Ibn Masud said: ‘A slave [of Allah] becomes concerned about some matter of trade or leadership until it is made easy for him, so that Allah looks towards him and says to the angels, ‘Avert it from him, because if I were to make it easy for him, by that I would cause him to [...]

BEWARE OF THE EMERGENCE OF A EUROPEAN OR AMERICAN ISLAMBy Shyakh S. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (RA) This speech was delivered at the Islamic Centre of New Jersey on June 4, 1977. Introducing the speaker, the Egyptian scholar, Dr. Sulaiman Duniya eulogised the services of Indian Muslims to the Arabic language and Islamic sciences and [...]

Umar b. Abdul Aziz RA said. ‘Whoever of you does good action then let him praise Allah. Whoever does wrong action, let him seek Allah’s forgiveness and turn in tawbah, because for some people there is no avoiding doing actions which Allah appointed as their destinies and which He decreed for them.’ In another narration [...]

One of the Sahaba died (the man was killed as a shaheed) and a man said, ‘Rejoice in the good news of the Garden!’  The Messenger of Allah SAWS said, ‘You do not know, for perhaps he spoke about what did not concern him or was mean with what did not make him any wealthier,’ [...]

Imam Ghazali (Allah have mercy on him) has mentioned following to be the worst sins in Shariah: 1. Associating partners with Allah SWT. Either in His being or His attributes.2. Considering a sinful act to be within the acceptable limits in Shariah. (That is, to consider it halal.)3. Because of failure in one’s efforts, give [...]

1. Israaf (extravagance):  (Verily, He likes not Al-Musrifun (those who waste by extravagance)) (Al-An’am 6:141) Excessive spending and lavishness in everything is the core of evil and leads to greater evil. It makes one forget the hereafter and preparing for it. Such acts would be a cause of humiliation and disgrace on the Day of [...]

“There is such an hour on Friday that if any Muslim makes dua in it, his dua will definitely be accepted. ” [Bukhari, Muslim] The ulama have differed in specifying that hour which has been mentioned in the Hadith. Shaykh Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlawi rahmatullahialayh has mentioned 40 different opinions in his book Sharh Sifrus [...]

Ali b. Abu Talib – RA -  was to describe this worldly life (the dunya).  He said: Do you want a long description or a brief one? They replied, “a brief one.” He said, “Its permissible things (halal) [lead to] accounts being taken from you, and its forbidden things (haram) [lead to the] Fire. Ibn [...]

Sh. Ibn Taymiyyah RA said: Every person must have a deed that is done daily – that is secret between him and Allah alone. This is required because we do not know whether the deeds we do in front of mankind have ikhlas or not nor can we say that we do with any level [...]