Be Children of the Hereafter

How easy it is to get caught up in this dunya, to become ensnared by its glitter, to become lured by its temptations, to become captivated by its fleeting enjoyments. A guise covers our eyes, such that we become immersed in this life and seemingly forget the Hereafter. And indeed, insaan (man) forgets of the [...]

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Laughter and Tears

On the authority of Ja’far ibn Burqaan who said: I came to know that Salmaan al-Faarisee (radiAllaahu ‘anhu) used to say: Three things make me laugh and three things make me cry. I laugh at the one who is hopeful of the world yet death seeks him; the one who is neglectful (of his Lord) [...]

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Remembering the Destroyer of Desires

An-Nadhr ibn Ismaa’eel said, “I heard Aboo Dharr 1 saying in one of his speeches, “Concerning Death –then it has been announced to you such that you are looking at it every day and night. It appears to the one it takes away –who was dear to his people, noble amongst his clan, obeyed and [...]

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Death is Upon Us

Don’t you know that protection, tomorrow, will be limited to those who feared Allaah [today], and to those who sold something ephemeral for something permanent, something small for something great, and fear for protection? Don’t you realize that you are the descendants of those who have perished, that those who remain will take their place [...]

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Remember Allah

A man once asked Abû Al-Dardâ’ – Allah be pleased with him – for advice. He said:   Remember Allah in good times and He will mention you in hard times. When you remember those who have passed away, consider yourself like one of them. And when you think of involving yourself in some worldly [...]

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Shaykh Ahmad ibn Yahya An-Najmee Passes Away

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’oon.   The Shaykh passed away yesterday, subhaanAllah. May Allah ta’ala forgive him his sins, accept his deeds, and grant him Jannat Al Firdaus. Ameen.   May we continue to benefit from the legacy of knowledge he has left behind. Ameen.   SubhaanAllah – surely, it is something to reflect [...]

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Uncertainty of the Final Destination

Do not bear witness for any of the people of Islaam (i.e. that he is a person of Paradise or of the Fire) due to a good or bad deed, since you do not know what his final action before his death will be. You hope for Allaah’s Mercy for him and you fear for [...]

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Dr Saleh As Saleh Passes Away

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’oon. Shock overtook me upon hearing this news from a sister on Friday. Yet it later morphed into an uncertainty (of the validity of the news). I sought to confirm it – I thought perhaps it was a mistake, perhaps it was a miscommunication — or perhaps it was I, [...]

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You Know Allaah, Yet You Do Not Obey Him

Ibraheem ibn Adham, may Allaah have Mercy upon him, was a third century scholar, a teacher and a companion of Sufyaan ath-Thawree, and he was asked about the saying of Allaah – The Most High: “And your Lord says: ‘Call on Me, I will answer your prayer.. “ [Soorah Ghaafir, 40:60] “We supplicate and we [...]

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Every Soul Shall Taste Death

The Righteous will die, and the wicked will die … The warriors who fight jihaad will die, and those who sit at home will die … Those who busy themselves with correct belief will die, and those who treat the people as their slaves will die … The brave who reject injustice will die, and [...]

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