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March 2013

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March 31, 2013

The hidden desire: Love of showing off one’s good deeds. Ibn al-Athīr, in: النهاية في غريب الحديث ٥١٦/٢…

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…Distracted You

March 29, 2013

[The want of plenty distracted you] at-Takāthur:1 What is this Takāthur (plenty/excess)? Allāh ﷻ does not specify what this plenty is, thus scholars such as as-Saʿdī comment that it includes everything that takes you away from the obedience of Allāh ﷻ and His Messenger ﷺ, and everything that increasingly occupies your heart and time. Be it wealth, entertainment, socialising, life dedicated to social media… or a simple hobby of leisurely reading — in an excessive form. Anything and everything. Note: When…

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The Want of Plenty…

March 29, 2013

‎Much of the societal and interpersonal problems are condensed in the following āyah, [The want of plenty distracted you] Takārhur:1 Alhākum – distracted you, this word is derived from the root word lahuw (think: amusement, pastime, diversion, distraction). An almost synonym for the term lahuw is laʿib (لعب). This āyah uses the word lahuw. Ibn al-Qayyim comments, ❝Lahuw is for the heart whereas laʿib is for the limbs.❞ The want of plenty consumed your heart leaving you with an unconcerned…

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March 27, 2013

Don’t you get it?! No matter how great it looks from your perspective, it’s easy for Him! Take it up with Him! Subḥāneh.…

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March 25, 2013

It is Allāh Who favours us with guidance and then He says in sūrat Ar-Raḥmān, ﴾Is the reward for good anything but good?﴿, implying as if we did good, for which He then rewards us with iḥsān [goodness] — when in reality to Him belongs all that is good, firstly and lastly. Tafsīr Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn [رحمه الله]…

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Difference Between Istighfār and Tawbah

March 24, 2013

[And seek forgiveness of your Lord and turn to Him in repentance whereupon He will grant you a fair enjoyment of life until an appointed term.] Hūd:3   In sūrah Hūd Allāh commands us to do Istighfār (seek forgiveness) then He commands us to do Tawbah (turn to Him in repentance). Which raises an important question: what is the difference between the two? Their meanings are almost identical. Yet they are two completely different actions, and in order to fulfil…

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