An Unexpected guest

Envisage waking up in the morning to the sound of perpetual knocks on your front door. As you casually make your way to the entrance, you try recalling any appointment that you had made for this hour of day, but you are almost certain that none were made. Your door is gently knocked again. You quietly peek through the key hole just in case you find an unwanted visitor but, as you stare, it seems that your eyes are playing tricks on you.

You pull back, wipe the sleep away from your eyes and hesitantly take a second glance, a prolonged blink-less glance. At this point your heart skips a beat. Every milligram of moisture within your throat dries out, your eyes grow wild, your skin turns pale, you lose your words and your feet struggle to carry you.

“Am I dreaming?” You ask yourself. “This cannot be real.”

Your guest this morning is not the post man, a family friend or a celebrity. 

Your guest this morning is the greatest creation to ever walk this earth, the greatest that has ever been buried within it and the greatest that will emerge from it on the Day of Resurrection.

Your guest this morning is Prophet Muḥammad (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam).

You have recognised him by his wavy black hair which drops below his earlobe, by the magnificently wide openings of his eyes, by his finely arched eyebrows, by the purity of his skin’s texture, by the magnificent scents that are now creeping into your home, as he stands ahead of his three companions, Abū Bakr, ʿUmar and ʿUthmān, who have lowered their heads in awe of him, stationed in serenity.

Ask yourself with honesty:

Would you be happy for him to enter your home? Would you be proud of what he would see on your walls, tables and shelves? What you keep the pack of cigarettes lying there in front of him or would you frantically throw them out of sight? Would you hand over your phone to him if he requested to look over your conversations? Would you keep your Facebook page signed in? Would you - my sister – keep on the same Ḥijāb which you go out in? Or would it dramatically change? Would the makeup and perfume remain or...?

Would the Prophet (PBUH) be proud to meet you? Would he say, “This is another sweet fruit of my 23 years’ worth of Da’wah, of sacrifice, bloodshed and throbbing limbs”?

Or would his heart totally break following his first glance and subsequent conversation with you?

A companion by the name of Saʿīd b. Yazīd once said to the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam), “Advise me.” He responded with words that bring tears to the eyes of the honest, words which, if implemented, would bring about your happiness in this life and the next.

He said:

أوصيكَ أنْ تستحي منَ اللهِ تعالى كما تستحي منَ الرجلِ الصالحِ منْ قومِك

“I advise you to be shy of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) the same way you are shy from the righteous man from your community.”

Ponder over our nervousness when a scholarly figure casts a glance at us, our sense of shame when a God-fearing individual spots our behaviour in the public or private domain.

Ponder over our utmost shyness and self-consciousness in the presence of the Messenger (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam).

Dearest reader...

Is Allāh, The King, the One free from all defects, the Giver of security, the Overseer, the All-Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme, the One who is praised and glorified by everything within the heavens and earth, not worthier of that shyness?

12 Foods That our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) Liked And Their Benefits.

1. Meat (گوشت):
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said."Meat is the king of foods", (sayed ut Tawam). It is rich in protein, iron, zinc, selenium. Good for bones, teeth, strengthening the immune system, body tissues and many more.

2. Dates ( کھجور ):
Dates are free from cholesterol and contain very low fat. Dates are rich in vitamins and minerals. Good source of dietary fiber,tannins, vitamin-A, iron, Potassium, calcium, mangnanese, copper and pyridoxine (vitamin B-6)

3. Figs ( انجير ):
Fig fruit is low in calories, Good for bones

4. Grapes ( انگور ):
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) ) was very fond of grapes – it purifies the blood, provides vigor and health, strengthens the kidneys and clears the bowels.

5. Honey ( شہد ):
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said. "Honey is the cure of every stomach disease". He use to drink honey + water in morning. Considered the best remedy for diarrhea when mixed in hot water. It is the food of foods, drink of drinks and drug of drugs. It is used for creating appetite, strengthening the stomach, eliminating phlegm; as a meat preservative, hair conditioner, eye soother and mouthwash.

