• The Forbearance of Mu‘āwiyah رضي الله عنه

    ‘Abdul Malik ibn Marwān once said after having mentioned Mu‘āwiyah رضي الله عنه: “I have not seen anyone like him in wisdom, forbearance and nobility.”[1]   [1] Ibn Kathīr قال عبد الملك بن مروان يوماً وذكر معاوية فقال: “ما رأيت مثله في حلمه واحتماله وكرمه.”

  • ‘Uthmān رضي الله عنه ‘s Standing in Ṣalāh

    It has been narrated from ‘Abdur Raḥmān At-Taymī رحمه الله that he said: “I said to myself one night, ‘Today, nobody will beat me standing in ṣalāh tonight,’ so I started my ṣalāh. I then noticed the shuffling of a man behind me, and I found it to…

  • Upon the Death of ‘Umar رضي الله عنه

    It has been narrated from Abū Wā’il رحمه الله that he said: “Ibn Mas‘ūd رضي الله عنه came to us and gave us the news of the passing away of ‘Umar رضي الله عنه – I have not experienced a day in which he wept and grieved more…

  • Drug Pusher

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    By a Prisoner I admire the lads that stick to the fasting But you can’t sell drugs and be a real Muslim Acting all holy with your wife in burqah But what if drug addiction affected your daughter Obviously you’d think about the family unit, right? Or is…

  • Safety from the Wrath of Allāh

    Abū Ja‘far Al-Bāqir رحمه الله said: “There were two guarantees from the punishment of Allāh, and one of them has been rescinded; it was Rasūlullāh ﷺ, as for the other, it is istighfār (seeking forgiveness), so hold fast to it, for Allāh عز وجل says, ‘And Allāh was…

  • Understanding Qur’ānic Examples

    One of the pious predecessors once said: “When I hear an example from the Qur’ān and do not understand it, I lament over myself, because Allāh says, ‘We cite these examples for people, but no one understands them except the knowledgeable ones[1].’[2] This is a reality check for…