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Controlling one’s emotions

Emotions flare up for two reasons: either for joy or for inner
Pain. In a hadith, the Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said:

“Verily, I have been prohibited from emitting two foolish and wicked sounds, one that is emitted when something favorable happens, and the other that is expressed when calamity strikes.”

In order that you may not be sad over matters that you fail to get, nor rejoice because of that which has been given to you.   (Qur’an 57: 23)

For this reason, the Prophet (bpuh) said:

“Verily, true patience is that which is displayed during the initial shock.”

Therefore, when one contains his emotions upon both the joyful and the calamitous occasion, he is likely to achieve peace and tranquility, happiness and comfort, and the taste of triumph over his own self. Allah described man as being exultant and boastful, irritable, discontented when evil touches him, and niggardly when good touches him. The exceptions, Allah informed us, are those who remain constant in prayer. For they are on a middle path in times of both joy and sorrow. They are thankful during times of ease and are patient during times of hardship.

Unbridled emotions can greatly wear a person out, causing pain and loss of sleep. When such a person becomes angry, he flares up, threatens others, loses all self-control, and surpasses the boundaries of justice and balance. Meanwhile, if he becomes happy, he is in a state of rapture and wildness. In his intoxication of joy, he forgets himself and surpasses the bounds of modesty. When he renounces and relinquishes the company of others, he disparages them, forgetting their virtues while stamping out their good qualities. On the other hand, if he loves others, then he spares no pains in according them all forms of veneration and honor, portraying them as being the pinnacles of perfection. The Prophet (bpuh) said:

“Love the one who is beloved to you in due moderation, for perhaps the day will come when you will abhor him. And hate the one whom you detest in due moderation, for perhaps the day will arrive when you will come to love him.”

And in another hadith, the Prophet (bpuh) said:

“And I ask you (O’ Allah) to make me just, both while being in a state of anger and while being in a state of Joy. Read more

Authentic Supplication

The Messenger of Allah said: “Whoever says: La ‘ilaha ‘illa ‘allahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahulmulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa `ala kulli shay’in qadeerun (7).

100 times would get the reward of manumitting ten slaves, one hundred good deeds would be written for him, one hundred sins would be remitted from him, it would be a shield for him from the Shaytan that day till night, and nobody would arrive with better than what he arrived with except for one that had done more than him.”

Footnotes.
(6) Tahmeed is to say ‘Al-hamdu lillahi, Tahleel is to say La ‘ilaha ‘illa ‘allahu, and Tasbeeh is to say Subhana ‘allahi.

(7) There is no ‘ilah except Allah, no partner does He have; his is the Kingdom, and to Him is all Praise, and He is ever-able to do everything.

Reporters.
Reported in Saheeh ‘Al-Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim. ‘Al-Albani included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #6.

Friday Study Circle with Dr. Bassem Khalil

The Friday Study Circle with Bassem Khalil will be cancelled during February due to Dr. Bassem Khalil having prior engagements. Our apologies but the study circle will resume in March.

MYF Open Day September 2014

The MYF opened its doors to the general public for an open day on Saturday the 27th of September 2014 with the theme of “The Golden Age of Muslim Scientists”.

The open day consisted of an exhibition upstairs on the theme of “The Golden Age of Muslim Scientists”. There was also a rolling 1 hour TV presentation on the same theme. There were displays of Arabic calligraphy & henna hand painting as well as face painting for the children. Unfortunately we didn’t have a costume display on this occasion but hope to have the stall back again on future open days inshAllah. There was hot food as well as a rest area with tea, coffee & biscuits. Mosque tours for the visitors were provided at regular intervals. Entry was free & anybody from the general public was welcome to attend.
1 English gentleman who came to the open day accepted Islam, took his shahada & became a Muslim a few days after the open day, Alhamdulillah. Read more

New Muslim Group Calendar for December 27th @Nayaab

Our monthly social for December will be a dinner this coming Saturday (27th December) at “Nayaab” restaurant iA (details below). We are planning to meet at 6-30 pm for a 7pm start iA. The buffet style food set up will cost £7-99 per person (drinks are extra). Please try to come for the dinner if you can & please forward this message to any revert brothers & sisters whom you know of iA. (If any revert brothers / sisters would like to bring their non-muslim family / friends to the dinner, they are welcome to do so iA).

