Category: Asceticism and Heart Softening

Anger, Lust and Forgetfulness; The Traps of Shaytan

Shaytan can persuade a person to come and use one of these three doors to make a person slip. It is like he is ambushing them. ... more

Al-Istighfar (Seeking Repentance)

"O people, repent to your Lord, for verily I seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to him more than seventy times in a day." ... more

Being an Example

The possibility of setting a good example is a wonderful opportunity to please Allah. It is an opportunity to follow the Prophet, peace be upon him, - the Prophet, peace be upon him, set an excellent example and we are supposed to follow his example by also setting an excellent example ourselves. ... more

Gems from Imam Abdl-Rahman ibn Mahdi

The Hafidh, al-Imam ‘Abd’l-Rahman ibn Mahdis' position in the scared sciences of ‘ilm and the recording and memorising of Hadīth is simply legendary. ... more

Gems from Imam Sufyan al-Thawri

Imam Sufyan Abu ‘Abdillah al-Thawri the Leader of the Believers in Hadith, The Ascetic of the Ummah, and its Faqīh, said ... more

If there is any good in your heart…

“…If Allah knows any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [al-Anfal: 70] ... more

Don't be a Victim of Crass Consumerism

By Sheikh Salman al-Oadah

The American ambassador was called upon to preside over the grand opening of a McDonald’s branch in the country where he was stationed. He arrived that the event wearing a baseball cap with the golden arches emblazoned across the front.

He was surprised when a ...

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5 Practical steps on how we can truly live with the Qur’an

I will mention 5 points and practical steps on how we can truly live with the Qur’an insha’Allah:

1. Always try to be in the company of the Qur’an

The Arabs use this term (sahib) to indicate a close association between two things, for example a rich person who lavishes and spends money ...

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Before you disobey Allah, remember

Before you disobey Allah, remember that Allah Almighty sees you. He knows what you hide and what you show in public, as {Allâh knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the breasts conceal.} [Surat Ghâfir 40:19] ... more

Contemplating

Allah Almighty ordered us, in His Glorious Book, to think and reflect. And He praised who think deeply, by His saying: {and think deeply about the creation of the heavens and the earth. ... more

Ways of purifying the hearts

{And say to My slaves (i.e. the true believers of Islamic Monotheism) that they should (only) say those words that are the best. (Because) Shaitan (Satan) verily, sows disagreements among them. Surely, Shaitan (Satan) is to man a plain enemy.} [Surat Al-Isrâ` 17:53] ... more

Trust

Allah Almighty said “Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.” [Al-Isra’ 17:36] ... more

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