[Allah is Sufficient for us. Allah will give us of His Bounty, and also His Messenger (from alms, etc.). We implore Allah to enrich us.] Tawbah:59 Sheikh Sāliḥ Al Mghāmsy (may Allah preserve him) commented: “This Du’ā` is a miracle. By Allah if you are in a predicament and you supplicated with sincerity, relief will come from the most unexpected places.” Sheikh Ibn Bāz (may Allah have mercy on him) commented: “Were you to only supplicate with this Du’ā`…
When you hear the words of Allah recited, but you are not heedful of them; you are not warned by its message, you do not adhere to its commandments, you do not abstain from its prohibitions… your heart remains unmoved, then know that you are as good as dead. [It is not but a reminder and a clear Qur’an, To warn whoever is alive..] Yāsīn:69-70 And what an existence; to live while your soul slowly rots.…
[And We have certainly made the Qur`ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?] Qamar:40 Whenever people quote this ayah, they quote it in context of memorising the Qur`ān, and that Allah has made it easy for memorisation. And indeed He has. But what most people don’t realise is that Allah subḥaneh revealed it in a certain context, different than what we use it in. His context was the disbelieving nations who had belied the message…
•[إياك نعبد وإياك نستعين]• [You Alone we worship, and You Alone we ask for help] Fātiha:6 Worship is for our Lord and it is His right. And seeking help is for His slaves. Thus worship precedes seeking help; it is only natural for us to precede a request to our Lord by acts that please Him. And standing before Him in worship guarantees His aid. Ibn Taymiyyah – may Allah have mercy on him – said, “I pondered on what…
Most people will tell you that before they found the path of Allāh, there was a turning point. Perhaps it was a place that they went to which changed them, perhaps it was the people that they met who had an impact on them, or perhaps it was a situation that they were in which led them to re-prioritise their life. Whatever it was, it only happened because He destined you to it and then He guided you: [and He…