The Ill Effects of Television - Abu Mohammed Abdur-Rauf Shakir [Book]

Publisher: Message of Islam (June 1999)
Pages: 24 Binding: Paperback

The great need for discussion of the Islamic perspective concerning the issue of television is clear to us all. Since television has entered the homes of people in every corner of the earth, the rich and the poor, the educated and the un-educated, Muslim and non-Muslim -- it has become a necessity to address the issue and explain the problems and dangers of television in a clear and concise manner for the benefit of every Muslim who is seeking to please Allah, the Most High, and earn His reward.

Slander - Abdul Malik Al-Qasim [Book] Paperback: 40 Pages

Guarding the Tongue - Imaam Abu Zakariyaa Yahyaa bin Sharaf An-Nawawee
Before you is a chapter from the great book “Al-Adhkaar” of the great scholar of the seventh century, Abu Zaakariyaa Yahyaa bin Sharaf An-Nawawee. This is a very beneficial chapter entitled “Hifdh-ul-Lisaan” [Guarding the Tongue]

The Islamic Ruling on Music and Singing - Abu Bilaal Mustafa al-Kanadi

Paperback: 86 Pages - Published: 2nd Edition, 1998 - purchase at troid.org

A compilation of resources analyzing the permissibility/impermissibility of Music and Singing. An often contested issue in modern times, contrastingly it has no Islamic roots despite much ado nowadays. Brother Mustafa al-Kanadi mentions the proofs that are brought for/against, the statements of the Companions and the noble salaf who proceeded them lest there be any doubt.

Words We Say out of negligence - from As-Sunnah News Letter

Cursing is prohibited * Nicknaming is prohibited * Calling a Muslim, a disbeliever is prohibited * Despising is prohibited * Lying in-joke is prohibited * Defaming someone's lineage is prohibited * Recounting one's favors is prohibited * Addressing someone as, ‘The King of Kings' is prohibited *Reviling Fever is prohibited * Swearing in the name of anything besides Allah is prohibited * Cursing the Wind is prohibited / Reviling the Rooster * Praising a Person in his Presence is Undesirable * Saying, 'If only such and such…' when some adversity befalls is forbidden * Attributing Rain to the Stars is prohibited * Saying: 'Forgive me, if you wish, O Allah!' is prohibited * Pretentiousness and Exaggeration during Conversation is undesirable * Describing other women's charms to one's husband is prohibited * Saying: 'What Allah Wills and so-and-so wills' is prohibited * Whoever curses time has wronged Allah * Making fun of anything in which Allah, the Qur'aan or the Messenger is mentioned leads to disbelief whether one intends it or not * To say, 'this wealth is the result of my labor and knowledge' is prohibited

The Evils of Harry Potter and the Kufr of Magic - By Abul Abbaas Moosa Richardson - 25 Pages PDF - Transcribed Lecture -

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An important lecture on the topic of Magic, more specifically how it has found its way in to Muslim homes by way of books, video games and other media, usually under the guise of fiction and educational benefit. The evil characteristics of magic are outlined with examples from the Qur’aan and the Sunnah in addition to an analysis of the Harry Potter phenomena (a magic-laden fictionally trilogy) which has grasped the attention span of children around the world with remarkably ability.