عن معاوية رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول المؤذنون أطول الناس أعناقا يوم القيامة رواه مسلم (الترغيب والترهيب 1/246) Hazrat Mu’aawiyah (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Verily the muazzins will have the “longest necks” on the Day of Qiyaamah.” Note: …
Read More »Studying the Lives of the Pious Predecessors
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: My beloved friends! You should make it a point to continuously study and read kitaabs on the lives of our pious predecessors. Even though the blessed era of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) is distant and has long passed, our pious predecessors …
Read More »Pondering over our Beginning
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: We need to ponder over our beginning and our reality. When we ponder over this, we will realise that we are from sand and are returning to sand. Whatever excellence we may have is not our personal achievement, rather it is only through …
Read More »The Gift of Imaan
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The greatest gift to mankind is the gift of Imaan. Through Imaan a person becomes connected to Allah Ta‘ala and now belongs to the deen of Islam. In every step he is shown what to do and what to refrain from. Hence, he …
Read More »Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty Eight
In various Ahaadith, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had prophesized that a fitnah would break out during the era of Hazrat ‘Uthmaan’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) khilaafah. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) also mentioned that Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) would be on the haq in this fitnah, however he would be martyred. Some of …
Read More »Fasting Q&A (Part 11)
Question: 1. Is it permissible for an asthma patient to use an inhaler while fasting? 2. If a person undergoes cupping while fasting, will his fast be nullified? Speaker: Ml. Ebrahim Salajee Duration: 00:01:47 Format: mp3 Size: 712 KB Download If you did not understand the maslah or any aspect …
Read More »The Precondition for Receiving the Divine Assistance of Allah Ta‘ala
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The divine assistance and unseen help of Allah Ta‘ala is not based on any physical means, and is not such that one is able to determine the time and manner of its occurrence. However, at the time when a servant is helpless, …
Read More »Invitation to Islam and Feeding the People – Part One
Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates: When the verse “And warn your close relatives” was revealed, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) instructed me to bring a saa’ (approximately 3.2kg) of grain, the shoulder of a goat and a bowl of milk. He then requested me to summon all the children of Muttalib.I …
Read More »Openly Inviting to Islam – Part Two
After being commanded by Allah to invite to Islam openly, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) ascended Mt Safaa and summoned all of the tribes of the Quraish by name. When they had all assembled, he asked them, “If I were to inform you that there is an army on the other …
Read More »Istiqaamat – Commitment to Deen
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Normally, during the month of Ramadhaan, we get the fervour to do ‘ibaadat, but thereafter it ceases. Hence, Allah Ta‘ala speaks of istiqaamat. Istiqaamat is normally translated as steadfastness, but the closest translation would be ‘commitment’. Commitment will mean that at any given …
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