The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:
“Those who are merciful have mercy shown them by the All-Merciful One (Ar-Rahîm): ‘Show mercy to those who are on earth, then He Who is in heaven will show mercy unto you.’”
[Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi – Taken from Living Islam website]
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The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said:
“When a woman gives in charity some of the foodstuff (which she has in her house) without spoiling it, she will receive the reward for what she has spent, and her husband will receive the reward because of his earning, and the storekeeper will also have a reward similar to it. The reward of one will not decrease the reward of the others.”
[Sahih Al-Bukhari]
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Usama ibn Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reports that:
He asked the Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace): “Messenger of Allah, I have seen you fasting in the month of Sha’ban so frequently that I have never seen you fasting in any other month.” The Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) replied: “That (Sha’ban) is a month between Rajab and Ramadan which is neglected by many people. And it is a month in which an account of the deeds (of human beings) is presented before the Lord of the universe, so, I wish that my deeds be presented at a time when I am in a state of fasting.”
[Related by Al-Nasa’i – Taken from Mufti Taqi Uthmani’s article on Sha’ban]
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Â’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
“The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allâh be upon him) used to fast until we thought he would never break his fast, and not fast until we thought he would never fast. I never saw the Messenger of Allâh fasting for an entire month except in Ramadân, and I never saw him fast more than he did in Sha’bân.”
[Narrated by al-Bukhârî, Muslim]
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Assalamu ‘Alaikum,
Today marks the 1st of Sha’ban 1433. There were positive moon sighting reports from Morocco and South Africa last night and therefore the month of Sha’ban has now commenced.
May Allah grant us a long enough life span to meet the month of Ramadan with open arms insha Allah.
Sources:
http://www.wifaqululama.co.uk/home/274-sighting-of-the-hilal-for-shabaan-1433.html
http://www.moonsighting.com/1433shb.html
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The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said to Abu Dharr (RA):
“Observe prayer at its prescribed time, then go (to meet) your needs, and if the Iqama is pronounced, and you are present in the mosque, then observe prayer (along with the congregation).”
[Sahih Muslim]
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Asslamu ‘Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,
You may recall last year you helped the Wednesday Circle raise over £130 for comic relief by donating for the children to write a story for Comic Relief.
The book was written and is currently published on the Kindle website.
This year we are helping sisters Jasmine and Nargis to raise money for Human Aid to help provide essential medical supplies in Libya which has suffered greatly from the recent civil war.
We are going to be holding a cakes and sweets sale, courtesy of Jasmine and Nargis, at next weeks Wednesday Circle on Wed 20 June 2012 at 7:30pm to raise money for Libya. We would be grateful if you could come along and support us. The circle is a boys circle held at St Hildas Community Centre, Club Row, London E2 7EY.
Fairy cakes will be sold at 30p a piece and sweet packets will be sold at 60p a piece or two for £1(you are welcome to donate more) – see pics attached. All money raised will be donated to the above medical fund. Advance orders for cakes and sweets welcome (please email me).
If you are not able to attend in person you can donate online via the following link (please mention the Wed Circle for reference in the comments section). Any amount will be highly appreciated:
http://www.justgiving.com/jasmine-miah
Other ways you can help is by telling any friends and family that live in the area to pop down on Wednesday and support this cause.
May Allah bless and reward you for your time.
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The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said to Abu Dharr (RA):
“When the Muslims begin to loathe scholars and are preoccupied with commerce and its development, obsessing over accumulation of wealth, God will then direct at them four tribulations: loss of productivity, oppressive rulers, corrupt justice systems, and enemies who find them easy prey.”
[Al-Hakim taken from Shaykh Hamza Yusuf’s blog post]
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