Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Most people were destroyed when they became proud and arrogant. When a person shows off and becomes boastful over the bounties he is blessed with, this becomes a means of those bounties being snatched away. The solution to rid oneself of pride is …
October, 2018
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17 October
Enduring the Challenges of the Time
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Every age has a different challenge. When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) left this world then there was the challenge of those who reneged from Islam. Then in one age there existed the challenge of preserving the ahaadeeth of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). These …
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11 October
Durood on Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The Muhadditheen never compromised in the writing of durood. At times, one-third of a page in the kitaab is taken up by the durood. Moreover, in a time when writing was not as easy as it is nowadays. Read and write the durood …
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4 October
The Fog and Mist of the Heart
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Our whole effort is to get connected with Allah Ta‘ala. However, at times, there are obstructions that come on our path and a type of fog and mist settles on the heart. An easy way to remove this is to make istighfaar twenty …
September, 2018
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27 September
Pondering over the Hereafter
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: In contemporary times people become obsessed with some hobby or past time. Some get into sport, others into politics and the list goes on. Their obsession becomes such that whenever they get a chance then this is their topic of discussion. As believers …
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12 September
The Cause for Insecurity
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The amount of comforts and luxuries we see around us today was probably never experienced before. But strangely the more the items of luxury, the more the discomfort and depression. The same applies to medicine. Doctors have progressed to this level that a …
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6 September
Protecting Oneself in the Time of Fitnah
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: In this time of fitnah (trial), there seems to be evil prevailing everywhere. Hence, how will one protect himself from the fitnah? One will be able to protect himself from the fitnah by creating a safe-haven for himself. This will be possible by …
August, 2018
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9 August
Objecting to the Laws of Shariah
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 …
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1 August
Reality of Sins
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.
July, 2018
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25 July
Worrying of our Own Selves
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 …