Malfoozaat

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) has written: The hearts of all men in the world are controlled by Allah Ta‘ala alone. However humbly we entreat someone and earnestly request him to fulfill our need, he will not be moved, unless He, in whose hands the hearts of all …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Everyone desires that his du‘aas be answered. In principle, every du‘aa is answered, however the manner of answering varies. We should not question this, rather we should leave it to Allah Ta‘ala. The beauty of life is to move with the flow. Many …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Acquiring sustenance is not based on one’s intelligence, but rather it is based entirely on the grace of Allah Ta‘ala. There are thousands of people in the world who are not intelligent, yet they are blessed with much more sustenance than …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: There is nothing more efficient in warding off the punishment of Allah Ta‘ala than imaan, taubah and righteousness. Everyone and everything is in His divine control, so the correct thing is to correct the relationship with Him. In the Battle of Badr, the …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following to a person who was undergoing various difficulties: Allah Ta‘ala mentions in the Qur’aan Majeed: وَ عَسٰۤی اَنْ تَکْرَهُوْا شَیْئًا وَّهُوَ خَیْرٌ لَّکُمْ Perhaps you dislike something whereas it is good for you (Surah Baqarah v. 216) It is …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Hazrat Moulana Room (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) says: “Shut your eyes, ears, mouth and heart from anything wrong and doubtful and then if you do not experience noor in your heart you can blame me.” As soon as something doubtful comes before our eyes or …

Once, a group of students from Darul Uloom Deoband had come to Nizaamuddeen to spend some time in the path of Allah Ta‘ala. In regard to these students, Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned the following advice to his attendant: These students who have come here to spend time …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The way of Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) is that he did not justify his mistake. Justifying one’s wrong is extremely dangerous since it can even lead to one losing his imaan. Nowadays, wrong is being repackaged and given another name in an effort to …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The servant should take up the courage to carry out righteous works, and then Allah Ta‘ala will cause his endeavours to materialise and be fruitful. This can be understood through the example of a father who sees his infant child trying …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Nowadays, most of the sins are committed either by the eye or by the ear, yet many do not even consider such vices as evil and sinful. We consider them as trivial. Even if the situation is such that there is a very …