Foreword
Welcome to London Muslims,
As a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the Muslim community in the vibrant city of London. As believers, we recognize the winter season as a significant and tremendously rewarding time to pray and draw closer to Almighty Allah. It presents us with great opportunities to strengthen our faith and seek His blessings.
We believe that winter is a truly special season for believers, offering abundant opportunities to pray and draw closer to Almighty Allah. Embrace this time with us and discover the great rewards that await during this beautiful season of faith.
Welcome to London Muslims, a non-profit organization serving the vibrant Muslim community in London. As winter embraces the city, it brings with it a profound opportunity for believers to connect with Almighty Allah, for this season holds immense rewards and blessings. This is a time when the believers can engage in heartfelt prayers and draw nearer to their Creator, finding solace and strength in His infinite mercy.
We understand the importance of fostering unity and support among fellow believers. At London Muslims, we provide a welcoming environment where individuals can come together, share their faith, and explore the beauty of Islam. As the winter season unfolds, we encourage everyone to seize the great opportunities it presents to strengthen their spirituality and deepen their relationship with Allah. Join us as we embark on this journey of faith and discover the immense rewards that await us in these blessed months.
Al-Quran & Winter
ۖفَعِنْدَ اللّٰهِ مَغَانِمُ كَثِيْرَةٌ
So, with Allah there are spoils in abundance.
غنِم الشّيءَ :فاز به، ربحه، ناله بلا مشقَّة (win it, gain it, obtain it without difficulty,)
الفوز بالشيء من غير مشقة (Winning something without difficulty)
رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ وَرَبُّ الْمَغْرِبَيْنِۚ ( الرحمن: ١٧ )
He is the Lord of both points of sunrise and both points of sunset.
يَعْنِي: مَشْرِقَيِ الصَّيْفِ وَالشِّتَاءِ، وَمَغْرِبَيِ الصَّيْفِ وَالشِّتَاءِ.The east of summer and winter, and the west of summer and winter( ibn kathir)
فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ [الْمَعَارِجِ: ٤٠]
So, I swear by the Lord of all the points of sunrise and sunset in the east and the west. (70;40),
، وَذَلِكَ بِاخْتِلَافِ مَطَالِعِ الشَّمْسِ وَتَنَقُّلِهَا فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ، وَبُرُوزِهَا مِنْهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ.This is due to the differences in the risings of the sun, its movement every day, and its prominence from it to people.(ibni kathir)
وَقَالَ فِي الْآيَةِ الْأُخْرَى:
﴿رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلا [الْمُزَّمِّلِ:٩] .
The Lord of the east and the west; none has the right to be worshipped but He. So take Him alone as a trustee. (73;9),
مُّتَّكِـِٕيْنَ فِيْهَا عَلَى الْاَرَاۤىِٕكِۚ لَا يَرَوْنَ فِيْهَا شَمْسًا وَّلَا زَمْهَرِيْرًاۚ ( الانسان: ١٣ )
wherein they will be reclining on couches, feeling neither heat of the sun nor intense cold.
Allah said:
يَا بُنَيَّ أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا أَصَابَكَ ۖ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ
O my son, establish prayer and enjoin good and forbid evil and be patient over what befalls you. Verily, those are matters requiring determination.Surah Luqman 31:17
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عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ
مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُصِبْ مِنْهُ
5645 صحيح البخاري كتاب المرضى باب ما جاء في كفارة المرض
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If Allah wills good for someone, He afflicts him with trials.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5645,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
Allah said:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ
Verily, Allah gives favor to the people but most of the people are not grateful.
Surah Ghafir 40:60
Winter’s Rewards & Prophet PBUH’s Sayings
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عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
اغْتَنِمْ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ خَمْسٍ
شَبَابَكَ قَبْلَ هَرَمِكَ
وَصِحَّتَكَ قَبْلَ سَقَمِكَ
وَغِنَاكَ قَبْلَ فَقْرِكَ
وَفَرَاغَكَ قَبْلَ شُغُلِكَ
وَحَيَاتَكَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِك
10250 شعب الإيمان للبيهقي الزهد وقصر الأمل
1077 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع
bn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Take advantage of five before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your riches before your poverty, your free time before your work, and your life before your death.”
