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Hafsah bint Umar رضي الله عنهم (S6) Our beloved mother’s father, Umar (رضي الله عنهم) had such a status that the holy revelation confirmed his words [Surah 66:4] and his actions [Surah 4:84]. When Umar رضي الله عنه found out that sometimes our mother would argue with our messenger ﷺ, and as a result not speak for a day - he رضي الله عنه said: “You are the ones at loss!”, this made the messenger ﷺ...

Hafsah bint Umar رضي الله عنهم (S5) Being the daughter of Umar رضي الله عنه, Hafsah رضي الله عنها was an excellent orator. Our messenger ﷺ once said: “The Badris nor the ones under the tree on the day of allegiance shall enter the fire” to which Hafsah رضي الله عنها said: “No, they will O messenger of Allah ﷻ” She quoted Surah [19:71] “There is not one of them except they will pass over it (the fi...

Hafsah bint Umar رضي الله عنهم (S4) Our mother رضي الله عنها was taught how to read, write, perform ruqyah and treat ant bites by Layla رضي الله عنها, who was known as ‘as-Shifa’ رضي الله عنها. Ali (رضي الله عنه): “Teach yourself, and your families all that is good”. A common misconception is that women should be kept away from an education - the complete opposite to what the Salaf practiced. Hafs...

Hafsah bint Umar (رضي الله عنهم) (S3) Our beloved messenger’s (ﷺ) second wife was Sawdaa رضي الله عنها. She and Khadijah (رضي الله عنهم) share the honour of being the only wives to have their marriage consummated in Makkah! When Sawdaa رضي الله عنها became old, she gave the night that the messenger ﷺ would usually visit her to Aisha رضي الله عنها - Thus Aisha رضي الله عنها had the special honour o...

Hafsah bint Umar (رضي الله عنهم) (S2) Umar رضي الله عنه first went to Uthmaan رضي الله عنه to ask if he wanted to marry Hafsah رضي الله عنها, however he stated he was not ready. Umar رضي الله عنه went to tell the messenger ﷺ of this, to which he ,ﷺ, said: “Hafsah will marry a man better than Uthmaan. Uthmaan will marry a woman better than Hafsah”. (رضي الله عنهم). The blessed marriage took place i...

Hafsah bint Umar (رضي الله عنهم) (S1) Our beloved mother, Hafsah رضي الله عنها, had a blessed family tree - her father, Ameer-ul-mumineen Umar رضي الله عنه needs no introduction. Her mother is Zainab bint Madhoon رضي الله عنها, the sister of our messenger’s ﷺ half brother, Uthman Ibn Madhoon رضي الله عنه. She was the full sibling of Abdullah Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهم. Her father, Umar, his brother Za...

The Afterlife (S7) Our messenger ﷺ: “Without doubt, sleep is like death, and there is no death in Paradise”. Sleep is only a pleasure when one is fatigued - otherwise one does not desire it. Our messenger ﷺ: “Today is the bet. Tomorrow is the race. The end of that is Paradise. Losers are those in the Hellfire”. The messenger ﷺ: “Verily indeed, I fear weakness of certainty for my Ummah”. Have you a...

The Afterlife (S6) Our messenger ﷺ: “Verily, the world is paradise for a disbeliever and prison for the believer. When a believers soul is taken, he has left prison. He is able to roam (the Earth) freely”. Unbelievers souls are imprisoned in ‘Sijeen’ - a place low in the 7th Earth. Different ranks of believers can traverse on different levels. The dead see us from their graves, just as we see wate...

The Afterlife (S5) Our messenger ﷺ: “When Allah ﷻ created the world, He ﷻ said to it and swore by His Honour: ‘I have not created you except for the worst of My creation’.”. That which was not needed will be a burden for us on the Day of Judgement - An Ansari passed away and Abdullah Ibn Umar (رضي الله عنهم) said: “May Allah ﷻ have mercy on him”. Someone mentioned that the man left behind 100,000...

The Afterlife (S4) Shaytaan has given us his game plan - will you plan to beat him? Our messenger ﷺ: “Shaytaan has said: ‘I get to the wealthy in one of three ways. Firstly, I beautify wealth so he doesn’t spend it [in zakat]. Secondly, I’ll make it so easily earned that he’ll spend it improperly. Thirdly, I’ll make him love it so much he won’t care earning it the haram way!’”. Wahb Ibn Munabih (r...

The Afterlife (S3) Our messenger ﷺ: “The world is the prison of a believer and his slumber. When he leaves it, he leaves the prison and his slumber”. We are all asleep: Imam Ali رضي الله عنه: “Mankind is asleep. They wake up when they die”. Hasan al-Basri (r.h): “Love of this world is the head of all error”. Thus by turning your back on it, you cut off the root cause of sin. Malik Ibn Dinar (r.h):...

The Afterlife (S2) Our messenger ﷺ: “Visit the ailing and follow funerals, for they remind you of the hereafter”. Is your spiritual bank account being loaded? We are doing good works to send to the next life, yet don’t see the fruits of our labour - Here Imam Ali رضي الله عنه said: “Verily, today there is action without reckoning. Tomorrow, there will be reckoning without action”. Eesa (a.s): “Wor...

