May, 2021

• 28 May

  Reward for Every Strand of Hair on the Animal

  

  عن زيد بن أرقم رضي الله عنه قال قال أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يا رسول الله ما هذه الأضاحي قال سنة أبيكم إبراهيم عليه السلام قالوا فما لنا فيها يا رسول الله قال بكل شعرة حسنة قالوا فالصوف يا رسول الله قال بكل شعرة من الصوف حسنة …
• 25 May

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Speech – Part 16

  

  1. One should refrain from praising a person in public as there is the fear that pride may enter his heart. For this reason, the hadith has forbade praising people in public. Praising a person in his absence is permissible, on condition that one does not exaggerate in praising him. …
• 25 May

  The Best Wealth Spent on the Day of Eid

  

  عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما أنفقت الورق في شيء أحب إلى الله من نحر ينحر في يوم عيد رواه الطبراني في الكبير والأصبهاني (الترغيب والترهيب 2/101) Hazrat Ibn Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “There is …
• 24 May

  Recognizing the True Friends of Allah Ta‘ala

  

  Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once addressed some of his associates and mentioned the following: I will show you the gauge to determine whether a person is among the servants whom Allah Ta‘ala has blessed with His special recognition and friendship, or whether he is merely pretending to …

March, 2021

• 31 March

  Acquire the Intercession of the Qur’aan Majeed

  

  وعن أبي أمامة الباهلي رضي الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول اقرؤوا القرآن فإنه يأتي يوم القيامة شفيعا لأصحابه (الترغيب والترهيب، الرقم: 2195) Hazrat Abu Umaamah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Recite the Qur’aan Majeed, because it will come on the …
• 30 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Speech – Part 15

  

  1. When addressing your elder, speak to him with respect. Do not be rude and disrespectful in your approach. 2. Do not raise your voice above the voice of your elder, nor argue with him.
• 30 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Ramadhaan – Part 5

  

  22. The time of sehri commences from the last sixth of the night. However, it is preferable to delay the sehri to the end of the sehri time, before the fast commences (i.e. a little before subah saadiq). Nevertheless, one should not delay so much that there is fear of …
• 29 March

  Availing of the opportunity to do good deeds

  

    Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: One of the great deceptions of shaitaan is where he creates false hopes within a person of carrying out many good deeds in the future, thereby stopping him from carrying out any good deed at present. Shaitaan’s aim and …
• 28 March

  Sunnats and Aadaab of Ramadhaan – Part 4

  

  17. Increase four actions in Ramadhaan: (a) The recitation of the kalimah ‘laa ilaaha illallah’ (b) Istighfaar (c) Seeking entrance into Jannah (d) Seeking protection from Jahannum عن سلمان رضي الله عنه قال خطبنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم في آخر يوم من شعبان… واستكثروا فيه من أربع خصال …
• 27 March

  Duaa after Azaan to Remove Difficulties

  

  If a person is in difficulty or hardship, he should reply to the words of the azaan, and thereafter recite the following dua. After completing the dua, he should beg Allah Ta’ala to ease his difficulty and hardship: اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ الصَّادِقَةِ الْمُسْتَجَابَةِ الْمُسْتَجَابِ لَهَا دَعْوَةِ الْحَقِّ، وَكَلِمَةِ التَّقْوَى، …