LIFE IS A TEST- DON'T GIVE UP ALLAH IS WITH US. A HOPE FOR THE DARK SOULS

                 ASSALAMUALIAKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATUHU

Surah al Ankaboot is also known as suratul fitan, in which Allah mentions that we are going to face challenges in life but in these difficulties a person should rely only on Allah by worshipping Him Alone and have good hopes in Him. The biggest fitnah is when a person relies on people which Allah describes as weak as the spider's web. Difficulty is like Darkness in which one can't understand things, he is lost, the pain and hurt makes a person go crazy, in the darkest hour one should rely on Allah by sincerily remembering Him in ones heart, have faith in Him and at the same time patiently bearing others and being good to them.

وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا ۚ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

But as for those who strive hard in Our cause-We shall most certainly guide them onto paths that lead unto Us: for, behold, God is indeed with the doers of good. Surah ankaboot-69

This ayah is one of the main lessons that Allah (swt) is teaching us in this surah..Those who struggle in the way of Allah in order to get His approval, then Allah doesn't abandon them, Allah will give them opportunity to do more good, He will guide them to that which they don't know.This is the promise of Allah that He is with those who do Ahsan. 

LESSONS- We have to keep struggling no matter what comes our way and rely on Allah (swt) whether people/circumstances support us or not, we have to keep going on expecting reward from Allah Alone.

We have to keep struggling and Allah will show us the way.We have to be a muhsin and do what we do with sincerity, perfection and don't give up. The only condition is that we have to struggle and do Ahsan to recieve Allah's help.  WE can be a muhsin to others by telling them the reality of life described in the quran, letting them know about their purpose, so that they strive for the right things and be successful in the end.

THIS IS NOT THE END . BUT ITS THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING BETTER.

The dark hours make us come closer to Allah and recognise Him and those who recognise Allah then He gives them such wisdom that not everyone understands, one is able to deal with his challenges and face hardships with ease. The quran shows us the way out of our problems, it has all the answers we have been searching for all our lives. We have faith that its the word of Allah guiding us out and telling us that why we have to face this and what we we'll get for it in return...He hasn't left us on our own, but He sent us guidance, Its in our innate nature (fitrah) to Rely on someone supreme. He is with us, its we who need to call Him and have strong faith in Him.

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IMPORTANCE OF QURAN & PRAYER

ASSALAM O ALAIKUM READERS,

I have come to share about the importance of reading Quran & prayer in the light of Quran & Sunnah.for this I have taken verse 45 of Surat al Ankabut.

Recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater. And Allah knows that which you do.
(Surah Ankabut-45)

The address apparently is directed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) but, in fact, it is meant for all the believers. We are being told to recite the Quran and establish the Salat as a practical device, for these are the two things which endow a believer with a strong character and a wonderful capacity by which he can not only brave successfully the most violent storms of evil and falsehood but can even subdue them.

But man can acquire this power from the recitation of the Quran and the prayer only when he does not remain content with the mere recital of the words but also understands well the Quranic teachings and absorbs them in his soul.

As for its recitation, one should know that the recitation which does not reach the heart beyond the throat, cannot even give man enough power to remain steadfast to his faith, not to speak of enabling him to withstand the furies of unbelief. About such people, a Hadith says:

 “They will recite the Quran, but the Quran will not go beyond their throats; they will leave the faith just as the arrow leaves the bow.” (Bukhari, Muslim, Muatta)

As a matter of fact, the recitation which does not effect any change in a man’s way of thinking, and his morals and character, and he goes on doing what the Quran forbids, is not the recitation of a believer at all.

whereas one  who believes in the Quran as a divine Book, reads it and comes to know what his God has enjoined, and then goes on violating His injunctions, is of the culprit, who commits a crime not due to ignorance but after full knowledge of the law.

The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) has said:

“The Quran is a testimony in your favor as well as against you,” (Muslim).

That is, “If you follow the Quran rightly, it is a testimony in your favor. Whenever you are called to account for your deeds, in the Hereafter, you can produce the Quran as a testimony in your defense, saying that whatever you did was in accordance with this Book. And if you adopt an attitude opposed to it, then this Book will be a testimony against you.

