Category: Asceticism and Heart Softening
Punishments for neglecting jihad for the sake of Allaah
Is there a specific punishment
that is deserved by those who neglect jihad for the sake of
Allaah?
Praise be to Allaah.
The command to wage jihad for the sake of Allaah, and the warning
against neglecting jihad, appear in many verses of the Qur'aan and
ahaadeeth.
If the Muslims neglect ...
How to be successful in life
(In the light of the Glorious Qurân and the Sunnah)
By:
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Question:
How to obtain success and prosperity in this world and hereafter? What kind of success or prosperity that Islam wants the Ummah Islam gain in this world?
Answer:
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Understanding Our Love for Allah & for His Messenger
Abd al-Rahmân al-Barrâk
All praise is due to Allah.
Allah says: {Say (O Muhammad): If you do love Allah, follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins} [Sûrah Imrân: 31].
This verse affirms the believer's love for Allah as ...
The Purification of the Soul - SINCERITY
Compiled from the works of Ibn Rajab
al-Hanbali, Ibn Al-Qayyim
al-Jawziyya, and Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.
SINCERITY
Sincerity is the
freeing of one's intentions from all
impurities in order to come nearer to Allah. It is to
ensure that the intentions behind all acts of worship and
...
Creation is in Need of Allah
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Man always looks for what benefits him and what protects him from harm. However, to accomplish this, man must be able to realize what is harmful. He must then know whom he should need, trust, and love so that he can attain what is beneficial as well as to feel ...
Continue ReadingThe Desire For The Hereafter
Adopted from
Imam Ibn ul-Qayyim's "Al-Fawa'id" by Abu Aasiya
The desire for the Hereafter is not complete without renouncing
this world, and renouncement from this world is not achieved except
after:
a) Looking at this world, and how quickly it passes away and
reaches its end, its ...
Suicide - It's Not An Escape!
In a society that prides itself for freedom and liberty to attain maximum happiness, suicide ought to be the furthest from the mind? Yet it is not an uncommon practice and may be someone who is close to you and opens up to you and you may be the only person who can help. Suicide, resorted to ...
Continue ReadingThe Light of Guidance
Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Rahmaan al-Swiyaan
(Al-Bayaan magazine, issue # 152, Rabee' al-Aakhir 1421, pp. 66-67)
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I was coming back from a long journey, and Allaah decreed that my seat in the airplane should ... Continue Reading
Why Our Prayers and Dua'as are Not Answered
Taken from Khushoo fis-Salaat (p.62) of Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee - rahimullah.
IBRAHEEM IBN ADHAM - may Allaah have mercy on him - a third century scholar, a teacher and a companion of Sufyaan ath-Thawree, was asked about the saying of Allaah - the ... Continue Reading
A message to someone Drowning
Author: Sh. Hamed ibn Abdullah Al-Ali
Question:
I would like to let you know that I have committed most major sins and I am not saying this in order to take pride in my sins; I used to feel this before but not any longer. I have drunk wine twice in my life or perhaps three times, I don't ... Continue ReadingTen Sicknesses of The Heart
1. You believe in the existance of Allah Ta'ala, but you do not fulfil his commands.
2. You say you love the Holy Prophet Mohammed (Sallallahu 'alahi wasallam), but you do not follow his sunnah (ie, his example). 3. You Read The Qur'an but you do not put it into practice.
4. You enjoy all ... Continue Reading
Signs of weak Iman and how to increase it
A very nice article contributed by brother AbuBanan.
Signs of weak Faith:
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Committing sins and not feeling any guilt.
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Having a hard heart and no desire to read the Quran.
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Feeling too lazy to do good deeds, e.g. being late for salat
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Neglecting the Sunnah.
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Having mood ...
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