If knowledge is not acted upon, it becomes a proof against you....

 

إذا العلم تعمل به كان حجَّه عليك ولم تعذر بما أنت حامل
فإن كنت قد أبصرت هذا فإنَّما يصدِّق قول المرءٍ ما هو فاعل

"If knowledge is not acted upon, it becomes a proof against you.
And you will not be excused for what you carry (i.e. of knowledge)
So if you come to realize this fact, then you will also realize
That the proof of a man's speech lies in his actions."

- Iqtidaa'ul Ilm al 'Amal, al Khateeb al Baghdaadee

21 Points on Raising Children

      

by Umm ‘Abdillaah al-Waadi’iyyah حفظها الله

From her beneficial book, ‘My Advice to the Women’  

(Right click below to download the beneficial pdf file):

21 Points on Raising Children – pdf

“Spirits” of the Dead rising from the Graves & Speaking?!

Sheikh Saleh al Fawzaan رحمه الله states in his explanation of Kitaab at-Tawhid under the chapter [From Shirk is to seek Aid & Assistance (after a calamity befalls) from other than Allaah or to call upon others]:

“Indeed Sheikh-ul-Islaam ibn Tamiyyah رحمه الله mentioned in  many of his works – Indeed that which occurs to the worshippers of graves in terms of their needs being fulfilled [i.e. the affair they seek at the grave

Bid'ah alert for 15th of Shaban : Shab-e-Baraat

 

Specifying the day of the 15^th of Sha’baan by fasting or reciting the Qur’aan or performing naafilah prayers

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen رحمه الله

Question 1: We see some people specifying the 15th of Sha’baan with particular supplications and reciting the Qur’aan and performing naafilah prayers. So what is the correct position concerning this, and may Allaah reward you with good?

Question 2: Is standing the night of the 15th of Sha’baan in prayer & fasting during its day legislated?

Devil entering via a Person Yawning

The son of Abu Said al-Khudri reported on the authority of his father that Allaah's Messenger (صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم) said:

“When one of you yawns, he should keep his mouth shut with the help of his hand, for it is the devil that enters therein.”

(Sahih Muslim: Book 42, chapter 9)

Islaam is NOT a religion of equality but of Justice - Sheikh Uthaimeen

There are some people who speak of equality instead of justice, and this is a mistake. We should not say equality, because equality implies no differentiation between the two. Because of this unjust call for equality, they ask, “What is the difference between male and female?” So they have made men similar to women. The communists said, 

Advice for those women who believe that the home is a prison (for them)

Question: Is there any advice for those women who believe that the home is a prison (for them)?

Sheikh ’Uthaimeen رحمه الله says:

“Yes, that which I say to those women is that the One who has made the house a “prison” if it is even proper to say that is Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic. The Most High says:

وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ

“And remain in your homes.”

(Al-Ahzab 33:33)