Al-Nawawi on obedience to Muslim authorities
“…obey Allah, obey the Messenger, and those in authority over you.”
Obedience الطاعة
Obedience to parents and its limits
“And be good to your parents.”
Muslim women’s right to divorce
“And reconciliation is better.” (4:128)
Obedience to unjust Muslim rulers
“There is no obedience if it is disobedience to Allah,”
Thamud is an historical error in the Quran?
“The Quran does not make any claim about the historicity of specific sites,”
How to repent from sin the right way
“O you who have faith, repent to Allah with sincere repentance.”
Honor your father and mother in Islam
“Worship Allah and be good to parents.”
Blessed are the strangers in Islam
“Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveler along a path.”
Love the sinner, hate the sin in Islam
“Love for people what you would love for yourself.”
Freedom of religion and apostasy in Islam
“Whoever wills, let him disbelieve.”
Al-Nawawi on kindness to the poor and weak
“The one who cares for an orphan and myself will be together in Paradise like these two fingers.”
Al-Nawawi on practicing the Sunnah
“He does not speak from his desires. It is not but a revelation revealed.”
Attributes of success in the Hereafter
“Certainly the believers have succeeded.”
Beautiful patience in Islam
“There is no gift that is better and more comprehensive than patience.”
Al-Nawawi on valuable lessons
“If a judge makes a ruling, striving to apply his reasoning and he is correct, then he will have two rewards; and if a judge makes a ruling, striving to apply his reasoning and he is mistaken, then he will have one reward.”
–Sahih Muslim 1716
Al-Nawawi on truthfulness and honesty
“Verily, truthfulness leads to righteousness.”
Al-Nawawi on self-sufficiency and contentment
“Richness is not having many possessions. Rather, true richness is the richness of the soul.”
–Sahih Bukhari 6081
Obeying the law in Non-Muslim countries
“Listening to and obeying the ruler is an obligation…”
Al-Nawawi on Godfearing piety and righteousness, al-Taqwa
“Fear Allah, as is His right.”
Every day is Mother’s Day in Islam
“Be grateful to Me and to your parents, for unto Me is the final destination.”