Spring clean your life – Part III
How to simplify your life and prioritise it – Part III عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا شَبِعَ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُنْذُ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ مِنْ طَعَامِ بُرٍّ ثَلاَثَ لَيَالٍ تِبَاعًا حَتَّى قُبِضَ...
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Spring clean your life – Part II
How to simplify your life and prioritise it – Part II Don’t make your concern dunya There are many hadith warning us about dunya. Abu Sa’id al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported...
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Spring clean your life
How to simplify your life and prioritise – Part 1 Nothing happens but by the will of Allah. And everything good comes from Allah Almighty. Today our situation reminds me of the financial crisis...
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7 tools to fix your relationship with Allah
In his book, Adab an Nufus, Imam al Muhasibi (d.243H) writes on different topics related to the control of the nafs, the lower self, and its cravings, urges and desires. How to improve...
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The Dunya Delusion
Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday will have a light between this Friday and the next. (Al-Bayhaqi and...
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The paradox: you become strong when you admit you are weak
We are still in isolation, still trying our best to keep safe. Whatever happens, we know that it is what Allah Almighty destined for us. All we can do is be careful: not be...
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Be happy, be moderate and do as much as you can
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) passed while some of his companions were laughing and talking. He said to them: By Him in Whose...
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Daily Remembrance – Adkhar
Dhikr for every morning and evening 1. Ayat ul Kursi Allah! There is no god but He – the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal. No slumber can seize Him nor Sleep. His are all things...
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Unpicking the concept of wasilah – can you visit shrines or ask people to pray for you?
O you who have believed, fear Allah and seek waseela the means to Him and strive in His cause that you may succeed. (5:35) يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا...
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Self-isolation – the chance for a fresh start
I’d like to share two thoughts with you. The first one is about Sha’ban, which started a couple of days ago and the second is self-isolation. Sha’ban As Aisha (May Allah be pleased with...
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Should the deceased from the coronavirus have ghusl or tayammum?
Sadly there is widespread confusion over whether to perform ghusl over those who have passed away due to the coronavirus. Need for clarity As well as the distress and bereavement of losing loved members...
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Why have we been sent the Coronavirus?
Signs الإعراض والاستغفار What we are going through is very severe. But also very special. We have read in history about plagues and famines and calamities but we never lived through one of these. Subhanallah...
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The Coronavirus – Five tests in one
What are we supposed to make of this? The first ayah which came to my mind in this calamity is in Surah Baqarah, when Allah Almighty said: And We will surely test you with...
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You can’t fake love. To reach the highest level of imaan you have to love for others what you love for yourself
Love for people what you love for yourself, you will be a good Muslim. (Tirmidhi) Why did the Prophet (peace be on him) say this? What is the core of this message? Love is...
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The Coronavirus: Lessons from a calamity
: عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-: «قَالَ اللَّهُ -تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى-: إِذَا ابْتَلَيْتُ عَبْدِي الْمُؤْمِنَ، فَلَمْ يَشْكُنِي إِلَى عُوَّادِهِ، أَطْلَقْتُهُ مِنْ إسَارِي، ثُمَّ أَبْدَلْتُهُ لَحْمًا خَيْرًا مِنْ لَحْمِهِ، وَدَمًا...
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