... hva tror dere?

1. Hvor lenge tror dere jeg holder ut med telefonsalg?

2. Hva synes dere om telefonselgere?

3. Har noen av dere jobbet med dette før og kanskje dere kan gi meg litt råd?

After his mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it, and this is what it said:

For cutting the grass: £5.00

For cleaning up my room this week: £1.00

For going to the store for you: 50p

Babysitting my kid brother while you went shopping: 25p

Taking out the garbage: £1.00

For getting a good report card: £5.00

For cleaning up and raking the yard: £2.00

Total owed: £14.75

Well, his mother looked at him standing there, the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he'd written on, and this is what she wrote:

For 9 months I carried you while you were growing inside me: No Charge.

For all the nights that I've sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No Charge.

For all the trying times, and all the tears that you've caused through the years: No Charge.

For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead: No Charge.

For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose: No Charge,Son. '

When you add it up, the cost of my love is: No Charge.

When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother and said, "Mom, I sure do love you".

And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL"

likevel streber etter å vinne.

Vinne, tape.

Hva kvalifiserer en vinner? Hvem er taperen?

Er det slik det hele har blitt?

En strid mellom det tapte og det som er vunnet?

Noen ganger føles det godt å vite at jeg har tapt,

for det er da jeg virkelig innser

hvilken vinner jeg egentlig er.

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Hei beklager at det blir lite blogging og det kommer det nok til å bli det fremover og, men jeg kommer til å legge ut noen små tekster her jevnlig, hvor ofte det blir vet jeg ikke, så Allahu Aleem.

Dere får alle nyte våren nå som den er her, og ha en velsignet kveld videre.

Assalamo alaykoum.

Jeg er endelig ferdig med praksis alhamdulillah var kjempe koselig men må si jeg er takknemlig for å være ferdig med et vel bestått praksis alhamdulillah!

Ellers er det oppgaver som skal leveres inn så inshAllah blogginga kommer nok til å gå litt tregt fremover men sånn blir det noen ganger :)

Får oppdatere bloggen litt oftere skjønner det kan være kjedelig å stikke innom en uoppdatert blogg så inshAllah jeg skal PRØVE å blogge, inshAllah!

Dere får alle ha en fin kveld videre inshAllah kos dere masse :)

Mens jeg forsatt er her i denne verdenen må jeg gjøre det beste ut av det, vise min takknemlighet for at jeg har fått dette livet, ved å tilfredstille Allah swt og gjøre det som er det rette. Det som er så bra med Islam er at alt det rette, er bra for oss, og det som ikke er det er ikke så vanskelig å styre unna, og det er virkelig det som er det beste valget. I Islam er jeg trygg på at alt det som kan såre meg, gjøre meg vondt og ødelegge meg helt, er feil i Islam, det er Haram (forbudt.) Det å ha den tryggheten , det å vite at Allah swt er der uansett hva, jeg kunne ikke spurt om mer. Alhamdulillah.

Mine tanker og dua går til de menneskene i verden, fra de som kjemper for rettferdighet rundt i Afrika i Libya, Tunisa, Somalia osv og Midtøsten, i Irak, Iran Afghanistan og sist men ikke minst Palestina, til de som kjemper for å overleve i Japan etter tsunamien. "La tahzan innAllaha ma'ana" Dont be sad, Allah is with us." (9:40)

- Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (RA)

If you feel that you're sad , mistress, alone and everything goes wrong in your life, take a breath, calm yourself down and say:

" This is my journey this journey they call life. He puts me here for a reason, it is His plan. So i just have to carry on and trust Him.

Tawakkul 'al Allah (To place faith and confidence in Allah)

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En ting til: for alle dere som har sendt meg mail men ikke fått svar jeg beklager så mye, men det er ikke alle jeg får svart til tide og noen leser jeg mailen så glemmer jeg å svare der og da, men nå har jeg svart alle sammen inshAllah. Hvis dere har noen spørsmål eller vil sende mail så kan dere sende på : Hijabbloggen@live.no

Blir ikke så mye tid til blogging egentlig, så det beklager jeg igjen. Men en ting skal jeg inshAllah bli flinkere på og det er Dagens Dua, har fått en del forespørsler om det på mail og jeg beklager virkelig at jeg ikke har fått rukkt og oppdatert bloggen på det området så skal i det minste huske å legge innom en hver dag, uansett om det er en liten dua, for selv en liten dua, har den en stor betydning og den utgjør mye hvis man bruker den på riktig måte. Forresten visste dere at det finnes dua for hva som helst? og at det finnes en dua for hver dag? SubhanAllah skal prøve å få lagt ut disse en dag.

