Friday, June 27, 2008

Fwd: A Letter for My Brother in Islam



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Subject: Fwd: A Letter for My Brother in Islam
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From: Memoona Syed <m_syed813@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Subject: [InstituteAtIcna_2008] A Letter for My Brother in Islam
To: InstituteAtIcna_2008@yahoogroups.com


Assalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,
I hope you are all in the best of Iman and Health.

Here is a message that was emailed to me. I thought it was extremely beneficial and profound. So Read, Enjoy and most importantly Benefit.

For all the sisters, pass it on to your brothers :)

wassalaamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh

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A Letter for My Brother in Islam: Be a Man!
 
 
 
My dear Muslim brother,
 
Be a Man! Be courageous and faithful. Be strict but kind and wise. Follow the way of our beloved prophet - may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him - and the way of his companions.
 
Be a Muslim. Care for your family, brothers and sisters in Islam. Help the elders of the community and show everyone the true spirit of Islam. Be like the prophet (peace be upon him) – "His manners were the Quran." Make dawa and talk to people about Islam. Be a messenger of the messenger of Allah. The prophet (Salallaahu' alahiwasalam) said:  "balligho anny wa law aya" – "tell people something about me, even if 't were one verse".  Help people see and follow the right path. Be a sign that speaks about Islam without even saying a word. Let your actions speak. The Quran says:  "Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah and works righteousness and says I am one of those who bow down in Islam" (Quran: 41, 33)
 
Be a son. Be a son who is kind and merciful to his parents. Be a son who is patient, understanding and grateful for his parents' endless care and love. Be a son who deserves a parent's du'a for guidance, forgiveness and blessings.
 
Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala said: Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour. (Quran: 17, 23)
 
Furthermore, Abu Huraira reported that a person came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Who among the people is most deserving of a fine treatment from my hand? He said: Your mother. He again said: Then who (is the next one)? He said: Again it is your mother (who deserves the best treatment from you). He said: Then who (is the next one)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Again, it is your mother. He (again) said: Then who? Thereupon he said: Then it is your father.
 
Our beloved prophet (peace be upon him) said in another Hadith: the most actions beloved to Allah are:
 
1. Salah on time
2. Being good and dutiful to one's parents and
3. Jihad fee sabeel Allah
 
Be a brother. Be a loving brother; care for your sisters. Drive them instead of letting them walk or use the subway... accompany them instead of letting them go alone. Be a "mixture" of kindness, love, and understanding. Be the one a sister looks up to for advice or help. Be the one she confides in. Teach her and help her be the best Muslimah she can be, but be careful not to scold her or be angry at her, for this way you push her away. The Prophet (Salallaahu' alahiwasalam) said: "La tagdab wa laka al Jannah" - "Do not be angry and you will have the Jannah." So don't be angry when she mistakes, she is a human being.
 
Be a husband. Love your wife. Teach her and help her. Educate her and appreciate her efforts and work.  Be her teacher and advisor, for Allah will hold you accountable for her. Treat her with respect and love as an equal for the prophet (Salallaahu' alahiwasalam) ) continuously urged you: "Be kind (nice) to women."
 
And lastly...Be a father. Be a role model for your sons and daughters. Be the hero they look up to. Be the one who "shows" instead of "tells" them what is right or wrong. Be the model that your daughter will look up to when seeking a husband. Be the man your son will want to be.
 
Be a Muslim and be all that. Be the one to take your loved ones with you onto the path of Allah. Be the guardian and soldier who will protect your loved ones, your home and the Ummah from the tricks of the evil Satan.
 
Be a Man.  Be a man with all the qualities and meanings that are encompensated within the word 'Man'.
 
In one of his khutbas, my beloved syaikh said that "the criteria for determining manliness are not only in terms of material well-being, like good looks, physical agility, material success, but also in terms of excellent virtues and good conduct expressed in good deeds."
 
So Be a Man.


I asked for Wisdom.........
And Allah gave me Problems to solve.

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'Umar bin 'Abd Al- 'Aziz said: "None can reach the state of taqwa until he possesses neither actions nor words that can be exposed to his embarrassment, either in this world or the Hereafter," and he was once asked: "When does the worshipper reach the peak of taqwa?" So he replied,: "If he puts all the thoughts and desires in his heart on a plate and then wandered around in the market, he should not feel ashamed of anything there." [Min Akhlaq As-Salaf; p 56]

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