May, 2015

• 2 May

  Duaa at the time of the Maghrib azaan

  One should recite the following Dua after the azaan of Maghrib. اللّهُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَا إِقْبَالُ لَيْلِكَ وَإِدْبَارُ نَهَارِكَ وَأَصْوَاتُ دُعَاتِكَ فَاغْفِرْ لِي O Allah! The night is entering and the day is leaving is, and these are the voices of Your servants calling out to You (i.e. the Muazzins), forgive …
• 1 May

  Forty Durood – Durood 34

  ﺑِﺴْﻢِ اﷲِ، اَﻟﺘﱠﺤِﻴﱠﺎتُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ اﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮَاتُ ﻟِﻠﻪِ اﻟﺰﱠاكِيَاتُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱢ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺔُ اﷲِ وَبَركَاتُه، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِ اﷲِ اﻟﺼﱠﺎﻟِﺤِﻴْﻦَ ، ﺷَﻬِﺪْتﱡ أَنْ ﻻﱠ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻﱠ اﷲُ ﺷَﻬِﺪْتﱡ أَنﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًا رﱠﺳُﻮْلُ اﷲِ I begin in the name of Allah Ta’ala. All verbal praises, all physical praises and all pure …

April, 2015

• 29 April

  Acquiring the Assistance of Allah Ta’ala

  We see and listen to the reports of the oppression being meted out to the Muslims in various parts of the world and we then take out processions and marches. But it makes no difference. What we really need to do is beg Allah Ta‘ala for His assistance and aid.  …
• 28 April

  Having pride the extent of a Mustard Seed

  

  عن القاسم بن مخيمرة أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال لا يقبل الله عملا فيه مثقال حبة من خردل من رياء رواه ابن جرير الطبري مرسلا (الترغيب والترهيب 1/87) Hadhrat Qaasim bin Mukhaimirah (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Allah Ta’ala does not accept any …
• 26 April

  Hadhrat Moulana Asadullah Sahib (rahmatullahi alaih) and Salaah with jamaat

  Hadhrat Qaari Siddeeq Ahmad Baandwi rahmatullahi alaih once mentioned regarding his shaikh Hadhrat Moulana As`adullah Sahib rahmatullahi alaih: “Hadhrat Naazim Sahib (Moulana As`adullah) rahmatullahi alaih seldom travelled, fearing he would miss his Salaah with jamaat and his takbeer-e-ula. Once he had to go to Deoband to visit Hadhrat Qaari Muhammad …
• 25 April

  Benefits of making Tasbeeh

  One should make Tasbeeh one hundred times daily. عن سعد رضي الله عنه قال كنا عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال أيعجز أحدكم أن يكسب كل يوم ألف حسنة فسأله سائل من جلسائه كيف يكسب أحدنا ألف حسنة قال يسبح مائة تسبيحة فيكتب له ألف حسنة أو يحط …
• 24 April

  Forty Durood – Durood 33

  اَﻟﺘﱠﺤِﻴﱠﺎتُ اﻟﻄﱠﻴﱢﺒَﺎتُ وَاﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮَاتُ وَاﻟـﻤُﻠْﻚُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻚَ أَﻳــﱡﻬَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱡ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺔُ اﷲِ وَﺑَﺮَكَاﺗُﻪُ All verbal praises, all monetary devotions, all physical praises, and the entire kingdom belongs to Allah Ta’ala. May the special peace of Allah Ta’ala descend upon you, O Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), and Allah’s choicest mercies and …
• 22 April

  Succession plans

   We speak of succession plans and security plans, but the best is what Allah Ta‘ala grants. Zakariyya (‘alaihis salaam) asked that his child be “radhiyya” – Lovable, i.e. beloved to Allah Ta‘ala and the people. If a person is loved by all, his family members and outsiders, then even if …
• 21 April

  The Most Independent from all Partners

  عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال قال الله عز و جل أنا أغنى الشركاء عن الشرك فمن عمل لي عملا أشرك فيه غيري فأنا منه بريء وهو للذي أشرك  رواه ابن ماجه واللفظ له وابن خزيمة في صحيحه والبيهقي ورواة ابن …
• 19 April

  Hadhrat Moulana Yaseen Sahib (rahmatullahi alaih) and showing importance to Salaah in the Musjid

  Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Shafee` Sahib rahmatullahi alaih writes regarding his father Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Yaseen Sahib rahmatullahi alaih: Punctuality on jamaat Salaah was a distinctive feature in all the mureeds of Hadhrat Moulana Gangohi rahmatullahi alaih. My father also placed a lot of emphasis on it according to the teaching …