Virtuous Deeds

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 [...]

All praise be to Allah and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone who has no partner and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger: A person cannot do without the guidance of Allah (Glory be to Him) to a person in this world and in the Hereafter. Allah (may He be Exalted) says:"O you who believe! Follow not the footsteps of Shaitân (Satan). And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaitân (Satan), then, verily he commands Al Fahshâ' [i.e. to commit indecency (illegal sexual intercourse, [...]

Moral behaviour is the bottom line or essential message of Islam. It has been narrated in a hadith of the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam): “Verily, I have been sent to perfect morals.” Allah also emphasized this in linking belief or Aqidah with action:  “It is not piety that you turn your faces towards East or West - But truly pious is he who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and the angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; and spend of his substance, out of love for Him, upon his near of kin, and the orphans, and the needy, [...]

Wisdom By Guarding one’s Tongue Against Abuse One should avoid unkind words, useless talk, slander, and detraction. Imam Nawawi said: “You should know that one should not talk except to say something beneficial. When one is undecided whether to speak or keep quiet, according to the sunnah it is better to keep quiet, since the allowable saying will probably lead to the unlawful or doubtful.” Many ahadith of the Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) state that the tongue could lead to disaster and calamity. Some of these are given below:   A believer guards their tongue “The abuse of their tongues causes them to [...]

Honesty And Sincerity A Muslim should be truthful, not dishonest, and speak the truth regardless of the consequences. Telling a lie is the worst kind of degraded behaviour and provides an opening to the devil. Such dishonesty and insincerity weaken the soul, depress the spirit and undermine the morality generally. Avoiding this behaviour will produce the characteristics of fortitude and endurance and will guard against self-doubt and the influence of the devil. The Prophet (sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said: “Verily truth will lead to goodness and goodness will lead to heaven. A person who develops a habit of honesty will be [...]

Source :Class 42 from Lessons on Tawhid – Approximately 50 Classes – from Dar-ul-Hadith, Dammaj, Yemen new These were lessons conducted on the book ‘al-Qawl-ul- Mufeed Fee Adillatit-Tawhid’ [Beneficial Speech in Establishing the Evidences of Tawhid] written by one of the major scholars of the Sunnah in Yemen, Shaikh Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab al-Wasabi (may Allah preserve him). al-Qisam al-Awwal (The First Category): 1. They do not want by this from the people a recompense or thankfulness, and nor do they seek a high position with them, and they do not seek praise and position in their heart, and they are not [...]

Narrated Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): I heard Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) saying that: “A sin was committed by one of the slaves or may be he said, that: one of the slaves committed a sin. He said: O my Lord! I have committed a sin, or he said, a sin was committed by me. So please forgive me. His Lord would say: Does My slave know that he has a Lord who can forgive him and (if He likes) can punish him. Anyhow, I have forgiven My slave. No sooner does the time elapse as [...]

A- The Righteous Son: One of the great bounties from Allah, the Almighty, upon His servants is providing the righteous offspring to help them obey Allah; those who will follow them in doing good deeds and be the reason of raising their grade in Paradise. The Prophet of Allah said: “Allah raises the level of His righteous servant in Paradise so that he (the servant)says: ‘O Allah from where have I deserved this?’ Allah says: “Because your children asked forgiveness for you.” (Narrated by Ahmed). Allah, the Almighty describes His servants as Allah says: “'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens), which they shall enter [...]

If you have the following qualities, do not change your life and be firm on them until your death, these qualities are: 1- If you are powerful and happy with your faith, secure and feel comfortable with the attentiveness of your heart. If you are satisfied with the sustenance of Allah (may He be Glorified and Exalted) to you, glad with your good deeds, and concerned with your mistakes and sins. 2- If your heart is filled with the desire to meet Allah (Glory be to Him) and see the great reward which He prepared for His Righteous Servants. If you move with [...]

It is stated that for each of the steps of a person walking towards prayer, his sins are forgiven. Also his status in Jannah is raised by one grade for each and every step. In another narration, it is stated that a person who goes for prayer receives the reward of one Hajj. Rasoolullah (sallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) has foretold that people who come for prayers during the hours of darkness, especially for Isha, Fajr and Maghrib, will be met by Allah on the day of judgement with His own special light. Such is the reward for going towards the Salah. Another hadith states that [...]