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Explanation of the Hadith

As-Salamu Alaykum (peace be upon you) , Explanation of the Hadith On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When any one of you sees anything that is disapproved (of by Allah), let him change it with his hand. If he is not able to do so, then let him change it with his tongue. And if he is not able to do so, then let him change it with his heart, though that is the weakest (kind of) faith." [Muslim] Background The essence of the Islamic Dawah is enjoining the good and forbidding the evil, since whenever a person conveys the Message, he is enjoining good and forbidding evil. Therefore, it is a mistake to consider these two as separate matters, since they are actually performed concurrently and are synonymous. The main objective in fulfilling this obligation is to attain and maximize benefits, and to eliminate or minimize harm. Qualities possessed by a Caller who e...

In Tests and Trials there are Lesson

As-Salamu Alaykum (peace be upon you), Tests and trials contain many lessons. The first lesson From the benefit of tests and trials is the influence it has on one's Tawhid (worship of Allah), Iman (faith) and Tawakkul - reliance upon Allah. It makes you examine the reality that man is a weak creation without any power or strength, except in your Lord. Therefore you resort to Him and depend on Him. Thereupon arrogance, false pride and negligence will be removed and you will come to know that you are really poor and in need of your Creator, the Almighty, the Most Perfect, and so you resort to Him. The second lesson Tests unravel the reality of this life. It is clarified to be a temporal stay for enjoyment, and the perfect life is the one which follows, wherein there is no toil, worry, fatigue or disease. Allah stated this in Surah al-Ankabut, verse 64. And this life of the world is only amusement and play! Verily, the home of the Hereafter - that is the life indeed (i.e. the eternal ...