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Three White Days for Sha'baan

Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,

Just a Reminder, InshaAllah the three white days (13, 14, and 15) for the month of Sha'baan will be from this Sunday, July 25th - Tuesday, July 27th. Try and fast them if you can.

Jareer ibn ‘Abdullaah (rAa) narrated that the Prophet (PBUH) said: “Fasting three days of each month is fasting for a lifetime, and ayaam al-beed are the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth." [Al-Nasaa'i; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheel al-Targheeb]

Qatada ibn Milhan said, "The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to command us to fast the white days: the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth." [Abu Dawud]

Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) did not fail to fast the white days either when at home or on a journey." [an-Nasa'i]

*****There is a yahoo group titled 'ThreeWhiteDays' that will send email reminders of when these days will be observed for each month.

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50 Things You Need to Know About Marriage

[by Sh. Waleed Basyouni]
1. Great relationships don’t happen, they are created; you have to work at it.
2. If your job takes your best energy, your marriage will suffer.
3. One of the greatest gifts you can give your spouse is your own happiness.
4. It’s possible to love and hate someone at the ...same time.
5. When you complain about your spouse to your friends, remember that their feedback is distorted.
6. The only rules in the marriage are those which you both choose to agree with.
7. It is not conflict that destroys marriage; it is the cold, smoldering resentment that you hold for a long time.
8. It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you do with it.
9. If you think you are too good for your spouse, think again....
10. Growing up in a happy household doesn’t ensure a happy marriage, or vice versa.
11. It’s never too late to repair damaged trust.
12. The real issue is usually not the one you are arguing about.
13. Love isn’t just a feeling, action shows our feelings.
14. Expectations set us up for resentment.
15. Arguments cannot be avoided, but destructive arguments can be avoided.
16. One of the greatest gifts you can give your spouse is focused attention.
17. Even people with happy marriages worry they married the wrong person.
18. Your spouse cannot rescue you from unhappiness, but they can help you rescue yourself.
19. The cost of a lie is far greater than any advantage you gain from speaking it.
20. Your opinion is not the truth.
21. Trust takes years to establish and moments to destroy.
22. Guilt-tripping won’t get you what you really want.
23. Don’t neglect your friends.
24. If you think, “You are not the person I married,” you are probably right.
25. Resisting the temptation to prove your point will win you a lot of points.
26. Generosity of spirit is the foundation of a good marriage.
27. If your spouse is being defensive, you might be giving them reasons to be like that.
28. Marriage isn’t 50/50, it’s 100/100.
29. You can pay not or pay later but the later you pay, the more interest and penalties you acquire.
30. Marriage requires sacrifice but what you gain is more.
31. Forgiveness isn’t a one-time event, it’s a process.
32. Accepting the challenges of marriage makes you a better person.
33. Creating a marriage is like launching a rocket: once it clears the pull of gravity, it takes much less energy to sustain the flight.
34. A successful marriage has more to do with how you deal with your current reality, than with what you’ve experienced in the past.
35. Don’t keep feelings of gratitude to yourself.
36. There is no greater eloquence than the silence of real listening.
37. One of the greatest questions to ask your spouse is “How best can I love you?”
38. Marriage can stay fresh over time.
39. Assumptions are fine as long as you check them out before acting upon them.
40. Intention may not be the only thing, but it is the most important thing.
41. Good sex won’t make your marriage, but it’ll help.
42. Privacy won’t hurt your marriage, but secrecy will.
43. Possessiveness and jealousy are born out of fear, not love.
44. Authenticity is contagious and habit-forming.
45. If your spouse thinks something is important, then it is.
46. Marriage never outgrows the need for romance.
47. The sparkle of a new relationship is always temporary.
48. There is violence in silence when it’s used as a weapon.
49. It’s better to focus on what you can do to make things right, then what your partner did to make things wrong.
50. If you think marriage counseling is too expensive, try divorce.

