رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا “Our Lord, grant us delight in our spouses and our children, and make us a good example for the righteous.” [25:74] Sayyiduna Hasan al-Basri (Allah be pleased with him) advised a man to supplicate with the following words when congratulating new parents: بَارَكَ…
Imam al-Baghawi, the great muhaddith narrated in his book al-Mu’jam that the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to receive the new year with this dua O Allah, bring it (this month or year) to us with security, faith, wellness, Islam, protection from Satan, and approval and acceptance from the Most Gracious….
We are blessed to witness a new day and a new year. Inshallah we are full of optimism, which is the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Quran tells us to be optimistic in many different verses of the Quran, not to mention the very first verse which we recite: Alhamdulillahi rabbil…
Allah Almighty said in Surat al Muminoon: فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَلَا أَنسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَا يَتَسَاءَلُونَ قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ قَالُوا لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ فَاسْأَلِ الْعَادِّينَ قَالَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ۖ لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ When the Horn is blown,…
Sahl bin Sa’d As-Saidi narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: عن سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ الأَنَاةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَالْعَجَلَةُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ” Deliberation is from Allah, and haste/recklessness is from Satan.” [Tirmidhi] Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the…
Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : مَنْ تَعَاظَمَ في نَفْسِهِ، واخْتَال في مِشْيَتِهِ، لَقيَ اللهَ وهُوَ عليهِ غَضْبَانُ. ‘Whoever exalts himself and walks proudly, Allah will be…
Anas bin Malik narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Tuba (which is a tree in paradise) will be for he who is too occupied with his own defects to mention the defects of other people’[Al-Bazzar[i]] The Prophet (peace be upon him) here again is addressing the social context and etiquettes, which we…
Privacy has to be respected Anas Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: ‘He who seeks to listen to the talk of a people (secretly) will have molten lead poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection’. [Bukhari] Social etiquettes The Prophet (peace be…
The most beloved thing to Allah is being truthful and fighting for His sake Abdullah bin Salam said: عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلاَمٍ، رضي الله تعالى عنه قَالَ قَعَدْنَا نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَذَاكَرْنَا فَقُلْنَا: لَوْ نَعْلَمُ أَىَّ الأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ لَعَمِلْنَاهُ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : ( سبَّحَ لِلَّهِ…
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ وَفِي كُلٍّ خَيْرٌ احْرِصْ عَلَى مَا يَنْفَعُكَ وَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْجَزْ وَإِنْ أَصَابَكَ شَيْءٌ فَلَا تَقُلْ لَوْ أَنِّي فَعَلْتُ كَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلَكِنْ قُلْ قَدَرُ اللَّهِ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ…
Al haya has been translated in English as shame, bashfulness, and shyness. Abu Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: عن أبي مسعود عقبة قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مِمَّا أَدْرَكَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلَامِ النُّبُوَّةِ إِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَحْيِ فَافْعَلْ مَا شِئْتَ ‘Verily, among…
Tamim ad-Dari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said three times “The religion is nasiha (sincerity).” The people said, ‘To whom should it be directed?’ He replied, “To Allah, His Book, His Messenger (peace be upon him), to the leaders of the Muslims and to…
اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا, وَمَيِّتِنَا, وَشَاهِدِنَا, وَغَائِبِنَا, وَصَغِيرِنَا, وَكَبِيرِنَا, وَذَكَرِنَا, وَأُنْثَانَا, اَللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى اَلْإِسْلَامِ, وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى اَلْإِيمَانِ, اَللَّهُمَّ لَا تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ, وَلَا تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ – رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ Allahummaghfir lihayyina wa mayatina wa shahidina wa ghaibina wa saghirina wa kabirina wa dhakarina wa unthana. Allahumma man ahyaytahu minna fa ahyihi…
Allah Almighty told us to call on Him for our needs: قالَ رَبُّكُمُ اُدعُونِي أَستَجِب لَكُم Your Lord has proclaimed, “Call upon Me, I will respond to you” (40:60) How to heal using recitation from the Quran (ruqya) Recite slowly and with purity of intention. The person performing ruqyah should place their hand on the…
Spread the salam, be good to family, feed others and pray in the night Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “O people, extend greetings (saying Salam to each other), keep relations with your kin, provide food (to people) and pray at…