Why Did God Create Us?

January 22, 2009

 

Why did Allaah create Mankind
when He knows what our Destiny will be,
in Paradise or Hell?
 

Knowledge of the purpose for which Allaah created mankind may answer many questions that the atheists raise in order to confuse people, and by which some Muslims may be influenced. These issues include the idea that Allaah created mankind in order to put some of them in Paradise and the others in Hell! This is a mistaken notion. It is not for this purpose that Allaah created mankind and brought them into being.

The brother who asked this question – and whoever wants to know the truth – should realize that the purpose behind the creation of man and the creation of heaven and earth, is that Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, may be known and that His Oneness (Tawheed) may be affirmed and that He may be obeyed.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And I (Allaah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone)”
[al-Dhaariyaat 51:56].

Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

i.e., I have only created them so that I might command them to worship Me, not because I am in need of them.

Ali ibn Abi Talhah said, narrating from Ibn Abbaas: “except that they should worship Me (Alone)” means: except that they should affirm their servitude to Me, willingly or unwillingly.

This was the view favoured by Ibn Jareer.

Tafseer Ibn Katheer (4/239).
Many people are confused about what is wanted from the slaves of Allaah, which is adhering to His religion which He has chosen for them, and what is wanted for them, which is rewarding the obedient and punishing the disobedient. This is part of Allaah’s decree which will never be altered or changed.
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Life of the Prophet part 3: The well of Zam Zam

January 22, 2009

 

In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate  

“May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You”

 

 

Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
 
  
Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam ‘ala Rasulillah
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
 

  The Promise At Zamzam 

The well of Zamzam, which disappeared when the Arabs placed idols inside the Kaabah, remained buried under the sand. Thus, for many years the people of Quraysh had to fetch their water from far away. One day Abd al-Muttalib was very tired from doing this and fell asleep next to the Kaabah. He had a dream in which he was told to dig up Zamzam. When he woke up he was puzzled because he did not know what Zamzam was, the well having disappeared many years before he was born. The next day he had the same dream, but this time he was told where to find the well.

 

Abd al-Muttalib had one son at that time, and together they began to dig. The work was so difficult that Abd al-Muttalib made an oath to Allah that if one day he were to have ten sons to help him and stand by him, in return he would sacrifice one of them in Allah’s honor. After working for three days they finally found the well of Zamzam.

Pilgrims have been drinking from it ever since.

 

(read more)

Virtues of ZamZam Water
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/LoveIslam_ LiveIslam/ message/464

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What to do with an angry child

January 22, 2009

 

  

Coping with an Ill-Tempered Child 
-  Sheikh Salman al-Oadah

 

It never ceases to amaze me how many people complain about their children’s bad tempers and have not the faintest idea what to do when their children get angry.   

We are often surprised and hurt by the things we hear our children say in anger, their hands folded across their chests, words like: “I hate you!” and

 

“I don’t want you!” and “I don’t love you anymore!”

angry child 

 
Children say such things when they are angry, and parents are often at a loss to respond with anything other than harsh words, curses, and a good smack. Most parents have no better remedy to administer and justify themselves by saying that they are disciplining their children for their bad manners.   

In truth, cursing and hitting the child is nothing more than a hasty reaction from the parents dressed up in the guise of “discipline”. 

There are many things that the parents need to take into consideration in order to handle the situation correctly and remedy their children’s tempers: 

* When we consider the guidance of the Prophet (peace be upon him), we observe that he never once struck his wife or servant. I am not merely discussing the question of “to hit or not to hit”. What I am saying is that hitting often exacerbates the problem far more than it remedies it. 

* Many parents are confused about what they should do first when their child gets angry – should they focus on the cause of the anger or on the anger itself? 

In my personal estimation, it seems that seeking a solution for the cause of the anger is better than trying to remedy the anger itself. Eliminating the cause of a problem is invariably a solution to the problem. 

* If we as adults fail to exhibit any self-restraint when we are angry, how can we expect our children to do so?

 

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When Children steal

January 22, 2009
In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate  
“May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You”

 

 

Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
 
  
Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam ‘ala Rasulillah
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
 

 

The Problem of Children Stealing

 

A young child may steal for a number of reasons:

 

a: He steals because he does not know the difference between borrowing and stealing, and the concept of personal ownership is not clear in his mind.

 

b: Some children steal because they are deprived of things that others have.

 

c: To take revenge on the parents or to attract their attention.

 

What do we advise ?

 

Keep calm. Instead of rebuking him and putting him to shame, keep calm. This situation is an opportunity to teach your child.

Advise and exhort the child. Explain to him the Islamic rulings concerning stealing, and tell him that Allaah says in His Book (interpretation of the meaning):

“Cut off (from the wrist joint) the (right) hand of the thief, male or female…)”

[al-Maaidah 5:38]

 

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) accepted the pledge of women, when they made bayah (oath of allegience) to him, that they would not steal, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“… that they will not steal…” [al-Mumtahinah 60:12].

 

Remind your child that Allaah is always watching.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“He is with you (by His Knowledge) wheresoever you may be” [al-Hadeed 57:4]

“… Allaah is Witness to what you do.” [Aal ‘Imraan 3:98]

 

Tell him: Allaah can see you even if you steal something in secret, far away from the view of people, because He says (interpretation of the meaning):

“He knows the secret and that which is yet more hidden.” [Ta-Ha 20:7]

 

Confront the child:

you have to confront the child with the reason and motive for stealing. For example, you could say to him, “I know that you took candy from the store, and that you took it because you felt that you needed it, but stealing it was not the answer. Next time, if you want something, talk to me first. I know that you want to be honest.” Try to make the child see how others feel – “If you were in the place of the person whose property was stolen, how would you feel?”

 

Making the punishment severe, such as making the child return the stolen property and apologize, or making him pay the value of the item if it has been damaged or used up, whilst also depriving him of some privileges at home.

 

Supervising the child and not leaving him alone for a long time.

 

And Allaah is the Guide to the Straight Path. 

(source-islam- qa)
 


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101 Authentic Sunnah part 3 and 4

January 22, 2009

100 Authentic Sunah !
part 3
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Performing the Sunan and regular non-obligatory prayers (rawaatib):

 It is narrated on the authority of Umm Habeeba that she said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah say ‘There is no Muslim slave who prays twelve units of voluntary prayer besides the obligatory ones to Allah every day except that Allah builds for him a house in paradise‘” [Muslim:835] They are: two before fajr (dawn) prayers; four before zuhr (afternoon) prayers and two afterwards; two after maghrib (evening) prayer and two after ishaa` (night) prayers.

 

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The Forenoon Prayer (Salaat al-Duhaa):

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Dharr  that the Prophet said “Every morning charity is due for every one of your joints: every tasbeeh (i.e. saying subhanallah) is charity; every tahmeed (i.e. saying al-hamdu-lillah) is charity; every tahleel (i.e. saying laa ilaaha illallah) is charity; every takbeer (i.e. saying Allahu akbar) is charity; every act of enjoining good is charity and every act of prohibiting evil is charity; and doing two units of prayer in the forenoon suffices all that.” [Muslim:1671]

 

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The Night Prayer (Qiyam al-layl):

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah was asked what the best prayer is after the obligatory ones. He said: “The best prayer after the obligatory prayers is the prayer in the middle of the night.” [Muslim: 2756]

 

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The Witr (’odd’) Prayer:

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar  that the Prophet said: “Make your last prayer at night an odd number” [Muslim: 998-1755]

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