Say (to them, O Messenger): “If you indeed love Allah, then follow me, so that Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. “ Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate. (Al Imran 3:31) 206. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peac
Continue Reading →201. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There are seven whom Allah will shade with His shade on the day when there is no shade but His shade: a just imam (leader), a youth who grows up worshipping Allah, the M
Continue Reading →Keep yourself patient, along with those who invoke their Lord morning and evening, seeking His “Face” (His eternal, good pleasure, and the meeting with Him in the Hereafter). (al-Kahf 18:28) 188. Abdullah ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The Messenger of Allah, pe
Continue Reading →Your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him alone, and treat parents with the best of kindness. Should one of them, or both, attain old age in your lifetime, do not say “Ugh!” to them (as an indication of complaint or impatience), nor push them away; and always address them in
Continue Reading →Worship Allah and do not associate anything as a partner with Him; and do good to your par-ents in the best way possible, and to the relatives, orphans, the destitute, the neighbor who is near (in kinship, location, faith), the neighbor who is distant (in kinship and faith), the compa
Continue Reading →Order your family and community to establish the Prayer, and be diligent in its observance. We do not ask you to provide for Us; rather, it is We Who provide for you (so, all your worship is for your own benefit), and the (desired) outcome is in favor of piety and righteousness. (Ta-H
Continue Reading →Let him who has abundant means spend accordingly; and whoever is granted his provision in (narrower) measure, let him spend out of what Allah has granted him. Allah does not charge a soul with a duty except in what He has (already) granted it (of capacity to discharge that duty). (at-
Continue Reading →Men (those who are able to carry out their responsibilities) are the protectors and maintainers of women inasmuch as Allah has endowed some of people (in some respects) with greater capacity than others, and inasmuch as they (the men) spend of their wealth (for the family’s maintenanc
Continue Reading →Consort with them (women) in a good manner. (an-Nisa 4:19) 154. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A believing man should not hate a believing woman. If he dislikes something in her character
Continue Reading →Do (all the other commands of your Religion, which are all) good, so that you may prosper. (al-Hajj 22:77) 144. Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Muslim is the brother of the Muslim. He sho
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