اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ أَزْوَاﺟِﻪِ وَذُرﱢﻳﱠﺘِﻪِ كَمَا ﺻَﻠﱠﻴـْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ وَﺑَﺎرِكْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﻋَﻠَﻰ أَزْوَاﺟِﻪِ وَذُرﱢﻳﱠﺘِﻪِ كَمَا ﺑَﺎرَكْتَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ O Allah, shower Your mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and his wives and his offspring, as You showered Your mercy upon the …
Read More »Pondering over the Favours of Allah Ta‘ala
The element which really expedites one’s progress in this path is the element of love for Allah Ta‘ala. It needs to be developed and enhanced. This could be done by us pondering over the favours of Allah Ta‘ala. When we partake of our meals, we should ponder over the numerous …
Read More »Carrying out Good Deeds for Allah Ta’ala with Sincerity
عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما قال قال رجل يا رسول الله إني أقف الموقف أريد وجه الله وأريد أن يرى موطني فلم يرد عليه رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم حتى نزلت فمن كان يرجو لقاء ربه فليعمل عملا صالحا ولا يشرك بعبادة ربه أحدا (الكهف) – رواه …
Read More »Nikah – An extremely Easy Ibaadat in Deen
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) mentioned: “I had arranged approximately sixteen to seventeen nikaahs (i.e. two of mines, my sister's, my childrens' and my grand childrens'). In every marriage Allah Ta'ala blessed me with His grace to such an extent that one could not tell (on account of …
Read More »The Preservation of Deen lies in Recognizing the Salaf-Saaliheen and showing utmost Respect to them
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: I wish to inform you of an extremely important issue that has been addressed by the Ulama. The foundation of our Deen and its preservation lies in recognizing the works of the pious predecessors (Sahaabah, Taabi’en, A’immah Mujtahideen etc.), revering them …
Read More »The caution exercised by Hadhrat Abdullah bin Umar (Radhiallahu Anhuma) when dealing with People
Hadhrat Abdullah bin Dinaar (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) relates that on one occasion I was present with Hadhrat Abdullah bin Umar (Radhiallahu Anhuma). A person then came to Hadhrat Abdullah bin Umar (Radhiallahu Anhuma) and mentioned to him that he wished to discuss something confidential with him. At that time besides myself …
Read More »Duaa for the Correct Arrangement of One’s Affairs
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ O the Ever-living, the Eternal, I fervently invoke and beg You for Your mercy. I beg You to take charge of my affairs (i.e. worldly and Deeni affairs) and put them in order. Do …
Read More »Forty Durood – Durood 12
اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠ أَزْوَاﺟِﻪِ وَ ذُرﱢ ﻳﱠﺘِﻪِ كَمَا ﺻَﻠﱠﻴـْﺖَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ وَ ﺑَﺎرِكْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠأَزْوَاﺟِﻪِ وَ ذُرﱢﻳﱠﺘِﻪِ كَمَا ﺑَﺎرَكْتَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ O Allah, shower Your mercy upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and his wives and his offspring, as You showered Your …
Read More »We are Slaves of Allah Ta’ala
Hazrat Mufti Mahmood Saheb (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) had a frame in his room in which “Ana ‘abdullah (I am the slave of Allah Ta‘ala)” was inscribed. This serves as a constant reminder that Allah Ta‘ala has the right to command and I have the duty to obey. This duty should be …
Read More »The Three People of the Cave
عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول انطلق ثلاثة نفر ممن كان قبلكم حتى آواهم المبيت إلى غار فدخلوه فانحدرت صخرة من الجبل فسدت عليهم الغار فقالوا إنه لا ينجيكم من هذه الصخرة إلا أن تدعوا الله بصالح أعمالكم فقال …
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