25 Ways to Enter Jannah

1. "Whoever meets Allah without ascribing anything to Him will enter Jannah." [Bukhari]

2. "Whoever believes (has Imaan) in Allah and His Messenger (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam), and establishes the prayer and fasts the month of Ramadan, it is incumbent upon Allah that He enters him in Jannah." [Bukhari]

3. " Whoever builds a masjid seeking by it the Pleasure of Allah, Allah will build for him a similar place in Jannah." [Bukhari]

4. "Whoever prays the two cool prayers (Asr and Fajr) will enter Jannah." [Bukhari]

5. "Whoever goes to the masjid (every) morning and in the afternoon (for the congregational prayer), Allah will prepare for him an honorable place in Jannah with good hospitality for (what he has done) every morning and afternoon goings." [Bukhari]

6. "Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and what is between his two legs (i.e. his tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Jannah for him." [Bukhari]

7. "Whoever prays 12 rakaat in the day and night, a house in Jannah will be built for him." [Muslim]

8. "Whoever treads a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him the path to Jannah." [Bukhari]

9. "Whoever repeats after the muadhdhin from his heart (i.e., sincerely) will enter Jannah." [Abu Dawud]

10. "There is not one of you who perfects his wudu and prays two rakaat setting about them with his heart as well as his face except that Jannah would be mandatory for him." [Abu Dawud]

11. Whoever says: “I am pleased with Allah as my Rabb, and with Islam as my Deen, and with Muhammad (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) as my Prophet, Jannah would be mandatory for him." [Abu Dawud]

12. "Whosoever last words are: laa ilaaha il Allah, will enter Paradise." [Abu Dawud, Saheeh]

13. Whoever says “SubhanAllah al-Adheem wa biHamdihi, Glorifiedand Exalted is Allah, The Great, and with His Praise”, a date-palm will planted for him in Jannah."[Tirmidhi]

14. "Whoever dies and is free from three: arrogance, grudges and debt will enter Jannah." [Tirmidhi]

15. "Whoever raises two girls, he and I will enter Jannah." [Tirmidhi]

16. "Whoever calls the adhan for 12 years, Jannah will become mandatory for him."[ibn Maajah]

17. Whoever asks Allah for Jannah three times, Jannah will say: “O Allah, enter him into Jannah.” [Tirmidhi]

18. "Whoever visits an ailing person or a brother of his to seek the Pleasure of Allah, an announcer (angel) calls out: May you be happy, may your walking be blessed, and may you be awarded a dignified position in Jannah." [Tirmidhi]

19. "Indeed, truthfulness leads to righteousness and indeed righteousness leads to Jannah.' [Bukhari]

20. "Allah guarantees him who strives in His Cause and whose motivation for going out is nothing but Jihad in His Cause and belief in His Word, that He will admit him into Jannah." [Bukhari]

21. "O people, spread the salaam (greetings), feed the hungry, and pray while the people are asleep, you will enter Jannah in peace." [Tirmidhi]

22. "(The performance of) Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and the previous Umrah; and the reward of Hajj Mabrur (i.e., one accepted) is nothing but Jannah." [Bukhari]

23. "Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Jannah." [Bukhari]

24. "I saw a man going about in Jannah (and enjoying himself) as a reward for cutting from the middle of the road, a tree which was causing inconvenience to the Muslims." [Muslim]

25. “If somebody recites this invocation during the day, and if he should die then, he will be from the people of Jannah. And if he recites it in the night, and if he should die on the same day, he will be from the people of Jannah.” [Bukhari]

"Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illaanta Khalaqtani wa ana 'abduka, wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa Wa'dika mastata'tu abu'u Laka bi ni 'matika wa abu'u Laka bidhanbi; faghfirli fa'innahu la yaghfiru-dh-dhu nuba ill a anta. A'uidhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu,abu'u Laka bini'matika 'alaiya, wa Abu Laka bidhanbi faghfirli innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta"

"O Allah, You are my Lord, none has the right to be worshiped except You, You created me and I am You servant and I abide to Your covenant and promise as best I can, I take refuge in You from the evil of which I committed. I acknowledge Your favor upon me and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for verily none can forgive sin except You."

“Allah has promised the believing men and women estates with rivers flowing beneath it, in whichthey will abide, and pleasing homes in the gardens of Eden. And the acceptance from Allah is the most important; such is the greatest success.” [Qur'an 09:72]

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Who are the Companions of the Prophet?

