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 …
Read More »The System of Allah Ta‘ala
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 …
Read More »Sins of the Eye and Ear
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 …
Read More »There is no Person who is Completely Free of Weakness
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following in reply to the letter of a person who complained of various weaknesses: There is no person who is completely free of weakness and sin. Hence, the Hadith mentions: كل ابن آدم خطاء وخير الخطائين التوابون (سنن الترمذي رقم …
Read More »Identifying the Genuine from the Artificial
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: This world is a world of varieties and assortments and this is the test that we face. The first part of the trial is to identify the genuine from the artificial and the second part is to then hold firm to the genuine. …
Read More »The Power of Du‘aa
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Many Muslims neglect making du‘aa, and as for those who make du‘aa, then many of them have not understood the power of du‘aa. The importance and power of du‘aa need to be explained to the Muslims in order that they engage in …
Read More »Acknowledging the Grace of Allah Ta‘ala upon us
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The righteous actions that we carry out during our lives are only through the grace of Allah Ta‘ala. Allah Ta‘ala creates the motivation within our hearts to remember him and carry out those righteous actions. Hence, at no time should we …
Read More »Repenting for One’s Sins
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: I have mentioned the following verse of the Qur’aan Majeed many times in the past: وَمَا أَصَـابَكُم مِّنْ مُّصِيْبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيْكُمْ وَيَعْفُوْا عَنْ كَثِيْرٍ Whatever calamity afflicts you is because of that which your hands have earned (evil deeds), and …
Read More »How to deal with people
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: We are commanded in the Hadith to have a good opinion of the believers. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said: حسن الظن من حسن العبادة Having a good opinion of people is an act of ‘ibaadah We should understand that this Hadith is …
Read More »Taunting a Sinner
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: To taunt a person regarding a sin for which he has already made taubah is extremely disliked and dangerous. What gives one the right to taunt such a person? The hadeeth says that Allah Ta‘ala will make it such that the one taunting …
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