Fasting in the Month of Sha’ban

With everything, practice makes perfect. That goes for fasting too!

With super long days, this year ramadhan is going to be tough, but only if you haven’t prepared! The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلّم) encouraged us to fast during the month of Sha’ban calling it the neglected month. We should all try and fast a few days, preparing for the month ahead!

Hadith regarding Fasting in Sha’ban

Usamah ibn Zayd (radiAllahu anhu) said: I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلّم), I do not see you fasting in any other month like you fast in Sha’ban.’ He said, ‘That is a month to which people do not pay attention, between Rajab and Ramadan, and it is a month in which deeds are lifted up to the Lord of the Worlds. I like for my deeds to be lifted up when I am fasting.’ [Al-Nasa’i]

Aisha (radiAllahu anha) said: The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلّم) did not fast in any month more than Sha’ban, and he used to fast all of Sha’ban and he used to say: “Do as much of good deeds as you can, for Allah does not get tired (of giving reward) until you get tired.” And the most beloved of prayers to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلّم) was that in which one persists even if it is little. When he offered a prayer he would persist in doing so. [Bukhari]




The Month of Sha^ban and the Supplication on Its 15th Night

The month of Sha^ban is the eighth month of the lunar year in the Islamic calendar and the month immediately preceding the month of Ramadan. For Muslims all around the world, the month of Sha^ban is a special time in which they try to do more good deeds than usual and fast more optional fasts than they do in other months. The Prophet used to fast a lot during this month. It is the habit of the Muslims to celebrate the 15th night of the month of Sha^ban by praying, reciting Quran, praising Allah, and making a great deal of supplication to Allah during that night.



It is a good matter to recite the following supplication on the 15th night of Sha^ban:



"اللهمّ يا الله يا حيّ يا قيوم يا غفور يا تواب يا هادي يا فتاح يا رزاق يا وهاب يا كريم يا أرحم الراحمين يا ذا المنّ والإنعام أسألك بحق أسمائك الحسنى أن تصلِ وتسلم على سيدنا محمد وأن تجعلنا موفقين للخير والأذكار مستغنين بفضلك عمّن سواك، وأن ترزقنا كمال الإيمانِ وقوةَ اليقين، وأن تحشرنا مع الأنبياء والشهداء والصالحينَ بجاه سيّد المرسلين ومحبوب رب العالمين، والحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وسلم".



Allahumma Ya Allah, Ya Haiy, Ya Qaiyum, Ya Ghafoor, ya tawwab, ya hadi, ya Fattah, Ya Razzaq, ya Wahhab, ya Karim, ya ArHamar-RaHimin, Ya dhal-Manni wal-In^am, 'as'aluka BiHaqi Asma'ikal-Husna, An Tusalliy wa Tusallim ^ala Sayidina Muhammad wa anta taj^alana muwaffaqina lilkhayri wal-'Adhkar, mustaghneena bifadlika ^amman siwak, wa 'an tarzuqana kamalal-Iman wa quwatal-Yaqeen wa 'an TaHshurana ma^ al-'Anbiya'i wash-Shuhada'i was-SaliHeena, Bijahi Sayidil-Mursalina, wa MaHbubi Rabil-^Alamina, wal-Hamdulillahi Rabil-^Alamin, Wa Sallallahu ^Ala Sayidina Muhammad wa Sallam.



which means: O Allah, You are the Alive, the Qayyum, the Forgiver of sins, the One Who accepts the repentance, the One Who creates the guidance, the One Who endows the endowments on the people and sustains them, the Generous and Most Merciful. O Allah, We ask You by the virtue of Your Good Names to raise the rank of our Prophet Muhammad, to guide us to mention You a lot, to make us rely deeply on You, and to make us satisfied with what You give us without leaning towards acquiring worldly matters from other than You, and to do the good deeds. We ask You to give us a perfect belief and a strong certitude, and to gather us on the Day of Judgment with the prophets, the martyrs, and the righteous Muslims. We ask You for all of that by the virtue of our Master, Muhammad, the Master of the Messengers and the Special beloved person to His Lord. Praise be to Allah, the Owner of the humans and the jinns. May Allah raise the rank of our Prophet, Muhammad, and protect his nation from that which he fears for them. Amin.

