25 Supplications, Advices and Warning from the Prophets

25 Supplications, Advices and Warning from the Prophets

Compiled by: Dayona Aisha Evans

1.       The Prophet Abraham/Ibraheem (alayhi salaam) said, “God is the One who created me and He guides me. It is He who feeds me and gives me drink. When I am ill, it is He who cures me. And He is the One who causes me to die and then brings me to life” (26:78-81)

2.        The Prophet Noah/Nuh (alayhi salaam) said, “O my people, if my stay with you and my reminding you of the proofs of God is hard on you, then I put my trust in God. So devise your plot, you and your partners, and let your plot be in doubt for you. Then pass your sentence on me and give me respite. But if you turn away from accepting my doctrine, then no reward have I asked of you, my reward is only from GOD and I have been commanded to be one of those whom submit to Him.” (10:71-72)

3.       The Prophet Moses/Musa (alayhi salaam) said, “Our Lord! You have indeed bestowed on Pharaoh and his chief’s wealth in this life of this world our Lord! That they may lead men astray from Your path, Our Lord!  Destroy their wealth and harden their hearts, so that they will not believe until they see a painful torment.” (10:88)

4.       The Prophet Hud (alayhi salaam) said, “I put my trust in God my Lord and your Lord! There is not a living creature except He has the grasp of its forelock. Verily my Lord is on the straight path.” (11:56)

5.       The Prophet Salih (alayhi salaam) advised, “O my people! Worship God alone, you have no other God but Him. He brought you forth from the earth and settled you therein, then ask for forgiveness of Him and turn to Him in repentance. Certainly, my Lord is responsive.” (11:61)

6.       The Prophet Shu’aib (alayhi salaam) warned, “O my people! Give full measure and weight in justice and reduce not the things that are due to the people, and do not commit mischief in the land causing corruption.” (11:85)

7.       The Prophet Jacob/Ya’qub (alayhi salaam) said, “I only complain of my grief and sorrow to God, and I know from God which you know not.” (12:86)

8.       The Prophet Joseph/Yusuf (alayhi salaam) said, “My Lord! You have indeed bestowed upon me the sovereignty, and taught me something of the interpretation of dreams—The Creator of the heavens and earth! You are my Protector in this world and in the hereafter. Cause me to die as one submitting to your will, and join me with the righteous.” (12:101)

9.       The Prophet Moses/Musa (alayhi salam) said, “ If you disbelieve, you and all on earth together, then verily God IS Rich, free of all needs, and the Owner of all Praise.” (14:8)

10.   The Prophet Abraham/Ibraheem (alayhi salaam) said, “O my Lord! Make this city (Makkah) one of peace and security, and keep my sons away from worshipping idols.” (14:35)

11.   The Prophet Zachariah/Zakariyya (alayhi salaam) said when he desired an heir, “My lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble, and grey hair has spread on my head, And I have never been unblest in my invocation to You, O my Lord! And verily I fear my relatives after me, and my wife is barren. So give me from Yourself an heir. Who shall inherit me, and inherit the posterity of Ya’qub/Jacob. And make him, my Lord, one with whom You are well-pleased.” (19:4-6)

12.   The Prophet Jesus/Isa (alayhi salaam) said, “And verily God is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him alone. That is the straight path.” (19:36)

13.   The Prophet Moses/Musa (alayhi salaam) said this when given prophethood, “O my lord! Open for me my chest and ease my task for me; and loose the knot from my tongue, that they understand my speech. And appoint for me a helper from my family, Aaron/Harun, my brother. Increase my strength with him, And let him share my task of Prophet hood, that we may glorify you much and remember you much, Verily You are Ever A Well-Seer of us.” (20:25-35)

14.   The Prophet Jesus/Isa (alayhi salaam) said as he spoke from the cradle, “I am a slave of God. He has given me the scripture and made me a Prophet; And He has made me blessed wheresoever I be, and has enjoined on me prayer, and charity, as long as I live, and dutifulness to my mother, and made me not arrogant, unblest. And peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!” (19:30-33)

15.   The Prophet Job/Ayyub (alayhi salaam) cried out after being afflicted, “Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy.” (21:83)

