ASSALAMO ALAIKUM WA REHMATULLAHE WA BARAKAATUHU: . Inspiration . All praise be to Allah, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever Allah guides, no one can lead astray, and whomsoever Allah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah Alone, with no partner or associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. . The home is a blessing.Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): And Allah has made for you in your homes an abode…[al-Nahl 16:80] . Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Here Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, is mentioning His complete blessing to His slaves: He has given them homes which are a peaceful abode for them, to which they retreat as a haven which covers them and gives them all kinds of benefits. What does the home represent to each one of us? Is it not the place where he eats, enjoys intimacy with his wife, sleeps and rests? Is it not the place where he can be alone and can meet with his wife and children? Is the home not the place that offers cover and protection to women? Allah tells us (interpretation of the meaning): And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance…[al-Ahzaab 33:33] If you think about those who are homeless, who live in shelters, or on the streets, or as refugees scattered in temporary camps, then you will realize the blessing of having a home. If you listen to a distressed homeless person saying, I have nowhere to settle, no fixed place to stay. Sometimes I sleep in so and so’s house, sometimes in a café or park or on the sea-front, and I keep my clothes in my car, then you will realize the disruption that results from not having the blessing of a home. When Allah punished the Jews of Banu Nadeer, He took away this blessing and expelled them from their homes, as He said (interpretation of the meaning): He it is Who drove out the disbelievers among the people of the Scripture (i.e. the Jews of the tribe of Banu al-Nadeer) from their homes at the first gathering. Then He said: ...they destroyed their own dwellings with their own hands and the hands of the believers. Then take admonition, O you with eyes (to see).[al-Hashr59:2] There are many motives for the believer to pay attention to putting his house in order. Firstly: protecting himself and his family from the Fire of Hell, and keeping them safe from the burning punishment: O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your families a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who disobey not, (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah, but do that which they are commanded. [al-Tahreem 66:6] . From IARN MOVEMENT Cheif Editor: Irfan Barkaati. 08423735586
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 09:22:04 +0000
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