Dua That Guarantees You Paradise!

Brothers and sisters, if you have never heard of the following Hadith, or you heard it before but needed a reminder, then make sure to make Dua for me and the entire team who put this video together where you ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to grant us the highest levels in Jannah; Ameen Ya Rabbil Alameen. But why...I will do so, but why? Why are you stressing that at this time? Because you are about to learn an absolutely amazing, amazing Hadith and an amazing action item: Are you ready for it? Bismillah. Rasoolullah Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam said, and don't forget to say Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam. This Hadith is Sahih, it's authentic, and the references can be found below. Rasoolullah Sallallahu 'Alaihi Wasallam told his companions, 'Whoever recites Ayatul Kursi, 

[ Sahih International ]Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

verse 255 from chapter number 2, Surat Al Baqarah after every obligatory prayer,' ok what will happen? "Then nothing is stopping him or her from entering Jannah, except one thing." Allahu Akbar; meaning, if you are a person who recites Ayatul Kursi after every obligatory Salah, or you will do so Insha'Allah, then the only reason you're not in Jannah right now, is one thing: 'What is it, Ya Rasoolullah? Death is the only thing that is stopping you from being in Jannah.' What an amazing Hadith! Read Ayatul Kursi after every Salah and you'll be promised Jannah by the Will of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala right after you die. We ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to allow me and you to implement this Hadith. So brothers and sisters go ahead and perfect the pronunciation and the memorisation of that one single verse, and I ask Allah to allow me and you to meet each other in Jannah, Ameen Ya Rabbil Alameen. Feel free to share this video with our friends and family and I ask Allah to make everyone who's watching this as means for other people to enter Jannah. Barakallahu Feekum; Assalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakathuhu.

 - by Ustadh Majed Mahmoud 

What Deed Did You Leave?

We are going to leave. We are gonna leave our friends, our family, our money, we are going to leave our cars, our houses, we are going to leave our prestigious titles & positions, we are going to leave everything, our clothes. Did I mention our clothes? We are gonna leave our clothes. And what's gonna happen, our clothes will be either thrown in the garbage or folded & given to a poor person or to other family members. We are gonna leave everything and we are gonna take with us something SubahaanAllah. When you are being walked to your grave after you die of course, your family will be walking you towards the grave and you will hear their footsteps while you are inside the grave. And you will hear them walking away as well. But what comes with your family? Your deeds! Your deeds come with your family. Your deeds stay. Your family walks away. Your deeds stay, and if they were good, then you see good in the akhira (hereafter) right there on the spot. All you see is something good. But if they were bad, then all you will see is something bad, of course. So the point that I mentioned this right here is that, it's what you left before you left. It's what you leave in this Dunyah (world) before you leave this Dunya, before you walk out of this Dunyah. What did you leave? What are you going to leave? What do you plan to leave? What did you leave? These are the questions that have to rise upon us. 

Now, you can ask yourself this question, what do I do during the day, do I fast, do I give Sadaqah, do I feed the poor people, do I visit the sick people, do I visit family & relatives, do I do these things. Or do I not pray, do I drink alcohol, do I lie, do I cheat, do I steal, do I do these things. What do I do during the night? Do I go to the masjid, Do I pray salat-ul isha in the masjid, or instead do I go to the night club & party with my friends. 

These are the questions that have to rise that you can know where you are gonna go after you go and what you will leave before you leave. Where are you gonna go after you go and what you will leave before you leave. Because it's what you left before you left.

  - by Ustadh Rayan Arab 

Assuming The Worst In Others

You know what they say about assumptions, right? Assuming the worst in someone or assuming the worst when it comes to their intentions opens the door for so much evil and so much conflict! Once you begin to assume the worst when it comes to someone's intention, it's very very hard to stop any type of conflict! And, subhanAllah, this is why Shaytan, he loves it when we assume the worst because the conflict just won't end! If someone's having a problem with someone else, and you keep assuming or you keep making assumptions about their intentions, or why they did it, and you assume the worst of it, then this conflict will never end! It will keep...it will perpetuate, and it will continue to go on. On the other hand, assuming the best or thinking the best in someone, or assuming that they had the best of intentions, not only will this stop a lot of conflict from occurring in the first place, it will put an end to conflict which is already taking place! Sometimes a very simple solution to conflict or problems that someone's having is for one or both of the parties in that conflict to just assume the best in the other person. 

