1. Commence the ghusl by reciting the tasmiyah (بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْم) and making the intention that you are performing ghusl to remove hadath akbar (major impurity).[1] 2. Wash both hands up to the wrists thrice.[2] عن عائشة رضي الله عنها زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أن النبي صلى …
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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Acquiring happiness in life is not based on possessing abundant wealth. Rather, acquiring happiness in life is based on the contentment of the heart and soul. This contentment of the heart and soul can only be acquired through fulfilling the commands …
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Passing away with the Sunnah during the Pandemic The religion of Islam is the greatest favor of Allah Ta‘ala to mankind. Islam can be compared to a green and lush orchard with all types of fruit bearing trees, fragrant flowers and beneficial plants. Wherever a person walks in this orchard, …
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Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “When you recite Durood at my grave, then I hear your Durood, and when you recite Durood from afar, then your Durood is conveyed to me (via the angels).”
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1. Face the qiblah while performing ghusl. It is better to wear a cloth covering the satr area while performing ghusl.[1] 2. Bath in such a place where no one can see you. It is better to perform ghusl with the satr area covered. However, if one is in an …
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بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ
وَ التِّیۡنِ وَ الزَّیۡتُوۡنِ ۙ﴿۱﴾ وَ طُوۡرِ سِیۡنِیۡنَ ۙ﴿۲﴾ وَ ہٰذَا الۡبَلَدِ الۡاَمِیۡنِ ۙ﴿۳﴾ لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا الۡاِنۡسَانَ فِیۡۤ اَحۡسَنِ تَقۡوِیۡمٍ ۫﴿۴﴾ ثُمَّ رَدَدۡنٰہُ اَسۡفَلَ سٰفِلِیۡنَ ۙ﴿۵﴾ اِلَّا الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا وَ عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ فَلَہُمۡ اَجۡرٌ غَیۡرُ مَمۡنُوۡنٍ ؕ﴿۶﴾ فَمَا یُکَذِّبُکَ بَعۡدُ بِالدِّیۡنِ ؕ﴿۷﴾ اَلَیۡسَ اللّٰہُ بِاَحۡکَمِ الۡحٰکِمِیۡنَ ٪﴿۸﴾
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Avoiding Things that do not Concern One
من حسن إسلام المرأ تركه ما لايعنيه
From the beauty of a person’s Islam is that he leaves out that which does not concern him.
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The Islamic Attire for Women
Islam is the perfect code of life. It provides complete guidance in all spheres of life and teaches man how to conduct and how to fulfill his worldly and deeni needs. Islam advocates respecting human rights and promotes sublime conduct when interacting with the creation.
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Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The mentality that we have is ‘just do it’. This is a Shaitaani mentality. We just rush and do things without thinking about it. However, when it comes to deeni matters, then we are very relaxed and casual about things, whereas it is …
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Spending His Wealth in the Path of Allah Ta‘ala Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “No person’s wealth benefited me as much as the wealth of Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).” Hearing this, Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) began to weep and said, “My …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality