ISLAM THE SOLUTION TO MANKIND

Mutarrif (RA) reported that his father said, "I went in the delegation of the Banu 'Amir (RA) to the Prophet (peace be upon him). They said, 'You are our master.' He said, 'The Master is Allah.' They said, 'The best of us in excellence and the greatest of us in generosity.' He said, 'Say what you like, but do not let Shaytan provoke you.'" (Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, Book 9, Hadith 56) Honouring or respecting someone does not mean elevating their status, since Allah swt is the Most High, Most Merciful. He alone deserves our praise and when we elevate another to His state, it is Shaytan.

Thawban (RA), the freed slave of Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him), narrated that: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "When Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) wanted to turn from his Salat, he would seek forgiveness from Allah three times, then say: (Allahumma Antas-Salam, wa minkas-salam, tabarakta ya dhal-jalali wal-Ikram) 'O Allah! You are the One free of defects and perfection is from You. Blessed are You, O Possesor of Majesty and Honor.'" (Jami`at-Tirmidhi, Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 152) Alhamdulillah for the mercy of being able to seek forgiveness for our errors and be told how to do so. Save this, share it and seek forgiveness regularly. May Allah accept all our efforts - Ameen!

Narrated Abu Burda's (RA) father: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said "Three persons will have a double reward: 1. A Person from the people of the scriptures who believed in his prophet (Jesus or Moses) and then believed in the Prophet (peace be upon him) Muhammad (i.e. has embraced Islam). 2. A slave who discharges his duties to Allah and his master. 3. A master of a woman-slave who teaches her good manners and educates her in the best possible way (the religion) and manumits her and then marries her." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 39)

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (RA): That the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "(All of you) worship Ar-Rahman, feed others, spread the (greeting of) Salam, then you will enter Paradise in security." (Jami`at-Tirmidhi, Book 25, Hadith 72)

Narrated Ibn `Umar (RA): Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "If a slave is honest and faithful to his master and worships his Lord (Allah) in a perfect manner, he will get a double reward." (Sahih al-Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 49, Hadith 30)

It was narrated from Al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib (RA) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: "When a person prostates, he prostates on seven part of the body: His face, his hands, his knees and his feet." (Sahih Muslim, Book 4, Hadith 262) Alhamdulillah, may all our limbs testify to our obedience and worship of Allah swt.