Bilaal was an Abyssinian from the black race. His destiny made him a slave of some people of the tribe of Jum’ah in Makkah, where his mother was one of their slave girls. He led the life of a slave whose bleak days were alike and who had no right …

Martyrdom of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (radhiallahu anhu) Umar ibn Al-Khattab (radhiallahu anhu) was the second khalifah, and one of the ten companions promised Jannah in their lifetimes. Umar (radhiallahu anhu) used to be a soldier – one of the best. But when he became the khalifah, the other companions refused …

A man said to Al-Hasan Al-Basri: ‘The people sit around you so that they may find fault with you!’ So he said, ‘Indeed, I encouraged my soul to aspire for Paradise so it aspired for it. Then I encouraged it to aspire for salvation from Hellfire and so it aspired …

Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Al-Aqsa is Crying out for Help! – by Imam Al-Haramain, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz-as-Sudais from the Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, 6 Safar, 1423 (April 19, 2002) The Transcript: All praise is due to Allah. May peace and blessings be upon His Prophet, his companions …

A Musalli of a certain Masjid, who previously had been attending salaah in congregation regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the Imaam decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The Imaam found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for the …

‘Eid Khutbah : Continuation of good deeds after Ramadan The Transcript First Khutbah (sermon) Praise be to Allah Who has guided His believing servants to do acts of obedience and has made the ways of good and righteous deeds easy for them. I bear witness that there is no god …

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Oh Allah, have mercy on us in the name of the great Quran, make it for us a guide and light, And guidance and mercy,   Oh Allah, make us remember that of it which we have forgotten, Make us know of it, that which we have become ignorant of, …

What Made the Companions Special! In a report by Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin ‘Aas (radiAllahu ‘anhu), he related that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah with her daughter. On the daughter’s wrist were two heavy gold bracelets. The Messenger asked her, “Do you pay Zakat on this?” She …