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The Overlooked Commandment: Dutifulness to Parents
In Islām, after worshiping Allāh alone, one of the greatest deeds is being dutiful to our parents. Caring for our parents isn’t just an act of kindness; it’s a form of worship that can lead directly to the pleasure of Allāh. The Prophet ﷺ said:
"The pleasure of the Lord is in the pleasure of the parent, and the displeasure of the Lord is in the displeasure of the parent." Sunan Tirmidhī
Sometimes, in our zeal to pursue acts of worship that are grand—seeking knowledge, activism, building organisations for Da'wah, fasting, or public charity—we overlook one of the simplest and most profound forms of worship: serving and honoring our parents.
How often do we pause to realise that caring for our parents when they are in need is like a door to Jannah wide open before us? So let us not neglect this command in the pursuit of other deeds especially when they are in need. Helping our parents is not only a duty; it’s a way to bring Allāh’s mercy into our own lives.
Their Love For Us is A Sign of Allāh’s Mercy in This World.
Action Plan:
Dear brothers and sisters,
❖ If your parents call upon you, respond to them with urgency.
❖ If they are in need, let nothing hold you back from supporting them.
❖ If they are old and frail, serve them with tenderness, as they once served you in your helplessness.
❖ If they are no longer with you, honor their memory with prayers, charity, and the fulfillment of their wishes.
O seeker of Allāh's mercy, never underestimate the weight of this responsibility. It is not a burden; it is a blessing. It is not a distraction from worship; it is worship itself. When you serve your parents, you are serving Allāh.
May Allāh grant us the ability to fulfill this noble duty with sincerity, love, and excellence. Amīn
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In Islām, after worshiping Allāh alone, one of the greatest deeds is being dutiful to our parents. Caring for our parents isn’t just an act of kindness; it’s a form of worship that can lead directly to the pleasure of Allāh. The Prophet ﷺ said:
"The pleasure of the Lord is in the pleasure of the parent, and the displeasure of the Lord is in the displeasure of the parent." Sunan Tirmidhī
Sometimes, in our zeal to pursue acts of worship that are grand—seeking knowledge, activism, building organisations for Da'wah, fasting, or public charity—we overlook one of the simplest and most profound forms of worship: serving and honoring our parents.
How often do we pause to realise that caring for our parents when they are in need is like a door to Jannah wide open before us? So let us not neglect this command in the pursuit of other deeds especially when they are in need. Helping our parents is not only a duty; it’s a way to bring Allāh’s mercy into our own lives.
Their Love For Us is A Sign of Allāh’s Mercy in This World.
Action Plan:
Dear brothers and sisters,
❖ If your parents call upon you, respond to them with urgency.
❖ If they are in need, let nothing hold you back from supporting them.
❖ If they are old and frail, serve them with tenderness, as they once served you in your helplessness.
❖ If they are no longer with you, honor their memory with prayers, charity, and the fulfillment of their wishes.
O seeker of Allāh's mercy, never underestimate the weight of this responsibility. It is not a burden; it is a blessing. It is not a distraction from worship; it is worship itself. When you serve your parents, you are serving Allāh.
May Allāh grant us the ability to fulfill this noble duty with sincerity, love, and excellence. Amīn
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Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
“For how many were there that were not of handsome appearance,
however through the performance of righteous deeds his beauty and attractiveness intensified,
until that became manifest upon his appearance.”
[Al-Istiqaamah | 1/364]
“For how many were there that were not of handsome appearance,
however through the performance of righteous deeds his beauty and attractiveness intensified,
until that became manifest upon his appearance.”
[Al-Istiqaamah | 1/364]
📌Fasting the 3 White Days:
• Friday 15th November
[13th Jumada Al-Awwal]
• Saturday 16th November
[14th Jumada Al-Awwal]
• Sunday17th November
[15th Jumada Al-Awwal]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime & the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
• Friday 15th November
[13th Jumada Al-Awwal]
• Saturday 16th November
[14th Jumada Al-Awwal]
• Sunday17th November
[15th Jumada Al-Awwal]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime & the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
Shaykhu'l-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
“And there is none of the creation's love greater, more perfect or more complete than the believers' love for their Lord. And there is nothing in existence deserving of being loved intrinsically, from every angle, except Allāh, the Most High.”
[Gardens Of Purification | Pg. 142]
“And there is none of the creation's love greater, more perfect or more complete than the believers' love for their Lord. And there is nothing in existence deserving of being loved intrinsically, from every angle, except Allāh, the Most High.”
