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 …
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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: The Ulama have written that the host also has certain rights over his guest which the guest should keep in mind when dealing with him. For example, if the host wishes to seat the guest in a certain place, then …
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Hazrat ‘Urwah bin Zubair (rahimahullah) narrates that a woman of the Banu Najjaar clan (viz. Hazrat Nawwaar bint Maalik, the mother of Hazrat Zaid bin Thaabit (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma)) said, “My house was situated at a high spot and was one of the highest houses around the Musjid (i.e. Musjidun Nabawi). …
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When the two envoys of the Quraish, Amr bin Aas and Abdullah bin Abi Rabee’ah, entered the court of Najaashi, they prostrated before him and presented him with the gifts they brought for him. Among the gifts they brought for him were leather hides, a horse and a silken cloak. …
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In the past, when people would travel for haj, umrah or any other deeni or worldly purpose, they would travel on horseback or camelback, and the journey would be arduous and take many months to complete. Nowadays, we have various means of modern transport, in the form of cars and …
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When the sky splits apart, and when the stars scatter (falling), and when the seas are erupted, and when the graves are overturned, (then) each soul shall know what it has sent forth and (what it had) left behind. O man! What has deceived you regarding your Gracious Lord, who created you, then He fashioned you perfectly, then He made you well-proportioned (i.e. He created the various limbs of your body in their due proportion, well balanced)? In whatever form He willed, He composed you. Never! (i.e. one should never be heedless towards him.)
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Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Those types of deeni efforts which the general masses who are sincere and devoted to deen are able to do, and it is hoped that through them engaging in those efforts, they will progress in deen and acquire rewards from …
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The King of Abyssinia (Najaashi (rahimahullah)) once sent three spears to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) as a gift. After receiving the three spears, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) gave one spear to Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), he gave the second spear to Hazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and he kept the third …
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Once, while speaking about Hazrat Bilaal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Sa‘eed bin Musayyib (rahimahullah) said: The desire to practice Islam was extremely great in the heart of Hazrat Bilaal (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). He would be subjected to continuous torture and persecution at the hands of the disbelievers. Whenever the disbelievers would try …
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Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned in Fazaa’il-e-A’maal: People think that there is no harm if two or four people make a small jamaat and perform salaah at their houses or at their shops. This notion is not correct, due to the fact that firstly, they will be …
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