The Enduring Good Deeds

  • For Allah Is With Those Who Are Patient

    Sabr & Salat Allah ﷻ says, يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ (سورة البقرة: ١٥٣) 2:153. O you who believe, seek help through patience and prayer; for Allah is with those who are patient. Commentary Here Allah ﷻ commands the believers to seek help in their religious and worldly affairs… Read more

  • An Expression of Profound Gratitude

    Anas (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When you go to bed, say: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا، وَكَفَانَا وَآوَانَا، فَكَمْ مِمَّنْ لَا كَافِيَ لَهُ وَلَا مُؤْوِيَ ‘Praise is due to Allah Who fed us, provided us drink, sufficed us and provided us shelter, for many a person there is… Read more

  • Two Beloved Phrases

    The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Two phrases are light on the tongue, heavy on the Scale, and beloved to the Most Merciful: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ Subḥān Allāhi wa biḥamdihi — Glory be to Allah, and His is the praise. Subḥān Allāhil-ʿAẓīm — Glory be to Allah, the Almighty.” They are two phrases, just as the… Read more

  • Return to Allah

    “O Servants of Allah, indeed, after acts of worship and seasons of goodness, Allah has legislated seeking forgiveness (Istighfar) and repentance (Tawbah) to make up for the shortcomings and heedlessness a person falls into during these seasons. So, this is rectified by seeking forgiveness and repenting to Allah, Glorified and Exalted. And Allah accepts the… Read more

  • The Dialogue with Allah

    Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If anyone performs a prayer in which he does not recite Umm al-Qur’an (Surah Al-Fatihah), it is deficient”—he repeated this three times—“and not complete.” It was said to Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه): “At times we are behind the Imam.” He replied: “Recite… Read more

  • Having Good Thoughts of Allah

    The shaikh, Dr. Muḥammad ibn Ghālib Al-ʿUmarī, may Allah protect him, said: Having good thoughts of Allah means that: when you call upon Him, you know that He will answer you; when you ask for His forgiveness, that He will forgive you; when you ask Him to suffice you, that He will suffice you; when… Read more

  • The Noble Companion

    Al-Shāṭibī (رحمه الله), while describing the virtues of the Qur’an, said: “It is the best companion whose speech never makes one bored, and whose repetition only increases in beauty.” Every speech that is repeated eventually becomes tiresome, except for the Noble Qur’an. The more it is recited, the sweeter it becomes, and from it are… Read more

  • How to Get Your Deeds Accepted by Allah

    “Every religious action must accompany two things in order for Allah, the Exalted, to accept it. The first condition is that the action must be for Allah’s sake alone, not for fame or showing off. It must be free from any aspect of shirk. The second condition is that it must be in accordance with… Read more

  • As-Sadaqah

    Lit. “charity” or “almsgiving.” On the Virtue of Charity in Ramadan By Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān (حفظه الله) The Shaykh, Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān (حفظه الله), was asked about the virtue of charity in the blessed month of Ramadan, a virtuous time in which righteous deeds increase and Muslims throughout the world strive toward acts of obedience. The… Read more

  • The Virtue of the Qur’an in Ramadan

    Question May Allah reward you, Shaykh. This is the blessed month of Ramadan—the month of the Noble Qur’an. Do you have a word for the Muslims about reflecting upon this Noble Qur’an and taking advantage of the times of the noble month of Ramadan in recitation? Response by Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān (Raḥimahullāh) Allah, the Most… Read more