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Akhlaaq
Character (akhlaaq) and manners (adaab) from the Qur’an and Sunnah. How to improve and perfect your character at the highest level!
Where do you Stand with Allah?
We all have titles and labels in our lives today that are defined by our characteristics. We are known in our families and communities with these labels, be they nicknames or professional titles. But what is our label with Allah (سبحانه وتعالى)? How are we written with Him? In a famous hadeeth of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم), he explains how two character traits that we today may not see as a significant, can lead one to Paradise or Hell-Fire. Which of these two traits do we possess?
Rasulllah (صلى الله عليه و سلم) is our example as a friend, parent, spouse and a slave of Allah. But one role he played that we may not implement is his role as a teacher. There are six outstanding qualities that he possessed as a teacher that had a significant role in portraying the message to mankind. These qualities if implemented will inshaAllah help one to become a more successful teacher.
The following ahadeeth are from Ibn Hajr al-Asqalaanee's Bulooghul-Maram (Attainment of the Objective according to Evidence of the Ordinances--page 480+ in the English translation). They touch on the importance of good Islamic character: being truthful, avoiding lying, the evil of a suspicious mind, heedlessness, not protecting each other's honour, etc. A good reminder to the sincere heart--even if you have been blessed with guidance to the Sunnah and hold yourself to be from Ahlul-Haqq, the Shaytaan will not leave you alone, and may wreck your deeds by wrecking your character.
We live in a world in which the concept of haya between man and women is lost. We forget that at every step Shaytaan waits to pounce, to guide us to evil. Living in the West, going to University, we see a lot of evil, and we see the plan of Shaytaan at work; Muslim men and Muslim women forgetting their boundaries and falling into the fitnah of society. Every wonder what would happen if you die in a state of disobedience to Allah? Will your heart every truly be satisfied by disobeying Allah Allah (سبحانه وتعالى)? Come to The Guide! Come to Allah, purely, sincerely. Listen to the podcast and learn about this much-forgotten issue.
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“Do You Not Love that Allah Should Forgive You?”
One of the people who slandered 'Aishah was none other then Mistah, the cousin of Abu Bakr, who was miskeen. When the slander occured, Abu Bakr swore he would not spend on him. But then Allah revealed an ayah. What was Abu Bakr's reaction?
A house in Jannah for the one who gives up arguing, even while lying; a house in the middle of Jannah for the one who abandons lying, while joking; and a house in the highest part, for one with good manners. [Hadith in Abu Dawud] What are some key lessons of this beautiful hadith?
Umm Sulaym and the Death of her Son
When Umm Sulaym's son died, she didn't tell her husband immediately. She beautified herself, helped her husband relax, and asked him a few metaphorical questions before telling him. What did the Messenger of Allah say/praise her with?
Five points: for brothers, use extreme mercy and compassion. For sisters, don't complain. For both: have common goals, worship Allah together, and close the doors of fitnah. And you will be successful, bi idhnillah.
Typ‧i‧cal: Conforming to a particular type. For someone to be "typical", he/she would be one who conforms to his society and behaves much like his environment. Drugs, sex, music, injustice; yet "Islam started and will end as something strange." Who are YOU going to be--a Typical, or a Stranger?
"Whoever wishes to be delivered from the fire (of Hell) and enter the garden (of Paradise) should die with faith in Allah and the Last Day and should treat the people as he wishes to be treated by them." [Recorded in Sahih Muslim] How can you act on and receive reward from this?
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