Posted Feb 25, 2012 by Aboo Thaabit with No Comments
As many of you know, a few months ago there was a big crisis and famine in East Africa (Somalia in particular). This was due to a number of reasons, one of the main ones being the lack of rain in the area for a considerable length of time.
What was shocking was the media coverage of the entire incident and the delayed response of the international community. The fact is that Somalia had a lack of rain for three consective years and adding the fragile condition of the country that had been in turmoil for more than 20 years only increased the disaster.
But the media made it seem like it was a problem that suddenly happened, that appeared from no where and in the eyes of the international community this great human tradegy was only a problem that lasted for two or three months and once the media stopped covering it the world seemed to think that the crisis solved itself but the reality was that Somalia once again, only drifted back into the forgotten corner of the worlds subconsciousness.
This is not to say that a lot of good people did not donate and contribute towards helping, alhamdulilaah a lot of people did – may Allaah reward them for that immensely, both in this dunya and the hereafter – and the situation in Somalia is slowly but surely improving, with reports of rain etc.
So why am I writing all this then? The truth of the matter is that I was approached by some very good practising brothers – may Allaah reward them – and we sat down and discussed this whole issue. It is good that we as muslim donate and help our fellow brothers and sisters in times of need, however this type of problem can rear its ugly head very soon once again, especially in a place like Somalia where drought and famine is not very uncommon.
Hence the brothers informed me of this project raised by some, called Project One Drop, which basically is an effort to dig wells in order to supply a constant stream of water even in times of great need. And it is for this reason that donations are needed in order to dig these wells and supply our fellow muslim brothers and sisters in Somalia with this very essential part of life, something that me and you take for granted so easily.
At the moment the target we are trying to achieve is three thousand pounds and this will help towards the building of the well, this is not a scam or one of those false charities, rather it is a true and sincere effort by a few brothers to do the right thing and I ask you all to help contribute towards this noble cause, with whatever you can spare. Remember, in the sight of Allaah nothing is too little, and help spread the word since the one who guides towards goodness is like the doer (hadith of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wassallam).
The Messenger of Allaah – sallallaahu ‘alayhi wassallam – also said:
“Whoever digs a well, no living creature drinks from that well whether it be a Jinn, a human or even a bird, except that Allaah will reward them on the day of Judgment (for digging that well).”
[Saheeh at-Targheeb v. 1 kitaab as-Sadaqaat p. 567 Reported by Ibn Khuzaymah]
So how can you donate? Well if you have paypal you can donate by clicking this link here http://khalduun.com/donate/ if however you don’t have paypal but still would like to donate then please email me at aboothaabit@gmail.com and we can sort another way out.
I truly believe we can do this, and I would not have brought it to your attention if I did not trust these individuals, remember money comes and goes in life, why not put some of it towards your hereafter?
Posted Nov 12, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 2 Comments
I have some good news and some bad news.
The bad news is that I will not be able to perform hajj this year and perhaps it is our sins that are holding us back but whatever is the case we put our trust in Allaah and hope that it is for a greater good that we might not be able to see now.
And I want to extend my apologies to all the brothers and sisters whom I informed saying I would make hajj. I have recieved almost a few hundred requests, both through email, this site, twitter etc.
However, the good news is your du’aa will not go in vain, I have entrusted it to a dear brother of mine who will be going for hajj and all your du’aas have been forwarded. Your du’aas will be made on ‘Arafah (just not by me)
Once again I truly am sorry, please forgive me, since I do not like to promise things and then break them but this was the will of Allaah.
Posted Nov 05, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 60 Comments
So it is that time of the year again, people frantically prepare for the hajj. They get prepared both mentally and physically for this noble ritual, if done right, will be rewarded with nothing less than Jannah.
But then there are those who, if they could, would give everything they owned just to go and be part of the crowds. Yet it was not written for them this year, and QadarAllaah wa maa shaa fa’al.
It is for these brothers and sisters I decided to post this, I thought to myself how can I help my dear brothers and sisters? How can I grant them something special that might take away their sorrow of not being able to preform hajj this year?
