When ‘Umar bin ‘Abdul ‘Aziz (rahimahullah) was in his last moments, someone came and reprimanded him saying that you have left nothing for your children. He replied that if they are righteous then Allah will take care of them and if they are sinful then why should I leave wealth …
Read More »Forty Durood – Durood 2
اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ رَبﱠ هَﺬِﻩِ اﻟﺪﱠﻋْﻮَةِ اﻟْﻘَﺂﺋِﻤَﺔِ وَاﻟﺼﱠﻠَﻮةِ اﻟﻨﱠﺎﻓِﻌَﺔِ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وَارْضَ ﻋَﻨﱢﻰ رِﺿًﺎ ﻻَ ﺗـَﺴْﺨَﻂُ ﺑَﻌْﺪَﻩُ أَﺑَﺪًا O Allah, Rabb of this lasting call and this beneficial duaa, confer Your special blessings upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and bless me with Your everlasting pleasure after which You would never …
Read More »Preparation for Ramadhaan
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: With the approaching of the month of Ramdhaan, every person’s desire is that whatever he does must be accepted. Thus, for acceptance you require to ensure that the asbaab (means) of acceptance are also in place. The hadeeth speaks of a person’s fast …
Read More »Keeping the Rewards of the Hereafter in mind
Once, a person asked Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) something related to Hadhrat’s domestic life for the benefit of gaining a lesson. After Hadhrat responded, the person then asked forgiveness for posing such a question. Hazrat Thanwi (Rahmatullahi Alaih) replied, “No, you have not caused me any grief …
Read More »An important principle to remember before taking a loan
Hazrat Shaikh (Rahmatullahi Alaihi) once mentioned that it is essential when one takes a loan that he pays back the loan on the appointed time. In the beginning, my close friends would lay down strict conditions before giving me a loan (which I needed in order to pay for my …
Read More »Paradise becoming Waajib for a Person
عن أبي سعيد الخدرى أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال من قال رضيت بالله ربا وبالإسلام دينا وبمحمد رسولا وجبت له الجنة (ابو داود رقم 1531) Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khudri (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Whoever recites the following duaa, Paradise becomes waajib for …
Read More »Forty Durood – Durood 1
ﺳَﻼمٌ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِﻩِ اﻟﱠﺬِﻳْﻦَ اﺻْﻄَﻔَﻰ ﺳَﻼمٌ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟـْﻤُﺮْﺳَﻠِﻴْﻦ َ اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ ﺻَﻞﱢ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠ أَﻧــْﺰِﻟْﻪُ اﻟْﻤَﻘْﻌَﺪَ اﻟْﻤُﻘَﺮﱠبَ ﻋِﻨْﺪَكَ (الطبراني) O Allah, shower your choicest durood (blessings) on Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and upon the family of Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), and grant him the …
Read More »The Message of the Qur’an
Qaroon had the feeling of independence and said that all the wealth he has is on account of his intelligence. On seeing his wealth, the worldly-minded wished that they had treasures like him, but the knowledgeable and the ‘Ulama spoke against it and against the love of dunya. Likewise, the …
Read More »3 Advices to the Family
Majlis of Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyas Patel Saheb on the 8th of April 2014 Size: 5.4 MB Format: mp3 [haiku url=http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/audio/Moulana_Ilyas_Patel/2014-04-08_3_Advices_to_the_Family.mp3] [wpdm_file id=153]
Read More »Receiving the Reward of Sadaqah based on Intention
عن معن بن يزيد رضي الله عنهما قال كان أبي يزيد أخرج دنانير يتصدق بها فوضعها عند رجل في المسجد فجئت فأخذتها فأتيته بها فقال والله ما إياك أردت فخاصمته إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فقال لك ما نويت يا يزيد ولك ما أخذت يا معن رواه …
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