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Islamic Reminders, Lahore (2024)

01/01/2024

Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “Our Lord, the Blessed, the Superior, comes every night down on the nearest Heaven to us when the last third of the night remains, saying: “Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?” Bukhari Volume 2, Book 21, Number 246:

27/12/2023

"And whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, leave it. And fear Allah: truly Allah is severe in punishment. " [Qur'an 59:7]

26/11/2023

Narrated `Aisha (ra): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and receive good news because one's good deeds will not make him enter Paradise." They asked, "Even you, O Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)?" He said, "Even I, unless and until Allah bestows His pardon and Mercy on me."

(Sahih al-Bukhari 6467, Book 81, Hadith 56)

16/11/2023

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that: The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said: "The reward for Salat performed by a person in congregation is more than 20 times greater than that of the Salat performed in one's house or shop. When one performs Wudu' perfectly and then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of performing Salat, then for every step he takes towards the mosque, he is upgraded one degree in reward and one of his sins is eliminated until he enters the mosque, and when he enters the mosque, he is considered as performing Salat as long as it is the Salat which prevents him (from leaving the mosque); and the angels keep on supplicating Allah for him as long as he remains in his place of prayer. They say: 'O Allah! have mercy on him; O Allah! forgive his sins; O Allah! accept his repentance'. This will carry on as long as he does not pass wind".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

21/10/2023

“Let the servant of the Dinar, the servant of the Dirham and the servant of the Khamisah (of clothes) perish, as he is pleased if these things are given to him, and if not, he is displeased. Let such a person perish and be humiliated, and if he is pierced with a thorn, let him not find anyone to take it out for him. Paradise is for him who holds the reins of his horse, striving in Allah’s cause, with his hair unkempt and feet covered with dust: if he is appointed to the vanguard, he is perfectly satisfied with his post of guarding, and if he is appointed in the rearguard, he accepts his post with satisfaction; if he asks for permission he is not permitted, and if he intercedes, his intercession is not accepted.”
Al-Bukhari 2886

30/09/2023

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "The most enviable of my friends is a believer with little property who finds pleasure in prayer, who performs the worship of his Lord well, who obeys Him in secret, who is obscure among men, who is not pointed out by people, and whose provision is a bare sufficiency with
which he is content." (Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1352)

22/09/2023

A man wrote to Ibn ‘Umar رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا [saying]:

“[Please] write down all knowledge for me. Ibn ‘Umar رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا wrote back to him [saying]:

‘Knowledge is vast, if you can meet Allāh [the Exalted] having kept your back light from the burden of people’s blood, your stomach free of people’s wealth and having kept your tongue from [disparaging] their honour, then do so!’”

Siyar ‘A’lām Al-Nubalā 3/222

06/09/2023

“Those who walk to the Masjids when it is dark, give them the glad tidings of complete Light on the Day of Resurrection.” (Abu Dawud 561)

03/09/2023

"The most sagacious of the sagacious ones is he who enters Paradise because of a sin he perpetrated: He places his sin before his eyes, continuing to be constantly afraid for himself on account of that sin until he departs from this world and enters Paradise. And the most foolish of the foolish ones is he who enters the Hellfire on account of a single good deed he performed: He places it before his eyes, constantly remembering it and hoping to be rewarded for it, and in the meanwhile, he takes his sins lightly; and he continues to remain upon that condition until he parts from this world and enters the Hellfire." -Sufyan al-Thawri

25/07/2023

Abu Hurairah (Radiyallaahu Anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said, “Verily, Allah is Pure and He only accepts pure, and indeed Allah commanded the Believers what He commanded the Messengers. He said: ‘O Messengers, eat of the pure things and perform righteous acts. Verily, I am Well-Aware of what you do.’ And He said ‘O you who believe! Eat of the good things that We have provided you with, and give thanks to Allah if Him it is that you serve.’ Then the narrator of the hadith says: Then he (i.e. the Prophet) made mention of a man who is constantly in journeys and has dishevelled hair and dusty appearance (due to constant journeys for performing acts of righteousness such as Hajj, Umra, seeking knowledge etc.) and he raises his hands towards the sky saying “O my Rabb. O my Rabb”. But his food is from haraam. His drink is from haraam. His clothes are from haraam. He is nourished from haraam. How can it (his prayer) be accepted?” (Muslim; Mishkaatul Masaabih pg. 241, Qadeemi)

24/06/2023

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2154
Aishah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:
" Six are cursed, being cursed by Allah and by every Prophet that came: The one who adds to Allah's Book, the one who denies Allah's Qadar, the one who rules with tyranny by which he honors whom Allah has debased, and he dishonors whom Allah has honored, and the one who legalizes what Allah forbade, and the one from my family who legalizes what Allah forbade, and the abandoner of my Sunnah."

12/06/2023

Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported: that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) said: “Hasten to do good deeds before there come tribulations like pieces of a dark night, when a man will be a believer in the morning and a kaafir by evening, or he will be a believer in the evening and a kaafir by morning, selling his religious commitment for worldly gain.”

