Hafsah on Two Reasons to Marry
Umm Al-Muminin Hafsah advises her brother to marry, with good reasons.
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The Comfortable Home
The only time the true believer will be at rest is when he meets his Lord.
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Beyond Words
Allah is greater than what we can say about him, and His Paradise and His Fire are more than we can describe.
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A Treatment for Egotism
It is reported that Imām Al-Shāfi’ī – Allāh have mercy on him – said: If you fear becoming deluded and impressed by your deeds then remember whose pleasure you are seeking, and the joy (Paradise) in which you want to be, and what punishment you fear. Whoever thinks about these things will diminish his deeds. […]
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Two Days and Two Nights like no others
It is reported that Anas b. Mālik – Allāh be pleased with him – said: There are two days and two nights the likes of which no one has ever heard of before: the Day on which you will receive the news about Allāh the Exalted: whether you will receive His punishment or His mercy, […]
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The hard life now for the good life later
It is reported that Ḥafṣah – Allāh be pleased with her – once said to her father (‘Umar, during his Caliphate): Allāh has increased the provisions; if only you would eat better food than the food you eat now and wear softer clothes then those you wear now?! He said, “I will argue [against] you […]
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The Last Drops of this World
Khālid b. ‘Umayr Al-‘Adawī reports, ‘Utbah b. Ghazwān – Allāh be pleased with him – once gave us a sermon. He praised Allāh, then said: The life of this world has announced its departure and is quickly turning away, and nothing remains of it save the likes of the last drop of water in a […]
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Dead Hearts and Empty Supplications
It is reported that Ibrāhīm b. Adham (d162H) – Allāh have mercy on him – once passed through the market of Baṣrah. People gathered around him and asked: O Abū Isḥāq, Allāh the Exalted says in his Book. ‘Call on me, I will answer your prayers’, but we have been calling on Him for a […]
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No poverty after Paradise and no wealth in the Fire
It is reported that Jundub b. ‘Abdillāh Al-Bajalī – Allah be pleased with him – was once asked for advice and instruction. He said: I advise you to fear Allāh and obey Him (taqwā) and I advise you to adhere to the Quran, for it is a light in the dark night and a guidance […]
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Righteous Women and the Maidens of Jannah
It is reported from Hibbān b. Abī Jablah that he said, “The women of this world who enter Paradise will surpass Al-Hūr Al-‘Īn by the deeds they did in this world.” Ibn Al-Mubārak, Al-Zuhd wa Al-Raqā`iq Vol. 4 p463. Hibbān b. Abī Jablah is from the Tābi’ūn. He died in 122 or 125H. Allāh knows […]