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Note: This post is slightly longer. The 5 tips and a few Hadith are in the second half.
Let’s start with a clear order from Allah (swt):
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ذَلِكَ أَزْكَى لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ
Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), [...]
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I’m not a tea kinda guy, but parents are different. Perhaps its something that comes with age. Maybe the love of tea springs to life in the heart of parents after they have their first child. I don’t know what it is.
There is one thing that is a definite — Parents [...]
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اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists), (Al-’Alaq 96:1)
The first command ever revealed was to “Read!” 1400+ years laters, here on this blog, and at this moment – you are being asked to continue the same command upon which the rest of this [...]
I wanted to start off by asking that if you can think of reasons why hadith are important — then please leave a comment with them. Go ahead and even comment/critique what I wrote here. But moving on with today’s post…
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There are several reasons that hadith are important. Several reasons?
I take that [...]
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Just let it go. What is it? Well, the definition is actually quite simple in this case. It = a time that someone has wronged you. Find it — and let it go. Whoever this person is, make du’a for them and forgive them. I mean [...]
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You know that one of the authentic Sunnahs of the Prophet (saw) was that he would pray Witr prayer every night. Before anything else, you can follow this link to learn more about Witr prayer. The opening paragraph on the link I just placed is:
“Witr prayer is one of the greatest acts [...]
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Let’s start with a Hadith of our beloved Prophet Muhammed (saw).
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “You shall [...]
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Of course the best thing to do is to make du’a for the entire Ummah. Making du’a for your family and friends in also a very honorable thing to do. In addition to those though–let’s add one more thing today. Think of one person you know–anyone–who is in special need of [...]
The entire day is 1440 minutes. Can you spend 3 minutes and 42 seconds for the Sake of Allah (swt)? Today is a day that is easier than ever. Here is a video from YouTube of Qur’an being recited in a beautiful, moving way. The reciter is Muhammed Al-Luhaidan. If [...]
This one is probably the more difficult of Deeds. Why? Because it requires that we part with something that we love dearly. Forget right or wrong for a second. Right now, let’s focus of good, better, and best. One of the best things to do is to give a loan [...]
