In this article I have written about Hadith Regarding Virtues of Fasting for the sake of Allah, Hadith Regarding Encouragement to be Generous in the Month of Ramadan, Sahih Hadith Regarding Reward of Fasting, Sahih Hadith Regarding Prohibition for the Judge to pass two Judgements on one issue, Hadith Regarding Significance of Praying Al-Witr, Hadith Regarding Prohibition of Looking here and there during Salah, Hadith Regarding Being Successful, Sahih Hadith Regarding Obeying the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH, Message to the Ummah Regarding Ramadan. I have also expressed my thoughts on Trump's board of peace.
Hadith no.347
Hadith Regarding Virtues of Fasting for the sake of Allah
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
He who observes fast for a day in the way of Allah He would remove his face from the Hell to the extent of seventy years' distance. [Sahih Muslim 1153c]
Hadith no.348
Hadith Regarding Encouragement to be Generous in the Month of Ramadan
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) was the most generous amongst the people, and he used to be more so in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel visited him, and Gabriel used to meet him on every night of Ramadan till the end of the month. The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite the Holy Qur'an to Gabriel, and when Gabriel met him, he used to be more generous than a fast wind (which causes rain and welfare). [Sahih al Bukhari 1902]
Hadith no.349
Sahih Hadith Regarding Reward of Fasting
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "By the One in Whose hand my self is, the smell of the breath of a man fasting is better with Allah than the scent of musk.' He leaves his desires and his food and drink for My sake. Fasting is for Me and I reward it. Every good action is rewarded by ten times its kind, up to seven hundred times, except fasting, which is for Me, and I reward it.' " [Muwatta Imam Malik 691]
Hadith no.350
Sahih Hadith Regarding Prohibition for the Judge to pass two Judgements on one issue
It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Abi Bakrah, who was a governor in Sijistan, said:
"Abu Bakrah wrote to me, saying: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: No one should pass two judgments on one issue, and no one should pass judgment between two disputing parties while he is angry.'" [Sunan Nasai 5421]
Hadith no.351
Hadith Regarding Significance of Praying Al-Witr
Kharijab bin Hudhafah narrated:
"Allah's Messenger came out to us and he said: 'Indeed Allah has assisted you with a Salat that is better for you than red camels: Al-Witr which Allah made for you between the Isha prayer till Al-Fajr has begun." [Jami Al Tirmidhi 452]
Hadith no.352
Hadith Regarding Prohibition of Looking here and there during Salah
Narrated `Aisha:
I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about looking hither and thither in prayer. He replied, "It is a way of stealing by which Satan takes away (a portion) from the prayer of a person." [Sahih al Bukhari 751]
Hadith no.353
Hadith Regarding Being Successful
It is reported on the authority of Talha b. 'Ubaidullah that a person with dishevelled hair, one of the people of Nejd, came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). We heard the humming of his voice but could not fully discern what he had been saying, till he came nigh to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). It was then (disclosed to us) that he was asking questions pertaining to Islam. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Five prayers during the day and the night. (Upon this he said: Am I obliged to say any other (prayer) besides these? He (the Holy Prophet, ) said: No, but whatever you observe voluntarily, out of your own free will, and the fasts of Ramadan. The inquirer said: Am I obliged to do anything else besides this? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No, but whatever you do out of your own free will. And the Messenger of Allah told him about the Zakat (poor-rate). The inquirer said: Am I obliged to pay anything else besides this? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No, but whatever you pay voluntarily out of your own free will. The man turned back and was saying: I would neither make any addition to this, nor will decrease anything out of it. The Prophet remarked: He is successful, if he is true to what he affirms. [Sahih Muslim 11a]
Hadith no.354
Sahih Hadith Regarding Obeying the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH
Abu Hurairah narrated that:
The Prophet said: "Leave me as I have left you (Don't ask me the minor things that I have avoided to tell you). For those who came before you were doomed because of their questions and differences with their Prophets. If I commanded you to do something, then do as much of it as you can, and if I forbid you from doing something, then refrain from it." [Sunan Ibn e Majah 2]
Message to the Ummah Regarding Ramadan
Happy Ramadan to the entire Ummah. This is the Holy month in which gates of Hell are closed and the gates of Paradise are opened. In this Holy Month Muslims in general do as much good deeds as they can so that they can please Allah Almighty. This is the month in which Muslims worship Allah more than they usually do all year around so that they can seek Allah's forgiveness and blessings. When Muslims around the world are doing good deeds, worshipping Allah, seeking Allah's forgiveness they should not forget their Muslim brothers around the world who are either poor or facing oppression. The entire Ummah should pray to Allah and should take practical steps to help their brothers and sisters who are suffering from poverty, oppression and injustice. As per the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad PBUH the Ummah is like a body if one part of the body is in pain the entire body suffers. This means that Muslims no matter in which part of the world they are should feel the pain and suffering of each other and should work to help each other out. This is because all of the Muslims regardless of their ethnicity or race etc are one Ummah which resembles a body and a body can not be relaxed if one part of it is suffering. Another thing which I would like to mention regarding this Holy Month is that this is the month when it is the best time for Muslims to redefine their character as per the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH. We all know that at the moment the Muslim Ummah is going through a crisis and the only way to go pass this crisis successfully is by redefining our characters both as individual Muslims and collectively as an Ummah. We should also work to correcting our mistakes. Since Quran and the Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad are the only source of guidance for mankind so Muslims during this Holy Month should read the Quran and the Hadith and should try to act according to them. This will be beneficial for us not only in this life but in the life hereafter as well. May Allah except the prayers, worships, and fastings of the entire Ummah in this Holy Month of Ramadan and May Allah grant Muslims the opportunity to use this Holy Month to improve themselves individually and collectively so that we can be a source of guidance for Non Muslims as well.
