The Love of Hazrat Zaid bin Dathinah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) for Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) When the disbelievers were about to execute the great Sahaabi, Hazrat Zaid bin Dathinah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), they asked him, “Would you be happier if Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was in your place and you …
Read More »Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – The Spiritual Doctor of the Ummah – – The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Ten
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) – The Spiritual Doctor of the Ummah Just as Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was blessed with the duty of reciting the verses of the Qur’aan Majeed and teaching its meanings and injunctions to the ummah, he was also commissioned with the duty of purifying the ummah …
Read More »Tasbeeh-e-Faatimi – To Remove Tiredness and Gain Strength for Ibaadah
When one wishes to remove the tiredness and fatigue that overcomes one due to engaging in difficult work, or when one wishes to gain extra strength in order to engage in more worship of Allah Ta’ala, then one should recite the Tasbeeh-e-Faatimi before retiring to bed. Tasbeeh-e-Faatimi is to recite …
Read More »Dawood and the Days of the Disbelievers
Ask our children: Which are the special days for Muslims? Can a Muslim celebrate Christmas, New Years, Diwali, Halloween and other non-Muslim special days? Now tell them the story: There was once a boy named Dawood who went to school in the morning, and madrasah in the afternoon. Dawood loved …
Read More »The Example of the One who Makes the World His Goal
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Our Sheikh, Haaji Imdaadullah Saheb (rahimahullah), would say that the example of the world and the Hereafter is like a bird and its shadow. The Hereafter can be likened to the bird, and the world can be likened to …
Read More »Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) Sacrificing His Teeth for Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)
During the Battle of Uhud, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) was severely attacked by the enemy due to which two links of his helmet penetrated his mubaarak face. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) immediately ran to assist Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). Hazrat Abu Ubaidah …
Read More »The Mahdi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – The Signs of Qiyaamah – Part Ten
The Mahdi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) The coming of the Mahdi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) is the first of the major signs that will appear before Qiyaamah. In many Mubaarak Ahaadith, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had prophesised the coming of the Mahdi (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) to this ummah. Allaamah Suyooti (rahimahullah) has mentioned that the …
Read More »Dua When Seeing Something One Likes or Dislikes
When one sees something that one likes, he should recite: اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِي بِنِعْمَتِهِ تَتِمُّ الصَّالِحَاتُ All praise is due to Allah Ta‘ala, the One through Whose favour all good takes place. When one sees something that one does not like, he should recite: الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ All …
Read More »Increase in Sustenance
عن سهل بن سعد رضي الله عنه قال: جاء رجل إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فشكا إليه الفقر وضيق العيش أو المعاش، فقال له رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إذا دخلتَ منزلك فسلِّم إن كان فيه أحدٌ أو لم يكن فيه أحدٌ، ثم سلِّم عليَّ واقرأ قل هو …
Read More »The Advice of Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) to Those Writing Kitaabs
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: My advice to my friends is one which was written in all earnestness and sincerity, (that is I mentioned to them that before publishing any kitaab, they should get it checked by a senior and reliable Aalim). The reason …
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