Do not fear the supplication of the one who supplicates against you without [any] right [to do so].
Category: Words of Wisdom
The three aspects of backbiting
There are three aspects of backbiting, all of which are [mentioned] in the Book of Allaah: backbiting, falsehood and slander. 1) As for backbiting
Origin of the Hadeeth «And the worst of the rows of the men are the last ones...»
And many of the students of knowledge do not know, let alone the general Muslims, that the reason for this legislation, [I mean this hadeeth]
Importance of al-Imaam an-Nawawee's Forty Hadeeth
And here, I recall something novel which occurred...and that was about twenty years ago; [I held lessons where] I explained the Forty [Hadeeth of al-Imaam an-Nawawee] in one of the masaajid.
What time is my flight?
“My flight is at exactly 12 noon!” [So] how long will you continue to sleep? How will you get to the airport [in time] so you don't miss the flight? Or how will you get to the train station?
Learn the Arabic language proficiently
So our author رحمه الله, our Shaykh - the one who [has] explained [this book that we are studying] - was also proficient in the [Arabic] language.
Just as death will reach him
Jaabir ibn 'Abdillaah رضي الله عنه reported that the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said
The best charity is the charity given to a hostile relative
The best charity is the charity given to a hostile* relative. * the relative from whom you experience nastiness, while you extend good and benefit to him.
Fasting the day of 'Arafah if it coincides with Friday
The Prophet ﷺ forbade fasting on Friday alone.
No, you're not a scholar, but you have some knowledge
And amongst them was 'Umar ibn Abi Salamah رضي الله عنه, and he was small, a young boy. He sat with the Messenger ﷺ to eat, and his hand started to wander around the plate.