A’ishah (radhiAllah anha) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Verily, gentleness is not found in anything but that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything but that it disgraces it."
This post was written in response to a thread on Reddit which railed against the idols that were destroyed in Afghanistan. Iconoclasm For Me, But Not For Thee Most of the comments on the post are bemoaning the loss of "great heritage" and how savage, unlearned and terrible it is that the terrorists destroyed the idols in their own lands. Me, reading this—I’m bewildered. Any ruling...
Abu Qatadah reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allah Almighty but that Allah will replace it with something better."
Many years ago, I had the privilege of visiting a Muslim country for a few months. One of the things I was most excited about was hearing the Adhan (the call to prayer) and it was beautiful. The hustle and bustle of everyone moving about making wudu (ablution) and getting ready to pray is so infectious. Knowing that the whole country is setting dunya aside to make time for their Creator is a very...
Mus’ab bin Sa’d reported from his father: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The servant will continue to be tried until he is left walking upon the earth without any sin."
Some time ago, I was listening to a YouTube show (a Chai with my Bhai episode) and they mentioned just in passing something that absolutely floored me—how the police in Muslim countries try to implore traffic accident victims to say "La ilaha ilAllah," especially when they can see the person is dying. Subhanallah, Allahu akbar!! Imagine how many different ways we can die suddenly and...
Suhaib reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Wondrous is the affair of the believer for there is good for him in every matter and this is not the case with anyone except the believer. If he is happy, then he thanks Allah and thus there is good for him, and if he is harmed, then he shows patience and thus there is good for him."
A short PDF by Shaykh Mashhoor Hassan al-Salmaan which discusses the permissibility of menstruating women handling the mushaf while in a state of janabah (ritual impurity). Download PDF The Pushback When this information was posted to the SistersInSunnah subreddit, a user took issue with the stance and made a post refuted the opinion. Some back and forth occurred, but alhamdulillah, one of the...
Abu Umamah reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "I guarantee a house on the outskirts of Paradise for one who leaves arguments even if he is right, and a house in the middle of Paradise for one who abandons lies even when joking, and a house in the highest part of Paradise for one who makes his character excellent."