A beautiful poem- I'm Malkul Maut‏

I'm Malkul Maut

It was early in the morning at four,

When death knocked upon a bedroom door.

Who is there? The sleeping one cried. 

I'm Malkul Maut, let me inside. 

At once, the man began to shiver, 

As one sweating in deadly fever, 

He shouted to his sleeping wife, 

Don't let him take away my life. 

Please go away, O Angel of Death! 

Leave me alone; I'm not ready yet. 

My parents and family on me depends, 

Give me a chance, O please prepense! 

The angel knocked again and again, 

Friend! I'll take your life without a pain, 

Days When Fasting Is Prohibited

'In total there are five days when fasting is Haraam (forbidden). They are the days of Eidul Fitr (1st of Shawwal), and the 10th (Eidul Adha), 11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhul Hijjah. These four days of Dhul Hijjah are called Ayaamut Tashreeq (the days of Tashreeq). 

A Hadeeth is narrated in Bukhari (Vol.1, p267) from Hadhrat Abu Moosa (radiallahu 'anh), as well as Hadhrat Abu Huraira (radiallahu 'anh) that Rasulullaah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) prohibited fasting on the days of Eidul Fitr (1st of Shawwal) and Eidul Adha (10th of Dhull Hijjah). (Tafseer Anwaar ul Bayaan) 


Courtesy: http://www.muftisays.com/blog/Seifeddine-M/1986_26-08-2011/fasting-in-shawwal.html

Islamic Method of Slaughtering

Today in office my colleague asked me what is Halaal? And so comes my article for the same :)



Why is Islamic Way of Slaughtering is so Brutal ?

Research: Islamic Slaughtering and Western method of Slaughtering.
Let's begin with a small introduction with the term HALAAL


What is Halaal?
Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful or permitted. The opposite of halal is HARAAM (ﻡﺍﺮﺣ ), which means unlawful or prohibited. Halal and haram are universal terms that apply to all facets of life. However, we will use these terms only in relation to food products, meat products, cosmetics, personal care products, pharmaceuticals, food ingredients, and food contact materials.


While many things are clearly halal or haram, there are some things which are not clear. Further information is needed to categorize them as halal or haram. Such items are often referred to asmashbooh, which means doubtful or questionable.


All foods are considered halal except the following (which are haram):
Swine/Pork and its by-products - Read more on WHY PORK IS PROHIBITED
Animals improperly slaughtered or dead before slaughtering
Alcoholic drinks and intoxicants Carnivorous animals, birds of prey and certain other animals Foods contaminated with any of the above products,


Foods containing ingredients such as gelatin, enzymes, emulsifiers, and flavors are questionable (mashbooh), because the origin of the ingredients is not known.

Hadith on the virtue of Ten days of Dhul-Hijjah

Narrated Ibn Abbas (ra) : 
The Prophet (saw) said, “No good deed done on other days is superior than what is done on these (first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah).” 
Then some companions of the Prophet said, “Not even Jihad?” 
He (saw) replied, “Not even Jihad, except in the case of a man who goes out with his life and wealth in danger and returns with nothing.”


Source: [Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 15, Number 86]

First 10 days of Zil-Haj [Part 2]

Golden opportunities to earn reward for Jannah in these first ten days of Thul Hijjah: 
[Part 2]:

6) Generally increase in doing ALL good deeds


We should strive in doing more good deeds in general, because good deeds are beloved by Allaah and will bring us closer to Him. So if we are not able to go to Hajj this year, we should occupy ourselves during these blessed days by worshipping Allaah, praying extra prayers, reading Qur'aan, remembering Allaah, sending Salaams on the Prophet , making dua, giving charity, honoring our parents, upholding ties of kinship, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, and other good deeds and acts of worship.


"So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it; And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it."[al-Zalzalah 99:7-8]


7) Get the reward of Hajj wherever you are:


You may be unable to do Hajj this year, and you may feel sad because you are deprived of the great reward of Hajj. But you can achieve a similar reward in whatever place you may be.


The Prophet said: "Whoever prays Fajr Prayer in congregation, and then sits and remembers Allah until the sun rises, then (after a while) prays two rak’as, he will gain a reward equal to that of making perfect Hajj and Umrah." [He repeated the word "perfect" thrice.] (At-Tirmidhi)


Isn't that easy, Alhamdulillah?


