Tag: Character الأخلاق
An-Nawawi on the Duty to Enjoin Good and Forbid Evil
Share 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: وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ Let there arise from you a nation inviting to good, enjoining what is right and forbidding [...]
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Sincere Good Will
Share 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: إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ The believers are brothers, so reconcile between your brothers, and fear Allah that you may receive mercy. Surah Al-Hujurat 49:10 [...]
An-Nawawi on the Virtue of Kindness to Women
Share 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 [...]
Everyday is Mother’s Day in Islam
“Stay with your mother, for verily, Paradise is beneath her feet.”
Sunan An-Nasa’i 3104
Did the Prophet burn down people’s houses for missing the prayer?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Some people claim the Prophet burned down people’s houses because they were absent from prayer. Is it true? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful There is a tradition of the Prophet which states that he wanted to burn down the houses of the [...]
Why should a Muslim act if everything is already decreed by Allah?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Why should a Muslim do anything if all things have already been decided by Allah? How does Islam reconcile free will with providence (al-qadr)? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The correct Islamic belief lies between the misguidance of the fatalists (al-jabriyyah) and [...]
What does Islam teach about homosexuality and sodomy?
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org Question: Many Muslims have started supporting gay rights and same-sex marriage. What does Islam teach about homosexuality? What should a Muslim do if he has homosexual desires? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful A Muslim who experiences homosexual desires should exert effort to control [...]
Islam is a Peace Offering to the World
“O people, spread peace, feed the hungry, and pray at night when people are sleeping and you will enter Paradise in peace.”
–Sunan Ibn Majah 1334
Ibn Kathir on Mercy and Patience with the People
Share By Abu Amina Elias for FaithinAllah.org In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Ibn Kathir writes in his commentary on Surah Al-Balad: Allah said: ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ Then he became among those who have faith and those who enjoin patience and those who enjoin mercy. Surah [...]
Islam is Good Neighborliness to All, Believers and Unbelievers
“Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away…”
Surah An-Nisa 4:36
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