Tuesday, January 27 · Shaʻban 8, 1447 AH

That day

One ayah. One hadith. One name. Quiet things, in their place.

Today's verse · purpose

Adh-Dhariyat 51:56

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

Wama khalaqtu aljinna wal-insailla liyaAAbudoon

And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. The one-line answer to why we are here.

Today's hadith · family

Musnad Ahmad 23074

Best charity is to a close relative

أَفْضَلُ الصَّدَقَةِ عَلَى ذِي الرَّحِمِ الْكَاشِحِ

Afdalu-s-sadaqati ala dhi-r-rahimi-l-kashih.

The best charity is to the relative who harbours animosity.

Narrated by Abu Ayyub.