Hadith-e-Nabwi # 70

Hadrat Abdullah Ibn Abbas Radi Allahu anhu reported that:
One day at his home he was discussing with others the events of the birth of our beloved Prophet Sayyedina Muhammad Mustufa Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam and the listeners were enhanced by what they heard, they thanked Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala
and
sent Durood upon our Beloved Prophet Sayyedina Muhammad Mustufa Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam.
At that moment our Beloved Prophet S! ayyedina Muhammad Mustufa Salla Allahu ta’ala ‘alayhi wa Sallam came, to them suddenly and said to them, " My Intercession for you is made accepted".
(Kitabul- Tanweer, p25)

How a Person Could Change!

Thanks to brother Greenland for posting

The following story was narrated to us by brother Mahmud from Preston, England. Once, he along with a group of Muslims were visiting a city for inviting others to Allah. They happened to pass by a group of youths who were Muslims by birth but became gang members. The brothers didn’t give those gang members the negative attitude that others give while passing by them. Rather, they went and hand-shook with them out of brotherhood. With love and affection, the brothers invited the youths to come to the Masjid. Not being familiar with such kindness, the gang members were surprised and decided to come to the Masjid for once. These youths were so much away from Islam that they were smoking in the Masjid and doing a lot of other disrespectful acts. However, brother Mahmud and others were discussing with them about the Greatness of Allah with patience and endurance. A time came when the brothers had to return to their homes and before leaving they advised the gang members to turn towards Allah.
After several years, brother Mahmud was attending a large gathering of Muslims when suddenly someone called him from the back. There were few people dressed in sunnah standing behind him. They asked brother Mahmud if he recognizes them. They told him, �We are those gang members whom you visited few years back. We decided to go out and learn more about Islam and eventually changed our lives.�

 

Dear readers, we should never underestimate certain people because of the way they are as every individual has the capacity to become a friend of Allah. It is only Allah who guides; we can only try with kindness to reach out to their hearts.

Say: "Shall we indeed call on others besides Allah,- things that can do us neither good nor harm,- and turn on our heels after receiving guidance from Allah. – like one whom the evil ones have made into a fool, wandering bewildered through the earth, his friends calling, come to us’, (vainly) guiding him to the path." Say: "(Allah)’s guidance is the (only) guidance, and we have been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds(AL QURAN 6:71)