Allah(swt) is Near

"And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided." [Surat Al-Baqarah (2) - Ayah 186]

[Tafsir al-Jalalayn] A group of followers of the Prophet (s) asked him, ‘Is our Lord nearby so that we should talk to Him secretly, or is He far away, so that we should call out to him?’, and the following was revealed: And when My servants question you concerning Me — I am near, to them in My knowledge, and he informed them of this; I answer the call of the caller, by granting him his request, when he calls to Me; so let them respond to Me, My call to them to be obedient, and let them believe, [let them] persevere in faith, in Me that they might go aright, [that] they [might] become guided.

[www.quran.com]

"whosoever does not show compassion will not receive it"

It is reported by Al-Haakim in his Mustadrak that the Prophet (upon whom be peace and blessings) took the hand of the companion, AbdurRahmaan bin 'Owf, and they proceeded to visit the Prophet's ailing son, Ibraheem. They found the infant in the throes of death, so the Prophet took him to his breast and held him until his spirit left him. Then he put the child down and wept, whereupon Abdur-Rahmaan asked in astonishment, "You are weeping, Oh Messenger of Allah, while you prohibit crying!?" The following is the Prophet's reply: "Verily, I did not prohibit weeping but rather, I forbade two voices [sowtayn] which are imbecilic [ahmaq] and sinfully shameless [faajir]: one, a voice [singing] to the accompaniment of musical amusement [lahw] and Satan's [wind] instruments; the other, a voice [wailing] due to some calamity, accompanied by striking of the face and tearing of garments. But this [weeping of mine] stems from compassion, and whosoever does not show compassion will not receive it."
[taken from The Islamic Ruling on Music and Singing. Narration of Al-Haakim and others. This hadeeth's degree is hasan, and it has been strengthened by another narration related by Abu Bakr Ash-Shaafi'ee in his work, Ar-Rubaa'eeyat.]

MAS-IE presents: "Relax, Refresh, Revive"

MAS Youth, Inland Empires

Presents

"Relax, Refresh, Revive"

A Weekend of Spirituality & Activities

A MAS Youth Revive Program

Click here to register

Weekend of July31st-August 1st 2010

A trip to the San Diego Zoo (All Day Saturday)

Qiyam ul Layel at the MAS Youth Center in San Diego (Saturday Night) with Shaikh Abduljalil Mezgouri
 Kayaking @ La Jolla Kayak (Sunday Morning)

Meet at the San Diego Zoo on Saturday July 31st at 10:00am.

Open to Brothers & Sisters (Age 16 and older only)

Families welcome
~ Click HERE to register ~

For more information log onto www.mas-ie.com or call (951)440-5270

Balanced Ummah

"Thus, have We made of you an Ummah justly balanced, that ye might be witnesses over the nations, and the Messenger a witness over yourselves; and We appointed the Qibla to which thou wast used, only to test those who followed the Messenger from those who would turn on their heels (From the Faith). Indeed it was (A change) momentous, except to those guided by Allah. And never would Allah Make your faith of no effect. For Allah is to all people Most surely full of kindness, Most Merciful." [Surat Al-Baqara (2): Ayah 143]

Fasting in Shaaban

Aisha (R) said: “I haven’t seen the Prophet fasting a complete month except Ramadan, and he hasn’t fasted in any other month as much as he did in Shaaban” [Bukhari and Muslim]

Your Gray Hairs are a Blessing =)

From ‘Amr bin Shu’aib, from his father, from his grandfather, Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said, 

“Do not pluck gray hairs, for they are the light of the Muslim. He who grows a gray hair in Islam, Allah (SWT) writes down for him a good deed for it, expiates a sin for it, and raises him a degree because of it.” [Abu Dawud)]

MAS-IE: Watch the Final Match in Big Screen!

MAS-Inland Empire Presents.....

The 2010 World Cup Final in Big Screen

The Stage is Set for the Biggest Sporting Event:
Spain Vs. The Netherlands
Sunday July 11th
10:00 am

Ultra Start Cinemas
1201 University Ave.
Riverside, CA 92507

Arrive Early!
Make sure to register, here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/finalmatchregform

This event is co-sponsored by Ultra Star Cinemas

For more information please call 951-440-5270 or visit www.mas-ie.com