A great obstacle to the obedience of Allah, the Exalted, is earning and using unlawful wealth. This is a major sin and must be avoided at all costs. It is clear from the Holy Quran and the Hadiths of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, that Allah, the Exalted, does notContinue reading “PodSeries: Strengthening Faith – 85”
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PodSeries: The Material World – 32
I read a news article a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on a gang of thieves who had been caught and sentenced to prison after the police recovered the property they had stolen. It is important for muslims to understand that this in reality is the worse situation for theContinue reading “PodSeries: The Material World – 32”
PodSeries: Strengthening Faith – 84
A great obstacle to the obedience of Allah, the Exalted, is weakness of faith. It is a blameworthy characteristic which gives rise to other negative characteristics, such as failing to act on one’s knowledge, fearing others, placing the obedience of people above the obedience to Allah, the Exalted, having hope in forgiveness without striving forContinue reading “PodSeries: Strengthening Faith – 84”
PodSeries: The Material World – 31
I read a news article a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on how people strive to create the perfect life. It is quite obvious when observing most people that they strive hard in order to beautify their material world. In fact, many go beyond this by striving to mould theirContinue reading “PodSeries: The Material World – 31”
PodSeries: Strengthening Faith – 83
Severe warnings over failing to donate the obligatory charity have been given in the Holy Quran and the Hadiths of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. For example, a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 1403, warns that the person who does not donate their obligatory charity will encounter a largeContinue reading “PodSeries: Strengthening Faith – 83”
PodSeries: The Material World – 30
I read a news article a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on the stresses of life and how to navigate through them without becoming affected by mental disorders, such as depression. One thing which can help a muslim to achieve this is to understand that every worldly blessing they possessContinue reading “PodSeries: The Material World – 30”
PodSeries: Strengthening Faith – 82
Financial interest denotes the amount that a lender receives from a borrower at a fixed rate of interest. At the time of the revelation of the Holy Quran many forms of interest transactions were practiced. Of these one was that the vendor sold an article and fixed a time limit for the payment of theContinue reading “PodSeries: Strengthening Faith – 82”
PodSeries: The Material World – 29
I read a news article a while ago, which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on the sudden death of a child celebrity. It is strange that even though people believe they can die at any moment, yet the vast majority behave as if they will live a long life. Some dedicate their effortsContinue reading “PodSeries: The Material World – 29”
PodSeries: Strengthening Faith – 81
There are many Hadiths of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, which advise mankind that whoever testifies that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, the Exalted, and that the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is the servant and final messenger of Allah, the Exalted, willContinue reading “PodSeries: Strengthening Faith – 81”
PodSeries: The Material World – 28
I had a thought which I wanted to share. When people, irrespective of their faith, go on holiday they only pack the things they need and maybe a little extra but they try to avoid over packing. Even the amount of money they take with them they limit in respect to their stay abroad. WhenContinue reading “PodSeries: The Material World – 28”