Dagens Dua:

"Bismillahir rahmanir rahim Alhamdo lillahii ala kulle ne'matay,wa astaghfirullaha min kullay zambin,wa asaluha min kulle khair,wa auzu billahi min kulle sharr"

Snør det der dere er nå?

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Dere får alle ha en fin kveld videre så blogges vi inshAllah!:)

En dag nærmer seg nær

Da vil alle gjenopplives

Det man gjør må man svare

Vi får se våre kjære

Hva? nå må jeg lære.

Hvor vil vi ende opp?

Hvor vil jeg lande?

Hvor lenge vil du kunne puste?

Spørsmål må besvares!

Straffen er fryktet!

Hvis Paradise, vi har hørt,

Men alt skal forklares.

--

Muslimer som leser,

Ingen tårer skal de felle

Det er det som er fint

Her skylder ingen noen

Ingen kan baksnakke

Sånt vil ikke eksistere

Frukten er i ferd med å bli høstet!

De med ingen skygge

Er troende som vil bli benådet!

Den høyeste herlighet på jord blir din verste fiende,

Faster du som troende kommer du nærmere evigheten.

Det kalles Paradise

Du vil da oppnå den høyeste premien!

--

Men de som har vært for stolte

For disse vil det bli en lære.

De tilbad den falske!

Eller ville ikke høre!

De bør frykte for å møte Allah

Fordi han vil ikke være nådig med dem.

De vil skrike og rope:

"Hvordan kunne vi være så blinde?

"Hvis vi bare kunne gå tilbake,

så vi ville gjøre det rette! "

Ja, hvor har du vært!

At du ikke forstod !

Du fulgte dine lyster!

Du avviste det riktige!

Nå, som du må svare!

Ingen utvei finner du nå ikke!

Du har sannsynligvis trodd du var smart!

Når du sa at tegnene var dumme!

Nå er det du som føler deg dum!

Nå når du vet sannheten!

Kan du angre at du ikke hørte sannheten!

--

Så finnes det stakkarer

Som ikke hørte på sin skaper

Muslimer - men som var de ulydige

Disse troende ble lett bedratt av det syndige

De burde ha gjort det riktige!

Visste de det ikke bedre?

De tror på Islam,

Så de er i alle fall lovet

Bestilt til slutt er det fineste,

Men først må de svare for det syndige!

Brenne i helvete må også de

De vil bli ført inn i en elv,

for å bli gjenfødt,

slikt som en blomst som spirer fra en frø

Og slikt blir de levende igjen.

--

Spre denne til alle du kjenner!

Foreldre og beste venner!

Hvis du gjør hva Allah sier

Så du får du fint når timen kommer

Og hvis du ikke bryr det han sier

Hvordan vet du hva som skjer

Vi løfter våre hender for å be

"O Allah!

Beskytt oss fra den forferdelige dommedag!

La oss leve lykkelig i evigheten!

La vår kjære være i nærheten!

Det er du som beskytter og gir en! "

Ameen!

av "Barnas muslimske verden"

Og forresten nå er våren her inshAllah, drev med vårrengjøring igår og det var så deilig at sola skinte og varmet skikkelig godt mens snøen smeltet, inshAllah våren/sommeren kommer tidlig iår =)

Ellers så skal jeg prøve å oppdatere bloggen så ofte jeg kan men kan ikke love noe , dere får alle ha en kjempefin søndagskveld videre så snakkes vi inshAllah =)

What Prayer is

These words I wrote down because I shudder with fear
At the thought that young Muslims can sleep without prayer
That to close ones eyes can be as easy as pie
Thinking that prayer is a ritual, outdated, should die

You my friend, you must be as dumb as a log,
For you have forsaken ur freedom, to be lead like a dog!
Have you the faintest idea what will happen to you
When you rot in your grave with the worms gnawing through

When your body is dusting
Your flesh rotted away
"GAME OVER" is flashing,
And no more credits to play!

