Peace be upon you,
I read this on Imam Suahib's blog...
From Imam Suhaib Webb:
Asalamu alaykum,
Last week the Muslim youth in America pulled off an amazing fundraiser for Imam Siraj Wahhaj. While 26 K. was donated we are still well short of our goal of $125,000.
The Idea:
Muslim organizations could call for “America’s Imam Day” designating a Friday where funds could be raised for the Imam across the country! It would be awesome if others such as our brothers in the U.K got on board as well. Let us all write, call and encourage our organizations like ISNA, ICNA, MAS, MSA,MAP, RIC, MYNA, AlMaghrib, Seekers Guidance and Zaytuna to make this call together.
I’m willing to fly to the states for one day, give the khutbah for the Imam and fly back for my exams in Egypt. I say this brothers and sisters because of my love for the Imam. By Allah I love him and hope and pray that we can moblize for the sake of Allah to help him.
The ball’s in your court….
SDW
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check out the website at Help Imam Siraj
~ Peace till next time...MoCo
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
7 Ideas to keep $ in your bank! part 2
Peace be upon you,
Ok so here is part two of that article that I had read.
Idea #2: Buy those curvy cool new bulbs (CFLs). well actually they aren't that new. They've been out for a while now, but people still haven't switched over! Now they are kinda expensive but in the long run it really does save. On average they use 75% less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs and last up to ten times longer. On Good Morning America I remember that they tested these bulbs and you could light up an entire house with CFL's with the energy that one regular bulbs uses up. According to the Yahoo! Finance article you could save up to $166.00 by changing 20 bulbs.
~ Peace till next time...MoCo
Ok so here is part two of that article that I had read.
Idea #2: Buy those curvy cool new bulbs (CFLs). well actually they aren't that new. They've been out for a while now, but people still haven't switched over! Now they are kinda expensive but in the long run it really does save. On average they use 75% less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs and last up to ten times longer. On Good Morning America I remember that they tested these bulbs and you could light up an entire house with CFL's with the energy that one regular bulbs uses up. According to the Yahoo! Finance article you could save up to $166.00 by changing 20 bulbs.
~ Peace till next time...MoCo
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Notes from Sacred Learning General Talk. Wisdom in Wealth. Delivered on the 20th of January 2008
Peace be upon you,
Here are some notes from a lecture I went to by Shaykh Hussain Sattar. Please note any errors in the notes are from my own shortcomings. Please listen to the actual audio lecture for a better understanding. You can find it at www.sacredlearning.org , under the General Talks tab.
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Notes from Sacred Learning General Talk.
Wisdom in Wealth
Delivered on the 20th of January 2008
As Muslims we are thought to spend moderately. We should be neither excessive nor miserly.
An example of excessive spending would be constantly feeding your nafs (Base, animalistic desires).
An example of miserly spending would be when nothing is getting done.
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said …
"Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveler/wayfarer."
(On the authority of Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrated by Al- Bukhari).
This statement instructs us to meet our needs but do not indulge in desires. We need to remember that we checked into this world and soon we will check out of this world.
When we are fulfill our needs such as food, shelter, and clothing we need to always stay within our limits. Never overstretch our means. An example of this would be that when buying a home we should…
First- find a sharia compliant bank
Second- We research and are told we can afford a house which will cost
$3,000/month.
Third- We should buy a house which will cost us $2,000 / month.
Lastly- We should donate the extra money to a charity.
We should realize that Allah, the Mighty, is a protector and a guardian over us and our family. In reality we do not take care of our children. It is Allah who takes care of our children. He is fact the true care taker.
Two other points to carefully consider are consistency and diversity. Any financial advisor will tell you that you should invest consistently even if it is a small amount. Also, they will tell you that you should diversify your investment portfolio.
Also, there are many different types of virtuous acts, which will be rewarded in so many ways. We should try to do a little bit of everything because we never know which small deed will tip our balance into Jannah. This way we get all sorts of returns on the Day of Judgement.
All of this is summarized by the concise and precise words of the Noble Messenger, peace be upon him, who said “Moderation in spending is half of livelihood…”
(On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated by Al Bukhari.)
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~ Peace till next time...MoCo
Here are some notes from a lecture I went to by Shaykh Hussain Sattar. Please note any errors in the notes are from my own shortcomings. Please listen to the actual audio lecture for a better understanding. You can find it at www.sacredlearning.org , under the General Talks tab.
--- x ---
Notes from Sacred Learning General Talk.
Wisdom in Wealth
Delivered on the 20th of January 2008
As Muslims we are thought to spend moderately. We should be neither excessive nor miserly.
An example of excessive spending would be constantly feeding your nafs (Base, animalistic desires).
An example of miserly spending would be when nothing is getting done.
The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said …
"Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveler/wayfarer."
(On the authority of Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrated by Al- Bukhari).
This statement instructs us to meet our needs but do not indulge in desires. We need to remember that we checked into this world and soon we will check out of this world.
When we are fulfill our needs such as food, shelter, and clothing we need to always stay within our limits. Never overstretch our means. An example of this would be that when buying a home we should…
First- find a sharia compliant bank
Second- We research and are told we can afford a house which will cost
$3,000/month.
Third- We should buy a house which will cost us $2,000 / month.
Lastly- We should donate the extra money to a charity.
We should realize that Allah, the Mighty, is a protector and a guardian over us and our family. In reality we do not take care of our children. It is Allah who takes care of our children. He is fact the true care taker.
Two other points to carefully consider are consistency and diversity. Any financial advisor will tell you that you should invest consistently even if it is a small amount. Also, they will tell you that you should diversify your investment portfolio.
Also, there are many different types of virtuous acts, which will be rewarded in so many ways. We should try to do a little bit of everything because we never know which small deed will tip our balance into Jannah. This way we get all sorts of returns on the Day of Judgement.
All of this is summarized by the concise and precise words of the Noble Messenger, peace be upon him, who said “Moderation in spending is half of livelihood…”
(On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated by Al Bukhari.)
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~ Peace till next time...MoCo
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