Sha`ban is one of the meritorious months for which we find particular instructions in the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad . It is reported in authentic ahadith that Prophet Muhammad , used to fast most of the month in Sha`ban. These fasts are supererogatory (nafl) and well deserving of reward, for Sha`ban is the month immediately preceding the month of Ramadan. The Prophet mentioned in a hadith, "Rajab is the month of Allah, Sha`ban is my month and Ramadan is the month of the Nation".

1. The blessed companion Anas , reports that Prophet Muhammad , was asked, "Which fast is the most meritorious after the fasts of Ramadan?" He replied, "Fasts of Sha`ban in honor of Ramadan."

2. The blessed companion Usama ibn Zaid , reports that he asked Prophet Muhammad : "Messenger of Allah, I have seen you fasting in the month of Sha`ban so frequently that I have never seen you fasting in any other month." Prophet Muhammad , replied: "That (Sha`ban) is a month between Rajab and Ramadan which is neglected by many people. And it is a month in which an account of the deeds (of human beings) is presented before the Lord of the universe, so, I wish that my deeds be presented at a time when I am in a state of fasting."

3. Ummul Mu'mineen `Aishah (r), says, "Prophet Muhammad , used to fast the whole of Sha`ban. I said to him, 'Messenger of Allah, is Sha`ban your favorite month for fasting?' He said, 'In this month Allah prescribes the list of the persons dying this year. Therefore, I like that my death comes when I am in a state of fasting.’"

4. In another Tradition she says, "Prophet Muhammad , would sometimes begin to fast continuously until we thought he would not stop fasting, and sometimes he used to stop fasting until we thought he would never fast. I never saw the Messenger of Allah fasting a complete month, except the month of Ramadan, and I have never seen him fasting in a month more frequently than he did in Sha`ban."

5. In another report she says, "I never saw the Messenger of Allah, , fasting in a month so profusely as he did in the month of Sha`ban. He used to fast in that month leaving only a few days, rather, he used to fast almost the whole of the month."

6. Ummul-Mu'mineen Umm Salamah (r), says: "I have never seen the Messenger of Allah fasting for two months continuously except in the months of Sha`ban and Ramadan."

These reports indicate that fasting in the month of Sha`ban, though not obligatory, is so meritorious that Prophet Muhammad did not like to miss it.

The Night of Bara`ah (nisf Sha`ban)
Another significant feature of the month of Sha`ban is that it consists of a night which is termed in Shari`ah as "Laylatul-bara`ah" (The night of freedom from Fire). This is the night occurring between 14th and 15th day of Sha`ban. Traditions of Prophet Muhammad , prove that it is a meritorious night in which the people of the earth are attended by special Divine Mercy. We will be posting much more about this blessed night shortly.

What should be done in this night?
On the Holy Night of 15th Shaban, after Maghrib or Isha prayer it is traditional practice to read Surah Yasin three times, and after each time, read a special du`a with the following intentions:
1st reading the niyyat (intention) for should be for Long Life.
2nd reading the niyyat (intention) should be for Protection from Calamities.
3rd Reading the niyyat (intention) should be for not being needy to anyone except Allah.

What to recite (PDF) [excerpted from Guidebook by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani]

It is very necessary that just as others observe this night, you observe it. To make an invitation to feed people on that night, to remember Allah (swt) and to remember His Prophet , and to fast its day and pray its night, will be rewarded for that night and for whoever observes it.
In order to observe the Night of Bara`ah, one should remain awake on this night as much as possible. If someone has the opportunity, he or she should spend the whole night in worship and prayer. However, if one cannot do so for one reason or another, he can select a considerable portion of the night, preferably of the second half of it for this purpose, and should perform the following acts of worship:
praying Salat ul-Khair, which consists of 100 raka`ts, in each raka`t reciting Sura al-Fatiha and 10 Surat al-Ikhlas. To complete the prayer one recites 1000 Sura al-Ikhlas.
The Night of Bara`ah is a night in which special blessings are directed towards the Muslims. Therefore, this night should be spent in total submission to Allah Almighty, and one should refrain from all those activities which may displease Allah.

