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Ahadith regarding merits
A weak (da if) badith regarding the merit of a deed does not provide the grounds on which the judgment of the Shari’ah, whether something is obligatory or commendable, is to be based. However, when that judgment is once made … Continue reading
Piety (tqwa)
Tagwa is to refrain from the unlawful by doing what is enjoined or eschewing what is forbidden, particularly the… It is called tgwa, `safeguarding’, because by doing the enjoined or eschewing the forbidden one saves oneself from the wrath and … Continue reading
Imitation of the Prophet (ittiba ` as sunnah)
What the Prophet has done by way of service (ta’abbud) to God is devotion (`ibadah) and is worthy of imitation. If any time or place is specified for it, it is with that specification a sunnah. To follow the Prophet … Continue reading
Moderation in worship (`ibadah)
God and His Prophet love moderation in worship, and condemn excess, since the latter often leads to default in duties which are obligatory, or failure in deeds which are better and more useful, or it leads to the commission of … Continue reading
Major sins and minor sins
A major sin (al-kabirah) is that in which a specific punishment in this life or the next has been promised, and a minor sin (as-saghirah) is that for which nothing of the kind has been mentioned. Whenever faith is negated … Continue reading
Is the reward proportionate to the hardship involved
A superior deed may be more exacting, but its superiority is certainly not due to the hardship it involves, but for other reasons. In fact, hardship is not something desirable in itself, but patient pursuit of a superior deed which … Continue reading
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An inferior deed may be preferred sometimes
If it is possible for someone to do many things viagra canadian pharmacy of the faith he should do what pleases God most and what he can do better, even though it is inferior to others. This is better in … Continue reading
Merits of different deeds and their ranks
The merits of different deeds and their ranks are to be learned from the Quran and the Sunnah, not from kashf and miraculous performance (tasarruf). Whoever has knowledge and faith is a learned Believer; he is better than one who … Continue reading
Visiting graves
The lawful and the unlawful ways of visiting graves. One may visit the graves of the Believers in one of two ways, lawful (shar `i) and unlawful (bid ‘i). The lawful visit is one that is made for the purpose … Continue reading
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Du`a'
Du’d’ is of two kinds, reverential and supplicatory. The word du `a’ or da `wah in the Quran is used in two senses, reverential and supplicatory. For example, “Call not (Id tad `u) on any god besides Allah, or you … Continue reading