Asalaamu Alaikum
Warahmatullah wabarakaatuhu my brother and sister in Islam
The way to draw closer to
Allah has been explained to us in the clearest terms by Him, may He be glorified and exalted, in His Book, and He
sent to us His Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), who did not omit anything good but he
told us about it and he did not omit anything bad but he warned us against it.
We will quote here just one of the beneficial and comprehensive hadiths in
which the Prophet (pbuh) explained the way that will bring us closer to Allah,
may He be glorified, in the most concise and clearest terms. Al-Bukhaari (6502)
narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger
of Allah (Pbuj) said: “Allah says: ‘Whoever takes a close friend of Mine as an enemy, I
declare war on him. My slave does not draw closer to Me by anything more
beloved to Me than that which I have made obligatory upon him, and My slave
continues to draw closer to Me by doing naafil (supererogatory) deeds until I
love him, and if I love him I will be his hearing with which he hears, his
vision with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with
which he walks. If he were to ask of Me, I would surely give to him; if he were
to seek refuge with Me, I would surely grant him refuge. I do not hesitate
about anything that I want to do as I hesitate to take the soul of a believer,
for he hates death and I hate to hurt him.”
This hadith clearly and
concisely highlights the way to become a close friend of Allah, may He be
exalted, for the one who wants to be one of His close friends. Al-Haafiz Ibn
Rajab al-Hanbali (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Jaami‘
al-‘Uloom wa’l-Hikam (2/335): This
hadith mentions that which will bring us closer to Him. The basic meaning of
wilaayah (close friendship) is nearness or closeness, and the basic meaning of
adaawah (enmity) is distance or being far away. So the close friends of Allah
are those who draw close to Him by means of that which brings them closer to
Him.
This hadith highlights the
way that brings one closer to Allah, may He be exalted. All the believer has to
do is reflect deeply upon this hadith and understand it properly, then follow
that by acting upon what it says. After that, by Allah’s
leave, he will be on his way to becoming a close friend of Allah, may He be
exalted, and drawing closer to Him, commensurate with the deeds he does,
seeking thereby the Countenance of Allah, may He be exalted, and following the
Sunnah of His Messenger (pbuh). Explaining the content of this hadith,
al-Haafiz Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) said elsewhere in his book
Jaami‘ al-‘Uloom wa’l-Hikam
: His close friends who are near to Him may be divided into two categories, the
first of which is those who draw near to Him by doing that which is enjoined,
which includes doing obligatory duties and avoiding things which are
prohibited, because all of that comes under the heading of what Allah has
enjoined upon His slaves. The second category is those who draw nearer to Him,
after doing obligatory duties, by doing naafil (supererogatory) deeds.
So the Muslim must strive
hard, first of all, to establish the obligatory duties that Allah has enjoined
upon him, such as the five daily prayers, which are the most important of the
practical obligatory duties, as well as giving zakaah, fasting Ramadan,
performing the pilgrimage to the Ka‘bah if he is able to
do so, and all the other obligatory practical duties, such as honouring one’s
parents, upholding ties of kinship, fulfilling the rights of one’s
wife and children, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, to the
best of one’s ability, and other significant acts of worship which
only draw one closer to Allah. One must also do acts of worship of the heart,
such as being sincere to Allah, may He be exalted, alone, and loving Him,
loving His Messenger and His law, loving the believers, putting one’s
trust in Allah, fearing Him, and other acts of worship of the heart that have
been enjoined. He must also strive hard to fulfil the rights of Allah, may He
be exalted, with regard to the second type of obligatory duty, which is the
obligation to refrain from that which Allah has instructed us to refrain from.
This includes refraining from zina (unlawful sex), riba (usury, interest),
alcohol, stealing, wrongdoing, backbiting, malicious gossip and other
prohibited actions. If he does do any of these things, then he must hasten to
repent and mend his ways. With regard to all these matters, one needs to
acquire Islamic knowledge in order to worship Allah with insight and understanding.
Moreover, after that the
believer must do a lot of supererogatory actions, by means of which he may
attain a lofty status before Allah and attain the love of Allah, may He be
exalted, as mentioned above in the hadith.
There are many of these supererogatory
actions; the Muslim should start with the most important to them, then the next
most important. The best and most significant of them is acquiring Islamic
knowledge and teaching it to people.
Another example is the
confirmed naafil (supererogatory) acts of worship, such as the regular Sunnah
prayers ( as sunan ar-rawaatib ), qiyaam al-layl(voluntary prayers at night),
and Witr prayer. That also includes remembering Allah, may He be exalted, a
great deal (dhikr), and doing acts of charity. One of the things that will help
the Muslim to do that is to organise his time by night and day. So he should
allocate time for obligatory duties and time for supererogatory deeds. He can
also help himself to attain that by attending the gatherings of the righteous
and good people.
May Allah help us and you to
do that which He loves and is pleased with. Ameen
Read Quran. Read it in
Reverence and Reflect, try to understand every word it says because it will
help you a lot in your life and of-course in the afterlife.
Pray 5 times a day. Always
pray on time....
Maintain good manners. ...
Avoid sins generally. ...
Stay covered.
Give "Zakaat" and
donate as much as you can to the needy.
Always pray on time. Never
ignore a prayer or delay it. When you hear the " azan " , go pray as
soon as possible and try to relax in your prayer and forget everything that
could bother you in life. And remember, you're with "Allah" now and
He deserves your full attention.
I will like to conclude
tonight's topic on our women 😊🙈
As for women, don't expose your body. Cover your legs
and arms. Don't.wear clothing that are too tight. Only the hands and face may
be shown in public, though some women prefer to cover these parts too.ASALAAMU
ALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAH
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