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The Sanctity of Life and Wealth
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِ إِلَّا أَن تَكُونَ تِجَارَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنكُمْ ۚ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا ﴿٢٩﴾ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ عُدْوَانًا وَظُلْمًا فَسَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِ نَارًا ۚ وَكَانَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرًا ﴿٣٠﴾
O you who believe, do not devour one another’s wealth unlawfully, unless it is trade conducted with your mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves. Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you. And whoever does that in aggression and …
The Passing On of a Pious Soul
(Sayyidah Zainab bintu Jahsh [radhiyallahu ‘anha] – Part Six)
Sayyidah Zainab bintu Jahsh (radhiyallahu ‘anha) was the first wife of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to pass away after him, as he (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had prophesized.
Before her passing, Sayyidah Zainab (radhiyallahu ‘anha) had prepared her own kafan (shroud) and gave the following instruction, “Indeed, I have prepared my kafan. Perhaps ‘Umar will send a kafan for me. When he does, give one of them in …
The Mindful Millionaire
A person from Baghdad named Abu ‘Abdillah Al-Haashimi was once entrusted with 10 000 dinaars (gold coins) belonging to an orphan child. It so happened that sometime thereafter this person went through a period of financial difficulty which led him to use the money of the orphan that was entrusted to him.
When the child became of age and was capable of administering his own wealth, the governor instructed that his wealth be returned to him. Thus, a message was sent …
