March, 2015

• 15 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 14

  

  1. It is preferable that the iqaamah be called out by the person who called out the azaan.[1] عن زياد بن الحارث الصدائي رضي الله عنه قال أمرني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن أؤذن في صلاة الفجر فأذنت فأراد بلال أن يقيم فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه …
• 15 March

  Hadhrat Moulana Saharanpuri Sahib (rahmatullahi alaih) and takbeer-e-ula

  Moulana Zafar Ahmad Uthmani rahmatullahi alaih relates: “I remained for six years in the khidmat of Hadhrat Moulana Khaleel Ahmad Saharanpuri rahmatullahi alaih. Never did I witness Hadhrat missing his takbeer-e-ula. However, there was one occasion when Hadhrat’s mouth began to bleed continuously whilst making wudhu for Fajr Salaah. Hadhrat …
• 14 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 13

  

  Sunnah Method of Calling out the Iqaamah 1. Call out the iqaamah with hadr (reciting it in a swift manner).[1] عن جابر رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لبلال إذا أذنت فترسل وإذا أقمت فاحدر (سنن الترمذي، الرقم: 195) Hazrat Jaabir (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that …
• 14 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 12

  

  Words of Iqaamah The words of the iqaamah are the same as the words of azaan. However, afterحَيَّ عَلٰى الْفَلَاحْ  (hayya alal falaah), one will say: قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةْ قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةْ The salaah has been established, the salaah has been established The words of iqaamah are as follows: اَللهُ أَكْبَرْ اَللهُ أَكْبَرْ Allah Ta‘ala is …
• 14 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 11

  

  Dua at the Time of the Maghrib Azaan Recite the following dua during the azaan of Maghrib or after the azaan:[1] اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنَّ هٰذَا إِقْبَالُ لَيْلِكَ وَإِدْبَارُ نَهَارِكَ وَأَصْوَاتُ دُعَاتِكَ فَاغْفِرْ لِيْ O Allah Ta‘ala! This is the approach of the night and the departure of the day, and these …
• 14 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 10

  

  1. After reciting the dua after azaan, the following dua should also be recited: أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ رَضِيْتُ بِاللهِ رَبًّا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُوْلًا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِيْنًا I bear testimony that there is no deity except Allah Ta‘ala who is alone and …
• 14 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 9

  

  Dua after the Azaan 1. After the azaan, one should recite durood upon Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and thereafter recite the following dua:[1] اللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّ هٰذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْقَائِمَةِ آتِ مُحَمَّدًانِ الْوَسِيْلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًانِ الَّذِيْ وَعَدْتَّهُ إِنَّكَ لَاتُخْلِفُ الْمِيْعَادْ O Allah Ta‘ala, Rabb of this perfect …
• 14 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 8

  

  Replying to the Azaan Azaan is among the salient symbols of Islam. When azaan holds such great importance in Deen, then we should show respect to the azaan by replying to it and not being engaged in any worldly talk at that time. The Fuqahaa have written that it is …
• 14 March

  Earn the Reward of a Complete Hajj and Umrah

  عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم من صلى الغداة في جماعة ثم قعد يذكر الله حتى تطلع الشمس ثم صلى ركعتين كانت له كأجر حجة وعمرة.قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم تامة تامة (ترمذي رقم 586) Hadhrat …
• 12 March

  Forty Durood – Durood 28

  اَﻟﺘﱠﺤِﻴﱠﺎتُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ اﻟﻄﱠﻴﱢﺒَﺎتُ اﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮَاتُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻚَ أَﻳــﱡﻬَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱡ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺔُ اﷲِ وَﺑَﺮَكَاﺗُﻪ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِ اﷲِ اﻟﺼﱠﺎﻟِﺤِﻴْﻦَ  أَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنْ ﻻﱠ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻﱠ اﷲُ وَﺣْﺪَﻩُ ﻻ ﺷَﺮِﻳْﻚَ ﻟَﻪُ وَ أَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًا ﻋَﺒْﺪُﻩُ وَ رَﺳُﻮْﻟُﻪُ All verbal praises are for Allah Ta’ala, and all monetary praises and physical praises …