Islam with Sheikh Muiz Bukhary

Day 2 of the "Cracking the Code" series held in Malaysia in Collaboration with the Monash University Islamic Society and Taylor's University Muslim Students Association.

Day 1 of the "Cracking the Code" series held in Malaysia in Collaboration with the Monash University Islamic Society and Taylor's University Muslim Students Association.

The early jurists and scholars such as Imaams Al-Shafiʻi, Aḥmad Ibn Hanbal, Abu Dawud, Al-Daraqutni, and Al-Tirmidhi agreed that this hadith encompasses one-third of Islam.

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا ۗ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided? (2:170)

Mindfulness in Islam (al-muraqabah) is a conscious state of comprehensive awareness of Allah and our inner states in relation to Him. In its complete form, it is the highest spiritual state attainable—the perfect realization of excellence in faith (al-ihsan). Modern science has demonstrated the efficacy of mindfulness exercises in procuring a number of health and wellness benefits, even in a non-r...

“Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred.. ” (Surah At-Tawbah, Verse 36) *The Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) is reported to have said: “The year is twelve months of which four are sacred, the three consecutive months of Dhul-Qa’dah, Dhul-Hijjah and Muharram, and Ra...

This was a talk delivered just before officiating the marriage of a close student of mine. The reflections deal with unconditional love. In the purest sense, unconditional love is about caring about the happiness of another person without any concern for how it benefits you. Research tells us that the parts of the brain that light up during unconditional love are similar to those involved in roman...

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Those who are merciful will be shown mercy by the Most Merciful. Be merciful to those on the earth and the One in the heavens will have mercy upon you.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1924

‘Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (Peace & Blessings of Allah be upon Him) said: ‘I know who will be the last person to be brought out of Hell and the last person to enter Paradise. It will be a man who will come out of Hell crawling. Allah will say to him, "Go and enter Paradise." So he will go there and think that it is full,...

Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that Allah’s Messenger ﷺ (peace be upon him) said, “There is a tree amongst trees, the leaves of which do not wither and that is like a Muslim; tell me what that (tree) can be?” The people began to think of the trees of the forest. Abdullah said, “I thought it could be the date palm tree, but I feel hesitant (to say it).” Th...

A sermon delivered a few days before the Independence Day of Sri Lanka touching on integration, citizenship, patriotism, and jurisprudence for minorities.

يَا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ O children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess. (Surat Al-A’araaf 7:31) Shaddad ibn Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings...

Empathy is the ability to recognise, understand and share the feelings of others, almost like walking in someone else’s shoes. There are different types of empathy that have been defined by psychologists. They are cognitive, emotional and compassionate empathy. Some of the main narrations shared in the episode: Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him reported: The Prophet, peace and blessing...