This is the first in a series of articles drawn from Shaykh Issam Eido’s seminar on mastering hadith. The full seminar can be found here: Mastering the Core Islamic Sciences: Hadith. Mastering the Core Islamic Sciences is a regular series at SeekersGuidance which looks at a specific discipline from the revealed sacred sciences, with the […]

This is the fifth in a series of six articles based on the SeekersGuidance Course on Imam Birgivi’s discussion on Beneficial Islamic Knowledge in his Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya. The Virtues Of Knowledge In The Sunna Of Our Beloved Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) emphasized […]

This article is from our On Demand Course by Shaykh Abdullah Misra called Transformative Hadith. It covers hadiths that soften the heart from different collections including Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and more. The Book of Softeners (Kitab al-Riqaq), also called Kitab al-Raqaiq. A softener is  that which causes softness to come inside the heart. When something […]

In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Fasting Ramadan and following it with six days from Shawwal is like continual fasting.” [Muslim, on the authority of Abu Ayyub (Allah be pleased with him)] This is because the reward of actions is multiplied (at […]