16.   The Prophet Noah/Nuh (alayhi salaam) said, “My Lord! Verily, my people have belied me. Therefore judge You between me and them, and save those of the believers who are with me.” (26:117-118)

17.   The Prophet Lot/Lut (alayhi salaam) said, “I am indeed of those who disapprove with severe anger and fury this evil action of sodomy. My Lord! Save me and my family from what they do!” (26:168-169)

18.   The Prophet Solomon/Sulaiman (alayhi salaam) said, “My Lord! Forgive me, and bestow upon me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any after me: Verily, You are the Bestower” (38:35)

19.   The Prophet Adam (alyhi salaam) and his wife pleaded for forgiveness, “Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves, if you forgive us not, and bestow not upon us your mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers,” (7:23)

20.   The Prophet Abraham/Ibraheem and His son the Prophet Ishmael/Isma’il said while building the ka’bah, “Our Lord Accept this service from us, Verily you are the All-Hearer and the All-Knower. Our Lord! And make us submissive unto You and of our offspring a nation submissive unto you. And show us all the ceremonies of pilgrimage. And accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.” (2:127-128)

21.   The Prophet Jonah/Yunus (alyhi salaam) cried out from the belly of the beast, “None has the right to be worshipped except God. Glorified and exalted is He above all they associate with Him. Truly, I have been of the wrong doers” (21:87)

22.   The Prophet Solomon/Sulaiman (alayhi salaam) said, “O mankind! We have been taught the language of birds, and on us have been bestowed all things. This verily, is an evident grace from God.” (27:16)

23.    The Prophet Lot/Lot (alayhi salaam) when surrounded by evil doers said, “My Lord, support me against the corrupting people." (29:30)

24.   The Prophet Saul/Talut (alayhi salaam) said this upon his victory over Goliath, “Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience and make us victorious over the disbelieving people." (2:250)

25.   The Prophet Abraham/Ibraheem (alayhi salaam) said, “Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn in repentance, and to You (Alone) is (our) final Return”( 60:4)

25 Promises GOD revealed in the Qu’ran

25 Promises GOD revealed in the Qu’ran

Compiled by: Dayona Aisha Evans

1.       Whatever you spend in the cause of God shall be repaid unto you, and you will not be treated unjustly. (8:60)

2.       Whatever misfortune happens to you is because of the things your own hands have wrought; and for many of these things He grants forgiveness. (42:30)

3.       Only those who listen can respond to the call; GOD alone can raise them up; then will they be turned unto Him. (6:36)

4.       If any person is guilty of any fault or sin and throws it on to an innocent person, he will carry the penalty both for the flagrant sin and for the falsehood (4:112)

5.       Do not lose heart, nor fall into despair; you will surely gain mastery if you are true in faith. (3:139)

6.       By His grace God guides the believers to the truth concerning the matters that were dividing them; God guides whoever he wills to the path that is straight. (2:213)

7.       Those who believe and do good works; they are the companions of the garden (paradise); they will abide therein. (2:82)

8.       God has produced you from the earth, growing, and in the end He will return you into it, and raise you forth. (71:17-18)

9.       And He provides for those, from sources that person could never imagine. And if any one puts their trust in God, God will be sufficient for them. (65:3)

10.   Everything they do is recorded in their book of deeds. Every matter, no matter how small or great, is on record. (54:32-33)

11.   Soon the multitude of your enemies will be put to flight, and they will show their backs. (54:45)

12.   O my people! This life of the present world is nothing but for your use for a time ordained; it is the hereafter that is the lasting home. (40:39)

13.   God will deliver the righteous to their place of salvation. No evil will touch them, and they will not grieve. (39:61)

14.   The hour will certainly come; let there be no doubt about it! Yet most people do not believe it. (40:59)

15.   You will not be able to put blocks in the way of God’s plan either on earth or in heaven; nor do you have, besides God, any who can protect or help you. (29:22)

16.   God knows with absolute certainty those who believe, and just as certainly He knows those who are hypocrites. (29:11)

