Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: [As for] the reason [for depression or distress, then] I cannot know, because the causes of depression and distress are varied. However, there is one thing that can benefit a person, and that is to recite what has been reported in the Sunnah – Ahmad […]
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Beware of speaking ill of a believer!
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: «…and whoever says about a believer something that is not true, he will be made by Allaah to dwell in the putrid fluid flowing from the inhabitants of Hell until he retracts what he said.» Abu Daawood, no.3597. Classified by al-Albaanee as Saheeh «…and whoever […]
Gatherings are held in trust
Visit our YouTube channel for more The Prophet ﷺ said: «Gatherings are held in trust.» Ahmad no.15090, Abu Daawood no.4869 – and al-Albaanee classified it as Hasan. So whoever divulges a secret, betrays family ties, violates sanctities, and intrudes on family privacies, then it is incumbent upon everyone present in a gathering to be trustworthy […]
Reflect on why you were created and where you are heading
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: Reflect on why you were created, and reflect on where you are heading. For the wise person contemplates him present state and what lies ahead, and thus prepares for what is before him. This world is a fleeting passage, while the Hereafter is an eternal […]
The passing away of the Scholars
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: When the scholars pass away, evil and discord prevail. He ﷺ said: «Indeed, Allaah does not take away knowledge by snatching it from the chests of the men, but rather He takes away knowledge by way of the death of the scholars, until no scholar […]
A tear of the Scholar
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: And the people of knowledge are well known; not everyone who has a certificate [becomes a scholar], [nor he who] has graduated from a [university] faculty or…not everyone who has memorised ahaadeeth or memorised aayaat [becomes a scholar]. Not everybody who has read books becomes […]
Devote yourself for the Hereafter
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Khaalid Ismaa’eel said: We ask Allaah to awaken our hearts! By Allaah, the human being [my] brothers, how long will he be distracted by [pleasures of] the world? [Take this sincere advice…] If Allaah Ta’aala has provided you with what is [reasonably] sufficient for your worldly affairs, [then] […]
The four levels of the fast of ‘Aashooraa
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: The fast of ‘Aashooraa has four levels. The first level is to fast the 9th, the 10th and the 11th [days of Muharram]. And this is the highest level, based upon what [Imaam] Ahmad transmitted in al-Musnad: «Fast the day before it, and the day […]
On the occasion of the new Hijree year
Visit our YouTube channel for more Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan said: In the name of Allaah, All Gracious, All Merciful. All Praise is due to Allaah [alone], Lord of the worlds. And may Allaah send prayers and salutations upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family, and all of his companions. On the occasion of […]
Seize the opportunity of life, and draw closer to Allaah
So we should take advantage of our life – in obedience to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala, because life is short, and time is passing [us by]. Time is [but] moments, not days, nor hours. Rather it is moments that pass by quickly.