Ask our children: Why is it important for a person to be careful and responsible with his things? Why is it important for a person to be careful and responsible with other people’s things? Now tell them the story: Raees was a little boy who was intelligent and had good …
Read More »Fulfilling the dictates of respect in regard to the Quraan Majeed
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned: In order for one to fulfil the dictates of respect in regard to the Quraan Majeed, one should keep in mind that the Quraan Majeed is the speech of our Creator, and the word of the One Whom we love and seek …
Read More »Hazrat Sa’eed Bin Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Being Included among the Participants of Badr
Prior to the Battle of Badr, when Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) learnt that the trade caravan of the Quraish, laden with their wealth, had departed from Shaam (Syria) and was returning to Makkah Mukarramah, he sent Hazrat Talhah bin Ubaidullah and Hazrat Sa’eed bin Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) to gather information …
Read More »The Great Sacrifices of Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) – The Orchards of Love – Part 83
Allah Ta’ala had tested Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) with various trials and tribulations and he passed each trial with distinction, displaying and exhibiting the highest levels of Islam (submission) at all times. In essence, from the great sacrifices he made for the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala, it can be concluded …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of the Host – 4
10. Apart from meals, if the guest has any need, then the host should tend to his need if he is able to. 11. It is not necessary for the host to make elaborate preparations and prepare lavish meals for the guest. Similarly, the host not put himself into difficulty …
Read More »Hazrat Hasan, Hazrat Husain and Hazrat Abdullah bin Ja’far (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) Repay a Poor Bedouin Woman for Her Goat – Fazaail Sadaqaat – Taleem Series – Part Twenty Six
Abul Hasan Madaa’ini (rahimahullah) reports the following incident. He says:
Once, Hazrat Hasan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), Hazrat Husain (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Abdullah bin Ja’far (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) were going for haj. During the journey, the camels carrying their luggage got lost and they continued their journey hungry and thirsty, without any food or drink.
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The Gauge to Determine whether a Person Can be Followed in Deen
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: In today’s times, there is a greater need for one to examine the deeni condition of the person one wishes to take deeni guidance from or one wishes to place his hand in the hand of such a person to …
Read More »Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Taking Care of the Respected Wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) during the Journey of Hajj
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) mentioned, “Indeed, the one who takes care of my wives after my demise is a true and pious person.” After the demise of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) would regularly spend upon the Azwaaj Mutahharaat (the respected wives of Rasulullah …
Read More »The Path of Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) – the Path of Intelligence – The Orchards of Love – Part 82
In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta’ala has declared that the person who turns away from the path of Nabi Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) and treads upon another path is indeed a foolish person who is treading upon the path of folly. Allah Ta’ala says: وَ مَنۡ یَّرۡغَبُ عَنۡ مِّلَّۃِ اِبۡرٰہٖمَ اِلَّا …
Read More »Rasulullah’s (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Life of Abstinence and the Caution He Sounded to Hazrat Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) in this Regard – Fazaail A’maal – Taleem Series – Part Twenty Seven
On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had taken an oath that he would not live with his wives for one month in order to correct them for some mistake they had made. For that one month, he lived in a separate room which was upstairs in his house. A …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality