Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: If a person is swearing you and speaking ill of you behind your back, he is actually giving you his good deeds. If he does not have sufficient good deeds to give you, then he is taking your evil deeds onto …
Read More »Making an Effort to Acquire the Wealth of Taqwa
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The real commodity for one to earn and purchase is taqwa. The hadeeth teaches us that the one who has taqwa will remain safe even if he is in the territory of his enemy. So make an effort to acquire the wealth of …
Read More »Barakah (blessings) lies with Your Elders
وعن ابن عباس أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال البركة مع أكابركم رواه الطبراني في الأوسط والحاكم وقال صحيح على شرط مسلم (الترغيب والترهيب 1/148) Hadhrat Abdullah ibn Abbaas (Radhiyallahu Anhuma) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Barakah (blessings) lies with your elders.” (i.e. in acquiring …
Read More »Constantly Examining One’s Intention
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: When any servant of Allah wishes to carry out a righteous deed, Shaitaan tries to prevent him in different ways and places numerous obstacles and difficulties in his path. However, if all the obstructions and obstacles of Shaitaan fail to prevent him, …
Read More »Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Six
The First Arrow Fired for Islam Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was part of the army that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had sent under Hazrat ‘Ubaidah bin Haarith (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) to Raabigh in order to intercept the caravan of the Quraish. During this expedition, the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) and the Quraish …
Read More »Qiraa’ah in the Sunnah of Fajr Salaah
In the two rakaat sunnats of Fajr, it is sunnah for one to recite Surah Kaafiroon in the first rakaat and Surah Ikhlaas in the second rakaat: عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قرأ في ركعتي الفجر: قل يا أيها الكافرون، وقل هو …
Read More »Enhancing the Spirituality of our ‘Ibaadaat
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: We carry out our ‘ibaadaat merely as a routine. This is good, but for how long are we going to continue like this? We need to bring the true love of Allah Ta’ala into our ‘ibaadaat. At times, one minute of the ‘ibaadat …
Read More »Respect for an Aged Muslim, a Haafiz and a Just Ruler
وعن أبي موسى رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال إن من إجلال الله إكرام ذي الشيبة المسلم وحامل القرآن غير الغالي فيه ولا الجافي عنه وإكرام ذي السلطان المقسط رواه أبو داود (الترغيب والترهيب 1/148) Hadhrat Abu Musa (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu …
Read More »The Importance of Adhering to a Timetable
Hazrat Khwaaja Azeezul Hassan (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned that Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) had given him the following advice: It is extremely important for one to allocate a fixed time for every work and duty, and to thereafter adhere strictly to this timetable. It should not be that …
Read More »Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Five
The First Blood Shed for the Cause of Islam Muhammed bin Ishaaq (rahimahullah) narrates: The Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) would (in the early days of Islam) go into the valleys when performing Salaah so that they would be able to keep their Salaah hidden from the …
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