Then the sun will explode and the mountains will sway
And the whole of creation will rise on that Day!
The angels will fly, like moths to a flame
And you'll tear from the earth, to explain ur life's game!

Blackened to a char will be the skin on your face
Your friends will desert you , there won't be a trace
Iblis will be laughing, with a stitch on his side
Because you were too STUPID, to get off his ride

The wealth of this world, took you for its bride
Its too late friend, its HELL for you inside
A fire so hot, that the boulders will burn
Like a match exploding, it'll soon be your turn.

If only you had that chance to repent
You'd soon reconsider all the time that you'd spent
And there will stand people, against whom you did tease
B'coz their sajdah did scare you, filled you with unease

While you tried to disown them, like a infectious disease,
Now you toss in the flames, while they cool in the breeze
In the line of eternity, ur life is a dot hundred years
Is all that you've got, 5 minutes of prayer!

Not worth the time ?
You've committed the greatest crime!
Prayer is not for your God
O! Fear our Lord!

When you put that big head on the humblest of dust
Its your heart that you clean, all tarnished with rust!
You connect ur soul wiz creations' Great Light
Even the darkest of hearts can be left shining bright

You remove all the sin, and Shaitan's whispering words
Slash evil's hold, with the greatest of swords.
Prayer is the path from earth to the sky
From a caterpillar you'll become a bright butterfly.

Prayer makes you remember that you ain't all that hot
And that your life really starts, when your flesh starts to rot
Prayer is that link to the mother from the womb
Prayer is the guardian that protects you in the tomb.

Prayer untangles your life, like a comb thru your hair
Against the fire of hell, it's the only cloak you can wear
So understand friend! To skip prayers is not cool
Its so stupid, so mad, you must be a fool

It's like crossing a desert without water to drink
Just open your eyes friend, just sit back and think!
This world is a lie, this world is game
Like a poisonous snake, which you never can tame

And just as you turn your back on what's right
There is sure something to bite
Fangs will leap from the darkness
Leading you to sadness

As you lie in ur coffin, facing the sky,
Your life will flash past, a twinkle in ur eye
You'll scream as the truth is slowly unveiled
Its too late, mate. This one you've failed.

av: ukjent.

Jeg?

Langt ifra.

Likevel er det noe som får meg til å smile hver gang du streifer tankene mine.

Hjertet banker ekstra mye hver gang jeg hører noe om deg.

Av en eller annen grunn har jeg blitt helt svak for deg,

men likevel så sterk pågrunn av deg.

Forelsket?

Jeg?

Langt ifra.

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Rommet er stille, lydene er slukt opp av stillheten, eller kanskje den aldri var der?

Det er folksomt rundt meg men likevel ingen lyder kommer fra folkene rundt meg. Jeg ser de snakker med hverandre, men ikke med meg. Jeg kan ikke høre de. Prøver å forestille meg hva de sier, men de snakker for fort, beveger leppene for fort. Til slutt gir jeg opp. Lukker igjen øynene. Det er stille. Det føles som om det er kun meg i rommet, kun meg i verden. Helt alene. Uten lydene. Bare meg. Åpner øynene. Det er forsatt stille. Det er folksomt i rommet, men jeg er forsatt alene. Bare meg.

Tenk deg hvis du hadde ikke kunne høre, eller ikke kunne se?