17.   Every soul shall have a taste of death; and We test you by evil and by good, as trials. To Us you must return. (21:35)

18.   If you tried to count up the favours of God, you would never be able to number them; God is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. (16:18)

19.   Be steadfast in patience; for truly God will not suffer the reward of the righteous to perish. (11:115)

20.   This is a book which We have revealed as a blessing; if you follow it and are righteous, you will receive mercy. (6:155)

21.   If any person does evil or wrongs his own soul, but seeks God’s forgiveness, that person will find God Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (4:110)

22.   Whoever recommends and aids a good cause becomes a partner therein; and whoever recommends and aids an evil cause will share its burden. (4:85)

23.   God ever watches over you. (4:1)

24.   Truly the help of God is always near! (2:214)

25.   Fear God and know that He is with those who restrain themselves. (2:195)

Worries

I worry about people who never cry. I worry about their sense of awareness. I worry about their enjoyment of life and forgetfulness of the hereafter. I worry about how easily they lose focus. Or take the shortcuts only to be faced with the harsh reality of their reality. I worry about their stinginess their greed. Their forever wanting, never being satisfied. Always hungry and thirsty with desire. How their souls taste sour how they reek of regret how they hardly notice or try hard to ignore their reflections in the mirror. Not liking what they see, not knowing how to change it. Or too lazy so they let it be. How they never find peace, always wrapped in drama, caused by delusions. Wanting what’s best of this material world. Forgetting what’s best in the spiritual world. Always judging but never accepting judgment. Thinking they are immortal, wanting to live forever. Not knowing that forever lies in letting go and letting in and breaking through and seeing the light. They get lost in the dark are numb to feelings. Use intoxicants to cover it or perfume it up. I can still spot them I still notice when no one is looking HE is aware. What you do in private will always come to light. Life is not worth living if you don’t live it right. What are you doing if you’re not helping out you’re not an innocent bystander by choice it’s the route you claimed. Thinking you have no meaning but meaning is all in being sincere. Meaning is all in finding and knowing and doing. Life has its purpose even you can’t deny it. God hasn’t given up on you, even though you think you’re a failure. The devil is heavy on your back breathing and panting causing sweat to dribble from your forehead, hands wet with panic. You want to escape so you follow his lead. But look where it’s gotten you, you haven’t gone far. Everyone has these feelings you are not alone. You too must wake up. Why stay sleep for so long haven’t you rested your whole life? Stand up and face this it will only make you stronger. You keep running but your running out of places to hide. You are losing your life is fading away. You were so young and tender you hardly noticed. What happened with your time? What happened with your friends? Your circle grew so small until it was only you and him. But it has always been you and HIM and he has always been there acknowledging your struggle, your mistakes. You were too oblivious to the fact that HE loved you, and you loved him but didn’t know how to show it. Well it’s never too late. Stop waiting for the right time. The time is now get back on the right path. Seek out your purpose your meaning, no more longing, hoping and wishing. Take the steps you need in order to change who you are or what you will become. Your future is bright. You just have to believe in it. Believe in yourself and you will achieve all you have ever desired. All that is good and best. leave this world to those who seek it. They have to wake up one day too…..