The virtue of the prayer that has been mentioned here has two aspects: Its essential and inseparable quality that it restrains from evil and indecent acts, and its desired quality that the one who performs it should, in fact, refrain from evil and indecent acts. As for the first quality the prayer does restrain people from the evils. Anyone who ponders a little over the nature of the prayer will admit that of all the checks and brakes that can be put on man to restrain him from the evils, the prayer can be the most effective.

After all, what check could be more effective than this that man should be called upon five times a day for the remembrance of Allah and made to remind himself again and again that he is not wholly free and independent in this world but is the servant of One God, and his God is He Who is aware of his open as well as hidden acts.

From the time that he stands up for the prayer till its completion man has to perform continuously certain acts in which there is no third person, besides him and his God. Thus considered, that the prayer not only restrains man from the evils and indecencies but, in fact, there is no other method of training in the world which may be so effective as the prayer is in restraining man from the evils.

As for the question whether or not man in actual fact refrains from the evils even after attendance at the prayer, this depends upon the man himself, who is undergoing training for self reform. If he has the intention to benefit from it, and endeavors for it, the reformatory effects of the prayer will certainly have their impact on him. Otherwise, evidently, no reformatory device in the world can be effective with a person, who is not prepared to receive any impact of it, or tries to avoid its impact intentionally.

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LIFE : AN AMUSEMENT AND PLAY

ASSALAMUALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATAHU!!

Hello dear readers!! How have you been?? It has been a long time since I wrote something on our blog so apologies for that and lets begin. Bismillah! :)

Our life is the biggest blessing of ALLAH SUBHAANAHU WA TAA'LA. We spend our lives to educate ourselves so as to have a respectable position in public, a good standard of living, luxurious goods and so on.

 BUT what exactly is this life?? What is its actual value??  Why do we spend all our precious time running after the world??

ALLAH SUBAHAANAHU WA TAA'LA says in the Holy Qur'an :

And this worldly life is nothing but a diversion and play. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew. (Surah Al - Ankaboot, Ayah No. 64)

For understanding this let us see the terms " lahwa / diversion " and "la'eb / play or sports".

LAHWA means any such thing that keeps one busy and distracts from the real purpose. 

LA'EB means to engage in something for recreation for a short time and that is bound to end.

So that is just like a circus, where people spend days for its preparation, setting up of the tent, stage, dresses, animals, have rehearsals etc. and after the show is over (which people enjoy for a few hours) they wind up everything as if nothing was even there. Similarly ALLAH SUBHAANAHU WA TAA'LA says here, that the reality of this life is just like a play - today it is; tomorrow it is gone. Those who are charmed by the short-lived triumphs of this life and are able to collect some means of enjoyment and pleasure and of glory and grandeur by losing their conscience and faith, are only engaged in a pastime forgetting their main purpose for which they are here i.e to prepare for the aakhirah (Hereafter) which is eternal and there is no end. What use will this worldy glitter be for them in the Hereafter? Shall it help them in anyways?? 

Only if people know the real purpose of this life which is to prepare for the aakhirah (hereafter) then they would spend it preparing for it - the eternal life and not waste it in amusement and merry making; rather would do something productive and good work for the hereafter so that they don't enter the next phase of eternity empty handed. Although this life is of no value, it is still very precious as it is the only means for preparing for Aakhirah.

ALLAH TAA'LA says else where in the Qur'an :

[This] worldly life is only amusement and diversion. And if you believe and fear Allah , He will give you your rewards and not ask you for your properties. (Surah Muhammed , Ayah No. 36)

That means a believer lives his life according to Allah, fulfilling His commands and abstaining from His prohibitions, as He will recompense us for our deeds and not for our worldly success.

                        

LESSONS FROM THE AYAH:

• It is very important for us to understand this as then only shall we be able to utilize our duniya for works conducive to better results for aakhirah.

• Keeping an view on our actions and asking ourselves before doing anything :          

            " Will it help me earn Allah's pleasure?"

            "Will it help me enter into jannah for eternity?"
            "Is this going to help me in Aakhirah?"

• Being conscious of ALLAH at each step, before each action i.e., have taqwa (God fearing)

• Making Aakhirah our aim and paradise our destination.

It's never late Alhumdulillah. We can still repent and reform our ways from today itself and make the best of our remaining life. Work towards earning His pleasure and be jannah driven.

May Allah Taa'la bless us with the taufeeq to use our time in a better way and earn His pleasure and Jannah where life never ends. Ameen !!

