Malfoozaat

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once advised a person saying: In order for you to acquire focus and remain composed at all times, it will be necessary for you to make a timetable, allocating time for each responsibility. Thereafter, if you adhere strictly to your timetable, you will …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Often these questions are raised that why did Allah Ta‘ala stipulate more for a man to receive as inheritance as compared to a woman? Or why are there four rakaats in the ‘Asr salaah and three in Maghrib? Some regard these questions to …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned in an address to the Ulamaa: Through the tabligh jamaat striving and making effort among the masses, the value of Deen and the desire to acquire the knowledge of Deen will be created within the hearts of people. After the desire to …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: When embarking on a sin, don’t think whether this is a major or minor sin. Rather look at who you are disobeying. The sin may be small but by committing it we are displeasing Allah Ta‘ala who is the greatest of all beings.

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: People regard different things to be the sign of a person’s perfection. Some people base perfection on one’s excessive ‘ibaadah (worship), while others base perfection on one’s level of taqwa (piety and abstinence). However, according to the ‘Ulama, the person who …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The hadeeth teaches us to focus on our own wrongs and not to blame others. On the contrary, the Western attitude trains us to throw the blame onto others and always find an escape route for ourselves. Sometimes we are made to suffer …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: It is incorrect to prejudge any person without first investigating the matter. If you hear that a certain person is a thief, then out of precaution, it is safer for you to not allow him to enter your private room. However, …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: There are many things which are possible, looking at the supreme power of Allah Ta‘ala, but are not normally achievable, e.g. A man at the age of 95 who has a host of health complications is anxious to come out first in a …

In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta‘ala mentions that one of the qualities of the true believers is: وَمِمّا رَزَقنـٰهُم يُنفِقونَ ﴿البقرة:٣﴾ They (the believers who believe in the unseen) spend from what We have bestowed upon them Regarding this verse of the Qur’aan Majeed, Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) …

Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: We need to constantly beg Allah Ta’ala for forgiveness and ‘aafiyat (ease) in all matters. Even if a person has not committed sins, the istighfaar is still of benefit for him since it will be recorded as an act of virtue and he …