Mimi

ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ… sharing what's on my mind… 

[imaanovernafs]

Ya Allāh, remove all arrogance and selfishness from my heart, and teach me to be humble, to always remember You in everything that I do.

Aameen.

[hersparklingqalb]

[yms1]

I dont know what im waiting for.. but im waiting

[dirtytransmasc]

the men and boys are innocent too.

we cry "the innocent women and children" to appeal to the masses, to try and force their sympathy, but the men and boys are innocent too.

I have seen sons crying out for their mothers, their fathers, their siblings. I have seen them break down at the loss of their families. I have seen them cling to their dead and grieve.

I have seen fathers cradle their dead children, seen them kiss their faces and hold their little hands. I have seen them faint with grief when asked to identify the dead. I have seen them carry their sons and daughters. I have seen them fasting to provide what little they can for their families.

I have seen men and boys digging through the rubble with just their bare hands, I have seen them comforting strangers, playing with children, rocking them, hushing them, even if the face of such imminent danger. I have seen them cry, seen them grieve, seen them break down into each other's arms, seen them be selfless, beyond selfless, becoming something I don't have a word for.

I have seen the men who are doctors refuse to leave their patients, even when they have no medicine or supplies to give them, even when they're threatened with bombings. I have seen fathers who have lost all their children pick orphans up into their arms and proclaim them their child so they are not alone. I have seen men and boys digging pets out of the rubble.

the men are innocent too. the men and boys are being hurt and killed too. the men and boys are grieving too. the men and boys are scared too. the men and boys are fighting to save their people too. the men and boys deserve to be fought for too.

[ayanazai]

i just want my heart to feel safe again

[afreenirfanbaig-deactivated2024]

Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

"You may see a kind, righteous man who has a beautiful attitude, as one of the most beautiful people in appearance, even if he is not good-looking, especially if he is blessed with Qiyam al-Layl for it gives light to the face & makes it handsome."

[Rawdat al-Muhibbeen, 221-223]

[bintbledi-deactivated20230917]

just want to fall in love with someone whom Allāh swt loves, someone who will love me for His sake and someone who shares the same love i have for Allāh swt, for the deen, for the Qur’ān and for the prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم). someone who shares the same excitement in seeking knowledge. someone who will love me gently, who will push me to be a better Muslim, a better daughter, sister, wife and one day mother, إن شاء الله  and someone whom i can also push to be better. someone who is certain of me, who's eyes don't wander. someone who makes things halal from the start. someone who respects me, who honours me and values me. someone who feels like home, someone who calms the storm inside me. the coolness of my eyes, the warmth of my heart.

[storiesofthesahabah]

I remember stumbling upon a beautiful story amongst the children of the sahabah wherein they were trying to correct an old man regarding his wudhu.

These two kids noticed the old man doing his wudhu incorrectly and so they thought of a way of correcting the old man in a manner that he is not offended due to the age difference as well as they wanted to convey their point in a respectful yet clear manner.

So they went infront of the old man and started to softly argue in a way that they caught the attention of the old man. Trying to calm the kids down, the old man interrupted them and said what is the matter - one of them said, we are competing as to who does wudhu better and told the old man to check and see who does better from the both of them.

So both showed how they do their wudhu and the old man said "Both of you do wudhu better than me." - while realizing that his wudhu can be done better and correctly like theirs.

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This is the character of the children of the sahabah, Subhan'Allah.

Imagine having kids competing for matters of the deen or things that would be beneficial for their hereafter.

Dear parents, be mindful of what your children have been busy about or have been learning out from the Internet if you have given them complete freedom of internet usage.

Nowadays, our youth have been so succumed by the use of gadgets and social media that they have been glued on their Ipads or smartphones that they end up neglecting their ibadah or even neglecting their own parents!

Reflect from this short story, see how beautifully they corrected the old man - how they kept in mind that giving an advice to an older person (especially coming from a younger one) might hurt his pride so they were very careful as how they would convey their point without hurting nor coming off too strong on the old man.

Busy your kids in learning about the deen as early as you can - let the deen grow with them.

Protect your offsprings through safeguarding and nurturing their imaan.

May Allah make it easy for all of us.

I pray this one can be a good reminder for those who are mindful!

P.S.

- i have rephrased and shared the story from memory, I ask gou to take the good out of it and may Allah forgive me if i have narrated something wrong on it.

