Our PARENTS!!! …& Their Incomparable Love

A Poor Couple lived in a Small Village in India. They had only 1 Son. They gave him the Best Education. Son Graduated as an Engineer
in the nearby City. Eventually He got Married to a Rich Girl.
Initially, They Lived with His Parents in the Village.

Soon the Wife got Tired of Village Life & Persuaded Her Husband to Move to the City Leaving His Old Parents in the Village. As Time went, the Husband saw an advert in the Newspaper about a Job Vacancy in Jeddah. He was Successful & Lived in Jeddah for 20 Years with His Wife.

Regularly, He used to Send Money to His Parents. Eventually with Time, He Stopped & Forgot about His Parents whether They ever Existed. Every Year He would Perform Hajj & Immediately after each Hajj, He used to see Someone telling Him in a Dream that his Hajj is not Accepted.

One Day, He Related this Story to a ‘Pious Aalim’ who Advised Him to go Back to India to Visit His Parents. The Man Flew to India & Reached the Boundary of His Village. Everything was Changed over there. He could not Find His House.
So He asked the Head of the Village about the Whereabouts of His Parents. The Head of the Village directed Him to a House & said: “In this House, Lives an Old Blind Lady who Lost Her Husband a Few Months Ago. She has a Son who Migrated to Saudi Arabia 20 Years back & Never came Back again.

What an Unfortunate Man.
Son enters that Home & Finds His Mother on the Bed. He Tip-Toed as He did not want to Wake Her up. He hears His Mother Whispering or Mumbling Something. He gets Closer to Hear His Mothers Voice.

This is what His Mother was Saying:
“Ya Allah ! I am now Very Old & Blind.
My Husband just Died.
There is no Mahram to Lower Me in My Grave when I Die.
So please Send My Son to Fulfill My Last Wish”.

This is the Ending of a Story where the DUA of a Mother is Accepted.

A Human Body can Bear only 45 Del (units) of Pain. But at the Time of Giving Birth, A Mother feels upto 57 Del (units) of Pain.
This is similar to 20 Bones getting Fractured, all at the Same Time.

Innalillahi wainna ilaihi rajiun!!!
This is just to tell you the extent, to which a Mother Loves Her Child.
So, Love your Mom till the End of your Life. The Lady with whom You Fight almost Everyday, Suffered so much Pain just to give You a Beautiful Life.

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…May Allah give us a better understanding & guide us to accept the truth

Duha-Part III: Number of Rak’at For the Duha Prayer

The minimum number of rak’ah to be prayed is two, as was mentioned in the hadith of Abu Zharr. The most that the Prophet sallallahu alehi wasallam performed was eight rak’at, whereas, the most he mentioned was twelve rak’at. Some people, such as Abu Ja’far at-Tabari, al-Mulaimi, and ar-Ruwyani, who subscribes to the Shafi’ school, say there is no maximum limit to the number of rak’at that one may perform for duha.

Al-‘Iraqi says, in the commentary on Sunan at-Tirmizhi: “None of the companions or followers are known to have restricted it to twelve rak’at.” As-Syuti agrees with it.

Sa’id ibn Mansur records that al-Hassan was asked: “Did the companions perform it?” He answered: “Yes . . . some of them would pray two rak’at and some of them would pray four rak’at. And some of them would continue until half the [early] day [had passed].”

Ibrahim an-Nakha’i reports that al-Aswad ibn Yazid was asked: “How many rak’at are to be prayed for duha?” He answered: “As many as you wish .”

Umm Hani narrates that the Prophet sallallahu alehi wasallam prayed eight rak’at of duha and made the taslim after every two rak’at. This is related by Abu Dawud with a sahih chain.

‘Aishah reports: “The Prophet sallallahu alehi wasallam would pray four rak’at for duha and would add to it whatever Allah willed.” This is related by Ahmad, Muslim, and ibn Majah.

Fiqh-us-Sunnah Volume 002, Supererogatory Prayer, Fiqh 2.031B.

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…May Allah give us a better understanding & guide us to accept the truth