MUSLIMS AND BEING MILD-MANNERED “The believer is friendly, for there is no goodness in one who is neither friendly, nor befriended.” (Ibn Hanbal, II, 400) Dear Brothers and Sisters! Faith, worship and good morals are components of a whole in Islam. Our religion Islam teaches us to not only continue...
Youth: Our Greatest Asset and Richness Prophet Muhammad (saw) said, “Take advantage of five before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your sickness, your wealth before your poverty, your free time before your busyness, and your life before your death.” (Hakim, Mustadrak, IV, 341.) Dear Young Brothers...
MERCY FOR ANIMALS Prophet Muhammad said, “There is a reward for helping any living creature.”( Bukhari, Musaqat, 9)Dear Brothers and Sisters! One day, the Prophet Muhammad (saw) talked about a man who filled his shoe with water from a well and offered it to a thirsty dog, and thus earned...
FOUNTAINS OF BENEVOLENCE “When a man dies, his all acts come to an end except three: ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyyah), knowledge (by which people benefit), and a pious son or daughter who prays for him (after he is deceased).” (Muslim, Wasiyyah, 14) Dear Brothers and Sisters! Umar (r.a) had come...
EID AL-FITR Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: “O people! Spread salaam amongst you, share foods with each other, observe your kinship relations and establish prayer while people sleep so that you can enter heaven safely.” Tirmidhi, Sifat al-Qiyamah, 42 Dear Brothers and Sisters! We are grateful to reach once again the...
Knowledge enhances human dignity “O Allah, teach me that which will benefit me, and increase me in knowledge.” (At-Tirmidhi, Chapters on Supplication, 128) Dear Brothers and Sisters! One day, some companions of the Prophet in the Al-Masjid an-Nabawi were busy praying, and another group were busy studying. Our Prophet (pbuh)...
ENJOY, WASTE NOT Prophet s.a.w said: “Eat, drink, clothe and give alms without arrogance and extravagance.” (Bukhari, Dress, 1; Nasa’i, Zakat, 66). Dear Brothers and Sisters! One day, our Beloved Prophet (s.a.w.) dropped by his dear relative, S’ad ibn Abi Waqqas. S’ad was performing ablution at that moment. He must...
A GOOD MUSLIM ACCORDING TO THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Prophet Muhammad (saw) says: “A Muslim is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe.” (Muslim, Iman, 65; Bukhari, Iman, 4) Dear Brothers and Sisters! The most precious treasure of Muslims is their Iman. What completes Iman and worship is...
Be Like A Bird Umar (R) said “I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying: “If you all depend on Allah with due reliance, He would certainly give you provision as He gives it to birds who go forth hungry in the morning and return with full belly at dusk”. (At-Tirmidhi...
The Islamic Attitude Towards Calamities “All troubles, even if it is the pricking of a thorn, that befall a Muslim serve for his/her sins to be forgiven.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no: 5640) Dear Brothers and Sisters! One day Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) saw a woman crying out loud by the grave...
Addiction Is A Trap “The clever person is the one who subjugates his soul and works for what is after death. And the incapable is the one who follows his desires and merely hopes in Allah.” (Tirmidhi, Sifat al-Qiyamah, 25) Dear brothers and sisters, Humans are the noblest of all...
With Gratitude Comes Peace The Prophet Muhammad (saw) says, ‘Those who do not thank people do not show gratitude to Allah.’ (Tirmidhi, Birr, Hadith No: 35) One night while performing prayer, Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) cried so much that the tears running down his beard reached his chest and fell off to the...
Stay Safe From Any Worries! “The Prophet said, “Say in the morning and evening: O Allah, I seek refuge in you from worry and sadness.” (Sunan Abu Dawud:1555) Dear brothers and sisters, One of the Companions went near the Prophet Muhammad (saw) and said, “O Messenger of Allah! Give me...
“Allah is good, loves what is good; He is clean, loves cleanliness; He is generous, loves generosity.” (Muslim, Iman, 147; Tirmidhi, Adab, 41) Dear brothers and sisters, Our Prophet Muhammad (saw) received a revelation for the first time in the Cave of Hira. The second revelation was the following verses,...
“O Allah! Make us love Medina as we love Mecca or even more than that. O Allah! Give blessings in our Sa and our Mudd (measures symbolizing food) and make the climate of Medina suitable for us.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith: 1889) Dear brothers and sisters, Among the Arabs is a...
“If the nation were to gather together to harm you with anything, they would not harm you except with what Allah had already prescribed against you.” ( Tirmidhi, Sifat al-Qiyamah, 59) Dear brothers and sisters, One day Prophet Muhammad (saw) was on a road trip with his paternal uncle’s son...
Our Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said – “A wrestler is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the wrestler is the one who controls himself while in anger.” (Muslim, Birr, 106; Bukhari, Edeb, 76) Dear brothers and sisters, The Prophet of mercy sent a message to be...
Our Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said – “A wrestler is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the wrestler is the one who controls himself while in anger.” (Muslim, Birr, 106; Bukhari, Edeb, 76) Dear brothers and sisters, The Prophet of mercy sent a message to be...
Mercy to the weak members of society Jareer ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Allah will not be merciful to those who are not merciful to the people.” [Sahih Bukhari – 6941] Dear brothers and sisters, In Islam, mercy encompasses this world...
The Prophet (?) said, “The two Rak’ah before the dawn (Fajr) prayer are better than this world and all it contains.” (Sahih Muslim, Book 9, Hadith 1102) Dear brothers and sisters, The Fajr Prayer is one of the toughest obligatory prayers to fulfil according to the following hadith which...
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