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Abandoning good deeds because of the people..

Here's a good article, which shall insha Allah be encouraging for us to do good deeds Question: I have heard that "Doing a deed for people is showing off and leaving a deed for the people is polytheism." Could you please explain what is meant by "leaving a deed for the people" and what the evidence for it is? Answered by Sheikh Salman al-Oadah Al-Fudayl b. `Iyâd had harsh words for those who abandoned performing good works because of the people. He said: Abandoning deeds because of the people is showing off. Performing deeds for their sake is polytheism. Sincerity is where Allah protects you from both.” Some people go to the mosque. Then when they get there and see the people there, they become afraid of showing off. They start to come to the mosque late because of this and might sometimes miss the prayer altogether. This becomes their habit. Coming to the mosque early becomes one of the most difficult things for them to do. Some people who read or memorize

Ten things we waste

Ten things we waste 1. Our Knowledge: Wasted by not taking action with it 2. Our Actions: Wasted by committing them without sincerity. 3. Our Wealth: Wasted by using on things that will not bring us ajr (reward from Allah). We waste our money, our status, our authority, on things which have no benefit in this life or in akhirah (hereafter). 4. Our Hearts: Wasted because they are empty from the love of Allah, and the feeling of longing to go to Him, and a feeling of peace and contentment. In it's place, our hearts are filled with something or someoneelse. 5. Our Bodies: Wasted because we don't use them in ibadah (worship) and service of Allah. 6. Our Love: Our emotional love is misdirected, not towards Allah, but towards something/someone else. 7. Our Time: Wasted, not used properly, to compensate for that which has passed, by doing what is righteous to make up for past deeds. 8. Our Intellect: Wasted on things that are not beneficial, that are detrimental to society and

Signs of the Appearance of the Dajjal and His Destruction

As Salamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, One of the Signs of the Hour is the appearance of Dajjal. InshaAllah, we will have a look at the signs of the Dajjal thru this article Before going into the how dajjal looks like, let's go thru the hadith { saying of Prophet Muhammad, sallal lahu alayhi wasallam, peace be upon him} Hadith - Muslim #7015, Narrated An-Nawwas ibn Sam'an Allah's Apostle mentioned of the Dajjal one day in the morning. He sometimes described him as insignificant and sometimes described (his turmoil) as very significant (and we felt) as if he were in the cluster of the date-palm trees. When we went to him (to the Holy Prophet) in the evening and he read (the signs of fear) on our faces, he said: What is the matter with you? We said: Allah's Apostle you mentioned the Dajjal this morning (sometimes describing him) as insignificant and sometimes very important, until we began to think he was present in some (nearly) part of the clust

Know all about the Islamic month - Safar

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu "May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You" Alhamdulillah, we are into second Islamic month - Safar. Generally, people of sub-continent, take this month, especially , 13 days of safar as bad-omen. They don't start up good works be it inaugraton of bussiness, or weddings ---- Remember that our deen is Islam which guides us about each and every aspect of life. We only can find these guide lines in Quraan and Sunnah (the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad). Get the truth about the month of Safar and know that there are no Superstitions, bad omens, unfortunate, Calamities, Prohibition of marriage related to this month. Safar literally means whistling of winds. This name was given because of the weather condition of that time. What events took place in the history of month of Safar? 1: The Beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad (saw) Fatima (R.A) married