So I decided to make du’aa for them on the day of ‘Arafah at the Hajj, whilst giving them the opportunity to forward me specific ad’iyya (duas) through this website. The way they would do this is to leave a comment to this post stating their name and requested du’aa.
For an example, “My name is ‘Abdur-Rahmaan bin Ahmed, please make du’aa for me that I pass my exams”. However if your du’aa is of a more personal nature and you don’t wish to disclose it in public feel free to email me at ismaiil_84@msn.com
Obviously there has to be some sort of guidelines for something like this, and here they are inshAllaah.
1. Every person is entitled to one du’aa and one du’aa only! This is very important since I know we have many needs but give your brothers and sisters a chance too inshAllaah!
2. Please remember the manners of du’aa, meaning, do not ask me to ask Allaah for something haraam or transgressing.
3. DISCLAIMER: Allaah answers our du’aas in ways we do not understand, if you ask to pass the exam yet fail it, it doesn’t mean your du’aa went un-answered. By making du’aa I am not guaranteeing you the out come you asked for.
And as a last note, please share this with family and friends (twitter it, facebook it or even email it) so I can reach out to as many muslims as possible, everyone has a need just like yourself!
Posted Jul 08, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 3 Comments
Here is a short compilation of peculiar deaths of past scholars. Keeping in mind that when Allaah makes death difficult upon a person it is a means of cleansing them of their sins so that they may reach the Aakhirah in a better state.
Posted Jul 03, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 5 Comments
Aboo Ja’far at-Tastaree said:
I went to Aboo Zur’ah (ar-Raazee) whilst he was on his death bed and with him was Aboo Haatim and Muhammad bin Muslim and al-Mundhir bin Shaathaan along with a group of scholars. And they mentioned the hadith of Talqeen (making the dying person utter the Shahaadah) and the Prophets statement:
“Make your dead (dying) pronounce laa ilaaha illaAllaah”
But they became shy around Aboo Zur’ah and felt embarssed to remind him.
So they said to eachother, come and lets mention the hadith (perhaps Aboo Zur’ah will realise) so Muhammad bin Muslim started of, he said:
It was narrated by ad-Dhahaak bin Makhlad on the authority of ‘Abdi al-Hameed bin Ja’far on the authority of Saalih…
And he stopped narrating and couldnt continue (as if he forgot the chain)
Aboo Haatim took over and said:
It was narrated by Bundaar that he said it was narrated by Aboo ‘Aasim on the authority of ‘Abdi al-Hameed bin Ja’far on the authority of Saalih…
But even he stopped there.
And the rest of the scholars were all silent
Then Aboo Zur’ah said whilst on his death bed.
It was narrated to us by Bundaar that he said it was narrated to us by Aboo ‘Aasim that he said it was narrated to us by ‘Abdi al-Hameed on the authority of Saalih bin Abee ‘Areeb on the authority of Katheer bin Murrah al-Hadhramee on the authority of Mu’aadh bin Jabal that he said the Messenger of Allaah said:
“Whoever makes his last utterance laa ilaaha illaAllaah enters Jannah”
And then he (Aboo Zur’ah) passed away.
[Translated from Tahdeeb al-Kamaal by al-Haafidh al-Mizzi]
Posted Apr 22, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 6 Comments
News just reach me that a friend passed away, may Allah have mercy upon him. When death strikes so close to home, it serves as an eye opener and makes you evaluate your own life.
By Allah every soul shall taste death! I urge every reader of this post to ponder this truth and prepare for the day when no wealth nor any offspring will be of any avail except he who comes to Allah with an open heart.
Make dua for all the deceased muslims that Allah safeguards them and makes their graves into a garden from amongst the gardens of Paradise.
Posted Apr 03, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 1 Comment
Ahmad bin Hanbal’s days as a student…
Al-Khallaal (said) ’Alee bin Sahl informed us saying:
I saw Yahya bin Ma’een (a great scholar in hadith) with ‘Affaan alongside Ahmad bin Hanbal, ‘Affan said to them there is no hearing of hadith today! Whereupon Yahya replied, are you going to send back Ahmad bin Hanbal after he came to you (all this way)?
