24 Sept 2015

EID MUBARAK! Taqqabal Allahu Minna wa Minkum

Bismillah 
Eid Mubarak
May Allah SWT accept all of our Good Deeds and may it be a new beginning of greater prosperity, success, happiness and peace within yourselves Ameen wa rab-bil Alameen.
May you all have a blessed Eid ul Adha.

On this blessed day of Eid please make a very special du’a for all those who have sadly passed away in the tragic stampede in Saudi Arabia. Dear Allah please grant the deceased a place in your Jannah al Firdaws and give their family and loved ones patience and Sabr to deal with their loss Ameen wa rab-bil Alameen.

21 Sept 2015

Du'a List for the Day of Arafat

Bismillah

Allahu akbar Allahu akbar laa ilaaha illAllah Allahu akbar Allahu akbar wa lillaahil hamd!


...plus 7 selected du'as you can use and recite these blessed days:


1.
للّهُـمَّ إِنِّي أَعْوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الهَـمِّ وَ الْحُـزْنِ، والعًجْـزِ والكَسَلِ والبُخْـلِوالجُـبْنِ، وضَلْـعِ الـدَّيْنِ وغَلَبَـةِ الرِّجال

Allahumma inni 'audhubika min al-hammi wa huzni, wa 'ajzi wal kasali, wal bukhli wal jubni, wa dal'id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijaal.

"O Allah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over powered by men."


2. 
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِيالدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Rabbana aatina fid-dunya hasanah, wa fil akhirati hasanah, waqeena 'adhaab an-naar

"Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the fire."          Surah 2 Ayah 201


3. 
رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَالصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِيوَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ

Rabbij'alnee muqeemas-salaati wa min dhuriyyaati. Rabbanaa wa taqabbal du'a. Rabbanaa-ghfirlee wa li waalidayya wa lilmu'mineena yawma yaqoom ul-hisaab.

My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendant. Our Lord, and accept my supplication. Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the day the account is established.          Surah 4 Ayat 40-41




4.
اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أسْـأَلُـكَ العَـفْوَوَالعـافِـيةَ في الدُّنْـيا وَالآخِـرَة ، اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أسْـأَلُـكَالعَـفْوَ وَالعـافِـيةَ في ديني وَدُنْـيايَ وَأهْـلي وَمالـي ، اللّهُـمَّاسْتُـرْ عـوْراتي وَآمِـنْ رَوْعاتـي ، اللّهُـمَّ احْفَظْـني مِن بَـينِ يَدَيَّوَمِن خَلْفـي وَعَن يَمـيني وَعَن شِمـالي ، وَمِن فَوْقـي ، وَأَعـوذُ بِعَظَمَـتِكَأَن أُغْـتالَ مِن تَحْتـي

Allahumma inni as-alukaal-'afwaa wal 'aafiyyata fid dunya wal akhira. Allahumma innee as-aluka al 'afwaa walaafiyata fee deeni wa dunya wa ahlee wa malee. Allahumma-stur 'awraati wa aamin row'ati. Allahumma ahfadhnee min bayni yadayya min khalfi wa 'an yameeni wa 'anshimaali wa min fowqi wa a'oodhu bi 'adhmatika an ughtaala min tahti.

"O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in this life and the next. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religious and worldly affairs, and my family and my wealth. O Allah, veil my weaknesses and set at ease my dismay. O Allah, preserve me from the front ans from behind and on my right and on my left and from above, and I take refuge with You lest I be swallowed up by the earth."


5. 
اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَسْأَلُـكَ عِلْمـاً نافِعـاً وَرِزْقـاً طَيِّـباً ،وَعَمَـلاً مُتَقَـبَّلاً

Allahumma inni as-aluka'ilman naafi'an wa rizqan tayyiban wa 'amalan mutaqaballa

"O Allah, I ask You for knowledge which is beneficial and sustenance which is good, and deeds which are acceptable."


6. 
اللّهُـمَّ أَعِـنِّي عَلـى ذِكْـرِكَ وَشُكْـرِك ، وَحُسْـنِ عِبـادَتِـك

Allahumma a'innee 'aalaa dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni 'ibaadatik

"O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You, and to worship You in the best of manners."