Board of Peace
A few days ago a meeting of Board of Peace was held in Washington presided by Trump. This board should be called board of war and oppression rather than board of peace. I have written in my previous articles that this board of peace has nothing to do with peace or with the rights of the Palestinians but rather it has been made to legitimize Israel's genocide of Palestinians particularly Gaza. Although this so called ceasefire has been established but that ceasefire hasn't stopped Israel from murdering our Palestinian brothers. The worst part of this is that leaders of the Ummah are also complicit in this ethnic cleansing. Except for Iran most of the other Muslim countries were either silent or just issued pragmatic and bold statements that were devoid of any concrete steps to help the Palestinians. Many Muslim countries continued to do trade with Israel even supplying them with trade routes as well so that Israel can trade freely. Many Western countries like UK and France who are one of America's biggest allies also didn't volunteer to be a part of this so called board of peace but many important Muslim countries volunteered themselves and accepted Trump's invitation to be a part of this board of peace. The leaders of the Ummah should be ashamed of themselves. They fear that if they stand up against the US then they will face severse consequences. I ask the Muslim Ummah especially the leaders of the Ummah that who do you fear more Allah or the US? If you fear Allah then have faith on Allah because only he has the power to grant success or failure. What Muslim countries are doing at the moment is that they are trying to avoid the inevitable of going against the US. They think that by doing this or allying their policies with the US the US will leave them alone and won't attack them or won't put tariffs and sanctions on them. Another fear of the Muslim countries is that they fear that by going against the US can have severe consequences on their economies even though it is not the US that grants wealth and strength to people but it is Allah Almighty. This is just rubbish because whenever the US would get the opportunity it will betray the very Muslim countries that are allied with the US at this moment and have willing volunteered to be a part of this so called board of peace. In this regards I would like to mention couple of Verses of the Holy Holy Quran in which Allah says;
Similarly, when your Lord brought you ˹O Prophet˺ out of your home for a just cause, a group of believers was totally against it. [Surah Anfal Verse no.5]
They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open. [Surah Anfal Verse no.6]
˹Remember, O believers,˺ when Allah promised ˹to give˺ you the upper hand over either target, you wished to capture the unarmed party. But it was Allah’s Will to establish the truth by His Words and uproot the disbelievers; [Surah Anfal Verse no.7]
to firmly establish the truth and wipe out falsehood—even to the dismay of the wicked [Surah Anfal Verse no.8]
˹Remember˺ when you cried out to your Lord for help, He answered, “I will reinforce you with a thousand angels—followed by many others.” [Surah Anfal Verse no.9]
And Allah made this a sign of victory and reassurance to your hearts. Victory comes only from Allah. Surely Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. [Surah Anfal Verse no.10]
˹Remember˺ when He caused drowsiness to overcome you, giving you serenity. And He sent down rain from the sky to purify you, free you from Satan’s whispers, strengthen your hearts, and make ˹your˺ steps firm. [Surah Anfal Verse no.11]
˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when your Lord revealed to the angels, “I am with you. So make the believers stand firm. I will cast horror into the hearts of the disbelievers. So strike their necks and strike their fingertips.” [Surah Anfal Verse no.12]
Indeed, it is Allah who is the (continual) Provider, the firm possessor of strength. [Surah Adh-Dhariyat Verse no.58]
And indeed, it is Allah who is the best of providers. [Surah Al-Hajj Verse no.58]
O Allah guide the rulers of the Ummah and if their is no guidance in their fate then replace them with those who are worthy to rule the Ummah. O Allah grant Muslims courage to stand up to their rulers if they do something unlawful. O Allah unite the Ummah and eradicate the differences that are present between different Muslim countries. O Allah grant patience, strength and steadfastness to our Muslim brothers fighting oppression in Palestine, Kashmir, East Turkistan, Yemen, Myanmar, Sudan and elsewhere. O Allah give the Muslim Ummah the strength, courage and faith to help those who are being oppressed around the world.
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