A Story

The disobedient also feel uneasy in the company of other men and a strange unknown fear of people haunts them;especially they feel restless in the company of the pious people.As their restlessness increases,they remain away from the company of the virtuous,thus depriving themselves of the blessings of such gatherings.A great divine once said:"Whenever I commit an act of disobedience,I find its effect in the behaviour of my wife and the unsubmissiveness of the animal I own,as they do not obey me properly"(Jazaa Ul A'maal)

A Story

It is narrated in Manaqib Abu Bakr Ibn Muhammad Zaranjari that Imam Sahib rahmatullahi alaih was once seated in the Masjid at Kufa when the Shaytan Tariq Rafidhi (a Shi'ah) appeared before him and remarked: "Abu Hanifah! "Who is the most powerful and intense of all people?" Imam Sahib replied: "According to our beliefs it is Hadhrat 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib whilst according to your beliefs, it is Hadhrat Abu Bakr ." The Shaytan Tariq said: "No, you have turned it the other way about." To this Imam Sahib rahmatullahi alaih replied: "According to us, the most powerful and intense is Hadhrat 'Ali (radiallahu anh) because he was confident that the right of Khilafat devolves upon Abu Bakr (radiallahu anh). This is why he submitted to his Khilafat. However, according to you, Hadhrat 'Ali (radiallahu anh) was most eligible for this right but Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radiallahu anh) usurped this right and Hadhrat 'Ali (radiallahu anh) was powerless to receive this right. Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radiallahu anh) vanquished him. Hence, according to your belief, Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radiallahu anh) is the most powerful of all people." On hearing this deduction, Shaytan Tariq was left speechless and he made a swift getaway. Taken from 'Uqudul Jamman fee Manaqibil Imamil A'dzam Abi Hanifah An-Nu'man   ------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App

A Joke

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma'in (may Allah be pleased with them) once went into a certain masjid to offer their Salah. After the Salah, a preacher began narrating hadiths attributed to these two Imams during his lecture. At the termination of his lecture, Yahya ibn Ma'in signalled the preacher with his hand to come over to them. Under the false impression that he was being summoned to be rewarded, he came over to them. Yahya asked:"Who narrated these hadiths to you?".Once again, he mentioned their names. This ignorant fool did not even know who he was talking to. Since these two personalities were very famous in the world of hadith, he had simply made use of their good names. Yahya said:"I am Yahya ibn Ma'in and this is Ahmad ibn Hanbal. We did not narrate these hadiths to you nor have we ourselves heard them (from someone else)". The preacher then asked:"So you are Yahya ibn Ma'in?". "Surely that is me" replied Yahya. Upon this, he commented:"I always heard that Yahya ibn Ma'in is a stupid fool but today this hearsay has been confirmed". "How is this confirmation possible?" asked Yahya. The preacher replied:"How can you be under the impression that the names Yahya ibn Ma'in and Ahmad ibn Hanbal refer only to you two? I have heard hadiths from seventeen people by the names Yahya ibn Ma'in and Ahmad ibn Hanbal".While this was taking place, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal covered his face out of grief while the lecturer brushed the whole incident off as a joke and vanished. ------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App

A Story

Bahlool, in his inocence, was on the opposite end of the scale of worldly-smartness. Khalifa Haroon ur Rashid had given Bahlool access to his court probably because his naivet� was a source of entertainment to him. Once the Khalifa gave him a walking stick saying, "It is meant for the most foolish person in the world. If you find a person more deserving of it than yourself, pass it on." Several years later Haroon ur Rashid fell seriously ill and no medical treatment seemed to work. Bahlool visited him and inquired about his condition. The conversation went something like this: Haroon: "No treatment is working. I see my final journey ahead of me." Bahlool: "Where are you going?" Haroon: "I am going to the Other World." Bahlool: "How long will you stay there? When will you come back?" Haroon: "No one ever comes back from that world." Bahlool: "Then you must have made especial preparations for this journey. Did you send an advance group to take care of you once you arrive? Haroon: "Bahlool, you have to go there alone. And no I did not make any preparations." Bahlool: "Ameer-ul-Momineen! You used to send troops to make extensive preparations for you for even short trips of only a few days. Now you are going to a place where you'll live forever but you have made no preparations! I think I have found the person more deserving of the stick that you had given me some years ago." This story speaks to all of us. How many of us concern ourselves with preparing for the hereafter? Making it the cornerstone of our lives? This world is an abode of deception. Here we are not punished the moment we commit a sin. This fools us into thinking that we can get away with it. Remembering death is the antidote for that deception. A person who remembers that he will have to stand before his Creator and be accountable for his actions simply cannot defy Allah! In the story of Pharaoh, we learn that when he saw death approaching he declared belief in the God of Musa. Before that he had been fooled by his apparent power. His repentance came too late but it did show how his arrogance and intransigence evaporated when faced with the certainty of death. It is amazing how a lot of our own "confusions", frivolous arguments, excuses (for why we cannot do this or avoid that), or plane laziness can melt away when we visualize ourselves in our grave! Death settles lot of arguments. Its remembrance can do that too. Before it is too late. ------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App

