Oh Lord, when my bones are lying beneath the soil, and I am long forgotten, grant me those who will make dua for me always, tirelessly.

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Oh Lord, when my bones are lying beneath the soil, and I am long forgotten, grant me those who will make dua for me always, tirelessly.
The money you spend on other people was never meant to be spent on you. It was just a favour of Allah upon you that he channelled someone else's rizq (sustenance) through you so you can gain reward.
Abdul Wahab Saleem
Choose people that choose you. The end.
I crave simple things with the right company.
I try to stay low key and private. Not to be secretive. But to guard my energy. No one needs to know any and everything about what you got going on.
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The most beloved people to Allah are those who are most beneficial to the people. The most beloved deed to Allah is to make a Muslim happy, or to remove one of his troubles, or to forgive his debt, or to feed his hunger. That I walk with a brother regarding a need is more beloved to me than that I seclude myself in this mosque in Medina for a month. Whoever swallows his anger, then Allah will conceal his faults. Whoever suppresses his rage, even though he could fulfill his anger if he wished, then Allah will secure his heart on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever walks with his brother regarding a need until he secures it for him, then Allah the Exalted will make his footing firm across the bridge on the day when the footings are shaken.
al-Muʻjam al-Awsaṭ 6192
When your head hits the pillow tonight, remind yourself that you’ve done a good job. You are headed down your path at your own pace, and with every obstacle you are trying your utmost best. Be patient with yourself, and remember that big things are achieved not all at once, but one day at a time.
100 day challenge
1. Write down one goal you want to achieve before Ramadan - work towards it 2. Take your mushaf out the shelf - set up a daily portion you are going to read starting today 3. Are you already reading your morning and evening adhkaar? No? Start today! 4. Listen to your favourite surah 5. Pray the 2 sunnah rakaat before fajr 6. Take a deep breath and say alhamdulillah for what was, what is and what will be 7. Stay awake after fajr 8. Send blessings upon the prophet 9. In your salat - take a breath between each verse of surah al fatiha 10. Recite surah al-ikhlaas 11. Dont forget to read your daily portion of the quran! Is it hard to take your mushaf with you, download an app! 12. Say la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah before leaving the house 13. Smile 14. Take some time to say a sincere dua for yourself 15. Istighfaar - repent 16. Master your anger - when you’re angry today, sit down. Are you sitting already, lay down. 17. Give in charity 18. Say bismillah before having your meal and a sincere alhamdulillah when your tummy is full. 19. Subhanallah alhamdulillah allahu akbar 33× after each salat 20. Sit down when drinking water. 21. Read the translation of surah al fatiha 22. Take an empty notebook; write 1 thing you are thankfull for each day. 23. Do not lose sight of your goal. 24. Send blessings upon the prophet 25. After prayer say: Astaghfirullah 3× - allahuma anta salam wa minka salam tabarakta ya dhal-jalali wal- Ikram. 26. Master your Qul’s - say them before sleeping 27. Read something beneficial 28. Listen to surah ar rahmaan - fa bi ayyi ā-la irabbikuma tukadhibaan? 29. SubhanAllahi wabihamdihi, subhanAllahi al'adheem 100× 30. A good word is charity 31. Reflect upon 1 attribute of Allah; call upon Allah by that specific name. 32. Remember the dua for entering & leaving the bathroom? Search it up, memorise and say it. 33. Back to your daily portion of the quran? Are you sticking to it? Why not? What is making it difficult for you? Tackle that today 34. Choose one sahaba you are going to read and learn about 35. Read ayat al kursi 36. When you say la ilaha ill Allah, your lips do not move? Did you try it… say it a couple times more. 37. Listen to surah al kahf 38. Think before you speak 39. Ever heard of sayyid al istighfar? Read and start memorising. 40. Make dua for your family 41. No social media today 42. When you lose hope, say: La ilaha illa anta subhanak, inni kuntu mina dhalimeen. 43. Are you still doing the daily gratitude? Today list 10 things you are gratefull for. 44. Meeting your brother with a smile is charity, a good word is a charity .. what can you do today as charity? 45. Read surah al kahf - post a sticky note and try to read it every friday from now on in sha allah 46. After isha, pray the 2 sunnah rakaat with al-alaa and al kafiroon 47. Small an consistant deeds are loved by Allah - what small and consistant deed can you start performing? 48. Make dua for the ummah 49. Have you done anything to come closer to your goal from day 1? Focus 30 minutes and move forward. 50. Half way - add to your daily portion of the quran. Did you read 1 page? Make it 2! 51. Share something beneficial 52. Recite 3 times surah al ikhlaas 53. It is from Islam to not ask about things that are not your business. Today mind your own and try not to be curious. 54. In prayer, before surah al fatiha, say subhanakallahuma wa bihamdik, watabarakasmuk, wa ta'ala shadduk, wa la illaha ghayruk 55. Give up a fight/discussion, even if you are right. 56. Read 1 of the 40 hadith an nawwawi 57. The sahaba you thought about last time, what have you learned from him/her. What is something you can implement in your life? 58. Check upon someone you havent heard of for a while. 59. Pray 2 rakaat of tawbah (repenting) 60. Listen to some ruqya 61. Accept Allahs plan for you, place your trust and hope in the One that created you 62. Learn a new dua 63. Walk in nature and reflect about the Creator and the creation 64. Listen to and recite surah ad-duha and find comfort. 65. Send blessings upon the prophet 66. How is the quran reading going? Go through the translation of todays portion. 67. Stay a bit longer in sujood and then again and again. 68. Make dua for someone who needs it 69. Gratitude - thank someone for helping you. 70. Do a private good deed between you and Allah 71. Seek refuge of the shaytaan during the day and evening. Every time you remember. 72. Choose 3 names of Allah and write a dua using Those names. 