November, 2018

• 29 November

  Zikr – the Greatest Asset

  

  Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Zikr is the greatest thing as mentioned in the Quraan Shareef: “Indeed the remembrance of Allah Ta‘ala is the greatest.” All our efforts are simply to achieve this zikr (the remembrance of Allah Ta‘ala at all times and in all conditions). The hadeeth …
• 28 November

  Virtue of Salaah performed Using the Miswaak

  

  عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فضل الصلاة بالسواك على الصلاة بغير سواك سبعين ضعفا. رواه أحمد والبزار وأبو يعلى وابن خزيمة في صحيحه وقال في القلب من هذا الخبر شيء فإني أخاف أن يكون محمد بن إسحاق لم يسمعه من ابن …
• 27 November

  Aadaab of Business and Dealings – Part 8

  

  1. When purchasing an item, one should not degrade the item or find fault with it in order to receive a discount. Similarly, when selling an item, one should not exaggerate and unduly praise the item in order to get a higher price or to convince the customer to purchase …
• 24 November

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

  

  Hazrat Haani (rahimahullah), the freed slave of Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), mentions that when Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) would stand at a grave, he would weep so profusely that his beard would become wet with his tears. Someone asked Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), “We notice that when you remember Jannah …
• 24 November

  The Barakah of Eating Together

  

  It is permissible to eat individually as well as eating together. However, eating together is better as it is a means of barakah. عن وحشي رضي الله عنه أنهم قالوا يا رسول الله إنا نأكل ولا نشبع. قال فلعلكم تأكلون متفرقين؟ قالوا نعم. قال فاجتمعوا على طعامكم واذكروا اسم الله …
• 22 November

  Connecting with Allah Ta‘ala

  

  Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Every believer enjoys a connection with Allah Ta‘ala merely on account of his Imaan. Allah Ta‘ala says: “Allah Ta‘ala is the friend of the believers.” Just as a phone gets connected to a network through a sim card, similarly the so-called connecting sim …
• 21 November

  Remaining Constant in Using the Miswaak

  

  عن شريح بن هانىء قال قلت لعائشة رضي الله عنها بأي شيء كان يبدأ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا دخل بيته قالت بالسواك رواه مسلم وغيره (الترغيب والترهيب 1/228) Hazrat Shurayh bin Haani (rahimahullah) reports that he asked Hazrat Aaisha (Radhiyallahu Anha), “When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would enter …
• 20 November

  Aadaab of Business and Dealings – Part 7

  

  1. In a lease contract or a business transaction, none of the transacting parties should violate the agreed terms of the contract or transaction. If both parties agreed upon a certain price and a certain quality or quantity of the sale item, or in a lease contract, both agreed upon …
• 17 November

  The Islam of Hazrat ‘Uthmaan bin ‘Affaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Three

  

  Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) says: While I was in conversation with Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), it so happened that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) passed by. Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was with him, and Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had a cloth in his blessed hand. On seeing Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi …
• 17 November

  The Islam of Hazrat ‘Uthmaan bin ‘Affaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Two

  

  Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) continued: I responded, “O aunt! You are speaking of something which is such that I have never before heard its name in this city. I don’t understand.” Upon this, Su’daa elaborated: محمد بن عبد اللّٰه رسول من عند اللّٰه جاء بتنزيل اللّٰه يدعو إلى اللّٰه قوله …