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Sins of the mind, heart and tongue are harder to refrain from than sins of the limbs.
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A collection of words of wisdom and excerpts from the spiritual gatherings of Shaykh Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq
May, 2018
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27 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 12: Higher Level of Awareness
One of the spiritual benefits of a proper fast is that it creates a higher level of consciousness and awareness of Allāh.
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26 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 11: Raised Voices
Ramaḍān is the last of times to argue or raise our voices.
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25 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 10: Conscious of Allāh
Fasting makes a person conscious of Allāh. When a person is conscious of Allāh, he will be cautious of Allāh. This is Taqwá.
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24 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 9: Route to Taqwá
The purpose of fasting is to create Taqwá. The route to Taqwá is purity of speech.
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24 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 8: A True Fast
A true fast is also of the heart and mind: to observed a true fast you do not entertain any thoughts or feelings which are harām.
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22 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 7: Slip of the Tongue
It is easy to abstain from food but avoiding a slip of the tongue is difficult. Ramaḍān is a good time to practice silence.
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21 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 6: Starved Rūḥ
For eleven months of the year we starve the rūḥ and lavish all our attention on the external carriage (our physical body).
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21 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 5: Training Time
Ramaḍān is a month of training, to allow us to refrain from harām and all harmful things including vulgar speech.
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19 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 4: Sacred Time
The hours, days and nights of Ramaḍān are sacred and one should be mindful of their sanctity just as one is mindful of the sanctity of the Haram.
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18 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 3: A Quality Fast
Our fast should be of quality. Avoid all forms of harām – abstain from harām speech, conversation, thoughts, and sight.
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17 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 2: Switch On
Fasting is not difficult. All it takes is for a person to switch on mentally and it can be done. It is within our capability.
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16 May
Ramadan 2018 – Day 1: Ramaḍān Mubarak
May Allāh make this Ramaḍān Mubarak for all of us, adorn our tongues with Qurʾānic recitation, and accept our deeds and supplication. Āmīn.
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10 May
The Month of Training
Ramaḍān is the month of training for one on the path of tazkiyah (spiritual purification) and the training one receives in this month is not received at any other time. Below is some practical advice one should try to act on during this blessed month: • Ramaḍān is the month of the Qurʾān and one should try to complete at …
April, 2018
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19 April
Love not Hate
In a hadīth related by Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal in his Musnad and others, Rasūl Allāh ﷺ says “The disease of the nations of yore has crept into you, which is envy, and malice/hatred is the shaver. I do not say that it shaves hair, rather it shaves religion. By Allāh in Whose Hand rests my soul, you will never …
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12 April
Be the Better One
In a hadīth we learn that Uqbah ibn Amir رضى الله عنه took hold of Prophet’s ﷺ hand and said “Oh Messenger of Allah, inform me of the virtuous deeds.” Prophet ﷺ said 3 things to him: “Bond and join relations with the one who severs relations with you, give to one who deprives you and turn away from and …
March, 2018
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29 March
Sticks and Stones
The concept of ‘sticks and stones may break bones, but words never hurt’ does not stand in Islam. In Islam, we have always been taught that words can hurt as much as stones. Words can inflict as much pain as sticks. A broken bone can be mended, but a broken heart can not as easily be mended from hurtful words. …
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8 March
A Suspended Duʿā
A person’s duʿā remains suspended between the heaven and the earth until he sends salutations on the Prophet ﷺ – – Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (عمر بن الخطاب) رضى الله عنه
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1 March
Be Careful What You Say
We should be careful what we say and when. We do not know when Allāh will accept our duʿā or our words.