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Today, ask yourself this: Who was the person who made you fall in love with Allah? Not your favourite speaker. Not your favourite book. A person you know. The one who sent you that lecture at just the right time. The one who stayed up answering your questions about Islam. The one who reminded you to pray when you were negligent. The one who invited you to a class, gave you a book, or simply lived Islam in a way that made you want to become better. For many of us, there was that one person Allah placed in our lives who made us fall in love with Allah, His Messenger, and the path of seeking knowledge. SubḥānAllāh, we often remember the lecture that changed us, but we forget the person Allah sent to deliver it. Then life happened. We got busy. We drifted. And we distanced ourselves from the people who once brought us closer to Allah. Pick up your phone. Send that message. Call them. "As-Salāmu Alaykum. I've been thinking about you lately. Can we catch up? I miss the reminders and benefits I used to get from our conversations." Do not underestimate the means Allah uses to guide His servants. Guidance is from Allah alone, but He decrees causes. Sometimes, one sincere friend is among the greatest causes of steadfastness. The Salaf would travel great distances for a single hadith. Today, many of us are only one WhatsApp message away from reconnecting with someone who once helped us become a better Muslim. Allah ﷻ says: وَاصْبِرْ نَفْسَكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ “And keep yourself patient [by being] with those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His Face…” (Surah al-Kahf 18:28) The Prophet ﷺ said: مَنْ لاَ يَشْكُرِ النَّاسَ لاَ يَشْكُرِ اللَّهَ “Whoever does not thank the people, does not thank Allah.” (Jami al-Tirmidhi 1954) Your greatest loss may not be losing money, opportunities, or status. It may be losing righteous companionship and not realising it. Team AMAU www.amauacademy.com

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Traditionally, a student of knowledge was expected to be recognised before he spoke. There was a certain Haybah (dignity and reverence) that the pursuit of knowledge placed upon him. His clothing was dignified, his speech was measured and his conduct reminded people of the weight of what he carried without being pretentious about it. Today, some students of knowledge seem more concerned with becoming like online personalities than becoming like serious people of knowledge. They jump on every trend, force memes into Islamic reminders, use exaggerated expressions for thumbnails, and film skits to hold attention and do anything possible for that reach even if it means one drops that Haybah. Before long, audience or platform demand begins to shape the Da'wah, and the manner of the influencer begins to replace the manner of the student of knowledge. Then we wonder why many from the Ummah no longer feel the same respect for scholars and students of knowledge like in the past. The problem begins when a student of knowledge markets himself on social media in the same way a YouTuber or lifestyle influencer would market himself. It is worse when this happens before he has built a sound foundation or earned the confidence of his teachers. Imam Malik رحمه الله is one example of the dignity with which the scholars carried knowledge. Different reports mention that when he prepared to narrate hadith, he would purify himself, dress in fresh clothes, apply perfume and sit with dignity. When asked about this, he said: "I love to honour the hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and I do not narrate it except in a state of purity and composure." (Ash-Shifa li-Qadi Iyad 2/99-100) Knowledge has a nobility of its own. Those who carry it should reflect something of that nobility in their conduct. What do you think the great scholars of Islam would do if they lived in this age of social media? Would Imam Abu Hanifah be recording reaction videos? Would Imam al-Bukhari be filming "Day in the Life of a Muhaddith"? Would Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal be posting clickbait reels with shocked expressions? Would Ibn Hajar vlog about his gym routine? Would Ibn Taymiyyah post selfies with enemies of Islam? Would Imam al-Qurtubi host a podcast with his wife? No way! Allah's Refuge is sought. There is a reason why the Kibar al-Ulama’ retain a sense of Haybah. Even many who disagree with them recognise the dignity with which they carry themselves. But sadly, social media rewards the opposite: “I need to increase my reach!” That can turn into unnecessary controversy, drama, public disputes and indirect refutations chosen mainly because they are likely to go viral. “I must be relatable to my audience!” That can turn into sharing more and more of one's private life with complete strangers. “My viewers will get bored!” That can lead to diluting Am I trying to benefit people or simply trying to be liked? There is nothing wrong with being approachable, smiling and being gentle with people. None of that requires sacrificing dignity. But if social media strips away your Haybah, you need to rethink how you are using it. The Ummah does not need students of knowledge chasing the role of an ‘Islamic’ influencer. It needs dignified students of knowledge who remind people, through their conduct before their words, that the knowledge they carry is part of the inheritance of the Prophets. Team AMAU www.amauacademy.com

