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Prophet and Patience

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

ربي اشرح لي صدري و يسر لي أمري واحلل عقدة من لساني يفقه قولي

ربي زدني علما وارزقني فهما

Many times, we are faced with situations that are not in our favor, or things don’t work out the way we want them to; in situations like these, what should we do? … Continue Reading

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Perfection personified: Muhammad ﷺ, the greatest of all prophets

I could go on for hours,
Even days,
But I still would have
Only run my fingertips
Through the surface
Of the life
Of our Beloved.

A man,
Of justice and humility,
Of compassion and integrity
Of courage and simplicity.

Every event in his life,
Every incident penned down,
Every narration on him,
Leaves you reeling
With its impact on … Continue Reading

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Waking up the Sunnah Way

  1. Wipe the effects of sleep from the face with your hands:

Imam An-Nawawee and Ibn Hajar stated this wiping to be desirable based on the following narration:

When the messenger of Allah (pbuh) woke up, he would sit up and rub his face with his hands.”

  1. Say the supplication for waking up:

الحَمْدُ لِلهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا … Continue Reading

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Dealing with Troubled Teens

Today’s question is from a worried and concerned mother, whose son has shown dramatic changes when he hit his adolescence. From being a compliant religiously inclined boy, he has turned out to be rebellious often misbehaving with his parents, demanding things he knows are well beyond the capacities of his parents and hitting and bullying his siblings. The mother has … Continue Reading