A Powerful Lesson on How to Overlook the Errors of Muslims

-
Your Muslim Brother Is Not? BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH Sufyān ibn Ḥusayn (رحمه الله) said: "I mentioned something bad about someone in the presence of Liyaas ibn Muʿāwiyah , so he looked at my face and said: 'Have you invaded Rome?' I said: 'No.' He said: 'What about Sind, India, and Turkey?' I said: 'No.' He said: 'So Rome, Sind, India, and Turkey are safe from you, but your Muslim brother is not?!' Sufyān said: 'I never repeated it after that day.' — Al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah , 13/121 SubhanaLLAH. Sometimes, a single sentence is enough to transform a person. Muslims are humans. Imperfect. Sometimes, we want to dwell on the errors of fellow Believers. However, it is important to know that there are people who are certain of the truth from their LORD and they're still disgusted by it. Those are the ones who are deliberate disbelievers. So whenever a Muslim transgress we should correct with honour or overlook because c...

Peace Be Upon You for What You Patiently Endured

-

Peace Be Upon You for What You Patiently Endured

BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH

When my grandfather died, I had this overwhelming urge to say taslīm to his shrouded body in the van just before the Janāzah was conducted.

And I did.

Over and over.

Over and over.

Nonstop.

There was no one there except the security personnel surrounding him.

Everyone else was inside his mosque—UMB, Agodi Gate, Ibadan—preparing to move him for the Janāzah.

The security personnel tried to console me as I kept repeating the salām aloud.

But I wasn't grieving, and I didn't need to be consoled.

I just wanted to say the taslīm.

Or rather, let me say I felt an overwhelming need to say the taslīm.

I am sharing this story because today I came across the following report.

SubḥānaLLĀH.

I cried.

Ibn ʿUmar (may ALLAH be pleased with him and his father) would, whenever he was present at the death of a family member or relative, uncover the person's face and say:

"Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured."

— ʿAbd al-Razzāq, al-Muṣannaf (1983), Vol. 3, p. 410

Indeed, all praises belong to ALLAH.

Sincerely,

Hamidah Sẹ̀gílọlá Abbas (HSA)

Author, Women are the Messengers of Life

https://about.me/hamidahabbas

Popular posts from this blog

Tajweed and tongue tie (it is possible to have a tongue tie without knowing): Lesson 3

-
Image
BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH  Tajweed Journey | Vol. 3   (Do you know that it's possible to have a tongue tie without realising it?)  Memorising Before Tajweed (Here's why) Throughout my life, I've always struggled with Tajweed and I couldn't figure out why. Until, I discovered recently, in Hijra 1447, that I have a tongue tie. In order to save other people from what I struggled with, I decided to write this letter. So here it goes.... You need your tongue to pronounce 17 of the Arabic alphabets. If you have a tongue tie, you won't be able to pronounce them properly . It doesn't matter how hard you try or how long your Tajweed teacher trains you. So here's the problem. It is possible to have a tongue tie without knowing. I am a chief example of this. Look at the image above. According to that image, the severe tongue tie is extremely obvious. It is called an anterior tongue tie. If you have it you'll know. Doctors will also know. Where the pr...
Read more

Polygamy in Islam: I DON’T WANT MY HUSBAND TO MARRY ANOTHER WIFE — Your Number One Unexpected Story

-
Image
﷽ BismiLLAH. AlhamduliLLAH. “I DON’T WANT MY HUSBAND TO MARRY ANOTHER WIFE. I don’t want polygamy.” It is enough heartache to think about how traumatising it would feel to share one’s spouse intimately—both emotionally and physically. If merely thinking about it, without actually living through it, can cause so much pain, how painful would living through it be? The pain of polygamy has changed many married women into what they are not. And the pain they undergo—I am certain I do not want to know. I want to live a life of living , not coping. I want to live a life where I speak about the mercy of ALLAH most of the time, not about His tests all the time. I want to live a life of tranquillity, not rancour. I want to be in the kind of marriage that the daughter of the Prophet ﷺ— Zaynab bint Muhammad —was in; the marriage that Ruqayyah bint Muhammad was in: a monogamous marriage . I want a marriage that will be a source of mercy, love, and tranquillity. I do not want to...
Read more

Day 2, Shari'ah Intelligence Training (Muslim Intellectual Development Program), Ìbàdàn, 2026

-
BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH One unexpected aspect of this training is that, so far, being in a room and sitting for multiple hours with people who hold different opinions on so many issues, yet remaining together in harmony, has done something to me that no amount of studying could ever do. In addition, witnessing the excellence of the Da'wah Institute has been a thing of beauty. Receiving the 322-page manual and other materials from the institute, the ID card, the commitment to punctuality, the quality of the refreshments, the exercise sessions, and even the depth of thought behind the name game—SubhanaLLAH. In case you have not noticed, I am a fan of very few people. First of all, I am a long-term admirer of my late grandfather, Shaykh Mas'ud Ọláńrewájú Adèpọ̀jù, the founder of Universal Muslim Brotherhood (UMB), Agodi Gate, Ìbàdàn. Secondly, I am also a fan of the Da'wah Institute. I remember my hostel mate showing me a presentation by Shaykh Nurudeen Lemu during my u...
Read more