Bismillah

While many of us remember to supplicate to Allah (azza wa jal) for guidance, knowledge, and Paradise, there is one important thing that we forget to include in our prayers. In a narration that many of us are familiar with, the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: ” Unquestionably, in the body there is [...]

Bismillah

One day in the Masjid of the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) ibn Mas’ood (radi Allahu anhu) was praying while the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) was sitting with Abu Bakr and Umar. He said referring to ibn Mas’ood, “Ask, and you will be given!” The next day, Abu Bakr  (radi Allahu anhu) met ibn [...]

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A man came to the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam and asked, “What is tazkiyatun-nafs(purification of the soul)?” The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam replied, “That a person knows Allah is with him wherever he is.” [Tabarani, Saheeh]
Success in the Qur’an is tied directly to the purification of the soul. Allah subhanahu wa [...]

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Abu Barzah al-Aslami radi Allahu anhu reported that Allah’s Messenger sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said, “The two feet of the servant will not cease (from standing before Allah) on the Day of Judgment until he is asked about four things: on his life and how he spent it; on his knowledge and what he did [...]