It’s so hot I literally feel like my skin is getting peeled off; it’s 49 C (120 F) of pure heat. I made it a bit later to Friday prayer today, and so I had to pray outside under no shade. In less than 5 minutes, I could not feel my feet, and I was like another 5 minutes away from a heatstroke. Summer serves as another natural reminder of just how miserable hellfire will be: “Verily, the most lightly punished of the people of Hellfire on the Day of Resurrection is a man under whose feet are placed two hot coals by which his brain boils.” (Bukhari 6561)

Sometimes, I wish I had a sibling, especially a sister. Being an only-child with a single mother was always hard.

BarakAllahu feekum.

There's a very dangerous trend that many Muslim women are falling victim to: Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى)‎ said in the translation of this verse: "...Let them (Muslim women) draw their veils over their chests, and not reveal their ˹hidden˺ adornments..." (24:31) The command is explicit: the veil placed over the head is to be drawn over the chest. This detail is significant because it demonstrates that hijab is not merely a matter of covering the hair; rather, it encompasses the body as a whole. A lot of Muslim women these days are draping their veils behind their shoulders, which leaves the chest and neckline exposed. Yes, many women cover those areas with their dresses, but that is still contrary to the command. Your dress covers that area and over it goes your veil. The practice of draping the veil behind the shoulders was actually common among women during the pre-Islamic era, as mentioned by Ibn Kathir in his tafsir: " (and to draw their veils all over their Juyub) means that they should wear the outer garment in such a way as to cover their chests and ribs, so that they will be different from the women of the Jahiliyyah, who did not do that but would pass in front of men with their chests completely uncovered, and with their necks, forelocks, hair and earrings uncovered. So Allah commanded the believing women to cover themselves, as He says: يأَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ قُل لاًّزْوَجِكَ وَبَنَـتِكَ وَنِسَآءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَـبِيبِهِنَّ ذلِكَ أَدْنَى أَن يُعْرَفْنَ فَلاَ يُؤْذَيْنَ (O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks all over their bodies " It's not only a matter of covering skin but also hiding the outline of your entire body. Do not imitate the ways of the polytheists as the Prophet (صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) said: "The most hated of people to Allah are three persons: ...a person who seeks for the traditions of ignorance to remain in Islam..." (Sahih al-Bukhaari 6882)

Anyone ever been in this stage where you want to be productive, but you’re burned out; and you want to have fun but have a hard time enjoying anything? So it’s basically like nothing works: you can’t get work done, you can’t doom scroll, and you can’t binge watch. Pretty terrible to be honest.

Another lonely 'Eyd, but we must always be grateful regardless to be able to live through one. 'Eyd Mubarak!

“If God is real, why doesn’t He punish the evil?” “And when they come to you (O Prophet), they greet you with that [word] by which Allah does not greet you and say among themselves, mWhy does Allah not punish us for what we say?’ Sufficient for them is Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the destination.” (58:8) Don’t worry, an eternity of misery and boiling awaits them. It’s only a matter of time: “So bear with the disbelievers. Let them be for a little while.” (86:17)

Was feeling severe tightness in my chest due to immense distress. I really didn't know what was going on, so I decided to put on some earbuds and listen to Qur'an. Literally 5 minutes later all of it goes away.

New article just dropped. FYI, thumbnail is AI-generated.

What’s the maximum amount of zaps a note can get?