People who have gratitude do miss the things they don't have. They have unfulfilled duas and dreams but even amidst that gaping hole of what could have been, they choose to focus on what they do have.
Little big blessings of Allah that we take for granted every single day.
Islam, ability to offer salaah, ability to make dhikr, ability to physically make sujood, food, shelter, clean water, safety, a little extra money, loved ones.
There are people who hardly eat twice a day, who have money but no eeman, who are living in palaces but are neck deep in debts and riba, who have no one who truly loves them, who sleep on streets.
This poster got me wondering what I am grateful for today.
Today I am grateful for all the friends who have kept me on the straight path.
Friends who saw me miss a salah and called it out,
friends who saw my girl post a pic that crossed the boundaries of hijaab and inboxed me about it instead of praising her beauty or heart-ing it,
friends who saw me backbite and reminded me if I would like to eat the flesh of my brother,
friends who asked me to drop toxic friends who were using and abusing my love for them,
friends who saw me being ungrateful to my parents and reminded me of their countless favours upon me and their maqaam in Islam,
friends who stopped me from wasting time and took me to a halaqa instead,
friends who did not decrease their love and concern for me when I was a ghost friend dealing with my own issues,
friends who put their friendship on line to protect me from risking my akhira.
You guys know who you are and I love you all. ❤️✊🏽🙏
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1) The Patient & Just: The woman who remains patient in all circumstances, and never whines, moans and complains. When she has to communicate she is direct and clear. When some trouble or affliction hits her, she turns to Allah for help.
But when her rights are being trampled she has a strong voice and fights for her haqq.
Don't make mistakes some of our Fathers or Senior Brothers made.
Marry now with the little you have. Don't wait to be a millionaire, Have kids early so you can grow with them. Grow with your kids and succeed with your wife.
You will never finish making money or achieving your plans. You might still not succeed at your target year. So start your life early, with consistency you will grow.
My father said this to me: When i was 25, i was talking about making billions before i marry.
Many years later, billions didn't come, yet no kid no wife... I had an opportunity to marry the most beautiful love of my life very early, But my fear was, can i really take care of her? But right now She's married with Four grown up children.
I saw her video and made a mental note to post about it. I commend this beautiful sister for being so honest, brave and vulnerable. Allah knows I would be deeply sad if I had a sister tested with marriage. If you don't like profanity please skip this video.
She uses profanity. Just a headsup for sisters who don't like that.
Moving on....
Dear Single sisters in love (yep the haraam kind)! ❤
Firstly, I love you and I pray the man you love is the right man for you and the right father for your progeny. And I pray this becomes halal and Allah facilitates things and forgives you both for your mistakes. With that being said...
It's normal to not relate to people who are not going through similar struggles like you are. Their sorrows/struggles aren't deeper and yours aren't shallow and vice versa.
Everyone is struggling according to what Allah deems they can bear. If you think you have it harder then remember.
📚 ❝If Allah intends good for someone, then he afflicts him with trials.❞
- Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5321]
📖 ❝Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity...❞
{Surah Al Baqarah 2: Verse 286}
Don't get lost in reflections of people you do not relate to. Focus on your life, your journey, your struggles and not that of your social media newsfeed.
Living in the 21st century has its perks. Media is now accessible within the tip of our fingers by Social Media sites. Alhamdulillāh, through the power of Social Media we get the latest updates of any news that is important to the society.
But like any other thing, it has its cons. Social Media is addictive, the youth today spends most of their time through social media. As muslims, we have to understand that in our borrowed time in this dunya, every second counts.
We have to understand that our only purpose in this dunya is to please Allāh, nothing else. Wasted time is something that is not taken lightly in Islam, each second of our existence will be questioned on the Day of Judgement.
There was once a man who was madly in love with his wife even though they had been together for more than 10 years, when he was asked what it was about her that he was all praise, he said:
"Ever since we got married, to my aggravation, she never stopped asking me to perform my prayers. Year after year passed by but I did not give two hoots about what she said, but on our 10th wedding anniversary,
I asked her what she wanted as her gift and she simply told that my best gift to her would be if I started to pray. I could not deny it to her this time and now as a result,