Always have a forgiving heart.

Realize that, to be able to forgive and be forgiven, you have to accept that you're not perfect and that you make mistakes, just like anyone else.

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ once said;

"Allāh the Compassionate bestows mercy upon the merciful people. So, have mercy upon the inhabitants of the earth, the One in the Heavens will be merciful to you."

[Abu Dawūd ]

And we pray that our brothers and sisters who are going for umrah or Hajj are in good health and iman and that they are being forgiven like how they are being rewarded as well, and may Allah accept it from them. And we also pray may Allah call every Muslim craving for Umrah or Hajj this year. Amin.

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SHORT SUMMARY

When Quraysh learnt of departure of Muslims and the peaceful life they enjoyed under the protection of Negus , they made plans .

They sent 2 men Amr ibn Al Aas and Abdullah ibn Abi Rabia to accomplish this task .

They also loaded them with gifts for the Negus and bishops.

In Abyssinia , first the 2 Quraysh emmisaries tried with bishops by presenting them with gifts and having conversations with them .

Then when bishops agreed they went to Negus himself and tried everyway so that Negus would not give protection to emmigrants and sent them back to Mecca .

But finally Negus agreed to Jafar's speech which was moving and eloquent and said he would grant protection to them and would  never sent them back .

So finally Amr and his companion left for Mecca broken and frustrated with their failed plots .

The Muslims stayed on in the land of the Negus who proved to be most generous and kind to his guests.

To be continued...

Never lose tawakkul. Your time will come. Your prayers will be answered. You'll be where you want to be. Just don't lose Allah. Enjoy the life he gave you. Appreciate your blessings. He hears your prayers and knows your needs. Everything will come to you in due time.

Everyone is pious these days.

Everyone says she is pious because she wears hijab or niqaab, he is pious because he wears thobe and has beard, but do we not know the piety and becoming pious starts not on our physical appearance but within our hearts?

I don't know but it's been a trend everywhere that somehow this thought discourages our brothers and sisters in Islam who doesn't wear as pious clothes as others do.

Remember, not because you wear more modest clothes, you are in higher level, we all are struggling, we all are being tested in our own ways, the dawah should be given in the most sincere way, not on such a harsh and insulting way.

There's so many things out there that show how hijab should be fashionable how thobe should be swag looking how this should be look cool, and us degrading or making these people doesn't help, remembering giving dawah doesn't give you instant change from someone, dawah is not a one day talk, it is a continuous job that every da'ee has to do and I mean every Muslim here.

ENCOURAGE. Not DISCOURAGE.

It is only when we think we are pious enough that we start to fall into sins as we start to degrade others and think that we are "more" pious than them, let me tell you a story about 'Aishah Radiyallahu Anha.

**After the death of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam, indeed the Sahabah Radiyallahu Anhum took 'ilm and advices from 'Aishah Radiyallahu Anha.

One day a man came to 'Aishah and asked her: "When will I know that I am pious?

She said: "When you realize that you are a sinner".

He said: "And when will I realize I am a sinner?"

She replied: "When you think you are pious."**Indeed, a brain that has no remembrance and mention of Allah Azza Wa Jall is easily tricked by Shaytaan.

Stop thinking you are pious because you are are able to do something that someone else couldn't do [in regards to the deen].

Always remember that what these people you are giving dawah to are going through, you once went through it.

Every pious had a past and every sinner has a future. Always remember that.

You have to aim to be pious, put it in your heart, not on your brain.

And we pray that we learn from this story from 'Aishah Radiyallahu Anha, may we all find that lighting guidance from Allah Azza Wa Jall through humility and abundant dhikr. Amin
© Zohayma

Story was taken from:

• Tanbeeh Al Ghafileen, 251

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