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The Purification Process
Sayyiduna ‘Ammaar bin Yaasir (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that on one occasion a woman passed by a certain man who fixed his gaze on her (as she passed by). Thereafter, as he passed by a wall, he scraped his face with it. He then came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), while blood was flowing on his face, and submitted, “O Rasul of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)! I did such-and-such (i.e. he informed Rasulullah [sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam] of the sin he had committed, and the …
The Kind Captive and the Blessed Body
At the end of the third year after hijrah, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) sent ten of his companions as spies in order to gain information regarding the Quraish. They were also tasked with the responsibility to teach Islam to the ‘Adhal and Qaarah tribes, who claimed to have accepted Islam, and requested Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to send some of his companions to teach them Deen. Eventually, these Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were betrayed and eight amongst them were martyred, whilst two …
The Men of Tomorrow
As a person gets on in life and advances in age, he looks back at his younger years with fondness and marvels over the things which he could once achieve with ease. In his teens, he possessed seemingly endless energy. He could sleep late and wake up early, yet suffer few or no ill-effects. He could work all day long without incurring any injuries. His memory was like a sponge – ready to rapidly absorb any information it came across.
At that …
