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Muslim Mayor Backtracking Already
and
Mamdani May Increase Property Taxes
by Sr Aisha
SIGHTING THE NEW MOON OF 'RAMADAN' IS FARD KIFAYAH
and
NEVER HAS A BETTER MONTH ARRIVED FOR THE BELIEVERS
by Sr. Yasmin
After hearing reports of 19 deaths during the frigid New York City Winter, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has decided to end the homeless encampments throughout the city. However, none of the deaths were reported at any of the homeless encampments. However, with a blizzard on the way, the mayor does not want to take any chances with risking the lives of others.
Mamdani says that his approach will be better because the city's homeless services department will handle the proces of removing people from these encampments instead of the NYPD.
This weekend, a blizzard is supposed to engulf New York City. The mayor says this storm will be worse than the recent one. Mounds of snow from the last storm just melted over the last few days to reveal a lot of dog poop and other filth. Although New York City is known for its uncleanliness, this dog poop problem has gotten out of control.
(Source: APNews.com via MSN.com)
Mamdani May Increase Property Taxes
Recently, Mamdani stated that if Governor Kathy Hochul did not agree to impose a higher tax on millionaire incomes, he would have no other option than to raise property taxes. Property taxes in most parts of America, even Upstate New York, are a few thousand dollars a year, but in New York City, property taxes equate to someone's salary in many instances.
Taxing the rich was a Mamdani campaign promise that drew criticism from other politicians. Governor Hochul believes that targeting New York's wealthy will drive them out of state. The point is that politicians make promises that they cannot keep or, in the case of taxing the rich, do not have the power to fulfill.
Wealthy businessmen and other millionaires have so many tax write-off abilities that make taxing the rich sound ludicrous. They can create tax write-offs for many things. They are in the position of telling the federal government how much they will pay in taxes, instead of the government telling them! The wealthy don't fear taxes.
(Spectrum NY1 News)
Salaam,
Sis. 'Aisha Jamaat al-Muslimeen New York City
Guidance from Sis. Yasmin
*SIGHTING THE NEW MOON OF 'RAMADAN' IS FARD KIFAYAH*~{'QUR`AN~DUA~REVIVING A 'SUNNAH' OF OUR PROPHET ﷺ~
'Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam`ala Rasulillah'
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'As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh'
*Sighting the New Moon of Ramadan is Fard Kifayah{!}*
It is obligatory to witness the New Moon for
establishing certain acts of worship...
if these acts are obligatory,
such as Fasting 'Ramadan' & 'Hajj'.
Then witnessing the New Moon also becomes
obligatory on the Muslim 'Ummah'~
{'Fard Kifayah'}
That is because ---
"what is necessary to fulfill the requirements of
an obligation is an obligation itself."
The 'Sunnah' 'Dua' upon seeing the New Moon.
The Prophet (SallAllahu `Alayhi Wasallam)
taught us the 'Dua' to read
when we see the new moon.
so make an effort to sight the 'Ramadan' Moon
with full attention and eagerness and say this
'Dua' on sighting the new moon...{!}
{ In Shaa Allah }
Transliteration
Allahu `Akbar, Allahumma `ahillahu `alayna bil`amni wal`eemaani,
wassalaamati wal-`Islaami, wattawfeeqi
lima tuhibbu Rabbana wa tardhaa,
Rabbuna wa Rabbukallahu .
Translation:
Allah is the Greatest. O Allah, let the crescent loom
above us in safety, faith, peace, and Islam, and in
agreement with all that You love and pleases You.
Our Lord and your Lord is Allah."
A Neglected 'Sunnah' ?
It is a part of the beauty of Islam anticipating
when Fasting will start.
When will 'Eid' be ?
This builds up the excitement and love of these blessed times.
And there is deepest wisdom in how
Allah {Subhanahu wa Tala}
ordained these issues.
