22. One should always be connected to some pious, rightly guided shaikh (spiritual mentor). Such a person should be one who leads a life of taqwa, possesses sound knowledge and understanding of deen, follows the sunnah in all departments of his life, and gives preference to the aakhirah over the dunya. Such …
November, 2024
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9 November
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20. The people one befriends should be people of piety and taqwa. Through taking such people as friends, one will be motivated towards inculcating the sunnah and upholding the laws of deen in one’s life. One should refrain from taking non-Muslims as friends as we have been prohibited from this …
October, 2024
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26 October
Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 7
18. In Islam, there are special occasions where one is able to acquire special blessings from Allah Ta’ala. One should prepare in advance for such occasions so that one does not lose out on the opportunity of gaining the blessings of such occasions. The way for one to prepare for …
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11 October
Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 6
16. Try to do some special action or good deed daily to earn the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala. The special action or good deed may be through practicing on the sunnah or increasing one’s ibaadah or assisting and helping a servant of Allah Ta’ala or showing some form of kindness …
September, 2024
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14 September
Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 5
13. Ensure that you eat only halaal and your earnings are also halaal. Refrain from eating doubtful or haraam food or earning doubtful or haraam income. Through eating haraam food, the evil consequence of the haraam will be seen in one’s actions and one’s life. عن أبي هريرة، قال: قال …
August, 2024
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24 August
Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 4
10. One should adopt a good demeanour at all times when interacting with one’s family or the general public. If someone mentions something against one’s temperament or conducts in an unbecoming manner, then one should exercise tolerance and not lose one’s self at that time. If one is able to …
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2 August
Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 3
7. If one is married, then one should ensure that he is kind and compassionate towards his wife. Similarly, he should be concerned about teaching her deen and fulfilling his marital responsibilities towards her. Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) emphasized the importance of each spouse fulfilling the rights they owe to …
July, 2024
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13 July
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4. One should ensure that he performs his five daily salaah on their prescribed times. Men should perform all their salaah in the musjid with jamaat and women should perform their salaah at home. عن عبد الله ابن مسعود أنه كان يقول: من سره أن يلقى الله عز وجل غدا …
May, 2024
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24 May
Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 1
There are many sunnats and aadaab that pertain to various departments of a person’s deeni and wordly life. Some of these sunnats and aadaab relate to one’s family or one’s community or the general people, whom one interacts with (e.g. sunnats pertaining to parents, spouses, siblings, children, neighbours, guests, sunnats …