Prayers of the Pious

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An individual does not have to be a poet to praise Allah, you'd be surprised how poetic you can be when you're honest." Ilāhī lā-tuʿadhib lisānan yukhbiru ʿanka, wa-lā ʿaynan tanẓuru ilā ʿulūmin tadullu ʿalayka, wa-lā yadan taktubu hadītha rasūlika; fabiʿizzatika lā-tudkhilanī al-nār My God, do not punish a tongue that informs about You, nor an eye that looks upon (Islamic) sciences which point to You, nor a hand that writes the Traditions of Your Messenger. So by Your honour, do not admit me into the Fire. Imam Ibn al-Jawzi (may Allah be pleased with him) was a great teacher and scholar who lived centuries after the Prophet (peace be upon him) . He would tell his students, if you make it to Jannah and you don’t find me then ask about me, and ask Allah (glorified and exalted is He) to enter me into Jannah as well. Imam Ibn al-Jawzi had sessions with thousands of people at a time, and he would cry out to Allah (glorified and exalted is He) and say, ‘O Allah! Do not punish me, because if you punish me people will say that Allah punished the one that used to teach us about him’. His argument in his du ʿ ā’ s and pleas to Allah (glorified and exalted is He) , like this one, were born out of a fear of hypocrisy: I’m teaching people about You, so don’t humiliate me because then they will say that Allah humiliated the one who taught them about Him. I’m guiding people to Jannah, I’m acting as an ultimate instrument of guidance, but if I do things or say things that are not pleasing to You that might cause me to be punished, don’t let it be that people show up in Jannah and they don’t find the one who taught them about You. This is one of the things we learn from the Prophet (peace be upon him) , to invoke Allah (glorified and exalted is He) with our good deeds; not out of arrogance but out of humility. When you are invoking Allah (glorified and exalted is He) recognize your shortcomings, or realize that you might not be the best of people and you need to rectify those flaws that you need to overcome. Become an instrument of guidance to His gardens, and out of His generosity and benevolence and honour, Allah will not enter you into the Fire. actually living up to that and that was not all a false portrayal. And then Josie Rahim, Allah has a There is a famous du ʿ ā’ where ʿUmar says: ‘O Allah! I ask you to be accepted as a martyr in your path, and let that martyrdom take place in the city of your Prophet’. For ʿUmar to think that he could be killed in Madinah is unusual, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) was obviously settled in Madinah and the Muslims were based in Madinah. So the idea of him being killed in the city of the Prophet (peace be upon him) by a Muslim was very unlikely. Indeed, when he used to make that du ʿ ā’ , his daughter asked him how he could die a martyr in Madinah, to which he replied that if Allah wanted it to happen, it would happen. That this man, who one day went out to kill the Prophet (peace be upon him) and became Muslim, would be killed in the city of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and be buried next to him, shows that you never know the ending of a person. ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) also made this du ʿ ā’ , ‘O Allah, do not let my killing be at the hand of someone who ever prostrated to You, lest he uses that against me on the Day of Judgement’. ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not want to be killed by a believer or anyone who had the semblance of righteousness. He didn’t want to be killed by someone shouting Allāhu akbar or lā ilāha illa Allāh. In fact, when ʿUmar was stabbed, he was leading the prayer in the Mosque of the Prophet (peace be upon him) , and the first question he asked was whether the person who stabbed him was a Muslim. When he learned that the killer was not a Muslim, he said Alhamdulillah that his ending didn’t come at the hands of a believer. It’s telling that ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) was so detached from this world and so attached to the gardens of Jannah that he had already included all of this in his supplication. He asked Allah (glorified and exalted is He) that he should die in the city of the Prophet (peace be upon him) , and the Prophet said whoever is sincere and asking for shahādah (martyrdom) could die a martyr even in their bed. So if a person sincerely asks for shahādah in his supplication, they will achieve martyrdom whatever the case and circumstance of their death might be. ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) also asked for shahādah in the Prophet’s city, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) had said, ‘whoever amongst you (the Muslims) can die in Madinah, let him do so’; meaning that spending as much time in Madinah longing for death there was possible because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said he would intercede for the one who has died in Madinah. Finally, in his care and love for this Ummah and his fear of having a believer contest him on the Day of Judgment, he asks Allah (glorified and exalted is He) that the person that kills him not be a believer, and Allah granted him all of those unlikely circumstances. He is buried right next to Abū Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and the Prophet (peace be upon him) , so do not underestimate the power of Allah (glorified and exalted is He) , as nothing is impossible for the Most Merciful. PDF / EPUB File Name: Prayers_of_the_Pious_-_Omar_Suleiman.pdf, Prayers_of_the_Pious_-_Omar_Suleiman.epub

