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Sep 2022
Allah has said: ‘If My servant considers doing a sin, do not record it against him. If he acts upon it, record it as one sin. If he considers doing a good deed and does not do it, record it as one good deed, and if he actually does it, record it as 10 good deeds.’ The reward of positive thinking This is a beautiful hadith. Allah Almighty is saying that if His servant is thinking, (the Arabic word tuhaditha has been translated as ‘thinking’ but literally means ‘speaking’, so......
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09
Aug 2020
On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that the Allah Almighty said: I am the adversary of three people on the Day of Judgement- and whoever is My adversary will be defeated: A man took people’s trust in My name and betrayed them A man sold a free person and ate its price A man who hired a labourer who did the work for him and he did not give him his wage. (Bukhari, Ibn Hibban and Ibn Khuzaymah) This is a......
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01
Apr 2020
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 Hand my soul is! If you know what I know you should laugh very little and weep a lot. Then he left and the companions were in tears. Then Allah has revealed to him: O Muhammad, why do you make my servants feel desperate (from my mercy)? Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) came back and said:......
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Feb 2020
Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Paradise is surrounded by hardships and the Hell-Fire is surrounded by temptations. (Muslim) Abu Hurairah narrated that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: Hellfire is screened by desires, and Paradise is screened by difficulties. So whoever penetrates the veil of Hell falls into it and whoever penetrates the veil of Paradise will be admitted to it. (Bukhari) Behind the curtain of the unseen Allah Almighty in this hadith, out of His mercy opens a window......
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