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Sincerity … the eternal salvation
Allah created mankind for His worship, and He commanded them to obey Him. Allah set two conditions for the acceptance of deeds, without which deeds are rejected; first, is for the deed to be sincerely performed for the sake of Allah; second, for the deed to be correctly performed, that is, it must conform with the way that the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi.. More -
Pride, arrogance and self-admiration - I
Pride and Arrogance: Allah, Almighty, Says (what means): “I will turn away from My Ayaat (verses of the Quran) those who behave arrogantly on the earth, without a right, and (even) if they see all the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons signs, revelations, etc.), they will not believe in them...” [Quran; 7:146] and (what means) “..... More -
Pride, arrogance and self-admiration - II
How to remedy pride and acquire humbleness: The remedy of pride, which is also a means to require humbleness, mainly depends on the removing of its source from the heart. This requires that the prideful person should know himself and his Lord. By knowing himself, he realizes that he should never have been prideful. It is sufficient for him to know.. More -
Benefits of mentioning Allah -I
Mentioning Allah is a great rank from which those who know Allah seek their provision in their journey towards the hereafter … it is the profitable merchandise with which they trade … it is the means they use to become one of the devout worshippers of Allah, and the one deprived of which is truly the unfortunate … it is the life.. More -
Softness of the heart
The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, had a very soft heart. He treated people gently. His wives, may Allah be pleased with them, said that they could not recall an incident where he, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, scolded them harshly or hit them. He, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, was known for his gentleness. Allah confirmed that this quality.. More -
Visiting Al-Madeenah
Sa’eed Ibn Al-Musayyib may Allah be pleased with him reported from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said: “You should not undertake a specialjourney to visit any place other than the three Mosques: the Sacred Mosque of Makkah, this Mosque of mine, and Al-Aqsa Mosque (in Jerusalem).”.. More -
The value of glorifying the Sacred City
The importance of values lies in the fact that they are the criterion by which people, ideologies, actions, positions and subjects can be judged and measured; moreover, values decide the identity of the community; the values in a given community have a direct effect and influence on the manners and conduct which the members of that community adopt. Whenever.. More -
Makkah - The dearest of all lands to Allah and His Messenger
The value of glorifying the Sacred City: The importance of values lies in the fact that they are the criterion by which people, ideologies, actions, positions and subjects can be judged and measured; moreover, values decide the identity of the community; the values in a given community have a direct effect and influence on the manners and conduct which.. More -
Hajj: A message to mankind
This is the season of the greatest of spiritual journeys, held dear in the heart of every Muslim. For five thousand years and more, Hajj has lived on as the grand meeting of man's most intense and sustained remembrance of his Lord. For more than 1400 years, since the last days of the Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, each year it has.. More -
Reminiscing Hajj
Just a single thought about the Hajj causes me to lower my head and tears fill my eyes. I try to talk about it, but my throat chokes-up and I feel my heart soften inside my chest. I have been blessed to attend the Hajj three times now in my lifetime, but I still desire a fourth. My memories take me back there again. Allahu Akbar! I can still hear the.. More -
Experiences from Hajj and Al-Quds
I had many experiences during the Hajj. The first one was when I first saw the Ka’bah. It was a beautiful sight to see, shrouded in the black and gold Kiswah (drape) with the names of Allah sewn onto it. When the ‘Asr Athaan was sounded, it was most beautiful sound I have ever heard. When it had started, life came to a standstill. After.. More -
What Do You Do in the Following Cases? - II
If a woman starts menstruating or has post-partum bleeding before performing Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah (circumambulation): She should remain in Makkah until she becomes pure and perform Tawaaf at her convenience, even if the month of Thul-Hijjah has ended, for the Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah has no specific time according to the right opinion, and her company should.. More -
What Do You Do in the Following Cases? - I
Some unforeseen situations may arise during Hajj, and in order to deal with them the pilgrim needs to know the ruling according to the Sharee‘ah (Islamic legislation) on any of them. This enables him to behave in the most fitting manner and keeps him away from committing what is forbidden, and makes him complete his rites safely without troubling.. More -
How Should a Pilgrim Perform the Rites of Hajj? - II
Visiting Al-Masjid An-Nabawi in Madeenah *You should head towards Madeenah, either before or after performing Hajj, with the intention to visit and offer prayer in Al-Masjid An-Nabawi, for a single prayer to be offered in it is better than one thousand prayers to be offered in any other mosque, except for Al-Masjid Al-Haraam. *When you arrive there,.. More -
How Should a Pilgrim Perform the Rites of Hajj? - I
The best way in which a Muslim can perform the rites of Hajj and ‘Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) is to do them in accordance with what is reported from the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, in order to attain thereby the love and forgiveness of Allah The Almighty (what means): {Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah,.. More
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