The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, who came as a mercy to the world, stated: “It is permissible to make peace among Muslims, but not in a way that makes the unlawful lawful or the lawful unlawful.”^[1]

For example, reconciling between spouses with a condition that the husband will not visit his other wife, or a Muslim debtor promising to give alcohol or interest to his non-Muslim creditor. In the first case, what is lawful (visiting the other wife) is made unlawful, and in the second, what is unlawful (interest or alcohol) is made lawful. Such reconciliations are impermissible and must be nullified.^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Supplication when applying oil

According to the schedule of Dawat-e-Islami's weekly Sunna-inspired gathering, we will now memorise a dua. This week, we will learn the dua to recite when applying oil:

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْم

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.^[3]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds)

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, “Pondering ˹over the Hereafter˺ for a moment is better than 60 years of worship.”^[4]