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Jabir (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) as saying: “Recite the Holy Quran to seek the pleasure of Allah before a people will come into existence who will observe formalities in the recitation of Quran, make haste and do not …

In Love with the Word It never ceases to intrigue us when we actually meet a hafiz. Someone who has committed the entire Quran to memory, word for word. “But We have indeed made the Qur’an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?” (Surah …

The Views of the four Imams, on Speaking during Friday Khutbah Imam Maliki (most strict on this issue): Haraam to speak during Khutbah and during the short sitting between the two Khutbahs. There is no difference between those who can hear the Khutbah and those who cannot. It is Haraam …

Recording  and Preservation of the Quran The very first word revealed to Muhammad (pbuh) was ‘iqra’ meaning read or recite (Surah Al ‘Alaq 96:1). Thus it is not surprising that as soon as a verse was revealed, prophet Muhammad (pbuh) would memorize it so that he could recite it to …

What the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) teaches and says about Parents and Kinship? KIND TREATMENT TOWARDS PARENTS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TIES OF BLOOD RELATIONSHIP Allah, the Exalted, says in the Quran: “Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do …

One of the children of Al-Qa’nabi narrated this story: “A regular drinker of wine, my father used to keep company with disreputable young men. He one day invited them and then sat down in front of his door, waiting for them to arrive. While he was waiting, Shu’bah passed by …

On the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “A man used to do sinful deeds, and when death came to him, he said to his sons, ‘After my death, burn me and then crush …

Does Allah Love Us? by Muhammad Alshareef After the Prophet sal Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam passed away, Abu Idrees Al Khawlanee (d. 80 AH/699-700 CE) in Dimishq (Damascus), went to Masjid Al-Kabeer. In the masjid he saw a group of people sitting around one man. He described the man as …

How can I serve my faith in the course of my daily life? What contribution can I make as I go about my normal business? This is a question that many of us ask ourselves and it is a very good question. The Prophet (peace be upon him said): “Every …

Narrated by ‘Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Aslam, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: “When I was accompanying ‘Umar ibn al-Khatab on his patrol of Madinah at night, he felt tired, so he leant against a wall. It was the middle of the night, and (we heard) a woman …