Definition of “the Companion”:
 

al-Hafiz Ibnu Hajar رحمه الله said: “The most correct opinion which I have accepted is that a Companion is: the one who met the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while believing in him, and had died upon Islam (as a Muslim). Included in this (definition) is: the one who had spent a long period of time in the company of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and also the one who had spent only a short instance; and the one who narrated from him صلى الله عليه وسلم and the one who did not; and the one who participated with him صلى الله عليه وسلم in military expeditions and the who did not; and the one who had seen him صلى الله عليه وسلم only once, even if he did not attend his gathering; and the one who was not able to see him because of an excuse, like a blind person.” [al-Isaabah Fi Tamyyiz al-Sahabah (1/4)]

Imam an-Nawawi رحمه الله said: “The correct position, which is that of the great majority, is that every Muslim who saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم even for an hour, then that person is from his Sahaabah.” [Syarh Sahih Muslim (16/85) of an-Nawawi]

Imam Ahmad رحمه الله said: “Every person who accompanied the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم whether for a year, a month, a day, an hour, or even just saw him - is from his Companions.” [al-Kifayah fi `Ilmir-Riwayah (p.99) of al-Khatib al-Baghdadi]

Imam al-Bukhari رحمه الله said: “He who accompanied the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم or saw him - from the Muslims - then he is from his Sahaabah.” [Fath ul-Bari (7/1)]

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Prohibition of Speaking Without Knowledge

Ibnu Majah narrates in his Sunan,

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ الْجُمَحِيُّ عَنْ إِسْحَقَ بْنِ أَبِي الْفُرَاتِ عَنْ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَيَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ سَنَوَاتٌ خَدَّاعَاتُ يُصَدَّقُ فِيهَا الْكَاذِبُ وَيُكَذَّبُ فِيهَا الصَّادِقُ وَيُؤْتَمَنُ فِيهَا الْخَائِنُ وَيُخَوَّنُ فِيهَا الْأَمِينُ وَيَنْطِقُ فِيهَا الرُّوَيْبِضَةُ قِيلَ وَمَا الرُّوَيْبِضَةُ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ التَّافِهُ فِي أَمْرِ الْعَامَّةِ

Abu Bakr bin Abi Syaibah told us. He said; Yazid bin Harun uttered to us. He said; Abdul Malik bin Qudamah al-Jumahi uttered to us from Ishaq bin Abil Farrat from al-Maqburi from Abu Hurairah, He said; Rasulullah SAW said, “There will come to the people years of treachery, when the liar will be regarded as honest, and the honest man will be regarded as a liar; the traitor will be regarded as faithful, and the faithful man will be regarded as a traitor; and the Ruwaibidhah will decide matters.” It was said 'Who are the Ruwaibidhah?' The Prophet replied: “Vile and base men who will speak in the affairs of the people.” (Narrated by Ibnu Majah) [1]

The noble hadith explained to us;

1. The dangers of saying without the foundation of knowledge.

Allah The Almighty stated in the Noble Quran, "And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned." [Quran 17:36, Saheeh International]

He (Allah) said again, "O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy. He only orders you to evil and immorality and to say about Allah what you do not know." [Quran 2:168-169, Saheeh International]

Thus, anyone who loves to speak using the religious words without attaining the proper knowledge, know that he is an ally of the Shaytaan, not defenders of Deen (religion) and not even defenders of justice nor upholder of Islamic Sharia!

2. This hadeeth tells us the importance of being sincere, at the same time also warns us about the dangers of deception.

Rasulullah SAW said, “Truth leads to piety and piety leads to Jannah. A man persists in speaking the truth till he is enrolled with Allah as a truthful. Falsehood leads to fajir and fajir [2] leads to the Fire (Hell), and a person persists on telling lies until he is enrolled as a liar". [Narrated by Muslim from Abdullah bin Mas'ud]

3. This hadith indicates importance of maintaining the trust and reminds us all of the dangers betraying trust.

The Prophet SAW said, "Wait for the hour when trust will be destroyed." A man asked, 'How it would be destroyed?', and he said: "Wait for the hour when the rule will be entrusted to those who don't deserve it." [Narrated by al-Bukhari from Abu Hurairah]

Rasulullah SAW also said, "He who is not trustworthy has no Faith" [Narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Syu'abul Iman, from Anas bin Malik, graded 'hasan' by al-Albaani in Takhrij Misykat al-Mashabih [35], asy-Syamilah]

