Alhuda Bolton

Friday 13th Dec 2019 by Abu Muadh Taqweem -"The Strong Believer is better than the weak Believer" - What is the meaning of this hadith? - Do not say "if only I had done such and such!" - Look after that which is in your interest - Three types of Patience

Sun 8th December Read by Abu Arwa Ali - The danger of the tongue - Imam ibn Rajab's and Shaykh ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen's statements - Benefits from the hadith

Sat 7th Dec 2019 Read by our brother Abu Muadh Taqweem - shirk in obeying the scholars and the rulers in permitting the unlawful or prohibiting the lawful - following faqihs' (scholars of Islamic Jurisprudence) views - the views of the 4 main imams

Friday 6th dec 2019

Sun 1st December Read by Abu Arwa Ali - The great virtue of Fasting, Charity and praying in the depth of the Night - What is the peak of the matter, its Pillar and its topmost part? - What does "Jihad" mean? - Terrorism is NOT Jihad

Sat 30th Nov 2019 read by our brother Abu Muadh Taqweem - What does “Tawakkul” mean? - Having trust, dependence and reliance in Allah alone - Trust in other than Allah is of 3 types, what are they and how do they differ? - Having Tawakkul in Allah is a sign of the believers

Sun 24th Nov 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali - How does one get into Paradise? - Why did Allah place Adam (may peace be upon him) on this earth? What was the Wisdom behind this? - The great & innumerable blessings of Allah upon us - Importance of sincerity and effort

Sound Creed #15: Having Love For Allah by Alhuda Bolton

Fri 22 Nov 2019 by Abu Muadh Taqweem From Abū Dharr Jundub bin Junādah and Abū 'Abdir-Rahmān Mu'ādh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with them) from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he said: "Have taqwa of Allah wherever you may be, and follow up an evil deed with a good deed and it will wipe it out, and behave towards the people with good manners." [At-Tirmidhi]

40 Hadith: Lesson 44 Hadith 28 And 29 by Alhuda Bolton

Sat 16 Nov 2019 Read by Abu Muadh Taqweem - Categories of major shirk - Shirk due to fear (part 2) - Attachment to False Deities or Objects besides Allah - Two kinds of love: specific and general

Sun 10 Nov 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali - Listening and Obeying the Rulers - Adhering to the Sunnah - Beware of newly-introduced matters, for every innovation (bid'ah) is an error.

Sat 9 Nov 2019 Read by Abu Muadh Taqweem - Categories of major shirk - Shirk due to fear - The 3 forms of fear - The balance between love, fear and hope

Sun 03 Nov 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali - Explanation of the statement "Even if people give you verdict upon verdict" - A breakdown of hadith 28 - What is the meaning of 'taqwa' linguistically and the Islamic context - How does one gain taqwa?

Sat 2 Nov 2019 Read by Abu Muadh Taqweem - What is meant by "Picture making" - Why is it prohibited in Islam? - The severity of the punishment in the Hereafter for the picture maker - Arguments of the Polytheists

Friday 1st Nov 2019 by Abu Muadh Taqweem - How was the Prayer obligated? - The greatness of this Prayer - Guard over your prayer - The one who abandons or neglects the prayer

Sun 27th Oct 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali - What is Al-Birr (righteousness)? - The great importance of good manners and an encouragement to study the manners of the Prophet (ﷺ) - How do we judge what is right and wrong?

Friday 25th Oct 2019 by Abu Arwa Ali - The Prophet (ﷺ) warned us against from following in the footsteps of non-Muslims - However this does not mean one should be bad mannered towards non-Muslims - The pagan Origins of Halloween - The Sunnah of our Prophet (ﷺ) is enough for us

20th Oct 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali - Different forms of charity - Virtue of bringing about reconciliation between people - The status of good character in Islam - What is our reference point for defining sins?

Friday 18th Oct 2019 by Abu Arwa Ali - The importance of wudhu - The great virtue of the remembrance of Allah - Prayer, charity and patience - Acting upon the Qur'an - Responsibility for one's own self

Sun 13th October 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali -The companions competed with one another in good deeds -Two types of charity (sadaqah) -There is charity due on every joint of the body - The blessing of our joints and our body as a whole

Saturday 12th Oct 2019 Read by Abu Muadh Taqweem - Exaggeration and excessiveness in the rights of the righteous people - The plots of shaytan and how deceives people into shirk - What is picture making and why is it prohibited? - Q&A

Sun 6th Oct 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali - No person is free of sin, and we must turn to Allah in repentance and seek His Forgiveness - Allah’s Kingdom does not increase by us being obedient to Him nor does it decrease by us being disobedient to him - ”O My slaves, it is only your deeds that I account for you, and then recompense you for. So whoever finds good, then let him praise Allah, and whoever finds other than that, then let him blame no one but himself”

Sat 5th Oct 2019 Read by Abu Muadh Taqweem - Common Innovations regarding the graves - The danger of innovating in the religion - Exaggerating in the Rights of the Prophet (ﷺ) - If you love the Prophet (ﷺ), then follow him

Fri 4th Oct 2019 Abu Muadh Taqweem - Seeing Allah is the greatest reward for the inhabitants of Paradise - How have the people of innovation deviated in this regard - The importance of having the correct aqeedah and sticking to the Qur'an and Sunnah

Sun 29th Sep 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali - What is a Hadith Qudsi? - Allah has forbidden oppression - Guidance comes from Allah - The severe need of the slaves for their Lord - Why does Mankind commit sin? - Allah is oft-Forgiving - Question about free will

Sat 28th Sep 2019 Read by Abu Muadh Taqweem - 7 ways the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade Shirk & prevented it’s avenues - The Wisdom behind this - The issue of the Graves - Q&A

Fri 27th Sep by Abu Arwa Ali - The great calamity of the death of the Prophet ﷺ - How the Sahabah responded to this - If you wish to be with the Prophet ﷺ in the Hereafter, then obey him and follow his Sunnah

Sound Creed #8: The Danger Of Shirk by Alhuda Bolton

Sun 22 Sep 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali - Recap of Hadith 23: - “the Qur’an is a proof for you or against you” - “Every person starts his day as a vendor of his soul, either freeing it or destroying it.”

