"Surely, the true religion in Allah's sight is Islam" (3:19)
On a sweltering hot day your throat has become parched. You are in the privacy of your home and the refreshingly cool water is within hand’s reach. You desire to drink it, but you do not. Why? Simply because you are fasting and while fasting you cannot eat and drink. If somebody prompts you to nevertheless drink it and says: “Nobody is watching,” you will immediately rebuke him with the words: “But Allah is watching!” ALLAH TA’ALA IS WATCHING! Subhanallah!
Read moreRamadan is more than fasting from food and drink, it is a sacred opportunity for Muslims to cleanse the heart and draw nearer to Allah. A spiritual detox in Ramadan means shedding distractions, guarding one’s gaze, purifying intentions, and nurturing habits that bring inner peace and mindfulness
Read moreAnas bin Malik ﻰﺿر ﷲ ﻪﻨﻋ relates that Ramadhan arrived so the Prophet ﷲ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻢﻠﺳو ﻰﻠﺻ said, ‘Indeed this month has come upon you, and therein is a night which is better than a thousand months. Whoever is deprived of it is deprived of all good, and none is deprived of it except one who is truly deprived’ [Reported by ibn Majah], He who wastes his time in Ramadhan is truly deprived of the virtues and forgiveness of this
Read more“The commands of Allah subhanahu wata‘alaa fall under two categories: obligations, things we have to do, and prohibitions, things we are forbidden from doing. If we analyse the category of obligations, we can conclude that they too are prohibitions. Take the example of the obligation to perform salah; it is in effect a prohibition against not performing salah. So the commands of Allah subhanahu wata‘alaa are all about abstaining from things. A muttaqi is someone who abstains: when it comes
Read moreThis is why I love Ramadhan! Shukran to the writer Morale: Don’t rebuke any1 who turns up at mosque in Ramadhan only Via: Shaykh Abdul Raheem Love Ramadan for others just as you love it for yourself and rather than rebuking or scolding someone, make sincere du’a for them.
Read moreRespected Ladies! Ramadhan is a good time to win over the hearts of your beloved husbands. They say: “The way to a man’s heart is his stomach” That is a pretty accurate statement. Feed him well and he is yours. (Gents! Make her a nice kitchen and she is yours. A woman needs a nice kitchen with all facilities.) Some ladies feel that Ramadhan is for worship only, so the family has to be content with whatever is available, and
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