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04/12/2025

HADITH ON SNEEZING

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “When one of you sneezes he should say: ‘Al-hamdu lillah (praise be to Allah),’ and his brother or his companion should say to him: ‘Yarhamuk-Allah (may Allah have mercy on you).’ When he says this he should reply: ‘Yahdikum-ullah wa yuslihu balakum (may Allah guide you and render sound your state of affairs).”‘

Riyad As-Salihin [Al- Bukhari]
Arabic/English book reference: Book 6, Hadith 879.

23/11/2025

It was narrated from Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullah that two men from Bali came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). They had become Muslim together, but one of them used to strive harder than the other. The one who used to strive harder went out to fight and was martyred. The other one stayed for a year longer, then he passed away. Talhah said:

“I saw in a dream that I was at the gate of Paradise and I saw them (those two men). Someone came out of Paradise and admitted the one who had died last, then he came out and admitted the one who had been martyred. Then he came back to me and said: ‘Go back, for your time has not yet come.’” The next morning, Talhah told the people of that and they were amazed. News of that reached the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and they told him the story. He said: “Why are you so amazed at that?” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, the first one was the one who strove harder, then he was martyred, but the other one was admitted to Paradise before him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Did he not stay behind for a year?” They said: “Yes.” He said: “And did not Ramadan come and he fasted, and he offered such and such prayers during that year?” They said: “Yes.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The difference between them is greater than the difference between heaven and earth.”

Sunan Ibn Majah 3925

13/10/2025

NO DEATH IN THE HEARAFTER, ONLY ETERNITY

Abu Sa’id reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

“Death will be brought on the Day of Resurrection in the form of a white ram, and it will be made to stand between Paradise and Hellfire.

It will be said to the people of Paradise: Do you recognize this? They will raise their heads, looking towards it, and they will say: Yes, it is death.

Then, it will be said to the people of Hellfire: Do you recognize this? They will raise their heads, looking towards it, and they will say: Yes, it is death.

Then, the command will be given to slaughter the ram and it will be said: O people of Paradise, there is everlasting life for you and no death!

And it will be said: O people of Hellfire, there is everlasting life for you and no death!”

Then, the Prophet recited the verse, “Warn them of this day of dismay, when their affairs will be decided, yet they are heedless and they do not have faith,” (19:39) and he pointed with his hand to the world.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4730, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2849

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

10/10/2025

AUTHENTIC DUA & DHIKR

Ibn Mas`ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said, “He who says:..

`Astaghfir ullah-alladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Haiyul-Qayyumu, wa atubu ilaihi.

'I seek the forgiveness of Allah, there is no true god except Allah, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting, and I turn to Him in repentance'.
.his sins will be forgiven even if he should have run away from the battlefield (while he was engaged in fighting for the Cause of Allah).”

[Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi and Al-Hakim (on conditions of Al-Bukhari and Muslim for accepting Hadith)].

03/10/2025

SURAH AL-KAHF

(Verse 50)

And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs,1 who was one of the jinn, but he rebelled against the command of his Lord. Would you then take him and his descendants as patrons instead of Me, although they are your enemy? What an evil alternative for the wrongdoers ˹to choose˺!

05/09/2025

25/08/2025

SURAH AL-INSHIRAH

(Verses 1-8)

Bismillah hir rahman nir raheem.

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. Alam nashrah laka sadrak

Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?

2. Wa wa d’ana ‘anka wizrak

And We removed from you your burden.

3. Allazee anqada zahrak

Which had weighed upon your back.

4. Wa raf ‘ana laka zikrak

And raised high for you your repute.

5. Fa inna ma’al usri yusra

For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

6. Inna ma’al ‘usri yusra

Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

7. Fa iza faragh ta fansab

So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].

8. Wa ilaa rabbika far ghab

And to your Lord direct [your] longing.

20/08/2025

SURAH AL-MA'UN

(Verses 1-7)

Bismillah-hir rahman-nir raheem.

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. Ara ‘aytal lazee yukazzibu biddeen.

Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense?

2. Fazaalikal lazee yadu’ul-yateem.

For that is the one who drives away the orphan.

3. Wa la yahuddu ‘alaa ta’aamil miskeen.

And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

4. Fa wailul-lil musalleen.

So woe to those who pray.

5. Allazeena hum ‘an salaatihim saahoon.

[But] who are heedless of their prayer.

6. Allazeena hum yuraaa’oon

Those who make show [of their deeds].

7. Wa yamna’oonal maa’oon

And withhold [simple] assistance.

18/08/2025

SURAH YUNUS

(Verses 104 - 109)

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

(104). Say, (O Prophet), “O humanity! If you are in doubt of my faith, then ˹know that˺ I do not worship those you worship apart from Allah. But I worship Allah, Who has the power to cause your death. And I have been commanded to be a believer,’

(105). And be steadfast in faith in all uprightness, and not be one of those who associate others with Allah,’

(106). And not to invoke any other than Allah, who can neither benefit nor harm me — for if I do, I will certainly be one of the wrongdoers,’

(107). Should Allah bring you harm, there is none but He who could deliver you from it. And if He wishes you good, none can withhold His bounty. He grants it to whoever He wills of His servants. And He is the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’”

(108). Say, (O Prophet), “O humanity! The truth has surely come to you from your Lord. So whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. And I am not a keeper over you.”

(109). And follow what is revealed to you, and be patient until Allah passes His judgment. For He is the Best of Judges.

11/08/2025

SURAH AN-NISA

(Verses 36 - 37)

36. Worship Allah ˹alone˺ and associate none with Him. And be kind to parents, relatives, orphans, the poor, near and distant neighbours, close friends, ˹needy˺ travellers, and those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession. Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful—

37. those who are stingy, promote stinginess among people, and withhold Allah’s bounties. We have prepared for the disbelievers a humiliating punishment.

EXPLANATION

Human rights are a main focus in Surah An-Nisa. The rights of parents, relatives, neighbours, and those of human beings in general are taken up in these two Ayah.

Allah (Mighty and Exalted) talks about the need to avoid being cheap, arrogant, and pretentious.

The text presents the need to believe in the Oneness of Allah, to avoid any association with His pristine divinity, and to stay away from the rejection of the meeting on the Day of Judgment.

01/07/2025

SURAH AL-BAQARAH
(QUR'AN 2)

VERSES 21-22

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

(2:21). O mankind, serve your Lord Who has created you as well as those before you; do so that you may become righteous.

(2:22). It is He Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and the sky a canopy (ceiling), and sent down water (rain) from above wherewith He brought forth fruits for your sustenance. Do not, then, set up rivals (do not attribute anything) to Allah when you know (the Truth).

03/06/2025

FASTING ON THE DAY OF ‘ARAFAH

THURSDAY 5TH JUNE 2025

For those who are unable to perform Hajj, fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah is highly recommended.

There is great reward in doing so, as Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked about the observance of fasting on the Day of Arafah. He said:

"It is an expiation for the sins of the previous year and the current year".
[Hadith | Muslim]

Allah forgives sins on the Day of ‘Arafah even if they are many, and we should not underestimate the immense mercy of Allah.

There is no better day in the sight of Allah than the Day of Arafah.

Allah’s Mercy descends to the lowest sky and He boasts to the inhabitants of the heavens about the inhabitants of the earth, saying:

'Look at my servants, appearing dishevelled and dusty, standing in the sun and not shading themselves from it. They came from every distant place hoping for My Mercy and they have not seen my punishment.’

There is no day wherein more people are granted emancipation from Jahannam than the day of Arafah.

[Hadith | Sahih Ibn Hibban]