasara karratayni yanqalib ilayka albasarukhasi-an wahuwa haseerun
5. Walaqad zayyanna alssamaaalddunya bimasabeehawajaAAalnaha rujooman lilshshayateeni waaAAtadna lahum AAathaba alssaAAeeri
6. Walillatheena kafaroo birabbihim AAathabu jahannama wabi/saalmaseeru
7. Itha olqoo feeha samiAAoo laha shaheeqan wahiyatafooru
8. Takadu tamayyazu mina alghaythi kullama olqiya feeha fawjun saalahumkhazanatuha alam ya/tikum natheerun
9. Qaloo bala qad jaana natheerun fakaththabnawaqulna ma nazzala Allahu min shay-in in antum illafee dalalin kabeerin
10. Waqaloo law kunna nasmaAAu aw naAAqilu ma kunnafee as-habi alssaAAeeri
11. FaiAAtarafoo bithanbihimfasuhqan li-as-habi alssaAAeeri
12. Inna allatheena yakhshawna rabbahum bialghaybi lahum maghfiratun waajrun kabeerun
13. Waasirroo qawlakum awi ijharoo bihi innahu AAaleemun bithati alssudoori
14. Ala yaAAlamu man khalaqa wahuwa allateefu alkhabeeru
15. Huwa allathee jaAAala lakumu al-ardthaloolan faimshoo fee manakibiha wakuloo minrizqihi wa-ilayhi alnnushooru
16. Aamintum man fee alssama-ian yakhsifa bikumu al-arda fa-itha hiya tamooru
17. Am amintum man fee alssama-ian yursila AAalaykum hasiban fasataAAlamoona kayfa natheeri
18. Walaqad kaththaba allatheena min qablihim fakayfa kananakeeri
19. Awa lam yaraw ila alttayrifawqahum saffatin wayaqbidna ma yumsikuhunna illaalrrahmanu innahubikulli shay-in baseerun
20. Amman hatha allathee huwa jundun lakum yansurukummin dooni alrrahmani inialkafiroona illa fee ghuroorin
21. Amman hatha allathee yarzuqukum in amsaka rizqahu ballajjoo fee AAutuwwin wanufoorin
22. Afaman yamshee mukibban AAala wajhihi ahda amman yamsheesawiyyan AAala siratin mustaqeemin
23. Qul huwa allathee anshaakum wajaAAala lakumu alssamAAa waal-absara waal-af-idataqaleelan ma tashkuroona
24. Qul huwa allathee tharaakum fee al-ardi wa-ilayhituhsharoona
25. Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena
26. Qul innama alAAilmu AAinda Allahi wa-innama ananatheerun mubeenun
27. Falamma raawhu zulfatan see-at wujoohu allatheena kafaroowaqeela hatha allathee kuntum bihi taddaAAoona
28. Qul araaytum in ahlakaniya Allahu waman maAAiya aw rahimanafaman yujeeru alkafireena min AAathabin aleemin
29. Qul huwa alrrahmanuamanna bihi waAAalayhi tawakkalna fasataAAlamoona man huwafeedalalin mubeenin
30. Qul araaytum in asbaha maokum ghawran famanya/teekum bima-in maAAeenin
1. Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Able to do all things.
2. Who has created death and life, that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving;
3. Who has created the seven heavens one above another, you can see no fault in the creations of the Most Beneficent. Then look again: "Can you see any rifts?"
4. Then look again and yet again, your sight will return to you in a state of humiliation and worn out.
5. And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps, and We have made such lamps (as) missiles to drive away the Shayatin (devils), and have prepared for them the torment of the blazing Fire.
6. And for those who disbelieve in their Lord (Allah) is the torment of Hell, and worst indeed is that destination.
7. When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible) drawing in of its breath as it blazes forth.
8. It almost bursts up with fury. Every time a group is cast therein, its keeper will ask: "Did no warner come to you?"
9. They will say: "Yes indeed; a warner did come to us, but we belied him and said: 'Allah never sent down anything (of revelation), you are only in great error.'"
10. And they will say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we would not have been among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!"
11. Then they will confess their sin. So, away with the dwellers of the blazing Fire.
12. Verily! Those who fear their Lord unseen (i.e. they do not see Him, nor His Punishment in the Hereafter, etc.), theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).
13. And whether you keep your talk secret or disclose it, verily, He is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men).
14. Should not He Who has created know? And He is the Most Kind and Courteous (to His slaves) All-Aware (of everything).
15. He it is, Who has made the earth subservient to you (i.e. easy for you to walk, to live and to do agriculture on it, etc.), so walk in the path thereof and eat of His provision, and to Him will be the Resurrection.
16. Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not cause the earth to sink with you, then behold it shakes (as in an earthquake)?
17. Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven (Allah), will not send against you a violent whirlwind? Then you shall know how (terrible) has been My Warning?
18. And indeed those before them belied (the Messengers of Allah), then how terrible was My denial (punishment)?
19. Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out their wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most Beneficent (Allah). Verily, He is the All-Seer of everything.
20. Who is he besides the Most Beneficent that can be an army to you to help you? The disbelievers are in nothing but delusion.
21. Who is he that can provide for you if He should withhold His provision? Nay, but they continue to be in pride, and (they) flee (from the truth).
22. Is he who walks without seeing on his face, more rightly guided, or he who (sees and) walks on a Straight Way (i.e. Islamic Monotheism).
23. Say it is He Who has created you, and endowed you with hearing (ears), seeing (eyes), and hearts. Little thanks you give.
24. Say: "It is He Who has created you from the earth, and to Him shall you be gathered (in the Hereafter)."
25. They say: "When will this promise (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) come to pass? if you are telling the truth."
26. Say (O Muhammad ): "The knowledge (of its exact time) is with Allah only, and I am only a plain warner."
27. But when they will see it (the torment on the Day of Resurrection) approaching, the faces of those who disbelieve will be different (black, sad, and in grieve), and it will be said (to them): "This is (the promise) which you were calling for!"
28. Say (O Muhammad ): "Tell me! If Allah destroys me, and those with me, or He bestows His Mercy on us, - who can save the disbelievers from a painful torment?"
29. Say: "He is the Most Beneficent (Allah), in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust. So you will come to know who is it that is in manifest error."


