The neighbor is the Prophet’s will

Anas ibn Malik reported:  The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was never asked anything for the sake of Islam but that he would give it. A man came to the Prophet and he gave him many sheep, so the man returned to his people and he said, “O my people! Embrace Islam, for Muhammad gives in charity as if he has no fear of poverty!”

In another narration, Anas said, “Indeed, a man would embrace Islam desiring worldly gains. He would not practice Islam but for a while, until Islam became more beloved to him than the world and everything in it.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2312; Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ مَا سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ شَيْئًا إِلَّا أَعْطَاهُ قَالَ فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَأَعْطَاهُ غَنَمًا بَيْنَ جَبَلَيْنِ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَسْلِمُوا فَإِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يُعْطِي عَطَاءً لَا يَخْشَى الْفَاقَةَ

وفي رواية أخرى قال إِنْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ لَيُسْلِمُ مَا يُرِيدُ إِلَّا الدُّنْيَا فَمَا يُسْلِمُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْإِسْلَامُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا عَلَيْهَا

2312 صحيح مسلم كتاب الفضائل باب ما سئل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم شيئا قط فقال لا وكثرة عطائه;

* Which Charity is Best?

Abu Huraira reported: He said, “O Messenger of Allah, which charity is best?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One with little property to give. Begin with your dependents.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1677; Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut;

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الصَّدَقَةِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جُهْدُ الْمُقِلِّ وَابْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُولُ; 1677 سنن أبي داود كتاب الزكاة باب في الرخصة في ذلك; 1677 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في تخريج سنن أبي داود

#giving #Charity #Islam; wihout #Fear of Poverty; Begin with #Dependents;

“Sea Fever” by John Masefield

Sea Fever –by John Masefield

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,

And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;

And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide

Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;

And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,

And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,

To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;

And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,

And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

About John Masefield

John Masefield (1878-1967) served as Great Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1930 to 1967. He loved the sea and wrote many poems about it. He also wrote novels and children’s books.

If the sea is calling you, what are you waiting for?

#Poetry; #English Language; #Sea fever; #John Masefield;

ASSB- Algoma District School Board Flyer on the Residential School Unmarked Graves;

This edition of ADSB Family Connect is dedicated to the 215 children who were found in unmarked graves at the former site of the Kamloops Residential School at the end of May, and to the thousands of other First Nations, Métis and Inuit children who died at government and church run residential schools in Canada. Across Canada many reacted
with surprise and sadness after the discovery, and
memorials like the shoes at Shingwauk Hall at Algoma
University, appeared across the country. This is an
opportunity to learn more about residential schools and
the legacy of residential schools in Canada.