June, 2014

• 25 June

  Bring about the correct Islamic ethos

  Each person should work within his capacity to bring about the correct Islamic ethos. Others in other parts of the world are doing their jihaad, so we too should do our share of our jihaad. Our jihaad will be to stick to what is the Islamic ethos. There may be …
• 18 June

  Showing Importance to Deeni Matters

  A major problem nowadays is that we have taken our lifestyles from others and then we follow them in their culture and ways. What we need to do is to think that what Islam wants of us. Islam is wealthy and is not short of anything. It does not require …
• 11 June

  Earning Halaal and Contentment

  Aspects of halaal and haram are extremely important. Someone asked Imaam Muhammad (rahmatullahi ‘alaih), the leading student of Imaam Abu Hanifah (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) that why is it that you have written so many kitaabs but no kitaab on tasawwuf. He replied that the purpose of tasawwuf is to cleanse oneself …
• 5 June

  Forty Durood – Durood 4

  اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﺑَﺎرِكْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠارْﺣَﻢْ ﻣﱡﺤَﻤﱠﺪًا وَ ﺁلَ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺻَﻠﱠﻴـْﺖَ وَﺑَﺎرَكْتَ وَرَﺣِﻤْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ (بيهقي) O Allah, bestow Your special mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and the family of Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu …
• 4 June

  Refrain from doubtful areas

  The first hadeeth in the chapter of business in Bukhaari Shareef starts off with ‘al-halaalu bayyinun walharaamu bayyinun’. Halaal is clear and haraam is clear. Water is halaal and there is no doubt in it. Similarly, fish is halaal and you do not need to ask whether it is halaal. On …

May, 2014

• 31 May

  Imaam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)

  Introduction Imaam Abu Hanifah’s (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) name was Nu’man ibn Thaabit. He was born in the year 80 A.H. and passed away in the year 150 A.H. [1] Allamah Ibn Katheer (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) (d. 774 A.H.) writes about Imaam Abu Hanifah: “… one of the four Imaams of the mazaahib …
• 31 May

  Forty Durood – Durood 3

  اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ ﻋَﺒْﺪِكَ وَ رَﺳُﻮْﻟِﻚَ وَﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟـْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِﻴْﻦَ وَ اﻟـْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨَﺎتِ  وَ اﻟـﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤِﻴْﻦَ وَ اﻟـﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤَﺎتِ O Allah, send your choicest blessings upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) your slave and messenger, and descend blessings upon the believing men and women.  The Duaa of a Bedouin Isma’ee (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) narrates: …
• 28 May

  Leaving behind a Legacy for our Children

  When ‘Umar bin ‘Abdul ‘Aziz (rahimahullah) was in his last moments, someone came and reprimanded him saying that you have left nothing for your children. He replied that if they are righteous then Allah will take care of them and if they are sinful then why should I leave wealth …
• 22 May

  Forty Durood – Durood 2

  اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ رَبﱠ هَﺬِﻩِ اﻟﺪﱠﻋْﻮَةِ اﻟْﻘَﺂﺋِﻤَﺔِ وَاﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮةِ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِﻌَﺔِ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وَارْضَ ﻋَﻨﱢﻰ رِﺿًﺎ ﻻَ ﺗـَﺴْﺨَﻂُ ﺑَﻌْﺪَﻩُ أَﺑَﺪًا O Allah, Rabb of this lasting call and this beneficial duaa, confer Your special blessings upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and bless me with Your everlasting pleasure after which You would never …
• 21 May

  Preparation for Ramadhaan

  Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: With the approaching of the month of Ramdhaan, every person’s desire is that whatever he does must be accepted. Thus, for acceptance you require to ensure that the asbaab (means) of acceptance are also in place. The hadeeth speaks of a person’s fast …