Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: When wealth becomes a person’s goal and primary objective then unfortunately he adopts any and every means possible to acquire it, regardless of whether it is halaal or haraam. Rasulullah (sallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) mentioned: “Love of the world is the root of all …
January, 2019
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17 January
Become Grateful Slaves of Allah Ta’ala
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: We should endeavour to become grateful slaves of Allah Ta‘ala. The difference between a slave and a worker is that a worker can make demands if what is promised to him is not given to him. However, a slave just has to accept …
December, 2018
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26 December
Zikr- The Source of Satisfaction for the Heart
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Hazrat Qari Tayyib Saahib (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) explains that each limb receives its fulfilment in a different way. The tongue through tasting something that is appetizing and tasty, the nose through some pleasant smell, the ear through a soothing sound, the eye through a …
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19 December
The Soul of our Body – Zikr
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Hazrat Shah Waliyyullah (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) expounding on the importance of zikr says: “Zikr is actually like the soul in the body.” Zikr brings flavour not only to our ‘ibaadaat but to our earthly life. Hence a man in zikr is always happy at …
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12 December
Zikr – The Missing Ingredient in Our Lives
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Zikr is actually the missing ingredient in our lives. We are doing a lot of other works of deen but we fall short in the aspect of zikr. Whereas with this zikr all the other good deeds we carry out gets a different …
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5 December
Securing your Rewards
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: We all wish to secure our rewards that are earned through ‘ibaadat. Hence, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in a lengthy hadeeth explained to the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) that the manner in which one would secure and preserve his rewards will be through the …
November, 2018
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29 November
Zikr – the Greatest Asset
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Zikr is the greatest thing as mentioned in the Quraan Shareef: “Indeed the remembrance of Allah Ta‘ala is the greatest.” All our efforts are simply to achieve this zikr (the remembrance of Allah Ta‘ala at all times and in all conditions). The hadeeth …
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22 November
Connecting with Allah Ta‘ala
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Every believer enjoys a connection with Allah Ta‘ala merely on account of his Imaan. Allah Ta‘ala says: “Allah Ta‘ala is the friend of the believers.” Just as a phone gets connected to a network through a sim card, similarly the so-called connecting sim …
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14 November
Respecting the Symbols of Deen
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: One of the main methods of drawing the grace and forgiveness of Allah Ta‘ala is showing respect to the symbols of deen (e.g. the azaan, the musjid, Ramadhaan etc.) or anything connected to deen. There are incidents of people who were forgiven on …
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8 November
The Test of Man
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Hazrat Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) was sent to the world and commissioned to make it liveable. Thus, the real test for mankind commenced from the time of Nooh (‘alaihis salaam) after everyone was settled. Thereafter, with time deen progressed until the time of Nabi …