Jul 11, 2010

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri (Radi Allah Anhu) reported Allah’s Messenger (sal-allahu- alleihi-wasallam ) as saying: “There was a person before you who had killed ninety-nine persons and then made an inquiry about the learned persons of the world (who could show him the way to salvation). He was directed to a monk. He came to him and told him that he...

Jul 5, 2010

‘One problem many of us face is that we want to do so much at once, and thus become overwhelmed in our thoughts trying to establish exactly what we should be doing and what our obligations are at a given point in time. This leads us to focus on what we can’t accomplish moreso than what we can accomplish. This can be well and good, and as Ibn al-Jawzi...

Jul 5, 2010

Praise be to Allaah. Prayer occupies a great status in Islam that is not shared by any other act of worship. This is indicated by the following: 1 – It is the pillar of the religion, which cannot stand without it. According to a hadeeth narrated by Mu’aadh ibn Jabal (may Allaah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be...

Jun 30, 2010

By Imam an-Nawawi [Editor's note: A number of works have been authored concerning this topic or discussing this topic amongst them are: ibn Taymiyyah, Al-Jawab as-Sahih li man Baddala Din al-Masih; what was mentioned by ibn Kathir, Tarikh and adh-Dhahabi, Tarikh al-Islam; ibn Hajr, Fathul-Bari [6/582] Refer also to Khayru-d-Din Wanili, Mu`jazat...

Feb 15, 2010

By Dr. Saleh as-Saleh All praise is due to Allaah, we praise Him, and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allaah, Most High, from the evils of our own selves and from our wicked deeds. Whoever Allaah guides, there is none who can musguide him, whoever Allaah allows to be misguided cannot be guided. I testify that there is no true God worthy of being...