Sahih Bukhari, Book #77, Hadith #593 Narrated ‘Abdullah: Allah’s Apostle, the truthful and truly-inspired, said, “Each one of you collected in the womb of his mother for forty days, and then turns into a clot for an equal period (of forty days) and turns into a piece of flesh for …
Read More »Allah is sufficient as a surety
Sahih Bukhari :: Volume 3 :: Book 37 :: Number 488h Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “An Israeli man asked another Israeli to lend him one thousand Dinars. The second man required witnesses. The former replied, ‘Allah is sufficient as a witness.’ The second said, ‘I want a surety.’ …
Read More »Ramadan : Fasting in the Hadith
1.5 billion Muslims of the world celebrate their holiest month of Ramadan every year. It is an obligation on every adult and healthy Muslim to fast during the month of Ramadan. Fasting is a total abstention from eating, drinking, and sexual relations from dawn to dusk for 29 or 30 …
Read More »… On the Death of Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) Son
Narrated by Anas bin Malik : We went with Allah’s Apostle (pbuh) to the blacksmith Abu Saif, and he was the husband of the wet-nurse of Ibrahim (the son of the Prophet). Allah’s Apostle took Ibrahim and kissed him and smelled him and later we entered Abu Saif’s house and …
Read More »“The Fast of David… There is No Better Fast than That”
“The Fast of David… There is No Better Fast than That” – Sheikh Muhammad Muhammad Salim `Abd al-Wadud The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to `Abd Allah b. `Amr b. al-`as: “Fast one day and break your fast one day. This was the fast of David (peace be upon …
Read More »“O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I love you…”
A’ishah reported that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I love you more than I love myself, and I love you more than I love my family, and I love you more than I love my children. …
Read More »How the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) would Complain
It is related that when Abu Talib died, the Prophet Muhammad (sallaAllahu alayhi wasallam) went out on foot to Ta’if to call its people to Islam. They rejected his call, and he walked away until he got to the shade of a tree. So, he prayed two rak’at and said: …
Read More »The Physical Charity
Whenever we think of charity or sadaqa, we always think of it in monetary terms. But as my parents reminded us a couple of days back, that there’s a different type of sadaqa which we can all do, even if we’re broke: Physical Sadaqa! Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari narrated that the …
Read More »The Excellence of Supplicating Du’as in one’s Absence
Allah, the Exalted, says: “And those who came after them say: “Our Lord! Forgive us, and our brethren who came before us into the Faith, and leave not, in our hearts, rancour (or sense of injury) against those who have believed. Our Lord! Thou art indeed Full of Kindness, …
Read More »Weeping From the Fear of Allah
“Has not the Time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the Truth which has been revealed (to them), and that they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime, but long ages passed over …
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