عن الأسود قال سألت عائشة : ما كان النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم يصنع في أهله ؟ قالت كان في مهنة أهله فإذا حضرت الصلاة قام إلى الصلاة (صحيح البخاري ص892) Hazrat Aswad (Rahimahullah) reports: I once asked Hazrat Aaisha (Radhiyallahu Anha) regarding the conduct of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi …
Read More »True Conviction in the Words of Allah and His Rasul (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: One of the major and fundamental differences between us and the Sahaabah (Radhiyallahu Anhum) is that the hearts of the Sahaabah (Radhiyallahu Anhum) were filled with such complete reliance and conviction in the blessed words of Allah Ta’ala and His Rasul …
Read More »Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Five
Islam: (Continuing from Part four) Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) continued: I was astonished and perplexed at what my aunt had said, and so I asked her, “O aunt! What are you saying?” She replied by reciting the following couplets: عثمان يا عثمان يا عثمان لك الجمال ولك الشان …
Read More »Asking for Aafiyah between Azaan and Iqaamah
عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: الدعاء لا يرد بين الأذان والإقامة قالوا: فماذا نقول يا رسول الله؟ قال: سلوا الله العافية في الدنيا والآخرة (ترمذي رقم 3594) Hazrat Anas (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “The duaa …
Read More »Assigning our Affairs to Allah Ta‘ala after Adopting the Means
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: A great lesson that we learn from the lives of the pious of the past was that they would adopt the necessary means for their work and thereafter they would assign their affair to Allah Ta‘ala. On the other hand, we adopt all …
Read More »Zakaat Audio Q&A (Part 15)
Question: Will zakaat be valid by offsetting a debt with the intention of zakaat? Speaker: Ml. Ebrahim Salajee Duration: 00:01:38 Format: mp3 Size: 478 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 »Regarding Halaal what the Quran declared as Haraam
عن صهيب قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم ما آمن بالقرآن من استحل محارمه رواه الترمذي وقال هذا حديث غريب ليس إسناده بالقوي (الترغيب والترهيب 1/170) Hazrat Suhaib (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “The one who regards halaal what the Quran declared as …
Read More »Salaah – The Pillar of Deen
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: In the mubaarak Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), salaah is referred to as the ‘pillar of deen’. The reason for salaah being called the pillar of deen is that all the other aspects of a person’s deen depend on his salaah …
Read More »The Importance of Reciting Bismillah
بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, most Merciful. To commence any important task with Bismillah is a salient feature of Islam and a Mubaarak Sunnah of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) said: كل أمر ذي بال لم يبدأ فيه ببسم الله …
Read More »Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Four
Islam: ‘Amr bin ‘Uthmaan (rahimahullah) narrates that Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) had mentioned the following when explaining to them the manner in which he accepted Islam: I was a man whom many women were interested in marrying. One night, I was in the courtyard of the Ka‘bah Shareef, seated among …
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