Ali Albarghouthi

Explanation of the 8th hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam came out while we were talking about poverty and expressing fears about it and he said: (Is it poverty that you fear? I swear by the One who has my soul in His Hand [the bounties of] this world will be poured upon on so much that the heart of one of you would not go astray except because of it. I swear by Allah, I have left you on the likeness of the white [path]: its night is no different than its day) Reported by ibn Majah and declared to be hasan by al-Albani (Sahih ibn Majah 5)

Explanation of the tenth hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam said: (Written on the child of Adam is their share of fornication, they will surely meet what is written for them. The fornication of the eyes is in looking, and the ears is in listening, and the tongue in talking, and the hands in touching, and the feet in walking. And the heart desires and wishes, and the private parts confirm this or reject it) Reported by al-Bukhari (6612) and Muslim (2657)

Explanation of the seventh hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam said: (The heart of the old man is young in its love of two things: long life and love of wealth) Reported by al-Bukhari (6420) and Muslim (1046)

The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam said: (O Abu Dharr, do you suppose that abundance of wealth is affluence? Affluence is the richness of the heart and poverty is the poverty of the heart. The one who is rich in heart will not be harmed by what they face in this world, and the one who is poor in heart will not be enriched by how much they acquire of this world. What harms his self is its shuh [i.e. avarice]) Reported by ibn Habban and al-Tabarani and is declared to be sahih by al-Albani (Sahih al-Jamia 7816)

Explanation of the fifth hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam said: (There is no heart except that it has a cloud like the clouds of the moon: while the moon is shining, it gets covered with a cloud and it gets dark; but when the cloud leaves it, the moon goes back to its shine) Reported by al-Tabarani in al-Awsat and Abu Naim in al-Hulya. It is declared to be hasan by al-Albani in al-Silsilah al-Sahihah (2268)

An explanation of the fourth hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: (Virtue is what the soul is comfortable with and the heart is comfortable with, and sin is what the soul is uncomfortable with and the heart is uncomfortable with, despite what fatwa-givers might say) Reported by Ahmad. Al-Nawawi declared it hasan, ibn Rajab declared its chain to be sound, and al-Albani declared it a sound hadith.

Explanation of the 3rd hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam said: (Fitan [pl. fitnah] will be presented to the heart, like the weaving of a straw mat, straw after straw. Any heart that absorbs them will have a black dot left in it and any heart that rejects them will have a white dot left in it. In the end there will be two types of hearts left: one white like a smooth and solid stone with no fitnah able to harm it as long as the heavens and earth endure, and another black and turbid, like an overturned vessel, that does not abide by virtue or reject evil except what agrees with its desire-soaked heart) Reported by Muslim (124)

An explanation of the second hadith in the Heart Therapy Series: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam said: (The qalb [heart] was given this name only because of its fluctuations. The heart is like a feather in the wilderness at a base of a tree that continues to be turned on its head by the wind) reported by Ahmad and al-Tabarani. Al-Iraqi declared it to be hasan, and al-Albani declared it as sahih.

An explanation of the 1st hadith in the series on the Purification of the Heart: The Messenger salla Allahi alayhi wa sallam said: (Halal is clear and haram is clear, and between the two are ambiguous matters that many people do not know their rulings. So whoever avoids the ambiguous matters will safeguard his religion and reputation. And the one who falls into them falls in the haram, like the shepherd who grazes around the sanctuary and is about to cross into it. Indeed, every king has a sanctuary and the sanctuary of Allah is His prohibitions. And indeed in the body there is a morsel of meat that if it is well, the rest of the body will be well; and if it is corrupt, then the rest of the body will be corrupt. It is the heart.)

So often we hear the words: I feel hardness in my heart I do not find any joy in worship I feel that my faith has hit rock bottom Reading the Quran doesn't move me I fall into sins so easily If you find yourself saying these words too often (verbally or in your heart), then you need this free class. The instructor collected 40 hadith on the heart and its purification. You will: Learn about the ailments of the the heart and their cures. Gain a deeper understanding of nature of the human heart and how to perform it. Learn the connection between the reformation of the heart and other facets of Islam. Discover the effect of heart purification on the life of the individual and society. And most importantly, you will also distinguish between the right and the wrong methods of purifying our hearts.

Prophet Muhammad, salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam, foretold that there will be times when the believer will feel like a stranger, tested because they decide to hold on to their faith. In this khutbah, we see how we can use this prophetic guidance to better understand the world around us, the pressures it puts on us, and how to strengthen our resolve in the pursuit of the truth.

What impact did modernity have on our character and manners as human beings? Was it positive or negative? Why are manners (akhlaq) important in Islam? What type of manners and ethics are we in desperate need of today? This lecture tries to answer some of these questions and start a conversation on how we can re-introduce Islamic manners into our modern lives.

Does the current climate of suspicion of Islam and Muslims and all the troubles in our world today mean that this is one of the worst times to be a Muslim? Learn in this khutbah why the opposite may indeed be be true and how Allah may have a special plan for you.

This khutbah explains the many and different ways we can find & increase Baraka in our lives. Examples include Baraka in certain food, Baraka in specific times and places, Baraka to prevent envy, and more.

Increasingly, Baraka is missing from our lives. We have less time, less money, more disharmony, and more unhappiness in our lives and in the world around us. We try to understand here the role that Baraka plays in all of this and how we can bring more Baraka into our lives.

To be blessed like the bee? To be generous like the date-tree? We learn what this means for us and the people around us and how being close to our Creator can make it happen.

Why is Ashura so special? Why should we remember it every year? What lessons does it hold for us? This khutbah reminds us of the real reason we fast Ashura and how learning from the past can help save our future.

As the world witnesses a fresh wave of refugees and asylum seekers, we consider here how Muslims should understand and react to their plight in light of the teachings of Islam. In particular, we emphasize how the first Muslim society was built by refugees and migrants and the people who decided to help them.

What is your relationship with the mosque like? Do you feel a close connection to it because it is the house of Allah on this earth? This khutbah reminds us of the place of the mosque in a Muslim's life and the great role they ought to play in it. It discusses why we have to reconnect with the mosque and our collective responsibility to make it the ideal place we all want it to be.

Shisha (aka hookah or arghila) is a popular pastime activity that is increasingly spreading among young adults. We explore here the social, historical, health, and religious aspects of the shisha phenomenon, placing it within the greater context of the philosophy that defines halal and haram in Islam.