Fast of the 15th Sha`ban
On the day immediately following the Night of Bara`ah, i.e. the 15th of Sha`ban, it is mustahabb (advisable) to keep fast. Prophet Muhammad is reported to have recommended this fast emphatically. A large number of the predecessors (salaf) of the Ummah have been observing the fast of the 15th of Sha`ban.
Therefore, it is advisable to fast the 15th of Sha`ban as an optional (nafl) fast. One can also keep a fast of qada (make-up) on this day and it is hoped that he can also benefit from the merits of this fast.

Ketika Cinta Bertasbih

Please speak love…

Praise one name…

As beauty as Thee utterance scratch in my breviary

The love with praise to Allah

Delegate this heart

To rely on its life and death only to Thee



The whisper of my prayer

On the granulated of prayer beads

I raise a prayer to you, The Love Supreme

Stayed in the peak of love, tease upon fidgetiness

Where I cannot force it, although the heart screams out



When the love glorifies Allah my artery pulses melodiously

My breath is pant, stringing up the grain of love

The hand-lined (fate) has been painted, I cannot deny

Thankful prostration to YOU, for all the love….

Ice

people like to say dont deal with the file...

But for me is not easy to deal with the ice as well..

becaz the water can make the file become cool down..

but what can change the Ice Become Flowing...

I lost my answer for this moment

i think i need a rest and have a very cool night

城裡的月光 moonlight in the city

每顆心上某一個地方　總有個記憶揮不散
每個深夜某一個地方　總有著最深的思量

這個世間萬千的變幻　愛把有情的人分兩端
心若知道靈犀的方向　那怕不能夠朝夕相伴

城裡的月光把夢照亮　請溫暖他心房
看透了人間聚散　能不能多點快樂片段

城裡的月光把夢照亮　請守候他身旁
若有一天能重逢　讓幸福撒滿整個夜晚

Dairy Reminder

The world is a vehicle for you. If you drive it,

it will deliver you to your destination.

If it drives you, you will be destroyed.

- Hasan al-Basree [not a hadith]

期待 Expectation

Wish for nothing larger

Than your own small heart

Or greater than a star

Tame wild disappointment

With caress unmoved and cold

Make of it a parka

For your soul...

Sometime you have to be honest to yourself

that is any possible or impossible

Dont tell me that u can after that u just refuse it easily

It willl hurt my feeling alot..

When love enters your life, it's wonderful, but when it leaves the pain

can be unbearable. The only thing I could do was put my feelings in a rhyming verse.

and never try at all for this stupid reaction of mine

Beauty without Iman And Brain Is mean nothing

FASHION is the way to inspire people

& SUNNAH is the way to inspire ALLAH...

now its my choice which way i like to adopt....

我沒對他說

若愛他是我今生最孤獨的溫柔　一定是我忍不住的錯

若想念是我今晚最心酸的折磨　繼續吧　我不想要解脫

我沒對他說　留下吧不要走　他的選擇　我該縱容

我沒對他說　我有多麼難過

Little Box Big Tree

simple poem depicting the loss of friendship.

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There was a time when we were free,
Sitting under the big oak tree
Laughing, crying, singing together
Under the big oak tree.

Joys and sorrows, smiles and tears,
We put them into a little box,
Wrote our names on the cover,
Buried it under wooden lock.

People come and people go -
I told you I was moving away.
We pledged not to forget each other
Under the big oak tree.

I haven't forgotten our vow
Though the tree has fallen by now.
Sun of April and leaves of May
Kept still in that little box.


