The Prophet said: إِنْ قَامَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَفِي يَدِ أَحَدِكُمْ فَسِيلَةٌ، فَإِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ لاَ تَقُومَ حَتَّى يَغْرِسَهَا فَلْيَغْرِسْهَا "If the Final Hour comes while you have a shoot of a…
A clever answer by a believer, in the presence of the Pharaoh - ربي ربهما Ibn al-Jawzi mentioned: روى أن رجلين من آل فرعون سعيا برجل مؤمن إلى فرعون فأحضره…
You will find weak & fragile old people praying ... and you will find strong young people who don't pray. That's because: the ability to 'pray' has nothing to do…
Self-inflicted suffering/hardship - المشقة - is not rewarded: Imam Bukhari narrated in his Sahih: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ سَلاَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله…
The Qur'an praises: مَّنْ خَشِيَ الرَّحْمَٰنَ "Those who FEAR the RAHMAAN (Merciful i.e. God)." [50:33]. Some people think that its a contradiction to "fear" a "merciful" God, but it is…
Bilal - بلال بن رباح It has been narrated: وعن قيس قال: اشترى أبو بكر بلالا وهو مدفون في الحجارة بخمس أواق ذهبا، فقالوا: لو أبيت إلا أوقية لبعناكه، قال:…
Steadfast on Truth - الإستقامة Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was getting tortured by the king of his time, for saying that the Qur'an is uncreated. Ibn Abi Du’ad came to…
