Inspirational Incidents

In the time of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), the disbelievers of Makkah Mukarramah would worship idols and statues. Allah Ta‘ala sent Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to guide the people towards worshipping Allah Ta‘ala alone, and to stop them from worshipping idols. On the occasion of the Conquest of Makkah Mukarramah, …

Hazrat Uthmaan bin Affaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is one of the great Sahaabah of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). He has the honour of having married two of the respected daughters of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). First, Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was married to Hazrat Ruqayyah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), and after she passed …

There was once a slave whose name was Mubaarak. For many years, Mubaarak lived and worked in the fruit orchard which belonged to his master. One day, Mubaarak’s master came to him and told him to bring him a sweet pomegranate to eat. Mubaarak immediately went to one of the …

Imaam Ahmed bin Hambal (rahimahullah) was a great imaam of deen and a very pious Aalim who was the Ustaad of great Ulama such as Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) and Imaam Muslim (rahimahullah). One of the neighbours of Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal (rahimahullah) was a man who was known for committing …

Sheikh Maalik bin Dinaar (rahimahullah) was a very great Taabi’ee and pious saint of his time. Ja’far bin Sulaimaan (rahimahullah) mentions the following story from the life of Sheikh Maalik bin Dinaar (rahimahullah). Ja’far (rahimahullah) says: I was once walking with Sheikh Maalik bin Dinaar (rahimahullah) through a street in …

Hazrat Safwaan bin Muhriz (rahimahullah) was a pious Taabi’ee from Basrah. He had learnt Hadith from many Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), such as Hazrat Abu Musa Ash’ari (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma), and others. It is mentioned that once, the evil and oppressive ruler, Ubaidullah bin Ziyaad, arrested …

There was once a famous robber from the Kurds, who were a tribe of people living in the Middle East. One day, this robber made taubah from stealing and robbing people, changed his entire life and became a pious person. This is the story of how the robber changed his …

Ask our children: What is the sign that a person has taqwa? Can a Muslim lie to people and cheat them when doing business so that he will make more money? When a person is getting married, what type of partner should they look for? Now tell them the story: …

There was once a pious aalim, from the land of Syria, whose name was Shaikh Ebrahim bin Muhammad Hilaali (rahimahullah). When Shaikh Ebrahim bin Muhammad (rahimahullah) was twenty-three years old, he left Syria and travelled to the land of Egypt to study deen and become an aalim. He remained in …

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was the son of Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and was a very great Sahaabi. One day, Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) went out of Madinah Munawwarah with some of his companions. After coming out of the blessed city, they wished to eat, and …