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The Encouragement To Dye With Henna
Read more: The Encouragement To Dye With Hennaبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم What Is Henna? Henna is the dried and powdered leaf of the dwarf evergreen shrub Lawsonia inermis, a member of the family Lythraceae and sole species of the genus Lawsonia. When applied to the skin, hair, or nails, the pigment lawsone in henna leaves interacts with the keratin which results in a…
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The Prophets & Messengers Mentioned in The Qur’ân and The Sunnah
Read more: The Prophets & Messengers Mentioned in The Qur’ân and The Sunnahبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The number of Prophets & Messengers قال أبو ذرّ : قلتُ : يا رسولَ اللهِ كم وفَّى عددُ الأنبياءِ ؟ قال : مائةُ ألفٍ وأربعةُ وعشرون ألفًا ، الرسلُ من ذلك ثلاثمائةٍ وخمسةَ عشرَ جمًّا غفيرًا Abû Dharr said: I asked the Messenger of Allâh (ﷺ( : O Messenger of Allâh!…
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The Religious Recommendation of Honey & Its Therapeutic Benefits
Read more: The Religious Recommendation of Honey & Its Therapeutic Benefitsبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imâm as-Sa’dî said: “This is in reference to the creation of the small bee. Allâh blessed it with a strange type of knowledge. He made it easy for it to eat from different flowers and return to its hive, which is built with guidance from Allâh. From their stomachs they create…
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Sîrah Series: The Virtues of Masjid Al-Qubâ
Read more: Sîrah Series: The Virtues of Masjid Al-Qubâبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم When the Masjid was built When the Messenger of Allâh (ﷺ) left Makkah to make Hijrah, he arrived at Qubâ (outskirts of Medînah) on Monday the 12th of Rabî’ al-Awwal. He (ﷺ) reached the dwellings of Banu ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf in Qubâ and stayed with Kulthûm ibn Hadm for four days…
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The Virtue of Fasting Three Days Every Month & al-Ayyâm al-Bîd [The White Days]
Read more: The Virtue of Fasting Three Days Every Month & al-Ayyâm al-Bîd [The White Days]بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصُومُ – يَعْنِي مِنْ غُرَّةِ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ – ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ Narrated by ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ûd: The Messenger of Allâh صلى الله عليه وسلم used to fast three days every month. Sunan Abû Dawûd 2450. Declared Hasan by Al-Albânî عَنْ حَفْصَةَ،…
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The Religious Recommendation Of The Miswak (Salvadora persica) & Its Therapeutic Benefits
Read more: The Religious Recommendation Of The Miswak (Salvadora persica) & Its Therapeutic Benefitsبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عَنْ عَائِشَة عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَقَالَ السِّوَاكُ مَطْهَرَةٌ لِلْفَمِ مَرْضَاةٌ لِلرَّبِّ ‘Â’isha reported: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “The Siwâk is purification for the mouth and pleasing to the Lord.” Sunan An-Nasâ’i 5. Declared Sahîh by Al-Albânî What is Miswak? The best Miswak (aka Siwâk) or ‘teeth cleaning…
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Sîrah Series: Salmân Al-Fârisî Searches For The Truth
Read more: Sîrah Series: Salmân Al-Fârisî Searches For The Truthبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Narrated on the authority of ‘Âsim Ibn ‘Umar Ibn Qatâdah Al-Ansârî Ibn Mahmûd Ibn Labîd from ‘Abdullâh Ibn ‘Abbâs that Salmân Al-Fârisî told him: I was a Persian from Isfahân [present day Iran], from a village called Jayy. My father was the mayor of the village and I was dearer to…
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The Virtues of Fasting The Day of ‘Âshûra [10th of Muharram]
Read more: The Virtues of Fasting The Day of ‘Âshûra [10th of Muharram]بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Why the Prophet fasted on The Day of ‘Âshûra & the initial obligation to fast عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، – رضى الله عنهما – أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَوَجَدَ الْيَهُودَ صِيَامًا يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ” مَا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي تَصُومُونَهُ…
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Virtues Of The Last Few Verses Of Sûrah Al-Baqarah
Read more: Virtues Of The Last Few Verses Of Sûrah Al-Baqarahبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم They were given to the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم during the Isra’ wa al-Mi’râj (The Night Journey) عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ لَمَّا بَلَغَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سِدْرَةَ الْمُنْتَهَى قَالَ ” انْتَهَى إِلَيْهَا مَا يَعْرُجُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ وَمَا يَنْزِلُ مِنْ فَوْقَ . قَالَ فَأَعْطَاهُ اللَّهُ عِنْدَهَا ثَلاَثًا لَمْ…
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The Beautiful Advice of Ja’far Al-Sâdiq (d.148 AH) to his Son
Read more: The Beautiful Advice of Ja’far Al-Sâdiq (d.148 AH) to his Sonبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم On the authority of some of the companions of Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq, he said: I visited Jaʿfar while Mūsá (ie: the son of Jaʿfar) was with him and he was giving him this advice. What follows is what I remembered from it. وعن بعض أصحاب جعفر الصادق قال دخلت على جعفر وموسى…