Jeg har tenkt den tanken før, det er skummelt, jeg kjenner folk som kan se men verken kan snakke eller høre, jeg kjenner også noen som kan høre og snakke men ikke kan se. Men de lever livet som om det var ingen problemer i verden. De tenker ikke at deres "funksjonshemmelse" skal stå i veien for deres mål her i livet. jeg beundrer virkelig slike mennesker, de menneskene som lever livet med hevet hodet selv om de ikke har det som oss "andre". De er spesielle sier noen de som er forskjellige fra oss andre, men ingen er like, selv om jeg kan se og høre betyr det ikke at jeg er som alle de andre, jeg skiller meg ut på en eller annen måte slik alle andre gjør. Så til slutt er vi faktisk alle unike, spesielle og annerledes fra hverandre. Men det er bare fantastisk. SubhanAllah. Noen ganger skammer jeg meg når jeg snakker med disse "spesielle menneskene" de mangler kanksje en funksjon som hørsel eller syn, kanskje et bein eller en hånd, men de klager sjeldent, de sier bare alhamdulillah (takket være Allah), mens jeg klager, jeg som burde holde munn og bare si alhamdulillah jeg har alt jeg trenger fra Allah swt og likevel klager jeg? Det er lett å, glemme å takke for alt, og så lett å ta små ting for gitt, men tenk de små tingene vi tar for gitt, betyr kanskje utrolig mye for noen andre.

Jeg ber dere alle klikke innom denne linken og undertegne, - "Nei til nedleggelse av døveskolene i Norge"

http://www.underskrift.no/vis.asp?kampanje=3219

Ya Allah hva hadde jeg gjort uten deg?

Det er du som gir meg livets håp, du som trøster meg når jeg er lei meg, du som gleder meg når jeg er glad. Du som gir meg svar når jeg har spørsmål, og du som gir meg liv når jeg er død. Alt jeg har har jeg fått av deg. Ya Allah hvordan kan jeg noengang få takket deg for alt du gjør for meg? Jeg er evig takknemlig for alt jeg har fått, likevel glemmer jeg å takke noen ganger, noen ganger gjør jeg kanskje ting som skuffer deg, men da ber jeg om tilgivelse om i håp om at du vil tilgi meg. Jeg elsker deg mer enn livet selv, det livet du har gitt meg og som du en dag vil ta tilbake inshAllah... Tusen takk for alt. Jeg kan aldri takke deg nok. Alhamdulillah.

Ya Allah hva hadde jeg gjort uten deg?

Allah grants His forgiveness to those who sacrifice of themselves to help the victims of misfortune. Allah does not only grant forgiveness for those who engage in such virtuous deeds, but in His infinite mercy, he makes their account easy on the Day of Judgment.

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"Den største gleden jeg kan få er gjennom den gleden jeg kan gi andre." -  N.B

Her er eventyret: Dere får lese og si hva dere synes :)

De tre Trekantene

Det var en gang tre triangler som skulle til barnehagen for å måle seg, og alle tre hette de trekanter. På veien var det en bru over en foss, som de skulle over, og under den brua bodde et stort, fælt sirkel som var så firkanta. Den hadde øyne som tinntallerkener og nese lang som en rektangel. Først kom så den minste trekanten og skulle over bruen. Tripeditripp, trippeditrapp rullet den over bruen. «Hvem er det som ruller på min bru?» Skrek sirkelen sint. «Åh det er den minste trekanten, jeg skal til barnehagen for å måle meg.» sa trekanten. Den var så trekanta. «Nå kommer jeg og tar deg!» Skrek sirkelen sint. «Åh nei, ta nå ikke meg, for jeg er så liten jeg, bi bare litt så kommer den litt større trekanten snart, han er mye trekanta enn meg.» sa den minste trekanten. «Ja vel da» Sa Sirkelen. Så trippeditrapp rullet den minste trekanten videre. Senere kom den mellomstore Trekanten over bruen. Trippeditripp, trippeditrapp rullet den over bruen. «hvem er det som ruller på mi bru?» skrek sirkelen sint. «Åh det er nok bare meg den mellomstore trekanten, jeg skal til barnehagen for å måle meg» sa den mellomstore trekanten. «Nå kommer jeg og tar deg!» sa sirkelen. «Åh nei ta ikke meg, men bi litt så kommer den store trekanten, han er mye større enn meg» sa den. «Ja vel, gå videre da» sa sirkelen. Rett som det var kom den store trekanten til slutt. TRIPPEDITRIPP TRIPPEDITRAPP, rullet den over brua, den var så stor og tung at det knaket og knirket når den rullet over bruen. «Det var da som bare!» skrek sirkelen sint. «Hvem er det som tramper på min bru?» Skrek han. «DET ER DEN STORE TREKANTEN» SKREK TREKANTEN. «NÅ KOMMER JEG OG TAR DEG!» skrek sirkelen. «JA KOM DU JEG HAR EN STOR SPISSKANT PÅ HODET MED DEN SKAL JEG STANGE DEG NED». Sa den store trekanten. Og så rullet på sirkelen og stanget den med spisskante sin slik at den datt i fossen og forsvant med vannet. Så dro de tre trianglene til barnehagen for å måle seg, og har de ikke kommet tilbake så er de forsatt der og måler seg.