► Recite Ayatul Kursi.

اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاو ;َاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Allahu la ilaha illa Huwa, Al-Haiyul-Qaiyum La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm, lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-'ard Man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnihi Ya'lamu ma baina aidihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bi shai'im-min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'a Wasi'a kursiyuhus-samawati wal ard, wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma Wa Huwal 'Aliyul-Adheem
"Allah! There is no god but He - the Living, The Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him Nor Sleep. His are all things In the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede In His presence except As he permitteth? He knoweth What (appeareth to His creatures As) Before or After or Behind them. Nor shall they compass Aught of his knowledge Except as He willeth. His throne doth extend Over the heavens And on earth, and He feeleth No fatigue in guarding And preserving them, For He is the Most High. The Supreme (in glory)."
[Surah al-Baqarah 2: 255]

► Recite Surah Ikhlaas, Surah Falaq and Surah Naas before sleeping 3 times and thereafter blow over the entire body thrice.Surah Ikhlas



بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ

  1. قُلۡ هُوَ اللّٰہُ اَحَدٌ
  2. اَللّٰہُ الصَّمَدُ
  3. لَمۡ یَلِدۡۙ وَ لَمۡ یُوۡلَدۡ
  4. وَ لَمۡ یَکُنۡ لَّہٗ کُفُوًا اَحَدٌ

Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem
Qul huwa Allah hu ahad
Allah hu 's-samad
Lam yalid wa lam yulad
Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad
He is Allah, the One and Only! Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not nor is He begotten. And there is none like unto Him.

