December, 2015

• 16 December

  What is Valued in the Sight of Allah Ta’ala

  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 …
• 16 December

  Three Things feared over the Ummah

  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 …
• 13 December

  Imam Maalik (rahimahullah) Proves the Existence of a Creator

  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 …
• 10 December

  Working Correctly for Islam

  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 …
• 5 December

  Incident of Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) and a group of Atheists

  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 …
• 5 December

  Duaas before Sleeping

  Duaa One: 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, repel my shaytaan from me, and free me …
• 5 December

  The Reality of Zikr

  The hadeeth says that the simile of the one who remembers Allah Ta‘ala and the one who does not remember Allah Ta’ala is like the living and the dead. Sometimes when we hear about zikr then we restrict it to just holding a tasbeeh and reciting some zikr. Yes, we …
• 2 December

  The Status of Innovatory Practices

  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 …

November, 2015

• 28 November

  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. …
• 28 November

  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 الله صلى …