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*DID YOU KNOW THAT ’UMAR (R.A) WAS THE FIRST MUSLIM TO MINT ORIGINAL ISLAMIC COINS,*
*THE ISLAMIC DURHAM.*

Al-Maawardee said,
*“Indeed, it was ‘Umar who decided what the official WEIGHT was of the Islamic Dirham.”*

Al-Mirqreezee said,
*“The first Muslim to mint currency was ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattab, in year 18 A.H.*
He imprinted over the Persian inscriptions and added the phrase,
*”ALL PRAISE IS FOR ALLAH.”*
On some coins, he added the phrase,
*“NONE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE WORSHIPPED BUT ALLAH.”*
And on one part of the coin, the name of the Khaleefah, ‘Umar was inscribed.“
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It’s just wonderful that we find somethings in the present which reminds us of the past, that is why our attachment to history will always be there, and to be able to really understand and appreciate our present,
*we always have to know our roots and history.*

Indeed, it was also a practice of ‘Umar to know the history of someone or something, he just loved history as much as he would fight in the battlefield.
Allahu’akbar.

There is so much beauty in our history, in the stories of these great men that even the most genuine historical documents available attest to the greatness of Islamic History.

Note: The pictures uploaded on this entry are “some” of the coins that’s evolved throughout history, these pictures were taken from ArtAncient
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*And we pray that Allah Azza Wa Jall puts in our hearts the eagerness to learn about Islamic history so we may appreciate “more” how Allah Azza Wa Jall had and is continuing to bless us.*

Aameen
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Story taken from Shudhur Al-Uqud Fee Dhikr An-Nuqud, p. 31, 33.

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*WITH THE CALL OF ADHAN*
*EVERY LIVING THING ON EARTH*
*ATTESTS TO THE*
*TRIUMPH OF ISLAM*

*What do you feel every single time you hear the adhan?*
Do you feel the urge to answer it by going for salah or are you among those who just hear it just like the chirping of the birds (it’s just normal)?
Did you know that
*ADHAN ITSELF WAS A WEAPON OF THE MUSLIMS*
Against their enemies during the time of the Sahabah Radiyallahu Anhum?
YES,
*THE ADHAN ITSELF BROUGHT SUCH FEAR IN THE HEARTS OF THE DISBELIEVERS!*

This is the story that happened during the battle of Al Qadisiyyah.

When Emperor Rustam of Persia reached An-Najaf near Al Qadisiyyah, he sent a spy to the Muslim camp. This spy was such a keen observant that he was thoroughly studying the
*Movements of the Sahabah Radiyallahu Anhum.*
When he returned to Rustam, he told him about the character and all other information regarding the Muslim army.
The army of Rustam reached Al Qadisiyyah and encamped between the River ‘Atiq and the fort.

While taking a stroll, he heard the muadhdhin call for Fajr prayer and saw them preparing to stand up for it.
Rustam immediately ordered his troops to mount their animals and be ready. When he was asked why, he said,
*“Can’t you see that the battle cry was shouted among the enemy and now they are getting ready?”*
The same spy spoke up,
*“They are getting ready for prayers.”*
Rustam exclaimed in Persian and said,
*“I heard a sound in the morning, it must have been ‘Umar speaking to his people teaching them some tricks. When they speak like this, be ready for battle.”*

When the muadhdhin called again for Duhur prayer, Rustam lamented,
“It feels as if ‘Umar has eaten my liver!”
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May Allah forgive but whenever I read this story I couldn’t stop myself but laugh at how

*Through this we can know how scared Rustam was of the Muslim army.*
*A fear of unknown, Rustam couldn’t comprehend and understand such strength and from where do they get such strength.*
*Allahu’akbar.*
*O Muslims, we should all realize our strength, that with Islam Allah Azza Wa Jall has promised us victory.*
*Indeed,*
*This story is such a great portrayal of this ayah:*

*“AND NEVER WILL ALLAH GRANT TO THE UNBELIEVERS A WAY (TO TRIUMPH) OVER THE BELIEVERS.” Qur’an 4:14*
*Allahu’akbar!*
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*REMEMBER*
*Each time adhan is called, in every nation, the triumph of Islam is heard and every living thing attest to it!*

*How blessed are those who answer this call and how blessed are those who recognize this blessing!*

*And we pray that Allah Azza Wa Jall makes us among those who regularly establish prayers.*
*Aameen*
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Story is taken from At Taareekh Al Islamee: 10/347

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*AL-WALEED IBN UQBAH (R.A)*
*THE SAHABI WHO LIVED FOR YEARS*
*WITHOUT A GATE AT HIS HOUSE.*

*Will you ever leave the door or even the gate of your house open?*

Not in a million years, right?

