Month: May 2020

Shirk (شرك) or Milk (اللَّبَن)? The Prophet did not fear Shirk for his Ummah - he feared Milk and Takfiris :) He actually feared "milk - اللَّبَن" (i.e. indulging in luxury) more than "Shirk"! Does it make sense for the Prophet to fear "milk" more...

Beauty & The Beasts .... It is narrated that the Prophet said: يَقْطَعُ الصَّلاَةَ الْمَرْأَةُ وَالْحِمَارُ وَالْكَلْبُ "The prayer is disturbed by a woman, by a donkey and by a dog." [Sahih Muslim, 511]. The w...

"I saw a man kiss her" - إني رأيت رجلا يقبلها Al-Mughirah said: “I have never been fooled, except once by a young man. I intended to marry a woman, so I consulted him. He said: "I don't think you should m...

Who is the best Companion of the Prophet Muhammad? Abu Bakr? No. It is Jesus, the son of Mary (عيسى بن مريم). The definition of a companion is someone who meets the Prophet alive and dies believing in him. Prophet Muhammad met Jesus in heaven during...

Picture: "Solvay Conference", 1927. World's Top Scientists (Termed: "The most intelligent picture".) [Combined IQ: 9,000! - Not sure how accurate this claim is] This picture reminds me of what Ibn Taymiyyah said about the philosophers: وأوتو...

ز گهواره تا گور دانش بجوی Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave...

دومره چی موږ د خیرات ثواب ته اړتیا لرو، دومره غریب خیرات ته اړتیا نه لرې! "We need the reward of charity more than the poor man needs the charity"...

Ibn Kathir mentions: شكى رجل إلى إبراهيم بن أدهم كثرة عياله فقال له: ابعث إلي منهم من ليس رزقه على الله فسكت الرجل A man complained to Ibrahim ibn Adham about (feeding) the number of children he had. Ibrahim said to him: "...

Do we stick to: The LETTER of the text (حرفية النص), Or the SPIRIT of the text (روح النص)? Well ...both methodologies are valid - but sticking to the spirit (intended meanings/objectives) of the text seems to be the correct methodology, inshaAllah....

Sometimes, people get concerned about petty stuff, while ignoring major stuff. Ibn Al-Jawzi wrote 800 years ago: رجل زنى بامرأة فأحبلها ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : لم تعزل ! فَقَالَ : بلغني أن العزل مكروه . فَقِيلَ لَهُ : وما بلغك أن الزنا حرام " تلبيس إبليس ...