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Narrated Hadhrat Abu Hurairah RA The Prophet Muhammad Sall Allahu alayhi wa sallam asked, “Do you know who is the poor person?” The listeners (the Companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)) replied: “O Messenger of Allah, the poor amongst us is the one who does not have any money or …
Read More »Manners In Islam: To Curse the Infidel
It is reported by Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah RA that the Messenger of Allah was asked to invoke curse on the polytheists. The Prophet (PBUH) said, “I have not been sent to curse anyone but i have been sent as a mercy (for all).” (Muslim) Explanation: The Holy Prophet (PBUH) refrained …
Read More »Angry? Bite your tongue.
The words we speak are neither meaningless nor without affect. As we exercise our freedom, by speaking as we please, we consequently affect others and therefore ourselves. This affect can be positive or negative, depending on the intention and the words sent forth. Everything we say and do in life …
Read More »The Great Challenge to Produce One Chapter Like the Chapters of the Holy Quran
There is another important aspect that Muslim scholars have traditionally considered the greatest miraculous aspect of the Quran, this is the linguistic miracle. Muslims and non Muslims alike acclaim that best Arabic literature available on the face of the earth is the Glorious Quran. Its language is rich, noble and …
Read More »Tell them Daddy’s not at home!
The different forms of lying – – A bint Abdulla “So you see,” said Hamza’s father as he finished reading the storybook, “A Muslim never lies and always tells the truth. That’s what Islaam teaches us.” Just then, the telephone bell rang sharply in the house. As little Hamza ran …
Read More »Our Sexuality is a Test
from MuslimWritings Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, “We believe.”, and that they will not be tested? (Quran 29:2) Allah uses every aspect of our lives to test us–even down to the innate biological urges He instilled in us. We must eat to live, but …
Read More »Common Mistakes made in Salaah
Common Errors in Prayer That MUST Be Avoided:- 1. Reciting Surat al-Fatiha fast without pausing after each verse. The Prophet (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) used to pause after each verse of this Surah. (Abu Dawood) 2. Sticking the arms to the sides of the body, in Rukoo’ or Sujood, and sticking …
Read More »Are you Stealing?
Some Muslims today often display an admirable zeal in applying some parts of Islam that may not even be obligatory while they take on a complacent, self-satisfied attitude with respect to the essentials of the Deen. In one particular area, this results in Muslims stealing. The Prophet sallAllahu alayhe wa …
Read More »Ten Sickness of the Heart
Ten Sickness of the Heart 1. You believe in the existance of Allah (SWT) but you do not fulfil His Commands. 2. You say you love the Prophet Mohammed (SAW) but you do not follow his Sunnah. 3. You read the Holy Qur’an but you do not put it into …
Read More »Throne Verse [2:255]
The Ayat al-Qursi, or Throne Verse, is Qur’an 2:255 Allah! There is no god but He, the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor sleep. His are all things in the heavens and on earth. Who is there can intercede in His presence except as He permitteth? …
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