The Twelve Daily Rak’at of Sunna
Umm Habiba, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), reported him as saying: If any Muslim servant (of Allah) prays for the sake of Allah twelve rak’ahs (of Sunan) every day, over and above the obligatory ones, Allah will build for him a house in paradise, or a house will be built for him in paradise; and I have not abandoned to observe the in after (hearing it from the Messenger of Allah). (So said also ‘Amr and Nu’man.) Sahih Muslim Book #4, Hadith #1581 “Allah will build a house in Heaven for whoever is diligent in observing 12 Sunnah Rak’at (as follows): 4 Rak’at before a

Danish newspaper to employ rejected asylum seekers
12. nov 2009 KL. 08.40 Politiken to employ rejected Iraqi asylum-seekers Politiken’s Editor-in-Chief Tøger Seidenfaden says that Politiken’s readers will be able to support a solution for rejected Iraqi asylum-seekers. A fundraiser among Politiken’s readers is to be used to create an Iraqi Centre to employ rejected Iraqi asylum-seekers. Politiken has initiated a fundraiser among its readers to raise initial capital for an Iraq Centre, which is to employ rejected Iraqi asylum-seekers. The idea of the Centre is that it will provide information about Iraq and conditions for Iraqi asylum-seekers, with emp

Ways of Softening the Heart
Doing dhikr: “Allah has revealed the most beautiful Message in the form of a book, consistent with itself, repeating; the skins of those who fear their Lord tremble threat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the remembrance of Allah.” [al-Qur'an, 39:23] Doing du’a: “When my servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close to them: I respond to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me; let them also, with a will, listen to My call and believe in Me: that they may walk in the right way.” [al-Qur'an, 2:186]

A Sweet Tooth
“A lady once brought her son to one of our pious predecessors. She said to the Shaykh that my son eats a lot of sweets. I have told him time and again that it is harmful but he does not listen to me. So I request you please to advise him. The Shaykh replied that please bring him back to me after a few days. When the lady returned a few days later the Shaykh gave the child some very general advice. The Shaykh’s answer surprised the Shaykh’s students. Given that the Shaykh had asked the lady to return in a few days they thought the Shaykh had asked f

Foreigners to get 100,000 kroner incentive to leave Denmark
Monday, 09 November 2009 12:40 KR News Immigrants who can’t or won’t integrate into Danish society will get a bonus if they return home The Danish People’s Party (DF) has strengthened its immigration stance by securing an agreement to pay ‘anti-social’ foreigners 100,000 kroner to leave Denmark. As part of the on-going budget negotiations, the government’s traditional ally DF said it secured the agreement late last night. Refugees and those who come to Denmark under family reunification schemes currently get 28,256 in repatriation support if they leave, of which 11,000 is a bonus. The bonus is usually paid out a year after the r