The booking at the restaurant is strictly from 7pm till 8-30pm so so we all need to be at our tables at 7pm & leave our tables at 8-30 pm so please arrive at the restaurant by 7pm iA.

If people think that an 8-30 pm finish is too early for them, we can go for a coffee / ice-cream afterwords iA !

Also, I need to give the restaurant the exact numbers attending, so if you would like to attend, I would need to have your confirmation (by return of e-mail or text message) by 8pm tomorrow (Friday, 26th December) iA.

The restaurant details are:

NAYAAB

5-7 Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6JZ.

The blessing of knowledge

And Allah taught you that which you knew not. And Ever-Great is the Grace of Allah unto you [O’ Muhammad].1 (Qur’an 1: 113) Ignorance kills one’s conscience and soul.

 Admonish you, lest you be one of the ignorant.   (Qur’an 11: 46) 

Knowledge is a light that leads to wisdom. It is life for one’s soul and fuel for one’s character.

1s he who was dead [without Faith by ignorance and disbelief] and we gave him life [by knowledge and Faith] and set. For him a light [of Belief] whereby he can walk amongst men, like him who is in the darkness [of disbelief, polytheism and hypocrisy] from which he can never come out?}  (Qur’an 6: 122)

Happiness and high-spiritedness come with enlightenment, because through knowledge, one may fulfill his goals and discover what was previously hidden from him. The soul, by its very nature, longs for the acquisition of new knowledge to stimulate it and the mind.

Ignorance is boredom and grief, because the ignorant person leads a life that never offers anything new or mind provoking. Yesterday is like today, which in turn is like tomorrow.
If you desire happiness, and then seek out knowledge and enlightenment, and you will find that anxiety, depression, and grief will leave you.

And say: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge’.  (Qur’an 20: 114) 

Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created [all that exists]?   (Qur ‘an 96: 1) 

The Prophet (Blessings and Peace be upon him) said:

‘If Allah wishes good for someone, He gives him an understanding of the Religion.”

Therefore if someone is ignorant, let him not be proud of either his wealth or his status in society: his life is lacking in meaning and his achievements are woefully incomplete. Read more

Performing noble deeds is the way to happiness

If you love that good should befall others, then you have a blessed gift from Allah.
Ibn `Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

“In me, are three qualities? The first is that whenever it rains, I praise and thank Allah. I feel happy for this blessing, even if I myself don’t own camels or sheep to benefit from the rain. The second is that whenever I hear of a just judge, I supplicate to Allah for him, even if I don’t have a case pending with him. The third is that whenever I gain knowledge of (the meaning of) a verse from the Qur’an, I long for others to learn what I know from it.” Read more

New Muslim Group ‘Fish & Chips’ night Oct. 31st

The MYF New Muslims Group social event for October 2014 will be a “Fish & Chips” night as promised ! It will be at “Uncle B’s” in Rusholme, Wilmslow Road this coming Friday (31st October 2014) from 7pm onwards iA. The cost should be around £10 per meal depending on what you order. We may go for a tea / coffee after if
anyone wishes so it should be a great evening iA. Please try to attend if you can & please forward this message to any revert Muslim brothers / sisters whom you know of iA.

The details as provided by Sister Tracey are as follows:
Friday “fish and chip night”

7pm onwards. 1st floor reserved for myf new Muslim group.

Invocations in times of worry and grief

Allaahumma ‘innee ‘abduka, ibnu ‘abdika, ibnu ‘amatika, naasiyatee biyadika, maadhin fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadhaa’uka, ‘as’aluka bikulli ismin huwa laka, sammayta bihi nafsaka, ‘aw ‘anzaltahu fee kitaabika, ‘aw ‘allamtahu ‘ahadan min khalqika, ‘awista’tharta bihi fee ‘ilmil-ghaybi ‘indaka, ‘an taj’alal-Qur’aana rabee’a qalbee, wa noora sadree, wa jalaa’a huznee, wa thahaaba hammee . Read more