Hadiths to Revive the Heart Part  One: The Reality of This World by Shaykh Abdullah Misra   Our world can be viewed from the lens of a trial; in both good times and bad, the potential to develop cynicism and callousness exists. It is our duty as Muslims to always remain vigilant such that we […]

Ramadan Mubarak The Prophet’s dua (Allah bless him and give him peace) for when the new moon is seen: عن طلحة بن عبيد الله رضي الله عنه قال: كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذا رأى الهِلالَ قال: (اللَّهُمَّ أهلّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِاليُمْنِ وَالإِيمَانِ، وَالسَّلاَمَةِ وَالإِسْلاَمِ، رَبِّي وَرَبُّكَ اللَّهُ) رواه الترمذي وحسنه Allahumma ahhilhu `alayna bil yumni wal imani […]

Sha‘ban: Prelude to Ramadan Sha‘ban is a month of good that introduces the great month of Ramadan. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to fast voluntarily during this month more so than in any other month. One of the motivations for that, as we will mention below, is that Sha‘ban is […]

Ustadh Tabraze Azam gives a detailed account of the adab or proprieties of speech according to the Sunna. One day, a man was sitting with Qadi Abu Yusuf, a senior companion of Imam Abu Hanifa. After a period of extended silence, which was strange given that Qadi Abu Yusuf was the chief justice and an […]