Two important Manners(Adaab) for a Muslim

There are two forms of adaab (manners) for a Muslim:

(1) Adaab towards Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) where one does not commit shirk or bid'ah.

(2) Adaab towards His creation where one treats them with utmost humility whilst having taqwah towards Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala).

The two go hand in hand for believers of understanding, but what I notice amongst a large group of Muslims today that somehow affects the ummah is that how one may either adopt the first form of adaab or the second--never both. The first group of Muslims, mashaAllah, follow the correct Tawheed, avoid bid'ah and have the understanding of Islam but they might not necessarily have the best adaab towards people in terms of implementation of Islam holistically-- there are a general bluntness and know-it-all attitude that contradicts the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ regardless of their knowledge of who he was and what he was like in essence. The second group of Muslims, mashaAllah, have great adaab towards the people thus shaping them to be people of character like the essence of what Rasool ﷺ was but some of what they do in terms of Ibadah in context of Tawheed and bid'ah may be contradictory to the way the Rasool ﷺ worshipped Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala). This contradiction causes confusion and deviation amongst the ummah. The point being is one either worship the way the Rasool ﷺ worshipped Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) in acts of ibadaah but acting contradictory to his essence or one embodies the Rasool ﷺ in terms of conduct in his essence but without worshipping the way he did. This brings forth to a lot of problems in the ummah and does not bring forth well-rounded and sound believers. It also creates a lot of confusion not only for those that are not Muslims but also Muslims themselves. One must realize that if one were to attain good adaab with Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) in its *pure* essence then they would then automatically have the correct adaab with His creation because being kind and humble with taqwah in itself is a form of worship towards Allah (Subhanahu WaTa'ala). One must also understand that the reason why they try to have adaab with people is that of Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) therefore it doesn't make sense not to first have the correct form of adaab with Him in terms of correct ibadaah. By internalizing the two one would automatically follow our blessed prophet both in worship and in character--this was the formula of the influential Muslims of the past. Both the understanding and implementation of this would make a huge difference in the ummah & Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) knows best.May Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) guide us to be those of understanding that worship Him with the best of manners like our blessed prophet ﷺ while treating His creation in the best of manners by abiding by our blessed prophet's ﷺ conduct in essence.


Ameen.

ATTRIBUTES OF OUR BELOVED PROPHET MUHAMMAD (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa Sallam) FROM THE HOLY QUR’AN

 #I, HIS EXALTED STATUS

1. He is Nur (Sacred Light) (5:15)
2. Allah blesses him (33:56)
3. Mercy for all the worlds (21:107)
4. His name is Muhammad (Meaning the Most Praised One) (47:2)
5. Allah has exalted his Zikr (remembrance) (94:1-4)
6. His exaltation on the Night of Mi’raj: his heavenly ascent (53:8-9)
7. His Station of Praise (Al-Maqam al-Mahmud) (17:79)

#II, THE BELOVED OF ALLAH 

1. If you want to gain the love of Allah, follow him (3:31)
2. Allah addresses him with love and affection (20:1) (36:1) (73:1) (74:1)
3. Allah says: Realize that My Prophetic Messenger himself is with you (49:7)
4. Allah describes him with His Own Attributes of Rauf (Most Kind) and Raheem (Merciful) (9:128)
5. Allah Himself praises him (33:45-47)
6. Possessor of Allah’s Grace (4:113)
7. He is a special favour of Allah (Sub’hanahu wa Ta’ala) (3:164)
8. Allah does not punish people if he is in their midst (8:33)
9. Allegiance to him is allegiance to Allah (48:10)

#III, HE RECEIVED THE HOLY QUR'AN

1. Allah gave him Surah al-Fatiha and the whole Qur’an (15:87)
2. Totally inspired (53:3-4)
3. Allah revealed the Noble Qur’an on his blessed heart (26:192-197)
4. The first revelation he received (96:1)
5. Teaches the Holy Qur’an and Hadith Sharif (Wisdom) and purifies people (62:2)

#IV, AMONG THE PROPHETS ('Alayhimussalam)

