February 2012
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“There are many self certified muftis on blogs and facebook. I would advise...”
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“There is no limit to the blessings that Allah endows upon an individual!”
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“Every book has a context and the context of the Quran is the Hadith and every...”
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“Liberals go too far by negating the rules and only looking at the purpose of the...”
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Be wary of your 'life' in the grave!
Rasulullah said, ‘The grave is a garden of paradise or a pit of hell.’ (Mishkat) Rasulullah said, ‘It has been revealed to me that the trial in the grave is similar to the trial of Dajjaal.’ (Tirmidhi) Rasulullah said, ‘If you are made to listen to the punishment in the grave, you will stop burying your deceased.’ (Tirmidhi) Rasulullah advised, ‘Seek...
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“The desire to show gratitude, seek forgiveness and do good is all from Allah. We...”
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“Do not rupture the barrier between yourselves and the fire of jahanum!”
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“If a person sins and immediately regrets then that is a sign of piety; a flicker...”
– Mufti Ismail Menk
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“In Islam we do not worship months, people or places. We worship only the Creator...”
– Mufti Ismail Menk
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“You will naturally attain piety is you know that Allah is Ever-Watchful!”
– Mufti Ismail Menk
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“Islam is not against romantic love. Islam is only against that which leads to...”
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“Those serving in the path of Islam should conduct a reality check as to whether...”
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“Let us strive to attain the pleasure of Allah and this can only be attained by...”
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“When we spread Islam and correct others, let us remember that the advice and...”
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“Consciousness of Allah is greater than the fear of Allah as consciousness...”
– Mufti Ismail Menk
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“Understand that your purpose in life is to seek the pleasure of Allah and not to...”
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“Always worry about yourself and your own weaknesses if you want to attain piety!”
– Mufti Menk
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“Fasting creates a shield between a person and the punishment of Allah!”
– Mufti Menk!
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“If you want to attain piety then keep reminding one another of the laws of...”
– Mufti Menk
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“When someone corrects you, the criteria is the statement and not who it is...”
– Mufti Menk
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“None can show better gratitude for Allah’s favors than he who shares them...”
– Nabi Idris (a.s) Stories of the Prophets (Ibn Kathir)
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“Happy is he who looks at his own deeds and appoints them as pleaders to His Lord”
– Nabi Idris (a.s) - Stories of The Prophets (Ibn Kathir)
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“Dawah is to gain the pleasure of Allah and not popularity with people”
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“Taqwa is to create a barrier between yourselves and the punishment of Allah...”
– Mufti Menk
“Making istighfar is such a great thing as it is both a zikir and a du’a!”
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“We must realise that we are nothing and our total and complete dependence upon...”
– Maulana Suaiman Khatani on what Allah told Nabi Dawood (a.s)
“Even the desire to show gratitude to Allah is from Allah. We are nothing!”
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Me'rãj - Physical or Spiritual
Maulana Saleem Dhorat-
The Me’rãj of Rasoolullah sallalahu alayhi wasallam was physical i.e. with body and soul. He ascended the seven heavens and proceeded beyond that to the Sidratul Muntahã and further physically. In the mind of a mu’min (true believer), a doubt concerning the possibility of a physical ascent to the heavens does not occur. For a believer this is a fact which...
“Get yourself out of this limited world of diseases to the wide world of the hereafter, which has what the eyes have never seen. Nothing is impossible there, and love is not lost. O you who sold yourself for the sake of something that will cause you suffering and pain, and which will also lose its beauty, you sold the most precious item for the cheapest price, as if you neither knew the value of...
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“The purpose of Islamic knowledge is self purification. If it is only to garner...”
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3 ways of how du'a is accepted
The Ahãdeeth also tell us that du’ãs (provided that their requisites have been fulfilled) are accepted invariably, but their acceptance is manifested in either of the three below-mentioned ways: Sometimes, Allah immediately answers them and blesses the seekers with what they have asked for; sometimes He substitutes what they have asked for with something that in His Knowledge was better for...
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“‘I treat my servant as he expects of me…’”
– (Bukhãri, Muslim)
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“A Servant of Allah accepts his weaknesses and recognises his need for Allah. Out...”
– Maulana Saleem Dhorat
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“Du’a is worship!”
– Tirmidhi Hadeeth
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“And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character”
– The Quran on Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w). (68:4)
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A great story on the proof of Prophet Muhammad's...
