Message for Friday - G'd loves those who...

Many people are unaware of the teachings of love that reside within the religion of Al-Islam. Below are some popular sayings of Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) related G'd and what He loves.

ان الله رفيق يحب الرفق ، ويعطى على الرفق ما لا يعطى على العنف
"Surely G'd is tender and He loves tenderness. He gives to the tender what He does not give to the harsh."

إن الله عز وجل محسن يحب الإحسان
"Surely G'd mighty & sublime is a doer of good and He loves excellence."

إن الله جميل يحب الجمال
"Surely G'd is beauty and He loves beauty."

المؤمن القوى خير وأحب إلى الله من المؤمن الضعيف وفي كل خير
"The strong believer is better and more loved to G'd than a weak believer although both are good."

And surely G'd knows best.

Saying of Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) on the last day of Ramadan

‏خير يوم طلعت فيه الشمس يوم الجمعة فيه خلق ‏ ‏آدم ‏ ‏وفيه أدخل الجنة وفيه أخرج منها ولا تقوم الساعة إلا في يوم الجمعة

Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) stated:

The best day in which the sun has risen is the Day of the Gathering (Friday). [It is the day] in which Adam was created, the day in which he entered the Garden, the day in which he was taken out of it, and the Hour [Last Day] will not be established except on the Day of the Gathering.

[Narrated in the Sound 6 books and others]

Saying of the day from the Seal of the Prophets (SAAS)

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَيُّ الإِسْلاَمِ أَفْضَلُ ؟ قَالَ : " مَنْ سَلِمَ المُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ ، وَيَدِهِ "

Abu Musa asked Prophet Muhammas (SAAS), "Whose Islam is best?"

Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) replied, "Whomever the Muslims feel safe from his speech and his hand."

(Narrated in Al-Bukhari, Muslim, At-Tirmidhi & An-Nasa'i)

Saying from the Seal of the Prophets (SAAS)

على المرء المسلم السمع والطاعة . فيما أحب وكره . إلا أن يؤمر بمعصية . فإن أمر بمعصية ، فلا سمع ولا طاعة

Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) said, "It is an obligation upon the Muslim to hear and obey concerning what he likes and what he dislikes except when he is being commanded to disobey [G'd]. Surely, if he is commanded to disobey, then he should not hear nor obey."

(Narrated in Sahih Muslim with similiar wording in Al-Bukhari)

Saying of the day from the best of creation (SAAS)

لا يقبل الله الإيمان والصلاة إلا بالزكاة

Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) said, "G'd does not accept faith and prayer except with charity."

[Narrated by Ad-Daylami in Musnad Al-Firdaws]

Wisdom from the Messenger of G'd (SAAS)

إن هذا الدين متين ، فأوغلوا فيه برفق

The Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) stated, "Surely this religion [Islam] is firm/strong, so apply it with tenderness."

(Narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad with a good chain of narrators)

Saying of the day from the Leader of the Prophets (SAAS)

لأن يقام حد في أرض خير من أن تمطر السماء فيها أربعين صباحا

Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) said, "Establishing law [and order] in the earth is better than rain from the sky in 40 mornings."

[Narrated in Al-Mabsut - As-Sarakhsi]

Saying of the Beloved of G'd related to recent immigration fraud cases in Detroit

الراشي والمرتشي في النار

Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) said, "The person who commits bribery and the one who collects it are both in the fire."

(Narrated in Sunan Abi Dawud)

Saying of the day related to jihad (struggle)

الجهاد عشرة أجزاء تسعة منها في طلب الحلال للإنفاق على العيال

Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) stated, "Jihad (struggle) has ten sections; nine of them relate to seeking what is lawful regarding spending on [one's] dependents."

(Narrated in Sunan Abi Dawud)

Saying of the day from the Messenger of G'd (SAAS)

‏إن من حسن إسلام المرء تركه ما لا يعنيه

Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) said, "Surely from a person having good Islam is that he leaves alone what does not concern him."

[Narrated by At-Tirmidhi]

Saying of the day from Prophet Muhammad (SAAS)

الكلمة الطيبة صدقة‏

The Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) said, "[Even] a good word is charity."

[Narrated by Ahmad, Ibn Khuzaymah & Ibn Hibban]

Start of last 10 nights of Ramadan

Today at dusk will mark the last 10 nights of Ramadan; the portion of Ramadan in which Muslims beg to be spared from the Fire. In is recommended that in the last third of Ramadan, Muslims increase the length of night prayers, read more of the Qur'an and give more in charity.

The last third of Ramadan contains a night called the Night of Power - a night that the Qur'an states is better than a thousand months. The Night of Power is the night in which the Qur'an was revealed as well as the night that Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) was commissioned to be the last prophet of G'd after The Messiah Jesus, son of Mary (AS).

For the rest of Ramadan, G'd willing, I will post a short saying of the Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) daily for reflection.

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النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال خير شبابكم الذين يتشبهون بشيوخكم وشر شيوخكم الذين يتشبهون بشبابكم وشر رجالكم الذين يتشبهون بسائكم وشر نسائكم الذين يتشبهون برجالكم

The Prophet (SAAS) said, "The best of your youth are those who imitate your elders [in wisdom and rigtheousness], and the worst of your elders are those who imitate your youth. The worst of your men are those who imitate your women, and the worst of your women are those who imitate your men."

[Narrated in Kitab Al-Athar - Abu Yusuf]