This was the way of the Prophet
(SallAllahu `Alayhi Wasallam),
the 'Sahabah'- and the Early generations,
(including the Four Imams)
Yet, it is sad to see many Muslims
getting lost in the fast
track world of machines and calculations and
neglecting this act of 'Sunnah' !
thus losing out on the chance to earn reward from
their Rabb for following the Prophet
(SallAllahu `Alayhi Wasallam) and his guidance{!}
PLEASE REVIVE THE 'SUNNAH' {!}
So work hard to revive the 'Sunnah' of the Prophet
(SallAllahu `Alayhi Wasallam) and Please don't belittle it.
Practice it yourself, teach it to your children and others.
Reviving aspects of the 'Sunnah'
that are being forgotten is one of the most
important charitable deeds that a person can do during his lifetime
and is a deed that will bring an immense reward...{!}
PROPHET (SallAllahu `Alayhi Wasallam) said..
'Whoever revives an aspect of my 'Sunnah'
that is forgotten after my death, he will have a
reward equivalent to that of the people who follow him,
without it detracting in the least from their reward.'
(Source: Tirmidhi)
PROPHET (Sallallahu `Alayhi Wasallam) also said...
'Pay attention to my 'Sunnah' and the way of the
Rightly guided 'Khalifa's' after me,
adhere to it and hold fast to it.'
{ Source: Saheeh Abi Dawud }
"And he who brings the Truth and he who confirms and supports it,
such are the men who do right.
They shall have all that they wish for, with their Rabb.
Such is the reward of those who do good:
so that Allah will remit from them (even) the worst of
their deeds and give them their reward according
to the best of what they have done."
{'In Shaa Allah'~ 'Aameen'}
{Source: 'Qur'an'~ Surat Az-Zumar (The Troops) 39~A #'s 33-35~}
My Salaams to all.
~Yasmin~
"Never Despair Of The Mercy Of Allah"
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"I Want to Die With my Forehead on the Ground,
The Sunnah in my Heart, Allah on my Mind,
Qur'an on my Tongue, and Tears in my Eyes!"
['In Shaa Allah'~ 'Aameen' ]
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*PROPHET ﷺ KHUTBA*~🤲*NEVER HAS A BETTER MONTH ARRIVED FOR THE BELIEVERS*~{TRULY BENEFICIAL}~
Alhamduli'Allahi Rabbil-`Aalameen
wa-Salaatu wa-Salaamu `alaa Ashraful-Anbiyaa-e-wal-Mursaleen~
`Amma `Ba`d.
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'Assalamu `Alaikum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu'
*Virtues Of The Month Of Ramadan*
PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S ﷺ First Khutbah.
'O Muslims, Fear Allah and Obey Him,
I give you glad tidings as the month of 'Ramadan' is approaching,
This is the month in which the 'Qur'an' was revealed as a guidance for mankind, as well as a clarification & differentiation between truth and falsehood, during this month the Gates of Mercy are opened and the gates of hell are sealed, satan and all other jinn are chained during this blessed month.
Rewards for good deeds performed in this month are multiplied sins are forgiven and supplications responded to and answered.
It is the month of Perseverance, Mercy, Compassion and Charity.
~Salman Al-Farsi ~ [may Allah be pleased with him] reported that...
Prophet ~[Sallallahu `Alaihi wa Sallam]
gave a speech on the last day of 'Sha'ban',
and said...
'O people, you are being approached by a great
and blessed month, a month which contains
a Night that is better than
One Thousand [1000] months !
Allah made fasting within it an obligation,
and made praying on that night an optional act of worship.
he who performs any righteous voluntary act within it,
will be rewarded like one who does
an obligatory act at any time other than
during 'Ramadan'...{!}
'he who performs an obligatory act
of worship within it will
be rewarded like he who performs
Seventy [70] acts of worship
at any time outside this month !
['Alhamdullilah']
It is the month of Perseverance
and perseverance is rewarded with
'Jannah'~{Paradise}!
It is the month of compassion,
in which the sustenance of a believer increases !
'he who feeds a fasting person within this month
has his sins forgiven and he will be protected
and released from the hell fire.
he also gets the reward of that person's
fasting without decreasing the reward
of the fasting person.'
Then the companions...
