The Pure Heart: A Prophetic Sunnah For Jannah

The Pure Heart: A Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ

My heart is pure. My heart is clean. I don't have any malice. I don't have any enmity. I don't have any grudges upon any human.

He says, these are the two things which I have hope in. By means of these two things, inshallah, Allah Ta'ala will have mercy upon me, and Allah Ta'ala will forgive me.

The Narration of Anas ibn Malik

I conclude with the narration of Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه, who was the Khadim — the servant — of Nabi ﷺ. He served him for ten years, as he says himself. He says, I served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years, and he never even said uff to me — meaning he never even expressed the slightest amount of annoyance towards me.

And then he says that whenever I did anything, Nabi ﷺ never rebuked me — that why did you do this? Or why didn't you do this? Always he treated him with such softness, with such kindness.

So one day Nabi ﷺ addresses this young Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه, and he tells him:

"O my dear, O my beloved son — ya bunayya — if you are able, if you are capable, then every morning and every evening, check your heart. Monitor your heart, and make sure you have no grudges towards anyone. Make sure you have no ill feelings in your heart. Every morning and every evening, check."

And then Nabi ﷺ told him something very powerful:

(Sunan al-Tirmidhī, Hadith 2678)

Nabi ﷺ told him that if you can do this one action — of checking your heart morning and evening, making sure it is free from any ill feelings, any grudges against any fellow human — if you are able to do this, then note and understand that this is my sunnah. And if you practice upon it, then you have definitely revived one of my noble practices. And if you revive one of my noble practices, then tomorrow we will be together in Jannah.

Welcoming Ramadan with a Clean Heart

My message is: what better way to welcome the month of Ramadan than to clean this heart, than to clear this heart of all ill feelings towards others, to forgive one another. Inshallah, by us forgiving one another, by us letting go, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will forgive us, and He will shower us with His mercy in the month of Ramadan.

May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant us the tawfiq. Ameen.

وَمَا عَلَيْنَا إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ — And upon us is nothing except to convey.

Announcements

Please pass the donation boxes from left to right, and donate generously. Sadaqah wards off calamities and draws the mercy of Allah Ta'ala. Nabi ﷺ said that charity given during the day of Jumu'ah is greater in reward than any other day.

No curb parking. Please do not park on the curbs behind the seminary building or on the Swift Highway. We have additional parking spaces in the used car lot.

Monthly Seminar: The Fiqh of Fasting

A rulings, advice, and Q&A session to help us make the most of Ramadan, with Mufti Pasha from the Darul Ifta, will be held tonight after Salatul Maghrib, inshallah.

Tarawih Schedule at Darul Salam

29-Day Khatm — Main prayer hall, for both brothers and sisters. Led by Mufti Minhaj, Mufti Azim, and Mu'allim Farhan.

15-Day Khatm — Gym, starting on the first of Ramadan. Led by Mu'allim Farhan Sharif, Hafiz Muhammad Muhsin, and Hafiz Muhammad Sa'an.

7-Day Khatm — Banquet hall, for both brothers and sisters. Led by Mufti Hasan.

Weekend-Only 8-Day Khatm — Masjid lower level, on Fridays and Saturdays only. Led by Hafiz Uthman, Hafiz Hasan, and Hafiz Hammad.

Dates are also for sale at the archway entrance as well as in the bookstore.

Weekly Programs

Saturday: Team Fajr — tomorrow. Fajr iqamah is at 6:15 AM.

Monday: Bukhari Dars — after Salatul Maghrib.

Tuesday: Tafsir program — continuing with Surah Al-Mu'minun, after Salatul Maghrib, inshallah.

Thursday: Weekly Salawat gathering — after Salatul Maghrib.

Du'a Request

There is a du'a request for Sister Ruqayya Naseem. She has undergone major surgery. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant her shifa and afiyah kamilah. Ameen.

Welcome to Our New Brother

I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad ﷺ is His last and final Messenger.

We welcome our dear brother Daniel to the faith and to our community. Everyone here is your brother and we are all here for you, inshallah. Anything that you need, we are always here for you. Congratulations.