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Overcoming Calamity
(Hafsah bintu Seereen [rahimahallah] – Part Three)
Hafsah bintu Seereen (rahimahallah) had a son named Huzail. He was very obedient to her and served her with great care and love. He went to great lengths to ensure her comfort and well-being. This can be gauged from the fact that he would not collect ordinary firewood for her home, but would instead break cane during the summer months and leave it to dry until the winter. When winter set in, he …
Endless Greed and Desire
Sayyiduna Anas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “If the son of Aadam has two valleys of wealth, he will desire a third valley (of wealth), and nothing will fill the belly of the son of Aadam besides sand (of the grave), and Allah Ta‘ala forgives those who repent to him.” (Saheeh Muslim #2415)
On account of his carnal nature, man is ambitious and greedy. The more he has, the more he wants. If we have three …
Constant Concern for Salaah
(Lessons from the Final Moments of ‘Umar [radhiyallahu ‘anhu] – Part Two)
On the night that Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was stabbed, Sayyiduna Miswar bin Makhramah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) came to see him. On entering, he found Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) covered with a sheet (and unconscious). Sayyiduna Miswar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) asked those present, “How is he?” They replied, “He is as you can see (unconscious).”
Sayyiduna Miswar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) thus advised them, “Wake him up by calling him for salaah, as …
