{"id":2654,"date":"2021-03-19T19:49:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2654"},"modified":"2021-03-19T19:49:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:49:38","slug":"raising-a-happy-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/19\/raising-a-happy-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising a happy home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The imam mentioned a hadith today in which the Prophet SAWS\nis reported to have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Whosoever begins the day\nfeeling family security and good health; and possessing provision for his day\nis as though he possessed the whole world.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers, having a home, with a happy family is\nundoubtedly one of the greatest gifts that Allah SWT has bestowed upon us.\nHowever, with all blessings in this life, they come with responsibilities which\nwe should adhere to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the reward for this is the peace that comes with having\nsuch a home but also the reward that Allah SWT has promised for those that live\nup to this responsibility. The imam mentioned the 97<sup>th<\/sup> ayat of Sura\nAn-Nahl in relation to this which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whoever, male or female, has\nacted righteously, while being a believer, We shall certainly make him live a\ngood life, and shall give such people their reward for the best of what they\nused to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, this reminder concludes with 3 practical tips that\nwe can all implement to create a blessed home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have the word of Allah SWT as a central focus\npoint in the home. From recitation to contemplation, there is an opportunity to\ndo this for each of us. From native Arab speakers to those who are complete\nbeginners, there is support and resources available to help bring the Quran to\nlife in your homes. Spend time with your children to listen to commentary on\nSuras and Ayats, discuss the lessons within those and ask one another if and\nhow we are implementing those lessons into our lives.<\/li><li>Treat one another with justice for the role they\nplay in your home. Each role in the home has a responsibility and a right, from\nthe elderly grandparents to the young children. Each person has the right to\nfeel loved, attended to, respected and feel that the home is a solace from the\noutside world. Practically this involves spending time with one another free\nfrom the distractions of the news, social media and other things that are\npurposely designed to take away your attention. Doing this, not only brings\nblessing into your home but nurtures the relationships of the people within.<\/li><li>Lead by example. This was mentioned in past\nweeks but as the men in our homes, the best examples and standards must come\nfrom us. Not just for children but for our spouses, our siblings and our\nparents, we should aim to have the best manners and habits. We are the leaders\nin our homes and this comes with responsibility as well as rights.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear brothers, the world is one designed to distract us, to\nbeat us down with all the tests and traps shaitaan has set for us. The home, on\nthe other hand, is a place we return to in order to regroup, to strengthen our physical,\nmental and spiritual self and to feel safe. This only becomes possible through\nthe nurturing we all must do into our homes. By doing so we can ensure the\nsanctity of our home as well as gain the reward with Allah SWT of having a\nblessed home. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The imam mentioned a hadith today in which the Prophet SAWS is reported to have said: &#8220;Whosoever begins the day feeling family security and good health; and possessing provision for his day is as though he possessed the whole world.&#8221; Dear brothers, having a home, with a happy family is undoubtedly one of the greatest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_regular_price":[],"currency_symbol":[],"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[385],"class_list":["post-2654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermon","tag-home"],"blocksy_meta":[],"post_slider_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","post_slider_layout_landscape_large":"","post_slider_layout_portrait_large":"","post_slider_layout_square_large":"","post_slider_layout_landscape":"","post_slider_layout_portrait":"","post_slider_layout_square":"","full":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}