{Narrated by Muslim, 118}

02/06/2023

Reported by Abu Hurairah (RA): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), "If people came to know the blessing of calling Adhan and the standing in the first row, they could do nothing but would draw lots to secure these privileges.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

28/04/2023

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah says, 'I have nothing to give but Paradise as a reward to my believer slave, who, if I cause his dear friend (or relative) to die, remains patient (and hopes for Allah's Reward)." [ Bukhari. Volume 8, Book 76, Number 432.]

09/04/2023

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for it is all good, and this does not apply to anyone except the believer. If something good happens to him, he gives thanks for it and that is good for him, and if something bad happens to him he bears it with patience and that is good for him.” Narrated by Muslim, 2999.

04/04/2023

"If Allâh helps you, none can overcome you;
and if He forsakes you, who is there after Him that can help you?
And in Allâh (Alone) let believers put their trust."

[The Qur'an 3:160]

01/04/2023

Allah's Apostle (sallallähu alaihi wasallam) said, "The example of a Believer who recites the Quran, is that of a citron which smells good and tastes good; And the example of a Believer who does not recite the Quran, is that of a date which has no smell but tastes sweet; and the example of a hypocrite who recites the Quran, is that of an aromatic plant which smells good but tastes bitter; and the example of a hypocrite who does not recite the Quran, is that of a colocynth plant which has no smell and is bitter in taste."

[Bukhari Book:65 No:338]

11/03/2023

“Should I tell you about actions with which Allah forgives sins and raises the grade Performing perfect ablution in unfavorable conditions, the many steps one takes to the Masajid, and awaiting prayer after the prayer, for this is the Ribat, this is the Ribat, this is the Ribat.” Muslim 1:219

“A Day of Ribat in the cause of Allah is better than this life and all that is in it.” Al-Bukhari 2892

Ribat for a day and a night is better than fasting the days of a month and its Qiyam (voluntary prayer at night). If one dies in Ribat, his regular righteous deeds that he used to perform will keep being added to his account, and he will receive his provision, and will be saved from the trials of the grave.” Muslim 1913

14/12/2022

Umar b. Al-Khattâb – Allah be pleased with him – said:

Do not be fooled by one who recites the Qurân. His recitation is but speech – but look to those who act according to it.

Al-Khatîb, Iqtidâ` Al-‘Ilm Al-‘Amal no. 109

08/12/2022

Narrated Abu Huraira (radiyAllaahu 'anhu): Allah’s Messenger (salla Allaahu alayhi wa salam) said that Allah the Exalted observed: “ If My slave loves meeting Me, I too love meeting him. If he dislikes to meet Me, I too hate to meet him.”

[Hadith Qudsi No #15 - This Hadith is sound and reported by Bukhari and Nasa'i]

02/10/2022

Sahih al-Bukhari 4993
Narrated Yusuf bin Mahk:

While I was with Aisha, the mother of the Believers, a person from Iraq came and asked, "What type of shroud is the best?" `Aisha said, "May Allah be merciful to you! What does it matter?" He said, "O mother of the Believers! Show me (the copy of) your Qur'an," She said, "Why?" He said, "In order to compile and arrange the Qur'an according to it, for people recite it with its Suras not in proper order." `Aisha said, "What does it matter which part of it you read first? (Be informed) that the first thing that was revealed thereof was a Sura from Al-Mufassal, and in it was mentioned Paradise and the Fire. When the people embraced Islam, the Verses regarding legal and illegal things were revealed. If the first thing to be revealed was: 'Do not drink alcoholic drinks.' people would have said, 'We will never leave alcoholic drinks,' and if there had been revealed, 'Do not commit illegal sexual in*******se, 'they would have said, 'We will never give up illegal sexual in*******se.' While I was a young girl of playing age, the following Verse was revealed in Mecca to Muhammad: 'Nay! But the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and the Hour will be more grievous and more bitter.' (54.46) Sura Al-Baqara (The Cow) and Surat An-Nisa (The Women) were revealed while I was with him." Then `Aisha took out the copy of the Qur'an for the man and dictated to him the Verses of the Suras (in their proper order) .

16/09/2022

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The son of Adam will not be dismissed from before his Lord on the Day of Resurrection until he has been questioned about five things: his life and how he spent it, his youth and how he used it, his wealth and how he earned it and how he disposed of it, and how he acted upon what he acquired of knowledge.”

(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2422; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi, 1969)

04/09/2022

“Say (O Muhammad (peace be upon him): Indeed the things that my Lord has forbidden are: (and from them is) saying things about Allah of which you have no knowledge.” [Al-A’raaf 7:33]

28/08/2022

Reported by Abu Hurairah (RA): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "When a Muslim or a believer washes his face (in the course of Wudu'), every sin he has committed with his eyes is washed away from his face along with water, or with the last drop of water; when he washes his hands, every sin they wrought is erased from his hands with the water, or with the last drop of water; and when he washes his feet, every sin towards which his feet walked is washed away with water, or with the last drop of water, with the result that he comes out cleansed of all sins" [Muslim].