Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Today the Muslim Ummah is facing problems from all sides. Everyone is concerned in trying to find a solution. Different methods have been adopted in an effort to restore the peace the Ummah once enjoyed. But what is the way the Quraan Shareef …
Read More »Seven Actions Earning One Continuous Rewards after Demise
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم إن مما يلحق المؤمن من عمله وحسناته بعد موته علما علمه ونشره وولدا صالحا تركه أو مصحفا ورثه أو مسجدا بناه أو بيتا لابن السبيل بناه أو نهرا أجراه أو صدقة أخرجها من ماله في …
Read More »The Way of the Ambiyaa (Alayhimus Salaam)
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) while addressing a group of students once mentioned: O students of Deen, recognize your lofty position and status in Deen. The knowledge of Deen which Allah Ta’ala has blessed you with is such that all the treasures of this world put together cannot equal …
Read More »Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Four
Receiving the title ‘Special Helper’ of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) On the occasion of the Battle of Ahzaab, also known as the Battle of Khandaq (the Battle of the Trench), the Muslims received the information that the Banu Quraizah had broken their pledge of allegiance to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) …
Read More »Reciting Bismillah before Entering the Toilet
One should recite Bismillah before entering the toilet عن علي رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال: ستر ما بين أعين الجن وعورات بني آدم إذا دخل أحدهم الخلاء أن يقول بسم الله (ترمذي رقم 606) Hazrat Ali (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi …
Read More »Dealing with Deeni Differences
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Our elders were very firm on what they believed to be the truth. They would clearly explain their stance and not shift from it in the least, even if a senior held the opposing view. This was also the way of the Sahaabah …
Read More »Three Actions that Continue after Passing Away
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم إذا مات ابن آدم انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث صدقة جارية أو علم ينتفع به أو ولد صالح يدعو له رواه مسلم وغيره (الترغيب والترهيب 1/128) Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu …
Read More »Lectures Alone are Insufficient
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Nowadays, people expect the condition of the Muslims to improve through merely delivering lectures and bayaans. Although lectures and bayaans are beneficial, merely delivering lectures and bayaans will not be sufficient in bringing about a change unless effort is made towards …
Read More »Hazrat Zubair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Three
Glad Tidings of Martyrdom Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was once on Mount Hiraa when it began to shake. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) addressed the mountain saying, “Be still, O Hiraa! For only a Nabi, a siddeeq, and a martyr stands upon you.” When …
Read More »Being Saved from things One Fears
At night while sleeping, if one changes his posture and recites بِسْمِ اللهِ ten times, سُبْحَانَ الله ten times, آمَنْتُ بِاللهِ وَكَفَرْتُ بِالطَّاغُوت ten times, he will be saved from everything that he fears (bad dreams, evil of Shaytaan etc.) and no sin can reach him through the barkat of …
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