Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The first crime to be committed on the surface of the earth was jealousy. Qaabeel felt jealous of his brother Haabeel and murdered him. Haabeel explained to his brother that the criterion for divine acceptance is taqwa. Really, our prosperity as well as …
Read More »The Lofty Status of learning the Knowledge of Deen
عن أبي الدرداء قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول من غدا يريد العلم يتعلمه لله فتح الله له بابا إلى الجنة وفرشت له الملائكة أكنافها وصلت عليه ملائكة السموات وحيتان البحر وللعالم من الفضل على العابد كالقمر ليلة البدر على أصغر كوكب في السماء والعلماء ورثة …
Read More »The Islamic Etiquette at the time of Meals
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: During meals, issues of a serious and intricate nature should not be discussed. Rather, light-hearted topics and things that do not require serious thought should be spoken about. The reason for this is that serious and intricate discussions require deep thought …
Read More »Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Fourteen
Barakah in his Wealth Even after his Demise Hazrat ‘Abdullah bin Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates: When Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) stood on the battlefield on the Day of Jamal, he called me. When I came and stood beside him, he addressed me saying, “O my son! There is nobody who …
Read More »Importance of a Guide
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: In matters of deen we need to have a guide. The Mashaayikh state that the one who does not have a guide for his deeni matters then Shaytaan will become his guide and lead him. When this happens then one will go astray.
Read More »The Two Types of Knowledge
عن جابر قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم العلم علمان علم في القلب فذاك العلم النافع وعلم على اللسان فذاك حجة الله على ابن آدم رواه الحافظ أبو بكر الخطيب في تاريخه بإسناد حسن ورواه ابن عبد البر النمري في كتاب العلم عن الحسن مرسلا بإسناد صحيح …
Read More »Remaining within the limits of Shariah
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: In Islam, we are commanded to neither hoard wealth nor mise with it. Rather, we should spend it in halaal avenues. While spending wealth, one should be mindful of not transgressing the limits of Shariah by spending the wealth in impermissible or …
Read More »Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirteen
Name: Zubair bin ‘Awwaam bin Khuwailid bin Asad bin ‘Abdil ‘Uzzaa bin Qusayy (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) (ibn Sa’d 3/74) Appellation: Abu ‘Abdillah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) (ibn Sa’d 3/74) Mother’s Name: Safiyyah bint ‘Abdil Muttalib bin Haashim bin ‘Abd Manaaf bin Qusayy (radhiyallahu ‘anha) (ibn Sa’d 3/74) Physical Description: Muhammed bin ‘Umar (rahimahullah) has mentioned that Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu …
Read More »The Rank of Tahajjud Salaah
After the faraaidh and the sunnats that are performed with it, the most virtuous of all nafl salaah is the tahajjud salaah. عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أفضل الصيام بعد رمضان شهر الله المحرم وأفضل الصلاة بعد الفريضة صلاة الليل (مسلم …
Read More »Enjoyment in the Zikr of Allah Ta’ala
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: When we keep Allah Ta‘ala before us and build an affinity with Him, we will experience such enjoyment which is unimaginable. There was a person who related that whenever he took the name of Allah Ta‘ala, he literally felt as if someone is …
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