1. He is the Final Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (33:40)
2. Mentioned first among the greatest Prophets (‘Alayhimussalam) (33:7) (4:163)
3. A Prophet whom Allah appointed with proven prophecies (30:1-6) (48:1) (48:27) (61:13)
4. Given the knowledge of the unseen (3:179)
5. Nabi Ibrahim (‘Alayhissalam) prayed for his coming (2:129)
6. Foretold by Nabi ‘Isa (Jesus) (‘Alayhissalam) (61:6)
7. Allah asks all the Prophets to believe in him (3:81)
8. Confirms the previous (Prophetic) Messengers of Allah (37:37)

#V, SERVES ONLY ALLAH (THE GLORIFIED AND THE EXALTED)

1. Worships only Allah (Sub’hanahu wa Ta’ala) (72:19-20)
2. Puts total trust in Allah (Sub’hanahu wa Ta’ala) (9:129)
3. Selflessly labours for Allah, asks for no reward (25:57) (42:23)
4. Rewarded by Allah (68:3) (108:1)

#VI, HIS EXEMPLARY CHARACTER

1. Most examplary character (33:21) (68:4)
2. Sadiq (Truthful) (33:22)
3. Final judge and arbiter (4:65) (24:51)
4. Honoured, Noble (69: 40)
5. Forgiving (7:199)
6. He is Burhan (Clear Proof) (4:174)
7. Brave: Commands Muslims in battle (3:121)

#VII, PREACHES ISLAM

1. Established the correct Message of Islam (6:161-163) (39:11-12)
2. Preacher to all humanity (4:170) (25:1) (34:28)
3. He is Bashir and Nadhir (Bearer of glad tidings and a warner) (5:19)
4. Invites people to Islam (12:108)
5. Even the jinn respond to his call (46:29-31)
6. He brought the truth (17:81) (39:33)
7. He brought a new law (Shari’a) (7:157)
8. A perfect guide to be followed (7:158)
9. He calls you to that which gives you life (8:24)
10. Brings people from the darkness (of Ignorance) to the Light (of Islam) (65:11)
11. His religion prevails over all religion (48:28)

#VIII, HIS BLESSED FAMILY AND COMPANIONS (Rady Allahu 'Anhum)

1. His Family purified by Allah (Sub’hanahu wa Ta’ala) (33:33)
2. His Companions praised by Allah (Sub’hanahu wa Ta’ala) (48:29)
3. His Companions: The Muhajirin and the Ansar (8:74) (9:100) (59:8-9)
4. His Companions pledge allegiance to him (48:18)

#IX, BELIEVE, HONOUR, LOVE, RESPECT AND OBEY HIM

1. Believe, honour and respect him (48:9) (61:11)
2. Love Allah and His Beloved Prophet more than anything else (9:24)
3. He is closer to the believers than their own selves (33:6)
4. Respect him (49:1-3)
5. Obey Allah (Ta’ala) and His Beloved Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam)
(3:132) (4:13) (4:59) (4:69) (4:80) (9:71) (24:52) (24:54) (24:56) (33:71) (49:14) (64:12)
6. Follow the Commands of Allah (Sub’hanahu wa Ta’ala)
and of His Beloved Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa Sallam) (33:36)
7. Whatever he gives you, take it (59:7)
8. The reward of believing in him (57:28)

#X, WAGED JIHAD AMIDST PERSECUTION

1. Non-believers plot to kill him (8:30)
2. His persecution (22:39-40)
3. Commanded to fight alone for Allah (Sub’hanahu wa Ta’ala) (4:84)
4. He led Muslims in prayer while in battle (4:102)
5. Allah asks him to seek peace (8:61)
6. Allah helped him in Jihad (33:9)
7. Allah made him victorious (110:1)

#XI, HIS MIRACLES

1. Living miracle: The Holy Qur’an (2:23) (17:88) (52:34)
2. Human miracle: he was the wasila (means) through whom people’s hearts were transformed (5:83)
3. Heavenly miracle: Isra’ and Mi’raj (his heavenly ascent) (17:1) (53:8-18)
4. Historic miracle: Hijra; escaped while surrounded (9:40)
5. The miracle of the Battle of Badr: Victory against all odds (3:123-125)
6. The splitting of the moon (54:1-2)

#XII, INTERCESSOR (SHAFI')

1. Allah appointed him as an intercessor to plead for people’s forgiveness (3:159) (4:64) (60:12)
2. An accepted intercessor (19:87) (20:109)
3. His supplication a relief for hearts (9:103)

Note: All the references are from the holy Qur'an. Kindly share it to get reward on the day of resurrection, in'sha'Allah.

-courtesy: Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad

A Couple Who Lost Their Only Son: The Moral Story

Must Read!!! 
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a Loving couple
and the boy was the gem  of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one
morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked
his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the
kitchen totally forgot about the open medicine bottle.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank
 it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine Meant for adults in small dosages. When
the child collapsed, mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother
was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband.

When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his
wife and uttered just 5 words.

"I AM WITH YOU SWEETHEART" 

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The Child is dead.
He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother.
Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.

No one is to be blamed. She had already lost her only child. What she needed at that
moment was "consolation" and "sympathy" from the husband. That is what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer
problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles Begins with a single step.
Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears. And you will
find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

Moral of the Story:
"SHUN BLAME GAME, SPREAD LOVE & RESPECT"

She said: Mohammed, I want you to become a Christian!! قالت البنت " يا محمد انا أريدك أن تكون مسيحي !!

Mohammed boarded the plane... adjusted his seat and fastened his seatbelt, He was an active attractive young man. He wasn't very religious and had drifted away from the Lord Almighty...The Plane took off.. Muhammad started thinking about his trip to the United States of America, He will have the time of his life over there...with all kinds of drinks, pubs, disco's and nightclubs...in addition to finding alot of girls the way he always dreamt about.
        As he plans throughout the trip, he totally forgets the one that gave him the strength and youth can also deprive him of them at any moment He Arrived and rented an apartment and put his luggage and started the tours as planned... He stayed up all night and slept all day... He heard the Adhan (prayer calls) more than once at corners where minority Muslims lived,but he never thought that this voice is calling him.A MUSLIM.                                  
        He Spent allot of money... He got so drunk he lost track of time and was unaware of what was happening around him. Mohammed said: My life has been this way fo a while until one night I entered a nightclub, full of gorgeous girls, I asked for a drink and began drinking "I know that God has forbidden alcoholic drinks" But, my lust and ego in addition to the clemency (mercy) of my Lord made me forget this fact. I saw a charming young lady with dazzling beauty as she came up to me with looks of lust and desire. She got closer , gave me her hand and threw herself at me.True, I have disobeyed God allot, But my feelings at that moment...were totally different. She had arab features and to my surprise, she spoke to me with broken Arabic.
        She Said: Are you an Arab?? I answered: Yes She said: me too... i'm an American citizen... I was born here She asked: What is your name? I said: Mohammed She replied: I do not like this name. I said: Why? She answered: Because I’m.....Christian Suddenly i felt my body repelling her... My heart has felt her animosity to Islam But this does not affect me... from all the desires that filled and covered my heart. I Smiled. and changed the subject I said: Would you like to dance? She Said: Yes. We Danced, The hours passed , I asked her to leave with me... But she refused. I tried more than once... So that she would surrender herself to me, but she refused.
        I left that night and her picture would not leave my head, i would see that gorgeous lady wherever i looked, My heart became too weak, because is was far from the Almighty God The second night passed... then the third... Everyday i get more attached to her and desired her more and more... until a disaster happened: I spoke to her one night and told her: I want you to sleep at my place tonight. She Said: I don't mind. But On one condition;......!
Condition ? what ?...!
         Put this on and she pulled a chain out of her pocket with a cross in it, I started getting a strange feeling, I know I am a sinner, although I don't pray and haven't seen my parents for months, But i am still a Muslim !! BUT, having her is above everything...I rushed and took the chain... And put it on around my neck like a prisoner, smiling!
 She said astonished: Oh... that's beautiful... it's my gift to you, but... you have to wear it whenever you meet me.
        Unbelievable..!nights passed with this gorgeous babe, beautiful times... Satan made her even more and more attractive in my eyes. One night she refused to come with me, I needed her so much... I tried to beg her, i even tried to seduce her with money She said: NO... Honestly, I want you to become a Christian.
Oh my God... O God, Her words shocked me... I said: Impossible
She said: so it's impossible for us to continue with this relationship after tonight.
        Satan started playing with my mind: "Say yes!! Say OK!! that won't hurt you.. Say you will disbelieve in Islam " it won't harm you... this girl will please you” I left it at that, the night passed ... The second day... I found her more attractive and more beautiful, She got closer... Until her face was so close to mine And said: Oh, you are ruthless... Don’t you feel the love? I melted like a candle by her words and almost fell. I said: of-course i do... why do you think i’m suffering? She Said: What prevents you from being a Christian? I will marry you here if you become a Christian!! I broke down, all my determination and beliefs are being tested, I started forgetting everything; I forgot that my name is "Mohammed" the name of the "Messenger of Allah peace be upon him" I forgot my father who used to wake me up when I was in school for Fajr prayer I forgot my mother who prayed for my guidance everytime i enter the house late at night I forgot myself. I have become a slave to the love and passion of this woman.
        I accepted, went with her, shaved my head and thin lined beard , And became a Christian... I Entered the church for the first time, I cried endlessly as i entered through the doors, the tears i cried were "my faith" leaving my body!! O God...After all of this.... How can  i do such a thing? And what will my punishment be? Hell!!
        O God...Where is my fear and love for God?!? am i that shameless? what has happened to my pride of my religion?! Everything is gone after today... Like a mad man I went back to my apartment...rubbing my bald head.. Shouting: What have you done, O Mohammed!?!? have you left the religion of Mohammed??! I started crying like a baby, closed the door of my apartment and drowned in the my tears. Satan came to me and said: "There is no way back, Mohammed...No way to return you are now a non-muslim a "Kafir" (disbeliever)  and you will die as a disbeliever"!!
        I remembered my grandfather when he used to call the adhan for prayers... I remembered my Quran that was always in my room.... ooh! I remembered a friend of mine that used to warn and advise me by saying: O Muhammad... Beware of the bad ending...dying on the wrong path.
        I started to scream and shouted: Noooooo, Oh God...Nooo.. Oh God! PLEASE do not take my soul now! I will return to Islam! I will get back to the Quran! I will get back to you Allah!
        I rushed to the bathroom... threw the cross  and had a shower to purify me from all the filth i was in and got ready for prayer. As i came out... I felt that all my sins has been rinsed and a wight has been removed off my back, tears would not stop falling like raindrops and i said:

 "Ashadu anna la ilaha illa allah wa ashhadu anna muhammad rasoolu allah "

       I certify that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of God"

        O God, how sweet are these words, It is truly the key of happiness, Oh Allah I am returning to you, I am returning to my prayers, I am returning to obeying my parents, I am returning to keeping intact the ties of kinship, I am returning to fasting, I am returning all the good deeds you have asked of us muslims, O Allah. I took the first plane to go back to my country, the first thing I heard the moment i arrived at the airport Is the call for prayer "Adhan" Tears fell uncontrollably..."Will Allah forgive me"? I went to my mother, I threw myself on her shoulder and just cried, Oh Mother... I will never disobey my Lord, O mother forgive my disobedience.
        She hugged me tight and said: "My dear boy... Be good to Allah and obey Him... He is merciful...and accepts repentance. Days passed and Mohammed's life is moving from good to better and his soul is filled with happiness, He only suffers whenever he remembers that trip. Everyday his mother would come to his room at night and hear him crying, reading the Quran or seeking forgiveness "istighfar and duaa" .
        One day his mother went to his room to wake him for Fajr (Morning) prayer, Opened the door,she inhaled a beautiful scent that she had never known. She put her hands on the bed trying to feel her son, bur he wasn't in his bed, She looked across the room with her weak sight and saw him in a "sujood"(prostration)  knelt position on the prayer rug.
        She stood staring at him and waiting.... she waited too long She Called: Mohammed.. my son. He did not raise his head.
         His mother Approached him... Reached out and moved him..he fell on his side... She couldn't believe it or bear this situation.Could it be? could her son have died knelling in his prayer?! She couldn't bear watching this spectacular and difficult scene... Heavy tears came out of her eyes She called:: Hey boys girls !! O people of the house ... O People of the house Look at your brother "Mohammed" move him, shake him!!! O  Mother!!! said his younger brother: My brother Mohammed has died... He died kneeling! She knew that the scent she had smelt of a pure soul brought by the angels of mercy that took his pure spirit to his lord and master whom was proud to have this clean soul returned to its creator... And Allah gave him a good ending. He loved Allah and Allah loved him.

 Congratulations, O Mohammed, this is love.. Congratulations for this ending... What do you think brothers and sisters? Let's all pledge: To only love and do what pleases Allah and to hate what the almighty hates.