Is it Better to Listen to or Read the Qur’aan? | Shaykh Bin Baz

Which is better, reading the Quraan or listening to a reciter on a tape?
 It is better for an individual to do what is more beneficial to his heart and has a greater influence over it, whether it is reading or listening. The point of reading the Book of Allaah is to contemplate over it, [...]

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Advice to the Students of Knowledge

  
By ‘Shaykh’ Muhammad ibn Salih al-`Uthaymeen
Extracted from “Differences of Opinion Amongst the Scholars”© 1997 al-Hidaayah
 
Finally, I sincerely advise, myself first, and my Muslim brothers, especially the students of knowledge not to make haste and be quick when a new issue befalls a person until he verifies the situation, gains knowledge and then speaks, so that [...]

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Charity in Secret

 
On the authority of ‘Amru ibn Thaabit who said:
When ‘Alee ibn al-Husayn died, they washed him and noticed a black mark on his back, so they (some of them) said:
“What is this?”
So they (the others) said:
“He used to carry a sack of flour on his back during the night and used to distribute it to [...]

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Warnings to the Da’ee

Words Of Advice Regarding Da’wah 
Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez Ibn ‘Abdullah Ibn Baaz

1. Beware of Being Extreme
It is correct to name this awakening, which pleases and excites every believer, an Islamic movement, an Islamic revival and an Islamic movement. It is necessary to encourage and guide this awakening towards adhering and clinging to the Qur’aan and the Sunnah [...]

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Comfort at the Onset of Calamity

One is Comforted at the Onset of Calamity and Hardship
One is faced with trials and difficulties in every moment of life, but having faith and certainty serves to comfort and console one of them. Strong faith, reliance upon Allaah, hope in the reward of Allaah and desire for His beneficence are the basic constituents that [...]

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Why Do We Learn Tawheed?

{1} Allah تعالى created us for it.    
   {وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالإنْسَ إِلا لِيَعْبُدُونِ}           
 [I have not created Jinn and men [for anything], except that they worship Me alone].  Al-Qur’an, 51.56 (Adh-Dhariyat)  

{2} It is the meaning of `ibaadah [worship]. How come?

Allah تعالى does not accept `ibaadah except with tawheed. Ibn Abbaas رضي الله عنهما said: “every `ibaadah [...]

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The Doors of Success

Shaqeeq Ibn Ibraheem said: 
“The doors of success have been closed upon the creation because of six things:
Their busying themselves with the blessings of Allaah instead of thanking Allaah for them, their desire for knowledge while they abandon actions, the hastiness to sin and delaying repentance, the deception of having righteous companions and not taking them [...]

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