Miswar bin Makhramah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports: Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Auf (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) once sold a vineyard to Hazrat Uthman (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) for forty thousand dinars. When Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) received the money from Hazrat Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), he immediately distributed it among the blessed wives of Rasulullah …
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Refraining from all Bid’aat (Innovated Practices in Deen) The twelfth quality of the true Ulama of the Aakhirah is that they strictly refrain from all bid’aat (innovated practices) in deen. If some practice becomes common among people, then this does not mean that it will be considered permissible (and recognized …
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In sajdah, one should recite سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى thrice. Reciting the following dua in sajdah in one’s nafl salaah is also established in the sunnah: اللَّهُمَّ سَجَدَ لَكَ سَوَادِي وَخَيَالِي، وَبِكَ آمَنَ فُؤَادِي، أَبُوءُ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَهَذَا مَا جَنَيْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي، يَا عَظِيمُ، يَا عَظِيمُ، اغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ الْعَظِيمَةَ …
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6. It is sunnah for the host to personally serve his guests if he is able to. If due to some reason, he cannot be present, he should make arrangements for his guests to be fed in his absence. In the Qur’aan Majeed, Allah Ta’ala mentions the incident of Hazrat …
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The Conquest of Makkah Mukarramah was the culmination of the lifelong effort and sacrifice of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). It was a time when Allah Ta‘ala showed Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) the fruits of his efforts and sacrifice materialize and the glory of Islam become evident to the world. In …
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وَ النّٰزِعٰتِ غَرۡقًا ۙ﴿۱﴾ وَّ النّٰشِطٰتِ نَشۡطًا ۙ﴿۲﴾ وَّ السّٰبِحٰتِ سَبۡحًا ۙ﴿۳﴾ فَالسّٰبِقٰتِ سَبۡقًا ۙ﴿۴﴾ فَالۡمُدَبِّرٰتِ اَمۡرًا ۘ﴿۵﴾ I swear by those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers) violently, and by those (angels) who draw out (the souls of the believers) gently, and by those (angels) who …
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Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) wrote the following advice in a letter to an aalim, explaining to him how Ulama should meet other Ulama with whom they have some difference of opinion in deeni matters: In Bukhaari Shareef, the statement of Hazrat Abu Dardaa (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is recorded: …
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During the journey of Tabook, the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) were traveling with Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) left the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to go and relieve himself. Since there was not a lot of time remaining for the fajr salaah, and the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) feared that …
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Tenth Quality – Always being concerned about Halaal and Haraam The tenth quality of the true Ulama of the Aakhirah is that they are most concerned about those masaa’il (Islamic injunctions and laws) that pertain to halaal and haraam. In other words, they are most concerned about those actions that …
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Hazrat Nizaamuddeen Awliyaa (rahimahullah) was a famous wali and saint of Allah Ta‘ala who passed away in the year 725 AH. He lived in the city of Delhi in India where Allah Ta‘ala had taken such great work of deen from him that generally a large group of people will …
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Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality