One should recite the following duaa before going to sleep بِاسْمِكَ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِي فَاغْفِر لِي With Your name (O Allah) have I placed my side down (i.e. I have lay down to sleep), so forgive my sins عن عبد الله بن عمرو أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Hazrat Luqmaan (‘alaihis salaam) is the only non-nabi whose advice is mentioned in the Quraan. He comes from an Abyssinian background. In the sight of Allah Ta‘ala lineage, looks, facial features and social standings have no significance. What Allah Ta‘ala looks at is …

وعن عمرو بن عوف رضي الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول إني أخاف على أمتي من ثلاث من زلة عالم ومن هوى متبع ومن حكم جائر. رواه البزار والطبراني من طريق كثير بن عبد الله وهو واه وقد حسنها الترمذي في مواضع وصححها في …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: As a young child, I would often hear my respected father utter the proverb: Love itself is sufficient to teach the lover the etiquette and conduct of love. Although I was too young at the time to truly understand what this …

A person once came to Imaam Maalik (rahimahullah) and asked him to present proof for the existence of a creator. Imaam Maalik (rahimahullah) answered, “Look at the face of a person. As small as it may be, every person’s face comprises of eyes, a nose, ears, a tongue, cheeks, gums …

One should recite the following duaa before going to sleep: بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّي فَاغْفِر لي ذَنْبِي  O my Rabb, with Your name (have I lay down to sleep), so forgive my sins عن عبد الله بن عمرو أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم كان إذا اضطجع للنوم يقول : باسمك ربي …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Many a time it happens that those who are uneducated in Deen want to do good for Islam, but because they do not have the correct picture of Islam, they give their own version of Islam and thus confuse people. What such people …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The nature of many people is such that it very quickly inclines towards despondency and despair. The reason is that once a person loses hope and becomes despondent; he regards himself to be free from all responsibilities and therefore neglects his obligations. …

A group of atheists once approached Imaam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) with the sinister intention of murdering him. On noticing them, Imaam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) decided to engage them in dialogue and so asked them, “If a person had to claim that he saw a ship which had neither a captain …

One should recite the following duaa before going to sleep بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَضَعْتُ جَنْبِى اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِى ذَنْبِى وَأَخْسِئْ شَيْطَانِى وَفُكَّ رِهَانِى وَاجْعَلْنِى فِى النَّدِىِّ الأَعْلَى In the name of Allah Ta’ala have I placed  my side down (i.e. I have lay down to sleep), O Allah, forgive my sins, …