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If the disbelievers truly knew who the Prophet ﷺ was and understood the love we carry for him in our hearts, they would sacrifice all that they own for the chance to know him as we know him and to share in the blessing we have been given.

The Holy Prophet ﷺ said: “The strong are not those who defeat people. Rather, the strong are those who defeat their nafs (ego).” [Mushkil al-Āthār, 1426]

A wife’s character is often connected to her husband’s level of religiosity; therefore, never choose a man who lacks good character and faith. If a man is accustomed to talking casually with non-maḥram women and staring at every woman who passes by, that habit is unlikely to disappear simply because he gets to marry you. In many cases, it may even worsen. Sadly, it has become a common sight to see married men staring at women who walk past and then making inappropriate or suggestive remarks. We once attended a course in a particular field, and, astonishingly, around 95% of the married men in the class were being unfaithful to their wives. We can say this with confidence because we personally heard the conversations they were having with our own ears.

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Amīr al-Muʾminīn, Sayyidunā ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān, was bestowed with the unique title Dhū al-Nūrayn (“Possessor of the Two Lights”) due to the singular honor of marrying two daughters of the Holy Prophet ﷺ: first Sayyidah Ruqayyah, and, following her passing, Sayyidah Umm Kulthūm, Allāh is pleased with them all. “O ʿUthmān! If I had forty daughters, I would marry them to you one after another until none remained.” [Tārīkh Dimashq, vol. 39, p. 42, Ḥadīth 7769]

Many people assume that “swearing” in Islām only means using explicit curse words. While profanity is certainly blameworthy, the matter is much deeper than that. A person may avoid swear words yet still engage in sinful speech by insulting, belittling, mocking, or degrading others. Islām teaches us to guard our tongues and to speak with truth, respect, and good character. Therefore, abusive speech is not merely the use of certain words; it is any speech that unjustly harms, humiliates, or dishonors another person.

Every single question to ChatGPT requires electricity and water. A lot of it. According to a new UN report, AI and data centers now use so many resources that if all the world’s data centers were a single country, they would be among the most electricity-consuming nations in the world. And it’s not just our power grid that data centers put pressure on. They also use enormous amounts of water. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮…

The Holy Prophet ﷺ said: “Beware, in the body there is a piece of flesh; if it is sound, the whole body is sound and if it is corrupt the whole body is corrupt, and hearken it is the heart.” [Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 1599]

Allāh Subḥānahū wa Taʿālā says: “Your guardian is only Allāh, His Messenger, and fellow believers…” [Sūrah al-Māʾidah, 5:55]

From Buraydah, he said: “I participated in a military expedition with ʿAlī to Yemen and witnessed harsh treatment from him. When I arrived in the presence of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, I mentioned ʿAlī and criticized him. I saw the face of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ change, and he said: ‘O Buraydah! Am I not more deserving of being kind to the believers than to criticize them?’ I said: ‘Yes, O Messenger of Allāh!’ He said: ‘For whomever I am his Mawlā, then ʿAlī is his Mawlā.’” [Al-Durr al-Manthūr] Al-Shāfiʿī said: This means loyalty to Islām, as in His saying: “That is because Allāh is the protector of those who have believed and because the disbelievers have no protector.” Abū al-ʿAbbās said regarding the statement of the Prophet ﷺ: “For whomever I am his Mawlā, then ʿAlī is his Mawlā,” meaning whoever loves me and follows me should follow him. Al-muwālāh (loyalty) is the opposite of enmity, and al-walī (ally) is the opposite of enemy.

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A Rāfiḍī said to him Al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib: “Did not the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say to ʿAlī, ‘If I am the Mawlā of someone, then ʿAlī is his Mawlā’?” He (al-Ḥasan) replied: “By Allāh, if the Prophet ﷺ had intended by that rulership, he

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A Rāfiḍī said to him Al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib: “Did not the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say to ʿAlī, ‘If I am the Mawlā of someone, then ʿAlī is his Mawlā’?” He (al-Ḥasan) replied: “By Allāh, if the Prophet ﷺ had intended by that rulership, he would have been more explicit with you in conveying it, just as he was explicit with you regarding the Ṣalāh, Zakāh, and Ḥajj. He would have said, ‘O people! This ʿAlī is your leader after me.’ The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave the best counsel to the people, meaning he was clear in his message. If it were as you claim, that ʿAlī had been appointed to this position after the Prophet ﷺ, then he would have been the most at fault among all the people for failing to act upon what the Prophet ﷺ commanded.” [Saḥīḥ]

Because this science, Taṣawwuf, Tazkiyat al-Nafs, Zuhd, Iḥsān, Ṭarīqah, Ṣūfism, concerns spiritual purification, and the Prophets, ʿalayhi al-ṣalātu wa al-salām, are undoubtedly pure. That is why the four Imāms studied under and sat with Ṣūfī teachers and were themselves deeply connected to asceticism and spiritual discipline. They understood how important this path is, and we follow their way.

A tree full of fruit is humble. Its branches bends like in rukūʿ. A tree with no fruit stands stiff and proud. If there is goodness in you, you are humble. If you are not humble, then what are you? Do not be arrogant, because Allāh and His Messenger ﷺ do not like those who have takabbur.

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Never do this. No one wishes such a burden for another, and the Duʿāʾ of the oppressed is powerful. The person may be helpless, but Allāh, the Almighty, is his/her Helper.

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A home filled with gentleness is a home blessed by Allāh Tabāraka wa Taʿālā. Kind words, patient hearts, and loving treatment of one’s spouse and children are among the greatest signs of goodness entering a household. The husband who does not show care, affection, and attention to his wife through his words and actions should reflect carefully before taking on the responsibility of marriage. Likewise, the wife who is unwilling to treat her husband with kindness, softness, and gentleness should do the same. Marriage was not legislated merely as a contract, but as a source of sakīnah (tranquility), mercy, and affection. When Allāh mentions sakīnah in relation to marriage, it is not a luxury, it is one of its greatest purposes. If this sakīnah is absent, if the home is filled with harshness, neglect, constant conflict, and coldness, then the very objective for which marriage was established has been undermined. A truly happy and lasting marriage can only flourish when both spouses strive to embody the gentleness and mercy that Allāh loves.

@has147_ The knowledge of Sayyidunā ʿAlī al-Murtaḍā alone, when placed on one side, and the knowledge of all the Imāms of the Salaf on the other, the knowledge of Mawlā ʿAlī surpasses them in breadth and depth.