D.A.E

Deep Thought

Sometimes I think. I think things like, how do I look into the eyes of my daughters and tell them that one day they will be hurt. That people lie and not everyone who makes a promise is sincere. That love, sometimes hurts. That there is no superman and sometimes the best and most important person to love is yourself. And that sometimes, you are gonna make the same mistakes again and again. And that some folks never learn, they never grow. That people are shallow and cruel. That life can get rough and hard and lonely. That God tests his servants he loves best. That our hearts can crumble, break, fold, and bend before death our hearts can die.  There is no protection against the will of GOD. We just have to stand firm and roll with the punches and bounce back and not focus so much on the bruises. That God has a plan and even when we plan, things don’t always go our way. Or the way we’d like them too. That something may seem good until you get it. That experience is the best teacher. That everyone makes mistakes. That one day you might be that mistake or maybe not. That not everyone loves with passion. That sometimes we enjoy the pleasure of pain. That even when you’re hurting time is still clocking, the world is still spinning, even though it moves slow. The blood still pumps to your heart and threw your veins and sometimes life will make you breath slow through its contractions. That we die while alive only to be born again. In this same life we sometimes take different paths that lead to the same route. We go back down the same lanes and trust the same people even when we learn they are up to no good. That good is hard to find and evil sometimes dresses sharply or smells nice, or speaks well. That you will never understand a book by the title or a person until you walk in their shoes. And sometimes the shoes don’t fit but we are forced to wear them because there is nothing left. That love and hate sometimes look just alike and speak the same language. That love might be annoying and full or compromise, that sometimes we find it and lose it and get it back or it could be gone forever. That bitterness taste sweet. That misery loves company, sometimes you might be its companion. That life can’t be explained through words. That mama knows a lot but nothing at all. And everything will run its own course in its own time and sometimes we have to wear our big girl panties and do it all on our own, And sometimes there will be help, that will only hold us back, keep us there or tear us down. That even when your ugly there is something beautiful about you, even when no one else sees It. That your heart can become filthy dirty and you may not notice. That sometimes you might cry so hard that your eyes become dry. Or smile until your lips crack. That life is funny and sad at the same time, that I can’t protect you, that mama is sometimes lost herself. That sometimes our best isn’t good enough. Sometimes hard work never pays off. That prayer is the best comforter. That fasting helps you focus. That speaking up isn’t easy but always worth it. That sometimes your friends and family will take advantage of you. This world is like a jungle. You never know what’s out there. That even though I don’t want to let you go, it’s good to go, go see for yourself let the sunshine on your face. Remember who you are, know that you are loved. Know that God is watching all the time. Mama wants what’s best for you, sometimes I will stress you out, if you run from me run to God. Sometimes you have to pretend to be strong even when you are at your weakest, And sometimes when you are at your weakest you are ready to do what’s the hardest. That easy comes and easy goes. That no one will know your sacrifices or your pain. That some people will remember you, most of them wont. Maybe someone who is important to you won’t feel the same. That people will hurt you and you will have to go on, you will have to get over it because life is short and life is precious and never forget that you are loved.

----D.A.E----

The bequest of Nooh – alayhi as-Sallam

The bequest of Nooh – alayhi as-Sallam 134 - "When death was approaching the Prophet of Allaah Nooh -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – he said to his son: I will narrate to you my bequest; I command you with two things and prohibit you from two things. I command you with 'La ilaha ‘illa Allaah' (‘There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah) if the seven heavens and the seven earths were placed upon a scale and 'La ilaha ‘illa Allaah' was placed on the other, then 'La ilaha ‘illa Allaah' would be heavier. If the seven heavens and the seven earths were a closed off circle then 'La ilaha ‘illa Allaah' would be able to break it. The second thing I command you with is Subhana Allaahi wa bihamdihi (Far is Allaah from imperfection and praise is for Him), since it is a supplication for everything, and by it the creation is given its provision. I prohibit you from shirk and pride. - ( the narrator said: I asked or someone asked) : O Messenger of Allaah as for shirk then we know about it, but what is pride? Is it that one of us has sandals with two good straps? The Messenger answered: No. He asked again: is it that one of us has companions and they sit with him? The Messenger again answered: No. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allaah, what is pride? He said: ridiculing the truth and belittling the people and reviling them." Silsilah Saheehah: 134 From the benefits of the hadeeth: I say: there are many benefits from this hadeeth; I will suffice by indicating to some of them: 1- The permissibility of writing a bequest at the time of death. 2- The excellence of saying 'La ilaha ‘illa Allaah' and saying Subhana Allaah and that they are a cause for the creation to receive provision from Allaah. 3- The scales on the Day of Judgment are true and real, and they have two pans. This is from the belief of the ahl-ul Sunnah, opposing that of the Mu'tazilah and their followers in the modern times. Who do not believe that which has been affirmed regarding 'Aqeedah in the authentic Ahadeeth, with the claim that these are Ahkbaar al-Ahad (singular narrations) which do not convey certainty. I have exposed this claim in my book 'with ustaadh at-Tantawee'. 4 - The seven earths are like the seven heavens. There are many Ahadeeth regarding this in Bukharee and Muslim and in other books. Perhaps one day we will have time to follow up these Ahadeeth and research them. What supports these Ahadeeth is the saying of Allaah Tabaraka wa Ta' aala : << It is Allaah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven). >> I.e. they are similar in creation and in number. So, you should not pay any attention to the one who explains it away, there by it ends up as a negation of similarity as well as in numbers, being deceived by the Europeans and where their knowledge has reached to, from having gone up in to space however they do not know of seven earths, along with that they do not know about seven heavens. Will we reject the speech of Allaah and the speech of His Messenger due to the ignorance of the Europeans and others along with them, declaring that the more they increase their knowledge of the universe, the more they increase in their ignorance of it. Allaah the Most Great has spoken the truth when He said : << And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little>> 5 - That beautification with good clothing has nothing to do with pride what so ever. Rather, it is a matter which is permissible, because Allaah is Beautiful and He loves beauty, like the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said regarding this issue, as is narrated by Muslim in his 'Saheeh'. 6- Pride which has been equated with Shirk will not allow entrance in to Paradise for the one who has an equivalent of an atoms worth.That is the pride, which is rejecting the truth after it has been made clear, and defaming innocent people without truth. So, the Muslim should be extremely cautious from being characterized with this type of pride, just like he should be extremely cautious from being characterized with the Shirk which places its companion in the Hell-fire for eternity. All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance The Ahaadeeth of Tawheed, Explained By the Muhaaddith, the Allaamah, Shaykh Naasirud-Deen al-Albaanee (rahimullaah) Source: Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah of Shaykh Al-Albaani (rahimahullaah) Translated by: Abbas Abu Yahya (hafidhahullaah) http://abdurrahman.org/tawheed/tawheedalbaani.html

