Asmaa’ bint ‘Umays (may Allaah’s Pleasure be upon her) went out to perform pilgrimage with the Prophet ﷺ while she was about to give birth and she then gave birth some miles later. This is proof for the companions’ (may Allaah’s Pleasure be upon them) eagerness and striving in order to fulfill their responsibility by performing their obligations. Had Asmaa’ (may Allaah’s Pleasure be upon her)…
Rulings
Being concerned with memorising, reciting and reading the Qur’aan is a required matter but it is not enough. A person must be concerned with reciting it in the manner he is ordered to carry out. Many students of knowledge recite the Qur’aan and even memorize, recite it well. When they guarantee this, they neglect it and go to sleep. One does not find in their daily program a set part for…
If we imagine a person who did not have a home to live in, nor children nor belongings, and he is in a place where he does not know anyone, will he be comfortable? No, he will not. Rather, he will be worried and anxious, and he would not care for what residents would care for. If a person imagines himself in this situation, this would make him ascetic towards this life, be rid of its burdens,…
Among shortcomings in seeking knowledge is that a student of knowledge knows nothing about the story of Nooh or any of the prophets mentioned in the Qur’aan in detail, or their order. This means that he is completely heedless of the stories of the prophets although they are present in the Qur’aan and their stories contain benefit, not merely for passing time but, indeed, for learning lessons.…
Allaah said,
{ثُمَّ أَفِيضُوا۟ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَفَاضَ ٱلنَّاس}
“Then depart from the place from where [all] the people depart…” (Al-Baqarah 199)
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The strength required to perform acts of obedience to Allaah never depends on physical ability, for there is no relation between obedience and physical ability or weakness. Thus, you would find a young man of 30 years old being prepared to lift 200 kilograms and run with it; however, if he stands behind the imaam for prayer whose…
Allaah ﷻ said,
{إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا}
“Indeed, Allaah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]. O you who have believed, ask [Allaah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allaah to…
Is there a religious violation for a person who supplicates in his prostration using some aayahs?
Prohibition has been reported for reciting the Qur’aan in bowing and prostration. However, if the aayahs are recited in a manner that they are not Qur’aan, such as a person prostrating saying,
{رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَك…
Smiling in the face of your Muslim brother is a required matter. As for a heretic, innovator or disbeliever, do not smile in his face unless it is to call him to Allaah, or fearing his evil, and the like. If your purpose is to call him to Allaah, and you smiled in his face, in order to accept your call, and for Allaah to guide him…
Without doubt, differing openly leads to differing inwardly, just as agreeing openly leads to agreeing inwardly. Thus, the Prophet ﷺ prohibited resembling disbelievers, in many Texts, because agreeing with them openly leads to agreeing with them inwardly, and differing with them openly leads to abandoning them inwardly. The same can be…
The Prophet ﷺ said,
“Your tongue should be moist with the Remembrance of Allaah.”
(Tirmithy, 3375, Ibn Maajah, 3793, and Ahmad, 17,680)
A person who preoccupies his time with the Remembrance of Allaah and enjoying this, will have ease of mind and will not tire of the long time spent. This is because the…
32: True loss
In reality, a person at loss is one who has transgressed, broken agreements, broken that which Allaah ordered to be performed, and spread corruption upon the land. That is true loss. As for a person who sells an item for a small loss and buys for a thousand Riyaals and sells for 800 or 900, this is a loss custom. However, how does this life compare to the Hereafter?! If a person’s life,…
“... and Allaah mentions them with Him.”
Those are they whom Allaah mentions and shows them off to His angels. ‘Look at my slaves. They have abandoned rest, family, children, wealth, and gathered to study together Allaah’s Book in one of His houses, in a mosque for the Muslims. Such people Allaah mentions them with Him…
Da’wah is a communal obligation upon the nation, whether they accept or not.
{قُلْ هَـٰذِهِۦ سَبِيلِىٓ أَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا۠ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَنِى}
“Say, "This is my…
The Prophet ﷺ said,
“... and a person who covers the faults of another Muslim, Allaah will cover his faults in this world and the Hereafter.”
If you see your Muslim brother in a situation he does not like people to know about such action or behavior, cover his action.
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36: Piety is here
The Prophet ﷺ said,
“Behold, in your body there is a piece of flesh, when it becomes sound, the entire body becomes sound, and when it becomes bad, the entire body becomes bad. Behold, it is the heart.”
The basis is the heart and the limbs are the supporters and soldiers of the heart. The heart implements what it…
“Giving advice to every Muslim…”
This goes to the extent that Jareer, in advice, bought a steed for 300 units of currency, and when the contract was being agreed, he said to its owner, “Your steed is worth more than 300. Will you sell it for 400?” The owner replied, ‘Yes!’ When he said, ‘Yes!,’ Jareer said, “Your steed is worth…
For the common people, advising them is through openly guiding them towards that which is good and warding them off evil through being gentle, wisdom, and lenient. They should be guided towards that which rectifies their affairs in their religion and world. There is no issue in highlighting some of their good characteristics, such as…
There is a shortcoming regarding knowing the notables and role models of this Nation to the extent that the young Muslims know notables from the Jews and Christians more than they know the virtuous people of this Nation, especially the contemporary ones. You find names repeated on the news which they memorize, and if a person is asked about the best of this Nation among the companions and…
If you become upright on the straight Path and adhere to the Rope of Allaah, followed the Guidance which the Prophet ﷺ brought, and avoid innovations and its people, do not judge that you will certainly be successful. On the contrary, suspect yourself of having shortcomings, because the road is long and thorny, and the hearts are between two fingers of the All Merciful, and, in this world, a…