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🌙 Ramadan is only 6 months away When Ramadan arrives, many of us find ourselves thinking, “I’m not doing enough.” But sometimes, part of the reason is that we haven’t built enough consistency throughout the rest of the year. Ramadan is meant to be a time when we increase in worship, not the only time we worship. The early generations understood this well. Maʿla ibn al-Fadl رحمه الله said: “They would supplicate to Allah for six months that He allow them to reach Ramadan, and they would supplicate to Him for six months that He accept it from them.” 📖 Lata’if al-Ma’arif by Ibn Rajab We have six months to prepare. Six months to strengthen our salah, build a relationship with the Qur’an, increase our dhikr, improve our character, and leave behind habits that distance us from Allah. So when Ramadan comes, we’re not starting from zero. We’re building upon what we’ve already established. Don’t wait for Ramadan to prepare your heart for Ramadan. Start now. 🤍 May Allah allow us to reach Ramadan and accept our worship from us. Ameen. Post from @doseofdeen

Hasad means envy, wishing for another person to lose a blessing that Allah has given them. It involves resenting that blessing and wanting it to be taken away. The evil eye (al ʿayn) is different. It refers to harm that can result when someone looks at a person or something they possess with admiration or envy. The person whose gaze causes the evil eye does not necessarily intend to harm the other person or even realize that they have caused harm. The Prophet ﷺ said: “If one of you sees something in his brother, himself, or his wealth that he likes, then let him pray for blessing for it, for indeed the evil eye is real.” Sunan Ibn Mājah 3509; Musnad Ahmad 15650 Post from @doseofdeen

🌿 99 Names of Allah & How to Use Them in Du’a 🌿 🌿 Name of Allah: Al-Jalīl (الْجَلِيل) 🕊️ Meaning: Al-Jalīl means The Majestic. Allah is perfect in His majesty, beauty, power, wisdom, and honor. Nothing in creation compares to Him, and the more we learn about Him, the more we realize how incredible He truly is. 🤲 When to call upon Him: Call upon Al-Jalīl when you want to strengthen your relationship with Allah, feel closer to Him, or spend time reflecting on who He is beyond simply what you ask from Him. 💭 How to use this name in du’a: “Ya Jalīl, help me know You, love You, and grow closer to You. Let my heart find comfort in remembering You, and make my relationship with You the most important relationship in my life.” 🌙 Reflection: A relationship with Allah isn’t only about turning to Him when we need something. Just like any relationship we value, we have to take the time to know Him. Learn His Names, reflect on His words, speak to Him in du’a, remember Him throughout your day, and notice the ways He cares for you. The more you get to know Allah, the more your heart naturally begins to love Him. And when you truly know who you’re turning to, worship becomes something you want to do, not simply something you feel you have to do. Post from @doseofdeen

🌙 Rabiʿ al-Awwal is here Rabiʿ al-Awwal is a month closely connected to the life of our beloved Prophet ﷺ. It is traditionally associated with his birth, and it is also the month in which he ﷺ passed away. It’s a beautiful time to pause and reflect on his life and the example he left for us. To learn about his character, his mercy, his patience, his worship, and the way he devoted himself to Allah. The Prophet ﷺ was sent as a mercy to the worlds, and loving him means striving to follow the way he taught us. May Rabiʿ al-Awwal be a reminder for us to learn more about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, increase our love for him, and bring his Sunnah more deeply into our lives. 🤍 اللهم صل وسلم على نبينا محمد Allahumma salli wa sallim ‘ala nabiyyina Muhammad “O Allah, send Your blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.” Post from @doseofdeen

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🌿 99 Names of Allah & How to Use Them in Du’a 🌿 🌿 Name of Allah: Al-Ḥasīb (الْحَسِيب) 🕊️ Meaning: Al-Ḥasīb means The Sufficient. Allah is enough for us. He is the One we can turn to when we need help, comfort, guidance, or support. People and things can be means of help, but they can never replace our reliance on Allah. 🤲 When to call upon Him: Call upon Al-Ḥasīb when you find yourself depending too much on people, possessions, or circumstances for your sense of security. Turn to Allah first and ask Him to be enough for you. 💭 How to use this name in du’a: “Ya Ḥasīb, be enough for me in every part of my life. Help me turn to You before I turn to anyone or anything else, and place my heart in complete reliance upon You.” 🌙 Reflection: It’s natural to look to people when we’re hurting or to think that a certain person, opportunity, or possession will finally make everything feel better. But people can disappoint us, things can disappear, and circumstances can change. Allah doesn’t. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t seek help from others or appreciate the blessings Allah gives us. It means our hearts shouldn’t become dependent on them. When we truly understand that Allah is Al-Ḥasīb, we know that even when everything else falls short, Allah is enough. 🤍 📖 “And whoever relies upon Allah, then He is sufficient for him.” (Qur’an 65:3) Post from @doseofdeen

Hasad means envy. It’s wishing for another person to lose a blessing that Allah has given them. This could be their wealth, knowledge, beauty, health, success, family, or any other blessing. It is important to understand that simply wishing for Allah to bless you with something similar is not hasad, as long as you do not wish for the other person to lose what they have. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Do not envy one another, do not hate one another, do not turn your backs on one another. Rather, be servants of Allah as brothers. A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim: he does not wrong him, abandon him, or despise him. It is enough evil for a Muslim to despise his Muslim brother. Every Muslim’s blood, property, and honor are sacred to another Muslim.” Sahih Muslim 2564 Post from @doseofdeen

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Waking up for Fajr is hard. Living with the guilt of missing it is harder. Choose your hard. Raising righteous children is hard. Watching your children grow up without the deen is harder. Choose your hard. Lowering your gaze is hard. Protecting your heart from the consequences of what you chose to look at is harder. Choose your hard. Leaving what is haram is hard. Living with the consequences of disobeying Allah is harder. Choose your hard. Being consistent in salah is hard. Standing before Allah with neglected prayers is harder. Choose your hard. Seeking knowledge is hard. Remaining ignorant of the deen is harder. Choose your hard. Being a good role model is hard. Watching those who look up to you follow the wrong example is harder. Choose your hard. Life will always have its struggles. You don't get to choose whether life is hard. But you can choose which struggle you are willing to bear. Choose the hardship that brings you closer to Allah, not the one that takes you further from Him. Choose wisely. Choose for the sake of Allah ﷻ.

🌿 99 Names of Allah & How to Use Them in Du’a 🌿 🌿 Name of Allah: Al-Ḥafīẓ (الْحَفِيظ) 🕊️ Meaning: Al-Ḥafīẓ means The Preserver, The Protector. Allah protects and preserves His creation, and nothing is ever beyond His care. There are countless things He protects us from that we may never even know about. 🤲 When to call upon Him: Call upon Al-Ḥafīẓ when you’re worried about yourself or someone you love, when you’re traveling, facing uncertainty, or asking Allah to protect you from harm. 💭 How to use this name in du’a: “Ya Ḥafīẓ, protect me and those I love from harm, keep us firm upon Your guidance, and protect our hearts from anything that takes us away from You.” 🌙 Reflection: We usually think about protection when we’re afraid, but Allah protects us in ways we’ll never even know about. There may be things He kept away from us, situations He guided us away from, or harm He saved us from without us ever realizing it. Sometimes we don’t need to know what we were protected from. We just need to remember to thank the One who protected us. 🤍 📖 “Indeed, my Lord is Guardian over all things.” (Qur’an 11:57) Post from @doseofdeen

🌿 99 Names of Allah & How to Use Them in Du’a 🌿 🌿 Name of Allah: Al-Muqīt (الْمُقِيت) 🕊️ Meaning: Al-Muqīt means The Sustainer. Allah provides His creation with what it needs to survive and flourish. Every breath we take, every meal we eat, every moment of strength we have, and every blessing that reaches us is ultimately from Him. 🤲 When to call upon Him: Call upon Al-Muqīt when you’re worried about your needs, asking Allah to provide for you, or simply wanting to recognize how dependent you are on Him every day. 💭 How to use this name in du’a: “Ya Muqīt, sustain me with what is good for me, provide for my needs, and help me remember that everything I have comes from You.” 🌙 Reflection: We often think of provision as just money, food, or material things. But take a moment to think about everything you need that you don’t provide for yourself. The air you breathe, the water you drink, the ability to wake up each morning, the strength to get through your day, and the people and opportunities Allah places in your life. We depend on Allah far more than we realize. And yet, because so many of these blessings come to us every day, we can easily stop noticing them. Al-Muqīt reminds us to recognize the One who sustains us, not only when we’re in need, but in the ordinary moments too. 📖 “Indeed, Allah is, over all things, a Keeper.” (Qur’an 4:85) Post from @doseofdeen

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Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Avoid the seven destructive sins.” They asked, “O Messenger of Allah, what are they?” He said: “Associating partners with Allah, practicing magic, killing a soul which Allah has forbidden except by right, consuming interest (ribā), consuming the wealth of an orphan, fleeing from the battlefield, and accusing chaste, innocent, believing women.” Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 2766; Sahih Muslim 89