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As we have been reading through these different prayers, they may raise questions in your mind: How do I know what the truth is? How do I know what Allah really wants from me? How do I know that I’m upon the path that will allow me to enter into Jannah and earn me that mercy? If you look at surah al-Fātihah , there is a prayer for guidance, and it seems fitting to end this book with such a prayer. First and foremost, you should understand that there is no way that you’re going to ask Allah sincerely for guidance seventeen times a day and He leads you astray. If you are sincere in asking for guidance from Allah then most certainly He will guide you to the right path; ask Allah for guidance, ask Him for hidāyah . That’s what made this du ʿ ā’ from ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) so special. You might be doing something that feels right but it’s not actually guidance and righteousness, or you might be engaging in something that you’re not so sure about. Sometimes, you hear different people telling you different things about how to get close to Allah (glorified and exalted is He) and you’re unsure. Hence, the most important du ʿ ā’ to always keep in mind is that for guidance: Guide us to understand Your message properly; guide us to practise the Sunnah of Your Prophet (peace be upon him) properly; guide us to see our faults and our shortcomings. Guide us so that we do not unknowingly take a path that leads us away from You. So I hope, inshā’ Allāhu taʿālā, that you have benefitted from this book and from the prayers of the Salaf, and that you don’t forget these du ʿ ā’ s and this particular prayer. May Allah (glorified and exalted is He) allow us to be upon the path of guidance and to guide others. May He never let us stray by the actions of the accursed devil or by the lowliness of ourselves, and may Allah (glorified and exalted is He) allow that path of guidance to result in a path to Paradise and entering into His mercy on the Day of Judgement. Āmīn . These books are all written in a clear and engaging style, and they offer insights into the Islamic faith that are both informative and inspiring. If you want to learn more about Islam, I highly recommend reading any of the above mention books Book Contents He is listed as one of the 500 most influential Muslim in the world, and listed by CNN as one of 25 Muslims changing America. point to hide his good deeds. And a lot of times, you know, we find other companions finding Rebecca of those days that he stood up, calling upon You during the longest night), and reward his kindness to his father and to me. O Allah, I have surrendered him to whatever You decree on him, and I have made myself content with whatever You have decided for him. So grant me the reward of the patient and the thankful.

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when a person is buried, and the people start to eulogize that person, and to say all these amazing applies to every person who is deemed righteous by the public eye. Just as we hate slander, we hate arḍan, wa-lā baḥrun mā-fī qaʿrihi, wa-lā jabalun mā-fī waʿrihi, ijʿal khayra ʿumrī ākhirahu wa-khayra ʿamalī khawātimahu, wa-khayra ayyāmī yawma alqāka fīh Oh, He whom the eyes do not see, nor can be mixed with doubt, nor can be described by any who describe, nor is changed by any events, nor fears any oppressor or person of perceived power; who knows the weights of the mountains, the measurements of the seas, the number of raindrops, the number of leaves on trees, and the number of whatever is shrouded in the darkness of night and brightened by the light of day, for whom no heaven or earth is concealed, nor a sea in its depths, nor a mountain in its ruggedness! Make the best of my life the end of it, the best of my deeds the last of them, and the best of my days the Day I meet You. Muʿādhin ibni jabalin qāla: samiʿa al-nabiyyu ṣalla Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam rajulan yadʿū yaqūlu: Allāhumma innī as’ulaka tamāma al-niʿmati, faqāla: ayyu shay’in tamāmu al-niʿmati? Qāla: daʿwatun daʿawtu bihā arju bihā al-khayra. Qāla: fa’inna min tamāmi al-niʿmati dukhūla al-jannati wal-fawza mina al-nāri. Wa-samiʿa rajulan wa-huwa yaqūlu: yā dha In “Prayers of the Pious,” Suleiman encourages readers to develop a personal relationship with Allah through prayer. He argues that prayer is a ritual and a way of connecting with our Creator and seeking His guidance and help.

