When you are done with your prayer: Mention Allah in abundance! [4:103] 
When you are done with Hajj rituals: Mention Allah like you repeatedly mention and honor your forefathers, and even more! [2:200]
If you have khushu' (humility) in your prayer, you will automatically abstain from vain and useless talk! [23:2-3]
ya Musa! Establish the prayer for the sole purpose of remembering Me! [20:14]

The commands of Allah are meant to increase the quantity and quality of Thikr in our lives. 

From our latest #QuranWeeklyDose ​ session:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vEOF8-yl2Q 

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This is great dear brother! mashaAllah tabarakallah 


Allah teaches us that whenever we pray and make dua, we should NEVER forget to ask Allah for rewards both in dunya and in the hereafter. We are so concerned about our worldly affairs that we rarely think about the Hereafter. Even something as simple as asking Allah for granting Jannah, under which rivers flow, can be a great and simple way to start!!!

رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الاٌّخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

(Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!"

The simple and complete dua one should recite daily. 

#QuranWeeklyDose

This week's session rounded up the discussion on Hajj.
The Hajj experience divides people into 4 categories.

1. the ones who ask Allah SWT for only dunya (2:200)
2. the ones who ask for both dunya and akhirah (2:201)
3. the ones whose speech impresses you and calls upon Allah SWT but in their hearts they oppose Islam; the hypocrites (2:204-206)
4. the ones who sacrifice everything for Allah SWT (2:207)

Knowing this reality, what is our action plan after Hajj season?
For the hujjaaj returning to their home countries as well as the rest of us to ensure that we fall into the most blessed category?

Hajj calls us to uphold the oneness of Allah SWT; 
Hajj calls us to align our way of life to Rasulullah SAW; 
Hajj calls upon us to stay true and submit ourselves to the Shahadah.
Hajj puts a longing in our hearts to meet Allah SWT.
When we yearn to meet Him, we strive harder in perfecting our good deeds; 
When we long to be in His presence, we aim for excellence in carrying out our responsibilities.

May Allah make all of us deserving to be included in the most blessed group, aamiin.

-Inspired by Ustadz Fazrul Ismail's reflection and his heartfelt tribute to his mentor Sh Muhammad AlShareef (May Allah SWT grant him Jannatul Firdaus, aamiin)

Sherene May Allah reward you and enlighten the grave of Shiekh Muhammad. 
He planted so many seeds of good! it is upon us to keep watering this seeds and sharing the khair he left with the whole world

QURANIC MAXIMS DAY 6: 'Do not forget your share of the worldly life' (28:77)

This reminds me of another ayah actually, from Surah Al-Baqarah: 200-201 where there are some who ask only of this world and has no share of the akhirah, while there are those who ask for the goodness from this world and the akhirah.

And this ayah from Al Qasas seems to expand on 2:201 that we are to prioritise the reward of the akhirah without forgetting our worldly share.

While we know that, sometimes it is hard to strike a balance. In the context of a household, parents work to earn halal income. That is more for this wordly life. But parents need to ensure the children are given knowledge of their deen, to raise them loving Allah and the Prophet SAW, to have excellent character, to know the Quran - and all these are for the share of the akhirah. The struggle is real.  I am still struggling.

But I recall a reminder from an 'aalim, that is not always about balance, but also about barakah. We do what we can for as long as our hearts are attached to the akhirah. We can enjoy the pleasure of this world should Allah grant us abundance of rizq but we should share it with others. When there's barakah, the share of this world is counted for the akhirah.

I tell my kids, 'they say, sharing is caring'. I say, 'sharing is rewarding'.

#QuranicMaxims