A servant's need for the mu'awwidhaat (the protective supplications, i.e. the last 3 soorahs of the Qur.aan) is greater than his need for food, drink, and clothing.
Category: Words of Wisdom
A painful reality
An elderly woman entered a mobile phone shop to have her phone repaired.
The missed fast of 'Aashooraa cannot be made up
I was travelling with Ibn Shihaab az-Zuhree, and he fasted the day of 'Aashooraa. It was then said to him
The four levels of the fast of 'Aashooraa
The fast of 'Aashooraa has four levels. The first level is to fast the 9th, the 10th and the 11th [days of Muharram].
End of year reflections
Then, on this occasion (the eve of Muharram) I say, perhaps it is most appropriate for a person to conclude for a person to conclude [the passing of] his year with contemplation, and reflection on...
I have never watched a sports match
I have never watched a sports match. However, I once sat in a gathering and was amazed at the extent of dedication and preoccupation and knowledge of the names of the players.
Know that this is a punishment
So when a person is upright, then feels that his uprightness has weakened and he has begun committing sins - [know that] this is a punishment.
Measure yourself against the Qur.aan
Whoever wishes to know whether he truly loves Allaah should measure himself against the Qur.aan; if he loves the Qur.aan, then he loves Allaah, for indeed the Qur.aan is the word of Allaah.
Putting on an act for the people
I am amazed at the one who puts on an act for people, hoping to win their hearts, [while] forgetting that their hearts are in the Hands of Allaah.
The most important causes for the loss of blessings
Gratitude for the blessings is to know that the One who bestowed and granted them is the Lord of the Worlds, and that you use them in obedience to Allaah ﷻ, and not in forbidden matters, while...