At the break of dawn on Monday the 8th of Rabi-ul-Awwal, corresponding to April 570 A.D., in the Holy City of Makkah Mukarramah, in the house of Abu Taalib, the greatest of mankind, the leader of the progeny of Hazrat Aadam (‘alaihis salaam), Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was …
Read More »Should Women be Prevented from Attending the Congregational and Eid Salaah?
Q: Why do the Ulamaa prevent women from attending the congregational salaah in the musjid or from attending the eid salaah, whereas it is recorded in the Ahaadith that in the era of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) the Sahaabiyyaat (radhiyallahu ‘anhunna) would attend the congregational salaah in the musjid? A: Firstly we must understand that Deen …
Read More »Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Two
Hazrat Haani (rahimahullah), the freed slave of Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), mentions that when Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) would stand at a grave, he would weep so profusely that his beard would become wet with his tears. Someone asked Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), “We notice that when you remember Jannah …
Read More »The Barakah of Eating Together
It is permissible to eat individually as well as eating together. However, eating together is better as it is a means of barakah. عن وحشي رضي الله عنه أنهم قالوا يا رسول الله إنا نأكل ولا نشبع. قال فلعلكم تأكلون متفرقين؟ قالوا نعم. قال فاجتمعوا على طعامكم واذكروا اسم الله …
Read More »Nikaah Q&A (Part 11)
Question: Is it a sunnah to perform the nikaah in the musjid on a Friday after the Asr Salaah? Speaker: Ml. Ebrahim Salajee Duration: 00:01:33 Format: mp3 Size: 630 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 »Connecting with Allah Ta‘ala
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Every believer enjoys a connection with Allah Ta‘ala merely on account of his Imaan. Allah Ta‘ala says: “Allah Ta‘ala is the friend of the believers.” Just as a phone gets connected to a network through a sim card, similarly the so-called connecting sim …
Read More »Remaining Constant in Using the Miswaak
عن شريح بن هانىء قال قلت لعائشة رضي الله عنها بأي شيء كان يبدأ النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا دخل بيته قالت بالسواك رواه مسلم وغيره (الترغيب والترهيب 1/228) Hazrat Shurayh bin Haani (rahimahullah) reports that he asked Hazrat Aaisha (Radhiyallahu Anha), “When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would enter …
Read More »Aadaab of Business and Dealings – Part 7
1. In a lease contract or a business transaction, none of the transacting parties should violate the agreed terms of the contract or transaction. If both parties agreed upon a certain price and a certain quality or quantity of the sale item, or in a lease contract, both agreed upon …
Read More »Hazrat ‘Ali’s (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Love for Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) said, “Do not speak anything but good regarding Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and the decision that he made concerning the Qur’aan. By Allah, he took this decision concerning the Qur’aan Majeed with the consensus of the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum).” (Saheeh Bukhaari #4987 and Fathul Baari vol. …
Read More »The Islam of Hazrat ‘Uthmaan bin ‘Affaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Three
Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) says: While I was in conversation with Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), it so happened that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) passed by. Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was with him, and Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had a cloth in his blessed hand. On seeing Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi …
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