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This is the second translated excerpt from Remedy for Sadness & Sorrow lecture given by Farhat Hashmi. I have tried hard to keep the content unchanged but gave preference to the intended meaning. Whatever is in italics are my thoughts.

Remedy for Sadness & Sorrow#2

When the land, sky and anything ...

In a world, looking down upon people is so common due to whatever reason lineage, beauty, wealth or one’s education. This is a good warning for our souls.
This is an excerpt from Hayatus Sahabah. The author Sheikh Yusuf has written this narration under a Chapter: Looking down upon a Muslim.

Looking ...

Its becoming quite common among Muslims to harbor negative thoughts either micro and macro level. Regarding the macro level, some Muslims just fall in despair think negatively about issues facing the Ummah. At any given moment, nothing but bad news will come out of them as if everything in this ...

This is a translated excerpt from Remedy for Sadness & Sorrow lecture given by Farhat Hashmi. I have tried hard to keep the content unchanged but gave preference to the intended meaning.

Remedy for Sadness & Sorrow#1

Indeed, it’s a great blessing from Allah that He made us Muslims. And it’s a ...

Recently, I was speaking to a friend. He mentioned due to being in company of wrong people and fear of standing out as different. Many people fall in the trap of sinning. I gave some thought to this.

One example came to mind. Sometimes when we go out with a friend for a lunch or dinner. You pick ...

SaalamAlaikum,

I have been posting reminders (excerpts etc.) for some years. Now I pasted all those reminders onto one blog. InshAllah, read, enjoy and benefit. Since I am not perfect, remember me in your prayers.
http://sheikhonderun.wordpress.com/

saalamAlaikum
This is a simple translation from one of the speeches of Sheikh Tariq Jameel.

Dear Brothers and Friends

Allah makes the human being realize with stories of Quran, stories of previous nations.
In the whole Quran, Allah establishes the base of thought that everything belongs to Allah ...

Something to think about...

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door.

"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

"Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man.

"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"

"That's none of your business! What ...

saalamalaikum,
Sometimes people are averse to secular education just because it is worldly. Islam encourages secular education as long as the reasons are sincere. Islam condones is today’s reasons why people want to be educated. People want to be educated to compete in extravagant spending and ...

In this day an age, the temptation towards to opposite gender is extremely severe, particularly for those people treading the path of piety. Shaytaan traps the nafs(false ego) quickly in this temptation because the apparent hindrances seem less. He makes one guilty of casting lustful glances towards ...

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This is an excerpt from Saviours of Islamic Spirit by Ali Nadwi. The second volume contains Yahya Maneri one of the greatest revivers of Islam in India.

Yahya Maneri writes:

“The creations of God are many and varied, but none finds favour in the eyes of God like this clod of dust ...

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Today, there is a tremendous emphasis on beautifying oneself and taking care of one’s body such as gym, diet, cosmetics etc. I do not say this is prohibited but one should seek with what intention one is doing these things. It should not in no way lead to pride since pride blackens ...

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This is an e-mail sent to me by a very good brother. This e-mail enlightened me regarding how many times an individual is perplexed with life and its demands. How many times are people worried and depressed? There are so many times I have seen religious people who are so at peace and ...

saalamalaikum,
The best solution for two people who love each other is marriage. This interesting excerpt is for anyone who falls in love but cannot marry for whatever reasons and yet do not involve in any sin. This is an excerpt from The Maidens of Paradise by Sheikh Zubair.

Ibn Abbas (rad ...

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Ego (nafs) always desires to find excuses to look down on others and make one look superior. A person of one country looks down on people of other countries. It doesn’t stop there; two persons of the same country look down on each other because of different ethnic backgrounds. Inside ...