Approach to Religious Gatherings Monday, September 14, 2009
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by Dhaakir
“In religious gatherings, you should sit with a sense of need and a willingness and desire to benefit from them. Then Allah subhanahu wata‘alaa will endow you with spiritual gain. Those who sit with arrogance and pride derive nothing from such gatherings.”
The Rank of a Teacher Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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by Sister Dhakiraah
“A person who teaches you something, even if it is classed as something trivial, will be regarded as your teacher and must therefore be shown respect. Ali radiallahu anhu used to say:
Whoever taught me one letter is my master and I am his slave.
From this we learn how high a rank teachers have and how much we should respect them.”
Bringing Young Children to the Masjid Saturday, March 7, 2009
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by Abu Abdullah Ibn Ismail
“Some people bring their very young children to the masjid. They bring them at an age when they are not aware of the aadaab of the masjid. Consequently these small children become a distraction for those performing salaah and even the imaam.
Sometimes, because they are not aware of the rulings of impurity, they go to the toilet with their socks on, which become wet: they then enter the masjid with these socks and step on the carpet where salaah is performed.
Therefore, we should only bring our children to the masjid after they have fully become aware of the aadaab of the masjid.”
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True Respect for Ilm Thursday, October 16, 2008
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by Abu Abdullah Ibne Ismail
“When one attends any religious event he should not think that I am just going to listen to (another) lecture.
Rather one should go with the intention to learn deen so that he can bring about a positive change in his life.
True respect for Ilm demands that one has respect for all gatherings where such discussions take place.
Thus even if a small child is delivering a rehearsed lecture during a prize giving ceremony at the local Maktab, one should listen with the utmost respect and desire to learn.”
Upon Hearing their Names Monday, September 22, 2008
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by Abu Abdullah Ibn Ismail
“Whenever we hear the name of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam then with great love we should send salutations upon him.
Likewise when hearing the name of a Companion of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam we should say the appropriate title (e.g. radiallahu anhu if the name of a male Companion is taken).”
Respect for the Qur’aan Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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by Abu Abdullah Ibn Ismail
“The great Shaykh Abrar ul Haq, rahmatullahi alayh had great reverence for the Qur’aan and would observe great respect for it. Amongst his statements are”:
‘No individual has the courage to sit upon the throne of a king. If someone does sit on the throne then he will be considered a criminal and his action will be considered a crime.
Likewise the Qur’aan is the king of all books and the Rihaal (stand) upon which it is placed is akin to a throne. Thus the Rihaal should not be used for anything else.’
‘Does anyone leave his children without clothes? Then how is it that we leave the Qur’aan without a covering?’
‘When we entertain important guests at our home, we ensure that we honour them by placing a special cloth upon which they can sit.
Likewise we should ensure that we place a cloth before we place a Qur’aan.’
“These Aadaab (etiquettes) are indeed very important and we should not think of them as insignificant.
For it is through such Aadaab that we will gain great spiritual elevation when reading the Qur’aan.”
