asSalaamu 3laykum wa ra7matuAllaahi wa barakaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatuhhhhhhhhhhhh, hope you are all well insha’Allaah..

okey soooo one day i had the intention to shop for something, so i went to the mall (ew) with my two friends… and we didnt end up shopping… we just stood around talking to numerous passerbys cos for some reason that day i got alllooottaa attention =/ lol…”why do u cover ur face etc. type thing” anyhoo soooo theres this one chick (Damaris) and she was in the middle of the mall in those vendor thingies and i talked to her for a bit and she was so sweet man… she gave me her number.. and we kept in touch for awhile… so we texted here and there a bit of the phone gave her slight subtle da3wah.. and then one day she calls me and shes like “najat i think i wanna be muslim after i learn more!” and then i go psycho and squeal and scream like a rat.. so she wants to go to the masjid and i take her with this other sis named DAMARIS! (shes hispanic too ! annddd her family is jehova witness type too!!! LOL they should be BFF!! LOOL) anyways so yeh the masjid so we talk there and then i take her to my friends house and we have an open Q&A for her and my friend told her to spend the night cos its too late to go home so its like 2am .. and am like dude WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FORRR you dont have to “learn” more! we are all still learning ya3nee and it never stops till you die. so shes like emmm emmmm emmmmmmmmmm OKEY TELL ME WHAT TO SAYYY and then ALLAAHU AKBARRR she became muslim awwwwww sub7anAllaaah it was so beautiful mannn shes so sweet masha’Allaah may Allaah keep her steadfast aammeeen ya raabiiii!!

anyhoo so am not gonna be like one of those revert ditchers insha’Allaah.. yeh you know who you are! am gonna stick to her like shes my newborn babayyy and by Allaah guide her thru and teach her. allotta the time i seen ppl ditch reverts and they end up feeling alone and knowing what to do or how to pray or read qur’aan then they give up and go back to their old ways cos someone ditched them and they are too shy to ask strange muslims with attitudes and rudeness. soooo guys ppl please make du3aa2 that i stick to her and teach her.

man am sooooo excited!!!!!!!! ;aksdoriuweopijrwelkjrwoeiruwoejrwleurowiejro i love herrr

hope you are all well insha’Allaah..

so0o0oooo Imaam Anwar Al 3awlakeeeee =)  gave this gangster lecture called “the battle of the hearts and minds” its really good masha’Allaah soo listen to it kthanks

click here to listen

tabaarak Allaah he is just… wow. may Allaah keep him safe always..aameen.

that brain looks weird like squished up hot dogs :S

asSalaamu 3laykum,

so my friend Juwairia wrote a poem, its nice masha’Allaah, just felt like sharing enjoy

My head is pounding

The sirens sounding

My blood is dripping

My heart is ripping

Why isn’t anyone seeing

The fact that this Ummah is bleeding

The injustice prevailing

and the justice failing

The watered down “knowledgeable” ones

Keep telling the gullible ones

that everything is alright

and try to divert them from the fight

Why isn’t anyone seeing

The fact that this Ummah is bleeding

The truth will come out

There is no doubt

You can try to shut us up

But we have help from above

Allaah sees all

We Muslims will not fall

You can try to break us apart

Victory was ours from the start

Across the world our Muslim people die

While here at home our Muslim people are blind

I cry out “Ya Allaah! send us our Mahdi soon!

Save us from this doom!”

Why isn’t anyone seeing

The fact that our ummah is bleeding!

I try to help my people see

But they just think im crazy

My heart hurts

While their guns burst

Stealing innocent lives

stabbing them with knives

Torturing their souls

Raping them cold

Ya Allah! why aren’t my people seeing

The fact that our Ummah is bleeding

We sit here debating

While over seas Muslims are waiting

Can you not hear their cries!

As they watch as a loved one dies!

Can’t you people see?!

That our Muslim people bleed?!

They bleed for the sake of Allaah!

Subhan’Allaah!!!

They have no food to eat

No place to sleep

No home to live in

No shoes to walk in

Yet still they take heed

and for the sake of Allah they still bleed

Can you now see?

How our Muslim people bleed?

