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October 2012

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October 18, 2012

It is not permissible to touch the Muṣḥaf (copy of Qur`ān) without being in the state of purity according to the majority of scholars. And this is the view the four Imāms held. “Is it permissible to touch the Muṣḥaf without Wudū`?” – Sheikh Ibn Bāz in his Fatāwa 4/383…

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By the Ten Nights

October 17, 2012

[By the Dawn; And by the ten nights; And by the even and the odd] Fajr:1-3 By the Dawn: Allah takes an oath by the dawn (or Fajr). When Allah takes an oath by something it is to highlight its significance and Allah subḥāneh wa t’āla can take an oath by whatever He wills, we on the other hand, cannot swear by anything or anyone but the Almighty. If we were to translate it literally Fajr would translate to, ‘to…

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If Only You Pondered

October 16, 2012

[Do you then wonder at This Statement (i.e. the Qur`ān)?And you laugh and do not weep!Wasting your lifetime in pastime and amusements] Najm:59-61 Subḥān Allah. What do you do with yourself after reading these āyāt?! Knowing that half our time is spent “killing” boredom, and the other half is spent procrastinating.And whenever the topic of procrastination comes up, we end up joking about it and laughing it off not realising the seriousness of our ill choices in spending our precious…

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October 15, 2012

Nothing heals the heart better than the speech of Allah (the Qur`ān), and reflecting upon its āyāt is the first step towards healing your heart. Sheikh Ṣāliḥ al-Mghāmsy…

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October 15, 2012

Sins delay victory and ease. So before we ask for victory we must ask for forgiveness; do Istighfār.…

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Misers.

October 12, 2012

  [Those who are misers and enjoin upon people miserliness. And whosoever turns away, then Allah is Rich, the Praiseworthy] Ḥadīd:24 There are two types of misers: those who abstain from giving charity. And those who abstain from remembering Allah (obeying Him and worshipping Him). And thus, at the end of this āyah Allah tells us that He is Al Ghany (الغني) – The Rich – if we don’t give charity which was intended to purify us, He does not…

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