Source: Shu’ab al-Imān lil-Bayhaqī 10250
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
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عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
نِعْمَتَانِ مَغْبُونٌ فِيهِمَا كَثِيرٌ مِنْ النَّاسِ الصِّحَّةُ وَالْفَرَاغُ
6412 صحيح البخاري كتاب الرقاق باب لا عيش إلا عيش الآخرة
Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are two blessings which many people waste: health and free time.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6412
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
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خرج الإمام أحمد من حديث أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه عن النبي قال: (الشتاء ربيع المؤمن) وخرجه البيهقي وغيره وزاد فيه: (طال ليلَه فقامَه وقصٌرَ نهارُهُ فصامَه) (،
‘The Winter is the believer’s best season’.(Winter is the spring of the believer)
al-Bayhaqi and others mentioned the addition: ‘the nights are long for him to stand in them and its days are short for him to fast in them’d:
Ibn Rajab said: “Winter is considered the spring of the believer, because he revels in the orchards of obedience and goes in the fields of worship and his heart having the pleasure of strolling in the gardens of deeds which are easy during winter.”
Easy Rewards
عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ
الْغَنِيمَةُ الْبَارِدَةُ الصَّوْمُ فِي الشِّتَاءِ
797 سنن الترمذي كتاب الصوم باب ما جاء في الصوم في الشتاء
5149 المحدث السيوطي خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في الجامع الصغير
‘Amir ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Fasting in the winter is the easy reward.”Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 797.Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti
Hellfire Breath
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا اشْتَدَّ الْحَرُّ فَأَبْرِدُوا بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّ شِدَّةَ الْحَرِّ مِنْ فَيْحِ جَهَنَّمَ وَاشْتَكَتْ النَّارُ إِلَى رَبِّهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَبِّ أَكَلَ بَعْضِي بَعْضًا فَأَذِنَ لَهَا بِنَفَسَيْنِ نَفَسٍ فِي الشِّتَاءِ وَنَفَسٍ فِي الصَّيْفِ فَهُوَ أَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنْ الْحَرِّ وَأَشَدُّ مَا تَجِدُونَ مِنْ الزَّمْهَرِيرِ
512 صحيح البخاري كتاب مواقيت الصلاة باب الإبراد بالظهر في شدة الحر
617 صحيح مسلم كتاب المساجد ومواضع الصلاة باب استحباب الإبراد بالظهر في شدة الحر لمن يمضي إلى جماعة ويناله الحر في طريقه
Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When the heat is severe, let it cool down for prayer. Verily, severe heat is from the raging of Hell. The Hellfire complained to its Lord, saying: My Lord, my parts are eating each other. It was given permission to make a breath in the winter and in the summer. They are the strongest heat you feel, and the strongest cold you feel.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 512, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 617
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
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« أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ “
مَنْ صَلَّى الْبَرْدَيْنِ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ ”
“Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘Whoever prays the two cool prayers (`Asr and Fajr) will go to Paradise.’ “Sahih al-Bukhari 574
:أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى مَا يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِهِ الْخَطَايَا وَيَرْفَعُ بِهِ الدَّرَجَاتِ
Shall I not tell you of a deed by which Allah expiates your sins and raises your status?
They said, “Of course, O Messenger of Allah.” The Prophet said:
إِسْبَاغُ الْوُضُوءِ عَلَى الْمَكَارِهِ وَكَثْرَةُ الْخُطَا إِلَى الْمَسَاجِدِ وَانْتِظَارُ الصَّلَاةِ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ فَذَلِكُمْ الرِّبَاطُ
Thorough ablution despite difficulty, taking many steps to the mosque, and waiting for one prayer after another. That is like guarding the frontier.
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 251, Grade: Sahih
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbal comments, with regards to this hadith, ‘Performing wudu in the intense cold is one of the best actions
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَغْرِبَ فَرَجَعَ مَنْ رَجَعَ وَعَقَّبَ مَنْ عَقَّبَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُسْرِعًا قَدْ حَفَزَهُ النَّفَسُ وَقَدْ حَسَرَ عَنْ رُكْبَتَيْهِ فَقَالَ أَبْشِرُوا هَذَا رَبُّكُمْ قَدْ فَتَحَ بَابًا مِنْ أَبْوَابِ السَّمَاءِ يُبَاهِي بِكُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ يَقُولُ انْظُرُوا إِلَى عِبَادِي قَدْ قَضَوْا فَرِيضَةً وَهُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَ أُخْرَى
801 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب المساجد والجماعات باب لزوم المساجد وانتظار الصلاة
660 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح ابن ماجه
Abdullah ibn Amr reported: We performed the sunset prayer with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Some people left and some people stayed. The Prophet came back in a hurry, out of breath and holding his cloak above his shins. The Prophet said, “Rejoice! Your Lord has opened a gate to the heavens and He boasts to the angels, saying: Look at My servants! They have completed a prescribed prayer and they are waiting for another!”
Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 801
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
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مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُصِبْ مِنْهُ
If Allah intends good for someone, then He afflicts him with trials.
Source: Sahih Bukhari 5321, Grade: Sahih
عَجَبًا لِأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ
إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لِأَحَدٍ إِلَّا لِلْمُؤْمِنِ
إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ
وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ
Wondrous is the affair of the believer for there is good for him in every matter and
this is not the case with anyone except the believer.
If he is happy, then he thanks Allah and thus there is good for him, and if he is harmed,
then he shows patience and thus there is good for him.Source: Sahih Muslim 2999, Grade: Sahih
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Prophet pbuh’ Companions & Winter
‘Umar bin al-Khattab , may Allah be pleased with him
عن عمر بن الخطاب:
«الشتاءُ غنيمةُ العابد»
رواه أبو نعيم بسند متصل
‘Umar bin al-Khattab said: “Winter is the prize of the worshippers.”
Ibn Rajab al-Hambali said in ‘Lata’if al-Ma’arif’ (p. 276):
AbduAllah Ibn Mas’ud , may Allah be pleased with him
عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه أنّه قال:
‘مرحبًا بالشتاء، تنزل فيه البركة ويطول فيه الليل للقيام ويقصر فيه النهار للصيام’
And it was narrated that Ibn Mas’ud said: “Welcome to winter! Blessings descend in it, its nights are long to pray in, and its days are short to fast in.
Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him
عن أبي نعيم عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ
أَلا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى غَنِيمَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ قَالُوا مَاذَا يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ الصَّوْمُ فِي الشِّتَاءِ
1356 حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم أبو هريرة
Abu Nu’aym reported: Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Shall I tell you about easy spoils?” They said, “O Abu Huraira, what are they?” Abu Huraira said, “Fasting in the winter.”
Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 1356
When it was winter time
وعن عبيد بن عمير رحمه الله أنّه كان إذا جاء الشتاء قال:
‘يا أهل القرآن! طال ليلكم لقراءتكم فاقرؤوا، وقصر النهار لصيامكم فصوموا’
,‘Ubayd bin ‘Umayr would say: “O people of the Qur’an! Your nights are now long for you to recite in. So, recite! Your days are now short for you to fast in. So, fast! Night prayer in the winter equals fasting during the day in the summer.”
Ibn Rajab (may Allah mercy him) said: “Praying at the night of winter equals fasting at the day of summer.”
That is how
This is why Mu’adh wept on his deathbed and said: “I weep because
I would love to see Allah tala however i will miss three things :
1-thirst I felt when I fasted, 2-praying at night during the winter, and 3-sitting knee to knee with the scholars during the gatherings of knowledge.”
Regret Losing out Ghanimah
Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The people of Paradise will have no regrets, except for moments that passed by them in which they did not remember Allah.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 182,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Suyuti
عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
لَيْسَ يَتَحَسَّرُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا عَلَى سَاعَةٍ مَرَّتْ بِهِمْ لَمْ يَذْكُرُوا اللهَ فِيهَا
20/93 المعجم الكبير للطبراني
7682 المحدث السيوطي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في الجامع الصغير
Mu’adh ibn Jabal reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The people of Paradise will have no regrets, except for moments that passed by them in which they did not remember Allah.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 182 ,Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Suyuti
Be happy with Allah in all conditions
يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ٢٧
(As for an obedient man, it will be said to him,) “O content soul,
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ ٢٨
come back to your Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing.
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰدِى ٢٩
So, enter among My (special) servants,
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى ٣٠
and enter My Paradise.”
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ سَابِقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلاَّمٍ، خَادِمِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ
“ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ أَوْ إِنْسَانٍ أَوْ عَبْدٍ يَقُولُ حِينَ يُمْسِي وَحِينَ يُصْبِحُ رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا – إِلاَّ كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يُرْضِيَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ” .
It was narrated from Abu Salam, the servant of the Prophet (saas), that :
the Prophet (saas) said: “There is no Muslim – or no person, or slave (of Allah) – who says, in the morning and evening: ‘Radaytu billahi Rabban wa bil-Islami dinan wa bi Muhammadin nabiyyan (I am content with Allah as my Lord, Islam as my religion and Muhammad as my Prophet),’ but he will have a promise from Allah to make him pleased on the Day of Resurrection.”
| Grade: | Hasan (Darussalam) |
| Reference | : Sunan Ibn Majah 3870 |
Another narrations
عَنِ الْمُنَيْذِرِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُول اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مَنْ قَالَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ رَضِيتُ بِاللهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا فَأَنَا الزَّعِيمُ لِآخُذَ بِيَدِهِ حَتَّى أُدْخِلَهُ الْجَنَّةَ
20/355 المعجم الكبير للطبراني
2686 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في السلسلة الصحيحة
Al-Munaydhir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever says when he awakens in the morning, ‘I am pleased with Allah as a Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad as a prophet,’ then I am responsible for him and I will surely take him by the hand until he enters Paradise.”
Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 20/355,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
Another narration
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مَنْ قَالَ رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولًا وَجَبَتْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةُ
1529 سنن أبي داود باب تفريع أبواب الوتر باب في الاستغفار
2/635 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في تخريج سنن أبي داود
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever says, ‘I am pleased with Allah as a Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad as a messenger,’ he must be given Paradise.”
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1529,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut
Another narration
عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
ذَاقَ طَعْمَ الإِيمَانِ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولاً
34 صحيح مسلم كتاب الإيمان باب الدليل على أن من رضي بالله ربا وبالإسلام دينا وبمحمد رسولا فهو مؤمن وإن ارتكب المعاصي الكبائر
Al-‘Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He has tasted the sweetness of faith who is content with Allah as a Lord, Islam as a religion, and Muhammad as a messenger.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 34,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim
Another narration
عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ
مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَسْمَعُ الْمُؤَذِّنَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولًا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا غُفِرَ لَهُ ذَنْبُهُ
386 صحيح مسلم كتاب الصلاة باب استحباب القول مثل قول المؤذن والصلاة على النبي وسؤال الوسيلة له
Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever says when he hears the call to prayer, ‘I testify there is no God but Allah alone, without any partner, and Muhammad is His servant and His messenger, I am pleased with Allah as a Lord, with Muhammad as a messenger, and with Islam as a religion,’ then his sins will be forgiven.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 386,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim
Saying alhmdulillah
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
إِذَا رَأَى مَا يُحِبُّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي بِنِعْمَتِهِ تَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ
وَإِذَا رَأَى مَا يَكْرَهُ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ
Aisha reported: If the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw something he liked, he would say, “All praise is due to Allah, by whose favor good deeds are accomplished.” If the Prophet saw something he disliked, he would say, “All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance.”
Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3803,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
3803 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الأدب باب فضل الحامدين
4727 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع
sneezing condition
عَنْ نَافِعٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا عَطَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَأَنَا أَقُولُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَلَيْسَ هَكَذَا عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
عَلَّمَنَا أَنْ نَقُولَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ
2378 سنن الترمذي كتاب الأدب باب ما يقول العاطس إذا عطس
2/324 المحدث ابن مفلح خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده جيد في الآداب الشرعية
Nafi’ reported: A man sneezed next to Ibn Umar and he said, “All praise is due to Allah and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah.” Ibn Umar said, “I also say all praise is due to Allah and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, but this is not what the Messenger of Allah taught us, peace and blessings be upon him. Rather, the Prophet taught us to say: All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance.”
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2378,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Muflih
likewise
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
إِذَا عَطَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَقُلْ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ وَلْيَقُلْ لَهُ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ
3715 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الأدب باب تشميت العاطس
687 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع
Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of you sneezes, let him say: All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance. Those with him should say: May Allah have mercy upon you. He should respond to them by saying: May Allah guide you and amend your affairs.”
Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3715,Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
Night prayer
كَانُوْا قَلِيْلًا مِّنَ الَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُوْنَ ( الذاريات: ١٧ )
They used to sleep little in the night; ( يهجعون: ينامون. و الهَجعة: النومة.)
وَبِالْاَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ ( الذاريات: ١٨ )
and in the hours before dawn they used to pray for forgiveness,
Ibn Abbas said,”Every night, they would worship Allah, even during a little part of the night.”
تَتَجَافٰى جُنُوْبُهُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَّطَمَعًاۖ وَّمِمَّا رَزَقْنٰهُمْ يُنْفِقُوْنَ ( السجدة: ١٦ )
Their sides remain apart from their beds. They call their Lord with fear and hope, and spend (in charity) out of what We have given to them.
Prophet pbuh said;
أَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْخَيْرِ
الصَّومُ جُنَّةٌ وَالصَّدَقَةُ تُطْفِىءُ الْخَطِييَةَ وَصَلَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْل
Shall I not tell you of the gates of goodness?
Fasting is a shield,charity wipes out sin, and the prayer of a man in the depths of the night.
Imam Ahmed ,At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah in their Sunans.
فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّآ اُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِّنْ قُرَّةِ اَعْيُنٍۚ جَزَاۤءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ ( السجدة: ١٧ )
So, no one knows the delight of eyes that has been reserved for them in secret, as a reward of what they used to do.
