Rabi bin Bazah (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) was a pious person who used to live in Basrah. He says: “A person was once in the pangs of death. The people around him reminded him to recite the kalimah, but instead the words that were continuously coming out from his mouth were ‘Give …
Read More »Reciting Surah Yaaseen at Night
One should recite Surah Yaaseen at night عن الحسن عن جندب رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : من قرأ يس في ليلة ابتغاء وجه الله غفر له. (صحيح ابن حبان رقم 2574) [1] Hadhrat Jundub (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: …
Read More »Shamaail – Hadith 5
عن علي بن أبي طالب قال : لم يكن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بالطويل ولا بالقصير ، شثن الكفين والقدمين ، ضخم الرأس ، ضخم الكراديس ، طويل المسربة ، إذا مشى تكفأ تكفؤا كأنما ينحط من صبب ، لم أر قبله ولا بعده مثله ، صلى الله عليه …
Read More »Islamic Conduct
Very often you get complaints of a person squeezing the worker as much as he can. So what Islam are we showing him? He will be left without having any respect for you or for your religion. Our niyyat needs to be correct. Islamic values need to be extended in …
Read More »Imaan in Grave Danger
Honesty, trustworthiness, kindness to parents, respect to elders, decency (in manner, speech, dressing, etc.) and a host of other basic values are cherished by one and all. The reality, however, is that such values are gradually becoming rare and extinct. While there could be many factors which cause this lamentable …
Read More »Contentment – The key to curbing man’s desires
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) writes: It is a common observation and a fact proven through experience that man, regardless of how much wealth he may acquire, never remains satisfied and content with his lot. With the exception of a few blessed servants of Allah Ta’ala, this is …
Read More »Ali bin Saalih (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) on his Deathbed
Abdullah bin Moosa says: “I was once on a journey when Ali bin Saalih (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) passed away. When I returned, I visited his brother Hasan bin Saalih to pay my condolences and was overtaken by weeping. His brother said: “Listen to his story first before you weep. His story …
Read More »Reciting Ten Aayaat of Surah Baqarah at Night
One should recite the following ten Aayaat at night; the four beginning verses of Surah Baqarah, Aayatul Kursi and its following two verses, and the last three verses of Surah Baqarah. عن الشعبي قال : قال عبد الله يعني ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه : من قرأ عشر آيات من …
Read More »Shamaail – Hadith 4
عن البراء بن عازب قال : ما رأيت من ذي لمة في حلة حمراء أحسن من رسول الله ، له شعر يضرب منكبيه ، بعيد ما بين المنكبين ، لم يكن بالقصير ولا بالطويل. Hadhrat Baraa’ bin Aazib (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports: I have never seen anyone with long hair and …
Read More »Doing Business for Allah Ta’ala
We have the option of doing business just to see digits turning and to gain material progress, and the other is that you are doing it purely for the sake of Allah Ta‘ala and in the manner that is pleasing to Allah Ta‘ala. When this is the outlook, then Allah …
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