By Chua Pheng Hui

Both life

Shaikh Hamza Yusuf said :

If you want Dunya Then learn English

If you want Akirah Then learn Arabic

But i think i need to learn both to survive for both life inshAa ALLAH

Tough night

I am still doing Calculate with all account that relate to all activity

we have spent...today will be a very tough night to me ..SubahanALLAH

Try effort

I Try effort to comprehend what ALLAH has ordain for me...i just want the simple and truth happinesee that you can give to me...i wont never make it complicated..I am connfused with my feeling and the future i expect for ..Oh Lord when i can really be brave to face for it...

ก็รู้ว่ามีจริงแค่ในนิยาย
รู้ว่างมงายแต่ยังฝันไป
ฝันที่พอตื่นขึ้นมาก็หาย
ใครคนนั้นก็ไม่มีจริง
ได้แต่ถามฉันถามตัวเอง
หรือฉันรออะไรที่ไม่มี

เปลี่ยนคนในฝันให้มีตัวตน
ให้เป็นคนมีลมหายใจ
ทำให้คนๆ นั้นในนิยาย
ออกมาเจอกับฉันที่เฝ้ารอ


ฉันก็ยังกลัวว่าอาจฝันไป
ฉันไม่แน่ใจว่าจริงหรือเปล่า
ฉันก็ยังกลัวว่าพรุ่งนี้เช้าตื่นมาพบก็แค่ฝันไป
แค่เพียงคนเดียวถ้าหากใช่เธอแค่เพียงคนเดียว
ที่พอเข้าใจแค่เพียงคนเดียว
ใช่เธอใช่มั้ยคนๆนั้นที่รักกันจริง

Quran Translation in English

I found that Quran in English Translation is more interesting and meaningful than

chinese version. but my problem is that i cant 100 percent comprehend with english

structure ..I do really love to read it and make me non stop to keep further to dig

out for the following of verse that contain with the truth story that happend when

Quran has send down to our Phophet, and it also mention to the previous messenger

and bani Israil,yahudeen and nasarah..make me feel more fulfillment and give me a

clear message and complete map of the whole context of Quran ..Indeed Quran is not

just only the book that written by arabic language..but it contain with the

past ,present and the future..it a fantasy book that open ur eyes..differen time

will give u in different feeling and touched for thoese holy word...our life has

been pass for one four..the knowledge from the quran is like one drop of water in

the ocean, even we take our whole life to study it.they still not enought for

it..may ALLAH open our chest make us become steadfast for acquire for this holy

knowledge with pure intention (Iklas) and good manner (aklaq) ..

for the sake of ALLAH

Whenever you take up a task at school or at work, make sure you do your best to excel at it. Excel not to show-off to others, but rather to please your Lord. Indeed, we are told, "Verily, Allah loves that if one of you performs a job, that he perfects it." (narrated by al-Bayhaqi)

Try to ask myself,what are you waitting for?

Build the paradise for ourselves

ALLAH`S mercy is upon everything, is not only for the believer

but His mercy is for all the universe..

why do we still deny it?

Allah has created man and taught him knowledge.

how do we become arrogant to transgress His teaching.

If ALLAH want to punnish the Human being is too easy for Him.

just by taking away our air then human being unable to survive by themselves.

Without ALLAH we are nothing.

if we dont believe and worship ALLAH is doesn't change anything for ALLAH.

Allah will not get the benefit from the human being

whether we want to believe on Him or not..

Only human will get the benefit from ALLAH,becaz we need ALLAH sustain

ALLAH provide us the air to breath ,the water to use ,or the resource to consume.

then which of the Blessing of ALLAH will you deny?

we should thanks ALLAH For everything he gives TO us.

a good believer will thanks ALLAH,When something Good happen to him.

and when something bad happen to him ,he will keep patience and thanks to ALLAH.

he will remind himself that nothing in this life that we could take with us


after we die..we all belong to ALLAH,Oneday we will return to Him.

if you want to know who are you to ALLAH,Try to ask yourself who is Allah to you,

if you are believer then obey ALLAH..


we need to be strong and always improve our iman by add more valued substance

in our life..the best menu book for our life is Al- QURAN and sunnah

Nabi..subahanALLAH how lucky we are to born as A muslim..so what u hestitate

now..start to collect ur brick to build ur paradise now..

