Category: Righteousness البر

An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Kindness to Women

| May 15, 2013
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Kindness to Women

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi records in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Allah said: وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ Live with them in kindness. Surah An-Nisa 4:19 And Allah said: وَلَن تَسْتَطِيعُوا أَن تَعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتُمْ ۖ فَلَا تَمِيلُوا كُلَّ الْمَيْلِ فَتَذَرُوهَا كَالْمُعَلَّقَةِ وَإِن تُصْلِحُوا [...]

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An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Freeing Slaves

| May 8, 2013
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Freeing Slaves

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi records in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Allah said: فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ But he has not broken through the difficult path, and what will make you know what is the difficult path? It [...]

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An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Kindness to Servants

| May 7, 2013
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Kindness to Servants

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi records in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Allah said: وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا ۖ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالْجَنبِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ [...]

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Islam is Mercy for the Entire Universe, Even Animals

| May 4, 2013
Islam is Mercy for the Entire Universe, Even Animals

“Those who are merciful will be shown mercy by the Merciful. Be merciful to the people of the earth and the One above the heavens will have mercy upon you.”

Sunan Abu Dawud 4941

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An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Love for the Sake of Allah

| May 2, 2013
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Love for the Sake of Allah

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful An-Nawawi recorded in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا وَأَنْ يُحِبَّ الْمَرْءَ لَا [...]

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An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Modesty, Shyness, and Good Conscience

| April 30, 2013
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Modesty, Shyness, and Good Conscience

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org An-Nawawi recorded in his book, Riyad us-Saliheen: Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by a man from the helpers who was admonishing his brother about modesty. The Prophet said: دَعْهُ فَإِنَّ الْحَيَاءَ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ Let him be, for modesty is part of [...]

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Are Muslims taught to hate the infidels or to love their neighbors?

| April 18, 2013
Are Muslims taught to hate the infidels or to love their neighbors?

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Are Muslims taught to hate the infidels? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The Prophet taught Muslims to love goodness for all creation, to treat people the way they would love to be treated, and to hate sinful deeds but not the sinners [...]

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Did the Prophet plan genocide against Jews? The story of Banu Qurayza

| April 8, 2013
Did the Prophet plan genocide against Jews? The story of Banu Qurayza

ShareTweet By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Your prophet committed genocide (extermination of an entire race) against the Jews of Medina and the tribe Banu Qurayza. Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The Prophet was in conflict with some specific Jewish tribes in Medina due to their aiding the Meccan [...]

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An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Seeking Knowledge

| March 27, 2013
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Seeking Knowledge

“Whoever travels a path in search of knowledge, Allah makes easy for him a path to Paradise.”

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The Martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad: An Example of His Tolerance and Forgiveness

| February 27, 2013
The Martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad: An Example of His Tolerance and Forgiveness

“I never saw a case involving legal retaliation being referred to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, except that he would command pardoning the criminal.”

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