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Mar 2022
Why God sent messengers During the history of the world, since its creation, whenever nations became awash with confusion, God sent them a prophet or a messenger to guide them and show them the right path. As the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was the last and the final messenger, he (peace be upon him) left behind a legacy; whoever follows it will be saved and whoever denies it will not. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ explained that the knowledge he ﷺ brought would benefit those who responded to it, and would be a loss......
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09
Sep 2021
In Imam Ghazali’s Kitaab Al-Arba’in Fi Usul ad-Din, The Forty Principles of the Religion, the summary of his great work, Ihya Ulum ad-Din, he examines the concept of Following the Sunnah, in chapter 10. The key to happiness is following the Sunnah Itiba as-sunnah as-mifahu as-sa’ada We can write reams and reams on this topic and indeed there is a 5th century book called the ‘Key to Happiness’, Miftahu as-Sa’ada. It is a beautiful concept and great motto that the key to happiness is to follow the Prophet (peace be on him).......
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06
Jul 2021
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be please with him) said the Prophet (peace be on him) said: None of you should drink while standing’ (Muslim) This hadith though clear in its meaning has to be viewed in relation to other hadith in order to get a full picture of what is permissible. We do not take this hadith on its own. On another narration Ibn Abbas mentioned that the Prophet (peace be on him) said: ‘ I offered the Prophet (peace be on him) the Zamzam water so he drank it whilst he......
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07
May 2021
There is a huge charity industry that has grown up in the last few years encouraging people to donate online and with tele-fundraisers during the last ten nights. It was not the common practice of the companions to donate during the night. They generally donated during the day and spent the night in worship. Though the Quran mentions donating during the night, this is a reference to donating publicly and privately, not specific to Ramadan or Lailatul Qadr. Those who spend their wealth by night and day, by stealth and openly, verily......
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Feb 2021
The 7 sunnahs of birth When we have a new-born, we are grateful to Allah Almighty for the blessing. From the sunnah we have to do 7 things. 1. Delivering the good news (bishra) Announce the arrival of the baby to our relatives and friends that you have been blessed with a baby who is healthy etc. 2. Recite adhan and Iqama in the baby’s ears Say the adhan in the right ear with a gentle voice and the iqama in the left ear. This is authenticated in the sunnah of the......
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09
Nov 2019
How do you define what is Sunnah ‘It is Sunnah to eat meat once in 3 months.’ ‘It is Sunnah to wipe over (khuf) leather socks’ Are these true? What is ‘Sunnah’? The word Sunnah is an Arabic word meaning ‘tradition’ or ‘way.’ For Muslims, Sunnah means, ‘the way of the Prophet Mohammad (peace be on him)’. The Sunnah is made from the words and actions of the Prophet (peace be on him), as well as his tacit approval of what was said or done in his presence. Defining the Sunnah is......
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08
Nov 2019
Allah Almighty said: وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ And raised high your status (94:4) How then is it possible for us to elevate the Prophet (peace be on him) beyond this? Anything beyond this we need to be careful and double check it’s source and meaning. Sadly many well known hadith are in circulation which have no basis but were invented out of love for him peace be upon him. The Sunnah is protected The difference between Islam and other religions is its robust system of authenticating knowledge, which led to the unprecedented evolution......
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Jan 2019
Where Do You Derive Your Knowledge From? Knowledge comes from seeking it. It does not just descend on you. But then where is the best place to seek it from? The Need for Scholars For many of us Islam was passed down to us culturally and evolved through contact with books, courses and video clips. How do we know if our understanding is correct? To gain sound understanding, knowledge should be sought from trusted scholars. Allah Almighty says: So ask the people of the knowledge if you do not know (21:7) You......
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Jan 2019
Denying the Sunnah is Denying the Qur’an And whatever the Messenger has given you take it, and whatever he has forbidden for you refrain from it. Fear Allah. Indeed Allah is severe in His punishment . (59:7) We have revealed the message to you in order to clarify for them what has been revealed. That they may reflect upon it. (16:44) It is trendy today to dismiss the Sunnah, and the entire body of hadith which has been passed down to us through the ages as unreliable and irrelevant. To divorce it from......
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Jul 2018
What Makes One Deed Acceptable to Allah but Not Another? ‘And say: Work; so Allah will see your work and (so will) His Messenger and the believers; and you shall be brought back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, then He will inform you of what you did.’ (9:105) Allah Almighty always pushes us towards good deeds through the Qur’an. However it is not only work, but the quality of the work, or the action which is important. If the quality of the action is good the fruits......
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