Reasons for family safety and because there had been so many crime cases within the neighbourhood, and that is totally fine, we do understand such situations like that.

This story is quite amazing to the fact that there was no harm that came in his house even though
*It was left open for years.*

His name may not sound familiar as other prominent sahabah, but his character will stand out just like how the other prominent sahabah.

*Al Waleed Ibn ‘Uqbah is the half brother of ‘Uthman Ibn Affan Radiyallahu Anhu through his mother.*

If you know ‘Amr Ibn Al’As Radiyallahu Anhu then you wouldn’t miss out about Al Waleed for the
*Trustworthiness that Abu Bakr Radiyallahu Anhu gave to them were on equal stature.*

Ibn ‘Uqbah was both employed by the Caliphate of both Abu Bakr and ‘Umar
*Who always chose and thoroughly studied the qualifications of their governors.*

Indeed, with the keen study and choices that both the caliphs did pave way to the rapid and
*Large scale spread of Islam.*

Some of his tasks included:

• He was entrusted with secrets in exchange of correspondence between the caliph [Abu Bakr] and his commander Khalid Ibn Al Waleed during the battle of Al Madhar against the Persians in 12 AH.
• He was sent with reinforcements with to his commander ‘Iyad Ibn Ghanam Al Fihri.
• He was sent to the tribe of Qada’ah to collect Zakat in 13 AH.
• He became the governor of the tribe of Taghlib and the Arabs of Al Jazeerah in 15 AH during the reign of ‘Umar.
• He became the governor of Kufah during the reign of ‘Uthman.

These are just brief samples of the tasks he was given, and I would like to highlight his governance during the time of ‘Uthman Ibn Affan as the governor of Kufah.

It was said that for years
*THERE WAS NO GATE AT HIS HOUSE,*
Meaning people would come to see him and deliver their problems hoping solutions from him,
*THIS WAS HOW APPROACHABLE IBN UQBAH WAS TO THE PEOPLE OF KUFAH.*

During the period of his governorship in Kufah, his armies would march to eastern horizons, conquering the land, as was testified in his absence by one of the greatest of Muslim judges that history has ever known in terms of his knowledge, virtue and fairness, the great Tabi’i Imam Al-Sha’bi.

He also said: “If only you had seen Al Waleed and his campaigns and his governorship, for he would go out on campaign and reach such and such place, and he never fell short or was accused of falling short by anyone until he was dismissed from his post.”

Also ‘Uthman said: “I did not appoint Al Waleed because he is my brother, rather I appointed him because he is the son of Umm Hakeem Al Bayda, the paternal aunt of the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam and the twin sister of his father.”

*Verily, Al Waleed was such one of the most beloved of people to the people and one of the kindest of them.*
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Ma sha Allah there is so much to learn from this man, even though he was given such great task he never hindered people from coming to him and asking him about their concerns and problems, as we see
*HE HAD HIS HOUSE WITHOUT A GATE EMPHASIZING THAT HE CAN BE APPROACHED AT ANYTIME.*

INDEED,
*HE WAS A GOVERNOR OF THE PEOPLE*
*FOR THE PEOPLE 24/7.*
Ma sha Allah.
This attribute of Ibn Uqbah should remind the leaders of Muslim countries about their true description of work, that
*the people are their main concern not themselves, that it is the people that they work for and not the people working for them.*

Such are the likes of great men that even at the period where he reigned as governor of Kufah that danger was laid infront of him as
*There were people who tried to do wrong with him still it didn’t stop him from being very approachable to people.*

