What if the pain of leaving a good action was more than the pleasure of leaving it? What if your mind rebelled and compelled you to go back and perform the action? Now you have a good habit established. We’ll discuss how to go about doing this, using the 4 am wake-up as our example. Read More »
Most people want to do Qiyām -ul-Layl – night prayer – during the last ten nights of Ramaḍān. This year, the night is only about three or four hours because we sleep at 12 or 1 AM after tarāwīḥ and we wake up at 4 AM for suḥūr. Read More »
He has had a very difficult day with a lot of questions echoing in his head, but he did not complain to anybody, as he knows there is only One who can assist him. The One who ordered him to seek assistance through prayer and patience, so here he is, seeking assistance through prayer, while many others sleep. Read More »
Although I, by no means, endorse negative reactions towards having children at taraweeh, I can see where they are coming from. An unruly, rowdy child that has not been trained on how to behave at the mosque, definitely becomes a nuisance for those praying there, making them lose out not just on their patience but also on their khushoo during salah. Read More »
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