Sickness & Visiting the Sick

The Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) said,
“When a Muslim visits his brother Muslim, he is among the khurfa of the Garden until he returns.” They said, “Messenger of Allah, what are the khurfa of the Garden?” He said, “Its gathered fruits.”
[Muslim]
Sayyiduna Ali (Allah be pleased with him and ennoble [...]

The Scarcity of Traditional Ulema

Shaykh Nuh Keller (Allah preserve him) said,
“Perhaps the biggest challenge in learning Islam correctly today is the scarcity of traditional ‘ulema. In this meaning, Bukhari relates the sahih or ‘rigorously authenticated’ hadith that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said,
‘Truly, Allah does not remove Sacred Knowledge by taking it out of servants, [...]

Faith & Marriage

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said,
“Whoever marries has achieved one half of the Religion. Thereafter let him fear Allah regarding the other half.”
[Tabarani, Hakim]
Ustadha Hedaya Hartford (Allah preserve her) said,
“When faith is sincere, behaviour is righteous.”
[Ustadha Hedaya Hartford, Islamic Marriage]
Also see: Book Review of Islamic Marriage by Dr. G.F. Haddad

Good Character

The Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) said,
“On the Day of Resurrection, nothing will weigh heavier upon the Scales than good character.”
[Abu Dawud & Tirmidhi]
Abu ‘Ali ad-Daqqaq (Allah have mercy on him) said,
“God Most High favoured His Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) with many excellent qualities, but He never praised [...]

“I am the city of knowledge, and Ali is its gate”

The Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) said,
“I am the city of knowledge, and Ali is its gate.”

[Tirmidhi & Hakim]
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani (Allah preserve him) said,
“There is difference among the hadith masters regarding the chain of transmission–whether it is weak (da`if) or sufficiently established to be considered sound (hasan). [Ajluni, Kashf al-Khafa; Sakhawi, [...]

Prophetic Guidance on How to Lie Down

Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) said,
“The Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) passed by a man who was lying on his stomach, so he poked him with his leg and said, ‘This is a posture that Allah the Mighty and Majestic does not like.’”
[Ahmad & Ibn Hibban]
Imam al-Barkawi (Allah [...]