Category: Tazkiyah

• Destructive characteristics and impact of anger
• Evidence from the Sunnah about the importance of avoiding anger
• Levels of anger: Excessiveness, Negligence (Deficiency of Anger), Moderation
• Dealing with anger: Doing what is prohibited, fair and equal retaliation, forbearance
• Levels of forbearance: Withholding, Forgiveness, Extending Kindness

Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah

Definition of the double faced speech

Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah

• Quranic evidence of backbiting being greatly disliked
• Difference between backbiting (gheeba) and slander/falsehood (buhtan)
• Types of backbiting: words, gestures, and “gheeba of the heart”
• Causes that lead to backbiting
• Remedies for backbiting
• Conditions when backbiting is permissible
• Expiation for backbiting

Tazkiyah – Dr Hatem (Elhagaly) Al-Haj
Reference Book: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by Ahmed ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi

• The best of names belong to Allah
• Importance of using Allah’s names in dua and memorizing them
• Seeking by a name of Allah that which is connected to it
• Truly knowing Allah’s names and characteristics purifies intentions and actions Guest Speaker Br. Saeed Purcell

• Lying is generally forbidden and “leads to wickedness”
• Importance of striving for the high station of As-Siddiqeen(the consistently truthful)
• Conditions under which lying is acceptable
• Ambiguity – types and conditions under which it can be used

Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah

• Evidence of the prohibition of mockery in Surah Hujurat
• Mockery based on the first sin of pride and arrogance
• Non-verbal mockery
• Revealing secrets and breaking promises as two of the signs of a hypocrite

Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah

• Examples of joking from the Sunnah
• Why humor is necessary
• Importance of moderation in laughter and joking
• The etiquette of joking
• Things to avoid while joking:

Making fun of the religion, lying, excessiveness, mocking others, frightening others


Reference: Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin by ibn Qudamah