December 8, 2007
Selections from Hadiths: Be in the world as if you were a stranger…
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar: The Prophet took hold of my shoulders and said, “Be [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Hadiths & Sunnah’
December 2, 2007
Selections from Hadiths: The heaviest thing…
Narrated Abud-Darda: Allah’s Messenger said, “The heaviest thing to be placed in [...]
November 25, 2007
Selections from Hadiths: On the Day of Resurrection…
Narrated Abu Hurairah: Allah’s Messenger said, “On the Day of Resurrection, Allah [...]
November 23, 2007
Selections from Hadiths: You possess two such qualities…
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: Allah’s Messenger said to Ashaj Abdul-Qasis, “You possess [...]
November 16, 2007
Alerting the Self Deceived - Wisdom: Sincerity in Religious Acts Part 1
From Sheikh Zaid Shakir’s New Islamic Directions
The sayings gathered here, entitled Wisdom, are extracted from, Alerting The Self Deceived, a book written by the great Islamic scholar and mystic, Abdul Wahhab ash-Sha’rani, d. 973 AH/ 1565 AD. In this book Ash-Sha’rani gathers the aphorisms of the early pious scholars of the Islamic tradition as part [...]
November 13, 2007
Selections from Hadiths: Verily, there is a Fitnah…
Narrated Ka’b bin ‘Iyad: Allah’s Messenger said, “Verily, there is a Fitnah [...]
October 27, 2007
A Common Word Between Us and You: Muslims Send Message of Peace to Christians
From The Official Website of A Common Word
To read the full version click here.
A Common Word between Us and You
(Summary and Abridgement)
Muslims and Christians together make up well over half of the world’s population. Without peace and justice between these two religious communities, there can be no meaningful peace in the world. The future of [...]
October 3, 2007
Fasting Six Days of Shawwal After Ramadan: ‘Like Fasting the Entire Year’
From Sunnipath
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Fasting Six Days of Shawwal after Ramadan: ‘Like Fasting the Entire Year’
Assalamu alaikum,
Ayyub (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days from Shawwal it [...]
September 15, 2007
Selections from Hadiths: Do not grow weary…
Do not grow weary of your prayers, because nobody has ever been destroyed through prayer.
The Prophet Mohammed (may God bless him and grant him peace)
September 14, 2007
An Excellent Article on Ramadan
From Sunnipath
Answered by Sidi Suheil Laher
An Excellent article on Ramadan
O who believe, fasting is decreed for you as it was decreed for those before you; perchance you will guard yourselves.
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The month of Ramadan is the month in which the Quran was sent down, a guidance for the people, and clear verses of guidance and criterion. [...]
September 11, 2007
When is Laylat al Qadr?
From Sunnipath
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
When is Laylat al-Qadr?
The Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever prays on Laylat al-Qadr out of faith and sincerity, shall have all their past sins forgiven.” [Bukhari and Muslim, from Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him)]
September 7, 2007
Prophetic Guidance on Fasting: Chapters from Nawawi’s Guidance of the Righteous (Riyad al Salihin)
From Sunnipath
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Prophetic Guidance on Fasting: Chapters from Nawawi’s Guidance of the Righteous (Riyad al-Salihin)
Prophetic Guidance on Fasting
Chapters from Nawawi’s Guidance of the Righteous (Riyad al-Salihin)
Ustadha Ayesha Bewley’s translation: http://bewley.virtualave.net/riyad.html
217. Chapter: On the obligation to fast Ramadan and clarification of the excellence of fasting and what is connected [...]
August 23, 2007
Hadith: Allah shows compassion…
Allah’s Messenger said, “Allah shows compassion only to those among His slaves [...]
