May, 2022

• 16 May

  The Prescription to Spend Wealth in the Path of Allah Ta‘ala

  

  Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Experience has shown that if a person makes the decision to set aside a certain amount of wealth to spend in the path of Allah Ta‘ala, then he will continue to find avenues of goodness and opportunities to spend …
• 15 May

  Seeking the protection of Allah Ta‘ala when hearing a donkey bray

  

  When hearing a donkey bray, one should seek the protection of Allah Ta‘ala from the evil of shaytaan. عن أبي هريرة، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: إذا سمعتم صياح الديكة، فسلوا الله تعالى من فضله، فإنها رأت ملكا، وإذا سمعتم نهيق الحمار، فتعوذوا بالله من الشيطان، فإنها رأت …
• 14 May

  Predicting the Future through Stars is Haraam – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Three

  

  The Hadith has strongly prohibited one from getting involved in fortune telling or trying to predict the future through stars. To believe that the stars coming in a certain formation leads to a certain event taking place, or trying to predict the future through looking at stars (e.g. referring to …
• 13 May

  The Pious Farmer

  

  One day, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) told the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) the following incident. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) told them that once, a long time ago, a man was in the jungle when he heard a voice call out from a rain cloud in the sky. The voice was instructing …
• 11 May

  Angels in the Home

  

  On one occasion, while Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was out on a journey, Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) hung a curtain on the door of her home. This curtain had pictures of living things, such as animals, on it. At that time, Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) did not know that pictures …
• 9 May

  Trust in the Promise of Allah Ta‘ala

  

  Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is the great Sahaabi of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). He was the cousin of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), and was also married to Hazrat Faatimah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), the respected daughter of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). One day, a beggar came to Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and …
• 7 May

  The Greatest Person After all the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam) – Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)

  

  It is the belief of all the Muslims that the greatest person in the world, after the Ambiyaa of Allah Ta‘ala, is Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). In one Hadith, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said that from all the people on earth, it is Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) …
• 5 May

  Returning to Makkah Mukarramah after Mi’raaj

  

  When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) returned to Makkah Mukarramah after the mi’raaj, and he told the Quraish how Allah Ta‘ala had taken him from Makkah Mukarramah to Bayt-ul-Maqdis, and then through the seven heavens, and then brought him back to Makkah Mukarramah, all in a single night, then they did …
• 3 May

  The Miraculous Journey of Israa and Mi’raaj

  

  The Israa and Mi’raaj was a miraculous journey on which Allah Ta‘ala took our beloved Nabi Muhammed (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). This journey was such a great blessing from Allah Ta‘ala, that no other Nabi of Allah Ta‘ala had this blessing. In a single night, Allah Ta‘ala took Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi …
• 1 May

  The Islam of Sayyiduna Khaalid bin Sa‘eed bin ‘Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)

  

  Sayyiduna Khaalid bin Sa‘eed bin ‘Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was among the first people to embrace Islam. He was either the fourth or the fifth Sahaabi to accept Islam. Before accepting Islam, he saw a dream. Explaining what he saw in the dream, he says: I dreamt that I was standing …