6. Melon ( تربوز - خربوزا - سردا ):
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said: ‘None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce off spring that is good in countenance

7. Milk:
The Prophet(صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said that milk wipes away heat from the heart just as the finger wipes away sweat from the brow. It strengthens the back, improved the brain, renews vision and drives away forgetfulness.

8. Olive & Olive Oil ( زيتون )
It is mentioned in Quran. Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said "“ Eat the olive oil and apply it (locally), since there is cure for seventy diseases in it, one of them is Leprosy." Olive's are said to be the food of Prophets. Olive oil is Excellent treatment for skin and hair, delays old age, and treats inflammation of the stomach.

9. Pomegranate ( انار ):
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said it cleanses you of Satan and evil aspirations for 40 days.

10. Vinegar ( سرکہ ):
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said. "Vinegar is the best curry (سالن)"

11. Water ( پاني ):
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said "fever is (like) vapor of hell. so cool it with cold water" and "the best drink in this world is water", when you are thirsty drink it by sips and not gulps, gulping produces sickness of the liver.

12. Squash or Pumpkin (کدو):
It was Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم)'s favorite vegetable. It is good for Lungs, protects against birth defects. Good in asthma, colon cancer, pain, blood pressure, heart disease and much more.

And last but not least, Remember! excessive eating of any thing is wrong. e.g. excessive eating of meat or just any other thing is bad. The thing is you should eat normal. and 2nd. Dont eat to the full capacity of your stomach. Its the saying of our Beloved Prophet that humans need little food to live. So just imagine three parts of your stomach. 1 for food. 1 for water and keep one empty. Means 1/3 of ur stomach should have food and 1/3 is for water. Dont fill the remaining 1/3 with excessive eating or any thing. Thats the way to stay healthy.

12 Foods That our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) Liked And Their Benefits.

1. Meat (گوشت):
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said."Meat is the king of foods", (sayed ut Tawam). It is rich in protein, iron, zinc, selenium. Good for bones, teeth, strengthening the immune system, body tissues and many more.

2. Dates ( کھجور ):
Dates are free from cholesterol and contain very low fat. Dates are rich in vitamins and minerals. Good source of dietary fiber,tannins, vitamin-A, iron, Potassium, calcium, mangnanese, copper and pyridoxine (vitamin B-6)

3. Figs ( انجير ):
Fig fruit is low in calories, Good for bones

4. Grapes ( انگور ):
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) ) was very fond of grapes – it purifies the blood, provides vigor and health, strengthens the kidneys and clears the bowels.

5. Honey ( شہد ):
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said. "Honey is the cure of every stomach disease". He use to drink honey + water in morning. Considered the best remedy for diarrhea when mixed in hot water. It is the food of foods, drink of drinks and drug of drugs. It is used for creating appetite, strengthening the stomach, eliminating phlegm; as a meat preservative, hair conditioner, eye soother and mouthwash.

6. Melon ( تربوز - خربوزا - سردا ):
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said: ‘None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce off spring that is good in countenance

7. Milk:
The Prophet(صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said that milk wipes away heat from the heart just as the finger wipes away sweat from the brow. It strengthens the back, improved the brain, renews vision and drives away forgetfulness.

8. Olive & Olive Oil ( زيتون )
It is mentioned in Quran. Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said "“ Eat the olive oil and apply it (locally), since there is cure for seventy diseases in it, one of them is Leprosy." Olive's are said to be the food of Prophets. Olive oil is Excellent treatment for skin and hair, delays old age, and treats inflammation of the stomach.

9. Pomegranate ( انار ):
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said it cleanses you of Satan and evil aspirations for 40 days.

10. Vinegar ( سرکہ ):
Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said. "Vinegar is the best curry (سالن)"

11. Water ( پاني ):
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم) said "fever is (like) vapor of hell. so cool it with cold water" and "the best drink in this world is water", when you are thirsty drink it by sips and not gulps, gulping produces sickness of the liver.

12. Squash or Pumpkin (کدو):
It was Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه واله وسلم)'s favorite vegetable. It is good for Lungs, protects against birth defects. Good in asthma, colon cancer, pain, blood pressure, heart disease and much more.

