Daily Islamic Reminders

Daily Islamic Reminders

5/14/2025, 7:03:45 PM

“There’s a difference between my man and MY MAN.” Same goes for “my woman” and MY WOMAN. Let me guess — the first one is the one you sneak text “I miss you” at 1am, and the second is the one who actually missed you with respect by meeting your parents and saying Bismillah. Let’s be real: If they can’t even say Assalamu Alaikum to your family, but they’re busy dropping “good morning baby” in your DMs, you’re not in love — you’re in soft disobedience. May Allah make the one you call “mine” be brave enough to call your parents “Mum” and “Dad”. And if they’re “waiting for something” — InshaAllah it’s not your patience that expires first. Ameen.

Daily Islamic Reminders

5/18/2025, 8:36:58 PM

Forgive your parents, your spouse, your siblings, you friends and anyone else who has ever oppressed you, humiliated you, slandered you, lied about you to others, tried to cause discord between your relationships. Instead of being angry at people, realize that there is divine wisdom in everything that happens. It is the difficult tests in your life that shape you and make you a stronger person. I know their harm may have robbed you of a lot of happiness but please remember a Muslim always measures the happenings of this world with the pleasure of gardens in eternity. Choose eternity over duniya always. Choose justice of Allah over justice of duniya always. It is also okay to not have that person in your life anymore. Because you can forgive someone and Allah can also wipe their slate of sins clean but sometimes it's okay to remove yourself from their space and decide to not be in their presence anymore. Embrace your past and your present so that you can truly liberate yourself. 🤲 May Allah grant us all complete healing and hearts that are kind, soft and forgiving - Allahumma ameen.

Daily Islamic Reminders

5/23/2025, 5:40:15 AM

To the Muslim women trying to change their lives... As you grow older you realize all the clichés are haqq! ▪️The early bird catches the worm. I'm waking up at 4am and my productivity is off the charts! Alhumdulillah. What I get done by 12noon in terms of swimming, workout/walking, watching lectures, chores, Quran is insane, making checklists. There is immense unmeasurable barakah in the morning. I shutdown by 10pm automatically and I'm awake by 4am. It takes 2 days to 4 days to get into this habit. Just don't nap alot in the afternoon and no doom scrolling after 8pm. Buy an alarm clock if you are a phone addict. I have friends who keep their phones in kitchen drawers from 8pm to 12noon to beat addiction. [I am still struggling with few goals, I am not perfect but way better than I was before] ▪️Money can't buy happiness. I don't have the kind of money I did when I was working and SubhanAllah you realize 9 to 5 isn't for everyone and more money doesn't always mean more happiness [sincere duas and respect for Muslim women and men who HAVE to work]. Esp in the capitalistic times. More money means more stress. And that spending time with family esp children, cooking, reading a book, resting well, having time to reflect and grow is where true happiness lies. ▪️Actions speak louder than words. People will say alot of things but in the end what they do is what matters. Talk is cheap. Pay attention to people who actually help you and not the ones who speak big pompous words and fail in helping you when you really need it. Examples: 💕So a boss can praise you to the heavens and above at work but when you ask for an appraisal it's all crickets. 💕A husband can make promises of love but you ask him to get off phone and help with dishes or spend quality time crickets. 💕A friend can call you her bestie but ask her to help you with children, or finding a job or to have a heart to heart crickets. You get my drift? ▪️What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. You think you cannot live without someone or something untill you do. And you realize how wrong that person, that situation was for you. ▪️You have to keep busy. Busy resting, busy with a goal, busy repenting, busy with a new hobby, busy making memories. Busy with something beautiful and pleasing to Allah. Because when you are not busy doing the right things in life. Shaytan will keep you busy with the wrong things - victim mentality, blaming others, gossiping, haraam entertainment. Always and everyday ask yourself. Is life happening to you or are you making life happen for you? 🤲 Ya Allah grant us the best of duniya, the best of akhira and protect us from the punishment of fire - ameen.

Daily Islamic Reminders

5/13/2025, 10:06:39 AM

Marriage: A Journey Worth Fighting For No one ever promised that marriage would be easy—and few truly explain how beautiful it can be. It's a bond where both joy and challenges coexist. There will be moments when your partner frustrates you—and times when you frustrate them too. That’s human. We’re all imperfect, so it's unfair to expect perfection from someone else when we, too, have our flaws. Marriage is for those willing to fight—not against each other, but for each other. In difficult times, don’t walk away too quickly. Try. Pray. Strive. If it still doesn’t work out, trust that Allah’s wisdom surpasses our understanding. Today, let’s make a heartfelt du'a for every couple facing trials in their marriage. May Allah ease their burdens, guide their hearts, and restore peace and love between them. Ameen.