Assalamualaikum! Have a great day :)

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FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO PRACTICE ISLAM IN YOUR COUNTRY? TWO SOLUTIONS

Assalamualaikum WarahmatuAllahi Wabarakatuhu!

Today I would like to share with you two solutions that Allah subhanAllah wa taála has given us if we find it difficult to practice Islam, or follow the ehkamaat ordained by Allah upon us. 

The first Solution is given in Surah Al Ankaboot Verse: 56 (O My Servants who have believed! Surely, My Earth is spacious to migrate if Needed, therefore worship Me and  ME Alone!) This verse was revealed when the Muslims in Makkah were facing a hard time to practice Islam and faced a lot of oppositions from the Kuffar e Makkah so some travelled to Habasha and later even Rasool Sallalaahu alaihi wasallam also had migrated to Madinah because of the severe threats and oppositions he had faced. 

This ayat shows us our first clear solution. Migrate or move from your country to protect your deen. For verily if you even find fitna in the place where you live and find it hard for yourself to practice your religion, then move and migrate for the sake of Allah. Wouldn't we migrate  if we faced oppression in our countries to save our lives if there were terrorist attacks going on or if there was a drought or bad economy? Then why not migrate to save your deen? 

The second Solution is to do Utmost Struggle (Jihad) with your own nafs and soul. If you find it difficult to practice your religion and still can't move or migrate then strive in the cause of Allah and follow His commandments no matter how many oppositions you face. Can we compare our oppositions to the oppositions faced by Rasool Sallalahu alaihi wasallam and his beloved companions in Makkah where many early muslims in Islam were tortured brutally and killed just because they said Allah is One? We don't face half the oppositions they faced yet we have 10 excuses to present. 

We cannot makes excuses when it comes to following the commandments and rules set by Allah whether if it was a muslim country where following Islam is easy or a non-muslim country where praciticing Islam can be difficult. We can't say that we weren't able to wear Hijab, stop giving Riba or pray Salat because the people here call us oppressed and look at us with weird eyes and we would not get a job, no one would be our friend, no one would marry me. 
Sure it is hard for you and Allah Alone knows what you go through, but for that difficulty Allah has also shown you a way out to bring you out of that misery, then why not take His advice? Either migrate of Jihad un Nafs

This can be confirmed with another ayat in Surah An Nisa Verse 97. Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): "In what (condition) were you?" They reply: "We were weak and oppressed on earth." They (angels) say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?" Such men will find their abode in Hell - What an evil destination! 98. Except the weak ones among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan, nor are they able to direct their way. 99. For these there is hope that Allah will forgive them, and Allah is Ever Oft Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving.

Even the birds migrate when they face any difficulties
in survival

Ask yourself really before calling yourself Weak or oppressed. Do you have enough money to eat, travel, spend in your child's education, pay rents, have good friends circle? Were you arrested, threatened, tortured by the kuffar? If the first answer is yes and the second answer is no then you are not weak nor oppressed. 

These are such stern ayats that we take so easily as if we never read or heard them. But, subhanAllah, if you look at the bright side there are some inspirational people out there also who practice Islam and still follow the commandments set by Allah and they do it for the sake of Allah wherever they are and what they do is the real Jihad un Nafs. And they are our real inspirations. 

If we thought for one second that we need to please Allah alone, then how many deeds would we be doing differently? 

Ask me anything regarding this topic here. Thank you for reading. Please feel free to send me the link of your blogs and comment below if you have similar views. 
- Manal Mirza

PROHIBITION OF INNOVATION IN RELIGION

Firstly, we should know what "bid'ah" means according to Islamic teaching.

It is defined as: any invented way in religion that is aimed at worshiping or drawing closer to Allaah. This means anything that is not referred to specifically in Sharee'ah, and for which there is no evidence (daleel) in the Qur'aan or Sunnah, and which was not known at the time of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wassallam) and his Companions. At the same time, it is quite obvious that this definition of religious inventions or innovations, which are condemned, does not include worldly inventions such as cars and washing machines, etc.

There are a few extremely important hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) that mention general principles (qawa`id) regarding actions and their validity. From the Mother of the believers, `A’isha (Allah be well pleased with her) who said that the Messenger of Allah said:

« من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو ردٌّ»

“Whoever innovates something in this command of ours that is not of it, it will be rejected”

                                                   « وَمَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ رَدٌّ »

“Whoever does an action not based on our commands, it will be rejected”.                                                                            (Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim)

This is one of the comprehensive statements of the prophet (PBUH) which is the basis for several fundamental principles. It provides a criterion for evaluation of the visible aspects of one's deeds, complementing the hadith, ''Deeds are only by intention,'' which deals with the unapparent aspect. Combining the import of both.