Friday 20th Sep 2019 by Abu Muadh Taqweem - No one knows when the Day of Judgement will occur except Allah - Signs of the hour - False Prophets & Messengers - Loss of Knowledge - The Earthquakes - The shortness of time

Sept 14th 2019 Read by Abu Muadh Taqweem -Why should we learn about Shirk? -Simple definition of Shirk -How Shirk first started -Picture making and Photography -Q&A: "Are dolls permissible in Islam for children?"

Friday 13th Sep 2019 By Abu Muadh Taqweem - Importance of understanding the Qur'an - Destruction caused by drugs, gangs and other sins - Allah says: "The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts you, Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die)" (Surah At-Takaathur verses 1-2) - The Questioning in the Grave - The importance of looking after one's family - Our Purpose in Life - The 5 daily Prayers - Seeking Knowledge

Sun 8 Sep 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali Hadith 23: - Purification is half of Iman (faith) - The virtue of saying 'Alhamdulillah' & ‘subhanallah' - Prayer and patience are a light, what does this mean?

7th Sep 2019 Read by Abu Muadh Taqweem - Evidences from the Quran concerning al-Ulūhiyyah - The various angles of argument for this category of Tawheed - Evidences from the verses in the Quran

6th Sep 2019 with Abu Muadh Taqweem - The story of Mūsa (peace be upon him) and how Allah saved him and his people from the tyranny of Pharaoh on the day of Ashura - Lessons for us in this story - Fasting in Muharram

1st Sep 2019 Read by Abu Arwa Ali - A person who fulfills the obligatory matters and does nothing extra, will he or she enter Paradise? - What about Voluntary Actions? - Importance of treating the Halal as Halal and the Haram as Haram - The Mistake of the Sufis and Christians

Sat 31st Aug 2019 Read by Abu Muadh Taqweem - The Connection between Al-Ulūhiyyah and Ar-Rubūbiyyah and vice versa -The Mushrikeen (Polytheists) at the time of the Prophet (ﷺ) -Misconceptions in our time regarding Tawheed

Sun 25th Aug 2019 with Abu Arwa Ali - The statement of the Prophet (ﷺ) "Say 'I believe in Allah' — and then remain steadfast." - The importance of Remaining Firm and steadfast

24th Aug 2019 📖 How The Sahabah Followed the Prophet (ﷺ) With AbdulHakeem Mitchell -The Great Station of the Sahabah -Those who speak ill of the companions -How the Sahabah followed the Sunnah of the Prophet (ﷺ) -The Importance of sticking to the Sunnah

Friday 23rd Aug 2019 with Abu Muadh Taqweem - The Tawheed (Monotheism) of Allah - Singling out Allah in His Lordship, our worship, and His Names and Attributes - The error of asking others besides Allah and going to graves or shrines for Du'a - It is impermissible to call upon the deceased, even if it is the Prophet (ﷺ) - Du'a is worship - Putting our trust in Allah - Calling Upon Allah using his Perfect Names - The impact of Tawheed on one's Life

18th Aug 2019 with Abu Arwa Ali - The noble characteristic of having shyness and shame - There are two types of Shyness - How can one acquire this quality?

Khutbah: The Importance Of Sincerity by Alhuda Bolton

Sun 04 August 2019 40 Hadith of Imam Nawawi Lesson 31 With Abu Arwa Ali - Recap of previous lesson - Allah’s decree - Victory comes with patience - Benefits of this hadith - Hadith 20: "If you feel no shame, then do as you wish."

Sat 3rd Aug 2019 📖 Guide to the Sound Creed: Lesson 3 with Abu Muadh Taqweem - Islamic Monotheism - The misguidance of Atheism - Balance in the Religion in Love, Hope and Fear of Allah

Sun 28 July 2019 40 Hadith of Imam Nawawi Lesson 30 With Abu Arwa Ali - Recap of Part 1-2 of Hadith 19 - Allah protects whoever has taqwah - ‘If you ask, ask from Allah and if you seek aid, seek aid from Allah’ - Allah’s decree - ‘Come to know Allah in ease and He comes to know you in times of hardship’

27th Jul 2019 📖 Lesson 3: Belief in Allah with Abu Muadh Taqweem - The Six Pillars of Eemaan - Belief in Allah is the basis of aqeedah (creed) - The Decree of Allah - The “Fitrah” (natural predisposition) of the Human being towards knowing that he has a creator - The error of atheism

26th July 2019 📖 The Gift of Eeman Abu Arwa Ali - "O Children of Adam! We have bestowed garment upon you to cover yourselves and as an adornment, and the garment of righteousness, that is better..." [Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights) verse 26]

Sun 14 July 2019 40 Hadith of Imam Nawawi Lesson 29 With Abu Arwa Ali - Importance of good manners and character - Good deeds wipe away evil deeds - "Be mindful of Allah and He will safeguard you" - The Humbleness and Wisdom of the Prophet (ﷺ)

13th July 2019 📖 The necessity of learning the Correct Aqeedah with Abu Muadh Taqweem -Obligation to learn the islamic aqeedah - understand its meaning and what it is built upon -Understanding "Laa ilaaha illallaah" -Learning about people of bidah (innovation) -Rectify the aqeedah in the people