73. Ask for forgiveness. 74. Listen to surah al baqarah - yess the whole 2 hours. 75. Iqra bismi rabbika ladhi khalaq - read a book 76. Remember death 77. Make dua for the deceased that have no one to pray for them. 78. Think about sadaqa jariya - what can you do that will count as sadaqa jariya? 79. Unfollow trash and follow beneficial accounts 80. Dhikr time: subhanallahi wabihamdihi, ‘adada khalqihi, wa reeda nafsihi, wa zinata ‘arshihi , wa midada kalimatihi 81. Limit your phone usage, memorise a new short surah/ some verses of a longer one. 82. Sleep with a clean heart. Forgive those that hurt you and grant yourself some peace. 83. Delete the apps you are wasting your time with. Download 1 app that will bring you closer to your deen. 84. Ask Allah everything you need. 85. What about your goal? Reaching any closer? You are almost there! 86. Listen to a new reciter 87. Pray 2 sunnah rakaat after maghreb 88. Greet someone with the full salam. Salaam alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu. 89. Read the tafseer of surah al asr 90. Memorise the dua when going to sleep 91. Memorise the dua for getting up 92. Listen to surah ash-sharh 93. That small deed you choose on day 47, start making it consistant. 94. Read ayaat al kursi and amana rasul - understand what you are reading. 95. Pick one prophet and learn his story 96. Back to surah al kahf - read the story of musa and khidr. What lessons can you take? 97. Be kind for no reason, except to please Allah. 98. Dhikr time: hasbunallahu wa ni'mal wakeel 99. What are some things you need improvement in? Write them down and start improving yourself? 100. You planted seeds alhamdulillah, now start growing so you may eat the fruits after ramadan.
“Scare the world: Be exactly who you say you are and tell the truth.”
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“Perhaps the purest and deepest form of love is having someone praying and supplicating for you, without you ever knowing …”
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This past week my boys began a new Islamic Studies class. The teacher assigned them the homework of saying “astaghferullah” 100 times a day.
Alhamdulillah, we’ve been consistent in doing it every day. Yesterday, after we finished reciting together, I asked them if they knew why we did it.
They said to remember Allah and ask forgiveness.
I said, “But you are children, Allah doesn’t hold you accountable. So why should you do it?"
They shrugged and said they didn’t know.
I replied, “Well, one day in sha Allah you’re going to grow up and then Allah will hold you accountable, right? So, it’s very good to get in the habit of these things now to prepare you for later. Does that make sense?"
They said yes.
I then said, “There’s also another reason why doing this type of dhikr and dhikr in general is very good for you. When you can focus your mind on doing something by repeating it, it’s very good for your brain. Do you know why? Well, your brain is kind of like a muscle in that it needs exercise every day. Just like people spend hours in the gym doing “reps,” which is short for repetition, of different exercises or weightlifting because they are working out their body's muscles, we need to also exercise our brain. Dhikr is a great way to do that. We focus on something and get very good at it and our brain gets stronger. It’s also very good for our hearts because anytime we call on Allah ﷻ’s name our physical and spiritual hearts, and our whole body actually gets healthier."
In the digital age when an unprecedented amount of teens and youth, and even small children, are either addicted to devices, video games, television, or on very serious prescription medications for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and a variety of other mental health related issues, we need to empower our small children with ways to quiet their mind.
Dhikr is the best practice to teach mindfulness and meditation to children. If you haven’t already done so, I highly recommend that every parent do the following:
1. Buy individual prayer beads for every member of the household based on everyone’s color/bead preferences. You can even get them involved and excited by taking them shopping to buy their own prayer beads at a nearby Islamic bookstore or online if you don’t have one in your community!
2. Keep the beads in a special container somewhere in the house that is easily accessible to everyone.
3. Have dhikr circles daily (if possible) after one of the prayers or even before bed time.
4. Teach your children that they can do dhikr by themselves whenever they are sad, upset, sick, tired, etc. Teach them from an early age to call on Allah ﷻ (not just mommy or daddy) when they are not feeling happy.
5. Give them clear objectives and goals based on THEIR preferences. Some children might like doing simple tasbih like “alhamdulillah, subhanAllah, and Allahu Akbar,” where other children might want to do salawat an-nabi or astaghferullah. Give them options of which dhikr THEY like most and let them pick that one to start. Guiding them to do what their hearts incline to instead of what you assign to them is a much better way to encourage them in sha Allah.
May Allah ﷻ guide and protect all of our children and always keep their hearts close to Him. Amīn.
Ustadha Hosai Mojaddidi
Shaikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:
“Whoever takes care of his time by doing Dhikr (remembrance) of Allaah, reciting the Qur’aan, accompanying the good people, and distancing himself from the ignorant and bad company will purify and soften his heart.”
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📚Majmoo` Fataawa of Shaikh Ibn Baaz (5/244)
A part of being an adult is living with regret and not allowing it to consume you. The older you get, the more mistakes you’ve made, opportunities you’ve missed, people you’ve disappointed. And every day you have to remind yourself to be kind and forgiving of yourself. You accept and love the you from the past and understand that it’s all a part of the process. Then you move on and live your best life, knowing now as old as you feel today, you’ll never be this young again.
جالس جميل الروح تصيبك عَدوىٰ جَماله
Sit in the company of a beautiful soul, and you will become infected with their beauty.
Get your life together on the low. No one has to know what you’re doing and how.