Regarding giving gifts to one’s daughter at the time of her nikah, Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) expressed his feelings and sentiments in the following words: “At the time of my daughters’ nikahs, I had given them some shawls, duvets and beddings which were of a good quality. …
Read More »Every Person is perpetually Dependent on Allah Ta’ala
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Each and every person is perpetually in need and totally dependent on Allah Ta’ala (i.e. for his existence, welfare and continuity in his Deen and dunyaa). May Allah Ta‘ala embed this belief within our hearts and make it a reality. If …
Read More »Duaa for the Fulfilment of One’s Needs
One should recite the following Duaa seven times in the morning and evening: حَسْبِىَ اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ Allah Ta’ala is sufficient for me, there is none worthy of worship besides Him, I place my trust solely upon Him and he is the …
Read More »Forty Durood – Durood 14
اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪِنِ اﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱢ وَأَزْوَاﺟِﻪِ أُﻣﱠﻬَﺎتِ اﻟـْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِﻴْﻦَ وَذُرﱢﻳﱠﺘِﻪِ وَ أَهلِ ﺑَﻴْﺘِﻪِ كَمَا ﺻَﻠﱠﻴـْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ O Allah, shower Your mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and his wives who are the mother’s of the believers, his offspring, and his household as You showered Your mercy …
Read More »Joining the Company of the Ahlullah
If we join the company of the lovers of Allah Ta‘ala, we will also be blessed and favoured. The third class of a train reaches wherever the first class reaches. A dog is impure and najis. However the dog that accompanied the Ashaab-e-Kahf (people of the cave), who were a …
Read More »The Outcome of Doing things for Show
عن جندب بن عبد الله رضي الله عنه قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم من سمع سمع الله به ومن يراء يراء الله به رواه البخاري ومسلم (سمع بتشديد الميم ومعناه من أظهر عمله للناس رياء أظهر الله نيته الفاسدة في عمله يوم القيامة وفضحه على رؤوس الأشهاد) (الترغيب …
Read More »The manner in which nikahs used to take place in the mubaarak era of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: ‘Ulama have written that there are two such ‘ibaadat which commenced with Hadhrat Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) and will continue till Qiyaamat. In fact, it will remain in Jannat as well. The first is Imaan and the second is nikaah. However, when …
Read More »The Adab and Respect Deen Deserves from a Believer
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned that the true respect of Deen is that one accepts the command of Allah Ta’ala in every situation without subjecting his obedience to his own logical reasoning and understanding. (Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 1/423)
Read More »One Etiquette when Sitting by a Sick Person
Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) taught the Ummah that at the time of visiting the sick one should shorten one’s stay. The reason for this is so that one does not become the means of bringing discomfort and inconvenience to the sick. Hence from this mubaarak teaching of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi …
Read More »Sayyidul Istighfaar- The greatest method of Seeking Forgiveness
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ، وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ O Allah, You are my Rabb, there is none worthy of worship besides …
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