Question: 1. If a person purchases raw material with the intention of manufacturing products to be sold, then will zakaat be waajib on such raw material or not? 2. Is zakaat waajib upon the medication which a doctor keeps to administer and dispenses to his patients? Speaker: Ml. Ebrahim Salajee …
Read More »Discussing the Lives of our Akaabir
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: It is important for us to discuss the lives of our Akaabir. Through discussing the lives of our Akaabir, we will understand their nature and disposition and the manner in which they adhered to the sunnah. Otherwise, we will confine ourselves to the …
Read More »Wishing Well and Advising Each Other in the Knowledge of Deen
وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال تناصحوا في العلم فإن خيانة أحدكم في علمه أشد من خيانته في ماله وإن الله مسائلكم رواه الطبراني في الكبير أيضا ورواته ثقات إلا أبا سعيد البقال واسمه سعيد بن المرزبان فيه خلاف يأتي (الترغيب والترهيب …
Read More »The Blessed Effort of Inviting People to Deen
Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Previously, when people heard of an Aalim that was visiting their area, they would spontaneously come to meet him and would benefit from him. Similarly, when people heard of the gatherings of zikr that were held and the makaatib and madaaris …
Read More »Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Two
Title: The title of Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was ‘Zun-Noorain’ (the possessor of the two lights). ‘Two lights’ referred to the two blessed daughters of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam), Hazrat Ruqayyah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) and Hazrat Ummu Kulthoom (radhiyallahu ‘anha). Hazrat Hasan Basri (rahimahullah) has explained that Hazrat ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) …
Read More »Duaa after Azaan – 3
One should recite the following Duaa after azaan: اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ الْقَائِمَةِ وَالصَّلَاةِ النَّافِعةِ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَارْضَ عَنّي رِضَاءً لَا سَخَطَ بَعْدَهُ O Allah, Rabb of this lasting call (which will continue until the day of Qiyaamah) and this beneficial salaah, confer Your special blessings upon Hazrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and bless me …
Read More »Zakaat Audio Q&A (Part 12)
Question: What is the Shar’ee ruling regarding a debt that is owed to a person who has no hope at all of receiving his money? Speaker: Ml. Ebrahim Salajee Duration: 00:02:14 Format: mp3 Size: 670.7 KB Download If you did not understand the maslah or any aspect of the maslah, …
Read More »Requisites for Perfecting Imaan
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: For perfecting Imaan, there are certain requisites. These are outlined in the Quraan where Allah Ta‘ala explains three requisites: 1. Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) decision is final in all matters. 2. There should not be even the slightest reservation within one’s heart and …
Read More »Acquiring Knowledge without Sharing and Imparting it
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال مثل الذي يتعلم العلم ثم لا يحدث به كمثل الذي يكنز الكنز ثم لا ينفق منه رواه الطبراني في الأوسط وفي إسناده ابن لهيعة (الترغيب والترهيب 1/165) Hazrat Abu Hurayrah (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Consoling the Bereaved – Part 3
1. It is not permissible to go to the home of a kaafir who has passed away for ta’ziyat while the funeral proceedings are taking place.[1] However, on meeting a kaafir neighbour or any other kaafir who has lost a family member e.g. a child, one may console him in …
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