Does Allah Forgive Everything? I’ve read that Allah forgives everything when you ask Correct. From Qur’an “But whosoever repents after his crime and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allah), then verily, Allah will pardon him (accept his repentance). Verily, Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful” —Qur’an (al-Ma’idah) 5:39 “And He it is Who accepts...
Advice for One Trying to Return to the Deen
The Context A sister had posted to our sub about wanting to come back to the Deen, but feeling a little overwhelmed and also guilty for her past. Most of the rest can be gleaned from my response, in sha’ Allah. I broke it down into steps to denote priority, so that she (and any others) can know how to distribute their energies, by the permission of Allah. The Advice ﷽ #1 Take Your Shahada...
Benefits of Salah & Inhumanity of Modern Wage Slavery
The other day, I had an aggressive work timeline, something with a few hours’ turnaround. The way I work, especially if I’m doing design work or coding, it’s easy to just get "into the zone." I’ll sit down and blaze through a week’s worth of work pretty easily. In the past, it was nothing for me to be at my desk for 10-12 hours straight, no breaks...
Musnad Ahmad 26550
It was narrated that Umm Humayd, the wife of Abu Humayd al-Saa’idi, came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I like to pray with you." He said, "I know that you like to pray with me, but your prayer in your room is better for you than your prayer in your courtyard and your prayer in your courtyard is better for you than your praying in your house, and your...
The Salaam
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (radhiAllah anh) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you about something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread salaam amongst yourselves. —Sahih Muslim 54, Ahmad 2/391, at-Tirmidhi 2513 There is much to be said about the love and...
Musnad Ahmad 22565
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."