The Winter night has become long, so blessed is he who does good deeds during it, and misery for the one who does wrong.
Category: Supplication
Engaging in seeking forgiveness
Every night, Wakee' ibn al-Jarraah رحمه الله would not sleep until he had read a third of the Qur.aan. Then, during the last [third] of the night he would stand in prayer and recite the al-Mufassal.
Do not supplicate against your children!
Supplicating against the children is wrong!
Be sure to pray for your children
The third matter concerning supplication: [is] praying for [one's] children. Strive – O servant of Allaah – in making du'aa for [your] children
After the Fajr prayer
Sitting after the Fajr prayer to engage in morning remembrances and reading the Qur.aan is among the Sunan (pl. Sunnah) a Muslim is encouraged to be diligent upon.
Remembrance of Allaah
Ibn Rajab رحمه الله said: Maymoon ibn Mihraan رحمه الله said
Remembering Allaah
The believer's regular habit of remembering Allaah - by uttering سبحان الله (Glorified be Allaah) and الحمد لله (all Praise is due to Allaah [alone]) - is among the means of relieving distress and...
More in need of soap
"Which is better: that I glorify Allaah (tasbeeh) or that I seek forgiveness (istighfaar)?" Ibn al-Jowzi replied: "A dirty garment is more in need of soap than perfume."
Your distance from Allaah
The extent to which a servant is heedless of the remembrance [of Allaah], accordingly is their distance from Allaah.
Neglecting the Qur.aan
Neglecting the:
• remembrance of Allaah, and of
• reading the Qur.aan ...are among the causes of:
• Shaytaan's dominion over a person, and
• the increase of whispers (evil thoughts) and worries.