He replied, the door is locked and the servant is away (meaning come back another time). Yahya said, I will open it for you, and so he did. Astonished ‘Affaan said, you know how to pick locks aswell!? And he started narrating hadith to them.
[as-Siyaar al-'Alaam an-Nubalaa v. 11 p. 190 Ahmad bin Hanbal]
Posted Mar 21, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 8 Comments
Read the english bit.
No, I did not edit this picture through the computer to make it look funny, believe it or not but this is how me and another brother came across this sign outside the Prophet’s Masjid.
The arabic makes sense and so does the urdu my friend told me, but the english is incomprohensive to say the least. At first it was just a laugh but the more I thought of it the more sad I became.
As muslims we are supposed to set an example for the rest of mankind, being at the forefront with regards to everything, be it science, maths, even language! But then again this sign inspired me to share with you some good news.
This sign is a reflection on the big need this country (Saudi Arabia) has for people who are fluent in english, not just native speakers of the language.
And the job opportunities here are many, I personally know a couple who came from England both wife and husband found job in Riyadh and their monthly salary combine almost reached fifty thousand riyals, that is about ten thousand pounds a month. And mind you, this is with rent excluded and you are provided with a car and did I mention it is tax-free?
I know what you might be thinking, ok but how do I get this chance? Well it is pretty easy to be honest, all you would need is a basic certificate in teaching english, a so-called TEFL or CELTA, these courses cost a little bit of money, but once a person finishes (within a few months) he or she is pretty much set to go.
The great thing about this is that it opens up the opportunity for you to study Islaam here in Saudi Arabia or maybe even make hijrah here, you get to sit with the scholars and there are evening classes available at universities here for men and once inside the country sisters will find numerous of institutes to learn arabic and the deen in general.
The only reason I am posting this is practising upon the hadith of the Prophet:
None of you has [fully] believed until he loves for his brother that which he loves for himself.
So look into this option brothers and sisters, it seems to be perfect solution for many people and it’s worth a try.
Posted Mar 14, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 6 Comments
So I started these classes with Shaykh Abdul Muhsin al-Qaasim one of the Imaams of the Prophets Masjid.
Those of you who know him will know him for his incredibly strong hifdh of the Qur’aan and his excellent tajweed.
Well anyways I am memorizing mutun, which is the plural of matn basically classical islamic texts dealing with different fields, some are in tawheed others in tajweed whilst a few are in fiqh etc.
It is pretty easy and straight forward, what I like the most is the fact that the Shaykh himself wrote a small book about how to go about memorizing things, wether it be poetry or just normal text. Read more
Posted Mar 14, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 5 Comments
Ibn al-Jawzi said:
al-Hasan, meaning ibn Abee Bakr an-Naysaabuuri, told us a story of a Faqeeh [i.e knowledgable person] who used to repeat his lesson many times whereupon a very old lady who happened to be in that same house said to the man, by Allah even I have memorised it by now! [meaning that the man had repeated it so many times] So the man said to her recite it to me, and so she did. After a few days the man came back to the lady and said old lady! Recite to me that lesson [again], she replied to him, I did not memorize it. The man said:
I repeat the lesson [over and over again] so that I am not afflicted with that which afflicted you.
[Mutun Taalib al-'Ilm by Shaykh 'Abdul Muhsin al-Qaasim]
Moral of the story: Revision is a must for anything you learn, especially that which you memorize!
Posted Mar 13, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 5 Comments
You might have noticed the Twitter, YouTube and Facebook links on the right hand side of the blog, these were added in hope to expand the dawah and for more people to benefit.
Although I am not a very technical person myself, being up to date with technology helps in terms of giving dawah.
So please feel free to become a follower on twitter, subscribe on YouTube or become a fan on facebook, whatever you do make sure you start being a part of the dawah today!
