La fata illa Ali

(bismillah)
(salam)
Hey Bliss, mind doing an experiment for me???
U see I never dream at all...or as they say, I dont 'remember them' but anyways.
This is from fawaid - e quran: http://www.al-islam.org/fawaid/2.htm


Surah al-Layl (The night)
There are 21 ayaat in this Surah and it was revealed in Makkah. The holy Prophet (S) has said that the reward of reciting this Surah is so much that the one who recites it will be pleased when he sees it in his Book of Deeds. His inspiration of good deeds (Tawfiq) will also increase.
If recited 15 times before sleeping, one will dream about what pleases him most. Reciting it in the I’sha prayers, carries the reward of completing a quarter of the holy Qur’an and is guaranteed that the prayers are accepted.
So tonight, b4 going to bed, please read sura layl 15 times and tell us what ur dream was about.
Good Luck.

Bismillahirrahmanirraheem:
Salamun 'alaykum w/r w/b:
Our Sunni brothers often read sura Al-Kahf (the cave) on Fridays.
Is this also recommended for us Shia?
I know reciting quran is always a good thing but do we have narrations that it is recommended to recite surah Al-Kahf on Fridays?
I found this document from Duas.org: www.duas.org/suraben.doc
If you search for surah Al-Kahf, you will see that it states the following:
Surah al-Kahf (The Cave)
This surah has 110 ayaat and it was revealed in Makkah. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) has said that whoever recites this surah will be protected from fitna (evil) for eight days. If a person recites the last verse of surah al-Kahf before sleeping at night, Allah (s.w.t.) creates a noor (light) from his sleeping place up to the Holy Ka’bah and in this light are angels who continually pray for the reciter until he wakes up.
It is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) that if a person wishes to wake up at a particular time, he should recite the last ayah of this surah and then make the intention that he will wake up at a certain time and he will wake up at that time. He (a.s.) also said that if a person recites this surah every Thursday night, he will die the death of a martyr. Keeping this surah (written) in the house becomes a means of protection from poverty and debts.
So there is no mention of reciting on Friday itself.
1) Does anyone know if there is authentic hadith which says to recite surah Al-Kahf on Friday it self from Shia sources?
2) Does any Sunni Brothers out there know the hadith which you folk use to convince yourselves that reciting Surah Al-Kahf on Friday is recomended and the benefits in this world and the next of this action?
Shukran.
Wassalam w/r w/b:
La fatah ila Ali

Salamun `alaykum w/r w/b:
Again thank you.
I should have been more clear. I meant to say that the few sunni`s that I know, seem to only know that they should read it during the day.
Thank you for the link as I can now show them that it can be read at night or the day.
Shukran.
wassalam.
La fatah ila Ali

Bismillahirahmanirraheem:
Salamun 'alaykum:
Thank you Nader Zaveri.
Yes, I do not know the major books (other than Al-Kafi) but I have a brain and so that is all you need for analysis. I did not appreciate your previous comment at all.
Nonetheless, Your hadith have convinced me to read it on Thursday night just like the document form duas.org suggested.
Thank you for this.
Again I wanted to highlight that this is different from our sunni brothers as they heavily emphasize to read it during the day portion of friday and it made me curious as to the correct timing.
Again thank you for clarifying that it is Thursday evening that is the best time to recite surah Al-Kahf.
Much appreciated.
As for Surah Bani Isra'il, yes I have read that hadith before and I hope both you and I get a chance to meet the Imam (atfs) one day! Inshallah.
Wassalam w/r w/b:
La fatah ila Ali

Bismillahirrahmanirraheem:
Salamun 'alaykum w/r w/b:
Thank you for the Hadith!
However the argument you have presented seems contradictory.
I am aware that Maghrib indicates the beginning of the next day. However, the hadith clearly states that "Whoever reads it during the day of Friday".
So lets examine this: Maghrib marks the beginning of the night of the next day. i.e. What we call "Thursday night' in North America is actually "Friday night". But a distinction has to be made between the
1) The Night of Friday
2) The Day of Friday
The night of Friday begins at Maghrib and goes till the time of Imsak or Fajr (one of the two). At this point...the day of Friday begins and ends at the time of Maghrib which is the night of Saturday and so on.
So your statement "So when it says Thursday night, it means Friday" is not academic enough and lacks the clarity between the division of night and day.
Now lets go back to the Hadith. The Prophet was extra specific to indicate "...Whoever reads it during the day of Friday..."
He did not say "...Whoever reads it during Friday...(which would include both the night and day of Friday together)"
This leads me to believe that if one wanted to follow the hadith specifically, then reciting it during the day portion of Friday (during fajr or after fajr but before Maghrib) is accurately practicing the hadith rather than reciting it during Friday night (Thursday night in North American thinking).
Also, is the hadith that you quoted from a shia book? I am not well versed with the islamic books of hadith.
Please critique my analysis and let me know if you disagree as I really want to follow the hadith accurately. It is important to me whether it is read on Friday Night (thurday evening) or on the day portion of Friday itself.
Shukran
Wassalam w/r w/b:
La fatah ila Ali

