عن جابر بن عبد الله أنه سمع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول إذا دخل الرجل بيته فذكر الله عند دخوله وعند طعامه قال الشيطان لا مبيت لكم ولا عشاء وإذا دخل فلم يذكر الله عند دخوله قال الشيطان أدركتم المبيت وإذا لم يذكر الله عند طعامه قال أدركتم المبيت …
Read More »Reasons for our Dawat not being Effective – Part 1
One of the reasons why the da’wat nowadays is not effective is the abundance of haraam we are involved in. It won’t be an exaggeration if it is said that 70 to 80 percent of people engage in indecent works (including porn etc.). It brings you to a level when …
Read More »The Exalted Position of the Sunnah
وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال الاقتصاد في السنة أحسن من الاجتهاد في البدعة. رواه الحاكم موقوفا وقال إسناده صحيح على شرطهما (الترغيب والترهيب 1/98) Hadhrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (Radhiyallahu Anhu) is reported to have said: “Adopting moderation in practising upon the sunnah is better than striving and exerting …
Read More »The Serious consequences of abandoning purdah
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The non-observance of purdah has, nowadays, become rampant and rife in every place. The era we are living in is an era of great fitnahs and trials. Some people raise an objection against the law of purdah. They claim that through …
Read More »The Habit of Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz (Rahmatullahi Alaih)
A Hadith says: "When two third of the night passed, Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said, “O people, remember Allah! Remember Allah! The quake of Doomsday will soon occur! The time for the blowing of the Trumpet (Soor) is drawing near! And everybody's hour of death, along with its pangs and …
Read More »Duaa when Entering the Home
One should recite the following Duaa upon entering the home and thereafter make salaam: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَوْلِجِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَخْرَجِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا وَبِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا O Allah I ask You for the blessings of entering the home and the blessings of leaving the home. …
Read More »Quality of a True Leader
In the past, it was easy to correct a person directly. Nowadays, you are unable to do so and you have to go in a roundabout way. As a result many don’t even get the message. Hazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was such that despite him being the Ameerul Mu’mineen, but …
Read More »Holding firm to Qur’an and Sunnah
وعن ابن عباس أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم خطب الناس في حجة الوداع فقال إن الشيطان قد يئس أن يعبد بأرضكم ولكن رضي أن يطاع فيما سوى ذلك مما تحاقرون من أعمالكم فاحذروا إني قد تركت فيكم ما إن اعتصمتم به لن تضلوا أبدا كتاب الله وسنة …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Duaa – Part 2
1. When making dua, do not adopt an approach of uncertainty. For example, do not say, “O Allah, if You wish to fulfil my need, then You may fulfil it.”
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “(When making dua,) one should not say ‘O Allah, forgive me if You wish, have mercy on me if You wish, provide me with sustenance if You wish.’ Rather, he should beg of Allah’s Ta‘ala mercy with confidence (that Allah Ta‘ala will fulfil his needs. One should not ask Allah Ta‘ala to grant one His favour if He pleases,) because Allah Ta‘ala does as He pleases, none can force and compel Him (to do anything).”
Read More »Reflecting over death
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The life of this world is temporary and will soon come to an end. While there exists a difference of opinion regarding everything in life, there exists no difference of opinion regarding the certainty of death. Despite us believing in the …
Read More »