No ‘Adwa, nor Haamah, nor Safar

The Prophet, peace and blessing be upon him, said: «There is no ‘Adwa (no disease is conveyed from the sick to the healthy without the Permission of Allaah), nor Haamah (i.e. owl), nor Safar». ... more

Islamic Studies 1

1.1 THE CATEGORIES OF TAWHEED1.2 THE CATEGORIES OF SHIRK1.3 SAINT AND GRAVE WORSHIP1.4 TRANSCENDENCE 1.5 THE PURPOSE OF CREATION 2.1 COLLECTION OF THE QUR’AAN 2.2 MAKKAN AND ... more

The Righteous Action

"The likeness of wealth, family and the actions of the son of Adam is of a man who has three companions. One of the man's companions says: I am with you as long as you live; when you die, you have taken your share of yourself and you have taken your share of me - this is his wealth. The second companion says: I am with you until you reach that tree; you have had your share of yourself and your share of me - this is his family. The third companion says: I am with you in life and in death." [Sahih: Related by Al-Bazzar and Al-Albani authenticated it] ... more

Ignoring That Which Does Not Concern You

Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said, "A sign of one's excellence in his Islam, is ignoring what does not concern him." [Related by Ahmad, Malik & At-Tirmidhi] Ibn Rajab said, "This hadith is a basic and an important source of good behavior in Islam." ... more

Truthfulness: Imam Al-Nawawi's Riyad-us-Saliheen

Allah, the Exalted, says: "O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah, and be with those who are true (in words and deeds)". (9:119) ... more

al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam

This book is an adaptation of the Muqaddima or Preface to Mohammad Akram s 40-volume biographical dictionary (in Arabic) of the Muslim women who studied and taught hadith. It presents, samples and r ... more

Exploiting time with good deeds

Explanation of Hadith number forty from the body of forty Nawawi Hadiths gathered by Imam Al-Nawawi ... more

The authors of the Six Books

Who are the authors of the Six Books, and are there any da’eef (weak) ahaadeeth in their books?
Praise be to Allaah.  The authors of the Six Books are:  1-     Imam al-Bukhaari 2-     Imam Muslim 3-     Imam Abu Dawood 4-     Imam al-Tirmidhi 5-     Imam al-Nasaa’i ... Continue Reading

Narrating hadeeth with the meaning

I sometimes advise the others when they do a mistake clarifying the evidence from the authentic ahadeeth of the prophet . Sometimes I forget the exact text of the Hadeeth and mention its meaning only or a part of it. Is this permissible, or considered lying about what the prophet said? I may hesitate to advise fearing this, I fear also by doing this I mislead myself or others, May Allah protect us from misguidance. What do you advise me in such a situation?.
Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: Calling people to Allaah is one of the best and noblest of deeds before Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted. How could it be otherwise, when this is the role of the Prophets and Messengers whom Allaah chose from among His creation, and of those who inherited ... Continue Reading

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