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Friendship Advice
Question:
Assalaamu ‘alaikum
Respected ‘Ulama
I have a friend who I have been close with for many years. As we entered our teenage years, she began to change and got influenced to do wrong. I try my best to advise her but she doesn’t listen, and tries to involve me in sin as well. I fear to end our friendship because we have been close for so long and our families know each other very well.
Committed to Du‘aa and ‘Ibaadah
(Mother of Moulana Sayyid Abul Hasan ‘Ali Nadwi [rahimahumallah] – Part Nine)
The attachment that Khairun Nisaa (rahimahallah) had with making du‘aa was indeed proverbial. Apart from the sunnah du‘aas pertaining to different occasions, she would remain almost perpetually engaged in du‘aa. It was this favour of Allah Ta‘ala upon her (of inspiring her to make abundant du‘aa) that became a great means of her progress and opened the door to her enjoying countless special favours and blessings of …
Lessons of Love
In the previous article, we read some of the golden advices which Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) had given to Abu ‘Abdis Samad, the tutor of Haaroon Rasheed’s children, in regard to how he should attend to their upbringing. Below is another advice which Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) gave him:
“Ensure that you teach them the kitaab of Allah Ta‘ala (i.e. the Quraan Majeed), but do not force them to learn it for then they will lose interest in it (i.e. you …
