1. Call out the azaan in the state of wudhu.[1] عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لا يؤذن إلا متوضئ (سنن الترمذي، الرقم: ٢٠٠)[2] Hazrat Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “The one calling out the azaan should …
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Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned after reciting the following couplet of Hazrat Moulana Rumi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih): ہم خدا خواہی وہم دنیاے دوں ایں خیال است و محال است و جنوں We desire the love of Allah Ta’ala, and yet we continue hankering after this …
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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: The one who gets involved in futile activities and vain pursuits often falls short in fulfilling his priorities and responsibilities in life. This has been proven through experience. (Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 3/87)
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عن أبي هريرة قال كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول يا نساء المسلمات لا تحقرن جارة لجارتها ولو فرسن شاة (بخاري 6017) Hadhrat Abu Hurayrah (Radhiallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “O muslim women, a neighbour should never regard insignificant the small favours and kindness she …
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One should recite the following Duaa in the morning: أَصْبَحْنَا وَأَصْبَحَ الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ ، وَالْكِبْرِيَاءُ وَالْعَظَمَةُ ، وَالْخَلْقُ وَالأَمْرُ ، وَاللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ ، وَمَا يَضْحَى فِيهِمَا لِلَّهِ وَحْدَهُ ، لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ أَوَّلَ هَذَا النَّهَارِ صَلاحًا ، وَأَوْسَطَهُ فَلاحًا ، وَآخِرَهُ نَجَاحًا ، أَسْأَلُك خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا (والآخِرَة), …
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اﻟﻠﻬُﻢﱠ اﺟْﻌَﻞْ ﺻَﻠَﻮَاﺗِﻚَ وَرَﺣْﻤَﺘَﻚَ وَ بَركَاتِكَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا ﺟَﻌَﻠـﺘـﻬَﺎ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ وَ ﺑَﺎرِكْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ وﱠ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ كَمَا بَاركْتَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ وَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺁلِ إِﺑـْﺮَاهِﻴْﻢَ إِﻧﱠﻚَ ﺣَﻤِﻴْﺪٌ ﻣَﺠِﻴْﺪٌ O Allah, shower Your special mercy, compassion and blessings upon Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi …
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Sunnah Method of Calling Out the Azaan 1. Ensure that your intention for calling out the azaan is solely to please Allah Ta‘ala. عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال من أذن سبع سنين محتسبا كتبت له براءة من النار (سنن الترمذي، الرقم: ٢٠٦)[1] …
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Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) once mentioned: Listen attentively to what I am going to say to you. I say this to you with deep concern for your spiritual progress and welfare. There are two factors in this path that are extremely detrimental for the saalik (i.e. the …
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