Seerah [Pre-Islam Arabia] Class #4

Seerah [Pre-Islam Arabia] Class #4 In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful This is the fourth class on the Seerah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) at CCNY MSO/WII. This presentation deals with  Pre-Islamic Arabia.

Seerah [Lineage] Class #4a

Seerah [Lineage] Class #4a In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful This is a continuation of the fourth class on the Seerah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) at CCNY MSO/WII. This presentation deals with the lineage of our Prophet.

Feeling the sweetness in your actions

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawzeeyah 751 AH (may Allah have mercy on him) said: اذا لم تجد للعمل حلاوة في قلبك و انشراحا فاتهمه, فان الرب تعالى شكور “If you do not find sweetness in your deed and comfort in your heart, then blame the deed. For indeed, the Lord, the Most High, is ash-Shakoor. He continued…

The difference between Kufr in the tanween and alif laam forms -Shaykh Saalih ala Shaykh

In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful The difference between Kufr in the tanween and alif laam forms By Shaykh Saalih bin Abdul-Azeez ala shaykh may Allah preserve him The shaykh says in his explanation of Imaam Nawawi’s Arba’een Nawaweeyah under the 3rd hadith: If the word “Kufr” (disbelief) comes in the texts (Qur’an…

Nothing is equivalent to knowledge

Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal 241 AH said: العلم لا يعدله شيئ لمن صحت نيته “There is nothing equivalent to knowledge for the one who rectifies his intention.” So his students asked, “O Abu Abdillah, how can one rectify his intention? He responded, ينوي رفع الجهل عن نفسه و عن غيره “By intending to lift ignorance…