Category: Sunna

Assume that you set up a big city by bringing millions of Legos together. Let there be in this city skyscrapers, twisting roads, railway stations, airports, shopping malls, subways and also rivers, lakes, forests and a beach. Let there also be living in it thousands of people wandering in its streets, sitting in their homes […]

“The heart is inherently dependent on Allah in two ways: from the point of view of worship, which is the ultimate goal, and from the point of view of seeking His help and relying upon Him, which are the means to that end. The heart cannot be sound, or succeed, or find joy, or be […]

Narrated Ibn `Abbas : The Prophet once stayed for nineteen days and prayed shortened prayers. So when we travel led (and stayed) for nineteen days, we used to shorten the prayer but if we traveled (and stayed) for a longer period we used to offer the full prayer. 2.187: Narrated Yahya bin ‘Is−haq: I heard […]

Narrated Al−Walid bin ‘Aizar: I heard Abi `Amr ‘Ash−Shaibani saying, “The owner of this house.” he pointed to `Abdullah’s house, “said, ‘I asked the Prophet ‘Which deed is loved most by Allah?” He replied, ‘To offer prayers at their early (very first) stated times.’ ” `Abdullah asked, “What is the next (in goodness)?” The Prophet […]

Narrated `Imran bin Husain: Some people of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet and he said (to them), “O Bani Tamim! rejoice with glad tidings.” They said, “You have given us glad tidings, now give us something.” On hearing that the color of his face changed then the people of Yemen came to him and […]

This sermon was delivered on the ninth day of Dhul Hijah, 10 A.H. (632 A.D.) in the valley of Mount Arafat. The contents of the message were collected from different narrations, and there are other parts to it that are not mentioned here. This sermon still needs the authenticity of all of its parts to […]

 Following the Sunnah (example) of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is a fundamental part of Islam.. Allah orders us in numerous places in the Qu’ran to obey Him and to obey the messenger. Alhumdulillah, the record of the Prophet’s (sunnah) have been kept until the present day. It is to our own detriment, if […]

The Straight Path has been laid out. Our job is only to follow it, not to try to discover new paths.  Once some Jewish scholars said to Sayyidna Umar bin Khattab, may Allah bless him, “The Qur’an contains a verse that if it had been revealed to us, we would have designated a day to […]

3.513: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Apostle said, “There is none amongst the Muslims who plants a tree or sows seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, but is regarded as a charitable gift for him.” 3.514: Narrated Abu Umama al−Bahili: I saw some agricultural equipment and said: […]

3.740: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “O Muslim women! None of you should look down upon the gift sent by her she−neighbor even if it were the trotters of the sheep (fleshless part of legs). 3.741: Narrated `Urwa: Aisha said to me, “O my nephew! We used to see the crescent, and then the […]