![بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ أَصْبَـحْـنا وَأَصْبَـحْ المُـلكُ للهِ رَبِّ العـالَمـين ، اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أسْـأَلُـكَ خَـيْرَ هـذا الـيَوْم ، فَـتْحَهُ ، وَنَصْـرَهُ ، وَنـورَهُ وَبَـرَكَتَـهُ ، وَهُـداهُ ، وَأَعـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنْ شَـرِّ ما فـيهِ وَشَـرِّ ما بَعْـدَه Asbahna Wa Asbahal Mulku Lillahi Rabbil Aalameen. Allahumma Innee As'aluka Khaira Hadhal Yaum Fathahu Wa Nasrahu Wa Nurahu Wa Barakatahu Wa Hudahu. Wa A'udhubika min Sharri Ma Feehi Wa Sharri Ma Ba'dahu The morning has come to me and the whole universe belongs to ALLAH, the Lord of the worlds, O ALLAH, I ask of YOU the good of the day, it's success and aid and it's nur (celestial light) and barakaat (blessings) and seek hidayah (guidance) and seek refuge from the evil in it (this day) and from the evil of that which is to come later. (Hisn from Abu Dawood) أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ Astaghfirullah al-’Azeem al-lazi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih 3x times every morning رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبَّاً وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينَاً وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم نَبِيَّاً َ I am pleased with ALLAH as my Lord, Islam as my religion, and Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى (اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) my Nabi. اللهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلالِكَ عَنْ حَرامكْ، وَأَغْنِني بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِواك ‘ALLAHUmmak finee bi halalika an haramik wa aghninee bi fadhlika amman siwak.’ O ALLAH! Let the Halal things you provide suffice me from haram, and by YOUR Grace, keep me independent from all besides YOU. اللهمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلَاءِ، وَدَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ، وَسُوءِ الْقَضَاءِ، وَشَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ ALLAHUMA Inni A'oozu bika min jahdil balaai wa darkiShaqaai wa sooilQadhai wa shamatatilA'adai O ALLAH! I seek refuge in YOU from severe trials and hardships, to be overtaken by wretchedness and bad fate and rejoicing of enemies All Praises are due to ALLAH (SUBHANAHU WA TA'ALAH), The Forgiver & Concealer of Faults, The Guide to Repentance, The ONE who Responds to duas Peace and Blessings be upon the most perfect of creations, HIS Beloved Habeeb, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ O OUR SUSTAINER, O اللّـه, keep us elevated & do not elevate others over us, & be pleased with us, inspire our hearts with all that is good for us O OUR CHERISHER, O اللّـه, protect us from the evil of ourselves, & give us courage in setting right our affairs, peace in this world & in the Hereafter O OUR MOST COMPASSIONATE اللّـه, we ask YOU for the ability to do good deeds & to abandon evil deeds, & for love for the poor & needy O OUR MOST BELOVED اللّـه, we ask YOU to forgive us & have mercy on us. O OUR MOST MERCIFUL اللّـه, we ask YOU for YOUR love, the love of the person who loves YOU, & the love of that deed which would draw us closer to YOUR love O OUR MOST GIVING اللّـه, make YOUR love more beloved to us than ourselves, our families, & more beloved than cold water on a hot day O اللّـه, we beseech YOU for YOUR mercy, protection, blessings, guidance on Siraatul Mustaqeem & acceptance of this dua of ours, آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم Subhaanarabika Rabbil Izzati Amma Yassifoon Wassalaamun Alal Mursaleen Walhumdulillahir Rabbil Aalameen Read 3 times after Fajr سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ: عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ، وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ، وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ Subhan-ALLAHI wa bihamdihi,`adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinatah`arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi ALLAH, is free from imperfection & I begin with HIS praise, as many times as the number of HIS creatures, in accordance with HIS Good Pleasure, equal to the weight of HIS Throne & equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words [for HIS Praise] (Muslim)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-pNlNb1tHYI7i85ZsXQh1rEHwdaK6-gz9ofLK3bq_V0ft7YguIb_zFpJ9EJx66T4YnX_ugaYqR1ddQQx8VC2HqQ54AtgIVf6FR2JTBlc2EwQ_QWTpD8KSUyAt-_M6kaS1ezraWd8AQ/s640/DU%2527A+AT+THE+TIME+OF+DISTRESS.png)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
أَصْبَـحْـنا وَأَصْبَـحْ المُـلكُ للهِ رَبِّ العـالَمـين ، اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أسْـأَلُـكَ خَـيْرَ هـذا الـيَوْم ، فَـتْحَهُ ، وَنَصْـرَهُ ، وَنـورَهُ وَبَـرَكَتَـهُ ، وَهُـداهُ ، وَأَعـوذُ بِـكَ مِـنْ شَـرِّ ما فـيهِ وَشَـرِّ ما بَعْـدَه
Asbahna Wa Asbahal Mulku Lillahi Rabbil Aalameen. Allahumma Innee As'aluka Khaira Hadhal Yaum Fathahu Wa Nasrahu Wa Nurahu Wa Barakatahu Wa Hudahu. Wa A'udhubika min Sharri Ma Feehi Wa Sharri Ma Ba'dahu
The morning has come to me and the whole universe belongs to ALLAH, the Lord of the worlds, O ALLAH, I ask of YOU the good of the day, it's success and aid and it's nur (celestial light) and barakaat (blessings) and seek hidayah (guidance) and seek refuge from the evil in it (this day) and from the evil of that which is to come later.
(Hisn from Abu Dawood)
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Astaghfirullah al-’Azeem al-lazi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih
3x times every morning
رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبَّاً وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينَاً وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم نَبِيَّاً َ
I am pleased with ALLAH as my Lord, Islam as my religion, and Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى (اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) my Nabi.
اللهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلالِكَ عَنْ حَرامكْ، وَأَغْنِني بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِواك
‘ALLAHUmmak finee bi halalika an haramik wa aghninee bi fadhlika amman siwak.’
O ALLAH! Let the Halal things you provide suffice me from haram, and by YOUR Grace, keep me independent from all besides YOU.
اللهمَّ إنِّي أعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلَاءِ، وَدَرَكِ الشَّقَاءِ، وَسُوءِ الْقَضَاءِ، وَشَمَاتَةِ الْأَعْدَاءِ
ALLAHUMA Inni A'oozu bika min jahdil balaai wa darkiShaqaai wa sooilQadhai wa shamatatilA'adai
O ALLAH! I seek refuge in YOU from severe trials and hardships, to be overtaken by wretchedness and bad fate and rejoicing of enemies
All Praises are due to ALLAH (SUBHANAHU WA TA'ALAH), The Forgiver & Concealer of Faults, The Guide to Repentance, The ONE who Responds to duas
Peace and Blessings be upon the most perfect of creations, HIS Beloved Habeeb, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
O OUR SUSTAINER, O اللّـه, keep us elevated & do not elevate others over us, & be pleased with us, inspire our hearts with all that is good for us
O OUR CHERISHER, O اللّـه, protect us from the evil of ourselves, & give us courage in setting right our affairs, peace in this world & in the Hereafter
O OUR MOST COMPASSIONATE اللّـه, we ask YOU for the ability to do good deeds & to abandon evil deeds, & for love for the poor & needy
O OUR MOST BELOVED اللّـه, we ask YOU to forgive us & have mercy on us.
