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Rewards for reciting Quran.

The rewards of reciting the Quran are many.

An authentic hadith in At-Tirmithee states:

Whoever reads a letter from the Book of Allah, he will have a reward. And that reward will be multiplied by ten. I am not saying that “Alif, Laam, Meem” is a letter, rather I am saying that “Alif” is a letter, “laam” is a letter and “meem” is a letter.” So increase your recitation of the Qur’an to gain these merits, and to gain the following merit as well.

In another hadeeth, ‘Aa’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, relates that the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said:

Verily the one who recites the Qur’an beautifully, smoothly, and precisely, he will be in the company of the noble and obedient angels. And as for the one who recites with difficulty, stammering or stumbling through its verses, then he will have TWICE that reward.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

This hadith proves that people who are not well versed in the Arabic languge or have other difficulties in reciting the Quran, get even a higher reward for reciting the Quran in Arabic for their extra effort.

Zhul Hijjah is right around the corner (What is Zhul Hijjah?)

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The first 10 days of Zhul Hijjah is right around the corner, are you ready?

A grand opportunity to become extremely rich in a very short period of time is waiting at our doors, so if you wish to hit the jackpot and heavily tip your scales of good deeds, don’t procrastinate in these upcoming 10 days nor belittle a single opportunity to perform a good deed that calls your way, no matter how insignificant you may perceive it to be.

So what’s so special about these first 10 days of Zhul Hijjah you ask?

Well, Allah has preferred and exalted these days over all other days of the year, so listen up:

Narrated from Ibn Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.” They said: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allah?” He said: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allah, unless a man goes out himself for jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with anything.” Bukhari

Allahu Akbar!

No doubt, this is a great blessing from Allah which He has bestowed upon His servants. A chance to reap so much reward and a chance to turn back humbly to our Lord and ask for forgiveness.

So what deeds can one perform during this period? Let’s jump right to our checklist:

1)      Praying More Nawafl (voluntary prayers)

2)      Reading As Much Quran As Possible (with reflection)

3)      Fasting

4)      Giving Charity Everyday

5)      Continuous Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah) – Increase in : Allah akbar, Allahu akbar, laa ilaha ill-Allah, Allahu akbar, wa Lillah il-hamd (Allah is Most Great, Allah is Most Great, there is no god worthy to be worship except Allah ; Allah is Most Great and to Allah be praise).

6)      Constantly ask for forgiveness

7)      Increasing Dua (especially on the Day of Arafat)

8)      Fasting the Day of Arafat - The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) was asked about fasting on the Day of Arafaah (9th of Zhul Hijjah). He said, “It expiates for the sins of the previous year and of the coming year.”  (Muslim)

9)      Sacrificing an animal on Eid-Al-Adha

We simply cannot let this colossal opportunity slip away. It’s a call of mercy and forgiveness from the Most Generous, so let us respond with haste and zeal.

Let the competitor's compete!

May Allah accept from us all

Hajj Story !! Very touching!!

🕋 Hajj Story !! Very touching!!

Saeed was sitting at the waiting area at the Jeddah airport after having completed the rites of hajj, and next to him was another person who completed his hajj. 

The man next to him said: 

"I work as a contractor and Allah (swt) has blessed me with performing my tenth hajj.

Sa’eed told him: 

" hajj mabroor, may Allah accept and forgive you your sins. 

The man smiled and said: ameen. 

Then he asked him: have you performed hajj before this time?

Sa’eed was hesitating to tell him, and then he said: 

"by Allah, it’s a long story and I don’t want to hurt your head with my talk.

The man laughed and said: 

"Please tell me, as you see we have nothing to do, we’re just waiting.

Sa’eed smile and said: yes, waiting is the start of my story. 

"I’ve been waiting years so that I can go to hajj. 

After working for thirty years as a physiotherapist in a private hospital, I was able to save enough money to go for hajj. 

The same day I went to get my salary, I came across one of the mother’s who’s paralyzed son I treat. 

I could see her face was worried and anxious. 

She said: 

"I leave you to Allah’s keeping, brother Sa’eed this is our last visit to this hospital.

I was surprised with her words and I thought she wasn’t happy with my treatment, and that she was considered moving her son to another hospital. 