Bismillahirrahmanirraheem:
Salamun 'alaykum w/r w/b:
Our Sunni brothers often read sura Al-Kahf (the cave) on Fridays.
Is this also recommended for us Shia?
I know reciting quran is always a good thing but do we have narrations that it is recommended to recite surah Al-Kahf on Fridays?
I found this document from Duas.org: www.duas.org/suraben.doc
If you search for surah Al-Kahf, you will see that it states the following:
Surah al-Kahf (The Cave)
This surah has 110 ayaat and it was revealed in Makkah. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) has said that whoever recites this surah will be protected from fitna (evil) for eight days. If a person recites the last verse of surah al-Kahf before sleeping at night, Allah (s.w.t.) creates a noor (light) from his sleeping place up to the Holy Ka’bah and in this light are angels who continually pray for the reciter until he wakes up.
It is narrated from Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) that if a person wishes to wake up at a particular time, he should recite the last ayah of this surah and then make the intention that he will wake up at a certain time and he will wake up at that time. He (a.s.) also said that if a person recites this surah every Thursday night, he will die the death of a martyr. Keeping this surah (written) in the house becomes a means of protection from poverty and debts.
So there is no mention of reciting on Friday itself.
1) Does anyone know if there is authentic hadith which says to recite surah Al-Kahf on Friday it self from Shia sources?
2) Does any Sunni Brothers out there know the hadith which you folk use to convince yourselves that reciting Surah Al-Kahf on Friday is recomended and the benefits in this world and the next of this action?
Shukran.
Wassalam w/r w/b:
La fatah ila Ali

No, due to a certain event, I realized that Shia's are terrible in supporting the converts and we should do a better job at this.
 
Also if there are any female converts then I have a sister in faith that would help out in that respect...I am not looking to take advantage of anyone. 
 
Also very curious if there are any Shia lurking in Calgary and depressed thinking there are no other shia here.

