The following booklet was prepared to distribute as a course booklet and was compiled to accompany the event held by MMTQ on 1st April and 3rd April to demonstrate the rituals of ghusl and kafan.
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As the day of Eid is rapidly approaching, most of us are all preparing to look our best with the latest fashion ior the smartest clothes. However, as we all adore the pomp and festivity of Eid, we should take care not to forget an aspect of Qurbani which is often ignored if not negated in many parts of the world, in particular in
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Glad tidings to all those who are fortunate to have made the blessed trip to Hajj this year. May Allah reward them and grant them Hajj Mabroor (an accepted Hajj). But what about all of us left behind??? Are there any deeds we can do to gain the reward of Hajj.
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Record your salah and fasts on this chart and bring it back to Madrasah after Ramadhan for a prize.
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Ibn Masud (ra) reported that the messenger of Allah Peace be upon him said:
"The last person to enter paradise is a man who staggers along avoiding the flames of hell fire until he has passed them and turns around and says:
"Praise be to Allah who has saved me from them. He has granted me something He has never given to
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Making dua, is in itself an act of worship. The Prophet says, "Dua is the essence of worship." , and therefore there are certain guidelines that when adopted, beautify our dua and bring out the essence of servitude that is related to dua. By making dua, we acknowledge the supreme diety and power of Allah as we are seeking His
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Malik Ibn Dinar (RA) said that one day the heat was so severe in his town that even the birds were seeking shelter under the leaves. No human or creature was seen stirring that afternoon because of the heat and it seemed that the town was being cooked in a furnace.
Malik Ibn Dinar (RA) continued that he had to step outside on an
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Ibn Masud (RA) reported that the messenger of Allah Peace be upon him said:
"The last person to enter paradise is a man who staggers along avoiding the flames of hell fire until he has passed them and turns around and says:
"Praise be to Allah who has saved me from them. He has granted me something He has never given to
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Abdullah bin Mubarak relates, "'Once while I was in Makkah, we were struck with a severe drought. It had not rained for weeks and all the people gathered in Masjid al-Haram to pray for rain. I was also amongst them sitting next to the gate of Banu Saiba.
An Ethiopian slave wearing tatty garments came and sat in front of me. I
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Luqman the wise, in his student year, was studying with a pious teacher. One day the teacher asked Luqman to slaughter a sheep and roast the best part of the ship for him.
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Khalifah Haroon Rashid (RA) had a son, about sixteen years of age, who used to associate frequently with the ascetics and spiritual leaders of those times. He would often go to the graveyard, sit by the graves and say, "There was a time when you inhabited this world and you were its masters.
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A man came to Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, "Abu Ishaq, I am unable to control myself. Please give me something to help me with it."
"If you accept five conditions," said Ibrahim, "and are able to put them into practice, your disobedience will not cause you any problem."
"Just tell me what
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Be quick in the race for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a Garden whose width is that [of the whole] of the heavens and of the earth, prepared for the righteous. (Aal `Imran 3:133)
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This short speech on good friendship was delivered by a young student of MMTQ to highlight the inluence of good friends:
"My respected brothers and elders, Assalamoalaykumu.w.w.
I would like to talk to you today about the importance of good friendships in Islam.
This is more important than many of us realise and I
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