Yearly Archives: 2017

Faith increases by obligatory and voluntary obedience and decreases by sins: Minor and major; and faith vanishes by disbelief and polytheism. Allah (may He be Exalted) says (which means): "The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Quran) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith." [Surat Al Anfal: 2]. Allah says (which means): "And that the believers may increase in Faith (as this Qur'ân is the truth)." [Surat Al Muddathir: 31]. Allah also says (which means): "He it is Who sent down As-Sakînah (calmness [...]

1- Grant you faith and raise your rank in His Sight: ‘Abdullaah ibn Mas‘ood, may Allah be pleased with him, said, Allah The Almighty gives wealth to those whom He loves and those whom He does not love, while He does not grant faith except to those whom He loves. So, whoever holds money too dearly to spend it (in the cause of Allah The Almighty) and is prevented by fear of the enemy from fighting and is not diligent enough to stand up at night in worship, should often repeat: La ilaaha illa Allah, and Subhaana Allah, and Al-hamdulillaah, and [...]

5- Protect you from all the worldly evils: The Prophet, sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “If Allah The Almighty loves a slave, He will protect him in this world just as one of you deprives his sick relative of water (if it is harmful for him).” [Reported by Al-Tirmithi] [Al-Albaani: Saheeh] Ibn Mas‘ood, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “If Allah The Almighty loves someone, He would choose him for Himself and relieve him of all cares including his wife and children.” Al-Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyaadh, may Allah have mercy upon him, said, “If Allah The Almighty loves a slave, He [...]

The Arabic word “Kutub” means books and scriptures, and is the plural for “Kitab (a book, scroll and scripture). They are called kutub because they are written (Maktoob) scriptures. In this context, kutub means those Books that Allah sent down and revealed to His Messengers as a mercy and guidance for mankind to lead them to true happiness in this life and in the Hereafter. Faith and belief in the Scriptures comprises four aspects: 1. To believe that Allah sends them down as revelation. 2. To believe in all the Scriptures about which we have specific information: such as the Qur’an [...]

Belief in Qadr has four levels: 1. The first level is to have belief in the knowledge of Allah; which encompasses everything. Not even the like of a weight of an atom in the heavens or the earth escapes His knowledge. And He, the Most High, knew about all His creation before He created them. He knew their provision, appointed terms, their speech and actions, all their doings, their secrets and that which they declare openly, and those among them from the People of Paradise and those from the People of the Hellfire. 2. The second level is to have belief [...]