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالى
أَعْدَدْتُ لِعِبَادِي الصَّالِحِينَ مَا لَا عَيْنٌ رَأَتْ وَلَا أُذُنٌ سَمِعَتْ وَلَا خَطَرَ عَلى قَلْبِ بَشَر
Allah says;
“I have prepared for My righteous servants what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and it has never crossed the mind of man.”
Prophet pbuh said;
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ
أَطْعِمُوا الطَّعَامَ
وَصِلُوا الاَْرْحَامَ
وَأَفْشُوا السَّلَأمَ
وَصَلُّوا بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ
تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِسَلَم
O people! Feed with food, keep relations to kith and kin, spread the Salam, pray at night while people are asleep, and you will enter Paradise in peace.”
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Abdullah bin Umar said that the Messenger of Allah said,
إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ غُرَفًا يُرَى ظَاهِرُهَا مِنْ بَاطِنِهَا وَبَاطِنُهَا مِنْ ظَاهِرِهَا
Verily, there are lofty rooms in Paradise in which their outside can be seen from inside and their inside from the outside.
Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari said, “Who are they for, O Allah’s Messenger” He said,
لِمَنْ
أَلَانَ الْكَلَمَ
وَأَطْعَمَ الطَّعَامَ
وَبَاتَ للهِ قَايِمًا وَالنَّاسُ نِيَام
For those who use soft speech,feed food and spend the night in voluntary prayer while people are asleep.
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حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ غَالِبٍ الْعَبَّادَانِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ الْبَحْرَانِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
“ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ لأَنْ تَغْدُوَ فَتَعَلَّمَ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ مِائَةَ رَكْعَةٍ وَلأَنْ تَغْدُوَ فَتَعَلَّمَ بَابًا مِنَ الْعِلْمِ عُمِلَ بِهِ أَوْ لَمْ يُعْمَلْ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ أَلْفَ رَكْعَةٍ ” .
Grade: Da’if (Darussalam)
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 219
It was narrated that Abu Dharr said:
“The Messenger of Allah said to me: ‘O Abu Dharr! For you to come out in the morning and learn one Verse from the Book of Allah is better for you than praying one hundred Rak’ah, and for you to come out and learn a matter of knowledge, whether it is acted upon or not, is better for you than praying one thousand Rak’ah.'”
قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مُجَادَلَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي الْحَقِّ يَكُونُ لَهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا بِأَشَدَّ مُجَادَلَةً مِنْ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِرَبِّهِمْ فِي إِخْوَانِهِمْ الَّذِينَ أُدْخِلُوا النَّارَ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا إِخْوَانُنَا كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ مَعَنَا وَيَصُومُونَ مَعَنَا وَيَحُجُّونَ مَعَنَا فَأَدْخَلْتَهُمْ النَّارَ قَالَ فَيَقُولُ اذْهَبُوا فَأَخْرِجُوا مَنْ عَرَفْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ فَيَأْتُونَهُمْ فَيَعْرِفُونَهُمْ بِصُوَرِهِمْ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَخَذَتْهُ النَّارُ إِلَى أَنْصَافِ سَاقَيْهِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَخَذَتْهُ إِلَى كَعْبَيْهِ فَيُخْرِجُونَهُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا قَدْ أَخْرَجْنَا مَنْ أَمَرْتَنَا قَالَ وَيَقُولُ
أَخْرِجُوا مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ دِينَارٍ مِنْ الْإِيمَانِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ نِصْفِ دِينَارٍ حَتَّى يَقُولَ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَزْنُ ذَرَّةٍ
قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَمَنْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقْ فَلْيَقْرَأْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ إِلَى عَظِيمًا
‘No one of you disputes more intensely for something that is rightly his in this world, than the believers will dispute with their Lord for their brothers who have entered the Fire. They will say: ‘Our Lord, our brothers used to pray with us and fast with us, and perform Hajj with us, and you have caused them to enter the Fire?’ He will say: ‘Go and bring forth whomever you recognize among them.’ So they will go to them, and will recognize them by their appearances. Among them will be those who have been seized by the Fire up to the middle of their shins, and some among them those whom it has taken up to his ankles. They will bring them forth, then they will say: ‘Our Lord, we have brought forth those whom You commanded us (to bring forth).’ He will say: ‘Bring forth everyone in whose heart is faith the weight of a Dinar.’ Then He will say: ‘Everyone in whose heart is faith the weight of half a Dinar,’ until He will say: ‘In whose heart is faith the weight of the smallest speck.'” Abu Sa’eed said: “Whoever does not believe this, let him read the Verse: ‘Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should >Sunan an-Nasa’i 5010