It is just a reminder that when you have such position you should be more
*APPROACHABLE,*
Not that when you gained such political position then you enclose yourself with all the body guards and men of the city.
This is a man who walks freely because he has not wronged people, only those who know by themselves that they did wrong would guard themselves in fear that someone might attack them.
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*May this story about Al Waleed Ibn ‘Uqbah remind us all about HUMILITY and SELFLESS SERVICE.*
Aameen
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Stories were taken from:

• Siyar A’lam an Nubala’,3/21
• Fasl Al Khitab fi Mawaqif Al Ashab, Al Gharsi, p. 78
• Tareekh At Tabari, 4/168
• Tareekh At Tabari, 5/28,29
• At Tamheed wa’l Bayan, p. 40
• Tareekh At Tabari, 5/251
• Fasl Al Khitab fi Mawafiq Al Ashab, p. 79
goldenstories ibnUqbah

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*UMM WARAQAH (R.A)*
*THE MARTYR*
*EVEN BEFORE*
*SHE BECAME ONE*

Have you ever heard of
*The woman who was given the title*
*“THE MARTYR ”*
*Even though she hadn’t died a shaheeda [female martyr] yet…*
but she was known by this title and the Messenger of Allaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam along with the great Sahabah Radiyallahu Anhum would only address her with this title, the martyr?

Ma sha Allaah, and this woman didn’t even go and battled out in Jihad, for the when she tried to ask permission from Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam to go and join the battle of Badr with the intention to nurse and help out with medical attention the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam declined and told her;
*“Stay in your house, Allaah will bless you with martyrdom.”*

Do you have any clue now, who this blessed woman was?
Ma sha Allaah, yes, I am talking about
*Umm Waraqah Radiyallahu Anha,*
The woman who devoted all her life in increasing her closeness to Allaah Azza Wa Jall through living and dedicating herself with the Qur’aan.

*By Allaah, this woman devoted her attention to the Noble Qur’aan reading it, memorizing it and following its teachings and rules, she has made it her main concern in all aspects of her private and public life, and through the Qur’aan she also attained a high and noble status.*

*Umm Waraqah was one of the earliest Ansari female companion that entered the fold of Islaam, she was of high and noble lineage and indeed she was a very wealthy woman, but her luxuries in life didn’t shun her from devoting herself solely to things that will bring her closely to Allaah Azza Wa Jall.*

And we ask, how come she was called *“the martyr”* when she was alive throughout the prophethood of Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam, the caliphate of Abu Bakr Radiyallahu Anhu up to the caliphate of ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattab Radiyallahu Anhu?

Well, after that incident of her asking Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam to allow her to go for jihad and was declined and told to stay in her house for she will be blessed with martyrdom by Allaah Azza Wa Jall,
*SHE BELIEVED AND OBEYED.*

Umm Waraqah Radiyallahu Anha stayed in her house and devoted her time to her scripts [surahs of the Qur’aan were written], reciting their verses with humbleness and piety. With the passing of each day, she increases in her closeness to Allaah Azza wa jall in her piety.

She asked for a mu’adhhin for her house one day, and the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam gave her one, and she allocated a section of her big house as a praying area, and she would make this place a place for halaqa and she would lead some Muslim women of her family and her female relatives or whomsoever who came to meet her in her house for prayers.

Umm Waraqah was not married, despite her nobility, wealth and everything she had, for she was deeply influenced by the picture of the bliss of Paradise that never changes or comes to an end, but she had one housemaid and one male servant who served her in her big house, but these two were not different to her,
*SHE TREATED THEM LIKE A MOTHER WOULD TREAT HER CHILDREN.*

She used to sleep every little in the night, despite her old age and in hours of darkness she would seek Allaah’s forgiveness and worship Him in humbleness, and every night she would pray and recite the Qur’aan unceasingly.

One night, a caller called,
*“Come to martyrdom, O’ Umm Waraqah!*
*The time has come and your appointment with death is here!*
The earth is confined for you in spite of its vastness! What is with Allah is best and lasting! You certainly have nearness to Allah and good place of return!”

