Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Those engaged in the effort of da’wat and tableegh are required to meet three classes of people in order to fulfil three Deeni objectives. The first class of people whom they should meet are the ulama and Deeni elders. The object of …
Read More »Transparency between Parent and Child
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: As long as one’s children are not married, there should be complete transparency between them and the parents. The child cannot be left free to do as he pleases without any rules and restrictions. Together with conducting ta’leem daily, we need to spend …
Read More »Safeguarding One’s Deen at all Times
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: In order for one to benefit in deen, one is required to associate with the pious and learn deen. Completely disassociating oneself and remaining aloof from people is discouraged as it will be a means for harm coming to one’s deen. …
Read More »The Duty of the Elder of the Home
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The elder of the home is required to be a few steps ahead of the rest of the family in Deeni issues. The child feels that whatever my parents do is right. If the parent is chatting on his cell-phone secretly, or has …
Read More »An Extremely Important Advice in regard to Dealing with Wives
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following advice to one of his close associates: An extremely important advice in regard to dealing with wives is that one should avoid adopting a hard approach with one’s wife. Rather, always adopt a soft approach with the wife and …
Read More »Developing Gratitude
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: When Shaitaan was rejected, he vowed to Allah Ta‘ala that on account of him misguiding man, very few would be grateful. When a person has the quality of gratitude, then he will always obey the one who was kind to him. In order …
Read More »The World – the Jannah of the Kuffaar
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) has mentioned in his Mubaarak Hadith: الدنيا سجن المؤمن وجنة الكافر The dunya is the prison of a believer and the paradise of a disbeliever The meaning of this Hadith is that our purpose for being sent to …
Read More »Calamities, a Means of Punishment or a Source of Blessings
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Shaikh Abdul Qaadir Jeelaani (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) explains that calamities are either a means of punishment or a source of blessings. It all depends on a person’s response and attitude to that calamity. If he is calm, composed and does not adopt a complaining …
Read More »Being More Concerned of One’s Reformation than the Reformation of Others
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: There is a great need for each person to be concerned about his own reformation and to correct his actions. Nowadays, we find that people have fallen into the sickness of worrying about other people’s weaknesses while they are unconcerned about …
Read More »Dislike for Death
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) explained to the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) that a time will come when the disbelieving nations will invite each other to attack the Muslim Ummah like how people are invited to a meal, they asked the reason for this. …
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