Newsletter Muslim Community Association of the San Francisco Bay Area TONIGHT PRAYER TIMES 25 Jumad-il-Thani 1438 March 24, 2017 Effective 3/25 Fajr Dhuhr Asr Maghrib Ishaa Juma Juma MCA 6:10 1:30 5:15 Sunset 9:00 12:15 1:30 NOOR 6:10 1:30 6:00 Sunset 9:00 12:15 1:30 UPCOMING EVENTS Tonight - MCA Fundraising Dinner March 26 - Homeschooling Support Fair March 31 - What do your neighbors think of you and Why April 1 - Youth: Basketball Tournament April 3 - Know your rights as Tenants or Landlord p.3 p.3 p.3 Article Dealing with Worries and Stress p.4 QURAN AYAH Allah, Glory be to Him, the Most High said: Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account. [Surah 39: Verse 10] TO ADVERTISE WITH US, VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.mcabayarea.org/newsletter MCA, c/o Newsletter, P.O. Box 180, Santa Clara, CA 95052 newsletter@mcabayarea.org www.mcabayarea.org (408) 727-7277 X416 SUBSCRIBE ONLINE MCA MAILING LIST WEEKLY REFLECTION Shaykh Sufyan Suri (May Allah shower His Mercy upon him) has also said: My dear beloved son! It is known from this Hadith (tradition) that you do not need much knowledge because to study knowledge more and to acquire it more is Fard Kifayah (i.e. it is an obligation on the entire Muslim community and this communal obligation is discharged when a group of people from within the community do it, but if there is no one doing it in the community then the entire community will be sinful for not discharging the Divine obligation). Pay special attention to this next tradition so that you will attain [a high level of] certitude
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FEATURED ARTICLE Dealing with Worries and Stress by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid 1. Equipping oneself with eemaan (faith), accompanied by righteous deeds. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): Whoever works righteousness, whether male or female, while he (or she) is a true believer, verily, to him We will give a good life (in this world, with respect, contentment and lawful provision), and We shall pay them certainly a reward in proportion to the best of what they used to do (i.e., Paradise in the Hereafter). [al-nahl 16:97] When faced with distress, harm, worries and anxieties, they try to resist them and reduce them as much as they can, and they react with befitting patience to the things in which they have no choice. They gain a lot of benefits as a result, such as: resilience and toughness as is appropriate; useful experience, strong willpower, patience, the hope of reward, and many other benefits which reduce the distress felt. Thus their anxiety is replaced with joy and the hope of blessings and reward from Allaah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stated in the saheeh hadeeth: How marvellous is the affair of the believer! Everything that happens to him is good, and this does not apply to anyone except the believer. If something good befalls him, he gives thanks for it, and that is good for him. If something bad befalls him, he bears it with patience, and that is good for him. This is the way in which we may view calamities in a positive light. Another example is: 2. Thinking of how the Muslim may earn expiation for his sins, purify his heart and raise his status, when he is stricken with distress and worry in this life. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Nothing of fatigue, illness, distress, worry, grief or harm befalls the Muslim, not even a prick from a thorn, but Allaah will accept it as expiation for some of his sins. According to a report narrated by Muslim: No illness, fatigue, sickness or grief befalls the Muslim, not even worries, but it will be an expiation for some of his sins. The one who is distressed or worried should know that whatever psychological pain afflicts him is not wasted, but serves a purpose in increasing his hasanaat (good deeds) and expiating for his sayi aat (bad deeds). The Muslim should realize that if it were not for disasters and afflictions, we would come empty-handed on the Day of Resurrection, as some of the salaf (early generations of Islam) pointed out, which is why they would rejoice when misfortune struck just as we rejoice at times of ease. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came along, so the man told him what had happened, and he said: You are a slave for whom Allah wishes good. When Allaah wishes good for His slave, He hastens the punishment for his sin; when He does not wish good for His slave, he withholds the punishment until the matter is settled on the Day of Resurrection, when all of his sins will be brought forth together. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: When Allah wishes good for His slave, He hastens to bring about his punishment in this world, and if He does not wish good for him, He withholds the punishment until he is dealt with for his sin on the Day of Resurrection. 4. Following the examples of the Prophets and the righteous The Prophets and the righteous suffered more distress in this world than other people. Each person is tested according to the strength of his faith. If Allah loves a person, He tests him. Sa d (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): O Messenger of Allah, which of the people suffers the most distress? He said: The Prophets, then those who come after them (in terms of status), then those who come after them. A man will be tested according to the strength of his faith. If his faith is strong, then the distress with which he is tried will be greater; if his faith is weak, he will be tested in accordance with the level of his faith. Distress will keep on befalling the slave until he walks on the face of the earth free from sin. 5. Making the Hereafter one s main concern The concerns of this world overwhelm and confuse people, but if the slave makes the Hereafter his main concern, Allah will help him to focus and be determined, as was narrated by Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever has the Hereafter as his main concern, Allaah will fill his heart with a feeling of richness and independence; he will be focused and feel content, and this world will come to him in spite of it. Whoever has this world as his main concern, Allah will cause him to feel constant fear of poverty; he will be distracted and unfocused, and he will have nothing of this world except what was already predestined for him. 6. A surprisingly effective remedy: remembering death The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Remember frequently the one who will destroy all your pleasures: death, for there is no-one who remembers death when in straitened circumstances, but his situation will become easier, and there is no-one who remembers death during times of ease, but his circumstances will become straitened. 7. Praying to Allaah, may He be exalted Du aa (prayer or supplication) is very beneficial, and includes both protection and treatment. As far as protection in concerned, the Muslim is obliged to turn to Allaah and pray to Him for refuge from distress and to keep him away from it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to do. His servant Anas (may Allaah be pleased with him) tells us: I used to serve the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) when he stayed in Madeenah (i.e. was not travelling). I often used to hear him saying: Allaahumma inni a oodhu bika min al-hamm wa l-hazn wa l- ajz wa l-kasal wa l-bukhl wa l-jubn wa dala al-dayn wa ghalbat al-rijaal (O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from distress, grief, incapacity, laziness, miserliness, cowardice, the burden of debt and from being overpowered by men). 4 Original source: http://www.everymuslim.co.za/index.php/articles-menu/islamic-medicine-menu/1176-islams-treatment-for-anxiety-and-worry
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