This is why my heart is ripping

and my blood is dripping

While the sirens are sounding

and my head is pounding

every drop of sweat and every breath we take in life, if not taken for the sake of Allaah, will lead to regret and sorrow on the day of judgment -Ibn Al Qayyim

“ad-dunya sijnul mu2min wa jennatul kaafir” this world is a prison for the believer and a paradise for the non believer

yeh yeh i know it all sounds cliche but its the truth

we all need reminders innit…

yaa Allah…
i wish to die..

when i sit around and observe this world..
i am in agony…
longing to be somewhere else..
as if my heart is not here..
my body my mind..
is just living for the sake of living..
am just eating for the sake of eating
in this weird dreamworld
nothing is real
its all an illusion…
i yearn for something more..
something i know i can never reach here
something real
lasting

yaa Allaah
i ache to be truly home
i eat yummy food on this earth
but how more yummy it would be in jennah…
when am cuddled up under my warm blankee
on a chilly day.. the pleasure of sleep overtaking me
i long yaa Allaah oh how i longgg to sleep deeply in the warmth of jennaahh!
yaa Allaah i wish to die…

yaa Allaah..
when i make sujood i know am the closest to you…
i beg for you to take my life
take me from this dreamworld..
i have no desire to be here
take meee
takeee meeeeee…….

ya Allaah..
there is only one thing i fear..
i fear ur wrath..
and i fear ur promises of torturous payment for sin…

i am afriad of death not cos of what ill leave behind..
but for the fear of the pain stabbings of a thousand wounds
i fear the pain of my soul pulled from my body…
i fear the fire..

ya Allaah
ive read of the barzakh.. of the coiling snakes that brought human ribs together
of the bites of red ants.. and cockroaches crawling on me :S
the the sting of crazy scorpions
of lonliness
in the narrow six feet under
within the dark dark dark six ft under
i shake with fear ya Allaah i shakkke with fear…

yaa Allaah my sins are many…

i have uphold ur greatness
but i have lied
procrastinated
i havent done much da3wah..
sometimes i let munkar fly by
i have sins and i know ur promise is unbreakable..
and that.. i fear greatly…

yaa Allaaah
am not afraid to die
am not afraid to leave whatever pleasure of this world
but i AM afraid of my sins…
for the torture it would bring me..
the pain of my sould being pulled from my body..
the torture of the barzakh
the scorching fires of hell

so here it is yaa Allaah my du3a to you
besmillaahir-ra7maanir-ra7eeem
ya Allaah.. the lord of the universe, the heavens, hell, earth and the hereafter..
take my soul now
take it right now
if i am to reside in jennah
if i have completed my purpose here..
if my path is only to dwindle laterr
if you can accept me right now
if am already in the highest of emaan
if i can be in jennah

but ya Allaah
if i have too many sins on record..
even if i am to dip in hellfire only for a bit
dont let that fire even lick me for a second..
help me go thru this life
guide me always
give me strength
give me energy
to perservere in this dreamland
to purify me from my sins
to protect me from hellfire
keep me on the straight path
show me the right way
the way of the ppl who u cherish and love
not those who are lost..
neither those who are deviated..
for this heart of mine..
would rather be with you..
in the ultimate real world
of the hereafter..of jennah..
and this life here on earth…
…..is always a….(*looks in thesaurus*) dolor

edit: ya rabbi do whats best for me…yaa 7ayyu yaa qayoomu bera7mataka astagheeyth asli7li sha2nee kullahu wa takelnee ilaa nafsee tarfata 3aynn

The Disease of Late Nights

Bismillaah.
The favours of Allaah upon His slaves cannot be enumerated. Among these favors is that He has created sleep, and He has created the night so that we may rest in it. Allaah, the Bestower of Favors, says that which translates as: “And [We] made your sleep [a means for] rest, and made the night as clothing.”(An-Naba’: 9-10). And also: “[He is] the cleaver of daybreak and has made the night for rest and the sun and moon for calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.”(Al-An’aam: 96) During the night, people are calm and their bodies and minds are relaxed, which results in the required rest. Allaah created this time for people to unwind, calm down and rest in, and this is from His mercy. Allaah says that which translates as: “And out of His mercy He made for you the night and day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful.”(Al-Qasas: 73).