And last but not least, Remember! excessive eating of any thing is wrong. e.g. excessive eating of meat or just any other thing is bad. The thing is you should eat normal. and 2nd. Dont eat to the full capacity of your stomach. Its the saying of our Beloved Prophet that humans need little food to live. So just imagine three parts of your stomach. 1 for food. 1 for water and keep one empty. Means 1/3 of ur stomach should have food and 1/3 is for water. Dont fill the remaining 1/3 with excessive eating or any thing. Thats the way to stay healthy.

Evil Eye is real

According to Islamic tradition the “evil eye” is real, as Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم). said: “The evil eye is real.The evil eye is from two sources:

1) the evil eye from mankind    

2) the evil eye from Jinn

The evil eye from mankind is confirmed in many narrations, as Abu Sated (radiallahu anh)  said the Prophet  (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said  to seek refuge from jinn’s and the evil eye from mankind. (At-tirmidhi, 2058)
As for evil eye from jinn’s, it has been narrated by Umm Salamah (radiallahu anhaa) that the Prophet  (صلى الله عليه و سلم) saw in her house a slave girl and in her face was sa faa’ah. upon which the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم)  said: ” Seek Ruqyah for her, for verily she is afflicted with a look (evil eye). ” (Al-Bukhari, 5739)
The scholars have said “As-sa-faa’ah”  is the evil  eye from Jinn’s.

The reason for the evil eye is mostly because of envy (envy is to wish  for the prevention of bounty for another person, even though the envier  doesn’t wish for this bounty). The reality of envy is the result of  hatred and malice, which is the result of anger. ( Fath Al-Haq  Al-Mubeen, 219)            
  The  evil eye is like an arrow or spear that leaves the soul of the envier  and goes to the person that is envied. It afflicts the person envied at  times and sometimes it doesn’t. When it doesn’t afflict him, it is  because of the protective methods he uses (whether supplications,  seeking refuge, etc.) Also, when it doesn’t. afflict him, the evil eye  can return to the envier. ( The Medicine of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) ,  138)

What  is an important fact to know is that the evil eye has no effect except  by Allah’s will. A man can give himself the evil eye and he can also  give it to others. It can afflict someone without even being seen by  the envier. For example, a blind man cannot see a person, but he can  still cast the evil eye, or perhaps if the person is not around and  they are described to the envier without being seen by him, it can  afflict that person. It can also be afflicted by one being amazed at  himself without being envious to himself or others. The evil eye can be  done by anyone, even a loved one or a righteous person.

So, it  is incumbent on each and every one of us to take the necessary  precautions and try to prevent being affected by the evil eye, and to  say the supplications and remembrance upon seeing something amazing  and good. (Fath Al-Haq Al-Mubeen, 198) If any thing were  to overtake the divine decree (al-qadar) it would be the evil eye.” (Muslim, 2188)

The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم),  said after destiny( al-qadar ) my Ummah  will die mostly due to  Evil Eye.

Evil Eye  (Nazar) takes Man to the graveyard and Camel to the Pot.

Evil Eye makes one fall down from the mountain.

Islam teaches Muslims to seek protection and refuge in Allah from the evils of envy through the recitation of prayers, verses from the Quran and supplications. The hijaab is also key element for protection against the evil eye. And since women are most likely to be afflicted by it, then it is one of the reasons why Allah made the hijaab is obligatory on them – as a means of protection- that is why it is forbidden for believing women to display any of their beauty in front of non-mahrams (any person that a woman is able to marry), as Allah says in the quran:

“And  tell  the  believing  women  to  reduce  [some]  of  their  vision  and  guard  their  private parts  and  not  expose  their  adornment  except  that  which  [necessarily]  appears  thereof and  to  wrap  [a  portion  of]  their  headcovers  over  their  chests  and  not  expose  their adornment  except  to  their  husbands,  their  fathers,  their  husbands’  fathers,  their  sons, their  husbands’  sons,  their  brothers,  their  brothers’  sons,  their  sisters’  sons,  their women,  that  which  their  right  hands  possess,  or  those  male  attendants  having  no physical  desire,  or  children  who  are  not  yet  aware  of  the  private  aspects  of  women. And  let  them  not  stamp  their  feet  to  make  known  what  they  conceal  of  their adornment.  And  turn  to Allah in  repentance,  all  of  you,  O  believers,  that  you  might succeed.”