Snipp snapp snute så var eventyret ute.

Hva synes dere om eventyret?

Ikke alle veier er like rette, noen veier har noen steiner og noen har noen hull, vær forsiktig med hvor du trår...

I saw you yesterday as you began your daily
chores.
You awoke without kneeling to pray Fajr.
As a matter of fact, you didn't even say
Bismillah
before your meals, or
pray Isha before going to bed last night.
You are so unthankful, I like that about you.
I cannot tell you how glad I am that you have no
changed your way of living,
Fool, you are mine.
Remember, you and I have been going steady for
years,
and I still don't love you yet.
As a matter of fact, I hate you, because I hate
Allah.
I am only using you to get even with Allah.
He kicked me out of heaven, and I'm going to use
you as long as possible
to pay him back.
You see, Fool, ALLAH LOVES YOU and HE has great
plans in store for you.
But you have yielded your life to me,
and I'm going to make your life a living hell.
That way, we'll be together twice.
This will really hurt Allah.
Thanks to you, I'm really showing Him who's boss
in your life
with all of the good times we've had.
We have been watching dirty movies, cursing
people
out, stealing,
lying, being hypocritical, fornicating,
overeating, telling dirty jokes,
gossiping, being judgmental, back stabbing
people,
disrespecting adults,
and those in leadership positions, no respect for
the Mosque, bad attitudes.
SURELY you don't want to give all this up.
Come on, Fool, let's burn together forever.
I've got some hot plans for us.
This is just a letter of appreciation from me to
you.
I'd like to say 'THANKS' for letting me use you
for most of your foolish life.
You are so gullible, I laugh at you.
When you are tempted to sin, you give in HA HA HA,
you make me sick.
Sin is beginning to take its toll on your life.
You look 20 years older, and now, I need new
blood.
So go ahead and teach some children how to sin.
All you have to do is smoke, get drunk or drink
while under-aged,
cheat, gamble, gossip, fornicate, and live being
as selfish as possible.
Do all of this in the presence of children and
they will do it too.
Kids are like that.
Well, Fool, I have to let you go for now.
I'll be back in a couple of seconds to tempt you
again.
If you were smart, you would run somewhere,
repent
for your sins,
and live for Allah with what little bit of life
that you have left.
It's not my nature to warn anyone, but to be your
age and still sinning,
it's becoming a bit ridiculous.
Don't get me wrong, I still hate you.
IT'S JUST THAT YOU'D MAKE A BETTER FOOL FOR
ALLAH.

'Do they not know that it is Allah Who accepts the repentance of His servants and receives (approves) their charity, and that Allah is the Relenting, the Compassionate''(At-Tawbah: 104)

'Say: 'O My servants who wronged against their souls, do not despair of Allah's mercy! For Allah forgives all sins; for He is indeed Forgiving, Compassionate.''(Az-Zumar: 53)

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Source: Back of book cover of Pearls of Wisdom 3

Tålmodige i gode og vonde tider, stole på at Allah swt vet hva som er best for oss, men vi kan ikke forvente at vi skal få alt servert på sølvfat vi må også jobbe for hva vi har fått tildelt, vise vår takknemlighet ved å lære av våre feil, be og tilgivelse og ikke gjøre feilene om igjen. For det er kun den måten at vi lærer av det, og blir bedre mennesker inshAllah.

Ville også dele denne med dere:

Seven Qualities that Allah Loves

1. Tawbah(Repentance)

(Truly Allah loves those who turn to Him in repentance)(Al-Baqarah 2:222)

Repentance is a form of detoxification ? Sincere repentance cleanses and beautifies theIman(faith).

We all commit sins but Allah loves those who after committing sins, seek forgiveness with deep sorrow and regret.

