Archive for the 'Words of the Ulema' Category
Source: NewIslamicDirections
A. Silence (الصمت) is to refrain from speaking falsely; not truthfully.
Al-Kafawi, al-Kulliyyat
الصمت إمساك عن قول الباطل دون الحق – الكفوي الكليات
Silence (الصمت) differs from not speaking (السكوت) in three ways:
1. Not speaking is to leave off speech despite being capable of it. Capability is not a consideration in defining silence.
2. Silence (الصمت) also involves [...]
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Where is it (your heart)?
Source: Zaytuna College
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Source: Seeker’s Digest
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani writes: “May Allah increase Ustadh Khalid Latif in all good, and make him a lasting, radiant light of guidance, clarity, and good.”
Aameen!
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Source: Zaytuna College
Dear Friend,
As-Salaam ‘Alaykum: May the peace and blessings of Ramadan be upon you, inside and outside your home. We write you during this blessed month to ask for your help.
We are fulfilling a long-held vision, and [...]
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Ramadan Resources
Ramadan Resources:
1. Approaching Ramadan by Imam Zaid Shakir [Zaytuna.org]
2. Ramadan Advice by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf [ibid]
3. Preparing for Ramadan [Ashrafiya Blog]
4. Ramadan Schedule [ibid]
5. Ramadan Daily Checklist [MeccaOne]
6. Ramadan Preparation with Imam Zaid Shakir [ibid]
7. The Virtues of Standing in Prayer in the Month of Ramadan [Seeker's Guidance]
8. Ramadan Reminders Part 1 – The Transformative [...]
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Source: Seekers Guidance
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Question: Could you please give some details regarding the rulings of i`tikaf?
Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
The Fiqh of I`tikaf (spiritual retreat)
Based on Shurunbulali’s Imdad al-Fattah, and other Hanafi texts
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. May His abundant blessing and most perfect of [...]
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The Broken Hearted
Beautiful, simply beautiful.
Source: Rihla 2009 Blog
“God is with the broken-hearted. When your heart breaks, it’s a good thing – the breaking of the heart is what opens it up to the light of Allah. The dunya is designed to break your heart, to crush it.”
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, during his class on Tassawwuf.
“God is with the [...]
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Source: Ashrafiya
Recently Shaykh Mawlana Mohammad Taqi Usmani (may Allah preserve him) advised a murid to bury the past and make a fresh start.
Burying the past may sound a simple thing but in reality it is a big spiritual struggle (mujahidah) with many benefits.
For all of us it is a common event to slip and commit [...]
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Answer by Shaykh Hamza Karamali at SunniPath:
Question:
If we get Janna (may Allah grant us Janna) do we keep the same families? Or are we made pure and given our perfect mates? Is this something that is known or unknown?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
Allah Most High said, “Theirs shall be the Ultimate [...]
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Why Our Du`as Go Unanswered
Source: An-Noor
Ibrahim Bin Adham was asked as to why our dua’s do not get accepted even though Allah Ta`ala has said, “And ask of me; I shall grant you…”
So Ibrahim Bin Adham answered:
Your dua’s do not get answered because your hearts are dead.
They said, ‘why are our hearts dead?’
He answered, because of 8 things….
1- [...]
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