Your sister in deen,

Umm Umar Khaled

[mimisis]

Shaykh ibn Baz رحمه الله said:

“No young man or young woman should delay marriage for the sake of studies, because marriage does not prevent any such thing.”

[Majmu al fatawa 20/421]

[39mmn]

To live a simple life, in the obedience of Allāh, in accordance to the Qur’ān and Sunnah.

[deenbot]

[arwee]

“Sell this life for the next and you win both of them. Sell the next life for this and you lose both of them.” Hasan al-Basri

[39mmn]

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (رحمه الله) said:

“Surely the Salaf used to dislike complaining to the creation. Complaining, even though there is comfort in it, indicates weakness and humiliation. Patience from it is evidence of strength and honour”

[at-Thabaat ‘indal-Mamaat (1/55)]

[insvnitx]

'Abdullah Ibn 'Amr رحمه الله said:

“Leave alone what you have nothing to do with, and do not speak about what does not concern you, and secure your tongue like you secure your money ”

[Rawdatu al-'Uqala | 1/55]

[al-jadwal]

Follow The Proof, Not The People

1. (Imām Aḥmad said): “Do not follow my opinion; neither follow the opinion of Mālik, nor Shāfīʿī'i, nor Awzāʿī, nor Thawrī, but take from where they took (i.e Qurʿan and Sunnah).” 1- “ لا تقلدني، ولا تقلد مالكاً، ولا الشافعي، ولا الأوزاعي، ولا الثوري، وخذ من حيث أخذوا ”. [al-Fulānī (p. 113) and Ibn al-Qayyim in Iʿlām (2/302) ] الفلاني، وابن القيم في “ الإعلام ” (2/302). And in a narration: “Do not copy your dīn (ie: religion) from anyone of these, but whatever comes from the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions, take it; next are their Successors, where a man has a choice.” وفي رواية: “ لا تقلد دينك أحداً من هؤلاء، ما جاء عن النبي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وأصحابه؛ فَخُذ به، ثم التابعين بَعْدُ؛ الرجلُ فيه مخيَّر ”. And he said more than once: “al-ittibāʿ (ie: following) means that a man follows what comes from the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions; after the Successors, he has a choice.” وقال مرة: “ الاتِّباع: أن يتبع الرجل ما جاء عن النبي صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وعن أصحابه، ثم هو من بعد التابعين مخيّر ”. [Abū Dāwūd in Masāʿil of Imām Aḥmad (p. 276-277)] أبو داود في “ مسائل الإمام أحمد ” (ص 276 و 277). 2. “The opinion of al-Awzāʿī, the opinion of Mālik, the opinion of Abū Ḥanīfah: all of it is opinion, and it is all equal in my eyes. 2- “ رأي الأوزاعي، ورأي مالك، ورأي أبي حنيفة؛ كله رأي، وهو عندي سواء، However, al-ḥujjah (ie: the proof) is in al-āthār (ie: the narrations from the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions).” وإنما الحجة في الآثار”. Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr in Jāmīʿ Bayān al-ʿIlm (2/149) ابن عبد البر في “ الجامع ” (2/149). 3. “Whoever rejects a statement of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is on the brink of destruction.” 3- “ من رد حديث رسول الله صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؛ فهو على شفا هَلَكة ”. [Ibn al-Jawzī (p. 182)] ابن الجوزي (ص 182). Muḥammad Nāṣir ʾl-Dīn al-Albānī, Aṣl Ṣifah Ṣalāh al-Nabī ṢallAllāhu ʿAlayhi Wa Sallam 1/32 محمد ناصر الدين الألباني، أصل صفة صلاة النبي ١/٣٢ https://shamela.ws/book/9875/31 Telegram: https://t.me/aljadwal Tumblr: https://al-jadwal.tumblr.com

[salafiway]

Umar Ibn Al-Khattab [رضي الله عنه] said:

❝Do not let your love for someone be obsessive and do not let your hatred for someone be destructive.❞

[Al-Musannaf of Abd Ar-Razzaq, (No. 20269) | Translated By Salah Al-Iranee]

[salafiway]

Shaykh Rabīʿ Ibn Hādī Al-Madkhalī [حفظه الله] said:

❝Always remaining silent and always taking a neutral position is abandoning the truth.❞

‎[Bahjah Al-Qārī, (Page: 77) | Translated By Musa Shaleem Mohammed]