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Post by Ummati on May 2, 2011 23:30:34 GMT 5
Hadith:
"The best among you is the best to their family, and I am the best one to my family." [reported by Imam At-Tirmithi, Ibn Hibban, and Ibn Majah]
"If a Muslim man spends on his family and expects a reward from Allah (S.W.T.), it will be considered as a charity." [Reported by Imams Bukhari and Muslim]
"The best [reward for a] Dinar a man spends is the Dinar he spends on his family..." [Reported by Imams Muslim, At-Tirmithi, and Al-Bayhaqi]
A'ishah said, "The prophet (S.A.W.) used to participate with the work of his family, and if he heard the athan, he went out (for prayer)." [Reported by Imams Bukhari and Abu-Dawud]
“The best, complete believer in faith is the one best in morals and most kind with his family.” [An authentic hadith reported by Imam At-Tirmithi, Al-Hakim, and Ahamd]
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Post by iLoveAllah on May 8, 2011 17:17:41 GMT 5
My Mother-in-Law and I
Good manners and habits are the best jewels. Whichever woman adorns herself with them will be regarded as the most beloved by all. Whoever you meet, meet them with respect and speak gently.
A long time ago in China , a girl named Li-Li got married & went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all.
Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li was angered by many of her mother-in-law's habits. In addition, she criticized Li-Li constantly.
Days passed, and weeks passed. Li-Li and her mother-in-law never stopped arguing and fighting.
But what made the situation even worse was that, according to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow to her mother-in-law and obey her every wish. All the anger and unhappiness in the house was causing Li-Li's poor husband great distress.
Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law's bad temper and dictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about it! Li-Li went to see her father's good friend, Mr. Huang, who sold herbs.
She told him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that she could solve the problem once and for all.
Mr. Huang thought for awhile, and finally said, "Li-Li, I will help you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell you."
Li-Li said, "Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do."
Mr. Huang went into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a package of herbs. He told Li-Li, "You can't use a quick-acting poison to get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become suspicious Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body. Every other day prepare some delicious meal and put a little of these herbs in her serving.
Now, in order to make sure that nobody suspect you, when she dies, you must be very careful to act very friendly towards her. "Don't argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like a queen." Li-Li was so happy.
She thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to start her plot of murdering her mother-in-law.
Weeks went by, and months went by, and every other day, Li-Li served the specially treated food to her mother-in-law. She remembered what Mr. Huang had said about avoiding suspicion, so she controlled her temper, obeyed her mother-in-law, and treated her like her own mother.
After six months had passed, the whole household had changed. Li-Li had practiced controlling her temper so much that she found that she almost never got mad or upset. She hadn't had an argument with her mother-in-law in six months because she now seemed much kinder and easier to get along with.
The mother-in-law's attitude toward Li-Li changed, and she began to love Li-Li like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives that Li-Li was the best daughter-in- law one could ever find. Li-Li and her mother-in-law were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter.
Li-Li's husband was very happy to see what was happening. One day, Li-Li came to see Mr. Huang and asked for his help again She said, "Dear Mr. Huang, please help me to keep the poison from killing my mother-in-law. She's changed into such a nice woman, and I love her like my own mother. I do not want her to die because of the poison I gave her."
Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head. "Li-Li, there's nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitamins to improve her health. The idea was to wash away all the ill-will by the love which you gave to her."
Respect your mother-in-law in all conditions as you respect your own mother. Always give preference to her pleasure whether you are in difficulty or ease. Do not say something that may distress or displease her. If she admonishes you, heed her advice with silence. Do not back- answer her even though it is something unpleasant and bitter. Serve her as you would serve your mother. If she assigns a task to someone else, go ahead and do it yourself.
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Post by Ummati on Aug 5, 2011 22:06:31 GMT 5
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Post by Ummati on Aug 5, 2011 22:34:05 GMT 5
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Post by Ummati on Jan 6, 2012 13:58:38 GMT 5
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu alayhi wasalam) said, “When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge which is beneficial, or a virtuous decendant who prays for him (for the deceased).” [Muslim] www.destinationjannah.tumblr.com
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Post by abdallah on Mar 23, 2012 16:28:17 GMT 5
Two BrothersOnce there lived two brothers who lost their parents at an early age. They worked together on their family farm. Some years later, the elder married and had a family with 2 children, while the other was still single. They worked hard together in the day and at the end of each day they shared their produce equally.
One day while the single brother was working in the fields, he thought to himself, “It’s not right that we share equally everything. I’m alone and my needs are simple. My brother has a big family. He needs much more.” With that in mind he took a sack full of grains and slowly went to his brothers barn and places the sack quietly. He did so every night.
Meanwhile, the married brother thought to himself, “It’s not right that we share everything equally. After all, I’m married and I have my wife and children to look after me in years to come. My brother has no family and no one can take care of his future. He really should have a bigger share.” So each night he took a bag of grain and put it into his brothers barn quietly.
This went on and both men were puzzled for years because their grain never dwindled.
Then one night, on the way to each others barn, the two brothers coincidentally met and they found out what was happening all these years! They dropped their bags, cried and embraced one another with tears of happiness.
Moral: love for your brother what you love for yourself.
May ALLAH allow us to implement this beautiful quality in our lives and keep us away from jealousy. Aameen.
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Post by Ummati on May 3, 2012 21:40:55 GMT 5
"Love your parents. We are so busy growing up, we often forget they are also growing old.
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Post by Ummati on Jun 1, 2012 22:11:17 GMT 5
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Post by Ummati on Aug 30, 2012 22:43:02 GMT 5
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Post by Ummati on Sept 15, 2012 11:03:06 GMT 5
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Post by Ayesha on Sept 16, 2012 15:04:16 GMT 5
sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/532155_10151095877057897_1032811090_n.jpg[/img] A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door. “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” “Yeah, sure, what is it?” replied the man. “Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?” “That’s none of your business! What makes you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily. “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy. “If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour.” “Oh, ” the little boy replied, head bowed. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?” The father was furious. “If the only reason you want to know how much money I make is just so you can borrow some to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you’re being so selfish. I work long, hard hours everyday and don’t have time for such childish games.” The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy’s questioning. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money. After an hour or so , the man had calmed down, and started to think he may have been a little hard on his son. May be there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he really didn’t ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door. “Are you asleep son?” he asked. “No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy. “I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man. “It’s been a long day and I took my aggravation out on you. Here’s that $10.00 you asked for.” The little boy sat straight up, beaming. “Oh, thank you daddy!” he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some more crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at the man. “Why did you want more money if you already had some?” the father grumbled. “Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20.00 now… Can I buy an hour of your time?” Give time to your children, because its easy to get carried away with life.
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Post by Ummati on Jan 1, 2013 14:13:43 GMT 5
Waking up your family
It's 5 AM in the morning... you can smell something burning... you realize the house is on fire... what do you do? Will you evacuate the house and leave your family to burn? No! You take them with you! So how can you know about the blazing hell fire, but don't bother waking up your siblings and parents??
O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [appointed] angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them but do what they are commanded. ~ Qur'an 66:6
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Post by Ummati on Feb 9, 2013 23:42:47 GMT 5
“The best of friends are the ones whos voices linger longer than their actual company, reminding you to do good.”
-Ammar Al-Shukry
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Post by Ummati on Mar 25, 2013 15:54:07 GMT 5
“Guard against having a bad opinion of people.” -Al Hasan Al-Basree
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Post by Ummati on May 17, 2013 20:39:52 GMT 5
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