Building A Happy Muslim Family

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Making the Muslim Home a Fortress from Destructive Ideologies Pt.1 - Shaykh Umar Quinn

Finding Happiness in Our Family Roles - Shaykh Kashiff Khan

Making the Muslim Home a Fortress from Destructive Ideologies Pt.2 - Shaykh Umar Quinn

Title: Renewing One's Iman (Part 2)
Speaker: Shaykh Umar Quinn

Shaykh Umar Quinn shares essential benefits from the advices of Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy upon him) in regards to the heart, the source of its life and strength, as well as the importance of building the "fortress" of iman (faith) upon a solid foundation.

A sound heart is from the keys of happiness and joy in the life of a believer, and whoever wants to build their structure high, meaning build their iman and elevate in their rank with Allah, then the first thing they must do is to reinforce and stabilize its foundation.

Advices discussed has been selected and compiled in the recent publication, 

"Winning the War Within: The Heart, the Self, Angels & Devils", by Abu Suhailah Umar Quinn.

🔹This is Part 2 of 2 given at Masjid Al-Fajr on August 13th, 2023.

Renewing One's Imaan (Part 2) | Shaykh Umar Quinn

[26/01/2024] Six Ways To Attain Firmness (Thabāt) In Your Religion - By Abu Khadeejah ‘Abdul Wahid  حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

- The importance of learning the means that will enable us to remain steadfast upon the dīn.
- Trials and tribulations faced by the Muslims, especially the youth in the time and lands we live in.
- Glad tidings for the strangers. 
- Six means that bring about firmness and salvation from the fire:
- 1. Learning the religion and acting upon what we learn. 
- The guidance and safety of the Sunnah. 
- 2. True īmān in Allāh and righteous deeds.
- Qatādah and Ibn Kathīr (رحمهم الله) on the meaning of the āyah, “Allāh will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allāh will cause to go astray those who are ẓālimūn (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.), and Allāh does what He wills.” [Sūrah Ibrāhīm 14:27]
- Those who will be granted firmness and the ability to answer the questions of Munkar and Nakīr and those who will not be granted that.
- Righteous deeds each and every one of us can perform throughout the day to keep us firm upon the dīn of Allāh.
- 3. Keeping away from sins and acts of disobedience through the company of the righteous from amongst the Salafiyyīn.
- Qatādah b. Di’āmah (رحمه الله) on keeping company with the righteous.
- Al-A’mash (رحمه الله) on the three questions the Salaf would ask about a person.
- A warning against isolating oneself away from the jamā’ah.
- Abū Dharr (رضى الله عنه) on the nine matters the Messenger ﷺ advised him with.
- 4. Making du’ā for Allāh to protect our hearts from misguidance. 
- The du’ā of those firmly grounded in knowledge.
- The supplication oft-repeated by the Messenger ﷺ.
- 5. Inviting others to obey Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ. 
- Making sure that our actions do not contradict our statements. 
- Āyāt regarding the firmness of the one who calls to Allāh.
- 6. Patience in times of trials and afflictions.
- The gift of patience. 
- Abū Tha’labah al-Khushanī (رضى الله عنه) on the understanding of the āyah, “O you who believe! Take care of your own selves. If you follow the right guidance no hurt can come to you from those who are in error.” [Sūrah al-Mā’idah 5:105]
- The example of the Prophet ﷺ in reminding his Companions to be patient.

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Six Ways To Attain Firmness (Thabāt) In Your Religion Abu Khadeejah

[30/08/2024] The Evil & Destruction of a Loose Tongue حفظه الله. Khuṭbah at Masjid As-Sunnah An-Nabawiyyah, Aston, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khuṭbah:

– The blessing of the tongue.
– Every blessing can be utilised for good or evil.
– Reflection upon how different types of people use the blessing of the tongue with various examples.
– The Messenger ﷺ feared for his ummah regarding the tongue.
– Various aḥadīth clarifying the dangers of the tongue.
– {They may hide from men, but they cannot hide (them) from Allah, for He is with them (by His Knowledge), when they plot by night in words that He does not approve, And Allah ever encompasses what they do} (Surah Al-Nisa:108).
– The story of "al-Ifk" demonstrates the consequences of the utterance of evil from the tongue.
– A further example of the great consequences of vile rumours that were spread about the noble companion Uthmān ibn Affān
رضي الله عنه. 
– Blessings should be utilized to draw closer to Allāh.
– Ḥadīth highlighting the significance and weightiness of a single word and its dire consequences.
– Reflection from the Prophet’s ﷺ Night Journey specifically regarding the punishment of backbiting, lying, slandering.
– Beautiful principle: If you truly believe in Allāh and the Messenger, speak good or remain silent.
– Various aḥadith showing the path to Jannah and salvation which are linked to the safety of the tongue.
– Encouragement to increase in the du'ā made by the Prophet ﷺ related to seeking refuge with Allāh from the evil of our tongue, sight, hearing etc.

The Evil & Destruction of a Loose Tongue By Abu Idrees

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