8) Slaughter an animal and distribute the meat (Qurba'ani)


Ibn Umar said: The Prophet lived in Madeenah for 10 years and every year he slaughtered an animal." (Ahmad-Saheeh by al-Albaani)


9) Attend Eid prayers


But remember that Eid prayer is a form of worship and we shouldn't be doing things that are unIslaamic (especially) during these times, such as listening to music, women going out for prayer without proper Hijaab, mixing of men and women, etc.


10) Thank Allaah


One of the biggest forms of worshipping Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'ala is to thank Him, deeply, sincerely and continuously. After all, it is He who gave you every single thing that is in you, on you or around you. In fact, you wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for the Mercy of your Creator. So thank Him for ALL that He gave you, the Islaam that He gave you, the very life He gave you. And thank Him for the chance that He gives you in these ten days, to ask for forgiveness and guidance.


Alhamdulillah, there is much to be gained in these coming days. So make the most of this perfect opportunity offered by these invaluable and irreplaceable ten days. Hasten to do good deeds and appreciate this blessing and make the most of it, striving hard in worship .




"And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (death)." [al-Hijr 15:99] 


Source: Facebook - By Islamic Querries (Women)

First 10 days of Zil-Haj [Part 1]

Golden opportunities to earn reward for Jannah in these first ten days of Thul Hijjah: 
[Part 1]

1) Fast all nine days and especially fast the Day of 'Arafah


The Prophet said: "Anyone who fasts for one day for Allah's pleasure, Allah will keep his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy years." (Bukhari, Muslim)


Just imagine.....if you fast these nine days (fasting on Eid is haraam), how far your distance will be from hell!


The Prophet used to fast on the ninth day of Dhu’l-Hijjah and he said: "Fasting the Day of 'Arafah (ninth Dhul-hijjah) is an expiation for (all the sins of) the previous year and an expiation for (all the sins of) the coming year." (Muslim)


2) Do a LOT of Dhikr and Takbeer


The Prophet said: “There are no days on which good deeds are greater or more beloved to Allaah than on these ten days, so recite much Tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah), Takbeer (saying Allaahu akbar) and Tahmeed (saying al-hamdu Lillaah)." (Ahmad -Saheeh)


Ibn ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah used to go out in the marketplace during the first ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, reciting Takbeer, and the people would recite Takbeer when they heard them. (Bukhaari)


Takbeer at this time is a Sunnah that has mostly been forgotten, especially during the first few days. So say it in the masjid, in your home, on the street and every place where it is permitted to remember Allaah. Revive the Sunnah that have been virtually forgotten and earn great rewards for doing so.


The Prophet said: "Whoever revives an aspect of my Sunnah that is forgotten after my death, he will have a reward equivalent to that of the people who follow him, without it detracting in the least from their reward." (Tirmidhi- a hasan hadeeth)


Obviously, men should recite these phrases out loud, and women should recite them quietly.


3)Stand in Night Prayers:


Remember the virtues of spending the night in prayer, and its sweetness in Ramadan?! Why not revive this beautiful act of worship during these nights as well?!


Remember, how in the last third of every night, Allah Almighty calls out to us, His servants:


Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to his invocation? Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him? (Bukhaari, Muslim)


Why do we miss this golden opportunity? So, seize the chance NOW and expose yourself to His Divine Generosity and Mercy, ask Him to forgive you and guide you and set things aright. He will surely listen.


4)Make Sincere Repentance.


One of the best and most important things to do during these ten days is to repent sincerely to Allaah and to give up all kinds of disobedience and sin right away because we do not know when we will die, and also because one evil deed leads to another.


But what does 'repentance' exactly mean?


It means that you come back to Allaah and give up all the deeds, open and secret, that He dislikes.... that you regret whatever you did in the past, giving it up immediately and be determined never ever, to return to it, and resolve to adhere firmly to the Truth by doing whatever Allaah loves.


"But as for him who repented, believed and did righteous deeds, then he will be among those who are successful." [al-Qasas 28:67]


5) Come back to the Qur'aan


It is time now to dust off your copy of the Qur'aan and return to its refuge.Make it a daily habit, using these 10 days the beginning of a strong and beautiful relationship with it. Read it with meaning, understand it, and then implement it and change your lives for the better, as much as you can. Remember that reading one letter of the Qur'aan earns you 10 rewards. In this way, reading Surat Al-Fatihah,which doesn't take more than two minutes will give you more than one thousand rewards! This is on ordinary days, so what about these magnificent days! Certainly the reward will be far greater, Insha Allaah.


Source: Facebook - By Islamic Querries (Women)