وعن عمر رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم ما اكتسب مكتسب مثل فضل علم يهدي صاحبه إلى هدى أو يرده عن ردى وما استقام دينه حتى يستقيم عمله رواه الطبراني في الكبير واللفظ له والصغير إلا أنه قال فيه حتى يستقيم عقله وإسنادهما متقارب …

1. Endeavour to sit close to the speaker. Sitting close to the speaker will assist you in focusing towards the speaker. 2. Only if the first row is full should you move to the second row. The reason is that one should not allow the back of another person to …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) writes: I hold the same view regarding my seniors which Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Azeez (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) expressed regarding his seniors (i.e. the Sahaabah [radiyallahu anhum]) when he said: Indeed they possessed sound knowledge through which they could remain firm on Sharee’ah and …

Glimpses of the Austerity and Asceticism of Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu): Sa‘eed bin ‘Ataa’ bin abi Marwaan (rahimahullah) narrates the following from his father: I once saw Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) performing Salaah while wearing only a lower garment. I therefore said to him, “O Abu Zar (radhiyallahu …

If one experiences sleeplessness, he should recite the following Duaa اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظَلَّتْ وَرَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ وَمَا أَقَلَّتْ وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَا أَضَلَّتْ كُنْ لِي جَارًا مِنْ شَرِّ خَلْقِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ، أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ، أَوْ أَنْ يَطْغَى، عَزَّ جَارُكَ، وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُك O Allah, the Rabb of the seven …

In the opening verses of Surah Baqarah, Allah Ta‘ala mentions the qualities of His righteous servants that they are:  الَّذينَ يُؤمِنونَ بِالغَيبِ  “Those who believe in the unseen” This needs to be firmly entrenched into our systems that our belief is in the unseen and not in what we see. …

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم سبع يجرى للعبد أجرهن وهو في قبره بعد موته من علم علما أو كرى نهرا أو حفر بئرا أو غرس نخلا أو بنى مسجدا أو ورث مصحفا أو ترك ولدا يستغفر له بعد موته. رواه البزار …

A Deeni discourse is a means of one acquiring the knowledge of Deen. Hence, in order for one to benefit from the discourse, it is essential for one to learn the correct aadaab (etiquettes) before one participates in the Deeni discourse. Among the fundamental requirements for one to benefit from …