Sahih International O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.

 - by Sheikh Saad Tasleem

The Primary Experience Of Prayer

What is the status of Surath-ul Fathihah in the prayer of the common average Muslim? What's the position of Surath-ul Fathihah? It's a formality! I'll tell you why! (Imitates fast recitation) Right?! See if I can do it in one breath. Right, even if masha 'Allah you are a good person and when you go to masjid, you don't know what a lot of it means but you try to follow along and pay attention to when the imam is reciting, so you go to the taraweeh prayer or you go to the salatul isha and you go there and this imam's recitation is really nice, so you are like I go pray there, because it helps me concentrate in my prayer. Right? So you go and you pray there, and you stand up in the prayer and he starts, Allahuakbar! And the imam starts allhamduliallai rabbil alameen...and then you just kind of tone out, you zone out a little bit, then you look at the wall and then you see a stain on the carpet, and a stain on the carpet has never been so fascinating to you before in your entire life. it's like oh my god. what's the history of the stain on the carpet. Right!? Even though 2 weeks ago you are the one that made that stain on the carpet. So all this is going on and you are just disinterested and then you hear wallad dal 'leen and everyone goes ameen and then the imam says kaf ha'ya ain saad and it's like, 'oh yeah! cool surah today, boo yah!' time to pay attention. bikurahmatika abdahu zakariya...Now im gonna pay attention! Surath-ul Fathihah is a formality! Everybody knows it! right. even my little , my 3 year old knows and recites Fathihah. Everybody knows, so right, no big deal. But subhanaallah, Surath-ul Fathihah is the essence, is the core, it is the primary experience of prayer! It's the primary experience of the prayer!

- by Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda 

Dua To Literally Boost Your Energy

One time Fatima (radiallahu anha) -- she went to complain to her husband Ali ibn Talib (radiallahu anhu) about how exhausting and tiring the housework has become on her. You know what, the family - Ali and Fatima (radiallahu anhuma) -- was a very poor family actually. Unlike many other homes, they had no money to afford to have a servant or a maid to help out in the housework. So Fatima (radiallahu anha) used to do everything. And you gotta appreciate that because there were no washing machines, no dishwashers, no vacuums, nothing! It was all physical work. So Ali ibn Talib (radiallahu anhu) hearing this, he says, 'Ya Fatima! How about you get a servant?'(Fatima says) 'How can I get a servant? We don't have money for this stuff?' He tells her, 'Ya Fatima! I have heard that your father Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) just recently received some prisoners of war. And why not you go and request from your father (Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) to give you one of those people to be a servant for us? Why not?' Fatima liked the idea. She never the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam had received such a group of prisoners of war, and she wants now to go to the house of R asulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and she heads there right away. She knocks on the door. Aisha (radiallahu anha), the wife of Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam opens the door and they greet each other and Fatima asks, 'Ya Aisha! Is my father there?' And Aisha says, 'No, he's not here.' Then Fatima basically wants to tell her exactly what her request is like and she tells her, 'You know what? I heard my father has received some prisoners of war and I was hoping I could get one [like] to be [like] a servant for our family. That'd be really nice.' So Aisha (radiallahu anha) says, 'You know what, the moment your father comes back I will surely let him know of what your need is.' Beautiful! Fatima goes back home. The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam -- after some time -- comes back to his house. And Aisha tells him exactly why Fatima came and the request, 'you know what, she's looking for a servant to help her out with all the housework.' Rasulullah says, 'you know what, I'm going to go right now to the house of Ali.' Allahu Akbar! Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam heads to the house of Ali ibn Talib (radiallahu anhu). As he gets there, Ali and Fatima -- they would like to stand up and greet the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. But the Prophet says, 'Ala makaa nikum."He says, ' Ala makaa nikum -- Stay the way you are. Stay in your bed, no need to stand up. Just relax.' And the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam -- Allahu Akbar! -- He comes and he sits on their bed in between Fatima and Ali (radiallahu anhuma). And he tells them... "Hal adullukuma 'ala khayrim mimma sa altuma -- shall I not guide you of something that is better and more beneficial to both of you than whatever you have requested (i.e. having a servant)? Whenever you're about to go to sleep -- itha awaytuma firaashikuma -- you shall say fasbbiha thalaatha wa thalaatheen (say Subhanallah thirty three times) wahmadaa thalaatha wa thalatheen (say Alhamdulillah thirty three times) wa kabbirah arba'un wa thalatheen (and say Allahu Akbar thirty four times). Haatha khayrullakum min khadim -- Allahu Akbar! -- This is better for you than having a servant!'

