Striving for Perfection The home is a place to be perfected so that its maintenance can be an act of worship and more good deeds will hopefully come from it by not being distracted or bogged down with unimportant things. It needs to make us productive so we can make it our basis for being firm in the path of Allah Allah Subhanahu-wa-Taala . Abu Sa’id (Al Khudri) MALE radi-allahu-anhu reported The Prophet SAW was asked “Which believers are most perfect in respect of faith? He replied “A man who strives in the path of Allah with his life and property and a man who worships Allah in a mountain valley where he protects the people from his evil.””- Abu Dawud. The Islamic home requires a moderate balance and a spiritual feel to ward off Shaitan-the rejected, and to promote a positive, productive, stable, spiritual, intellectual and focused atmosphere. Modern electronic devices such as televisions, gaming systems, computers, radios and the like must currently be very constrained to the few good uses when most of what can come through them would be otherwise totally materialistic and send un-Islamic messages. The home is not a place for laziness, indulgence, sinning in secret, wasting time or foul acts. The home must be a place of worship, a classroom, a place of taking care of the necessities of life, a place of close family relationships, a place for rest, a place for work, a place for drawing near to Allah Allah Subhanahu-wa-Taala even when no one else can see, a place of thinking, a place of upbringing steadfast and upright Muslim children. The home is the place we always return to in this world while the hereafter is the place we will certainly return to, after our death. Thus, it is a temporary resting place for us given as sustenance from Allah Allah Subhanahu-wa-Taala which we should use to prepare for the final resting place to come. In the future, the manners and etiquette along with the specific details of each part of the home will be analyzed as well as some tools that would make excellent reminders (especially for those who don’t have access to sufficient authentic knowledge) to maximize their nearness to Allah Allah Subhanahu-wa-Taala through dua’a and actions in accordance with the Sunnah. May Allah Allah Subhanahu-wa-Taala grant homes filled with blessings and mercy to all those who seek His favor. Ameen
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 05:15:06 +0000
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