Anonymous wisdom: O you who has abandoned the prayer, you will [come to] know the [true] value of your prayer on your first night in the grave, and on that day, your regret will be of no use to you. We ask Allaah ﷻ for a good end. Translation originally published on 3 January, 2026
Category: Words of Wisdom
Beware of tribulations
Reference: al-Ibaanah libni Battah – p756 The companion Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamaan رضي الله عنه said: Beware of tribulations (فِتَن), for no one who exposes himself to them is safe. By Allaah, no one involves himself in them except that they sweep him away, just as a flood sweeps away debris. Translation originally published on 6 […]
Draw near to him
Reference: at-Tabsirah libnil-Jowzee – v2, p289 ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdil-‘Azeez رحمه الله said: If you see a man prolong his silence and avoid the people, [then] draw near to him, for [by doing so] he teaches wisdom. Translation originally published on 26 January, 2026
Rectify your private affairs
Reference: https://x.com/HssanAlSheikh/status/2039435830960234955 📜 🌿 ✒️ من أقوال الشيخ حسن بن عبد الله آل الشيخ رحمه الله تعالى – وزير التعليم العالي السابق في الأعمال الكاملة. @HssanAlSheikh pic.twitter.com/4FsTBGwssO — الشيخ حسن بن عبدالله آل الشيخ (@HssanAlSheikh) April 1, 2026 Shaykh Hasan ibn ‘Abdil-‘Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh رحمه الله said: My brother, all the systems of surveillance in […]
Reading the Qur.aan from the Mus.haf is better
Reference: at-Tibyaan li-Aadaab Hamalatil-Qur.aan – p100 al-Imaam an-Nawawee رحمه الله said: Reading the Qur.aan from the Mus.haf (the physical book) is better than reciting it from memory, because looking at the Mus.haf is itself an act of worship – so the recitation and the act of looking are [both] combined.. Translation originally published on 4 […]
Do not let this pass you by as something ordinary
Reference: Unknown Please, do not let this text pass you by as something ordinary: If performing wudhoo is a cause for forgiveness, and • walking to prayer raises your status and removes a sin from you, and • waiting for one prayer after another is a form of devotion (ribaat), and • the supplication between […]
No joy compares
Reference: Shu’ab al-Eemaan – v6 p504 al-Imaam ash-Shaafi’ee رحمه الله said: No joy compares to the companionship of brothers [in Islaam], and no sorrow compares to being parted from them. Translation originally published on 5 April, 2026
Diligently performing the prayers
Reference: Taareekh Dimashq – v48 p429 al-Fudhayl ibn ‘Iyaadh رحمه الله said: The best [form of] jihaad is diligently performing the prayers, and the greatest [form of] ribaat (devotion) is waiting for one prayer after [another] prayer. Translation originally published on 6 April, 2026
Leave what is hidden in their heart to Allaah
Reference: Madaarij as-Saalikeen – v3 p82 Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said: Whoever wrongs you and then comes to apologise for their wrongdoing, humility obliges you to accept their apology – whether it is sincere or not – and leave what is hidden [in their heart] to Allaah تعالى. Translation originally published on 9 April, 2026
Maximising the reward when fasting six days in Shawwaal
The best of the days of the week on which to fast is Monday and Thursday.