4. This hadith explains, when society is in a state of chaos then shall them return to the scholars.

The scholars mentioned here are those who strictly adheres to the Quran and Sunnah by the understandings of the true manhaj of our pious predecessor (Salafussoleh) for they who know best the true meaning of life to our own. The scholars themselves has constructed a method called as 'Lau Kana Khayran Lasabaquuna Ilayhi' "لَوْ كَانَ خَيْرًا لَسَبَقُونَا إِلَيْهِ" (If there was any good in it, they would have preceded us in (doing) it.) If any action had goodness in it, then the companions of the Prophet  would have preceded us in it. So it means, whatever goodness there is, the Prophet and his companions have already shown it to us and now there is no need for inventing new things in religion is all aspects, including the muamalah (Islamic transaction), da'wah (preaching), tawheed (oneness of God), Jihad and others.

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[1] Shaikh al-Albaanee graded it as “Hasan li shawaahidihee” (Good due to other supporting chains) in “al-Saheehah” (1887). Shaikh Muqbil also graded it as “Hasan li ghairihee” in “Saheeh Dalaail al-Nubuwwah” (568)]
[2] Fajir : A wicked evil doer, a sinner by action.
[3] See explanation of Surah al-Ahqaaf, verse 11 in Tafseer Ibn Katheer.

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Making It Difficult to Sin : Mufti Menk

Assalamualaykum WBT. Today I'd like to share with you some excerpts from the following video called "Making It Difficult to Sin" presented by a renowned Islamic figure, Mufti Ismail Musa Menk of Harare, Zimbabwe.

Mufti Ismail Menk at FOSIS, UK. Picture credit : Ramadan Community Blog

How to stay blessed according to Islamic values?

1.  Clothing (Beard, loose clothes, not attractive, hijab ect).

2. Salaah - Prayer (saves from immorality and evil) and Zakaat (Nafl and Sunnah prayers and give charity).

3.  Voluntary Fast (Monday and Thursday).

4.  Do more good deeds.

5.  Keep your tongue moist in the remembrance of Allah.

- Istighfar. Astaghfirullah (I ask Allah forgiveness). At least 100 times a day.

- Ashhadu alla ilaha illallahu, wa ash-hadu anna muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu (I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger).

- Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "There are two phrases that are light on the tongue but heavy on the scale of rewards and are dear to (Allah) the Gracious One.

Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi, Subhan-Allahil-Adheem (Glory be to Allah and His is the praise, (and) Allah, the Greatest is free from imperfection).

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "I recited four words three times after I left you and if these were to be weighed against what you have recited since morning these would outweigh them, and these words are: Subhanallah wa bihamdihi 'adada khalqihi wa rida' nafsihi wa zinata 'arshihi wa midada kalimatihi (hallowed be Allah and praise is due to Him to the extent of the number of His creation and to the extent of His pleasure and to the extent of the weight of His Throne and to the extent of ink used in recording words for His Praise).

6.  To maintain and remain in the condition of Wudhu (ablution).

7.  Good company.

8.  Try not to be alone.

9. Close the door from the distance. Don't even come close to Zina (fornication). Zina has many stages, why did you exchange the phone no. and email why did you reply the mail and message etc.

- Lower Your Gaze.
- Brothers do not wear tight jeans and shirts showing the chest.
- Don't wear attractive clothes.
- Sisters don't keep perfume, don't keep fringes (Tabarruj).

10. To constantly make dua that Allah makes it difficult to sin.

- O Allah make loved to us Iman (faith) believe in you and beautify it in our hearts and make detested for us/to us kufr (disbelief) and sin and transgression, make it hard for us, make it difficult for us, make it hated for us, create a barrier between us and that (sin). (This is also found in Dua Qunoot).

11. Ask Allah to protect us from shaytan.

Audho Billahi Minash shaitan nirrajim.

12. Preach. Call others to Islam.

13. Eat halal.

14. Speaking to elder people and visiting is also a means of protecting oneself from sin.
- Visiting the sick.
- Visiting the graveyard (Remember death).

15. What we hear and what we see needs to be governed so that it protects us from further sin.

16. an-Najaad (saviour from hellfire).
- Stay at home, go out for necessity.
- Cry over a sin, regret it.
- Cry for fear of Allah.