 

Scholars have concluded that there are two conditions for the acceptability of any deed by Allah(swt);

1-Sincerity of intention (Ikhlas), i.e., it must be done for the sake of Allah alone.

2- Correctness (sawab),i.e, it must be done in the way ordained by Him in the quran and sunnah of the prophet (PBUH).

*This hadith warns against innovation (bid'ah) in all matters of religion. In this context the word "matter" (amr) carries the meaning of religious practice and law. "Rejected" means that the deed is unacceptable to Allah and so it will not be rewarded.

* Its a clear prohibition against making any changes in or additions to the religion and warns those sects differing in their ways, for anything claimed to be a valid religious practice must be based upon a proof from the qur'an and sunnah. That is because Allah (subhanhu wa ta'ala) has completed and perfected the religion of islam which He ordained for mankind as stated in Sural al -Ma'idah 5:v3

 “This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you,and have chosen for you Islam as your religion”

*One who asserts otherwise by insistence on some alternative way places himself in danger of falling into disbelief through his contradiction of the Quran and refusal of disobedience to the prophet (PBUH)

The messenger of Allah (SAW) elaborated further when he said, "Indeed the best statement is the book of Allah, and the best guidance of Muhammad (Sallalahu alaihi wasallam). And the worst of matters are the newly devised ones, and every innovation is misguidance.'' and again this refers to matters of religion and not those of worldly life

 

This hadith is one which should be memorized, made known to people, and employed for the prevention of every kind of wrongdoing. Few people give attention to deviations in the more private sphere of worship, particularly when an ignorant majority has been led by custom or by some "shaykh'' to believe that certain innovations are good and are valid ways to seeking nearness to Allah. These innovations are practices that have no basis in the sunnah.

AWARENES IS THE FIRST STEP TO AMENDMENT

Any act performed with sincere intention of drawing nearer to Allah must be first be ordained by Him either through His Books or through His Prophet. Then it must be done precisely  in the way demonstrated or instructed by the Messenger of Allah, who was sent to mankind with complete guidance in all matters of faith and its application to the affairs of human life.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A MO'MIN (BELIEVER)

Assalamualaikum WarahmatuaAllahi Wabarakaatuhu!

Surah Al Muminoon is one of the best Surahs I have ever come across. What bewilders me is that there is definitely no end to Allah's words. As Allah says in the Surah Al Kahf 109. Say (O Muhammad  to mankind). "If the sea were ink for (writing) the Words of my Lord, surely, the sea would be exhausted before the Words of my Lord would be finished, even if we brought (another sea) like it for its aid."
And why do I say this? It is because one chapter after the other there keeps coming more reality and more truth than I could ever imagine. Its like there is no ending to the greatest speech of Allah subhanawaTa'la and this is only Surah number 23! subhanAllah!
Which is why I would like to enlighten you all with a little bit of what I know and would also like it to share it with you guys. 

I am only going to share few characters of a Momin (true believer) which I gathered from the few beginning verses of this Surah to make us realize and ponder upon our own souls that if we are really one of the real mo'mins or not.

 In sha Allah!

Characters of a Momin:

NOTE: please do read the Arabic text as it is the Kalaam of Allah so do not ignore. :)

1. A momin is the one who is humble and extremely submissive in their Salat. 

If you want to check your level of Imaan, simply just check your salat and see where your mind and attention is. Is it in the humility and submission towards Allah or is it directed towards the world? We as muslims need to improve our khushoo and khudu in our prayers. The highest level of perfection is to pray as if you are seeing Allah or if this is not possible then pray as if Allah is seeing you. 

2. A mo'min is the one who avoids vain useless talks.

 OMG! yes I know! We all are included in sooo much of useless pointless and futile talks whose purpose is nothing. A mo'min speaks and listens to only that which is beneficial to him and he avoids the company of such time wasting people. Whenever he speaks he speaks words of wisdom or he doesn't speak at all. So please sisters and brothers, stop talking or wasting time in useless vain talks especially over waste news & sports or over kaafir celebrities whose discussion doesn't benefit you. This has increased a lot over the years since Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, and free internet international calling system came into existence. 

