His Hands are Stretched and the Angel Waits…

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His Hands are stretched and the angel waits …for you to repent! Turn back to At-Tawwaab: the One who consistently accepts repentance AND doesn’t tire of accepting it AND accepts repentence each time His slave repents.
Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Allah, [...]

Treading the Path of Knowledge

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A short translation [edited for readability] from Sharh Riyaad as-Saliheen by Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen rahimahullah:
Abu Hurayrah may Allah be pleased with him reported that the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said,“Allah makes the way to Jannah easy for him who treads the path in search of knowledge.” [Saheeh Muslim]
The first meaning of path is [...]

The Best of The Best: Ustadh Abu Eesa

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Shaykh Abu Eesa Niamatullah compiled a very beneficial collection of ahadeeth that state who the best amongst the Muslims are with explanations for some of the 100 ahadeeth. Here is a selected excerpt:
36. “The most beloved of deeds according to Allāh is that you die and yet your tongue is still moist from the remembrance [...]

Increase in Istighfar

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حدثنا عمرو بن عثمان بن سعيد بن كثير بن دينار الحمصي حدثنا أبي حدثنا محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن عرق سمعت عبد الله بن بسر يقول قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم طوبى لمن وجد في صحيفته استغفارا كثيرا
صحيح ابن ماجة 3078; صحيح ,صحيح سنن ابن ماجة باختصار السند, محمد تاصر الدين الألباني
‘Abdullah [...]

Chance at a Second Life

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Ibn Al-Qayyim, rahimahullah, wrote concerning a hadeeth “This Hadeeth us one of the strongest proofs of the lofty status of knowledge and of the greatness of its fruits. The reward of knowledge continues to accrue for a man even after he dies, so long as people continue to benefit from the knowledge he imparted. Therefore, even [...]

“A Man of Evident Splendor” - Description of The Prophet

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The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam combined both outward and inward perfection. Allah ta’ala fashioned His Prophets to be morally and phsyically sound or kamaal. We are all familiar with the beautiful character of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, yet how many of us are aware of his physical beauty? We find [...]

The Best Thing to Busy Oneself With

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عن أبي سعيد رضي الله عنه قال:  قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : يقول الرب عز و جل: من شغله القرآن عن ذكري و مسألتي أعطيته أفضل ما أعطي السائلين
From Abu Sa’eed al Khudri radi Allahu anhu who said: The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: The Lord azza [...]

25 Ways to Enter Jannah

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من لقي الله لا يشرك به شيئاً دخل الجنة -البخاري
1. Whoever meets Allah without ascribing anything to Him will enter Jannah. [Bukhari]
من آمن بالله وبرسوله ، وأقام الصلاة ، وصام رمضان ، كان حقاً على الله أن يدخله الجنة - البخاري
2. Whoever believes (has emaan) in Allah and His Messenger (sal Allahu alayhi wa [...]

Lessons from the Life of Imam Bukhari

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The study of hadeeth is one of the most noble sciences in Islam. The precision of this science, and the scholars who perfected it, is amazing and is not found in any other science–secular or Islamic. The sciences of hadeeth may be the most disputed science in Islam, simply because people do not understand the [...]

Hadeeth: When the Slave Says

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I read an amazing authentic hadeeth the other day that I’ve never heard before:
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ رَضِيَ الله عَنْهُمَا، أَنَّهُمَا شَهِدَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: “إِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ“، [...]