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Jibril counselled the Prophet ﷺ about the neighbour so often that he thought neighbours would be made heirs. It is one of the plainest teachings in the Sunnah and one of the easiest to let slip — particularly when the neighbour is not a Muslim, or not someone we would choose.
A look at what the right of the neighbour actually requires, and what it looks like on a street in Bolton.
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Islamic ArticlesThe five prayers cut the day into pieces and stop any one of them swallowing the rest.
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Scholar BlogsThe chain of narration, why it was recorded so carefully, and what it means to call a report authentic.
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Ramadan UpdatesThe month goes better for those who start thinking about it in Sha'ban rather than on the first night.
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Masjid NewsThree weeks of groundwork finished ahead of schedule, and the inspection passed first time.
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Islamic ArticlesTwenty-seven times the reward — but the reason behind it is about more than arithmetic.
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Scholar BlogsOn the etiquette of asking, and why no question put sincerely is a foolish one.
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Masjid NewsTea, a tour, and a great many questions — most of them the ones we hoped people would ask.
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Ramadan UpdatesA page after each prayer gets you there. A chapter a night does not, and the guilt does not help.
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Islamic ArticlesIt was never only a prayer hall. The first one was a school, a court, a shelter and a meeting place.
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One question still open: who will write and how often. A blog with three posts on it, all dated two years ago, does more harm than having no blog at all — so if nobody can commit to it, the better answer is to keep the announcements above and drop this section.
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