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  • What to Ask Allāh for on Laylah-al-Qadr

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    ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها narrates, “I said to the Prophet ﷺ, ‘O Messenger of Allāh! If I was to come to know what night Laylat-al-Qadr fell upon, what should I ask Allāh in it?’ He replied, ‘Say: اللَّهُمَّ إنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ العَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي Allā-hum-ma in-naka ʿafuw-wun tu-ḥib-bul…

  • Inconvenience in the Name of Hospitality

    The great scholar, Shaykh Ashraf ‘Alī At-Thānwī رحمه الله said: ‘Do not cause the guest inconvenience in the name of reverence and honour.’ Verily, honouring and showing the guest hospitality is an integral part of belief in Allāh. There are numerous aḥādīth pointing towards this. However, many people…

  • Disobeying Allāh in Different Places

    ‘Allāmah Ibn Baṭṭāl رحمه الله mentions in his commentary on Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī that ‘Alī رضي الله عنه has been quoted as saying: ‘Whoever disobeys Allāh in the Masjid, it is as if he has disobeyed Him in Jannah; whoever disobeys Him in the bathroom, it is as if…

  • Assistance in All Religious Affairs

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    Muʿādh ibn Jabal رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet ﷺ once took hold of his hand and said: “O Muʿādh! By Allāh, I love you, by Allāh, I love you! O Muʿādh! I advise you: never forget to say after each Ṣalāh: اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ، وَشُكْرِكَ،…

  • Duʿā Upon Rainfall

    Imām An-Nasaʾī رحمه الله has narrated a ḥadīth on the authority of ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها that the Prophet ﷺ would recite the following when it would rain: اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا “Allāhum-maj ʿal-hu ṣay-yiban nā-fiʿan” “O Allāh, make it a fruitful rainfall” Ibn Mājah رحمه الله has…

  • Reaping the Virtues of Adhkār

    Whilst commenting on the final ḥadīth in Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī, Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar has quoted Ibn Baṭṭāl رحمهما الله in his famed ‘Fatḥ-Al-Bārī’, as saying: ‘The virtues of dhikr (remembrance of Allāh) which appear in the aḥādīth are only for those who have a standing and are [somewhat] perfect…