1. When replying to the salaam, it is permissible for you to reply with a salaam that is equal to the greeting received. However, if you reply with a longer salaam it will be better and more rewarding. For example, if you were greeted with the words “Assalaamu alaikum”, then you may reply by saying “Wa alaikumus salaam”. However, it is better and more rewarding for you to say “Wa alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullah” or “Wa alaikumus salaam wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu.”
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July, 2017
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8 July
Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part One
Name: Hazrat Sa’d bin Abi Waqqaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Kunyah (agnomen): Abu Ishaaq (Siyar A’laam min Nubalaa vol 3 pg. 58) Father’s Name: Maalik bin Wuhaib bin ‘Abd Manaaf (Tabaqaat ibn Sa’d vol 3 pg. 101) Mother’s Name: Hamnah bint Sufyaan bin Umayyah bin ‘Abd Shams (Tabaqaat ibn Sa’d vol 3 pg. 101) Title: Faaris-ul-Islam (the Horseman of Islam) (Tahzeeb-ul-Kamaal …
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7 July
Masnoon Surahs to be recited in Witr Salaah
Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) would recite the following surahs in his witr salaah: Surah Aa’laa in the first rakaat; Surah Kaafiroon in the second rakaat; Surah Ikhlaas in the third rakaat. عن ابن عباس قال : كان ا لنبي صلى الله عليه و سلم يقرأ في الوتر ب )سبح اسم …
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5 July
The Benchmark of Imaan
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Imaan is the foundation of a believer. When the foundation is firm, so too will be the structures erected upon it. There will always be a clash between the demands of imaan and the demands of people, the demands of occasions and gatherings …
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3 July
Fabricating Lies and Attributing it to Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
وعن المغيرة قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول إن كذبا علي ليس ككذب على أحد فمن كذب علي متعمدا فليتبوأ مقعده من النار رواه مسلم وغيره (الترغيب والترهيب 1/146) Hadhrat Mugheerah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Indeed fabricating a lie and attributing …
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The First Blood Shed for the Cause of Islam
Muhammed bin Ishaaq (rahimahullah) narrates: In the beginning of Islam, the Sahaabah of Rasulullah (sallallahu …
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The Development of the Moral Structure of a Child – Part Four – The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Twenty
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Love for the Ansaar
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The Development of the Moral Structure of a Child – Part Three – The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Nineteen
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The Prophecy of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in regard to Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Conquering Qaadisiyyah
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Receiving Seventy Rewards
Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reported, “Whoever sends salutations upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) once, Allah Ta‘ala and His angels will send seventy mercies and blessings upon him in return of his one Durood. Hence, whoever wishes to increase his Durood should increase it, and whoever wishes to decrease his Durood should decrease it (i.e. if he wants to earn great rewards, then he should increase his Durood).”
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Increase in Sustenance
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The Reward of Fasting on the Day of Arafah
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The Angel that Stands at the Blessed Grave of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Convey the Durood of the Ummah
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Reciting Durood when Entering the Musjid
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Upbringing of Children – Part 5
24. When spending on one’s family (wife and children), then one should have hope …
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Upbringing of Children – Part 4
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Upbringing of Children – Part 3
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Sunnats and Aadaab of the Upbringing of Children – Part 2
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Sunnats and Aadaab of Reciting The Quraan Majeed – 3
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Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty-One – Being Sent by Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Level the Graves, Destroy Idols and Erase Pictures
Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that on one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) attended a …
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Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Approving of the Verdict of Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty
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The True Ulamaa – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Nine
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Du‘aa for Assistance in Settling Debts – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Eight
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The Concern of Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) regarding Business being Conducted According to the Islamic Principles – Part Thirty Seven