Sunnats and Aadaab of Giving and Receiving Gifts – Part 5

1. In order for the gifting to be valid in shariah, it is a precondition that the one who is gifted the gift, wealth, item, house, etc. accepts the gift and has complete control over it. If the person whom the gift is made over to verbally accepts it but …

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Treating His Debtor with Leniency and Respite – Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) – Part Twelve

Muhammed bin Abu Haatim (rahimahullah) narrates: Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) had a certain debtor who owed him a substantial amount of money and was delaying in settling his debt. Once, while Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) was in the city of Firabr, he received information that his debtor had come to the city …

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Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) Abstaining from Gheebah – Part Eleven

Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) was extremely cautious in regard to gheebah (backbiting). Hence, Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) once mentioned, “From the time I learnt that gheebah is haraam, I never made the gheebah of any person.” It was on account of Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) exercising a very high level of caution in …

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Acquiring a Special Relationship and Friendship with Allah Ta‘ala

Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned the following: Acquiring a special relationship and friendship with Allah Ta‘ala is extremely easy. يعلم اللہ راہ خدا از دو قدم بيش نيست يک قدم بر نفس خود نہ دیگرے بہِ کوۓ دوست Allah Ta‘ala knows that the road to Him …

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Adherence to The Sunnah – Part 7

Sheikh-ul-Islam Hazrat Moulana Husain Ahmed Madani (rahimahullah) Sheikh-ul-Islam, Hazrat Sayyid Moulana Husain Ahmed Madani (rahimahullah), was a descendant of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and a very great Aalim. He was born in 1296 AH (1879) and passed away in 1377 AH (1957) at the age of 81. He was a …

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Dua at the time of thunder – 2

At the time of thunder, one should recite the following dua: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ الَّذِي يُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ، وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ Glory be to Allah, the Being whom the thunder glorifies and praises, and also the angels (glorify Him and praise Him) out of His fear. عن عبد الله بن الزبير: …

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The Marriage of Hazrat ‘Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) to Hazrat Faatimah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) – Part Twelve

When Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) proposed for Hazrat Faatimah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), then he did so via his daughter, Hazrat ‘Aa’ishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha). Likewise, when Hazrat ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) proposed for Hazrat Faatimah (radhiyallahu ‘anha), he sent the proposal via his daughter, Hazrat Hafsah (radhiyallahu ‘anha). As for Hazrat ‘Ali …

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People in Gatherings of Durood Enveloped in the Mercy of Allah Ta‘ala

عن سيدنا أنس رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن لله سيارة من الملائكة يطلبون حلق الذكر فإذا أتوا عليهم حفّوا بهم ثم بعثوا رائدهم إلى السماء إلى رب العزة تبارك وتعالى فيقولون ربنا أتينا على عباد من عبادك يعظمون آلاءك ويتلون كتابك ويصلون على نبيك …

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The Arch Enemies of Islam

After Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) began to openly proclaim tauheed and invite to Islam, most of the people of Makkah Mukarramah became his enemies. However, there were some people who had reached the limits in their hostility and enmity for Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam). Some of these people were: Abu …

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The Respect of Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) for the Musjid – Part Ten

Muhammed bin Mansoor (rahimahullah) narrates the following incident: On one occasion, while we were in the musjid, seated in the gathering of Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah), a certain person in the musjid removed some dirt from his beard and threw it on the ground. I looked towards Imaam Bukhaari (rahimahullah) to see …

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