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  • Altruism Is the Language of the Great Persons

    Author: Dr. Khalid Sa`d Al-Najjar Altruism is the greatest hidden and apparent ornament. It is a sign of one’s firm belief and strong trust in what the Most Beneficent has provided him. It is a mark of loving one’s brothers, and proof of a soul free from the poison of selfishness, greed, and egotism. The true believer, who sincerely.. More

  • Keenness on Agreement and Unity

    Author: Dr. Muhammad Al-Hamoud An-Najdi All praise be to Allah and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his Family, Companions, and those who followed their guidance. The steadfastness of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah in adhering to the Quran and the Sunnah, and preserving unity and harmony within the community, is one of the most.. More

  • Swimming in the Ocean of Allah’s Bounties

    Author: Dr. Khalid Sa`d Al-Najjar In a shabby room atop the roof of one of the houses, a poor widow led with her young child a simple life in difficult circumstances. That family had lost much, but they were granted the blessing of contentment and gratitude. The winter season, with its heavy rains, was a constant worry for them, as the room consisted.. More

  • The Muslim between Mixing and Isolation

    Author: A Sermon by Shaykh Salih bin Humayd All praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, Companions, and those who followed him. To start: I advise you and myself to fear Allah, the Almighty. So fear Allah, may He have mercy on you, and magnify His commands and prohibitions. Adhere to sincerity in worship,.. More

  • The Etiquettes of Gatherings

    People are naturally inclined towards gatherings, where they exchange experiences, hold consultations, and share ideas. Humanity has engaged in gatherings since its earliest days on this planet. Rarely does a day pass without individuals participating in one or more gatherings. These gatherings vary based on people’s inclinations, interests,.. More

  • Do Not Hate One Another

    Praise be to Allah, Who brought the hearts of His pious servants together, so that, by His favor, they became brethren. May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon the bearer of glad tidings and warner, with whom Allah has brought the hearts of the believers together, and for those who follow him and obey him, He assured forgiveness of sins. The.. More

  • Cheerfulness Brings About Amicability

    When you meet a person and you feel that he is pleased to meet you by smiling at you, dealing with you in courtesy, and seeming to be delighted, surely you rejoice and feel comfortable. However, if he meets you with a frowning face, you turn away from him and you do not like meeting him, even if you are getting some benefits from this meeting. Ibn.. More

  • How to Think?

    By: Dr. Tarek Alghannam Thinking is a complex intellectual process that is too difficult to be defined, as difficult as its hidden content, even though it can be said: "It is an invisible and intangible automatic brain activity that characterizes one person from another." It can also be said that there are ways of thinking that we might.. More

  • How to Explain Our Ideas?

    By: Dr. Tarek Alghannam Many of us may have ambition and hopes to skip the reality of working along with its difficulties and routines to a broad and new horizon, where a person can achieve his aspirations, realize his ambitions and dreams, and contributes to the development of his country. However, not all of us can fulfill our hopes; some of us stop.. More

  • Intermixing between non-mahram men and women

    Intermixing between women and non-mahram (marriageable) men occurs in some communities without being considered a problem, under the pretext that it is the custom of their fathers and grandfathers and that their intentions are good. In such communities, you see the woman sitting with her husband’s brother or her sister’s husband or with.. More

  • Helpful Tips to Quit Smoking

    If you were to apprise a smoker about the harmful effects of smoking and ask him when he plans to quit smoking, he would probably say: tomorrow or the day after, or simply, "later". A person who answers in this manner is not convinced in his heart of the prohibition of smoking in Islam and its harmful effects on his health. It is quite probable.. More

  • Severity and violence lead to remorse

    In a Hadeeth on the authority of ‘A‘ishah may Allaah be pleased with her, it was mentioned that some Jews came to the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, and said: “As-Samu 'Alaykum [death be on you].” ‘A‘ishah may Allaah be pleased with her therefore said (to the Jews), “[Death] be upon you, and may Allah.. More

  • Respect for the truth

    By Dr. ‘Abdul Kareem Bakkaar The greatness of a person, my sons and daughters, lies in the greatness of what he believes in, what he is willing to sacrifice for, and what he defends. Our true religion, to which we proudly belong, urges us to love and respect the truth and embrace it as it is, without any polishing or distortion. Indeed, one.. More

  • The Virtue of Reconciling People

    Reconciling people is among the great noble morals. The sharia urged it in more than one occasion as Allah the Almighty Says (what means): {So fear Allah and amend that which is between you and obey Allah and His Messenger, if you should be believers} [Quran 8: 1] The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:Sadaqa (i.e. charity).. More

  • A believer should not be stung twice from the same hole!

    To be precautious and prudent is a Prophetic directive, especially when dealing with those who have been proven deceitful and dishonest. It is unbecoming of a Muslim to be gullible that he would be deceived twice by the same trick. A person may see things in other than their real form and, thus, he gets deceived by them – and this is normal –.. More