عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه فهو رد. رواه البخاري ومسلم وأبو داود ولفظه من صنع أمرا على غير أمرنا فهو رد. وابن ماجه وفي رواية لمسلم من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو …
Read More »Remaining within the limits and boundaries of Shari’ah
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: As long as one does not acquire sound understanding in Deen and become firmly established upon Deen, there will always be the fear that such a person will transgress the limits and boundaries in his actions. Since such a person does …
Read More »The Hairdresser of the daughter of Fir’awn
Hadhrat Ibn Abbaas (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “On the night of Mi’raaj, I perceived a beautiful fragrance. I said: O Jibreel, where is this beautiful fragrance coming from? He said: This is the fragrance of the hairdresser of the daughter of Fir’awn and her children. …
Read More »Sleeping with the Right Hand under the Right Cheek
One should place his right hand under his right cheek and recite the following duaa (once or thrice): اللَّهُمَّ قِنِى عَذَابَكَ يَوْمَ تَبْعَثُ عِبَادَكَ O Allah, save me from your punishment the day You resurrect Your servants. عن البراء بن عازب رضي الله عنهما قال : كان رسول …
Read More »Obtaining Tranquility and Peace in one’s Nikah
Allah Ta‘ala says that He has created a spouse and a wife for man so that he will gain tranquility. However, to get the desired results of anything you will have to follow the required system. If a student did not study and then failed, he cannot complain about not …
Read More »Hadhrat Abdullah bin Umar (Radhiyallahu Anhuma)’s love for the Sunnah
عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أنه كان يأتي شجرة بين مكة والمدينة فيقيل تحتها ويخبر أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم كان يفعل ذلك رواه البزار بإسناد لا بأس به (الترغيب والترهيب 1/101) It is reported regarding Hadhrat ibn Umar (Radhiyallahu Anhuma) that (while travelling) he used …
Read More »Reflection – The Remedy for negligence
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Sickness, death and other similar calamities and difficulties which afflict people are all things from which we should take lesson and pay heed to. It is as though our sight has been blinded by veils of negligence and unmindfulness. We have …
Read More »Sayyidah Aasiyah (Rahmatullahi Alayha) and the Persecution of Firawn
Sayyidah Aasiyah (Rahmatullahi Alayha) was the wife of Fir’awn who had brought Imaan on Hadhrat Moosa (Alayhis Salaam). Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) narrates that Fir’awn had pegged both her hands and feet into the ground with nails and left her in the scorching heat. He had not yet completed …
Read More »Sleeping on the Right
One should sleep on his right side عن البراء بن عازب قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أتيت مضجعك فتوضأ وضوءك للصلاة ثم اضطجع على شقك الأيمن (بخاري رقم 247) Hadhrat Baraa bin Aazib (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) advised him: “When you are retiring …
Read More »The Different Stages of Man
In the creation of man, after a period of weakness Allah Ta‘ala brings about strength and might. He progresses gradually and is developed physically and intellectually. Between the age of 35 to 40, you reach your peak and after the age of 40 you begin to decline, but man does …
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