December, 2016

• 2 December

  Duaa Upon Awakening – 3

  One should recite the following Duaa upon awakening: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِذَنْبِى وَأَسْأَلُكَ رَحْمَتَكَ اللَّهُمَّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا وَلاَ تُزِغْ قَلْبِى بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنِى وَهَبْ لِى مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ There is none worthy of worship besides You. Glory be to You, O Allah, I …

November, 2016

• 30 November

  Advise, Don’t Despise

  Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: We cannot despise and look down on anyone, since we don’t have any guarantee of the future. The magicians came out in the morning to challenge Hazrat Moosa (‘alaihis salaam) which was the worst crime, but by the end of that very same …
• 29 November

  A Reward for Learning and Teaching Deen

  عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم ما من رجل تعلم كلمة أو كلمتين أو ثلاثا أو أربعا أو خمسا مما فرض الله عز و جل فيتعلمهن ويعلمهن إلا دخل الجنة  قال أبو هريرة فما نسيت حديثا بعد إذ سمعتهن من رسول …
• 26 November

  Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Fourteen

  

  The Different Narrations Describing the Demise of Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – continued The second narration describing the demise of Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is as follows: When Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) had neared his end, his wife began to cry. “What makes you cry?” he asked …
• 26 November

  Duaa Upon Awakening – 2

  One should recite the following Duaa upon awakening: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ All praise is due to Allah Ta’ala who granted us life after death and to Him is our return. عن حذيفة رضي الله عنه قال كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أخذ …
• 23 November

  The Importance of Self-reformation

  Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: There are two types of injunctions. One is that which relates to the outer-self (e.g. salaah, fasting, etc.), and the other is that which relates to the inner-self (e.g. ridding the heart from jealousy, pride, etc.). Rectifying the inner-self is also imperative and …
• 23 November

  The Rank of Teaching and Learning Deen

  وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول الدنيا ملعونة ملعون ما فيها إلا ذكر الله وما والاه وعالما ومتعلما  رواه الترمذي وابن ماجه والبيهقي وقال الترمذي حديث حسن (الترغيب والترهيب 1/125) Hazrat Abu Hurayrah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi …
• 19 November

  Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirteen

  The Date of the Demise of Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu): Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) passed away in Rabzah in the year 32 A.H. According some ‘Ulamaa, Hazrat Abu Zar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) passed away during Zul Hijjah in the year 31 A.H. (Siyar A’laam min Nubalaa 3/397, Usdul Ghaabah …
• 19 November

  Earning Paradise through Reciting the Duaa upon Awakening

  One should recite the following Dua upon awakening: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي رَدَّ إِلَيَّ نَفْسِي وَلَمْ يُمِتْهَا فِي مَنَامِهَا، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يُمْسِكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ أَنْ تَزُولَا وَلَئِنْ زَالَتَا إنْ أمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِه إنَّهُ كَانَ حَليِمًا غَفُورًا ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يُمْسِكُ السَّمَاءَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِه …
• 17 November

  Detaching the Heart from Material

  Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Greed and the desire for more, destroys one’s entire deen as it causes one to exceed the limits of shariah in acquiring the material. Such a person cannot be rectified even by the best of company he may keep. A moderate effort needs …