Becoming the Ansar

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah The Messenger (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said: إن دين الله لن ينصره إلا من حاطه من جميع جوانبه ‘Surely, this Deen of Allah, none aids it except him who surrounds it from all sides.’ [al-Bayhaqi; al-Jami’ al-Kabir, al-Suyuti 34034]...

Rejoice, O Imam of the Sunnah!

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah It’s known that Allah `azza wa jall chooses from amongst Mankind those whom He wishes in order that they may carry out certain tasks. He chooses people and then He strengthens them, prepares them and builds their character, inner...

When Knowledge Benefits its Seeker

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah This is an amazing incident from the life of Ibn al-Mubarak (rahimahullah): When knowledge really benefits its seeker… Suwayd ibn Sa’id: ‘I saw ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak in Makkah as he went to the (water of) zamzam and drank from it....

Translation: The Grave is Our Appointed Place

As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah A heart-softening reminder on death, the grave and its punishment/delights. Brothers and sisters, what have we prepared for the day when we shall enter our appointed graves, marked out for us. What will it be, a garden from the...