Sermon of Uthman on Guidance before Death
A concise sermon on following guidance, obeying Allah and preparing for life after death.
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Speech Therapy [Exhortation]
An exhortation for yourself. Control your speech for it may be the thing you regret most on the Last Day.
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Hiding Righteous Tears
How the righteous would try to hide their tears of piety to avoid seeking reputation and keep sincere to Allah.
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Scary Speech
The best of this Ummah after its Prophet, Abu Bakr, feared the consequences of his speech.
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How Imam Al-Shafi Spent his Nights
A description of how Imam Shafi worshipped at night.
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The Mad Mufti
It is reported that ‘Abdullāh b. Masʿūd – Allāh be pleased with him – said: By Allāh, he who gives people verdicts (fatwā) for every question they ask him is crazy (majnūn). Ibn Battah Al-‘Ukbarī, Ibṭāl Al-Ḥiyal article 81, et al. Imām Ibn Battah (d. 304H) laments: So here is Ibn Masʿūd, swearing by Allāh […]
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Righteous Fear vs. Sinful Delusion
It is reported that Al-Ḥasan Al-Baṣrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: The believer does the best deeds yet is most fearful [that his deeds will not be accepted]. If he were to spend a mountain of wealth [in charity], he would not feel sure [of the reward] until he sees it. The […]
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Four Signs of the Wretched
It is reported that Al-Hasan Al-Basrī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: Four signs of wretchedness are: [having] a hard heart, dry eyes [that never cry], extended hopes [about this life], and greed and keenness to amass worldly things (the dunyā). Ibn Abī Al-Dunyā, Kitāb Al-Zuhd article 36.
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Afraid of the Dark
It is reported that if Hishām Al-Dustawā`ī – Allāh have mercy on him – didn’t have a torch on at home, he would toss and turn in bed until his wife would come with a torch. She asked him about this once, to which he replied, “If I don’t have a torch, I think about […]
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Three Laughs and Three Tears
It is reported form Abū Al-Dardā – Allāh be pleased with him – that he said, “Three make me laugh, and three make me cry. Those that make me laugh are a person who puts his hopes in this worldly life while death pursues him, a person who is heedless [of his Lord] while [his […]