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Gradual Guidance
A mother wishing to wean her child doesn’t introduce him to a diet of 100% solids overnight. She understands that the child’s digestive system will not cope with such a sudden, drastic change and therefore makes small, gradual adjustments to the diet.
Similarly, when a child becomes mature (reaches the age of puberty), it is now obligatory for him to perform the five daily salaah, fast in the month of Ramadhaan, etc. If these obligatory ‘ibaadaat are introduced to the …
Emulating the Ways of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam)
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Indeed good manners, pious ways and adopting moderation are a portion from the twenty-five portions of nubuwwah (prophethood).” (Sunan Abi Dawood #4776)
It is neither possible for any person to become a Nabi, as Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was the final Nabi, nor is it possible for actual nubuwwah (prophethood) to be divided into portions. The scholars of hadeeth have thus explained this hadeeth to mean that these praiseworthy traits form a great portion of …
Securing the Assistance of Allah Ta‘ala
The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were supported with the divine assistance of Allah Ta‘ala. Hence there were many occasions where they encountered the enemy who swiftly retreated and fled after being on the battlefield for just a short while.
On one occasion, the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were victorious against the Roman army. When the defeated army returned to Hercules (the Roman leader who was in Antioch), he exclaimed, “Woe to you! Inform me of these people whom you encountered in battle. …
