Tasbih Fatimi

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• We need to make Tasbih Fatimi a part of our life. It will make our chores and tasks easier.

(Moulana Muhammad Carr)

Lineage vs. Iman

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• Lineage is meaningless without Imaan.

(Moulana Muhammad Carr)

Fatimah (ra)

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• Fatimah radiyallahu ‘anhaa was born in the year Ka’bah was rebuilt. The Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam was then 35 years old. She was thus 5 years old when he became a Prophet and 28 when he passed away, sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.

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• She resembled the Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam the most: in appearance, but most importantly in character. She walked in the same manner as the Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.

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•  The Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said regarding her, “Whoever harms her, harms me.“

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• He also told her, “Anta sayyidatun nisaa-i Ahlil Jannah illaa Maryam ibnata ‘Imraan – You are the leader of the women of the people of Paradise, except for Maryam the daughter of ‘Imraan.” (Link)

(Moulana Muhammad Carr)

Sympathy for All

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• We are all connected. We must have sympathy for everyone, first Muslims and then non-Muslims.

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• For example, you are driving a car and it is full. You see a hitchhiker on the road and you drive on. But then you come across another hitchhiker and this time it is your brother. This time, you won’t drive on.

(Moulana Muhammad Carr)

Footsteps in Jannah

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• The Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam heard Bilal radiyallanu ‘anh’s footsteps in Jannah. This was because of his practice of always making Salatul Wudu’.

(Moulana Muhammad Carr)

Bilal’s (ra) Suffering

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• The kuffar used to take turns to beat him.

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• ‘Ammar radiyallahu ‘anh said, “Kullun qaaloo maa araadoo, illaa Bilaal – They all (when being tortured) said whatever the torturers wanted them to say, except for Bilal.“

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• He could have taken the rukhsah (dispensation) and verbally professed disbelief, but he didn’t.

(Moulana Muhammad Carr)

Bilal (ra)

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• Bilal radiyallahu ‘anh always accompanied the Prophet sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.

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• He was the Khaazinu Rasool sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam – the Treasurer of the Messenger.

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• He was the same age as Rasulullah sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam and Abu Bakr radiyallahu ‘anh.

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• He was adeem: dark brown in colour. He was also ajnaa: slightly hunchbacked. He was tall and thin.

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• His kunyah was Abu ‘Abdil Kareem.

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• He was Habashi: a freed Abyssinian slave.

(Moulana Muhammad Carr)

Abu Hurayrah’s (ra) Memorisation of Hadith

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• Abu Hurairah radiyallahu ‘anh memorised about 5 000 ahadith.

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• His name was ‘Abdullah according to Bukhari.

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• Orientalists try to undermine him radiyallahu ‘anh, because through doing so they try to undermine Islam. They target him because of how many ahadith he memorised.

(Moulana Muhammad Carr)