[Gardens Of Purification | Pg. 142]
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
وكلما ازداد العبد في البدع اجتهاداً ازداد من الله بُعداً،
The more a servant increases in striving in innovations, the further he becomes from Allāh,
لأنها تخرجه عن سبيل الله؛
Because they take him out of the path of Allāh;
سبيل الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين
The path of those upon whom Allāh has bestowed favor, from the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous,
إلى بعض سبيل المغضوب عليهم والضالين.
To a part of the path of those who have earned Allāh's anger and those who have gone astray.
مجموع الفتاوى (49/19)
وكلما ازداد العبد في البدع اجتهاداً ازداد من الله بُعداً،
The more a servant increases in striving in innovations, the further he becomes from Allāh,
لأنها تخرجه عن سبيل الله؛
Because they take him out of the path of Allāh;
سبيل الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين
The path of those upon whom Allāh has bestowed favor, from the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous,
إلى بعض سبيل المغضوب عليهم والضالين.
To a part of the path of those who have earned Allāh's anger and those who have gone astray.
مجموع الفتاوى (49/19)
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
“The soul is naturally inclined to love the truth; and it is in harmony with it,
and nothing is more beloved to sound hearts than Allāh.”
الإيمان الأوسط [422]
“The soul is naturally inclined to love the truth; and it is in harmony with it,
and nothing is more beloved to sound hearts than Allāh.”
الإيمان الأوسط [422]
قال الإمام ابن تيمية رحمه الله:
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:
وكلما ازداد العبد في البدع اجتهاداً ازداد من الله بُعداً،
The more a servant increases in striving in innovations, the farther he becomes from Allāh,
لأنها تخرجه عن سبيل الله؛
Because they take him out of the path of Allāh;
سبيل الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين
The path of those upon whom Allāh has bestowed favor, from the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous,
إلى بعض سبيل المغضوب عليهم والضالين.
To a part of the path of those who have earned Allāh’s anger and those who have gone astray.
مجموع الفتاوى (49/19)
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:
وكلما ازداد العبد في البدع اجتهاداً ازداد من الله بُعداً،
The more a servant increases in striving in innovations, the farther he becomes from Allāh,
لأنها تخرجه عن سبيل الله؛
Because they take him out of the path of Allāh;
سبيل الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين
The path of those upon whom Allāh has bestowed favor, from the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous,
إلى بعض سبيل المغضوب عليهم والضالين.
To a part of the path of those who have earned Allāh’s anger and those who have gone astray.
مجموع الفتاوى (49/19)
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
“The worst type of generosity is being generous in gifting your good deeds to others due to backbiting, tale-carrying, lying, swearing, and insulting.”
[Majmū’ al-Fatāwā | Volume 8 | Page 303]
“The worst type of generosity is being generous in gifting your good deeds to others due to backbiting, tale-carrying, lying, swearing, and insulting.”
[Majmū’ al-Fatāwā | Volume 8 | Page 303]
Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
“The remembrance of Allah for the heart is like water for the fish, what happens to the fish when it is taken out of water?”
[الوابل الصيب 85]
“The remembrance of Allah for the heart is like water for the fish, what happens to the fish when it is taken out of water?”
[الوابل الصيب 85]
📌Fasting the 3 White Days:
• Monday 16th September
[13th Rabī Al-Awwal]
• Tuesday 17th September
[14th Rabī Al-Awwal]
• Wednesday 18th September
[15th Rabī Al-Awwal]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime & the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
• Monday 16th September
[13th Rabī Al-Awwal]
• Tuesday 17th September
[14th Rabī Al-Awwal]
• Wednesday 18th September
[15th Rabī Al-Awwal]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime & the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
Backbiting [Ghībah] The Worst Type of Generosity
Imām Ibn Taymīyyah said:
"The worst type of generosity is being generous in gifting your good deeds to others due to backbiting, tale-carrying, lying, swearing and insulting [the believers]."
See Majmoū Fatāwa [8/303]
I will mention some harms of backbiting on a societal and individual level:
Societal harms:
❖ It breaks the bond of brotherhood and creates disunity.
❖ Spreads envy, dislike, and hatred among the Muslims in the community.
❖ It spreads the practice of backbiting in the community.
❖ People’s privacies get exposed, spreads their faults and belittles them.
❖ The community start focusing on others instead of themselves.
Individual harms:
❖ The one who backbites is bankrupt on the Day of Resurrection.
❖ Increases bad deeds and decreases good ones.
❖ Leads to punishment in the grave.
Action Plan:
❖ Focus on yourself.
❖ Seek forgiveness for your fellow Muslims.
❖ Have a good opinion of your brother.
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Imām Ibn Taymīyyah said:
"The worst type of generosity is being generous in gifting your good deeds to others due to backbiting, tale-carrying, lying, swearing and insulting [the believers]."
