Yes and No
Posted by Mademoiselle Sophie , Tuesday, November 20, 2012 10:53 AM
Excerpt from the Book "You can be the happiest woman in the world"
To every Muslim woman who is content with Allaah as her Lord,
Islam as her religion and Muhammad (Blessings and Peace be upon him) as
her Prophet.
To every girl who follows the path of truth, who carried the message of sincerity.
To every teacher who strives by means of her words to convey knowledge and values, and has purified her soul.
To every mother who brings her children up to fear Allaah and to follow the Sunnah, and makes virtue dear to them.
To every woman who is burdened with worried and sadness.
Rejoice and receive the glad tidings of a way-out at hand, the care of Allaah, a great reward and expiation of sins.
Yes!
Yes to your beautiful smile that sends a message of warmth and friendliness to others.
Yes to your kind words that establish friendship as permitted in Islam and dispel rancour.
Yes to acceptable charity that brings happiness to the poor and feeds the hungry.
Yes to sitting with the Qur'an, reciting it, pondering its meanings and acting upon them, and repenting and seeking forgiveness.
Yes to remembering Allaah a great deal and praying for forgiveness, persisting in dua'a and offering sincere repentance.
Yes to raising your children in Islam, teaching them the Sunnah and guiding them to that which will benefit them.
Yes to modesty and hijaab as enjoined by Allaah, which is the means of self-protection.
Yes to the friendship of good women who fear Allaah, love Islam and respect high values.
Yes to honouring one's parents, upholding the ties of kinship, honouring one's neighbours and caring for orphans.
Yes to reading useful, interesting and beneficial books.
No!
No to wasting time in trivial pursuits, and love of revenge and futile arguments.
No to giving priority to money and accumulation of wealth over one's health, happiness, sleep and peace of mind.
No to seeking out other people's faults and backbitting about them, whilst forgetting one's own faults.
No to indulging in physical pleasure and giving in to every whim and desire.
No to wasting time with shallow people and spending hours in idle pursuits.
No to neglecting physical hygiene and cleanliness in the house, and being disorganized at home.
No to haraam drinks, cigarettes, narghile ("hookah pipes"), and all foul things.
No to thinking of past calamities and dwelling on past mistakes.
No to forgetting the Hereafter and neglecting to strive for it, and to being careless of what will happen in the Hereafter.
No to wasting money on haraam things, being extravagant with regard to permissible things, and falling short in acts of worship.
