عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لقد أمرت بالسواك حتى ظننت أنه ينزل علي فيه قرآن أو وحي رواه أبو يعلى وأحمد ولفظه قال لقد أمرت بالسواك حتى خشيت أن يوحى إلي فيه شيء ورواته ثقات (الترغيب والترهيب 1/229) Hazrat ibn Abbaas (Radiyallahu …
Read More »Aadaab of Business and Dealings – Part 12
1. It is not permissible for one to get involved in interest bearing transactions. The giving and taking of interest are both haraam in Islam. وَأَحَلَّ اللَّـهُ الْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبَا ﴿البقرة: ٢٧٥﴾ And Allah has permitted sale and prohibited riba – interest. الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ الرِّبَا لَا يَقُومُونَ إِلَّا كَمَا يَقُومُ …
Read More »The Concern and Love of the Sahaabah for the Ahl-e-Bayt
The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were an embodiment of love and they displayed the highest degree of love for each other at every opportunity. This conduct of deep concern and love for each other was natural within them, as they regarded themselves to belong to one brotherhood of Islam. When they …
Read More »The Remedy for Casting Lustful Glances and Other Sins
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The remedy for casting lustful glances and other sins is for a person to regularly study the biographies of the pious. Additionally, one should allocate some time to sit in solitude and ponder over the numerous warnings and punishments mentioned in …
Read More »Duaa after Eating -2
After completing the meal, one should recite the following duaa: اَلحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا الطَّعَامَ وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِن غَيرِ حَولٍ مِّنِّي وَلَا قُوَّة All praise is due to Allah Ta’ala who provided me with this food, and He granted it to me without any effort and ability from me. عن …
Read More »Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Six
Appointment as the Khalifah (continued) Before passing away, Hazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) formed a Shura (council) consisting of the following six Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum): Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat ‘Abdur Rahmaan bin ‘Auf …
Read More »Nikaah Q&A (Part 15)
Question: Is nikaah between a sunni and shia permissible or not? Speaker: Ml. Ebrahim Salajee Duration: 00:01:33 Format: mp3 Size: 613 KB Download If you did not understand the maslah or any aspect of the maslah, then refer your question to Muftionline.co.za
Read More »The Islam of few Sahaabah after Hazrat ‘Uthmaan bin ‘Affaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
On the day after Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) accepted Islam, Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) brought the following luminaries to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam): Hazrat ‘Uthmaan bin Maz‘oon (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Abu ‘Ubaidah bin Jarraah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Abu Salamah bin ‘Abdil Asad (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Arqam bin Arqam …
Read More »The Islam of Hazrat ‘Uthmaan bin ‘Affaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Four
Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) relates: Not even a few days had passed when the respected daughter of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Hazrat Ruqayyah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), came into my nikaah. Everyone was overjoyed and pleased with our nikaah. In this regard, my aunt, Su‘daa, recited the following poetry: هدى الله عثمان …
Read More »The Soul of our Body – Zikr
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Hazrat Shah Waliyyullah (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) expounding on the importance of zikr says: “Zikr is actually like the soul in the body.” Zikr brings flavour not only to our ‘ibaadaat but to our earthly life. Hence a man in zikr is always happy at …
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