Bismillah. From Sa‘īd b. Jubayr, from Ibn ‘Abbās who reported that people mentioned about the merits of Sha‘bān in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (s), so he said: it is a distinguished month and it is my month, the carriers of ‘arsh (Divine Throne) sanctify it and know its right, and it is … Read more
Bismillah. Do not miss the fast of 27th Rajab It has been reported by Qāsim b. Yahyā from his grandfather al-Hasan b. Rāshid, that Imam Ja‘far b. Muhammad (a) said: do not abandon the fasting of the 27th Day of Rajab, for it is the day on which the prophethood was bestowed upon Muhammad (a); … Read more
Bismillah. Imam Mūsā b. Ja‘far al-Kāzim (a) said: Rajab is [the name of] a stream in Paradise, which is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. Whoever fasts one day in Rajab, Allah – the Mighty and Sublime, will make him drink from that stream. (Al-Faqīh 2:92; Tahdhīb 4:306; Iqbāl 635; taken from Academy for … Read more
Bismillah. Ibn Abī Nasr narrates that he asked Abul Hasan al-Ridā (a): in which month should we visit [and perform the ziyārah of] Imam al-Husayn (a)? He said in the middle of Rajab and in the middle of Sha‘bān. (al-Tūsī, Tahdhīb 6:48; taken from Forty Hadīth: Rajab and Sha ‘bān, Hadith 5) For our Quranic … Read more
Bismillah. Abū ‘Abdillāh (al-Sādiq) (a) said: The Messenger of Allah (s) has said, ‘Rajab is the month of istighfār (i.e. pleading for forgiveness from Allah) for my Ummah, (so) do a lot of istighfār in it for surely He is All-forgiving and All-merciful (Q, 6:54, 165), and Sha‘bān is my month. Say in Rajab many … Read more
Bismillah. فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَءُوا كِتَابِيَهْ إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَاقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ As for him who is given his book in his right hand, he will say, ‘Here, take and read my book!’ (Sūrat al-Hāqqah No.69, Āyat 19) The Quran often mentions the people of the right hand (As-hāb al-Yamīn) and … Read more
Bismillah. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَلاَ يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لآئِمٍ O you who believe, whomsoever turns away from his religion, Allah will soon bring a people whom He loves and who love Him, humble towards the … Read more
Bismillah. الَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ اللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ مِيثَاقِهِ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ those who break the covenant made with Allah after having pledged it solemnly, and sever what Allah has commanded to be joined, and cause corruption on the earth—it is they who are the … Read more
Bismillah. وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ لِكَيْ لَا يَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍ شَيْئًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ Allah has created you, then He takes you away, and there are some among you who are relegated to the feeblest stage of life, so that he knows nothing after having some knowledge. Indeed, … Read more
Bismillah. لَنْ تَنالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِن شَىْءٍۢ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌۭ You will never attain righteousness unless you spend out of what you love, and whatever you give is certainly well known to Allah. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No. 3, Āyat 92) “Al-Bārr” is one of the ninety-nine beautiful names … Read more