Etiquette

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A Scathing Critique

Allah does not create a human isolated from others; He expects them to live with and among others. This means that a human will give and...

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'Indeed the Eyes Weep and the Heart is Saddened...'

One of my favourite ḥadīths is one reported by Al-Bukhārī on the authority of Anas ibn Mālik, who narrates that he, along with a group of...

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A Family Tree Full of Nuts

The family system is a phenomenon inherent to our very being. No human is born without a mother (with the exception of Ādam and Ḥawwāʾ...

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Changing Perceptions of Islam

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The way you interact and behave with non-Muslims has a huge impact on the way they think about Islam. At the...

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The Incident of Thumāmah ibn Uthāl رضي الله عنه

Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet ﷺ sent a cavalry towards Najd, and it brought back with it a man from the Banū...

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Two Sides to Every Story

I remember my history teacher often telling us, ‘Remember! There are two sides to every story. Don’t judge based on just reading one...

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Inconvenience in the Name of Hospitality

The great scholar, Shaykh Ashraf ‘Alī At-Thānwī رحمه الله said: ‘Do not cause the guest inconvenience in the name of reverence and...