Words of Salah
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رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ
Our Lord, for you is _____
All praise
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سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلىٰ
I _____ of my Lord, the Most High.
declare the perfection
What was Umar (R)'s attitude towards Islam before he became a Muslim?
He was an enemy of Islam and Muslims. He was most well known for physically harassing and beating the Muslims before he converted.
Who took care of Ali (R) when he was a baby?
The Prophet (S)
As Muslims, our ultimate goal is to please who?
Allah (swt)
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أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلٰٰهَ إِلاَّ اللّٰهُ
I ____ that there is no god except Allah.
Testify
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السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ
May there be _____ be upon you, O Prophet
safety and peace (just safety is fine. just peace is not)
What was the character of Uthman (R) before he became a Muslim?
Uthman (R) always had a reputation amongst the Quraysh to be of a soft nature and kind hearted man.
He used to help the needy
He used to help the poor-stricken
He wouldn’t hesitate to spend any amounts of money if he saw a man in trouble in order to remove his misery.
He never wronged anyone
He didn’t do anything obscene
He didn’t drink alcohol
He didn’t get involved in any haraam relationships
He never prostrated himself before idols even before Islam.
What did Umar (R) do right before he made the hijrah to Medina?
He went in front of all the Quraysh and challenged anyone to try and stop him from leaving Mecca.
What's one reason that it is important to have good friends?
-They will help us get closer to Allah
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السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلىٰ عِبَادِ اللّٰهِ الصَّالِحِينَ
Safety and peace be ___ and upon the righteous slaves of Allah.
upon us
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وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ
And I testify that Muhammad is His ____
slave and messenger.
How did Umar (R) conversion story go?
Umar (R) had at first set out to kill the Prophet (S). But on the way, he ran into Nu’aym ibn Abdullaah (R) who was a secret Muslim at the time. When Umar (R) told him of his intention to kill the Prophet (S), Nu'aym (R) tried to distract him by telling Umar (R) that his sister and her husband were Muslims. This caused him to completely forget about the Prophet (S) and go to his sister's house to find out if this was true. When Umar (R) gets to his sister's house, he gets angry to the point where he starts beating up his brother-in-law and in anger, hits his sister. Upon seeing her bloody face, he calms down and asks them to give them the parchment which had Qur'an written on it. After reading the surah, he immediately goes to the Prophet (S) and converts.
What was Ali (R)'s role when the Prophet (S) made hijrah?
He distracted the assassins around the Prophet (S)'s house while the Prophet (S) escaped and performed his hijrah.
What is one of the minor signs of the Day of Judgement?
-Good will be seen as Evil, Evil will be seen as Good
-Lots of Natural Disasters
-Obesity will be widespread
-Leaders will be seen as untrustworthy
-Loss of morals and increase in Immoral Behavior
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سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ
Allah ____ from the one who praises him.
accepts
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سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيْمِ
I declare the perfection of My Lord, the _____.
The Tremendous and Strong
How did Uthman (R) support the Muslims financially? Say two stories.
- bought the water well in Medina (Bi'ir Ruma) and gave it to the Muslims free of charge
- funded the army of Tabook
- gave 10,000 dirham to poor Muslim family
- bought land to expand the Prophet's masjid in Medina
‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If there was to have a Prophet after me, it would have been ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab.” (Narrated by At-Tirmidhī)
List 4 characteristics of Umar (R) which Prophets all posses.
- Trustworthy with responsibilities bestowed upon them by Allaah (SWT)
- Generous
- Modest/simple lifestyles
- Merciful to both non-Muslims and Muslims
Why do we learn about the Day of Judgement?
So that we can be reminded of the fact that we will be held accountable for our actions and as such we can remind ourselves to do more good deeds and stay away from bad deeds
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التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلّٰهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ
Royal greetings are for Allah, and prayers, and ____.
pure deeds
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اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي- وَارْحَمْنِي- وَاهْدِني- وَعَافِنِي- وَارْزُقْنِي
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, ____, and provide for me.
protect me
What was the Treaty of Hudaybiyah? What was the role of Uthman (R) in this treaty?
- Treaty of Hudaybiyah was a treaty between Muslims and the Quraysh in 6 AH.
- While the Muslims camped out in Hudaybiyah, Uthman (R) went inside Mecca to negotiate with the Quraysh to let the Muslims perform Ummrah.
How was Uthman (R) elected to be the Khalifah?
After Umar (R) passed away, a council of 6 of the greatest Sahabah was formed to choose the next Khalifah. Abdur-Rahman ibn Awf (R) eventually elected Uthman (R) over Ali (R) after 3 days of decision making.
What is the only finite resource in this life?
Time