Year: 2020

Temporary World - الدنيا الفانية Malik Ibn Dinar said: لو كانت الدنيا من ذهب يفنى ، والآخرة من خزف يبقى ، لكان الواجب أن يؤثر خزف يبقى ، على ذهب يفنى "If the world consisted of TEMPORARY G...

The Prophet said: الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ "THE FATHER IS THE MIDDLE GATE OF PARADISE." ["Tirmidhi", 1900 - authentic حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ]. Scholars say that this means honouring and serving your fathe...

How foul is backbiting? - الغيبة The Prophet and his Companions once passed by the rotting carcass of a donkey/mule. He said to his Companions: لأَنْ يَأْكُلْ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنْ هَذَا حَتَّى يَمْلَأَ بَطْنَهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ ...

This is the mustard seed (حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ). The Prophet said in an authentic narration: اَ يَدْخُلُ النَّارَ أَحَدٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ وَلاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ أَحَدٌ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةِ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ...

Famine in the Time of Caliph Omar - عام الرمادة The people were afflicted by a famine in the time of Omar. Crops were drying; animals were dying, The wind blew dust as if it were ashes, so this was called: T...

Extremism/Exaggeration (الغلو في الدين) - 10 Ayat & Hadiths Religion is like Medicine: - An Overdoses will KILL you. - The right amount will SAVE you. - Without it you'll SUFFER in illness. 1- The Prophet said: ‏ أَلاَ هَلَكَ الْمُتَنَطِّعُونَ...

Mother - الام Never raise your voice against your mother. It is said: "DO NOT TURN THE SHARPNESS OF YOUR TONGUE, AGAINST THE ONE WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO SPEAK." That's why its called "mother tongue" - she taught you. It says in the Qur'an: هَلْ ج...

Do Mountains have Feelings? جبل احد يحبنا ونحبه Yes. The Prophet ﷺ said about the Mountain of Uhud: هَذَا جَبَلٌ يُحِبُّنَا وَنُحِبُّهُ "This mountain loves us and we love it.” ["Sahih Bukhari", 2889]. Many scholars said this is REAL LOVE - not me...

Respecting your Teachers - ادب العالم والمتعلم Imaam Shafi'iee said about his teacher Imaam Maalik: كنت أصفح الورق بين يدي مالك رحمه الله صفحا رفيقاً، هيبة له لئلا يسمع وقعها “I would turn the pages of my books in front of Imaam Maalik in a very s...

The Prophet said in an authentic Hadith: أنَّ من ضيَّقَ منزِلاً، أو قطعَ طريقاً، أو آذى مؤمناً، فلا جِهادَ لَه "The one who restricts access to properties, or blocks the roads, or hurts a b...