The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “The Muslim who participates in social matters with other men and shows forbearance if he suffers any pain from them is a far better person than the one who isolates himself from people and is dismayed at the hardships caused by others.” [Tirmidhi]
“Maintain amicable social relations with your friends and relatives. Avoid adopting an attitude of annoyance with them or keeping aloof from them. Read the rest of this entry »
The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “Never a Muslim plants a tree, but he has the reward of charity for him; for what is eaten out of that is charity, what is stolen out of that, what the beasts eat out of that, what the birds eat out of that, is charity for him.” [Bukhari]
Plant a tree, preferably a fruit tree. Don’t worry about whether you get to enjoy its fruits or not. Let bird, beast and man benefit from it. Without even realizing how much, you will be accruing good deeds in your account. Read the rest of this entry »
“Abdullah bin Salam (radi Allahu anhu) said: ‘O Allah’s Messenger; the Jews are liars, and if they should come to know that I have embraced Islam, they will accuse me of being a liar.’ In the meantime some Jews came (to the Prophet) and he asked them, ‘What is Abdullah’s status amongst you?’ They replied, ‘He is the best amongst us, and he is our chief and the son of our chief.’ The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, ‘What would you say if Abdullah bin Salam embraced Islam?’ They replied, ‘May Allah protect him from this!’ Then Abdullah came out and said, ‘I testify that La ilaha illAllah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) and that Muhammad (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) is the Messenger of Allah.’ The Jews then said, ‘Abdullah is the worst of us, and the son of the worst of us,’ and disparaged him. On that Abdullah said, ‘O Allah’s Messenger! This is what I was afraid of.’” [Sahih Bukhari] Read the rest of this entry »
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Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “When I order you with something, then do as much of it as you can, and when I forbid you from something, then avoid it.” [Sahih Bukhari]
A woman came to the Sahabi, Abdullah ibn Masud (radi Allahu anhu), and said, “I have heard that you forbid tattooing and the use of false hair – is that something that you have found in the Book of Allah or from the Messenger (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam)?” Read the rest of this entry »