[may Allah be pleased with them] said...
'O messenger of Allah, ﷺ not all of us can
find the extra food needed to feed another
fasting person'.
The Prophet [Sallallaahu `Alaihi wa Sallam] said---
'Allah will give you the reward of feeding a fasting person even if you were to give him just a sip of milk, a date, or a sip of water {!}
he who feeds a fasting person until he is full,
Allah will make him drink out of my river,
a sip of which will never allow him to be thirsty
until he enters 'Jannah'!
Then he continued...
'This is the month the beginning of which is
Mercy, the middle part is Forgiveness...
and the last part of it is Release from Hellfire.'
(Source ~ Al-Bayhaqi).
'So, pay attention,
may Allah be merciful to you all', pay attention
O believers, to the speech of the Prophet
{Sallallahu `Alaihi wa Sallam }
in which he gave glad tidings of the month of 'Ramadan' to his companions and informed them of its virtues and how the reward of righteous deeds performed therein is multiplied.
Indeed, it is a great and blessed month...!
The Prophet [Sallallaahu `Alaihi wa Sallam] said---
referring to the month of 'Ramadan'~
'Never has a better month arrived
for the believers and never has a worse month
come to pass for the hypocrites.'
(Source~ Ahmad)
Abu Hurayrah, [may Allah be pleased with him] narrated that...
Prophet [Sallallahu `Alaihi wa Sallam] said...
"All the (rewards of the) deeds
of the son of Adam are for him, (he is aware that) the reward
of performing them will be multiplied by ten (10)
to seven-hundred (700) times...!
Allah {Azza Wa Jal} has said...
'Except for fasting, as it is for Me, I shall reward it !
(i.e. I will decide what the reward will be)
This is because the fasting person leaves his desires,
food and drink purely for My sake.'
The fasting person has two [2] times of
great pleasure...!
once when he breaks his fast and the other
when he meets his Lord !
The smell emanating from the mouth
of a fasting person is better in the scale of Allah
than the smell of Musk ".
(Source~ Ahmad)
The Prophet ~[Sallallahu `Alaihi wa Sallam]
referred to 'Ramadan' as the
'month of perseverance' due to the necessity
of perseverance and patience during this month.
Due to this, as well as the suffering
from the pain of hunger, thirst and weakness
of the body due to fasting.
'Abdullaah Ibn'Umar [may Allah be pleased with him] reported that~
The Prophet [Sallallaahu `Alaihi wa Sallam] said---
'No one knows the reward of
fasting except Allah'.
(Source ~Al-Bayhaqi)
The reward for righteous deeds varies
due to different reasons, for example,
due to the sanctity of specific
places such as 'Makkah' and 'Medina'.
The Prophet [Sallallahu `Alaihi wa Sallam] said:
'Praying in my 'Masjid' is one thousand times~[1000]
greater in reward than prayer elsewhere -
except for 'Al-Masjid Al-Haram' [in 'Makkah']
[Source~ S. Bukhari]
Among the virtues of this blessed month
is that the reward for good deeds is multiplied
by up to seven hundred (700) times,
for those who purify their intentions and
perform their actions purely for the sake of Allah – !
such as those who spend in charity from their wealth,
provided that their wealth
comes from lawful means.
{Allah only accepts charity which is from
'Halal' (lawful) means...!}
The Prophet [Sallallaahu `Alaihi wa Sallam] said---
'Allah accepts charity with His right hand and then increases
it in reward for the person giving it,
just like one of you raises his colt,
until the reward for it becomes the size of a mountain'.
(Source~ Bukhari & Muslim)
Anas ibn Malik, [may Allah be pleased with him]narrated that ---
The Prophet [Sallallaahu `Alaihi wa Sallam] said---
'Charity extinguishes the anger of the Lord and
protects the giver of it from an evil end'.
(Source~ Tirmidhi)
~MY 'SALAAMS' TO ALL~
Y a s m i n.
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"All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide {Forever}
the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honor"
{'Qur`an'- Surat Al-Rahman-55~ A # 26-27 }
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