Daily Islamic Reminders

5/19/2025, 11:45:19 AM

A Simple Guide on How to Stop Bothering Your Sister-in-Law (Arewa Edition) ⚠️ Especially for those of us that are ‘yan uwa (siblings) and feel too entitled: Accept that your brother is not your property. He’s not a crown you own, he’s a grown man with his own family now. Stop acting like your brother is the most perfect man on earth. Wallahi, he has flaws like everyone else. His love, time and attention will now be shared—he has a wife, and possibly kids. That’s part of life and it’s okay. Stop being jealous of the joy Allah has blessed him with. Your own happiness is written for you—look inward and embrace it. Don’t act like someone robbed you. Don’t involve yourself in his marital issues. If he’s old enough to marry and raise a family, he’s old enough to solve his problems. Stay out of it. Don’t compare your husband to your brother. What your husband doesn’t do isn’t your brother’s concern. Appreciate your husband’s efforts, even if small. Gratitude invites barakah. If either your brother or his wife brings you their problems, direct them to a counsellor or a trusted elder. Don’t take sides or get emotionally entangled—they’ll make up later and you’ll become the ‘bad person’ in their story. Never disrespect your brother in front of his wife. Even if your sibling relationship includes teasing or roasting, do it privately—not with spectators. Focus on your own goals—finances, health, growth. Your brother will disappoint you one day if you depend on him. Human beings are not Allah. Rely only on Him. Don’t interfere in parenting. You’re the aunt, not the mother. Be the fun aunty. Stay out of the serious parts like discipline, choices, and routines. Even if you disagree—make silent dua and let it go. If your mother speaks ill of your sister-in-law, stop her. Don't stir her emotions with your own grudges. Let your brother’s home be peaceful. Let your mother focus on her role, not become a weapon. Stay in your lane. Your career, your ibadah, your mental health—these are your priorities. Let two adults manage their home. Don’t give advice unless asked. And even if asked, stay humble: “Allah knows best, but this is my own little opinion.” Or you can simply say, “I don’t know, maybe ask someone older or do istikhara.” Don’t tell your sister-in-law anything you wouldn’t want your brother to hear. She should share things with her husband—that’s what spouses do. Don’t put her in that awkward position. Love your sister-in-law for the sake of Allah. Maintain boundaries, be supportive, but never at the expense of your peace or health. Ignore her toxic traits and focus on her good. If being close is too hard, keep it cordial. Smile, give salaams, exchange gifts during Eid—revive the sunnah and keep your heart clean. Don’t expect her to treat your brother the way you do. If she calls him casually, teases him, or jokes—mind your business. That’s their love language. Let them be. Don’t judge her parents or family background. Respect her elders as you’d want yours to be respected. Islam teaches hormat ga manya—respect your elders. If your own marital life is hard, don’t take it out on her. If you’re dealing with a difficult husband or in-laws while she’s treated well—don’t ignite fires of envy. Work on your own life, or leave a toxic marriage. Don’t ruin someone else’s. Don’t assume her life is rosy. Everyone has trials. Her smiles may hide deep struggles. Allah tests each of us in different ways. Stop micromanaging her lifestyle. Her clothes, her friends, how she spends money, how she cleans her home—that’s between her and her husband. You are not her Lord. Face your own flaws. Remember: You didn’t get him married to fight for your attention. He’s a husband and maybe a father now. Let him thrive in that role. Support with prayers, not pressure. Accept that your bond with your brother has changed. His love is still there, but his duties have multiplied. See his efforts, not his shortcomings. Mind your business. Pray for him. Be proud of him. Be a source of joy and not a burden. Life is short. Don’t waste it on hate and bitterness. Important: I say this as a Yar Uwa da ta san darajar zaman lafiya! May Allah make us a source of khayr and not fitnah in our families. Ameen. May Allah bless our homes with love, understanding and patience. Ameen.

Daily Islamic Reminders

5/21/2025, 5:14:01 AM

Let’s be honest. Most Muslim women who don’t wear the hijab aren’t rejecting Allah’s command outright. Many of them believe in it. But something deeper is happening… We’ve been conditioned to see hijab as oppression. Society has subtly and repeatedly taught us that covering is backward, extreme, and restrictive… While undressing is a symbol of confidence, freedom, and progress. It’s no surprise that even the sisters who say, “I’m not ready,” or “My heart’s not there yet,” often carry this subconscious idea that hijab is something heavy, something that limits their identity or beauty. In truth, hijab is not a barrier; it empowers MORE THAN these beauty queen’s crowns. It’s not a punishment, it’s an act of honor, obedience, and protection from our Rabb who knows us better than we know ourselves. The problem isn’t that hijab is oppressive, the problem is that society has OPPRESSED, and TWISTED the truth about hijab. And until we decolonize our thinking, unlearn the lies we’ve been fed, and reconnect with the Quran and Sunnah, we’ll keep confusing submission with shame—and freedom with rebellion. Let’s stop treating the hijab as something we’ll “get to eventually,” and start reflecting: What voices shaped the way I view hijab? Was it really Islam, or was it dunya? May Allah guide our hearts back to Him, make us courageous in our obedience, and remove every whisper that distances us from His mercy. Ameen. 🤍

