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Overcoming Laziness
Loving leisure, preferring idleness and the perceived difficulty of tasks are what lead one to laziness. Bukhāri and Muslim reported from Anas ibn Mālik (radiAllāhu ‘anhu) that the Prophet (salAllāhu...
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Like a Summer Cloud
The greatest aid for him in [preferring the Everlasting Hereafter to the transient world] is to take a look at the state of the Messenger (salAllāhu ‘alayhi wasallam) and his biography as well as his...
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Conversation between the Dead
Muhammad ibn Ja’far related: I heard Muhammad ibn Sabīh, saying: “I was informed that when a person is placed in his grave [and he has sinned], he is encountered by what he detests therein; the dead...
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Begin with Kindness
When you desire to counsel or advise someone, it is befitting that you are personable with them by using kind statements and nice speech that will allow your speech to enter and open their heart to...
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Night Prayers
O you whose nature is unyielding and whose heart is inclined towards his nature: think of the purpose for which you were created, and what it is that Allāh made incumbent upon you. If you wish to ride...
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Seclusion Does Not Beget Loneliness
Many of them would not have the strength to interact with creation and, as a result, would flee so that they could be alone with their beloved; this is why many of them would spend long periods of time...
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The Sentry That Never Sleeps
Qatādah said, Allāh is with those who have taqwā of Him. Whoever has Allāh with him, then with him is the party that will never be overcome, the sentry that will never sleep and the guide who will...
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Appreciated Blessings Remain
When the blessing is appreciated, it remains, and when it is unappreciated, it escapes. For this reason, some of the scholars have called gratitude “the protector” and “the reason;” because it...
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Praising Allāh in the Midst of Calamity
One of the Salaf said, “When I am afflicted with calamity, I praise Allāh four times: I praise Allāh for it not being worse than it is, I praise Allāh for nourishing me with the ability to bear it...
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Such Wonders
Let your heart reside with your Master and you will see such wonders of His providence unfurl that were never seen by your predecessors! Transcribed from: The Legacy of the Prophet: An explanation of...
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