Benefit: The Blessing of Safety and Security
In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān:
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وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَٰذَا بَلَدًا آمِنًا وَارْزُقْ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ مَنْ آمَنَ مِنْهُم بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ
And (remember) when Ibrāhīm said, "My Lord, make this (Makkah) a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allāh and the Last Day."
[Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:126]
He (Ibrāhīm) began with supplicating for security before supplicating for provision because security is a necessity and the people would not be able to enjoy their provisions in a state of fear. Actually, it is not even possible to attain provisions in a state of fear.
Source: خطبة نعمة الأمن والأمان
Translated by: Munīb al-Ṣumālī
Benefit: Evil and Transgression Leads to Hate
In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Shaykh al-Islām, Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said:
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If the people cooperate upon evil and transgression, they will inevitably hate one another.
Source: Majmūʿ al-Fatāwá, 15/128
Translated by: Munīb al-Ṣumālī
Benefit: The People of Innovation Call to Evil
In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī (رحمه الله) said: “Verily, the Salaf al-Sāliḥ would reject the testimony of the people of innovation, and they would warn others form sitting with them and from taking knowledge from them because they call to evil.”
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Source: al-Junnah, pg. 99.
Translated by: Musa Shaleem Mohammed
Benefit: Do Rocks, Trees and Frogs Exalt Allāh?
In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Ustādh Mūsá Richardson discusses rocks, trees and Frogs and if they worship Allāh.
From the course entitled: Creed Course: Essentials of Islamic Theology during the 1439 | 2018 Islamic Summer Courses
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From the course entitled: Creed Course: Essentials of Islamic Theology during the 1439 | 2018 Islamic Summer Courses
Benefit: A Boy Asks a Complex Question About Breastfeeding and the Relationships That Result From It
In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Ustādh Mūsá Richardson answers a question from a boy who enquires about a wet-nurse who may be maḥram to her child or not, the knowledge of this being relayed on her deathbed without full clarity. He wished to know what happens in such a complex situation. Another example of why it is unwise to tell boys and girls "don't ask about these things" when they are capable of comprehending the reality of situations. In broader society they are being taught or exposed to vulgar interpretations of intimacy and sexuality and incorrect understandings of rights and relationships.
From the course entitled: Fiqh Course: Marriage and Divorce (الملخص الفقهي), during the 1439 | 2018 Islamic Summer Courses
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From the course entitled: Fiqh Course: Marriage and Divorce (الملخص الفقهي), during the 1439 | 2018 Islamic Summer Courses
Benefit: Does A Woman Keep Custody of Her Child If She Marries A Direct Relative of the Father?
In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Ustādh Mūsá Richardson discusses the custody of a child when a woman remarries a direct male relative of her ex-husband. This benefit also touches on the wisdom of child custody laws in Islām and why the custody could transfer to the child's father if she remarries a non-relative of the child.
From the course entitled: Fiqh Course: Marriage and Divorce (الملخص الفقهي), during the 1439 | 2018 Islamic Summer Courses
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From the course entitled: Fiqh Course: Marriage and Divorce (الملخص الفقهي), during the 1439 | 2018 Islamic Summer Courses
Article: Hope and Fear - The Two Wings of a Believer
Hope and Fear: The Two Wings of a Believer
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The People of Sunnah fear Allāh the most as they are the most acquainted with their Lord. We have heard numerous examples of the fear which the Companions had of Allāh. Ibn Abī Mulaykah narrated that he met thirty of the Companions, all of them feared hypocrisy for themselves! Likewise, Ahl al-Sunnah are hopeful for the mercy of Allāh as they are the most well-acquainted with their Lord. The question then arises: How do we balance both hope and fear? Shaykh Aḥmad al-Najmī discusses.
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In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān (حفظه الله) said: “Only a person who always remembers the day of reckoning will continuously take account of himself to avoid the misery of the Hereafter.”
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Source: Sharḥ al-Durrah al-Ṣinīyyah, pg. 169.
Translated by: Musa Shaleem Mohammed