[Mod Note: This old topic is from 2011.]
(bismillah)
(salam) w/r w/b:
On this auspicious night (2:05 am here in N.America eastern time zone) of 15 th shabaan
I am starting a 'DUA' Post:
Allahuma sale ala Muhammmad wa ale Muhammad wa ajil farajahom
(bismillah)
Behaki Fatima wa abuha wa ba'luha wa banuha wa behaki Imam Al Asr (عجّل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف)
Ya Allah! Hasten the reappearance of Imam al Asr (عجّل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف)
Ya Allah! Help and relieve the tension on the Shia's and Muhib of Ahlulbayt (عليه السلام) in Bahrain and Iraq and all over the world
Ya Allah! Free Palestine from zionist control
Ya Allah! Those who are sick, heal them a complete healing
Ya Allah! Remove the bida's from our ibada
Ya Allah! Perfect our ibada
Ya Allah! Give us 'khshu' in salat
Ya Allah! Increase exponentially our: ilm, imaan, taqwa, tawfeek, akhlaq, rizk, sabr and
Ya Allah! Forgive the sins of our parents and make it a joy for us to obey and serve them
Ya Allah! Remove the debt from Jaffari Community Centre in Toronto (JCC)
Ya Allah! Forgive the sins of our Marhoom and enlight their graves and make their graves 'barden wa salam'
Ya Allah! Stop all fishar -e-qabar for the muhib of Ahlulbayt (عليه السلام)
Ya Allah! Allahumaghfirlil Mumineena wa Muminaat
Ya Allah! Allahuma sale ala Muhammmad wa ale Muhammad wa ajil farajahom
Ya Allah! gives us tawfeek to do salatul layl
Ya Allah! Forgive all our major and minor ins and all the sins in the future
Ya Allah! remove your mercy from those who stole the rights of Ahlulbayt ( s ) and those who oppressed them, were against them, killed them, and those that were happy to see them in pain
Ya Allah! Give the scholars long life and increase their knowledge
Ya Allah! grant all the Muhib of ahlulbayt Jannatul Firdaus and save us from jahannam
Ya Allah! Those who are poor, give them sustenance and remove the shame from their situations
Ya Allah! deliver justice to those who have been oppressed
Ya Allah! Grant patience to those are being oppressed
Ya Allah! those who have graduated from University and college and are looking for jobs, give tem a source of rizkan halalan tayyibun
Ya Allah! enshroud our sisters with complete and proper Hijab and enstill shyness and: iffa, izza, and hayya
Ya Allah! lower the gaze of our brothers at all times
Ya Allah! get the young and ready one's married
Ya Allah! destroy our bad habits
Ya Allah! Those who don't know how to speak arabic, give us tawfeek to learn arabic
Ya Allah! Give us tawfeek to do Hajj and Ziarat especially of Imam Hussain (عليه السلام)
Ya Allah! Remove our crippling debts
Ya Allah! destroy the tyrants and the enemies of Ahlulbayt (عليه السلام)
Ya Allah! save us from plague, sudden death
Ya Allah! grant us long life
Ya Allah! Grant us children who are: abrar, muhsineen, ashabul yameen, nafsal mutmainah, sabiqunus sabiquun
Ya Allah! YA muzillu! Ya Muizzu! Give us izza on yamul Qiyamat and dont make us dhaleel!
Ya Allah! Raise us as human beings with clothes under the banner of Hamd.
Ya Allah! Raise us on yawmul qiyamat beside Imam as Asr (عجّل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف)
Ya Allah! gives that piercing eloquonce and sense of justice like that of Imam Ali (عليه السلام)
Ya Allah! give us the aklaq of the Prophet ((صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم))
Ya Allah! give us the hayaa of Fatima (عليه السلام)
Ya Allah! give us the sabr of Imam Hassan (عليه السلام) and Bibi Zainab (عليه السلام)
Ya Allah! give us the sense of sacrifice like that of Hazrat Abbas (عليه السلام)
Ya Allah! give us the obedience to ur will even if it means the sacrifice and butchery of our family like that of Imam Hussain (عليه السلام)
Ya Allah! gives the worship like that of Imam Zainul Abideen
Ya Allah! Make us be able to do sajdah on that day when some of the backs will be stiff
Ya Allah! make light shine from our faces and light up the siraat
Ya Allah! Dont separate us from those that love you
Ya Allah! make our feet steady on that day when the feet shall be slipping
Ya Allah! make us content on the day when hope will be lost
Ya Allah! make us the inheritors of jannatul Firdaus
Ya Allah! save us from Fishar - e- qabar
Ya Allah! make us ashabul yameen
Ya Allah! Make us speak only that which is good, and make us repel evil with that which is better
Ya Allah! When the people make their claims against us on that day, and when our good deeds are drained as one after the other, the ppl take our deeds in exchange for our injustices against them, Ya Allah! Let Ali (عليه السلام)replenish our lost deeds for surely the Prophet ((صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)) said to Ali (عليه السلام) at the battle of khandaq after killing Amr ibn abi Wud "The strike of Ali (عليه السلام) is heavier in deed then all the good deeds of my ummah till yamul qiyamat"
Ya Allah! when malikul mawt comes to take our soul, make it that of a momin and not of a mushrik
Ya Allah! Never remove us from the path of Quran and ahlulbayt (عليه السلام)
Ilahiameen, YA rabbul aaaalameeeeen.
Allahuma sale ala Muhammmad wa ale Muhammad wa ajil farajahom
Now the rest of u say "Ilahiameen" and add any duas of ur own if u wish.

Salam:
I was thinking the same thing but lets do some mathematics.
Realize that we are talking in the billions. So If you combine the world wars (WWI WWII) and all the contemporary wars would that add to the billions?
Far from it.
Furthermore famine and diseases? Billions of deaths? I can believe this one if you sum it up over the decades (Plague + Spanish flu etc).
Anyways, I pray that we all are alive when Imam (atfs) re-appears and we not only fight for him, but we also experience what it means to live in a just society and I can't wait for the remaining letters of knowledge!!! (Humans currently have 2 out of 27 ish?)
Wassalam.
La fatah ila Ali

Bismillahirrahmanirraheem:
Salamun ' alaykum w/r w/b:
Bhooka, you are usually good with this stuff as well as mcisaac.
I heard a hadith that said that 1/3 of the people will die a 'white death' (disease famine) and 1/3 of the world population will die a 'red death' (by being killed) as one of the signs before Imam returns?
According to current numbers that's approx 2 billion for each third so 4 billion dead before Imam arrives????
1) Can someone please find the hadith
2) What is the interpretation of it and do YOU believe that this is gonna happen...or..has already happened???
3) Is is just me or is any one else scared about this. If you are a true believer then I guess you can hope for Raja'a but that is not the topic of this discussion
Opinions are appreciated.
Wassalam w/r w/b.
La fatah ila Ali

guys very simple answer to this. No intellectual requirement really.
If Shimr is a shia, then so are the khawarij cause they all were on Imam Ali's (as) side at the beginning of the battle.
You see how silly that sounds. Similarly, one's whole life is examined. Ill give you another example in the reverse direction.
Ammar bin Yassir , according to some was amongst those who first apostated then returned to islam by being with Ali (as). I could stop at the death of the Prophet (pbuh) and say that Ammar bin Yassir (ra) was an apostate and not examine his whole life.
These tricks are for the weak minded and Shimr (la) was just going with the flow when he fought with Ali (as) and nothing more.

