July, 2020

• 4 July

  Dua when entering one’s home upon returning from a journey

  

  Upon returning from a journey, when one enters his home and meets his family, he should recite the following dua: تَوْبًا تَوْبًا لِرَبِّنَا أَوْبًا لَا يُغَادِرُ عَلَيْنَا حَوْبًا We continuously turn to our Rabb and seek such a forgiveness from Him after which there is no sin that remains upon …

June, 2020

• 29 June

  Husbands Should Appreciate Their Wives

  

  Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Husbands should always be appreciative to their wives. Basically, there are two reasons for which husbands should be appreciative towards their wives. The first reason is that Allah Ta’ala has placed her in your nikaah and kept her under your control. …
• 20 June

  Dua when approaching one’s city upon returning from a journey

  

  When one returns from a journey and approaches the town or city where he lives, then he should recite the following dua. One should continue to recite this dua until he enters the city: آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ We return (from the journey) and we repent to Allah Ta’ala …
• 17 June

  The great virtue of reciting the Qur’aan Majeed and practicing upon it

  

  عن سهل بن معاذ الجهني، عن أبيه، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: من قرأ القرآن وعمل بما فيه، ألبس والداه تاجا يوم القيامة، ضوءه أحسن من ضوء الشمس في بيوت الدنيا لو كانت فيكم، فما ظنكم بالذي عمل بهذا (سنن أبي داود رقم 1453) Hazrat Sahl bin …
• 16 June

  Sunnah Occasions of Ghusal

  

  Sunnah Occasions of Ghusl

  There are numerous occasions when it is sunnah for one to perform ghusl. Some of these occasions are:
• 14 June

  Dua when returning from a journey

  

  When returning from a journey, when one ascends any high land, he should recite takbeer (Allahu Akbar) thrice and when approaching his homeland or city, he should recite the following dua: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ المُلْكُ وَلَهُ الحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ …
• 11 June

  Planning and Preparing

  

  Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The hadeeth teaches us to have system in our life. Any collective or individual work requires system and planning. We need to prepare for a situation before it arises. Despite Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) being the leader of the Mutawakkileen (those who have …
• 10 June

  Reward for Reciting Each Letter of the Qur’aan Majeed

  

  وعن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من قرأ حرفا من كتاب الله فله به حسنة والحسنة بعشر أمثالها لا أقول الم حرف ولكن ألف حرف ولام حرف وميم حرف رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن صحيح غريب (سنن الترمذي رقم 2910) …
• 7 June

  Du‘aa to recite at the time of sehri while travelling

  

  While travelling, one should recite the following du‘aa at the time of sehri: سَمِعَ سَامِعٌ بِحَمْدِ اللهِ وَحُسْنِ بَلَائِهِ عَلَيْنَا، رَبَّنَا صَاحِبْنَا وَأَفْضِلْ عَلَيْنَا، عَائِذًا بِاللهِ مِنَ النَّار Those who are hearing hear (and witness) our praise of Allah Ta‘ala and (our acknowledgement of) His great bounties upon us. O …
• 4 June

  The Finishing Line

  

  Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Life is like a marathon and one will only be able to gauge his success or failure at the finishing line, which is death. Hence it is stupidity for one to rejoice over any success or to be grieved by any failure before …