O Muslims! In the past, the nights were a field of competition and hard work; during them one would only see people praying, crying, supplicating or reciting the Qur’aan. Our Salaf, may Allaah have mercy upon them, used to view the nights as the best means that lead one to Paradise. However, the Muslims of today take their nights as a means of entertainment and frivolity. Satan dispatches his followers and spreads his evil ideas, and this has led to late nights being a source of immorality, corrupt behavior, and a path that leads to ones destruction, as well as a period in which the evilest of prohibited television programs are broadcast.

Late nights ruin the bodies; they enter upon us as a terrifying intruding stranger and are a shelter for every sinful and sick-hearted person. They are the source of all evil and any objective person will testify to this. They earn the wrath of Allaah and His punishment and cause the hearts to become sick as well as encouraging wrong doing.

All of these evils are a direct result of the Muslim nation feeding in western ideology and its associated lifestyle. The Muslims have fed from the fruits of this bitter tree (i.e., the western ideology) which promotes a lifestyle which is by its nature far away from the religion of Allaah and rebellious against all spiritual morals. It encourages the following of ones lusts and desires, just like as animals do. This is nothing but poison which the disbelieving and evil ideas of secularism have fed us. It is mandatory upon the Muslims from all walks of life, and especially the leaders and those in authority, to protect the younger generation from this destructive volcano of secularism which destroys everything that it comes across.

O Muslims! During vacations and holidays, late nights become a serious problem which is widespread, and most people who practice this habit forego sleep and all other important activities in their lives and immerse themselves in wrongdoing and sinful acts. They seem to forget that the days of summer are temporary, just like a guest, and that these days and nights will quickly come to an end.

Successful are those who ponder upon the heat of summer and the hot water it produces and reflect thereby on the Hereafter and the Hellfire. This is a preventive remembrance which would stop them from spending their nights sinfully; wasting time by indulging in prohibitions; and killing hours whilst partaking in immorality and corruption - which destroys families and the next generation. Glad tidings are due for the slaves who restrain themselves from straying, and spend their time beneficially in matters such as, Qur’aan circles, lectures, courses, developing their mental abilities and permitted wholesome entertainment which is free from any prohibitions.

Staying up until the last hours of the night and resisting sleep when the body is in desperate need of it, or consuming prohibited medication that keeps one awake, results in serious problems such as health diseases, psychological disturbances, bad tempers and loss of enthusiasm; one would thereby become physically weak, lazy and apathetic to the extent that one can no longer shoulder any responsibilities nor fulfill any duties which one has during the day, because staying up late is tiring and burdensome. Thawbaan, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Staying up late is tiring and burdensome.” (Daarimi, Tabaraani and others). A person may resist sleep to stay up for an extra hour and lose as a result many hours if not days.

Slaves of Allaah! Staying up late is a major reason behind many of the moral crimes, community problems, car accidents and instability in national security that currently exists.

O Muslims! Let us look at the household of the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) to see the Prophetic methodology and guidance, so that we can follow in his footsteps and protect ourselves with his Sunnah from the finely decorated evil of Satan and the sweet words of the corrupt. ‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, said: “The Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), never slept before the ‘Ishaa’ prayer and never stayed up after it.” (Ibn Maajah) And when she heard ‘Urwah, may Allaah be pleased with him, talking after the ‘Ishaa’ prayer she remarked: “What is this talk after dark? I have never seen the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sleeping before this prayer or talking after it. He was either praying and gaining (reward) or sleeping and saved (from evil)” (Abdur-Razzaaq). Al-Aswad, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: “I asked ‘Aa’ishah how was the (night) prayer of the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)?” She, may Allaah be pleased with her, replied: “He slept for the first part of the night and prayed at the end of it.” (Bukhaaree & Muslim).

O Muslims! Sleeping in the first part of the night has many benefits. Those who follow the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in doing this find that their body has been properly rested. Abdullaah Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: “Once I spent the night at the house of my aunt Maymoonah, the wife of the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). I put my head on a pillow while lying down sideways while the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and his wife lay down length ways. The Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) slept until midnight, or just before or right after it. Then he woke up and wiped the sleep from his face by rubbing his face with his hands and then he recited the last ten verses from Soorah Aal ‘Imraan. Then he performed a perfect Wudhoo’ and stood up for prayer.” (Bukhaaree & Muslim). This is how his night was, but where are those who imitate him?

