The great position that the Azaan holds in deen can be gauged by the esteemed rank which the mu’azzin enjoys in the sight of Allah Ta‘ala. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “On the Day of Qiyaamah, the mu’azzins will certainly have the ‘longest necks’ (i.e. positions of honour).” (Saheeh Muslim …
August, 2023
July, 2023
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30 July
Responding to the Call of the Azaan – The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Fourteen
Responding to the Call of the Azaan The Azaan is a special call of Islam inviting males towards the performance of salaah in the musjid. The Azaan is regarded to be among the salient symbols of Islam and is exclusive to the religion of Islam. In regard to the symbols …
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23 July
The Inception of the Azaan – The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Thirteen
After imaan, the most fundamental and important pillar of Islam is salaah. The importance of salaah is so great that it can never be over-emphasised. Due to salaah holding such a lofty and esteemed position in deen, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) strove throughout his mubaarak life to establish salaah in …
June, 2023
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5 June
Can a Muslim Participate in Interfaith Gatherings? – The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Twelve
The battle between haq and baatil (truth and falsehood) commenced from the very inception of the creation of man. The moment Allah Ta‘ala created Nabi Aadam (‘alaihis salaam), his arch enemy, Iblees, began plotting and planning to misguide him and lead him astray. After Nabi Aadam and Hazrat Hawwaa (alaihimas …
November, 2022
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7 November
Innovations in Deen – – The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Eleven
Innovations in Deen The two main traps of shaitaan to mislead man are the traps of wealth and women. These two traps are extremely destructive, and most of the sins which take place in the world stem from these two traps. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “Indeed, the world is …
October, 2022
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16 October
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – The Spiritual Doctor of the Ummah – – The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Ten
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – The Spiritual Doctor of the Ummah Just as Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was blessed with the duty of reciting the verses of the Qur’aan Majeed and teaching its meanings and injunctions to the ummah, he was also commissioned with the duty of purifying the ummah …
September, 2022
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19 September
The Four Duties – The Basis for the Preservation of Deen – The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Nine
The Four Duties – The Basis for the Preservation of Deen In order to establish deen in the world, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was entrusted with four primary duties by Allah Ta‘ala. These four duties were: (1) teaching the ummah the correct manner of reciting the Qur’aan Majeed (2) teaching …
August, 2022
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15 August
The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Eight
The Four Primary Duties of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was sent with the mission of establishing deen in the world. In order to fulfil this mission, he was entrusted with four primary duties from the side of Allah Ta‘ala. These four duties formed the basis of …
June, 2022
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27 June
The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Seven
The Beautiful Approach Adopted by Our Pious Predecessors in Correcting People Hazrat Hasan and Hazrat Husain (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) Correcting the Wudhu of an Elderly Person On one occasion, an old man came to the city of Madinah Munawwarah. At the time of salaah, when he began to make wudhu, then …
May, 2022
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30 May
The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Six
Refraining from Causing Embarrassment to People when Advising them
It is important for the person who advises people who are far from deen and lack the correct understanding of deen to adopt a soft and gentle approach when speaking to them. Together with adopting a soft and gentle approach when speaking to them, he should refrain from belittling him or causing him embarrassment in any way.