In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

DateDrive of جمادى الثانية of 1431/May-June 2010

Type of DateDrive: A pleasant word
Country: Worldwide
Date Palm: Umm Timir (drive team lead)

Asalaamu Alaaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu

Our newest drive will focus on Healing Hearts, insha’Allah. Sometimes in life, we face hardship and are struck with calamity after calamity, thus leading to feelings of despair, grief and sadness. With this drive, we are hoping to bring happiness, even if it’s with simple words, to the hearts of all believers.

Here are some stories that inspired us to start this drive:

1) Year of Pain for a Sister

This Sister lost both of her parents this year. Her mom passed away a week ago and her father passed away in January. We did a drive on his behalf. This Sister also encountered other difficulties and was tested by Allah (SWT). We ask Allah to make affairs easy for her, ameen

2) A Heartbreaking Message We Received from Youtube From An Anonymous Muslim:

“I need advice please. I really wanted to get married to a family friend of mine, he was also interested but my auntie interfered and made stories up about us so he distanced himself. He has now married another girl recently. I cant think of marrying anyone else but him. I prayed and prayed but nothing happened. mum n dad kept arguing about our marriage as they have 3 daughters to marry, I got really desperate and decided to do [----something haram---] to make the guy fall in love with me and leave his wife. I spoke to this person who does [----haram thing---] through emails and he told me he can help me and that u have to pay him 400 dollars and he will do it and the effect will be within 10 days. Past few weeks I spoke to the person who was going to do it. But then I decided that i didn’t as I know its the biggest sin and that less chances of Allah forgiving me if I did it. So I didn’t send the money and I am not going to do it now. But will I still get sins to have thought about doing it?? I was really desperate and didn’t know what else to do. But I only thought about it and spoke about it but didn’t do it. Will i still get the biggest sins? Please reply back and let me know.”

3) Brother Facing Hard Times

Our Brother had several calamities happen right after each other. Although, he finished with his medical school, he didn’t get his medical license thus leading to his divorce and then he got into an accident. Furthermore, he was unable to pay back a loan (from HalfDaters) that was approximately $3,000. At the moment, we are unaware of his conditon; he is need of our duaas and support.

4) Troubled Brother

This brother who has problems at his work. He suffers from ADD/ADHA and is also experiencing problems at work and other areas. May Allah grant him the ability to pass his tests, ameen

What YOU can do!

1) Dua, Dua, Dua. Please make duaa for all the Muslims worldwide facing hard times.

2) Post inspirational, uplifting stories.

3) Write motivational messages to the above, and all who are going through hardship, difficulty and pain.

4) Invite your family and friends to do the same .

Yes, you might be thinking it’s only words, what can words do? They can do alot! They can heal broken hearts, they can repair and remove damage and scars that have lasted for years in a matter of seconds!

Dua for Muslim Brother/Sister in their Absence:

In Saheeh Muslim and Sunan Ibn Majah, it is narrated from Abu Darda that the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) said, ‘The Dua of a person for his Muslim brother in his absence will be answered. At his head there is an angel, and every time he prays for him for something good, the angel who has been appointed to be with him, says, ‘Ameen, may you have likewise.’

Rewards of Reliving Distress of Others:

On the authority of Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said:

“Whosoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Judgment. Whosoever alleviates [the lot of] a needy person, Allah will alleviate [his lot] in this world and the next. Whosoever shields a Muslim, Allah will shield him in this world and the next. Allah will aid a servant [of His] so long as the servant aids his brother. [Muslim]

Our Goal:

Post 77 uplifting comments and stories and insha’Allah we will put together a website similar to the website Gives Me Hope. Your comment will insha’Allah continue to inspire hundreds if not thousands more!

This drive has ended, to post new dua requests go to comments

Alhamdulillah, together we can get things done.

Make dua, make dua, make dua!

I LOVE to eat lot of watermelon.. One day I had this strong craving for one and looked through all the change I had in a mug, after counting all the quarters and dime…it came to $3.75. Disheartened, I knew it will be more than 5 bucks, since I saw that price tag 3 days ago. I still thought I’d give it a try and might be able to buy a slice at least. I walked towards the grocery store and started repeating the dua that:

” Oh Allah! Make the cost of watermelon under my budget.”

Lo! And Behold, I felt weak in my knees when I saw the price tag…with tax it turned out to be exactly $3.75=)

Month: Jumada Al-Akhira1429/June 2008 (end date June 25th)

Dua (supplication) is one of the most powerful tools we have as Muslims. Yet, often neglected, as Omar (RA) said, “I’m not worried about whether my dua is being answered or not, but I’m worried about not making duas.”

So, in this DateDrive, can you:

1. Make a dua for someone you know. (Click here to post your dua, if you want to remain anonymous, just enter noname@you.com as your email)
2. Share your personal dua stories
3. Join the Dua Team

Help us to achieve our goals, to collect 70 duas, to get at least 7 dua stories, and to recruit 33 members for the Dua Team.

***We didn’t pay attention to the end time of the ThePoint campaign, so it ENDED PREMATURELY***
If you believe that the Dua Team is a great service and still want to join, post a comment below saying you want to join, if we get 8 members, in-sha-allah, we will form the team.
Click here —– [link removed, drive is closed, thanks] to say, “I WANT TO JOIN”.
Anyway, the deadline is June, 25th, 2008 11:59 California Time.

Dua Volunteers Team

When you join this team, you agree to make dua for requesters at one of the times when duas are most hopefully accepted, e.g. last hour of Friday, last third of the night, while fasting, traveling, or during sujood, after drinking Zamzam, etc. (we are compiling a list for you when you join the team.)

How it works?

1. To make sure you are committed, you have to donate $3 *offline* (*credit card not required*) to join the volunteer mailing list (requesting duas is free, but volunteering is not free ).
2. Once you pay, we will add you to the mailing list
3. After you sign up, check your email to confirm your subscription to the mailing list
4. From time to time, you will be receiving requests for duas in your email
5. After you make the dua for the requester, you post a comment to acknowledge that you made the dua

Crazy! Why would I pay to join? Because you want to:

1. be reminded to make dua, which is an act of worship
2. be humbled to Allah
3. be thankful to Allah when you are aware of how requesters are being tested
4. be kind to your fellow Muslims who are requesting your duas
5. be prayed by angels (the hadith says, the angels pray the same for you when you pray for others)
6. be part of the solution for the Ummah
7. be … name your own reason

*If you can’t pay online, NO PROBLEM, WE MADE IT EASY FOR YOU.

Resources:

Etiquettes When Asking Allah

Some statements from the Sunnah:

The Prophet (SAW) said: “Nothing is more honourable to Allah the Most High than du`a.” [Sahih al-Jami` no.5268].

The Prophet (SAW) said: “The most excellent worship is du`a.” [Sahih Al-Jami` no. 1133]

The Prophet (SAW) said: “The most incapable person is the one who does not make du`a, and the most miserly person is the one who does not give salaam.” [Sahih Al-Jami` no. 1055]

The Prophet (SAW) said: “If one does not ask Allah, He will get angry with him.” [Sahih al-Jami` no.2414]

من سره أن يستجيب الله له عند الشدائد و الكرب ، فليكثر الدعاء في الرخاء