🏁 The Last Week of Semester One... The final module. The final week of Semester One in Ilm with AMAU. And now comes perhaps the most enjoyable part! ✨ You’ve finished Muqaddimah fi Usool at-Tafseer. Now, it’s time to see those Usool in action! 🧩 The Sheikh opens Tafseer Ibn Katheer and shows you what everything you’ve learnt in theory actually looks like in practice. 🔎 ▶️ Let's finish this: https://www.amauacademy.com/programs/muqaddimah-fi-usool-at-tafseer-tafseer?category_id=286799 Make this ending count. Because the Prophet ﷺ said: “Verily, the deeds are only judged by their endings.” (Sahih al-Bukhari 6607)

You Have Not Missed Your Chance “I’m 40. I’ve missed my chance to memorise the Qur’an or study Islam.” If you have ever thought this, do not accept it so quickly. Shaytan loves to make you look at your age and feel as though the door has already closed. It has not. There is no retirement age for seeking knowledge. The Prophet ﷺ was 40 when the first Revelation came to him. Forty. The Qur’an was then revealed over the next 23 years of his life. Allah chose to begin the greatest mission in history when His Messenger ﷺ had already reached an age many people today use as a reason to stop beginning. And look at the men around him. Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه embraced Islam at 38. ‘Umar رضي الله عنه was 26. ‘Uthman رضي الله عنه was 34. They did not grow up knowing the Qur’an and Sunnah as we know them today. They learnt, changed, struggled, and grew as adults. Then Allah made them leaders of this Ummah. Imam al-Bukhari رحمه الله said: “The Companions of the Prophet ﷺ acquired knowledge in their old age.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, 1/39) Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه accepted Islam at around 30. He spent only a few years with the Prophet ﷺ, yet became one of the greatest narrators of Hadith this Ummah has ever known. Age was not the obstacle. It still is not. Jabir ibn ‘Abdillah رضي الله عنه travelled for an entire month to Syria for a single Hadith from ‘Abdullah ibn Unays. One Hadith. Because he feared dying before hearing it directly from him. (Musnad Ahmad, 16042) The scholars who came after them carried the same hunger. Al-Qaffal al-Marwazi رحمه الله spent his early years working as a locksmith. He only began seeking knowledge at around 30. That did not stop him from becoming one of the great scholars of the Shafi‘i Madhhab. (Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’, 17/406) Ibn Hazm رحمه الله began seriously seeking knowledge at 26. He once entered a mosque after a funeral and did not know that he should pray two Rak‘ahs. Later, he prayed at a time when prayer was not permitted. His lack of knowledge hurt him. So he went and learnt. That man later became one of the great scholars of Islam. (Siyar A‘lam al-Nubala’, 18/199) And when someone suggested to Imam Ahmad رحمه الله that he had already reached such a high level of knowledge that perhaps it was time to slow down, he replied: “With the inkpot to the grave.” He also said: “I will seek knowledge until I enter the grave.” (Manaqib al-Imam Ahmad, 1/36–37) They were not asking: “Am I too old to start?” They were asking whether they had enough life left to keep learning. That is a very different mindset. Maybe you are 40. Maybe 50. Maybe older. And perhaps Shaytan keeps whispering: “What is the point now?” But what if the next ten years become the years you memorise the Qur’an? What if they become the years you finally understand the Book you have been reciting all your life? What if they become the years you learn the Hadith of the Messenger ﷺ, correct your worship, and draw closer to Allah? Those years are not small because they came later. They may become the most valuable years of your life. Do not measure what remains by how many years you have left. Measure it by how much you can still earn with Allah. If you are still breathing, the door is still open. You have not missed your chance. Begin now. Team AMAU www.amauacademy.com