Rules of Joking in Islam

I came accross this by accident, no joke!. It is quite good. Good to know. Rules of Joking in Islam Some people joke too much and it becomes a habit for them. This is the opposite of the serious nature which is the characteristic of the believers. Joking is a break, a rest from ongoing seriousness and striving; it is a little relaxation for the soul. Hazrat Umar ibn Abd al-Azeez (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "Fear joking, for it is folly and generates grudges." Imaam al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "The kind of joking which is forbidden is that which is excessive and persistent, for it leads to too much laughter and hardening of the heart, it distracts from remembrance of Allaah, and it often leads to hurt feelings, generates hatred and causes people to lose respect and dignity. But whoever is safe from such dangers, then that which the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to do is permissible for him.Hazrat Saad ibn Abi Waqqaas Radhiyallahu Anhu said: "Set a limit to your jokes, for going to extremes makes you lose respect and incites the foolish against you".The amount of joking should be like the amount of salt in one's food. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Do not laugh too much, for laughing too much deadens the heart."(Saheeh al-Jaami, 7312) Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever laughs too much or jokes too much loses respect, and whoever persists in doing something will be known for it". So beware of joking, for it causes a person to lose face after he was thought of as respectable, and it brings him humiliation after esteem. A man said to Sufyaan ibn Uyaynah (may Allaah be pleased with him), "Joking is not right, it is to be denounced."He replied, "Rather it is Sunnah, but only for those who know how to do it and do it at the appropriate time." Nowadays, although the ummah needs to increase the love between its individual members and to relieve itself of boredom, it has gone too far with regard to relaxation, laughter and jokes. This has become a habit which fills their gatherings and wastes their time, so their lives are wasted and their newspapers are filled with jokes and trivia. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much". In Fath al-Baari it says: "What is meant by knowledge here has to do with the might of Allaah and His vengeance upon those who disobey Him, and the terrors that occur at death, in the grave and on the Day of Resurrection). Muslim men and women have to be inclined to choose righteous and serious friends in their lives, who will help them to make good use of their time and strive for the sake of Allaah with seriousness and steadfastness, good and righteous people whose example they can follow. Bilaal ibn Saad said: "I saw them [the Sahaabah] jokingly pretending to fight over some goods, and laughing with one another, but when night came they were like monks. Ibn Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) was asked, "Did the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) laugh?" He said, "Yes, and the faith in their hearts was like mountains". So you have to follow the example of such people, who were knights by day and monks (i.e., devoted worshippers) by night. May Allaah keep us, you and our parents safe on the Day of the Greatest Terror, those to whom the call will go out on that great Day: "Enter Paradise, no fear shall be on you, nor shall you grieve" [al-A'raaf 7:49 ] interpretation of the meaning] ------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App

A Lesson

"The key to sincerity is Qiyaamul-Layl, because only the sincere wake and stand when others are lying asleep." [Imam al-Haddad] ------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App

Love

Love is.... 1. Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other. 2. Love does not dominate, it cultivates. Do all things with love. 3. The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree, but hold hands. 4. We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love. 5. If you judge people, you have no time to love. 6. What counts in making a happy relationships is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility. 7. Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. 8. We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. 9. The saddest part of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than it gathers wisdom. 10. Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss. ------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App

A story

This is from a book called, "Laughter, the best Medicine" http://www.azharacademy.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=1531 One day, Mullah Nasruddin decided to go fishing. He called upon his good friend Rabbi Moishe, got their poles and bait together, rented a small rowboat at the local harbor, and off to sea they went. After an amazing afternoon of fishing, the two men had caught thirty fish. An elated Mullah Nasruddin said to Rabbi Moishel, "Better mark this spot so we can come here tomorrow!" The next day Mullah Nasruddin met up with Rabbi Moishe at the rental harbor for another day of fishing. "Did you mark the spot?" Mullah Nasruddin asked Rabbi Moishe confidentially. "Of couse," replied Rabbi Moishe, "I painted a big white X on the bottom of the rowboat." "You fool!" Shouted Mullah Nasruddin and slapped his forehead, "What if we can't rent that same boat today?!?!?" ------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App

Words of Wisdom

Eesa ibn Maryam (alayhi salaam), who said: "Do not look at the people's faults as if you are lords, but look at your own faults as if you are slaves, because people are of two types: afflicted and pardoned. So have mercy on the afflicted and thank Allaah for pardoning you and protecting you from it."------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App

Words of Wisdom

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, Advices of Hazrat Maseehullah Khan Sahib (R.A.) The fruit of success is silence. There are two principles of life, sabr (patience) and shukr (gratitude). It is the experience of thousands of Wise people that increasing friendship and relations is spiritually desructive. Good character is a Divine weapon. Real Shukr is not to regard oneself as deserving of any ni'mat. To have jealousy for a Muslim is a sign of destruction. The heart is the soil of Allah, Laa ilah illallah is the seed. Wassalam ------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App

Words of advice

Salaams "The person who stays in the company of kings and the rich becomes involved in wordly (Dunya) affairs." (Advice of Hazrat Ali) ------------------ Sent using the Muftisays Android App