*On that very night, her servant and the maid stood up and strangled Umm Waraqah to death, they then wrapped her in a piece of cloth and put her at a side of the house and fled.*

‘Umar Radiyallahu Anhu, who was the Ameer ul Mu’mineen of that time, woke up for Fajr and observed something that attracted his attention, when he finished praying he went out and told the people,
*“By Allaah I did not hear the recitation of my aunty Umm Waraqah last night!”*
It was by this that He came to her house in the company of some other Sahabah Radiyallahu Anhum to see what has happened to Umm Waraqah.
When they entered, they found no one and they did not hear any movement.
*It was then that ‘Umar sensed that something happened to her!*
*And suddenly they found her wrapped in a piece of cloth, dead.*

‘Umar Radiyallahu Anhu then said,
*“ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER SAID THE TRUTH!”*
and those who were with him echoed,
*“ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER SAID THE TRUTH!”*
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Subhan’Allaah!
Did she die in vain?
No she didn’t!
*FOR PARADISE WAS HER ABODE!*
What a beautiful and inspiring woman was Umm Waraqah!
*We pray to Allaah Azza Wa Jall that he accepts her and raises her status in Jannah!*
*Aameen*

*So many beautiful points to consider in this story, her love for Allaah Azza Wa Jall, her obedience towards the Messenger of Allaah Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam, her devotion to the Qur’aan,her dawah to other women and her kind treatment to her servants.*
*So much beautiful characters had Umm Waraqah bagged in her life!*

Ma sha Allaah, and her devotion to the Qur’aan was of great dedication, imagine, *Umar Radiyallahu Anhu noticed immediately something wrong when he didn’t hear the recitation of Umm Waraqah, so realize that she has been consistently doing this recitation every night*,
*when some of us can’t even stand even listening to 3 minutes of recitation of the Qur’aan!*

These are the kind of people that we should be inspired from, people we should take our deen from, martyrdom isn’t just about going to battles, for we ourselves are already in jihad with our nafs.

*MAY ALLAH AZZA WA JALL BE TRULY PLEASED WITH HER.*
Aameen
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Excerpt from Women around the messenger of Allah, pp. 194-199

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*FAJR*
*RISE AMONG THE ELITES*

*YOU JUST KNOW YOUR DAY IS GOING TO BE SO GOOD WHEN YOU HAVE DONE THIS PARTICULAR PRAYER.*

*It brings so much difference*.

*How great it is to wake up with an intention of worshipping Allah Azza Wa Jall, with thanking Him for the Mercy He has given that you are about to live another day, for the opportunity to say*
*Alhamdulillah,*
*Subhan’Allah,*
*Astagfirullah.*

*These are the things that we don’t seem to give so much attention to in our daily lives yet these things are the ones*
*WHO BEAR SO MUCH AJR.*
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*Have we even noticed that in the word FAJR the arabic term for reward [AJR] is present too?*
*Ma sha Allah.*

*Fajr always reminds of the Sahabah, who made wonderful dhikr before and after fajr.*

*There are lot of stories about Fajr but the story of Umm Waraqah Radiyallahu Anha, some may find it weird but it’s actually the story of her death that always remembered during fajr, which is really motivating when we remember death as often as we could.*

*This woman was so attached to the Qur’an that she would recite it everyday and night that at the time of her death, it was also the very thing that made ‘Umar Radiyallahu Anhu noticed that something was wrong because*
*’Umar didn’t hear Umm Waraqah reciting the Qur’an from her house that Fajr morning of her death.*

*Subhan’Allah.*
*How wonderful is this person!*
*It must have been her daily deed to recite and put herself in dhikr, exalting Allah Azza Wa Jall.*

*LET US RISE AMONG THE ELITES.*
*RISE AMONG THOSE WHO GAIN SUCH BEAUTIFUL AJR.*

*Remember the beautiful reward that Fajr brings, as said by the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam:*

*“He who performs the dawn prayer will be under the protection of Allah” [Sahih Muslim, Hadith #657]*

*And what harm can come to you when it is Allah Azza Wa Jall that protects you? Allahu’akbar!*
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*And we pray that Allah Azza Wa Jall makes us among those very people who would wake up with the beautiful intention of worshipping, thanking and asking for His Forgiveness.*