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ONE PRINCIPLE. It made the Imams of this Ummah who they were - and it makes the online keyboard warriors of today who they are. It determines how much knowledge you will gain, and how much knowledge you will lose. It's not your books, not your teachers, not even your Hifdh strength... it's something much closer to home. 🎙️ Internalise the principle from Ustadh Muhammad Tim Humble in under 40 seconds. Exclusively on the AMAU WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9mv1tE50Uh5fI9zD0U

One day, the Prophet ﷺ stood on the Mimbar (pulpit) delivering the Jumuʿah Khutbah. Then he saw them. Al-Hasan and al-Husayn رضي الله عنهما, his two little grandsons, walking towards him, stumbling as they walked. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came down from the Mimbar, picked them up and carried them back with him. Then he ﷺ said: “Allah has spoken the truth: إِنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ ‘Your wealth and your children are only a trial.’ (Surah al-Taghabun 64:15) I looked at these two children walking and stumbling, and I could not remain patient until I interrupted my speech and picked them up.” (al-Tirmidhi 3774) Think about that. This was Jumuʿah. The Masjid was full. The Prophet ﷺ was delivering the Khutbah. Yet when two little children stumbled towards him, he ﷺ came down from his Mimbar for them. The same man who carried the weight of Revelation, led armies, and carried the concerns of an entire Ummah saw two little boys stumbling towards him, and his heart could not bear to simply continue speaking. This is our Prophet ﷺ. And this happened on the greatest day of the week. Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said: “Jumuʿah is the day of worship, and among the days it is what Ramadan is among the months.” (Zād al-Maʿād 1/386) We prepare our homes and children for Ramadan. We teach them that Ramadan is special and create memories around it. But every seven days, Allah gives our families another special day: Jumuʿah. So this Jumuʿah, as you walk into the Masjid holding the tiny hand of your son, or struggle because your child cannot sit still, remember: Children once stumbled in front of the Mimbar of our Prophet ﷺ. Perhaps your child will one day remember going to the Masjid with you, holding your hand while walking towards it and standing beside you in Salah even though he barely understood what he was doing. And perhaps those memories will remain when you are no longer here. There will come a Jumuʿah when your son will no longer need you to hold his hand. There will come a Jumuʿah when your daughter will no longer be the little girl waiting for you to return from the Masjid. And there will come a Jumuʿah when you will no longer be sitting beside them. So build memories around Jumuʿah. Wake them with excitement. Let them see you wear your best clothes. Put perfume on your son. Walk to the Masjid together when possible. Teach them to send Salawat upon the Prophet ﷺ. Buy them a small present afterwards. Make Jumuʿah feel special. Because you are not merely taking a child to the Masjid. You are quietly teaching a heart: This is where we belong. And maybe decades from now, when you are beneath the earth and your child is going for Jumuʿah without you, he will remember the hand that once held him. He will remember the father who made him love this day. And perhaps he will raise those same hands you once held and say: رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا “…My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.” (Surah al-Isra’ 17:24) You may have taken your child to Jumuʿah for only a few years. But that will keep sending rewards to your grave long after you are gone. Team AMAU www.amauacademy.com

Three Lectures. Two Days. Plenty to Take Home! Join Sheikh Muhammad Tim Humble and Sheikh Muhammad Huzaifah for three gatherings of knowledge this weekend. 🕋 The Beautiful Names of Allah 📅 Friday 14th August – After Maghrib 📍 Mirdif Grand Mosque – Mirdif Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/amxJ5oGX3TxScdVU7 ⚡️ How to Be a Productive Muslim 📅 Sunday 16th August – After Maghrib 📍 Masjid Shaikha Ali – Dubai Silicon Oasis Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XohTHPE724B8yHCB8 📖 How to Become From the People of the Qur’an 📅 Sunday 16th August – After ‘Isha 📍 Masjid Shaikha Ali – Dubai Silicon Oasis Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XohTHPE724B8yHCB8 Share this schedule with your family and friends. Perhaps Allah will allow you to share in the reward of everyone who comes to learn their Deen!