Surah Falaq

بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ

  1. قُلۡ اَعُوۡذُ بِرَبِّ الۡفَلَقِ
  2. مِنۡ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
  3. وَ مِنۡ شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ اِذَا وَقَبَ
  4. وَ مِنۡ شَرِّ النَّفّٰثٰتِ فِی الۡعُقَدِ
  5. وَ مِنۡ شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ اِذَا حَسَدَ

Bismillahir ramanir rahim
1 Qul audhu bi rabbil falaq
2 Min sharri ma khalaq
3 Wa min'sharri ghasiqin idha waqab
4 Wa min'sharrin naffa thati fil u'qad
5 Wa min'sharri hasidin idha hasad
Say, “I seek refuge with the Lord of the daybreak from the evil of everything He has created, and from the evil of the dark night when it penetrates, and from the evil of the women who blow on the knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies. “

Surah Naas

بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ

  1. قُلۡ اَعُوۡذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
  2. مَلِکِ النَّاسِ
  3. اِلٰہِ النَّاسِ
  4. مِنۡ شَرِّ الۡوَسۡوَاسِ ۙ الۡخَنَّاسِ
  5. الَّذِیۡ یُوَسۡوِسُ فِیۡ صُدُوۡرِ النَّاسِ
  6. مِنَ الۡجِنَّۃِ وَ النَّاسِ

Bismillahir-rahmanir-rahim
Qul a'uudhu bi rabbin naas
Malikin naas
Ilaahin naas
Min sharril wawaasil khannas
Alladhee yuwaswisu fee suduurin naas
Minal Jinnati wa naas

I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind, The King (or Ruler) of Mankind, The Allah (for judge) of Mankind, From the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws (after his whisper), (The same) who whispers into the hearts of Mankind,Among Jinns and among men. 






                 ► ReciteTasbeeh-e-Fathi ma before sleeping.( i.e. 33 X Subhan Allah 33 X Alhamdulillah and 34 X Allahu Akbar).

► Recite the dua           بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا  
                     "Bismikka Allahuma Amuthu Wa Ahya"
      (
. In Your Name , O Allah , I die and I live), before sleeping.


► Make dua to wake up for Tahajjud & Fajr Salaah.
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Cutting Nails (Sunnah)

This is the sunnah of how to cut nails, follow the numbers above the fingers to cut nails.

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said in the following hadith,
At the time of digression in my Ummah whoever practices my Sunnah, he will get the reward of 100 Martyrs (Mishqaath).

Thursday, May 5, 2011

HIJAB FOR WOMEN


Hijab is the label of  a Muslim Women, It shows the modesty of a Muslimaah.

The main criteria of Hijab is:
1. The hair should be covered completely.
2. All parts of the body should be covered except face and wrist.
3. Clothes should not be transparent.
4. Clothes should not resemble men. 

Some Ulamas say that face should also be covered. 

For more details on Hijab, watch Dr. Zakir Naik speech video collection on Hijab.
The topics covered in the video include:
Hijab Criteria.
Hijab Prevents Women from being molested.
Dr. Zakir Naik's answer to the question of a hindu woman about hijab.
Dr. Zakir Naik's answer to the question, "Is beautification of face is allowed in Islam?"
Dr. Zakir Naik's answer to the question, "Is women allowed to appear in media in hijab?" 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH ONLINE 

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE VIDEO 


Since many of our Muslim sisters are unaware of the methods of wearing hijab, here is an video to show few methods of wearing hijab.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS VIDEO

Friday, November 12, 2010

PLUCKING OF EYEBROWS & WEARING MAKE UP TO ATTRACT OPPOSITE SEX IS FORBIDDEN IN CHRISTIANITY & ISLAM (FROM BIBLE & QURAN)

Keeping us away from Haraamic acts is also Ibadath and islamic discipline.

SISTERS, KINDLY READ THIS MAIL FULLY, AND FORWARD IT TO MANY MORE SISTERS TO GIVE THEM THE ORIGINAL BEAUTY BEFORE THE ALMIGHTY GOD.

IN CHRISTIANITY :
The modern craze among women of painting eyelids, plucking out eyebrows and penciling false ones supposedly to enhance beauty is spoken of in the bible as unworthy of God-fearing women.
MAKE UP
THE TREACHEROUS JEZEBEL PAINTED HER EYES (II KINGS 9:30)
Jezebel was a queen and she is rated first among the top ten BAD WOMEN OF BIBLE.

‘...the palace dogs had got to her first, and all that remained of this royal woman was her head and her hands.’
SHOW OFF
Judah's Women Denounced
 Isaiah 16 : Moreover, the LORD said, "Because the (V)daughters of Zion are proud And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes,And go along with mincing steps And tinkle the bangles on their feet,
    Isaiah 17 : Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs,And the LORD will make their foreheads bare."