Posted Mar 06, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 6 Comments
We were standing underneath the scorching Sun waiting for a taxi, here in Madeenah any person with a car usually pulls over and picks you up taking you wherever you wish to go, the grandchildren of the Sahabah are very welcoming unlike the blazing sun. Read more
Posted Mar 03, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 2 Comments
Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim writes in his al-Fawaa-id:
Just as when the body is ill and food and drink do not serve their normal purpose, when the heart is ill with the temptations of unlawful desires, advice and counselling give no benefit.
He who wishes for the purity of his heart should give preference to the commands of Allah over his own desires.
He who keeps his heart near Allah will find peace and tranquillity, whilst he who gives his heart to the people will find restlessness and apprehension.
The heart becomes ill just like the body becomes ill; its cure is in repentance and opposing the desires. It becomes rusted just like a mirror; its polish is in the remembrance of Allah. It is naked, but clothed through taqwa (piety). It becomes hungry and thirsty like the body; its nourishment is in the recognition and love of Allah and in the reliance and servitude towards Him.
Posted Feb 09, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 2 Comments
So I went to do Umrah a few days ago and alhamdulilah being in Makkah and the Holy Masjid is always such a pleasure. There was a lot of construction going on but what made me very delighted was the fact that the Masjid was considerably empty and of course kissing the black stone was very easy indeed (jealous much?)
Although I couldn’t stay in Makkah very long as I had to meet up with my Uncle in Jeddah and spend some time with him and his family, I strongly believe in keeping the relations of the womb and try my best to help family members.
Which makes me wonder, are you the same dear brother and sister? Do you help your family? Or do you see them as a burden? Often people treat their families and relatives very poorly and they treat their friends with immense reverence.
Having your own brother or sister help you calling towards Allah makes things so much easier. Prophet Muusa said:
And give to me an aider from my family:
Haroun, my brother,
Imaam Qortoobi writes in his famous tafsir:
And Haruun was heavier built then Muusa physically, a taller then him aswell as both whiter in complexion and more eloquent. He passed away three years before Muusas death.
I often hear brothers or sisters complaining saying my family is so bad they don’t practise etc I am the only one who prays and so forth.
My sincere advice to these people is to target perhaps your brother or sister one by one and try calling them towards the truth, do not try to change your entire family in one go, rather little by little inshAllah.
Posted Feb 05, 2010 by Aboo Thaabit with 15 Comments
This is not really a post as such, more of an announcement. I am in the process of providing a weekly sms reminder for free, this would be in the form of quotes or small extracts sent to your mobile device.
This would be regardless of where in the world you might be, from the jungles of Africa to the igloos of Canada [and even to rainy old You Kay!]
I do realise that emailing your phone number is something private, but you are promised that it will not be used for any other purposes inshAllah.
I would be very grateful if I had some sort of feed back from people, is this a good idea? Do you already get these free reminders and perhaps get annoyed by them?
Please do not feel shy and tell me your honest opinions.
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Gems of Madeenah
So I try to make the entries on the website knowledge orientated, however from time to time I give brothers and sisters insight into the life here in Madeenah, those rare moments that you'll treasure for a life time.
One of the strangest things that one encounters here in Madeenah (even Makkah) is that people are so fluent in almost all languages? Like the taxi drivers, the money exchange clerks etc they are all fluent in so many different languages you'd be amazed.
Just the other day I went to exchange some money by the haram and as I stood in the line I saw the people in front of me all talking in their own languages, you have to keep in mind that most of these people are poor people from far away countries so chances that they'll learn arabic are very slim.
And I saw one man shouting in turkish at the clerk behind the desk who clearly was saudi yet he was talking back in turkish to him and on his right side another haaji from indonesia shouted out in their language and the clerk just turned his head and started conversating with this man in his own language.
This carried on and on, every new person who came, this man seemed to know their language, I thought this is ridicules! Even if I made up a new language on the spot I felt like this man would be able to keep up a conversation with me! I mean I speak four languages and even I was impressed with this man (maashAllaah tabaarakAllaah).
And then it was my turn and he looked at me and smiled "Ahlan wa Sahlan..."
