MuslimahIdentity: WHAT YOU CAN DO IN ONE MINUTE

MuslimahIdentity: WHAT YOU CAN DO IN ONE MINUTE: Strive to make the utmost use of each minute of your life, as we would all account for each seconds, minutes, we spent on earth in the he...

DUA FOR ALL

“Oh Allah, we come before you today to ask for your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance,

We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values,

We confess that we have ridiculed the absolute truth of your word and called it PLURALISM,

We have rejected the Holy Quran and called it BORING

We have exploited the poor and called it LOTTERY,

We have rewarded laziness and called it WELFARE,

We have killed our unborn and called it CHOICE,

We have killed innocent men and called it JUSTICE,

We have neglected to discipline our children and called it BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM,

We abuse power and called it POLITICS,

We have coveted our neighbors possessions and called it AMBITION,

We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION,

We have ridiculed the honored values of our beloved prophets and called it enlightenment and Modernity (this is 21^st century wake up!)

Search us Oh Allah and know our hearts today, forgive us and cleanse us from every sin and set us free.

Oh Allah we are just humans and prone to mistakes.

Forgive us and have mercy on us!

Ameen thuma ameen!                                            

WHAT YOU CAN DO IN ONE MINUTE

Strive to make the utmost use of each minute of your life, as we would all account for each seconds, minutes, we spent on earth in the hereafter.

People have been accustomed to wasting time on frivolities and inanities, as Muslims in one minute, by giving charity, studying, memorizing the Quran and some other relevant books, you can also strive to do good deed etc. you can make sure that this minute of your life is not wasted, one minute may be recorded in your book of good deeds if you know how to make the most use of it and take care of it.

Strive to make the most of each minute, there follows a list of the things that can be done in one minute some listed by Muhammad S. al Munajjid

·        In one minute you can recite Surat Al-Fatiha 3 times reciting rapidly and silently. Surat al fatihah is the most superior surah in the holy Quran

Bukhari :: Book 6 :: Volume 61 :: Hadith 528 Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Mu'alla:

While I was praying, the Prophet called me but I did not respond to his call. Later I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I was praying." He said, "Didn't Allah say: 'O you who believe! Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle when he calls you'?" (8.24)
He then said, "Shall I not teach you the most superior Surah in the Qur'an?" He said, '(It is),
'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. ' (i.e., Surat Al-Fatiha) which consists of seven repeatedly recited Verses and the Magnificent Qur'an which was given to me." subhannAllah you get rewarded so much in one minute by reading this surah.

·        In one minute, you can motivate your heart, give thanks to Allah, to love him, to fear him, to long for him and thus travel through the stages of uboodiyah (total enslavement to Almighty Allah) you could do this when you are lying on your bed or walking on the street.

·        In one minute, you can read more than two pages of a useful book that is easy to understand.

·        In one minute, you can uphold the ties of kinship by calling a relative on phone.

·        In one minute, you can say Salam and shake hands with a number of people in one minute.

·        In one minute, you can ask Almighty Allah for forgiveness

·        In one minute, you can call or visit your parents and say a little prayer for them and appreciate them.

·        In one minute you can avoid getting angry as the prophet says:  Narrated Abu Huraira: A man said to the Prophet, "Advise me!” The Prophet said, "Do not become angry and furious." The man asked (the same) again and again, and the Prophet said in each case, "Do not become angry and furious." (Bukhari: Book 8 :: Volume 73 :: Hadith 137)     lets learn to practice Sabr (patience) in every step of life as Allah loves As-Sabireen(the patient) & Almighty Allah is always with the As-Sabireen.

·        In one minute, you can be silent and avoid talking unnecessarily. Silence is the best answer for all questions. Nothing is as important as your character; know when to keep silent and when to speak up.

·         In one minute, you can apologize to those you have offended. The best way to get the last word is to apologize.

·        In one minute you can lend your hand to someone in need, take that chance indeed.

·        In one minute, you can learn a new thing about Islam by going through the Quran or through reading small pamphlets, newspapers, magazines and books. If we learn one new thing about our Deen every day we open our minds to a better day.

·        In one minute, you can appreciate the favor Almighty Allah has bestowed upon you and the gift of live by saying Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah).

·        In one minute you can smile and offer words of comfort to a friend or to another sister or brother. Kinds words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.

All this and more you can do in one minute earning more rewards from Almighty Allah thereby drawing you closer to Allah and closer to paradise.

Bukhari: Book 6 :: Volume 60 :: Hadith 472 Narrated Ali:  

We were in the company of the Prophet and he said, "There is none among you but has his place written for him, either in Paradise or in the Hell-Fire." We said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we depend (on this fact and give up work)?" He replied, "No! Carry on doing good deeds, for everybody will find easy (to do) such deeds as will lead him to his destined place." Then the Prophet recited: 'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah, and believes in the best reward. We will make smooth for him the path of ease....the path for evil.' (92.5-10)

“the best deeds to Allah are those that maybe small but constant. (Bukhari)

DEATH

When I was sick and ill

I look beyond the sky and wonder about my ills

Thinking about my life

And saying to myself how it did not worth that while

Then the fear of death gripped me

Then I screamed please let me be

Then I muttered “OH ALLAH”

Grant me paradise

The house of the wise

The abode of the faithful’s

The resting place of the helpful and grateful’s

And I said to myself if its time

To say bye to my lifetime

Then, am prepared for death

Of which I don’t fear

But!!! Wait!!

I never got to apologize

For that other day at the class

Or got to pray at that appropriate time

I never got to tell her and him that it was wrong

Neither did I warn them of hell

I never got to say salaam alaykum to that brother or sister

Neither did I offer half my bread to that sister

I never got to smile at the baby sitter

and the old man that cleaned the litter

OH MY!! What a waste!

I ignored all these small things

And only thought of those big things

Now! No time to go back

Death is already on my back

For those of us who are still alive

And still living that bad life

This is an opportunity for you to do good deeds

And encourage others to do good deeds

Because all this will count on judgment day

May Almighty Allah make us inmate of paradise on that day. Ameeen.