Friday May 10, 2024

Zul Qa'da 2, 1445

This episode looks at the names of al-Qabid (The Constrictor) and al-Basit (The Expander).

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Friday May 10, 2024

Zul-Qa'da 2, 1445

This khutba examines the historical dialogue between the pious scholar and student of Ibn 'Abbas, Sa'id b. Jubayr, and the tyrant Hajjaj b. Yusuf, and look at broader lessons we can glean from it.

Sunday May 5, 2024

Shawwal 26, 1445

This episode looks at details of the Battle of Mu'ta, its aftermath and lessons.

Friday May 3, 2024

Shawwal 24, 1445

This episode looks at the name al-'Alim (The All-Knowing).

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Friday May 3, 2024

Shawwal 24, 1445

This Khutba explores the virtue of certainty, or "yaqin", its fruits and how it is strengthened.

Wednesday May 1, 2024

Shawwal 22, 1445

This edition of Ask The Imam answers the following questions:

00:00 1. Is dreaming that you are in Janna a guarantee that you will enter Janna?

14:49 2. Praying while dealing with small children and the possibility of having impurities (najasa) on one's clothes.

24:23 3. Is it a condition that the Friday sermon be delivered in Arabic?

41:35 4. What is the ruling on taking young children to the mosque?

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Friday April 26, 2024

Shawwal 17, 1445

This episode looks at the name al-Fattah and examines ways we can come to terms with anxieties over provision by exploring themes in Imam Ibn 'Ata'illah's al-Tanwir fi Isqat al-Tadbir (Illumination Through Dropping Obsessive Self-Direction).

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Friday April 26, 2024

Shawwal 17, 1445

This Khutba is a commentary on the verse of the Quran 'O you who believe, enter Islam fully and do not follow the footsteps of Satan.'

Sunday April 21, 2024

Shawwal 12, 1445

This episode looks at the Battle of Mu'ta, the first excursion outside of Arabia, and examine what led up to it and the possible strategic reasons for it.

Friday April 19, 2024

Shawwal 10, 1445

This episode looks at the three divine names of al-Wahhab, al-Razzaq, and al-Fattah.

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