And fulfil the pledge (pledges made with people as well as Allah). Certainly questioning shall take place with regard to the pledge. 
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Become Holistic believers!
Why don’t we devote ourselves entirely to Islam? Why do we not become practicing Muslims with totality? Why do we have to bring into our lives the western cultures that hideously keep us distant from our faith? It’s a shame that in this day and age two particular groups of people have come into …
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Dua to be said at the end of Salah before Salam
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr narrates that Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq (May Allah be pleased with him) said to the prophet (May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), “O messenger of Allah, teach me an invocation with which I may invoke (Allah) in my Salah.” He said, “Say: O Allah, verily I have oppressed myself …
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The occurrence of the hour
Nawwaas bin Samaan says that the messenger of Allah mentioned Dajjal one morning, so he lowered therein and raised to the extent that we perceived him in a cluster of trees. He either lowered or raised his voice to put emphasis on certain things, or he spoke for a long time and became tired thus …
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The Turban Of The Messenger of Allah Peace Be Upon Him Part 2
With regards to the tail of the turban and where it should be left to hang, many styles have been reported from the messenger of Allah peace be upon him and his companions, may Allah be pleased with them. 1. Between the shoulder blades. The most common and authentic style is to let the …
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Keeping the heart clean-a gateway to paradise
Why is jealousy so prevalent? Why is hatred so predominant? Why is there so much friction between families? Why is such evil rife amongst us? Why have we lost our family values? Or most of all, why have we lost our Islamic values? The simple answer to these questions is lack of cleanliness of our …
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Modesty doesn’t bring anything but good
The Messenger of Allah peace and blessings be upon him said, “Modesty doesn’t bring anything but good”. (Bukhari and Muslim) Modesty prevents a person from being disobedient from having bad characteristics and many other bad deeds. If a person is modest he naturally has a good character and stops himself from sinning. Being …
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When burying the deceased should you pray Quran at the head and feet or do Dua?
QUESTION: Is it proven in hadith that when you are burying the deceased that you pray Quran at the head and feet or do you do dua straight away? ANSWER: After burying the deceased, to read the opening verses of surah al-baqarah until “المفلحون”, near the headside of the grave-thereafter, to read the closing verses of surah …
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Modesty and Chasteness
The females of the first era (of Islam) gave a lot of sacrifice to spread Islam. History testifies to this fact. For example the first person to accept Islam was a female, namely Khadija Bint Khuwaylid (May Allah, the almighty be pleased with her). The first person who was martyred as a (so called) punishment …
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Verily every person will get rewarded only for what they intended
قَالَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوْ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ [صحيح البخاري] The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, deeds are only with intentions. Verily, every person will get rewarded …
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The punishment of one who backbites
Islaam has placed much emphasis on respecting the honour of a Muslim. It is for this very reason that from amongst the major sins in Islaam is falsely accusing another Muslim of fornication. In fact this sin is seen to be so horrendous that Allah has mentioned in the Quraan: وَٱلَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ ٱلْمُحْصَنتِ ثُمَّ …
