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23 Jumaadal Ukhra 1428/09 July 2007
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HADITH, TRADITIONS OF MUHAMMAD SAW
Sayyadina Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Allah, the Exalted, says: 'I have no reward other than Jannah for a believing servant of Mine who remains patient for My sake when I take away his beloved one from among the inhabitants of the world". [Al-Bukhari]

Commentary: Child, wife and parents, etc., are the dearest people to everyone. It is a great sign of Faith to accept their death as the Will of Allah, to bear their loss with patience. Wailing and saying nonsense things show weakness of Faith. The reward of patience on such tragedies is Jannah while the result of impatience is displeasure of Allah.

PERSONALITY
Ka'b bin Malik Alkhazraji RA
Ka'b was the son of Malik, a great poet of the tribe of Khazraj of Madinah, composer of heroic poems during the wars between the city's two famous tribes, al-Aws and al-Khazraj, which were frequent before the advent of Islam. Ka'b inherited this talent from his father and became known for it.

Ka'b was among those who hastened to embrace Islam in Madinah. He was among the forty who gathered for salatul-Jumuah for the first time, before even the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, made Hijrah. He was also among the seventy-three men who travelled from Madinah to Makkah to pledge allegiance to the Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam.

Ka'b was not only famous for his eloquence in poetry, but also he and his household were known for their knowledge, and their narration of hadeeth. He narrated eighty ahadeeth from the Prophet himself, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, as did his children and his wife Khayrah. He was considered among the most knowledgeable of his people. His son Abdurrahman was one of the Muftis in Madinah after the sahabah.

Ka'b participated in all the battles with the Prophet except two. The first was the battle of Badr. He was not alone in staying behind for many did not anticipate any fighting, because the original purpose of the expedition was to get back the goods that the pagan Makkans had confiscated from the Muslims. But his failure to join in the second battle, the battle of Tabuk, was another story. He says: “some men from Banu Salamah reproached me for not bringing an excuse to the Prophet so that he would ask forgiveness for Me. 'Is there anyone who is experiencing the same thing as I?' I asked. 'Yes, two men who said the same as you did, and so they too are told to wait.' They mentioned two pious men who witnessed Badr, so I found consolation in that." The Prophet, sallallahu alayhe wasallam, forbade any Muslim to talk to Ka'b and the two others. "As for the two men," said Ka'b, "they stayed in their houses, crying and supplicating, and as for me, being a young tough man, I would go for salah with the Muslims and roam the market streets, and nobody would talk to me. Allah had sent revelation concerning the three companions who missed the battle: "Allah had forgiven the Prophet, the Muhajireen, and the Ansar who followed him in the time of distress, after the hearts of a party of them had nearly deviated, but He accepted their repentance.

This story reveals the deep faith of Ka'b who was truthful to his deen, and though he did stumble once, he did not sway from the straight path. He preferred to stay among the Muslims in spite of the harsh punishment, over the comforting life the Christian Ghassanids were offering him. (Alia Amer)

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DUA (PRAYER)
SEEKING GOODNESS IN THIS WORLD AND HEREAFTER
It is reported by Sayyadina Anas RA that the Messenger of Allah visited a sick man who had become faint like a faint hearted man, so the Messenger of Allah said did you use to supplicate for something, or ask Him it? He said: Yes. I used to say O' my 'ilãh whatever you were going to punish me with in the Hereafter, then hurry it for me in this worldly life, so the Messenger of Allah said: Subhana 'allãhi you cannot bear that, or you are not able of that. Would not you say: 'Allãhumma 'ãtinã fd-dunyã hasanatan wa fil 'ãkhirati hasanatan wa qinã `athãban-nari Our Lord! Bring us Good in this world and Good in the Hereafter, and save us from the torment of the Fire.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
06h45: Yaseen
08h30: Islamic discussions
09h05: Lifestyle of Nabi SAW & Pious Women
10h30: JUZ/PARA A DAY – DAILY QURAN
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13h05: Thuhr Athaan & Ath Thikrul Hakeem
14h30: Quran Translation
14h45: Islamic History
15h15: Arabic
16h05: Actuality
18h30: SANHA
19h25: Ml E Adam
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SALAAH TIMES
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Maghrib: (17:34 JHB) - (17:14 DBN) - (17:52 CT)
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NEWS
More than 9 000 companies are set to be affected by the strike in the metal and engineering sector, which starts today.

Leader of the Islamic State in Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, has reportedly threatened to launch attacks against Iran if they do not stop supporting Shias in Iraq.

Pakistani national, Khalid Rashid Mahmood has been released from jail in Pakistan and is has gone into hiding. He is reportedly trying to evade Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence.

Reports say that 5 well organised crime syndicates are stealing copper cables on the East Rand. The region has experienced a number of power outages in recent weeks that maybe linked to the theft.

Soweto Police found two women dead this morning. The women are belived to be 25 and 30 years.

Cape Town airport’s domestic section was evacuated late yesterday afternoon. Police were called in to search an unattended left in the terminal.

The standoff between Madressah students and soldiers at the Lal Masjid in Islamabad, Pakistan enters its seventh day today.

7 New wonders of the world have been chosen through an internet survey. It is the largest ever selection to have take place.

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QUOTE
Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility... In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have... is the ability to take on responsibility. --- Michael Korda

RECIPE
WHIPPED SHORTBREAD
Ingredients
1 Cup Butter
½ Cup Icing sugar
1 ½ Cups Flour
Beat all ingredients well

Method
Drop tblsps onto baking pan
Leave space between drops
Place red or green cherries on each one
Bake at 180c for 15 mins
Allow to cool for 5 mins before transferring onto wire racks

COOKING TIP
Removing Muffins - Having trouble removing muffins from the tin? Place a wet towel beneath the hot pan and they'll lift out easily.

MUSLIM NAMES
BOYS
Fadil - generous/ virtuous/ abundance, sahabi
Fahim/Faheem - intelligent/ learned
Ghazi Conqueror

GIRLS
Bahiya - Beautiful/ radiant
Bashirah/ Basheera - Bringer of good tidings/ joy
Elham –ilham “Inspiration/ revelation

A THOUGHT
Some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
1. Accept that some days you're the windshield and some days you're the bug.
2. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
3. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
4. Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.
5. If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

THE SMILE
A man walks past a beggar every day and gives him R10 and that continues for a year. Then suddenly the daily donation changes to R7,50.

"Well," the beggar thinks, "it's still better than nothing."
A year passes in this way until the man's daily donation suddenly becomes R5.
"What's going on now?" the beggar asks his donor. "First you give me R10 every day, then R7,50 and now only R5. What's the problem?"

"Well," the man says, "last year my eldest son went to university. It's very expensive, so I had to cut costs. This year my eldest daughter also went to university, so I had to cut my expenses even further."

"And how many children do you have?" the beggar asks.
"Four," the man replies.
"Well," says the beggar, "I hope you don't plan to educate them all at my expense."

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