THE IDEAL MUSLIMAH

The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said:

"People's deeds are presented before Allaah on Mondays and Thursdays, and then every slave (of Allaah) is granted forgiveness (of minor sins) if he does not associate anything with Allaah in worship. But the person in whose heart there is rancor against his brother, will not be pardoned. With regard to them, it is said twice: `Hold these two until they are reconciled. Hold these two until they are reconciled.'" [Muslim]

Living Together

You cannot live alone. Do not live alone, as the wolf eats up the lone sheep, and Satan is close to the one who is alone and is farther from two who are together. So, if you live somewhere, live with at least one other person, and this one person should be righteous. Friends are like a row of connected test tubes: if liquid overflows in one tube, the excess flows into the other tubes until there is an equal amount of liquid in all the tubes. Likewise, if you live with corrupt people, they will take away...

Forgiving, Loving and Hating Others 25 Nov 2010 Hits:360

Forgiveness as a Way of Life

Ever wonder what life would be like if our family and friends never forgave us for the mistakes we made? Take a moment to reflect on your own life. Think hard about it. What images do you see more often? Do you see yourself apologizing more or waiting for an apology? Now try to forget about all of those times when you felt someone else should have been asking you for forgiveness but did not come around to it. Forget about all of those times when you felt you deserved an apology but one was not forthcoming. This is not...

Forgiving, Loving and Hating Others 06 Sep 2010 Hits:416

Free Your Heart From Spite -II

When people went to visit Abu Dujaanah, may Allaah be pleased with him, in his death sickness, they saw him happy and his face radiant; they asked him about the reason, to which he, may Allaah be pleased with him, replied: “I have two qualities I possessed in my life; one is that I never interfered in that which did not concern me, and the second is that I always had a pure heart, free from spite towards my fellow Muslims”. Im aam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allaah mercy upon him, was another great example in this matter. Some people of...

Forgiving, Loving and Hating Others 06 Sep 2010 Hits:243

Free Your Heart From Spite -I

Slaves of Allaah! Islam encourages making reconciliation between people in order to maintain good relations amongst the Muslims, to spread love and to keep the hearts of Muslims free from spite. Allaah Says (what means): “So fear Allaah and amend that which is between you.” [Quran 8: 1]. Additionally, Islam ordains all that which spreads mutual love and frees the hearts from spite, as in the narration of Abu Hurayrah, may Allaah be pleased with him, who reported that the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, said: “You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe...

Forgiving, Loving and Hating Others 06 Sep 2010 Hits:317

Can a Muslim be a Sincere Friend to a Non-Muslim?

It is not permissible for a Muslim to make friends with a mushrik (polytheist) or to take him as a close friend, because Islam calls on us to forsake the disbelievers and to disavow them, because they worship someone other than Allaah. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “O you who believe! Take not as friends the people who incurred the Wrath of Allaah (i.e. the Jews). Surely, they have despaired of (receiving any good in) the Hereafter, just as the disbelievers have despaired of those (buried) in graves (that they will not be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection).”...

Forgiving, Loving and Hating Others 23 Aug 2010 Hits:308