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Distinguishing between Salatul-Witr and Qiyamul-Layl

One issue that needs clarification, and concerns which mistakes are made, is differentiating between Salatul-Witr and Qiyamul-Layl (the Night Prayer). There are ten key distinctions between them: Witr is a restricted voluntary prayer, while Salatul-Layl or Qiyamul-Layl is an unrestricted voluntary prayer. Witr is not the best restricted voluntary act…

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February 23, 2025
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The Impact of Materialism on Quranic Reading

The materialistic mindset of our contemporary environment, where calculations and tangible measures dominate, has influenced how we perceive acts of worship, including our reading of the Qur'an. Some people assume that the concept of earning ten rewards for every letter of the Qur'an is a rigid and universal rule applied…

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February 22, 2025
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Al-Wasiyyah (The Will)

Meaning: A Covenant or Instructions to others. Shar’ee Definition: A person's (i.e. the testator) gift – be it a physical item, loan, or benefit to be given out after his death - is provided to the one for whom the will is made, who now owns the gift. It can…

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August 26, 2024
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Attaining a Sound and Healthy Heart

Based on the statement of Ibn Al-Qayyim in the book Ighaathatul-Lahfaan (إغاثة اللهفان)
Introduction
1- Every organ in our body is created to carry out a specific task.
2- The perfection of each organ is reached when it performs the task specific to it. An organ is complete if it performs the task perfectly, and it is deficient if the task is performed deficiently. Moreover, if it does not perform the task specific to it, it is considered dead.
For example,
– Allaah created the hands to hold and grasp. When the hand fails to grasp, this indicates that the hand is not functioning well; there is a sickness and a deficiency in it.
– Allaah created the eyes for seeing. They are sound when they perform that task. However, if the vision becomes weak, this indicates a deficiency in the eyes, and if one cannot see at all, then this means that the eyes are dead.

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May 18, 2024
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Companionship of the Qur’an (Musaahabah of the Qur’an) (Part 2)

The Qur'an is great in goodness, rich in blessings, and abundant in gifts! There is no Muslim, male or female, who approaches the Book of Allaah but he will undoubtedly get some of its bounties, find of its good deeds, and attain from its gifts and goodness; regardless of the…

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October 22, 2022
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The Pure, Pious Heart

'Abdullaah ibn 'Amr (Radia-Allaahu 'anhu) narrated: "It was said to the Messenger of Allaah (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam): 'Which of the people is best?' He said: 'Everyone whose heart is Makhmoom and truthful (sincere) in speech.' They said: 'Truthful (and sincere) in speech we know, but what is a heart that is Makhmoom?'…

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October 12, 2022