PODSERIES: SAFEGUARDING SPEECH – PART 13 OF 13

The last blog was discussing the different types of speech a muslim must safeguard themself from. The final danger of the tongue is over praising people. In a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 2662, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned against over praising others. This is a disliked deedContinue reading “PODSERIES: SAFEGUARDING SPEECH – PART 13 OF 13”

PODEVENT: INFLUENCE OF MUSLIMS

In a Hadith found in Sunan Abu Dawud, number 4297, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that a day would soon come when other nations would attack the muslim nation and even though they would be great in number they would be deemed insignificant by the world. Allah, the Exalted,Continue reading “PODEVENT: INFLUENCE OF MUSLIMS”

PODNEWS: BALANCED MENTAL STATE

I read a news article a while ago which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on the emotional state of people who try to balance different aspects of their life, such as their work, personal and social life. One thing which can help a person to avoid stress associated with this is by adoptingContinue reading “PODNEWS: BALANCED MENTAL STATE”

PODHADITH: WORKING FOR THE HEREAFTER

In a Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 2864, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that on Judgment Day the Sun will be brought within two miles of the creation. This will cause people to sweat according to the deeds they performed during their lives on Earth. Some people’s sweatContinue reading “PODHADITH: WORKING FOR THE HEREAFTER”

PODTAFSEER: CHAPTER 2 – AL BAQARAH, VERSE 75 – PART 6

“…while a party of them [scholars of the people of the book] used to hear the words of Allah and then distort it after they had understood it while they were knowing?” Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 75. Islam teaches Muslims that they should never compromise on their faith in order to gain something fromContinue reading “PODTAFSEER: CHAPTER 2 – AL BAQARAH, VERSE 75 – PART 6”

PODSERIES: SAFEGUARDING SPEECH – PART 12 OF 13

The last blog was discussing the different types of speech a muslim must safeguard themself from. The next danger of the tongue is being two-faced. This is when a person changes their behaviour depending on who they are interacting with in order to please them so that they gain worldly things, such as respect andContinue reading “PODSERIES: SAFEGUARDING SPEECH – PART 12 OF 13”

PODEVENT: RIGHTLY GUIDED CALIPH

The next great event which will be discussed in this blog series is the attitude of rightly guided Caliph, Omar Bin Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him. He was the great grandson of the great Companion and second rightly guided Caliph, Omar Bin Khataab, may Allah be pleased with him. It is importantContinue reading “PODEVENT: RIGHTLY GUIDED CALIPH”

PODTHOUGHT: WORLD AND THE HEREAFTER

I had a thought which I wanted to share. I was pondering over the material world and the amount of effort most people dedicate to it compared to the effort dedicated to one’s religion. If one observes the material world, such as the movie industry, they will find that the people involved dedicate a largeContinue reading “PODTHOUGHT: WORLD AND THE HEREAFTER”

PODTHOUGHT: USEFUL TIME

I had a thought which I wanted to share. There are many muslims who dedicate much of their time, effort and wealth on things which are neither righteous deeds nor sins meaning, they are vain things. Vain things can also include acquiring unnecessary things, such as beautifying one’s home beyond their necessities. Even though, theyContinue reading “PODTHOUGHT: USEFUL TIME”

PODTAFSEER: CHAPTER 2 – AL BAQARAH, VERSE 75 – PART 5

“…while a party of them [scholars of the people of the book] used to hear the words of Allah and then distort it after they had understood it while they were knowing?”  Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 75. Some Muslims have adopted a similar mentality whereby they hear the teachings of Islam but knowingly ignoreContinue reading “PODTAFSEER: CHAPTER 2 – AL BAQARAH, VERSE 75 – PART 5”