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"لا أحد هنا يستحق دموعك ، لأنهم إذا فعلوا ذلك ، فلن يتركوا دموعك تسقط".

"یہاں کوئی بھی تمہارے آنسوؤں کا مستحق نہیں ہے، کیونکہ اگر وہ مستحق ہوتا تو تمہارے آنسو بہنے ہی نہ دیتا۔"

"No one here deserves your tears, because if they did, they wouldn't let your tears fall."

~ Garcia

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) talked about Friday and said:

"There is an hour (opportune time) on Friday and if a Muslim gets it while praying and asks something from Allah, then Allah will definitely meet his demand." And he (the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) pointed out the shortness of that time with his hands.

Today is Friday and also an odd night of Ramadan. May Allah ﷻ forgive all of our sins and transgressions and make Paradise an eternal abode for each and every Muslim. May Allah ﷻ accept our Ibadah and become pleased with us. Ameen Sum Ameen.

Don't forget to send salawat on our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

May Allāh ﷻ reward us all.

Al-Uthaymīn رحمه الله said:

“When a person is at home then it is from the Sunnah,

that for example he makes his own tea,

cooks if he knows how to and,

washes up that which needs washing,

all of this is from the Sunnah.

then you get the reward of following the Sunnah, with imitating the Messenger ﷺ

and in humbling yourself for Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic.

This also brings about love between you and your wife...

When your family sense that you help them in their chores

they will love you and your value to them will increase,

therefore, this will end up being a great benefit.”

[Sharh Riyadh As-Sāliheen, (3/529)]

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلٰي ؕ

Your Lord ˹O Prophet˺ has not abandoned you, nor has He become hateful ˹of you˺.

—Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى | Quran 93:3

This Ayah brings so much comfort. Allāh ﷻ Himself affirms us by telling that He is always there with us, irrespective of any circumstances. That people may loathe you, but your Creator ﷻ won't. That people will abandon you, but your Creator ﷻ won't. Allāh ﷻ loves us, He listens to us, He knows us. Isn't that assuring in itself? This ayat is the perfect embodiment of peace, reassurance and the love of Allah ﷻ .

A silent but catastrophic storm drew near and blew all the happiness that could be merely attained by possibly cherishing the right that has been gifted to me by the one who loves me the most in this entire world. An excruciating pain shoots across my head which directly leads to my heart, leaving my brain and heart both paralyzing and dazed. The noise of shattering echoes in my mind. Shattering of what you ask? Shattering of dreams, self confidence, self love, trust, compassion and above all, love. A love that was nothing but a delusional chase that horribly turned into a terrifying nightmare which altered the subtle yet sublime track of my nerves. Yet still, there is a spark of hope that resides in every cell of my body which believes in the course of life—which will prefer my happiness over anything in this temporary hostage. The suppressed tears, the long gasps of air, the stone cold heart, the screeching voice of my heart which limits itself to myself because the world is immune to the pain of others. I am humiliated by my own thoughts. The ocean of thoughts that drown me in the miseries of my choices. However, this won't last forever. The sun will shine and the darkness will fade. With that hope, I move forward.

DUĀ TO RECITE IN THE LAST 10 DAYS OF RAMADAN:

الْلَّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

“O Allah, You are the Most forgiving, and You love to forgive, so forgive me.”

—Tirmidhi 3513