Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: It is the command of Allah Ta‘ala: “Ask of me and I will answer you. Those who are too proud to serve Me will enter Jahannum disgraced.” Being the command of Allah Ta‘ala, the one who executes the command, Allah Ta‘ala will be …
Read More »The Worst Actions are those which are Innovated in Deen
عن جابر رضي الله عنه قال كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم إذا خطب احمرت عيناه وعلا صوته واشتد غضبه كأنه منذر جيش يقول صبحكم ومساكم ويقول بعثت أنا والساعة كهاتين ويقرن بين أصبعيه السبابة والوسطى ويقول أما بعد فإن خير الحديث كتاب الله وخير الهدي هدي محمد …
Read More »Duaa for One’s brother in his Absence
عن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يقول : دعوة المرء المسلم لأخيه بظهر الغيب مستجابة ، عند رأسه ملك موكل كلما دعا لأخيه بخير قال الملك الموكل به: آمين ، ولك بمثل. (مسلم رقم 2733) Hadhrat Abu Dardaa (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports …
Read More »The State of the Heart
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: People generally pay more attention to and show more concern towards the external actions. While the external actions are extremely essential, the thing of greater significance and importance is purifying the heart. We should look at how much of love and …
Read More »Taking Guidance from the Learned and Experienced
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: In life you will go through different phases, some physical and some spiritual. If during these different phases you do not have anybody to guide you, then you will automatically begin to follow your mind. At some point you will fall into confusion …
Read More »Seeking forgiveness for the Believers
عن أبي الدرداء قال : سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول : من استغفر للمؤمنين والمؤمنات كل يوم سبعا وعشرين مرة أو خمسا وعشرين مرة – أحد العددين – كان من الذين يستجاب لهم ويرزق بهم أهل الأرض رواه الطبراني وفيه عثمان بن أبي العاتكة وقال فيه …
Read More »The Investment that Always Pays
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: All worldly pursuits, regardless of whether they relate to trade and commerce, agriculture or any other worldly occupation, can only be attained through striving hard and making an effort. One will have to apply himself and undergo some type of difficulty …
Read More »Signs Indicating Towards the Creator
A Bedouin once recited the following couplet: البعرة تدل على البعير و آثار الأقدام على المسير فسماء ذات أبراج و أرض ذات فجاج كيف لا تدل على اللطيف الخبير "When a lump of dung indicates that a camel had passed by and footsteps indicate that a person had passed by, …
Read More »Reciting Tasbeeh-e-Faatimi before Retiring to Bed
One should recite Tasbeeh-e-Faatimi before retiring to bed: i.e. 33 times Subhaanallah, 33 times Alhamdulillah, and 34 times Allahu Akbar. عن علي رضي الله عنه أن فاطمة رضي الله عنها أتت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم تشكو إليه ما تلقى في يدها من الرحى وبلغها أنه جاءه رقيق فلم تصادفه …
Read More »Remaining Focused
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: The trick of Shaitaan is that he does not allow you to do the work which you are supposed to be doing. A person studying in madrasah hears the virtues of jihaad and then desires to go in jihaad. Then while in jamaat …
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