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Q: Are good manners something that a person naturally possesses or are they something  he attains?
A: Just as manners can be innate, they can also - without doubt - be attained. This means that just as a person can naturally have fine, beautiful character, another can put forth effort and attain good character by adapting to [...]

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At-Tufayl bin Ubayy bin Ka`b (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I used to visit Abdullah bin Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) in the morning and accompany him to the market. Abdullah offered greetings of peace to every one he met on the way, be they sellers of petty goods, traders or [...]

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Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that he passed by some children and greeted them. Then he said: “Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) used to do the same.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
The sunnah is to give the salaam to everyone you meet, even if they are younger than you. The Prophet (sal [...]

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I thought this was a beautiful answer that put a smile on my face! :) We ask Allah for the highest gardens of Jannah, Ameen.
Q: Is it transgression in duaa to ask for a car in Jannah?
A: Miskeen, the one who seeks a car in Jannah.
In Jannah there are modes of transportation that are so [...]

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Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu anhu) narrated that the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: “The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, but in both there are good.” (Saheeh Muslim)
The ’strong believer’ does not mean a believer who is physically strong, but rather it means a believer who is strong [...]

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“Emaan has sixty odd or seventy odd branches. The uppermost of all these is the Testimony of Faith: `La ilaha illallah’ (there is no true god except Allah) while the least of them is the removal of harmful object from the road. And shyness is a branch of Emaan.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
“…If removing harm from [...]

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Below is a short compilation of a few gems from various surahs in the Qur’an from Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen’s (rahimahullah) tafseer collection.
Facing Each Other on Thrones
وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَانًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ
“And We shall remove from their chests any deep feeling of bitterness (that they may have). (So they will be like) brethren [...]

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The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said that Allah has blessed the morning time for our Ummah, so many of us take advantage of this time by studying, or preparing for work and school or helping our family with things.
In the Qur’an, Allah ta’ala conveys to us what the Believers are doing during their [...]

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In the famous hadeeth that we’ve all heard before, the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said:
من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فليقل خيرا أو ليصمت
“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent.” [Bukhari and Muslim]
From an Arabic perspective, this hadeeth is very powerful.

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Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen rahimahullah says:
The science of nahw (grammar) is a noble science tha is a means to two important things:

Having an understanding of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam). Comprehension of these two will give one understanding and knowledge of grammar.
Establishing the tongue upon the [...]