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A Digital Journal

Nafisa Amin

Hi I’m Nafisa, I’ve benefitted a lot from writing down my thoughts and new lessons I come across in my journals, then reading back and reflecting on those lessons. So…welcome to A Digital Journal — a friendly “voice note podcast” where we try to reflect and share lessons we try to embody. May Allah make this a witness for us.ameen.

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“So remind, for indeed the reminder benefits the believers.” (51:55)
“O believers! Stand firm for justice as witnesses for Allah even if it is against yourselves..”(4:135)
“Your Lord has not abandoned you, nor has He become hateful of you.” (Ad-Duhaa 93:3)

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  • Friday · 25 min

    a bird’s nest or smaller

    let’s remember- بنى الله له بيتا في الجنة 🥹 It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that: The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever builds a mosque for the sake of Allah, like a sparrow's nest for Allah or even smaller, Allah will build for him a house in Paradise." Sunan ibn majah 738

  • October 31 · 10 min

    malam’s answers to the q & a (from the ig)

    The 2 questions - 1. how to get out of the hole of low iman 2.feeling like sinning openly cause people think highly of you so they know you’re not perfect I’m so sorry it took this long ,please forgive me and thank you for the questions 🤍

  • October 30 · 18 min

    the most important question is.. how is my salah?

    may Allah make it easy for all of us. Here are the recommended videos and book recommendations: A. Elevate your salah, 4 keys to transforming your prayer - sh. Abu bakr zoud B.who is Allah by sh mustafa al shaybani C.book - description of the prophet’s prayer D.khushu book - the humility in prayer E.a video describing the prayer of the prophet based on authentic ahaadith Hadiths- ​The most beloved deed to Allah- Narrated Ibn Mas`ud: A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) "What deeds are the best?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "(1) To perform the (daily compulsory) prayers at their (early) stated fixed times, (2) to be good and dutiful to one's own parents, (3) and to participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." Sahih al bukhari 7534 ​The first deed to be asked about on the day of judgement- Huraith bin Qabisah narrated: "I arrived in Al-Madinah and said: 'O Allah! Facilitate me to be in a righteous gathering.'" He said: "I sat with Abu Hurairah and said: 'Indeed I asked Allah to provide me with a righteous gathering. So narrate a hadith to me which you heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) so that perhaps Allah would cause me to benefit from it.' He said: 'I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: "Indeed the first deed by which a servant will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection is his Salat. If it is complete, he is successful and saved, but if it is defective, he has failed and lost. So if something is deficient in his obligatory (prayers) then the Lord, Mighty and Sublime says: 'Look! Are there any voluntary (prayers) for my worshipper?' So with them, what was deficient in his obligatory (prayers) will be completed. Then the rest of his deeds will be treated like that." Jami attirmidhi 413 ​the encounter of the prophet and the man who prayed but didn’t pray - Narrated Abu Huraira: Once the Prophet (ﷺ) entered the mosque, a man came in, offered the prayer and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet returned his greeting and said to him, "Go back and pray again for you have not prayed." The man offered the prayer again, came back and greeted the Prophet. He said to him thrice, "Go back and pray again for you have not prayed." The man said, "By Him Who has sent you with the truth! I do not know a better way of praying. Kindly teach Me how to pray." He said, "When you stand for the prayer, say Takbir and then recite from the Qur'an what you know and then bow with calmness till you feel at ease, then rise from bowing till you stand straight. Afterwards prostrate calmly till you feel at ease and then raise (your head) and sit with Calmness till you feel at ease and then prostrate with calmness till you feel at ease in prostration and do the same in the whole of your prayer." Sahih al bukhari 793

  • October 16 · 18 min

    give them some grace, they deserve it

    for those of us that had a relationship(the type worth fighting for) ruined because of a mistake maybe this is the sign you and I need to forgive, to give grace, to remember the good times and how much good they brought to our lives and let it go make that phone call, send that text message, mend the ties which have been broken Hugsss

  • October 2 · 23 min

    Allah validated her feelings

    The episode I was talking about: Episode 12 - When the Quran becomes your curriculum https://youtu.be/5sErrvLXLl8?si=z6hxeWA2HkztaTdy - Women of Quran Podcast

  • August 18 · 16 min

    return to Allah even if you sinned a 1000 times

    the episode on surahtul hadid will be up soon as well, insha Allah ‏{قل يا عبادي الذين اسرفوا على أنفسهم لا تقنطوا من الرحمة الله إن الله يغفر الذنوب جميعا إنه هو الغفور الرحيم} Say, ˹O Prophet, that Allah says,˺ “O My servants who have exceeded the limits against their souls! Do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins.1 He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Quran 39:53 The Hadith on how happy Allah is to due to the return of a slave: Anas bin Malik Al-Ansari (MayAllah be pleased with him) the servant of the Messenger of Allah narrated:Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Verily, Allah is more delighted with the repentance of His slave than a person who lost his camel in a desert land and then finds it (unexpectedly)". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. In another version of Muslim, he said: "Verily, Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than a person who has his camel in a waterless desert carrying his provision of food and drink and it is lost. He, having lost all hopes (to get that back), lies down in shade and is disappointed about his camel; when all of a sudden he finds that camel standing before him. He takes hold of its reins and then out of boundless joy blurts out: 'O Allah, You are my slave and I am Your Rubb'.He commits this mistake out of extreme joy". I keep sinning and I cannot stop - Abu Bakr Zoud A Digital Journal Instagram page - @adigitaljournalpodcast Akhwat Foundation Instagram page- @akhwattfoundation The Hayaah Project Instagram page - @thehayaahproject

  • S2 · E17
    April 17 · 6 min

    You’re entering sacred time

    As we enter Dhul-Qa’dah, one of the sacred months, this episode is a gentle reminder that not all time is the same. Allah says: “Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months… of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them…” (Surah At-Tawbah 9:36) And the Prophet ﷺ said: “The year is twelve months, of which four are sacred: three consecutive months—Dhul-Qa’dah, Dhul-Hijjah, and Muharram—and Rajab…” (Bukhari & Muslim) A short reflection on becoming more aware of sacred time, and how even small actions can carry greater weight within it. Wa Allahu a‘lam.

