August, 2021

• 1 August

  Dua When Visiting The Sick – 7

  

  One should recite the following dua for the sick person: يَا حَلِيمُ يَا كَرِيمُ اشْفِ فُلَانًا O the most tolerant, O the most noble, cure (in place of the word ‘fulaan’, mention the name of the sick person) عن فضيل بن عمرو، قال: جاء رجل إلى علي فقال: إن فلانا …

July, 2021

• 28 July

  The people of the Qur’aan Majeed- The special servants of Allah Ta‘ala

  

  وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إن لله أهلين من الناس قالوا من هم يا رسول الله قال أهل القرآن هم أهل الله وخاصته رواه النسائي وابن ماجه والحاكم كلهم عن ابن مهدي حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن بديل عن أبيه عن أنس وقال …
• 27 July

  Sunnats and Aadaab relating to the Employer and Employee – Part 3

  

  1. The employer should pay the employee a fair wage and should not exploit him in any way. Similarly, if the employee works overtime, he should be compensated fairly for the extra time that he worked. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، قال: قال …
• 26 July

  Completing ones daily zikr and ma’moolaat

  

  Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: There is no need for a person to impose difficulty on himself in regard to fulfilling his daily zikr. Hence, if due to sickness, one finds it difficult to complete his daily zikr, then there is no harm. As …
• 13 July

  Sunnats and Aadaab relating to the Employer and Employee – Part 2

  

  1. The employer should pay his employee his wages timeously. He should not delay in paying him his wages. عن عبد الله بن عمر قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أعطوا الأجير أجره قبل أن يجف عرقه (سنن ابن ماجة، الرقم: 2443) Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) …
• 12 July

  Fearing the Evil of the Nafs

  

  Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: A person cannot trust his nafs at any time nor feel safe from its harm. Even though one may reach great heights in piety and perform miracles, or one may become a learned aalim or great wali, but at …
• 10 July

  Dua When Visiting The Sick – 6

  

  When visiting the sick, one should address the sick person and recite the following dua: يَا فُلَانُ، شَفَى اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سَقَمَكَ، وَغَفَرَ لَكَ ذَنْبَكَ، وَعَافَاكَ فِي دِينِكَ وَجِسْمِكَ إِلَى مُدَّةِ أَجَلِكَ O so-and-so (in place of the word ‘fulaan’, mention the name of the sick person), may Allah Ta‘ala …
• 6 July

  Sunnats and Aadaab relating to the Employer and Employee – Part 1

  

  1. When employing someone, the employer should specify the wages he will pay and the work for which he is employing the person. Both these aspects should be mentioned clearly without any unclarity and ambiguity. عن أبي هريرة، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: من استأجر أجيرا فليعلمه أجره (السنن …
• 5 July

  Why do we face Calamities?

  

  A person once wrote a letter to Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) and mentioned the following, “I have not usurped the right of any person, nor have I oppressed or wronged any person. Hence, I cannot understand why I am suffering one calamity and misfortune after another.” Hazrat …
• 3 July

  Dua When Visiting The Sick – 5

  

  When visiting the sick, one should recite the following dua: اللهُمَّ اشْفِهِ، اللهُمَّ عَافِه O Allah, grant him cure, O Allah grant him aafiyah (ease) عن عمرو بن مرة، قال: سمعت عبد الله بن سلمة يحدث عن علي، قال: مر علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأنا أقول: اللهم …