❝ليس منا من لم يتغن بالقرآن❞ ❝Whoever does not recite Qurʾān in a pleasant tone is not from us.❞ [Al-Bukhārī] Scholars have two differing interpretations of this ḥadīth. The more widespread interpretation of this ḥadīth states that the person who does not recite the Qurʾān in a beautiful manner (to the best of his ability) is not from us. The other interpretation says that the person who does not SUFFICE himself with the Qurʾān–and by extension the sunnah—is not from us; من…
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ❝Allāh laughs at the despair of His slaves although He soon changes it.❞ (Meaning Allāh subḥānah laughs, a laughter that befits our Lord, because here are people despairing and worrying but He knows that happiness and relief is right around the corner.) I (the narrator) said: “O Messenger of Allāh, does the Lord laugh?” He ﷺ said: ❝Yes.❞ I said: “We shall never be deprived of good by a Lord Who laughs.” [In: Ibn…
He [Yaqūb] said, “I complain of my suffering and my grief only to Allāh Yūsuf:86 Anything that grieves a person, anything that deeply bothers them and that causes them to become anxious and stressed (out of ordinary stress) is a muṣībah – it is a calamity, whether others perceive it as such or not.…
One of the most frequent questions that make its way into my inbox – here and on Facebook – is: “I’m memorising Qurʾān, do you have any advice for me?” There’s a lot that can be said, but as I’ve shared a great deal of thoughts and insights on this topic in the past, I want to keep the following short and simple. Besides the tips and tricks I’ve shared on this blog and on Facebook; from working with a…