3. A mo'min is the one who purifies his soul from all the evil 

like idolatry, disbelief, hypocrisy, backbiting, envy, jealousy, hatred. (Zakat here refers to the 'purity of the soul' as this surah was revealed in Makkah and the ehkaam of zakat wasn't revealed then)

He tries to purify his soul by increasing in good deeds, building a good character, having good manners, having a helpful nature and has a clean heart.   

4. A mo'min is the one who guards his private parts 

(chastity)

This includes fornication, any kind of lustful gaze,  watching pornography or indecent movies, having illegal relationships in marriage or outside of marriage, homosexuality, masturbation, watching anything indecent and talking anything indecent. Allah has called such people as transgressors. 

5. A mo'min is the one who is responsible of their own amaanats and covenants

Such as a wife taking care of her husbands house, (which is her amanah), and a husband taking care of his house, taking care of your time, wealth, body, health, children, pacts between each other, keeping a promise and mostly taking care of your dunya and aakhirah. He is true to his trust and covenants. He never deceives anyone.

6. A mo'min is the one who GUARDS his prayers (this came twice in this Surah). 

And how will he guard it? By praying on time, in taharah, in congregation (only men), in a clean place, with proper sunnah, proper postures in sajdah and rukoo etc. This is how he will guard his prayer. in sha Allah!

Allah subhanAllah wa Ta'la says, that "These are heirs who will inherit paradise and live therein forever." [23:10/11] 

Meaning that whoever has these few attributes, he is the heir of Paradise. SubhanaAllah! 

Whats even better is when Allah began this Surah saying "Indeed Successful are those believers" [23:1] 

Which means that whoever followed these few admonitions from their Rabb is definitely successful or has already become successful. :D mashaAllah!
May Allah give us the tawfeeq and guidance to follow these few admonitions and make us the heir of Jannah! Ameen!

Stay tuned for more characters of a Mo'min in the remaining Surah. :) Coming soon in sha Allah

PLEASE NOTE:
The translation of the Arabic text is not given in this blog post. Those were just explanatory sentences and not the exact translation of the Arabic Content. 
Ask me anything related to this post here. JazakumuAllah hu khairan for reading. Please feel free to send me the link of your blogs and comment below if you have similar views. 
- Manal Mirza

Concept of marriage - A REMINDER

Assalamualykum Wr Wb


My dear readers , when the topic  of Marriage comes in mind , there are many people who forgot the concept of it , so here I am to remind those who forgot and to let people know who are unaware of the topic ' MARRIAGE' ! 

Marriage is a topic which is a vast one , its not a ceremony , but it's responsibility which has to be made by both the couples completing the right's (huqooq) of each other .

Marriage in the eyes of QUR'AN:

Allah says in Surat Nur: "Marry the unmarried among you and the righteous of your male and female servants. If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them from his favours. Allah is Bountiful and Knowing." Qu'ran 24:32

Marriage in the eyes of HADITH:

Our beloved Prophet has made the concept of marriage so important and meaningful for us, as Aishah (may Allah be please with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah(peace be upon him) had stated that: "Marriage is a Sunnah of mine, and whoever does not follow my Sunnah is not of my followers."

West entraps the youth and mainly the muslims. WHY ?
I will start from marriages taken as in the west, because as I am a youth I know well what attracts the youth right now and that is the western influence. I came to this topic because I really thought about this before coming to know about my madrasa, I was really living in this darkness of following western side than my own religion. The illuminated deen side, and I feel so ashamed to share this that I was following mostly what the west follows and I had considered the conception of marriage as a means of destruction of my career, my future & my freedom !!
Nowadays in the west, marriage is given no preference. Couples want to stay together but they don't want to name their relation into marriage mainly because they are "scared of commitment"!
Well it took me sometime to understand this topic, that, why do people run away from marriage? Why is this concept of MARRIAGE so burdensome for people to understand?

When I did a some research after listening to different lectures on the topic, I came to know that 80% of people hate marriage. In fact they prefer living together but they deny getting married to each other !!The main reason of not marrying, is because of fearing for losing their privacy and getting burdened by loads of responsibilities. this doesn't make any sense!  

