Malfoozaat

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: The extent of benefit one will be able to draw from the pious is dependent on how much one adheres to the deeni etiquettes (which Shari’ah has taught) when interacting with the pious. The reason for this is that taking …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following to a certain person: My beloved brother! Presently, the influence of kufr and misguidance is extremely strong everywhere. In such critical conditions, separate and individual efforts (though important and beneficial, they) will not be sufficient to reform the entire ummah …

Hazrat Moulana Ihtishaamul Hasan (rahmatullahi ‘alaih), on the instruction of Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas Kandhelwi (rahimahullah), prepared a book titled “Muslim Degeneration and its Only Remedy”. In this book, he explained the reason for the decline of the ummah. The following is an excerpt from his book: Initially, the main objective …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: One of the problems in today’s times is that many people instil in their children, from the very beginning of their lives, the importance of earning wealth, to such an extent that they become so preoccupied in this (i.e. school …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: To think that merely liking a good work is equal to doing the good work is a great deception (of the nafs and shaitaan). This is one way of shaitaan tricking a person and leading him astray, that he makes …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned: A patient has trust in what the experienced and learned doctors tell him about the treatment and cure of his disease and he does not refuse to take medication simply because he does not know about its effects. He does not ask …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Fulfilling the rights of people is extremely important. Therefore, one should keep a written record of all outstanding rights. Even if one owes a person just a single rupee – one should write it down and keep a record of …

Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following Whenever a messenger would come to Hazrat Umar Farooq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) from any of his governors, then he would ask the messenger regarding the governor’s wellbeing and condition. However, when enquiring about the governor’s condition, the main purpose of Hazrat …

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned the following in Fazaa’il-e-A’maal under the commentary of the Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), “The person who has missed a single salaah is like the one who has lost all his family and wealth.”: Generally, salaah is missed when a person …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: Hazrat Moulana Siddeeq Ahmed Saheb Ambhetwi (rahimahullah) (the Khalifah of Hazrat Moulana Rasheed Ahmed Gangohi (rahimahullah) in relation to the terminology of the Sufis, “Wusool ilal Allah” (acquiring the close proximity of Allah Ta‘ala) mentioned that: The system of Allah Ta‘ala …