The Muslim Housewife.

Many times we get enveloped by worldly matters and forget that we are in constant war against the Shaytaan. He will take every opportunity to lead us astray and we will not be able to blame him for anything on the day of judgment, for he will say…

And Satan will say when the matter has been concluded, “Indeed Allah has promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed you. But I had no authority over you, except that I invited you, and you responded to me. So do not blame me; but blame yourselves. I cannot be called to your aid. Indeed, I deny your association of me [with Allah] before. Indeed for the wrongdoers is a painful punishment.” [14:22]

When I read this I ayah I asked myself, how much more clear can Allah SWT be? He has told us that this is what will happen on the day of judgment, we will not be able to blame Shaytan for misleading us, there will be no one to aid us on this day. Only we will be questioned and accounted for what we did and no one, absolutely no one will take blame for anything we did. We all need to remember to keep our guards up against Shaytaan!

Now, a message from the devil himself…

I headed to bed last night at 10:00 pm in light of waking up bright and early the next morning ready to start off the week nice and strong.  I got into bed, snuggled into my soft blanket, and as I was closing my eyes a sudden thought came to me…would this be the last time I feel the comfort of my bed, or the last time I feel the presence of my husband next to me, or the last time I hear the soft breathing of my daughter a few feet away?

The thought of not waking up the next morning is quite daunting.  I am no where near ready for the next journey.  I have so much to do to improve myself as a Muslimah, so much to do to even be able to smell the fragrance of Jannah.  The Sahaba who were mashallah so strong in their deen were scared they wouldn’t  attain Jannah, so who am I…there is so much for me to do!

It’s scary to think that we go about living in this duniya getting all ‘comfortable’ and ’settled’ into life.  But we need to realize that this life is a mere pit stop in a long journey ahead.  We will all have to face Allah SWT on the day of judgment and answer to Him for all that we have done.

We don’t know when our time will come.  The best thing to do is live every day, every hour, every second as if it is your last.  When we do this we will make sure the prayer we do is full of kushoo’ (sincerity) and every du’a we make is accompanied with tears.  We will live to please Allah and with the goal of attaining Jannah.

We need to maintain a balance of hope and fear of Allah SWT and remember to ask yourself…

Are you ready to meet Allah?

The Prophet (saw) advised to: “Take benefit of five before five: Your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before you are preoccupied, and your life before your death”
(Narrated by Ibn Abbas and reported by Al Hakim)

Few months back Ahmed and I had to go get some things to help us child proof our home. It was after Maghrib and Isra had fallen asleep, so I suggested that Ahmed run in and get what he needed. As I sat in the car I caught a glimpse of the moon. It looked like a sliver of a nail hanging up high in a pitch black background. As I stared with awe, I felt warm tears roll down my cheeks. I was a bit taken aback and surprised at the rush of emotion.

Subhanallah! Allah’s creation is so beautiful, and when you sit back and reflect upon it one should expect to be moved by it. After looking at the moon it just made me realize how small we are. We are nothing compared to the power and might of Allah SWT. Only He has the ability to make such creation without any effort. Imagine there are galaxies out there that are unknown and creatures in the sea that yet have to be identified.

Knowing this I wonder how one can deny Allah? Who else could make such a creation? How does one explain that these things were made by other than Allah, the Most Great?

I leave you with a video of a very nice nasheed. Take a look at the video and ponder upon the creation of Allah, and let the tears flow!