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And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."

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الشَّاهِدُ یَرَی مَا لَا یَرَاهُ الْغَائِبُ

The person who actually witnesses an (event) sees that which one who is absent does not.

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Character & the Heart

Injustice (Zulm)

     قال الله عز وجل: { وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصَارُ * مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا…

July 18, 2026
Gleanings

Best Person on Earth

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسولُ الله صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّم: « ‏مَنْ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي خَمْسَ خِصَالٍ فَيَعْمَلُ بِهِنَّ أَوْ…

June 25, 2024
Marriage & Family

A Woman from Paradise

  عن ‏أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قال: « دَخَلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ فَسَمِعْتُ خَشْفَةً، فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا:…

June 24, 2024
Worship & Daily Life

The Virtues of the First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah

Khutbah about Hajj, Khutbah about Dhul-Hijjah, Khutbah about the virtues of Dhul-Hijjah, Hajj, Dhul-Hijjah, Virtues of Dhul-Hijjah First Khutbah بسم الله، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ، نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُ، وَنَعُوذُ…

June 15, 2024
Character & the Heart

Forgiveness: A Divine Character

         God -the Exalted- often describes Himself in the Qur’an as: Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (Al-Ghafoor, Al-Raheem).  That is, He forgives the sins of the…

January 5, 2022
The Prophet ﷺ & His Companions

Mercy and Compassion (True stories 2)

“The merciful ones will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful.  Be merciful to those on earth, the One in heaven will be merciful to you.” 

January 1, 2022
The Prophet ﷺ & His Companions

Endless Treasure ! (Dua or Supplication)

قال الله عز وجل: { وَقَالَ رَبُّكُـمْ ادْعُونِى أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ} سورة غافر 60. ـ       God the Exalted- says: { And your Lord said:…

July 16, 2021
Worship & Daily Life

Real Causes of Epidemics

       قال الله عز وجل: { ولَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُرَىٰ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَاتٍ مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا فَأَخَذْنَاهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ} سورة الأعراف، 96. ـ        …

May 7, 2021
The Prophet ﷺ & His Companions

Islam and Iman (Belief and Faith)

Keywords: Islam, Iman, definition of Islam, Definition of Iman (Faith), Difference between Islam and Iman, Belief and Faith, Conviction and certainty (yaqeen), outer worship,…

January 3, 2020
Words of the Prophet ﷺ

From the Hadith Collections

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صحيح البخاري Sahih al-Bukhari The most rigorously authenticated collection in Sunni Islam. 7,277 hadiths
صحيح مسلم Sahih Muslim A companion Sahih, prized for its precise arrangement. 7,459 hadiths
رياض الصالحين Riyad as-Salihin An-Nawawi's beloved anthology on character and worship. 1,896 hadiths
الأدب المفرد Al-Adab Al-Mufrad Al-Bukhari on manners, kindness, and social conduct. 1,326 hadiths
الشمائل المحمدية Shama'il Muhammadiyah At-Tirmidhi on the character of the Prophet ﷺ. 402 hadiths
الأربعون النووية The Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi Forty hadiths gathering the core of the religion. 42 hadiths
الأربعون القدسية The Forty Hadith Qudsi Sacred hadiths in which God speaks in the first person. 40 hadiths
أربعون ولي الله الدهلوي The Forty Hadith of Shah Waliullah Forty chosen hadiths from Shah Waliullah of Delhi. 40 hadiths
جامع الترمذي Jami' al-Tirmidhi One of the six canonical books, noted for grading each hadith's authenticity. 4,053 hadiths
سنن أبي داود Sunan Abi Dawud A core collection focused especially on matters of Islamic law. 5,276 hadiths
سنن النسائي Sunan al-Nasa'i Known for its exceptionally rigorous standard of narrator scrutiny. 5,768 hadiths
سنن ابن ماجه Sunan Ibn Majah The sixth of the six canonical books, rich in legal rulings. 4,345 hadiths
موطأ مالك Muwatta Malik Imam Malik's foundational work, blending hadith with the practice of Madinah. 1,985 hadiths
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