 - Ustadh Majed Mahmoud 

The 8 Letter Password

The heart and the mind are the most powerful organs Allah has blessed you with. Never, ever give control of them to anyone besides Allah. Otherwise you will be hurt and hurt very badly. A lot of people are struggling and suffering, depressed because they gave their hearts away to someone whom they met on the net. And that person just used and abused. Can I tell you - there are a lot of people who suffer because there was a password. There was a password made up of eight characters that was used in order to use them, to get to them, to abuse them. What's that password? 'I love you' - Eight letters. And he continues telling, 'I love you!' 'I love you' and he's lying. He doesn't even know what love means. He's not focused at all. If he knew what it meant, he wouldn't be telling it to you. He would be upright. So that was the password.

Then what happened? We're lost, we are gone because a year down the line we are crying, we are depressed. And you can't even tell my father or my mother. Nothing! Because they don't have a clue what was going on and they will tell you, 'you are a fool!' Allahu Akbar! But it's their fault as well. They did not play a role big enough in your life to know what was going on. This is why we say, if you're focused, you will know your children are a Ni'mah. You must be focused upon them as well. That is Allah (subhanuwata'la) who placed a duty on your shoulders to look after your kids. Don't allow this password that people utter to be a password straight into your heart. Because anyone could say that and press 'enter' and that would be the right password so now we're caught, we are hooked and what happens, Satan's got grip of us.

Like I say, and I'm repeating this, the heart and the mind are the most powerful organs Allah has given you and blessed you with. Do not allow people to control that, Nobody shall control it besides Allah. Don't hand it over to someone, no! It belongs to Allah. We will only do with our heart and the mind that which will please Allah. Yes. So, when you're married, you have a spouse, Alhamdhulillah. Within the limits, you will be able to give a portion of your heart and your mind to - by the will of Allah. Why? Because that's what pleases Allah. But if you give it elsewhere, believe me you're not focused. It's gonna come back...and believe me I'm a counselor, I know what I am talking about. It comes back to haunt you. 

I challenge you! You want to make a change in your life? Before you leave the home every morning, please can we promise one verse of the Qur'an. When we read one verse of the Qur'an before we leave our homes in the night, Alhamdhulillah. Believe me, it will change your life. It will change your life. And read it with its meaning. Understand what you've just read. And you'll see the words of your maker - the one who made you. If you think you're falling in love with this one and that one because of how nice they look and how hot they are and how sharp they are and how wealthy they are and how beautiful they look when they're walking and talking and so on. Believe me, the one who made them should primarily be the one whom you are in love with completely.

 - by Mufti Ismail Menk 

3 Knots - Beware!

Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaathuhu

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

Satan puts three knots at the back of the head of any of you if he is asleep. 

On every knot he reads and exhales the following words:

'The night is long, so stay asleep'

When one wakes up and remembers Allah, the first knot is undone,

And when one performs ablution, the second knot is undone,

And when one prays (salah), the third knot is undone...

