Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The real commodity for one to earn and purchase is taqwa. The hadeeth teaches us that the one who has taqwa will remain safe even if he is in the territory of his enemy. So make an effort to acquire the wealth of …
Read More »Constantly Examining One’s Intention
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: When any servant of Allah wishes to carry out a righteous deed, Shaitaan tries to prevent him in different ways and places numerous obstacles and difficulties in his path. However, if all the obstructions and obstacles of Shaitaan fail to prevent him, …
Read More »Enhancing the Spirituality of our ‘Ibaadaat
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: We carry out our ‘ibaadaat merely as a routine. This is good, but for how long are we going to continue like this? We need to bring the true love of Allah Ta’ala into our ‘ibaadaat. At times, one minute of the ‘ibaadat …
Read More »The Importance of Adhering to a Timetable
Hazrat Khwaaja Azeezul Hassan (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned that Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) had given him the following advice: It is extremely important for one to allocate a fixed time for every work and duty, and to thereafter adhere strictly to this timetable. It should not be that …
Read More »The Path of Salvation
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were practical and realistic. They did not pose questions to merely appease their intellectual curiosity; rather they asked pertinent questions. Once they received the answer, they strictly adhered to the instruction contained therein. One of their overwhelming concerns was …
Read More »Showing Good Character at all Times
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once recited the following couplet: It is easy to repay ill-treatment with ill-treatment. However, a true man is he who shows good character to those who show him ill-treatment. Hazrat Shaikh (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) thereafter mentioned: Allah Ta’ala has mentioned in the Qur’aan Majeed, …
Read More »Hating the Ways of the Kuffaar
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once made the following du’aa: O Allah! Grant us the taufeeq of showing kindness and compassion to the kuffaar, as they are also Your servants, and enable us to fulfil their rights (and treat them justly). However, create within our hearts the aversion and …
Read More »Showing Affection to the Creation
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: After his appointment as khaleefah, Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was approached by the children of the neighbourhood who told him that they feared he would not be as affectionate to them as before he became the khaleefa. Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) …
Read More »Showing Respect
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Respect is a fundamental aspect in a person’s deen, without which a person lies in great danger. A salient feature in all our pious predecessors is that they always maintained a very high level of respect for their elders, as well as all …
Read More »The Value of Good Deeds
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Why do we not find the time to regularly engage in zikr and ibaadah, whereas it is these actions that will truly benefit us after our death? We are all aware that our life in this world is extremely short and …
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