December, 2018

• 18 December

  Aadaab of Business and Dealings – Part 11

  

  1. Once the sale is concluded, neither the purchaser nor the seller has the right to unilaterally cancel the sale. However, if the customer wishes to return the purchased item and cancel the sale, it will be greatly rewarding for the seller to cancel the sale and give him a …
• 15 December

  Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty-Five

  

  Appointment as the Khalifah: Before passing away, Hazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) did not appoint any specific person to succeed him as the Khalifah. Instead, when someone suggested to Hazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) that he appoint the next Khalifah, he said, “If I do not appoint a Khalifah, then Rasulullah (sallallahu …
• 15 December

  Duaa after Eating -1

  

  One should recite the following duaa after eating: اَلحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِينَ All praise is due to Allah Ta’ala who gave us food and drink and made us Muslims. عن أبي سعيد الخدري أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: كان إذا فرغ من طعامه قال: الحمد لله …
• 12 December

  Zikr – The Missing Ingredient in Our Lives

  

  Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Zikr is actually the missing ingredient in our lives. We are doing a lot of other works of deen but we fall short in the aspect of zikr. Whereas with this zikr all the other good deeds we carry out gets a different …
• 12 December

  Making Miswaak before Proceeding for Salaah

  

  وعن زيد بن خالد الجهني رضي الله عنه قال ما كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يخرج من بيته لشيء من الصلاة حتى يستاك رواه الطبراني بإسناد لا بأس به (الترغيب والترهيب 1/228) Hazrat Zaid bin Khaalid Al-Juhani (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports: “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would not leave his …
• 11 December

  Aadaab of Business and Dealings – Part 10

  

  1. If a person has made an offer to purchase and the seller is inclined to concluding the deal, then it is impermissible for anyone else to make an offer over the offer of the purchaser. This has been prohibited in the Hadith. However, if the seller is not inclined …
• 9 December

  Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Four

  

  The aunt of Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Su‘daa, recited the following poetry when he married the respected daughter of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Hazrat Ruqayyah (radhiyallahu ‘anha): هدى الله عثمان الصيفي بقوله      فأرشده والله يهدي إلى الحق فتابع بالرأي السديد محمدا      وكان ابن أروى لا يصد …
• 8 December

  Duaa to Recite when Forgetting to Say Bismillah before Eating

  

  If one forgets to say bismillah before eating, one should recite the following duaa when one remembers: بِسْمِ اللهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ (I commence) with the name of Allah Ta’ala at the beginning and the end. عن عائشة رضي الله عنها، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إذا أكل …
• 5 December

  Securing your Rewards

  

  Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: We all wish to secure our rewards that are earned through ‘ibaadat. Hence, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in a lengthy hadeeth explained to the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) that the manner in which one would secure and preserve his rewards will be through the …
• 5 December

  Four actions from the Sunnats of all Ambiyaa

  

  عن أبي أيوب رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أربع من سنن المرسلين الحياء والتعطر والسواك والنكاح (الترمذي رقم 1080) Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansaari (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Four actions are from the sunnats of all the Ambiyaa, hayaa (modesty), …