January, 2015

• 28 January

  The Piety of the Mother Affects the Child

  When you find a pious man then most of the time it is on account of the piety of his mother. She is the one who instils values in the child, moulds him and later allows him to develop and become a pious person.   Source: Al-Haadi
• 25 January

  Keeping the Neighbour Happy

  عن أبي شريح رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال والله لا يؤمن والله لا يؤمن والله لا يؤمن قيل ومن يا رسول الله قال الذي لا يأمن جاره بوايقه (بخاري رقم 6016) Hadhrat Abu Shuraih (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “I take …
• 24 January

  Reciting Durood Morning and Evening

  One should recite Durood upon Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) ten times in the morning and evening. عن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم من صلى علي حين يصبح عشرا وحين يمسي عشرا أدركته شفاعتي يوم القيامة رواه الطبراني بإسنادين أحدهما جيد (الترغيب …
• 22 January

  Forty Durood – Durood 21

  اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ ﻋَﺒْﺪِكَ وَ رَﺳُﻮْﻟِﻚَ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱢ اﻷُﻣﱢﻲﱢ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ  اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ ﺻَﻠَﻮةً ﺗَﻜُﻮْنُ ﻟَﻚَ رِﺿًﻰ وَﻟَﻪُ ﺟَﺰَﺁءً وﱠﻟِﺤَﻘﱢﻪِ أَدَﺁءً وﱠ اَﻋْﻄِﻪِ اﻟْﻮَﺳِﻴْﻠَﺔَ وَاﻟـﻔَﻀِﻴْﻠَﺔَ وَاﻟـﻤَﻘَﺎمَ اﻟـﻤَﺤْﻤُﻮْدَ اﻟﱠﺬِيْ وَﻋَﺪْﺗﱠﻪُ وَ اﺟْﺰِﻩِ ﻋَﻨﱠﺎ ﻣَﺎ هُﻮَ أَهْلُهُ وَ اﺟْﺰِﻩِ أَﻓْﻀَﻞَ ﻣَﺎ ﺟَﺎزَﻳـْﺖَ نَبِيًّا ﻋَﻦْ ﻗَﻮْﻣِﻪِ وَرَﺳُﻮْﻻً …
• 21 January

  Men of Deception

  عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يخرج في آخر الزمان رجال يختلون الدنيا بالدين يلبسون للناس جلود الضأن من اللين ألسنتهم أحلى من العسل وقلوبهم قلوب الذئاب يقول الله عز و جل أبي يغترون أم علي يجترئون فبي حلفت لأبعثن على …
• 21 January

  The Role of a Woman in Society

  Allah Ta‘ala discusses several etiquettes of women in the beginning of the 22nd para. The first etiquette is that they should not talk in soft and luring tones. Women are naturally blessed with attraction. Hence it is likely that if they speak in such tones, that strange men may get …
• 19 January

  Being Concerned about the Comments of People

  Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: My beloved friends! As long as you are treading upon the Sunnah, do not be concerned and worried about what people have to say; whether they have a low opinion of you or regard you to be insane. The Ambiyaa were …
• 19 January

  A praiseworthy Quality in women

  Hazrat Thaanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) once mentioned: “Women who are pure-minded and simple in their ways (on account of them not being exposed to sin and observing strict purdah from strange men) are generally extremely chaste. Such women resemble the hoors (damsels) of Jannah in their purity and chastity. They do …
• 8 January

  Forty Durood – Durood 20

    اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪِنِ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱢ اﻷُﻣﱢﻲﱢ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺻَﻠﱠﻴـْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِيمَ  وَبَارِك ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪِنِ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱢ اﻷُﻣﱢﻲ كَمَا ﺑَﺎرَكْتَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِيمَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ O Allah, shower Your mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), the unlettered Nabi,and upon the family of Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), as You …
• 7 January

  Showing Kindness and Compassion

  Islam is second to none in showing kindness and compassion. We are commanded to be kind to every living creature, let alone human beings. Muslims showed kindness and upheld justice even when dealing with their enemies at the time of war. There are numerous examples of this nature in the …