[Reference: Sahih Al Bukhari]

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4 Ways To Prepare for Ramadan

Imagine the most beloved person to you is coming to visit you. Imagine the greatest guest in the world is coming to you. How would you prepare emotionally, physically, spiritually? How would you prepare your home? How would you spend your time in preparation for that great guest? So the month of Ramadan is upon us! And that is the most blessed of months and that is the greatest guest possible. So Ramadan is upon us -- how do we prepare for Ramadhan? Here are 4 practical ways, four steps that we can take, in sha Allahu Ta'ala, to prepare for the month of Ramadhan.

Step number one: Set a very sincere intention to benefit from the month of Ramadan and set a very strong intention to prepare for Ramadan, so that when it's here you can take advantage of every second of the month. And if you set a sincere intention, know that the sincere intention goes far. It takes you far in life.

Step number two: Ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala...make dua to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to allow you to live to the month of Ramadan and to benefit from every second of the month. And remember the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) made the dua: 'Allahumma Ballighna Ramadhan -- Oh Allah! Allow us to live to Ramadan.' We know many people who were with us last year -- they did not make it to this year. And there will be people who do not make it to the year after and the year after. So we ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to allow us to live until the month of Ramadan. 

Step number three: Fast some voluntary days so that you can begin preparing, physically and spiritually for the month of Ramadan. And if you owe any fasts from last year, remember to make those up before you do any voluntary fasting. 

Step number four: Recite as much Quran as possible and begin connecting to the Quran -- to the divine speech of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. The more you give to the Quran, the more emphasis and the more time and the more motivation and dedication you have for the Quran, the more you'll taste the sweetness of Iman. The more you enjoy the recitation of the Quran, the higher your spirituality will become and the more you'll enjoy the month of Ramadan. 

We ask Allahu Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to allow us to live until the month of Ramadan and to use every minute of the month as great as possible and to benefit from everything after the month of Ramadan. If you benefited from this video in any way whatsoever, please share and like the video to benefit other Muslims.

 - by Ustadh Suleiman Salem 

A Must Know About Dua

Assalaamu Alaikum!

In one of the cities that I lived in, there was a brother who was so committed to coming to the masjid. It was unbelievable! Masha Allah..TabarakAllah. Now, after sometime...we noticed that that brother stopped coming to the masjid and I realized that brother must perhaps be very very sick. So I immediately went to his house to go and see him and check on him as a brother, it's the duty of a brother over a brother. So I knocked on his house, and he opened the door! And I was happy to see him standing nice and healthy. And I said, 'Assalamu alaikum!' And he said, 'what the F... do you want?!' He cursed! A big word! And I was really shocked. Why would he behave like that? You are supposed to say, 'wa alaikum assalam.' But the brother said, 'what do you want?!' I am like, 'I came to check on you... see everything is fine with you, cause I haven't seen you in the masjid for a few days.' He's like, 'you know what? Am nice and healthy, right? Okay...good for you. Now move on in life...move Majed!'

Then I am like, 'subhanAllah! But brother what happened? Like how can I help you? You don't look like you're in the best shape, what's going on? Anything that hurt you, maybe we can support you.' He's like, 'whatever man!' I'm like, 'Please!' He's like, 'ok, come. Let me tell you what happened.' So he takes me to the basement, to the lower level of his house, and he starts explaining. He's like, 'for the past six months, I've been going to that masjid...praying first row in every salah possible. No matter what the weather is like...thunderstorm, blizzard, tornado am always there. I got no car, no bike, no scooter...I simply walk all the way to the masjid. For six months I've been making dua to Allah, all kinds of dua, not a single one of them has been responded to by Allah! Why shall I worship him after all that work!'I was so shocked to hear this, I was really sad to hear this, and I told him, 'brother, haven't you heard of a hadith of rasoolullahi salallahu alayhi wa sallam when he said that whenever a Muslim makes dua to Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala one of three things happen?' He's like, 'what?' I'm like, 'when you make dua to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, number one - Allah would make that dua which you asked for actually comes to reality.' So if you're always making dua to Allah, Ya Allah! Ya Allah! Please help cure my friend who's very sick. 

