Ramadhan 1430 DateDrive

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Alhamdulillah, so far Ramadan DateDrive has raised over $12,000.

These donations helped AlMaun to fulfill almost all their requests.

If you still want to earn more rewards, here are some suggestions.

Living outside the US?

Match #1: Dollar to dollar matching up to $100 for any donations from outside the US
Read more: http://halfdate.com/currentdrive/#ixzz0Qmusu2NJ

Anywhere in the world?

Women shelter still needs $600 for rent click here


These opportunities goes away fast, so show Allah that you care.

May Allah reward you with the sweetest date in Jannah

P.S. How are you going to show to Allah that you care?


Venice Beach, Venice, California 90291, United States

Rhymes of Praise

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته

Please support this charitable cause...

2 Parallel Drives

DateDrive 1: Six more seats left (unless you want the recording)

Coach Zohra's class is scheduled on June 17th and it will
be recorded and streamed over the web, inshaAllah.

Previously, we set the price of the class to $90. But,
Zohra insisted to keep it $30 to make it affordable for you.

Click here for her message:

http://halfdate.com/currentdrive/#zohra


DateDrive 2: Call for proposals and volunteers

Please help with half a date or a pleasant comment.
http://halfdate.com/currentdrive/


May Allah reward you with the sweetest date in Jannah

Project Aila – A different approach

As you all know, Cyclone Aila has ravaged the south-western region of our country. There are people at this very moment dying of water-borne diseases and lack of clean drinking water or food. They have no access to shelter or clothing as their houses have either been blown away or are fully submerged in salt water. As privileged citizens, it is our duty to stand by these helpless people who have already borne the brunt of Hurricane Sidr.

~~~Long term help:-
Aid organizations generally run out of relief within 2-3 weeks after a disaster. They are forced to leave and the victims stay back with no funds to rebuild the houses or schools. In fact, the next time a natural calamity occurs they again end up having no access to clean drinking water. In order to rectify this, we have decided to collect money which will be used to build tube wells on high ground so that they aren’t submerged during the next natural disaster, ensuring a clean source of water for many people in the area, who will otherwise die the next time around. One deep tube well only costs between Tk 5000-7000, depending on the area. We will also rebuild as many houses and schools as is possible with the money we collect. The deadline for donating money is June 21.

~~Short term help:-
The acute need right now is to combat waterborne diseases. For this we will appreciate any donation in the form of oral saline (or ORSaline), Flagyl and water purification tablets. Also, there is a serious need for clothes. The deadline for these is June 14.

In order to ensure transparency we will upload the budget for a deep tube well as well as photo proof on CommunityAction’s Facebook group. The same will go for any houses or schools we help to remake.

We sincerely hope you will lend the Cyclone Aila victims your support. At the very least, let us all send out a prayer for them.

Drop off point: You don’t necessarily need to come and give us the money, an Actioneer will go and collect it from you if you want us to. Please let us know on our Facebook group or through communityactionbd@gmail.com. If you would like to drop it off yourself, please note the following addresses:

Sohaila Ridwan,
Abdullah Ahmad Zabir
Paribag apartments
Flat B4, 1/G, Paribag.
1st apartment in the road adjacent to Paribag Mosque.
Phone: 01552335618

OR

Nabila Idris
Niraloy Prova
Apt B3E, House 75,
Road 8A, Dhanmondi
Road adjacent to Almas Super Shop.

OR

Nabila Mirza
871 South Shahjahanpur
Adjacent to rajarbaghpoliceline traffic island.
(with a big brown gate)
Phone: 01732658882 & 01199853205

OR

Esha
Dr. Shamsunnahar Tarafder
Ibn Sina Hospital(2nd floor),
South Kallyanpur, Dhaka.
(Contact dis no. when u r in front of d hospital gate)
Phone: 01717692284

OR

Zaved
Flat A5, Building 2B
NAM Village
(Beside chairmanbari maath, two white adjacent buildings)
Banani 1, Block 1
Dhaka 1213
phone: 01818799032

Selflessness Of The Ansar

By Imam Ibn Kathir, Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged), Volume 9

(And there is also a share in this booty) for the poor emigrants, who were expelled from their homes and their property, seeking bounties from Allah and (His) good pleasure, and helping Allah and His Messenger. Such are indeed the truthful.

And (it is also for) those who, before them, had homes and had adopted the faith, love those who emigrate to them, and have no jealousy in their breasts for that which they have been given, and give them preference over themselves even though they were in need of that. And whosoever is saved from his own greed, such are they who will be the successful.

