Hijrah When Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and his brother, Hazrat ‘Umair (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), the two sons of Abu Waqqaas, performed Hijrah from Makkah Mukarramah to Madinah Munawwarah, they stayed in the home and orchard of their brother, ‘Utbah bin Abi Waqqaas. ‘Utbah had built his home among the Banu ‘Amr …
Read More »Zikr recited after Witr Salaah
After performing the witr salaah, one should recite the following zikr thrice, and when reciting it for the third time, one should pull the word الْقُدُّوسِ slightly: سُبْحَانَ الْمَلِكِ الْقُدُّوسِ Glory be to the Sovereign, the Pure عن عبد الرحمن بن أبزى أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يوتر …
Read More »Issue 10 – Hajj and Umrah
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Read More »Hating the Ways of the Kuffaar
Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once made the following du’aa: O Allah! Grant us the taufeeq of showing kindness and compassion to the kuffaar, as they are also Your servants, and enable us to fulfil their rights (and treat them justly). However, create within our hearts the aversion and …
Read More »Showing Affection to the Creation
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: After his appointment as khaleefah, Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) was approached by the children of the neighbourhood who told him that they feared he would not be as affectionate to them as before he became the khaleefa. Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) …
Read More »Three Qualities to seek in a Friend
وعن ابن عباس قال قيل يا رسول الله أي جلسائنا خير قال من ذكركم الله رؤيته وزاد في علمكم منطقه وذكركم بالآخرة عمله رواه أبو يعلى ورواته رواة الصحيح إلا مبارك بن حسان (الترغيب والترهيب 1/147) Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbaas (Radhiyallahu Anhuma) reports that on one occasion Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi …
Read More »Sunnats and Aadaab of Greeting (Salaam) – Part 6
1. While you are relieving yourself, you should not make salaam to any person or reply to the salaam of any person. Similarly, if a person is relieving himself, you should not make salaam to him.
2. You should make salaam to your elders with humility in a low voice.
3. If you promise to convey the salaam of a person to someone else, it becomes waajib on you to fulfil the promise and convey the salaam.
Read More »Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Three
Abu ‘Uthmaan (rahimahullah) narrates that Hazrat Sa’d (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) said: The following verse of the Qur’aan Majeed was revealed in my regard: وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَـٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا وَإِن جَـٰهَدَاكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَآ We have enjoined upon man kindness to parents. And if they (your disbelieving …
Read More »Another Duaa recited in the Qunoot of witr
The following Duaa is also reported in the Hadith as a Duaa to be recited in the Qunoot of witr: اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِنِى فِيمَنْ هَدَيْتَ وَعَافِنِى فِيمَنْ عَافَيْتَ وَتَوَلَّنِى فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ وَبَارِكْ لِى فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَ وَقِنِى شَرَّ مَا قَضَيْتَ إِنَّكَ تَقْضِى وَلاَ يُقْضَى عَلَيْكَ وَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَذِلُّ مَنْ وَالَيْتَ وَلاَ يَعِزُّ …
Read More »Showing Respect
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Respect is a fundamental aspect in a person’s deen, without which a person lies in great danger. A salient feature in all our pious predecessors is that they always maintained a very high level of respect for their elders, as well as all …
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