Introduction Imaam Abu Hanifah’s (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) name was Nu’man ibn Thaabit. He was born in the year 80 A.H. and passed away in the year 150 A.H. [1] Allamah Ibn Katheer (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) (d. 774 A.H.) writes about Imaam Abu Hanifah: “… one of the four Imaams of the mazaahib …

اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ ﻋَﺒْﺪِكَ وَ رَﺳُﻮْﻟِﻚَ وَﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟـْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِﻴْﻦَ وَ اﻟـْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨَﺎتِ  وَ اﻟـﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤِﻴْﻦَ وَ اﻟـﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤَﺎتِ O Allah, send your choicest blessings upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) your slave and messenger, and descend blessings upon the believing men and women.  The Duaa of a Bedouin Isma’ee (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) narrates: …

When ‘Umar bin ‘Abdul ‘Aziz (rahimahullah) was in his last moments, someone came and reprimanded him saying that you have left nothing for your children. He replied that if they are righteous then Allah will take care of them and if they are sinful then why should I leave wealth …

اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ رَبﱠ هَﺬِﻩِ اﻟﺪﱠﻋْﻮَةِ اﻟْﻘَﺂﺋِﻤَﺔِ وَاﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮةِ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِﻌَﺔِ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وَارْضَ ﻋَﻨﱢﻰ رِﺿًﺎ ﻻَ ﺗـَﺴْﺨَﻂُ ﺑَﻌْﺪَﻩُ أَﺑَﺪًا O Allah, Rabb of this lasting call and this beneficial duaa, confer Your special blessings upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and bless me with Your everlasting pleasure after which You would never …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: With the approaching of the month of Ramdhaan, every person’s desire is that whatever he does must be accepted. Thus, for acceptance you require to ensure that the asbaab (means) of acceptance are also in place. The hadeeth speaks of a person’s fast …

Once, a person asked Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) something related to Hadhrat’s domestic life for the benefit of gaining a lesson. After Hadhrat responded, the person then asked forgiveness for posing such a question. Hazrat Thanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) replied, “No, you have not caused me any grief …

Hazrat Shaikh (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) once mentioned that it is essential when one takes a loan that he pays back the loan on the appointed time. In the beginning, my close friends would lay down strict conditions before giving me a loan (which I needed in order to pay for my …

عن أبي سعيد الخدرى أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال من قال رضيت بالله ربا وبالإسلام دينا وبمحمد رسولا وجبت له الجنة (ابو داود رقم 1531) Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khudri (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Whoever recites the following duaa, Paradise becomes waajib for …

ﺳَﻼمٌ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِﻩِ اﻟﱠﺬِﻳْﻦَ اﺻْﻄَﻔَﻰ ﺳَﻼمٌ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟـْﻤُﺮْﺳَﻠِﻴْﻦ َ اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠ أَﻧــْﺰِﻟْﻪُ اﻟْﻤَﻘْﻌَﺪَ اﻟْﻤُﻘَﺮﱠبَ ﻋِﻨْﺪَكَ (الطبراني)  O Allah, shower your choicest durood (blessings) on Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and upon the family of Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), and grant him the …

Qaroon had the feeling of independence and said that all the wealth he has is on account of his intelligence. On seeing his wealth, the worldly-minded wished that they had treasures like him, but the knowledgeable and the ‘Ulama spoke against it and against the love of dunya. Likewise, the …