See Majmoū Fatāwa [8/303]
I will mention some harms of backbiting on a societal and individual level:
Societal harms:
❖ It breaks the bond of brotherhood and creates disunity.
❖ Spreads envy, dislike, and hatred among the Muslims in the community.
❖ It spreads the practice of backbiting in the community.
❖ People’s privacies get exposed, spreads their faults and belittles them.
❖ The community start focusing on others instead of themselves.
Individual harms:
❖ The one who backbites is bankrupt on the Day of Resurrection.
❖ Increases bad deeds and decreases good ones.
❖ Leads to punishment in the grave.
Action Plan:
❖ Focus on yourself.
❖ Seek forgiveness for your fellow Muslims.
❖ Have a good opinion of your brother.
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How Much Do You Remember Allāh Daily?
Qur’ān: Allāh says,
“Surely in the remembrance of Allāh do hearts find comfort"
Sūrah Ar-Ra'd: 28
Spiritual Development: Imām Ibn Taymīyyah said:
“Dhikr [Remembrance of Allāh] is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens when a fish is taken out of water!”
See Al-Wābil As-Sayyib [p.63].
Practical steps to remember Allāh on a daily basis:
1 - Incorporate Dhikr into daily tasks like commuting or cooking.
2 - Set fixed times each day for focused remembrance of Allāh.
3 - Use phone reminders or apps to help keep up with daily Dhikr.
4 - Start now with this Dhikr which is light on the tongue, heavy on the Scale and beloved to Allāh:
سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللهِ الْعَظِيْم
“Allāh is free from imperfection and all praise is due to Him, Allāh is free from imperfection, the Greatest.”
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Qur’ān: Allāh says,
“Surely in the remembrance of Allāh do hearts find comfort"
Sūrah Ar-Ra'd: 28
Spiritual Development: Imām Ibn Taymīyyah said:
“Dhikr [Remembrance of Allāh] is to the heart as water is to a fish; see what happens when a fish is taken out of water!”
See Al-Wābil As-Sayyib [p.63].
Practical steps to remember Allāh on a daily basis:
1 - Incorporate Dhikr into daily tasks like commuting or cooking.
2 - Set fixed times each day for focused remembrance of Allāh.
3 - Use phone reminders or apps to help keep up with daily Dhikr.
4 - Start now with this Dhikr which is light on the tongue, heavy on the Scale and beloved to Allāh:
سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللهِ الْعَظِيْم
“Allāh is free from imperfection and all praise is due to Him, Allāh is free from imperfection, the Greatest.”
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Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said:
“True bravery is in the strength of the heart and being firm (upon the truth), not physical strength.”
[Kitaab Al-Istiqaamah | 2/270]
“True bravery is in the strength of the heart and being firm (upon the truth), not physical strength.”
[Kitaab Al-Istiqaamah | 2/270]
📌 Fasting the 3 White Days:
• Friday 19th July
[13th Muharram]
• Saturday 20th July
[14th Muharram]
• Sunday 21st July
[15th Muharram]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime and the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
• Friday 19th July
[13th Muharram]
• Saturday 20th July
[14th Muharram]
• Sunday 21st July
[15th Muharram]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime and the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
The Day of ʿArafah (The Ultimate Day of Mercy)
اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلٰهَ إلَّا اللّٰهُ وَاللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ اَللّٰهُ
أَكْبَرُ وَلِلّٰهِ الْحَمْدُ
“Allāh is the Greatest. Allāh is the Greatest. There is no god worthy of worship but Allāh and Allāh is the Greatest. Allāh is the Greatest and all praise is for Allāh alone.”
اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ لَا إِلٰهَ إلَّا اللّٰهُ وَاللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ اَللّٰهُ
أَكْبَرُ وَلِلّٰهِ الْحَمْدُ
“Allāh is the Greatest. Allāh is the Greatest. There is no god worthy of worship but Allāh and Allāh is the Greatest. Allāh is the Greatest and all praise is for Allāh alone.”
TheImportance of Studying The Names of Allāh
The Prophet ﷺ said, “Allāh has ninety-nine names. Whoever preserves[understands] them will enter Paradise.”Sahīh Bukhārī [no. 7392]
- “Whoever knows the names of Allāh and their meanings, believing in them, will have a more complete faith than the one who does not know them but just believes in them in general.” See Majmoū Al-Fatāwa [7/234] by Shaykhul Islām Ibn Taymīyyah.
- “Whoever knows Allāh, knows everything other than Him. Whoever is ignorant of his Lord is even more ignorant of everything other than Him.” Madārij As-Sālikīn [vol. 3, p. 351] by Imām Ibn al-Qayyim.
