اَﻟﺘﱠﺤِﻴﱠﺎتُ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ وَ اﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮَاتُ وَاﻟﻄﱠﻴﱢﺒَﺎتُ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻚَ أَﻳــﱡﻬَﺎ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱡ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺔُ اﷲِ وَﺑَﺮَكَاﺗُﻪُ، اَﻟﺴﱠﻼمُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِ اﷲِ اﻟﺼﱠﺎﻟِﺤِﻴْﻦَ ، أَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنْ ﻻﱠ إِﻟَﻪَ إِﻻﱠ اﷲُ وَأَﺷْﻬَﺪُ أَنﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًا ﻋَﺒْﺪُﻩُ وَرَﺳُﻮْﻟُﻪُ All verbal praises, physical praises and monetary praises be for Allah Ta’ala. May the special peace of Allah Ta’ala descend …
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عن شداد بن أوس رضي الله عنه أنه سمع النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم يقول من صام يرائي فقد أشرك ومن صلى يرائي فقد أشرك ومن تصدق يرائي فقد أشرك رواه البيهقي من طريق عبد المجيد بن بهرام عن شهر بن حوشب (الترغيب والترهيب 1/80) Hadhrat Shaddaad bin Aus …
Read More »Manner of Acquiring Piety
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: If we develop the true love of Allah Ta‘ala then deen will become extremely easy to practise and we will be able to overcome all hurdles. In the world, the system of Allah Ta‘ala is that there is a source for everything and …
Read More »Remaining Committed to the Recitation of the Qur’an throughout one’s Life
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned to an Aalim: Undoubtedly it is important to fulfil your duties and obligations you owe to the Madrasah. However, despite your busy schedule and commitments it is necessary for you to avail yourself for some while to recite the Qur’an. Not …
Read More »The Difference between Jihaad of the nafs and Jihaad against the Enemy
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The jihaad of the nafs in certain respects is even more difficult than the jihaad against the enemies on the battlefield. The reason for this is that when one fights against the kuffaar, despite it being an exceptionally great sacrifice, however …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Azaan and Iqaamah – Part 3
1. Insert the index fingers into the ears or cover both ears entirely with all the fingers.[1] عن عبد الرحمن بن سعد بن عمار بن سعد مؤذن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال حدثني أبي عن أبيه عن جده أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أمر بلالا أن …
Read More »Hadhrat Nanotwi (rahmatullahi alaih) and Salaah with jamaat
Qari Ameer Hasan Sahib daamat barakaathum once mentioned: “It was the habit of Hadhrat Moulana Qasim Nanotwi rahmatullahi alaih that he would make preparations for Salaah one hour in advance. Similarly, when Shah Wasiyyullah rahmatullahi alaih used to travel to any place, he would not find out what time is …
Read More »Duaa at the time of Sunrise
One should recite the following Duaa at the time of sunrise: اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَقَالَنَا يَوْمَنَا هَذَا وَلَمْ يُهْلِكْنَا بِذُنُوبِنَا All praise is due to Allah Ta’ala, who has removed our problems and difficulties on this day and did not destroy us due to our sins. عن أبي وائل …
Read More »Forty Durood – Durood 25
وَﺻَﻠﱠﻰ اﷲُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱢ اﻷُﻣﱢﻲﱢ May Allah Ta’ala shower His special mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), the unlettered Nabi. The Deep love of the Sahaabah for Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) Once a person came to Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and said: O Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), my …
Read More »Seeking Counsel from one’s Elders
Spending a little while in the company of one’s shaikh is not sufficient. We think that by spending one i’tikaaf we will complete all the stages of sulook. However this is only like a scanning machine, where a person’s weaknesses and faults are pointed out. Thereafter he will have to …
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