Rajab

" The month of Rajab is the month for planting, the month of Sha’baan is the month of irrigating the crops, and the month of Ramadaan is the month of harvesting the crops. - Abu Bakr al-Balkhi

He also said: The likeness of the month of Rajab is that of the wind, the likeness of Sha’baan is that of the clouds and the likeness of Ramadaan is that of the rain; whoever does not plant and sow in Rajab, and does not irrigate in Sha’baan, how can he reap in Ramadaan? Now Rajab has passed, so what will you do in Sha’baan if you are seeking Ramadaan? This is how your Prophet and the early generations of the ummah were in this blessed month, so what will you do?

Salamah ibn Kuhayl said: It was said that Sha’baan was the month of the Qur’aan readers.

When Sha’baan began, ‘Amr ibn Qays would close his shop and free his time for reading Qur’aan.

Patience!

ولا بد للمؤمن من صبر قليل حتى يصل به إلى راحة طويلة……and it’s incumbent upon the believer to have a little patience in order to reach by way of it to a lengthy rest. - Ibn Rajab

فإن جزع ولم يصبر فهو كما قال ابن المبارك من صبر فما أقل ما يصبر ومن جزع فما أقل ما يتمتع

If he gets impatient then he is, as has been said by Ibn al-Mubaarak: Whoever exercises patience, then how little is the patience he will have to exercise. And whoever is impatient, then how little is the enjoyment he will have.

:وكان الإمام الشافعي رحمه اللَه ينشد

يا نَـفـسُ مــا هِـــيَ إلاّ صَـــبـــرُ أَيّامِ

كَــأَنَّ مُـدَّتَــهـــا أَضــغــاثُ أَحــلامِ

يا نَـفْـسُ جـــوزي عَـنِ الـدُنــيا مُـبـادِرَةً

وَخَــلِّ عَـنـهـا فَـإِنَّ الـعَـيشَ قُــدامـــي

al-Imaam ash-Shaafi’ee used to recite (the following verses of poetry):

“O my soul! It is not, except a few days of patience; As if the extent were but a few dreams.

O my soul! Pass quickly on through this world; And leave it, for indeed life lies ahead of it.”

Righteousness

Indeed righteousness illuminates the heart, radiates the face, strengthens the body, increases provision, and produces a love in the hearts of the creation for that person. Whereas sinfulness darkens the heart, greys the face, weakens the body, and produces hatred in the hearts of the creation for that person. - Ibn Abbaas

Ten Causes to True Love

These ten causes take the lovers to the station of true love and bring them to their Beloved.

When I'm alone, I crave company & someone to support me. No one comes to help me except Allah !

When I pretend to be strong infront of the world, nobody sees my weaknesses, nobody sees my tears, except Allah !

When I'm sad and I want a shoulder to cry on, nobody seems to notice my hidden tears or to support me but Allah !

If I do wrong, people will seldom forgive and forget easily. Only Allah, if I just ask Him, forgives me.

Pleasing a human is most dificult. Pleasing Allah is the easiest. People sometimes punish me for the mistakes I have not done. Allah ignores & excuses the ones that I did.

That's ALLAH ! The Greatest, The Allmighty, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful. - Ibn al-Qayyim Jawziyyah

Subhan Allah!

Be Shy!

'Be shy of Allah as a righteous man is shy of his nation i.e. is shy to commit sins'.- Hadith, Ahmad

Sadaqah Benefits The Dead

Abdullah bin 'Abbas (r.a.) narrates that Sa'ad bin 'Ubadah (r.a.)'s mother passed away during his absense. He asked the Prophet (s.a.w.) "O Allah's Messenger! My mother has passed away during my absence. Would it be of benefit to her if I give sadaqah on her behalf?" He (s.a.w.) replied, "Yes!" He said, "Be my witness then that I give my fruitful garden as sadaqah on her behalf." - Sahih al-Bukhari (115/2756)

Haafiz ibn al-Hajr al-Asqalaani said in Fath al-Baari, his Sharh of al-Bukhari:

(تُوُفِّيَتْ أُمّه وَهُوَ غَائِب عَنْهَا)

She was 'Amrah bint Mas'ud Ansaariyyah Khazrajiyyah. She accepted Islam & took oath of allegience & died in 5 A.H. The Prophet (s.a.w.) was out on an expedition and her son Sa'd bin 'Ubadah was accompanying him. when the Prophet (s.a.w.) returned from the expedition he prayed (the funeral prayer) on her grave.