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The Prerequisites of Taubah
إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ﴿١٧﴾ وَلَيْسَتِ التَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبْتُ الْآنَ وَلَا الَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ﴿١٨﴾
The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance (or carelessness) and then repent shortly thereafter. It is those who Allah will forgive, and Allah is …
Keeping Her Heart
Abu ‘Uthmaan Sa‘eed bin Ismaa‘eel Al-Heeree (rahimahullah) was a great imaam, muhaddith, and ascetic and a mustajaabud du‘aa (i.e. a person who’s du‘aas are readily accepted by Allah Ta‘ala). He passed away in the year 289 A.H. (Siyaru Aa’laamin Nubalaa vol. 14, pg. 63)
His wife, Maryam, mentions that on one occasion she found herself alone with her husband. She took advantage of this opportunity to pose a question to him and asked, “O Abu ‘Uthmaan. (In) which action (of …
Who Broke the Idols?
(Ambiyaa [‘alaihimus salaam] Series – Nabi Ebrahim [‘alaihis salaam] #02)
Once a year, all the people in the town of Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) would go out of the town to celebrate. On the day of their celebration, they called Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) to join them. Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) made an excuse that he was unwell and therefore did not join them.
When everyone had left and there was no one in the area besides him, Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) quietly rushed …
