Fardawsa Yusuf

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم Ways to attain Khushu in our prayers As we've discussed in the previous blog, entry called, "The coverin g," the condition of our hearts is one of the reasons we cannot focus the way we want to in Salaah. But, with every sickness is a cure. And the best of remedy of all times, is just precaution and the knowledge of what to stay away from. Lets get into a number of ways we can help improve our concentration and khushu' in Salaah. 1) Fixing our eating habits There is a hadith that mentions that the worst thing we can fill is our stomachs. Miqdam ibn Ma’d reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, “ There is no vessel which the son of Adam can fill that is more evil than his stomach, for it is enough for him to take a few bites in order to straighten his back. Yet if he is overcome by appetite, then he may fill it with a third of food, a third of drink, and a third of

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم Something I cannot begin to stress is contentment of the heart. So many of us are lacking it. And so many of us are looking for it. And so many of us cannot find it! And some of us have given up. It's crazy. It's crazy how we are responsible for our heart's  contentment. And if we aren't finding it, we are definitely looking in the wrong place. And we're probably doing something wrong too. Take this for example. A man is married to a beautiful woman. He loves her, and she loves him. A lot. They have two wonderful children. He has a great job, lives in an awesome neighbourhood, drives an amazing wip. He has it. He also does what he can to pray and fast and give in charity. But there's one weakness he has. His love for strange women. And when I mean strange, I don't mean unattractive weird women. The women are gorgeous of course. They're just not his. And don't get me wrong, his wife is a babe. She has ever

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم Sometimes we are caught in a state of emptiness. There's this hole we feel, like we're missing something, and we will find whatever we can to fill it and so we can feel whole once again. Some of us try to fill that hole by eating. We'll eat, and eat and eat haha. We'll even eat beyond our capacity, anything just so we will no longer have the emptiness lingering. And yes, we know. We're going to see the weight sooner or later. But that's okay. Some of us also try to fill that emptiness by seeking validation from others. We want to know that we are prized. Or atleast liked. We want to know that others people find us attractive. So we'll post countless selfies on Instagram, or any other social media platform. We want to feel like we are admired, like there is something we have and others want it. And when we know others want what we have, then the feeling of emptiness is partially covered up. Artificially of course. Th

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Its crazy how sometimes we look to others to make us feel happy. We expect them to cheer us up when were down, to bring flowers when were sick, to just stop by every once to say hello. In the essence of it all, we have unrealistic expectations. You can find this in family relationships, among friends, besties, any kind of relationship, you name it. And this unrealistic expectation can ruin things. You could have an amazing relationship with someone. But then that moment comes when you expected them to be there for you. You thought theyd show up, to visit you when you were were sick, to have your back when you were in trouble, to just say hey and greet you randomly when you were lonely. You expected. They never came through. And now you feel hurt. But honestly. Who should you be more upset with? Yourself for expecting too much, or upset with them..?  Its not really fair to be upset with anyone but yourself really. Because you were the one who somehow thought that the world ki

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Emotional vulnerability is what you need in any good relationship with your family and friends and everything else. The layers have to come down. Honesty has to be there, open communication, open mindedness in fact. A healthy relationship is where you can openly speak your mind with out fear of critism or disapproval. We keep ALOT of things to ourselves, even those things tht need to be mentioned sometimes. Why? We are afraid of what the other person will say. What they will think. If they will no longer love or respect us anymore. So we don't say jack. But those unspoken things eventually find their way out eventually. They build up gradually leading up to a full blown heated argument that barely ever ends nice. Because you just couldn't keep it all in anymore. And that's kinda natural. We weren't meant to harbor these kinds of things within us. The thing that us humans have that's made us so specialized is our ability to communicate by speech and gesture t

The beauty of a woman is beyond her physical appearance. Her value is not dependant on her looks. Her value does not depend on the acceptance and validation of other people. She is more than the gorgeous eyes you see, more than the lovely smile you catch, more than the clothes she wears, more than the perfume you smell as she walks by. You can tell her she’s beautiful, she’s gorgeous, she’s stunning. She might smile, but deep down, she may feel….unsatisfied. That of all of her qualities, you only noticed what appeared to on the surface.. But what about her character, her personality, they way she carries herself. Her. Doesn’t that matter too? What about what makes her different from the rest, her emaan? Her faith? A woman is a valuable creature. Now and forever. It is from her that generations will come about. It is from her that man enters into the world. She’s the school, the playground, the hospital, everything that a child would need to fully grow into a healthy hu

Would you like to know a  few thing about me?  Okay. 1) I am Muslim! :) 2) Somali but somehow born and raised in Canada. Havent left yet haha ;) 3) Live in a family of nine. Second eldest. Its fun. 4) I love sewing. <3 5) Im pretty introverted. 6) I love to entertain 7) One of the best things for me is making someone laugh. <3 8) I cant go without my tea. 9) Ive come across great reciters but my favorite is Mishari Albaghli. Incredible. 10) I want a cat 11) I cant go without family time. Id die emotionally haha 12) I am single. But I do see myself married with children in the near future iA 13) I like doing laundry. Im enjoying the detergent smell right now actually haha. 14) I can sing. Really well. 15) I find my dreams are more real than my current reality sometimes. 16) One of my aspirations is to be knowledgeable in the science of dream interpretation. Or to have one (a dream interpreter) a