Teach Like Muhammad sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam

  It was narrated that Anas ibn Mālik (may Allāh be pleased with him) said:  A Bedouin man came to Allāh’s Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam and said, “O Messenger of Allāh! Teach me some goodness.” He said, “Say: Subḥānallāh, alḥamdu lillāh, lā ilāha illallāh, Allāhu akbar .” He [Anas] said: He counted them with his hand; then he left and said: “ subḥānallāh, alḥamdu lillāh, lā ilāha illallāh, Allāhu akbar .”  Later he came back, and when Allāh’s Messenger  sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam  saw him, he smiled and said, “The poor man pondered.” He said, “O Messenger of Allāḥ! Subḥānallāh, alḥamdu lillāh, lā ilāha illallāh, Allāhu akbar; This is all for Allāh, so what is for me?” Allāh’s Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam   said: When you say, “ su bḥānallāh ” Allāh says, “You are right.” When you say, “ alḥamdu lillāh ” Allāh says, “You are right.” When you say, “ lā ilāha illallāh ” Allāh says, “You are right.” When you say, “...

Managing A Household With Small Children Can Be Very Challenging Routines can be boring. Everyday is the same we need to spice up routines with fieldtrips, visiting interesting people and places, doing crafts and reading new books. But without routines we can fall into mess. Salah is an essential part of our routine as Muslims. We start our morning with salah and end our day with salah. The day is broken up by salah too. If we plan our day around salah, we will not miss prayers. Breaking the day up with salah provides a time to reflect, regroup and clean up . If we make it a habit to clean up quickly before salah our spaces will not get out of control. Quick it's time to pray, everyone grab something to put away. If the room needs swept or vacuumed do it quickly, no one likes to put their face in crumbs.  Ways to get in done: Younger Kids Can Clean UP too 1. Play Salman says (Muslimized Simon Says)  Salman says "touch your knees", "Salmon says pick up five toys ...

As we begin the new year children are may or may no be returning to brick and mortar schools with many health protocols and uncertainties facing society. Masks are now part of the back to school requirements. It’s not normal for our kids to be masked. Let’s be honest. It’s strange. It’s anti-social. We can’t see their beautiful smiles. Neither can their teachers nor classmates. There is an underlying fear of developing symptoms along with the spreading of the virus in addition to the vaccine controversy. Returning to our old normal is not possible . We have to move forward in our new reality with Covaid19.  How do we move forward with this new reality?  There’s one answer. Tawakkul Allah; trust in Allah and His plan . The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah wrote down the decrees of creation fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth.” Saheeh Muslim (2653) This includes the trial that is Covaid19.  This li...