Most of the reason why people avoid marriages and goes into relationship is because , they wanna be educated enough to make their own career , but they don't want to take up responsibilities of a husband or kids. Another thing I want to drag your attention towards is that, our cultures have made marriage so impossible for us or may I say, our desires of having a big budget marriage and making it a PRICELESS MEMORY, is what becomes a big conflict for the youth. Some people avoid marriage because it will cost a fortune. Some people avoid marriage because they don't have finance RIGHT NOW, and hence they get into relationships !! This saddens me more. We are making marriage difficult on ourselves where as our prophet sallalahu alayhi wasalam made the marriage so easy for us that the Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam has stated, "Marriage is the basis for blessings and children are an abundance of mercy." (Al-Kabaair Lith-thahabi)

Choosing a spouse:

Another topic which goes in our heads. When we decide for marriage we see his/her appearance, his/her way of talking , education, his/her family background, his/her salary, and etc etc .....the list never ends !
We must consider this beautiful hadith in regards of choosing a spouse. "A woman is married for her deen, her wealth or her beauty. You must go for the one with deen, may your hands be in the dust! (if you fail to heed)" [Muslim]
"Choose carefully for your seed. Marry those who are equivalent (or "qualified") and give to them in marriage." [Ibn Majah, others and Sahih]
"If someone with whose piety and character you are satisfied with comes to you, marry to him. If you do not do so, there will be trials in the earth and a great deal of evil." [At-Tirmidhi and others and it is hassan]
"Marry the loving/friendly, the child-bearing for I shall outstrip the other nations with your numbers on Qiyamah." Ahmad, Abu Dawud and others and it is [Sahih]

I don't go against the beauty , but one shouldn't see only beauty because beauty fades eventually but the personality won't. 

'Umar ibn Al-Khattab once said: "Do not force your young girls to marry an ugly man, for they also love what you love."
Ibn Abidin (a famous faqih from last century) said: "The woman should choose a man who is religious, of good character, generous and of ample wealth. She should not marry an evildoer. A person should not marry his young daughter to an old man and an ugly man but he should marry her to one similar."

How to celebrate the weddings?

extravagant wedding

I would like to focus on the topic of how to celebrate the event of wedding, not with costly dresses, fashionable jewellery, perfect marriage halls, beautiful photography, dancing or music, and usually a line that I hear mostly from my back country " a marriage of so dhoom- dham that everybody should remember it". And to waste so much money they have lines saying "wedding happens only once , then why not to celebrate it on big budget ''Why has everybody forgotten that if you have a pair of shoes and you buy another just for the sake of your desire then you are doing extravagance? (Israaf )
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Which has so strong ayahs in Qur'an:
"(And eat and drink but waste not by extravagance, certainly He (Allah) likes not the wasteful.) "With food and drink.'' Ibn Jarir commented on Allah's statement,(Certainly He (Allah) likes not the wasteful.) ". 

extravagant wedding

Allah the Exalted says that He does not like those who trespass the limits on an allowed matter or a prohibited matter, those who go to the extreme over what He has allowed, allow what He has prohibited, or prohibit what He has allowed. But, He likes that what He has allowed be considered as such (without extravagance) and what He has prohibited be considered as such. This is the justice that He has commanded.

My dear readers I really want the concept of marriage to be understood well. Marriage is not an amusement or just a function to attend or a memory saved in pictures. The main concept of marriage that ALLAH subhanawatallah gave us is:
"And marry those among you who are single (i.e. a man who has no wife and the woman who has no husband) and (also marry) the Salihoon (pious, fit and capable ones) of your (male) slaves and maid-servants (female slaves). If they be poor, Allah will enrich them out of His Bounty. And Allah is All-Sufficent for His creatures needs, All-Knowing (about the state of the people).[al-Noor 24:32] "

"Marry the unmarried among you and the righteous of your male and female servants. If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them from his favours. Allah is Bountiful and Knowing." Qu'ran 24:32
I know this change of marriage like our beloved Prophet Sallalahu alaihi wasallam did takes a huge courage as people call those who follow sunnah as 'backward', but everybody forgot the reward of following sunnah!

"And obey Allah and the Messenger, that you may be shown mercy. (Aal `Imran 3:132)"

And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger, these are with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favors from among the prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the good, and a goodly company are they! (An-Nisaa’ 4:69)

But I really wish that people hasten eachother in following sunnah , in gaining good deeds , as I include myself in it ! May ALLAH subhanawatallah give us all hidayah and taufeeq to do Amal on it , Ameen !
With the prayers that everybody be helpful with my this topic of our blog , in sha Allah :)

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