Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, إنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ، وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى، فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَهِجْرَتُهُ إلَى اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ لِدُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوْ امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إلَيْهِ”. Surely, all actions are but driven by intentions and, verily, every man shall have …
Sūrah al-Fātiḥah is also named the Mother of the Qurān and it precisely summarizes the whole of the Qurān: Sūrah al-Fātiḥah includes affirmation of Tawhid in all of its various categories Tawhid ar-Rububbiyyah: Meaning Oneness of Allah’s Lordship, contained in His saying, “Lord of the Worlds”. (مَـالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ) Tawhid …
Alhumdulilāh is a statement to show gratitude and is the most superior way to thank Allah. It means, “All praise and thanks are due to Allah“. There are number of aḥādith that show us the great virtue of expressing Alhumdulilāh:
There are number of aḥādith explaining to us the great virtue of Sūrah al-Fātiḥah: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah سبحانه و تعالى said, “I have divided the prayer between Myself and My servant equally and My servant shall be granted what he asked for.” Therefore when the servant says, …
The kind of Aḥkām 1 that are contained in the six hundred or more verses of the Quran cover a very wide range of Aḥkām. These may be divided into the following categories: Aḥkām Pertaining to Aqā’id (Tenets of Faith) Aḥkām Pertaining to the Disciplining and Strengthening of the Self …
The weight of ‘Lā ‘ilāha ‘illā-llāh’ is more than the seven heavens and earths. If all of it were put on a scale, Lā ‘ilāha ‘illā-llāh will be heavier. Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri رضي الله عنه narrated that Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said: “Musa عليه السلام said: ‘O my Rabb, teach me something by …