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The Importance of the Aqidah and the Methodology of Studying it by Abu Khadeejah

Even the ignorant people want to ascribe themselves to knowledge. 

A beneficial reminder delivered by Abu Muadh on this important topic.

Quest for Knowledge

Laamiyyah - Class #1- Moosaa Richardson

The Age That We Live In Is Worse Than Before By Abu Khadeejah

[17/10/2016] The Remedy To Feeling Low & Weak In Your Faith (Īmān) - By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

- A principle with Ahlus-Sunnah regarding the increase and decrease of īmān.

- The reality that none of us are exempt from our īmān decreasing. 

- Reasons for a decrease in īmān. 

- 1. Turning away from the remembrance of Allāh. 

- The consequences of turning away from the remembrance of Allāh. 

- 2. Sins

- “…And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error.” [Sūrah al-Ahzāb 33:36]

- Picking up each other when we are down, and using the scales of Ar-Rahmān to solve our problems.

- Ibn al-Mubārak (رحمه الله) on the grave consequences of sins. 

- 3. Abandoning the truth.

- “…then whenever there comes to you Guidance from Me, and whoever follows My Guidance, there shall be no fear on them, nor shall they grieve.” [Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:38]

- The condition for sadness, grief and fear to be removed from us. 

- Truthfully taking account of ourselves.

- What is making us fall short regarding the rights of our Lord?

- The vicious cycle of falling short and decreasing in īmān. 

- Diagnosing our problems in order to solve them. 

- 4. Companionship

- The harm of using your own intellect and scales to judge your companion.

- The true companion.

- The regret on the Day of Judgment for the one who chose the wrong companions.

- The best of the people.

- The sign that we need to change our companions.

- 5. Trials

- A warning against forsaking the dīn and using trials as an excuse to be distant from Allāh.

- Following the example of the Prophets (عليهم السلام) and Salaf (رحمهم الله) in drawing closer to Allāh by way of trials. 

- 6. Giving importance to the dunyā over the ākhirah.

- Hasan al-Basrī (رحمه الله) on the verse, “…So let not this present life deceive you, and let not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allāh.” [Sūrah Fātir 35:5]

- How we should reflect when we hear/recite verses of the Qur’ān. 

- Caution against exchanging something that is worthless and will come to an end for something that is everlasting. 

-  Warnings from the Messenger ﷺ regarding the dunyā.

- A golden statement from the Salaf describing this dunyā and how we should navigate it.

- Yahyā b. Mu’ādh (رحمه الله) on the intoxication of this dunyā. 

- The remedy for weak īmān. 

- The heart and soul’s need for sustenance in order to survive. 

- The only thing that gives life to the heart and soul.

- A hadīth regarding the reality of the dunyā and the importance of the remembrance of Allāh. 

- The only thing in this world that is not cursed.

- Al-A’raj (رحمه الله) on what causes a blessing to turn into a calamity. 

- The critical role of knowledge in remedying weak īmān, sadness, anxiety and stress. 

- The wretched soul.

- Equipping ourselves for the battle against Shaytān and his relentless efforts to destroy us. 

- Resolving to analyse and rectify ourselves.

The Remedy To Feeling Low & Weak In Your Faith By Abu Idrees 181016

01 Introduction, Four Matters by Hassan Somali

02 Three Essential Matters by Abu Muhammad al-Maghribī

[24/12/2020] The Nafs, Understand it, Dominate it, and Succeed! - By Abu Hakeem Bilal Davis - Winter Conference 2020.

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