No Offence brother but we do not need Ahle Sunnah wal Jammah posting on our issues. Please refrain from posting on these issues, ur opinion is of NO value here.
Feel free to post on the Shia/Sunni Forum.
Ya..two things about ur response:
1) Mutah will cause a family fight but 4 wives wont fight??? Get married to 4 wives then tell ur experiences!!! Lol
2) Girls are naturally loyal! That would mean adultery between two married people would never exist! But obviously it exists as it is mentioned in the quran. The true definition of zina is married people having intercourse with other married people. So Girls are just as loyal as men and some are super loyal and some are not loyal.
Mutah is a sunnah of the Prophet (as) and should be praticed in situations where required.

ROFL
you know I was only giggling the whole time but what made me burst with laughter is that he said "we are only 30 45 years away" from the real Mehdi (atfs)...what a liar, no one can put a time on the Mehdi's return so this guy is full of $#^!

(bismillah)
(salam) w/r w/b:
As it is summer time here in North America sometimes, Mosquitos get in the home. These mosquitos bite/suck the blood of their victims. Are we allowed to swat them?
One may make a comparison to ants and say that killing ants are not allowed BUT ants arent intent on sucking our blood! where as mosquitos mission statement is to do just that!
Shukran
(wasalam) w/r w/b:
La fata illa Ali

Salam

Salam

Salam

(bismillah)
(salam) w/r w/b:
Brother Nader Zaveri has a nice and DETAILED hadith about this:
You can check it out here: http://www.revivingalislam.com/2011/04/signs-of-day-of-judgment.html
khudahafiz
La fata illa Ali

I do say that...
I also garagle three times, rinse my nose three times, wash my face and arms twice, do the dhikr of wudhu.
I also drink in three sips and say bismillah and Alhamdulilah at the beginning and end of each sip of water.
I do everything with the right first, then the left,
I do 7 takbeers
I wash my feet with cold water after a bath
I break my fast with dates and salt
I plan on buying a miswak soon inshallah
Today I learned about eating Barley bread
So bro, don't judge, Lets revive the whole sunnah and not pick and choose.

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ERTW...

(bismillah)
(salam) w/r w/b:
I promised a member on SC I would tell this story so here goes.
Since about February 2011, I have tried to recite dua Ahad for 40 mornings. Each time I tried, I failed to wake up for Fajr at about the two to two and half week mark. Everytime I was dissapointed with myself.
If I couldn't get to pray fajr for 40 days then forget about Dua Ahad, I had bigger problems.
Nonetheless, I continued to struggle, continued to try and recite dua Ahad 40 mornings in a row...kept failing.
Even though I came home from University, there were mornings that my whole family would fail to wake up for fajr...A really sad state of affairs.
On Tuesday June 7th, I didnt not wake up for fajr...I had failed again. I recited the qaza of fajr at 11 am and for the first time said,
"Ya Allah, without ur tawfeek, is it possible for this task ever to be accomplished? Ya Allah adrikini!"
khair, I woke up for Fajr on Wed, June 8th...and the next day, and the day after that, and so on and so forth till I hit July 3rd. I realized that Alhamdulilah, I had done a good job for waking up for fajr, Also my family had also not missed a single fajr since Wed, June 8th, and I had also recited dua Ahad on every morning since Wed, June 8th. I knew, that this would not have been accomplished without Allah (aj) granting me the tawfeek to do so.
Curiosity overcame me and having the knowledge that I hadnt missed dua Ahad since June 8th, I wanted to see the date of the '40th day' of my endeavour would be.
By Allah (aj), to whom all the Glory, praise, and thanks belongs, I realized that my '40th day' would be none other than the morning of 15 SHA'BAAN ITSELF!!!!!!! (Sun, July 17th)
I promise all of u that I didnt plan for it to be like this. I only figured out on July 3rd that this would be the result and I was over joyed.
I am happy to state and share this good news with all of you that I didnt miss fajr prayer or dua Ahad from June 8th to July 17th and still counting. Inshallah, till the day I depart this world, I hope Allah (aj) will grant me the tawfeek never to miss fajr or dua Ahad ever again.
Ilahiameen.
Shukran for taking the time to read this.
Some of you will be feeling a sense of divine intervention and planning took place.
Some of you will feel that it was luck.
And still yet, some of you will feel that it was pure hard work.
What you think it is, I leave you with two verses of the quran:
076.029
YUSUFALI: This is an admonition: Whosoever will, let him take a (straight) Path to his Lord.
PICKTHAL: Lo! this is an Admonishment, that whosoever will may choose a way unto his Lord.
SHAKIR: Surely this is a reminder, so whoever pleases takes to his Lord a way.
076.030
YUSUFALI: But ye will not, except as Allah wills; for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.
PICKTHAL: Yet ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.
SHAKIR: And you do not please except that Allah please, surely Allah is Knowing, Wise;
(wasalam) w/r w/b:
La fata illa Ali

