Posts tagged love.
That is the good news that Allah gives to His servants who believe and do right actions. Say: “I do not ask you for any wage for this—except that you love your near of kin. If anyone does a good action, We will increase the good of it for him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful.
chasingpavements5308 asked: Salam. need advice... what do you do when you have "fallen" for someone.. who is righteous.. reminds me and brought me closer to Allah... but at the same time, I feel as if I'm addicted to him as I can't get him off of my mind. And the smallest things will make me so happy with him. I'm not sure what to do. he is the only guy I do talk to outside of school. And its so hard to not text, or not run into him at university. I dont know how to detach myself... i don't want to seem desperate either
Salam habibi,
InshaAllah you take an hour of your time to listen to this brilliant lecture by Yasmin Mogahed on this very subject you’re talking about; walahy, it’s worth it.
Peace and many blessings,
For one thing you are wrong to assume, and that is believing that you are not beautiful. Do not ever assume that God’s creation can somehow possibly be unbearably ugly; in fact, it is quite the opposite. And even those whom we understand as evil entities of the world are a part of the perfect system of Allah. So no, you are not ugly. You are beyond beautiful, and life has little to nothing to do with physical attributes.
True love is to find a partner who will appreciate the heart that you possess, especially when your heart is attached to something of a greater purpose and entity. There are people will all sorts of abnormalities, and they do find someone who looks beyond those attributes and loves them for their strong and majestic attitude towards life.
So trust Allah, love Allah, and believe that Allah will grant you with what is best for you. If you weren’t worthy of anything wonderful, you wouldn’t be existing right now, trust me!
Much love <3
Heaven truly is at your mother’s feet…
I say this because I’ve realized that by arguing less, and just listening to what my mother has to say, I avoid stress and unwanted feelings. I see that she’s satisfied and happy, and in turn it makes me happy. I avoid regret. And God, that’s just great. Because when I would argue with my mother, I’d feel so regretful later on. I’d feel as though I had committed a huge sin. I’d notice her facial expressions, and her disappointment. I’d realize that my actions triggered unwanted feelings in her, and sometimes ruined her day. Not just arguing, but by not responding when she wants to show me something, it just disappoints her. And to me, disappointment and regret are the worst feelings possible.
But by pleasing her, she’s living heaven on earth. She’s satisfied and content, and she passes on these feelings to me. She passes on these feelings to the whole household. These feelings are great, and it’s like she’s passing on a bit of heaven to everyone. So I can truly understand why it’s said that heaven is at your mother’s feet. Because it genuinely is. It truly, truly, is.
Besos xoxo
sirehfancy asked: Salam Alaikum ! I know a friend who is being pressured to marry a cousin of his. At first he was very resistant about it; but know hes giving in because he said he wants the blessings of his parents. I totally disagree because I know Islam does not advocate forced marriage. I believe everyone has the right to marry someone they love. How can you marry someone out of pressure?How should he go about this?
Peace and many blessings,
Not too long ago, I finished memorizing Surah Room. And along one of the pages, Allah completely describes His signs (also described as ayahs in the Quran) one verse after the other. Verse number 21 suggests something very melodic and awfully touching about the issue that you bring up, and it is this:
wa min ayatihi:
and among My (Allah’s) signs
an khalaqa lakum min anfusikum azwaja
[Allah] has created amongst yourselves partner[ship]
leetaskunu ilayha
to live with one another [and together]
wa ja’ala baynakum mawadata wa rahma
and placed between you mercy and love
in fee thalika la’ayati liqawmi yatafakarun
and these are signs for those who reflect
Hence, the notion of marriage is actually a blessing, mercy, and sign from God. God does not advocate a marital contract that brings about forced feelings and disrespect. No where in the Quran does God advocate this notion of pleasing parents when it comes to life making decisions and independent decisive making actions.
InshaAllah this clarified your concern and I only pray that Allah continues to place much common sense in our lives. Salam!
Yasmin Mogahed on Love, Marriage Selecting your Life partner - Etiquette in Islam.
Okay, some of my assignment deadlines got extended, alhamdulilLah. so I have a bit of time to listen to this.. So here are my key takeaways..
1. Even amongst those that are halal for us to love, you can’t love them more than you love Allah swt and His messenger swt.
2. When you love, you obey it. So if you love your spouse more than you love Allah swt, you may choose to obey your spouse even though it involves displeasing Allah swt. Even when you love your parents and the rule is for you to obey them, there is an exception - when they ask you to do something that is displeasing to Allah swt.
3. Whatever you do, it is to please Allah swt and bring you closer to Him.. and marriage is one of the vehicles for this. True love as Allah swt intends for it to be will bring you closer to Allah swt, not farther away from Him.
”..and he created from among you, spouses. so you may dwell in tranquility together”4. Love is not addiction. It is not a fix. It is not supposed to be a drug. So to tell the difference between if it is the love, and an unhealthy addiction.
5. Allahu Akbar means.. “Allah is greater.. ” and you dont finish it.. coz Allah swt is greater than everything.
6. Loving for the sake of Allah swt puts the “everlasting” in your love regardless to who you give this love to. If you love for the sake of Allah swt, you never lose anything. Love someone for Him and through Him. You can love someone because that person reminds you of Allah swt, or you love someone because Allah swt told you to. - eg. Love your family because Allah swt told you to!
7. If what’s filling your heart is the love of Allah swt, then what comes out of that is that you will begin to love everything that Allah swt loves, you begin to hate everything that Allah swt does not love, and you wouldn’t want something that is displeasing to Allah swt.
8. Even for love, do not forget Allah swt. Because if you forget Allah swt in this life, He will forget you in the hour that matters.
Uhibbu fi sabililLah :)
Allah is the only one who can turn your heart. Don’t even let anyone believe they have the key to your heart and never believe that you have the key to someone else’s heart. One moment you’re madly in love, the next moment you’re falling for other people.
Allah knows what you know not. Just trust Him.
Even the one with the long white beard, the one who looks so wise —
If he breaks a single heart, why bother going to Mecca?
If he has no compassion, what’s the point?
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