*Aameen*

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*THE SAHABAH*
*ON THEIR FIRST*
*ENCOUNTER WITH RICE*

This story is about the Sahabah Radiyallahu Anhum on their
*FIRST EVER ENCOUNTER WITH RICE.*
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During the Caliphate of ‘Umar Ibn Al Khattab Radiyallahu Anhu, there was an uprising coming from the Iranian forces that troubled the Muslim Ummah, so He sent 319 Muhajideen under the command of ‘Utbah Ibn Ghazwan Radiyallahu Anhu to Ablah.
On their journey, after passing over difficult terrain, they stumbled upon a very green and fertile spot near Ablah and encamped there. They didn’t have anything and when their hunger became unbearable, ‘Ibn Ghazwan sent some of his companions to look for something to eat.
[1] One of them narrated:
“As we were walking along searching for something eatable, we entered a small grove. There we saw two earthen pots. One was filled with dates and the other one had small yellow grains in it. We picked up both of the pots and carried them to our Commander. One of our companions glanced at it and said they should be very careful, for it might be poisoned.
We all turned towards the dates and started eating them, one of the horses, meanwhile, broke his tether and went straight to the pot with grains, put his mouth in and started to eat them, and we waited if there would be any effect on the house and if it is poisoned we shall kill the horse as it might go on suffering. So we kept watch at night and when the morning came we saw that nothing had happened to the horse and it was fine!”
So, one of the wives of the Mujahideen said:
“I have heard my father saying that if poison is cooked, then the effect of the poison is neutralized.”
She then picked some grains and started to cook it, then she pointed out that the husk was coming off from the grains, and white grains were appearing. To be able to check out the taste, it was placed on a bowl and was given to the general, he then said to try them, taking the name of Allah (Bismillah), and when he had tasted them, he found them to be delicious.
*Later, we learnt that these grains were called RICE and was the favorite food of the Iranians.“*
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Ma sha Allah,
*A lesson to be taken from here is that whenever we are given food, or we are about to take food we should never forget to start by saying the name of Allah,*
*BISMILLAH,*
*So that if there is anything bad or anything that may cause us harm then we will be protected.*
in sha Allah.

Note: This was the first ever encounter of these people with rice, like anyone of us, when it will be our first time to encounter something we would always be skeptical about it, but the thing to consider here is that the Sahabah Radiyallahu Anhum were always careful before indulging into something, unlike most of us now, when it’s new, we always want to try it not minding what it can cause us.
Also, a point raised was that it’s clear how the leader, the amir was the one who tasted and tried the food rather than making his people taste it, unlike how we do these days, we ask others to taste it for us, but during the Sahabah Radiyallahu Anhum, their leaders were more concerned on how their people would be rather than for themselves.

And we pray that we may learn from the actions of these great people and in return we may think before we do our actions.

Aameen
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[1] Commanders of the Muslim Army, Ghadanfar, p. 253

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*THE WOMAN WHO WAS*
*DRESSED*
*THE DRESS OF PARADISE*
*FATIMAH BINT ASAD (R.A)*

*MOTHER’S ’s LOVE.*

*How wonderful it is to be blessed with such unconditional love,*
*A love that knows no bounds.*
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As many of us have been blessed with such love, we have to remember that there are people who haven’t not to compare ourselves to them but to realize the worth of such blessing.
We all have to remember that The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam was an orphan child, his father died before his birth and his mother died when he was very young.
Yet, there were people who fulfilled such places, and one of them was
*Fatimah Bint Asad, the wife of Abu Talib, the mother of Ali Ibn Abu Talib, the grandmother of Hussain and Hassan Radiyallahu Anhum.*

