Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
When one looks at the people of the past; he would find that they used to work hard and earn from the sweat of their brow. Their earning was clean and their businesses were Shariah compliant. As a result, the money they earned was clean and a lot of goodness …
November, 2015
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4 November
The Three Requirements of Shariah
Overall, when you look at sharee‘ah, it wants three things. The first requirement is that you need to have a good level of ta’leem and instruction. Without this, you will not know the difference between halaal and haraam. You won’t know that 3 talaaqs make you haraam for your wife; …
October, 2015
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28 October
Reasons for our Dawat not being Effective – Part 2
Another reason for the da’wat not being effective is that we are not exhausting our resources and efforts in correcting ourselves firstly, and those under our control. If the food at home is not right then we will make such a big noise and commotion, but do we apply the …
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21 October
Reasons for our Dawat not being Effective – Part 1
One of the reasons why the da’wat nowadays is not effective is the abundance of haraam we are involved in. It won’t be an exaggeration if it is said that 70 to 80 percent of people engage in indecent works (including porn etc.). It brings you to a level when …
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15 October
Quality of a True Leader
In the past, it was easy to correct a person directly. Nowadays, you are unable to do so and you have to go in a roundabout way. As a result many don’t even get the message. Hazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was such that despite him being the Ameerul Mu’mineen, but …
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7 October
Doing Things Gracefully
Hazrat Munzir bin Qays (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) came to Madeenah Munawwarah with a delegation from his tribe. Upon reaching, the delegation went ahead to meet Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) while Munzir remained behind. In their absence he took care of their animals and luggage. When they returned, he took a bath …
September, 2015
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30 September
The Meaning and Levels of Da’wah
Literally da’wat means to invite, but in the shar‘ee context it means to call people to Allah Ta‘ala completely and correctly. This is a broad definition and one will need to know how it will be applied in different situations. There will be different levels and different types of people: …
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10 September
Keeping the Balance
In this world everything goes well if it is in correct proportion. If the tyres in a car are inflated in correct proportion, then the car will move smoothly. Accordingly, if all the vitamins in the body are well-balanced then one will enjoy a good quality of life, otherwise one’s …
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2 September
Islamic Conduct
Very often you get complaints of a person squeezing the worker as much as he can. So what Islam are we showing him? He will be left without having any respect for you or for your religion. Our niyyat needs to be correct. Islamic values need to be extended in …
August, 2015
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26 August
Doing Business for Allah Ta’ala
We have the option of doing business just to see digits turning and to gain material progress, and the other is that you are doing it purely for the sake of Allah Ta‘ala and in the manner that is pleasing to Allah Ta‘ala. When this is the outlook, then Allah …