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Ataa Khurasani Rahmatullah alaih says: Once Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam came upon some people who were sitting together and laughing loudly, and said to them, “In your meetings, do include talk of the shatterer of lustful pleasure.” On being asked what he meant by it, Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam replied, …

When you think of the health benefits of oranges, the first thing that springs to mind is probably vitamin C. Citrus fruits are a terrific source, but oranges (with a medium-size orange coming in at about 62 calories) also provide a number of other protective nutrients. Here are seven reasons …

Cortisol is a steroid hormone that your adrenal glands, the endocrine glands on top of your kidneys, produce and release. Cortisol affects several aspects of your body and mainly helps regulate your body’s response to stress. What is cortisol? Cortisol is a glucocorticoid hormone that your adrenal glands produce and …

There are 7 etiquette of Hajj: 1. Seek a pious companion as well as pure, wholesome and halal wealth for the journey. Halal provisions will create nur (effulgence) in the heart, and a pious companion will encourage you to perform righteous actions and prevent you from evil. 2. Rove any …

1. Clean Out the Ashes An important step to knowing how to work a fireplace is to make sure all ashes are cleaned out of the firebox before you start stacking wood for that first fireplace fire. Simply sweep or vacuum the cold ashes and dispose of them outside. But you may want to …

When Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi Rahmatullah Alayh was an Ustaadh in Kaanpur, he once invited Hadhrat Sheikhul-Hind Rahmatullah Alayh for the Jalsah of the Madrasah. In Kaanpur, there were some Bid’ati Ulama who were masters in the fields of logic. On the other hand, since the focus of the …

Lessons For Kids Imam Abu Dawood Rahimahullah and some people were once on board a ship. Another ship then passed by them. A man on the other ship sneezed and said Alhamdulillah. Imam Abu Dawood Rahimahullah could not manage to reply to his sneeze. So, he hired another small boat …

There are a few differences with regards to the postures adopted by men and women when offering salaat. They are as follows: 1. If a man is covered with a sheet or shawl, then at the time of saying takbeer e-tahreemah he has to take out his hands from under …

Before embarking on anything one should scrutinize the means. If the means is permissible then the objective will be considered. If the objective is haraam then the whole exercise will be haraam. And if the means is haraam then this will preclude the attainment of the objective. The haraam means …

The greatest of the four imaams of fiqh is Imaam Abu Hanifah. He was born in 80 A.H. Imaam Maalik, is second in rank and he was born in 95 A.H. The third in rank is Imaam Shaafi’ee, and he was born during the second century in 150 A.H. Imaam …