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not really you. It's the veil that Allah has provided. And you need to be self aware of that so that This inspirational collection of prayers and reminders is the perfect companion for anyone who wishes to connect to the Divine. Shaykh Omar Suleiman provides us with thirty short prayers taken from the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the early generations, each with a short reminder to deepen the impact of the prayer in our lives.Prayers of the Pious provides spiritual gems that serve as valuable wisdom and practical advice for the soul. By reading this short work with an attentive heart, the reader can cultivate love for God and His Messenger and live life with gratitude and contentment. Prayers of the Pious by Omar Suleiman – eBook Details There are some Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) who were so poetic with everything that they said and everything that they did. One of those is ʿAli ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) , the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet (peace be upon him) , and one of the first believers. ʿAli was near and dear to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and he resembled him in many different ways. This du ʿ ā’ is a narration of the qiyām du ʿ ā’ , the nightly prayer of ʿAli (may Allah be pleased with him) that he would stand and recite. It’s a long but poetic du ʿ ā’ , and at the end of it all ʿAli knows that no matter how much you praise Allah (glorified and exalted is He) , you will never be able to fully encompass the praise and the gratitude that He is due. As long as you call upon Allah and show gratitude and praise Him for His creation, praise Him for His mercy, praise Him for His bounties, praise Him for His forgiveness, Allah will not disappoint. No amount of praise can truly encompass the praise that He is due, because His mercy and benevolence exceeds all the praise that we could ever express. May Allah (glorified and exalted is He) allow us to praise Him as beautifully as ʿAli (may Allah be pleased with him) , this beautiful servant of His, and to not be let down and to be guaranteed Paradise as ʿAli was guaranteed Paradise. Āmīn .

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Allāhumma irḥam ṭūla dhālika al-qiyāmi fī al-layli al-ṭawīli, wa-dhālika al-naḥībi wal-ẓama’a fī hawājiri al-madīnati wa-makkah, wa-birrahu bi-abīhi wa-bī. Allāhumma qad sallamtuhu li-amrika fīh, wa-raḍaytu bimā qaḍayta fa-athibnī fī ʿabdi Allāhi thawāba al-ṣābirīn al-shākirīn O Allah, have mercy on his lengthy standing during the longest nights, and that whimpering, and his thirst during the hot summer days of Makkah and Madinah (all of those days that he starved, all of those days that he suffered, all of those days that he was abandoned and all there is no need. As the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, if the son of Adam is given a valley of gold, he will want another valley of gold, and if he is given two valleys of gold then he will want to have three valleys of gold. He will never be satisfied until he has dirt in his mouth, meaning that he would continue to want more and more until there was nothing left. So that’s one form of greed, but ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn ʿAwf is also talking about a person with spiritual poverty, who is just like one with financial poverty and starts to exploit people. Of course, we are not talking about the genuinely poor, but those people who have plenty but who always feel as if they are in poverty when they are not, hence they want more and start doing things that are unethical and wrong. This is what ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn ʿAwf (may Allah be pleased with him) is talking about, we sin out of a feeling of emptiness and we sin when there is a void that’s not properly being filled. Often, the same emotion that triggers exploitation in the financial sense allows a person to do things that are well beyond the bounds of decency, for themselves and their souls. So this is a du ʿ ā’ that we should learn and say, whether that greed is financial or emotional. We should seek protection from anything that would cause us to transgress and to desire or to try to attain more than what Allah (glorified and exalted is He) has written for us in a way that is not pleasing to Him. Allāhumma ijʿal khayra zamānī ākhirahu, wa-khayra ʿamalī khawātimahu, wa-khayra ayyāmī yawma alqāka No one will have the power to intercede [with Allah], except for him who has taken a covenant with the All-Beneficent, (Maryam 19:87) One of the questions about the Qur’an is how do you interact with those verses? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said of ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿūd, ‘whoever wants to hear the Qur’an fresh, as if it was just recited, then let him listen to the qira’at of ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿūd’. And this is how he interacts with this particular verse and this idea of taking a covenant with Allah (glorified and exalted is He) . One of the things that we learn about Allah (glorified and exalted is He) is that He is too shy to turn away the hands of His sincere servants. So when you call upon Allah and you say, ‘O Allah! You never break your promises. You promised us mercy, so please show us mercy; You promised that if we do this, You will do that.’ It’s a very beautiful and powerful way to engage your Rabb, to engage your Lord, to engage your Sustainer. A Lord that loves to forgive, a Lord that loves to pardon, a Lord that loves to show mercy. May Allah (glorified and exalted is He) deliver us on the Day of Judgement, as He promised us that if we believe in Him and we turn to Him and obey Him to the best of our ability that He will deliver us with His mercy. May Allah (glorified and exalted is He) deliver us with His mercy and allow us to enter into the Gardens of felicity.