The Lajnah Ad-Daa'imah (Permanent Committee) issued the following verdict when asked about the validity of abbreviating the salaah on the Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam): “The Sunnah is to wri
الِاقْتِصَادُ
Economy / moderation
Example sentence:
الِاقْتِصَادُ فِي السُّنَّةِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الِاجْتِهَادِ فِي الْبِدْعَةِ
Moderation in (following) the Sunnah is better than exerting oneself upon Bid'ah.
[Athar of Ibn Mas'ūd raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhu - reported by Ad-Dārimi (223)]
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SIX DIFFERENT WAYS TO OFFER NIGHT PRAYERS
1⃣ - Praying a single…
أفضل الصلاة بعد الفريضة صلاة الليل
“The best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the night prayer."
[Reported by Muslim on the authority of Abū Hurairah raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhu]
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📝 Words of the day (11):
تَرَاوِيحُ - تَهَجُّدٌ - قِيَامُ اللَّيْلِ
Those of us who have come across these three words would probably know that they generally refer to voluntary night prayers, but what's the difference between these…
Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: “On Jumu'ah there is an hour when, if a Muslim happens to pray at that time and asks Allāh for something good, He will give it to him.”
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If you were promised to have ONE du'a accepted, what would you ask for?
Would you ask for wealth, health, fame, etc., from the affairs of this lowly Dunya, or would you cast the Dunya aside and ask for…
عَدُوٌّ | أَعْدَاءٌ = enemy
Example sentence:
{إِنَّ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنَ لَكُمۡ عَدُوࣱّ فَٱتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا}
“Surely Satan is an enemy to you, so take him as an enemy.”
[Sūrah Fāṭir 6]
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Your worst enemy is not that two-faced friend that smiles in your presence and munches your flesh in your absence. It's not that blubbermouth that discloses all your secrets. It's not that abuser you wish you never…
WHICH CATEGORY DO YOU FALL INTO WHEN PUBLICISING YOUR GOOD DEEDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
Sheikh ‘Uthaymīn رحمه الله said:
The one who informs people of his good deeds is one of two:
1⃣: His motive is to praise himself by way of self-admiration and to show how much he is doing for his Lord. This is a serious matter, which could lead to the invalidation of his good deeds, and rendering them null and void. Allāh, may He be glorified and exalted, has forbidden His slaves to praise themselves, as He, may…
نَخْلَةٌ | نَخْلٌ/نَخِيلٌ (plural)
Date palm-tree
Example sentence 1:
المؤمنُ كَالنَّخْلَةِ
The believer is like a date palm-tree
[this meaning is derived from the ḥadīth of Ibn ‘Umar raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhu, reported by Bukhāri]
BENEFIT:
In 'Miftāḥ Dār As-Sa‘ādah' Ibnul Qayyim draws a few similarities between the believer & the date palm-tree. Here are some:
1. The date palm-tree is firmly rooted, likewise the…
عَتِيقٌ | عُتَقَاءُ (plural)
Freed/ liberated, ancient
Example sentence 1:
{وَلۡیَطَّوَّفُوا۟ بِٱلۡبَیۡتِ ٱلۡعَتِیقِ}
“let them perform Ṭawāf around the LIBERATED House (i.e. Ka'bah).”
[Sūrah Al-Ḥajj 29]
Why is it called 'THE LIBERATED HOUSE'?
Because Allāh liberated it from every tyrant. (Tafsīr Aṭ-Ṭabari)
NOTE: In most English translations it says, the 'ANCIENT' house. Yes, this is also another meaning for…
Your wife, sister, daughter, aunty, etc., may be facing great strain & difficulty in the kitchen preparing your meals and looking after the kids all day, so for you to come home at the end of the day and criticise the food, get annoyed at the pettiest things and disregard all her efforts might possibly be the worst way to show your appreciation!
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DON'T BE THAT GUY 👆🏽
Sisters, remember to do it…
مِغْنَاطِيسٌ - magnet
Example sentence:
القلبُ كالمِغناطيسِ
“The heart is like a magnet”
[If you have good thoughts of Allāh you ATTRACT good, and if you have bad thoughts of Him you ATTRACT problems]
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Narrated Abu Hurairah raḍhiyallāhu ‘anhu: Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allāh said:
أنا عند ظنِّ عبدي بي
“I am to my slave as he thinks of Me.”
[Bukhārī 7505]
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التَّجَاذُبُ…
When I was a littlen my aunties would remind me to always close my mus-ḥaf and tuck away my prayer mat anytime I was not using either of the two. These reminders were so frequent that I couldn't help but ask why that was. And everyone that I asked gave me the exact same reason, which is why -as foolish as it sounds- I actually thought they were right.
What was the reason given?
They told me: “whenever you leave…