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It’s crazy, I wrote this almost a decade ago and today, it’s with such a heavy heart to say that this elder from our community passed away. Whenever I went to the masjid he was there, always. He was always there at the front row, be it ramadhan or not, fajr or asr, if anyone is guaranteed to be there, it would be him. Such a heartbreaking loss for our community.

O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him. Give him strength and pardon him. Be generous to him and widen for him his grave and shed light upon him in there. O Allaah take his attachment to the masjid and place it on his scale of good deeds and pardon him for any of his sins and shortcomings

An elder from the Masjid was looking a little upset and distressed so I asked him if everything is okay, he said its fine and that he just wanted to be alone, so I sat beside him and carried on reading the book I had with me. After a few minutes passed he asked if I could get some water for him and then began talking to me. We spoke about random stuff for a short time and then he began speaking to me about his wife; that she had done much good for him, that his children are only good people; firstly by the Permission of Allaah and then solely due to his wife’s amazing character and eemaan, that she had helped him physically, mentally and spiritually to the point he said that he wouldnt even be a quarter of the man he is today if it wasnt for her. He gave me a lot of advice based on personal experiences for future references and honestly I left with nothing but speech filled with wisdom.

The thing is throughout this entire conversation, he had tears in his eyes, I was a little confused so later on I asked around only to find out that his wife had passed away sometime ago, may Allaah have mercy on her and allow them to reunite in His beautiful Paradise.

Lesson to take here is you see… this is the beauty of a marriage established upon Islaam, even after death, so many benefits can be taken from their marriage and so much love remains solely due to the piety and righteousness of their spouses.

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The Sunan of ‘Eid al Fitr.

Sa’eed Ibn al Musayyib  ‏رحمه الله said;

The Sunnah of ‘Eid Al Fitr consists of three things:

Walking to the prayer place

Eating before leaving [for the prayer].

And taking a full bath.

—  Authenticated by Shaykh al Albaani in Al Irwaa 3/104]

It is [also] mustahabb (recommended) to recite takbeer during the night of ‘Eid from sunset on the last day of Ramadhaan until the imam comes to lead the prayer.

It was narrated that Ibn Masood who would recite,  

لله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر، الله أكبر، ولله الحمد

Transliteration: Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, Allaahu akbar, waAllaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, wa Lillaahi’l-hamd.

Translation: Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is no god except Allaah, Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great , Allaah is Most Great, and all praise be to Allaah).

— Authenticated by Shaykh al Albaani in Al Irwaaa 3/125]

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“The days of ‘Eid are days of thankfulness, seeking forgiveness and pardoning others.”

— Ibn Rajab رحمه الله| Lataa'if al Ma’aarif Pg.384

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Eid Mubaarak!

تقبل الله منا ومنكم وأحاله الله عليك

May Allaah accept (this worship) from us and from you and may you live to see another (‘Eid).

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Feeling alone on Eid?

Today I was incredibly honored to sit with the Imam of Masjid AlAqsa in Masjid AlAqsa. He shared a profound statement for those of you who are lonely while celebrating Eid.

He shared that Abdullah Ibn Mubarak used to be asked, “Don’t you get lonely?” Abdullah Ibn Mubarak spoke of the Quran and he said, “When I am with it, I am speaking with Allah. I am speaking with the Prophets. I am speaking with the Angels. I am never alone.”

Being lonely is especially raw on a day like Eid. But know that the trees and the birds, the mountains and the ants, the sun and the sky all praise Allah with you! I’m sorry you’re alone on this day. But you aren’t truly alone.

Take the Quran out to coffee, treat yo self and know that God sees what you’re going through; He hears you, He sees you, He praises you and He loves you.

Eid mubarak fam!

Ustadha Maryam Amir

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Being happy for Eid is sunnah. I know you might not actually be happy right now. But fake the happiness and I promise you that a day will come where you wont need to be faking it anymore. Eid Mubarak 🌸

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‘Eid is a day to Glorify and Praise Allaah.

لله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر، الله أكبر، ولله الحمد

Transliteration: Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, Allaahu akbar, waAllaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, wa Lillaahi’l-hamd.

Translation: Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is no god except Allaah, Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great , Allaah is Most Great, and all praise be to Allaah).

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Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali رحمه الله:

"How can a believer not shed tears upon the departure of Ramadan

when he does not know if he will live to see it again?"

[Lataif Al Ma’arif, pg. 216]

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“The hearts of the righteous are filled with nostalgia, longing and lamenting from the pain of departure [of the blessed month of Ramadhaan].”

ー Ibn Rajab ‏ رحمه الله|  Lataaif al-Ma’aarif , Pg. 304

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Five Degrees of Prayer

With respect to prayer, there are five levels of people. [The lowest] is he ‘who wrongs his own soul’; who is remiss; who curtails his ablution and the times, limits and essential elements of prayer.

At the second level is he who keeps the times, rules and elements of prayer; who keeps its ablution but is taken away by distractions, which he lacks the inner strength to resist.