Evil Eye is Real

According to Islamic tradition the “evil eye” is real, as Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم). said: “The evil eye is real.The evil eye is from two sources:

1) the evil eye from mankind    

2) the evil eye from Jinn

The evil eye from mankind is confirmed in many narrations, as Abu Sated (radiallahu anh)  said the Prophet  (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said  to seek refuge from jinn’s and the evil eye from mankind. (At-tirmidhi, 2058)
As for evil eye from jinn’s, it has been narrated by Umm Salamah (radiallahu anhaa) that the Prophet  (صلى الله عليه و سلم) saw in her house a slave girl and in her face was sa faa’ah. upon which the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم)  said: ” Seek Ruqyah for her, for verily she is afflicted with a look (evil eye). ” (Al-Bukhari, 5739)
The scholars have said “As-sa-faa’ah”  is the evil  eye from Jinn’s.

The reason for the evil eye is mostly because of envy (envy is to wish  for the prevention of bounty for another person, even though the envier  doesn’t wish for this bounty). The reality of envy is the result of  hatred and malice, which is the result of anger. ( Fath Al-Haq  Al-Mubeen, 219)            
  The  evil eye is like an arrow or spear that leaves the soul of the envier  and goes to the person that is envied. It afflicts the person envied at  times and sometimes it doesn’t. When it doesn’t afflict him, it is  because of the protective methods he uses (whether supplications,  seeking refuge, etc.) Also, when it doesn’t. afflict him, the evil eye  can return to the envier. ( The Medicine of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) ,  138)

What  is an important fact to know is that the evil eye has no effect except  by Allah’s will. A man can give himself the evil eye and he can also  give it to others. It can afflict someone without even being seen by  the envier. For example, a blind man cannot see a person, but he can  still cast the evil eye, or perhaps if the person is not around and  they are described to the envier without being seen by him, it can  afflict that person. It can also be afflicted by one being amazed at  himself without being envious to himself or others. The evil eye can be  done by anyone, even a loved one or a righteous person.

So, it  is incumbent on each and every one of us to take the necessary  precautions and try to prevent being affected by the evil eye, and to  say the supplications and remembrance upon seeing something amazing  and good. (Fath Al-Haq Al-Mubeen, 198) If any thing were  to overtake the divine decree (al-qadar) it would be the evil eye.” (Muslim, 2188)

The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم),  said after destiny( al-qadar ) my Ummah  will die mostly due to  Evil Eye.

Evil Eye  (Nazar) takes Man to the graveyard and Camel to the Pot.

Evil Eye makes one fall down from the mountain.

Islam teaches Muslims to seek protection and refuge in Allah from the evils of envy through the recitation of prayers, verses from the Quran and supplications. The hijaab is also key element for protection against the evil eye. And since women are most likely to be afflicted by it, then it is one of the reasons why Allah made the hijaab is obligatory on them – as a means of protection- that is why it is forbidden for believing women to display any of their beauty in front of non-mahrams (any person that a woman is able to marry), as Allah says in the quran:

“And  tell  the  believing  women  to  reduce  [some]  of  their  vision  and  guard  their  private parts  and  not  expose  their  adornment  except  that  which  [necessarily]  appears  thereof and  to  wrap  [a  portion  of]  their  headcovers  over  their  chests  and  not  expose  their adornment  except  to  their  husbands,  their  fathers,  their  husbands’  fathers,  their  sons, their  husbands’  sons,  their  brothers,  their  brothers’  sons,  their  sisters’  sons,  their women,  that  which  their  right  hands  possess,  or  those  male  attendants  having  no physical  desire,  or  children  who  are  not  yet  aware  of  the  private  aspects  of  women. And  let  them  not  stamp  their  feet  to  make  known  what  they  conceal  of  their adornment.  And  turn  to Allah in  repentance,  all  of  you,  O  believers,  that  you  might succeed.”