These were the very characteristics which prompted even the non-Muslim leaders at the time of Rasoolullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam to testify to his Prophethood. One such incident is related in Saheehul Bukhãri:
Aboo Sufyãn ibn Harb radiyallahu anhu relates that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he (Aboo Sufyãn radiyallahu anhu) had been accompanying a caravan from the Quraysh. They...
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Expecting good from Allah
Jabir (ra) reported: The Prophet (saw) said, “Let none of you die without expecting good from Allah.”
[Sahih Muslim, Book 40, Number 6877]
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" Non-Sunnah"Passion and love for Islam???
Aisha (ra) reported: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Whoever performs a deed that is not in accordance with our matter will have it rejected.”
[Sahih Muslim, Book 18, Number 4266]
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Paradise for excellence in character
Abu Umamah (ra) reported: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “I guarantee a house on the outskirts of Paradise for he who leaves arguing even if he is right; and a house in the middle of Paradise for he who leaves lying even when joking; and a house in the highest part of Paradise for he who makes his character excellent.”
[Sunan Abu Dawud, Book 40, Number 4800]
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Satan incites hatred among the believers
Jabir (ra) reported: The Prophet (saw) said: “Indeed, Satan has despaired of getting those who perform prayer to worship him, but rather he incites (hatred) among them.”
[Sunan At-Tirmidhi, Book 25, Number 1937, Grade: Sahih]
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Loving others for Allah
Abu Huraira (ra) reported: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Verily, Allah will say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who love each other for the sake of My Glory? Today, I will shelter them in My shade; a Day when there is no shade but Mine.”
[Sahih Muslim, Book 32, Number 6225]
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Reconciliation and forgiveness in Islam
Uqbah ibn Amir (ra) reported: I met the Messenger of Allah and I began speaking, taking his hand and saying, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me about virtuous deeds.” The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “O Uqbah, reconcile whoever cuts you off, give to whoever deprives you, and ignore whoever wrongs you.”
[Musnad Ahmad, Number 16883]
January 2012
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Best women of paradise
Ibn ‘Abbaas related that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “The best women of paradise are Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid, Faatimah bint Muhammad, Maryam bint ‘Imraan, and Aasiyah bint Muzaahim, the wife of Pharaoh.”
Collected by Ahmad, al-Haakim and at-Tabaraanee in al-Kabeer [S.J.S. 1135]. Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol. 2, no. 1361.
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“The world is just a moment, so make it a moment of obedience.”
– Imam Syafiee
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Qadiani/Ahmadiya faith EXPOSED! →
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Helping others
Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “He who relieves the hardship of a believer in this world, Allah will relieve his hardship on the Day of Judgment. He who makes easy what is difficult, Allah will make it easy for him in the world and the Hereafter. He who conceals the faults of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults in the world and the Hereafter....
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The Prophet's (s.a.w) prayers
Narrated / Authority Of: Al-Mughira The Prophet used to stand (in the prayer) or pray till both his feet or legs swelled. He was asked why (he offered such an unbearable prayer) and he said, “should I not be a thankful slave.”
Sahih Bukhari
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Knowledge,life and wisdom
Narrated / Authority Of: Malik Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that Luqman al-Hakim made his will and counselled his son, saying, “My son! Sit with the learned men and keep close to them. Allah gives life to the hearts with the light of wisdom as Allah gives life to the dead earth with the abundant rain of the sky.”
Muwatta Imam Malik
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Authority on delaying zuhor if the heat is severe
Narrated / Authority Of: Abu Huraira reported that Allah’s Messenger said, “When the heat is severe postpone the Salah till it is cooler because the severity of heat is the effect of the violence of Hell.”
[Ahmed 7834, Bukhari 536, Muslim 615, Abu Dawud 401, Nisai 496, Ibn e Majah 678]
Note: This is the fatawa in the hanafi school and it is only appropritate for those who are...
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Contact with other souls after death
THE SOUL’S ABODE AFTER DEATH: CONTACT WITH OTHER SOULS: The souls of the righteous believers meet each other, according to the orthodox Islamic view. This position is based upon the hadeeth in which Masrooq reported that on one occasion the companions said to Allaah’s Messenger (PBUH), “It is not right for us to part company with you in this world because when you die and are raised up [into the...