And those who came after them say: "Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in faith, and put not in our hearts any hatred against those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful."

Al-Hashr (59):8-10

Allah said,

"...and give them preference over themselves even though they were in need of that." meaning, they preferred giving to the needy rather than attending to their own needs, and began by giving the people before their own selves, even though they too were in need.

An authentic Hadith stated that the Messenger of Allah said, "The best charity is that given when one is in need and struggling." This exalted rank is better than the rank of those whom Allah described in His statements, "And they give food, inspite of their love for it." (76:8), and, "And gives his wealth, in spite of love for it." (2:177) The latter give charity even though they love the wealth they give, not that they really need it, nor that it is necessary for them to keep it. The former prefer others to themselves even though they are in need and have a necessity for what they spend in charity.

Abu Bakr As-Siddiq gave away all his wealth in charity and Allah's Messenger asked him, "What did you keep for your family," and he said, "I kept for them Allah and His Messenger.''

`Ikrimah (bin Abi Jahl) and two other wounded fighters were offered water when they were injured during the battle of Al-Yarmuk, and each one of them said that the sip of water should be given to another of the three wounded men. They did so even though they were badly injured and craving water. When the water reached the third man, he and the other two died and none of them drank any of the water! May Allah be pleased with them and make them pleased with Him.

Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Hurayrah said, "A man came to the Prophet and said, `O Allah's Messenger! Poverty has stuck me.' The Prophet sent a messenger to his wives (to bring something for that man to eat) but they said that they had nothing. Then Allah's Messenger said, "Who will invite this person or entertain him as a guest tonight; may Allah grant His mercy to him who does so". An Ansari man said, `I, O Allah's Messenger!' So he took him to his wife and said to her, `Entertain the guest of Allah's Messenger generously.' She said, `By Allah ! We have nothing except the meal for my children.' He said, `Let your children sleep if they ask for supper. Then turn off the lamp and we go to bed tonight while hungry.' She did what he asked her to do. In the morning the Ansari went to Allah's Messenger who said, "Allah wondered (favorably) or laughed at the action of so-and-so and his wife." Then Allah revealed, 'and they give them preference over themselves even though they were in need of that'. '' Al-Bukhari recorded this Hadith in another part of his Sahih. Muslim, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i collected this Hadith. In another narration for this Hadith, the Companion's name was mentioined, it was Abu Talhah Al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him.

Allah said, "And whosoever is saved from his own greed, such are they who will be the successful." indicating that those who are saved from being stingy, then they have earned success and a good achievement.

Imam Ahmad recorded that Jabir bin `Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah said, "Be on your guard against committing oppression, for oppression is a darkness on the Day of Resurrection. Be on your guard against being stingy, for being stingy is what destroyed those who were before you. It made them shed blood and make lawful what was unlawful for them." Muslim collected this Hadith.

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Al-Aswad bin Hilal said that a man said to `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud),"O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! I fear that I have earned destruction for myself.'' `Abdullah asked him what the matter was and he said, "I hear Allah's saying, 'And whosoever is saved from his own greed, such are they who will be the successful.' and I am somewhat a miser who barely gives away anything.'' `Abdullah said, "That is not the greed Allah mentioned in the Qur'an, which pertains to illegally consuming your brother's wealth. What you have is miserliness, and it is an evil thing indeed to be a miser.''

~*~ !!!Reap The Rewards Of Sadaqah/Charity!!! ~*~

“The likeness of those who spend for Allah’s sake is as the likeness of a grain of corn, it grows seven ears every single ear has a hundred grains, and Allah multiplies (increases the reward of) for whom He wills, and Allah is sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knower.” (Qur’an, 2:261)

“Sadaqah extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire.” (Tirmidhi, Hadith 2541)

“Sadaqah appeases the Lord’s anger and averts an evil death.” (Tirmidhi, Hadith 1909)

However much you give Brothers and Sisters know that charity does not in any way decrease your wealth!

Contemplate...

“Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your cause’, and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.’” (Bukhari)

~**~