At the third level is he who keeps the limits and essential elements of the prayer, and struggles against distractions. This person is preoccupied with striving against his Foe, ‘lest he rob him of his prayer’. In prayer, he is in sacred combat [jihad].

At the fourth level is he who, standing in prayer, completes its requirements, its essential elements and its limits. His heart is absorbed in safeguarding the rules and requirements of the prayer ‘lest he miss any of them’. In fact, his entire concern becomes performing the prayer as it should be, completely and perfectly. In this way, his concern for the prayer and for worshipping his Lord absorbs his heart.

At the fifth level is he who, standing in prayer, performs it in the manner of the fourth, but in addition places his heart before his Lord. With this he beholds God –ever vigilant before Him, filled with His love and glory—as if, seeing Him, he were physically present before Him. Therefore, the distractions vanish, as the veil between him and his Lord is lifted. The difference between this person in his prayer and everyone else is as vast as the distance between heaven and earth, for he is occupied [only] with his Lord Almighty in prayer, in which he finds his source of gladness.

[Of these five persons], the first will be punished, the second admonished, the third redeemed, the fourth rewarded, and the fifth brought near to his Lord—for his source of gladness has been placed in prayer. And whoever is gladdened by the prayer in this world will be gladdened by nearness to his Lord in this world and the next. He who finds gladness in God, gladdens others [in turn]. But whoever does not, leaves this world a loser.

It has [also] been said that when the servant stands up to pray, God says, ‘Remove the veil between Me and My servant.’ But when the servant turns away—which is taken to mean from God to something else—He says, ‘Replace the veil.’ When he turns toward something else, the veil descends between him and God; and the Devil enters to show him all sorts of worldly things, appearing as if in a mirror. But when the servant turns his heart towards God, and d does not turn away, the Devil cannot find a place between that heart and God. The Devil enters only when the veils are raised. So if the worshipper flees towards God, and makes his heart present, the Devil flees; if he turns away, he returns. Such is the lot of the worshipper and the lot of the Devil with respect to prayer.

–Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (”The Invocation of God”, Fitzgerald & Slitine)

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A poem on Ramadhaan and Laylat al Qadr by Ibn Rajab al Hanbali ‏رحمه الله

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Du'aa for Laylatul Qadr

 ‏اللهم إنك عفوا تحب العفو فاعف عني

Transliteration: Allaahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibbul ‘afwa fa’fu ‘annee

Translation: O Allaah; You are The One Who pardons greatly; and You love to pardon; so pardon me.

— Saheeh Sunan At-Tirmidhee #3513

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اللهم اغفر لنا ذنوبنا كلها، دقها و جلها، أولها وآخرها،

اللهم تقبل منا صيامنا وقيامنا، واستغفارنا ودعائنا سرها وعلانيتها يا ذا الجلال والإكرام.

Transliteration: Allaahummagh firlanaa thunubanaa kullahaa, Diqqahaa wa jillahaa, awwalahaa wa aakhirahaa,

Allaahumma taqabbal minnaa, siyaamanaa wa qiyaamanaa, wastighfaaranaa wa duaa-ana, sirrahaa wa alaa niyatahaa yaa thal jalaali wal ikraam.

Translation: Oh Allaah forgive us for all our sins, minor and major, the first and the last,

O Allaah accept from us our fasting and our standing (in prayer) and our (seeking of) forgiveness and our supplication, those in secret and those made out loud O Owner of Might and Power.

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Feeling alone on Eid?

Today I was incredibly honored to sit with the Imam of Masjid AlAqsa in Masjid AlAqsa. He shared a profound statement for those of you who are lonely while celebrating Eid.

He shared that Abdullah Ibn Mubarak used to be asked, “Don’t you get lonely?” Abdullah Ibn Mubarak spoke of the Quran and he said, “When I am with it, I am speaking with Allah. I am speaking with the Prophets. I am speaking with the Angels. I am never alone.”

Being lonely is especially raw on a day like Eid. But know that the trees and the birds, the mountains and the ants, the sun and the sky all praise Allah with you! I’m sorry you’re alone on this day. But you aren’t truly alone.

Take the Quran out to coffee, treat yo self and know that God sees what you’re going through; He hears you, He sees you, He praises you and He loves you.

Eid mubarak fam!

Ustadha Maryam Amir

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“The days of ‘Eid are days of thankfulness, seeking forgiveness and pardoning others.”

— Ibn Rajab رحمه الله| Lataa'if al Ma’aarif Pg.384

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‘Eid is a day to Glorify and Praise Allaah.

لله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر، الله أكبر، ولله الحمد

Transliteration: Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, Allaahu akbar, waAllaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, wa Lillaahi’l-hamd.

Translation: Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great, there is no god except Allaah, Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is Most Great , Allaah is Most Great, and all praise be to Allaah).

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Being happy for Eid is sunnah. I know you might not actually be happy right now. But fake the happiness and I promise you that a day will come where you wont need to be faking it anymore. Eid Mubarak 🌸