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Featured: The Etiquette of Differing: twenty short passages from the scholars on how to disagree well, in Arabic with English beneath.
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Don’t Expose Yourself!
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām Al-Bukhārī and Muslim رحمهما الله have both narrated a ḥadīth from Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه that the Prophet…
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The Acceptance of Duʿā
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Conditions for the Acceptance of Du‘ā Sometimes we find ourselves asking why our duʿās are not accepted. There could…
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What to Say after the Adhān
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām Muslim and the Imāms of the four Sunan, Abū Dāwūd, An-Nasāʾī, At-Tirmidhī and Ibn Mājah رحمهم الله all narrate…
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The Mother of Evils
‘Uthmān رضي الله عنه once ascended the pulpit and said, “O People! Abstain from alcohol, for it is the mother of evils. A devoted…
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The Wind in the Qur’ān and Aḥādīth
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Here in the UK, we have been experiencing strong winds over the past few weeks, and I felt the need…
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The Humilty of Abū ‘Uthmān Al-Ḥiyarī رحمه الله
Imām Ibn Al-Jawzī رحمه الله writes in his Ṣifat-Aṣ-Ṣafwah: Abū ‘Amr ibn Maṭar رحمه الله narrates: I attended the gathering of Abū ‘Uthmān Al-Ḥiyarī.…
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Duʿā for Reliance on Allāh
Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه narrates that Rasūlullāh ﷺ would say in his duʿā: اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْكَ فَكَفَيْتَهُ، وَاسْتَهْدَاكَ فَهَدَيْتَهُ، وَاسْتَنْصَرَكَ…
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The Correspondence of Two Greats
Aslam رضي الله عنه narrates that ‘Umar رضي الله عنه once received news that Abū ‘Ubaydah رضي الله عنه had been besieged in Syria,…
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The Demise of Muḥammad ibn Al-Munkadir رحمه الله
Ibn Al-Jawzī رحمه الله writes in Ṣifat-aṣ-Ṣafwah: It has been narrated from ʿIkrimah رحمه الله regarding Muḥammad ibn Al-Munkadir رحمه الله that he became…
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The Methodology of the ‘Ulamā of Deoband
Many people – those with an educational background stemming from the subcontinent and others alike – are unaware of what exactly is meant by…
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Why Did the Prophet ﷺ Say, “I cannot read”?
A common question that arises in the minds of many students of Sīrah is that when Jibra’īl first came with revelation to the Prophet…
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Why Only the ‘Ulamā of Deoband?
A question that lingers in the minds of many is, ‘Why the repeated phrases of ‘Our ‘Ulamā’, ‘the ‘Ulamā of Deoband’, and ‘our akābir…