September, 2022

• 6 September

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Rendering Service to People – Part 11

  

  1. One should help and assist others as far as possible. Even if one assists a person through a small and simple action (e.g. one helps a person through giving him directions on the road or removing a harmful object from the pathway of the people), one will earn great …
• 6 September

  Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty-One – Being Sent by Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Level the Graves, Destroy Idols and Erase Pictures

  

  Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that on one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) attended a janaazah of a certain Sahaabi. He then addressed the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) who were present and said, “Who among you will go back to Madinah Munawwarah, and wherever he sees any idol or statue, he …
• 5 September

  Gaining the Correct Understanding of the Sunnah

  

  Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following Hadith: للسائل حق وإن جاء على فرس The beggar (who comes to you with a need) has a right (over you) – even if he comes (to you) riding on a horse. (Sunan Abu Dawood #1665) Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas …
• 3 September

  Reciting Ten Verses of the Quraan Majeed when Returning from the Marketplace

  

  Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had taught the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to recite ten verses of the Quraan Majeed when returning from the marketplace. وعن ابن عباس قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يا معشر التجار، أيعجز أحدكم إذا رجع من سوقه أن يقرأ عشر آيات فيكتب الله له …

August, 2022

• 30 August

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Rendering Service to People – Part 10

  

  1. By helping and assisting the needy, one will receive great reward, and by helping and assisting one’s needy family and relatives, one will receive double the reward of assisting the needy. عن سلمان بن عامر، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الصدقة على المسكين صدقة، وعلى ذي …
• 29 August

  The Remedy for Entertaining Evil Thoughts regarding People

  

  On one occasion, a certain person enquired from Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) regarding the remedy and treatment for bud-gumaani (entertaining evil thoughts about people without any proof). In reply, Hazrat Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned the following: When an evil thought enters the heart regarding any person, then …
• 27 August

  Dua when entering the marketplace – 2

  

  One should recite the following dua when entering the marketplace: بِسْمِ اللهِ اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هٰذِهِ السُّوْقِ وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيْهَا وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ مَا فِيْهَا اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ أَنْ أُصِيْبَ فِيْهَا يَمِيْنًا فَاجِرَةً أَوْ صَفْقَةً ​خَاسِرَةً In the name of Allah. O Allah, I beg of …
• 25 August

  Isma’eel and the Sunnah

  

  Ask our children: 1. Should a Muslim be shy to show his Islam and the Sunnah or should he show his Islam and the Sunnah wherever he goes? 2. What was the reason for Allah Ta‘ala making the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) successful in the world? Now tell them the story: …
• 23 August

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Rendering Service to People – Part 9

  

  1. Showing kindness to one’s neighbours and rendering assistance to them has been greatly emphasized in Islam and is regarded as an act of great virtue. In the Qur’aan Majeed and Mubaarak Ahaadith, great emphasis has been laid upon upholding the rights of neighbours. In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta’ala …
• 22 August

  The Way to Practise on Prophetic prescriptions

  

  In regard to the prophetic prescriptions mentioned in the Mubaarak Ahaadith, Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Through adopting the prophetic prescriptions (mentioned in the Hadith), one will definitely acquire shifaa. However, it should be borne in mind that it is necessary for one to …