Standing in prayer

Standing in prayer

When you stand in prayer and clasp your left arm with your right, imagine that you are making a symbolic statement, that by clasping your arm you're restraining yourself from any motions other than what your Sustainer has commanded. You could have, instead of...
Zakah

Zakah

Zakah is essentially giving away money that isn't yours, except it doesn't actually leave your possession. How is it giving away money that's not yours? Because Allah has simply lent you that money for a short time so you may use it to obtain everlasting...
Generosity & Stinginess

Generosity & Stinginess

If there were nothing bad about stinginess except its attendant poor expectations of Allah, it would still be complete destruction. And if there was nothing good about generosity except its attendant excellent expectations of Allah, it would still be complete honor,...
Sustenance of the poor

Sustenance of the poor

How brilliant and masterful that Allah should place the honour of the rich in the sustenance of the poor, since it requires the rich to become acquainted with and even attach themselves to those who are going through hardship and trial, instead of isolating themselves...
Reflections on Fasting 2

Reflections on Fasting 2

Part of the wisdom behind fasting it to expose the body to its own inherent weakness. A human refrains from food and water for a scant number of hours and he or she is afflicted by fatigue and irritability. This is meant to draw our attention to how truly dependent we...