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  • Enhancing Zuhd in Ramadan

    Let us welcome the blessed month of Ramadan this time with a fresh commitment to our Merciful Creator and Sustainer to reorient our lives in His way. The most salient lesson of this month of divine training for the believers is self-restraint and abstinence. As we train ourselves in abstinence from the necessities of life for part of a day through the.. More

  • An Invitation to You O Wealthy One

    The texts of the Quran and Sunnah encourage people to give, spend and be generous for the cause of Allah Almighty. In confirmation, He, the Almighty, says (what means): {But whatever thing you spend [in His cause]—He will compensate it; and He is the best of providers.} [Quran 34:39] The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,.. More

  • Conduct of the Fasting Person

    As the month of Ramadan approaches, people await the moon sighting with great anticipation, looking forward to hear the glad tidings of the end of Sha‘ban and the start of Ramadan. People welcome the month of Ramadan like no other month of the entire year. Many Muslims may be ignorant of the beginnings and ends of other lunar months but when it.. More

  • The Last Ramadan

    It often happens that we do not benefit from the early days of Ramadan as we do not prepare ourselves well enough for them. As a result, we do not feel the virtue of fasting and do not taste the majesty of reciting the Quran or the solemnity of performing taraaweeh (i.e. supererogatory night prayer during the month of Ramadan). Actually, these are.. More

  • Etiquettes of Supplicating - II

    The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used to invoke Allah The Exalted saying: “Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaaha illa ant, khalaqtani wa ana ‘abduk, wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa wa‘dika mastata‘t, a‘oothu bika min sharri maa sana‘t, aboo’u laka bini‘matika, wa aboo’u laka bithanbi.. More

  • The Muslim is in the shadow of his charity

    Once upon a time, there was a man named Ibn Gud‘aan. He related his story: 'I once went out during the spring and I saw my camels healthy and with big udders that were filled with milk. I looked at my favorite she-camel and told myself that I would offer it as charity for my poor neighbor, who had seven daughters. I took it and knocked on my poor.. More

  • Ask and You shall Receive an Answer

    Insistent supplication and standing at the gate of Allah The Almighty unwaveringly result in receiving a response to one's supplication and the removal of adversity. A believer can attain all that he wants from his Lord in all his affairs in the world and the Hereafter, what is apparent and what is hidden, if he remains steadfast in worship and does.. More

  • Keep the Spirit of Ramadan alive all year

    As we enter upon the month of Shawaal, let us not leave off the many acts of worship we performed during the blessed month of Ramadan. Ramadan, for most of us, was a time of renewal and reestablishment of our commitment to Allah and His religion. We fasted, gave charity, read the Quran and performed the night prayer. We avoided gossip, slander and.. More

  • Ramadan avoiders anonymous

    Holidays come in two shades: the inane, just-have-fun holidays like the April Fools’ and New Year’s days; and relatively significant holidays, like Mother’s Day and Thanksgiving Day. For us –Muslims- our holidays of 'Eed fall in the latter category because they are days of celebration that cap periods of intense worship. Historically,.. More

  • Make Your Ramadan Plans in Advance-II

    Open a bright new page with Allah Open a new page with Allah The Almighty by knowing Him, drawing closer to Him, and returning to Him. Open a new page with the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, by adhering to his Sunnah (Prophetic tradition); with one’s parents by obeying them and being dutiful to them; and with society.. More

  • Make Your Ramadan Plans in Advance-I

    Most people draw detailed plans for the affairs of this life, whereas very few of them plan for the affairs of the Hereafter. Planning for the affairs of the Hereafter includes planning to spend the duration of Ramadan in acts of worship. It is important to have a practical plan in place, spanning the days and nights of Ramadan in obedience to Allah.. More

  • Etiquettes of Supplicating - I

    During the caliphate of ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, may Allah be pleased with him, there was no rain for an entire year and the people were about to perish. So ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, gathered the people and they went out to the desert. He then asked Al-‘Abbaas, may Allah be pleased with him, the paternal uncle of the Prophet,.. More

  • Spending for the Sake of Allah

    A Muslim brother related the following story to me and asked me not to mention his name for fear of ostentation. It was actually his personal experience. He said: Once I was in need for money and I had only ten dinars remaining from the monthly salary, though it was the mid of the month. I kept on thinking how to get money but I did not find any solution... More

  • Cowards in Ramadan

    All perfect praise be to Allah The Almighty and may blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, companions and allies. Thereafter: These are not three, four or five cowards. Rather, they are much more because any Muslim who follows this path is a coward. They may defend themselves saying that they are powerful and strong because.. More

  • How did you prepare for Ramadan? - II

    My brother and sister: I do not think that you forgot to prepare the budget of the month of Ramadan for food and drink! Nevertheless, you may have forgotten to prepare the budget of righteous deeds, repentance, seeking forgiveness and supplication! My brother and sister: The budget of these acts means to possess a file named “Returning to Allah.. More