December, 2013

• 29 December

  The basis of Salvation is Allah’s mercy, not Actions

  As believers, we are accountable and answerable for adhering to the mubaarak Sunnah of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). Adhering to the Sunnah means carrying out every action that Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has commanded us and abstaining from all those actions that Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has prohibited us. The …
• 28 December

  Reciting Aayatul Kursi

  One should recite Aayatul Kursi once every morning and evening. اللَّـهُ لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ الحَىُّ القَيّومُ لا تَأخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلا نَومٌ لَهُ ما فِى السَّمـٰوٰتِ وَما فِى الأَرضِ مَن ذَا الَّذى يَشفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلّا بِإِذنِهِ يَعلَمُ ما بَينَ أَيديهِم وَما خَلفَهُم وَلا يُحيطونَ بِشَىءٍ مِن عِلمِهِ إِلّا بِما شاءَ …
• 26 December

  Being Relieved of all Worries

  

  عن أبي بن كعب رضي الله عنه قال قلت يا رسول الله إني أكثر الصلاة عليك فكم أجعل لك من صلاتي ؟ فقال ما شئت قال قلت الربع قال ما شئت فإن زدت فهو خير لك قلت النصف قال ما شئت فإن زدت فهو خير لك قال قلت فالثلثين قال …
• 25 December

  Importance of Consultation in Deeni Matters

  It is a compulsory duty of every believer to create the consciousness and awareness of Allah Ta‘ala. Further, it is compulsory to consult and make mashwarah with someone for our personal deeni affairs. For business problems we will go to an accountant, and if we did not do so then …
• 24 December

  Lying and Taking False Oaths

  عن عبد الرحمن بن شبل رضي الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول إن التجار هم الفجار قالوا يا رسول الله أليس قد أحل الله البيع قال بلى ولكنهم يحلفون فيأثمون ويحدثون فيكذبون )المستدرك للحاكم  رقم 2145) Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Shibl (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports …
• 23 December

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Eating – Part 4

  

  1. Do not criticize or find fault with the food.

  Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) never found fault with the food. If he desired eating it, he ate it, and if he was not inclined towards eating it, he left it (without finding fault with it).
• 22 December

  Do not Underestimate Anyone

  

  On one occasion a Bedouin Sahabi entered the Musjid of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). He had the urge to relieve himself and due to being uneducated (with the injunctions of Islaam) he relieved himself in one corner of the Musjid. The Sahabah-e-Kiraam (Radhiallahu Anhum) were naturally enraged at this and …
• 21 December

  The Zikr of Hadhrat Ibrahim (Alaihis Salaam)

  عن معاذ بن أنس رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: الا أخبركم لم سمى الله تعالى ابراهيم خليله الذي وفى؟ إنه كان يقول كل ما أصبح و أمسى: فَسُبحـٰنَ اللَّـهِ حينَ تُمسونَ وَحينَ تُصبِحونَ حتى ختم الآية. (تفسير ابن كثير 4/258) Hadhrat Muaadh bin Anas (Radhiallahu …
• 19 December

  Duas are Suspended till One recites Durood

  عن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه قال : إن الدعاء موقوف بين السماء والأرض لا يصعد منه شيء حتى تصلى على نبيك صلى الله عليه و سلم (الترمذي  رقم 486) Hazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates, “Duas remain suspended between the heavens and the earth. It does not proceed towards …
• 18 December

  The Bully Husband

  Man is really ungrateful for the bounty of a wife. These women remain at home and tire themselves solely for the husband and yet he does not take note of this. There are so many instances when women complain that they do not want to engage in haraam or accompany …