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  • The Fear of Allāh Based on His Recognition

    Aḥmad ibn ‘Āṣim رحمه الله said, “Whoever has a better recognition of Allāh will be more fearing of Him, and the āyah of Allāh points towards this: ‘Only those of His slaves fear Allāh who are knowledgeable’[1], and so does the ḥadīth of the Prophet ﷺ: ‘I am…

  • زي العلماء الربانيين

    روى أبو نعيم في الحلية بسنده إلى الفضيل بن عياض رحمه الله أنه قال: إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنْ عُلَمَائِكُمْ زِيُّهُ أَشْبَهُ بِزِيِّ كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرٍ مِنْهُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا لَمْ يَضَعْ لَبِنَةً عَلَى لَبِنَةٍ وَلَا قَصَبَةً عَلَى قَصَبَةٍ، لَكِنْ رُفِعَ لَهُ عَلَمٌ فَسَمَوْا إِلَيْهِ

  • The Knowledge of Imām Al-Bukhārī رحمه الله

    Muḥammad ibn Abī Ḥātim Al-Warrāq رحمه الله mentioned, “I heard him [Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl Al-Bukhārī رحمه الله] say, ‘I did not go into the company of any scholar [with the intention of benefitting from him] except that his benefitting from me was greater that that of mine from…

  • O Allāh! Your Mercy is…

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    Jābir ibn ʿAbdillāh رضي الله عنهما narrates that once a person came into the company of the Prophet ﷺ and said, “My sins, my sins!” So the Prophet ﷺ said to him, “Say: اللّهُمَّ مَغْفِرَتُكَ أَوْسَعُ مِنْ ذُنُوْبِـيْ، وَرَحْمَتُكَ أَرْجَى عِنْدِيْ مِنْ عَمَلِيْ Al-lā-hum-ma magh-fira-tuka aw-saʿu min dhu-nū-bī,…

  • Mentioning Others in Conversation

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    ‘Umar رضي الله عنه said: “Beware of mentioning others [in your conversations, i.e. backbiting], for it is an illness, and hold fast to the remembrance of Allāh, for it is indeed a cure.” [1] [1] Al-Qurṭubī قال عمرُ رضي الله عنه: “إيّاكم وذكرَ النّاس فإنّه داء، وعليكم بذكر…

  • Why Do We Forget the Qur’ān?

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    Imām Al-Qurṭubī and Imām Ibn Kathīr رحمهما الله both quote the statement of the great Mufassir (Scholar of Tafsīr), Aḍ-Ḍaḥḥāk ibn Al-Muzāḥim رحمه الله, which is an eye-opener for all of us who learn the Qur’ān (or some portions of it) and then find that we have forgotten…