The Afterlife (S1) Shaytaan once disguised himself, took a bottle of water and went to the messenger ﷺ. Shaytaan said: “At the time of death, I trade this bottle of water for someone’s iman!” Our messenger ﷺ wept profusely, so much so his family (a.s) wept also. Allah ﷻ comforted His messenger ﷺ by saying: “Weep not my beloved, I will protect the believers at the time of their deaths”. Our messeng...

Humour in Islam Our messenger ﷺ had the title: ‘al-Dahook’ - meaning ‘the cheerful’. He ﷺ is called this in the Torah. He ﷺ would lighten up any situation, bringing a smile to one’s face no matter what one was previously lost in. Our messenger ﷺ had humour, and used it perfectly, as he himself is. Umm Ayman (رضي الله عنها) once requested a mount. Our messenger ﷺ said: “I will give you an offspring...

Purification of the soul (S5) Sit with the righteous, for our messenger ﷺ said: “One day with an upright imam is better for you than to worship 60 years on your own”. Our messenger ﷺ: “The head of intelligence after belief in Allah ﷻ, is to have love and compassion for mankind”. Who are the friends of Allah? ﷻ. Our messenger ﷺ said it is those who, when you see them, remind you of Allah ﷻ. Due to...

Purification of the soul (S4) Virtues and importance of visiting one’s brothers/sisters: The messenger ﷺ: “Walk one mile to visit the sick. Travel two miles to reconcile two brothers. Journey three miles to visit your brother” Whoever visits someone for the sake of Allah ﷻ, then 7,000 (or 70,000 according to another report) angels (a.s) accompany him - they supplicate for him: “O Allah ﷻ, he’s mai...

Purification of the soul (S3) Wishing the best for your brothers and sisters in this ummah, and serving them is one of the greatest methods to purify one’s nafs. Allah ﷻ : “My servant devotes himself to me with nothing I love more than wishing well for others”. The noble companions (رضي الله عنهم) would meet to exchange words, solely to praise Allah ﷻ. Abdullah Ibn Umar رضي الله عنهم: “We would me...

Purification of the soul (S2) The messenger ﷺ: “The People who backbite, taunt, mock, tell tales and find fault with the innocent, will be risen as dogs on the Day of Judgement!”. Our beloved mother, Aisha (a.s): “ "The attribute that the Companions (r.a) hated the most, was lying". Our messenger ﷺ: “"He has no Iman, the one who isnt trustworthy”. Thus it is crucial - one must avoid lying at all c...

Purification of the soul (S1) Surah [79:40-41]: “ But as for him who and Fears the Standing before his Lord (ﷻ ), and who reigns in his lust, Paradise is Surely his abode". Purifying one’s soul is of utmost significance - one cannot enjoy the true fruits of revelation without it. What is purification of the soul? The messenger ﷺ said: “It is that you realise that Allah ﷻ is with you, wherever you...

Family (S2) The messenger ﷺ: “Name your children after good people”. He (ﷺ) instructed a companion رضي الله عنه to name his son ‘Hamza’. Hamza رضي الله عنه was the messengers’s most beloved uncle. Talha رضي الله عنه named his sons after prophets (a.s) [Muhammad, Ibraaheem, Musa], Zubayr رضي الله عنه named his sons after martyrs: [Urwa, Abdullah, Hamza]. Your name has an effect on who you are! Saee...

Family (S1) Parents: 2 sins are immediately punished for in this world: Oppression, and disobedience to one’s parents. The messenger ﷺ: “Verily, I ﷺ requested Allah (ﷻ) not to accept the du’a of a beloved against their beloved.” (Here, du’a refers to a curse. In anger, a parent may curse their child — it is this curse that the Prophet ﷺ sought to intercede against so it would not take effect.) The...

The Haramains (S2) Our grandfather, Adam (a.s), is buried under mount Abu Qubais. Some erroneously claim that when Adam (a.s) and Hawwa (r.a) were told to leave Paradise, it was a disgrace. However, they were honourably removed by Jibraaeel and Mikaeel! (A.s) Jibraaeel removed Adam’s crown, and Mikaaeel removed Adam’s mace (a.s) - description of a king! Adam (a.s) was a genius! Hasan Al Basri r.h:...

The sacred Harams (S1) The sacred haram had an effect even on the noble prophets (a.s): When the messenger ﷺ reached Hudaybeeyah to perform the umrah, his camel stopped. “She has been made to stop by The One Who caused the elephant to stop! The haram (I.e. Makkah) is heavy upon her, and heavy upon me”. The noble prophet and ancient grandfather of our messenger ﷺ, Ismaaeel (a.s) once complained to...

Salah (S3) 3 things Allah ﷻ dislikes for us: Frivolity in Salah, obscenity whilst fasting and laughing at graves. Umar al-Farooq رضي الله عنه once slightly delayed maghrib due to his responsibilities as the Ameer Ul-Mumineen… he grieved over this so much that he freed 2 slaves! Abdullah Ibn Masud رضي الله عنه had the recitation of Jibraaeel (ﷺ), yet never showed it off to the people and kept it pr...

Salah (S2) Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه: “Salah is an intimacy. Sadaqah is a sacrifice. Fasting is a shield.” “When one goes to meet a leader, he presents a gift to curry favour” such is the case when we stand before Allah ﷻ in Salah! Allah ﷻ says in Surah Muminoon, verse 2: “Those who are within their Salah, humble.” Ammar Ibn Yasir رضي الله عنهم uncharacteristically prayed 2 short Rakats; when aske...