Fatimah Bint Asad Radiyallahu Anha looked after the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam as if he was her own child, she protected him with all her heart.
She was known for her good nature, intelligence and beautiful capabilities.
When The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam grew up and was given the message of Prophethood and was told by Allah Azza Wa Jall to spread the message of Islam among his kith and kin, it was Fatimah bint Asad who immediately accepted this invitation and swore allegiance and entered the fold of Islam.
*The love of Fatimah for The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam was exceptional that she would go hungry just so she could feed The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam.*
*She accompanied The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam with trust and love for she was a mother so pure and simple that the well being and safety of her beloved Prophet was her main concern.*
The Prophet loved her and respected her so much in return that whenever she visited him he would stand up and receive her addressing her as
*‘MOTHER ’.*
She was there when the horrors of the Qura’ish fell upon the Muslims, she was there along with the caravan that migrated to Abyssinia and then to Al Madinah,
*she was there when the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam lost his beloved wife Khadijah Radiyallahu Anha and his best ally, Abu Talib who was her husband.*

*She was with the Prophet and never left his side during those years of hardships. She never left him until the time for her death came.*
When she passed away and the Prophet receive the news, he immediately went to her house and sat beside her and prayed for her and said:
*“My dear mother, may Allah keep you under His Protection. Many times you went hungry in order to feed me well. You fed me and clothed me on delicacies that you denied yourself.* *Allah will surely be happy with these actions of yours.* *And your intentions were surely meant to win the goodwill and pleasure of Allah and success in the Hereafter.”*
Then he gave his shirt to be used as part of her shroud, saying he prayed to Allah to forgive her and give her
*THE DRESS OF PARADISE.*

*When the grave was prepared The Prophet himself examined it and with his very own hands placed her into the grave, and indeed, she was, for all her love for the Prophet, amongst those few blessed people in whose graves the Prophet himself examined and placed therein.*
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*HOW MANY OF US HAVE parte6d WAYS FROM OUR OWN MOTHERS?*
*Look at the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam and his love for his aunt and the one he regarded as mother, isn’t that making you think of how you are doing with your own mother?*
*How many of us, when we arrive at home, give her a kiss or a smile or a hug just because we were happy to see her? Or how many of us truly give time to spend with our mothers?*

*Today, with the presence of social media, our mothers are starting to be forgotten!*

*Reflect from these and ask yourselves such queries:*
*How can we forget the one who bore us for 9 months, who bore the pain of delivering us to this world?*

*How can we forget the very hands that fed us?*

*How can we forget the very person who looked after us and would give her life just so that we are safe and nothing could harm us?*

*How can we have the heart of exchanging time to spend with our own mother with the time to spend with our besties or our buddies doing nothing but talking about boys or girls or whatever wasteful thing there is?*

*REMEMBER YOUR DUTIES UPON YOUR PARENTS!*

*REMEMBER THE WORTH OF YOUR PARENTS,*

*ONCE THEY ARE GONE,*
*YOU’LL REGRET EVERY SECOND.*
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*MAY ALLAH AZZA WA JALL MAKE US REALIZE THE WORTH AND THE BEAUTIFUL BLESSING THAT THERE IS AT HOME,*
*SITTING WAITING FOR US EVERYDAY.*

*Aameen*
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Excerpt was taken from Great Women of Islam, pp. 158-162
Note: Story has been paraphrased.

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*RIGHTEOUSNESS*
*CAN NEVER BE ATTAINED*
*WITHOUT BEING DUTIFUL TO*
*YOUR OWN PARENTS*

Today’s story became famous among the Khair ul Qurun because it is a story about one of the most diligent and pious sahabi that lived during the time that the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam was alive.

Indeed, in this story we will find some realization on
*HOW WE ARE DOING WITH OUR PARENTS.*

It is the story of AlQamah and his mother,
There was a young man called Alqāmah.
Alqāmah was very diligent in obeying Allāh by engaging in salāt, fasting and spending in charity. This man fell ill and when his illness became serious, his wife sent a message to Muhammad ﷺ telling;”My husband Alqāmah is dying and I wanted to inform you about his condition.”

Muhammad ﷺ sent Ammār(RA), Suhaib(RA), and Bilāl(RA) saying to them;“Go to him and let him say and repeat the shahadah (I testify that there is no deity but Allāh and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh.”

They went to him, entered his house and found him in the agony of death.
They asked him to repeat (La illāha illā Allāh), but his tongue was unable to utter the words. At that, they sent someone telling Muhammad ﷺ that he was unable to repeat the shahadah.