  • S2 · E16
    March 31 · 12 min

    What’s your consistent even if little?

    commitment in order to get to Allah’s love عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ سَدِّدُوا وَقَارِبُوا، وَاعْلَمُوا أَنْ لَنْ يُدْخِلَ أَحَدَكُمْ عَمَلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ، وَأَنَّ أَحَبَّ الأَعْمَالِ أَدْوَمُهَا إِلَى اللَّهِ، وَإِنْ قَلَّ ‏" Narrated `Aisha: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds will not make you enter Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to Allah is the most regular and constant even if it were little." Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6464 In-book reference : Book 81, Hadith 53 Ramadan Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4CntPnHnrYuPDZIX953iY-_Lvjd7keue&si=j50RkR-kb7s6Zef1

  • S2 · E5
    February 6 · 42 min

    Surahtul Kahf Reflections pt.1 | the test of majority

    -just because everyone is doing it doesn’t mean it’s right remember to read surahtul kahf and send salawat upon the Prophet🤍 Abū Sa'id reported the Prophet as saying, “If anyone recites sūra al-Kahf (Qur’ān, 18) on Friday, light will shine brightly for him till the next Friday.” Baihaqī transmitted it in [Kitāb] al-Da‘awāt al-kabir. References About the sun being close to the heads of people on Yaumul Hisaab: Miqdad b. Aswad reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) as saying: On the Day of Resurrection, the sun would draw so close to the people that there woum be left only a distance of one mile. Sulaim b. Amir said: By Allah, I do not know whether he meant by" mile" the mile of the (material) earth or dn instrument used for applying collyrium to the eye. (The Prophet is, however, reported to have said): The people would be submerged in perspiration according to their deeds, some up to their. knees, Some up to the waist and some would have the bridle of perspiration and, while saying this, Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) pointed his hand towards his mouth. Sahih Muslim 2864 About a young person that grows up in the worship of Allah being shaded on that day: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah will give shade, to seven, on the Day when there will be no shade but His. (These seven persons are) a just ruler, a youth who has been brought up in the worship of Allah (i.e. worships Allah sincerely from childhood), a man whose heart is attached to the mosques (i.e. to pray the compulsory prayers in the mosque in congregation), two persons who love each other only for Allah's sake and they meet and part in Allah's cause only, a man who refuses the call of a charming woman of noble birth for illicit intercourse with her and says: I am afraid of Allah, a man who gives charitable gifts so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in charity), and a person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears." Şahih al-Bukhari (660). sunnah.com Quran 30 for 30 episode touched a bit on this juz

  • S2 · E6
    January 13 · 10 min

    3 tips to stop that sin | How to Avoid Sin

    3 Steps to Leave a Sin Behind, may Allah protect us from all sins ,🥹 those that are obvious and those that are hidden , the major sins and the minor sins , the public sins and the private sins , the sins we have committed and the sins we have yet to commit,🥹 ya rabbi please ya Allah forgive us Sins are not forbidden without reason. Every sin is filthy, harmful, and destructive - damaging the heart, weakening iman, and distancing us from Allah swt. To leave a sin behind, we must begin with three things: ​ Acknowledge the reality of the sin - what Allah has made haram is filthy and harmful, even if the nafs tries to beautify it. ​ Remember that Allah is watching - He is Ar-Raqib. Don’t silence the inner voice that reminds you that Allah sees you. ​ Repent constantly - no matter how many times you fall. Keep returning to Allah until the devil loses. Resisting a sin out of fear and shyness before Allah earns a full good deed, and striving against your desires makes you a fighter in the sight of Allah. Never give up on tawbah. Keep returning. Keep fighting.

  • S2 · E5
    January 9 · 23 min

    an act of worship that is paradise on earth

    The video I read the subtitles of - “You’ll Never Miss Tahajjud After watching this! - Ali Hammuda” Qiyam Al-Layl ( The Standing at Night - Night Prayer) is a confirmed Sunnah. Qiyam Al-Layl plays a great role in strengthening one's faith and helping one to do good deeds. Allah praises those who have faith and are pious for their noble characteristics and good deeds, one of the most special of which is Qiyam Al-Layl. It is one of the means of avoiding the punishment of Hell and attaining Paradise. The Prophet pbuh said the best prayer after the obligatory prayer is prayer at night. Full Hadith: Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported that he (the Messenger of Allah) was asked as to which prayer was most excellent after the prescribed prayer, and which fast was most excellent after the month of Ramadan. He said: Prayer offered in the middle of the night and the most excellent fast after (fasting) in the month of Ramadan is the fast in God's month al-Muharram. Sahih Muslim 1163

  • S2 · E6
    Dec 30, 2025 · 30 min

    Ahmed The Repenter - the story your heart needs today

    -Sheikh Bilal Assad, Mufti Menk may Allah bless every soul that contributed positively to get this story to reach us. Sometimes we find that we’ve fallen into pits we never thought we could fall into, darkness with no end in sight… but , Allah, oh Allah, He is the light of the Heavens and The Earth. He guides us out of the dangerous darknesses we threw ourselves into and grants us his light once again. May Allah gift us repentance ,accept our repentance, make us of those who constantly return back to him and grant us the most beautiful of returns to Him.may Allah forgive me, my parents,my siblings, my family ,my loved ones, my friends, may Allah forgive you and the whole ummah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم

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