The La’nah behind Riba

Living in a society riddled with riba (interest), it’s hard to avoid it at times, but if we knew the extent of damage it has on us, our lives and the lives of those closest to us, we would flee from it like prey in the wilderness. Deeds have an effect, and that...
“…Beware of colouring over the Deen of Allah”

“…Beware of colouring over the Deen of Allah”

One day, the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said to ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr, “How will you be if you are among a (lowly) group of people whose promises and trusts have become muddled up, and they differed so they became like this?” And he interlinked his fingers....
A Subtle Beauty in Charity

A Subtle Beauty in Charity

In Surah al-Baqarah, Allah says regarding our charity: إِن تُبْدُوا الصَّدَقَاتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِيَ ۖ وَإِن تُخْفُوهَا وَتُؤْتُوهَا الْفُقَرَاءَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ “If you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good; but if you conceal them and give...