Friday 6th Dec 2019

By our brother Abu Muadh Taqweem

Sun 1st Dec 2019
Read by our brother Abu Arwa Ali

Hadith 29

• From Muadh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:”I said, “O Messenger of Allāh, tell me of an act which will enter me into Paradise and will keep me away from Hellfire.” He said, “You have asked me about a major matter, yet it is easy for him for whom Allah the Exalted makes it easy. You should worship Allah, associating nothing with Him, you should perform the prayers, you should pay the zakah, you should fast in Ramadan, and you should make the pilgrimage to the House.” Then he said, “Shall I not show you the gates of goodness? Fasting (which) is a shield, charity (which) extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire, and the praying of a man in the depth of night.” Then he recited: “Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of what We have bestowed on them. No soul knows what is kept hidden for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do”. Then he said, “Shall I not tell you of the peak of the matter, its pillar, and its topmost part?” I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allāh.” He said, “The peak of the matter is Islam, the pillar is prayer, and its topmost part is jihad.” Then he said, “Shall I not tell you of what controls all that?” I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah,” and he took hold of his tongue and said, “Restrain this.” I said, “O Prophet of Allah, will what we say be held against us?” He said, “May your mother be bereaved of you, Muadh! Is there anything that topples people on their faces” or he said “on their noses”-“into Hellfire other than the harvests of their tongues?” [At-Tirmidhi]
• The explanation of this Hadith is split into 7 parts
• Recap of previous lesson
  • Entry into Paradise and the means to its entry are all a mercy from Allah
  • Safety from Hellfire
  • The Pillars of Islam

Part 4: Fasting, Charity and praying in the depth of the Night

Sat 30 Nov 2019
Ready by our Brother Abu Muadh Taqweem

Lesson 16: Trust, dependence and reliance in Allah alone

Recap from Previous Lesson

• Ibnul Qayyim (may Allah have mercy upon him) mentioned 10 things which bring about love for Allah, what were these?
• Having love for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
• Those who claim to love the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) but they oppose his Sunnah and instead follow Bid’ah, e.g. the “Mawlid” celebrations and even making shirk by making dua to other than Allah alone
• The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited and forbade us from making dua to anyone else other than and commanded us to make dua only to Allah, i.e. not making dua to him (ﷺ) or others or making dua through someone

Tawakkul in Allah

Sun 24 Nov 2019

Read by our brother Abu Arwa Ali

Hadith 29

• From Muadh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:”I said, “O Messenger of Allāh, tell me of an act which will enter me into Paradise and will keep me away from Hellfire.” He said, “You have asked me about a major matter, yet it is easy for him for whom Allah the Exalted makes it easy. You should worship Allah, associating nothing with Him, you should perform the prayers, you should pay the zakah, you should fast in Ramadan, and you should make the pilgrimage to the House.” Then he said, “Shall I not show you the gates of goodness? Fasting (which) is a shield, charity (which) extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire, and the praying of a man in the depth of night.” Then he recited: “Who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of what We have bestowed on them. No soul knows what is kept hidden for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do”. Then he said, “Shall I not tell you of the peak of the matter, its pillar, and its topmost part?” I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allāh.” He said, “The peak of the matter is Islam, the pillar is prayer, and its topmost part is jihad.” Then he said, “Shall I not tell you of what controls all that?” I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah,” and he took hold of his tongue and said, “Restrain this.” I said, “O Prophet of Allah, will what we say be held against us?” He said, “May your mother be bereaved of you, Muadh! Is there anything that topples people on their faces” or he said “on their noses”-“into Hellfire other than the harvests of their tongues?” [At-Tirmidhi]

• The explanation of this Hadith is split into 7 parts
• Recap of previous Lesson:
  • Part 1, the keenness of the companions
  • The letter “ba”
  • The great innumerable blessings of Allah upon us
  • What is the point of our actions?

Entrance into Paradise