Pearl of Wisdom 3

يقول ربكم : يا ابن آدم ! تفرغ لعبادتي ، املأ قلبك غنى ، وأملأ يديك رزقا ، يا ابن آدم ! لا تباعد مني ، أملأ قلبك فقرا ، وأملأ يديك شغلا Allah says (in the hadith qudsi): O Son of Adam, set time aside to worship Me and I will fill your heart [...]

Lessons from Surah al-Ma’idah (Verse: 1-5)

Assalamu’alaykum,   In today’s halaqah we discussed about the first 5 verses of surah al-Ma’idah. We were asked if we ever felt that our hearts are uplifted, spiritually, when we contemplate on these verses. The verses are as following: ” 1. O you who believe! Fulfil (your) obligations. Lawful to you (for food) are all [...]

The reward for establishing the night prayers in Ramadhaan with sincere faith and hope

Upon the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam) would encourage – and not order as an obligation – to establish the night prayer in Ramadhaan. He would say, ((Whosoever stood [for the night prayer] in Ramadhaan with sincere faith and hoping for [...]

The Gate of ar-Rayyan

Ramadan: A Time to have your previous Sins forgiven

The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan with faith and hoping (i.e. with anticipation) for its reward shall have all of his previous sins forgiven for him.” [Sahih Al-Bukhari and Muslim] Commentary: The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) saying: “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan with faith” [...]

No Ramadhan for the Uighur Muslims?

Assalamu’alaykum warahmatullah, I just read this news at MuslimMatters yesterday and the news shocked me! I did not know that the government of China went this far to subjugate the muslim minority in Uighur. They went so far that they even force the muslims not to practice their deen anymore. The Uighur muslims were forced to [...]