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12th June 2019, 8th Shawwal 1440H The Heart (قلب) Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever said "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a barley grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of a wheat grain will be taken out of Hell. And whoever said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah and has in his heart good (faith) equal to the weight of an atom will be taken out of Hell." [ Sahih Bukhari ] Abu Hurairah narrated that : the Messenger of Allah said: “Verily, when the slave (of Allah) commits a sin, a black spot appears on his heart. When he refrains from it, seeks forgiveness and repents, his heart is polished clean. But if he returns, it increases until it covers his entire heart. And that is the ‘Ran’ which Allah mentioned: ‘Nay, but on their ...

25th October 2018, 16 Safar 1440H Repentance (توبة) The Acceptance Of The Repentance Of The One Who Kills, Even If He Has Killed A Great Deal Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying : There was a person before you who had killed ninety-nine persons and then made an inquiry about the learned persons of the world (who could show him the way to salvation). He was directed to a monk. He came to him and told him that he had killed ninety-nine persons and asked him whether there was any scope for his repentance to be accepted. He said: No. He killed him also and thus completed one hundred. He then asked about the learned persons of the earth and he was directed to a scholar, and he told him that he had killed one hundred persons and asked him whether there was any scope for his repentance to be accepted. He said: Yes; what stands between you and the repentance? You better go to such and such land; there are people devoted to prayer and worship a...

11th April 2018, 24 Rejab 1439H Jizyah This verse only relate to the state of war situation only when enemy came to attack your country, not when country in peace. It is muslims obligation to provide safety and protection to the people in their countries including the non muslims. Muslims also have to refund the jizyah, when they believe that they cannot protect the non muslims or they will defeat in war. Surat At-Tawbah  (The Repentance), Chapter 9, Verse 29: " Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled." (Quran 9:29) References: Jizyah in Quran,  https://quran.com/search?q=jizyah , viewed 11th April 2018. Jizyah in Hadith,  https://sunnah.com/search/?q=jizyah , viewed 11th Apr...

15th January 2018, 29 Jamadilawal 1439H Islamic parenting (in sequence) Abu Hurayra said, "The Prophet was asked, 'Messenger of Allah, to whom should I be dutiful?' 'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?' He replied, 'Your father.'" ( Al-Adab Al-Mufrad ) Surat Luqmān  (Luqman), Chapter 31, Verse 12-19 : Be grateful "And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom [and said], "Be grateful to Allah ." And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies [His favor] - then indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy. Do not shirk [ associate [anything] with Allah] And [mention, O Muhammad], when Luqman said to his son while he was instructing him, "O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah . Indeed, association ...

19th December 2017, 30 Rabiulawwal 1439H Surat Al-Baqarah  (The Cow), Chapter 2, Verse 213: " Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allah sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners and sent down with them the Scripture in truth to judge between the people concerning that in which they differed. And none differed over the Scripture except those who were given it - after the clear proofs came to them - out of jealous animosity among themselves. And Allah guided those who believed to the truth concerning that over which they had differed, by His permission. And Allah guides whom He wills to a straight path." (Quran 2:213)   It was reported from   Awf   ibn   Maalik   who said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The Jews were divided into seventy-one sects, one of which is in Paradise and seventy are in the Fire.  The Christians were divided into seventy-two sects,...

11/12/2017, 22 Rabiulawwal 1439H Al-Quds Surat Al-'Isrā'  (The Night Journey), Chapter 17, Verse 1-7: " Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing. And We gave Moses the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel that you not take other than Me as Disposer of affairs, O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant. And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a degree of] great haughtiness. So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled. Then We gave back to you a return victory over th...