No human being is static by nature. There are many things you can do in your every day life that can change your life for ever. Why don’t you try them?
What can we do in ten minutes:
by Muhammad Alshareef [from his website]
Bismillaah Ar-Rahmaan Ar-Raheem
Here is a list of 10 things that would not take more than 10 minutes of our time.
And if we truly understood the happiness these actions bring in this life and the next,
we would spend our life in dedication to these deeds:
10. Pray 2 rakaat (Salatul Duha) anytime after sunrise and before Dhuhr.
Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu said, “My khaleel, Allah’s Messenger [pbuh] advised me to do three things (1) That I fast 3 days of each month and (2) To pray 2 rakaat of Duha and (3) That I do my witr before sleeping” (Bukhari and Muslim).
9. Pray for RasulAllah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.
He sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, “Whoever prays for me once, Allah blesses that
person 10 times (because of that prayer)” (Muslim).
8. Repeat what the mu’adhdhin is saying.
Abdullah ibn Amr narrates: A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, the ones that call the
people to prayer receive more reward than us.” So Allah’s Messenger sal Allahu
alayhi wa sallam replied, “Say what they say, then when you finish, pray for
anything and you shall be given it” (Abu Dawood).
7. Say subhan Allah – How far Allah is from imperfection! –100 times.
Mus’ab ibn Sa’d said: My father told me that he was with Allah’s Messenger pbuh
when he remarked, “Does any one of you not have the ability to attain 1000 hasanat
(Good deeds) every day? Let him do tasbeeh (Subhan Allah) 100 times and it will be
written for him as 1000 hasanaat or 1000 sins will be wiped from his record”
(Muslim).
6. Play with your children for the sake of Allah.
Jabir narrates: We were with Allah’s Messenger sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam on our
way to an invitation to a meal when we passed Al-Husayn playing in the alley with
some Ansar children. Allah’s Messenger sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam walked a little
faster to go and play with him. He stuck out his hand to take him, but Al-Husayn ran
here and there squealing gleefully until Allah’s Messenger caught him. Then he sal
Allahu alayhi wa sallam held his chin with one hand and his head with the other and
kissed Al-Husayn and hugged him (Bukhari).
5. Make du’a often during times of ease.
RasulAllah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, “Whoever it pleases that Allah answer his
supplications during times of calamity and hardship, let him increase his
supplication amidst the times of ease” (Tirmidhi and Al Hakim).
Bonus: Say the Dhikr after Making Wudu. RasulAllah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam
said, “If anyone of you, after perfecting his wudu, says, ‘Ash hadu an laa ilaaha
illAllah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘Abduhu wa Rasooluh (I bear witness that
there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is his slave and Messenger), the eight
gates of Jannah will open for him and he will be permitted to enter from whichever
he wishes”
4. Pick up the phone to call your mother (or a close relative) and tell them that you love
them. RasulAllah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, “The Wasil (One who fulfils the
rights of his ties of kinship) is not the one who does good when family members do
good (and bad when they are bad). The Wasil is the one who, when family members
cut him off he does good to them” (Interpretation of a Bukhari).
3. Take a few minutes to stop and contemplate Allah’s amazing creation, of your eyes,
voice, and entire body.
Allah says in the Qur’an: And on the earth are signs for the certain (in faith) /And in
yourselves, will you not see (and contemplate) (Az-Zariyat 51/20-21)?
2. Share a part of your lunch with someone.
RasulAllah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, “Oh Abu Dharr! If you cook any soup, increase its water and then look to your neighbors and give them some of it” (Muslim).
And the number one deed you can do in less then 10 minutes…
1. Make du’a for your brother in his absence.
RasulAllah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, “If a person prays for his (or her) brother
in their absence (without them knowing), an angel (hears the du’a) and replies, ‘
Ameen! And may Allah give you the same’“(Ahmad, Abu Dawood and Tirmidhi).
In fact, whenever the Sahaabah and Taabi’een wanted their du’a to be answered
quickly, they would ask the same thing for their brother in order to get the angel to
reply, ‘Ameen! And may Allah give you the same.’ In sha Allah, let’s all try at the very
least to find one deed from this list and implement it in this coming week. After it has
become habit, try another deed and so on. This is how we can all grow (Muslim).
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