Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: At the time of conveying the message of deen to people, one must ensure that his heart is focused towards Allah Ta‘ala and not the people. In other words, at that time, the overwhelming feeling within the heart should be …
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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ ﴿١﴾ الَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ ﴿٢﴾ يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ اَخْلَدَهُ ﴿٣﴾ كَلَّا لَيُنْبَذَنَّ فِى الْحُطَمَةِ ﴿٤﴾ وَمَآ اَدْرٰىكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ ﴿٥﴾ نَارُ اللّٰهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ ﴿٦﴾ الَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْـِٔدَةِ ﴿٧﴾ اِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ ﴿٨﴾ فِى عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ ﴿٩﴾ Woe to every backbiter, mocker, who accumulates wealth and goes on counting it! He thinks that his wealth will cause …
Read More »The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Three
The Severe Admonishments and Grave Consequences for Neglecting Amr bil Ma’roof and Nahy anil Munkar The responsibility of amr bil ma’roof and nahy anil munkar (commanding with good and forbidding from evil) holds an extremely high position in deen. The reason for this responsibility holding such great importance is that …
Read More »Making dua for rain – 1
At the time of seeking rain (or at the time of drought), one should recite the following dua اللَّهُمَّ اسْقِ عِبَادَكَ، وَبَهَائِمَكَ، وَانْشُرْ رَحْمَتَكَ، وَأَحْيِ بَلَدَكَ الْمَيِّتَ O Allah, grant Your servants and Your animals water to drink, spread out Your mercy (in the land) and enliven Your dead land …
Read More »Reciting Durood before Making Dua
عن عبد الله بن مسعود قال إذا أراد أحدكم أن يسأل فليبدأ بالمدحة والثناء على الله بما هو أهله ثم ليصل على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ثم ليسأل بعد فإنه أجدر أن ينجح (المعجم الكبير للطبراني، الرقم: ٨٧٨٠، ورجاله رجال الصحيح إلا أن أبا عبيدة لم يسمع من أبيه …
Read More »The Arch Enemies of Islam – ‘Uqbah bin Abi Mu‘ait
‘Uqbah bin Abi Mu‘ait was the close friend of Ubayy bin Khalaf. On one occasion, ‘Uqbah came to Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and sat in his company for some time, listening to his message of deen. When Ubayy learnt of this, he immediately came to ‘Uqbah and said, “I have …
Read More »Defending Islam in the Battle of Ahzaab – Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Nineteen
On the occasion of the Battle of Ahzaab (also known as the Battle of Khandaq – the Trench), a group of disbelievers managed to cross over a narrow portion of the trench with their horses. Observing this, a group of Muslims, including Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), came forward to combat …
Read More »The Bravery and Prowess of Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) in Battle – Part Eighteen
Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was a brave warrior who fought many battles for the cause of Islam. Allah Ta‘ala had blessed him with great strength and prowess in battle on account of which he was able to easily defeat the enemy. We will next discuss various occasions when Hazrat ‘Ali …
Read More »Recitation of the Qur’aan Majeed in Ramadhaan – Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) – Part Twenty One
Musabbih bin Sa’eed (rahimahullah) reports the following: On the first night of Ramadhaan, Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) would lead the people in Taraweeh Salaah. Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) would recite approximately twenty verses in each rakaat, and would continue each night until he eventually completed reciting the Qur’aan Majeed. At the time …
Read More »Spending His Wealth in the Path of Allah Ta‘ala – Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) – Part Twenty
Muhammed bin Abi Haatim (rahimahullah) reports that when Imaam Bukhaari’s (rahimahullah) father passed away, Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) inherited a large amount of wealth from him. Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) would invest this wealth in mudhaarabah partnerships (a partnership where one partner puts up the capital and the other does the work …
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