Fasting is a shield with which a servant protects himself from the Fire.
Category: Manners & Etiquette
{you shall be brought back to Allaah}
I heard Sa'eed ibn Jubayr repeat this aayah in the prayer twenty odd times: And fear the Day when you shall be brought back to Allaah - al-Baqarah 2:281
Take to fasting, there is nothing like it
'O Messenger of Allaah tell me of an action by which I may enter Paradise?' He ﷺ said:
Take to fasting, there is nothing like it.
Be repentful in the morning and evening
Indeed the rights of Allaah are far greater than the servant can fulfill, and indeed the blessings of Allaah are far more than can be counted, however, be repentful in the morning and evening (i.e.
Every innovation is misguidance
Every innovation is misguidance, even if the people see it as something good.
Lying adversely affects the liar
I have never lied since learning that lying adversely affects the liar.
Innovation is more beloved to Iblees
Innovation is more beloved to Iblees than sin, since a sin may be repented from but innovation is not repented from.
The most detestable of things to Allaah
Indeed the most detestable of things to Allaah are the innovations.
Living with someone who drinks alcohol
I am a student in a university, and live with other students in a room in the student dormitories on campus. I do not have the right to move from this room, and am forced to stay here.
Family gatherings where innovations take place
Whenever my family have any occasion (gathering) such as a wedding, circumcision or funeral, in the wedding and circumcision celebrations they use a drum and make ululations of joy, and on the...