SEEKING TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS

In the Name of Allāh.

Dear brethren, I’m here again to highlight a sobering reality: the basic acts of worship alone do not ensure salvation. Isn’t it flummoxing that a Muslim also engages in corruption? He performs various forms of worship, but he equally engages in some evil deeds – consuming others’ wealth unjustly, treating others rudely, being cruel to the poor and helpless, mistreating animals, showing disregard for the …

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REMEMBERING THE DAY

In the Name of Allāh.

O people, remember the Day of Judgment that awaits us all when the heaven shall be rent asunder with (emerging) clouds, when the angels will be sent down with a grand descending, when the trumpet is blown, and when the graves will burst open.

On that Day, all deeds will be revealed, examined, and judged. The righteous will find comfort in Allāh’s Mercy, while the …

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ARE THEY ON THE RIGHT PATH?

In the Name of Allāh.

There is a dangerous misconception now spreading through our ranks, a belief that Christians are also on the right path and that they are also worshipping God just as we do. This is a false belief, a belief that is not grounded in the Qur’ān or the Sunnah.

Verily, the Christians have deviated from the path of Allāh (Islāmic Monotheism) which was the true …

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SENDING ṢALĀT ON HIM

In the Name of Allāh.

The day of Jumu’ah is indeed filled with many plusses. Aus Ibn Aus (Raḍiyallāhu ‘Anhu) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) stated: “The most virtuous of your days is Jumu’ah. On that day, Ādam was created, and on that day he died; (on that day) the horn would be blown, and the people would be dumbfounded! Increase your prayers upon me as your

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THE TYPES OF PEOPLE AT JUMU’AH

In the Name of Allāh.

Are you aware that there are three types of people who attend Jumu’ah? In a Ḥadīth recorded by Imām Abī Dāwūd in his Sunan (no. 1113), the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) said that the below three types of people attend the Jumu’ah prayer:

One is present in a frivolous way and that is all he gets from it (رَجُلٌ حَضَرَهَا يَلْغُو وَهُوَ حَظُّهُ

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