http://salaf-us-saalih.com/2013/04/07/the-bequest-of-nooh-alayhi-as-salaam-to-his-son-at-the-time-of-his-death-shaykh-naasiruddeen-al-albaanee/

It has been established that the Prophet said: "A man is upon the deen (i.e., way of life) of his khaleel (i.e., close companion), so each one of you should look to see whom he takes as a khaleel." [Related by Aboo Daawood, (13/179 'Awn); at-Tirmidhee, 4/589; Ahmad, 2/303; al-Haakim, 4/171 and al-Baghawee in Sharh as-Sunnah, 13/70 and it is a hasan hadeeth]

Ibn 'Abdil-Barr said: "The meaning of this and Allaah knows best is that a person accustoms himself to the actions he views from those he accompanies and the (meaning of) deen ishabitude. As such, he ordered one to only accompany the person who is seen to have (manners) that are graceful and beautiful, since goodness is mannerism.

The saying of 'Adee Ibn Zayd embodies the meaning of this hadeeth:

About the person, do not question, but ask about his companion
Since every companion emulates the one he associates with

Likewise, the saying of Abee al-'Itaahiyyah:

Who could (still) remain unknown to you If you were to look at his companion?

The like of this is very great. The meaning of this is that a person is not to associate with one who will lead him to actions and ways that are lamentable. As for the one who is not feared(to give such an effect) in this regard then there is no harm in accompanying him." [Bahjah al-Majaalis, 2/751]

Aboo Sulaymaan al-Khattaabee said: "His saying, ‘A man is upon the deen (i.e., way of life) of his khaleel (i.e., close companion) means: do not take as an intimate companion anyone other than one whose deen and trustworthiness you are pleased with, because when you do take one as an intimate companion, he will lead you to his deen and way. Do not endanger your deen or take a risk with your soul by taking as an intimate companion one whose deen and way is not pleasing.

Sufyaan Ibn 'Uyaynah said: "It has been transmitted in connection to this hadeeth, 'Look at Fir'awn, with him was Haamaan. Look at al-Hajjaaj, with him was Yazeed Ibn Abee Muslim, who was worse than he was. Look at Sulaymaan Ibn 'Abdul-Malik; he was accompanied by Rajaa' Ibn Haywah, who then put him aright and directed him.'

