December, 2013

• 17 December

  Hearts of Gold

  عن أبي هريرة  رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : اشترى رجل ممن كان قبلكم عقارا من رجل فوجد الذي اشترى العقار في عقاره جرة فيها ذهب فقال له الذي اشترى العقار : خذ ذهبك عني إنما اشتريت العقار ولم ابتع منك الذهب . …
• 16 December

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Eating – Part 3

  

  1. After eating, thoroughly clean the plate or any other utensil which you are eating from (bowl, etc.). It is reported in the Hadith that the utensil makes dua of forgiveness for the one who cleans it after eating.

  2. After eating, lick your fingers. First lick the middle finger, then the index finger, and finally the thumb.
• 15 December

  Transformation From a Fruit to a Stone

  The author of ‘Haalaate Mashaaikhe Kaandhla writes: Hadhrat Mufti Ilaahi Baksh Saheb (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) narrates the following incident: From amongst the signs of Allah Ta’ala is that, once a beggar passed by a fruit orchard in Shah Jahaan Aabaad on the outskirts of Dehli. At that time, the fruits were …
• 14 December

  Attaining the Reward of Good Deeds Missed

  One should recite the following verse of the Qur’aan Majeed once every morning and evening: فَسُبحـٰنَ اللَّـهِ حينَ تُمسونَ وَحينَ تُصبِحونَ ﴿١٧﴾ وَلَهُ الحَمدُ فِى السَّمـٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحينَ تُظهِرونَ ﴿١٨﴾ يُخرِجُ الحَىَّ مِنَ المَيِّتِ وَيُخرِجُ المَيِّتَ مِنَ الحَىِّ وَيُحىِ الأَرضَ بَعدَ مَوتِها وَكَذٰلِكَ تُخرَجونَ (سورة الروم) Glory be to …
• 12 December

  Securing the Dua of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)

  عن أنس بن مالك قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من صلى علي بلغتني صلاته وصليت عليه وكتبت له سوى ذلك عشر حسنات (المعجم الأوسط للطبراني، وسنده لا بأس به كما القول البديع صـ 239) Hazrat Anas bin Maalik (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) …
• 11 December

  How to train the Nafs

  We have two great oppositions, temptations and ego. In proportion to the opposition one will grow. In worldly matters, if the opposition is strong you will grow because you will make greater preparations. Likewise, in imaan if the opposition is strong then your imaan will strengthen and you will be …
• 10 December

  Putting an offer over the offer of Another

  عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: نهى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يبيع بعضكم على بيع بعض ولا يخطب الرجل على خطبة أخيه حتى يترك الخاطب قبله أو يأذن له الخاطب (البخاري رقم 5142) Hazrat ibn Umar (Radhiyallahu Anhuma) reports that Rasulullah …
• 9 December

  Do not Look down and despise Anyone

  Greatness and highness are qualities of Allah Ta’ala that are exclusive to Him. As ordinary human beings, we should not regard ourselves as being worthy of greatness, because when a person considers himself to be great then automatically he will begin to look down on others. This is extremely dangerous …
• 9 December

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Eating – Part 2

  

  1. If one forgets to recite the dua before eating, then one should recite the following dua when one remembers:

  (I commence) in the name of Allah Ta‘ala from the beginning till the end.
• 8 December

  Hadhrat Junaid Baghdadi (Rahmatullahi Alaihi)’s Doubt regarding a certain Person

  On one occasion, Hadhrat Junaid (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) had seen a strong, well built man begging outside the Musjid. Having seen this, Hadhrat Junaid (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) disapproved of his begging and within his heart entertained doubts regarding the man. That night he had seen in a dream that he was being …