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"Sometimes ostentation penetrates you in such a way that no one notices it". One of the deadliest of blameworthy traits is Riya (ostentation; the desire to attract attention and impress). How does this trait operate and how can one safeguard themselves from all its subtle ploys, particularly in relation to good deeds? Page 107, Hikam 160 of the Book of Wisdoms https://www.whitethreadpress.com/publ...

"You are more in need in His forbearance when you obey Him than you are when you disobey Him". [Hikam 132] The Shaykh explains how the seeker can protect their good deeds and in what situation does a sinner rank superior to the good deed doer.

"When you seek a recompense for a deed, the existence of sincerity in it is demanded of you in return. As for the insincere, the feeling of security from chastisement suffices him". "Do not seek recompense for a deed whose doer was not you. It suffices you as a recompense for the deed that He accepts it." Is it proper to ask Allah for reward after having done a good deed? The Shaykh discusses this...

Tough Questions from Teenagers Mufti Abdur-Rahman starts the talk off with some simple yet practical advice to both parents and children and then answer a series of difficult questions from teenagers that attended on the day.

"Whoever worships Him for something he hopes for from Him, or in order to stave off the arrival of chastisement, he has not concerned himself with the real nature of His Attributes". An intricate discussion in which the Shaykh explains three categories of people in how they worship Allah Most High, which group is the most superior and why. Furthermore, the Shaykh mentions what mindset one needs to...

"It suffices as a reward for the doers of good that He has inspired obedience to Him in their hearts and bought upon them the existence of His reciprocal intimacy" The following talk enhances ones understanding of the purpose of doing good deeds aside from the usual objectives sought; to gain reward and avoid punishment.

" Far be it for our Lord to repay us with credit the Servant who deals with Him in cash". How does Allah repay us in this world? Without doubt the doers of good have been promised reward and eternal bliss in the life to come. However, the benevolence and graciousness of Allah is not only restricted to the Hereafter. The Shaykh mentions the numerous ways Allah repays His believing righteous servant...

Let not obedience make you joyous because it comes from you, rather, be joyous over it because it comes from God to you. "Say: In the grace of God and in His mercy, in that they should rejoice. It is better than that which they hoard". [Q.10:58] [Hikam 58] How to balance the feeling of joy when one carries out good deeds, all the while expressing gratitude and acknowledging Allah Most High is the...

A reminder for the seeker to keep sincere and self-examine their motives for spiritual success. "Travel not from creature to creature, otherwise you will be like a donkey at the mill: roundabout he turns, his goal the same as his departure. Rather, go from creatures to the Creator: "And that the final end is unto thy Lord." [Quran 53:42] "Therefore, he whose flight is for God and His Messenger, th...

The Handbook of a Healthy Muslim Marriage is the indispensable marriage guide. With a wealth of experience and a warm sympathetic tone, the author Shaykh Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera brings the insight of a scholar with thousands of hours of spiritual and marital-counselling practice and Islamic erudition to this crucial subject. Topics range from how to find a partner and dealing with in-laws t...

In recent decades many attacks have been launched against the concept of taqlid [following a school of Islamic law]. Opposition has ranged from being mild with degrees of acceptance to malicious attacks. Certain extreme elements have gone so far as to brand those who follow a madhhab [school] as mushrik [polytheist]. Much of the opposition has been a result of misunderstanding the realities of thi...

Ustadh Abu Aaliya is the director of Jawziyyah Institute in London. He has been engaged in delivering dawah and community work for over 20 years holding talks, circles and seminars in universities, Mosques and Islamic centers across the UK and abroad. He has studied with various scholars in particular Sheikh Abdullah Al Farsi and Sheikh 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Luwayhiq. He is well versed in the Arabic l...

"Actions are lifeless forms, but the presence of an inner reality of sincerity within them is what endows them with life-giving Spirit." (Hikam 10) The Shaykh discusses the nature and vitality of sincerity; the secret spirit which enlivens righteous deeds without which all would be void.

"Let no sin reach such proportions in your eyes that it cuts you off from having a good opinion of God, for, indeed, whoever knows his Lord considers his sin as paltry next to His generosity". (Hikam 49 Page 97) The Shaykh discusses the second part of the wisdom, the need for one to continue to have great hope in Allah Most High when overcome with the gloom of ones sins. The following quraanic ver...

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"Let no sin reach such proportions in your eyes that it cuts you off from having a good opinion of God, for, indeed, whoever knows his Lord considers his sin as paltry next to His generosity". (Hikam 49, Page 97) The heart in its journey to Allah wavers between hope and fear. The lecture mentions why it is important for the one beginning the spiritual journey to predominantly hold on to the rope o...

Meet the Authors Shaykh Abu ’l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Hasani Nadwi (1332/1914–1420/1999), affectionately known as ‘Ali Miyan, was a leading intellectual and religious scholar of contemporary India. He wrote numerous books on history, biography, and contemporary affairs concerning both the Muslim community in India and Muslims abroad. He served as rector of the Nadwat al-‘Ulama’ seminary in Lucknow for a nu...

"A sign of the heart's death is the absence of sadness over the acts of obedience that you have neglected and the abandonment of regret over the mistakes that you have made" What is a living heart and what is a dead heart? What causes the heart to spiritually die and what factors enliven it? The following talk expounds with great detail the famous narration of the Prophet (Allah bless him and gran...

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"When you commit a sin, let it not be a reason for your despairing of attaining righteousness before your Lord, for that might be the last decreed for you". Hikam 148, Page 96 https://www.whitethreadpress.com/publication/the-book-of-wisdoms-kitab-al-hikam/ An uplifting talk, on how to raise ones momentum, setting aside the feelings of defeat and deflation when finding oneself caught in the constan...

Mufti Abdur-Rahman speaks of the journey of the soul once is departs the body in this temporary world. This talk also includes question and answers.

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Her father was Al-Harith ibn Hazn from the Hilali tribe of Mecca. Her mother was Hind bint Awf from the Himyari tribe in Yemen. Her full sister was Lubaba the Elder. Her paternal half-sisters were Layla (Lubaba the Younger), Huzayla and Azza. Her maternal half-siblings were Mahmiyah ibn Jaz'i al-Zubaydi, Asma bint Umays (a wife of Abu Bakr), Salma bint Umays (a wife of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib) a...