5/21/13

Exhort your dying men


السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Messenger of Allah  (صلى الله عليه و سلم ) said, 
"Exhort your dying men to recite: 'La ilaha Illallah' (there is no god except Allah"
[Muslim]

10/3/12

Righteousness in the heart


السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته 
 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"When there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character."

8/24/12


السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Do not be tyrannical people of knowledge, least your knowledge not spread because of your ignorance

5/6/12

Argue with your soul


السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"Do not argue with your Lord on behalf of your soul, rather argue with your soul on behalf of your Lord."

For everything you lose



السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"And verily for everything that a slave (of Allah) loses there is a substitute, but the one who loses Allah will never find anything to replace Him."
- Ibn Qayyim (Rahimullah)

12/25/11

Which Ayah in Allah's Book is the greatest

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Messenger of Allah
(صلى الله عليه و سلم )
said: "Abu Mundhir! Do you know which Ayah in Allah's Book is the greatest?" I replied: " It is Allah la ilaha illa Huwal-Haiyul-Qayum (Allah! none has the right to be worshiped but He, the Ever Living..." (2:256) Thereupon he
(صلى الله عليه و سلم ) patted me in the chest and said, "Rejoice by this knowledge, O Abu Mundhir!"
[Muslim]

Commentary: The words cited in the Hadith occur in the beginning of Ayat-ul-Kursi (No.256 of Surat Al-Baqarah of the holy Qur'an)

12/24/11

Al-Mu'awwidhatain

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The Messenger of Allah
(صلى الله عليه و سلم )
used to seek protection against the evil of jinn and the evil eyes till Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An-Nas were revealed. After the were revealed, he took to them for seeking Allah's protection and left everything else besides them.
[At-Tirmidi]

Commentary: These Surah are also called 'Al-Mu'awwidhatain' which mean two Surah which provide protection. It is, therefore very useful to seek the protection of Allah by reciting them.

12/23/11

Read the Qur'an in a nice voice

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"He who does not read the Qur'an in a pleasant tone is not of us"
[Abu Dawud]

Commentary: The words "is not of us" mean that he is not following the way of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم )with regard to recitation of the Qur'an.

12/22/11

Read Quran Often

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
"Read the Qur'an regularly. By the One in Whose Hand Muhammad's
(صلى الله عليه و سلم )
soul is, it escapes from memory faster than a came does from its tying ropes."
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]