❓ Why does Allah allow it? Why are believers sometimes tortured, killed and persecuted while their oppressors seem to remain powerful? Surah Al-Burooj answers that question, and completely changes the way a Muslim understands suffering, power and who is really winning. 🎥 The new Tafseer Juz Amma episode with Sheikh Muhammad Tim Humble is now out. ▶️ Watch NOW: https://youtu.be/Vtdx5QoYjJg

One of the greatest explanation of this Du'aa that has reached us from the Salaf is: الْحَسَنَةُ فِي الدُّنْيَا: الْعِلْمُ وَالْعِبَادَةُ، وَالْحَسَنَةُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ: الْجَنَّةُ. “The good of this world (الْحَسَنَةُ فِي الدُّنْيَا) is knowledge and worship. And the good of the Hereafter (الْحَسَنَةُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ) is Paradise.” Jami' Bayan al-Ilm wa Fadlih li-Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (253)

Motherhood Is Worship Being a mother is not an obstacle in your Ibadah. It is one of the greatest fields of worship when done sincerely for the sake of Allah. Those sleepless nights? That’s Sabr. Nursing through exhaustion? That’s Sadaqah. The routine household chores? That’s Ihsan, even when nobody notices. Teaching your child their first words of Dhikr is Dawah, whether they ever practice it or not. Rocking your crying child back to sleep at 3 am is Rahmah in its purest form. And swallowing your own wants for their sake: that's Jihad against your Nafs. None of it is small. Allah sees the meal you ate cold because your children came first. He sees the tears you wiped away in the dark of the night, and the Dua’ you whispered over your sleeping child. He sees what nobody else ever thanked you for. Allah says: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا “Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds.” (Surah al-Kahf 18:30) A child’s heart is pure and unformed, a trust placed in your hands, ready to take whatever shape you give it. Whatever you plant in your child now is what will grow. And Ibn al-Qayyim warned: “Whoever neglects to teach their child what will benefit them, and leaves them without guidance, has wronged them in the gravest of ways.” (Tuhfat al-Mawdud bi Ahkam al-Mawlud 1/337) Many women think they are just ‘stay at home’ mothers. The Salaf never saw it that way. They knew such women are the ones who raise the Ulama, the worshippers, the Du`at, and leaders of this Ummah from inside their homes. A mother's lap was the first Madrassah for some of the greatest men and women in Islamic history. Never belittle your role. That child you teach to say “Alhamdulillah” today may teach thousands of people tomorrow. That Qur'an you recite beside their bed may stay on their tongue until they meet Allah. That Du’a you make in Sujood may be the reason Allah guides generations after you. Nothing done sincerely for Allah is ever wasted. It is all being written. But motherhood is not a reason to stop seeking knowledge. It’s the reason you need it most. Your children deserve more than your time. They deserve your guidance, and guidance is built on knowledge. The better you know Allah, the better you will teach your children to know Him. The better you understand the Qur'an and the Sunnah, the more you will be able to nurture their hearts and minds. Your Tarbiyah can only rise as high as your own understanding of this Deen. So take out time, however little. One lesson a day. One page of a book. Consistent. Even if it's small. Perhaps one of the greatest gifts you can give your children is not only a mother who sacrifices for them, but a mother who keeps learning her Deen and lets them see her live by it. Because the first Madrasah your child will ever know is you. Make sure it's a good one. Team AMAU www.amauacademy.com

An honest question to parents: What do you think makes your child stop telling you what is really happening in their life?

📖 Suppose Allah addressed you directly in the Qur’an. Would you then read it differently? Throughout the Qur’an, Allah repeatedly says: “O people…” And you are one of those people. These are messages from your Lord in His Noble Book - messages about where the truth lies, the choices you make, the relationships you hold, and the world you are living in. ✨ Our new Grow with AMAU course with Sheikh Dr. Asim Al-Qaryooti explores these messages and how we should respond. ▶️ Watch NOW: https://www.amauacademy.com/programs/how-to-answer-the-calls-of-your-lord?category_id=118016