O OUR MOST MERCIFUL اللّـه, we ask YOU for YOUR love, the love of the person who loves YOU, & the love of that deed which would draw us closer to YOUR love
O OUR MOST GIVING اللّـه, make YOUR love more beloved to us than ourselves, our families, & more beloved than cold water on a hot day
O اللّـه, we beseech YOU for YOUR mercy, protection, blessings, guidance on Siraatul Mustaqeem & acceptance of this dua of ours, آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ
صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم
صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم
صلّى اللّـه عليه و سلّم
Subhaanarabika Rabbil Izzati Amma Yassifoon Wassalaamun Alal Mursaleen Walhumdulillahir Rabbil Aalameen
Read 3 times after Fajr
سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ:
عَدَدَ خَلْقِهِ،
وَرِضَا نَفْسِهِ،
وَزِنَةَ عَرْشِهِ
وَمِدَادَ كَلِمَاتِهِ
Subhan-ALLAHI wa bihamdihi,`adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinatah`arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi
ALLAH, is free from imperfection & I begin with HIS praise, as many times as the number of HIS creatures, in accordance with HIS Good Pleasure, equal to the weight of HIS Throne & equal to the ink that may be used in recording the words [for HIS Praise] (Muslim)
![A Tale of Attempted Seduction - The Story of Zulekha & Prophet Yusuf aliyhis salam It was an amazing tale of attempted seduction. Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him) lived for years in the house of Zulekha, a woman of beauty, power and influence. Day in and day out, Zulekha was exposed to his physical allure, a composition so stunning that the Messenger Muhammad [peace be upon him and his family] said "Yusuf has been given half of all beauty" [Muslim]. Zulekha suppressed her desire for Yusuf aliyhis salam until she could no longer control it. She waited until her husband left the home. Alone with Yusuf (Aliyhis salam) she locked the doors and called him to fulfill her lust. Imam Muhammad Al Qurtubi, the great Quranic commentator, recounts the story: [After locking the doors] Zulekha attempts to seduce Yusuf A.S. She beautifies herself in the most attractive of ways and says:“Oh Yusuf! You have the most handsome of faces.” Yusuf A.S sensing what Zulekha is attempting to do, replies, “This is how my Lord fashioned me in the womb.”“Oh Yusuf!" she says, “You have the finest of hair!” "It will be the first portion of me to wither in my grave," he replies. Undeterred, Zulekha presses on. “Oh Yusuf! Your eyes are so beautiful.” “I use them to look at my Lord,” he retorts.“Yusuf, raise your sight and gaze at my face,” she responds. “I fear [if I do so] that I will be resurrected blind in the afterlife,” Yusuf A.S answers. She tries to press herself close to Yusuf A.S but he moves away. “I come close to you, yet you distance yourself from me?” she asks. “I desire, by that, the closeness of my Lord,” he says.“ Yusuf, I have prepared my bed for you so enter under its sheets with me,” she says. Yusuf A.S replies, “Your sheets will not shield me from my Lord.” “Yusuf, I have prepared the finest of silk covers, so I order you to fulfill my desires!” she exclaims. “If I do so,” he says, “My portion of paradise will be lost.” Her attempt to seduce him was fruitless, and his desire to remind her of Allah was falling on a deaf heart. Allah recounts the story Himself:َنيِصَلْخُمْلااَنِداَبِع ْنِم ُ هَّنِإَءاَشْحَفْلاَو َءوُّسلا ُهْنَع َفِرْصَنِلَكِلَذَك ِهِّبَر َناَهْرُب ىَأَر ْنَأاَلْوَل اَهِبَّمَهَو ِهِب ْتَّمَه ْدَقَلَوAnd she certainly determined [to seduce] him, and he would have inclined to her had he not seen the proof of his Lord. And thus [it was] that We should avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants. [ 12:24] Yusuf aliyhis salam was a prophet of Allah who was in control of his desires. Zulekha, like you and I, was not. She allowed her desires to overcome her love for Allah. She found herself to be living with the object of her want, Yusuf A.S. Zulekha eventually diagnoses the root cause of her disease when she says:ٌميِحَرٌروُفَغ يِّبَر َّنِإ يِّبَر َمِحَراَم اَّلِإِءوُّسلاِب ٌةَراَّمَأَل َسْفَّنلا َّنِإ يِسْفَن ُئِّرَبُأاَمَوYet I claim not that my soul [nafs] was innocent -- surely the soul of man incites to evil -- except inasmuch as my Lord had mercy; truly my Lord is All-forgiving, All-compassionate.' {12:53} Her Nafs. Our Nafs. A beast inside each and every one of us that we must tame. An unbridled nafs will lead us to prefer all carnal desires over the love of what Allah and His Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) call us to. Doing so will cause us ruin in this world, and in the next. Yet a nafs that has been tamed will learn to prefer Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him and his family) over all else, causing happiness in this world and in the next, as Allah tells us:اَهاَّسَد ْنَمَباَخ ْدَقَو )(اَهاَّكَزْنَم َحَلْفَأ ْدَق )( اَهاَوْقَتَواَهَروُجُفاَهَمَهْلَأَف )( اَهاَّوَساَمَو ٍسْفَنَوBy the soul, and That which shaped it. and inspired it to lewdness and Godfearing! Prosperous is he who purifies it, and failed has he who seduces it.