“…then the eight gates of heaven will open for him”
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
`Umar relates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“If anyone of you performs his ablutions for prayer in a thorough manner and then says: ‘I bear witness that there is no God but Allah alone without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (s.a.w.) is His servant and messenger’ – then the eight gates of heaven will be opened for him to enter through any gate he pleases.
This is an authentic hadîth related in Sahîh Muslim (234), Sunan Abî Dâwûd (169), Sunan Al-Nasâ’î (148), Sunan al-Tirmidhî (55) and Sunan Ibn Mâjah (470).
In Sunan al-Tirmidhî, there is the addition: “O Allah, make me of the penitent and make me of those who purify themselves.”
Al-Tirmidhî adds after relating the hadîth with this addition: “
The meaning of the hadîth:
The full story of this hadîth is related in Sahîh Muslim.
`Uqbah b. `Âmir relates:
We were responsible for tending the camels. It was my turn to take care of them, and I went out to tend to them in the evening. Then I came upon the Prophet (peace be upon him standing and addressing the people. At the time of my approach, I heard him say: “If any Muslim performs his ablutions well and then offers two units of prayer with his heart and soul, then Paradise becomes his certain right.”
I said: “How excellent this is!”
Suddenly, I heard someone right in front of me say: “What came before this was even more excellent!”
I looked and realized that the speaker was `Umar. He continued: “I see that you have just arrived.”
Then `Umar repeated what I had missed: “If anyone of you performs his ablutions for prayer in a thorough manner and then says: ‘I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (s.a.w.) is His servant and messenger’ – then the eight gates of heaven will be opened for him to enter through any gate he pleases.”
Its legal implications:
The hadîth brings up the matter of what supplications are prescribed for our ablutions. It asserts that we can say:
“I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (s.a.w.) is His servant and messenger.”
Or:
“I bear witness that there is no God but Allah alone without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (s.a.w.) is His servant and messenger.”
There are some narrations which give additions to this supplication. We shall discuss them now.
“O Allah, make me of the penitent and make me of those who purify themselves”
As we mentioned earlier, this addition is mentioned in Sunan al-Tirmidhî.
Al-Tirmidhî comments after relating the hadîth with this addition: “There is inconsistency in the chain of transmission for this. Not much is authentically related from the Prophet (peace be upon him) on this topic."
However, this addition is supported by other narrations. Ibn Hajar writes in al-Talkhîs that this additional phrase is authentically established.
Al-Albânî cites other narrations to support it, specifically the narration of Thawbân in Mu`jam al-Tabarânî al-Kabîr (1441) and Ibn al-Sunnî in `Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah (32).
Though this narration is weak due to the weak narrator Abû Sa`îd al-Baqqâl, it is sufficient to give support to the authenticity of the narration from `Umar.
Therefore, this addition is authentic.
“Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. I seek refuge with You and repent to You.”
This addition is related by al-Nasâ’î in Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah (81) from Abû Sa`îd.
The hadîth reads: “Whoever says after performing ablutions – Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. I seek refuge with You and repent to You – he will have it recorded on a page. This page will then be stamped with a seal that will not be broken until the Day of Resurrection.”
It is also related in Mustadrak al-Hâkim (1/564) and Mu`jam al-Tabarânî al-Awsat (1478)
The chain of transmission for this hadîth is authentic as a statement of Abû Sa`îd, who is a Companion. He does not declare that the Prophet (peace be upon him) actually made the statement. However, this hadîth is taken to be a statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him) because it is not something that a person can come about from his own opinion. A Companion would not make such a statement about the rewards in the Hereafter unless he actually heard it from the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Moreover, Abû Sa`îd is not known to relate things from the Jewish and Christian traditions.
Therefore, the full supplication that is authentically related to us is as follows:
I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (s.a.w.) is His servant and messenger. O Allah, make me of the penitent and make me of those who purify themselves. Glory and praise be to You, O Allah. I seek refuge with You and repent to You.
A Muslim can recite this supplication in full, or any part of it, after completing his ablutions.
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Your job as a future mother is to learn the god's ways and to help your child understand despite the negative reinforcement and conditioning of today's society. Without consciousous parents the child will have no hope, and may even exaserbate their disfavor by becoming corrupted in today's environment.
Your ultimate goal is to fix your relationship wiith the gods and move on. You don't want to be comfortable here, and the changes in Western society in the last 100 years has achieved just that.
1000 years with Jesus is the consolation prize. Don't be deceived into thinking that is the goal.
The gods tempt people for which they are most weak. Artificial Intelligence will create desire in people's minds for the following sins:::
1. Alcohol
2. Drugs
3. Preditory "earning"
4. Homosexuality
5. Gambling
6. Something for nothing/irresponsibility (xtianity)
7. Polygamy/superiority over women/misogyny (Islam)
Much like the other prophets Mohhamed (polygamy/superiority over women/misogyny) and Jesus (forgiveness/savior), the gods use me for temptation as well. In today's modern society they feel people are most weak for popular culture/sensationalism, and the clues date back to WorldWarII and Unit731:TSUSHOGO, the Chinese Holocaust.
It has been discussed that, similar to the Matrix concept, the gods will offer a REAL "Second Coming of Christ", while the "fake" Second Coming will come at the end and follow New Testiment scripture and their xtian positioning. I may be that real Second Coming.
What I teach is the god's true way. It is what is expected of people, and only those who follow this truth will be eligible to ascend into heaven as children in a future life. They offered this event because the masses have just enough time to work on and fix their relationship with the gods and ascend, to move and grow past Planet Earth, before the obligatory xtian "consolation prize" of "1000 years with Jesus on Earth" begins.
The Prince of Darkness, battling the gods over the souls of the Damned.
It is the gods who have created this environment and led people into Damnation with temptation. The god's positioning proves they work to prevent people's understanding.
How often is xtian dogma wrong? Expect it is about the Lucifer issue as well.
The fallen god, fighting for justice for the disfavored, banished to Earth as the fallen angel?
I believe much as the Noah's Flood event, the end of the world will be initiated by revelry among the people. Revelry will be positioned to be sanctioned by the gods and led for "1000 years with Jesus on Earth".
In light of modern developments this can entail many pleasures:::Medicine "cures" aging, the "manufacture" of incredible beauty via cloning as sex slaves, free (synthetic) cocaine, etc.
Somewhere during the 1000 years the party will start to "die off", literally. Only those who maintain chaste, pure lifestyles will survive the 1000 years. They will be the candidates used to (re)colonize (the next) Planet Earth, condemned to relive the misery experienced by the peasantry during Planet Earth's history.
If this concept of Lucifer is true another role of this individual may be to initiate disfavor and temptation among this new population, the proverbial "apple" of this Garden of Eden. A crucial element in the history of any planet, he begins the process of deterioration and decay that leads civilizations to where Planet Earth remains today.
Only children go to heaven. By the time you hit puberty it is too late. This is charecteristic of the gods:::Once you realize what you have lost it is too late.
Now you are faced with a lifetime to work to prepare for your next chance. Too many will waste this time, getting stoned, "Hiking!", working, etc.
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