Friday, October 5, 2007

Istighfar- Seeking Forgiveness

The Prophet ( peace be upon him), said, "The best supplication for forgiveness is to say, 'Allahumma

anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata'tu.

A'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu, abu'u laka bini'matika 'alayya wa abu'u laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu

la yaghfirudhdhunuba illa anta
(O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and

I am Your servant, and I try my best to keep my covenant (faith) with You and to live in the hope of

Your promise. I seek refuge in You from evil done by me. I acknowledge Your favors upon me and I

acknowledge my sins. So forgive me for none forgives sins but You."') The Prophet (peace be upon

him), added, "If somebody recites this during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day

before the evening, he will be one of the people of Paradise. And if somebody recites it at night with

firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be one of the people of Paradise." (Bukhari)

Monday, October 1, 2007

Four things that increase the freshness of face and its happiness

The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him & his descendants) said:



1) Three things that make the body sick:
a) Excessive talk
b) Excessive sleep
c) Excessive eating and

2) Four things that destroys the body:
a) Worry
b) Sorrow (Sadness/Grief)
c) Hunger
d) Staying up late (in the night)

3) Four things that dry the face & take away its happiness:
a) Lying
b) Being disrespectful / impudent (insisting on something
wrong
knowingly)
c) Arguing without knowledge
d) Excessive immorality (doing something wrong without fear)

4) Four things that increases the freshness of face & its
happiness:

a) faithfulness
b) Loyalty
c) Generosity (being kind)
d) To be helpful to others without he/she asking for that.

5) Four things that stop the Rizq (Sustenance)
a) Sleeping in the morning (from Fajr to
sunrise)
b) Praying less
c) Laziness / Idleness
d) Treachery / Dishonesty

6) Four things that bring / increase the Rizq.
a) Staying up in the night for prayers.
b) Excessive Repentance
c) Regular Charity
d) D hikr (Remembrance of Allah / God).

The Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him & his progeny) also said to
Communicate to others even if you listen one Verse (Ayat) & this one
verse will stand on the day of Judgement for intercession.