Islamic Insight

29/12/2024

29/12/2024

When ‘Umar bin al-Khattab رضي الله عنه was walking in the market, he passed by a man who was supplicating :
اللهم اجعلني من القليل اللهم اجعلني من القليل
"O Allāh, make me from the few! O Allāh make me from the few!"
So ‘Umar said to him :
"Where did you get this du'a (supplication) from?"
And the man said :

"Allāh in His Book says :
وَقَليلٌ مِن عِبادِيَ الشَّكورُ
“And few of My servants are grateful.”
[Quran, Saba’ (chapter 34) ; 13]"

So ‘Umar wept and admonished himself :
"The people are more knowledgeable than you, O Umar! O Allāh make us from Your ‘FEW’ servants."

Sometimes when you advise someone to leave a sin, they respond with :
"But everybody does it, it’s not just me!"
But if you look for the words “MOST PEOPLE” in the Quran, you will find that most people are :

ولكن اكثرهم لا يعلمون
"…and however most people DO NOT know."
[Quran, Al-A'rāf (chapter 7) ; 187]

ولكن أكثرهم لا يشكرون
"…and most people DO NOT believe."
[Quran, Hūd (chapter 11) ; 17].

And if you look for “MOST OF THEM“, you will find :
وانّ أكثر كم فا يقو ن
"…defiantly disobedient."
[Quran, Al-Māidah (chapter 5) ; 59]

و لكن أكثرهم يجهلون
"…ignorant."
[Quran, Al-An'ām (chapter 6) ; 111] — and

بل أكثرهم لا يعلمون الحق فهم معرضون
"…turning away."
[Quran, Al-Anbiyā (chapter 21) ; 24].

So be of the “FEW”, whom Allāh says about them :

و قليلٌ من عبادي الشّكور
"…and FEW of My servants are grateful."
[Quran, Saba’ (chapter 34) ; 13] — and

وما آمن معه إلاّ قليلٌ
"…but none had believed with him, except A FEW."
[Quran, Hūd (chapter 11) ; 40]

في جنات النعيم ثلة من الاولين و قليل من الآخرين
"…in the Gardens of Bliss : many from the past and a FEW from later generations."
[Quran, Al-Wāqi'ah (chapter 56) ; 12-14]

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said :
"Go on the PATH OF TRUTH and DO NOT feel lonely because there are FEW who TAKE THAT PATH ; and BEWARE of the PATH OF FALSEHOOD and DO NOT be deceived by the vastness of the perishers."

•References : [Kitab al-Zuhd - Ahmad bin Hanbal ; and Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah]

May Allāh make us of His FEW servants.

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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “By Allah, it is not poverty I fear for you, rather I fear you will be given the wealth of the world, just as it was given to those before you. You will compete for it just as they competed for it and it will ruin you just as it ruined them.”

(Al Bukhari 2988)

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Ramadan Mubarak to all muslims across the globe ❤

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Marhaba da watan sha'ban ...

06/03/2022

How is your relationship with Allah? It's worth pondering 🤔

Dr. Issah Mansoor Yelwah

07/01/2022

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL END!

Everything is now clear to me! Allahu Akbar! Dr has paid his dues. It was one of his major dreams to right the wrongs advanced in the name of religion perpetrated by all Muslim factions, and to revert the current generation to the correct teachings of Islam devoid of divisions, senseless bid'atization and takfeer. These were clearly seen in his final days' sermons and teachings, as if to say he was recapping his message to bid us a bye. While others try to divide, he was constantly trying his best to unite with wisdom! The entire African Hausa speaking muslim world will testify to his sincerity to deliver the message of Allah devoid of fear, specifically in his last days on earth! He did his best, people were (and still are) just adamant! We shall all testify for him on the Day of Judgement in shaa Allah. May Allah have mercy on him and grant him Paradise. May Allah have mercy on all gone souls. Aameen.

Innaa Lillah wa innaa ilaihi Raaji'uun.

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N/B : Jana'iza is 1:30 PM today

04/01/2022

Over 1400 years ago, when a child was born, the Prophet ‎ﷺ made it his Sunnah to take a small part of a date and place it in his mouth. He would then chew it until it was soft and then rub it onto the palate of the new born baby. This is called Taḥnīk.

'Today', BBC News has reported that "experts" have said - "A dose of sugar given as a gel rubbed into the inside of the cheek is a cheap and effective way to protect premature babies against brain damage." (Source can be found in the comment section below)

This is why Muslims follow the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allāh ‎ﷺ without questioning it. Science is only now discovering a tradition that was introduced 1400 years ago because Islām was and still is the forefront of development.