The Importance of Reciting Du'a for Children's Protection: A Parental ResponsibilityA Parent who does not read and blow on their children for protection from the evil eye and all other harm is really failing in their responsibility as a parent and neglecting the rights of their kids.What is the appropriate dua to recite ?The Du ‘ā that Ibrāhim (a.s)...
Preserving Authentic Islam: The Role of Scholars
The Continuity of Islamic Knowledge: Debunking the Myth of Lost TruthsThe Myth of Rediscovering Sahih Islam:To believe that the truths of Islam existed among the salaf, the early Muslims, but then “ sahih”, “ authentic” Islam was lost or neglected for the next thousand years or so, only to be rediscovered in recent decades, is nothing but a dangerous...
Fiqh's Foundation: Prophetic Era to Sahabah
Understanding the Stages of Fiqh: From the Prophetic Era to the Time of the CompanionsUSUL UL FIQH-1INTRODUCTION:This encompasses several important issues for the student of knowledge who wishes to study Fiqh. This is because a person in his study of Fiqh embarks on the study of Fiqhi and Shri'i issues related to deeds of mukallifeen (worshippers).A...
The Fear of Hypocrisy by the Sahabah (رضي الله عنهم أجمعين)
The Fear of Hypocrisy by the Sahabah (رضي الله عنهم أجمعين)Imam Ibn Abi Mulaykah (رضي الله عنه) narrated:I met 30 companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) all of whom feared that they might be guilty of hypocrisy, and not one of them said that his faith was like that of Jibreel and Mika’eel.(Narrated by Imam al-Bukhari)The Companions! They were the ones who fought...
Embracing Difficult Emotions: A Path to Healing and Freedom
Facing Fear, Grief, and Sadness: A Journey to Emotional HealingWhen facing difficult emotions of fear, grief, or sadness, sit with those feelings and hold space for them. Acknowledge them. Don't step around them just because they're uncomfortable. The more we push them away, the longer they remain a roadblock. But the minute we sit with them, as hard as...
Humble Yourself: Understanding the Struggles of Others
Recognizing the Hidden Struggles and Humbling OurselvesIf your feet have never touched the battlefield, then you know nothing about the fight.You don’t know the traumas that people have lived through. The aches in the pit of their stomach that accompany them everywhere they go. The threads of passion and pain and guilt that are woven into their bodies.You...
Turning Stress into Strength with Allah’s Help
Managing Stress: Let Allah's Guidance Lead You to Peace🎐 Stress can be your enemy or you can make stress your friend by learning to emotionally regulate, by learning to journal, by learning to brain dump, by learning to pause when upset or angry, by learning to be silent, by learning to decide peace is more important than being right, by going on...
Say 'If Allah Wills' When Planning Future Actions
The Importance of Saying 'If Allah Wills' in Our PlansSAYING "IF ALLĀH WILLS" WHEN PLANNING FUTURE ACTIONSALLĀH says:وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَيْءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلٌ ذَلِكَ غَدًا إِلاَّ أَن يَشَاء اللَّهُAnd never say of anything, “I will definitely do that tomorrow,” without adding, “if ALLĀH wills!”This prohibition is like others; although it was addressed...
