Month: May 2020
Disease Of Takfir
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...
View DetailsBeauty & The Beasts
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...
View DetailsDon’t Get Fooled
"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...
View DetailsThe Greatest Companion
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...
View DetailsTrue Intelligence
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...
View DetailsFrom Cradle To Grave
ز گهواره تا گور دانش بجوی Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave...
View DetailsCharity Benefits Us
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"...
View DetailsSustenance Of Children
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: "...
View DetailsLetter & Spirit Of The Law
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....
View DetailsWrong Priorities
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 ...
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