Plant a Tree

The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Never a Muslim plants a tree, but he has the reward of charity for him; for what is eaten out of that is charity, what is stolen out of that, what the beasts eat out of that, what the birds eat out of that, is charity for him.” [Bukhari]

Plant a tree, preferably a fruit tree. Don’t worry about whether you get to enjoy its fruits or not. Let bird, beast and man benefit from it. Without even realizing how much, you will be accruing good deeds in your account.

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Eid Mubarak — Peace be upon you!

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Abdullah bin Salam becomes a Muslim (II)

 

“Abdullah bin Salam (radi Allahu anhu) said: ‘O Allah’s Messenger; the Jews are liars, and if they should come to know that I have embraced Islam, they will accuse me of being a liar.’ In the meantime some Jews came (to the Prophet) and he asked them, ‘What is Abdullah’s status amongst you?’ They replied, ‘He is the best amongst us, and he is our chief and the son of our chief.’ The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, ‘What would you say if Abdullah bin Salam embraced Islam?’ They replied, ‘May Allah protect him from this!’ Then Abdullah came out and said, ‘I testify that La ilaha illAllah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) and that Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) is the Messenger of Allah.’ The Jews then said, ‘Abdullah is the worst of us, and the son of the worst of us,’ and disparaged him. On that Abdullah said, ‘O Allah’s Messenger! This is what I was afraid of.’” [Sahih Bukhari]

 

Quran Only

– Quran Only
Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “When I order you with something, then do as much of it as you can, and when I forbid you from something, then avoid it.” [Sahih Bukhari]

A woman came to the Sahabi, Abdullah ibn Masud (radi Allahu anhu), and said, “I have heard that you forbid tattooing and the use of false hair – is that something that you have found in the Book of Allah or from the Messenger (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam)?”

 

Ramadan Dua’a

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The Sign of the Camel

Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) narrated that when the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) passed by what used to be the dwellings, al-Hijr, of Thamud, he said: “Do not ask for signs. The people of Salih had asked for that. (So they were given the sign of a she-camel which) used to come out from this way (and he pointed to an opening) and returned from that. They transgressed the command of their Lord and hamstrung her. (The procedure was that) she drank water from the well one day and they drank her milk the next day. (They did not value this favour) but hamstrung her and so were seized by the blast which Allah the Glorious sent to them from the sky – all except one of them who was in the Haram.”

He was asked who that person was, and he said: “He was Abu Righal. When he came out of the Haram, he too suffered the same punishment that had befallen his people.” [Musnad Ahmed]

 

Your Wishes Take Nothing Away From the Ocean

The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Allah, Most High said, ‘O My slaves! If the first of you and the last of you, the living among you and the dead among you, the fresh among you and the dry among you were to gather together upon one plateau, and each person among them were to ask for his utmost desire, and I were to give each what he asked for, that would not diminish from My sovereignty, except as if one of you were to pass by an ocean and dip a needle into it then remove it. That is because I am the Most Liberal without need, the Most Generous, doing as I will. I give by My speech and I punish by My speech, whenever I will something I only say, “Be” and it shall be.’” [Jami at-Tirmidhi]