*Muhammad ﷺ asked; Is either of his parents alive?*
He was told that his mother is, but she is very old. Muhammad ﷺ sent her a message asking her to come to him if she was able to, or otherwise she should stay at home until Muhammad ﷺ comes to her. A messenger told her Muhammad’s ﷺ message.

She said: “ May my life be a ransom for him; It is I who ought to go to him.” She then stood up leaning on her walking stick, and came to Muhammad ﷺ, and greeted him.

Muhammad ﷺ returned the greeting and said to her;
*”Umm Alqāmah, tell me the truth, for otherwise Allāh Most High will reveal the truth to me!*
*How was the situation of your son Alqāmah?”*
She replied:
*”Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, he prays much, fasts great deal and spends a great amount in charity.”*
Muhammad ﷺ asked;
*”What about yourself?”*
She said;
*” Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, I am angry with him.”*
Muhammad ﷺ asked;
*“Why?”*
She replied:
*“He has preferred his wife to me and disobeyed me.”*

Muhammad ﷺ said:
*”Umm Alqāmah, surely your anger has prevented Alqāmah’s tongue from uttering the shahadah”;*
He then turned to Bilāl(RA) and asked him to go out and collect a quantity of firewood.

She asked;
*”Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, what do you plan to do?”*
Muhammad ﷺ replied:
*“ I will burn him in front of your eyes.”*
She said:
*“ Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he is my son! My heart can not bear seeing you do that!*
Muhammad ﷺ said:
*“Umm Alqāmah, Allāh’s torment is severe and more lasting! Therefore, if you want Allāh to forgive him, be contented with him. I swear by Allāh in whose Hand my soul is, Alqāmah’s praying, fasting and spending in charity, are all of no benefit to him as long as you are angry with him.”*

Thereupon she said;
*“Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, I call upon Allāh Most High and His angels and the Muslims who are present to be witnesses*
*THAT I AM CONTENTED WITH MY SON ALQĀMAH.”*

Afterﷺ said to Bilal to go to Alqāmah and see if he is now able to say the shahadah or not. It may be that Umm Alqāmah is saying something (for my sake) which is not in her heart. As soon as Bilāl(RA) reached the door of Alqāmah’s house, he heard him saying the shahadah. He entered the house and remarked:
*“ It is true that the anger of Alqāmah’s mother prevented his tongue from uttering the shahadah, while her pleasure set it free.”*

Alqāmah died the same day. After his funeral, Muhammad ﷺ stood by his grave and said;

“Listen you, company of immigrants (Muhajireen) and Helpers (Ansar), if anyone favours his wife over his mother, Allāh and His angels and all mankind will curse him! Allāh does not accept his beneficence and his uprightness unless he repents towards Allāh, the glorious, the Majestic and reconciles with his mother and attain her pleasure, for
*ALLLAH’S PLEASURE CONSISTS IN HER PLEASURE AND ALLAH’S ANGER CONSISTS IN HER ANGER.”*
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*THIS IS THE GLIMPSE OF THE WORTH, RIGHT AND STATUS OF OUR MOTHERS OVER US.*

*Indeed, no matter how we would be so well in our ibadah but as long as our relationships are not well with our parents then righteousness is never attained.*

*Never forsake your mothers for your wives.*
*Realize that you can have another wife but you can never have another mother.*

Dont be a reason for your husband to have disputes with his mother, if she is stern with you then show patience and tolerance because a mother would only want the best for her son, and if you show definite patience and tolerance indeed the heart of a mother would be softened and eventually will give in and accept you.
in sha Allah.

By Allah, we don’t even realize that we have been so busy on asking prayers from random people
*WHEN AT HOME THERE’S ’s SOMEONE WHOSE PRAYER IS ALWAYS ANSWERED,*

*O ALLAH*
*HAVE MERCY ON OUR PARENTS.*
*Never forget to ask du’a for you from your parents, especially your mom.*

*GRAB THE OPPORTUNITY.*
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*And I pray this story would make us realize the worth of our parents within us, and may He help and guide us on becoming such dutiful children to our parents.*

Aameen

Story was taken from:
• Tabarāni and Muslim
• Excerpt from Al Kaba’r, The Chief Sins, Ad Dhahabi, pp. 41-43