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In Love with ‘Ibaadah
(Mu‘aazah bintu ‘Abdillah Al-‘Adawiyyah [rahimahallah] #1)
There once lived, in the city of Basrah, a woman by the name of Mu‘aazah bintu ‘Abdillah Al-‘Adawiyyah (rahimahallah). She was a student of Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha).
Mu‘aazah (rahimahallah) was well known for her abundant nafl ‘ibaadah. She had such love for salaah that she would perform approximately six hundred rakaats of nafl salaah daily. She was married to an illustrious Taabi‘ee named Abus Sahbaa, Silah bin Ashyam (rahimahullah). Their love …
Poor Behaviour!
There was once a family who saw a beggar standing at the door of their home. As they did not wish to give him anything, they tried to turn him away saying, “May Allah open your way.”
The beggar, however, was undeterred and asked for a slice of bread. Hearing his request, the family responded, “We don’t have any.”
Still undeterred, the beggar next asked, “Some wheat? Chicken? Barley?” They replied, “Sorry, but we don’t have any.” So the …
The Sign of Sincerity
During the period in which Sayyiduna Mu‘aawiyah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was the leader of the Muslim Ummah, the Muslims had negotiated a temporary peace treaty with the Romans. When the treaty was close to expiring, he prepared the Muslim army and began proceeding to the border of the Muslim and Roman lands. His intention was to cross the border and attack the moment the treaty terminated. The Romans, being unaware of this, would have been taken by utter surprise.
While Sayyiduna Mu‘aawiyah …