O Muslims! You have two angels accompanying you all your lives and they record all the deeds that you perform. ‘Urwah, may Allaah be pleased with him, said “I was talking once after the ‘Ishaa’ prayer and ‘Aa’ishah heard me, so she said: ‘Why don’t you give your record keepers a rest? The Prophet never slept before this prayer nor did he stay up after it’” (Ibn Hibbaan). Imaam Maalik, may Allaah have mercy upon him, reported that ‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, used to send some of her family members after ‘Ishaa’ prayer to say to the people: “Why don’t you give your record keepers a rest?” Az-Zarqaani, may Allaah have mercy upon him, reported that Abu ‘Abdul Maalik, may Allaah have mercy upon him, commented on this by saying: “She meant the one who records evil deeds, and if people refrain from evil then he will rest and not record anything, and this was because of the hatred that she had for the evil that people did.”

The Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), dispraised staying up late and warned against it as Ibn Mas’ud, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: “The Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), used to dispraise and warn against staying up after ‘Ishaa” (Ahmad).

The Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Beware of staying up after people’s movements settle” and in another narration: “Beware of staying up after the night has settled, because you do not know what spreads out on the earth from the creatures of Allaah” (Al-Haakim). Abu Barzah Al-Aslami, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: “The Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to like to delay the ‘Ishaa’ prayer and he hated to sleep before it or talk after it”. Imaam Ibn Hajar, may Allaah have mercy upon him, commented on this by saying: “This is because sleeping before it might make a person pray it after its due time, and staying up late might cause one to miss the Fajr prayer, or make a person miss out on the (optional) night prayer. ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, used to punish people the people who did this and say: ‘You stay up for the first part of the night, then sleep for the last part of it?’”. Ibn Hajar, may Allaah have mercy upon him, continued by saying: “Some people may differentiate between the seasons where the nights are long and those whose nights are short, but in order to settle this issue, we must realize that the advice of the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was general and applicable at all times”. Imaam An-Nawawee, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said: “The scholars have agreed that staying up after ‘Ishaa’ is dispraised, unless it is for the purpose of doing something (religiously) beneficial”.

The Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) did stay up late on some occasions in order to fulfil some needs or accomplish some tasks for the benefit of the Muslims, as ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: “The Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and I used to stay up late at night at the house of Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, discussing the affairs of the Muslims.” (Ahmad & Tirmidhee). Ibn Mas’ud, may Allaah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Staying up late is permitted for one of two categories of people; either those traveling, or those praying.” (Ahmad). ‘Aa’ishah, may Allaah be pleased with her, narrated that the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Staying up late is for one of three categories of people; those traveling, those praying the night prayers, or those on their wedding night.” (Abu Ya’laa). Imaam Bukhaaree may Allaah have mercy upon him, gave the title of one of the chapters on his famous book as: “Staying up late with the wife, the guest, for learning or being benevolent”.

Therefore, the summary of the ruling regarding staying up late is that staying up after the ‘Ishaa’ prayer is dispraised unless it is due to necessity or for a religiously beneficial purpose. If it is the case that staying up late results in abandoning or missing out on an obligatory act of worship then it becomes prohibited, even if the reason for staying up was to perform a religiously beneficial deed or act in obedience to Allaah; anything that leads one to commit a prohibition is itself prohibited. As a consequence, we know that staying up late doing religiously beneficial acts is praised only if none of the above mentioned prohibitions take place.

O Muslims! Many people slight the prohibited type of staying up late, which leads many of them to miss their Fajr prayer, and this has become such a chronic problem that those who attend this prayer in congregation are very few in number. This phenomenon has became very natural, so much so that people do not feel any resentment towards it, despite the fact that the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The most burdensome prayers for a hypocrite are ‘Ishaa’ and Fajr, and if only they (i.e., the hypocrites) knew what virtues they have, then they would have attended them, even if they would have had to crawl to the mosque.” (Bukhaaree & Muslim). Ibn Mas’ud, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: “Only a known hypocrite would miss out on these two prayers.” (Muslim).

Slaves of Allaah! Fear Allaah and do not practice such a dispraised deed which has very evil consequences. If you have forgotten or become absent minded, then remember that Allaah says that which translates as: “…And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.” (Al-An’aam: 68). Beware that the nights of your life will pass you by whilst you are heedless and becoming more and more astray. Know that during every second of your life, your every word, thought and deed are recorded and exposed to Allaah; nothing can be concealed from Him. Just ponder over the saying of Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam): “Any People who sit in a gathering during which they do not mention the name of Allaah, it will be as if they ate from a dead donkey, and they will bitterly regret it.” (Abu Daawood) The Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), also said: “Any People who sit in a gathering during which they do not mention the name of Allaah nor exalt the mention of His Prophet will regret it, then it is up to Allaah to punish them for it or forgive them.” (Ahmad).

