Shaykh Sohail Hanif explains in “The Sunna Prayers Related to the Obligatory Prayers”
Two [sunna] before Fajr:
It is from the sunna to recite Suraal-Kafirun in the first rakat and Suraal-Ikhlas in the second sometimes, […]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf: Creed Of Imam Al Tahawi
This is an excellent interview with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf his recent book, a translation of the Creed of Imam al-Tahawi:
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lJlZeb_td…elated&search=
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6SE4_f7Fy…elated&search=
Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=h8xm9ndF_…elated&search=
Part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bWnV0XVoM…elated&search=
Part 5: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gBQhrxYeN…elated&search=
Part 6: http://youtube.com/watch?v=y3kyRCwYy…elated&search=

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And Allah alone gives success.
Faraz Rabbani

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
My last post generated some interesting discussion on the meaning of the wise man’s words. A number of visitors did an excellent job explaining what the wise man was trying to say. I thought I’d wrap up the comments with a comment of my […]

SunniPath Answers
Be close, but transact as strangers
Answered by Faraz Rabbani
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad, his
folk, companions, and followers
Allah Most High says in the Qur’an
“And obey Allah and His messenger, and dispute not one with
another lest you falter and your strength depart from […]

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Explaining the Four Keys to Success
Shaykh al-Islam Shabbir Usmani said that if 4 matters are present, success is guaranteed:
1) one’s intention must be true;
2) one’s goal must be true;
3) the means one takes must be true; and
4) the way one takes the means must be true.
Explanation of these Four Keys…
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In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
Last week, in my Essentials of Islam class, we covered the inner dimensions of prayer from Muhtar Holland’s excellent book, The Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship. I prepared for my weekly live session with the students by reading what Imam Ghazali had to say about presence of […]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
I recently finished reading Hadith Literature: Its Origin, Development and Special Features, by Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi, the Late Professor of Islamic Culture at Calcutta University (may Allah have mercy on him). I loved this book so much that my wife got bored of hearing me sing its […]

From the SunniPath Answers (qa.SunniPath.com)
Can we really be like the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)
An excellent answer by Shaykh Sohail Hanif.

Imam Bayhaqi transmits in his Shu`ab al-Iman that Mu`adh ibn Jabal related that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said,

“Seek assistance in secrecy to fulfill your needs, for anyone with blessings is envied.”
“Secrecy” here refers to keeping quiet about one’s plans and projects–particularly when there is no need to talk about […]

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Allah is in the assistance of His servant as long as His servant is in the assistance of others.” [Muslim (2698) and others, on the authority of Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him)]
This is one […]