Nikaah is among the mubaarak sunnats of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) as well as the sunnats of the Ambiyaa (‘alaihimus salaam). Through nikaah, a person will be able to protect himself from falling into sin. Hence, the teaching of deen is that when one has a need to get married, …
Read More »Tafseer of Surah Takweer
اِذَا الشَّمۡسُ کُوِّرَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۱﴾ وَ اِذَا النُّجُوۡمُ انۡکَدَرَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۲﴾ وَ اِذَا الۡجِبَالُ سُیِّرَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۳﴾ وَ اِذَا الۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۴﴾ وَ اِذَا الۡوُحُوۡشُ حُشِرَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۵﴾ وَ اِذَا الۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۶﴾ وَ اِذَا النُّفُوۡسُ زُوِّجَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۷﴾ وَ اِذَا الۡمَوۡءٗدَۃُ سُئِلَتۡ ۪ۙ﴿۸﴾ بِاَیِّ ذَنۡۢبٍ قُتِلَتۡ ۚ﴿۹﴾ وَ اِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ ﴿۪ۙ۱۰﴾ وَ اِذَا …
Read More »Duas When Drinking Zam-zam
Dua One When one drinks Zam-zam, one should recite the following dua: اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَرِزْقًا وَاسِعًا وَشِفَاءً مِّنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ O Allah! I ask You for beneficial knowledge, expansive sustenance, and shifaa (cure) from every ailment. عن عكرمة قال: كان ابن عباس إذا شرب من زمزم قال: …
Read More »Depriving One’s Children of Deeni Ta’leem due to Secular Studies
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following: One of the problems in today’s times is that many people instil in their children, from the very beginning of their lives, the importance of earning wealth, to such an extent that they become so preoccupied in this (i.e. school …
Read More »The Way to Acquire the Mercy which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was Sent With
DOWNLOAD PDF HERE In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta‘ala says: وَ مَاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنٰکَ اِلَّا رَحۡمَۃً لِّلۡعٰلَمِیۡنَ ﴿۱۰۷﴾ We have not sent you (O Muhammed [sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam]) except as a mercy for the worlds. (Surah Ambiyaa v. 107) In this aayat, Allah Ta‘ala informs us that He sent Hazrat Rasulullah …
Read More »The Respect of Hazrat Sa’eed bin Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) for Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
It is reported that on one occasion, a person came to Hazrat Sa’eed bin Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and said, “I possess such great love for Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) in my heart that I do not love anything else as much as I love him.” Hazrat Sa’eed bin Zaid (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) …
Read More »A Sahaabi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Buys a Date Tree for a Poor Muslim – Fazaail Sadaqaat – Taleem Series – Part Twenty Eight
Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports: (In the time of Rasulullah [sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam]), a certain man had a date tree growing in the courtyard of his house. A branch of his date tree was hanging above the house of his neighbour who was a very poor man. When …
Read More »Compassion of Hazrat Moulana Qaasim Nanotwi (rahimahullah) – Adherence to The Sunnah – Part 49
Hazrat Moulana Qaasim Nanotwi (rahimahullah) was a soft and kind-hearted person who showed great compassion when dealing with the servants of Allah Ta‘ala. If he had seen any person being oppressed, then he would be greatly hurt and try his best to correct the situation. This quality of compassion for …
Read More »Mocking Maariyah
Ask our children: Is it permissible for a Muslim to mock another person? If someone is mocking another person, what should we do? Instead of mocking another person, what should we do? Which action is the most beloved action to Allah Ta‘ala after the fardh actions? Now tell them the …
Read More »Rasulullah’s (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Family Supporting Him and Abu Lahab Opposing Him – The Seerah of Rasullullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – Part Forty One
When the Quraish lost hope in Abu Taalib supporting them, they began to show open opposition and enmity for the Muslims. They started inflicting different punishments on the weak and vulnerable Muslims of the various tribes. Abu Taalib then called on the Banu Haashim and Banu Muttalib to support and …
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