O Muslims! The time that precedes dawn is the time for supplicating and seeking forgiveness and repentance, as the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Our Lord descends (in a way which befits His Majesty) every night to the heavens when there is only one third of the night remaining and says: Who is supplicating to me so that I can respond to him? Who is asking Me for something so that I can grant him that which he is asking for? Who is seeking My forgiveness so that I can forgive him” (Bukhaaree & Muslim) and the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), also said: “The closest Allaah is to His slave is during the last part of the night, so if you can be amongst those who mention Allaah’s name during this time, then do so.” (Tirmidhee).

O Muslims! Is it befitting to a Muslim to spend these honorable and virtuous times with music and lusts?

O fathers and guardians! You are commanded to prevent your children from going out whenever darkness falls, as the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), said: “Prevent your children from going outside after dark, because this is the time during which Satan emerges.” (Al-Haakim) The Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), also said: “When it is getting dark then prevent your children from going outside, because the devils spread out at that time. After this time, you may set them (i.e., your children) loose.” (Bukhaaree & Muslim) In addition to this, the Prophet (sall-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), also said: “Do not allow your children to go outside from sunset until it becomes dark, because devils are sent from the time the sun sets until darkness falls.” in another narration: “Because Jinn’s spread out and possess people.”

O Muslims! If it is a must that children are prevented from going outside due to devils being widespread during this time, then we must also know that the devils from amongst mankind also spread themselves out throughout the night, aiming to attract and corrupt our youth, and the temptations are countless, which necessitates that we be alert and cautious, for only he who is cautious will survive. Protect your children from becoming misguided and lost due to the fact that they are young and easily tempted inexperienced in life; be trustworthy guardians, faithful, wise and alert. Do not be negligent because that this is harmful and yields bitter results. Allaah says that which translates as: “Indeed this is a reminder, so whoever wills may take to his Lord a way.”(Al-Muzzammil: 19).

‘Abdullah b. Mas’ûd – Allah be pleased with him – said:

Singing sprouts hypocrisy (nifâq) in the heart as water sprouts greens and herbs

Ibn Battah, Al-Ibânah Al-Kubrâ Vol.2 p469, and Al-Bayhaqî, Al-Sunan Al-Kubrâ Vol. 52 p231.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawzîyah – Allah have mercy on him – said in Madârij Al-Sâlikîn, Vol.1 p487:

“These are the words of someone who fully understood singing and its effects, for no one regularly sings or listens to song except that his heart falls into nifâq without him realizing. If such a person understood the reality of nifâq and its end he would see it in his own heart. Never do the love of song and the love of Qur`ân come together in a person’s heart except that one expels the other. I and others have witnessed how heavy the Qur`ân feels to singers and song-listeners; how they coil when it is recited and how they get angry with a reciter when he recites too long for them (in prayer etc); and how their hearts do not benefit from what he recites: they are not moved to do anything by it. But when the Qur`ân of Shay tân comes, lâ ilâha illallâh! How they lower their voices and settle down! How their hearts feel at peace and how the crying and emotions start, how moved they are inwardly and outwardly and spend on clothing and perfume and staying up hoping for a long night ahead. If this is not nifâq then it is certainly the way to it and its foundation.”

If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I’d want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and greeen
All I’d want is you to shade me and be my leaves

If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I’d want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and greeen
All I’d want is you to shade me and be my leaves

All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

If you were a river in the mountains tall,
The rumble of your water would be my call.
If you were the winter, I know I’d be the snow
Just as long as you were with me, let the cold winds blow

All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

If you were a wink, I’d be a nod
If you were a seed, well I’d be a pod.
If you were the floor, I’d wanna be the rug
And if you were a kiss, I know I’d be a hug

All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

If you were the wood, I’d be the fire.
If you were the love, I’d be the desire.
If you were a castle, I’d be your moat,
And if you were an ocean, I’d learn to float.

All I want is you, will you be my bride
Take me by the hand and stand by my side
All I want is you, will you stay with me?
Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.