The Quraan and hadeeth are replete with encouragement to make tasbeeh. The different du‘aas that are prescribed for different times of the day contain tasbeeh. When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was approaching the end of his worldly life, Allah Ta‘ala instructed him in Surah Nasr to recite tasbeeh. The hadeeth …
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Only a Person who destroys himself will be a Loser
عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال فيما يروي عن ربه عز و جل إن الله كتب الحسنات والسيئات ثم بين ذلك فمن هم بحسنة فلم يعملها كتبها الله عنده حسنة كاملة فإن هم بها فعملها كتبها الله عنده عشر حسنات إلى …
Read More »Begging Allah Ta’ala and the Importance of Consulting
Saturday Majlis of Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee Saheb on the 19th of April 2014 Size: 9.5 MB Format: mp3 [haiku url=http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/audio/Mufti_Ebrahim_Salejee/2014-04-19_Begging_Allah_and_the_Importance_of_Consulting.mp3] [wpdm_file id=149]
Read More »The evil traits of pride, jealousy and haughtiness
Hazrat Shaikh (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) while addressing the audience in his majlis once mentioned: “Beloved brothers! Let me inform you about the evil traits of pride, jealousy and haughtiness. These evil traits have no limits and are extremely serious in the sight of Allah Ta’ala. Pride, jealousy and haughtiness are among …
Read More »The basis of everything is the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala
On one occasion, Moulana Thaanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) mentioned: No matter how much a person worships Allah Ta’ala, or adopts taqwa and piety in his life, one cannot feel complacent at any time as one is unaware of one’s true status and position in the sight of Allah Ta’ala. Since everything …
Read More »The incident of Hazrat Amr ibn ‘Aas (Radiyallahu Anhu) and the pigeon egg
Mufti Muhammad Taqi Uthmani (Daamat Barakaatuh) writes: In the time of Hadhrat Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu), Hadhrat Amr ibn ‘Aas (Radiyallahu Anhu) was sent to conquer Egypt by Hazrat Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu). The army reached the city of Cairo and laid siege on it which lasted for approximately six months. Hazrat …
Read More »Earn many Rewards and Receive Protection for the Day
One should recite the following Duaa in the morning and evening: لاَ إلَهَ إلا الله وَحْدَهُ لَا شرِيكَ لَه لَه الملكُ وَلَهُ الحَمْدُ يُحيِ وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ، بِيَدِهِ الخَير وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَدِير There is no deity besides Allah Ta’ala alone, who has no partner. To Him …
Read More »Writing Durood when writing the Blessed name of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من صلى علي في كتاب لم تزل الملائكة تستغفر له ما دام اسمي في ذلك الكتاب (المعجم الأوسط للطبراني، الرقم: ١٨٣٥، وسنده ضعيف كما في كشف الخفاء، الرقم: ٢٥١٨) Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu …
Read More »Look at others with Respect and at Ourselves with Suspect
Generally, we would like that our name be preserved and maintained, and that people should speak greatly about us etc., but we do not worry about how we view others. However, the reality is that ‘we should look at others with respect and at ourselves with suspect’. We should always …
Read More »Tafseer of Surah Maa’oon
Majlis of Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyas Patel Saheb on the 4th of March 2014 Size: 7.2 MB Format: mp3 [haiku url=http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/audio/Moulana_Ilyas_Patel/2014-03-04_Westville_Tafseer_of_Surah_Maaoon.mp3] [wpdm_file id=147]
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