PRAYER TIMINGS Effective 08/21 MCA NOOR Fajr 5:30 5:30 Dhuhr 1:30 1:30 Asr 5:15 6:30 Maghrib Sunset Sunset Isha 09:40 09:40 Juma 1 12:15 1:30 Juma 2 1:30 2:30 Juma 3 2:30 Published Weekly by the Muslim Community Association of San Francisco Bay Area www.mcabayarea.org Muharram 12, 1443 AH Friday, Aug 20, 2021 City of Karbala Karbala of City AL-QURAN It will matter little if you do not help the Prophet, for Allah surely helped him when the unbelievers drove him out of his home and he was but one of the two when they were in the cave, and when he said to his companion: “Do not grieve. Allah is with us.” Then Allah caused His tranquillity to descend upon him, and supported him with hosts you did not see, He humbled the word of the unbelievers. As for Allah’s Word, it is inherently uppermost. Allah is All-Powerful, All-Wise. [Quran 9:40] HADITH Ibn Abbas narrated that : the Messenger of Allah said: There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than those ten days. They said: O Messenger of Allah! Not even Jihad in Allah Cause? The Messenger of Allah said: Not even Jihad in Allah’s Cause, unless a man were to out with his self and his wealth and not return from that with anything. [Sunan al-Tirmidhi 757] Final Deadline to submit Join MCA Mailing List and Stay Connected Advertisements is Tuesday at 5:00 PM www.mcabayarea.org/newsletter 2 70. Al-Muqtadir The All Authoritative One The Powerful, The Dominant, The One with the perfect Power that nothing is withheld from Him. “And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.” [Quran 7:180] 3 Companions of the Prophet Both Allah SWT and Rasulullah SAW reciprocated the companions love and devotion. “God is well-pleased with them as they are well-pleased with Him. He has prepared for them Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever.” (Quran 9:100) Rasulullah SAW said, “The best of my nation is my generation then those who follow them and then those who follow them.” RabiahRabiah ibnibn KabKab Here is the story of Rabiah told in his ‘Where would you go, Rabi’ah? something in charity to the Proph- own words: “I was still quite young Perhaps you may be required to do et, he would send it all to us. And if when the light of iman shone through something for the Prophet during the someone gave him a gift he would me and my heart was opened to the night.’ So I would remain seated at his take some of it and leave the rest for teachings of Islam. And when my door and would not leave the thresh- us. eyes beheld the Messenger of God, old of his house. The Prophet would for the first time, I loved him with a spend part of his night engaged in So, it occurred to me to ask the love that possessed my entire being. I Salat. I would hear him reciting the Prophet for some worldly good that loved him to the exclusion of every- opening chapter of the Quran and he would save me from poverty and one else. would continue reciting sometimes make me like others who had wealth, for a third or a half of the night. I wife and children. Soon, however, I One day I said to myself: ‘Woe to you, would become tired and leave or my said: ‘May you perish Rabi’ah. The Rabi’ah. Why don’t you put your- eyes would get the better of me and I world is temporary and will pass self completely in the service of the would fail asleep. away. You have your share of suste- Messenger of God, peace be on him. nance in it which God has guaranteed Go and suggest this to him. If he is It was the habit of the Prophet, peace and which must come to you. The pleased with you, you would find be on him, that if someone did him Prophet, peace be on him, has a place happiness in being near him. You will a good turn, he loved to repay that with his Lord and no request would be successful through love for him person with something more excel- be refused him. Request him there- and you will have the good fortune of lent. He wanted to do something for fore, to ask Allah to grant you some- obtaining the good in this world and me too in return for my service to thing of the bounty of the hereafter.’ the good in the next.’ him. So one day he came up tome and said: ‘O Rabi’ah ibn Kab.’ ‘Labbayk ya I felt pleased and satisfied with this This I did hoping that he would rasulullah wa Sadark - At your com- thought. I went to the Prophet and he accept me in his service. He did not mand, O Messenger of God and may asked: ‘What do you say, O Rabi’ah?’ dash my hopes. He was pleased that God grant you happiness,’ I respond- ‘O Messenger of God,’ I said, ‘I ask I should be his servant. From that ed. ‘Ask of me anything and I will give you to beseech God most High on my day, I lived in the shadow of the noble it to you.’ behalf to make me your companion Prophet. I went with him wherever he in Paradise.’ went. I moved in his orbit whenever I thought a little and then said: ‘Give and wherever he turned. Whenever me some time, O Messenger of God, ‘Who has advised you thus?’ asked he cast a glance in my direction, I to think about what I should ask of the Prophet. would leap to stand in his presence. you. Then I will let you know.’ He ‘No by God,’ I said, ‘No one has advise Whenever he expressed a need, he agreed. me. But when you told me ‘Ask of would find me hurrying to fulfil it. At that time, I was a young man and me anything and I will give to you,’ I I would serve him throughout the poor. I had neither family, nor wealth, thought of asking you for something day. When the day was over and he nor place of abode. I used to shelter of the goodness of this world. But had prayed Salat al-Isha and retired to in the Suffah of the mosque with oth- before long, I was guided to choose his home, I would think about leav- er poor Muslims like myself. People what is permanent and lasting against ing. But I would soon say to myself: used to call us the “guests of Islam”. what is temporary and perishable. Whenever any Muslim brought And so I have asked you to beseech 4 God on my behalf that I may be your ‘Welcome to the Messenger of God, with Abu Bakr over a palm tree. companion in Paradise.’ and welcome to his messenger. By God, the messenger of God’s Messen- ‘It is in my land,’ I insisted. ‘No, it is The Prophet remained silent for a ger shall only return with his mission in my land,’ Abu Bakr countered. We long while and then asked: ‘Any other fulfilled. ‘So they made a marriage started to argue. Abu Bakr cursed request besides that, Rabi’ah?’ ‘No, contract between me and her. I went me, but as soon as he had uttered the O Messenger of God, Nothing can back to the Prophet and reported:\ offending word. he felt sorry and said match what I have asked you.’ ‘Then, to me: ‘Rabiah, say the same word to in that case, assist me for your sake by ‘O Messenger of Allah. I have come me so that it could be considered as performing much prostration to God.’ from the best of homes. They believed qisas -just retaliation.’ ‘No by God, I me, they welcomed me, and they shall not,’ I said. So I began to exert myself in worship made a marriage contract between in order to attain the good fortune me and their daughter. But from ‘In that case, replied Abu Bakr. ‘I of being with the Prophet in Para- where do I get the mahr for her?’ shall go the Messenger of God and dise just as I had the good fortune complain to him about your refusal of being in his service and being his The Prophet then sent for Burayd- to retaliate against me measure for companion in this world. ah ibn al-Khasib, one of the leading m e a s u re .’ persons in my tribe, the Banu Asiam, Not long afterwards, the Prophet and said to him: ‘O Buraydah, collect He set off and I followed him. My called me and asked: ‘Don’t you want a nuwat’s weight in gold for Rabi’ah. tribe, the Banu Asiam, also set off to get married, Rabi’ah?’ ‘I do not behind me protesting indignantly: want anything to distract me from This they did and the Prophet said to ‘He’s the one who cursed you first and your service,’ I replied. ‘Moreover, I me: ‘Take this to them and say, this then he goes off to the Prophet before don’t have anything to give as mahr is the sadaq of your daughter.’ I did you to complain about you!’ I turned (dowry) to a wife nor any place where so and they accepted it.