- "The key to the call of the Messengers, the essence of their Message, is knowing Allāh through His Names and Attributes and Deeds, because this is the foundation on which the rest of the Message, from beginning to end, is built." Sawā'iq al-Mursalah ala al-Jahamīyyah wal-Muattilah by Ibn al-Qayyim [1/150-151]
- "The more a person learns about the Names and Attributes of Allāh, the more his faith increases and the stronger his conviction becomes." Tawdīh wal-Bayān li Shajarat al-Īmān by Shaykh Abdur Rahmān As-Sa'di [p. 41].
Action plan:
- Supplicate to Allāh with His Names: "And to Allāh belong the best names, so invoke Him by them." Sūrah al-A’rāf: 180.
- We should praise Allāh with all of His Names.
- Contemplate on the meanings of the Names of Allāh.
- Strive to memorise the Names of Allāh.
Books to read on the topic:
- Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allāh - Shaykh Abdur Rahmān As-Sa'di
- The Beautiful Names & Attributes of Allāh - Shaykh Sālih Al-Uthaymīn
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The Prophet ﷺ said, “Allāh has ninety-nine names. Whoever preserves[understands] them will enter Paradise.”Sahīh Bukhārī [no. 7392]
- “Whoever knows the names of Allāh and their meanings, believing in them, will have a more complete faith than the one who does not know them but just believes in them in general.” See Majmoū Al-Fatāwa [7/234] by Shaykhul Islām Ibn Taymīyyah.
- “Whoever knows Allāh, knows everything other than Him. Whoever is ignorant of his Lord is even more ignorant of everything other than Him.” Madārij As-Sālikīn [vol. 3, p. 351] by Imām Ibn al-Qayyim.
- "The key to the call of the Messengers, the essence of their Message, is knowing Allāh through His Names and Attributes and Deeds, because this is the foundation on which the rest of the Message, from beginning to end, is built." Sawā'iq al-Mursalah ala al-Jahamīyyah wal-Muattilah by Ibn al-Qayyim [1/150-151]
- "The more a person learns about the Names and Attributes of Allāh, the more his faith increases and the stronger his conviction becomes." Tawdīh wal-Bayān li Shajarat al-Īmān by Shaykh Abdur Rahmān As-Sa'di [p. 41].
Action plan:
- Supplicate to Allāh with His Names: "And to Allāh belong the best names, so invoke Him by them." Sūrah al-A’rāf: 180.
- We should praise Allāh with all of His Names.
- Contemplate on the meanings of the Names of Allāh.
- Strive to memorise the Names of Allāh.
Books to read on the topic:
- Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allāh - Shaykh Abdur Rahmān As-Sa'di
- The Beautiful Names & Attributes of Allāh - Shaykh Sālih Al-Uthaymīn
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📌 Fasting the 3 White Days:
• Tuesday 21st May
[13th Dhul Qa’dah]
• Wednesday 22nd May
[14th Dhul Qa’dah]
• Thursday 23rd May
[15th Dhul Qa’dah]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime and the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
• Tuesday 21st May
[13th Dhul Qa’dah]
• Wednesday 22nd May
[14th Dhul Qa’dah]
• Thursday 23rd May
[15th Dhul Qa’dah]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime and the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
Shaykh Al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله writes:
“Anyone whose soul inclined towards a sin and then he despises it, denies himself (that sin) and leaves it for Allāh, he is increased in uprightness, righteousness and taqwā.”
[Majmū al-Fatāwa | 10/867]
“Anyone whose soul inclined towards a sin and then he despises it, denies himself (that sin) and leaves it for Allāh, he is increased in uprightness, righteousness and taqwā.”
[Majmū al-Fatāwa | 10/867]
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله:
"And everything that troubles a believer from evil has came by way of his sins."
[Majmūʻ al-Fatāwā | 6/274]
"And everything that troubles a believer from evil has came by way of his sins."
[Majmūʻ al-Fatāwā | 6/274]
📌 Fasting the 3 White Days:
• Monday 22nd April
[13th Shawwal]
• Tuesday 23rd April
[14th Shawwal]
• Wednesday 24th April
[15th Shawwal]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime and the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
• Monday 22nd April
[13th Shawwal]
• Tuesday 23rd April
[14th Shawwal]
• Wednesday 24th April
[15th Shawwal]
The Prophet ﷺ:
“Fasting 3 days of each month is equivalent to fasting for a lifetime and the shining days of al-beed (white days) are 13th, 14th & 15th.”
[Sunan an-Nasa’i | 2420]
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