Admonitions in Two Sentences “He who enters the grave without provisions (good deeds), has, as if, he started swimming across the ocean without a vessel.” [Abu Bakr – may Allah be pleased with him] “Worldy honour is derived from riches and the honour of the Hereafter is derived from the performance of good deeds.” [‘Umar – may […]
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Referring to Quran and Sunnah.
It is necessary to refer all matters of disagreement between Muslims to Allah and His Messenger, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam. This is important for the Muslim to know and implement because it indicates the complete submission to Allah without which one would not be a Muslim. Allah says, “If you differ in anything among yourselves, […]
Sincerity and Its Fruits .
If a servant strives against himself until he does not care about life and the praise and commendation of people and dedicates all his worship to Allaah The Almighty, he will be one of the people of sincerity whose every action, word, love and hatred is for the sake of Allaah The Almighty alone. The […]
Husband died and she wants to continue her studies.
Question: Her husband has died and she is required to complete the period of mourning. [Considering] she is a student at school, is it permissible for her to continue her studies or not? Response: It is obligatory for the wife whose husband has died to complete the mourning period in the marital home and no […]
The Earth’s Atmosphere.
By the sky which returns.” (Quran 86:11) “[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling…” (Quran 2:22) In the first verse God swears by the sky[1] and its function of ‘returning’ without specifying what it ‘returns.’ In Islamic doctrine, a divine oath signifies the magnitude of importance of a […]
Surely the Qur’anic ‘Alaqah (the leech-like stage) is easily observed with the naked eye?.
‘Alaqah is a stage in the development of the human embryo. One of the meanings of the term ‘alaqah is a leech. If you examine the illustrations above, you clearly see that the shape of the embryo does in fact resemble a leech. ‘Alaqah refers to the embryo when it is extremely small. Due to the small sizes involved scientists could […]
Utilize Leisure Time.
worry and distress is a great blessing, and to have a body free from diseases is a great blessing, too. However, they are the very blessings on which people are deceived. The Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam was reported to have said, “There are two blessings in which people are cheated: health and leisure time.” […]
How To Stop Gossip.
If any of us hear gossip about one of our brothers, we are enjoined to oppose it, and correct the speaker- gently, politely, and with wisdom. This is in accordance with the various ways of changing a bad deed which were described by the Messenger of Allah (SAAS) 1, which we should try to do […]
The Virtue of Speaking Up For a Muslim in His Absence and Opposing Ghibah.
From Abu’l-Darda’ (RA): The Messenger of Allah (SAAS) said: “Whoever defends the honour of his brother, this will be a protection for him from the Fire.” [Al-Khara’iti, Makarim al-Akhlaq; Ibn ‘Asakir. There is nothing wrong with its Isnad as there is corroborating evidence. See Ghayah al-Maram (below Hadith No. 431).] From Asma’ bint Yazid (RA), […]
The Ten Who Were Given Glad Tidings of Paradise Dr. ‘Umar Al-Ashqar.
The Messenger, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, clearly stated that ten of his Companions would be in Paradise. Ahmad reports from Sa’id ibn Zayd, and Tirmidhi reports from ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn ‘Awf, that the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Abu Bakr will be in Paradise, ‘Umar will be in Paradise, ‘Uthman will be in Paradise, ‘Ali will be in Paradise, Talhah