How You Can Beat The Martyr To Paradise!

Talha Bin UbaidAllah, a very righteous companion, he had a dream. In that dream he saw himself, he says, 'I was in front of the gates of jannah (paradise) and I saw these two people that became Muslim and then an angel came out of jannah and admitted the one who died later into jannah first. Then the angel came outside and admitted the one who was martyred in the dunya (this world) second.' Then angel came for the third and last time and told me, Talha, irji' (you go back), your time has not come yet.'

Talha woke up and he was so shocked, so amazed. He started telling people about the dream which he had. He went to Rasoolullahi (Sallallaahu Alayhiwasallam). Don't forget (to say) Sallallaahu Alayhiwasallam, no matter how many times you hear his beautiful name, (Sallallaahu Alayhiwasallam). The Prophet told him, 'ya Talha, why are you amazed.' He said 'ya Rasoolullahi, a shaheed (a martyr) such a high status, he goes to jannah after the regular man who died only one year later. SubhanAllah, how is it possible Rasoolullah?' He is not complaining from Allah. He is just wondering. He wants to know what is it that he (the second person) has done that made him go to jannah first, because he has high dreams and ambitions and hope. So he will for sure, InshaAllah, pursue whatever that man did so he can go to jannah first. 

The Prophet says, 'Talha are you amazed?' He says 'yes!' and he explains why. The Prophet asked him a question and look at the beautiful answer. He said, 'ya Talha, didn't that man who died later witness one more year than the martyr.' He said, 'bala (yes).' He siad, sallallaahoalaihi wasallam, said 'therefore didn't that man witness the month of ramadan and he prayed more.' 'Bala (yes) ya rasool Allah.' He said, rasool Allah Sallallaahu Alayhiwasallam said, 'due to that witnessing of Ramadan and praying more, the difference between him and the martyr is like the difference between the heavens (spelling) and the earth.' SubhanAllah. You know, how much hope it gives me when I was preparing this talk and I hope it gives you as well. That one Ramadan can take you beyond the shaheed, can take you beyond the one who has the whole Quran memorized if you come to Allah with sincerity.

 - Ustadh Majed Mahmoud 

Dua To Get The Prophet's Help

Rasool allahi salallahu alayhi wa sallam said in a authentic hadith of sahih al bukhari, Whoever says the following, after hearing the call of adhan, the call of prayer, what do we say?

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ، وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ، آتِ مُحَمَّداً الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ، وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَاماً مَحْمُوداً الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ.

Allahumma Rabba hadhihi-d-da' watit-tammati- Oh Allah, the Lord of this perfect call was-salatil qa'imati,- and the lord of the prayer that is about to be established, ati Muhammadan alwasilata wal-fadilata,- oh Allah, grant Prophet Muhammad (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) al waseela..al waseela is that location in jannah which the Prophet already said in other hadith that's authentic. Al waseela is a location where only one person can enter. A very noble place! 

May allah grant prophet Muhammad salallahu alayhi wa sallam, to be that one person that enters it. Amen rab ul 'alameen and afterwards we say, wab' athhu maqaman mahmudan-il-ladhi wa' adtahu -- oh Allah grant the Prophet Muhammad salallahu alayhi wa sallam, Resurrect him with that status, that is so praise worthy, which you have already promised.

What's that status? What rasool allahi salallahu alayhi wa sallam intercedes for all of the beings, for yawm al qiyamah to begin... Allahu Akbar! The prophet said, whoever recites that du;a, One more time, Allahumma Rabba hadhihi-d-da' watit-tammati was-salatil qa'imati, ati Muhammadan alwasilata wal-fadilata, wab' athhu maqaman mahmudan-il-ladhi wa' adtahu. What will happen? 

Hallat lahu shafa'at yawm al qiyamah,

'I will intercede for them yawm al qiyamah(the day of judgement).' 

Allahu akbar!

 - by Ustadh Majed Mahmoud 

Escape Back To Allah!

A young man and an old man came together and they went for Hajj and as soon as they were embarking to go for Hajj, the old man said, 'Labbayk Allah Humma Labbayk.' As he said that, the young man heard a voice, 'Wa La Labbayk wa La Sa'adayk' meaning that this niyyah of Hajj was not accepted. That this old man's Hajj is rejected. So the young man was very very surprised, he said, 'O Uncle! Did you not hear this voice?' So the uncle said, the old man (the haaji) said, 'Yes! I heard it my Son, I heard It! I've been hearing this voice for 40 years, I've been doing Hajj for 40 years and every time I say, 'Labbayk Allah Humma Labbayk' I hear that rejection, I hear that voice telling me 'Wa La Labbayk Wa La Sa'adayk.'' That basically the Hajj is rejected and the young man was surprised, he says, 'O uncle, and you still insist in making Hajj? You still want to make Hajj for this?' And the old man said, 'O My son, think about this, think about this my son, is there any escape from Allah s.w.t., other than to Allah?' Meaning, if Allah rejects you, if Allah s.w.t. does not accept something, because of some fault, some shortcoming, some sin. Is there any other way, other than to Allah? Meaning can you escape from Allah other than back to Allah? You know there are things which we fear in our lives. We have things that we run away from in our lives. Every one of you, Brother, Sister, you have something that in your life, you fear and you wanna escape from. Akhi, Ukhti, where are you gonna escape from, from Allah s.w.t., other than to Allah? Allahu Akbar. There's nowhere else to go, except to making Tawbah to him. Except to repenting to him. Except to coming back to him.

- by Ustadh Gabriel Al Romaani