7. 
اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّـي أَسْأَلُـكَ الجَـنَّةَ وأََعوذُ بِـكَ مِـنَ الـنّار

Allahumma innee as-aluka al-jannata wa a'udhubika min an-naar.

"O Allah, I ask You to grant me Paradies and I take refuge in You from the Fire."



The Sunnah Dates for the month of Dhul Hijjah

Bismillah
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah
The Sunnah dates for the month of Dhul Hijjah fall on Thursday 1st, Saturday 3rd and Monday 5th of October.
And Allah knows best.

Book between 9.30am - 6.30pm In sha' Allah (on a first come first basis).

The Messenger SAWS said:
"Whoever performs Hijamah (cupping) on the 17th, 19th and 21st day (of the Islamic Month) then it is a cure for every disease."
[Sunan Abu Dawood (3861)]

If you can't book on these days, be assured there is nothing wrong on the days and week following it. 

Booking will automatically lead to the commitment of providing 24 hours notice of cancellation. If failed to do so a fine of £15 per person will be charged.

JazakiAllahu khayran wa Fi Amanillah

Wa alaykuma salam wa rahmatullah
    

20 Sept 2015

Preparation for Yawm al Arafat on 23rd September

Bismillah
How to start preparing yourself mentally for Arafat,
the day Allah SWT frees most people from the fire.


Suggestions are:



1. Sleep early the night before, to strengthen yourself for this special day.


2. Wake uo before Fajr for Tahajjud and Suhoor.

3. Make wudhu, while conciously remembering that your sins are being washed away til the last drop of water. Pray at least 4 Rakat of qiyam and make du'a for your deen & dunya in your sujood. Cry to Allah SWT, showing Him SWT humility & ask Him SWT to give you tawfeeq on this great day, and thank Him SWT for making you of those who would experience this special occasion.

4. Spend some time (10-15 min at least) making Istighfar before Fajr, to be like the righteous whom Allah SWT described as "seeking forgiveness before dawn".

5. Repeat after Fajr adhan & make du'a. Pray Fajr. Sit in your prayer place and do your morning adhkar. Make tasbeeh, tahleel, tahmeed & takbeer. And as the Prophet SAWS advised, increase in "la ilaha il-lallah, wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulk wa lahul hamd, wa huwa ala kulli shay'in qadeer".

6. 1 minutes after sunrise pray 2 rakat of shurooq. This all mounts to the reward of a complete Hajj & Umrah, so do not waste it!

7. If you're able to stay awake by all means, do so and do not waste a single minute. If you need to sleep, take a nap for an hour with the conscious intention of energizing yourself for the worship of Allah SWT.

8. When you wake up, make wudhu and pray at least 4 rakat of duha. Then recite lots of Qur'an and make the dhikr mentioned above with breaks in between. (Make dhikr after Dhuhr as you prepare food or as you do what is absolutely necessary)

9. After 'Asr, say the evening adhkar. Then recite Qur'an again til about an hour before Maghrib. At that point, make LOTS of du'a til Maghrib, while having Yaqeen that Allah SWT will answer. (Preparing a du'a list ahead of time helps!) Beg that the day will not come to an end except that Allah SWT has forgiven you all your sind and written you of those He SWT has freed from the Fire. Don't forget the Muslims suffering all over the world. Remember as you break fast that your du'a at the moment is accepted.


May Allah SWT grant us all tawfeeq on that day, may we be of those who are freed from the fire and may He SWT accept our du'as and the du'as of all who will be standing in the plains of Arafat

Ameen wa rab-bil alameen

  

Fasting and the Day of Arafat

Bismillah

It was narrated that 'Aishah RA said:
"The Prophet SAWS was keen to fast on Mondays and Thursdays."
[Reported by al Tirmidhi 745; al Nasa'i 2361; Ibn Majah 1739; classed as authentic by al-Albani in Shahi al-Targhib 1044]


It was also narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah SWT be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah said:
"Deeds are shown (to Allah) on Mondays and Thursdays, and I like my deeds to be shown when I am fasting."
[Reported by al Tirmidhi 747; classed as authentic by al-Albani in Sahih al-Targhib 1041]


We are also in the first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah, which are the best days in the entire year, and the Prophet SAWS would fast the first 9 days.
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So do not forget to fast if you are able to do so, and also try to remind others.