Asalamualaikum peace be upon you

In the name of God,
Merciful to all,
Compassionate to each.

Have we not soothed your heart?
Have we not relieved you of the burden that weighed upon your back?
Have we not exalted your renown?

With hardship comes ease.
With hardship comes ease.

When your work is done, turn to devotion,
And make your Lord your sole quest.

Knowledge and Its Value

The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Teachers and students both share in rewards but other people are deprived of them."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 25

The Holy Prophet [s] said: "He who propagates religious affairs without having required competency does a disservice to the religion rather than serving it."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p.121

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The worth of every man is in his attainments."

Nahjul-Balagha, saying No. 482

Note:

The real value of a person is his knowledge (and the perfection of his attainments). His worth and position would be in accordance with the status of knowledge and attainment he holds. Eyes that are conscious of real values do not look at the face, features, tallness of stature, size or worldly pomp and position but look at the attainments of a person and assess his worth according to these attainments. The conclusion is that a man should strive to acquire distinction and knowledge.

The worth of every person is according to the extent of his knowledge.

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 341

The Holy Prophet [s] said: " Knowledge is Allah's deposit on the earth and scholars are His trustees of it. Therefore, he who acts according to his knowledge, has really delivered His deposit...."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 36

Imam Baqir [a] said: "Try to learn knowledge because learning it is a good action and study is itself a worship."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 189

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The one who seeks for knowledge is like a warrior in the cause of religion for the way of Allah."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 1, p. 179

Imam Sadiq [a] said: " Be careful of your knowledge and see from whom you get it."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 2, p. 92

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "Try to obtain knowledge and ornament it with patience and dignity; and be humble for the one who learns knowledge from you."

Al-Kafi, vol.1, p. 36

Imam Sadiq (as.) said: "The one who learns knowledge and acts accordingly, and teaches it for Allah, will be called magnificently in heavens."

Al-Kafi, vol.1, p.35

The Holy Prophet [s] said: "The good of this world and the world to come is with knowledge."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol.1, p. 204

Faith and Marriages

"A two rak'at prayer that a married person establishes is worthier than when a bachelor keeps up prayers at nights and fasts during the days."
-- The Holy Prophet [PBUH],
Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 3, p. 384
(also in Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 217)
MasAllah.

Imam Musa ibn Ja'far [a] narrated from his father [a] from the Holy Prophet [s] who said: "However much the Faith of a man increases, his regard for women increases."
--Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 228

Why? Sincere faith equates to righteous behavior. That simple.

A few Ideas to Nuture Your Faith Together:

*Find a verse from the Quran or hadith that you think best represents your marriage. Remind yourself of it constantly by framing it for display in your home, engraving it in your wedding band, or even making it a welcome message on your phone if you're able.

"...then strive together (as in a race) towards all that is good."

-Quran 31:20




*Learn Together-- Read Quran together and dicuss what you've read weekly. Christians often call these little lessons (sometimes consisting of just a sentence) "devotionals." I think it's a great idea we can implement as Muslims, too. Other ideas include listening to Quran recitations together, working on Surah memorizations, holding family halaqas, and of course attending the mosque together.

Allah SWT said:

If you never felt pain or experienced problems, how would you know I'm the Healer?;

If you never made a mistake, how would you know I'm the Forgiver?;

If you were never hurt, how would you know I am the Comforter?

If your life was perfect, then why would you need Me?

-Hadith Qudsi



*Work to improve your relationship with Allah! Faith can and should lend a sturdy, supportive foundation to your marriage. The first step is solidifying that foundation by working on your personal relationship with Allah. Your spouse can always help, inshAllah :)

Healing

Hearts in the hand of another heart and in God’s hand are all hearts
قلب بين يدي قلب و بيد الله كل قلب

An eye takes care of another eye and from God’s eye nothing hides
عين ترعى عينا .. وعين الله ترعى، و لا شيء عنه يخفى

Seek only to give and you’ll receive
إسع نحوالعطاء… و ستلقى و تعطى

So, heal and you will be healed
إشف.. و سوف تشفى