Abu Dhar Al-Ghifari narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Sadaqah (charity) is prescribed for every person every day the sun rises.”

Abu Dhar asked: “O Messenger of Allah, from what do we give Sadaqah if we do not possess property?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The doors of Sadaqah are

· Takbir (Allahu Akbar);

· Subhan Allah; Alhamdulillah;

· La-ilaha-ilAllah; Astaghfirullah;

· Enjoining good; forbidding evil;

· Removing thorns, bones and stones from the paths of people;

· Guiding the blind;

· Listening to the deaf and dumb until you understand them;

· Guiding a person to his object of need if you know where it is;

· Hurrying with the strength of your legs to one in sorrow who is appealing for help; and

· Supporting the weak with the strength of your arms.

These are all the doors of Sadaqah.” (Ahmad)

In other words, one does not need to have financial resources to earn the reward of charity. There are many deeds that qualify as Sadaqah with Allah. In addition to those listed above, the following ordinary courtesies are also Sadaqah if we do them with the intention of pleasing Allah.

1. To administer justice between two people.

2. To assist a man upon his mount so that he may ride it.

3. To place his luggage on the animal.

4. Saying a good word.

5. Every step taken toward prayer.

6. Your smile for your brother.

7. Planting anything from which a person, an animal or any creature eats.

Practice makes man perfect
This was the first proverb I heard even when I didnot knew the meaning of 'proverb' and this was the only proverb I knew for quite long time during my adolescent. It still remains most important and simple proverb for me.

A Thought...

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you cant go on well in life until you go of your past failures and heartaches...

A Lesson for Salaried Employee

A shopkeeper watching over his shop is really surprised when he sees a dog coming inside the shop, He shoos him away. But later, the dog is back inside again. So he goes over to the dog and notices that it has a note in its mouth. He takes the note and it reads “Can I have 12 soaps and a shampoo bottle, please. The money is with the dog.” The shopkeeper looks inside the dogs mouth and to his surprise there is a 100 rupees note in his mouth. So he takes the money and puts the soap, shampoo and change in a bag, and then places it in the dogs mouth.

The shopkeeper is so impressed, and since it is the closing time, he decides to follow the dog. The dog is walking down the street, when it comes to the zebra crossing, he waits till the signal turns green. He walks across the road till the bus stop. He waits on the stop and looks up the timetable for the bus. The shopkeeper is totally out of his mind as the dog gets into the bus and sits on a vacant seat. The shopkeeper follow the dog. The dog waits for the conductor to come to his seat. He gives the change to the conductor and shows him the neck belt to keep the ticket. The shopkeeper is almost fainting at this sight and so are the other people in the bus.

The dog then moves to the front exit of the door and waits for the bus stop to arrive, looking outside. As soon as the stop is in sight he wags his tail to inform the driver to stop. Then not even waiting for the bus stop to arrive the dog jumps out and runs to the house nearby. It opens an big iron gate and rushes towards the door. As it approaches the door, he changes his mind and walks towards the garden. The dog walks up to the window and beats his head several times on the window. It then walks back to the door and waits. The shopkeeper maintaining his senses walks up to the door and watched a big guy open the door.

The guy starts beating, kicking and abusing the dog. The shopkeeper is surprised and runs to stop the guy. the shopkeeper questions the guy “What in the heaven are you doing? The dog is a genius he could be famous in life.”

The guy responds “You call this clever? This is the 3rd time in this week that the dog has forgotten the door keys.”

The moral of the story: You may continue to exceed onlookers expectations… But will always fall short of the bosses expectation…

“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook”

– William James

“Failure takes to the next of level of learning pyramid”

“Procrastination will make you fat, poorer and unhealthy”

“Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune”

– Jim Rohn

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment”

“It pays to plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.”

“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.”

– Steve Jobs

“Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it.“

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.“