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Regarding the significance of dhikrullah or the remembrance of God, Allah says in the Qur’an, itself the ultimate reminder (dhikr) to all the worlds [Surah Sad, 38: 87], the following: “Remember Allah for He has guided you.” [Surah al-Baqarah, 2:198.] “O you who believe! Remember Allah often with much remembrance. And glorify Him morning and evening.” [Surah Luqman, 31: 41-42.] “And men who remember God much and women who remember - God has prepared for them forgiveness and a vast reward.” [Surah al-Ahzab, 33: 35.] Hadith literature is similarly replete with references to the remembrance of Allah: “The servant cannot perform a better deed which [...]

A key part of being productive, is about focusing your mind on what’s beneficial and de-cluttering it from unproductive thoughts. If we can record our inner thoughts and replay them to ourselves each day, we’ll be shocked at how much junk there is and how much brain power we waste on futile things that neither benefit or harm us. These thoughts can be in the form of replaying old “movies” in our heads of things that happened to us in our past or (going to some extreme) future dreams that are never attainable nor part of reality, or keeping thoughts which [...]

Once the believer has remembered Allah and realized his sin, he is now obliged to turn to God in repentance immediately, without any hesitation or delay if he sincerely wants to repent. The postponement of Tawbah is the result of either a deliberate desire to prolong the illicit pleasure derived from the sin, or doubt on the part of an ignorant sinner whether or not Allah would accept repentance from him. In the first case the sinner has compounded his sin and should seek forgiveness for his delay while in the second case he needs to be informed that no sin is too [...]

Abu Dharr reported: Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said to me: “Don't consider anything insignificant out of good things even if it is that you meet your brother with a cheerful countenance.” (Reported by Sahih Muslim) The Prophet of Allah said: “Smiling in front of your brother is a charity.” (directed by At-Timidhi) Smiling indicates that people love each other which make them like to deal with each other and talk with each other. This is so, we will always love each other as if we are at a heart of one man and one body as the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) describes [...]

Salman al-Farsi radhiyAllahu anhu said: “There was a man who was given many of the luxuries of this world, and then they were taken away from him. But he continued to praise and thank Allah until everything had been taken from him, even his bed. And then he still praised and thanked Allah. Another man, who had also been given many of the luxuries of this world asked him, ‘What are you praising and thanking Allah for?’ The man said, ‘I am praising and thanking Him for blessings which, if others asked me to give them to them in return for all [...]

There are two important subjects in this lesson; first, knowledge, second, zikr (that is, remembrance of Allah). There are so many sayings of Rasulullah (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) which stress the utility and distinction of these two things. For instance, a hadith says, "Beware! This world, and whatever is in it, is cursed by Allah, with the exception of prayers, and zikr, and the religious scholar, and the religious student". Therefore, every Muslim should try his best to achieve the high standard of knowledge and zikr. Knowledge Only that knowledge is appreciated by Allah, which takes a man nearer to Him, and enables [...]