“A trade, however humble, is more honourable and better for a Muslim than unemployment and begging from people, whether they give him or refuse him.” - Sheikh al-Albānī (Tamām al-Minnah, p. 380) A strange trend among some students of knowledge today is the romanticisation of not working. Some have been made to feel that if they are truly sincere about seeking knowledge, taking an ordinary job is somehow beneath them. Others have been sold the idea that entrepreneurship is the only respectable path, as long as it means working two hours a week from a laptop while passive income takes care of everything else. And quite often, this dream is being sold by people who became wealthy by selling courses on how to become wealthy. The irony is that their business model is often you. To be clear, there is absolutely nothing wrong with having high aspirations. There is nothing blameworthy about wanting to become wealthy, build businesses, achieve financial freedom or use your wealth to benefit the Ummah. In fact, a righteous, wealthy Muslim can be an immense blessing for the religion and its people. The problem begins when lofty aspirations become an excuse for present-day irresponsibility. Many people do not want to become rich ten years from now. They simply do not want to work today. "I want to build multiple businesses" becomes an excuse not to take a halal job. "I am an entrepreneur" becomes a label used to avoid fulfilling financial obligations. "I am working on my dream" becomes a justification for years of dependence upon parents, spouses, friends or the Muslim community. Islam never taught us to run away from responsibility. It taught us dignity. It taught us earning. It taught us fulfilling rights. A student of knowledge who neglects his financial responsibilities towards his wife, children and parents while chasing a fantasy of becoming an entrepreneur is not upon a praiseworthy path. Likewise, one who refuses lawful work because it is "not aligned with his vision" while depending upon donations, charity and handouts from the community has misunderstood both knowledge and honour. The Prophet ﷺ said: “No one has ever eaten food better than that which he earned with his own hands. Indeed, the Prophet of Allah, Dāwūd عليه السلام, used to eat from the earnings of his own hands.” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2072) He ﷺ also said: “It is better for one of you to take his rope, bring a bundle of firewood on his back and sell it, so that Allah protects his face through it, than to ask people, whether they give him or refuse him.” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1471) Read those ahadith again. The Prophet ﷺ did not tell a man to wait until he discovered his passion. He did not tell him to build six streams of passive income, or become financially free by the time he turns thirty. He taught him that, if necessary, he should take a rope, carry firewood on his back, and earn with dignity. Many of the great scholars of Islam worked for a living. Some were merchants and some were craftsmen. Others carried out difficult work while seeking knowledge, teaching, and serving the religion. They did not see lawful earning as something separate from Islam. With the right intention, it was itself part of their worship. Sheikh Ibn Bāz explained that true reliance upon Allah does not mean abandoning the lawful means. A person should not sit at home or in the Masjid, refuse to work, and wait for people to support him while calling that Tawakkul. He then said: “Rather, he must seek provision, work, and strive, provided he is able to do so.” (Majmūʿ Fatāwā wa-Maqālāt Mutanawwiʿah, vol. 4, p. 427) He also said: “Earning and working, when accompanied by a righteous intention, become worship.” (Official audio no. 872: “Earning and working with a righteous intention is worship”) Seeking Islamic knowledge does not suspend your worldly obligations. If anything, knowledge should teach you how to fulfil them properly and with the right intention. There is nothing noble about being healthy and capable of working while your family suffers financially because you are waiting for your "business idea" to take off. There is nothing spiritual about repeatedly relying upon community donations because you refuse honest employment. There is nothing prophetic about turning dependence upon people into a lifestyle. The situation becomes even more dangerous when this dependence settles into a person’s mindset. Whenever money becomes tight, he assumes the community will carry him. Charity is no longer treated as help during an exceptional hardship; it becomes expected. Donations stop being an emergency measure and become part of the financial plan. The Salaf regarded freedom from people’s wealth as part of guarding their honour. Today, some people have managed to turn dependence upon others into a career plan. If driving a taxi pays your bills, do it. If working a 9-to-5 fulfils the rights of your family, do it. If running a small shop keeps you away from debt and dependence upon people, do it. And if Allah opens the doors of entrepreneurship for you, then Alḥamdulillāh. Build, grow, and aim high, but do not turn entrepreneurship into an excuse for abandoning responsibility. There is more honour in carrying bricks and feeding your children than there is in calling yourself an entrepreneur while living off the generosity of others. Knowledge should make us more responsible, not less. It should make us willing to work, not turn us into professional dreamers. A student of knowledge should want to be independent of people, not build a life around depending upon them. High aspirations are praiseworthy, but high aspirations without responsibility are only fantasies. Earn what is lawful. Fulfil your obligations. Preserve your dignity. Then aspire to whatever heights Allah opens for you. Team AMAU www.amauacademy.com

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