• Allah ﷻ says in His Book, نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ “Nũn. By the pen and what they write!” [Surah al-Qalam, v. 1] Oaths from Allah can only be followed by the honorable of what He has created, and from His creations, the favor. Allah has sworn by the Book and its instrument, the pen,… Read more

  • Salawat

    Bismillah. The Command to say Salah upon the Prophet (ﷺ) Allah ﷻ says in His Book, إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا “Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worthy… Read more

  • Luqman

    Ibn Jarir (رحمه الله) recorded that Khalid ar-Raba‘i said: “Luqman was an Ethiopian slave who worked as a carpenter. His master once said to him, ‘Slaughter this sheep for us,’ and he slaughtered it. His master then said, ‘Bring me the best two parts of it,’ so Luqman brought the tongue and the heart. After… Read more

  • Istirja`

    Lit. “Returning.” Allah ﷻ says in His Book: إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ“Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.”— Surah al-Baqarah, part of v. 156 The Virtue of Asserting That We All Belong to Allah During Afflictions There are several aḥādīth that mention the rewards of affirming that our return is… Read more