Take care of your children. Your profitable 'trade' [with Allaah] is undoubtedly your children.
Category: Death & The Grave
Keep a protective eye over your children
Then, as for you O Father! Observe your children['s activities] – [even] outside the home. Where did they go? Who do they mix with?
As if I have lost a part of my own body
When I am informed of the death of a man from Ahlus-Sunnah, it is as if I have lost a part of my own body.
End of year reflections
Then, on this occasion (the eve of Muharram) I say, perhaps it is most appropriate for a person to conclude for a person to conclude [the passing of] his year with contemplation, and reflection on...
Spreading knowledge
Whoever wishes that his good deeds do not cease after his death, then let him spread [authentic] knowledge through writing and teaching.
What are the signs of an accepted Hajj?
al-Hasan al-Basree رحمه الله was asked about the accepted Hajj:
'What is its sign?' He replied
Your first night in the grave
O you who has abandoned the prayer, you will [come to] know the [true] value of your prayer on your first night in the grave, and on that day, your regret will be of no use to you.
Even though the month of Ramadhaan has ended
Even though the month of Ramadhaan has ended, [know that] the right of Allaah does not end except with death.
And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty [i.e. death].
For those who desire a righteous heart
May Allaah grant you goodness. It has been narrated that al-Ashtar once entered upon 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib رضي الله عنه – after part of the night had passed – while he was standing in prayer.
Appreciate the virtues of Ramadhaan
Some of the people do not know [the true value of] Ramadhaan except that it is [for them] to sleep during the day, and be awake at night engaged in idle chat and gossip, as well as watching - in this...