Number one - Allah would cure your friend who is sick because of your dua. Your dua is risen and Allah brings the cure down to your friend or your brother. If Allah doesn't do number one to you, 

Then number two, what Allah would do...Allah will not accept your dua in terms of curing your friend, but number two, Allah will lift the hardship that was about to fall upon you guys, because of your dua...Allah lifts that hardship.

Number three if Allah doesn't give you number one or two, then number three, Allah will save the reward of the dua, and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will allow you to taste the sweetness of that dua, when? On the yawm al qiyamah when you see all these duas that were not accepted in dunya transformed into hasanaath in yawm al qiyamah.

 - by Ustadh Majed Mahmoud 

Be Positive! : You Can Change The World!

By Allah, I will tell you, every single person that has made an effect in this dunya (this world) was not really a great man before they became great. They were not particularly talented, not particularly educated, not particularly eloquent, they didn't need the permission of everybody, they didn't have the help of everyone as well. By Allah they had one thing and one thing only and that was a deep burning desire to achieve something. 

One day, the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) stood up in the depths of the night. It is authentically reported in Al Bukhari, that he raised his hands up to the heavens, and he said, 'Oh Allah, My Ummah, My Ummah, My Ummah!' 'Ya Allah! My Ummah, My Ummah' 'Ya Allah! My Ummah, My Ummah.' He couldn't say more than that. He couldn't finish his sentences because he was so emotional. Until the night passed, and the last third of the night came; until Fajr time came, and at that point Jibreel (alaihis salam) came down and said, 'Ya Muhammed! Ya Muhammed (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), Allah has sent me and said, 'Ya Muhammed, your Lord will not disappoint you regarding your Ummah'' 'Your Lord will not disappoint you regarding your Ummah!" 

The question is brothers and sisters in Islam, are we going to disappoint our Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)? Are we going to disappoint our Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)? Allah has promised our prophet, he will not disappoint him regarding our Ummah. The question is us, are we going to otherwise not fulfil the promise of Allah and be a disappointment for our Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)? Be you of those people who fulfil his vision. Be you of those people who fulfil your love of Allah (Azzawajal) by pursuing the vision of Rasool Allah (salala alaihi wasallam) on this earth. 

Everyone will say I love Allah or I want to love Allah, however certain things prevent them from proving their love for Allah (Azzawajal). The first thing that prevents them is this negativity, 'I can't be that great' 'I can't prove my love to Allah' 'I have done too much sins' 'I am not someone special' 'I don't have Islamic knowledge; I only know so little' 'I am not from a great family' 'I am not a great speaker' 'How can I truly do so many things?' 'How can I prove my actions?' 'How can I increase my actions in order to prove my love for Allah? I am no one special' But by Allah, you are special! You are special! Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, 'When a slave stands in his Salah and he says, 'Alhamdulillahi rabbil alamin' Allah answers the slave back, and says, 'My slave has praised me.' Every time you speak to Allah, Allah speaks to you back. You are not a person in six billion, you are the person in six billion at moment because Allah (rabbul izzati wal jalal) despite looking at the affairs of creation, has time for you. Oh my brothers and my sisters in Islam, Allah (subhana wa ta'ala) pays attention to you. 

So my beloved brothers and sisters in Islam, do not be of those people who are negative about your love for Allah (Azzawajal), be of those people who are positive about it. Every single time you feel negative, every single time you feel you can't prove your love to Allah (Azzawajal), remember by Allah, the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was a very positive person. Be very positive about yourself. Be very positive that you can make a change. Be very positive that you will have an effect in changing the Ummah.

 - Sheikh Dr. Tawfique Chowdhury