This is the only way by which the past can be set right. Allah has a concern for those He loves, therefore each time we slip and relapse into the abyss of desires and sincerely repent, He (exalted be Him) leads us out of it to the summit of forgiveness and further relieves us of hardship and provides for us.

2. Taharah(Purification)

(...Allah loves those who purify themselves)(Al-Baqarah 2: 222).

This is the external purification. The secret to this is performing the acts with the intention of following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

The removal of filth from the body by performingwudu?(ablution) andghusl (ritual bath) and removal of filth from the garment, body and place of prayer.  They are acts that purify the body and radiate theIman. It is a means by which Almighty Allah will wipe out our sins and raise our ranks.

3. Taqwa(Piety)

(Surely, Allah loves Al-Muttaqun (the pious) )(At-Tawbah9: 4)

The fear of Allah is the source of a pure soul ? it is borne out of love and obedience. Thus, a pious person is constantly driven to do good only.

He/She is humble and does not flaunt piety in front of others. The fear of Allah beautifies theIman and is the origin of all good as one continues to strive to do only what pleases Allah and stay away from the things that would displease him.

Piety is an internal quality as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,

?Taqwa is here? and he pointed to his chest (Muslim) and it is a quality that puts us above others in the sight of Allah.

4. Ihsan(Goodness & Perfection)

(Verily Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good doers))(Aal `Imran3: 34).

Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) says,

"Ihsan is to worship Allah (SWT) as if you see Him and if you cannot achieve this devotion, then you must know that He sees you" (Al-Bukhari).

Ihsan goes beyond a noble trait; it is an integral part of Islam. It is the secret to an attentive heart ? knowing that Allah is watching everything. This fills the heart with respect and veneration and one becomes too embarrassed to go against Allah's commands. It promotes performance of good deeds for the sake of Allah and not for show-off or to gain praise or fame.

5. Tawakkul(Trust in Allah)

(Allah loves those who put their trust in Him) (Aal `Imran3:159).

The secret and reality of trust in Allah is the reliance of the heart on Allah alone. Therefore trusting in Allah by wordof mouth is different from trusting in Him by the heart.

Reliance is doing and hoping; doing everything necessary within one's capability to achieve one's aim and hoping with tranquility of heart and soul and putting one's trust in Allah with firm belief that whatever the outcome might be, it is as a result of the Will of Allah and His Decree.

One should never feel that too much time has passed by without supplications being answered; rather we should always place our hope on the One who is able to do all things. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him ) says, "If you all depend on Allah, with due reliance, He would certainly give you provision as He gives to birds who go forth hungry in the morning and return with full bellies at dusk" (At-Tirmidhi).

6. Qist(Justice)

(Verily, Allah loves those who act justly) (Al-Ma?idah5:42).

Justice is a prerequisite to peace which is missing in our contemporary society. It involves giving other people the right we give ourselves, treating people the way we would like to be treated.

Justice sounds like a word meant for the leaders alone but rather it affects us all.
It means:

-To beequitable in speech and in actions.
-With no degree of discrimination or false testimony.
-It involves being fair with regards to one's family and those who are in our custody; justice between children by not giving one preference over the other.
-By not committing wrong against oneself such as engaging in sinful practices and immoral acts.
-Justice with Allah in not associating any being with Him in worship and obedience.

7. Sabr (Patience)

(And Allah loves As-Sabirin (the patient) )(Aal `Imran3:146).

Patience is one of the most noble of virtues and traits. It is to endure what one dislikes with a sense of acceptance and submission and anticipating Allah's reward.

Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "patience to Iman is like the head to a body: if the head is cut off, the body perishes as well." (Gems and Jewels)

Muslims should adhere to patience when afflicted with calamity and should not yield either to desperation nor despondence because if we are patient, everything that was destined and preordained for us will occur and we will be rewarded. If we complain and are hopeless, then all that was destined for us will still occur, but we will be blamed for our impatience at Allah's Will.

Seven Qualities that Allah does not Love

1. Israaf(extravagance)

(Verily, He likes not Al-Musrifun (those who waste by extravagance))(Al-An'am 6:141)

Excessive spending and lavishness in everything is the core of evil and leads to greater evil. It makes one forget the hereafter and preparing for it. Such acts would be a cause of humiliation and disgrace on the Day of Judgment.