(bismillah)
(salam) w/r w/b:
I promised a member on SC I would tell this story so here goes.
Since about February 2011, I have tried to recite dua Ahad for 40 mornings. Each time I tried, I failed to wake up for Fajr at about the two to two and half week mark. Everytime I was dissapointed with myself.
If I couldn't get to pray fajr for 40 days then forget about Dua Ahad, I had bigger problems.
Nonetheless, I continued to struggle, continued to try and recite dua Ahad 40 mornings in a row...kept failing.
Even though I came home from University, there were mornings that my whole family would fail to wake up for fajr...A really sad state of affairs.
On Tuesday June 7th, I didnt not wake up for fajr...I had failed again. I recited the qaza of fajr at 11 am and for the first time said,
"Ya Allah, without ur tawfeek, is it possible for this task ever to be accomplished? Ya Allah adrikini!"
khair, I woke up for Fajr on Wed, June 8th...and the next day, and the day after that, and so on and so forth till I hit July 3rd. I realized that Alhamdulilah, I had done a good job for waking up for fajr, Also my family had also not missed a single fajr since Wed, June 8th, and I had also recited dua Ahad on every morning since Wed, June 8th. I knew, that this would not have been accomplished without Allah (aj) granting me the tawfeek to do so.
Curiosity overcame me and having the knowledge that I hadnt missed dua Ahad since June 8th, I wanted to see the date of the '40th day' of my endeavour would be.
By Allah (aj), to whom all the Glory, praise, and thanks belongs, I realized that my '40th day' would be none other than the morning of 15 SHA'BAAN ITSELF!!!!!!! (Sun, July 17th)
I promise all of u that I didnt plan for it to be like this. I only figured out on July 3rd that this would be the result and I was over joyed.
I am happy to state and share this good news with all of you that I didnt miss fajr prayer or dua Ahad from June 8th to July 17th and still counting. Inshallah, till the day I depart this world, I hope Allah (aj) will grant me the tawfeek never to miss fajr or dua Ahad ever again.
Ilahiameen.
Shukran for taking the time to read this.
Some of you will be feeling a sense of divine intervention and planning took place.
Some of you will feel that it was luck.
And still yet, some of you will feel that it was pure hard work.
What you think it is, I leave you with two verses of the quran:
076.029
YUSUFALI: This is an admonition: Whosoever will, let him take a (straight) Path to his Lord.
PICKTHAL: Lo! this is an Admonishment, that whosoever will may choose a way unto his Lord.
SHAKIR: Surely this is a reminder, so whoever pleases takes to his Lord a way.
076.030
YUSUFALI: But ye will not, except as Allah wills; for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom.
PICKTHAL: Yet ye will not, unless Allah willeth. Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.
SHAKIR: And you do not please except that Allah please, surely Allah is Knowing, Wise;
(wasalam) w/r w/b:
La fata illa Ali

No Offence brother but we do not need Ahle Sunnah wal Jammah posting on our issues. Please refrain from posting on these issues, ur opinion is of NO value here.
Feel free to post on the Shia/Sunni Forum.
Ya..two things about ur response:
1) Mutah will cause a family fight but 4 wives wont fight??? Get married to 4 wives then tell ur experiences!!! Lol
2) Girls are naturally loyal! That would mean adultery between two married people would never exist! But obviously it exists as it is mentioned in the quran. The true definition of zina is married people having intercourse with other married people. So Girls are just as loyal as men and some are super loyal and some are not loyal.
Mutah is a sunnah of the Prophet (as) and should be praticed in situations where required.

Salam

(bismillah)
 
I will try and update this thread which each lecture inshAllah. Eltimas-e-dua
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