It is said that al-Khullah is derived from 'The love interpenetrated (takhallala) the heart and firmly established itself within it’. It is the highest level of brotherhood and that is because people are initially strangers to each other. Once they attain a familiarity, they strike harmony with each other, so they become good friends. If they become homogeneous, theythen have love for each other and if this love intensifies it becomes khullah." [Al-'Uzlah, pg. 56]

It has also been said, ‘People are like flocks of sand grouse’ [i.e., a type of game-bird. [t]]because of the resemblance of form they bear to each other and also because of their imitation of the actions of each other. It is for this reason that the one who initiates good or evil willcarry the same share of reward or sin of the one who follows him." [Refer to al-Istiqaamah by Ibn Taymiyyah, 2/255]

Some wise folk have said: "The pillar of love is homogeneity and every love or friendship that is not based on homogeneity is swift to dwindle and be over." [Al-'Uzlah by al-Khattaabee, pg. 62]

The reason for the prohibition on mixing with associates of evil and for the warning of taking company with them is that the make up of a person is naturally disposed for emulating andcopying whoever he associates with. Thus, taking company with students of knowledge stirs in oneself the eager desire to seek knowledge. Taking company with ascetics, causes one torenounce worldly pleasures. Taking company with the people of desires causes one to tumble into the abysses of innovations and taking company with one who covets the world stirs inoneself the eager desire for the world and so on.

As such, it is essential that a person chooses of his colleagues and associates those who will be bring about for him good and benefit because of mixing with them.

One who reflects on the condition of the Salaf and contemplates on their life histories will come to know this and he will observe their severe caution and warning against associates of evil be them fussaaq, innovators or others. [Look up on this for example, al-'Uzlah by al-Khattaabee, pg. 56 and onwards, al-Ibaanah of Ibn Battah, 2/431 and onwards and others]

Aboo Dardaa' said: "It is from the intelligence of the servant (to consider and be aware) of whom he walks with, enters with and exits with." Aboo Qilaabah, who related this account, then said: "May Allaah fight [Not to be taken in its literal sense in this context, since the Arabs employ such terms in different ways and at times they use phrases containing words of censure but actually intend meanings of the opposite such as praise and amazement. [t]] the poet who said:

About the person, do not question, but look at his companion
Since the companion emulates the one he associates with [Related by al-Khattaabee in al-'Uzlah, pg. 59 and Ibn Battah in al-Ibaanah, 2/439]

Al-Asma'ee said concerning this verse of poetry: "I have not seen a verse more similar to the Sunnah than this one" [Al-Ibaanah of Ibn Battah, 2/440]

It has also been reported on 'Abdullah Ibn Mas'ood that he said: "Assess people by their intimates, for a person only befriends one whom appeals to him and whom he admires."

Al-A'mash also relates: "They (i.e., the Salaf) did not ask about a person after (having ascertained) three (things): whom he used to walk with, whom he used to enter with and whom his acquaintances were among the people."

Sufyaan said: "There is nothing more influential upon the corruption or rectification of an individual than a companion."

Qataadah said: "Indeed, By Allaah, we have not witnessed a person accompany except one who is like him and of his own manner; so accompany the righteous from the slaves of Allaah, you may then be with them or like them"

Al-Fudayl said: "It is not for the believer to sit with anyone he desires ..." [These accounts have been related by Ibn Battah in al-Ibaanah, (2/439, 452, 476, 480 & 481)]

Narratives of this sort are numerous, the mention of which would be lengthy. I have however, selected from them a subsistent and adequate amount. One who ponders over thesecited accounts as well as others, will know of the danger there is to the individual's religion and character in associating with people of evil, fisq and fujoor.

You may witness a person who is upright, virtuous and righteous, when he mingles and associates with people of evil and fisq and accompanies them, he becomes a faasiq and faajirlike them and this is the pattern of Allaah in his creation.

Hence, mixing with the fussaaq and people of evil is one of the most severe causes for the decrease and weakness of eemaan. In fact, even for its disappearance and annihilation and that is dependent upon the condition of evil of such people as well as the level of mingling with them.

And Remember....