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10th July 2019, 7th Zulkaedah 1440H Surat Al-'Isrā'  (The Night Journey), Chapter 17, Verse 79: " And from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station. " ( Quran 17:79 ) Surat Al-Furqān  (The Criterian), Chapter 25, Verse 64: " And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer] " ( Quran 25:64 ) Tahajjud (تهجد‎): Prayer at night اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ، لَكَ مُلْكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ، وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ، وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ، وَقَوْلُكَ حَقٌّ، وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ، وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ، وَمُحَمَّدٌ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَقٌّ، وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ، اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ، وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ،...

28th June 2019, 24th Shawwal 1440H Anger Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The person who is strong is not strong because he can knock people down. The person who is strong is the one who controls himself when he is angry ." ( Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: 1317 ) What to say in anger أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ Sulayman ibn Surad said, "Two men abused one another in the presence of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and one of them began to get angry and his face got red. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, looked at him and said, 'I know some words that, if he says them, will remove this from him. They are: "I seek refuge with Allah from the Accursed Shaytan."' The man went to that man and said, 'Do you know what he said? He said, " I seek refuge with Allah from the Accursed Shaytan ."' The man retorted. ...

12th June 2019, 8th Shawwal 1440H The Heart (قلب) Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever said "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a barley grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a wheat grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of an atom will be taken out of Hell." [ Sahih Bukhari ] Abu Hurairah narrated that : the Messenger of Allah said: “Verily, when the slave (of Allah) commits a sin, a black spot appears on his heart. When he refrains from it, seeks forgiveness and repents, his heart is polished clean. But if he returns, it increases until it covers his entire heart. And that is the ‘Ran’ which Allah mentioned: ‘Nay, but on their ...

11th April 2019, 5th Syaaban 1440H Al-Isra' & Mikraj (The Night Journey & Ascension to Heaven)   Masjidil Aqsa in Palestine Al-Isra' ( الإسراء ) means 'the night journey' from Masjidil Haram in Mecca to Masjidil Aqsa in Palestine within one night only by Al-Buraq.  Mikraj ( معراج ) means 'ascension to the Heaven'. From Masjidil Aqsa, Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven with Angel Gabriel.  Surat Al-'Isrā'  (The Night Journey), Surah 17, Verse 1: " Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing." ( Quran 17:1 ) Narrated Anas: that Al-Buraq was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) on the Night of Isra, saddled and reined, but he shied from him. So Jibra'il said to him: "is it from Muhammad that you do this? By your Lord! There is no one more honorable to your Lor...

7th January 2019, 1 Jamadilawal 1440H How to Perform Prayer Like Prophet Muhammad Narrated Malik : We came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and stayed with him for twenty days and nights. We were all young and of about the same age. The Prophet (ﷺ) was very kind and merciful. When he realized our longing for our families, he asked about our homes and the people there and we told him. Then he asked us to go back to our families and stay with them and teach them (the religion) and to order them to do good things. He also mentioned some other things which I have (remembered or [??] ) forgotten. The Prophet (ﷺ) then added, " Pray as you have seen me praying and when it is the time for the prayer one of you should pronounce the Adhan and the oldest of you should lead the prayer. [Sahih Bukhari 631 & 7246 ] Anas bin Malik narrated : "On the Night of Isra, fifty prayers were made obligatory upon the Prophet. Then it was decreased until it was made five . Then it was call...