In the light of the Prophet’s rebuke we can understand Peter’s counsel to Christian not to be over concerned about their beauty, external adornment, such as showy apparel, braiding of hair and display of jewels. Rather they should seek the inner apparel and quiet spirit.

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.(I Peter 3:3)
Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.(I Peter 3:4)

IN ISLAM:

MAKE UP
When Muslim women go outside their homes, especially in mixed gatherings, then they should be more careful about their appearance. Their appearance should not be to show off or to invite the glances of men towards them, but to keep their own dignity and honor. They must guard the purity of their own selves as well as the purity of the society around them. Muslim women in America frequently go to their Islamic centers and mosques, and we actually encourage them to do so, because this is necessary for their own and their family's Islamic education, but they must come to the Islamic centers in very modest Islamic dress and appearance." 

Allah said, “I will mislead them, and I will create them false desires; I will order them to slit the ears of the cattle, and to deface the fair nature created by GOD” Whoever forsaking God takes Satan as a friend hath of a surety suffered a loss that is manifest.(An Nisa 4:119)

PLUCKING EYEBROWS & WEARING WIGS
Thinning eyebrows or changing their shape is forbidden in Islam. The Prophet has cursed the woman who does it to other women and the one who requests such an action. The prohibition is emphasized if such an action is the practice of women who indulge in indecent conduct. However, plucking of facial hair by a woman is permissible, particularly if the hair so plucked is considered unsightly. It may be useful to point out another unacceptable practice which relates to a woman's appearance. This is the elongation of hair by using somebody else's hair or artificial hair. Again, the Prophet curses the woman who does it and the one who requests it. This includes the usage of a wig to change one's appearance.
The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has said “Allah curses female tattooers and those who are tattooed, those who remove facial hair, those who have it removed and those who file their teeth for the purpose of beautification and all those who modify Allah’s creation”

EXCEPTIONAL CASES:



  1. BUT, IF THE EYEBROWS AND UPPER LIP HAIR MAKES THE WOMAN LOOKS LIKE A MAN. THEN IT IS PERMISSIBLE FOR HER TO
 
  • REMOVE THE UPPER LIP HAIR
  • REMOVE THE HAIR BETWEEN THE EYEBROWS ONLY.

2. If the husband is unhappy with his wife’s moustache, then it is permissible to remove the upper lip hair.

The beauty of a woman should always be rendered wholly to her husband to his satisfaction, according to all the sacred scriptures. None of the sacred scriptures encourages women attracting men other than their husband.

So, WOMEN BE YOURSELF, GIVE YOURSELF AND YOUR BEAUTY OF HEART & BODY ONLY TO YOUR HUSBAND AND NOT TO ANY OTHER MEN. THE HAPPINESS YOU RECEIVE IN AND REWARDS IN THE HEREAFTER FOR IT IS PROMISED TO BE BOUNTY BY THE ALMIGHTY GOD.

EVERY WOMEN IS GIFTED WITH BEAUTY OF HEART & BODY.GUARD IT FOR YOUR HUSBAND ALONE.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Duas and Sunnah in Drinking water and other Halaal Drinks

  1. Be Seated while having water or any other halaal drinks.
  2. Look at what to be drunk
  3. Use right hand to Drink
  4.  Dua to say before Drinking:
Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim
In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate.
5. Avoid Drinking in a single gulp, Leave gaps while having a drink like water or other halaal drinks with a minimum of three gaps.
6.Do not Breathe out in the drink that is taken.
7. Dua to be said after Drinking:

الحمد لله
Alḥamdulillāh
Praise to God

Dua to be recited after drinking water
Alhamdhu Lillahilladhi sakaanaa Adbun Furaathan Birahmatheeka valam yajhalhu milhun vujaajun bidhunoobin. 

All praise be to Allah who, through His mercy. gave us sweet water to drink, and did not make it bitter
because of our sins

Dua  to be recited after drinking milk

Allahumma Baarik lanaa feehe va zidna minhu
O Allah! Grant us abundance in it (the milk) and increase it (the milk) for us.