Daily Advice

“None of you truly believes (in Allah and His religion) until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.” [Sahih Bukhari and Muslim] “Meet the people in such a manner that if you die, they should weep for you, and if you live, they should long for you.” …

Every second person complains of stress, anxiety and depression. There are three main causes for this:  1. We have shifted our focus from Allah Ta`ala towards our abilities and resources, and towards people around us. Thus, when everything around us fails us, we lose hope in life and sink into …

Our 4 year old son has some fairly serious health problems, so we are “frequent fliers” at the local children’s hospital. Two weeks ago, our son was there for several days having surgery. As stressful as that was for us, my visits to that hospital almost always leave me feeling …

  by Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (rahmatullah alayh) Once, I had the opportunity to spend time, at a park, with some young boys. They were all students of a Hifz class and were having a picnic. …We all require rest, exercise and some entertainment – but of the Halaal kind. …

    Translation edited by Mufti A.H.Elias-May Allaah protect him In the light of the Qur’aan and Ahadeeth (1) Islaamic History   Taaloot and Jaaloot (Goliath) When the habits and actions of the Bani Israa’eel started to become corrupted, Allaah gave the tyrannical king Goliath power over them. He oppressed …

Virtues of Durood and Salaam-http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/?series=virtues-of-durood-and-salaam عَن رُوَيفِع بْنِ ثَابِت الأنصَارِي رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنهُ أًنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَقَالَ اَلَّلهُمَّ أَنْزِلْهُ المقعَدَ المقَرَّبَ عِنْدَكَ يَومَ القِيَامَة وَجَبَتْ لَهُ شَفَاعَتِي (مسند أحمد) Hadhrat Ruwayfi’ bin Thaabit Al-Ansaari (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi …

  One day a husband and wife were going back to their village after meeting their relatives who lived in another village. There was a river between the villages which they had to cross if the needed to travel to the other village. So when the couple got into their …

    There is a major barrier that’s blocking many Muslims from getting closer to Allah and improving their relationship with Him. This barrier is losing hope in the mercy of Allah. Sometimes people think that Allah will never forgive them because of the multitude of their sins. As a result, they …

    Chances are if you mention the origins of Valentine’s Day being entirely dark and pagan, evolving to commercial, it doesn’t retain much leverage among a young ummah hungry for love. In an age where biology and following the base desire is hard to defy, it would serve us …

      Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam has stated: î  Whoso gives respite to a debtor or forgives his debt, Allah will save him from the calamities of the Resurrection Day. (Muslim) î  Whoever is owed by one of his brothers and allows respite for the payment of the …