A man from the tribe of Banu Nawfal Ibn 'Abd Manaaf married a second wife who was fair and pretty. Umm Mahjan, his first wife, who was dark in complexion, was upset when she heard the news. Jelousy and disappointment drove her to confront her husband, but he explained,
"By Allaah, Umm Mahjan, there is no need to jealously guard me anymore. I am an old man. You too are old and there is no need for me to be jealous over you. Nobody can be more honoured in my sight t....
Mugheerah Ibn Shu'bah رضي الله عنه narrates:
Nobody ever defeated me, except a youth from the tribe of Banu Harith Ibn Ka'b. I happened to propose to a young woman from the Banu Harith tribe and the youth was present when I arrived.
He secretly mentioned to me, "Ameer, she is not a righteous woman."
"What is wrong with her?" I enquired.
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A pious student was once studying in Delhi and would sleep in a nearby Masjid. One night, a young woman was on her way to visit some of her relatives who resided in the area, when a riot broke out. She could not manage to escape the commotion and violence in time and quickly ran into the Masjid in fear of her life. When the student noticed her, he was alarmed and explained that the Masjid was not an appropriate place for her to hide. "People may notice us here and my honour will be ta....
The difference between (true) khushoo' engendered by faith and the hypocritical khushoo' is that the former takes place in the heart to Allaah سبحانه و تعالى and is conduced by veneration, magnification, sobriety, dignity, and shyness. The heart breaks for Allaah سبحانه و تعالى, combining dread, bashfulness, love, and shyness with the perce....
Allaah, Most High, says,

"Has not the time come for the hearts of those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah - Islamic Monotheism) to be affected by Allah's Reminder (this Quran), and that which has been revealed of the truth, lest they become as those who received the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before (i.e. Jews and Christians), and the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts we....