Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The position of a fardh action is higher than that of a nafl action. In fact, the very purpose of a nafl action is to perfect the fardh action or to compensate for any weakness or shortcoming which entered the fardh during …

Tafseer of Surah Hadid by Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee Saheb Part 1 – Ayah 01  [haiku url=http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/audio/tafseer/2013-11-04_Surah_57_Ayah_1_-_6.mp3]

When the hour of death drew near for Ibne Idrees (Rahmatullahi Alaih), his daughter began to weep. He said, “Do not cry my child, I have completed four thousand khatams of the Holy Qur'an in this house.” Hasan Ibne Hayye (Rahmatullahi Alaih) says, “I was with my brother, Ali (Rahmatullahi Alaih) …

One should dust his bed before going into bed and recite the following duaa: بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّى وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِى وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُهُ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتَ نَفْسِى فَارْحَمْهَا وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا فَاحْفَظْهَا بِمَا تَحْفَظُ بِهِ عِبَادَكَ الصَّالِحِينَ O my Rabb, only with Your name have I placed my side down (i.e. I have lay down to …

When one looks at the people of the past; he would find that they used to work hard and earn from the sweat of their brow. Their earning was clean and their businesses were Shariah compliant. As a result, the money they earned was clean and a lot of goodness …

عن عابس بن ربيعة قال رأيت عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه يقبل الحجر يعني الأسود ويقول إني لأعلم أنك حجر لا تنفع ولا تضر ولولا أني رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقبلك ما قبلتك. رواه البخاري ومسلم وأبو داود والترمذي والنسائي (الترغيب والترهيب 1/99) Hadhrat Aabis …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: How strange it is that people don’t look down upon a trader when he trades, yet they look down upon a worker who is engaged in his employment. Logic and justice both demand that if we do not look down upon …

1. When making dua, ask Allah Ta‘ala to bless you with aafiyah (i.e. to bless you with ease in all departments of your life).

Hazrat Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports: I once asked Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), “O Rasul of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), teach me a (beneficial) dua which I should beg from Allah Ta‘ala.” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) replied, “Beg Allah Ta‘ala to bless you with aafiyah (physical and spiritual ease).” After a few days, I again came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and asked,

It is mentioned regarding Sheikh Habib Ajami (Rahmatullahi Alaih) who is one of the renowned spiritual leaders, that he looked gravely concerned at the time of his death. Someone said to him, “It is strange that a pious person like yourself should feel so afraid at the hour of death. …

One should make wudhu before going to sleep عن البراء بن عازب رضي الله عنهما قال قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أتيت مضجعك فتوضأ وضوءك للصلاة (بخاري رقم 247) Hadhrat Baraa bin Aazib (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) advised him: “When you are …