Author Archives: Mufti Sufyan
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Change Now! Tomorrow May Never Come.
“The graveyards are filled with individuals who said that they would change tomorrow. However, sadly, tomorrow never came for them. Death came and gripped them. The gripping of death is real. Change now! Tomorrow may never come. Death can grip us at any time.”
— Mufti Sufyan Ibn Yakub
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The Love For Wealth And The Desire For Fame
The love of wealth and the desire for fame are things that destroy one’s dīn
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Methods to Adopt For Improving Motivation
QUESTION: Can you please give suggestions on what methods to adopt for improving our motivation? ANSWER: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. 1) Make du’ā asking Allah for motivation and improvement. 2) Stay optimistic. 3) Respect and value your time (do not waste it uncessarily, …
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Smoking Cigarettes Invalidates The Fast But Does Not Invalidate Wuḍūʾ
Smoking cigarettes does not invalidate wuḍūʾ. However, it does invalidate the fast.
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What Should be Done With a Placenta & The Hair & Nails of a Newborn?
One can bury such items in his/her garden at home. If this is not possible, it would be advisable to contact family and friends or local Islamic institutes who may be able to assist in this regard.
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Advice on Learning Dīn
To learn dīn and to teach your children is farḍ ‘ayn, whether that is through a book or through accompanying someone.
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WHAT TYPE OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE DĪN SHOULD WE ACT UPON?
Muslims of the whole world agree on the principal teachings. Hence, to consider Dīn (Islam) to be differed upon and giving weight to differences, and then excommunicating Muslims on that basis, falls under misguidance…
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Commentary on the Dua “I ask you for steadfastness in all matters”
Shaddād ibn Aws (Allah be pleased with him) said, shall I not teach you what the Prophet ﷺ would teach us (i.e. the following du’ā): اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ الثَّبَاتَ فِي الْأَمْرِ ، وَالْعَزِيْمَةَ عَلَى الرُّشْدِ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مُوْجِبَاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ ، وَعَزَائِمَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ شُكْرَ نِعْمَتِكَ ، وَحُسْنَ عِبَادَتِكَ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ قَلْبًا سَلِيْمًا ، وَلِسَانًا …
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Missing prayer in Hospital While Conscious
QUESTION: A person was ill in hospital in a lot of pain due to being terminally ill from cancer. They were unable to do their salahs as a result. They have now passed away. Is there anything that the family should do to make up for these missed salahs. The family have kept a …

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