Source : SeekingIlm / 28 Apr 2014

With the name of Allah. The Beneficent, The Merciful

As We were reading the Al-Adhkaar of Imam An-Nawawi (rahimahullah) we came across the following hadith:

‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا‏ ‏حَامِدُبْنُيَحْيَى‏ ‏حَدَّثَنَا‏ ‏أَبُوعَاصِمٍ‏ ‏عَنْ‏ ‏ابْنِعَجْلَانَ‏ ‏عَنْ‏ ‏الْمَقْبُرِيِّ‏ ‏عَنْ‏ ‏أَبِيهُرَيْرَةَ‏ ‏قَالَ‏ قَالَرَسُولُاللَّهِ‏ ‏صَلَّىاللَّهُعَلَيْهِوَسَلَّمَ‏ ‏مَنْاضْطَجَعَمَضْجَعًالَمْيَذْكُرْاللَّهَتَعَالَىفِيهِإِلَّاكَانَعَلَيْهِ‏ ‏تِرَةً‏ ‏يَوْمَالْقِيَامَةِوَمَنْقَعَدَمَقْعَدًالَمْيَذْكُرْاللَّهَعَزَّوَجَلَّفِيهِإِلَّاكَانَعَلَيْهِ‏ ‏تِرَةً‏ ‏يَوْمَالْقِيَامَةِ‏

Source : Nabulsi.com / 25 Apr 2014

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of Creations, and Peace and blessings be upon our prophet Muhammad, the faithful and the honest.

Oh, Allah, we know nothing but what You teach us. You are the All- Knower, the Wise. Oh Allah, teach us what is good for us, and benefit us from what You taught us, and increase our knowledge. Show us the righteous things as righteous and help us to do them, and show us the bad things as bad and help us to keep away from them.

God’s Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,“Whoever sees a defect in a Muslim and overlooks it is like one who saves a young girl who has been buried alive.”

(Related by Al-Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad and Ahmad).

Source : NewMuslims/ 21 Apr 2014

What should you do in the situation where you have to pray salah, yet neither have no water suitable for making Wudoo’, nor the time be able to find such water soon enough to pray on time?

What if you are sick and either not able to make Wudoo’, or making Wudoo’ is detrimental to your health.  What is the correct procedure in such a case?

“Thus We have appointed you a middle nation.”

(Qur’an, Surah Baqarah, 2:143)

Islam teaches balance in thought and action.  Although some practitioners may go to extremes[i], the religion itself does not condone any form of extremism or fanaticism.  In fact, finding the middle path is a general principle of behavior in Islam.  The Qur’an and Sunnah contain specific guidelines steering people away from extremes in particular cognitive, social, and behavioral areas.  Furthermore, Islam endorses sociopolitical and socioeconomic systems that represent a balanced, middle ground.      

Zakat is the third Pillar of Islam. It is sometimes translated as alms or poor-due, but actually means purification, growth, and blessing.

Source : Hadith a Day / 16 Apr 2014

Anas bin Malik (radi Allahu anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) delivered a Khutbah to us the like of which I had never heard from him before. He (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much”. Thereupon those present covered their faces and began sobbing.

Source : Faith in Allah / Abu Amina Elias / 12 Apr 2014

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

By performing various good deeds, we will become closer to Allah on the Day of Resurrection and will earn the intercession of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Source : Ahlus-Sunna / 11 Apr 2014

Hadith 1

Abu Talhah (رضي الله عنه) narrated assigning it to his father:

Source : Ahle Sunnat / 11 Apr 2014

Sayyidah Fatimah az-Zahra Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anha was the fourth daughter of the Holy Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam and Sayyidah Khadija Radi Allahu Ta'ala Anha. "Zahra" (having gleaming and luminous face), "Batool" (aloof from the worldly pleasures) and "Tahira" (chaste and modest) are among her exalted titles.