Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: I heard my respected father, Moulana Muhammad Yahya Kandhelwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mention on many occasions: “The reward one acquires through following the mubaarak sunnah of Sayyidina Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) surpasses the reward one acquires through carrying out any other optional …
Read More »The Effect of Imaan
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The effect of Imaan in the life of a person is such that it prompts him towards showing kindness and compassion to the creation, forgiving and overlooking their weaknesses and adopting courage and bravery at the time of difficulties. As a …
Read More »Hadhrat Moulana Yaseen Sahib (rahmatullahi alaih) and Salaah in the Musjid
Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Shafee` Sahib rahmatullahi alaih writes explaining the daily routine of his father Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Yaseen Sahib rahmatullahi alaih: “After lunch, he would never have his qailulah (siesta) at home. Rather, he would rest in a room adjacent to the Musjid so that nothing may become an …
Read More »Receiving Such Rewards that Others cannot Reach One
One should recite the following one hundred times: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ Glory be to Allah Ta’ala, together with (reciting) His praises عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال من قال حين يصبح وحين يمسي سبحان الله وبحمده مائة مرة لم يأت أحد يوم …
Read More »Forty Durood – Durood 31
اَﻟﺘﱠﺤِﻴﱠﺎتُ اﻟﺰﱠاكِيَاتُ ﻟِﻠﻪِ اﻟﻄﱠﻴﱢﺒَﺎتُ اﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮَاتُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻚَ أَﻳــﱡﻬَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱡ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺔُ اﷲِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِ اﷲِ اﻟﺼﱠﺎﻟِﺤِﻴْﻦَ ، أَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنْ ﻻﱠ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻﱠ اﷲُ وَأَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًا ﻋَﺒْﺪُﻩُ وَرَﺳُﻮْﻟُﻪُ All verbal praises and all pure actions are for Allah Ta’ala, and all monetary praises and all …
Read More »Two Missing Qualities
The people of the past had some very good values. Although certain things were not right, by and large their conduct was flavoured with the Islamic spirit. Two things were outstanding in the women of the past. One was that if they prepared something special, they would share it with …
Read More »More Feared than Dajjaal
عن ربيح بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي سعيد الخدري عن أبيه عن جده قال خرج علينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم ونحن نتذاكر المسيح الدجال فقال ألا أخبركم بما هو أخوف عليكم عندي من المسيح الدجال فقلنا بلى يا رسول الله فقال الشرك الخفي أن يقوم الرجل فيصلي …
Read More »Hearing Azaans from Different Masaajid
Q: If one hears multiple azaans from different masaajid, does one have to reply separately to each azaan and recite the dua after azaan separately for each azaan? Kindly explain the ruling when one is in the musjid and when one is out of the musjid. A: If you are …
Read More »Muazzin Walking while Calling out the Iqaamah
Q: Can the muazzin walk from one saff to the saff in front of him while calling out the iqaamah? A: It is makrooh for the muazzin to walk while calling out the iqaamah.
Read More »Forgetting to call out a certain phrase in Azaan
Q: If during the azaan, one forgets to call out a certain phrase then what should one do? A: If one remembers during the azaan or immediately upon completing the azaan before speaking, then he should only recite the omitted phrase and continue from the point where he had stopped. …
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