"Overworking oneself is very destructive if it is made a habit & can cause significant mental, physical & social damage. It can also destroy family ties, break up marriages, result in loss of children to drugs etc. Of what use are those earnings when things around us are crumbling. Take a break with the family for a weekend. Make the time for those closest to you & spend the money you have earned on them!"

| Mufti Ismail Menk |

Pangkor Island Beach Resort, Perak Picture credit: Mudme

"Spying on others brings about one's own downfall & causes untold internal misery. Wanting to know the sins of others or their private matters that are between them & the Almighty is a disease that many people of our times believe to be their right. Those who spy, eavesdrop or hack should blame none but themselves when their own lives crumble. People are answerable to the Almighty & not to us for their personal sins."

| Mufti Ismail Menk |

Isma & Hasmi - Mini Studio

"What is it that we are waiting for to happen in our lives that will finally make us stop engaging in major sin,harming people, backbiting, gambling,taking drugs, consuming alcohol, dressing inappropriately etc? Has enough not already occured to move us sincerely towards our Creator & develop a stronger link with Him? Are we waiting for a disaster or huge calamity to make us turn? Rather turn NOW & feel the blessings!" 

| Mufti Ismail Menk |

S.E.A Aquarium Marine Life Park, Singapore Picture credit: Mudme

"Every night the Almighty stretches His Hand to forgive those who have sinned during the day & every day He stretches His Hand to forgive those who have sinned by night until the sun rises from the West!" He also descends to the lowest heaven when a third of each night remains asking "Is there anyone repenting that I may forgive, anyone turning to me that I may accept, anyone seeking anything that I may give!"

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Sekinchan - Selangor Malaysia Picture credit: Mudme

When a senior religious scholar whom the Almighty has used to change the lives of many people across the globe passes away, a deep sense of loss is felt. Knowledge is taken away through the death of scholars hence it is almost impossible to fill the gap. It is our duty to make maximum use of the true scholars in our midst before we regret the way we wasted our access to them.

| Mufti Ismail Menk |

Fisherman Village - Terengganu Malaysia

If those without children complained about it, those with only boys complained about not having girls, those with girls complained about not having boys & those with both complained about how much of a handful they are, then WHO is going to show gratitude & satisfaction with the Divine Decree of the Almighty Indeed, He chooses, we don't! So let's stop complaining & start being thankful. He knows what is best for us!

| Mufti Ismail Menk |

Cameron Bharat Plantation - Cameron Highland Malaysia

The Messenger pbuh says, "A true believer is neither vulgar nor immoral when he speaks".
Many of us use words that we are prohibited to use, and get so used to using such language that we don't even realise what we are uttering. Using such words is sinful even if we are joking, and it results in the loss of blessings in our lives, the discomfort to the angels of protection who distance themselves from us, losing respect among fellow human beings and setting a very bad precedent in our families and societies. It also diminishes our spirituality and strengthens the link with Satan. It has a great negative effect on our minds and overall temperament. For this and many other reasons, we must never ever utter vulgar or immoral words. Speaking using the best and purest language will create a blessed look on our faces to begin with and result in us being respected and blessed at the same time. Our general lives will begin to improve and we will see this clearly and feel it truly. Are we ready to promise the Creator that we will improve on this immediately?

| Mufti Ismail Menk |

Volcano Batur Mountain - Bali Indonesia