Tag Archives: Faith

I had a thought, which I wanted to share. Even though performing spiritual exercises based on the traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, are praiseworthy, it is important for a Muslim to avoid engrossing themself in spiritual exercises which are not advised in the traditions of the Holy ProphetContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 13”

I had a thought, which I wanted to share. Muslims are often rightly advised the importance of gaining and acting on Islamic knowledge. And how knowledge which is not acted on has little to no benefit in either this world or the next. A further important point needs to be understood on this topic. IfContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 12”

In a Hadith found in Sunan Abu Dawud, number 4681, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised the characteristics which perfect a muslim’s faith. The first is to love for the sake of Allah, the Exalted. This includes desiring what is best for others in both worldly and religious matters. ThisContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 11”

I watched a news report a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on a high ranking government official of Saudi Arabia discussing a potential plan the Saudi government was considering. It was considering completely opening the Visa applications so that people can perform the visitation to the holy city of Mecca,Continue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 10”

I read a news article a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on the different life aims and goals of people and how they worked in order to achieve them. It is important for muslims to understand a key concept in Islam. Namely, there is nothing wrong with desiring lawful worldlyContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 9”

I read a news article a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on how a celebrity was standing up for women’s rights. Undoubtedly, it is a good cause, as honouring women has been taught by Islam even though some muslims fail to act on these teachings. The thing that came toContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 8”

I had a thought which I wanted to share. I was pondering over one of the main reasons why people who do good things, such as buying gifts for others, do not receive the same level of respect and love from people than some who do not do these things. This outcome occurs as aContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 7”

I had a thought which I wanted to share. It is important for Muslims to recognize why their worship Allah, the Exalted, as this reason can be a cause for an increase in obedience to Allah, the Exalted, or in some cases it can lead to disobedience. When one worships Allah, the Exalted, in orderContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 6”

In a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 3989, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that even slightly showing off is polytheism. This is a minor type of polytheism which does not cause one to lose their faith. Instead it leads to the loss of reward, as this muslimContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 5”

In a Divine Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 6833, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised that whoever does a good deed will have a minimum of ten times reward. Throughout Islamic teachings different amounts of reward have been declared for performing righteous deeds. Some teachings advise ten times rewardContinue reading “PodSeries: Intention & Sincerity – 4”