يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا نُودِىَ لِلصَّلَوٰةِ مِن يَوْمِ ٱلْجُمُعَةِ فَٱسْعَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلْبَيْعَ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu’ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for …
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ (٢١) 21. O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious – see V. 2:2). ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فِرَٰشًا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ …
Tasbih (2)
Should you want to make tasbih, but not have your beads around, your fingers make a good alternative to the mustahab. Every finger has three bones, so it’s pretty easy to count 33 SubhanAllahs, 33 Alhamdulillahs and 33 Allahu Akbars, and your pointer finger is right there to finish it off with la ilaha il …
dua after takbeer, at the start of prayer
اللّهُـمَّ باعِـدْ بَيـني وَبَيْنَ خَطـايايَ كَما باعَدْتَ بَيْنَ المَشْرِقِ وَالمَغْرِبْ ، اللّهُـمَّ نَقِّنـي مِنْ خَطايايَ كَمـا يُـنَقَّى الثَّـوْبُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسْ ، اللّهُـمَّ اغْسِلْنـي مِنْ خَطايـايَ بِالثَّلـجِ وَالمـاءِ وَالْبَرَدْ ‘O Allaah, distance me from my sins just as You have distanced The East from The West, O Allaah, purify me of my sins as a …
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Tasbih
Throughout Ramadan, we make every attempt to worship more, make more dhikr (rememberance) and dua (supplication). One tool that helps some people is the misbaha, which has three groups of 33 beads or stones or whatever; some are a single group of 33. This aids in reciting the tasbih: reciting SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahu Akbar (Glory …
peaceful
I’m struggling some this evening. Alhamdulillah. Working while fasting makes time go by faster, but can tend to sap your energy if you’re not careful. Cold-water wudu, Sunnah naps, and dhikr (rememberance) help, and the time to break fast is not far away. Alhamdulillah, Allah makes it easy for us.
A couple of thoughts on Ramadan, after spending far too much time thinking about the silly parts of the world
Ramdan is expressly a month for worshiping God, for prayer (salat), rememberance (dhikr), and supplication (dua). He ordained fasting for us so that we might become Al Muttaqun, those people who are filled with taqwa, with piety and righteousness. At its best, the practice of self restraint in the month helps increase our patience, reminds …