Bismillah.
‘…One of the signs of love for the the Prophet is having compassion for his community, giving them good counsel, striving for their best interests and removing what is harmful from them just as the Prophet was “compassionate, merciful to the believers.”‘
~ Ash-Shifa of Qadi ‘Iyad.
Ash-Shifa was the first book written by an Islamic […]

Bismillah.
“If anyone continually asks for (Allah’s) forgiveness, Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress, relief from anxiety, and will provide for him from where he never realized.”
(Abu Dawood, No. 599)

Bismillah.
Salam,
Particular Hadith relevant to “Holding One’s Tongue from Unnecessary Speech,” one of the branches taught in “The 77 Branches of Faith”:
Narrated Abu Umamah: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “I guarantee a home in paradise for a person who gives up arguments and disputes even if he is on the truth. And (I also […]

Bismillah.
Some maxims mentioned in “Islamic Spirituality I” from The Hikam:
“Do not let the delay of what you are fervently praying for discourage you, or dishearten you - for He has Guaranteed you the answer in what He chooses for you (not in what you choose for yourself) and when He wills, not when you do.”
(Ibn […]

Bismillah.
“Do not keep the company of anyone whose state does not awaken yours, or words direct you to Allah. You might be doing badly, and be shown your goodness by keeping the company of someone even worse.”
~ Ibn ‘Ata’ Illah’s “The Hikam,” taught in Sunnipath’s “Islamic Spirituality: Part 1″
In other words, one may mistakenly believe […]

BISMILLAH
Salam,
One of my collegues at SunniPath suggested a great website for supplications according to the tradition of Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him: www.makedua.com The website contains the text of “Fortification of the Muslim” by Hisnul Muslim.
Here’s a dua from the website which I found particularly beneficial:
“I take refuge within Allaah’s perfect words which no […]

Salam,
In our discussion of death during Sheikh Abdul Kareem’s classes, we came across the following:
“…And it has been said that whenever someone escorts the funeral of his brother Muslim, God orders the angels to escort his own funeral and pray over him when he dies.”
~Imam Haddad’s “The Lives of Man”

Salam,
Quote taught in “The Lives of Man” SunniPath course:
“(One) must not forget his dead ones when he prays, asks forgiveness, or gives alms, lest he in turn be forgotten after his death, for the one who remembers is remembered. and the one who forgets is forgotten. Benevolence goes ahead of you, and God allows not […]

Salam,
A beautiful hadith of Prophet Muhammed, peace be upon him:
“Whenever a young man honors an older person, God sends him someone who will respect him when he reaches that age.”
~Imam Haddad’s “The Lives of Man.”

Sufism is one of the most essential yet misunderstood aspects of Islam. Before I took a class with Sheikh Habib Ali Al-Jifri and Sheikh Abdul-Kareem Yahya, I did not view Sufism as a legitimate aspect of Islam for Sufism is often portrayed as simply the way of the mystics. […]