عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال قال الله عز و جل أنا أغنى الشركاء عن الشرك فمن عمل لي عملا أشرك فيه غيري فأنا منه بريء وهو للذي أشرك رواه ابن ماجه واللفظ له وابن خزيمة في صحيحه والبيهقي ورواة ابن …
Read More »Making an Effort to Improve one’s Character
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Through studying the lives of our pious predecessors, we learn that one should not suffice upon expressing grief over one’s shortcomings and weaknesses. Rather, one should make a concerted effort to rectify oneself and improve one’s character. Together with making istighfaar, …
Read More »Performing the Sunnat Salaah in the Musjid
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Apart from the fardh salaah being performed in the musjid, our aslaaf used to perform their sunnat salaah in their homes. Certainly there is great virtue in performing one’s sunnats at home. However on account of the fact that nowadays there …
Read More »Hadhrat Moulana Yaseen Sahib (rahmatullahi alaih) and showing importance to Salaah in the Musjid
Hadhrat Mufti Muhammad Shafee` Sahib rahmatullahi alaih writes regarding his father Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Yaseen Sahib rahmatullahi alaih: Punctuality on jamaat Salaah was a distinctive feature in all the mureeds of Hadhrat Moulana Gangohi rahmatullahi alaih. My father also placed a lot of emphasis on it according to the teaching …
Read More »Seek Forgiveness for the Believers
One should seek Forgiveness for the believers 25/27 times daily. 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 …
Read More »Forty Durood – Durood 32
ﺑِﺴْﻢِ اﷲِ وَﺑِﺎﷲِ ﺧَﻴْﺮِ اﻷَﺳْﻤَﺎءِ، اَﻟﺘﱠﺤِﻴﱠﺎتُ اﻟﻄﱠﻴﱢﺒَﺎتُ اﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮَاتُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ ، أَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنْ ﻻﱠ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻﱠ اﷲُ وَﺣْﺪَﻩُ ﻻ ﺷَﺮِﻳْﻚَ ﻟَﻪُ وَأَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًا ﻋَﺒْﺪُﻩُ وَ رَﺳُﻮْﻟُﻪُ ، أَرْﺳَﻠَﻪُ ﺑِﺎﻟْﺤَﻖﱢ ﺑَﺸِﻴْﺮًا وﱠﻧَﺬِﻳْﺮًا، وَأَنﱠ اﻟﺴﱠﺎﻋَﺔَ ﺁﺗِﻴَﺔٌ ﻻﱠ رَﻳْﺐَ ﻓِﻴْﻬَﺎ ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻚَ أَﻳــﱡﻬَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱡ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺔُ اﷲِ وَ ﺑَﺮَكَاﺗُﻪُ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِ …
Read More »Moderate Earnings
The hadeeth says that the best person is he whose sustenance is just enough, it is not too much nor is it too little. In this lies one’s safety. If it was too much then it can lead to haughtiness and pride, and it has a negative impact on one’s …
Read More »Doing Actions to please others besides Allah Ta’ala
وعن أبي سعيد بن أبي فضالة وكان من الصحابة قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول إذا جمع الله الأولين والآخرين يوم القيامة ليوم لا ريب فيه نادى مناد من كان أشرك في عمله لله أحدا فليطلب ثوابه من عنده فإن الله أغنى الشركاء عن الشرك رواه …
Read More »Importance of Taking Part in collective Deeni Aa’maal
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Due to being engaged in collective Deeni Aa’maal, if one was unable to fulfil some nafl act (e.g. performing tahajjud), then there is no problem in this as this is also an important aspect of Deen and carried out for the …
Read More »Being Concerned of One’s own Islaah
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Nowadays we find a common sickness prevalent everywhere, that most people are worried about the faults and weaknesses of others, but do not pay any attention to their own weaknesses and inner maladies (whereas we are commanded in Shariah to be …
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