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Not written by a person of knowledge; just your ordinary Muslimah striving for the sake of Allah (swt). If I say anything that is wrong or displeases someone, I am truly sorry and it is strictly from my own shortcomings. Any good stated is certainly from the blessings of Allah (swt).
Away From Home
As I flipped the page of my text book, a library staff member came around to remind me that the library was closing in five minutes. A feeling of worry rushed in: how did I let it get this late and how in the world was I going to walk across campus at 2 am to get to my dorm. A brother walked past my cubicle, said ‘salaam,’ smiled politely, and left. As I finished packing up, a non-Muslim guy came up, made small talk and offered to walk me home. I kindly declined. I broke into a huge grin outside the library when I recognized someone from my dorm building walking a good ten feet in front of me. I decided to follow him home. Alhumdulillah! Allah (swt) has a way out for everything.
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Great Khutbah By Shaykh Yasir Qadhi.
Read and Benefit.
When we turn to ahadeeth of the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam, we find that a small hadith might contain so much benefit that volumes can be written about it. As he himself said, “Indeed I have been given comprehensive speech.” In other words, a very small statement or a very small phrase will be able to carry a great meaning. This is the case with a particular hadith – the Hadith of ‘Irbad ibn Sa’riya, named after the companion who narrated it. This hadith is so well-known and comprehensive that when this companion’s name is mentioned, this hadith comes to mind. It is an authentic hadith reported in the sunan of Abu Dawud and the ja’mi of Tirmidhi as well as others.
‘Irbad ibn Sa’riya narrates: “Verily the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam delivered a sermon, which caused our hearts to tremble and our ears and our eyes to cry.” Notice the effect that the Prophet’s speech sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam had on the Sahaabaa. And the Qur’an describes the Believers as such:
…when they hear the verses recited to them they fall down in sajdah and they cry.
This is the way of the Believer; he benefits from and loves to hear advice. And this is in contrast to the hypocrite and the weak believer, the Fasiq. Allah ‘azza wa jal describes them in the Qur’an:
Why is it that they turn away when they are reminded? / Why don’t they listen? / It is only the believer that benefits from advice and loves it.
May Allah protect us from backbiting our scholars.
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