The remembrance of death doesn’t cause a believer to be hopeless and lazy, rather it motivates him to remain in a state of perseverance and excellence, so that when death catches up, he dies in a way that is pleasing to Allah.

There was a happy mother in a house in Makkah. She was the sweetest and the happiest mother in the world. Her name was Amina. She was the mother of the expected baby. She was glowing from excitement, smiling from ear to ear. He was to be the greatest of all prophets. Everyone in the room gathered around him. All of them were saying the same thing, “What a beautiful . . . see more

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If you want to put on your shoes, put on the right shoe first; and if you want to take them off, take the left one first. Let the right shoe be the first to be put on and the last to be taken off.”

Sahih al-Bukhari 5855

Hi. I just made tawbah a few days ago and began my reading of the Quran. I’m both reading Arabic and English tafsir. Is it allowed to highlight the Arabic and the English Ayahs in the Quran in terms of learning and understanding the Quran better?

An example

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Notes: This verse is highlighted in red, because it is about hell fire. Furthermore, in this verse, . . . see more

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “There are two blessings that many people are deceived into losing: health and free time.”

Sahih al-Bukhari 6412

جب رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم پر درود وسلام پڑھنے سے متعلقہ آیت کا نزول ہو ا۔
Surat No 33 : سورة الأحزاب – Ayat No 56

اِنَّ اللّٰہَ وَ مَلٰٓئِکَتَہٗ یُصَلُّوۡنَ عَلَی النَّبِیِّ ؕ یٰۤاَیُّہَا الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا صَلُّوۡا عَلَیۡہِ وَ سَلِّمُوۡا تَسۡلِیۡمًا ﴿۵۶﴾

اللہ تعالٰی اور اس کے فرشتے اس نبی پر رحمت بھیجتے ہیں ۔ اے ایمان والو! تم ( بھی ) ان پر درود بھیجو . . . see more

Abu Dawud Sulaiman bin Salm al-Masahifi al-Balkhi told us Al-Nadr bin Shumail, on the authority of Abi Qura On the authority of Sa`eed bin Al-Musayyib, on the authority of “Umar bin Al-Khattab, he said: “The prayer is standing between the heavens and the earth, and nothing ascends from it.” That you pray for your Prophet May God bless him and grant him peace. Du’a remains between the heavens and the . . . see more

Abu Dawud Sulaiman bin Salm al-Masahifi al-Balkhi told us Al-Nadr bin Shumail, on the authority of Abi Qura On the authority of Sa`eed bin Al-Musayyib, on the authority of “Umar bin Al-Khattab, he said: “The prayer is standing between the heavens and the earth, and nothing ascends from it.” That you pray for your Prophet May God bless him and grant him peace. Du’a remains between the heavens and the . . . see more

A lot of people assume scholars wouldnt know about modern issues, especially the ones we face in the west. Part of their work includes understanding the issues muslims face around the world. And we have to realize that “new” issues arent actually new but rather “re-branded” issues that were once faced and dealt with scholars in the past. And who better to address these issues than our scholars who have . . . see more

‘A’isha (may Allah be pleased with her), the wife of Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ), reported Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:

“Al-Rifq (kindness/gentleness) is not to be found in anything but that it adds to its beauty and it is not withdrawn from anything but it makes it defective.”

Sahih Muslim 2594a