Arkaan-ul-Islaam: tawheed is the solution

QUR'AN/ HADEETH (WORDS OF TRUTH)

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيراً مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ

O you who believe! Avoid much suspicions, indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is the One Who accepts repentance, Most Merciful. (Al-Hujurat 49:12)

Sufyan ath-Thawree reported that Abu Dharr al-Ghafari was with al-Ka'b when he said:

"O People, I am Jundub al-Ghafari, hurry to the compassionate brother who gives sincere advice."

The people gathered around him, and he said:

"Do you not know that if one of you intends to go on a journey then he does he not take provisions which will make the journey easier and comfortable for him, and enable him to reach his destination?"

They replied "Of course". He then said:

"The journey to the day of Resurrection is longer than (any journey) you intend (to embark upon) so take that which will make your journey easier and comfortable for you".

They asked "What is it that will make it easier and comfortable for us?" He replied:

"Perform Hajj for the terrible things to come; fast on an extremely hot day, for the duration of the resurrection; pray two rakahs in the darkness of the night for the loneliness and coldness of the grave; say a good word or restrain from bad talk for the standing on the Great Day; and give charity with your wealth in hope that you will be saved from other such (calamities and trials)."

"Make in the world two gatherings, a gathering in search for the Hereafter, and a gathering in search for the halaal. The third type of gathering will harm you and not benefit you, so do not desire it".

"Make your wealth into two dirhams, a dirham you spend on your families in every way you can, and a dirham that you put forward for the Hereafter. The third type of dirham will harm you and not benefit you, so do not desire it."

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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