Ask our children: How many rakaats are sunnah mu’akkadah to perform with the five daily fardh salaah? What is the meaning of sunnah mu’akkadah? What is the virtue of performing these sunnah mu’akkadah rakaats? Now tell them the story: Sulaimaan was a boy who would always perform his five daily …
May, 2024
April, 2024
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24 April
Tell-Tale Tasleem
Ask our children: What does it mean to be a tell-tale and carry tales? Is it good or bad to be a tell-tale? What is gheebah (backbiting)? If we hear someone making gheebah, what should we do? Can we call people mean names which they do not like? Now tell …
March, 2024
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2 March
Ridwaan and the Month of Ramadhaan
Ask our children: Why does Allah Ta‘ala command us to fast in the month of Ramadhaan? Can we hide from Allah Ta‘ala? Now tell them the story: It was nearly the month of Ramadhaan, and Ridwaan could feel that the atmosphere had changed. Normally, there were just a few people …
January, 2024
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24 January
Sulaimaan and School
Ask our children: Where is the best place for a child to learn and study? If we go to school, then what type of school should we attend? What should we do if we attend a school where haraam and sin takes place? Why is it important for us to …
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3 January
The Incident of Shaikh Ebrahim bin Muhammed Hilaali (rahimahullah)
There was once a pious aalim, from the land of Syria, whose name was Shaikh Ebrahim bin Muhammad Hilaali (rahimahullah). When Shaikh Ebrahim bin Muhammad (rahimahullah) was twenty-three years old, he left Syria and travelled to the land of Egypt to study deen and become an aalim. He remained in …
December, 2023
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20 December
Maseehah Makes Taubah from Music
Ask our children: Is listening to music allowed in Islam? What did Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) say about music? What did the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) do if they heard music? Now tell them the story: Maseehah was a little girl who had good manners and was kind to everyone. She …
November, 2023
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29 November
Hamzah and the Holiday
Ask our children: How should we spend our time in the holidays? If someone is waiting for us but we are not going to go and see them, then what should we do? What type of friends should we have? What happens to a person who has friends with bad …
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15 November
Allah is Watching!
Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was the son of Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and was a very great Sahaabi. One day, Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) went out of Madinah Munawwarah with some of his companions. After coming out of the blessed city, they wished to eat, and …
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1 November
Content Kareem
Ask our children: When we look at another person and see all the nice things that Allah Ta‘ala has given them, then how should we feel? How should we feel regarding the things that Allah Ta‘ala has given us? Would the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) compete with one another to see …
October, 2023
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30 October
Allah Ta‘ala Helping the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum)
After the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam), the greatest people to come in this world were the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum). The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were the special people whom Allah Ta‘ala chose and selected to be the companions of His beloved Rasul, Hazrat Muhammed (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). The most pious people from …