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While watching the news with my mom the other day, a segment came on about the famine in East Africa. As we listened to the anchor share the stories of families coming to the refugee camps for aid, he highlighted one specific story of a father who walked for 30 days and 30 nights to [...]

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(orginally written for muslimmatters.org)
Let’s go back in time. Back to Madinah, through the masjid and to the Prophet’s (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) home. We see him there, in the darkeness of the night, praying to his Lord. He is crying as he reads the ayatof the Qur’an. He has been standing for so long, and [...]

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(originally written for suhaibwebb.com)
One of the pillars of imaan (belief in Allah) is to believe in the Divine Decree – the good and bad of it. This means that we as Muslims are supposed to have complete belief and unwavering certainty in the Plan of Allah and His Decrees for us, whether they may appear good [...]

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We now have the chance to take advantage of two sunnahs of the Prophet (alayhi salaatu wa salaam):
1- Fasting in Sha’ban
It was narrated from Abu Salamah that A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not fast in any month more than Sha’ban, and he [...]

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For the one whose deeds are great and many, he must busy himself with showing gratitude for them, for the accord to show gratitude is one of the greatest blessings Allah bestows upon His servant. It is obligatory upon him to meet these deeds with gratitude and realize his deficiency in displaying due gratitude.
Wahb ibn [...]

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When a calamity befalls the believer, he begins making duaa constantly, but he may not see any sign of a response for some time. When he is close to despair, Allah looks into his heart to see if he is pleased and content with the Decree, and not hopeless or discouraged. If this is his [...]

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Know that time does not remain at a stand-still, for Allah azza wa jal says:
وَتِلْكَ الْأَيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ
And these days [of varying conditions] We alternate among the people. (3:140)
One time it is poverty, and another time it is wealth. Once it is honor, and another it is humiliation. So the happy one is the [...]

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The following is a compilation of narrations from the Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) highlighting different ways we can give sadaqah (charity) with commentary from Riyad as-Saliheen.

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Among those deceived people may be one who thinks that his good deeds are more than his sins, because he does not pay attention to his bad deeds or check on his sins, but if he does a good deed he remembers it and relies on it.
This is like the one who seeks Allah’s forgiveness [...]

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It is reported that Yahya ibn Mu’adh (rahimahullah) said, “How Perfect and far from imperfection is the One whose servant sins, while He is the one who has hayaa’.”
It is also reported that he said, “Whoever has hayaa’ with Allah when he is obedient, Allah will have hayaa’ with him when he is a sinner.”
Ibnul [...]