-- When confronted with an alluring situation like passing by the opposite sex on the street, office or school, Shaitaan is constantly tempting us to glare at her/him with evil thoughts. Shaitaan is probably excitedly saying, with a big smile, 'Yes, yes, yes!' when we steer into the bait he is setting. During these situations, we should immediately and consciously realize that when we give a second or following glance we are obeying Satan. "O you who believe, follow not the footsteps of the devil" {24:21}. By immediately averting our gazes and disobeying Shaitaan, we are giving him a "one-two" punch in the face 👊 :) leaving him frustrated and accursed. Shaitaan rebelled and was expelled by Allah, so let's all rebel against Shaitaan and expel him from our hearts.. In sha Allah. Shaitaan intends to fight a war against Muslims, so let's gather our forces behind the Qur'an and the Sunnah and defeat him. Remember that even if no human eye is watching us, the Ever-Watchful Allah is constantly monitoring the innermost regions of our hearts. Our eyes, limbs, tongue and private parts will be witnesses on the Day of Ressurection and not an atom's worth of deeds will remain unexamined. Our minds are conditioned to associate thoughts of stealing clothes from a store to being in handcuffs and hauled into a police van. Likewise, we should condition our minds to bring the verses of Surah An-Nur in front of our eyes during any tempting situations and imagine that Allah is speaking to us directly:"Say to the believing, men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty. O you believers! Turn you all together towards Allah that you may attain success" (24:30-31) The Messengers of Allah [Peace and blessings be upon them] taught us the cognizance of our souls, and gave us the tools to control our caprice, while reminding us that success can only come by the mercy of Allah [May He be glorified]. The story of Yusuf aliyhis salam and Zulekha explores the nature of desire, temptation, and envy that occupies space in all of our souls and leads many of us astray. 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![Righteousness is a must in transactions: Transactional worship implies being honest. It is treachery to say something to a brother of yours, trying to make him believe it is true while in fact it is a lie. A believer never lies. It was narrated by Abu Umama that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: The believer is naturally exposed to all traits except betrayal and lying. [Ahmad] You should be truthful, and being truthful is not a grey but a black and white concept, as much as that of gold and soil (being entirely unlike), or that of one dollar and a billion dollars (being thoroughly different). The believer is honest, straight, and spotless; he doesn't violate other people's integrity, always lowers his gaze; he is compassionate, fair to others, and humble. The belief is a set of rules of good conduct: “I have been sent by Allah (SWT) to be an educator, I have been sent to perfect noble conduct”. Believing is giving not taking, so the right way is to give not to take. A book was written once about the Prophet and the author wrote there: "To him who came to this life to give not to take, consecrate the whole existence, take care of man's cause, cultivate the ascendancy of reason, and alleviate the herd instinct. To him whose excellence, nominated him to be the best of all people, so he was singular among the others. To him whose clemency was his core, fairness was his law, compassion was his nature, and solving people's problems was his worship." The reality of transactional ibadat is to be righteous, honest, faithful, virtous, fair, humble, patient, and compassionate, “I have been sent by Allah to perfect noble conduct.” Faith is behaviour, so it follows that he who excels in behaviour, excels in faith. To be continued... In Sha Allah May Allah Bless us and guide us in all our affairs Aameen](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrJGBbTIZFIcNEW97GUA_m-RUjTLYUW-s9sEAD56SyJDzdHIak3TiOLLAp9DbqQ7U-JzBHTV8y7HgTKDk4l7xKYWCszhnjYkmHAxbwx0e8aTJ992IlCAwGyIeVdgheuiWqBVlbJuMrw/s640/The+Best+Life+Quotes.png "Ibadat (Worship) is the reason behind man’s existence")