That is why Almighty Allah has prescribed zakah (obligatory alms) andsadaqah (voluntary charity) in order to bless the wealth and to curb extravagance in eating, drinking, clothing and in everything we do.

2. Istikbaar(Pride)

(He likes not the proud)  (An-Nahl 16:23)

And the Prophet says,

"Pride is to completely disregard the truth and scorn (looking down upon) the people" (Muslim)

Sometimes a person might be deceived by his/ her knowledge, wealth and property, lineage and ancestry, or worship and be arrogant and boastful.

Al-Hasan Al-Basri advised that: "Do not become proud merely because you worship often, for consider what happened to Iblis after he spent a great deal of time worshipping" (Gems and Jewels)

Pride is among the greatest means of damage to a person's wealth and circumstances. It distances one away from Allah's love and"Whoever has an iota of pride in his/her heart will not enter Paradise" (Muslim).

3. Mukhtal fakhoor(Arrogant boaster)

(Verily, Allah likes not any arrogant boaster) (Luqman 31:18).

Being arrogant and boastful are a deadly combination ?beauty, knowledge, wealth and noble lineage should be taken as gifts from Almighty Allah and one should be humble and grateful for them rather than make them a means of pride and oppression.

Servants of Allah cannot be true to themselves as long as they are flattering themselves, walking in an arrogant manner and looking down on people who are inferior to them and not mix with them.

The one who is arrogant in this world will be disgraced on the Day of Judgment.

Prophet Muhammad says,

"The arrogant will be gathered on the Day of Judgment in the form of small ants. Humiliation will surround them from everywhere" (At-Tirmidhi).

4. Udwaan(Transgression)

(Verily, Allah does not like the transgressors-(mu'tadeen) )(Al-Ma?idah 5: 87).

Human characteristics have limitations, which if surpassed would be transgression and if one falls short of it, it would be a defect ? for example, generosity has a limitation, when surpassed, it becomes extravagance, when courage is surpassed, it becomes rashness;when ibadah(worship) is surpassed, one falls into the risk of adopting bid?ah - some of the Companions almost fell into this trap when one of them said, "I will not eat meat,'' another said, "I will not marry women,'' while the third said, "I will not sleep on the bed.''

When the Prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) heard these statements, he said,?What is the matter with some people who said such and such? I fast and break the fast, sleep and wake to stand to pray, eat meat, and marry women. He who is not pleased with my Sunnah is not with me.?(Al Bukhari)

Therefore, moderation is the best way to deal with all matters ? it is not to exaggerate and make it hard for ourselves by prohibiting the permissible things. And not to transgress the limits by excessively indulging in the permissible matters but rather we should only use what satisfies our need and not fall into extravagance.

5. Zulm (Evil, wrongdoing)

(And Allah does not like theZalimun(oppressors, polytheists and wrong doers))(Al-Imran 3:57).

This is a reprehensible trait whose existence spoils the Iman and darkens the heart. The wrongdoers are those who have chosen the tempting transient life instead of the hereafter.

All acts of wrongdoing such as stealing, breach of trust, embezzlement, usurping the rights of others, and bribery, have serious consequences in the hereafter.

In a Hadith Qudsi, Almighty Allah says: "O my servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it forbidden among you. Therefore, do not commit oppression"(Muslim).

6. Khiyaanah(Treachery)

(Certainly, Allah likes not the treacherous) (Al-Anfal 8: 58).

The treacherous one is two-faced and inconsistent in words and deeds. Acts of treachery lead to betrayal, disloyalty, perfidy, deception and hypocrisy which in turn soil the Iman.

7. Ifsaad(Mischief-making)

(And Allah does not like themufsidun(mischief makers)) (Al-Ma?idah 5: 64).

This is a comprehensive term which includes great crimes, sins, oppression, carrying false tales, hypocrisy, tyranny and all kinds of mischief. All these acts are despicable and

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"Allahuma habbib ilayna ?Al-Iman wa zayyinhu fi quloobina.

"O Allah make Iman beloved to us and beautify it in our hearts".