Benefit from Abu Iyyad’s lecture
Characteristics of the slave of Allah azzawajal -
Questions to ask or ponder upon before reading Qur'an - from the works of Imam Al Aajurry - Akhlaq Hamalatul Qur'an (see summary at the end)
Benefits from the works of sh Rabee bin Hadee - from the book Majaalis Al Qur'aan (explanation of verses from Surah Al Furqan v63 onwards)
5 aspects which Islaam has come to preserve - deen, wealth, lineage, Aql & life
Evil effects of socialism - Benefit : Sh Ibn Uthaimeen rahimahullah wrote a book on refuting socialism in the mid 1950’s! He bought around 70 points on harms of socialism
Encouragement to students of knowledge in learning Maqaasid as Shareeah (to understand wisdom behind rulings & legislation in Islam)
Explanation on why Zina / Fornication is haraam in Islam and how it destroys societies - huge impact on honour, rights of inheritance, marriage, right of wealth, order of society, lineage
Situation of a person who seeks Ilm but is negligent concerning supregatory prayers, zikr such that he becomes negligent - leads to hardening of the hearts…
The fallacy of weak arguments from the people of innovation and kalaam (likes of Zakir Naik) due to which, non muslims refute them and thereby muslims are entangled into doubts re aspects of creation /creator
The close relationship between cowardice and miserliness
Expansion of point 1
Questions to ponder upon related to reading the Qur'an
When will you be free from being in need of people and rely solely on Allaah
When will you be from the Muttaqeen
When will you be from the Muhsineen
When will you be from the Mutawakkileen
When will you be from the Khaashieen
When will you be from the Saabireen
When will you be from the Saadiqeen
When will you be from the Khaaifeen
When will you be from the hopeful one
When will you aspire for the hereafter
When will you repent
When will you realise the continuous blessings of Allah
When will you be grateful
When will you aim to understand the Ayah
When will you start dominating /controlling your soul
When will you preserve your tongue
When will you lower your gaze
When will you guard against your private parts
When will you feel shy from Allah
When will you occupy yourself with your own faults
When will you rectify
When will you realise that you will be taken to account in the hereafter
When will you take admonition
When will you remember Allâh
When will you love for the sake of Allâh
When will you hate for the sake of Allah
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Highly recommended
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