Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Hazrat Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) had made it clear to his people who were disbelievers that he is free from them and their ways. After all, the kuffaar don’t imitate us Muslims, so why should we imitate them. Imitating them and leaving our Islamic …
Read More »The Doctrine of Imaamah – Part Two
The Shi‘ah believe that their twelve Imaams would receive wahi (revelation) after Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and were able to make changes in deen. It is reported in Usool-ul-Kaafi that Imaam Abu Ja’far is reported to have said, “We are the proofs of Allah, and we are the doors of …
Read More »Creating the Enthusiasm for Deen
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: In our opinion, the root malady and sickness of the ummah in this day and age is that their hearts are void of the enthusiasm and value of deen. If the concern and yearning for deen is created in them, and the …
Read More »Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Fifty
The Inscription on His Ring: Hazrat ‘Amr bin ‘Uthmaan (rahimahullah) mentions that the ring of Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) had the following words inscribed on it, “I have brought Imaan in that Being who has created everything in its due proportion.” (Siyar A’laam min Nubalaa 2/156) Demise: Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) …
Read More »Tipping the Balance
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The pagan Arabs used to make offerings to Allah Ta‘ala and their idols and gods. In doing so, if there was a shortfall on the side of the idols then they would take from the lot of Allah Ta‘ala, but if there was …
Read More »Talaaq Q&A (Part 1)
Question: What are the different types of talaaq in Islam? Speaker: Ml. Ebrahim Salajee Duration: 00:03:04 Format: mp3 Size: 1.3 MB Download If you did not understand the maslah or any aspect of the maslah, then refer your question to Muftionline.co.za
Read More »Dental treatment while Fasting
Q: I am a dentist. A fasting patient requires urgent treatment e.g. extraction or draining abscess. 1. Will this be permissible while fasting? Bear in mind an injection is required blood flows from the extraction site water may be put into the patient’s mouth 2. Will the fast need to …
Read More »The Three Groups of People on Mountains of Musk
عن عبد الله بن عمر قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم ثلاثة على كثبان المسك أراه قال يوم القيامة يغبطهم الأولون والآخرون رجل ينادي بالصلوات الخمس في كل يوم وليلة ورجل يؤم قوما وهم به راضون وعبد أدى حق الله وحق مواليه (الترمذي رقم 2566) Hazrat …
Read More »The Doctrine of Imaamah
The Shi‘ah subscribe to the doctrine of ‘Imaamah’. They believe that there were twelve Imaams who came into the world after Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), and these twelve Imaams (Allah forbid!) are even greater than the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam) and equal in status to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). (Anwaar-un-Najaf fi-Asraar-il-Mushaf pg. …
Read More »Not Causing any Inconvenience to One’s Seniors
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: If a person is addressed by any of his seniors (e.g. his parents, ustaads, sheikh, etc), then it is extremely disrespectful for him to ignore the senior and intentionally not reply to him. Similarly, it is disrespectful for him to answer …
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