Sincerity!
Imām Ājurrī (360H) said: “If Allāh wants good for him…he will study knowledge for his own benefit to remove ignorance from himself, not to argue or debate or attain worldly things. Whoever has this intention will be safe from desires, innovations & misguidance.” Reference for the above quote is: Kitāb al-Sharī’ah, p. 450.
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EVERYONE CHASES AFTER HAPPINESS
Everyone chases after happiness, yet few fully recognise what it is or where it comes from. Happiness isn’t a destination but a journey needing certain inner qualities and a right state of mind to experience and reap. It’s neither sold as a commodity nor can be bought, except through carefully crafting one’s character and following…
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Softening The Voice
Shaykh Jamāl Ibn Furayhān Al-Hārithī رحمه الله said: “The woman should not speak with a soft voice in front of non-related men, whether she is speaking to them directly, such as buying and selling in the marketplace, or she is speaking to her husband’s brothers or one of his relatives or one of her marriageable…
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Giving in Charity – Open, Secretly, Pledges & Announcing Donations
Question: The questioner asks: Does informing the people about what a person gives in charity or making it apparent to them deprive the person who does this of the reward (of spending in charity)? For example if every person from a particular group of people were to give a certain (known) amount in spending. Answer:…
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Umm Zainab Fatimah bint Abbas al-Baghdadeeyah (d. 714 A.H.)
A Female Student of Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah (d. 728 A.H.) Al-Hafidh al-Emaad Ibn Katheer (d. 774 A.H.) -Rahimuhullaah- said: ‘She was the Shaykha, the righteous worshipper, the pious, Umm Zainab Fatimah bint Abbas bin Abee al-Fatah bin Muhammad al-Baghdadeeyah. She was from the noble female scholars, she would enjoin good and forbid evil. She…
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Complaining
Complaining is of 3 levels: The best: Complaining to Allāh about your own soul The worst: Complaining to the creation about Allah The middle: Complaining to Allah about the creation Ibn Al-Qayyim
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Knowledge & Forbearance
عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ رضي الله عنه قَالَ إِنَّمَا الْعِلْمُ بِالتَّعَلُّمِ وَإِنَّمَا الْحِلْمُ بِالتَّحَلُّمِ وَمَنْ يَتَوَخَّ الْخَيْرَ يُعْطَهُ وَمَنْ يَتَوَقَّ الشَّرَّ يُوقَهُ 114 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح موقوف وله شاهد في العلم لأبي خيثمة The Companion Abū Al-Dardāʾ – Allāh be pleased with him – said: Knowledge only comes from learning, and forbearance comes from trying…
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Two Rewards
Question: A relative of mine loves to read the Quran only he is not good at Arabic grammar and rules of recitation; what should he do? Answer: He should strive to read correctly, to understand what he is reading, and not be hasty. He should learn to recite from someone who knows better than him.…
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The Best Language
Imaam Ash-Shafi’ee [رحمه الله] said: “The language which Allaah favoured was the Arabic Language as he revealed his Noble Book in this (Arabic) and be made this the language of the seal of the Prophet Muhammad [صلى الله عليه وسلم]. And that is why we say that it is befitting for everyone who has the…
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The Arabic language is tied fundamentally to the Qur’an
Umar bin al-Khattaab (radiallaahu anhu) said, “Learn the Arabic (language) because it is from your religion, and learn the laws of inheritance because it is from your religion.” (Reported by Ibn Abee Shaybah 6/118). Notice here that we have a command to master that which is spoken and written (literacy) and also that which relates…
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The Importance of Arabic Language
The importance of Arabic Language is known to every Muslim. There are many verses in the Qur’an emphasising the excellence of the Arabic Language. Here are the verses: Surah Fussilat : Ayah 3 كِتَٰبٌ فُصِّلَتْ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ A Book whereof the Verses are explained in detail – a Qur’ân in Arabic for…
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