She told me: 

"no brother Sa’eed, Allah bears witness that you were to my son like a father, and you helped him in his treatment when we had lost hope. 

- Then she left very saddened.

The man next to him interrupted and said:

 "that’s strange, if she was pleased with your treatment and her son was improving then why did she leave?

Sa’eed answered: 

"that’s what I thought too, so I went to the administration to find out what happened. 

They told me the boy’s father had lost his job and was unable to continue paying for his son’s treatment.

The man next to him said: 

"there is no might and power except with Allah, poor them, how did you deal with it?

Sa’eed said: 

- I went to the manager and pleaded with him to continue treating the boy on the hospital’s expense, but he sharply rejected and said, ‘this is a private institution not a charity’.

- I left his office sad and broken for this family. 

- Then suddenly, I placed my hands in my pocked which had my money all prepared for hajj. 

I stood in my place for a while, then I raised my head above and spoke to my Rabb: 

O Allah, You know how I feel and You know there is nothing more beloved to me than to go to Your house and do hajj, and to visit Your messenger’s masjid. 

You know I have been working all my life for this moment, but I prefer this poor lady and her son over myself, so don’t deprive me of Your favors.

- I went to the accounts desk and paid all I had for his treatment which covered the next six months. 

- I begged the accountant to tell the lady that it’s from the hospital expense for special cases. 

He was affected by this and there were tears in his eyes and said, ‘baarak Allah feek and people like you’

The man next to him then said: 

"if you donated all of your money, then how did you go to hajj?

Sa’eed said: 

" I went back to my home sad that day for having lost the opportunity of a lifetime for hajj. 

But my heart was filled with happiness that I removed a distress from the lady and her son. 

- I slept that night with a tear on my cheek. 

-  I had a dream and I was making tawaf around the ka’aba and people were saying salam to me and they told me: 

#‘hajj mabroor O Sa’eed, for you have performed hajj in the heavens before you performed hajj on earth’. 

- I immediately woke up and felt an indescribable happiness. 

- I praised Allah (swt) for everything and was pleased with His decree.

When I got up from my sleep, my phone rang and it was the hospital’s manager. 

He told me the owner of the hospital wants to go to hajj this year and he won’t go without his personal therapist. 

But his therapist’s wife is expecting and has reached her final days of pregnancy so he can’t leave her. 

- Would you do me favor? 

- Would you accompany him in his hajj?

I made sujood shukr to Allah (swt). And as you see, Allah (swt) granted me to go to His house without having to pay anything. 

And all praise to Allah, the owner of the hospital insisted on giving me something for his accompaniment. 

I told him the story of the lady and her son, and he demanded the boy be treated at the hospital from his own personal expense. 

- And to place a donations box in the hospital for the treatment of needy patients. 

- And on top of that, he gave the boy’s father a job at one of his companies. 

He even returned the money I had initially spent for the boy’s treatment. 

Have you seen great favors than the favors of my Rabb? Subhan Allah.

The man next to him hugged him and told him: by Allah I have never felt this kind of shyness as I’m feeling now. 

I would perform hajj one year after another thinking I was doing something great, and that my place with Allah would be elevated as a result of it. 

But now I understood that your hajj is equivalent to a thousand of mine. 

I went to the house of Allah, but Allah invited you to His house. 

May Allah accept your hajj.

Always think good about Allah (swt) and know He is able to do all things.

We ask Allah to forgive us and humble us in everything we do. Aameen

Subhan'Allah ❤

Your words shape their destiny

Speak to your children gently, make them understand with love and not with force. Don't throw your failures and challenges on them, their shoulders are too small to carry them. Guard them and protect them as a guardian.

Beware! May Allah save us from having it!

Dajjal

Ever wondered how we're gonna protect ourselves from the fitna of Dajjal? Who'll be so powerful in almost every way when we can not even stop ourselves from doing things in daily life that Shaytan wants us to do. Such as listening to songs, dancing on their rhythm, telling lies like every day, talking while Azaan is going on and etc etc. Surah Kahf is the shield against Dajjal. Reciting it every Friday will protect you from him. Even if you have very busy routine you can recite the first ten and the last ten verses of it. Allah has given us the solutions to each and every problem all we have to do is just to act upon them and believe me it's just for our benefit.
Remember we need Allah, Allah doesn't need us.