Your Relatives of The Womb! Your Relatives of The Womb! [Arhaamukum! Arhaamukum!] – One of The Final Advice [or Commands] of The Messenger In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Ana’s Bin Maalik (radiyallaahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (Sallallaahu alayhi wassallam) said – during …
Read More »No real advancement for the Muslims without a Return to their Religion
Saudi King Abdul Azeez (rahimahullaah) said: “O Muslims! It is obligatory that we hold onto the Rope of Allaah (i.e. the Qur’aan), follow the Sunnah of Allaah’s Messenger Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam), follow the guidance of the Messenger, act on Allaah’s orders and keep away from what Allaah has forbidden. …
Read More »The Advice of ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Concerning the Incumbency of the Sunnah and Following the Salaf
The Advice of ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz concerning the incumbency of the Sunnah and following the Salaf An enlightening reminder about the obligation of following the Sunnah of the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam), and the obligation to interpret the Sunnah with the interpretation of the Salaf al-salih. Then know that …
Read More »Do not sully your scrolls after Hajj! Advice from Sk Uthaymeen
Do not sully your scrolls after Hajj! Advice from Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih Al-Uthaymeen: Returning to sins after performing the obligatory Hajj is a major setback; because the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) said: “Whoever performs the obligatory Hajj and does not commit obscenity or sin, he will return – meaning …
Read More »Interpersonal Skills: Convince him of his error so he may accept advice
Some people tend to engage others uselessly by offering excessive unsolicited advice and remarks, which may be solely based on their personal liking. For instance, after attending a wedding party that you and your wife had planned and organised, an invitee complains to you, “Dear brother, the wedding party was …
Read More »Interpersonal Skills: Keeping a Secret
A famous old saying goes, “Any secret that passes beyond two is bound to spread.” Someone was asked, “Who are ‘the two’ being referred to here?” He pointed to his two lips and said, “These two!” During the last few years of my life, I do not recall whispering into …
Read More »Interpersonal Skills: How the Prophet dealt with Adversaries
The Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) would always be just with the disbelievers and even be ready to sacrifice his life in order to call them to Islam and rectify their affairs. He would bear their evils with patience and try to overlook their harms. Why would he not do so …
Read More »Hold the stick from the middle
“You are beautiful. Your house is in order. I don’t deny that the children are tiring you out. However, if only you could look after their clothes more.” “Thank you very much for deciding to teach as a career. Allah has gifted you with a flair for teaching.Your students love …
Read More »Tips and Advice for Productive Hajj
“And proclaim to mankind the Hajj (pilgrimage). They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will come from every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway (to perform Hajj).” [Surah Al-Hajj, 22:27] Hajj is the Journey of a Lifetime. Yet we see so many people, brothers and …
Read More »Back to the Basics – Some Prophetic Advice on Raising Children
What we find in Islam is truly a complete way of life. It covers everything, from religious rituals to spiritual advancement and from to marrying to child-raising. However we often tend to neglect these guidelines by referring to the changing of the times, the excess amount of fitnah that our …
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