There are days when you dont feel like praying. When your soul feels dark and your heart feels down.
Those are the days when you need to pray. Those are the days when you need it most.
And if you find the strength to bow before your Lord in those days, you have defeated a big part of your nafs and taken a huge step towards your Lord.
So pray no matter what. Lead your heart to prayer and one day your heart will lead you to prayer.
Read MoreAn essential thing that a large portion of the Muslim community disregards or does not realize in a time of their lives is developing the habit of sending Durood on Allah's last Prophet (SAW).
When you send endowments on the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), it is of much noteworthiness because Allah has declared in his Holy book that doing all things considered Himself close by the grand orderlies and after that requested the devotees to do in like manner.
Read MoreWe all need to answer the call of nature. Its one of the basic acts of life. And until we In Sha Allah get to Jannah where we wont need to answer this call, we have to spend a fair amount of time in this dunya in or around one. There are a few etiquettes we as muslims must always try to observe.
Read More"And who is more astray than one who invokes besides Allah, such as will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection, and who are unaware of their invocations to them? And when mankind are gathered (on the Day of Judgement), they (false deities) will become enemies for them and will deny their worshipping." - Q46:5-6
Read MoreThere is nothing wrong with wanting a woman that looks good but one must do well not to lose our gheerah. Gheerah simply is protective jealousy and the men who lack this are called Dayooth. A Dayooth is the man who doesn’t have protective jealousy of the women he is in care of. He is the man who would always show off his wife and her beauty in front of other men in ways that would stimulate sexual desires. He is the one who does not bother to protect her from the eager eyes of strangers. He is the man who is pleased by the admiring glances from stranger men toward his wife and sisters.
Read MoreThe Prophet (SAW) said: "Friday has five characteristics: on thus day Allah created Adam, on it He sent down Adam to earth, on it Allah caused Adam to die, on it there is a time when a person does not ask Allah for anything but He gives it to him, so long as he does not ask for anything haram and on it will the Hour begin. There is no angel who is close to Allah, no heaven, no earth, no wind, no mountain and no sea that does not fear Friday." - Ibn Majah
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Arrogance is simply glorifying one's self while looking down on others. This could be as a result of one feeling superior to others based on wealth, knowledge, faith or background. Arrogance leads to the need to be praised by others.
Read MoreAs Muslims, we must learn to conceal the secrets of others. The act of spreading to a third party what has been shared with you is highly frowned upon. It is sad that in today's society we are surrounded by people who do the direct opposite. They live to expose others and even go out of their way to dig out information on others.
Read MoreMuslims around the world do their utmost best to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW). He is the best example to follow. Islam is strictly against violence in any form, it is a religion that frowns on harming and oppressing people. As a matter of fact, an oppressor is cursed by Allah. A Muslim is a model citizen that is always in a constant quest to better himself. The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was the embodiment of the above hadith. He did not seek revenge, did not return evil with evil but forgave and pardoned those who did the most horrific things to him. I would be giving a few examples.
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