Eid Ul-Fitr :-)

May you all have a  blessed Eid with your loved ones! :-)

Laylatul Qadr - A night which is better than a thousand months

 Laylatul Qadr

So valuable is this Night of Qadr that the Quran devotes a special surah to
it “Lailatul Qadr is better than a thousand months” [97:3]

Reason of Revelation

The Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) told the companions about a man of the previous nations; a man who lived and fought jihad and worshipped Allah (S.W.T.) for over 1000 months (roughly 83 years, 4 months).

The Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) was shown the average age of previous nations and he was shown the average age of his nation, he noticed that his ummah had the shortest lifespan (60-70 years), he was afraid that his ummah would not have enough time to do good deads like the previous nations.Thus, Allah (S.W.T.) gifted him and his ummah with Laylatul Qadr, which is not equavalent to the worship of 1000 months of the man of the previous nation, infact, it is BETTER  than thosse 1000 months.

Translation of Surah Al-Qadr

This one night surpasses the value of 30,000 nights. The most authentic account of the occurrence of the Night indicates that it can occur on any one of the last ten days of Ramadan.

According to few accounts it is believed to be on one of the odd numbered nights of Ramadan, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, while most people believe it to be on the 27th, there's no guarantee or confirmation regarding that.

We should target and strive to stay up and make abundent supplications through out the last 10 days of Ramadan if we want to make sure we don't miss the Night of Power. 

The main Dua for Laylatul Qadr is the following:

Aisha (Ra) said: “I asked the Messenger of Allah: 'O Messenger of Allah, if I know what night is the night of Qadr, what should I say during it?' He said: 'Say: O Allah, You are pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me.' “

"Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul 'afwa fa'fu 'annee" (Ahmad, Ibn Majah, and Tirmidhi).

 

• Subhan'Allah very informative lecture - The Night of your Life : Tafseer of Surah Al-Qadr by Sheikh Omar Suleiman -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oam2qJz0y8

Practical Tips for sadaqah (charity)

Very useful and practical Tips for sadaqah (charity)...

✏#1:buy a chair and keep it in a masjid, whoever prays on it Inshaalah ull be rewarded for it..

✏#2: keep a bowl or glass of water on ur window for the birds ,thats charity...make it a habit..u will b rewarded Inshaalah. .

✏#3:old pair of socks,pajamas,put dem in a packet ,give it to any labor on ur way,its sadaqah..

✏#4:keep a box in ur room and put a penny or rupee whenever u seem to have sinned,open da box after a month and give the cash for charity,make it a habit..

✏#5:write the dua of entering the house and leaving the house on two papers,stick it on the entrance of house,Inshaalah u will b rewarded for whoever will read it..

✏#6: sponsor an orphan from ur pocketmoney..

✏#7: family gatherings that take place in farmhouses, take carton of juice with u and distribute it .

✏#8: if there is a construction going on around ur house,get a box of water and juice ,refrigerate it, and give it to da labours chilled u will be rewarded Inshaalah.

✏#9: if u get the change at the petrol pump by da worker ask him whether hez a muslim and let the change b with him ,even if he was a non muslim, be a good face for ur religion. .

✏#10: keep a quran in any masjid and get the reward for whoever reads even a single letter of it,a letter is multiplied into 10 times,imagine the reward Inshaalah. .

✏#11: if there is water left in ur glass ,put it in the flower pot..

✏#12: cheer any muslim brother,especially those who are sad..

✏#13: smile to whom u pass by,greet to the one next to u and a good word is sadaqah.

✏#14: do not sleep until u have forgiven to whoever have hurted u..

✏#15: share this msg to as many people as u can ,it is sadaqah. .

NOTE:-it is very important to make a niyaah for every single sadaqah u do.