Watch the full clip below,

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7 Ethics for Muslimah dress code

A Hijab is a word that indicated the following conditions:

1. Clothing must cover the entire body, only the hands and face may remain visible (According to some Fiqh Schools) .
2. The material must not be so thin that one can see through it.
3. The clothing must hang loose so that the shape / form of the body is not apparent.
4. The female clothing must not resemble the man's clothing.
5. The design of the clothing must not resemble the clothing of the non believing women.
6. The design must not consist of bold designs which attract attention.
7. Clothing should not be worn for the sole purpose of gaining reputation or increasing one's status in society.

The reason for this strictness is so that the woman is protected from the lustful gaze of men. She should not attract attention to herself in any way. It is permissible for a man to catch the eye of a woman , however it is haram (unlawful) for a man to look twice as this encourages lustful thoughts.

Islam protects the woman, it is for this reason that Allah gave these laws. In today's society womankind is being exploited, female sexuality is being openly used in advertising, mainly to attract the desires of men and therefore sell the product. Is the woman really free in today's society ? The answer is obviously no, the constant bombardment by the media as to how the ideal woman should look and dress testifies to this.

Islam liberated woman over 1400 years ago. Is it better to dress according to man or God ?

Allah has stated in the Quran that women must guard their modesty.

" Say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty ; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear thereof. " [Quran : 24.31]

 " Say to the believing man that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty ; that will make for greater purity for them, and God is well aquatinted with all they do. " [Quran : 24.30]

" And O ye believers turn ye all together toward God, so that ye may attain bliss. " [Quran : 24.31]

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Doa (Supplication)

الّلهَّمَ لَكَ اَلحَمدُ

allahumma lakal hamd
O Allah, praise is to You

أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ
enta nooruss-samawaati wal ardhi wa maa feehinn
You are the Light of the Heavens and the Earth and all that they contain

وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ
wa lakal hamd
& praise is to You

أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ
enta qayyimuss-samawaati wal ardhi wa maa feehinn

You are the Sustainer of the Heavens and the Earth and all they contain

وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ
wa lakal hamd
& praise is to You

أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ
enta rabbuss-samawaati wal ardhi wa maa feehinn
You are the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth and all they contain

وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ
wa lakal hamd
& praise is to You

لَكَ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ
laka mulkuss-samawaati wal ardhi wa maa feehinn
Yours is the Dominion the heavens and the earth and all they contain

وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ
wa lakal hamd
& praise is to You

أَنْتَ مَلِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
enta malikuss-samawaati wal ardhi wa maa feehinn
You are the King of the heavens and the earth

لَكَ الْحَمْدُ
lakal hamd
praise is to You

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ
allahumma ental haqq
O Allah, You are the truth

وَوَعْدُكَ الْحَقُّ
wa wa’dukal haqq
& Your promise is the truth

وَقَوْلُكَ الْحَقُّ
wa qawlukal haqq
& Your word is the truth

وَلِقَاؤُكَ الْحَقُّ
wa liqaa’ukal haqq
& Your meeting is the truth

وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ
wal jannatu haqq
& the Paradise is true

وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ
wan-naaru haqq
& the Hellfire is true

وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ
wan-nabiyoona haqq
& the Prophets are true

وَمُحَمَّدٌ صَلَى اللهُ عَلِيهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَقٌّ
wa Muhammadan salla allahu ‘alayhi wa sallama haqq
& Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is true

وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ
wass-saa’atu haqq
& the Hour [of judgment] is true

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ
allahumma laka asslemtu
O Allah, to You I have submitted

وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ
wa ‘alayka tawakkaltu
& upon You I depend

وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ
wa bika aamantu
& in You I believe

وَإِلّيْكَ أَنَبْتُ
wa ilayka anabtu
& to You I repent

وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ
wa bika khaasamtu
& for Your sake I dispute

وّإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ
wa ilayka haakamtu
& by your standards I judge

فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدّّمْتُ
faghfirlee maa qaddamtu
So forgive me what I have sent before me

وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ
wa maa akh-khartu
& what I have left behind

وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ
wa maa assrartu
& for what I have concealed

وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ
wa maa a’3lantu
& what I have declared

أَنْتَ إِلَهِي
enta ilaahi
You are my Lord

لَا إِلَهَ إّلَّا أَنْتَ
la ilaaha illaa enta
there is none who has the right to be worshipped but You.

This dua is in the Fortress of the Muslim (Hisnul Muslim), under “invocations for the beginning of prayer”. Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 3/3 , 11/ 116, 13/371, 423, 465. See also Muslim for a shorter account, 1/532.

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