Daily Islamic Reminders

5/23/2025, 5:49:31 AM

❝We have seen many people bragging about the worldly items they possess and this was then the cause of their destruction, either by an evil eye or a plot of their enemies. Therefore, beware of this as it is purely harmful and there is no hoped benefit from it at all.❞ - Ibn Hazm رَحِمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ 📚 Ibn 'Abbas reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The influence of an evil eye is a fact; if anything would precede the destiny it would be the influence of an evil eye, and when you are asked to take bath (as a cure) from the influence of an evil eye, you should take bath. [Sahih Muslim] 📚 Imam Ahmad, Malik, al-Nasai and Ibn Hibban narrated from Sahl ibn Haneef that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came out and traveled with him towards Makkah, until they were in the mountain pass of al-Kharar in al-Jahfah. There Sahl ibn Haneef did ghusl (bathed), and he was a handsome white-skinned man with beautiful skin. ‘Amir ibn Rabee’ah, one of Banu ‘Adiyy ibn K’ab looked at him whilst he was doing ghusl and said: “I have never seen such beautiful skin as this, not even the skin of a virgin,” and Sahl fell to the ground. They went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, can you do anything for Sahl, because by Allah he cannot raise his head.” He said, “Do you accuse anyone with regard to him?” They said, “‘Amir ibn Rabee’ah looked at him.” So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) called ‘Amir and rebuked him strongly. He said, “WHY WOULD ONE OF YOU KILL HIS BROTHER? If you see something that you like, then pray for blessing for him.” Then he said to him, “Wash yourself for him.” So he washed his face, hands, forearms, knees and the sides of his feet, and inside his izaar (lower garment) in the vessel. Then that water was poured over him, and a man poured it over his head and back from behind. He did that to him, then Sahl got up and joined the people and there was nothing wrong with him. [Classed as saheeh (authentic) by al-Albani in al-Mishkat] The Muslim has to protect himself against the devils among the evil jinn and mankind, by having strong faith in Allah and by putting his trust in Him and seeking refuge with Him and beseeching Him, reciting the prayers for protection narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), reciting al-Mu’awwadhatayn [the last two surahs of the Quran], Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Fatihah, and ayat al-Kursi. Du’as for protection include the following: 🤲 A’oodhu bi kalimat-illah il-tammati min sharri ma khalaqa (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of that which He has created). 🤲 A’oodhu bi kalimat-illah il-tammati min ghadabihi wa ‘iqabihi, wa min sharri ‘ibadihi wa min hamazat al-shayateeni wa an yahduroon (I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His wrath and punishment, from the evil of His slaves and from the evil promptings of the devils and from their presence). And one may recite the words of Allah: 🤲 “Hasbi Allahu la ilaha illa huwa, ‘alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa Rabb ul-‘arsh il-‘azeem (Allaah is sufficient for me. La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He) in Him I put my trust and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne).”

Daily Islamic Reminders

5/23/2025, 5:41:48 AM

The world constantly tells us to give it back. To take revenge. To treat them how they treat you. Put them in their place. Show them who you are (meaning scare them, show your evil side so they won't mess with you). But Islam tells us - treat them with your manners and not their's. ▪️Always show kindness. ▪️Speak good words. ▪️Forgive. ▪️Bring positivity everywhere you go. ▪️Encourage people. ▪️Highlight someone's goodness and compliment them. ▪️Smile at people. ▪️Exchange salaams. ▪️And when you can't do that, leave those environments. But never resort to revenge or bad behavior. Everytime I am in a pickle, I always ask myself what would I do if Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was watching me. 📚 “O ‘Uqbah, reconcile with whoever cuts you off, give to whoever deprives you, and forgive whoever wrongs you.” [Musnad Imam Ahmad] 🤲 May Allah bless us with hearts that are soft, kind and forgiving - ameen!

Daily Islamic Reminders

5/21/2025, 5:11:03 AM

Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (ra) said: "You being afflicted with the evil eye doesn't mean that you are beautiful or wealthy, rather it means that you have fallen short in remembering Allah!" قال الشيخ ابن عثيمين :“إصابتُك بالعين لا تعني أنَّك جميل أو غني بل أنت مُقصِّر في ذكر الله."

Daily Islamic Reminders

5/19/2025, 5:01:57 AM

Remove yourself from situations that disturb your peace of mind and soul. Your mental health is important and a priority. You are not selfish to want peace, stability and calm in your life.