Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) said, “One who can weep should do so, and one who cannot should adopt the appearance of a weeping person.” Whenever Hazrat Muhammed bin Munkadir (rahimahullah) would weep, he would wipe his tears over his face and beard and would say, “I have heard that …
January, 2025
December, 2024
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28 December
A Few Stories About the Fear of Allah Ta‘ala – Part Two – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Twenty Four
A Hadith mentions that Allah Ta‘ala says, “I do not join two fears in the heart of My slave. If he does not fear Me in this world, I shall give him fear in the next, but if he fears Me in this world, I shall save him from all …
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22 December
A Few Stories About the Fear of Allah Ta‘ala – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Twenty Three
It is very difficult to cover all that is mentioned in the Quraan, the Hadith, and in the incidents of the pious saints, about the importance of the fear of Allah Ta‘ala. It should, however, be understood that the fear of Allah Ta‘ala is the stairway to all spiritual perfection …
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18 December
Hazrat Zaid bin Haarithah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Refuses to Go with His Father – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Twenty Two
It was during the pre-Islamic era that Hazrat Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was once travelling in a caravan with his mother, who was going to her father’s town, when the caravan was waylaid and looted by the Banu Qais clan. They took Hazrat Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) as a slave and sold …
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10 December
Hazrat Hanzalah’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Fear of Nifaaq (Hypocrisy) – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Twenty One
Hazrat Hanzalah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) says: Once, we were seated in the gathering of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) when he delivered some advices. Our hearts became soft, our eyes were flowing with tears, and the reality of our condition (in deen) dawned upon us. Thereafter, when the gathering was over, I …
November, 2024
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24 November
Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Warning on the Sahaabah’s Laughing, and Reminding them to Remember the Grave – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Twenty
Once, when Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) came to the musjid for salaah, he noticed that some people were laughing and giggling among themselves. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) addressed them saying, “Had you remembered death often, I would not see you like this. Therefore, think of death often. Not a single …
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21 November
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Passing by the Ruins of Thamood During the Expedition of Tabook – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Nineteen
The Tabook expedition is one of the famous expeditions of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), and it was the last expedition in which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) took part. When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) heard that the Caesar (king of Rome) gathered a large army to wipe out Islam and was …
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9 November
An Advice of Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Eighteen
Wahab bin Munabbih (rahimahullah) says: After Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) became blind (in his old age), I once led him to the Haram Shareef in Makkah Mukarramah, where he heard a group of people arguing among themselves. He asked me to lead him to them. On coming to …
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4 November
Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and the Fear of Allah Ta‘ala – Part Two – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Seventeen
Once, when Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was going towards Harrah (a place on the outskirts of Madinah Munawwarah) with his slave, Aslam, he saw a fire burning in the desert. He said, “There seems to be a camp. Perhaps it is a caravan that could not enter the town due …
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2 November
The Migration of the Muslims to Abyssinia and Being Imprisoned in the Valley of Abu Taalib (Part Two) – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Sixteen
When the Quraish did not succeed in convincing the King of Abyssinia to send the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) with them to Makkah Mukarramah, they were further frustrated, and Hazrat Umar’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) conversion to Islam made them even more furious. The Quraish, at all times, continued to try and prevent …