One way to attain sincerity (ikhlāṣ) is to focus on the PROCESS rather than the PRODUCT. Allow me to explain.…
A universal truth that is glaringly obvious yet is rarely lived by. It is: When you entrust your matters to Allāh, He suffices you. We see this lesson oft-repeated in the stories of the Qurʾān. Take the example of the Youth of the Cave, when they called to Allāh alone seeking His Mercy and rectification and guidance in matters. He helped them in unimaginable ways and brought them relief and victory.…
The main topics included in Sūrat al-Baqarah are: Discussion of the fundamentals of our belief (īmān) and discussion of important rulings pertaining to our Dīn such as fasting, ḥajj, marriage, divorce and usury (physical acts worship.) Yet the sūrah is called al-Baqarah. Why? (Note: the name of each sūrah in the Qurʾān is Divinely inspired as many scholars have stated.) …
You cannot have the “I don’t care what people think” attitude, it’s YOUR duty to ensure that people don’t think badly of you. Paraphrasing Ibn ʿUthaymīn from his tafsīr of sūrat Āl-ʿimrān. Meaning don’t do or say things that will make people think ill of you. It’s your duty to be the best possible believer publicly and privately Originally posted here.…
Instead of wishing that something ḥarām was ḥalāl, why not make duʿāʾ that Allāh makes everything ḥarām hated to you? A heart rich with īmān (faith) would never want to take a second glance at what Allāh has deemed impermissible. وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ حَبَّبَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْإِيمَانَ وَزَيَّنَهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الرَّاشِدُونَ “But Allah has endeared to you the faith and has made it pleasing in your hearts and has made hateful to you disbelief,…
