Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Our elders were very firm on what they believed to be the truth. They would clearly explain their stance and not shift from it in the least, even if a senior held the opposing view. This was also the way of the Sahaabah …
Read More »Lectures Alone are Insufficient
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Nowadays, people expect the condition of the Muslims to improve through merely delivering lectures and bayaans. Although lectures and bayaans are beneficial, merely delivering lectures and bayaans will not be sufficient in bringing about a change unless effort is made towards …
Read More »Writing of Durood Shareef
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: A unique feature that we find in the famous books of hadeeth like the sihaah sittah i.e. Saheeh Bukhaari, Saheeh Muslim, Tirmizi, etc. is that when the authors recorded the ahaadeeth, they always wrote the durood on Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in full. …
Read More »Exercising Caution when Dealing with Public Wealth
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Hazrat Raipuri (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) would say, “Managing a Deeni institute causes me more fear and concern than any other responsibility. The reason for my fear is that if a person is employed by someone and is negligent and dishonest to his …
Read More »The Essence of Righteousness
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Two qualities are the essence of righteousness: 1. Fulfilling the commands of Allah Ta‘ala and abstaining from His prohibitions must become natural within oneself. 2. Good character towards the creation and fulfilling their rights.
Read More »The Need for Correction
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned to some of his close associates: Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) would say to Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Mu’aaz (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), “Though I am the Khalifah, I am not independent of you. I am still in need of your advising …
Read More »The Manner in which News should be Disseminated
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Not everyone knows how to handle news. People very quickly publicise news without verifying it and understanding its repercussions. In many cases this leads to confusion.
Read More »Placing one’s Trust and Reliance upon Allah Ta’ala Alone
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: When Allah Ta’ala decides that any work take place then He creates the means for its fulfilment. The completion of that work is not dependant on any person. Rather, Allah Ta’ala, out of His infinite power, will use whichever person He …
Read More »Advise, Don’t Despise
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: We cannot despise and look down on anyone, since we don’t have any guarantee of the future. The magicians came out in the morning to challenge Hazrat Moosa (‘alaihis salaam) which was the worst crime, but by the end of that very same …
Read More »Abstaining from Speaking Ill of other Deeni Institutes
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: My beloved brothers! I wish to mention something of great importance to you which I have not mentioned before. You are ‘Ulamaa and Ustaads and many of you are perhaps responsible for the administration of various Deeni institutes. All these institutes …
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